Photo: classic Hanukkah sufganiyot filled with strawberry jelly and powdered sugar. Credit: Noam Furer; Wikimedia Commons.

For Hanukkah: Sufganiyot Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 7, 2023

In this article – with Hanukkah beginning at sundown today – Gena Philibert-Ortega searches old newspapers to find sufganiyot recipes... (Read More)

Photo: boy in front of a menorah, c. 1955. Credit: PikiWiki - Israel free image collection project; Wikimedia Commons.

Some Ideas for Celebrating Hanukkah

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 11, 2017

In this article, Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about food and activities your whole family can enjoy for this special Jewish holiday... (Read More)

Celebrating Hanukkah with Favorite Family Recipes

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on December 20, 2016

An article (with many recipes) by Gena Philibert-Ortega about Hanukkah and special foods for this celebration, especially latkes... (Read More)

Painting: “Happy Christmas” by Johansen Viggo, 1891

Old Holiday Poems, Songs & Hymns in Newspapers

By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on December 4, 2013

Mary Harrell-Sesniak searches old newspapers to find poems, carols and hymns from holidays past, to bring them into this year’s celebrations... (Read More)