Tag: Judaism
The Procession of Black Hats
by Jonathan J. Levin | 06.13.08 | 12:52 PM ET
Jonathan J. Levin hadn't lived up to his father's expectations. But when he moved to Mexico City, he was told something he thought he'd never hear.
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Yahoo! BuzzIn Krakow, Jewish Culture has Become Hipster Culture
by Terry Ward | 07.16.07 | 4:03 PM ET
Photo of display at Noah’s Ark Cafe in Krakow by Hugovk, via Flickr (Creative Commons).
In June, more than 20,000 people descended on Krakow, Poland for the city’s annual Jewish Festival—complete with Hasidic dance performances, Hebrew calligraphy lessons and klezmer music galore. But perhaps the most interesting thing about the gathering was that very few of the festival-goers were Jewish. Jewish culture is gradually making a comeback in Eastern Europe. And in Krakow, it seems, it has become downright trendy.
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