American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution, thru Dec 8

American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution

September 4th - December 8th, 2013-
Audubon Room & North Lobby Cases, Mon-Fri 8:30am-7pm, Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1-7pm
Hatcher Graduate Library, 913 S. University Avenue, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190

Highlighting Jewish contributions to American culinary history from 1660 to 2013, this exhibit includes Jewish-American charity cookbooks representing all fifty states from the Janice Bluestein Longone Culinary Archive at the University of Michigan Library. Many other treasures will also be on display, including the first Jewish cookbook published in America (1871). Original early works will be on display in the Audubon Room, with examples of 20th and 21st century items in the North Lobby cases of the Hatcher Library.

Curated by Jan Longone, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library, and Avery Robinson, Graduate Student in Judaic Studies.

Please join us for an exhibit lecture and reception on September 24 at 4:00 p.m.

Date & Time
September 24, 2013 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location
Gallery, Hatcher Graduate Library

Lecture
Join us for the exhibit opening of American Foodways: The Jewish Contribution. Jan Longone, Adjunct Curator in the U-M Special Collections Library, will explore the multifaceted contributions of Jewish Americans, beginning with the first kosher butcher in America (1660) and the earliest Jewish cookbook published here in 1871. Among the topics discussed will be Butchers, Bakers and Market Men; Charitable Cooks and their Cookbooks (1888-2013); the Role of the Media; Restaurants, Delicatessens and Menus; Commercial Advertising Ephemera; A Chronology of Jewish-American Cookbook Publishing; Jewish-American Food Festivals; and more.
Please arrive early to allow time to view the exhibit; culinary volunteers will be available at 3 p.m.
The lecture will be followed by a reception, with refreshments provided by Zingerman's.

Host Contact
Jamie Lausch Vander Broek jlausch@umich.edu