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Prep + Rally (Kosher) Meal Plans Help Families Cook Together

by Jessica Halfin

Need meal prep help to meet the demands of cooking for your family? Chef Dini Klein is here to help with printable shopping lists, recipes and complete menus.

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A Seasonal Israeli Gardening Calendar, Now in English

by Jessica Halfin

Ilana Stein is the gardener and graphic designer behind the hand-illustrated "A Year in the Garden" calendar.

Food
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Philadelphia’s Essen Bakery

by Hilary Danailova

Owner Tova du Plessis is proud that the nostalgic treats she bakes at Essen are a point of Jewish connection for customers.

Food
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Sweet Box: American Treats with Israeli Soul

by Renee Ghert-Zand

Israelis are snapping up premium goods at Sweet Box, a new bakeshop specializing in American classics in the heart of Tel Aviv.

Holidays
Rosh Hashanah

Holidays
Rosh Hashanah

DIY Rosh Hashanah Food Gifts

by Jessica Halfin

by Jessica Halfin

Roasted Nuts in Honey, Honey-Infused Whisky and an Israeli-Style Turkish Coffee Mix are delicious and deceptively easy to prepare for friends and loved ones.

Holidays
Hanukkah

Holidays
Hanukkah

Is Your Olive Oil Really Olive Oil?

Adulterated or fake olive oil is often a combination of olive oil with seed oil, a liquid-fat base or old or rancid olive oil, all to cut costs.

Holidays
Passover

Holidays
Passover

This Beer Is Kosher for Passover

by Esther Hecht

by Esther Hecht

No longer must we survive by wine alone over the eight long nights of Passover, thanks to the date beer out of Israel.

Food
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Taste of Jerusalem at New York’s Waldorf Astoria

Waldorf Astoria is famous for hospitality and culinary trends likes its namesake salad. Will its Jerusalem chef create its next signature dish?

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Dec 6, 1889: #onthisday in #jewesshistory, Celia Feinman Adler Forman, known known as the "First Lady of the Yiddish theater” was born in New York City. ⁠
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Born as Tzirele Adler to British actress Dina Shtettin, who left her Orthodox family to join the theater world, and Jacob P. Adler, the Yiddish theater star who founded a theatrical dynasty. Among her half-siblings were noted actors Jay Adler, Luther Adler and Stella Adler. ⁠
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In 1919, Adler, a Zionist, helped open the first Yiddish Art Theater and wrote the two-volume study, “The Yiddish Theater in America." When “the Dybbuk” came to the New York Yiddish Art Theater, Adler starred as Leah, the woman who is possessed by a dybbuk. ⁠
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In 1937, Celia starred in the Yiddish film “Where Is My Child?” ("Vu iz mayn kind?”). She also gave one of the earliest theatrical portrayals of a Holocaust survivor in her half-brother Luther Adler’s 1946 Broadway production of “A Flag is Born.” ⁠
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Three men were fortunate enough to wed the “dramatic soubrette”—so called by Carl Van Vechten. In 1915 Adler married actor Lazar Freed and later said “I do” to her manager, Jack Cone, in 1930. After her second husband’s death in 1959, she married New York businessman Nathan Forman. He died a week before Adler. ⁠
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Her last film was “Naked City” (1948) and the actress’ last Broadway show was the 1961 drama “Women in Horseradish.” In the aftermath of World War II, Adler gave performances to American troops in English and Yiddish. �⁠
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“Mrs. Forman was sustained by an enormous creative energy throughout her life and an unflagging devotion to Jewish drama, becoming its foremost female exponent,” Joan Cook wrote in a 1979 New York Times obituary. ⁠
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Celia died on January 31, 1979 after suffering a heart attack. A week before she died at the Hebrew Home, Adler performed a one-act monologue and was already preparing for her next act. She is buried in the Yiddish Theater Section of Mount Hebron Cemetery in NYC.

Dec 6, 1889: #onthisday in #jewesshistory, Celia Feinman Adler Forman, known known as the "First Lady of the Yiddish theater” was born in New York City. ⁠
⁠
Born as Tzirele Adler to British actress Dina Shtettin, who left her Orthodox family to join the theater world, and Jacob P. Adler, the Yiddish theater star who founded a theatrical dynasty. Among her half-siblings were noted actors Jay Adler, Luther Adler and Stella Adler. ⁠
⁠
In 1919, Adler, a Zionist, helped open the first Yiddish Art Theater and wrote the two-volume study, “The Yiddish Theater in America." When “the Dybbuk” came to the New York Yiddish Art Theater, Adler starred as Leah, the woman who is possessed by a dybbuk. ⁠
⁠
In 1937, Celia starred in the Yiddish film “Where Is My Child?” ("Vu iz mayn kind?”). She also gave one of the earliest theatrical portrayals of a Holocaust survivor in her half-brother Luther Adler’s 1946 Broadway production of “A Flag is Born.” ⁠
⁠
Three men were fortunate enough to wed the “dramatic soubrette”—so called by Carl Van Vechten. In 1915 Adler married actor Lazar Freed and later said “I do” to her manager, Jack Cone, in 1930. After her second husband’s death in 1959, she married New York businessman Nathan Forman. He died a week before Adler. ⁠
⁠
Her last film was “Naked City” (1948) and the actress’ last Broadway show was the 1961 drama “Women in Horseradish.” In the aftermath of World War II, Adler gave performances to American troops in English and Yiddish. �⁠
⁠
“Mrs. Forman was sustained by an enormous creative energy throughout her life and an unflagging devotion to Jewish drama, becoming its foremost female exponent,” Joan Cook wrote in a 1979 New York Times obituary. ⁠
⁠
Celia died on January 31, 1979 after suffering a heart attack. A week before she died at the Hebrew Home, Adler performed a one-act monologue and was already preparing for her next act. She is buried in the Yiddish Theater Section of Mount Hebron Cemetery in NYC. ...

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