Action needed to combat delegitimization of Israel
MARTIN J. RAFFEL
      NEW YORK (JTA)—The organized American Jewish community and our non-Jewish allies, with broad representation from across political and religious lines, are poised to launch a major initiative to counter the campaign to delegitimize Israel.
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Holocaust museums honor tragic past by securing our future
By VICKI ZELL & DAVID SNYDER
      In January, The Forward newspaper listed Southern New Jersey’s Goodwin Holocaust Museum & Education Center (GHMEC) as one of the 16 Holocaust museums in the country. The article mentioned that just like our museum, the other Holocaust museums across the country are constantly facing funding issues.
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Israeli women face the very real danger of losing their equality
NANCY RATZAN
      WASHINGTON—Last April, two Israeli newspapers doctored photographs of the new Israeli Cabinet to remove the images of two female ministers, Limor Livnat and Sofa Landver. In one paper, the women’s faces were replaced with two male ministers; in the other they were blotted out.
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‘Eggcellent’ dishes for the seder and all eight days of Passover
By LINDA MOREL JTA
      NEW YORK—I start Passover food shopping by buying six dozen eggs, but it’s never enough. Inevitably I return to the store at least twice, purchasing two or three more cartons of eggs each time.
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Concerned about church-state
      I was disturbed your readers would misunderstand the issues involved by a fast glance at your headlined article, “Supreme Court case could impact Hillel and other groups.” (Feb. 24 Voice) I called the San Francisco Hillel. They do NOT receive state funding. This case would have no negative effect on them.
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The screams, the shouts, the arguing…the fun of married life
SALLY’S WORLD
SALLY FRIEDMAN
      It begins so innocently, a mere ripple in the wind. I suggest, ever-so-gently, that my husband, who is driving on the NJ Turnpike, might want to edge over to the left a bit to avoid the monster truck in the right lane. I speak sweetly, in modulated tones. Or so I insist.
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Jewish cookbooks bring foods from around the world to your table
      With all the snowstorms this winter, we’ve had plenty of time to hunker down in our kitchens and get creative. Reading and cooking—what better way could there be to spend a day indoors? We gathered recently to share our culinary successes and exchange recipes from some outstanding Jewish cookbooks, both classic and new.
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