‘In Search of Israeli Cuisine’ to open the Edmonton Jewish Film Fest on May 17
By Lucy Cohen Blatter (JTA) — “I thought it was just going to be about falafel and hummus.” That was the perception of Israeli cuisine that filmmaker…
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Spicer, Hitler and the Soup Nazi: Why can’t this White House get the Holocaust right?
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — We interrupt this Passover to bring you two news bulletins: Bashar Assad is worse than Hitler. The Soup…
Don’t pass over these 8 new books for spring
By Victor Wishna (JTA) — You know the story: When the Israelites made their exodus from Egypt, they fled in such haste that they did…
Prince Charles recalls grandmother’s rescue of Jews from Holocaust
(JTA) — Prince Charles of Wales spoke with Holocaust survivors in Austria about his grandmother’s role in saving the lives of a Jewish family during…
Gluten-free matzah: Here’s what you should know
By Gabe Friedman NEW YORK (JTA) — Gluten-free matzah might sound like a bad joke — after all, regular unleavened bread tastes pretty cardboard-like already….