Submitted by her family Ida Freedman, beloved wife of the late Bernard Freedman, passed away on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at the age of 99 ½ years. She had lived the last six years with her daughter, Paula Streimish, in Fern Park, Florida. Ida and...

Howard Rosenfeld (Chaim ben Tzvi Hersh), age 72, of Orlando, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Florida Hospital—Orlando. A New York City native, he was born on Nov. 12, 1946, to the late Harry and Sarah Rose Parker Rosenfeld. He was a high s...

Submitted by her family Nira S. Stein, age 84, of Maitland, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019, at Advent Health—Altamonte. Nira was born on Feb. 12, 1935, in Tel Aviv, Israel, to the late Solomon and Rosi Fleisher Sheintal. In 1944 Nira, her p...

Ira W. Waldinger, age 68, of Winter Garden, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019, at Orlando Regional Medical Center. A Brooklyn native, he was born on Feb. 21, 1951, to the late Martin and Esther Dobrow Waldinger. He was a graduate of Hunter...

(JTA)—Even before he was old enough to vote, Justyn Trenner was already a supporter of Britain’s Labour Party. Trenner, now a 54-year-old financial adviser from London, had felt at home there thanks to Labour’s mild socialism and anti-racist agend...

I’ve been called many things in my life, but never black. Until recently. I was visiting with a friend who is a black pastor in Chicago and at one point he burst out “you must be half black.” He meant it as a compliment, and I received it as such....

$464 million more paid out to victims of Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme By Marcy Oster (JTA)—Another $464 million has been paid out to victims of Bernie Madoff’s $19 billion Ponzi scheme, bringing the total distributions in the case to more than $12 bil...

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Roasting vegetables is one of the easiest ways to prepare vegetables, not to mention the most delicious. Roasting at a high heat caramelizes veggies, creating such an amazing depth of flavor and...

Schnitzel is one of the ultimate comfort foods. It’s hard not to like a food that is fried and golden brown. Schnitzel is commonly made from chicken or veal, but you’ll also find vegetarian versions made from celery root or, in this case, cab...

Pink pickled turnips are a fixture of Middle Eastern cuisine, and it’s hard to find a restaurant shawarma plate without them. Their rose-like magenta color makes you forget that these pickles are in fact made from an often overlooked root vegetable....