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Happy Birthday to the Trees!

February 6, 2023 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

palm tree and raiblow

Happy birthday to the trees! Happy Tu B’Shvat, the birthday or festival of the trees! I’ve always felt an odd affinity for trees. In eighth grade we each did an […]

Filed Under: artists, Jewish law, love Tagged With: #birthday, #creation, #festivals, #poems, #trees, holidays

Scone or Irish Soda Bread?

October 26, 2022 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

Irish soda bread

After a trip to Ireland, I created this scone-like Irish soda bread recipe. Luscious, a bit lemony, a bit tangy. Bring out the butter!

Filed Under: advice, Food, Ireland, love Tagged With: #baking, #bread, #gingeredwhisk, #irish, #irishsodabread, #scones, #travel, love

Ukraine in my history

May 11, 2022 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

My paternal grandmother (the little girl in the photo) emigrated from Uzhhorod in 1913. That is one of the cities in #Ukraine that Jill Biden visited last week. The parallels […]

Filed Under: Journeys, Russia, Ukraine Tagged With: family history, immigration, Jews, Ukraine, Uzhhorod

Kiffles are the new Magic

December 2, 2021 by Claudia Long 5 Comments

I was enjoying Jean Metzer‘s The Matzah Ball, a really fun #Hanukkah romance in the classic Romance-novels style (meet-cute, boy and girl hate each other as sparks fly, the last […]

Filed Under: advice, Food, Hanukkah Tagged With: #Hanukkah, #Jewishfood, #NineTenthsoftheLaw, #rugelach, #TheMatazahBall, chocolate, Jewish, The Matzah Ball

Jewish Book Tour on Instagram

November 12, 2021 by Claudia Long Leave a Comment

book cover Consuelo

Welcome to my first post on my books as part of the #Jewishbookstagramtour. The Duel for Consuelo—book two in the Tendrils of the Inquisition series—weaves poetry, the Enlightenment, and the […]

Filed Under: Crypto-Jews, Mexico, Uncategorized Tagged With: #DuelforConsuelo, #HistoricalFiction, #Jewishbookstagramtour, #womensfiction, historical fiction, Jewish, Mexico, Women writers

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  • Happy Birthday to the Trees!
  • Scone or Irish Soda Bread?
  • Ukraine in my history
  • Kiffles are the new Magic
  • Jewish Book Tour on Instagram

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