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- ↑ "Poppyseed Cookies (Mun Kichel)". Sondi Bruner. 2017-10-10. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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- ↑ Levinson, Robin K. "Jewish Food: The World at Table". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
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