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Caroline Lagnado
Co-owner of Philadelphia's acclaimed Zahav restaurant, chef Michael Solomonov (courtesy Michael Persico)
October 18, 2015, 11:28 am
Israeli chef brings Jerusalem of gold to the New World
In new cookbook, co-owner of Philadelphia's acclaimed Zahav restaurant Michael Solomonov shares his journey into the world of Israeli cooking
By Caroline Lagnado
German emigrants boarding a ship at the port of Hamburg. (National Archives and Records Administration, NARA)
March 3, 2015, 10:57 am
For Jews, an odyssey out of the frying pan and into America’s melting pot
PBS special 'The Jewish Journey,' premiering Tuesday, depicts conflicting emotions in arriving to a land with freedom of -- and from -- religion
By Caroline Lagnado
Golden Globes best actor Jeffrey Tambor as Maura in 'Transparent.' (courtesy Amazon Studios)
January 13, 2015, 4:04 pm
‘Transparent’ goes where no wo/man has gone before
Winner of two Golden Globes, the proudly Jewish Amazon Studios series grapples with a transexual parent, and says 'ew' to Holocaust engagement rings
By Caroline Lagnado
Adi Heyman walks the streets of New York as the Fablogist. (courtesy)
November 16, 2014, 5:31 am
Modesty does not have to be frumpy, says the ‘fabologist’
Modern Orthodox fashion forward blogger Adi Heyman shows religious women how to strut their stuff on the streets of New York
By Caroline Lagnado
An ad in New York City's Times Square for the Shabbos Project. (courtesy)
October 24, 2014, 12:52 am
You don’t need to be religious to observe the Shabbat Project
This weekend, Jews in some 460 cities all over the world have signed up to turn off their phones and tune in to the Jewish day of rest
By Caroline Lagnado
Jewish Mexican Carlos Huber's Arquiste perfume line presents L'Etrog Acqua. (courtesy)
October 7, 2014, 4:14 am
Boutique fragrance ‘L’Etrog’ bottles essence of Sukkot
Architect-turned-perfumer Carlos Huber creates scent time capsules with rich earthy Jewish notes
By Caroline Lagnado
IDF soldiers hold Garnier care packages. (StandWithUs)
August 10, 2014, 11:52 am
Gaza battle shifts to beauty aisle
Donation by Garnier Israel of 500 care packages to female IDF soldiers spurs anti-Israel mudslinging on social media
By Caroline Lagnado
In New York's Village, passersby participate in the Artists 4 Israel 'Art Vigil' as a pro-Israel rally takes place in the next block. (courtesy)
August 3, 2014, 4:18 pm
New Yorkers support Israel through unique ‘Art Vigil’
Artists 4 Israel invites passersby to create art for Israeli bomb shelters in effort to bring together art and prayer
By Caroline Lagnado
The cast of 'PEW-ish' (courtesy)
July 8, 2014, 12:28 pm
In New York, playwrights express their Pew-ishness
Ten short plays bouncing off the Pew Report depict an American Judaism that is secular and disenchanted
By Caroline Lagnado
Francis Alÿs: When Faith Moves Mountains, 2002. (Courtesy Francis Alÿs and David Zwirner, New York)
June 16, 2014, 1:55 am
Censorship or sanctions? Traveling art exhibit faces BDS
Show meant to encourage dialogue and community engagement draws opposite reaction with Technion stop
By Caroline Lagnado
Why can't you be nicer to your brother, 2012 (from 'Mother')
April 1, 2014, 3:05 pm
Expat Israeli artist shoots gritty side of NY motherhood
Currently hung at a Fifth Avenue gallery, Elinor Carucci's images of family and life are at times so stark they shock
By Caroline Lagnado
Family, 2012, by Yael Ben-Zion (detail)
January 24, 2014, 2:50 am
Video against intermarriage angers ex-pat Israeli photog
Artist Yael Ben-Zion, shocked by a harsh Hebrew-language clip against mixed marriages, began documenting families in her diverse NY hood
By Caroline Lagnado
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