Wednesday, August 08, 2007
“Puritan” brand cheese container
Manufactured by Raisin & Levine, Inc.
New York, New York, ca. 1920s-1930s
Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia
This food product was marketed to early twentieth century American Jewish consumers. Its container displays both an image of a Puritan settler and a prominent announcement of kosher certification. Beneath this blending of American and Jewish identities lies the suggestion that one could become a classic American by consuming this cheese.
This object is currently on view through October 31, 2007 in our exhibition Forshpeis! A Taste of the Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana. The exhibition explores the role food played in helping immigrant Jews adjust to life in the United States and illustrates how Jewish foods, like American Jews themselves, have become a part of the American mainstream.
New York, New York, ca. 1920s-1930s
Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana
National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia
This food product was marketed to early twentieth century American Jewish consumers. Its container displays both an image of a Puritan settler and a prominent announcement of kosher certification. Beneath this blending of American and Jewish identities lies the suggestion that one could become a classic American by consuming this cheese.
This object is currently on view through October 31, 2007 in our exhibition Forshpeis! A Taste of the Peter H. Schweitzer Collection of Jewish Americana. The exhibition explores the role food played in helping immigrant Jews adjust to life in the United States and illustrates how Jewish foods, like American Jews themselves, have become a part of the American mainstream.
