In other sad news…

There are only 15 Jewish delicatessens left in New York. In the 1930s, there were 1,500 https://t.co/LZ0YxiOpfp pic.twitter.com/KOKuuGdjTB

— The Economist (@TheEconomist) December 15, 2015

Mr Merwin writes that there are only 15 proper Jewish delicatessens left in New York, where there were once 1,500. When you hear people complain that it’s impossible to find a good pastrami sandwich, they’re not kidding. It is.

No one seems to make their own kosher pastrami anymore. It’s now made elsewhere and reheated in-house. The art of making, let alone slicing the meats is disappearing.