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Bye-Bye, Bagels: Finicky Fans Flip for Flagels
A 65-year-old regular at Montague Street Bagels — a Brooklyn Heights temple to the traditional treat — stepped up to the counter one chilly December morning. “Three flagels,” said the customer. The long line of patrons behind him suddenly perked up. “What’s a flagel?” erupted a chorus of eager Brooklyn Heights residents. Not as doughy…
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A Festival of Rebellion Reminds Us What Matters Most
The undeserved prominence of Chanukah, due to coincidences of the calendar, has long served to obscure its revolutionary meanings. It has become a holiday of unintended ironies: that a group of religious anti-aesthetic zealots is now celebrated by consumerism; that those zealots, who were almost fundamentalist in their beliefs, are now heroes of religious freedom;…
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On a Mission, From Hospital Hallways to Capitol Hill
At 79 years old, and a little over 5 feet tall, Myra Rosenbloom does not look like someone fighting the health-care establishment. But since her husband died 11 years ago, she has been on a divine mission to do just that. Jack Rosenbloom passed away in the critical care unit of a hospital where no…
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Sao Paulo Broadcasts Jewish Pride in Portuguese
Until now, most Brazilians probably wouldn’t have guessed that the sexy and popular MTV Brazil VJ Didi Wagner is Jewish. But there she is, eyeing passers-by through a Star of David. The words on the sign’s bottom leave little room for doubt: “Judaísmo Faz Bem” (“Judaism Feels Good”). Wagner is one of five well-known faces…
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Jerusalem Buzzes With Talk of Unilateral Moves Ahead of Sharon Speech
JERUSALEM — Israel’s political establishment, from left to right, is waiting nervously for the expected unveiling next week by Prime Minister Sharon of his long-awaited plan for ending Israel’s current standoff with the Palestinians. Sharon is said to be planning to outline a detailed plan in a speech next Thursday at the conclusion of the…
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A LATIN KLEZMER LOVER
Cuban-born percussionist Roberto Rodriguez takes center stage at the JCC in Manhattan, teaming up with renowned clarinetist David Krakauer and his Roberto Rodriguez Septet to perform music from his album “El Danzon De Moises,” released on John Zorn’s Tzadik record label. The record, Rodriguez’s first as the primary composer, brings together Cuban clave rhythms and…
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Winning War on Terror Requires Reconsideration of Saudi Alliance
More than a year after the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Saudi interior minister, Prince Nayef, told an Arab media outlet that he thought “the Jews” were responsible for the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. When a senior member of the Saudi ruling family — its top law enforcement officer responsible…
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UJC Names Vice President For Policy, Replacing Aviv
WASHINGTON — The country’s leading Jewish charitable network has tapped someone to replace its departed powerhouse Washington director. The United Jewish Communities last week announced that it had hired Charles Konigsberg, a longtime congressional staffer, to replace Diana Aviv as the organization’s vice president for public policy. The appointment ends the fitful, six-month effort to…
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Once Upon a Time — Once Again
Professional storyteller Roslyn Bresnick-Perry read a story about lighting Chanukah candles to 12 sets of eager ears several weeks before Chanukah. In her story, she and her mischievous cousin Zisel nearly burn down the family barn while conducting a menorah-lighting ceremony using a hollowed-out potato, a string smeared with chicken fat, three matches and a…
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Unbeloved Bush Aide Baker Reemerges in Mideast Thicket
A former secretary of state noted for his strained relations with Israel and American Jewry is back in the thick of Middle East affairs — just in time to throw a wrench into the 2004 election. Last week, President Bush tapped James Baker III, a Texas oil man, longtime family friend and political fixer who…
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Former Bosnian Official Rails From Jail
Ten years ago, when his native Bosnia was wracked by bloody ethnic warfare, Muhamed Sacirbey was able to fly from New York to Sarajevo and back without a moment’s fear. Today the war is over, yet Sacirbey, a former Bosnian foreign minister, is scared to go home. Once the Balkan nation’s most visible spokesman, Sacirbey…
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