Washington Heights

Yair Saperstein, Instilling a passion for science in Washington Heights.

Hannah Dreyfus

05/22/2012

Yair Saperstein, 21

http://yuacs.wordpress.com/start/

Yair Saperstein has been a science guy for a long time (witness the permanently singed hair on the back of his hand from an elementary-school science “‘magic show” that went amiss).

Read more »

Building A Cultural Bridge In Washington Heights

Jewish and Dominican teens forming bonds over the Sosúa story.

01/24/2012

Eric Herschthal

Staff Writer

Four years ago, Victoria Neznansky was faced with a difficult task. She was the newly hired chief program officer at the YM & YWHA in Washington Heights, which serves a predominantly Dominican community. And it was her responsibility to find a way to attract families from the area’s Jewish population, which had been dwindling for decades — all without alienating the dominant population.

Teenagers perform “Sosúa: Dare to Dance Together,” created by the Tony Award-nominated composer and director Liz Swados.

Read more »

Washington Heights Jews Caught In A Growth Bind

As the affordable neighborhood increasingly attracts young families,
can it be more than a stepping stone to the suburbs?

08/11/2010

Rivka Oppenheim

Special To The Jewish Week

Young couples and families are flooding into Washington Heights, drawn by affordable rents, convenient commutes and a vibrant Jewish community. And they are changing the look and feel of what used to be referred to as Frankfurt on the Hudson for its concentration of German Jews.

The question on people’s lips these days is, will those young families stay in the Heights, putting down roots there, or will they move on?