Articles from the June 26, 2020 edition
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Hulu's hit show 'Ramy' is a perfect lens into the challenges of modern religious life
NEW YORK (JTA) - Social distancing and staying inside is hard. Thankfully, accessing good things to watch during this time is not. This is the 11th installation of a weekly column on Jewish movies...
At a German train station, a unique memorial is dedicated to Jews deported to their death
BERLIN (JTA) - Nearly 80 years after the last train sent Jews to almost certain death from the main railway station in Wurzburg, a memorial to those who perished was dedicated in the German city. The...
In Amsterdam, the world's priciest menorah gets a new life
AMSTERDAM (JTA) - For the Amsterdam Jewish Historical Museum, Chanukah this year entailed the stressful chore of assembling the world's most expensive menorah. Last week, the Rintel Menorah, a...
Obituary - CORAL JOY AMBUTER
Coral Joy (Epstein) Ambuter, age 77, of Windermere, Fla., and formerly of Needham, Mass., passed away peacefully on Friday, June 12, 2020, at AdventHealth Hospice Orlando. A native of Cambridge, Mass., Coral was born on Sept. 4, 1942, to the late... Full story
Tel Aviv's very Israeli response to staying at home
TEL AVIV (JTA) - For years Shlo Shalfy, a kindergarten teacher here, thought about the day she would send her 18-year-old son off to the army. She would drive him to Bakum, the enormous military induc...
Weekly roundup of world briefs
Israeli government to bail out El Al, could gain full control (JNS) — Israel’s Finance Ministry on Sunday proposed to loan $250 million to El Al airlines, far short of the $400 million the struggling airline had requested. However, the gov...
Full text of the letter from House Democrats warning Israel about annexation of the West Bank
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Four Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives — Jan Schakowsky, Ted Deutch, David E. Price, and Bradley S. Schneider — are circulating a letter among their colleagues that would warn Israel of the perils of annexation. The fu...
Banana tahini pops are the perfect summer dessert hack - and they're so easy to make
A while back a “recipe” (if you can call anything with one ingredient a recipe) for banana ice cream went viral. And with good reason. To make it you simply put a few frozen sliced bananas in a food processor and blended them until they achieved the...
Summer special: Brisket tacos with carrot slaw
When I was growing up, I knew brisket as an island of meat in a sea of sweet brownish-red sauce with carrot-plank buoys. Every holiday, this was plunked in the center of the table alongside a loaf of...
The Syrian frittata you will make again and again
Spinach jibn is a traditional Syrian way to prepare vegetables, akin to a crustless quiche. It’s most common to find it with spinach, but you can also make it with zucchini or other vegetables you may have around. It’s healthy and kid-friendly, thoug...
