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Ace of Cakes, Jack of All Treats

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Rock 'n' roll? Rock 'n' pastry! "Always!" chuckles Duff Goldman, the "Ace of Cakes" who deals off the top deck of carts with swaggering and sassy confections, which infuse his chef rock status, and as a bass player in the band "soihad to." Did he? Indeed. "I love rock music," he says. And pieces of cake? Piece of cake! If...

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Museum Head Brings Heritage to New Position

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Fredda Sacharow, JE Feature

Ask David Eisner about the intersection between Jewish teachings and the U.S. Constitution, and he will speak passionately about themes of justice in the Torah, the Mishnah and the Gemara. About the separation of church and state. About the government's responsibilities to its most vulnerable. He'll relate a Midrash starring Hillel and Shamai, and their conflicting approaches to interpreting God's...

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What a 'World'!

'Jewtopia' tops off a howl of a holiday greeting card

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Michael Elkin

Does "The World of Jewtopia" tilt from right to left? Well, it does have its own weird, wobbly spin -- thanks to First Citizens of the "World," Sam Wolfson and Bryan Fogel. Now the two stand-out stand-up comics/playwrights/actors are egg-nogging on fans to attend the Philadelphia premiere and pre-Broadway run of "World" at the Kimmel Center downtown. Latkes roasting on...

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Geritolooza? Young@Heart Raps

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Michael Elkin

Music as medicine? Take two Axl Roses and call me in the morning. That seems to be the prescription for Young@Heart , the ageless oldies but goodies who have taken punk rock over a rocking chair as their vehicle of choice. This choice group of 73-years-old-plus players gets a chance to rock and roil the region this time out --...

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Penn Museum: You Can Get Ur From There

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Rita Rosen Poley, JE Feature

During the 1920s and '30s, the frontier of discovery was found in the dusty fields and dug pits of archaeological expeditions. In 1922, Howard Carter's find of Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt's Valley of the Kings gripped the public, and archaeologists soon became media darlings. Contemporary news reports provided vivid pictures of life on excavations and fantastic glimpses of the culture,...