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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​Photo via Essen Bakery

Hosted by B’nai B’rith International CEO Daniel S. Mariaschin

With Special Guest
Tova du Plessis of Essen Bakery
​in Philadelphia