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19th Century Jewish Cultural Hero

Posted on 2009/05/22 by davka

I col­lect (Amer­i­can) Juda­ic lapel but­tons. I have approx­i­mate­ly 3000 unique items. Each one rep­re­sents a dif­fer­ent moment in the Amer­i­can Jew­ish expe­ri­ence. Peri­od­i­cal­ly I share them here. My uncle was named after Mendele Mocher Sforim (the “Grand­fa­ther of Yid­dish lit­er­a­ture”). His old­er broth­er, … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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20th Century Jewish Cultural Hero

Posted on 2009/05/05 by davka

I col­lect (Amer­i­can) Juda­ic lapel but­tons. I have approx­i­mate­ly 3000 unique items. Each one rep­re­sents a dif­fer­ent moment in the Amer­i­can Jew­ish expe­ri­ence. Peri­od­i­cal­ly I share them here. As the “Che fran­chise” con­tin­ues to grow, few oth­er cul­ture heroes (meant metaphor­i­cal­ly) seem able to … Con­tin­ue read­ing →

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