Even the offhand mention of a Jewish deli evokes a world of smells and tastes: of hot latkes and matzo ball soup, of briny pickles and piles of pastrami. It’ll make your mouth water. And when you ...

It certainly doesn't look like a synagogue. Much less the oldest synagogue on Long Island. Dwarfed by the spire of the United Methodist Church next door, the white rectangular building facing Setauket ...

“‘I’ll Have What She’s Having’: The Jewish Deli” is now on view at the New-York Historical Society. Just don’t come hungry. (New York Jewish Week) — It was a stupendously bad idea to arrive at the ...

The Jewish Historical Society of Long Island has released a documentary to kick off the celebration of the Jewish community’s 150th anniversary on Long Island. Brad Kolodny, president of the Jewish ...

The big birthday is breathing new life into old debates over religious freedom, such as the one that took place around ...

“How did religion become a vital and contested part of American life?” That is the key question posed at the entrance to the New York Historical Society’s absorbing exhibition Acts of Faith: Religion ...

This write-up was submitted by Jewish Historical Society President Michael Dimenstein. Last Sunday, more than 200 members and friends of the Jewish community gathered to recognize Robyn Teplitzky’s ...

As Holocaust survivors grow older, time is of the essence in preserving their stories. The Arizona Jewish Historical Society has a vision to build a Holocaust education center near downtown Phoenix to ...

A South African Jewish historical society has been established with the intention of compiling a complete history of South African Jewry and its institutions Branches of the society have been formed ...

There is no future for any identifiable group without a sense of their past. And if there is no future, the past is not remembered. As Henrietta Szold, the founder of Hadassah, once wrote in a letter ...