Richard Kreitner

1 week ago | hvmag.com | Richard Kreitner

Housed in a former Nabisco box-printing factory, Dia Beacon has become a regional standout institution, known for its collection of oversized contemporary art. Its expansive, light-filled galleries showcase installations from renowned artists like Richard Serra, Michael Heizer, and Andy Warhol. With stunning views of the Hudson River and nearby mountains, the museum's peaceful atmosphere enhances the experience, allowing for personal connections with the art.

1 month ago | l8r.it | Richard Kreitner

At 105 miles, the Taconic State Parkway is the longest in the Empire State’s sprawling system of landscaped limited-access roads. Starting at the 300-foot-tall Kensico Dam in Valhalla and ending 30 miles outside Albany, the Taconic winds through four Hudson Valley counties, from the suburbs of Westchester through the craggy woodlands of Putnam and Dutchess to the rolling farmland of Columbia.

1 month ago | l8r.it | Richard Kreitner

You’re in a bar and you overhear someone say they recently went to the Bronx for dinner. At least that’s what it sounds like. You might assume they enjoyed a tasty carbonara at a classic red-sauce joint on Arthur Avenue, or maybe some Dominican-style carnitas fritas in Morris Heights. Surely they ate somewhere in the only borough of New York City attached to the American mainland.

1 month ago | lithub.com | Richard Kreitner

Strictly speaking, the book of Exodus tells the story of national liberation. Seen in that light, the Hebrews’ escape from slavery gave them the freedom to enslave and conquer others, which, in the text, they promptly began to do. It was this narrow reading of the tale that allowed some American Jews to sit down to Passover seders cooked and served by their very own slaves, without the slights sense of contradiction or unpleasant pang of guilt.

1 month ago | slate.com | Richard Kreitner

Skip to the content Both Too Nerdy and Not Nerdy Enough History This essay is adapted from Fear No Pharaoh: American Jews, the Civil War, and the Fight to End Slavery, by Richard Kreitner, published by Farrar, Straus, & Giroux. This Passover, as for thousands of years, Jews gathered around seder tables will recall the story of our ancestors’ enslavement in Egypt.