Discuss "97 Orchard" by Jane Ziegelman and Field Trip to the Tenement Museum!
Details
Winter Theme
Immigrants in New York
🎉 Field Trip
For an extra special book club event, we'll meet at the Tenement Museum for a private tour! The price includes the regular $5 meetup fee and the cost of the tour. After the tour, we'll head to Essex Market (two blocks from the museum) to discuss the book and enjoy some Jewish food items provided by me. *Please let me know when you sign up if you have any hearing or mobility needs, or any dietary restrictions. No refunds for cancellations.
Book Overview
A 272 page Nonfiction, Culinary History book
In 97 Orchard, Jane Ziegelman explores the culinary life of New York’s Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century through the stories of five immigrant families living in the same tenement. She brings to life the crowded apartments, bustling streets, and resourceful cooks who preserved culinary traditions while adapting to their new home. The book reveals how immigrant foodways helped shape America’s shared culinary heritage.
Optional Assignment:🤓
- Choose a word to share that sums up this book for you.
- Choose a quote to share that sums up this book for you.
- Choose an NYC quote from the book to share 🌆
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