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The following article talks about the food eaten by Jewish soldiers of the 23rd Ohio at their 1862 Seder and the 46th Virginia at their Seder in 1864. We also know some Civil War soldiers kept a kosher diet.
www.nytimes.com
This article tells the story of Corporal Myer Levy's 1865 Passover Seder.
aish.com
Does anyone know of any other accounts by Civil War soldier's of their Seder and the foods they ate? Does anyone know of other accounts by Civil War soldier's which mention matzah?
Grant, Lee and Matzo? Exhibit Traces Kosher's History in America (Published 2003)
Exhibit on history of kosher food in America since 1654 is on view at Kosherfest 2003, trade fair at Jacob K Javits Center in Manhattan; Rabbi Yaakov Y Horowitz, creator, warns that history of traditional Jews is endangered; excerpts from letters written by Jewish soldiers from North and South...
This article tells the story of Corporal Myer Levy's 1865 Passover Seder.
Jews, the Civil War and the Incident of Sharing Matzah at a Passover Seder - Aish.com
In 1865, one southern woman overlooked the deep divisions of war and saw her fellow Jew, not an opponent.
aish.com
Does anyone know of any other accounts by Civil War soldier's of their Seder and the foods they ate? Does anyone know of other accounts by Civil War soldier's which mention matzah?
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