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Goldfarb in Reno
Everyone knows the Dreidel Song: I have a little dreidel, I made it out of clay, and when it's dry and ready, then dreidel I shall play. Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, I made it out of clay, oh dreidel, dreidel, dreidel, then dreidel I shall play. Not too many people, though, know that Samuel E.… -
Botbol’s Moroccan Hits
Enjoying this new Botbol CD on a snowy Sunday afternoon. No liner notes, though. Darn! But it does include the well-known Yah Rayah by Dahmane Harrachi: Hey, immigrant, where are you going? Sooner or later you will come back exhausted. Many ignorant people regretted this before you and me. How many overpopulated countries and empty… -
What You Can Do About Antisemitism
What You Can Do About Antisemitism 1. Recognize, call out and act against antisemitism on the right Antisemitism is central to right-wing movements. People on the far right see Jews as the ones “pulling the strings” or “behind the scenes.” Jews are seen as responsible for “the great replacement” of whites by people… -
Synagogue of the Undead Rabbi
When I am in Paris, I always stay in Belleville, the 19e or 20e. I stay in a different part each year and as a result see and learn different things. This year, I'm near the Pyrénées metro stop, close to Parc de Belleville. I'm really at the crossroads of the vast variety of cultures… -
Rashi’s Daughters, Troyes, France 2019
If you have looked at a page of the Talmud, you know that Rashi--Rabbi Shlomo Itzchaki--dominates almost every page. And you may know that he lived, from 1040 to 1105, in the city of Troyes, not too far from Paris. You may not know, though, that he had three daughters and no sons, that he… -
That’s how it is in Paris
My photographic style is a response to what I see in France. I have visited Paris every year since 2015. What photographer would not want to capture the elegance of even the smallest details there? Here's an architectural detail I saw in 2016 on a walk back to my Belleville apartment from a look at…
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