I am a New York-based writer. I broke the story that Congressman George Santos lied about his grandparents escaping the Holocaust.
In 2023, I was named “Best Freelancer of the Year” by the American Jew Press Association and won a Wilbur Award. I have also been recognized by the Society for Features Journalism and the New York Public Library.
My work has appeared in The New York Times, The Forward, Jewish Currents, Grubstreet, New York Daily News, El País, and National Geographic, and has been cited in places like The New York Times, the Washington Post, and CNN.
I am bilingual in Spanish and English.
Selected Articles:
Illegal Mopeds and Fake Names: Migrants Scrape By in Underground Economy
Illegal Mopeds and Fake Names: Migrants Scrapte by in Underground Economy (New York Times 9/15/23)
Who was the model in the Levy’s Jewish rye ads? (The Forward 2/14/22)
Congressman-elect George Santos lied about his grandparents fleeing anti-Jewish persecution during WWII (The Forward 12/21/22)
Is the legend of Murray’s Cheese only a myth? (The Forward 4/4/21)
Jerry Seinfeld and John Stewart ate hummus here – Cafe Feenjon (The Forward 11/2/21)
Music Inn recalls Greenwich Village folk past (The Forward 4/27/21)
Once the staple of New York politics, whatever happened to the knish? (The Forward 4/7/21)
New York loves their bodegas, but what are they officially? (Grubstreet 1/27/21)
Las huellas españolas en Nueva York (National Geographic Viajes 6/14/20)
Soy un guía del Bronx… (El País – Verne 7/24/19)
Geneological Research
My articles often rely on deep genealogical research. This includes breaking the story that George Santos’ grandparents were not Jewish Holocaust refugees; revealing the true story the founder of Murray’s Cheese; and identifying the Native model in the iconic Levy’s Rye Bread ads.
In addition, I do freelance genealogical work:
Casa Museo Zenobia Juan Ramón Jiménez: Found historical documents of the Nobel Prize Winning writer Juan Ramón Jiménez and his wife Zenobia during their years in the United States.
Contact me
Email me at: ASilversteinWrites[at]Gmail.com
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