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“Jewish Fighters in the Red Army: 1941-1945” is a new exhibit that sheds light on the often overlooked stories of the Jewish soldiers who served in the Soviet Union’s Red Army during World War II. Now open to the public at the Center for Jewish History (15 West 16th Street) through June 27, the exhibit … This new exhibit highlights the untold stories of Jewish soldiers in Russia’s Red Army

Despite the recent surge of kosher BBQ spots in New York, including the new-ish Chief Smokehouse in Queens, Izzy’s Smokehouse at 660 Amsterdam Avenue on the Upper West Side has officially closed its doors. A local favorite for kosher BBQ, Izzy’s shared the news with followers via an Instagram story earlier this week. “We want … Izzy’s Smokehouse on the Upper West Side has officially closed

Using remarkable AI-driven technology, the Museum of Jewish Heritage — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in Battery Park City just launched a new installation that lets visitors have conversations with ten different Holocaust survivors. “Survivor Stories: An Interactive Dialog,” also available as an online resource right here, leverages non-generative AI technology that is completely … A new installation in NYC lets you speak to Holocaust survivors

Over the past few weeks, New Yorkers walking through Times Square may have noticed short videos featuring 12 Holocaust survivors in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which today marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. The billboard campaign, running at the corner of West 43rd Street and Broadway through March 15, is … This Times Square billboard puts the faces of Holocaust survivors on display

Walking through a near-identical reproduction of the Amsterdam annex where Anne Frank and her family, along with four other Jews, hid to escape Nazi capture during the Holocaust is an incredibly emotional experience—and one that every New Yorker should endure. The much-anticipated “Anne Frank: The Exhibition” will officially open at the Center for Jewish History, … See inside the emotional new Anne Frank exhibit opening in NYC next week

It has been over a year since the first rumors regarding the opening of a kosher grocery store at the same Upper West Side address where Seasons Kosher used to operate started making the rounds online. This week, those rumors were finally put to rest: novel grocery shop Six60One just debuted at 661 Amsterdam Avenue … A new kosher supermarket just opened on the Upper West Side

Right by Times Square at 511 9th Avenue near 38th Street is Snooker NYC, the only sort of kosher pool hall of its kind currently open in New York. The relatively small space opened back in 2021 on the rooftop of the Cassa Hotel, offering a unique destination to kosher audiences: three pool tables and … Did you know there’s a kosher pool hall in NYC?

Perhaps in an effort to retain customers following the filing of Chapter 11 and the sudden closure of its Times Square location, Patis Bakery is offering a pretty awesome promotion all throughout the month of December: all challahs bought online or in-store on Fridays will be sold at half price when using the code BRCH50. … You can buy half-priced challah every Friday this month at Patis Bakery

The 14th Street Y, the community center in the East Village, is gearing up for its inaugural public menorah lighting scheduled for the second night of Hanukkah—Thursday, December 26—on the north side of Union Square. Between 6pm and 7:30pm, attendees of the free event will get to partake in a variety of festive activities (think … A giant menorah will light up Union Square for the first time next week

New York Jews looking to celebrate the holiday season with fellow Hanukkah devotees are in luck: Maccabee Bar, the Hanukkah-themed drinking den that first debuted in New York in 2022, is officially re-opening on December 23. The pop-up will take over Saint Tuesday at 77 Walker Street inside the Walker Hotel Tribeca through January 4, … This Hanukkah-themed pop-up bar is returning to NYC