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Monday, July 9, 2012

This Day ... In Jewish History: This Day, August 6, In Jewish History

This Day ... In Jewish History: This Day, August 6, In Jewish History: "1762: Myth meets myth. According to the non-Jewish world the sandwich was born today when the Earl of Sandwich has a servant bring him a piece of meat between two slices of bread so that he can eat without leaving the gambling tables. As anybody who has ever attended a Seder, the Earl was a Johnny-come-lately since Hillel began eating his sandwich – bitter herbs between two pieces of Matzah – during the days of the Second Temple."

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