A little taste of history

December 2, 2013 at 12:59AM
At the 41st Annual Foklways of the Holidays in Shakopee, Miryam Jacobi, right and Mrs. Johnson played by Lynn Ehrke and Lorna Meyers respectively celebrate hannukah in the late 19th centruy. Jacobi is the wife of a Jewish doctor who is making latkes, a potato pancake for the holidays. Jews came from Chicago and abroad to settle the midwest in greater number in the late 19th century .]richard tsong-taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com
Period actors Lynn Ehrke, left, and Lorna Meyers made potato latkes in a late 19th-century kitchen at the 41st annual Folkways of the Holidays at the Landing in Shakopee on Sunday. Historic re-enactments, music and crafts continue most weekend days through Dec. 22. Call 763-694-7784 for hours and admission prices. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
At the 41st Annual Foklways of the Holidays in Shakopee, Miryam Jacobi, left, and Mrs. Johnson played by Lynn Ehrke and Lorna Meyers respectively celebrate hannukah in the late 19th centruy. Jacobi is the wife of a Jewish doctor who is making latkes, a potato pancake for the holidays. Jews came from Chicago and abroad to settle the midwest in greater number in the late 19th century .]richard tsong-taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com
At the 41st Annual Foklways of the Holidays in Shakopee, Miryam Jacobi, left, and Mrs. Johnson played by Lynn Ehrke and Lorna Meyers respectively celebrate hannukah in the late 19th centruy. Jacobi is the wife of a Jewish doctor who is making latkes, a potato pancake for the holidays. Jews came from Chicago and abroad to settle the midwest in greater number in the late 19th century .]richard tsong-taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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