How Abraham Lincoln in a kippah wound up making a $250,000 deal on 'Shark Tank' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Abraham Lincoln in a kippah wound up making a $250,000 Shark Tank deal

While at the Library of Congress, Ari Siegel encountered a handwritten letter from Abraham Lincoln, and said the experience taught him that primary source documents were the key to learning history.

How Abraham Lincoln in a kippah wound up making a $250,000 deal on ‘Shark Tank’

(JTA) — When Ari Siegel took the stage on a recent episode of “Shark Tank,” he was dressed as Abraham Lincoln, but with a Jewish twist: His outfit featured a kippah and a kapota, the black robe traditionally worn by Hasidic men. The get-up reflected Siegel’s pitch for History By Mail, a historical document subscription service, as well as his Jewish identity — which he said are interconnected. “History informs a lot of our daily life as Jews and…

How Abraham Lincoln in a kippah wound up making a $250,000 deal on 'Shark Tank' - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

When Ari Siegel took the stage on a recent episode of “Shark Tank,” he was dressed as Abraham Lincoln, but with a Jewish twist: His outfit featured a kippah and a kapota, the black robe traditionally worn by Hasidic men. The get-up reflected Siegel’s pitch for History By Mail, a historical document subscription service, as well as his Jewish identity — which he said are interconnected. “History informs a lot of our daily life as Jews and our psy…