Rachel Ellner
By Rachel Ellner
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Life Orthodox Fashion Student Honored For Haute Couture Gown Design
When Chaya Hoffman came to study at Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City, she says her style was, “so out there with leopard and hot pink, feathers and bows, everyone called me the next Betsey Johnson.” By that point, her fashion experience included embellishing and accessorizing school clothes that had to conform to…
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Food Potato Pancake, Sure. But Can You Call It A Latke?
There was a lot of talk about grandmothers at the 9th Annual Latke Festival, held during Hannukah at the Brooklyn Museum: their recipes, their knuckles, their advice and their place at the hot stove. But no admitted Jewish grandmothers were on hand at the festival to insist on proper latkes. So what makes a latke…
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Recipes A Gal’s Gotta Eat — 4 Top Chefs On Feeding Wonder Woman
The gorgeous and arresting Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who proved her mettle as a hand-to-hand combat instructor in the IDF, immediately establishes a commanding presence as the star of Wonder Woman. But we never see our superhero sit down for some sustenance — there’s just no time. But at some point, a gal’s gotta eat….
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Food Adorable Sailors Discover Knishes During Fleet Week
Fleet Week draws to a close today, but I got a souvenir at Yohah Shimmel Knish Bakery in the form of this photograph. These three sailors, each from different parts of the country, were walking past the venerable Lower East Side bakery and deli and decided that the knishes in the window looked too good…
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Food Love, Judaism And Cheese Unite At A President’s Historic Home
When Sarit Werner said “I do,” it wasn’t just about a lifetime commitment to the man she loved. It meant leaving behind a life in New York City and the world of high fashion. “What were the chances of me meeting the one Jewish cheese maker from Vermont?” she said. But “Jesse was so cool.”…
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Food Milkboy Is Real Swiss Chocolate — by Way of Jewish Brooklyn
What happens in Switzerland stays in Switzerland, at least when it comes to chocolate. Less than half the chocolate made in that tiny country escapes uneaten into the rest of the world. Yet it’s rare to find real made-in-Switzerland chocolate in the United States, despite the prevalence of Swiss-based brands such as Nestlé and Lindt….
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Israel News Royal Treatment
A baby girl from a large family in the Riverdale section of the Bronx is receiving a lot of attention in Belgium. She’ll be getting a lot of benefits, as well. Four days after her birth, Batsheva Paola Spira became goddaughter to Paola Ruffo di Calabria, queen of the Belgians. Some 140 years ago, King…
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