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Meet the Puerto Rican Jew behind the El Bloombito parody Twitter account

Rachel Figueroa has been running the account since 2011, when the mayor was widely mocked for his Spanish accent at a press conference.

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, shown making a speech during a visit to Pen Green Children's Centre in Corby, England, Aug. 19, 2019, has been accused of allowing anti-Semitism in his party. (Joe Giddens/PA Images via Getty Images)

Jeremy Corbyn mispronounces Jeffrey Epstein’s name, and critics have a field day

The Labour leader, who is fighting anti-Semitism allegations, called the pedophile “Epshtine,” irking some Jewish viewers.

This Romanian Jewish polenta is the ultimate comfort food

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Back in the 1980s, when polenta was the hot new item on restaurant menus, I was eager to try it. I knew it was a traditional Italian dish, but it was foreign to everyone else, including me. I bought a package of cornmeal, began the preparation, and when […]