Sybil Kaplan

Sybil Kaplan (, Kaufman; after first marriage, Zimmerman; after second marriage, Kaplan; 1938–2023) was an American journalist and author. She wrote ten kosher cookbooks,

Early life Sybil Ruth Kaufman was born in Kansas City, Missouri, She grew up in Overland Park, Kansas.

Career In the 1960s, Kaplan was employed by Doubleday Publishing in Manhattan. Her column, "From My Jerusalem Kitchen", ran from 1976 until she returned to the U.S. in 1980, living in Chicago where her two daughters attended school. The articles were based on her shopping trips to the Mahane Yehuda Market and the subsequent recipes that she created. board member of Hadassah, public relations director for the Encyclopedia Judaica. Some of these came from Curaçao, Hungary, Italy, Poland, and Spain.

Sybil Kaplan spent her later life in Jerusalem. She died in September 2023, age 84.

Selected works

Cookbooks The Wonders of a Wonder Pot: Cooking in Israel without an Oven, 1973 Israeli Cooking on a Budget, 1978 From My Jerusalem Kitchen, 1980 Kosher Kettle: International Adventures in Kosher Cooking, 1997 What’s Cooking at Hadassah College, 2006 What’s Cooking at Moreshet Avraham, 2009 The Shuk Lady Cooks (unpublished)

Autobiography Witness to History – Ten Years as a Woman Foreign Correspondent

Articles "Frying high: Keeping known, lesser-known culinary traditions", (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 12, 2011) "Soups are super for the sukkah" (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, October 11, 2011) "Going around the world to break the fast" (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 28, 2011) "Sweet season: Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah" (Jewish Telegraphic Agency, September 19, 2011) "A Summer Favorite: Tomatoes" (Jewish Link) "Healthy Salmon Dishes" (Jewish Link) "Cheese Is Pleasing" (Jewish Link) "Sabich: For Yom Ha’Atzmaut or Anytime" (Jewish Link) "Passover Sweets: Cookies and Candies" (Jewish Link) "Potato Soup for Winter" (Jewish Link) "Don’t Get Into a Stew! Make One for Dinner" (Jewish Link) "Warm Winter Drinks" (Jewish Link) "Crepes—A Fancy, Fun Dessert" (Jewish Link) "Chili for Winter" (Jewish Link)