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In the heart of war-torn Warsaw, Franceska, a talented ballerina, finds herself entangled in a web of fear, love, and resilience. As the Nazi regime tightens its grip, Franceska and her family are thrust into a world where survival is uncertain, and every decision carries the weight of life and...

On March 29, 1516, the city council of Venice issued a decree forcing Jews to live in il geto - a closed quarter named for the copper foundry that once occupied the area. The term stuck. In this sweeping and original interpretation, Mitchell Duneier traces the idea of the ghetto from its beginnings in the 16th century and its revival by the Nazis to the present. As Duneier shows, we cannot understand the entanglements of race, poverty, and place in America today without recalling the history of the ghetto in Europe, as well as later efforts to understand the problems of the American city.

For 300 years the ghetto defined Jewish culture in the late medieval and early modern period in Western Europe. In the 19th century it was a free-floating concept that traveled to Eastern Europe and the United States. Eastern European "ghettos", which enabled genocide, were crudely rehabilitated by the Nazis during World War Two as if they were part of a benign medieval tradition. Here, Bryan Cheyette unpicks the extraordinarily complex layers of contrasting meanings that have accrued over 500 years to ghettos, considering their different settings across the globe. 

Tayshawn Torres is a child born in the slums and cursed by the sins of his parents. His mother is a notorious drug addict and whore who's more concerned with getting her next high than she is with Tayshawn's well-being. His stepfather hates him so much, he literally treats him like an animal, forcing him to sleep in a cage and scavenge for scraps of food wherever he can find them.

Ayant démissionné des crimes majeurs, Victor Lessard accepte de donner ses impressions à son ancienne partenaire, Jacinthe Taillon, sur la scène du meurtre d'un journaliste d'enquête. En parallèle, son mentor, Ted Rutherford, lui fait une révélation troublante à propos du passé de son père, Henri Lessard. Pris pour cible dans un attentat, Victor doit bientôt disparaître pour assurer sa sécurité et celle de ses proches.

Real talk. Real people. Real opinions. Welcome to The Ghetto Dinner Table—where no topic is off limits. From relationships to real-life situations, we’re saying what everybody else is thinking. Pull up a seat… it’s unfiltered at this table.

A series of tales, poignant as well as comic, set in the Jewish East End of London by the writer known as the "Dickens of the ghetto" - Summary by Anthony Ogus

Host Sofia Blake explores the emotional tug-of-war adults face between financial responsibility and enjoying life. From guilt over small purchases to the pressure of social media comparisons, she unpacks how adulthood....

"ستيلّا مارس، أو نجمة البحر، هي شرفة الله المُطلّة على الحمامة التي تسبح في الماء، ونسمّيها حيفا... على هذه الشرفة، حيث تأخذنا تلّة النبي الياس إلى الأعجوبة، اكتشف...

A sweeping, riveting history of the Venetian Ghetto, the world’s first Jewish ghetto. 'Brilliantly researched and deeply moving' - Roger Crowley, author of City of Fortune 'Alexander Lee combines expertise in Venetian history, with sensibility to the Jewish past, and a gift for story-telling...

Join in on a trip down the sidewalks of the Bronx with culinary collective Ghetto Gastro for In the Cut, a gastronomical deep dive into the dishes and cultures that shape the New York foodscape. From “Chopped Stease” and hood Chinese to “Twerk n Jerk” and mofongo, Ghetto Gastro takes us through the origins and legacy of the borough’s food culture.

After a bucolic childhood in Kovno, Lithuania, Sol was just eleven when the Nazis invaded and he and his family were forced to move into the Kovno Ghetto. The Kovno Ghetto was one of the only ghettos to later become a concentration camp, and Sol was among just a few Jewish survivors from Kovno...

Ghetto Runways is where culture, creativity, and conversation collide. Hosted from Chicago’s Fabre Studios, the show sits at the intersection of fashion, music, entrepreneurship, and lived experience — spotlighting the voices shaping the culture from the ground up. Each episode delivers unfiltered, thought-provoking discussions with influential guests — from artists and designers to disruptors and visionaries — diving into their journeys, perspectives, and the realities behind success. Raw stories, bold insights, and authentic energy define every conversation. This isn’t just a ...

Die meisten nennen mich Versager, Nichtsnutz oder Straßenjunge. Aber eigentlich heiße ich Remo und so scheiße bin ich gar nicht - hoffe ich zumindest. Klar, ich wohne in einem Loch, kann mir kaum genug zu essen leisten, aber ich habe Gründe, nach denen niemand fragt, und eine Geschichte, die niemand hören will. Der einzige Mensch, dem ich etwas bedeute, ist das Mädchen, das immer, ohne zu klopfen, in meine Wohnung platzt, mir Cola mitbringt und mit mir vögelt. Claire ist meine beste Freundin und ohne sie würde ich kaputtgehen.

Life can be cruel. Sometimes it's hard to play with the cards you've been dealt. Growing up in the ghetto can be hell; good or bad, everybody has a story. Toni is young and sexy, but her life story is limited with her mother's drug addiction and her older brother, Sheek, doing life in prison. She struggles day by day, stripping and sometimes doing more in underground clubs to support herself and her family. Toni eventually befriends a rich pretty boy from Long Island, whose life was sheltered from poverty since the day he was born.

A powerful story of hope, love, and imagination, set against the horrific backdrop of the Holocaust. Two Jewish girls, Julia and Suzanne, are captured in Nazi-occupied Netherlands and transported to a ghetto. Although their world views are wildly different—Julia is jaded and bitter, Suzanne naive and optimistic—they become each other's closest confidants as they experience the horrors of the journey to 'The Paradise Ghetto'.

The reigning queen of hip-hop lit, Nikki Turner, takes on the music biz in this tale of a young woman who risks everything to be a superstar. Fabiola Mays was born to sing. She has a voice like honey and a body to match, but one heartbreaking setback after another threatens to derail her dreams...

Dive deep into one of the most extraordinary stories in modern entertainment with Ghetto Kids Biography Flash, the podcast that brings you the full, detailed biography of the Ghetto Kids alongside regular updates on their latest news, performances, and milestones. Hosted by the vibrant Roxie Rush, this show celebrates the incredible journey of a group of young dancers from Katwe, one of Kampala, Uganda's most impoverished neighborhoods, who danced their way from the streets of a slum to the world's biggest stages. From the viral explosion of the Sitya Loss video in 2014 to a historic golden ...

Chloe Scott ha sempre seguito le regole che gli altri le hanno disegnato addosso. È stata una studentessa modello, una perfetta capoclasse, è diventata insegnante come suo padre... Ma a volte le regole sono gabbie che ci stritolano e dalle quali bisogna evadere. Ed è proprio quello che succede a Chloe quando, guardando le vetrine dei negozi di Camden Town, sente l'esigenza di fare una pazzia, un'idea folle che la Chloe di sempre cercherebbe di reprimere, ma questa volta no.

In his English language debut, Santiago H. Amigorena writes to fight the silence that “has stifled [him] since [he] was born”, weaving together fiction, biography, and memoir to distill a stirring novel of loss and unshakeable love. A critical sensation in France, The Ghetto Within is its...