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Remembering Purim in Iraq; a Paradise of Parties and Pastries

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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 […]

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Zangula with Lemon Syrup

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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 […]

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The Baghdadi Jewish Dish that was Created in Mumbai and Kolkata

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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 […]

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Manhattan’s Iraqi-Jewish owned single-vine winery

| י״א באלול ה׳תשע״ז (02/09/2017) | 0 Comments
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 […]

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Evidence of Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem unearthed in City of David

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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 […]

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Jews in Shanghai

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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 […]

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22 Nut-Free Charoset Recipes

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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 […]

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Baghdadi Jews in Early Shanghai

| י״ב בתמוז ה׳תשס״ט (04/07/2009) | 0 Comments
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 […]

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TRADITIONS Of Their Own

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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 […]

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Shanghai’s Messenger

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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 […]

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