Why I Want to Save the Deli

David Sax Oct 1 2009, 6:45 AM ET

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Jeremy Lebewohl, handing out chopped liver, in front of his 2nd Ave Deli, New York, N.Y. Learn more here.

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Why I Want to Save the Deli

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David Sax is the author of Save the Deli: In Search of Perfect Pastrami, Crusty Rye, and the Heart of Jewish Delicatessen (published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt on October 19th). He also runs the blog savethedeli.com and works as a freelance journalist in New York.close

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