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Blood of Damascus
When several prominent Jews in Damascus were accused of using non-Jewish blood to make matzah, the Jews of the world banded together to fight back. American Jewry specifically experienced its first taste of successful, united action.
The Damascus Blood Libel & the Mortara Affair
When anti-Semitism struck in Damascus and Italy the Jewish community was galvanized and unified.
The Levy-Franks Family
The Levy-Franks family struggled with the ever-present challenge of maining a strong Jewish identity in a secular society.
The Humble Roots of American Retailing
The lives of Jewish peddlers wandering the country were difficult, rough, and filled with religious challenges.
Bech, A Book
A novel by John Updike.
Fending Off the Missionaries
A group of Protestant clergymen decided their new mission would be to convert European Jews and settling them in a rural agricultural community.
How Coca-Cola Became Kosher
While the iconic soft drink has been on the market since 1886, only since 1935 has it been certified kosher, including for Passover.
America’s First Consul to Jerusalem
Warder Cresson's journey to Jerusalem, and to Judaism, took a convoluted path.
Don Solomono, Jewish Indian Chief
Solomon Bibo won the trust of the Acoma Pueblo Indians of New Mexico, and in 1888 he became governor of the Acoma Pueblo.
The Pagan Rabbi and Other Stories
A collection of stories by Cynthia Ozick.