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are a group of writers. deli mavens, and scholars interested in exploring the culture of the
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cup of coffee please.
Start your tasty voyage with the
Waiter: "What? I can't bring you
section documenting the history of
an order like that!"
the deli. New York is usually regarded
Customer: "Why not? You did yes-
as the Mecca of delis, but the authors
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point to Baltimore as home of the
You can also use the Web site to
first documented delicatessen —
buy
the Deli Project's 45-minute doc-
Harry R. Caplan's place, dating to
umentary on a Chicago family that
about 1898.
makes kosher delicatessen meats. The
A forum where visitors can con-
film is currently airing on PBS sta-
tribute their own memories of deli-
tions around the country.
catessens offers a collection of warm
And there's a small collection of
deli nostalgia. Visitors also contribute
links
— to kosher foods and deli meat
to the Jokes Page, which includes the
purveyors
and this landmark in
old favorite about the Chinese waiter
Brooklyn: the Mill Basin Kosher Deli
in a Jewish deli and this gem:
and Fine Art Gallery
Customer: "Excuse me waiter, I
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The Detroit Jewish News
would like to share your teen's special
memories with our readers in
our Israel Album feature.
Send us the following information plus a
photograph of your teenager with name
address and phone number printed on the
back (school photo is fine, but not
the tiny wallet size pictures).
What We Need to Know:
Name, age, address with zip code,
phone number, school, city, grade,
parents' first and last names,
siblings' names and ages.
Answer the following
in 75 words or less:
What experiences helped make your trip
memorable and which most influenced
your feeling of being Jewish?
Mail answers, information, and photo to:
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Israel Album
c/o Detroit Jewish News
27676 Franklin Road
Southfield, MI 48034
Q uestions?
Call (248) 354-6060
... and ask for the
editorial department.
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1999
106 Detroit Jewish News
ago
Seen On The Net:
Talk about Armageddon: the closing of Loehmann's, the women's cloth-
ing discounter, may seem like the end of the world to many Jewish
women. Marlene Adler Marks offers a poignant eulogy in her column on
the Jewish Community Online site over at America Online.
From the main AOL menu, enter keyword "Jewish," click on "News,"
then "columnists," then Ms. Marks.
—James D. Besser