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See you at Dubrow’s!
This was written by Deborah Dash Moore, who wrote one of the articles in Nosh and Kibbutz. It’s a great history of the significance of cafeterias in NYC in general, I’ve photographed her history of...
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New book out about Dubrow's Cafeteria!
I've gotten a hold of Marcia Bricker Halperin's new book of photographs and essays about Dubrow's Cafeteria. I'll be sharing some text excerpts over the next few months, but I suggest all lovers of...
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Dubrows family
Circa 1950 Front row: Paul Tobin holding Nini, Helen Dubrow, Beth Second row: Lila Adler, Rose and Benjamin, Sylvia and Ruth Gruber Back row: Ben Adler, Fannie Dubrow, George Dubrow, Sheila Tobin...
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Photo of Dubrow's on King's Highway
Stumbled on this great photo of the King's Highway Dubrow's on this website.
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I received an email with an inquiry about someone' own family history:"My name is Michael C---,and I have been doing family research and have come to learn my grand-uncle was somewhat of a fixture at...
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Photo postcard from 1985
I purchased this off of eBay. What a great photo and also lovely little slice of oral history. The text of the postcard reads: "Dear Ethyl and Bill, I hope, Ethyl, that you've fully recovered from your...
View ArticleSoliciting Dubrow's oral history participants!
Hello Dubrow's cafeteria fans! I've recently joined the website Megilla which makes it easy to record oral history. I would love to use it to collect stories from people who enjoyed Dubrow's as a...
View ArticleFormer employee reaches out
A former Dubrow's employee named Louis Adorno reached out via email, having stumbled upon this blog. He used to work at the Dubrow's in Manhattan in the 60's, where he says he "washed dishes I got...
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Another Dubrow's reference
My cousin Steven Green sent me this screenshot he found of a reference to Dubrow's in the novel Revolutionaries by Joshua Furst. While being sold as fiction, it has a character named Abby Hoffman,...
View ArticleRequest from a reader
Larry Paul writes with a request for anyone who remembers Dubrow's using china:"Can you help me with a series of articles I am writing on cafeterias for a facebook page geared to people who appreciate...
View ArticleLetter from Sammy in Brooklyn
I received an email from Sam Chodosh who writes:"I remember thinking I was all grown up when they gave me my own little card. Before that, I just got stuff on my parent’s card.I loved the water...
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Toby's Cafeteria in Miami Beach
I only recently learned that after the last Dubrow's Cafeteria closed, my grandfather Irving Kaplan continued to run three Miami Beach cafeterias called Toby's. Phillip Pessar on Flickr uploaded this...
View ArticleLetter from a reader
Received an email from a reader this week:"Hello, Eve -My name is Susan Pernick, and in some fashion I think we're cousins. My grandmother Annie and Raizal Dubrow were sisters. (Their maiden name was...
View Article"Chain Migration"
When the current president refers to "chain migration" he's referring to the immigrant story in America. He's certainly referring to the Dubrow and Kaplan story. Benjamin Kaplan came here from one...
View ArticleDubrow's in Miami
Dubrow's in Miami has been a little neglected by this blog. A Google search today reveals some more information - such as this great article in the Miami Herald which describes Miami in the 1950's as...
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Dubrow's in Miami Beach
Jeff sends a link for a 1952 home video of Miami Beach. It is uploaded to Youtube by a user who goes by the moniker ReelNostalgia. The photo above is a screen shot from the video, which is why it's so...
View ArticleIKEA is bringing back the cafeteria
I missed this article last fall. The author suggests that IKEA is bringing back cafeterias - both in terms of the food, the style of dining, and the sense of community they create. They even namedrop...
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More photos from Elaine Norman
Here's the second of three posts with Elaine Norman's photos of the Manhattan Dubrow's location. All photos were taken on the last day in 1985.
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More photos from Elaine Norman
Back in February I posted how I randomly stumbled across this photo of the Manhattan Dubrow's in a Google search. It was credited to Elaine Norman.This evening, Elaine Norman contacted me and sent me...
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