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Han­nah Kressel

Han­nah Kres­sel is a cur­rent fel­low at the Pardes Insti­tute of Jew­ish Stud­ies in Jerusalem. She holds a Mas­ters in Art His­to­ry from the Uni­ver­si­ty of Oxford and a Bach­e­lors in Art His­to­ry and Stu­dio Art from Bran­deis Uni­ver­si­ty. Her research exam­ines the inter­sec­tion of con­tem­po­rary art, food, and reli­gion. She is an avid bak­er and cook.

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Shan­non Sarna
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Cook­ing alla Giu­dia: A Cel­e­bra­tion of the Jew­ish Food of Italy
Benedet­ta Jas­mine Guetta
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