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“I NEED two matzo ball soups!”, a deli clerk yells into the microphone during the lunch rush at 2nd Ave Deli — which, since 2006, is no longer located on Second Avenue but on East 33rd Street between Lexington and Third Avenue in New York City.
While the original deli building is now a bank, the location boasts the same old-school vibe: the menu is packed with Ashkenazi treats such as knishes, stuffed cabbage and, of course, pastrami; the gregarious waiters are full of personality; the logo’s Hebraic styled lettering remains unchanged. But one fundamental part of the restaurant’s DNA didn’t make the move: its founder, Abe Lebewohl. To read more on this story, subscribe to our new e-edition. Go to E-edition.jewishtelegraph.com.
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