The parallel America

By Ed Harris, JTNews Columnist "I don't like getting pushed around for being a Jew, and I don't think Christians like getting pushed around for be

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The ode to gefilte fish. Oy!

By Rivy Poupko Kletenik, JTNews Columnist Dear Rivy, I'm not sure how to approach this issue. I don't mean to overdramatize; however, a major fami

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On stage near and far

By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist "This is the first time I've been the main, lead part," notes Jack Fleischmann, 12, one of the two boys pla

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The “˜miracle’ kidney

By Diana Brement , JTNews Columnist After her brother Mark Koller died from kidney cancer in 2011 at age 51, it set Lisa Kutzke on a quest "to do

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Writing notes

By , I was intrigued by Laurie Frankel's second novel, "Good-bye For Now." When Laurie's protagonist Sam, a brilliant computer programmer, is fire

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The Hanukkah street treat

By Michael Natkin , JTNews Columnist Arancini. "Little oranges." Only these guys aren't quite so healthy as a piece of citrus. They are actually

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