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Food Maven Rethinks Jewish Cuisine
Arthur Schwartz’s main kitchen was packed. It did not seem like an unusual occurrence. On this particular day, a neighbor came over, searching for challah tips, and his housekeeper polished a set of antique brass pans. In the background, his assistant whipped up a prolific number of apple cakes for a lecture taking place the…
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Dramatic Journey: A Personal Story
Hilarity might not be the most obvious feature of the Ethiopian Jewish community’s arduous migration to Israel, but playwright Yossi Vassa has not only made that trek as a child, he also has a background in stand-up comedy. In “One of a Kind,” a play that Vassa co-wrote with Shai Ben Attar about his family’s…
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Arrest of N.J. Retiree Rekindles Suspicions of Israeli Spy Ring
Washington — The arrest this past week of a retired Army engineer is refocusing attention on claims in Washington that Jonathan Pollard was not the only Israeli spy planted in the American military. Ben-Ami Kadish, 84, was released on bond April 22 and is back at his home in The Ponds retirement community in Monroe…
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Caterpillar Meets With Churches as Methodists Weigh Divestment
Washington — Heavy-equipment giant Caterpillar opened negotiations with Christian groups that were threatening to divest from the company because of its sales to Israel. The United Methodist Church has been contemplating a resolution to pull investments from Caterpillar because of the use of the company’s machinery in the West Bank. In a statement from Caterpillar…
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Martin Sheen Honored
UNPRECEDENTED EXHIBIT WOMAN OF LETTERS-IRÈNE NÉMIROVSKY AND SUITE FRANÇAISE COMING TO MUSEUM OF JEWISH HERITAGE On September 24, the Museum of Jewish Heritage-A Living Memorial to the Holocaust will launch a remarkable exhibit: Woman of Letters: Irène Némirovsky and Suite Française, a rare collection of artifacts including more than 100 unpublished family photographs, the manuscript…
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Carter’s Mideast Mission Sparks Campaign Jitters For Democrats
Former president Jimmy Carter’s controversial peace mission to the Middle East this week, which included high-profile visits with top leaders of the Islamist militant group Hamas, is causing some liberal observers to worry that the elder statesman may create headaches for the party at its nominating convention in Denver. With the presidential campaign raising the…
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Israeli Arabs Take On Gentrification in Jaffa
Nazareth, Israel – Among the many tools used in the battle between Israel’s Arabs and Jews, you can add a new one: gentrification. The Arab Association for Human Rights alleges that Arab residents in a seaside neighborhood of Jaffa are being driven out so that the area can be developed for wealthy Jews. Three years…
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Schindler’s 100th Birthday Is Private Affair for Survivors
As he does every year on the birthday of Oskar Schindler, Nahum Manor will make a pilgrimage to the famed factory owner’s grave on Mount Zion. Manor, 85, met his wife while working in Schindler’s factory. “My life changed very dramatically when I started working at Schindler’s factory,” he said. “We moved from hell to…
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Ban Ki-Moon’s Rise at U.N. Eases Tensions With Jerusalem
United Nations – Silence can speak volumes, as the secretary general of the United Nations apparently understands. Since his election to the post more than a year ago, Ban Ki-moon has not heard much noise from a notoriously talkative corner when it comes to the United Nations: Israel and its supporters. Unlike most of his…
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Passover Becomes a Rallying Cry for Progressives
Activists are hoping that as Jews sit down at their Seder tables this year, they will turn their thoughts not just to ancient Egypt but to Sudan, Tibet and even the polar ice caps. Jewish groups have sponsored a spate of new Haggadahs, additional readings, and supplemental rituals and symbols in an attempt to put…
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Carter Trip Exposes Debate on Engaging Hamas
In the United States, the uniform response to Jimmy Carter’s decision to meet with a Hamas leader in Syria suggested that this is not an issue up for debate. All the presidential candidates blasted Carter, as did pro-Israel advocates. In Israel, though, the talk of Carter’s meeting with Khaled Meshal has fed into a long-running…
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