Virginity and free love in the immigrant world of tenements, in Miriam Karpilove’s newly translated, unselfconsciously Jewish, and hugely popular Yiddish novel ‘Diary of a Lonely Girl’
Unlikely arrangement saves ornate ark as NYC temple becomes condominium
The $8 million project means more space for the Lower East Side institution
A thrift shop in New York’s East Village holds the story of my kids’ early years, and of a changed neighborhood
The pickle, reviled by American food purists, was a staple of the Jewish immigrant diet
