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Zumba’s Jewish Matron Saint

One day in the mid-1990s, dancer and choreographer Alberto “Beto” Pérez forgot his usual music for the aerobics class he taught in Bogotá, Colombia. In a pinch, he reached for his favorite salsa tape and taught the class like a dance party. He and his students had so much fun that he gave it […]

By Shannon Sarna

The Jews Behind American Whiskey

CNN Money recently reported, “American whiskey is taking over the world.” Some bottles go for over $5000. (In comparison, a bottle of Manischewitz Concord Grape averages $6.99.) Which is why Reid Mitenbuler’s new book, Bourbon Empire: The Past and Future of America’s Whiskey is particularly timely. What makes an oak barrel full of corn worth […]

Remember the M*A*S*H Episode with the Bris?

When MAS*H Had a Bris

We already know Alan Alda does it all: diagnoses himself, eats rum cake off the floor, tests the best ways for fifth graders to learn about fire. But the man really outdid himself back in 1974, when he performed a circumcision at a ceremony communicated by Morse code, in M*A*S*H season 3, episode 8. Written […]