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Scott D. Seligman

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The 1919 Murder Case That Gave Americans the Right to Remain Silent

Decades before the Miranda decision, a Washington triple-homicide paced the way to protect criminal suspects.

by Scott D. Seligman via Zócalo Public Square on April 30, 2018

The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City

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The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902 book cover with photo of Jewish immigrants in the street on the Lower East Side, NYC.

The Great Kosher Meat War Of 1902

Immigrant housewives and the riots that shook New York City.

by Aaron Welt via The Gotham Center on February 8, 2023

The entrance of Fischer Bros, a Jewish grocery store, with a line of people going out the door.

The Rise of the Jewish Grocer

From kosher butchers, fruit peddlers, and herring dealers on the Lower East Side to supermarket innovators across the country

by Jenna Weissman Joselit via Tablet on February 3, 2025

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