Ted Merwin
Autore di Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli
Sull'Autore
Ted Merwin is Associate Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, where he is Founding Director of the Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life. He writes about Jewish theater, dance, and food for the New York Jewish Week and other major newspapers and magazines.
Opere di Ted Merwin
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1968
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- Great Neck, New York, USA
- Istruzione
- Amherst College
City University of New York Graduate Center (PhD) - Attività lavorative
- associate professor of Judaic Studies at Dickinson College
historian
founding director of the Milton B. Asbell Center for Jewish Life
journalist
Utenti
Recensioni
Premi e riconoscimenti
Statistiche
- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 77
- Popolarità
- #231,246
- Voto
- 3.9
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 6
But in the third generation, delis were beaten back by the forces of Jewish assimilation and over-righteous healthful eating, only to become glitzy tourist attractions like Katz's and the Second Avenue Deli (two remaining locations, neither on Second Avenue).
This enjoyable traipse through the big heavy glass doors and the menus as big as billboards also includes a brief trip to the appetizing store. Now THAT would be a book!… (altro)