Shott On Location: Phallic Jokes Abound At Second Avenue Deli Salami-Cutting |
| Published: December 17, 2007, 12:50 pm |
| Tags: real estate, jack lebewohl, jeremy lebewohl, murray hill, sarge amp 039 s, second avenue deli |
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"This is some bris," wisecracked one reporter, as Jack Lebewohl unleashed yards of linked nickel schtickel sausages from a brown box along the 33rd Street sidewalk. His son, Jeremy Lebewohl, meanwhile, brandished a foot-long pair of scissors. At least 20 members of the press corps, ranging from Reuters to Jewish Week, were on hand as the Lebewohls' cut the ceremonial salami and officially reopened the clan's hallowed Second Avenue Deli on Monday. "Here's a circumsized one," Jack Lebewohl joked, handing off a partially gnawed sausage to an employee. Behind them, a plaque hung in memory of deli founder Abe Lebewohl, whose 1996 murder remains unsolved. (A poster offering a reward for information in the case was also posted.) Inside, reporters and cameramen jockeyed with customers and employees for elbow room along the shiny new deli counter. In the booth-lined seating area, Jeremy Lebewohl fielded questions about the new location. "Everything in here is new, [ Full article ] |
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