This is the Forward’s coverage of Jewish food, which draws influence from Israeli, Middle Eastern, Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi, and Palestinian traditions, among others.
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	  Food Harlem’s queen of Ethiopian Jewish cuisine knows that the histories of Jews and Africans are inseparableAt Tsion Cafe, Beejhy Barhany tells her community's story through food 
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	  Looking Forward Katz’s Deli is a mecca for food influencers — it kills me to see them butcher its good nameSome of the most-viewed videos of the New York institution bungle their delivery 
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	  Culture Like Jews of yore, huddled masses gather upon an island, yearning to breathe free and eat good foodOn Governors Island, The Great Nosh reimagined the classics and provided a break from the tsuris 
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	  Opinion ‘Israel is seen as violent’ — and Israeli chefs, once global culinary icons, are feeling the heatHow Eyal Shani is navigating war — while his business partner speaks on behalf of a controversial aid effort 
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	  Culture At this pro-Palestinian cafe, you can practice your Hebrew and imagine you’re in MauritaniaIn an increasingly polarized world, Brooklyn's Barzakh remains stubbornly in-between 
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	  Culture A pocket guide to the Jewish grandmothers of MexicoDavid Calderon Zonana's 'Pocket Abuelitas' honors the legacy of Mexican Jewish matriarchs 
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	  Fast Forward Halal restaurant opening in Congress is like ‘Muslim conquest of Jerusalem,’ says GOP congressmanRep. Mike Collins, a Georgia Republican, was complaining about the closure of Steak ’n Shake 
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	  Culture I have seen the future of America — in a pastrami sandwich in QueensSan Wei, which serves pastrami sandwiches along with churros and biang biang noodles, represents an immigrant's fulfillment of the American dream 
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