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January 29 In History 1421(17th of Shevat, 5181): The Jews of Sargossa, Spain were spared from slaughter at the hands of King Alfonso V , thanks to the fact that a handful of synagogues beadles had acted on the advice given to them by the Prophet Elijah...

Rolling the dough; photo courtesy Dr. Shalva Weil. by Nissim Moses The Bene Israel community originated in Maharashtra in India. According to their tradition, they arrived on the Konkan Coast, south of presentday Mumbai, in approximately 175 BCE. Some...

 The anti-Hindu bias in western media outlets such as the BBC, CNN and Sky have been well-known. The situation was hardly likely to change for the better with Fox News and Al-Jazeera. Indeed it can be hard to differentiate between them. The BBC is regarded...

Some 3-D calligraphic experiments by Istanbul-based graphic designer Tolga Girgin (via Colossal) This week, 100 jokes that shaped modern comedy, the information of critic Lawrence Alloway, critics of China are not safe, giant dancing bears on Twitter...

You can’t get more caviar and champagne than Cannes, but Indian masterchef Vikas Khanna plans to open celebrity eyes to the simpler pleasures of breaking bread in his short documentary Kitchens of Gratitude. To be shown at the 69th edition of the Cannes...