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“Last Man Standing: The Chronicles of Myron Sugerman” features interviews with the Jewish mobster who became the “godfather of the illegal slot machine business.” Now he lives in Montclair. (Photos courtesy Myron Sugerman/Impossible Media LLC)
Amazon Prime doc details the wild life of Jewish gangster Myron Sugerman
By Lana Schwartz
Michael Okunev is second on the right in this group of Red Army soldiers, right after the liberation of Bakhmut, then called Artemovsk. All photos courtesy Dr. Anna Rabichev)
Buried alive
By Joanne Palmer
Survivor Sam Bradin talks to TABC student Dani Marcus.
‘Bare Witness’
By Cary Reichardt
Ron Blomberg walks out to a standing ovation from a capacity Yankee Stadium crowd.
Boomer rolls out the first pitch
By Bob Nesoff
Rep. Donald Payne Jr (D-N.J. Dist. 10), center, in striped suit, meets with Essex County Norpac members; from left, in the front row: Marina Kirshenbaum and Ann Hirsch, both of West Orange; Phil and Hannah Kirshenbaum of Short Hills; Barbara Israel Bortniker and David Bortniker of West Orange; Susan Gurtman of North Caldwell; and Avi and Ethan Kampel of West Orange. Rep. Payne’s legislative aide, Ruben Goddard, and chief of staff LaVerne Alexander stand at the back.
May 24, 2023, 5:57 pm
‘It’s so important just to show up’
Norpac resumes in-person advocacy mission to Washington
By Joanne Palmer
Oded Grinstein holds his baby, who then had a rare cancer, more than a decade ago. She’s cured now, and he works to help other children find the treatments they need.
May 24, 2023, 5:56 pm
Children with cancer, adults with compassion
Fair Lawn couple develops global network of expertise and caring
By Abigail Klein Leichman
Ina Miller-Silverstein, right, advocates for reproductive rights with the National Council of Jewish Women.
May 24, 2023, 5:55 pm
Meet one of NCJW’s Women of the Century
Local section honors Ina Miller-Silverstein for her decades of work
By Ellen Braunstein
Saul Zaks’ immediate family; Saul and his brother Shaya survived; the others were murdered in Auschwitz.
May 24, 2023, 5:54 pm
Tracing his parents’ lives as survivors
A son finally pieces together their story of resilience
By Deb Breslow
A recent production of “Right to be Forgotten” at Chicago’s Raven Theater features Kelsey Elyse Rodriguez and Adam Shalzi. (Michael Brosilow)
May 24, 2023, 5:53 pm
‘Right to be Forgotten’
Playwright remembers her Jewish values when selecting subjects
By Curt Schleier
David Braun is YIVO’s new academic adviser.
May 17, 2023, 7:57 pm
Not a native speaker — but naturalized
Yiddishist David Braun of Leonia takes new position at YIVO
By Joanne Palmer
May 17, 2023, 7:56 pm
The love affair between Jews and books
Temple Emanuel of North Jersey offers a tikkun layl Shavuot focusing on that age-old romance
By Joanne Palmer
Cantor Maria Dubinsky, left, and Alesia Kizil
May 17, 2023, 7:55 pm
Paying it forward
Local Russian-born cantor, Ukrainian musician perform together on erev Shavuot
By Deb Breslow
Shira and Elliot Teichman and their family live in Fair Lawn.
May 17, 2023, 7:54 pm
Creating a joyful and welcoming space
Renovated Fair Lawn mikvah will celebrate its reopening
By Leah Adler
Rob Kaminsky played for Team Israel in the World Baseball Classic. (Photos courtesy WBC Team Israel)
May 17, 2023, 7:53 pm
Making a new pitch for the majors
Local baseball phenom Rob Kaminsky sets his sights on Seattle
By Dave Lieberfarb
Rabbi Abraham Cooper
May 17, 2023, 7:52 pm
‘We do have to come together to defend each other’
Wiesenthal Center’s Rabbi Abraham Cooper to address New Jersey Jewish Business Alliance
By Ellen Braunstein
Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi speaks at the Conference on Belonging for the Buffalo Jewish Federations in April 2022. (CCAR)
May 17, 2023, 7:51 pm
Advocating for transgender kids
Rabbi Nikki DeBlosi of Montclair tells how the Reform movement cares for her community
By Joanne Palmer
Event sponsors Joseph Sprung and Diane Lempert (the chairman/founder and executive director of Bear Givers) are flanked, from left, by Sinai’s president, Avi Vogel; Leo Brandstatter z”l Dean Rabbi Dr. Yisrael Rothwachs, Sinai’s communications director, Abigail Hepner Gross; its development director, Pam Ennis; and its associate managing director, Arielle Greenbaum Saposh.
May 17, 2023, 7:50 pm
Sinai Schools’ art show celebrates students’ artistic creations
From left, Kayla Schechter of Boston, Tamar Dahan of Maryland, Jack Friedman of the Ramaz Upper School in Manhattan, and Maya Tratt of the Frisch School in Paramus represent the United States in the International Chidon HaTanach. (The Jewish Agency for Israel)
May 11, 2023, 8:58 am
Mastering Tanach
Local students take home prizes for their comprehensive knowledge of the Bible
By Abigail Klein Leichman
News of the crash made its way over the Hudson; the tabloid New York Daily News covered the story.
May 11, 2023, 8:57 am
When planes collided over Teaneck
Walking tour will highlight town’s almost-forgotten World War II story
By Joanne Palmer
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