latkes

Opinion

A non-kosher latke is actually the perfect symbol of American Hanukkah

Insisting all Hanukkah celebrants follow fundamentalist religious rules is contrary to the American Jewish story, writes JTA’s Opinion Editor.

By Laura E. Adkins December 10, 2019 2:50 pm

Celebrating Berlin’s first-ever Jewish food week

Demonstrations, lectures, screenings and more are on the menu during the German capital's weeklong celebration of Jewish food.

March 21, 2017 12:16 pm

The Shocking, Not-So-Oily History of the Latke

If for the past week, you’ve forked up a pile of potato latkes fried in olive oil, thinking you’re channeling the persistence of your Hasmonean ancestors, think again. Far from being canonical, the latke, it turns out, is as diverse and adaptable as the Jewish people who consume it. And it’s anything but traditional. The […]

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