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Janet Silver Ghent

Janet Silver Ghent

Janet Silver Ghent, a retired senior editor at J., is the author of “Love Atop a Keyboard: A Memoir of Late-life Love” (Mascot Press). She lives in Palo Alto and can be reached at [email protected].

The winning platter — traditional potato latkes with the sour cream in squash cups photo/janet silver ghent
Posted inFood, Jewish Life

Simplicity is the winning formula at latke cookoff

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 23, 2016January 5, 2017
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Joan Nathan serves up the backstory on latkes at Stanford

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 9, 2016December 29, 2016
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Memoir covers trailblazing life of Stanford professor

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 27, 2016December 29, 2016
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New opera ‘Out of Darkness’ questions essence of survival

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent May 20, 2016April 24, 2018
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His true passion was teaching: David Unterman, Beth Am cantor emeritus, 86

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent April 8, 2016December 29, 2016
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Building a bridge by studying the New Testament

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent March 25, 2016February 3, 2017
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Esteemed N.Y. Times columnist is steamed about Israel

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent December 18, 2015December 29, 2016
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Artists newly created kinetic sculpture a moving Holocaust memorial

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 23, 2015December 29, 2016
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The haphazard gourmet on a high challah day roll

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent October 2, 2015April 24, 2018
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the column | Ex-fashion editor saunters out of the clothes closet

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent August 14, 2015April 24, 2018

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