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The infamous 1883 Trefa Banquet was meant to celebrate America’s first ordained rabbis. But a menu of shrimp, clams, oysters, and frog’s legs in cream ignited a firestorm that changed American Judaism. Yael Steiner and Jonathan Schwab tell the story behind one of the most controversial meals in Jewish history.
Check She Spoke from the Pulpit Before Women Could, the remarkable story of Ray Frank. Only in America!
Here’s our 2-part series on Jews and the American experiment.
Part 1: The Forgotten Jews of the American Revolution
Part 2: The Jewish Fight Hidden Inside the Constitution
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