JOSEPH BERGER

A firsthand account of arriving to New York City as one of the 140,000 Jewish refugees who fled postwar Europe.

For the first time, an exception to the prohibition against “carrying” on the day of rest includes most of the borough, allowing, among other things,...

Witty and contrarian, he was the longtime editor and later publisher of The Nation and wrote an acclaimed book about the Hollywood blacklisting era.

“The U.S. and the Holocaust,” coming to PBS Sept. 18, examines the reasons behind the country’s inadequate response to Germany’s persecution of Jews.

A master dealmaker, he had as clients Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, the Beatles and many others, becoming something of a celebrity himself.

A master dealmaker, he had as clients Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tom Cruise, the Beatles and many others, becoming something of a celebrity himself.

Ordered to win fights or be put to death, Harry Haft, the subject of a new film, was haunted by the fates of his opponents.

His most prominent roles included three tenderly caring parents, but he was most associated with the dapper gangsters he portrayed in the movies and on...