For Jew in the City founder and executive director Allison Josephs, the latest episode of Jew in the City Speaks hits closer to home — even as her guests joined from thousands of miles away. This time, her interviewees were her young-adult daughters, Adina and Meira, both now university students. Each is building an adult […]
In a time when antisemitism is rising and passionate Jewish voices in mainstream media remain few, CNN anchor Bianna Golodryga and Israeli Channel 12 news anchor Yonit Levi have teamed up to do something quietly radical: write a children’s book about antisemitism, allyship, and what it means to stand up for what’s right. Their new […]
In a twist of hashgacha pratis (divine providence) almost too perfect to script, a bestselling Israeli book and a new HBO anthology drama share the same name — One Day in October — yet were created entirely independently. Both tell the stories of October 7, and in particular, that of Ambulance 54. On that horrific […]
It’s not commonplace to reach the highest rungs of the U.S. government. Rarer still? A Chinese-speaking Hasidic Jew being Senate-confirmed to a top role. That’s the story of Mitchell Silk, who served as Assistant Secretary for International Markets at the U.S. Department of Treasury — the first Hasidic Jew to hold a presidentially-nominated, Senate-confirmed position. […]
When Rabbi Ari Abramowitz talks about lone soldiers, his voice carries the weight of personal experience and the vision of someone building something revolutionary. “We’re the most amazing community of people who all went through this together,” he says. “There’s nothing wrong with saying you need help. We’re all here for each other—no matter what.” […]
Grab your caramel popcorn. We’ve got something to celebrate! Reality television doesn’t have a great track record when it comes to representing its cast members positively or fairly as increased drama equals increased eyeballs. The risks only multiply when the subjects are Orthodox Jews, a group often vilified in the media. But Aaron Zutler, co-founder […]
