Pastrami on Rye: An Overstuffed History of the Jewish Deli

The history of an iconic culinary institution. Winner of the 2015 National Jewish Book Award in Education and Jewish Identity from the Jewish Book Council.

For much of the twentieth century, the New York Jewish deli was an iconic establishment 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 toda...