Part-TimTed Merwin's teaching interests are in American Jewish history and popular culture, with a particular focus on the Lower East Side and Yiddish culture. His current research centers on Jewish-themed Broadway plays, and on the history of the Jewish deli in America.
e Associate Professor of Religion, Dickinson College
Yom Kippur: A time for feasting as well as fasting
Sep 18, 2018 12:43 pm UTC| Insights & Views Life
It was the bag of Fritos that gave me away. As a secular Jewish kid whose family did not belong to a synagogue, I did not think twice about riding my bike to the convenience store around the corner during the afternoon of...
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