Gianna Palmer
By Gianna Palmer
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News On Net, Virtual Mayors Stake Claim to Famed Jewish Spots
Ukrainian Jewish immigrants founded Zabar’s more than 70 years ago on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, but these days, an MTV producer named Kristen Smith rules over the beloved food emporium. Smith is the virtual mayor of Zabar’s, a title she wears proudly on foursquare, the social networking site. Smith stops by Zabar’s nearly every day,…
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Food Mixing Bowl: Challa-peño; Whole Foods Rumors; Kosher Chili
A new book reveals that Ikea — of lingonberry jam and cheap furniture fame — has a founder with a Nazi past. [Washington Post] A Whole Foods spokesperson denies rumors that the high-end chain is boycotting Israeli products. She noted that Whole Foods carries thousands of kosher options and hundreds of kosher-for-Passover products. Jewish Journal…
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News Summer Camps for Jewish Seniors Live On
Inside the main hall of the Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center, seven campers formed a circle and tried their best to dance in step to the lively beat of a do-se-do coming from a boombox. Their instructor, Sylvia Rosenblatt, found them wanting. “No, listen to me,” she said sternly. “You’re mixing it up with the…
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Culture Genes Tell Tale of Jewish Ties to Africa
In the Book of Kings, Solomon is depicted as an international businessman of sorts who sent ships from the port of Etzion-Geber, near modern day Eilat, to trade precious metals and other goods with various parts of the world, including Africa. Solomon also famously received a visit from the Queen of Sheba, who is thought…
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Food A Virtual Taste of the Lower East Side
“Take a big deep breath, smell that pickle-ness, because 100 years ago this is what the Lower East Side would have smelled like,” Sarah Lohman, of the Lower East Side Tenement Museum said recently. Lohman was leading the museum’s newest walking tour “The Taste of the Lower East Side.” Tour-goers learned about the various cuisines…
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News Museum Walking Tour Seeks the Pickle-ness on Manhattan’s Lower East Side
From bialys and pickles to dumplings and queso blanco cheese, the foods of dozens of immigrant groups can be found — and eaten — on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The Lower East Side Tenement Museum’s new walking tour, which launched in June, tells the story of America’s ever-changing cuisine with a tasting stroll through the…
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