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Lecture: “Kosher Meat Riot of 1910”

February 26 @ 7:00 PM8:00 PM EST

Free admission, donations appreciated

As Gilded-Age robber barons manipulated their beef industry headquartered in Chicago, the rest of the United States–including Jewish communities–experienced distressing ripple effects. In Detroit in 1910, working-class Orthodox women were no longer able to afford Kosher meat. Under the direction of 20-year-old Rebecka Possner, Jewish women took to the streets, fighting to stabilize prices and the community. Hear JHSM Executive Director Catherine Cangany, PhD retell this remarkable and forgotten moment in Michigan history.

Co-sponsored by Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society & West Bloomfield Public Library

Details

Date:
February 26
Time:
7:00 PM – 8:00 PM EST
Cost:
Free admission, donations appreciated
Website:
https://www.jhsmichigan.org/calendar/2025/catherine-cangany-kosher-meat-riot-of-1910.html

Organizer

Jewish Historical Society of Michigan
Phone
248-851-1100

Other

Event Area of Town
Detroit Suburbs
Open to the Community
Yes
Organization Name
Jewish Historical Society of Michigan

Venue

West Bloomfield Public Library
4600 Walnut Lake Rd.
West Bloomfield, 48323 United States
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Phone
(248) 682-2120
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