20
Jan
A Life in Pictures : Bob Mankoff
The Dotted Path to Cartoon Heaven
20
Jan
Bukharian Cuisine: A Taste of the Silk Road
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By
Josh Tapper
By Josh Tapper
A Bukharian Friday night dinner is an elaborate affair: Plates of carp doused with garlic sauce and cilantro, garlicky fried fish and mushroom salad...
20
Jan
Recipe: Bakhsh
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By
navid
Green Pilaf in a Bag.
Adopted from Ammun Kimyagarov's Classic Central Asian (Bukharian) Jewish Cuisine and Customs
Ingredients
2/3 lb. / 300g meat (beef or lamb are typical)
1...
17
Jan
8 Myths About Israel’s African Migrants
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Sam Chester
The African migrant issue in Israel is one of those stories where the solution is relatively simple but the politics, fueled by misinformation, are devilishly...
16
Jan
Week in Review: Kerry’s “Messianic Fervor,” Sharon Eulogized, and much more!
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By
Moment
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon expressed skepticism over U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s efforts to revitalize peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, saying...
15
Jan
Test Your Knowledge of Jewish Olympians!
The Sochi Olympics are just weeks away. Get ready with our quiz on the Olympics’ rich Jewish past.
15
Jan
Answers to Jewish Olympians Quiz
1. Sarah Hughes
2. Aly Raisman
3. Yael Arad, for judo
4. Dara Torres
5. Oksana Baiul
6. Kerri Strug
7. Gal Fridman, for windsurfing
8. Marty Glickman and Sam Stoller
9. Seven
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13
Jan
Q&A: Israeli Singer David Broza on East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem
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jtapper
Israeli singer-songwriter David Broza talks about his latest album, the Steve Earle-produced East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem, which was released this week.
10
Jan
Q&A: Historian Melissa R. Klapper on American Jewish Women’s Activism
By Caitlin Yoshiko Kandil
While the names Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem have become synonymous with second-wave feminism, the role of Jewish women in earlier feminist...
09
Jan
Week in Review: Israel Strikes Natural Gas Deal with Palestinians, the Roots of Jewish Surnames, Harry Styles’s Jewish Kick, and more
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In a rare example of Israeli and Palestinian partnership, investors behind Israel's largest natural gas reserve, Leviathan, have struck a $1.2 billion export deal with...
08
Jan
Visual Moment // Medieval Cairo
By Diane M. Bolz // Today, fewer than 50 Jews remain in Egypt, but for thousands of years the country was home to a series of important Jewish communities.
08
Jan
Can You Beat Peter Sagal? Take Our Quiz Now!
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By
Sarah Breger
Try your hand at our quiz “So you claim to be Jewish?” modeled on Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’s lightning fill in the blank segment....