For an article by Alix Wall on her relationship to pork, click here!

To learn more about the first Trefa Banquet, which occurred in 1883, we recommend:

The Myth of the Trefa Banquet - Lance J. Sussman, American Jewish Archives

The Trefa Banquet and the End of a Dream - Michael Feldberg, MyJewishLearning.com

The Great Food Fight of 1883 - Jenna Weissman Joselit, The Forward

"What Really Happened at the Original Trefa Banquet" - Jonathan Sarna, JTA