In 2008, famed comic book artist Neal Adams and Holocaust historian Rafael Medoff teamed up to create a comic about Dina Babbitt, a Czech Jewish artist forced by the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele to … more

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Over 60 people from the Young Israel of Woodmere took a guided walking tour of the historic Lower East Side of Manhattan on Sunday. On the bus ride into the city, Rabbi Evan Hoffman prepared the … more

For decades, Rambam Mesivta Principal Rabbi Yotav Eliach accumulated his teachings, writings, and those of many other scholars and rabbinical authorities, tracking … more

It’s hard to believe that it is more than 50 years ago that Israel prevailed and won a war in six days, reuniting Jerusalem. Riding up the road to Jerusalem on a visit to Israel in 1973, right … more

For those of you who know my husband Jerry (and if you don’t know him, you haven’t been paying close enough attention to my columns!) you know that he’s a bit of a talker. Wait, who … more

These bourekas are a mix of New York Jewish and Middle Eastern Israeli food cultures. It sounds a little crazy, but it’s incredibly good: The flavorful seasoning blend, slightly sweet from the … more

Saffron rice with pine nuts is made all over the Middle East. Sometimes it is spiced with a little ground coriander, cinnamon and cumin, or flaked almonds are used instead of the pine nuts. This … more

Like Italians with their tomato sauce, home cooks across North Africa and the Middle East are serious about their harissa. Each cook has his or her own special method for grinding the chiles and … more

If they ever give out membership cards, Pat Buchanan would be a card-carrying anti-Semite. One of his favorite ways to slander the Jewish people is to blame them for inciting every American war or … more