Milwaukee pioneer introduced American life to immigrants through ‘The Settlement Cook Book’

In 1901, Milwaukee native Lizzie Kander was teaching kosher cooking classes to immigrants at the Milwaukee Jewish Mission. EmailNora Rubel, a professor in the University of Rochester’s Department of Religion and Classics, says “The Settlement Cook Book” became an integral part of Jewish American material culture. She recently spoke to WPR’s “Wisconsin Today” about her new book, “Recipes for the Melting Pot: The Lives of The Settlement Cook Book.” University of Rochester professor Nora Rubel says “The Settlement Cook Book” became an integral part of Jewish American material culture. Even though “The Settlement Cook Book” had already been internationally received, Ettenheim ultimately secured a publishing and distribution deal with Simon & Schuster.