Around the world in five clicks! We hand-pick unusual and noteworthy news items of Jewish interest from all corners of the globe. It’s like taking your web-surfing in a convenient “to go” cup. A fresh serving of news, brought to you by JewDub.

A fluffy knaidel in soup cures many of life’s woes, but does it win a spelling bee? Image from tabletmag.com

This week, we have an insightful article about growing up observant in Dallas Texas, some local Seattle pro-Israel advocacy, as well as a wonderful overview of a disappearing Jewish community in Argentina. And no, we couldn’t resist some knaidel coverage from last week’s Scripps Spelling Bee. Schmaltzy? Maybe, but also interesting!

In her NY Times Op-ed, Dara Horn weighs in on the “tempest in a soup bowl” and the historical subtext of Yiddish spelling debates. Tablet Magazine is also on the knaidel beat: one piece looks at the etymology of knaidel and another covers the Bee winner’s trip to the Carnegie Deli to sample the famous dumpling.

Argentina’s Jewish cowboys: the remains of a remarkable Jewish community in Latin America.

Pining for a conservative Bar-Mitzvah: insightful lessons from growing up frum.

Antioch University holds Israel Diversity Week — Thanks Jew-ish.com for the coverage!

A virtual tour of Jewish Berlin. Grab some knaidelach and see the sites.

 

Want to see more articles like this?  Sign up for our newsletter!
⇒ Learn more about the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Washington, our Sephardic Studies Program, or our Israel Studies Program.
Note: The opinions expressed by faculty and students in our publications reflect the views of the individual writer only and not those of the Stroum Center for Jewish Studies.