admin | March 14, 2020
Tova du Plessis (Photo by Neal Santos) This was all supposed to be a test run, Tova du Plessis sincerely believes. The zaatar challah that flies off the shelves, the cinnamon hazelnut babka and the bite-sized chocolate rugelach that du Plessis bakes at Essen Bakery on Passyunk Avenue were all part of an experiment. It was all a chance to see what she could do after her stint as the pastry chef at the Rittenhouse Hotel
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admin | March 14, 2020
This is war, but its not a conventional one.
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admin | March 14, 2020
A lawmaker from the Arab-majority Joint List on Friday accused the IDF of an atrocity by spraying Palestinians with an unknown substance, before acknowledging the video clip of the incident actually shows Palestinian Authority forces disinfecting a West Bank checkpoint. Another atrocity [being committed] by the occupation under the cover of the coronavirus the IDF is spraying Palestinians at the Qalqilya checkpoint with an unknown substance. Everyone agrees the spraying method is not effective in the fight against the virus, Joint List MK Aida Touma-Sliman wrote on Twitter She added: The horrors being committed under the cover of the crisis cant be ignored
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admin | March 14, 2020
(JTA) At this point, we know well how to wash our hands to protect ourselves from the coronavirus. But how do we soothe our souls? When we recently asked for stories about how local Jewish communities are adapting to the public health threat, we received plenty of examples of changes that are underway, from Spock greetings instead of handshakes to chopsticks as Torah pointers
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admin | March 14, 2020
Dubbed the Jane Addams of New Orleans, she was the center of several progressive movements in the city.Published on Tuesday, Mar 10th, 2020 New Orleanians with Irish American heritage have shaped this city for more than a century. Margaret Haughery famously built orphanages, fed the poor and cared for the destitute in the late-1900s; boxers like Martin Burke inspired the community by going toe-to-toe with elite sportsmen from around the country in early-20th century Irish Channels Bucket of Blood; and restaurateur, Richard Dickie Brennan elevated the citys cuisine via his renowned Commanders Palace and revived Krewe of Bacchus as a tool to draw tourists to the city for Mardi Gras
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admin | March 13, 2020
Its undeniable: Antisemitism is on the rise.
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admin | March 13, 2020
The ACLUs roots reach back to the National Civil Liberties Bureau, founded in 1917 to assist American conscientious objectors in World War I, which the organization definitely opposed. It also defended persons charged under the Espionage Act of 1917, and the more draconian Sedition Act of 1918, which neutered the First Amendment and was repealed in 1920.
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admin | March 13, 2020
Rep. Rashida Tlaib was photographed promoting controversial activist Linda Sarsours new book while wearing a T-shirt depicting Israel covered in Arabic letters that spell "Palestine." Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib's t-shirt doesn't exactly scream 'two-state solution," Alex VanNess, a fellow at the Endowment for Middle East Truth, tweeted Monday, along with a photo of the Michigan Democrat proudly holding up the book while sporting the shirt with Arabic writing and the colors of the Palestinian flag. The Washington Examiner independently confirmed that the writing translates to the word "Palestine." Tlaib, one of the only Palestinian Americans elected to Congress, has been criticized several times for comments many consider to be anti-Semitic
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admin | March 13, 2020
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) was recently pictured sporting a t-shirt that portrays the modern state of Israel as belonging entirely to Palestine. Tlaib, one of Congress's leadingcritics of Israel,was pictured in thet-shirt while promoting a recently published book by Linda Sarsour, another outspoken critic of the Jewish state who serves as a surrogate for the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign.
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admin | March 13, 2020
A shocking incident at a Bernie Sanders rally last Thursday was a visceral reminder that anti-Semitism is on the rise in America. A few moments into Bernie's speech at the 7,000-person Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Robert Sterkeson unfurled a five-foot-tall Nazi swastika banner and shouted anti-Semitic insults at the presidential candidate.
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