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The Doctor Who Had the Chutzpah To Write Music

By Hinda Mandell

Retired radiologist Albert Hurwit knows a thing or two about success. The Hartford, Conn., resident — and grandfather of eight — has a pedigree fine enough to make any mother kvell.Read More

Bargain Shopping in the Shadow of Auschwitz

By Hinda Mandell

I’m in the dressing room at Emporio, an Italian clothing boutique, in a city whose most famous landmark is Auschwitz. And I’m having a debate with myself. In question are two brightly designed shirts that together cost 25 American dollars: a downright steal. But I’m kept in the room by superstition: Does the historical trauma so apparent in Oswiecim get woven into the fabric of the shirts? And do I really want souvenirs from this town? In the end, my bargain-hunting impulse wins. But the shirts, purchased in July, remain in the closet, unworn.Read More

Madoff Look-alike Lands Film’s Title Role

By Hinda Mandell

Watch out, Bernie, your doppelganger is about to make his grand entrance. Paul Cohen, a Jersey City, N.J., resident and newspaper advertising executive, has been cast as America’s most notorious con man in the upcoming feature film “Madoff: Made Off With America.”Read More

Matchmaking Mishaps

By Hinda Mandell

How many times have you sent an e-mail to the wrong address? Depending on the e-mail’s contents, the mishap can provoke reactions ranging from simple annoyance to catastrophic panic. Very rarely, however, does such a blip bring together two Jewish strangers over cocktails in the City of Brotherly Love.Read More

Auschwitz Jewelry Exhibit Shows Secret Treasures With a Grisly Past

By Hinda Mandell

After sitting in the darkness of an attic for nearly 60 years, an unusual jewelry collection made its sparkling debut in a museum here last weekend.Read More


 

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