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‘Gefilte Manifesto’ seeks to make classic Jewish food great again
Robert Gluck08.12.2016
The cover of "The Gefilte Manifesto." Credit: Flatiron Books.
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Hanukkah menorahs, more than ceremonial art
Robert Gluck10.10.2016
A Hanukkah lamp, from 1950, made of copper alloy. Credit: The Jewish Museum, gift of Karl Nathan.
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‘We’re all from the same planet:’ National Geographic introduces kids to High Holidays
Robert Gluck26.07.2016
the new cover of National Geographic's “Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur”. Credit: Deborah Heiligman.
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Rugelach roundtable: Does this beloved pastry need to be dairy to taste good?
Robert Gluck21.08.2015
Click photo to download. Caption: Rugelach from Zabar's. Credit Juan Lopez.
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The other Spielberg tells story of American pilots who fought for Israel in 1948
Robert Gluck13.04.2015
Click photo to download. Caption: The film poster for "Above and Beyond," Nancy Spielberg's documentary on American pilots who volunteered for Israel during the 1948 War of Independence. Credit: Above and Beyond.
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Is ‘Mein Kampf’ a learning tool, or too offensive and dangerous to reissue?
Robert Gluck09.04.2015
Click photo to download. Caption: Copies of Adolf Hitler's book, "Mein Kampf," at the Documentation Center in Congress Hall in Nuremberg, Germany. Credit: Adam Jones, Ph.D. via Wikimedia Commons
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‘New Passover Menu’ strives for liberation from perceived culinary slavery
Robert Gluck28.01.2015
Click photo to download. Caption: The cover of “The New Passover Menu,” by Paula Shoyer. Credit: The New Passover Menu.
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Green Hanukkah: oil-conservation miracle inspires environmentalism
Robert Gluck13.10.2014
Solar-power pioneer Yosef Abramowitz (left) pictured with two of his five children, Ashira and Zamir, as the family uses its bicycle-shaped Hanukkah menorah. Credit: Courtesy Yosef Abramowitz.
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Is renting a sukkah a new trend?
Robert Gluck10.09.2014
Click photo to download. Caption: The construction of a sukkah in Ramat Hacovesh, Israel. One possible advantage of renting a sukkah over owning one is avoiding the process of putting up and taking down the sukkah yourself. Credit: PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project.
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Jewish food festivals unite history and culture in unusual locales
Robert Gluck13.06.2014
Click photo to download. Caption: The HardLox Jewish Food and Heritage Festival in Asheville, N.C. Credit: Courtesy Marty Gillen.
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No couch potato: knish expert takes global journey for ‘Jewish soul food’ book
Robert Gluck28.05.2014
Click photo to download. Caption: The cover of Laura Silver's new book, “Knish: In Search of the Jewish Soul Food.” Credit: Courtesy of Barbara Briggs, University Press of New England.
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Jewish retirement to South Florida: behind the numbers
Robert Gluck28.05.2014
A view of Washington Ave and 15th Street in South Beach, Miami. Rather than the partying/nightlife destination it is known as today, South Beach used to be a prime spot for Jewish seniors. Credit: Pedro Szekely via Wikimedia Commons.
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U.S. Holocaust museum’s traveling exhibit sheds new light on Nazi propaganda
Robert Gluck19.03.2014
The book cover of "State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda," written by U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum curators Steven Luckert and Susan Bachrach. The book is part of the Museum’s initiative on propaganda, which also includes an exhibition and a website. The cover image is from a poster for the 1933 film "S.A.-Mann Brand." Credit: Kunstbibliothek Berlin/BPK, Berlin/Art Resource, New York.
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J.D. Salinger and the Holocaust
Robert Gluck19.03.2014
Click photo to download. Caption: J.D. Salinger. Credit: Courtesy of Kenneth Slawenski.
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Did Sukkot help shape Thanksgiving?
Robert Gluck18.09.2013
Click photo to download. Caption: "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth," by Jennie A. Brownscombe. JNS.org examines whether Thanksgiving was shaped by Sukkot. Credit: Jennie Augusta Brownscombe via Wikimedia Commons.
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