Ellie Rudee is a proud Ashkenazi from Seattle - so why is she on our show? Well, first we don’t discriminate. But more to the point, she talks here about growing up in Seattle but only realizing the rich mosaic of Jewish life once she moved to Israel. Her journalism and food tours allows her to share the rich texture of Jewish food and society with the greater Jewish world. Here she talks about her journey.

Ellie "Foodie" Rudee is a culinary journalist and tour guide based in Jerusalem. Born and raised in Seattle, Ellie often writes about the intersections of the culinary arts and culture, history, and Jewish identity. She has met with and written about Jewish communities globally, from the Mountain Jews of Azerbaijan, to the Jewish community of Havana, Cuba. Ellie's articles have been published widely, including in Forbes, USA Today, Jerusalem Post, Jewish News Syndicate, and countless other news outlets around the world. She is the founder and organizer of Jerusalem Cooking Club, a social, skill-sharing club for young Jerusalemite foodies, as well as the food retreat, "Jerusalem Mix: Exploring Israeli Cuisine.” She loves to cook, travel, and write (not at the same time, but... challenge accepted!) and host people at her apartment for food-centered events.

Correction to Ellie's family story mentioned in the podcast: Her family actually returned to the US and settled there permanently before World War I, twenty years prior to what she had thought!

Attributions:

- Tair Haim - Mitbashelet Leat | תאיר חיים - מתבשלת לאט https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znDLEamEF8U

- AVRAM AVINU- Vanessa Paloma Canta Ladino https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqizmoj9n74&list=PLGhpKVCbiejTOe6Y1QYxiPWwg2mZt2R4w&index=2

- Samuel Torjman, Thomas - Judeo-Muslim soundscapes in Morocco - a Tradition of Musical Dialogue

- אייל גולן יפה שלי Eyal Golan - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdT8_v1SUJY

- VANESSA PALOMA - MOSES SALIO DE MISRAYIM 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mM1qeR-NV30&list=PLGhpKVCbiejTOe6Y1QYxiPWwg2mZt2R4w&index=1