Orthodox Jewish All Star Gerald (Jerry) Wittenstein passed away last week. He was the CEO of International Space Systems, Inc., a space engineering firm that performs research and development for NASA. Earlier in his career, while at NASA, he generated trajectories for space flights, including the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing mission led by Neal Armstrong. […]
In 2012, only a few years after I started making YouTube videos on a channel called Jew in the City, before we were very known or had many markers of success, something almost miraculous happened. I found myself and my trusted director of photography, Elie Gabor, schlepping film equipment into the bowels of Congress. (Much […]
Legendary singer Tony Bennett passed away on Friday after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease in his home in Queens at 96-years-old. One person carrying on his legacy is his daughter, Antonia, who has followed in his footsteps as a jazz singer herself. She performed alongside her father ever since she could walk and talk and […]
If you’ve ever thought that being an Orthodox Jew could hold you back in some way, please learn more about Dr. Rebecca Twersky. Sadly, Twersky passed away last month at the age of 67. As a member of the renowned Twersky family — one of the largest Hasidic dynasties — she has greatness in her blood, […]
Tevye, from Fiddler on the Roof, is beloved by all who have the chance to be embraced by his sweet nature and boisterous spirit. Chaim Topol, the Israeli actor who played the character in the 1971 film adaptation as well as the musical, has much of the same effect. Large audiences are in agreement — he […]
Tragedy struck the Bnei Brak and entire Jewish community on Tuesday when a Palestinian terrorist arrived on the scene with the goal of killing Jews. Unfortunately, he succeeded in killing four people before two officers on a police motorcycle confronted him. One of those officers was caught in the crossfire and died of his wounds […]
