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Yid.Dish: “Coolrabi:” Yeah, I said it.
The Undercover Vegetarian hummed softly to herself as she snipped and set aside the kohlrabi greens. They were to be roasted like kale and served up still crispy and warm. Humble Husband, skittish around root vegetables, eyed the proceedings warily. “Are those onions? Those look like onions. You know how I feel about those.” Shifting…
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Reform Seminary Among Schools Facing Crippling Cuts
The Reform movement’s seminary is looking into closing two of its three U.S. campuses as part of an effort to close looming budget gaps caused by the recent economic downturn. Rabbi David Ellenson, the president of Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, said that school officials were considering several plans for restructuring the institution —…
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Harding Indictment a Symbol of Liberal Party’s Downfall
If there is an enduring present-day image of New York’s Liberal Party, it is likely that of former party chief Raymond Harding — an enormous, white-haired man in a black raincoat and handcuffs — being led into state court in April for an indictment on charges of influence peddling. It could have almost been an…
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New Labor Leaders Take a Page From History
If you want to see the movers and shakers behind the tumult in today’s labor movement, the place to be is Stephen Lerner and Marilyn Sneiderman’s modest home in Washington after sunset concludes Judaism’s holiest day of the year. For nearly 20 years now, the two longtime union officials have been holding an annual Yom…
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Exhibit Explores French Lit During WWII
A CHIVALROUS PAUL VOLKER STANDS TALL IN NEW YORK CITY Hiking stick in hand (I’m recovering from a pulled hamstring), on April 16, I got on a packed Madison Avenue No. 4 bus. An elegant gentleman immediately got up and gave me his seat. “Mr. Volker!” I exclaimed, recognizing Paul Volker, chairman of President Obama’s…
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Harman Wiretap Highlights Suspicions
Leaks of wiretap transcripts involving a member of Congress and a “suspected Israeli agent” have shone a rare light on the scope of suspicion the American intelligence establishment harbors toward Israel and its supporters. Investigators wiretapping the alleged Israeli agent were so concerned about remarks by Democratic Rep. Jane Harman of California during his conversation…
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Bibi and Obama: Could a Clash Be in the Offing?
Are they headed for a diplomatic divorce? Or can this relationship be saved? The growing number of differences between the new Obama administration and the newer Netanyahu government is coming into view at a sensitive time. American envoy George Mitchell seemed, during his recent Middle East visit, to draw attention to the apparent disconnect between…
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Wagner’s ‘Ring’ Strikes a Jarring but Muted Chord in L.A.
When the Los Angeles Opera launches its most ambitious project to date — a 10-week citywide festival celebrating Richard Wagner’s “The Ring,” which will culminate in a massive production of the epic opera — not everyone will be celebrating. Although Wagner’s music is regularly performed in America without much ado, the influential Los Angeles-based Simon…
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The Benefits and Costs of Anti-racism
When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stood up in Geneva on April 20 to address a United Nations conference on racism, the much-ballyhooed Durban II, he took what was supposed to be an international campaign against bigotry and turned it into a showcase for his own malignant breed of hate. His speech, a bizarre, rambling attack…
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Harvard’s Muslim Chaplain Embroiled in Death-for-Apostasy Controversy
Remarks on apostasy and capital punishment under Islamic law by Harvard’s Muslim chaplain have become the center of a heated debate about whether Islamic and Western values can be compatible. In an e-mail to an unnamed student, the chaplain, Taha Abdul-Basser, stated that most traditional authorities on Islamic law agree that in countries under Muslim…
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Zvi Kanar, 80, Mime of Wonder and Shoah Horrors
When Zvi Kanar, an internationally known mime and Yiddish writer, died April 18 in Tel Aviv, Israel, his friends were startled to learn that he was 80 years old. With his upbeat attitude and easy ability to be around the younger generation of Yiddishists and performers, it was assumed he was 10 years younger. Kanar,…
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