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Food A Very Syrian Passover with Cookbook Author Jennifer Abadi
Every Jewish cook has their Passover mainstays, which are usually divided down a line: Ashkenazi or Sephardic, depending on their family’s country of origin. On a recent Tuesday morning we decided to cross over and try our hands at making traditional Syrian Passover foods. Our teacher was Jennifer Abadi, author of “A Fistful of Lentils:…
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Fast Forward Inquest Set in Hanging Death of Fallen Jewish Tycoon Boris Berezovsky
Britain opens a judicial inquiry into the death of Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on Thursday to establish how he died in the locked bathroom of his vast mansion near London. Berezovsky, who survived years of intrigue, power struggles and assassination attempts in Russia, was found dead on Saturday in his home in Ascot, a town…
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News David Miliband, British Jewish Leader, Quits Politics, Clearing Path for Brother
Former British foreign secretary David Miliband, once tipped as a potential prime minister, said on Wednesday he was leaving politics to boost his brother’s chances of leading the opposition Labour party to victory in an election in 2015. His departure ends speculation he might replace brother Ed Miliband as Labour leader between now and 2015…
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Fast Forward Is Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Dipping His Toes Into Political World?
Is Mark Zuckerberg starting to dip his toes into the political ocean? Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg has been making headlines recently for “Lean In,” her new book on women’s leadership. It turns out her boss Zuckerberg has a side project as well: a new advocacy group. Zuckerberg is forming an organization along with other executives…
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Fast Forward Supreme Court May Seek To Avoid Sweeping Ruling on Gay Marriage
For nearly four years, proponents of same-sex marriage have been strategically building a test case aimed at convincing the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court to declare that gay marriage is a constitutional right. The advocates felt they were ready. But on Tuesday, after an intense, wide-ranging hearing, it appeared the justices were not. Over the course…
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Opinion Tantalizing Hints From Supremes on Gay Marriage
The arguments over Proposition 8 – the California ban on same-sex marriage – gave tantalizing hints about the thinking of Supreme Court justices hearing the case. After a lawyer in support of the ban, Charles Cooper, argued that procreation and child-rearing were fundamental to a state’s interest in marriage, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg brought up…
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Fast Forward Henrique Capriles, Venezuela’s ‘Rock Star’ With Jewish Roots, Fights Uphill Campaign
Emerging from his bus, Venezuela’s opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles is engulfed by frenzied female supporters who push past bodyguards to hug, kiss and photograph their idol. Most are young and have been waiting for hours under the sun to see him. Laughing and punching his fist in the air as he wades through his…
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Fast Forward Fallen Tycoon Boris Berezovsky Died From Hanging, Coroner Says
Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky, whose body was found in the locked bathroom of his luxury mansion near London over the weekend, died by hanging, British police said on Monday. Police, who had earlier removed his body from his home to conduct an autopsy, said there were no signs of a violent struggle, adding that further…
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