This blintz recipe survived the Holocaust

This article originally appeared on The Nosher. Blintzes are one of Shavuot’s most popular dishes. Long associated with Ashkenazi cooking, the light and airy hug of the blintz pancake envelops pillowy fillings such as whipped farmer’s cheese or fruit compote. To call it a crepe is like calling chicken soup consommé. It sounds more fancy, […]

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To answer global protests, tackle new inequalities, UN report

2019 Human Development Report says a new generation of inequalities is opening up, around education, and around technology and climate change Press Release Bogota, December 9, 2019 – The demonstrations sweeping across the world today signal that, despite unprecedented progress against poverty, hunger and disease, many societies are not working as they should. The connecting thread, argues a new report from the […]

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Germans Apologize for Using Jewish Ashes in Political Art Installation

Photo Credit: YouTube / https://youtu.be/_D6sJaBqmWI Holocaust memorial with victim’s ashes erected in Berlin Zentrum für Politische Schönheit (the Center for Political Beauty), a.k.a. ZPS, a German activist group notorious for employing its German sense of humor in creating provocative performances and public displays, last week apologized for an installation that included a transparent cylinder containing […]

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IMF Wants Crypto Mining Answers from Georgia + More News

Source: iStock/omersukrugoksu Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Mining news The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has called on Georgia to report on its crypto mining industry. The country is home to several large cryptocurrency mining centers, with […]

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