Susan Armitage
By Susan Armitage
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Opinion Hidden Victims of Russia’s Adoption Ban
I used to see them fairly often in airports, nicer hotels or restaurants. Living in Eastern Europe, first as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ukraine and later working for a non-profit in Russia, I’d become adept at spotting other Americans in public. I sized them up, taking into account the color and style of their…
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Food Mixing Bowl: New Year’s Edition
East-coast transplants are elevating the Bay Area bagel. [New York Times] Check out a menu preview (with schmaltz and rye noodles!) for much-anticipated Ivan Ramen, coming to the Lower East Side from Jewish ramen whiz Ivan Orkin. [Eater] You can certainly get your fill of best-of lists this time of year. Top dishes of 2012…
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Breaking News Woman Charged in Noah Pozner Fundraising Fraud
A Bronx woman has been hit with federal fraud charges for soliciting donations in the name of Newtown rampage victim Noah Pozner, federal prosecutors announced today. Nouel Alba, 37, of the Bronx, N.Y., was charged with lying to FBI agents in connection with their investigation into a fraudulent fundraising scheme related to the Newtown school…
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Opinion Noah Pozner’s Last Fondue Dinner
Noah Pozner loved tacos. Now, we’re finding out he liked a particular fondue restaurant, too. As family and friends trade happy memories of Noah, the 6-year-old Jewish boy killed in the Newtown school shooting, his older sister Danielle recalled Noah’s last trip to his favorite restaurant, The Melting Pot. Not content with his own pot…
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Food Where To Get Your Chinese Food On, On Christmas
For many Jews, going out for Chinese food on Christmas is a time-honored ritual — almost as classic as eating matzo on Passover. But as with any tradition, the fun lies in making it your own. Go beyond cookie-cutter Christmas Chinese with our picks in New York and beyond. Eddie Huang Does Kosher BaoHaus chef…
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The Schmooze Jerry Seinfeld Stands Up to Test of Time
Jerry Seinfeld is a master comedic craftsman still keeping his standup game in top form. That’s the takeaway from this weekend’s New York Times magazine profile in which Seinfeld shares his writing process (including his notes) and talks spirituality with the Times’s Jonah Weiner. Seinfeld describes growing up on Long Island in a “pretty Jewish”…
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Breaking News JetBlue Rushes Card to Noah Pozner’s Funeral
The mother of little Noah Pozner, the Jewish boy killed in the Newtown shooting, wanted her son to be laid to rest with cards and letters from his family. JetBlue Airways helped fulfill her wish by rushing a card made by Noah’s 5-year-old cousin Ethan in Seattle to Connecticut for the Monday funeral, CNN and…
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News Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Jews Hard
For Shabbat dinner last week, Daniel Sayani planned to eat rice and beans. He consulted Jewish law to determine the minimum amounts of bread and grape juice needed to bless the Friday night meal. Since his budget was just $1.50, saying the prayer over wine was out of the question. Sayani chose to live on…
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