Andrew Silverstein

During and after the Holocaust, @jdforward helped European Jews find relatives by running ads on their behalf. I found 1000s of letters from ghetto residents, prisoners, war refugees, liberating soldiers, and survivors. I set out to tell their stories. forward.com/culture/555245…

“The US was the goldene medine […] but it was closed,” 86-year-old writer Alicia Freilich told me. “Venezuela became our goldene medine.” From exile, Alicia writes about Venezuela and reflects on her family’s incredible and tragic story. For @jdforward tinyurl.com/2a2cme68

@CUJewsIsraelis @jdforward @UAW I'm the journalist of this Forward article from yesterday. Ynet took my reporting, including quotes from an unnamed source, and published their own version of the story in Hebrew without attribution or any nuance. Thanks for sharing my article.

The @jdforward similarly reports that King-Slutzky is acting as a media contact for the unionization effort. The @UAW is letting anti-Israel extremists jeopardize otherwise standard and uncontentious unions.

NEW: @ynetnews is reporting that suspended @Columbia student Johannah King-Slutzky, of "humanitarian aid" infamy, is behind the Breads Bakery unionization push. Why is @UAW allowing her to amplify discrimination against Israelis on its behalf? (headline translated)

“It started out about wages and conditions, but it’s turned into Israel/Palestine.” I talked to Breads Bakery workers about their union drive, and discovered a Columbia protest conection. (For @jdforward) forward.com/news/798696/br…

@EYakoby It’s an Opinion piece from 2023 by a respected Jewish academic with a Hebrew name, Ilan. I think you’re over-reacting.

“Hebrew symbolizes far-right Israeli militarism.” You do not hate the New York Times enough.

My colleague @ASilversteinNY spoke to Zohran’s Mamdani’s Jewish constituents in Astoria. Here is what they say about him becoming mayor and his positions on Israel. forward.com/news/733324/zo…

You can read about how the Forward helped reunite families during and after the Holocaust here forward.com/culture/555245…

Yesterday, I had the honor to share the stage (bimah) with concentration camp liberators at the @baltjc Yom HaShoah event. I presented about the @jdforward “Seeking Relatives” column.

@mjchiusano Santos is despised and laughed out, but, as you so eloquently point out, he is a mirror of our society. He succeeded by projecting what people wanted to see.

Thinking about this with George Santos being sentenced today

For the @JDForward, I wrote about how Trump is using a McCarthy-era antisemitic law to deport pro-Palestine students. forward.com/news/702427/mc…

Essential reading about what’s become a part of city life.

I decided I’m going to passively scroll, and rarely post elsewhere: bsky.app/profile/andrew…

@iscoe @NewYorker Congrats. And as a New York diner and New Yorker reader, I thank you!

BREAKING: New York just passed a first-in-the-nation law, which was inspired by my reporting for the @newyorker on restaurant reservations newyorker.com/news/our-local…

@hypersem @susqhb @jdforward LOL Cinnamon Babka is the real victim here!

@ASilversteinNY @susqhb @jdforward Moral of the story: unless you want to make headlines, stock both babka varieties. Great reporting and thanks for the deep dive on brands, Brooklyn bakeries, & labor @ASilversteinNY

Trader Joe’s says its babkas come from a small kosher bakery in Brooklyn that grew out of a grandmother’s kitchen. So I wondered: which bakery? The answer is surprising. I did a deep dive for @jdforward 🧵1/5 forward.com/culture/681793…

@koshergrmetmart If they still carried Cinnamon Babka, he’d get it, but he says it’s not the same.

@ASilversteinNY Does he like it? Now that he knows does he say it tastes like her recipe?

@AvrahamAdler Oh. When I google red and white German cookies what looks like Linzer tarts appear. Is that it?

@ASilversteinNY Shick's made the best red and white German cookies. I haven't had those in decades since they stopped.

@susqhb @jdforward @hypersem Thank you. That’s a high standard

@ASilversteinNY @jdforward I loved this story and it totally reminded me of something @hypersem would have written back in the days when he was with JTA.

@DovDukhovny @hannahofhameln @shabboshouse @jdforward Mass produced super market babka has its plusses and minuses. It’s cheaper, convenient, produces less food waste, and makes a kosher product available virtually everywhere.

@hannahofhameln @shabboshouse @ASilversteinNY @jdforward Yes! Very much noticed the change in quality over the years!

@YiddisheNaches @jdforward Ha. Unfortunately, none of the lawsuits had the recipe.

@ASilversteinNY @jdforward Interesting article. You balanced historical research with the shmutz of every lawsuit you could find. Could have been nice to include the original recipe. 2 out of 5 stars, I shouldna broken my "no reading articles from the forward" policy. You can do better.

@Jewish_Bookery I asked in a couple well known Frum Brooklyn bakeries, and they said they feel the crunch of cheaper Super Market kosher baked goods. Some bakeries also quietly sell mass produced breads and cakes.

@ASilversteinNY Nice thread! However, I don’t agree that Jewish bakeries are rapidly disappearing. Many are thriving in religious Jewish neighborhoods throughout the tri-state area, including Flatbush, Boro Park, Williamsburg, Lakewood, etc.

@gershon_JP Nice! Schick’s wasn’t just known for tasty Pesach treats, but they were very well trusted in the community. That’s why their brand name was initially sought after.

@ASilversteinNY Growing up we would only eat family-baked food on Pesach, but Schick's was allowed because the owners were distant cousins. So it was big news when they sold the bakery! After 2011, no treats.