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Bay Area Jewish Groups Celebrate Shutting Palestinian Art Exhibit
The Tweet from the Jewish Federation of the East Bay was unabashed: The Jewish establishment had succeeded in shutting down an art exhibit aimed at children that portrayed Israel scathingly. “Great news!“ the federation proclaimed. “The ‘Child’s View From Gaza’ exhibit at MOCHA has been canceled thanks to some great East Bay Jewish community organizing.”…
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Pan De Calabaza
2 packages active dry yeast ½ cup sugar 2 cups warm water (105-115F) ½ teaspoons ground ginger 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom 2 teaspoons salt ½ cup vegetable oil 3 eggs, divided, lightly beaten 1 cup canned cooked pumpkin 8 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons sesame seeds 1) In large bowl, dissolve yeast and…
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Keftes De Prasa and Keftes de Espinaca
12 large leeks 3 matzas or 4 slices bread 3 eggs 1 teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon pepper 2/3 cup shopped walnuts (optional) matza meal vegetable oil for frying juice of 2 lemons (about 4 tablespoons) 1) Wash leeks well to remove sand. Cut off and discard roots and tough outer leaves. Cut remaining parts crosswise…
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Pollo Con Susam
2 eggs 1/3 cup water 1 cup matza meal or panko bread crumbs 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons paprika ½ cup sesame seeds 2 broiler/fryers (about 2 ½ – 3 pounds each) cut into eighths ½ cup melted margarine or olive oil preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly grease large baking pan. Beat…
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Pollo Con Susam
2 eggs 1/3 cup water 1 cup matza meal or panko bread crumbs 1 ½ teaspoons salt 2 teaspoons paprika ½ cup sesame seeds 2 broiler/fryers (about 2 ½ – 3 pounds each) cut into eighths ½ cup melted margarine or olive oil preheat oven to 350 degrees Farenheit. Lightly grease large baking pan. Beat…
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After U.N. Drama, Little Hope for Peace Breakthrough
An intense week of high-profile speeches and backroom diplomacy, which reached its climax with an official Palestinian bid for statehood, has reshaped the Middle East peace process, eroding the American position as lead player — which may, in fact, be President Obama’s strategy. Days after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took to the United Nations stage…
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Tishpishti
Cake Batter: 6 eggs, separated ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1 tablespoon whiskey 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon dash ground cloves 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda 2 cups ground filberts of walnuts grated rind of 1 orange grated ring of 1 lemon Syrup: ¾ cup honey 1 teaspoon lemon juice ¼…
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Muslim Students Guilty for Heckling Ambassador
A California jury found 10 Muslim students guilty of misdemeanors for disrupting a 2010 speech by Israel?s ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren. In a case that drew national attention, 11 Muslim students had stood one by one and interrupted a February 2010 speech by Oren at the University of California – Irvine. Oren…
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Looted Paintings Returned to Poland
Two oil paintings stolen by the Nazis 67 years ago from the walls of Poland?s National Museum in Warsaw were returned Thursday night to the people and government of Poland in a ceremony held at the Polish consulate in New York. Polish artist Julian Falat painted the works, ?The Hunt? and ?Off to the Hunt?…
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U.N. UPDATE: Bibi Gives Obama ‘Badge of Honor’
KEEP UP WITH THE FORWARD’S COMPLETE COVERAGE OF WEDNESDAY’S DRAMATIC EVENTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS. SCROLL DOWN TO READ OLDER POSTS IN FULL. CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST NEWS FROM THE U.N. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised President Obama for wearing a “badge of honor” by opposing the Palestinian bid for statehood. “I want…
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A Film Exploration of the Camp David Peace Negotiations
‘Back Door Channels’: A Film Exploration of the Camp David Peace Treaty Negotiations “When a war is won, there are people in the streets celebrating. Unfortunately, when a peace treaty is signed, there is no one in the streets celebrating,” political pundit and media personality Leon Charney said at the September 13 premiere of the…
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