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This story originally appeared on The Nosher. Most of my American Jewish friends ate brisket, kugel and babka at their family High Holiday feasts. I often imagined what that would be like, curious about the dishes that were so popular with my friends but were never served in my own home. In my Soviet immigrant family, our holiday meals looked quite different. Typically, my maternal grandmother, Mira, hosted both Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur at her home. These meals always had a very specific...
This story originally appeared on Kveller. “Don’t you dare,” I said, just milliseconds before a red matchbox car came catapulting toward my head. I scowled at my 2-year-old and gave him a stern finger-waggle. Without hesitating, he trotted over, touched my arm gently and said, “Sorry.” I should have been pleased, right? But my toddler’s saccharine “sorry” (pronounced “sowwy”) was devoid of remorse. Were he capable of a genuine apology, he probably wouldn’t have thrown the stupid car at me in the first place. I should add that a few minutes la...
Mr. Ira Hochroth died peacefully at home on Aug.20, 2023, in Lake Mary, Florida at the age of 81. Ira is survived by his wife of 60 years, Karen Hochroth; daughters, Risa Hochroth Feist (Rich Feist) of Wayland, Massachusetts, and Holly Kluger (Mark Kluger) of Longwood, FL. He is also survived by his grandchildren - Nathan Kluger, Steven Kluger, Jessica Feist and Joshua Feist. Ira was born on May 28, 1942, in New York, New York to Nathan and Jean Mendlowitz Hochroth. He graduated from DeWitt...
Ms. Rachel Zorros, 63, Orlando, Florida passed away Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, at Excellence Senior Living following a brief illness. Ms. Zorros was born March 11, 1960, in New York City, New York to the late Michael and Joyce (Saladow) Becker. In keeping with Ms. Zorros’s wishes she was cremated and her cremated remains were scattered at sea. May she rest in peace and may her memory always be a blessing. Private cremation under the direction of Beth Shalom Memorial Chapel, 933 Lee Road, Suite 101, Orlando, Florida 407-599-118...
For information about services at local synagogues not listed, contact the individual congregations. Unless listed, for tickets or information, contact the individual synagogue. Celebration Jewish Congregation (Reform) Members of Celebration Jewish Congregation are invited to attend services at Congregation Beth Shalom in Brandon, FL. Please see their schedule listed below. For those who wish to attend services elsewhere, a directory of synagogues may be found on the CJC website at www.jewishcelebration.org under the “Others” tab on its hom...
Gallant call saves man from jumping off sixth-story balcony (JNS) — Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant helped save a life this week by agreeing to take a call from a man who was threatening to commit suicide by jumping off his sixth-floor balcony. The incident began Monday in the northern city of Hadera, where an unidentified man in his 20s threatened to jump from his residential building. Video showed the man holding on to the outside of his balcony, with Israeli security forces maintaining a perimeter around the scene. The man first d...
(JTA) — Days after Elon Musk threatened to sue the Anti-Defamation League for billions of dollars and amplified a hashtag spread by white supremacists, the ADL’s CEO, Jonathan Greenblatt, praised Musk’s business acumen but called his behavior “frustrating” and said he was spreading “age-old tropes” around blaming Jews for antisemitism. “I’ve always tried to treat Elon and everyone at the company with respect and forthright manner and a constructive approach. I would do that again,” Greenblatt told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. “The truth is th...
(JNS) — In a dramatic turn of events, Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, said on Wednesday that it is terminating its longstanding relationship with its U.S. fundraising arm, amid an intra-organizational financial dispute which is the subject of an Israeli government investigation. The decision to cut ties with the American Society for Yad Vashem, which was established over four decades ago in order to assist with funding for Israel’s Holocaust Remembrance Center and is its largest donor arm after the Israeli government, was take...
Old-fashioned apple dumplings are made with peeled and cored-out apples that get encased in pastry or biscuit crust and are baked until golden and tender. For hundreds of years, apple dumplings have remained a classic comfort food both in the States and across the pond in England. Descriptions of this dish appear as far back as the early 1700s, and apple dumplings were famously Thomas Edison’s favorite food. This dessert has remained popular in the United States for hundreds of years, from New E...
This story originally appeared in The Nosher. We grew up in Barcelona, Spain. Not exactly your typical Jewish upbringing, and while we loved the beautiful city, it could be difficult and isolating during the Jewish holidays. Nevertheless, we managed to form a tight-knit group each year with our aunt, uncle and cousins who enjoyed the festive Syrian-Lebanese style food our talented mother prepared for us. The main meal itself was amazing, but it was the symbolic foods we ate before the main meal...
(JNS) - Dutch forensic investigators have identified the remains of a man executed by the Nazis in the Netherlands eight decades ago as that of a Jewish resistance hero after locating a cousin in Australia, investigators said on Wednesday. Bernard Luza, 39, was killed by a firing squad in 1943 after he and hundreds of other Jews were arrested following a raid on a factory in northern Amsterdam on Nov. 11, 1942. His body was discovered in 1945 in a grave with four others, buried at a shooting...
