The author shares her love for Tunisian couscous and her desire to learn how to cook it authentically from her Tunisian Auntie Brigitte.

"Family Papers: A Sephardic Journey Through the Twentieth Century" by Sarah Abrevaya Stein delves into the history of the Levy family from Salonica, exploring their experiences from the 18th century to the aftermath of World War II.

The text discusses the author's experiences and reflections on being a Sephardic Jew living in Brooklyn amidst a spate of hate crimes against Jews.

Ladino, also known as Judeo-Spanish, is an endangered language that originated from medieval Spain and incorporates Hebrew, Turkish, Arabic, and other influences.

The text explores the claim that Abraham Lincoln may have had Jewish ancestry based on a story reported in the Hebrew newspaper Ha-Magid in the 1860s.

The article delves into the alleged assassination attempt on the philosopher Baruch Spinoza, speculated to have been orchestrated by a member of the Portuguese Jewish community in Amsterdam, from which Spinoza was excommunicated in the 17th century.

The author delves into medieval Arabic cookbooks to uncover the oldest known recipe for mufleta, a pastry enjoyed by Moroccan Jews during Mimouna at the end of Passover.

Peppers, originating in the New World, were introduced to the Mediterranean by Sephardic Jews serving as merchants, with North African Jews incorporating them into their cuisine to complement Friday night dinners.

Estrella Benmaman, a Jewish Venezuelan woman of Moroccan descent, hosts monthly gatherings in her home in Caracas, turning it into Paladar Estrella, where she serves Moroccan dishes inspired by her grandmother's recipes.

The author, through exploring family memorabilia and historical documents, uncovers the story of their Sephardic great-great-grandmother, Rivca Alhadeff, who was born in 1870 on the Isle of Rhodes and perished in Auschwitz in 1944.

In France, the Torcy-Cannes gang, led by Jeremie-Louis Sidney, engaged in anti-Semitic Islamist violence.

"Fun With Hamantaschen" by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic discusses the history and variations of hamantaschen, the traditional triangular cookies eaten during Purim.

The article discusses the impact of Iranian Jews on shaping modern Los Angeles since the 1970s.

Kapparot, a folk custom originating from the early medieval period, involves waving a chicken over one's head, symbolically transferring sins before its slaughter.

Descendants of four Portuguese Jewish brothers who fled the Inquisition in Portugal in 1614 gathered in Amsterdam to commemorate their heritage, although many present were not practicing Jews.

The text explores the culinary tradition of kubbeh, focusing on the experience at Mordoch in Machaneh Yehuda, Jerusalem.