Archives for February 2012

Corfu, one of the greenest and prettiest of the Greek islands, is also the best fortified. The two massive stone fortresses overlooking Corfu town succeeded

Kornik. Lutomiersk. Przedborz. Obscure today, perhaps, but these Polish cities and countless others with Jewish quarters were home to bustling communities throughout the 1,000-year history

Max the bagel man is beaming, bathed in light; looped in each hand are two strings of bagels that he is rushing to a restaurant

Esther Beych’s eyes light up and her smile widens when she remembers her best friend—a classmate from Russia—tasting injera bread for the first time. “She

Sometimes, when Cynthia Ozick is looking for a word, she holds her head, closes her eyes and tries to physically claw it out of the

  The invitation read, “The time is ripe for a large organization of women Zionists.” The mission of the organization about to be born was

Generals know that an army marches on its stomach, and pre- (and even post-) feminists frequently route their way to a man’s heart through his

  You don’t have to wait for Passover to enjoy Mark Podwal’s latest liturgical art, created for Sharing the Journey: The Haggadah for the Contemporary Family