In 1923, Morris Kramer was fined $350 and sentenced to 30 days in county jail for keeping wine in his home. While many other states allowed observant Jews like Kramer to keep small amounts of wine for the weekly observance of the Sabbath, South Dakota did not. His religious freedom defense was rejected after a 3-year appeal. He served his sentence in Brookings County in 1926.
In 1923, Morris Kramer was fined $350 and sentenced to 30 days in county jail for keeping wine in his home. While many other states allowed observant Jews like Kramer to keep small amounts of wine for the weekly observance of the Sabbath, South Dakota did not. His religious freedom defense was rejected after a 3-year appeal. He served his sentence in Brookings County in 1926.
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