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Illuminated Tales
Created by a famed political cartoonist during the rise of Hitler, the Arthur Szyk Haggadah is being reproduced for the first time since 1940 in a limited edition. The colorful, intensely detailed drawings, done in the style of medieval manuscript illumination, will be accompanied by essays by scholars of Jewish art.
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Filming a Feast
The Dubroff sisters know gefilte fish. For more than 40 years, the three octogenarian women — Peppy Barer, Rosie Groman and Sophie Patasnik — have been preparing a Passover Seder for 60 to 110 relatives and friends. Work begins six weeks in advance for the feast, which is held in Barer’s home in Newburgh, N.Y….
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Star Studded Seder
Neil Sedaka, Frank London, Debbie Friedman, Rob Kutner, Golem, Y-Love, DJ Hanlder and Metropolitan Klezmer are among the performers at New York City’s seventh annual Downtown Seder. The 400-person event includes appearances by some 25 comedians, musicians, politicians, artists, celebrities and writers who will offer interpretations of the story of Passover. A kosher dinner will…
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I’m Sorry, So Sorry
The news is full of non-apology apologies lately. For serving as rotten role models for the children of our fair nation, so many weasels deserve a time out. First up we have the Mean Girls of Delta Zeta. This sorority’s chapter at Depauw University was deemed by fellow students to be full of geeky non-drunks….
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Rhythmic Rules
The Israeli ensemble Mayumana (from the Hebrew, meaning “skill” or “dexterity”) makes its United States premiere with “BE,” a dazzling spectacle that blends rhythm, dance, theater and performance art. The group, which has received international acclaim and has performed in more than 30 countries around the globe, was conceived in Tel Aviv in 1996 by…
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Should Vs. Shall
Writing in the Hebrew newspaper Ha’aretz on March 15, columnist Akiva Eldar declares that Israel should take a positive view of the “Saudi initiative.” The Saudi Arabian peace plan, he argues, is worth considering despite its affirmation of United Nations General Assembly Resolution 194, which speaks of the Palestinian refugees’ returning to their homes. This…
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DeLay: Dems Are Now Like Hitler
Tom Delay is on a book tour — which explains why he stopped by the Forward offices Tuesday for a chat. More on that later. The book, “No Retreat, No Surrender,” has generated a bunch of press, but it’s clear that Jewish Democratic activists haven’t read it. Or else they would have jumped all over…
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Hillel Director, Students Defend Tactics at Carter Speech
Pro-Israel critics of former president Jimmy Carter have accused him of avoiding debate over his new book in several recent appearances on campuses across the country. Now, however, one Hillel director and several Jewish students are being accused of attempting to control the microphone during the question-and-answer session following Carter’s talk at George Washington University….
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Bill Clinton: AJC Has My Back Against Carter!
The American Jewish Committee has been on the defensive over its decision to publish Alvin Rosenfeld’s “‘Progressive’ Jewish Thought and the New Anti-Semitism.” But Bill Clinton is happy with the organization’s efforts to rebut the arguments of one prominent critic of Israel: Jimmy Carter. Check this out from the most recent AJC News Update… President…
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More Biden: Let Israel Talk to Syria
Joe Biden told our Jennifer Siegel that the Bush administration should not be blocking Israel from talking peace with Syria. Click here for the article and the full transcript of the interview.
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Presidential Hopeful Slams Bush for Stance on Syria
Delaware’s Joseph Biden, a senior Democratic senator and presidential candidate, said in an interview this week that the Bush administration has wrongfully kept Israel from opening negotiations with Syria and has missed key opportunities to improve political realities in the Middle East. “It is a mistake not to let Israel, if it wishes to, if…
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