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Havdalah, Pizza, & Educational Program with Rabbi Ruthie

Saturday, June 26, 2021 16 Tammuz 5781

6:30 PM - 9:30 PMSouth Branch Library in Breckenridge

Havdalah, Education, & Pizza with Rabbi Ruthie at the Breckenridge Library (103 South Harris Street, side entrance to downstairs). The topic will be "The Shmatte Business". The Yiddish Word of Polish provenance has taken on many meanings in Jewish Life. Rabbi will discuss how many of the Eastern European Jews at the turn of the 19th century entered into the garment industry. There were famous industrialists, ambitious sweatshop bosses, humble cutters and pressers, as well as wholesalers and retailers in every corner of the "shmatte business", as the entire industry came to be known. Where your favorite shmatte & bring your favorite story. Please RSVP.

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