In the late 1930s, Adelle Bozo’s parents arranged her marriage to her distant cousin Ya’akov, a Syrian Jew who owned a clothing store in Jerusalem’s Machane Yehuda market. Having grown up in a large family in Syria and later in Turkey, Adelle's home was always full with friends and guests. But when she arrived in Jerusalem for her wedding, she knew no one. Adelle eventually found community through her dining table, sharing the recipes she grew up eating including Laham Bi Ajeen and Bulgur Muhammara. “She always looked to fill her house with people, opening it up to friends and neighbors. We used to call our house ‘Hotel Bozo’” says Mimi Bozo, her daughter. In her own way, Adelle created a home like the one she grew up in. Find her full story & their family recipes here: bit.ly/AdelleBozo (fb)

In honor of Yom HaShoah, we are sharing the story and recipes of Holocaust survivor Handa Stark. Handa was born in Sevluš, Czechoslovakia (present-day Vynohradiv, Ukraine)— where her father Yitzhak was a beloved doctor who treated people whether they could pay or not. In the early 1940s, their lives changed with a knock on the door. Soldiers told them they had two hours to pack. She was deported twice from her village during the war, but managed to survive Auschwitz. After the war, the family reunited and Handa’s parents ran an orphanage in France for child survivors of World War II. Handa and her husband built a life for their family in Los Angeles where they were part of a large community of survivors. Both of them have passed away, but their daughter Susie Stark Serenevich remains committed to sharing their story. One recipe she remembers fondly is what the family calls “bubbie chicken,” or fried chicken wings. Handa would make these irresistible bites for Susie’s kids and their cousins on Friday afternoons to tide them over during the late shabbat start of summer. When the dish is freshly fried, “You can’t not eat it,” Susie says. Read more about their family journey and find Handa’s recipe for “bubbie chicken” here: www.jewishfoodsociety.org/stories/the-resilience-and-recipes-of-holocaust-survivor-handa (fb)