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Within minutes of learning he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1998, Buddy Stein is embraced — and even kissed — by his brother, Richie Stein, with their mother Celia Stein beaming nearby. It was the proudest moment for this family, but one that almost never happened.

For decades, news here was delivered Stein way

Bernard and Richard — or for just about anyone who has shared at least a hello with them at some point: Buddy and Richie. Yet there was one thing Buddy and Richie did agree on quite confidently growing up — neither of them were going to work in the family business. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 12/19/20

In 1984, more than 800 people filled the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale on Henry Hudson Parkway to hear a debate between firebrand Rabbi Meir Kahane and then-Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz. Kahane believed Israel should exist only for Jews, while Dershowitz pushed for a union between Judaism and democracy in the country.

The Great Debate: Fighting for Israel's Future

When people of the 20th century looked toward “far future” years like 2020, they likely imagined a utopia where most everyone got along, where hatred was a relic of the past, and where the primary mode of transportation were flying cars. more

By MICHAEL HINMAN | 2/1/20

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