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From trauma to table: An Israeli duo uses food therapy and song to foster connection

JL;DR SUMMARY Hananel Edri and Merav Oren have creatively merged culinary arts with music in 'Soul and Roll,' an innovative initiative that leverages traditional food and therapeutic experiences to foster community connection. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish IdentityAshkenazi CuisineCommunity ConnectionAnu MuseumJerusalem Of GoldFood TherapyMoroccan TraditionsSoul And RollHananel EdriMerav Oren

Places mentioned

Kiryat Shmona, Northern District, Israel
"after the trauma of a rocket strike on his family home in Kiryat Shmona, near Israels northern border with Lebanon"
Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv District, Israel
"Oren, both of whom reside in Tel Aviv, met during a visit to Warsaw, Poland"
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
"between Atlanta and Israel, rooted in a different culinary tradition"
Washington, Washington DC, United States
"at the Washington home of documentary filmmaker Aviva Kempner"
New York, United States
"The pairs trip to the U.S. also included a Mimouna show in New York"
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"met during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, working with Jewish communities through food and music"

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