tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post3217818566480862139..comments2024-03-28T09:57:56.621-05:00Comments on The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ : Where Have All The Chicago Jewish Delicatessen's Gone?Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-77403332480235094312023-09-25T22:14:45.297-05:002023-09-25T22:14:45.297-05:00I loved Davidson's! They made a white cake wit...I loved Davidson's! They made a white cake with white icing and nuts on it that was to-die-for!! Wish I had that recipe!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-25555919119599692932023-07-18T20:31:16.254-05:002023-07-18T20:31:16.254-05:00Went there many times 1965-68 Corn Beef on rye san...Went there many times 1965-68 Corn Beef on rye sandwich cost <br />.95 centsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-9073449480830707532023-07-12T09:25:46.606-05:002023-07-12T09:25:46.606-05:00I was led here by Googling the name of the deli on...I was led here by Googling the name of the deli on Wabash between Randolph and Lake street. It was Mort's. When I worked at Field's many years ago it was the place I went to lunch on payday! Soooooo good! Especially the corned beef sandwich and potato salad.🙂Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-28594000904226711742023-07-12T09:17:57.828-05:002023-07-12T09:17:57.828-05:00My mom's boyfriend worked at this bakery. When...My mom's boyfriend worked at this bakery. When I was a kid I'd come with him on Saturdays to work, which is how I earned money during the summer. Some of the other workers brought their kids too. Remember plopping the dough on a tall rotating machine that would put holes in it. Then to a huge vat of hot water, and on to the ovens that could hold so many trays at once. The ovens (also rotating) went round and round until you could smell the deliciousness. We could eat all the bagels our bellies could hold (which usually wasn't more than two). And we'd enjoy sitting atop stacks of bagged flour piled high to the ceiling. Wow, what a great memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-14869237899833587502023-02-28T13:06:55.920-06:002023-02-28T13:06:55.920-06:00It was Litberg's bagel bakery. We were friends...It was Litberg's bagel bakery. We were friends with Gene Litberg, and would stop by on Saturday nights to help bag bagels that would be delivered to stores and restaurants in the wee hours of Sunday. We also brought a stick of butter to eat with hot bagels fresh from the ovens. Great memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-89990326144902552942023-02-12T18:50:17.413-06:002023-02-12T18:50:17.413-06:00You are absolutely correct! All the older places w...You are absolutely correct! All the older places we loved are no longer.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-50338323487966340472022-12-27T23:55:50.502-06:002022-12-27T23:55:50.502-06:00Yes, they piled the meat high and it was so good, ...Yes, they piled the meat high and it was so good, shame when it closed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-90084752367498730012022-07-15T19:32:52.102-05:002022-07-15T19:32:52.102-05:00To the best of my knowledge, yes, everything done ...To the best of my knowledge, yes, everything done in house.Fred, grandson of Gladys and Lewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-57804368197217988452022-07-15T16:38:30.983-05:002022-07-15T16:38:30.983-05:00So Klein's smoked their own Pastrami? And curr...So Klein's smoked their own Pastrami? And curred their own corned beef? Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-1650824473306958862022-07-15T11:55:44.271-05:002022-07-15T11:55:44.271-05:00Klein's on Madison at Kedzie was a serious fav...Klein's on Madison at Kedzie was a serious fave with people lined up at 7 AM on a Sunday from as far as Gary to the South and Antioch on the North for the take-home Sunday Jewish brunch or bagels and smoked fish (lox, cod, white fish). My Great Uncle Bill, my Grandmother Gladys, Grandfather Lew and (by marriage) My Great Aunt Sara owned and operated this 100+ seat fine kosher-style deli for decades with everything made in house - pickles, fish, brisket, corned beef, pastrami, kishka, matzoh balls, etcetera, etcetera! The building was sold in '68 and burned down sometime later during an "urban unrest."Fred, son of Gladys and Lewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-27053838442500433152022-05-21T18:52:04.068-05:002022-05-21T18:52:04.068-05:00Perry's on Franklin in the loop was one of my ...Perry's on Franklin in the loop was one of my favorites Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-13971172350879611802022-05-21T10:48:30.123-05:002022-05-21T10:48:30.123-05:00I believe the demise of the deli’s is mostly becau...I believe the demise of the deli’s is mostly because the children of the owners became educated and did not want to work such long and hard hours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-62800240364376969672022-05-20T09:55:01.483-05:002022-05-20T09:55:01.483-05:00Breverman's would give you so much corned beef...Breverman's would give you so much corned beef, that they would not give you extra bread. People would have made two sandwiches. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-45251212517571737072022-05-20T06:18:00.869-05:002022-05-20T06:18:00.869-05:00I was born and lived 30+ years at Devon & Cali...I was born and lived 30+ years at Devon & California. In the 1960s and 70s there were 10 bakeries between Western and Kedzie. The only two left are Levinson's and Tel-Aviv. From the Lakefront to Kedzie there were 15 bakeries.<br />https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/2018/07/1960s-70s-devon-avenue-bakeries-in-chicago.htmlDr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-26020778569539103802022-05-20T00:28:38.772-05:002022-05-20T00:28:38.772-05:00Litberg's Bryn Mawr Bagel Bakery, 1519 W Devon...Litberg's Bryn Mawr Bagel Bakery, 1519 W Devon Avenue.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-52436877616567875192022-05-18T23:24:30.418-05:002022-05-18T23:24:30.418-05:00Wasn't there a Litberg's Deli in Rogers Pa...Wasn't there a Litberg's Deli in Rogers Park?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-77347146914042268732022-05-18T20:10:04.224-05:002022-05-18T20:10:04.224-05:00I remember Mort’s Deli on Wabash with the pickles ...I remember Mort’s Deli on Wabash with the pickles in a wooden bucket on the tables and counter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-2150547855761863582022-05-18T16:43:46.069-05:002022-05-18T16:43:46.069-05:00I have fond memories of going to Braverman's D...I have fond memories of going to Braverman's Deli, with their huge sandwiches and excellent potato pancakes and kishke.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-7209731860439563912022-05-18T12:57:43.368-05:002022-05-18T12:57:43.368-05:00My family's bakery, Davidsons, is shown in the...My family's bakery, Davidsons, is shown in the photo of Ashkenaz. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-15802191455991092082022-05-18T11:59:51.080-05:002022-05-18T11:59:51.080-05:00I miss it...a taste of childhood...cant even get a...I miss it...a taste of childhood...cant even get a bagel 90% of time where I live<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-11682604217857210502022-05-18T10:32:00.695-05:002022-05-18T10:32:00.695-05:00Jewish deli's I have all ways loved them but I...Jewish deli's I have all ways loved them but I live in a town in TN nuf said <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-47043079126272719262022-05-18T09:57:32.122-05:002022-05-18T09:57:32.122-05:00My favorite was Mama Batts at Cermak and Michigan ...My favorite was Mama Batts at Cermak and Michigan in Chicago. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com