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Putting Jewish Food in Context
In a new museum exhibit in Budapest, András Koerner examines what Jews had historically eaten — and why.
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How a Jewish immigrant from the shtetl became the father of America’s nuclear Navy
Abrasive, controversial and tenacious, Admiral Hyman Rickover was called “the greatest engineer to ever live” by Jimmy Carter.
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Renaissance synagogues being restored in Venice’s Jewish ghetto
Venice’s Jewish ghetto is considered the first in Europe and one of the first in the world, and a new effort is under way to preserve its 16th-century synagogues for the Jews who have remained and tourists who pass through.
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Holocaust Survivor Reunited with Daughter After 80 Years
Due to the war, Gerda Cole was forced to give up her daughter. The 98-year-old was reunited for the first time with her 80-year-old daughter.
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France has 500,000 Jews and only 5 women rabbis, but this group wants to change that
Last month saw the second Daughters of Rashi conference, a cross-denominational event focusing on expanding women’s roles in Judaism — and for participants, it’s a call to action.
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