Julia Gergely

Three hundred and seventy years ago this month, a group of 23 Sephardic Jews arrived on the shores of New York – then called New Amsterdam – and created the first organized Jewish community in the city. What a difference a few centuries make: Today, New York City is home to the largest Jewish population of any city in the […]

The drama will screen in NYC on Sunday, followed by a talkback with the actor, the director, and the real-life “boy in the woods” Maxwell Smart, 94.

Share (New York Jewish Week) — Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, a group of 23 Sephardic Jews arrived on the shores of New York — then called New Amsterdam — and created the first organized Jewish community in the city.

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