Purim

Prosecutors highlight identity theft at 'Craigslist killer' trial

2013-02-26 11:08:00

As the capital murder trial of the Ohio man accused of murdering three men after luring them in Craigslist ads�with the promise of work in 2011 entered its second day Tuesday, the jury had already heard two stark descriptions of the defendant....

Judge refuses to dismiss charges in WikiLeaks case

2013-02-26 14:25:00

FT. MEADE, Md. -- A military judge refused Tuesday to dismiss the charges against the Army private accused of treason for providing reams of government secrets to WikiLeaks, saying numerous pretrial delays were necessary because of the “voluminous...

One year later, candlelight vigils for Trayvon Martin

2013-02-26 14:48:00

It rained in Sanford, Fla., on Tuesday, just like it did exactly a year ago when Trayvon Martin died there. The shooting death of an unarmed black 17-year-old at the hands of a part-white, part-Peruvian neighborhood watch volunteer in a gated...

20 years ago, a bomb killed six people at the World Trade Center

2013-02-26 14:48:00

Remember this date: Feb. 26, 1993. Twenty years ago on Tuesday, six people died in a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York. Anniversaries are important, for they help set tragedies apart. The philosopher Walter Benjamin once said what...

Latest snowstorm to blast Midwest leaves at least 3 dead

2013-02-26 09:28:00

Missouri and Kansas awoke on Tuesday to another major snowstorm, the second in as many weeks, with six additional inches of snow blown by gusting winds into drifts as high as two feet and municipal officials warning motorists to be careful of...

UC expert questions BP management's role in gulf oil spill

2013-02-26 10:49:00

An expert witness for those suing BP over the nation’s worst environmental disaster criticized the company’s investigation of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as the civil trial entered its second day. UC Berkeley engineering professor...

Female classmates say they felt safe with accused 'Cannibal Cop'

2013-02-26 12:57:00

Former female classmates of the man accused of wanting to kidnap and then eat women testified on Tuesday that they never felt threatened by the one-time New York City police officer. The trial of Gilberto Valle, 28, dubbed by the New York media as the...

Farmers markets: Kosher dishes

2013-02-16 00:00:00

The prepared food vendors at local farmers markets cater to a world of tastes and ethnicities, from Filipino balut to halal shawarma, but until recently none served observant Jews who follow kosher dietary laws. It fell to a secular Jew, Michele Grant,...

For Purim, honor Queen Esther by going vegan

2012-03-01 00:00:00

You may know that Queen Esther is the heroine of the joyful holiday of Purim, which begins Wednesday evening. She was the beautiful Jewish woman selected by the King of Persia to be his wife. After she became queen, she begged the king to save her...

Tatiana de Los Reyes and Anthony Masterson

2011-06-19 00:00:00

Tatiana de Los Reyes da Silva grew up in Brazil and Anthony Loyola Masterson was raised in the northeastern U.S. But� they’re quite the opposite of their respective national stereotypes. De Los Reyes embodies all-American drive, while Masterson...

Queen of the Purim carnival? Why, Middle Eastern food, of course

2011-03-17 00:00:00

The joyous festival of Purim, which begins Saturday night, commemorates the deliverance of the Jews of ancient Persia from danger. So why not celebrate with a menu that honors that? Persian cooking has much in common with other Middle Eastern cuisines,...

Chick Corea and Gary Burton continue their musical conversation

2011-03-03 00:00:00

A Jewish settler plays with his baby as settlers celebrate the Jewish festival of Purim at the settlement outpost of Havat Gilad, West Bank.

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Members of the Keneseth Israel Congregation in Allentown eat hamantaschen, a traditional Purim spiel desert.

2013-02-23 00:00:00

Allentown JCC Purim Carnival

2012-03-11 00:00:00