01-
GET A
GREAT RATE
FROM STANDARD
FEDERAL BANK
CERTIFIC_ATE OF
■
.41 4e:
4 fi TA
Why You'll Never Find Sir Loin
At The Kosher Butcher Shop
_
ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR
„
Torah (Genesis 32:33).
Brentano's, the largest bookseller
Some butchers, called traybers, in the world.
are specifically trained to remove
He was born in Austria and
the nerve (and certain nearby came in 1953 to the United
blood vessels). Once the States. Five years later, he
hindquarters have been opened his first bookstore, and in
traybered, they are as 1870 he established Brentano's
kosher as any other part Literary Emporium, which be-
of the animal.
came New York's largest and the
Yet because the trayber- hangout of the city's leading in-
ing process is so time- tellectuals and artists.
consuming and
August Brentano's nephews,
expensive, most kosher Arthur, Simon and August,
slaughterhouses do not joined the business in the 1870s
bother with it and simply and later purchased it. Simon
sell the hindquarters to non-
kosher butchers and meat
processors.
oo
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE YIELD
\7/ A
k.,
D E _S I T
18-MONTH
'
1 ERM
WITH A LOW MINIMUM BALANCE OF $500.00
Helping You Along The Way'
Standard Federal Bank
Savings/Financial Services
Standard
Federal
1-800/643-9600
Member
FDIC
In
Annual percentage yield is effective as of May 16, 1994. Penalty for early withdrawal.
' Standard Federal Bank bonus coupons may not be used in conjunction with this certificate
LEN.= account. ©1994 Standard Federal Bank
Q: Were any really hip major book
chains established by Jews?
A: Grab a cup of decaf and
that latest John Grisham
novel and head off to
Brentano's you cool
Q: Why don't kosher butchers sell
dudes and dudettes!
sirloin or round steak?
A: Sirloin and round steak (Hey, did you catch
come from the hindquarters of the latest "Melrose
cattle and contain the sciatic Place"?)
August Brentano (1831-
nerve, forbidden as food by the
1886) was the founder of
was an expert on fires and an au-
thor himself, whose leading work
was The Control of Fire. He lat-
er became the head of the com-
pany.
The elder August Brentano re-
tired in 1894. Simon retired
sometime after, with his brother
Arthur taking his place and ex-
panding Brentano's to London
and Paris. A dedicated canoeist,
Arthur also was the founder of
the American Canoe Association.
Quality High
Efficiency
Heating +92% AFUE
Cooling w/10 SEER
Q: Who is the wealthiest Jewish
showbiz star today?
A: All those cute little E.T. dolls
CO
•
a:
and stickers and T-shirts really
add up.
Director Steven Spielberg,
whose annual income is around
$43 million, is the wealthiest
Jewish man in Hollywood.
Other Jewish stars in the top
40 list (according to Forbes
magazine): Billy Joel (more
than $16 million a year) and Har-
rison Ford (with $11 million
plus).
The wealthiest showbiz star
today is Cool Cos himself, Bill
Cosby, with almost $60 million;
while the richest woman is
Oprah Winfrey ($34 million).
Financing Available
0 DOWN*
*Upon Credit Approval
6 Months Same As Cash
Ask about our PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE PROGRAM
•24 Hour Emergency Service
•Quality Installation
•23 Vehicles • Radio Dispatch
30
Steven Spielberg: E.T. phone your banker.
Send questions to "Tell Me Why"
c/o The Jewish News, 27676
Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI
48034