December 27, 2019 – Latke you, Shabbat is near! And with that, your weekly entree of Jew News from around the world!

A few of the more interesting blurbs:
– “Little Jewish Women?”: A timely story of Louis May Alcott’s Jewish lineage and a brief history of Jews in Portugal

– Christmas tree envy? read on

– A 1913 motion picture starring a Rabbi: A Jewish Star is Born?

– A no-fry Latke recipe? Sacre Bleu!

– A tale of two Chanukahs: religious vs nationalistic – Maccabee I vs Maccabee II

Happy New Year everyone! https://assets.forward.com/pdfs/12.27.19.pdf