15
Dec
The Thermometer Interview: Anna Chipczyńska
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Liam Hoare
Spotlight: Poland. Temperature: 90 degrees and climbing.
14
Dec
Talk of the Table | Michael Twitty’s Kosher Soul Food
Chef Michael Twitty—a writer, culinary historian, cook and Hebrew school teacher—is an African American Jew (he converted at age 22) who uses his culinary prowess to explore the threads of his identity. In 2013, he became a well-known presence in culinary circles when he wrote an open letter to celebrity chef Paula Deen, which quickly went viral
12
Dec
Author Interview // Mark Helprin
Much like the swashbuckling heroes of his popular novels, author Mark Helprin has led a life of great adventure. As a young man, Helprin served in the Israeli army, the Israeli air force and the British merchant navy, and he’s earned his living as an agricultural laborer, a factory worker, a military adviser, a Wall Street Journal columnist, a political speechwriter and much more.
12
Dec
Chefs’ Hanukkah Food (and Wine!) Recommendations
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By
Sarah Breger
We asked four of our favorite chefs to share their recipes for some fabulous holiday fare—plus an accompanying wine.
10
Dec
What Will Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Mean?
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Ellen Wexler
“Let’s be honest about what occurred: This was a political decision.”
07
Dec
Video | Jake Tapper: ‘We May Never Know How Many Women Left Journalism’
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Moment
Tapper spoke of “men of means and power who not only treated women as prey but in all too many cases robbed these women of their dreams.”
07
Dec
Video | Jake Tapper: ‘This Year the Truth Is Very Uncomfortable’
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“As we try to stand up for facts and truth and decency, we in the media need to make sure that we don’t give ammunition to those who are seeking to undermine the credibility of the press,” CNN’s Jake Tapper said Sunday when accepting Moment’s inaugural Robert S. Greenberger Journalism Award at the National Press Club.
06
Dec
Book Review // Debriefing: Collected Stories
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Not long after the publication of her acclaimed 1992 historical romance The Volcano Lover, Susan Sontag had dinner in a small Italian restaurant on the Upper East Side of Manhattan with Norman Mailer and Gore Vidal.
06
Dec
Book Review // When Basketball Was Jewish: Voices of Those Who Played the Game
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Ira Berkow
In Farewell to Sport, published in 1938, the popular New York Daily News sports columnist Paul Gallico, when departing the world of sports to write fiction (The Poseidon Adventure later became one of his best-sellers), reflected on the wide variety of sports and sports figures he had covered.
05
Dec
After 20 Years, Translation of the Zohar Is Finished
When Berkeley professor Daniel Matt was approached to translate the Zohar, he was more than a little hesitant.
05
Dec
Borscht Belt Book Talk and Signing Ticket Giveaway
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Ross Bishton
Sign up for one of our newsletters and be eligible to win two tickets to hear photographer Marisa Scheinfeld discuss her book, The Borscht Belt: Revisiting the Remains of America’s Jewish Vacationland at DC’s National Building Museum on December 21.
05
Dec
Photos | Moment’s 2017 Gala and Awards Dinner
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Moment’s 2017 Gala and Awards dinner honored CNN’s Jake Tapper; Peter, Paul & Mary singer and songwriter Peter Yarrow; cookbook author Joan Nathan; and international attorney and photographer Allan Gerson.