Julia Gergely is a former National Desk Intern at The Forward. She now reports for the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Julia Gergely
By Julia Gergely
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Fast Forward In NYC, Jews gather together — and apart — for prayer and protest to mark one year since Oct. 7
A large, traditionally pro-Israel rally drew thousands to Central Park. But downtown, hundreds more gathered for a pair of left-wing Jewish rallies in Union Square.
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Fast Forward NYC officially recognizes Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654
Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, 23 Sephardic Jews arrived in New York and established the first Jewish community
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Fast Forward 3 historic NYC synagogues receive grants for renovation projects
To be eligible for a 'Sacred Sites' grant, each site has to be a religious institution actively used for worship and listed on the state or national Register of Historic Places
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Culture An exhibit recreating the Oct. 7 Nova Music Festival massacre arrives in NYC
The Nova Musical Festival exhibition, “October 7th, 06:29AM,” debuted in Tel Aviv and will now open in New York
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Fast Forward At Rikers Island, Jewish volunteers find a ‘powerful connection’ with inmates by leading prayer services
Jewish young adults from UWS Base offer company, conversation and Torah to those in custody at the city’s most notorious jail
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News The New York Public Library’s Jewish division digitized 800 years of Jewish history
Discover Jewish artifacts from every period of Jewish history through the library’s new online exhibit
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Culture Meet the Jewish family that operates Manhattan’s oldest and only typewriter repair shop
The Gramercy Typewriter Company was founded by Abraham Schweitzer in 1932; today, his grandson, Jay Schweitzer, is the third-generation owner
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Fast Forward These New York City buildings will be lit up in yellow in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Sites include municipal buildings in all five boroughs as well as the Empire State Building
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