Over the last few weeks, numerous news reports have confirmed that U.S. government agents have been forcibly separating children from their immigrant parents at our borders, and sending the children to foster homes or detention centers while their parents are sent to jail. Often, these parents do not know their…...
New York Magazine’s Golden Door Comic: Gina
New York Magazine’s “The Golden Door” series by artist Ali Fitzgerald tells the stories of members of New York City’s immigrant community interviewed right here at Manny Cantor Center. This month’s column in the series features Gina, a Weinberg member who immigrated to America at just 19 and learned English watching Sesame Street,…...
New York Magazine’s Golden Door Comic: Ilan & Naama
The latest installment of New York Magazine’s “The Golden Door” series by artist Ali Fitzgerald tells the stories of members of New York City’s immigrant community interviewed right here at Manny Cantor Center. This month’s column features Ilan & Naama, parents at our Educational Alliance Preschool who started “The Jewish Food Society.” Read their story here. And…...
