by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Aug 23, 2019 | Arts & Life, Food, Recipes
The Jewish Museum in New York City is serving a cocktail created by Cohen. He called it the Red Needle, since it’s red and he came up with the mixture while in Needles, California, in 1975. The drink consists of tequila, cranberry juice, lemon and ice. The... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Aug 16, 2019 | International, Israel, National, News
After being barred from entering Israel on Aug. 15, Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) submitted a humanitarian request to visit her aging grandmother in the West Bank, and Israel’s interior minister approved it. But Tlaib changed her mind on Aug. 16, saying that in the end... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Jul 30, 2019 | Arts & Life
(JTA) — Barbra Streisand has been “writing a lot” about modern anti-Semitism in her memoir, which she has been working on for years. “It’s an extremely complex topic, and there’s not enough room in this interview to adequately cover it,” the show business... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Jul 18, 2019 | Business, National, National Politics, News
The Lowell Cafe in Los Angeles is set to make history as the nation’s first cannabis lounge. The West Hollywood Business License Commission voted unanimously on July 16 to allow the lounge to open Sept. 1 at 1201 N. La Brea Ave. According to the Los Angeles... read more
by Gabe Friedman, JTA | Jun 20, 2019 | Elections, International, Israel, Local, National, National Politics, News
(JTA) — The New York Times surveyed almost all of the Democratic presidential candidates on a range of issues between March and June, and released the results on June 19. One of the questions: “Do you think Israel meets international standards of human rights?” Some... read more
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