Lisa Keys

New York

Managing Editor at New York Jewish Week

Journalist, human, mom and new Managing Editor at @NYJewishWeek. Lover of candy, live music, travel and biking infrastructure. I always have a song in my head.

Articles

Strength in Time of Grief

1 month ago | fyi50plus.com | Lisa Keys

A long time ago, a friend gave me the book, “Daily Meditations for Working Through Grief,” by Martha Whitman Hickman. I remember turning to the page for April 16th (the day my son died), hoping to find some consolation or at least an explanation for the random tragedy. This is what I read:“There is a reservoir of love and compassion in the human community.
This film about Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede, 88, is about beautiful buildings and so much more

1 month ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Lisa Keys

On the surface, New York-based filmmaker Yael Melamede’s latest documentary is an intimate story about her mother, award-winning Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede. Ada, 88, who was born Mandatory Palestine and comes from a family of architects, is renowned for creating some of Israel’s best-known public buildings, including Ben-Gurion Airport, the Ramat HaNadiv Nature Park Visitor’s Center and, perhaps most notable of all, Israel’s Supreme Court building in Jerusalem.
This film about Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede, 88, is about beautiful buildings and so much more - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

1 month ago | jta.org | Lisa Keys

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... On the surface, New York-based filmmaker Yael Melamede’s latest documentary is an intimate story about her mother, award-winning Israeli architect Ada Karmi-Melamede.
Anti-Israel singer Kehlani’s Central Park concert canceled

1 month ago | clevelandjewishnews.com | Lisa Keys

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Anti-Israel singer Kehlani's Central Park concert canceled - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

1 month ago | jta.org | Lisa Keys

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A Central Park Summerstage concert by R&B singer Kehlani, a vocal critic of Israel, has been canceled following pressure from Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. The cancellation came just hours after after First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro sent a letter Monday to City Parks Foundation, the non-profit that manages the long-running outdoor concert series, citing “security concerns about this event,” per the New York Post.
A Refreshing Watermelon Margarita Granita

1 month ago | fyi50plus.com | Lisa Keys

Lisa Keys Lisa Keys is an award-winning home cook, mother, grandmother, and retired physician assistant. She has been entering—and winning —cooking contests since 1990. Her recipes are published in national magazines, cookbooks, and online publications. Keys holds certifications as a Food Champ, serves as a judge for the Steak Association, is a pizza judge, and is a food blogger.
Mayor Adams aims to run on an ‘EndAntiSemitism’ ballot line - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

1 month ago | jta.org | Lisa Keys

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Antisemitism may literally be on the ballot if New York City’s current mayor, Eric Adams, has his way. Adams decided earlier this month to run for reelection as mayor as an independent, and not a Democrat. Now, he is petitioning to run in the general election on an “EndAntiSemitism” ballot line, Politico is reporting.
How Grief Can Affect You

2 months ago | fyi50plus.com | Lisa Keys

Grief isn’t something that can be rushed or bypassed. It’s a process that must be felt and worked through, no matter how uncomfortable. It’s about permitting yourself to feel everything as it comes, no matter how messy it might seem. Grief has its own timeline and doesn’t fit neatly into expectations or schedules. It’s not linear. Some days, it’s manageable, while others, it crashes over you. Trying to rush through it often makes the experience more overwhelming. The only way out of it is through it.
Songs in the Key of Dardashti

2 months ago | jmoreliving.com | Lisa Keys

By Lisa KeysFormer Baltimore resident Sheila Dardashti has made music her entire life. But until recently, she never actually wrote any of her own. Raised in Queens, New York, by Jewish lovers of folk music, Dardashti studied classical guitar in high school. As a young woman, she toured as half of a folk duo with her Iranian-born husband, Hazzan Farid Dardashti, who served as cantor of Pikesville’s Chizuk Amuno Congregation from 1986 to 1997.
UJA-Federation of New York’s midtown office building evacuated

2 months ago | israelnationalnews.com | Lisa Keys

(New York Jewish Week) — The UJA-Federation of New York’s headquarters at 130 East 59th St. in Midtown was evacuated on Tuesday morning due to concerns over a weakened wall in the 17-story building’s basement. The condition of the non-load-bearing wall, which is cracked and collapsing, prompted the building’s water to be shut off.