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Passover preparations for a Civil War–era Union soldier included importing seven barrels of matzot and collecting weeds to substitute for the symbolic bitterness of horseradish.
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J. A. Joel
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Cleveland, United States of America
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1866
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Larry Rivers
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New York, United States of America
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1984
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Adam Rolston
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New York, United States of America
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1993
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Dear HeartSey
I have Severall of yours bearing Variety of Dates as well as Subiect, In Wich I have had Vast deall of Delight relating to Some matters, Especialy that wich Concerns Your Self. Nothing…
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Gerardus Duyckinck I, Abigaill Levy Franks
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New York City, British America and the British West Indies
(New York, United States of America)
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1743
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Kashruth was not only redefined but repositioned as a growing number of American Jews restricted its observance to the home. The new geography of kashruth promoted a more flexible approach toward…
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Jenna Weissman Joselit
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New York, United States of America
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1994
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The creator of the popular ritual of placing an orange on the Seder plate describes exactly how this innovation arose, its intended significance, and the problematic erasure of its origins.
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Susannah Heschel
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Hanover, United States of America
Date:
2001
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The entire city is talking about the tumult, the uproar in the Jewish Quarter that began after the price of meat started to rise.
The prices for meat not only went up in the Jewish Quarter. The Trusts…
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The Forward
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New York, United States of America
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1902
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Lizzie Black Kander
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Milwaukee, United States of America
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1901
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I entered the restaurant five minutes late on purpose, but Babushkin was already there. He was at the small table I’d reserved way over in the corner, hunched over the menu because he was scared…
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Jerome Weidman
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New York City, United States of America
Date:
1937
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There’s an old joke that’s told about a Martian who accidentally crashes his spaceship on the streets of New York. In search of a new set of tires for his craft, he happens to pass a bagel shop…
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Matthew Goodman
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New York, United States of America
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2005