Rebecca Salzhauer is a writer and theatermaker based in New York.
Rebecca Salzhauer
By Rebecca Salzhauer
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Culture Tovah Feldshuh on ‘Becoming Dr. Ruth’ and the return of live theater
At the beginning of “Becoming Dr. Ruth,” Tovah Feldshuh shuffles onstage in an unmistakable blond-tufted wig. She circles the living room of an apartment cluttered with papers, moving boxes, Judaica, and turtle figurines, babbling instructions over the phone in a feverishly chipper, French and German-inflected accent. Then, she stops. A wave of shock washes over…
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News Festival organizer explains disinviting Israeli food truck, and why she’s sorry
To thousands of people on social media, it seemed as if antisemitism and anti-Zionism had motivated the organizers of a North Philadelphia food festival to disinvite the owner of the Israeli food truck Sunday. Threatened with talk of boycotts and protests, Cindy Ngo, whose Eat Up the Borders group hosts the “Taste of Home” festivals,…
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News How are Jews celebrating Juneteenth?
Last summer, amid national protests against racism and police brutality following the murder of George Floyd, many Jewish organizations hosted their first Juneteenth events. This year, American Jews are making the holiday an annual tradition, and observing it in a myriad of ways — from organizing Shabbat services, to hosting virtual panels to scheduling time…
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Fast Forward American Airlines to serve kosher wine on flights to Tel Aviv
American Airlines will begin serving kosher wine in all cabins of their new flights between New York City and Tel Aviv, as well as flights to Tel Aviv from Miami and Dallas. A panel chose six wines for the airline’s new routes, two of which are kosher certified. Both kosher selections are produced by Royal…
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News How the heck did a ham get a kosher certification? This man knows.
Paul Finkelman was shopping for groceries at Price Chopper supermarket in Albany, NY, when his son asked him to come over to the deli aisle. Finkelman’s son, who had been looking for turkey, found packages of Price Chopper’s store-brand PICS sliced ham stamped with the Orthodox Union’s (OU) kosher certification. Finkelman was surprised that the…
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News Gratz College names Zev Eleff new president
As the incoming president of Gratz College, Zev Eleff says he will build on the Hebrew college’s success in attracting students from across the spectrum of Jewish life and developing new programs to expand its national reach. Eleff, a 35-year-old scholar of American Jewish history, currently serves as the chief academic officer of Hebrew Theological…
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Fast Forward Brooklyn man seeks to mark each Jew who died of COVID-19
In March 2020, Tzali Reicher set out to track every Jew who died of the coronavirus. Now, his list has grown to include more than 1,800 names, a staggering number that still only accounts for a fraction of the total number of Jewish deaths. Reicher, who is 24 and lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, was…
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