Postville
A Clash of Cultures in Heartland America
Platteland
Hasidim
Hasidism
Jews, united states, history
United states, ethnic relations
United states, social conditions, 1980-
Joden
Ethnic relations
Jews
New York Times reviewed
Politics and government
History
"In 1987, a group of Lubavitchers, one of the most orthodox and zealous of Jewish sects, opened a kosher slaughterhouse just outside tiny Postville, Iowa (pop. 1,465). When the business became a worldwide success, Postville found itself both revived and divided. The town's initial welcome of the Jew…
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