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Planning a Seder? Bogged down by pre-Passover procrastination? Some resources and conversation starters from the JTA Archive: [[READMORE]] TIMELINE: Select Passover stories from the JTA Archive 1924 – Jew kicked out of communist party for providing matzah to his family.   1926 – During Prohibition, the Jewish Morning Journal tries to take a census based on […]

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In 1997, Bernard Raskas argued for a metaphorical update of the ten plagues. While imagery of the plagues in the 20th century makes for an inexact parallel– for one thing, none target the ancient Egyptians — here are the ten plagues as referenced in the 20th century: [[READMORE]] 1. Blood 1932 – Following the shooting […]

“Luke, I am your abba.” [[READMORE]] Recently, Moment Magazine and geek blog io9 both pointed out Darth Vader my be a cryptojew. Apparently, the inside of the chestplate that Vader wore — here we pause to appreciate the utter Jewishness of this accessory in and of itself — has inscriptions resembling Hebrew. JTA noted this […]

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