Poopa dweck biography of michael
Poopa dweck biography of michael
Poopa dweck biography of michael douglas.
A Syrian Jew’s message to Aleppo: Keep tradition and don’t lose hope
Syrians fleeing violence in the Bustan al-Qasr neighborhood of Aleppo arriving in the Fardos neighborhood after government troops retook the area from rebel fighters, Dec.
13, 2016. (Stringer/AFP/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (JTA) — Although Poopa Dweck has never been to Aleppo, her New Jersey home evokes the smells of a kitchen in the now-ravaged Syrian city.
Dweck was born after her parents left the once-bustling metropolis in 1947, but she still calls it her “homeland.” She has dedicated herself to maintaining and teaching the recipes of the Syrian Jewish community, authoring the cookbook “Aromas of Aleppo.”
And she has straightforward advice for the tens of thousands of refugees who have fled the Aleppo as the Syrian government and its allies have bombed the city in recent weeks, creating horrific scenes of destruction: Keep your traditions and don’t give up hope.
Poopa Dweck (Instagram)
“The Jewish communi