How to cook perfect borscht

Extract ....

"Barszcz, barščiai or borscht - whatever you call it, does it need meat, or are simple vegetarian versions truer to the spirit of the dish? And (deep breath) which country makes the best ?"

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Felicity's perfect barszcz

 

A Jewish renaissance in Poland

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"In Kazimierz, once the Jewish heart of Krakow, signs of a revival are everywhere. There are restaurants with Hebrew lettering, a new community centre where students drop in for a Sabbath meal, and even a Jewish kindergarten"

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Google Exodus

Watch now to see what the Exodus from Egypt would have looked like if Moses had a laptop

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"I wish I was stupid"

A heartfelt plea from a person posting on a VERY interesting site. Food for thought.

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Why a lack of empathy is the root of all evil

"From casual violence to genocide, acts of cruelty can be traced back to how the perpetrator identifies with other people, argues psychologist Simon Baron-Cohen. Is he right"

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Judaism is alive and well in Russia

As you may have gathered, I’m not really religious but I found this choir truly uplifting. The concert was in Moscow, they are called ‘Turetsky Choir’ and this is the link to their website. http://www.arthor.ru/eng/

Click HERE and enjoy 4 minutes of great music

The first signs of spring in Szczecin Poland

I can't belive it. Seven days ago the temperature was -2 degrees and I was scraping ice from the car windows. Today it's +23 degrees with warm sunshine. What a great day to be walking in one of our beautiful parks

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MP apologises for 'here we are, the Jews again' remark

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Facebook removes 'intifada' page

"Facebook removes a page calling for a new Palestinian uprising against Israel, after more than 350,000 people sign up to it."

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A family slaughtered in Israel – doesn't the BBC care?

Being an expat I’m an avid reader of UK news websites. My personal favourites being The Daily Telegraph, Sky News and in recent times BBC News.

During the past few months I've noticed that the news editors at the BBC seemed to be biased against Israel (and other countries). I thought it was me being paranoid but eventually I switch from BBC to CNN International who give a more balanced view.

I now see that I’m not the only one who shares this opinion. I don’t usually agree with politicians but Louise Bagshawe seems to have a points. What do you think ?

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