Minhag Bavel
Remembering Purim in Iraq; a Paradise of Parties and Pastries
Like visions of date palms laden with fruit, Purim in Iraq was paradise for children. “We were excused from school and over the two-day holiday, we’d attend six parties,” says […]
Zangula with Lemon Syrup
Ingredients For the syrup: 2 to 3 lemons 1/2 cup (120 milliliters) water 1 cup (200 grams) sugar For the dough and for frying: 1 1/8 teaspoons (1/2 package) active […]
The Baghdadi Jewish Dish that was Created in Mumbai and Kolkata
the taste was sour and sweet, a smooth, compelling aroma filled my mouth and nose, the texture was silky, a depth in it. i’d never tasted a chicken dish […]
Manhattan’s Iraqi-Jewish owned single-vine winery
By David Klein Latif Jiji cited his Judaism and celebration of Passover as the inspiration for his winemaking. Wine. (photo credit: INGIMAGE) Latif Jiji looks over this year’s crop at […]
Evidence of Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem unearthed in City of David
By Daniel K. Eisenbud “These findings depict the affluence and character of the Judean Kingdom and are mesmerizing proof of the city’s demise at the hands of the Babylonians.” During […]
Jews in Shanghai
by Steve Hochstadt I Jews in Colonial Shanghai One of the largest and most cosmopolitan cities in the world, Shanghai in the late 19th and early 20th century was an […]
22 Nut-Free Charoset Recipes
Have you tried avocadoes, bananas, ginger, chocolate or cayenne pepper in charoset? How well does traditional apples-nuts-wine charoset stand up to her cousins? Have an international Jewish taste test and discover your […]
Baghdadi Jews in Early Shanghai
by Maisie J. Meyer Many Baghdadi Jews (the term “Baghdadi” in this context encompasses Arabic speaking Jews from the Middle East, Aden and Yemen, and non-Arabic speaking Jews from […]
TRADITIONS Of Their Own
New York’s Iraqi Jews follow customs that originated far from Eastern Europe By Elicia Brown (freelance writer) April 26, 2003 [edited and corrected July 2017] In the narrow hallway outside […]
Shanghai’s Messenger
B’Nai Yisrael: The Jewish Community of Shanghai July 1998 Press Release REBIRTH OF SHANGHAI’S JEWISH COMMUNITY: OUR FIRST TORAH IN DECADES by Jodie Goldberg and Robin Gerofsky Kaptzan On June […]
