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elleng

(136,819 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2024, 06:01 PM Oct 21

Crossing Delancey on TCM NOW,

baby's bris just occurred, and auntie just said Boychik and Maidelach, so thinking of my Grandma and Grandpa now. They lived in The Bronx. Great chix soup. w DILL!!! (I grew up in Brooklyn.)

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Crossing Delancey on TCM NOW, (Original Post) elleng Oct 21 OP

Love this movie. Blue Dawn Oct 21 #1

As a jewish New Yorker, I found that movie ridiculous. The grandmother was marybourg Oct 22 #2

I am also a Jewish New Yorker. elleng Oct 22 #3

I love that movie too BonnieJW Oct 22 #4

I grew up in those projects on Delancey that were used in the film jg10003 Oct 22 #5

Couple yentas in my family, elleng Oct 22 #6

Blue Dawn

(958 posts)

1. Love this movie.

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 07:31 PM

Oct 21

My husband and I just watched it. Great movie. I love her grandmother!

marybourg

(13,213 posts)

2. As a jewish New Yorker, I found that movie ridiculous. The grandmother was

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 12:23 AM

Oct 22

a caricature of a caricature. The only person I found believable was the pickle salesman.

elleng

(136,819 posts)

3. I am also a Jewish New Yorker.

Reply to marybourg (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 12:26 AM

Oct 22

Little ridiculous.

BonnieJW

(2,605 posts)

4. I love that movie too

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 12:20 PM

Oct 22

I've seen it several times.

jg10003

(1,029 posts)

5. I grew up in those projects on Delancey that were used in the film

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 05:10 PM

Oct 22

The movie exaggerated a bit, but I knew a lot of yentas, including my own. I miss them and the home made gefilte fish.

elleng

(136,819 posts)

6. Couple yentas in my family,

Reply to jg10003 (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 22, 2024, 05:31 PM

Oct 22

and BEST gefilte!!!

I grew up on Clinton Ave near Ft. Greene and Myrtle, NOT Delancey.

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