FEATURES [ more » ]

Coke and confiscation By EDWIN BLACK Did Coca-Cola benefit when the Nasser regime seized an Egyptian Jew's beverage plant? Preserving Cretan Jewry By STEPHEN GABRIEL ROSENBERG A synagogue is lovingly restored as a memorial to the Island's 265 Jews, who perished in 1944. 'Chabad House without Chabad' By MICHAEL GREEN Moishe House is home to a group of people pioneering a new form of Jewish communal life in London.

LIFESTYLE [ more » ]

Easy rider By SAM SER An Australian oleh wants Israel to become known for an electric-powered, shotgun-resistant folding bike. 'Busy-day' rice By FAYE LEVY Rice and peas can be made into a meal fit for any Italian doge. The Moroccan flavor formula By FAYE LEVY It's the seasonings that are the secret to cooked vegetable starters in the North African kitchen.

PERSONAL NOTES [ more » ]

Finding Elmo By YONATAN SREDNI 40 years of Sesame Street: We kids were not subjected to ads for Coke or Pepsi. Real Israel: Lecture circuit By LIAT COLLINS "Usually people come to the university to hear lectures, but I thought it would be good if the university were to go to them," says Hebrew University spokeswoman Orit Sulitzeanu. Real Israel: Flights and fight syndromes By LIAT COLLINS It was good to speak Holy Tongue again, listen to Israelis compare prices.

BOOKS [ more » ]

Down to the wire By AKIN AJAYI By focusing on personal relationships in a historic setting, Diamant keeps readers engaged to the end. Community spirit By DANIEL GAVRON Even in a capitalist world, cooperative communities are flourishing. Criminal justice By SETH FRANTZMAN Efraim Zuroff on how his mission was hampered by Western democracies.