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Pastrami on rye : an overstuffed history of the Jewish deli /

For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic institution in both Jewish and American life. As a social space it rivaled--and in some ways surpassed--the synagogue as the primary gathering place for the Jewish community. In popular culture it has been the setting for clas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Merwin, Ted, 1968- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; London : New York University Press, [2015]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: The Place Where Everyone Knows Your Name
  • According to the Customer's Desire: The First Delicatessens in Eastern Europe and the United States
  • From a Sandwich to a National Institution: Delicatessens in the Jazz Age and the Interwar Era
  • Send a Salami: Delicatessens During the Second World War and the Postwar Exodus from New York
  • Miss Hebrew National Salami: The Movement to the Suburbs and the Decline of the Deli
  • Conclusion: The Contemporary Jewish Deli: Whistling Past the Graveyard.