Civics and Urban Life

Brooklyn Jews T-Shirts

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Here are some emails that passed between me and Carrie McClaren, the maker of this t-shirt. She also runs the Hawthorne Street blog and Stay Free Magazine. "I made some shirts in the style of the vintage Dodgers logo that say "Brooklyn Jews" and am selling them online here," she wrote on her blog. I think they'd make a fantastic Hanukkah gift.

From Carrie:

Louise,

Hi, I realize that Brooklyn t-shirts are a dime a dozen but thought you might appreciate this anyway:

http://www.hawthornestreet.com/2009/11/brooklyn-jews-now-recognizable-via-tshirts.html

From Louise:

These are great. And I see you're with Stay Free Magazine, too. I love that. Question: are these t-shirts connected with the religious group, Brooklyn Jews? It's a group of reform/progressive Jews located at Congregation Beth Elohim. I love the t-s and will post about them as the coolest Hanukkah gift.

From Carrie:

hey, Louise, thanks a ton!  And, um, no, no connection to Beth
Elohim. I hadn't even heard of them until now. I made these for
entertainment purposes – but maybe I should ask them if they want
some shirts (emoticon)

I haven't yet printed any up beyond the ones that I made for my
family, though I've been toying with the idea of getting some
professionally silk-screened and offering them to local stores.

carrie