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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 368

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The closed storefront of the Detroit Institute of Bagels in Detroit, Michigan, after staff walked out in protest of the store's new 'Zionist' owner, July 31, 2024. (Andrew Lapin/JTA)
August 11, 2024, 1:43 am
A Jewish bagel shop in Detroit closes after staff walk out on new ‘Zionist’ owner
Tensions over perceived gentrification and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict came to a head last month when workers publicly quit, making waves throughout the metro area
By Andrew Lapin
From left to right: Carmel restaurant partners Liron Hazan, Ronnie Benarie, Asaf Moaz, Yoav Schverd, in their Los Angeles, California eatery, May 2024. (Kelly Hartog)
July 5, 2024, 8:31 pm
LA’s swanky new Carmel eatery serves upscale Tel Aviv market fare, no added politics
Four friends focus on their love of the White City’s Carmel Market by bringing Angelenos gourmet spins on local classics despite anti-Israel spike after Oct. 7 Hamas atrocities
By Kelly Hartog
Israeli firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the Ima restaurant in Jerusalem, June 6, 2024. (Dor Pazuelo/Flash90)
June 7, 2024, 12:55 pm
Fire causes ‘significant damage’ to renowned Ima restaurant in downtown Jerusalem
Seven firefighting teams take control of fire; no one found trapped or hurt inside
By Michael Horovitz
Or Shocron prepares treats for her cafe, ORYOSSS (Asaf Karela)
May 18, 2024, 10:56 am
Back from IDF reserves, TV chef reopens beloved Sderot cafe, giving terror just desserts
Or Shocron brings a little sweetness back to the war-torn southern city after serving her country for seven months following the Oct. 7 massacre
By Maya Zanger-Nadis
Olivia Ostrow sits in the kitchen of her namesake Ostrow Brasserie, a kosher French restaurant in Miami. (Courtesy Salar A - Miami Creative Agency)
April 10, 2024, 9:26 pm
Chef serves up kosher French food off the beaten path in Miami
Olivia Ostrow dishes up duck confit, beef Bourguignon and truffle and artichoke risotto in a space where diners won’t have to fear running into their child’s Hebrew school teacher
By Sara Liss
Nurit Hertz will host foraging tours and plant-based meals in her Matat home during the Israeli Culinary Festival, March 27-April 12, 2024 (Courtesy Eden Saada)
March 22, 2024, 10:51 am
At culinary festival, chefs focus on home cooking under shadow of war
Israeli Cuisine Festival, rescheduled to end of March from November, brings diners to favorite restaurants, markets and kitchens for home-cooked meals
By Jessica Steinberg
Nir Shohat. (Dafna Talmon)
March 2, 2024, 3:47 pm
Uprooted: Nir Shohat, 42, from Kibbutz Nir Am. This is his story
Nir Shohat, 42, restaurateur in Sderot and Yavne and father of three, evacuated to Tel Aviv ● This is his story
By Tamar Mor Sela
Moshe Basson foraging in the Jerusalem hills for his restaurant, Eucalyptus (Courtesy Moshe Basson)
February 12, 2024, 3:44 pm
Foraging Jerusalem restaurateur grasps the nettle, and the morel, to reopen after Oct. 7
Moshe Basson of Eucalyptus is ready to serve diners again for first time since war broke out, and his long-awaited book of recipes is out too
By Jessica Steinberg
A restaurant named 'October 7,' apparently celebrating Hamas's massacre in southern Israel, in the Southern Mazar district, south of the city of Kerak, Jordan, in a clip posted on January 24, 2024. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 25, 2024, 10:11 am
Restaurant called October 7 opens in Jordan, appearing to fete Hamas’s massacre
Offensive naming of shawarma joint follows recall of Amman’s envoy to Israel in wake of war in Gaza; owner says name unrelated to politics, but eatery’s social media suggests it is
By ToI Staff
The Times Square outpost of Eyal Shani's fast-casual restaurant, Miznon, is becoming certified kosher. (Ben Sales/JTA)
January 11, 2024, 4:05 pm
Eyal Shani’s fast-casual Times Square restaurant Miznon is going kosher
Observant foodies are all wrapped up in the news that the famed gourmet pita restaurant is to be certified starting on Jan. 21
By Rachel Ringler
Pita Grill, on Manhattan's Upper East Side, was attacked in late November 2023. Police do not believe it was a hate crime. (Twitter/X via JTA)
December 18, 2023, 2:02 am
Hate, or just a crime? Either way, US Jewish restaurants find support after vandalism
Antisemitism in the US and worldwide has skyrocketed since Hamas’s Oct. 7 massacre of 1,200 in Israel – and eateries supporting Israel or run by Jews have not been spared the brunt
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Making food for soldiers, southern evacuees and anyone who needs it at Ofaimme in Jerusalem, October 10, 2023 (Courtesy Offaime)
October 15, 2023, 1:27 am
In order to cook for tens of thousands, Tel Aviv restaurants kasher their kitchens
At least 100 restaurants in Tel Aviv combine forces to cook nourishing food for soldiers, hospitalized patients and evacuees from south, along with similar effort elsewhere
By Jessica Steinberg
A car which crashed into a pub in Givatayim, September 5, 2023. (screen capture: X)
September 5, 2023, 3:02 am
Three hurt as car smashes into Givatayim pub
Driver apparently loses control while turning, jumping onto sidewalk and into outdoor area used by Marlen bar
By ToI Staff
Jeremy Freeman, in the kitchen of his Freeman Shokudo restaurant, in Tokyo, Japan. (Jordyn Haime via JTA)
August 23, 2023, 10:39 am
US expat brings Jewish comfort food to Tokyo’s hip culinary scene
Jeremy Freeman and his wife Maiko opened Freeman Shokudo in 2021 after moving to Japan, selling classics like pastrami sandwiches, but also some deeply unkosher choices
By Jordyn Haime
Staff prepare food at the Shila restaurant in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2019. (Courtesy of Shila)
July 26, 2023, 2:08 pm
Dozens of restaurants to stay open illegally on Tisha B’Av, some to protest overhaul
Many cite a desire to fight what they see as increasing religious coercion, whereas others are flouting the law to mitigate decreasing profit margins amid inflation
By Canaan Lidor
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