israel Archives – Page 9 of 9

Jerusalem’s Catwoman

Naomi Pfefferman March 18, 1999

Gotham City had its Catwoman. Now Jerusalem has one of its own.

Hostile Intimidation

Eric Silver November 26, 1998

Every Saturday afternoon, spot on 5 p.m., through the summer and into autumn, a squad of Jerusalem police clip-clopped on horseback past my house on Rehov Hanevi\’im, the Street of the Prophets.

Yes, Israel has bigger problems than its cats anddogs. But, as the cliché goes — we think it was original whenGeorge Bernard Shaw said it — the truest measure of a society\’sadvancement is how it treats its animals.

Haute Kosher

Diane Arieff December 4, 1997

Combine ancient laws of kashrut with the finest chefs from Europe and the United States. Mix well. Stir in a couple of Israeli mashgiachs and a liberal splash of French artistic temperament.Season to taste with Hebrew, English and Italian.

Back in Thyme

Rob Eshman October 9, 1997

Israel\’s newest weapon in its battle for economic well-being andworldwide acceptance is a tall, thin New Yorker with a great lambrecipe.\n\nHer name is Rozanne Gold.

Languishing in Isolation

Eric Silver August 28, 1997

One month after two Palestinian suicide bombers killed 14 Israeli civilians in a Jerusalem market, Bethlehem is the only West Bank town still cut off from both Israel and its neighboring Arab communities.