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For an unrepentant news junkie, the Seder plate’s symbolism can turn topical, transforming the usual boiled eggs and parsley into delicacies like Qaddafi charoset and bitter Boehner herb

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Steve Brodner
April 13, 2011

Steve Brodner is an illustrator, journalist, and filmmaker living in New York. He blogs at Brodnersbicycle.com.

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