Sunday, August 16, 2020 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.

How Lox Became Jewish – a special program presented by Rabbi Lance Sussman, Ph.D., Rabbi of Reform Congregation of Keneseth Israel in Elkins Park, PA, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of Gratz College.

American Jews have their own unique food culture based primarily on the traditional Jewish foods of Eastern Europe. American Jews began creating their own favorite dishes such as “Lox & Bagels”, “Jewish Cheesecake” and the not so traditional “Reuben Sandwich”. At the forefront of these innovations was the Jewish Deli of the 1920’s. Come and learn “How Lox Became Jewish!”

This engaging and informative event is free and open to the community.  If you plan to join us, we ask that you RSVP by Sunday, August 16, 2020, at 11:00 a.m. by using this Google form: https://forms.gle/DM4qhi8UWQXnyhur8

If it is easier, you may also register by Friday, August 14, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. by contacting the Office at office@seashul.org or via phone at (609) 266-0403 so that we can plan our preparations accordingly (including sending you the Zoom information.)

 

 

More about Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D.:

Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D., a native of Baltimore, Maryland, has served as the Senior Rabbi of Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel of Elkins Park, PA since 2001. Previously, he was the Rabbi of Temple Concord of Binghamton, NY and Associate Professor of Jewish History at Binghamton University, SUNY. Rabbi Sussman has also taught at Princeton, Hunter College and Rutgers. Currently, he is Chair-Elect of the Board of Governors at Gratz College in Melrose Park, PA. and an Honorary Trustee of Delaware Valley University.  Rabbi Sussman is a specialist in the field of American Jewish history, has written several books and numerous articles on the American Jewish experience. Currently, he is working on a television documentary on the history of the Philadelphia Jewish community with History Making Productions. He is also editing a collection of his sermons and essays, “Portrait of an American Rabbi.” Rabbi Sussman and his wife of 42 years Liz Zeller Sussman, Director of the KI Preschool,  have five children and two grandchildren.