Category: History

  • 400 Miles to Freedom

    If you’ve ever been curious about internal race relations within the Jewish community (in Israel and here in in the US), 400 Miles to Freedom is a great introduction. I’m including it here because of some wonderful shots of our neighborhood in the film: In 1984, the Beta Israel, a secluded 2,500-year-old community of observant…

  • Harlem River Drive

    horse racing on Harlem River Drive

  • Leo Goldstein

    The Bronx Documentary Center has a great online exhibit of the photography of Leo Goldstein. Goldstein photographed East Harlem in the 50’s and captured, in black and white, the gritty world that awaited many Puerto Ricans who moved to New York in the post-war era. Goldstein belonged to The Photo League which was targeted by…