by cackermann2025 | Jun 8, 2023 | Food Reviews (2023)
We ate stuffed grape leaves when Dr. Dickerson brought in Middle Eastern food, specifically Syrian. I thought the textures were very good, as the grape leaf had a certain crunch while the rice and spices inside provided a softer texture. The flavoring was salty and...
by cackermann2025 | Jun 8, 2023 | Highlighted, Stories (2023)
The poem Mimesis by Fady Joudah illustrates the way people become refugees. The spider is the refugee, the web is their home, and the bike is most likely the region that the refugee lived in. An example could be a Syrian refugee, who lived in their home in Syria but...
by cackermann2025 | Jun 8, 2023 | Featured, Stories (2023)
The movie “Refusenik” created by Laura Bialis in 2007 illustrates the struggles of Jews in the Soviet Union trying to leave their country in the 1960s and 70s. By definition, Refusenik means “a person who refuses to follow orders or obey the...
by cackermann2025 | Jun 8, 2023 | Food Reviews (2023)
As an appetizer at Tatiana Grill in Brighton Beach, they served Herring. It said three pieces, so I expected three pieces, but not one piece cut up into three small parts. I then tried to eat it and was very surprised to taste bones in my mouth! I reluctantly finished...
by cackermann2025 | Jun 8, 2023 | Stories (2023)
This interview is between my grandmother’s cousin, Theresa, and my great-great-grandmother, Rose. Rose first came to America in 1895 and is interviewed in 1976. Rose speaks about her experiences making trips back and forth from Italy before finally immigrating...
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