Sephardic Jews
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Fast Forward NYC officially recognizes Landing Day, when the first Jewish community arrived in 1654
Three hundred and seventy years ago this week, 23 Sephardic Jews arrived in New York and established the first Jewish community
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Culture A small town in Spain is finally embracing its Jewish history — but is any of that history true?
In Hervás, a rural hamlet of 4,000, an invented Jewish heritage has become a point of pride and a marketing tool
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Forverts in English Did you know that baklava is part of Ashkenazi culinary history?
This article is in response to the claim that baklava isn’t part of the Eastern European Jewish tradition
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Forverts in English Asian descendants of hidden Jews maintain their languages
The work of Kristang language activists has something in common with that of the Yiddishists
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Food 7 under-the-radar Purim treats you can get from NYC bakeries
Tired of dry Hamantashen and boring fillings, I went on a quest for something new
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Culture Finally, a new hub for people who want to study the language and history of Ladino
The American Ladino League celebrates a language that was the mother tongue of generations of Sephardic Jews
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Food How to make your grandma’s brisket — and make it vegan
Micah Siva talks 'Nosh,' her new cookbook on veggie-centric Jewish food
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News Instagram’s ‘IsraelSoWhite’ mocks notion of Israelis as ‘white colonizers’
Satirical campaign from director Ben Younger celebrates diversity among Israeli Jews
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Culture Uh, was Taylor Swift wearing tefillin at the VMAs?
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Fast Forward Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf buddy when would-be assassin took aim, said they became friends over a ham sandwich
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