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Scene from Fires in the Mirror

Center Stage explores Crown Heights riot in ‘Fires in the Mirror’

One August evening in 1991, long-simmering tensions between the Black and Orthodox Jewish residents of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, boiled over after 7-year-old Gavin Cato,...
Sufganiyot, or jelly doughnuts

The easiest jelly doughnut recipe ever

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By Shannon Sarna Latkes are far more popular during Chanukah than doughnuts here in the U.S. While you can find latkes in the freezer section...
David Speer (left) and Barry Bogage

MIDC welcomes new executive director

As the new executive director of the Maryland/Israel Development Center, David Speer wants to eventually grow the organization and attract a younger and more...
Ann Fishkin at Women of Baltimore Hebrew Congregation Judaica Shop

What’s in stock at Baltimore’s Judaica shops

Chanukah is early this year — it begins the evening of Nov. 28 — and if you are wondering what local gift shops have...
Gene Drubetskoy

Gene Drubetskoy’s journey for the American dream

When Gene Drubetskoy was 8 years old, his parents told him they were moving from the Ukrainian city of Kyiv to the local village...
Arthur Kurzweil against a backdrop image of his dreidel collection

A prolific Jewish writer has collected 4,000 tiny dreidels found by Eastern European treasure...

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By Shira Hanau Even when Arthur Kurzweil sits by himself in his study, he doesn’t feel that he’s alone. After all, he has the dreidels...
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The many lives of a sufganiyah: Celebrating doughnut diversity for Chanukah

By Sasha Rogelberg “Gefüllte krapfen” isn’t exactly a German phrase that whets one’s appetite. In fact, the Hebrew “sufganiyot” rolls off the tongue much more smoothly....
Jakir Manela

Back from COP26, Pearlstone CEO reflects on what’s needed next to combat climate change

Tens of thousands of leaders and activists from around the world, representing world governments, NGOs and environmental organizations, gathered in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this...
Vegan latkes

Baked sweet potato and spinach latkes with vegan sour cream

By Ilana Meiller After having rejected latkes in the past few years, I am determined to accept them back with open arms this Chanukah. No,...
Round teak wood phone speaker

2021 Chanukah gift guide

By Rebecca Brown The struggle is real: What are we buying our loved ones for Chanukah this year? Finding the perfect holiday gift may seem...