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The project, part of the Yiddish New York festival, invites people from all over the world to participate
The project, part of the Yiddish New York festival, invites people from all over the world to participate
The annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates contemporary cultural traditions from around the world.
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The White House reception for Jewish leaders provided an optimistic look at the forthcoming Middle East peace plan — and a full spread of pre-Passover goodies. Israeli Ambassador to the United States Ron Dermer, the evening’s guest of honor, praised President Trump and thanked the aides responsible for putting the plan together, according to Jewish Insider….
Join the editor of the Yiddish Forward Rukhl Schaechter on Sunday, January 6 as she gives a lecture, in Yiddish, on the topic, “The History of Gefilte Fish.” She will explain how and why this and other Ashkenazi dishes changed dramatically among the East European Jews who immigrated to America. The event will take place…
This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. The gefilte fish you’ve been eating is nothing but a glorified fish patty. When making real gefilte fish, minced-fish stuffing is spooned into slices of carp, between the skin and the bone. Forverts editor Rukhl Schaechter and Polish-born gefilte fish maven Sabina Barszap show how it’s done.
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