Menelik Beauty Salon, Harlem
No Pork on My Fork, Harlem
No Pork on My Fork may seem, at first thought, to be a Kosher restaurant, but it’s actually a Muslim one.
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October 24th, 2003 · 4 Comments
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tien // Oct 24, 2003 at 4:59 pm
yes, i can’t imagine too many jewish people up there.
joe // Oct 24, 2003 at 7:01 pm
Not any more, at least. A century ago this area of Harlem was largely Jewish. If you look closely at many of the large churches in the neighborhood you’ll see them decorated with Stars of David –they were originally synagogues. Today the neighborhood is mainly Christian and Muslim. Did you notice the mosque across the street from Amy Ruth’s? It is the replacement for Malcolm X’s mosque that was firebombed when he was assassinated uptown.
jeannette // Oct 24, 2003 at 8:34 pm
god – i could live in NYC all my life and still remain a tourist…
long live NY!
rachelleb // Oct 27, 2003 at 7:28 am
Joe- I noticed seeing very ornate churches/mosques/synagogues but i dont remember the one across from amy ruth’s in particular. interesting history, thanks for sharing.