{"product_id":"pastrami-on-rye-ted-merwin-9780814760314","title":"Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli","description":"\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity from the Jewish Book Council \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of an iconic food in Jewish American culture\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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 classics like When Harry Met Sally. And today, after a long period languishing in the trenches of the hopelessly old-fashioned, it is experiencing a nostalgic resurgence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePastrami on Rye\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full-length history of the New York Jewish deli. The deli, argues Ted Merwin, reached its full flowering not in the immigrant period, as some might assume, but in the interwar era, when the children of Jewish immigrants celebrated the first flush of their success in America by downing sandwiches and cheesecake in theater district delis. But it was the kosher deli that followed Jews as they settled in the outer boroughs of the city, and that became the most tangible symbol of their continuing desire to maintain a connection to their heritage. Ultimately, upwardly mobile American Jews discarded the deli as they transitioned from outsider to insider status in the middle of the century. Now contemporary Jews are returning the deli to cult status as they seek to reclaim their cultural identities. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichly researched and compellingly told, Pastrami on Rye gives us the surprising story of a quintessential New York institution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ted Merwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0814760317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780814760314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New York University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e National Jewish Book Award - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2015 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2015 pg. 20\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2015 pg. 20","brand":"Ted Merwin","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986721571071,"sku":"9780814760314","price":89.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b6534d6-a5fd-4d4f-9ae6-dcb48c3f1fab.jpg?v=1683284852","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pastrami-on-rye-ted-merwin-9780814760314","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}