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B‑Sides from The Borscht Belt

Ear­li­er this week, Marisa Sche­in­feld reflect­ed on how the themes of the Jew­ish High Hol­i­days relate to her book, The Borscht Belt: Revis­it­ing the Remains of America’s…
Marisa Sche­in­feld
October 13, 2016
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Rosh Hashana, Yom Kip­pur, and a Bit of Borscht

Marisa Sche­in­feld is the author of The Borscht Belt: Revis­it­ing the Remains of America’s Jew­ish Vaca­tion­land, a col­lec­tion of pho­tog­ra­phy cap­tur­ing the remains…
Marisa Sche­in­feld
October 10, 2016
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Har­ry Kas­sel: The Kosher Meat Man

Ear­li­er this week, Roger Horowitz uncov­ered the ​“invis­i­ble chemist” of the Ortho­dox Union and shared mem­o­ries of his grand­moth­er Bertie Schwartz, the first woman…
Roger Horowitz
October 5, 2016
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Why Be Jew­ish? | Judy Batalion

For the first week of the year 5777, Jew­ish Book Council’s Vis­it­ing Scribe series fea­tures writ­ers who were touched by Edgar M. Bronf­man, z”l, and his ded­i­ca­tion to…
Judy Batal­ion
October 5, 2016
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Why Be Jew­ish? | Mat­ti Friedman

For the first week of the year 5777, Jew­ish Book Council’s Vis­it­ing Scribe series fea­tures writ­ers who were touched by Edgar M. Bronf­man, z”l, and his ded­i­ca­tion to…
Mat­ti Friedman
October 5, 2016
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Abra­ham Gold­stein: The Invis­i­ble Chemist

Ear­li­er this week, Roger Horowitz shared mem­o­ries of his grand­moth­er Bertie Schwartz, the first woman pres­i­dent of the Jew­ish Book Coun­cil. The author of Kosher USA: How…
Roger Horowitz
September 28, 2016
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