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Home Is Where the Food Is
As the former dining editor of Time Out New York, Gabriella Gershenson was once a gatekeeper to one of the country’s most food-obsessed cities. In her current role, as senior editor of Saveur magazine, she is responsible for introducing readers to food cultures from around the world, editing stories on such far-flung topics as the…
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In Israel, Haredi and Muslim Women Are Having Fewer Children
New research shows that both ultra-Orthodox and Israeli Muslim women are having fewer babies than they were five years ago, shattering popular wisdom that fertility in these two communities is always on the rise. According to data released June 19 by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, by 2010, Haredi women were averaging one fewer baby…
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Reporters’ Roundtable: The Freedom Flotilla; Conservative Rabbis, Gay Marriage
The efforts by activists to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza, and the implications of New York’s recent passage of same-sex marriage legislation on Conservative movement clergy are the subjects of this week’s podcast. Host Josh Nathan-Kazis speaks with Forward opinion editor Gal Beckerman and with Joseph Dana, who is reporting from Athens on the “Freedom…
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Forward Takes Home a Record 13 Rockower Awards
The Forward swept the 30th Simon Rockower awards Wednesday night, winning a record 13 awards, including nine first-place honors that recognized journalistic excellence in every section of the weekly newspaper and the overall quality of its website, forward.com. The awards, honoring the best Jewish journalism published in 2010, were presented by the American Jewish Press…
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Tanenbaum Holds Award Ceremony
Tanenbaum Holds Award Ceremony “At our headquarters… on 9/11 we lost people,” said Mark Wagar, president and CEO Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield and recipient of the Corporate Bridge Builder Award, at the annual Award Ceremony and Memorial Lecture of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding, held June 15 at The Pierre. “We had the…
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A Wall of Indifference: Italy’s Shoah Memorial
The Milan Central Train Station is a grandiose building and a forceful presence at the heart of the city, used daily by 320,000 people. But this busy European railway hub harbors a dark history: Underneath the station, hidden from view, is the secret track used to deport Italian Jews to Auschwitz. Opened in 1931, the…
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Gay Marriage in New York Puts Conservative Rabbis on the Spot
Orthodox rabbis fought it. Reform rabbis championed it. And when New York’s historic same-sex marriage bill was finally signed into law June 24, Conservative rabbis scratched their heads. Marriage equality is a done deal in New York — the law is set to take effect 30 days from the date it was signed — but…
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Despite Tension, Obama Wooing Jewish Donors
It may be early in the presidential election cycle, but President Obama’s newly established re-election campaign is moving quickly to address Jewish concerns following the president’s clash in May with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu. So far, despite the fireworks between the two leaders, the Democrats are pleased with the results of their approach. Based on…
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Hadassah Cuts Staff, Closes Offices, Spins Off Young Judaea To Stem Red Ink
Correction Appended WASHINGTON — Hadassah, the storied women’s Zionist organization, has shut down offices throughout the country and plans to spin off Young Judaea, its affiliated Zionist youth group, in part to offset recent financial setbacks, including a $45 million payment to the federal government related to its unwitting participation in Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme….
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Former Union President Andy Stern Says He Was Too Tough on Banks at SEIU
Andy Stern has had a change of heart. Once the president of the most politically influential of America’s progressive labor organizations, and the most prominent Jewish leader in the labor movement, Stern now thinks he was too hard on private equity and banks. Stern is also backing a proposed tax break for American companies keeping…
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A Meatless BBQ Hearty Enough for Carnivores
Leah Koenig, author of the “Hadassah Everyday Cookbook,” and Forward Ingredients columnist, describes herself as 95% vegetarian, since she only eats ethically sourced kosher meat. So she understands the appeal of meat, but knows a whole lot about veggies. Here’s her meatless (and fake meat-less) barbecue menu: Main Dish: Grilled Portobello Burgers Marinate a Portobello…
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