Growing up, Aaron Bendich would spend lots of time with his grandfather Max in the North Bronx, in a house “filled to the brim” with records, videotapes and CDs. Among Max’s collection were recordings of Yiddish songs and other Jewish music. Fast forward a few years and Aaron is the manager of the radio station […]
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Soup-erpower? How Borscht is causing a spat between Russia and Ukraine
December 2nd, 2020 Awake Goy
“Borscht” a traditional beetroot and cabbage soup is causing controversy in Eastern Europe. Its name is, in many places, synonymous with Russian soup, but a Ukrainian chef is fighting to get it recognised as part of his country’s cultural heritage. “In many shops in Turkey, Slovenia, America, you can find canned borscht where it says […]