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Archive for the Jewish Americans Category (11 Posts)

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“Someday at Christmas, There’ll Be No Wars”: Winter Holidays in the Military

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: christmas, Holidays, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Korean War, New Year's Day, Oral History, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War I, World War II, Yom Kippur

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The Story of “The Century:” My Afternoon with World War II Veteran Burton Schuman

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: Cultural Heritage, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Narratives, Oral History, Religion, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II

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Fake News, Folk News, and the Fate of Far Away Moses

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC History, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Legends, Proverbs, Uncategorized

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The Family of Far Away Moses: Tourism, Commerce and Folklife in the 19th Century

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC History, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Tourism, Weddings

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The Name of Far Away Moses

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC History, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Legends, Proverbs, Thomas Jefferson Building

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The Faith of Far Away Moses: Yom Kippur, 1893

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Religion, Yom Kippur

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Chicago Ethnic Arts Project Goes Online

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, AFC History, African Americans, Asian American History, Austrian Americans, Chinese Americans, Croatian Americans, Cuban Americans, Czech Americans, Danish Americans, Finnish Americans, Folk Art, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, Foodways, German Americans, Greek Americans, Hispanic American History, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Korean Americans, Lithuanian Americans, Macedonian Americans, Native American History, Norwegian Americans, Polish Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Serbian Americans, Slovak Americans, Slovenian Americans, Swedish Americans, Ukrainian Americans

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World Storytelling Day: Stories of Strong Women

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: African Americans, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Narratives, Native American History, Storytelling

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Searching for Nina Tarasova

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: Folk Music, Folksong, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, russian americans