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The Hamptons Jewish cemetery is so trendy, even non-Jews want in

In the Hamptons, expensive estates like this one are typically more popular than cemetery plots. (YouTube)In the Hamptons, expensive estates like this one are typically more popular than cemetery plots. (YouTube)
September 4, 2015 / Gabe Friedman, JTA

(JTA) — Forget sprawling estates and yacht slips, the hottest real estate in the Hamptons might just be a Jewish cemetery. The Shaarey Pardes Accabonac Grove Cemetery, a private plot owned by the Jewish Center of the Hamptons, a Reform synagogue in East Hampton, has become one of the… Read more »

Restoring my German roots
May 6, 2014 / Gabrielle Selz, JTA
Gabrielle SelzGabrielle Selz

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (JTA) — Four years ago, I applied to re-obtain German citizenship on behalf of my son and myself. Neither of us was born in Germany. I was born in sunny California and my son on Long Island. But I had learned that under the German Constitution, “Former… Read more »

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