Negotiating A Rosh HaShanah Dinner Coalition
Assembling a holiday table across political fault lines, where passing the brisket takes the diplomacy of a ceasefire negotiator.
Jewish & Israeli-American Street
Local Israeli-American and Jewish news
Israeli Americans On A Teetering Bridge
Yoav Gal does not fit in. A Park Slope composer whose support for Israel's hard-right government puts him at odds with his left-leaning Israeli-American friends.
Israeli-Americans’ New Normal: ‘Inbetweenish’
Ma nishtana? For the Israeli-American community, pretty much everything. A decade ago, there was no such thing as an Israeli-American community.
How Freedom of Speech Was Crushed During Protective Edge
A running tally of the 2014 Gaza war's quieter casualty: dissent. Beatings, firings, and legislation aimed at silencing Israelis who dared to object.
NY panel looks at Syrian killing through Rwandan and Jewish lenses
NEW YORK — Rabbi Shmuley Boteach called Rwandans “the Jews of Africa” during a panel on genocide in New York on Sunday.
Shake your noisemaker
NEW YORK — Ten days ago, lil’ Jewish diva Michelle Citrin realized she had some urgent partying to do.
A Go-Between Gets Politics Fatigue
Dear diverse friends, the occasional Gaza wars aside, I normally enjoy my role as your token Israeli-American friend.
Leaving Home, Coming Home
We made it past luggage check-in and needed to dash on to security, but my 2 ½-year-old son Daniel had come to a full stop. “Where are Saba and Savta?” he asked.
So Near, So Far From Community
Truth is, the event I was planning to cover for this column fell through.
Alex Posner, 23
“In certain circumstances, magic not only amazes and amuses, but inspires hope that the impossible is possible,” Harry Houdini once famously said.
Carla Friend, 33
There are few things in life that make people feel as connected, to each other and to their culture, as joining voices in song.
For Israeli-Americans, An Identity Crisis At The Polls
Seven hundred Israeli-Americans cast absentee ballots at the consulate. For some, the hyphen itself was the hard part.
Orwell And Israeli Politics
Symbols are Avi Katz’s bread and butter, but he never expected to become one.
Israeli-American Jazz At A Crossroads
With the Cornelia Street Café shuttered, the curators of its monthly Israeli Jazz Spotlight go looking for a new home.
Israeli Musicians Blue Over Cornelia Street’s Demise
The West Village club was home base for a generation of Israeli jazz musicians. Its closing hit the scene like a minor-key blues.
Stuck At The Israeli-American Border
‘Americans, when they move to Israel, they become more Israeli over time — you know, when in Rome. But when Israelis move here, they become even more Israeli.
Israeli Jazz Has A New Home Base
Israelis are known for their think-outside-the-box, color-outside-the-lines, DIY way of doing things, especially when it comes to entrepreneurial ventures.
Out-Israeli-ing The Sabras
In the 1990s, about 10 Mynas, a bird species native to southeast Asia, escaped a bird park in Ramat Gan and took over the skies of Israel.
Stirrings On The Left
The rise of an identity group (Israeli-Americans, for example) tends to follow certain historical patterns.
The Israeli-American Curse
Is he like us yet? Every morning I discreetly examine my soon-to-be-4-year-old son for the signs. Does he relate to other kids as if they were a different species?
A Midsummer Night’s Kosher Dream
Dinner was adventurous, delicious and, what’s more, kosher and highly Instagramable.
Gaga Takes Central Park
Over the past decade, Gaga — the movement language, not the Lady — has become one of Israel’s key cultural exports.
The Nation-State Bill At Key Food
Israel's nation-state bill, as argued in the aisles of a New York Key Food with Zi, its best-liked and least politically correct employee.
"We Represent Nothing" — Batsheva’s Youth Company Defies Qualification
Protesters outside, dancers inside: the Batsheva Young Ensemble opens at The Joyce and refuses to be reduced to a flag.
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