From Patras to Baltimore…
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The pair raised their children in a tiny Jewish community with only 265 members — until WWII…
Jewish Refugees in Portugal
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Learn about a little-known chapter of Jewish history from award-winning historian Marion Kaplan.
Discover New York’s First Jewish Settler
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Some say New York’s very first Jewish pioneer was Jacob Barsimon, in 1654. Find out more about New York’s first Jew!
Curious about a classic NYC beverage?
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The mysterious Egg Cream, which some say originated on the Lower East Side among Eastern European Jewish immigrants, somehow contains neither eggs nor cream.