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Stolichnaya was the first major vodka brand to be certified kosher by the Orthodox Union (OU), receiving its OU Hechsher in 1996.
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Anyone in Northern California for the Chag is cordially invited for a L’chaim in the Sukkah. 🍷 Chag Sameach!!!
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Etrog trees are delicate and thrive in warm climates. While kosher etrogim come from many countries, Chabad and others especially prize Calabria etrogim, grown in southern Italy. They’re also called Yanover etrogim from Yanova, Yiddish for Genoa, their historic port for export.
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Peter Sellers was a Jewish British comedy legend. He became an international star as Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther (1963), whose success launched one of cinema’s great comedy franchises.
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An illuminated Hebrew prayerbook from Italy, often referred to as the Forlì Siddur written in 1383, contains various whimsical illustrations of the holiday of Sukkot.
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The first job of many Jewish immigrants coming to America in the 19th century was selling goods from a pushcart. New York City first started licensing peddlers in the late 1890s. By 1914, the number of licenses were at 6,000.
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Dr. Brown’s, the kosher soda, was nicknamed “Jewish champagne” by columnist Walter Winchell in the 1930s. It’s a staple alongside cured meat sandwiches at Jewish delis in New York City, and beyond.
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Barred from brewing beer in medieval Germany, Jews turned to growing the hops, key to the beer production.They dominated the trade until the Nazis took control and seized it from them in the 1930s.
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Chabad of Midtown, has a large public sukkah on Fifth Ave near Bryant Park. Visited by thousands, it’s city approved and known as the central Sukkah spot in Midtown Manhattan.
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Sukkot in Ivanovo, Russia 1916. The image was taken by an Austrian soldier as they advanced into Russian territory during World War I. The Jews of Ivanovo installed roofs that opened up for the holiday of Sukkot.
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One of the earliest depictions of the Lulav and Etrog, is on the Jewish revolt coin from year 69, the fourth year of the Jewish revolt against Rome in Jerusalem. The modern 5 Agurah Israeli coin, also bears that image.
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The NBA logo was designed in 1969 by Jewish branding consultant Alan Siegel. Based on a photograph of Lakers star Jerry West, the NBA logo is by far one of the most recognizable branding logos in the world.
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Burt Shavitz, a Jewish beekeeper and former photojournalist, co-founded Burt’s Bees with Roxanne Quimby in Maine in 1984. The company grew from honey and beeswax products into a leading natural personal care brand. Clorox acquired it in 2007 for $925 million.
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Jewish baseball player Mo Berg spent 15 seasons in the major leagues. He was recruited by U.S. intelligence to spy on Germany. He gathered intelligence on physicist Werner Heisenberg and the Nazis' plans to build an atomic bomb.
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In 1964, Fiddler on the Roof opened on Broadway, bringing Sholem Aleichem’s shtetl tales to life. With Zero Mostel as Tevye, it celebrated Jewish tradition and struggle, resonating beyond its roots to become a universal story of faith, family, and resilience.
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Jewish filmmaker Ed Sabol founded NFL Films. In 1962, he filmed the NFL Championship Game between the Giants and Packers in Yankee Stadium, in one of the coldest games ever recorded. Sabol was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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Donna Karan, the Jewish New York designer, founded DKNY in 1985, turning her vision of practical, sophisticated city clothing into one of America’s best known fashion labels.
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