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Center for Jewish History

Starting this week, the Center for Jewish History on West 16th Street is home to “All We Have Standing Between Us: 250 Years of Jews and American Democracy,” the kind of show that might have you consider cancelling your Sunday plans to go look at things. The premise: American Jews have been arguing about, building … A new exhibit tells 250 years of American Jewish history with 75 objects

Fiddler on the Roof

Somewhere between “Tradition” and “To Life,” half your Shabbat table has cried at a wedding while humming “Sunrise, Sunset” without even realizing it was doing double duty as a Fiddler on the Roof reference. So getting to belt out the songs from Fiddler alongside a room full of fellow Jews almost feels like a rite … There’s a ‘Fiddler on the Roof’ sing-along happening in NYC next month

Caffe Aronne

Caffe Aronne is expanding uptown and owner Aaron Dahan gave us the details. Dahan told Pretty Kosher that the new location, set to take over the JCC’s ground-floor space at 76th Street and Amsterdam Avenue, was originally quoted a two-week turnaround by the contractor, but he’s betting on late August or early September in reality. … Caffe Aronne is opening a kosher location on the Upper West Side this summer

The Paley Center for Media

There’s a new evening on the calendar for anyone who’s been craving a conversation about Jewish life that isn’t filtered entirely through crisis. On Tuesday, July 28 at 6:30pm,The Paley Center for Media on West 52nd Street by Sixth Avenue is hosting “Beyond the Headlines: Jewish Life in America Today,” a program pulling together voices … The Paley Center for Media is hosting a big event about Jewish life in America

L'Chaim America poster

New York City’s theater scene has become increasingly interested in exploring the American Jewish experience. There’s A Walk on the Moon, the new Off-Broadway musical set in the Catskills in 1969 that follows a blue-collar Brooklyn Jewish family, playing through August. Earlier this summer, The Matriarchs, about six Modern Orthodox girls navigating adolescence and adulthood, … This one-day-only play about the American Jewish experience is happening at the Museum of Jewish Heritage this Sunday

Malka on the Upper West Side

For the first time since debuting on the Upper West Side in 2023, Malka, Eyal Shani‘s first kosher restaurant in the U.S., will open its doors for Shabbat dinner on Friday nights starting July 24. The move feels almost inevitable. In just a few years, Malka has become a cornerstone of Manhattan’s kosher dining scene, … Malka on the Upper West Side just launched Friday night Shabbat dinner service

"Tell Our Boy That I Played Soccer Again" exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage

If you need a break from the pool or are looking for somewhere to escape a rainy New York afternoon, a new meaningful exhibit at the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial is more than worth your time. Now through July 31, the cultural institution at 36 Battery Place is presenting “Tell Our … This new exhibit in downtown NYC tells the story of a Jewish soccer player who survived the Holocaust

Holy Schnitzel

Holy Schnitzel, the hand-breaded schnitzel chain, has taken over the space at 245 West 46th Street that Cattle vacated after closing up shop with little explanation. Cattle had only opened last fall, a glatt kosher smokehouse turning out wood-smoked brisket, ribeye and burgers, all packaged for delivery—because the address was never an actual restaurant. The … Holy Schnitzel is opening inside a pick-up and delivery-only ghost kitchen near Times Square

Viva La Dough

Viral kosher patisserie Viva La Dough has come a long way from its holiday pop-up outside Macy’s Herald Square just last year. Now, the bakery has officially opened its fourth brick-and-mortar location at 160 Broadway in Manhattan’s Financial District, with a fifth Manhattan outpost reportedly on track to debut later this summer, according to Yeah … Popular bakery Viva La Dough just opened a new location in the Financial District

Korean spicy tuna melt from Modern Bread and Bagel

It’s official: nobody does it better and more creatively than Modern Bread and Bagel. Every month, the gluten-free kosher spot drops a special that gets our taste buds buzzing before we’ve even taken a bite, and this month’s savory creation might just be its most eclectic yet. Honestly, it doesn’t even sound kosher, which is … This kosher Korean spicy tuna melt is the stuff of unkosher dreams