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Fraud, corruption, and holiness : the controversy over the supervision of Jewish dietary practice in New York City, 1881-1940 / Harold P. Gastwirt.

Title: Fraud, corruption, and holiness : the controversy over the supervision of Jewish dietary practice in New York City, 1881-1940 / Harold P. Gastwirt.
Author: Gastwirt, Harold P.
Publication: Port Washington, N.Y. : Kennikat Press, 1974.

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viii, 227 p.; 23 cm.

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National university publications

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Includes indexes.

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Bibliography: p. 212-217.

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Contents

Old law in a new land -- Kosher observance in traditional Jewish life -- The kosher business is big business -- The poultry trade: racketeers and unionists -- The chief rabbi battles for kashrut -- Rivalry in kashrut supervision -- Laymen take a hand -- Can state intervention work? -- The federal government tries -- The kashrut association gives up -- Labor and lead seals -- Why communal control fails.

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