Goldie Steinberg, a long-term resident of the Grandell Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Long Beach, celebrated her 114th birthday on Oct. 30. Grandell hosted a celebration and welcomed … more

After making a public announcement in September, Lawrence School District officials found themselves responding to parents’ questions and trying to find an entity to lease the Number Five School. The … more

A who’s-who of Brooklyn politicos gathered at Downtown Brooklyn’s Junior’s Restaurant last Friday morning to glad-hand over breakfast, just days before the midterm … more

Among the things that Jewish women value most about the mikveh experience is the feeling of seclusion, sanctity, and safety. more

Lawrence residents David and Shari Shapiro will receive the Keter Shem Tov Award at the EMUNAH benefit dinner on Nov. 15. more

Moishe Hellman and Mel Zachter, Co-Presidents of OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services, announced that the organization’s Annual Gala will be held on Sunday, Nov. 23 at the New York … more

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces Long Island Chapter raised $1.4 million through its Ninth Annual IDF Appreciation Evening last week. more

Raftali Bennett, Israel’s economy minister, got it 100 percent right in a Facebook posting just a few hours after the latest blow to American-Israeli relations—aka … more

Four rows of tables were lined up in the old gymnasium of the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway in Lawrence as families and friends gathered for a challah bake on Oct. 23 as part of the … more

WARSAW, Poland — In the two millennia between ancient Israel and its modern rebirth, Jews never enjoyed as much political autonomy as they did in Poland, a land that centuries later would … more