The son of Iranian immigrants, who personally dressed Hillary Clinton and is the subject of a newly released documentary, has adapted his business to a post-pandemic world.
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How do you make a Challah Prince?
Start with an Israeli born in Tel Aviv named Idan Chabasov, 35. Place him in Berlin with water, flour, yeast, sugar, and egg yolks. Mix with experience as a social media marketer. Add four years in art school in Tel Aviv specializing in animation. Leave to rise, isolated, during a coronavirus pandemic, allowing ample time and space for creative experiments with challah dough. And voila, or rather, challah
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Blame it on his multi-ethnic looks and theatrical versatility, Altaras is not pigeonholed into Jewish roles â to his delight. He was bummed the shooting of his next series in which he plays a Turkish German boxer was interrupted by the coronavirus â as was his Passover trip to Israel. He would have loved to hang with the cast of âUnorthodox,â and maybe some new fans.
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âWir werden nicht untergehenâ, sagt Teichtal, der 1996 âmit einem Einwegticketâ aus New York nach Berlin kam. âWir sind froh, wir sind stolzâ, gibt er zur Antwort, âsie bringen Dunkelheit, wir bringen Licht, wir werden uns nie verstecken, wir werden uns nicht unterkriegen lassen, auf keinen Fall! Never, ever, ever!â Teichtal fordert âNulltoleranz gegen Intoleranzâ und findet es befremdlich, âdass höchste ReprĂ€sentanten der deutschen Regierung einem Land, das Israel vernichten will, zum 40. Jahrestag der Revolution gratulierenâ. Er gesteht den Deutschen ein ehrliches BemĂŒhen um ein tolerantes Deutschland zu, sagt aber auch, dass die deutsche Gesellschaft dafĂŒr etwas tun muss: âManchmal fehlt mir die Zivilcourageâ.
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