It All Started with a Deli: The Attmans of Lombard Street
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (704 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1934074942 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"A model family!" according to Barton Hudson. Very well written account of a wonderful family.
"Few families have contributed so much to our City and State The Attman story is one worth telling and sharing." -Martin O'Malley, Governor of Maryland "A one-of-a-kind American story, well told and replete with the joys and sorrows of the immigrant experience-and flavored every step of the way. You don't know Jewish Baltimore until you have read this book." -Gilbert Sandler, author, local historian, and radio personality "Attman's Delicatessen-the best corned beef south of New York." -Tom Clancy, best-selling author and long-time patron of the deli. It All Started With a Deli tells how 23-year-old Harry Attman, an immigrant, opens a small confectionery/deli in 1915 in Baltimore. And for a deli fix, there is Attman's Delicatessen, a fixture on Lombard Street's Corned Beef Row for nearly 100 years. Over the years, Harry and Ida also raise three sons-Edward, Seymour and Leonard-and inculcate in them the values of hard work, ethical conduct, religious principles, and concern for others. With his soon-to-be bride Ida, a fellow immigrant, they work long hours and many years to build what becomes a famed delicatessen with a national reputation. The result, over four generations, is today an as