He’s Gay. He’s an Observant Jew. His Comedy Career Is Booming.

Mordechi Rosenfeld, known as Modi, already has the synagogue crowd. Now he wants the “Goyim, gays and theys,” too.
Christian Science Monitor

‘We’re living our Yiddish’: How a New York camp is keeping culture – and joy – alive

Ann Toback and Kolya Borodulin stand on the shore of Sylvan Lake in New York. The two have been leading the Workers Circle's “Trip to Yiddishland,” a weeklong Yiddish immersion retreat, for more than ...
The Forward

How the Yiddish ‘poet of the people’ wrote more than 500 songs yet struggled to be heard

This essay has been adapted from a chapter in Henry H. Sapoznik’s new book The Tourist’s Guide to Lost Yiddish New York City (Excelsior Editions, an imprint of State University of New York Press).
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New York accent ranked 5th most trustworthy in US: study

NEW YORK (PIX11) — The New York accent can be associated with a lot of things, and a new study shows that trustworthiness is one of them. BetUS Casino recently released a study on the most and least ...