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Yizkor books and yentas: When New York City was a Yiddish town

JL;DR SUMMARY Allen Lewis Rickman reviews Henry Sapoznik's book "The Tourists Guide To Lost Yiddish New York City," which offers a vibrant exploration of New York's Yiddish past through stories on food, architecture, theater, and music. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish HistoryYiddishJewish FoodNew York CityYiddish TheaterBlack Jewish RelationsYizkor BooksMusicologyHenrey Sapoznik

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New York City, New York, United States
"But this book is not silent. Its more like a raucous Brooklyn candy store full of sweet delectations from New Yorks vintage era."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Its more like a raucous Brooklyn candy store full of sweet delectations from New Yorks vintage era."
Brownsville, New York, United States
"One of the books many incidental pleasures is the way it constantly evokes a warmer era in Black-Jewish relations."
Rochester, New York, United States
"State University of New York Press, 320 pages, $29.95."
Los Angeles, California, United States
"why didnt Yiddish theater do something like that for Jarmulowsky?); legendary rock n roll impresario Bill Graham, a Yiddish-speaking Holocaust survivor who after their concerts at his Fillmore East (a former Yiddish theater) would treat bands to an onstage feast catered by Ratners Kosher Dairy Restaurant next door."

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