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'A Sliver of American History'

But the Liberty Bell has a resonance few American icons can match

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Robert Leiter

It's accepted as a truism that the majority of Philadelphians take the wealth of historical artifacts that surround them -- the most significant dating from the period of this country's struggle for independence -- pretty much for granted. I say this with some certainty since I count myself as typical of those who've spent most of their lives in and...

Food

Special K - Head of local kosher catering company extracts some unusual roots

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Daphna Berman, JE Feature

As Denise Powell tells it, she grew up on two kinds of soul food. The first, which her mother cooked for the family, consisted of smothered fried chicken, homemade biscuits, and fried tomatoes in gravy. The other, which her mother cooked outside the home, included brisket, onion kugel, and chicken livers cooked in schmaltz. "I grew up on black soul...

Food

Providing the Independence to Chow Down

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Ethel Hofman, JE Feature

July 4th has become the midsummer getaway. It might be a week at the shore or a long weekend in the mountains. But wherever you decide to roost, make sure you've got a lot of good food on hand. It's one of the main attractions of being together away from the daily grind. Vacation kitchens are usually small in size,...

Film & Television

King Saul of Syfy?

Rubinek a gifted gatekeeper in 'Warehouse 13'

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Michael Elkin

It may be the biggest "Warehouse" sale in TV history; buy into one story line, get another as fascinating for free. Two for the prize of one: Well, "Warehouse 13" is sailing for the Syfy network -- its biggest hit in history. And this complex, semi-comedic take on the spy who came in from the cult -- premiering its second...

Film & Television

Unorthodox Drug Trader

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Michael Elkin

What makes Sammy run? It could very well be the Ecstasy he has hidden under his black hat. But this is Sammy glitch -- not Glick -- and this high-flyer is more beholden to Chasids than to Hollywood. Yet for all their differences, Sam Gold outruns Glick in the race of regrets as this Chasidic hot shot lays drugs, and...