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HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Good reads
What to do with all the books that remained?
‘Stolen Words: The Nazi
Plunder of Jewish Books,’ by
Mark Glickman, University of
Nebraska Press
“Stolen Word s” is a n
epic story about the largest collection of Jewish
books in the world—tens
of millions of books that
the Nazis looted from European Jewish families and
institutions. Nazi soldiers
and civilians emptied Jew-
ish communal libraries,
confiscated volumes from
government collections, and
stole from Jewish individuals, schools, and synagogues.
Early in their regime the
Nazis burned some books
in spectacular bonfires, but
most they saved, stashing
the literary loot in castles,
abandoned mine shafts, and
warehouses throughout Europe. It was the largest and
most extensive book-looting
campaign in history.
After the war, Allied forces
discovered these troves of
stolen books but quickly found
themselves facing a barrage
of questions. How could the
books be identified? Where
should they go? Who had the
authority to make such decisions? Eventually the military
turned the books over to an
organization of leading Jewish
scholars called Jewish Cultural Reconstruction, Inc.—
whose chairman was the acclaimed historian Salo Baron
and whose on-the-ground
director was the philosopher
Hannah Arendt—with the
charge to establish restitution
protocols.
“Stolen Words” is the story
of how a free civilization
decides what to do with the
material remains of a world
torn asunder, and how those
remains connect survivors
with their past. It is the story
of Jews struggling to understand the new realities of their
post-Holocaust world and of
Western society’s gradual realization of the magnitude of
devastation wrought by World
War II. Most of all, it is the
story of people—of Nazi leaders, ideologues, and Judaica
experts; of Allied soldiers,
scholars, and scoundrels;
and of Jewish communities,
librarians, and readers around
the world.
Rabbi Mark Glickman has
served at congregations in
Ohio, Washington State, and
Colorado. He is the author
of Sacred Treasure—The
Cairo Genizah: The Amazing Discoveries of Forgotten
Jewish History in an Egyptian
Synagogue Attic.
A historical cliffhanger... on Masada
“The Scroll,” by Miriam
Feinberg Vamosh, Menorah
Books
A sensational but little
known archaeological find,
the divorce document of a
woman named Miriam issued at the desert fortress of
Masada is the basis for this
new historical page turner.
Beginning with a fateful
decision by Miriam, a strongwilled survivor on Masada s
final, horrific day, the tale
spans three generations of
her descendants. This saga
extends from the depths of
her despair on a barren desert
plateau to the glittering city
of Alexandria where Miriam
sought love and a future,
and back to the Holy Land,
where, amid the clashing
cultures at Beit Guvrin, the
storied city of Zippori and,
finally, at the emerald oasis of
Ein Gedi, the past continues
to stalk her, threatening to
devour her children. “The
Scroll” is an adventure-rich
voyage through the ancient
customs and beliefs of Judaism and early Christianity and
the challenges both faced in
a hostile world. Readers are
transported to the very roads
and markets, palaces and
hovels, synagogues and village squares of ancient Judea,
where the book’s characters
choose between nation and
family, and finally, between
life and death. Will Miriam s
descendants learn the lessons
of her life, or will enemies
within and without rob those
lessons from them? Although
“The Scroll” deals with events
that took place two millennia
ago, it sheds light which helps
make sense of the complexities of today’s Israel and the
choices its leaders make.
Miriam Feinberg Vamosh
was born in Trenton, N.J., and
has lived in Israel since 1970.
Her love for the Bible and
ancient texts deepened over
many years working as a tour
educator. Miriam’s interest in
the New Testament led her to
weave together Jewish literary
sources, traditions and beliefs
with the origins of Christianity, and teach about them onsite throughout Israel. Miriam
has published a number of
books, including “Teach it
to Your Children: How Kids
Lived in Bible Days,” “Daily
Life at the Time of Jesus,”
which has been translated
into 32 languages, “Food
at the Time of the Bible,”
“Women at the Time of the
Bible,” the award winning
“Reflections of God’s Holy
Land: a Personal Journey
Through Israel,” which she
co-authored, and hundreds of
articles about Israel’s history,
archaeology and tour sites.
Miriam translates and edits
the works of scholars and has
worked as a translator for the
Ha’aretz news desk for over a
decade.
“The Scroll” will be available on Amazon.com April
1, 2016.
Israel National Trail now on Google Maps
The Israel National Trail is
the longest trail (1,100 km)
to be photographed in its
entirety for Street View on
Google Maps, and the first
that stretches across the
length of an entire country.
The trail was mapped by
volunteers from the Society
for the Protection of Nature
in Israel (SPNI) and Google
Israel who spent more than
10 weeks hiking the trail while
carrying the Google Street
View ‘Trekker’ cameras.
From today, the Israel National Trail will be available
on Google Maps Street View
so that nature lovers and
hikers can virtually explore
every foot of the trail through
panoramic images.
For three months last
summer, 250 volunteers from
SPNI and Google Israel hiked
the trail to capture panoramic
imagery, to make it accessible
to anyone, anywhere and from
any device. The 1,100 km
trail (683 miles)—selected
by National Geographic as
one of the world’s 20 most
epic trails,—was documented
by two Google Street View
Trekker cameras carried on
the hikers’ backs.
While mapping the trail,
volunteers carried 50 kilos
of food and supplies, went
through 1,200 liters of water,
while the temperature never
dipped below 30 degrees Celsius. (86 degrees Fahrenheit)
They trekked from 1,208
meters (3,963feet) above sea
level at Mount Meron down
to 195 meters(640 feet) below sea level at the Sea of
Galilee—and met 48 camels
along the way.
The Israel National Trail
was inaugurated by SPNI in
1995, blazing a hiking track
across the entire country.
The trail begins in Kibbutz
Dan in northern Israel and
ends at SPNI’s Eilat Field
School on the Red Sea. It
passes through the Galilee,
the Carmel region, along
the Mediterranean coastline,
Tel Aviv, Rosh Ha’ayin, El’ad,
the Modi’in area, the Judean
lowlands, archaeological sites
at Bet Guvrin, the Negev
wildernesses, the limestone
and sandstone of the Ramon
Crater, and through the Eilat
Mountains. The Israel National Trail embodies the nature,
landscape, heritage, tradition,
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Israel National Trail on Google trekker checking out the trail on a map.
religions and cultures that
make up the kaleidoscope of
modern Israeli society, making the trail an unforgettable
experience.
Google’s Street View project
was launched in May 2007
and is currently available
in 66 countries on all seven
continents. It allows users to
explore virtually and navigate
neighborhoods, historical areas and cultural sites through
panoramic street-level images. Since this project began,
photographs have been taken
over 9 million km of roads. The
project began with pick-up
trucks loaded with cameras,
laser devices and GPS travelling throughout the world and
has since expanded to include
a large number of specially
designed devices that can capture 360 degree views under
diverse conditions. Besides
the designated Street View
Car, the Street View team has
used snowmobiles, tricycles,
trolleys and backpacks. More
about the photography and
technology behind Google
Street View can be found here.
The Israel National Trail
joins a long list of treks, nature
and heritage sites that you
can explore in Google Maps,
including Khumbu Valleys at
the foot of Mount Everest, the
Colorado River, the Amazon,
the Taj Mahal, and the Ancient
Pyramids at Giza.
Google Israel Managing
Director, Meir Brand: “We
are proud that after much
hard work, the Israel National
Trail is joining some of the
world’s greatest heritage
and nature sites on Google
Maps, like Petra, Machu Picchu, the Taj Mahal and Loch
Ness. This project brings the
trail to anyone who wishes
to explore it, from anywhere
and on any device. In making
this unique trail available to
anyone to explore virtually,
we hope many more people
will discover the trail’s beauty
and story.”
SPNI’s CEO, Kosha (Moshe)
Pakman: “as of today, the
Israel National Trail will be
available to every citizen of
Israel and the world. Everyone will be able to enjoy and
appreciate Israel’s landscape
and nature. There is no doubt
that Google Street View will
encourage hikers, both local
and from overseas, to experience the trail not only through
the screen but on foot as well.
This will provide a firsthand
impression of the natural
vistas and cultural diversity
the Israel National Trail offers to those who walk along
it, and as a result fall in love
with it and take an active role
in protecting it.”
HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
PAGE 3B
For Orlando vacations, kosher food easy to find at Disney
Uriel Heilman
Michael McMullen, executive chef of the Rosen Plaza, explaining the special kosher
safeguards at the hotel’s new $2 million kosher kitchen.
By Uriel Heilman
ORLANDO (JTA)—As any
religiously observant Jew
knows, going on vacation can
take a lot of work.
Aside from the customary preparations, there are
the added complications
of organizing kosher food
and Shabbat logistics. Many
kosher tourists spend days
before trips precooking meals
to freeze and bring along, to
say nothing of figuring out
once at their destination how
to heat food on Shabbat and
avoid using electronic hotel
key cards.
So when my editor heard
about a new kosher kitchen
opening at the Rosen Plaza
Hotel in this central Florida
city, and asked me if I’d be
willing to fly to the warmer
climes in mid-January to write
about doing a kosher vacation
in Disney town—sans precooking—it didn’t take much
persuading.
I had gone on assignment
to Gaza, rural Ethiopia and
eastern Ukraine. Yeah, I figured I could handle Orlando
with the kids in tow.
Here’s what I found:
Zayde’s Kosher Kitchen
at the Rosen Plaza Hotel
T he ne w $2 million,
5,000-square-foot kosher
kitchen that opened in midJanuary at the Rosen Plaza
Hotel is the first of its kind
in America, according to
Rabbi Leonard Steinberg of
the Orthodox Union’s kosher
division.
A few other U.S. hotels have
kosher kitchens, but they are
typically used only for special
events or Jewish holidays. In
fact, most hotels that host kosher events don’t have a kosher
kitchen at all. Instead, they
temporarily kosherize their
regular kitchens, which afterward revert to non-kosher.
That’s what the Rosen Plaza
Hotel here used to do until its
founder and president, Harris
Rosen, decided a year ago he
wanted a permanent kosher
kitchen.
After months of construction a nd consulting on
kosher specifications with
the O.U. and the Rabbinate of Central Florida, the
hotel technically has three:
meat, dair y and pareve.
Open all year, Zayde’s Kosher Kitchen allows guests
to order even a single meal
to eat in any of the hotel’s
restaurants or their room.
The hotel also offers freshly
made $10 packaged meals
in the lobby mini-market,
such as pastrami, egg salad
sandwiches and tuna wraps.
“Our main and primary
goal was to open up the door
for the kosher traveler so they
did not have to eat out of their
suitcase anymore,” said Keith
Keiser, director of sales and
catering at Rosen Plaza. “Our
goal is to have a luxury kosher
product.”
When I dialed room service
on a recent Thursday to put
in my Shabbat order (Sabbath meals require 24-hour
advance notice), I was the
hotel’s first kosher roomservice order. The food wasn’t
just fresh and good—we had
the Asian chicken salad ($22),
pan-seared chicken breast
wrapped in turkey pastrami
($35) and roast beef in Cabernet reduction with potatoes
($45)—but super convenient.
Instead of spending Friday
afternoon at the supermarket
and trying to make a salad
with plastic utensils to serve
in the ice bucket, we hung
out poolside. On Saturday,
there was a prayer minyan in
the hotel, and that evening
we joined some Israelis we
had met for light kosher fare
at Café Matisse, the groundfloor restaurant with kosher
options. When my kids got
hungry on Shabbat afternoon,
I was able to grab some kosher
grub at the quick mart in the
lobby without using cash.
Rosen Plaza hopes to make
its money not just from kosher
travelers like me (full disclosure: the hotel hosted me, so
I didn’t pay anything), but
from Jewish conventions and
events. The hotel is connected
by sky bridge to the Orange
County Convention Center.
(Although the kosher kitch-
en is already open at the
Rosen Plaza, Keith Keiser,
director of catering, told The
Heritage that there will be a
grand opening of Zayde’s Kosher Kitchen catering service
in March. Watch for that story
soon in The Heritage.)
Kosher at the parks
Kosher travelers going
to most of Orlando’s theme
parks—isn’t that why you’re
here?—are going to have to
pack a lunch.
One notable exception is
Disney World, where you can
order kosher food at most of
the entertainment complex’s
on-site restaurants.
There are, however, a
couple of catches. One, you
need to order meals at least
48 hours in advance (Disney’s
website wrongly suggests
24 hours is sufficient). Two,
if you want a reservation
around dinnertime rather
than 4 p.m. or 10 p.m. (the
slots I was offered), you’re
best off reserving weeks
in advance—Disney takes
reservations as early as 180
days out; call (407) 939-3463.
Finally, kosher menu options will be limited. Depending on where you snag
a spot, some restaurants
may have more dishes than
others. When we made reservations at the Liberty Tree
Tavern at Magic Kingdom, for
example, the kosher menu
included a variety of dairy
or meat entrees, including glazed chicken breast,
salmon, lasagna or pizza. The
kids menu had mac & cheese,
chicken nuggets and hot dogs.
At fixed-price eateries, the
price for dinner was $35 for
adults and $19 for children.
At restaurants with a la carte
menus, entrees ranged from
$20 to $25 for adults and $8.50
to $11 for children. Kosher
desserts such as apple strudel
and chocolate layer cake can
be ordered, but no need to
waste your money: Disney’s
own snacks and candy will
do just fine.
Don’t be worried by the
side-by-side dairy and meat
(a kosher no-no). Everything
comes prepackaged like air-
Cover artwork
The painting on the cover of the Lifestyles section is by local artist Perola (Pearl)
Halikman, who has only been painting for a few years. Read her story titled “Local,
late blooming, prolific artist sparkles through her paintings” and see more of her
paintings on page 4B.
Uriel Heilman
Restaurants at Disney World in Orlando serve kosher meals by special request, but 48hour advance notice is required.
line meals, prepared outside
the park by Webermans
Traditional Foods, a glatt kosher caterer with OK Kosher
certification.
Quality aside, it’s a real treat
having a hot kosher meal at
Disney. Plus, if you play your
cards right, you can dine at
the very spot where (I’m told)
Lady and the Tramp shared
their first kiss.
Kosher outside the parks
If you’re like most kosher
travelers and plan to fend
for yourself when it comes
to lunch at the theme parks,
chances are you’ll have quite
an appetite worked up come
dinnertime.
You could just go to the
Winn-Dixie supermarket 2
miles from Disney at 11957 S.
Apopka Vineland Road, which
carries a variety of kosher cold
cuts, hot dogs, poultry, fresh
chopped beef and meat and
dry goods (including delicious
challahs). Or you could try
one of Orlando’s two kosher
restaurants.
Kosher Grill, an Israeli
bistro at 5615 International
Drive, near Universal Studios,
is definitely the superior
one. The Israeli fare—hummus, shwarma, kufta kebabs,
schnitzel, falafel—is fresh,
fast and reasonably priced,
with entrees under $20. The
burgers and fries are good,
too. When I visited, the local
kosher agency had pulled
its certification, but Kosher
Grill’s proprietor told me it
had to do with the separation
of meat and fish utensils and
was being resolved.
The alternative, Kosher
Gourmet, is definitely kosher
HEALTHY EYES
but hardly gourmet. The food
isn’t bad—I liked the burgers
and barbecue wings—but the
ambiance is a reminder of how
some kosher establishments
behave—like they don’t have
to compete for customers.
You’ll sit at cafeteria-style
tables surrounded by refrigerated cases storing the restaurant’s aging raw ingredients.
(There’s also a dairy side that
sells pizza, which was closed
when we visited for dinner.)
Our waitress wore a ratty
T-shirt more appropriate for
janitorial tasks than food service, and our request for water
was treated as if it were exotic.
“Well, we don’t have ice,” I
was told. Really?
Kosher Gourmet also does
catering, which is good news.
You’re better off taking your
food to go.
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PAGE 4B
HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Local, late blooming, prolific
artist sparkles through her paintings
Christine DeSouza
Pearl Halikman in her art room, surrounded by her paintings.
By Christine DeSouza
“Creativity is my business” says the motto on Pearl
Halikman’s Copacabana Hair
Designers business card. She
no longer has her hair salon
in Cocoa Beach, but the creativity is still going strong.
Standing in Halikman’s art
room (a guest bedroom that
contains her many pieces
of artwork), is a visual feast
for an art lover’s eyes. To
hear Halikman describe her
artwork is art in itself. Each
piece is unique and has a
special meaning to her and
to the person who purchases
a painting—like the man who
saw her art and had to have
this one painting because he
had dreamed about that very
scene. “I told him I’d seen it in
my mind,” she said with awe.
Another piece called “Peace
and Harmony” is of a dove
in a circle of people of all
races holding hands. The
background is comprised
of “drops” in colors of the
rainbow, however there is no
rainbow, “because the peace
isn’t here yet, but the colors
are like tears from heaven,”
she explained. This piece is
so popular that she has had
prints made of it.
She described a painting
of two circles on a deep blue
background as the moon
and Mars, then laughed and
said, “Or whatever you want
it to be!”
That is the uniqueness of
her works.
There are ocean scenes,
Florida landscapes, Judaica,
abstract, and now 3-dimensional pieces. Her latest piece
is of a seascape in which she
used flour mixed with her oils
to create the illusion of rocks.
The water actually looks like
it is flowing (it is this writer’s
favorite piece). Another 3-D
piece that she calls her crazy
painting is chalk full of different items—plastic gem
stones, lace woven through
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Christine DeSouza
Pearl Halikman’s paintings of her grandchildren, ‘My heart in Bloom,’ (left) and ‘Cape
of Good Hope.’
the oil paint and collage pictures. The piece thrills her
because every time she looks
at it, she sees something different. She plans to enter this
painting into the Orlando
Museum of Art’s 1st Thursday
event titled “One Man’s Trash
is Another Man’s Treasure”
on April 7.
The first time she entered a
painting in the Orlando Museum of Art’s 1st Thursday, she
received the People’s Choice
Award. That painting is called
“My Heart in Bloom” and has
nine flowers blooming within
a box containing a heart
and/or vase. It is a creation
for her nine grandchildren,
each flower represents a different grandchild. Another
one of Halikman’s paintings
is also for her grandchildren.
Titled “Cape of Good Hope,”
she explained that she is the
lighthouse perched at the end
of the thin strip of land and
her nine grandchildren are
the sailboats, sailing out into
the ocean—into their own life
adventures. After hearing her
description, the painting took
on a whole different meaning
to this writer.
Halikman grew up in Brazil. She met her husband, King
William (yes, that is his name,
it is on his drivers license),
and came with him to Cocoa
Beach where she became a
hair dresser to the astronauts
and even some celebrities:
Barbara Eden (of “I Dream of
Jeanie” fame) and Joan Kennedy, to name two of them.
King William had a pretty
exciting life as well working
on several space programs.
But as Pearl said, “This article
is about me!”
She got into painting late in
life—she is a young 76-yearold—because she had other
obligations. She helped raise
six of her grandchildren, and
she is very proud of all nine of
them, now grown into adulthood. She took an art class
by a student of the Highway
Painter while she was in Cocoa
and another one in Maitland
at the Roth Family JCC. But
she is happy to be on her own.
“When you go to classes,
you are not yourself. You copy
somebody else’s creation,” she
explained. “But when you do
your own art, you are sucked
into the canvas. It’s different.”
And this charismatic woman, who is full of life and
imagination, is having the
time of her life.
“When I finish a painting,
Christine DeSouza
Pearl holding her 3-dimensional ocean scene in which
she mixed flour with her oils.
I can’t go to sleep because my
whole being is excited!” she
exclaimed. “I feel the power of
creation! You are close to G-d,
because G-d is the creator and
when you create, you are very
close to G-d! So your soul that
comes from G-d sparkles! I feel
connected.”
Halikman does sparkle as
she expresses her feelings
while creating her artwork.
And she is surprised that other
people like what she does.
“I was so surprised, I
screamed when my art was
chosen for the Orlando Museum of Art,” she said, bursting with pride.
Halikman’s artwork will be
on display and for sale at the
Orlando Chapter of Hadassah’s Bunny Rosen Women’s
Heart Health Luncheon and
Fashion Show at 11:30 a.m. on
Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Alfond
Inn in Winter Park.
She will offer her paintings
at a discount, donating a portion of each sale to Hadassah.
For more information about
the luncheon, call 407-3330204.
If you miss the Hadassah
luncheon, she will have her
works displayed at the Jewish
Heritage Festival in Brevard
County on March 13.
Christine DeSouza
Pearl holding the piece she plans to enter into the Orlando
Museum of Art’s 1st Thursday exhibit on April 7.
HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
PAGE 5B
Oscars red carpet preview:
Is modesty the new sexy?
Scott Gries/ImageDirect/Getty Images
Jennifer Lopez backstage at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center
in Los Angeles, Feb. 23, 2000.
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Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in
Beverly Hills, Jan. 10, 2016.
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Cate Blanchett at the 73rd Annual Golden
Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in
Beverly Hills, Jan. 10, 2016.
By Lucy Cohen Blatter
(JTA)—Pity Jennifer Lopez.
As far as memorable red carpet
moments go, she set such a
high bar at the 2000 Grammys with her now-legendary
plunging green Versace dress
that she seemed destined to
never top it.
But many fashion insiders
(and followers) have been
buzzing about the actresssinger’s Golden Globes gown
earlier this month. That’s not
because of how much of her
body she showed off, but precisely the opposite: The caped,
marigold-colored Giambattista Valli dress covered her
shoulders, most of her arms
and even much of her legs.
J.Lo was hardly the only
celeb on the red carpet taking a (relatively) modest
turn. Cate Blanchett rocked
an elbow- and knee-covering
flapper-inspired fringe dress
from Givenchy, while Julianne
Moore wore a long-sleeved
blue sequin Tom Ford gown
that would have been appropriately gorgeous attire for
a black-tie synagogue event.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Mayim Bialik at the 21st Annual Critics’
Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California,
Jan. 17, 2016.
And all three women landed
on many a best-dressed list.
“Modesty has very much
found its niche within the
fashion world, and not just
for religious women,” says
Adi Heyman, founder of the
Jewish fashion blog Fabologie.
“There’s an empowerment to
owning your look and not
having to put everything out
there.”
Granted, only a few of these
red carpet gowns actually
adhere to Orthodox rules of
modesty—varying among
communities, that typically
means covering necklines,
backs, elbows and knees.
Blanchett’s Golden Globes
dress had an open back, after
all, and J.Lo’s frock had a
slit up to her thigh (and she
seemingly spared no opportunity to flaunt said thigh).
But compared to the typical
trajectory of ever more revealing designs—after all, 2015
showcased the super-bare
“naked dress” favored by La
Lopez herself—this year’s
red carpet represented a shift
toward a more covered-up
kind of chic.
“You’re not seeing that
same in-your-face sex appeal
you saw in the late 1990s and
early 2000s,” Heyman says.
“Even when a dress is sleeveless, you’re often getting a
cape or a higher neckline.
Modern fashion is taking a
modest spin.”
As such, many fashion
in siders a re predict ing
the chaste leanings on display at the Globes are just a
taste of what’s to come at the
upcoming Academy Awards
and eventually, in true trickledown “fashionomics,” a highstreet shop near you.
Esti Burton, owner of Esti’s,
a boutique specializing in
modest couture with locations on Long Island and in
Brooklyn, New York, says
she wouldn’t be surprised to
see more modesty at the Oscars, which will be held Feb.
28. While her team is often
asked to build sleeves and
higher necklines onto more
revealing dresses, she says her
stores also carry dresses from
couture designers like Lan-
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HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Sprucing up the modern simcha
By Diana
Burmistrovich
JNS.org
If the words “kosher catering” conjure up visions of
bland and unhealthy food,
and memories of bar and bat
mitzvahs past still haunt you,
remember that planning your
upcoming simcha doesn’t
have to be a monotonous
process full of seen-it-befores
or tried-that-onces. With
the help of creative kosher
catering professionals—or
by simply looking within
yourself—your special day
can be one of a kind.
By including yourself in
the process of creating (not
just planning) your simcha,
the event itself automatically creates a more personal
feeling. One way to do this
is by making invitations by
hand, which allows control
over color scheme, font, and
design; you can make the invitation an extension of your
celebration’s theme or personal interests. Imbuing the
invitation with your personal
style makes the atmosphere
both more memorable and
more meaningful.
Rebecca Friedman of Asheville, NC-based Farmer’s
Daughter Catering suggests
crafting your own table centerpieces as a way to infuse
personality into the event’s
ambiance. She also mentions
that many clients want to
work with the party planner,
rather than allowing the planner to have total control.
Others may break from the
traditional style of first having a cocktail hour and then
a formal dinner for weddings,
or from having separate meals
for adults and kids.
“When working with a client, I always ask them what
they’re envisioning with
regards to the flow of the
celebration,” Ellen Vaknine,
vice president of sales &
marketing for New York City’s
Espirit Events kosher caterer,
tells JNS.org.
Vaknine notes that for
simchas being planned for
2014, she is seeing more
people “opt for the extended
cocktail [hour] with passed
hors d’oeuvres and stations,”
without having a formal
sit-down dinner. That way,
children, young adults, and
adults have the option of
spending more time together,
and kids don’t have to face
the ubiquitous schnitzel and
pigs-in-a-blanket offered at so
many simchas.
Even for the parents who
do choose to have “kid food,”
Vaknine suggests updating
the presentation with funky
touches. Soup can be served
in eggshell bowls, and kebob
skewers can be made from
bamboo.
Customizing menus to include today’s culinary trends
is another way to modernize
an event. Friedman—who
specializes in catering us-
Farmer’s Daughter Catering
Tiny ice cream sundaes make for passable treats to save
sit-down time at your simcha.
ing only organic and local
ingredients, and typically
provides farm-to-table food
options—notes the growing
trend in using vegan, glutenfree, soy-free, and dairy-free
foods as part of the simcha
menu.
“Although kosher food is
usually unhealthy, it is slowly
getting on board with foods
that are more environmentally friendly and healthier,”
says Friedman. “I’ve had a
bride who grew her own herbs
and greens to incorporate into
my catering menu. It took a
year in advance [to plan], but
everyone remembered that
part.”
Friedman suggests looking
into old family recipes that can
be used as part of the catering menu. That will create
a catering menu that many
guests haven’t seen before,
and relatives will enjoy the
sentiment.
Whether it is through
personalizing decorations or
bypassing traditional kosher
fare, party planning doesn’t
Ellen Vaknine
Soup shooters in egg shells from New York City kosher
caterer Espirit Events.
have to be dreaded and stressful. With just a little bit of
creativity, and by recognizing
exactly what you want for your
special day, you can make your
dream simcha a reality.
Make entertaining better with easy appetizers
(StatePoint) Love to entertain but maybe not so much to
cook? Like to have a houseful
of guests but not a sinkful of
pots and pans?
Small, easy to prepare appetizers can make parties a
snap. Called “small plates” on
restaurant menus, flavorful
Mediterranean-inspired appetizers are simple and tasty
combinations of bold flavors.
Here are some savory tips
to make beautiful, no-fuss
party fare:
Stock the pantry: Prep
pantry shelves by stocking up
on assorted jarred items like
roasted red peppers, capers,
pickles, pickled vegetables,
sliced and whole pitted olives as well as tasty premade
pestos or tomato based dips.
Make olives a centerpiece
ingredient: Olives have the
power to double as an essential part of the healthful
Mediterranean diet, and be
a party centerpiece. With
pitted, seasoned, stuffed and
jarred varieties, you have the
makings of a festive, readyto-serve party plate.
For a fast option, serve
an assortment in a colorful
bowl or small Mason jar. For
guests’ ease, serve pitted
olives, so they won’t have
to worry about disposing
the pits. For example, those
from Pearls Specialties are
available at Walmart, Target,
Kroger and other grocery
stores nationwide.
Say cheese: Pick up a selection of cheeses, choosing
hard classic cheddars, feta,
fresh mozzarella, soft aged
cheeses such brie, as well as
cream cheese.
Support your baker: Take
the time to seek out a great
local artisan baker for a wonderful crusty Italian ciabatta
loaf, a seeded baguette, a
whole grain dark rye or a
tangy sourdough.
Use slices as a base to emulate trendy restaurants and
cafes that serve toasts topped
with flavorful combinations.
In a pinch? Crackers work
great too.
Go nuts: Combinations
of crunchy pecans, walnuts, hazelnuts and cashews are delicious with
everything. For a shortcut,
get packaged candied or
spiced blends.
Veg out: A trip to the produce aisle provides colorful
inspiration and loads of
tasty choices for an elegant
veggie platter. Add fruits too.
Sweet grapes and apples are a
perfect complement to salty
items.
Combine wit h dips,
spreads, cheeses and olives.
Dark, flavorful Kalamata
olives are delicious combined
this way and make the great
base for a tapenade.
Just sticks, no stones: Use
bamboo skewers for excellent presentation and make
snacking easy on guests.
Layer on whole, pitted olives,
such as the large and meaty
Pearls Garlic Stuffed Queen
Olives, slices of mozzarella,
cherry tomatoes, fresh basil
leaves, colorful bell pepper
strips and chunks of your
favorite salami. Drizzle a
bit of balsamic vinegar onto
your skewers before serving.
If you prep them ahead of
time, wrap them tightly and
refrigerate.
Great drinks: On bartending duty? Garnish spicy or unusual gin or vodka martinis
with Pearls Jalapeno Stuffed
or Blue Cheese stuffed olives
for a rich, surprising twist.
Instead of a plain cocktail
pick, use a sprig of fresh rosemary to skewer those olives.
For more great entertaining ideas, visit www.olives.
com and www.facebook.com/
pearlsolives.
Tips to make family road trips smooth sailing
(StatePoint) Hitting the
road with the family? Experts
say there’s no reason to view
the journey itself as a prevacation chore.
“Travel doesn’t just have
to be about getting to where
you’re going,” says Tara
Trompeter, managing editor
at Autotrader. “Family time
in the car can be a great
oppor tunit y for ma king
memories and a little bit of
planning before you get on
the road will go a long way
toward filling the experience
with more fun and laughter
for everyone involved.”
To keep road warriors
comfortable and content
on their drives, Autotrader
editors are offering some of
their top travel tips:
• Prepare your vehicle.
Do a quick check on the essentials before you head out.
Check the wear and pressure
on your tires, and be sure
your fluids (oil, coolant and
wiper fluid) are topped off.
• Make it an adventure.
Just because you have an
ultimate destination doesn’t
mean you can’t enjoy fun
stuff in between. Check your
route for family-friendly
stops along the way, such as a
zoo, park or even toy store to
give kids something to look
forward to while breaking
the trip into manageable
pieces.
• Keep little ones engaged.
Technology features like
built-in screens and DVD
players can be saviors on
the road. If your car doesn’t
come equipped with these,
consider bringing along a
handheld device on which
little ones can play games
or watch videos. A nd if
technology isn’t your thing,
remember that magnetized
board games and word games
can work just as well.
• Bring snacks. Greasy
food isn’t the best for staying alert -- or feeling good
-- while road tripping. Instead of relying on fast food,
bring along lots of small,
healthy snacks to keep kids
(and adults) content. Great
options include fruits and
vegetables that are easy to
eat and fuss-free, like carrot
sticks, bananas and apples.
• Have patience! Between
road congestion, frequent
stops and bad weather, travel
time can take longer than anticipated. Allow and plan for
extra travel time, and you’ll
have a better chance of arriving safely and stress-free.
• Consider an upgrade.
Before setting off, consider
upgrading your old gasguzzler to a new one that’s
energy efficient and comfortable enough to make the
long journey with the family
in tow. To help, Autotrader
rounded up a list of 10 fuelefficient family cars that
boast affordability, roomy
interiors and a fuel-efficient,
30-miles-per-gallon on the
highway. Among their picks
are the Ford Fusion, Honda
Accord, Honda CR-V, Jeep
Cherokee, Hyundai Tucson,
Kia Optima, Mazda CX5, Nissan Rogue, Subaru
Outback and the Toyota
Camry. To learn more, visit
autotrader.com.
With the right strategies
for happy travels, you can begin your vacation the second
you hit the road.
HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
PAGE 7B
Five hacks to travel smart with your smartphone
(BPT)—Whether you’re
traveling solo, as a couple
or with your entire extended
family, there’s one thing you
likely won’t forget to bring on
your trip: your smartphone
or tablet. Nearly two-thirds
of Americans are now smartphone owners, according to
the Pew Research Center, and
almost half own a tablet. Right
next to socks and a toothbrush, your mobile device is
one of the most important
and useful items you’ll bring
with you.
These devices are meant
to be mobile and while on
the road, our mobile devices
help us navigate new places,
entertain us during long
flights and keep us connected
to back home. However, what
might throw your trip into a
tailspin is the amount of data
these devices can consume.
Streaming video, photo sharing, travel apps and Internet
browsing can eat up data fast
and if you don’t have the right
data plan you could end up
having your trip cost a lot
more in overage fees.
And trends show our need
for data is growing exponentially. In fact, individual
data usage will increase
from almost 2 GB used per
month in 2014 in North
America to almost 11 GB in
2019, according to Cisco’s
Mobile Visual Networking
Index. The last thing you
want to come home to is a
huge bill of data overages
because you or your child
used too much data. To get
the most out of your smartphone and tablet without
the headaches of low batteries and data charges,
consider these expert travel
tech tips:
Connect to Wi-Fi whenever possible
One simple proactive step
can dramatically decrease
your data usage: connect to
Wi-Fi. While not always possible, Wi-Fi is widely available
at airports, train stations,
restaurants and many other
public places. If you’re dealing with a delay, connect to
the local Wi-Fi network and
you can check email, surf the
web or shop online until your
heart’s content.
Download playlists and
movies
Taking a long plane trip or
heading out on an epic road
trip? Traveling to another
country? Download playlists
and movies before you leave
so your content is ready to
go when you’re not able to
be connected to a network.
You’ll enjoy immediate access to what you want even
in airplane mode or without
network coverage.
Stream smart
Streaming video and music can use a ton of data so
be careful what you choose
to watch. T-Mobile recently
launched “Binge On” which
lets customers enjoy video
streaming from top select
partners like Netflix, Hulu,
HBO, Showtime, ESPN and
more without using their
high-speed data bucket. That
means watching the game,
catching up on your favorite
series or movies for the kids
won’t cost you any data on
T-Mobile. And the best part
is, it’s automatically included
in qualifying plans. T-Mobile
also offers a similar program
for music streaming as well.
Learn more at www.T-Mobile.
com.
Ready devices for travel
abroad
It’s important to know
your plan and ready your
devices for traveling to other
countries. Call your carrier
to make sure you’re covered
and avoid outrageous international roaming fees. If you
are constant international
traveler, check out T-Mobile’s
Simple Choice plan, you get
LTE data and texting at no
extra charge in more than
140 countries. And, as an
added bonus, T-Mobile customers traveling to Canada
or Mexico, can use their
phone just like the US. The
company’s Simple Choice
plan is one of the best in
wireless for people that
travel a lot.
Stay charged
Nothing is worse than
running out of battery while
traveling. Your directions,
your entertainment, and some
argue, your sanity, are gone! If
you’re road tripping, remember to pack a car charger. If
you plan to be away from a
charging port, an extra battery or portable charger can
be a lifesaver. Only have a few
minutes to charge before takeoff? Charge devices faster by
switching to “airplane mode”
before plugging in.
Why winter is one of the best times to buy a boat
(BPT)—Post-holiday sales
aren’t the only deals to be
found this winter. Winter
boat shows offer some of the
best pricing and incentives
of the year—a major draw
for the estimated 87 million
Americans who take to the
water each year, according to
the National Marine Manufacturers Association. For
those ready to plan summer
fun, boat shows can be a good
place to start.
Unlike auto shows, boat
shows are the place to buy.
They create a unique shopping
experience since hundreds of
boats of all types are under one
roof ready to board, browse
and buy. Consider it a quick
and convenient way to get
familiar with manufacturers
and your local dealers as you
compare their products. Boat
shows also offer the chance
to shop the latest gadgets for
your boat, and attend an array
of boating educational seminars for all levels of interest.
Discover Boating, the national awareness program to
help get people on the water,
offers the following tips for
navigating buying a boat at a
boat show:
• Do your homework.
Before attending a local boat
show, a little research can
go a long way. Spend time
on DiscoverBoating.com to
identify the different types
of boats that fit your budget
and lifestyle—try the boat
selector and loan calculator
tools. There’s even a boat show
finder to locate a boat show in
your area.
• Warm up with hot deals.
Hundreds of new models are
available to buy on the show
floor at some of the best prices
of the year. Exhibitors generally offer special show pricing
or other incentives at shows.
Plus, it’s the perfect time to
order a new boat to ensure
it arrives ready to launch in
spring.
• Develop your nautical
know-how. Boat shows are a
great place for beginners to
learn about the boat buying
process as well as the boating lifestyle. Many provide
boater education seminars
and hands-on training, as
well as displays of boats that
can be financed for $250 a
month or less.
• Get your feet wet. Boat
shows bring the great outdoors indoors in the middle
of winter. Participate in an
array of activities (often at
no additional cost) including
fishing for kids, paddlesports,
seminars, antique boats and
more. Take the opportunity to
meet other boaters, as many
make their local boat show a
winter rendezvous.
• Look for the seal of approval. Look for boats marked
NMMA Certified, as they have
met strict industry product
quality standards. Also look
for Marine Industry Certified
Dealers—boat retailers who
have made a commitment to
top-quality buying and maintenance experiences.
Winter boat shows are an
easy way to learn how to get
on the water, plus a chance
to enjoy a taste of summer
during the coldest months of
the year. Visit DiscoverBoating.com to find a boat show
near you, a list of certified
dealers and manufacturers,
and unbiased advice.
EL AL receives top international airline ranking
EL AL Israel Airlines has
been recognized in four
prestigious award competitions. The national airline
of Israel was honored for its
Matmid Frequent Flyer Club
by The Freddie Awards, the
most prestigious awards in
the travel industry. In addition, EL AL received the top
award in the “Best Airline
Security” category by Global
Traveler Magazine for the
ninth consecutive year and
was selected as one of the
Best International Airlines
by Conde Nast Traveler in
their 2015 Readers’ Choice
Awards. Earlier in the year,
the airline received top
recognition for its wine list
in the ‘Cellars in the Sky’
competition by Business
Traveller Magazine.
• The “Freddies” allow
travelers to voice t heir
opinion on which frequent
travel programs offer the
best value. The EL AL Matmid Frequent Flyer Club
took home the top prize for
“Best Promotion” by offering
economy class award tickets
at notably reduced fares. EL
AL was also honored for “up
and coming frequent flyer
program of the year.”
• Offering a wine list
exclusively featuring Israeli
vineyards, EL AL received
a gold medal for “Best Presented Wine List” in the
Business Traveller Magazine
‘Cellars in the Sky’ competition. The annual awards,
which recognize the finest
business and first class wines
served by airlines worldwide,
also honored EL AL with a
bronze medal for serving
Galil Mountain Vineyard’s
Ela 2012 red wine in Business
Class. The award winning EL
AL wine list is curated by the
renowned sommelier Yair
Haidu, who strives to present passengers with a taste
of exceptional Israeli wines.
• For the ninth consecutive year, the 2015 Global
Traveler Magazine tested
reader survey ranked Israel’s
national airline number one
for its prestigious security.
Earlier in the year, EL AL
scored among the Top Five
International Business Class
airlines. In the magazine’s
annual “Wine on the Wing”
competition, Yarden Blanc
de Blancs 2008 finished
among the Top Five sparkling wines, and the Top
Five Red Wines served in
International Business Class
include both Petit Castel
2013 and Teperberg Reserve
Merlot 2011.
• More t ha n 129,0 0 0
readers took part in Conde
Nast Traveler’s 2015 Readers’ Choice Awards survey,
whereby EL AL was named
one of the world’s top 20 Best
International Airlines. The
award recognized EL AL’s
gourmet-level kosher meals,
notable wine list and an innovative entrepreneurship
program called “Cockpit.”
sized casual clothing, but
Hecht says they have plans
to roll out some eveningwear
in response to requests from
religious Jews and Muslims.
“Fashion is always about
rebelling, and younger women
are now rebelling against the
idea that they have to show
their skin to be sexy,” Hecht
says. “It used to be empowering to show what you have,
but now more is more.”
Plus, at the biggest-ticket
events in the celebrity circuit,
it makes sense that women
would want to wear more
material, says Heyman—after
all, the gowns are works of art.
“When you’re talking in
terms of design aesthetic, I
say the more the merrier,” she
says. “It’s always best when
there’s more to look at.”
Heyman credits actresses
like Mary-Kate and Ashley
Olsen, Michelle Williams and
Emma Stone—as well as fashionistas like Olivia Palermo
and Alexa Chung—for giving
a fresher, cutting-edge feel
to a more traditional style
of dress, both on and off the
red carpet.
In some ways, the Olsen
twins have become the patron
saints of high-end modest
fashion. The two women,
who are often photographed
in layers of voluminous, flowing clothes, have their own
high-end line of ready-to-wear
clothing with ankle-length
skirts, long-sleeve shirts and
coats as staples. Called The
Row. the line is described
by The Council of Fashion
Designers of America as
“simplistic shapes that speak
to discretion.”
“I’ve always been obsessed
with them,” Hecht says of
the star siblings. “It’s simplicity done so regally and
luxuriously. People always
talk really highly about their
clothes without talking about
how modest they are, which
just shows you that you can
have clothes that are completely fashionable without
the modesty aspect being so
obvious.”
But when it comes to red
carpet designers that really
nail the look, “Valentino is the
epitome of modern modesty,”
Heyman says. Even labels like
Dolce & Gabanna—known
for some outrageous, showstopping looks—have more
conservative dresses, she
says. (In fact, D & G recently
launched its very own line of
high-end hijabs and abayas.)
Mayim Bialik, an Emmy
nominee for “The Big Bang
Theory” and an observant
Jew, says her self-imposed red
carpet dress code (nothing too
short, nothing sleeveless) is
a mix of social and religious
modesty —and a way to demonstrate her “second-wave
feminist side.” The thinking,
according to Bialik, is that
she doesn’t need to show
everything—that keeping
parts of your body private is
empowering.
“There’s a resurgence of
younger women who are rebelling against the idea that they
have to show skin to be sexy,”
she says. “In fact, the more
you’re covered up, the more
you can show your attitude.
It used to be just older women
or larger-sized women who
dressed modestly, but even
the most petite actresses are
doing it.”
Bialik has also perfected the
art of covered-up chic, such
as the green Oliver Tolentino
dress she wore on Sunday
to accept her Critics’ Choice
Award for Best Supporting
Actress in a Comedy Series.
She’s learned some tricks over
the years, too.
“When you dress modestly,
you need to keep jewelry,
makeup and hair sleek, modern and sexy, or risk looking
matronly,” Bialik says.
It’s a lesson that some stars
will likely put into practice at
the upcoming Oscars. Heyman, for one, predicts that
we’ll see stars wearing more
covered-up, sparkly frocks,
like what Moore wore to the
Globes.
And while there will undoubtedly be lots of “strapless and low-cut looks” at
the Academy Awards, Hecht
expects to see a good showing
of modest dresses, too.
“Modesty isn’t considered
a matronly, archaic, biblical
way of dressing anymore,”
she says. “And that creates an
opening for a lot of designers.”
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vin, Valentino and Carolina
Herrera that meet religious
clients’ needs. Even Alexander
McQueen, a design house
known for outrageous style,
has “covered-up dresses,”
she says.
“The red carpet fashions
tend to come in cycles,” Burton says. Now there’s a “been
there, done that” feel when it
comes to the completely bare
look, she says.
“The red carpet will always
reflect what’s happening in
fashion, and over the past
two years or so we’ve seen
a definite increase in looks
that feature more material
and more draping,” says Mimi
Hecht, a Hasidic designer who
with sister-in-law Mushky
Notik runs Mimu Maxi, which
has been featured in Vogue.
The line specializes in over-
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HERITAGE FLORIDA JEWISH NEWS, FEBRUARY 26, 2016
Turkish Pizza with Chopped Salad and Herb Tahini
By Samantha Ferraro
(JTA via The Nosher)—Two years ago, my husband and
I went on a food tour across Istanbul, and our guide was
boasting about lahmacun, Turkish-style pizza, and how
we can’t leave Turkey without trying it.
I remember watching the Turks walk around the cobbled
old streets, bustling from the street food vendors with lahmacun in hand. Rolled up tightly and easy to eat on the
go, from afar it kind of looks like a burrito. As tradition
states, lahmacun is most commonly eaten with a sampling
of toppings, including sliced raw onion, fresh herbs and a
healthy splash of squeezed lemon.
Well, I’m sorry to say we never did try it in Istanbul, but
I hope the locals appreciate my humble take on lahmacun. I have to admit, I decided to modernize the recipe a
bit. Instead of flatbread dough made from scratch, I took
a simpler approach and used store-bought pizza dough,
which worked beautifully! And to add a bit more texture
and contrast, my modern lahmacun is generously topped
with chopped salad, a bright herb tahini dressing and an
extra pinch of sumac and spicy red pepper. Because there
is no such thing as too much spice, am I right?
Ingredients:
1/2 pound pizza dough, at room temperature
3/4 pound ground beef or lamb (or mixture of both)
1 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon sumac
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dried mint
Pinch of cayenne
1 tomato, roughly chopped and seeds removed
1 shallot, roughly chopped
Small bunch of fresh parsley and cilantro
1 bell pepper
2 garlic cloves, roughly chopped
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the chopped salad:
2 Persian cucumbers, peeled
1 large tomato, seeded and chopped
a few fresh mint leaves, chopped
the juice of 1 lemon
Olive oil, for drizzling
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the herb tahini dressing:
1/2 cup tahini
Small bunch of fresh parsley and cilantro
1 garlic clove, roughly chopped
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Pinch of cayenne (optional)
1 lemon, juiced
Salt and pepper, to taste
Water, for thinning out
dressing
Additional toppings:
Sliced onion
Sumac
Lemon wedges
Directions:
First make the chopped
salad. Chop tomato and
cucumber to 1/2-inch pieces
and add to bowl. Add the
chopped mint, olive oil and
spices and toss together.
Set aside.
To make the tahini herb
dressing, add ever yt hing
except t he water to a food
proce s sor a nd pulse to
combine. Then add about
Samantha Ferraro
1/4 cup of water to t hin
Turkish Pizza With Chopped Salad
out consistency. It should
On the stovetop: Preheat a large nonstick skillet over
be t he sa me t hick ness a s syr up a nd be pourable.
Continue blending until ever yt hing is smoot h a nd medium heat and drizzle with a bit of olive oil. Place
add more water if necessar y. Ta ste for sea soning lahmacun in skillet and cover with a lid. Cook for about
5 minutes, until the meat mixture and dough is cooked
a nd set a side.
To make the lahmacun, in a large bowl, add the chopped through.
Once done, top with chopped salad, sliced onions, herb
meat and spices and mix together well. Then in a food
processor, add the tomato, bell pepper, shallot, garlic and tahini dressing and serve with additional sumac and
herbs, and pulse until blended well and it looks like a salsa. lemon wedges.
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