A small smile, among the awfulness

[sabotabby]

I could go on all day about Israel and Palestine, and I have some crappy cell pictures from the (very well attended, quite amazing actually) vigil today, and there are a million links to outrage you and exhaust you, but I think I'd rather post about something nice.

So here is an article about Caplansky's Deli, which is a super-popular Jewish deli, and how it's signed on to be a sponsor for the Toronto Palestine Film Festival in an attempt to promote dialogue and peace. Never eaten there myself but now I pretty much have to, because that is just cool. (Adorably, a bunch of people at the vigil got takeout from there and brought it by; apparently it actually is as good as people say. If nothing else, the pickles smell like I imagine heaven would.)

By coincidence, Zane Caplansky is a friend-of-a-friend-of-a-friend, so I'm currently talking to him on The Face about a) what the vegetarian options there are like, and b) hey, you know, thanks for doing this, you're awesome, and it's kind of a nice way to cap off a day that was mostly frustrating and sad.

Comments

[smhwpf.livejournal.com]

Aw, that is so cool!

[sabotabby]

Right? That warmed my heart.

[browngirl.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful, of them and of you.

[sabotabby]

Eh, I just stood in front of a closed office for a few hours and held a banner. They are risking a lot of backlash (though from what I gather, it's massively helped their business, but they couldn't necessarily know).

Oh yes!

[ed-rex.livejournal.com]

I'm just about off for bed (sometimes, not the best time to catch up on the life of Our Sabs), so this came as a lovely surprise. Between you and Peter Watts, I sometimes have to work to remember that my official position is Optimist.

[sabotabby]

I'm not optimistic, but occasionally I'm slightly less cynical.

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Very cool move on Caplansky's part, and OMG, the food is awesome. You could eat the blintzes. And the cheesecake.

[sabotabby]

The blintzes sound awesome. So does the cheesecake, but I don't think I could eat both blintzes and cheesecake.

[50-ft-queenie.livejournal.com]

Not in one visit, no. They're generous with their portions. Very generous. Their cheesecake is gooooooood. So good.

[coconuthead.livejournal.com]

I like it. Nice goin', Caplansky's!

[sabotabby]

They are very cool.

[marlowe1.livejournal.com]

That's great.

There's also this - http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.606810 - but it's a little too cute.

[sabotabby]

Aww no, that's the right amount of cute.

[rohmie.livejournal.com]

Yay for smiles!

[sabotabby]

I get them on occasion.