A Jewish Take on Huevos Rancheros

A Jewish Take on Huevos Rancheros

Rebecca Bartels, Jewish&, 10/12/2021

When I combine my family’s recipes into one, I connect with happy memories on both sides.

Chunky

Chunky

Yehudi Mercado and Yehudi Mercado (Illustrator), Katherine Tegen Books, 9780062972781, 208pp., 06/22/2021

In this full-color middle-grade graphic memoir for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Jerry Craft, Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendship with his imaginary mascot, Chunky, as he navigates growing up in a working-class Mexican-Jewish family.

Mexican-Jewish artist Aliza Nisenbaum on her colorful portraits of ‘the other’ in society

Mexican-Jewish artist Aliza Nisenbaum on her colorful portraits of ‘the other’ in society

Alan Grabinsky, JTA, 11/04/2019

Mexican-Jewish artist Aliza Nisenbaum sees a failure to communicate in the modern world — and her work as a way to counteract the dilemma.

Armenian, Russian, Mexican and…Jewish

Armenian, Russian, Mexican and…Jewish

Lila Sanchez, Jewish&, 10/24/2019

Growing into my Jewish multicultural heritage and future.

A new book takes readers on a journey through Jewish Latin America

A new book takes readers on a journey through Jewish Latin America

Alan Grabinsky, JTA, 10/24/2019

In his latest book, “The Seventh Heaven,” published earlier this month, the Mexico-born Stavans shares a travelogue of a trip through Jewish Latin America, a topic on which he has emerged as a leading expert in recent decades.

Mexican Director’s Jewish Theme

Mexican Director's Jewish Theme

George Medovoy, The Jerusalem Post, 03/27/2019

Isaac Cherem, the young Mexican film director, believes that his coming-of-age film Leona might cause a “tsunami” in Mexico’s Syrian-Jewish community.

New Jewish Documentation Center, Containing 100 Years of Jewish Life in Mexico City, Opens This Week

New Jewish Documentation Center, Containing 100 Years of Jewish Life in Mexico City, Opens This Week

Alan Grabinsky, Tablet, 01/07/2019

The paper legacies of separate immigrant communities return under one roof after earthquake-induced exile

Mexico City’s Jewish mayor wants to be identified by her policies, not her ethnicity

Mexico City’s Jewish mayor wants to be identified by her policies, not her ethnicity

Alan Grabinsky, JTA, 12/06/2018

Mexico City Mayor, Claudia Sheinbaum, breaks silence on religion claims.

Matzo Balls and Chiles? It’s Rosh Hashana With the Flavors of Mexico

Matzo Balls and Chiles? It’s Rosh Hashana With the Flavors of Mexico

Priya Krishna, The New York Times, 09/04/2018

The chef Fany Gerson’s holiday feast is born of her Jewish heritage and Mexico City upbringing.