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Joan Nathan at a National Yiddish Book Center event in Amherst, Massachusetts, in 2011. (Photo/JTA-Dina Rudick-The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
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(JTA) — Joan Nathan had just settled in for a conversation about her most recent book, “My Life in Recipes,” when the food writer became distracted. A media personality was […]

“L’Chaim Napa Valley” at Congregation Beth Shalom in Napa in 2018 (Photo/Janna Waldinger, Art & Clarity Photography)
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a large pot filled with meatballs and beans, greenery sprinkled on top
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Ashby behind the counter at Paulie's Pickling
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