Press Preview for “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli
Monday, May 13, 10 am–1 pm
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“I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli explores how American Jews imported traditions, adapted culture, and built community through the experience of food.
For the Washington, DC, presentation of “I’ll Have What She’s Having”: The Jewish Deli, the Capital Jewish Museum will incorporate new research and works from its collection to highlight the local Jewish community’s contributions to deli culture. Additions to the galleries include photographs, menus, and ephemera from Hofberg’s, Posin’s, and other Jewish-owned delicatessens.
Exhibition organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.
Contact:
Maura Scanlon, Communications Specialist
[email protected]
202-735-3522 (o) | 917-446-9876 (c)
Image credit: Jessie, Louis Belkov, Joe Adler, Abe Hofberg, Louis Maizel, and Ben inside Hofberg's Kosher Deli at 116 Kennedy Street, NW, 1943. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Ann Hofberg Richards.
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Snack at Manny’s Delicatessen, Chicago, IL, 2010. Image Professionals GmbH / Alamy Stock Photo
Carnegie Deli, New York, NY, 2008. Photo by Ei Katsumata / Alamy Stock Photo.
Anne Russ Federman serving customers at New York’s Russ & Daughters, with Hattie Russ Gold in the background, 1939. From the collection of Russ & Daughters.
Image credit: Jessie, Louis Belkov, Joe Adler, Abe Hofberg, Louis Maizel, and Ben inside Hofberg's Kosher Deli at 116 Kennedy Street, NW, 1943. Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum Collection. Gift of Ann Hofberg Richards.