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    Issue 9 | February 2012

    Issue 9 | February 2012

    detail from painted wooden doors featuring a love poem in Judeo-Persian, Iran, c. 19th century. From the Diaspora Museum exhbition "Light and Shadows: the story of Iran and the Jews," 2011

    Articles

  • Why We Eat Haman Taschen – Purim Spiel

    Shmil Holland

    How did a classic Central European pastry become associated with the Jewish festival of Purim? And how did Haman’s ears end up in his pocketbook? Shmil Holland The triangular pastries that developed in Central Europe and spread

  • Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

    Yair Lifshitz

    An annual outlet for the pressure cooker of the medieval Jewish community, the Purim spiel subtly subverts the power structures of Jewish society, making a mockery of their authority Yair Lifshitz Reb Yeshaya Priwes was not ena

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  • Picture of the Month | Planting Seedlings

    Yisrael Goldman

    Yisrael Goldman Tu Bishvat, the new year for trees in the Jewish calendar, has gained significantly in popularity over the generations. From a date of mainly fiscal significance for calculating agricultural tithes, it was expand

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