Yid Vid: Alec Baldwin’s Favorite Jewish Holiday Is…
The bad news is that you have to wait until the end of the video to find out. The good news is that, in the meantime, you get to learn about famed New York ess-ery Barney Greengrass — “the Sturgeon King” — which is celebrating its 100th birthday.
A few years back, my friend Victor Wishna looked into the question of whether sturgeon — that consummate Jewish delicacy — is, in fact, kosher.
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