On the telephone, Anders speaks exactly like the book she\’s written. Candid, passionate and prone to interspersing the conversation with hysterical impersonations of her mother\’s Cuban-accented English, Anders also emphasized that she \”fiercely loves\” her parents, now in their 70s.
Passover is a time for families to gather, to enjoy each other\’s company and to recall the story of our shared ancient history.
It is also the perfect time to preserve your family\’s greatest treasure: the memories and stories of your own family elders.
Why is this night different from all other nights? For one thing, it\’s the food — or, rather, the food that\’s featured on television. But there\’s also plenty of food for thought in the form of Passover-related travel and Jewish news features.
In 1773, when Capt. Alexander Graydon visited York, Pa., it was a married Jewish hostess who captured his attention.
I joined the Maccabi organization when I was 16. It was a sports club with a Zionist philosophy. The goal was to build a strong youth who would be able to fight for Eretz Yisrael.
\”West Bank Story\” was one of a handful of Jewish-themed films screened at the Sundance Film Festival, which ended Sunday night in Park City, Utah. With the deafening chatter around this small town about which studio picked up which film for how many millions of dollars, it\’s hard to sniff out, not the hottest films — but the most Jewish.
With 15 years of Jewish day school education under his belt, Marc Marrero had a plan for college.
I was raised on Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx by a woman who could have taken Olympic gold in Jewish mothering. Sonia, Abie-the-tailor\’s wife, never stopped fearing for my life.
\”I am Jewish,\” were the words Wall Street Journal correspondent Daniel Pearl spoke to his terrorist captors shortly before they murdered him.
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