While Jew in the City was originally founded to break down stereotypes about religious Jews, as our organization developed and met people who experienced the underbelly of the Orthodox Jewish world, we realized that not every negative story is a stereotype. Some bad feelings are due to shortcomings in our community that need to be […]
“Each December, an Israeli athlete…travels to Germany, five minutes from Hitler’s home, the Eagle’s Nest. There, they continue a tradition that I instituted in 2015, to light Chanukah candles, where perhaps, very few Jews have lit before.”
One of my favorite shows from my tween and early teenage years was Blossom. The lead character, for which the show was named, was a smart, slightly nerdy, goody-goody around my age and was played by Jewish actress, Mayim Bialik. (We had loads in common, except for the fact that NBC had already given her a show, and I was […]
Moshe Hersh Deutsch of Brooklyn was a 24-year-old yeshiva bochur who loved doing chesed. Leah Mindel Ferencz was a 33-year-old mother of three who owned the JC Kosher Supermarket with her husband as one of the first families to found a new Hasidic community in Jersey City. Deutsch and Ferencz were gunned down in the […]
People often tell us they don’t understand how JITC and Makom are related. This short video explains. Director of Photography – Elie Gabor elie@eliecreative.com
For the first time ever, Universal Recording Artist, Shulem Lemmer, and the Maccabeats will perform a song together at Jew in the City’s 6th Annual All Star Awards Show and Premiere Party on Monday December 2nd at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center, in NYC. Celebrate the accomplishments of ten exceptional observant Jews. Tickets include an […]
