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Obama to host late Passover seder this year

The president will hold the seder, whose guests include Jewish staffers and backers, next week after returning from Saudi Arabia.

Which seder plate item are you?

The items on a seder plate each tell part of a larger story about freedom and renewal. Which piece of Passover is the best match to your personality?

How Passover Inspired The Jewish Stop on the Underground Railroad

“Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we are free people.” These words from the Haggadah rang in the ears of Jews who fought to end slavery in the United States. One such Jew in particular, August Bondi, a Yiddish-speaking Viennese immigrant, fought in the Union army to do his part to liberate the slaves. […]