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Author Talk: “The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902,” with Scott D. Seligman

Scott Seligman

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Author Talk: “The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902,” with Scott D. Seligman

Featuring: Scott Seligman

The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 recounts the inspiring story of immigrant women and the dramatic and effective mass consumer action they launched in turn of the century New York City.

Scott D. Seligman is a writer and historian. He is the author of several books, including the award-winning The Third Degree: The Triple Murder That Shook Washington and Changed American Criminal Justice (Potomac Books, 2018) and The First Chinese American: The Remarkable Life of Wong Chin Foo. His articles have appeared in the Washington Post and the Seattle Times, among other publications.

This event took place on February 18, 2021. It was presented online by the Yiddish Book Center in Amherst, MA.

This recording was digitized and added to the library in April 2022.

This recording is in English

More information about this recording:

  • Urban,
  • Religion,
  • History,
  • Food,
  • American Jewry
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