Budapest street exhibition on Holocaust survivors defaced
Jewish Journal
April 8, 2015
An exhibition about Holocaust survivors was defaced in Budapest.
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April 8, 2015
Time for a kosher hot dog and a beer and Dodger baseball
Michael Berenbaum
April 8, 2015
Spring is upon us. The seders are over, the Iran problem endures. Romance is in the air and, with romance, some men’s and women’s hearts turn to baseball.
For cellist Raphael Wallfisch, music is a family matter
Rick Schultz
April 8, 2015
For renowned British cellist Raphael Wallfisch, music always has been a family affair.
Passing the kosher-for-Passover test
Tess Cutler
April 8, 2015
On March 31, a Tuesday, it looked like a hurricane had swept through Shiloh’s Steakhouse, an abnormal scene for the otherwise-pristine, kosher fine-dining establishment on Pico Boulevard.
The Iranian deal: Cause for skepticism, concern and disappointment
Sam Yebri
April 8, 2015
Americans who are Iranian and Jewish cannot help but view the recently announced nuclear understanding between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 with skepticism, concern and disappointment.
The Iranian deal: Accept an imperfect deal, then make it better
Jewish Journal
April 8, 2015
In “King Lear,” William Shakespeare cautioned against “striving to better, oft we mar what’s well.”
Maybe Obama knows what he’s doing
Rob Eshman
April 8, 2015
At our seder this year, one guest, an Israeli of Iraqi origin, told me her family has a very different way of recounting the Ten Plagues God sent to Egypt.
The Sarajevo Haggadah’s historic journey, set to music
Avishay Artsy
April 8, 2015
Sarajevo native Merima Ključo can relate to the story of the Sarajevo Haggadah, the 14th-century illuminated manuscript that survived many close calls with destruction. Both have escaped war and have received acclaim for their artistic beauty.
My Passover lesson: Don’t wait for God
David Suissa
April 8, 2015
The Jewish people didn’t bring down the Ten Plagues on Pharaoh, nor did they split the Red Sea, which enabled them to escape Pharaoh’s soldiers some 3,300 years ago.
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