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The Machine Matzah Controversy

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A historical look at the controversy over machine-made matzah in the 19th century.

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  1. 1:04[Music] Amer out of the 24 who were killed were Americans who had come to Lear…
  2. 5:11misses the point there is some some some um material on out there that where where…
  3. 9:51or sometimes these Hala concerns became obsolete when new and better machines came uh were developed…
  4. 14:31permitted it because the matah is supposed to be round and these new matzas are square…
  5. 19:08special person who I knew very well she was still alive she was a graman her…
  6. 23:48machine matah no hand matah ever even by his seder he only ate machine matzer is…
  7. 27:55about it there's so much not known in Lithuania why dka Lithuania do we not know…
  8. 32:32or British history you will find this everywhere in the 19th century this was a very…
  9. 37:11thousands of other documented discussions of his he says said about r muger that muger did…
  10. 41:52stage of War also was opposed to the machine matah and he also saw the machine…

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