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Food Fiji-Style Fish Ceviche: Recipe
Fiji-Style Kokoda Pickled Fish Serves 4 The most famous Fijian dish is called Kokoda (pronounced ko-kon-da), which has at its core a ceviche or pickled fish. In Israel and in many Jewish homes around the world, pickled herring is on every grandmother’s table. Fiji takes this basic dish and put a twist on it like…
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Fast Forward Disgraced San Diego Ex-Mayor Bob Filner Pleads Guilty to Felony Abuse Charges
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner, who resigned from the helm of California’s second-largest city following a string of sexual harassment allegations, has been charged with false imprisonment and battery, the San Diego Superior court said on Tuesday. A former Democratic congressman who served only a brief mayoral tenure after being elected last year, Filner…
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Fast Forward South African Lawmaker Rapped for Remark on Cape Town Jewish Property Owners
A ruling African National Congress party lawmaker has apologized for what has been characterized as anti-Semitic remarks, after a South African lawmaker filed a complaint with the party. Veteran lawmaker Professor Ben Turok, who co-authored the liberation movement’s Freedom Charter, the 1955 document designed to give all South Africans equal rights, filed the complaint against…
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The Schmooze Tiffany Shlain on the Web, Women and Unplugging for Shabbat
Tiffany Shlain has a lot of ideas. But until fairly recently, the 43-year-old founder of the Webby Awards was reluctant to own them on film. No longer — in her new web-series, “The Future Starts Here,” which premiered October 11 on AOL, Shlain is loud, proud and vocal about thoughts ranging from 21st century motherhood,…
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Opinion Pew Stands By Sweeping Findings on #JewishAmerica in Face of Criticism
The Pew Research Center’s recent independent survey of Jewish America is the most comprehensive national poll of the U.S. Jewish population in more than a decade, and we are pleased that it has captured the interest of the American public, and beyond. Our survey builds on the Jewish community’s long and proud tradition of conducting…
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Fast Forward United States Could Ease Sanctions Quickly if Iran Acts on Nuclear Promises
GENEVA, Oct 14 (Reuters) – The United States held out the prospect of quick sanctions relief for Iran on Monday if Tehran moves swiftly to allay concerns about its nuclear programme, although both countries said any deal would be complex and take time. Six world powers – the United States, Russia, China, France, Britain and…
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Fast Forward StandWithUs Counters Anti-Israel Ads With Vancouver Transit Campaign
An Israel advocacy group has launched a transit campaign in opposition to anti-Israel ads on Vancouver buses and light rail stations. StandWithUs, a right-leaning Israel advocacy group, began running two advertisements on Monday meant to combat the ads put up by the Palestine Awareness Committee. The pro-Israel ads include one series of three maps purporting…
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Opinion News Quiz: Bageling, Polyamorous Jews and More!
Polyamorous Jews? They’re in quiz this week — and maybe even in your shul. If you’re ever bored, well, now you can look around for something besides who’s wearing the most sports-obsessed kippah. (And, by the way, why is that even kosher? What would Rashi say about a skullcap emblazoned “METS!”?) Also here: A bit…
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