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Love’s Labor Lost: Lockout at Sotheby’s
Sam Lewis  |  October 20, 2011 3:03 AM | Updated: March 1, 2012 12:38 PM | 17 Comments
Occupy protesters are calling on the Whitney Biennial to end its association with Sotheby's, the auction house that has locked out its art handlers since August.
A fireman studies the four alarm fire at Kehilath Jeshurun Synagogue on the East Side of New York Monday July 11, 2011. Although the congregation has begun to rebuild, community members have been searching for other places to pray during the High Holidays. AP/David Karp
After a Synagogue Fire, Finding a Home for the High Holy Days
Daniella Greenbaum  |  September 29, 2011 6:00 AM | 1 Comment
After the blaze that engulfed the Kehilath Jeshurun synagogue, its 6,000 congregants, including me and my family, thought we would be homeless for the High Holidays.
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