The Borscht Belt is an indelible part of American Jewry's legacy, but it may never have come about without these industrious immigrants - and the antisemitism that motivated them
In 'Empire of Pain,' Patrick Radden Keefe details the humble Jewish immigrant roots of Purdue Pharmaceuticals, and how it is evading justice despite being behind the opioid crisis
Sholem Aleichem's beloved protagonist has the stage all to himself in Tom Dugan's one-man show, driving home the immigrant experience at LA's Wallis Theater through July 25
Gathering with weekly precision since 1943, Stammtisch, or regulars' table, has hosted many illustrious guests; now the pandemic sends group with many Holocaust survivors online
Nylssa Portillo Moreno arrived in the US aged 8 in 1993; held since December and originally slated to be deported this week, rights groups say she was denied kosher food in custody
The iconic wiener is synonymous with Americana like baseball games and 4th of July barbecues -- and like so many great US phenomena, was popularized by a couple of immigrants in NY
Elias Rosenfeld is among the over 700,000 immigrants who arrived as children, whose future plans now look brighter after court blocked Trump from deporting DACA kids
As pandemic-era videoconferencing gives an intimate glimpse of what's on people's shelves, Ken Gloss, owner of the 185-year-old Brattle Book Shop, offers to update your stacks
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