How a religious revival fed the demise of the Midtown kosher deli

Most of the kosher delis in New York were historically open on Shabbat, from the heyday of the kosher deli in the 1930s to today.

The faux Art Deco interior of the former Ben's Kosher Deli in Manhattan.

The faux Art Deco interior of the former Ben's Kosher Deli in Manhattan.

(photo credit: Courtesy Ben's; JTA illustration by Grace Yagel)

ByTED MERWIN/JTA

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 06:13

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