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22: 100:. In 1885, he emigrated to the United States, using the identification documents of a dead man named "Manischewitz". Although he stated that he emigrated because he had been hired as a shochet by the Jewish community of Cincinnati, other reasons have been suggested, including that it was in response to the then-imminent expulsion of Jews from Memel, or that it was in order to avoid compulsory military service. 108:
In Cincinnati, Manischewitz initially worked as a shochet and peddler; since matzah was not available, he made his own in his basement – originally for his circle of acquaintances, but later for Jews throughout the city. Eventually his merchandise was successful enough that he undertook
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Prominent Jews of America; a collection of biographical sketches of Jews who have distinguished themselves in commercial, professional and religious endeavor
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His matzah business was successful enough that in 1913, he was able to move to the upscale Cincinnati neighborhood of
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Manischewitz died in 1914, and is buried in Beth Hamedrash Hagodol cemetery,
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and businessman, known for his innovations in the manufacture of
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Jacob Rader Marcus and Judith M. Daniels, ed. (1994).
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Index


Salant
Cincinnati
rabbi
matzah
the company bearing his name
Salant
Israel Salanter
Memel
shochet
mass production
mechanized
gas stoves
conveyor belt
kashrut
Lithuanian Jewish
Walnut Hills
yeshiva
Palestine
Covedale
Manischewitz: The Matzo Family : the Making of an American Jewish Icon
KTAV Publishing House
ISBN
9781602800038





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