matzah

Egyptian scholar says Jews use blood to make matzah

The Hebrew professor in Saudi Arabia revived the medieval blood libel during an interview on Egyptian TV.

By Cnaan Liphshiz July 16, 2019 10:57 am

A puppet of Max the Matzah at a park in Amsterdam (Courtesy of JCK)

This cartoon matzah character is huge in Holland — and not just among Jews

Since his creation by Europe’s only Jewish museum for kids, Max the Matzah has been immortalized in rap songs, on TV and in libraries.

April 8, 2019 12:08 pm

Humanitarian groups provide Passover food for needy Jews in former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe

The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and its partners will distribute 20 tons of matzo to tens of thousands of elderly Jews living in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, and Russia.

March 28, 2018 9:13 am

How matzah became a household item for non-Jews in the Netherlands

By Cnaan Liphshiz March 20, 2018 4:58 pm

Brooklyn residents demonstrate against matzah factory

March 5, 2018 11:29 am

Maimonides on Dieting: Matzah Sucks, and Bread’s Bad, Too

By Abby Sher

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JDC, partners deliver 10 tons of matzah in former Soviet Union

April 7, 2017 7:59 am

First Person

This year my Passover seder will be at Wrigley Field

By Molly Tolsky April 6, 2017 2:32 pm

India’s ‘Lost Jewish Tribe’ Bakes Passover Matzah

By Ilana Sichel