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In 1891, a time of heightened antisemitism and frequent pogroms across the Russian empire, the German Jewish philanthropist Baron Maurice de Hirsch bought 17 million acres of rural Argentine land for Jews to farm.
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(May 10, 2022 / JNS) In his Israel Apartheid Week address at Duke University a few weeks ago, radical Palestinian poet Mohammed el-Kurd advocated Palestinian liberation,telling his cheering audience, We want our land back from the [Jordan] river to the [Mediterranean] sea. When asked what would happen to 7 million Israelis who live on most of this land, el-Kurd replied, I dont care
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Betsy Enger leads a cooking demonstration during a Jewish Senior Connection program in April. Photo: Bill Motchan A few days before Passover, a half dozen people gathered to learn an important skill: how to make stuffed dates and other delicious holiday dishes
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Here is a story Ive heard all my life: Before my grandmother delivered my mother prematurely almost 87 years ago, the doctor came to my grandfather and told him he might have to choose between the life of his wife or that of his unborn child. My grandfather, the son of a rabbi, immediately decided to save his wifethe mother. My grandmother delivered my mother with complications, but both mother and child survived.
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Connie Shakalis| Guest columnist What do you get when five people do a new play by Anna Ziegler at Jewish Theatre of Bloomington in May? The answer will stay a mystery until the end of "The Wanderers," because as artistic director Audrey Heller said, "I forgot to respond to your 'puzzle' interview question, but if I had, I'd have given away the twist in the story!" Playwright Ziegler tells the story of two vastly different couples as she examines yearning, faith, senses of purpose and tacit cultural expectations.
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An ancient Jewish community that survived all odds and came home. A lone Jewish person remains in Yemen, down from seven in February, according to a new United Nations report about the treatment of religious minorities in conflict zones.
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Shira Berkowitz was building a career in Jewish camping when a summer camp told them not to return. It got around that I was that was queer, and that that wasnt appropriate for me to be a program director for girls, Berkowitz said.
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Serves 6 In this famous Iraqi-Jewish dish, a whole chicken is almost buried in rice mixed with spices before it goes into the oven. The traditional dish, called t'beet (from the Arabic word "tabayit," which means to stay overnight) was sent into a low oven before the Sabbath so it was ready the next day for the midday meal.
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One of the most accomplished painters of 19th century Cincinnati came from a family better known for business than art.
admin | May 10, 2022
The Church of England is to apologise for its shameful actions in passing anti-Jewish laws 800 years ago that paved the way for the expulsion of Jews from England.
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