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Yid.Dish: Simple Borscht & Dilly Beet Greens
As a kid growing up in New York’s Hudson Valley, I learned a lot about the Iroquois, the group of Native American tribes indigenous to that area. I loved to hear about the stories, beliefs, language, and everyday practices that made up the traditional Iroquois way of life. But what fascinated me the most was,…
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Jesse Jackson’s Cutting Comment
NEWS ITEM: In a burst of anger over a speech delivered by Barack Obama, the Rev. Jesse Jackson told a colleague that he felt like castrating the presidential contender. Jackson did not realize his remark was being picked up by a live microphone. When Jackson feels the urge to vent, He’s apt to wax inelegant….
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Talansky Lawyer Is Communal Insider With His Own Past Scandal
Jerusalem — Morris Talansky, the Long Island businessman at the center of the allegations of financial impropriety swirling around Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, has retained the services of an American lawyer and longtime Jewish communal insider who himself is no stranger to scandal. Neal Sher, a former leader of the Justice Department’s Nazi prosecution unit…
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Yid.Dish: Quinoa Salad
I used to not really get quinoa. I’m sure there are some of you nodding your head in agreement. It’s hard to get excited about something that has so little taste. But that’s because I had only had it mainly by itself. Quinoa is so ubiquitous here in the Bay Area, that once my friend…
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Alec Baldwin: Half Jewish?
AL AND TIPPER GORE PRESIDE OVER CONSERVATION GALA AT CENTRAL PARK The Wildlife Conservation Society’s June 3 “Safari! India” gala to save the Indian tiger, held at the Central Park Zoo, honored David Schiff, its longtime board member and chairman (1990-2001). A managing partner at the investment bank Kuhn, Loeb & Co., Schiff is the…
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A Skeptical Audience Awaits Barack Obama in Israel
Haifa, Israel – Of all the stops on Barack Obama’s upcoming swing through Europe and the Middle East, it is his visit to Israel that has received the most attention, but not because of his popularity here. Polls indicate that Israelis evince some of the lowest levels of support for Obama of any country in…
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Ugandan Jews’ Hopes Rise With New Chief Rabbi
Nabugoye Hill, Uganda – Atop Nabugoye Hill, I joined 1,500 sojourners in the flower-filled green of Eastern Uganda, among banana plantations, maize fields, mango trees and drooping jackfruit. The crowd was there, overlooking the Mount Elgon foothills, to witness the installation ceremony of Rabbi Gershom Sizomu, who, serenaded by drum and dance ensembles, took his…
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Seattle Federation Finds Shooting Wounds Hard To Heal
Seattle – Walking through Seattle’s bustling downtown area, it’s easy to miss the port city’s Jewish federation building. With no street level signage to hint at what type of business is conducted inside its walls, the facade looks more like that of an anonymous condominium complex than a nexus of Jewish life. There’s a reason…
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U.S. Bank Sued for Allegedly Helping To Fund Hezbollah
An American bank is being sued in a United States court for allegedly helping to finance a Middle Eastern terrorist organization, in what appears to be the first case of its kind. The target of the suit is the American Express Bank, which is being sued alongside the Lebanese-Canadian Bank in New York’s Supreme Court….
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Saudi King Brings Rabbis and Imams Together in Spain
Despite reservations from conservative Jewish and Muslim quarters and controversies over the guest list, an unprecedented interfaith conference convened by Saudi Arabia was attended by nearly 300 representatives from the world’s major faiths in Madrid this past week. The meeting, which was hastily organized in recent weeks, featured calls for peaceful coexistence and steered clear…
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Poll: American Jews Want Peace, But Are Divided on How To Get There
The majority of American Jews support Israel trading land in the West Bank and the Golan Heights for peace, but a similar majority opposes ceding land in East Jerusalem, according to a new poll. The poll, which was commissioned by the J Street Project, a new left-leaning Israel lobbying organization, indicates that American Jews are…
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