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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…
Contributor:
Jenna Weissman Joselit
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
1994
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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
Places:
New York, United States of America
Date:
2005
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This day [December 29, 1778] the British troops, consisting of about 3,500 men, including two battalions of Hessians under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell of the Seventy-first…
Contributor:
Mordecai Sheftall
Places:
Savannah, British America and the British West Indies (Savannah, United States of America)
Date:
ca. 1778–1779