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Viticulture has a long history in the land of Israel, dating back to antiquity. However, after the Muslim conquests of seventh century, and particularly after the Ottoman conquest of 1516, winemaking became a largely forbidden activity in Israel, and most vintners were only allowed to grow grapes destined for the table, not the bottle. So […]

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‘Do me a favor,” Zaq Harrison told the 80 teenage boys gathered around him last Friday morning in Baltimore while reaching into his oversized tote bag. “Say these names out loud with me.” “Moshe Weinberg,” the boys recited from the white cardboard Harrison held aloft. Another name appeared and they chanted: “Yosef Romano.” Placard after […]

Las Vegas is hot in July — really, really hot. That didn’t stop the pioneers, though, or the gold miners, or the railroad investors. And it certainly didn’t stop legendary Jewish mobsters like Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky. They weren’t the types to stop and shvitz when there was good money to be laundered. No, […]

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