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Pressure Builds on Iowa Kosher Company
A congresswoman has joined with a host of national Jewish organizations to pressure a controversial Iowa kosher meat company to open up dialogue with the community in which it is located. Jan Schakowsky, an Illinois Democrat, wrote one of a number of recent letters to the new owners of Agri-Star, who bought a kosher slaughterhouse…
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PETA’s Kaparot Protest: ‘Gelt, Not Guilt’
When he was alive, the Lubavitcher rebbe distributed dollar bills to encourage people to give tzedekah. Dollar bills were also distributed on the first day of the annual kaparot event in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights this year but not by the Lubavitchers. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals this year stepped up activism against the…
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A New College in Jerusalem Imports a Liberal Arts Education for Palestinians
As freshmen in Polo shirts and jeans shuffled out of Anthony David’s “Language and Thinking” seminar, the American historian and writer approached a Palestinian girl with long brown hair and black-and-white sneakers. “I really liked your perspective,” David said to Renda Alyatim about the short story she composed and read aloud to the class. “I’ve…
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A Virtual Home for Poland’s Vanished Jews
In the Virtual Shtetl, there is no Tevye the Milkman. Gimpel the Fool doesn’t live there, either. And you won’t find Marc Chagall’s floating goats and violins. There is no nostalgia to speak of — just facts. Google maps, detailed photos of dilapidated tombstones poking through the earth of forgotten cemeteries, scanned birth certificates, sepia-toned…
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More American Jews Support Striking Iran
A new survey shows that a majority of American Jews would support a U.S. military strike on Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons — a significant increase from a year ago. Fifty-six percent of American Jews would support the “United States taking military action against Iran to prevent it from developing nuclear weapons,”…
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Yid Lit: Darin Strauss
In his new novel, “More Than It Hurts You,” Darin Strauss asks how well can you know the person you wake up next to? Allison Yarrow sat down with the author Darin Strauss to talk about his new novel, about a Long Island mother accused of harming her infant. Strauss unpacks his protagonists, a “Jewish…
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Safire: Corned Beef And Counsel With A Stooped But Street-Smart Mentor
“I hope you have a notebook where you take down anecdotes,” William Safire told me the first time we met. I muttered something about how, on Bill Clinton’s speechwriting team, we had several researchers who compiled loose-leaf binders with stories about people who’d met the president, told him about their problems, or thanked him for…
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Get Down!
When Sara Schwimmer Marcus, founder of JewishWeddingNetwork.com, gives her brides a pep talk, it always includes this: “Hold on tight, enjoy the ride and try not to make that face.” By “that face,” she means try not to make the grimace that tells it like it is: “Help! Helllllllp! Get me down off this chair!”…
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Surfing With the Star — Levy Puts His Mark on His Custom Boards
To the joy of East Coast surfers, the swell was up in September from Bill, the first hurricane of the season. As the big waves rolled in at rock-bound Point Judith, R.I., dozens of the faithful bobbed among them, vying for the thrill of the ride. Their surfboards were decorated with a wide range of…
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Barak Warned To Leave England Ahead of Possible War Crimes Suit
Ehud Barak, the Israeli defense minister, was warned by Israeli government attorneys this week to leave England and head home after Palestinians filed suit for an international arrest warrant on war crimes charges. Barak decided to ignore the warning and continue his visit, according to reports in Haaretz and Ynet/Yediot. He was scheduled to meet…
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Recipe: Farmer Freed’s Super Easy Cake With Fruit On Top
Mmmmmmmmm Around this time of year, my kitchen is overflowing with bowls of local apples from my friend’s farms. On Rosh Hashana, Farmer Leon brought over a few honey crisps which as the name implies are crisp, delicious, and spicy sweet. I saved a few of these special gems for a break fast cake. While…
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