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"I would think someone who handles balls all of the time would know..." Jewish mother Pat Seftel weighs in on the Patriots, #DeflateGate, and why she would date Tom Brady: 
"Did I really want to live in a town known to the world for history’s biggest genocide? What would it be like to have a normal life at a place of such atrocity, to make friends, go out and have fun?" A young German woman's experience as a volunteer tour guide at the Auschwitz Jewish Center: 
On International Holocaust Memorial Day and the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, 7 moving pictures from around the world: 
“That’s good. We approve, Israel, Good job." WATCH this hilarious video of BuzzFeed staffers trying Israeli snacks: 
Think Blizzard Juno is bad? Ancient Talmudic rabbi Hillel the Elder is not impressed. He braves blizzards like a boss — and makes New Yorkers look like a bunch of sissies. 
If you’re on the East Coast, there’s a pretty good chance that you’re hunkered down with a fridge full of food and couple of extra blankets. What better time to catch up on all those shows and movies you've been meaning to see? We've got a couple of suggestions: 
A new genre of Holocaust memoirs, told by grandchildren of survivors, poses a new dilemma to the authors: the limits of their knowledge and memory. http://jd.fo/p7BzG 
We've heard a rumour that Lower East Side landmark Yonah Schimmel Knish Bakery may be about to lose its lease. Here's what we know: 
From "Schindler's List" to "Sophie's Choice", here are 10 amazing movies to watch for International Holocaust Remembrance Day tomorrow. 
"My hope for tomorrow’s commemoration is that the survivors will feel confident that we are renewing their call to remember. That we will not only make known their own identities, but in the process help form a meaningful, collective conscience for the generations to come.” 
For those who keep kosher, the flavors of authentic Mexican food can be hard to come by. That is, unless your mother happens to be from Mexico City. 
Ayelet Shaked is an attractive young Tel Aviv mother of two. She’s also a secular star of Israel’s Jewish Home party, which is rising fast in the polls. Can she sell secular Israel on the far right? 
Abigail Pogrebin buys challah, lights candles, goes to synagogue and recites Kiddush every Friday. So why does she still feel like she’s failing at Shabbat? Find out here: http://jd.fo/h75Ht 
An Israeli barber has designed a "magic kippah" to protect European Jews from anti-Semitic attacks. What do you think of the new invention? 
Jews have a lot to learn from the explosive success of the megachurch movement. Jay Michaelson asks: Do we have what it takes to replicate it? 
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