Kosher USA follows the fascinating journey of kosher food through the modern industrial food system. It recounts how iconic products such as Coca-Cola and Jell-O tried to become kosher; the contentious debates among rabbis over the incorporation of modern science into Jewish law; how Manischewitz wine became the first kosher product to win over non-Jewish consumers (principally African Americans); the techniques used by Orthodox rabbinical organizations to embed kosher requirements into food manufacturing; and the difficulties encountered by kosher meat and other kosher foods that fell outside the American culinary consensus. Kosher USA is filled with big personalities; rare archival finds; and surprising influences: the Atlanta rabbi Tobias Geffen; who made Coke kosher; the lay chemist and kosher-certification pioneer Abraham Goldstein; the kosher-meat magnate Harry Kassel; and the animal-rights advocate Temple Grandin; a strong supporter of shechita; or Jewish slaughtering practice. By exploring the complex encounter between ancient religious principles and modern industrial methods; Kosher USA adds a significant chapter to the story of Judaism's interaction with non-Jewish cultures and the history of modern Jewish American life as well as American foodways.
#1768460 in Books 2015-09-29Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.70 x .90 x 5.60l; .0 #File Name: 0231146833368 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Good book; could have been made more ofBy LacancanI can't understand why the electronic version of this book costs the same as the hardback but maybe it's just a mystery of publishing. In this book Negri performs an intricate analysis of Lenin's politics; the Soviet State and the composition of the proletariat drawing from it lessons of political organisation for his time. It shows Negri's typical diligence and perspicuity. The book should have been given an index to help it being used as a point of reference. Overall very interesting but much more could have been done; despite the obvious efforts of the translator and Negri to editorially make it into something that would get the attention it deserves.
