By Mary Plummer Beneath a booming dance floor, accessible only by traipsing down a steep, plywood staircase, was a narrow rectangular room holding the chance at something special for a few lucky Russian-Americans: fame. It was 11 p.m. and inside the room were Elina Miller, Alina Dizik and Christine Mahin. The trio are co-creators of Brighton Beach, [...]
Monday, October 19, 2009
By Stefanos Chen The service was already running late when the priest asked the choir to join him at the altar. It took close to three minutes for the elderly choir members to walk or wheel their way down the aisle. The priest explained that the Three Hierarchs Greek Orthodox Church of Brooklyn was celebrating the [...]
Monday, October 19, 2009
The sons and daughters of Russian Jewish immigrants converse over frothy beers at the Jewish Center in Brighton Beach. They are here, ostensibly, to study the books of Jewish law, something their parents could not do when they lived in the Soviet Union.
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