Travel by : EVE THOMAS– Nov 23rd, 2022Soho House Copenhagen Scandinavian style doesn’t compromise. Whether designing a dress or plating a meal, if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right, which means: beautiful, intentional and timeless (though perhaps not always cheap – but then, most Scandinavians are happy to get what they pay for). […]
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Dovid ZaklikowskiThe bright hallways, expansive staircases and sleek sofas don’t reveal what is beyond the glass doors at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. It was a rare visit at a historical juncture where few ever walk in the quiet halls of the Yidisher Visnshaftlekher Institut, known today as the YIVO Institute […]
Micole FriedmanAt the SAR High School, an Orthodox Jewish day school in Riverdale, New York, teens participate in anti-harassment training every fall.Students listen carefully as faculty list the dangers of TikTok, the potential social isolation resulting from excessive social media use and the negative implicit messaging — both Jewish and otherwise — that often pervades […]
AN author is hoping to inspire mixed race children in his new book. Writer Stuart Fryd’s latest novel includes a mixed-race girl as the main character. Scarlett in Knoware will be launched in the town on Thursday, November 28. The book, which has similarities to Alice in Wonderland, focuses on Scarlett, who gets more than […]
On November 14th, the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD) held its annual MAD Ball benefit at the Museum’s home in New York at 2 Columbus Circle. MAD honored renowned multimedia artist Jeffrey Gibson and esteemed New York gallerist Cristina Grajales with Visionary Awards, while celebrating the institution’s mission to champion contemporary makers across creative […]
By Jonathan S. TobinIn February, the Anti-Defamation League announced that it had developed what it called an “online hate index” to monitor antisemitism on social media platforms. The effort was conceived as a way to adequately measure the amount of hate speech being posted on sites like Twitter and Reddit, which the group thinks are […]
By James Gordon For Dailymail.com Published: 21:10 EDT, 7 January 2021 | Updated: 03:50 EDT, 8 January 2021 77View comments The Florida mansion where Jeffrey Epstein sexually abused young girls has been bought by a real estate developer who plans to demolish it.Todd Michael Glaser, a Florida real estate developer, has signed a contract to buy […]
Asaf Elia-ShalevLiving in Brooklyn, surrounded by synagogues and Jewish schools, Rachel Weinstein White and her husband hoped to find a place where their children could receive a Jewish education for a few hours each week.But they knew they didn’t want to enroll at a traditional Hebrew school associated with a local synagogue. For one thing, […]
PART II. Foreword II. Introduction III. Settings & Styles IV. Facades & Elevations V. Art & DesignPART IIVI. Palm Beach VII. Resources The Society of the Four Arts [SOFA] Boca Raton Historical Society [BRHS] Mizner Library Foundation [MLF] Historical Society of Palm Beach County [HSPBC]I. FOREWORDMore than 80 years after Amy Phipps Guest donated the […]
It can be hard to feel festive these days. But the Gershman Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival, beginning Nov. 7 and running until Nov. 21, is inviting movie lovers everywhere to celebrate a raft of exciting new Jewish cinema as it celebrates its 40th anniversary.Though not a festival in the traditional sense — there won’t be […]