Elsewhere: Drama at Camp David, Salaita’s unlikely defender, kosher becomes chic

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Drama at Camp David: Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright discusses how Jimmy Carter brokered an “impossible” Egypt-Israel peace in only 13 furious days. (NPR)

Salaita’s unlikely defender: A Jewish professor from Brooklyn College is leading the charge to reinstate Steven Salaita, whose job offer at the University of Illinois was rescinded over anti-Israel tweets. (N.Y. Times)

Kosher becomes chic: Young American Jews are shaping a burgeoning kosher food movement, finding that ancient dietary laws fit well with contemporary concerns about sustainability. (The Atlantic)

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