Mehnaz M. Afridi Tackles Extremism from the Holocaust to Present
on Thursday, March 26, 2015
Eight years ago Mehnaz M. Afridi had a shocking encounter she's still struggling to make sense of, fortunately. The setting? Dachau, Germany.
Little had prepared the Pakistani-born Muslim for the impact the Shoah site might have on her. Today Dr. ...
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Lost and Found? Henna Art Among Yemenite Jews
on Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Jewish community of Yemen was one of the oldest and most vibrant of the Diaspora, probably dating back to the first centuries of the Common Era, if not even earlier. The earliest records we have of Jewish henna use in Yemen go back to the beginnings ...
Celebrating Jewish Culture in Krakow
on Tuesday, July 8, 2014
The notion of a "Jewish Culture Festival" and "Krakow" might seem oxymoronic in the lingering gloom of Auschwitz, some 30 miles away. But 24 years ago the Polish city launched an annual shindig dedicated to "Rejewvenation," and the tradition marches ...
Kochi Cuisine: Chef Julie Sahni Shares "A Taste of Jewish India"
on Monday, May 12, 2014
If you attended JCC/UJA Greenwich's March 6 gala honoring Ellen Davis, you heard about the "old Jews" of Greenwich. The Jews of India go back considerably farther: some say to the 6th century BC, with a second wave in 70 AD, following the ...
Not Mere Kids' Stuff: Shir Ami's Purim Party for Adults
on Thursday, March 13, 2014
Interviewed by Laura Blum
What costume is your kid wearing for this year's festival of Purim? It's a question Jews around the world are asking one another as they go to celebrate the salvation of Persian Jewry. But in Greenwich's Congregation Shir ...
