Erika Dreifus
By Erika Dreifus
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News Creole Matzo Balls and Other Southern Treats
Matzoh Ball Gumbo: Culinary Tales of the Jewish South By Marcie Cohen Ferris The University of North Carolina Press, 344 pages, $29.95. * * *| Like the gumbo of its title, Marcie Cohen Ferris’s new book offers a rich stew to savor. In this case, that’s an entirely satisfying mix of Jewish American history, personal…
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News For the Love of Words: Gift Ideas for the Bookish
It’s Chanukah. Again. And for many people that means it’s time to go shopping. Why not let this year’s Festival of Lights provide an excuse to give a literary gift to one of your fellow People of the Book? After all, books make wonderful gifts, especially this year, with Jewish Book Month leading right up…
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