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New Book: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

December 15, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The Great Kosher Meat WarBook purchases made through this link support New York Almanack’s mission to report new publications relevant to New York State.

Scott D. Seligman’s new book The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902: Immigrant Housewives and the Riots That Shook New York City (Potomac Books, 2020) is a full account of the Great Kosher Meat War of 1902, a milestone in the history of Jewish-American women. [Read more…] about New Book: The Great Kosher Meat War of 1902

Filed Under: Books, Food, History, New York City Tagged With: Books, Culinary History, Cultural History, Immigration, Jewish History, Lower East Side, Manhattan, New York City, Religion, Religious History, womens history

Synagogues of Long Island (Podcast)

July 29, 2020 by Chris Kretz Leave a Comment

long island history project logoBrad Kolodny started with some curiosity and an Instagram account but wound up with a coffee table book full of his images documenting synagogues from every corner of Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

He tracked the evolution of the architecture, from simple buildings to post-modern masterpieces, as well as the growth of the Jewish community on Long Island itself. The post-Second World War boom led to a boom in synagogues as well.

On this episode of the Long Island History Project podcast, we discuss the history of Long Island synagogues, the role they play in their communities, and what drives a man to document their storied histories. [Read more…] about Synagogues of Long Island (Podcast)

Filed Under: History, New York City Tagged With: Jewish History, Long Island, Podcasts, Religion, Religious History

Father Fitz: Missionary to the Adirondacks

April 11, 2020 by Roy Crego 3 Comments

Rev-John-FitzgeraldThe Rev. John G. Fitzgerald, or “Father Fitz,” as he was known to contemporaries, was the first resident Roman Catholic priest in Old Forge. He is fondly remembered as a missionary to the widely scattered working people of the region and as a prolific builder of churches. [Read more…] about Father Fitz: Missionary to the Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: Immigration, Old Forge, Religion

Christianity and American Slavery

March 4, 2020 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldBetween 1500 and the 1860s, Europeans and Americans forcibly removed approximately 12 million African people from the African continent, transported them to the Americas, and enslaved them.

Why did Europeans and Americans enslave Africans? How did they justify their actions?

[Read more…] about Christianity and American Slavery

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Black History, Podcasts, Religion, Religious History, Slavery

Upper West Side Catholics Talk Set for NYC

February 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

upper west side catholicsThe Bloomingdale Neighborhood History group has announced “Upper West Side Catholics: the History of Ascension Church on West 107th Street,” a presentation by Monsignor Thomas J. Shelley, has been set for Tuesday, February 25, at 6:30 pm.

Monsignor Shelley, author of the recently published book Upper West Side Catholics: Liberal Catholicism in a Conservative Archdiocese and professor emeritus of Fordham, is set to tell the story of this well-known Upper West Side church. [Read more…] about Upper West Side Catholics Talk Set for NYC

Filed Under: Events, History, New York City Tagged With: Historic Preservation, New York City, Religion

The Prophet Matthias and Elijah the Tishbite

December 23, 2019 by Miguel Hernandez 7 Comments

MatthiasLong before the fictional and shocking “Peyton Place” of TV and film fame came along in the late 1950s, and early 1960s there was an actual suburban community where its residents were roiled by rampant scandal, moral and religious hypocrisy and a sensational a murder in their midst. [Read more…] about The Prophet Matthias and Elijah the Tishbite

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Abolition, African American History, Black History, Crime and Justice, Gender History, Legal History, Manhattan, New York City, Religion, Slavery, Sojouner Truth, Washington County, Westchester County

Wicca and Witchcraft in Central NY Talk Saturday

October 23, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

wicca and witchcraft in central nyThe Oneida County History Center has announced “Wicca & Witchcraft in Central New York,” a program set for Saturday, October 26th, at 11 am and 1 pm.

Two practicing Wiccans, known as Lady Awen and Lord Teiwaz, will explore concepts such as intuition, wives tales, superstitions, dowsing for water, and other long-held practices, celebrations, and beliefs through the centuries, and consider the tales and traditions handed down through the ages around the world. [Read more…] about Wicca and Witchcraft in Central NY Talk Saturday

Filed Under: Events, History Tagged With: Oneida County History Center, Religion, Utica

John Dickinson, Life, Religion, & Politics

October 9, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldThe Second Continental Congress voted for independence on July 2, 1776 with 12 colonies and one abstention. The delegation from New York abstained from the vote. And Pennsylvania voted in favor of independence because two of its delegates were persuaded not to attend the vote given their opposition. [Read more…] about John Dickinson, Life, Religion, & Politics

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Declaration of Independence, Early American History, New York, Pennsylvania, Podcast, Religion

Elizabeth Seton, An Early American Life

October 2, 2019 by Liz Covart Leave a Comment

ben_franklins_worldWhat was it like to live as a woman of faith in early republic America? What was it like to live as a Catholic in the early United States?

In this episode of Ben Franklin’s World, Catherine O’Donnell, an Associate Professor of History at Arizona State University and author of Elizabeth Seton: American Saint (Cornell University Press, 2018), helps us investigate answers to these questions by taking us through the life of the United States’ first saint: Elizabeth Ann Seton [Read more…] about Elizabeth Seton, An Early American Life

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Catholicism, Early American History, Elizabeth Seton, Podcasts, Religion, Religious History, Saints, United States

125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island

September 22, 2019 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

seeking sanctuaryBrad Kolodny’s new book Seeking Sanctuary: 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island (Segula Publishing, 2019) provides an history, inventory, and photo archive of every synagogue, past and present, in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. [Read more…] about 125 Years of Synagogues on Long Island

Filed Under: Books, History Tagged With: Books, Long Island, Photography, Religion, Religious History

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