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B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin is joined by the owner and operator of Essen Bakery Tova du Plessis – a Jewish bakery in South Philadelphia.

Topics discussed include:

  • What makes Essen Bakery a Jewish bakery?
  • The identity and roots of the bakery
  • How growing up Kosher impacted du Plessis’ baking
  • Why do cultures or religions have such deep ties to particular foods?
  • du Plessis’ early baking influences
  • Is Jewish food about a feeling? A region of the world? Or a mixture of both?
  • What’s the role of food in Jewish continuity?
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Hosted by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin
With Special Guest
Tova du Plessis of Essen Bakery
​in Philadelphia
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