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“He is the creature whose yells make night hideous, and whose wares make dreams that poison sleep,” began a Nashville newspaper’s 1886 characterization of the wienerwurst vendor.
Tu B’Shvat: A Birthday for the Trees
A new Gregorian year is upon us, and it’s a new year for the trees as well. Sometimes called “Jewish Earth Day,” the celebration of...
Ye’s New Album ‘Vultures’ Criticized for Antisemitic Lyrics and Art
‘Vultures’ is a collaboration between Ye and Ty Dolla $ign, and visually references the founder of the Neo-Nazi ‘Heathen Front’ movement.
The Spice of Life
Lois and Arden Shenker of Portland, Oregon, have been collecting spice boxes from around the world since 1957, and now have a collection of 34.
Is Yom Ha’atzmaut’s Date All but Moot?
Israel declared Independence on 5 Iyar, but it took effect on 6 Iyar. Which was May 15—but May 14 in the United States. Except on Mondays…
Bookstagram Backlash for The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, a 2006 novel about the son of a fictional commandant of Auschwitz who befriends a Jewish inmate his own...