The Nice Jewish Girl’s Guide to the Broccoli City Fest

By Michele Amira April 22, 2015

Although my favorite holiday, Tu B’Shevat, passed in February, Jewish tree lovers like me can still find joy in another holiday celebrating the beauty of earth’s many bountiful blessings: Earth Day and the week-long Broccoli City Festival. Starting in Washington, D.C. on April 25 and finishing up in Los Angeles May 3, the Broccoli City Festival…

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Around the World, Taking Latkes By Storm

By akinman December 1, 2010

“Latkes with sour cream, latkes with cheese, who wants latkes? “We do, please!” Latkes with applesauce, latkes with fish, Latkes alone on a blue china dish, Latkes tomorrow and latkes today; We just love latkes any old way!” -“Latkes Please” Christmas has candy canes; we have latkes. We all know it, those scrumptious potato pancakes…

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The Festival of (Jewish) Film

By akinman October 6, 2010

From “Dinner for Schmucks” to “The Social Network,” what is there not to love about Hollywood’s hottest Jew crew? Captivating young audiences worldwide, Jewish entertainers like Paul Rudd and Jesse Eisenberg have starred in money-making, motion pictures, bringing a little bit of Jewish humor onto the big screen. But rarely do people watch films about…

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