The author recalls childhood memories of her Russian Jewish grandmother's cooking, which featured a mix of Ashkenazi and non-Ashkenazi dishes.

In late May 1903, Prince Sergey Urusov was appointed governor of Bessarabia following anti-Jewish riots in Kishinev, Russia, where 49 people were killed and many injured in a two-day rampage.

"The Wandering Jew Has Arrived" by Albert Londres is a reissued work shedding light on the French investigative journalist's 1929-1930 travels to Jewish communities in Europe and Palestine, highlighting the rise of anti-Semitism and his support for Zionism.