Who Invented the “Toothsome Dainty” — the Knish?
In 1916 the Literary Digest, a popular magazine, reported that on the Lower East Side the newest “most popular viand” of the day was none...
When Knishes Were 5 Cents or When a Penny was Worth Something!
In 1916 when the knish war heated up, when Benny and Solly’s fathers were cutting the knish prices one cent at a time, the penny was...
What's a knish? Part II
I thought I had exhausted all the stories about the historic knish war until yesterday, when I turned up yet another publication, the...
What’s the Plural of Knish?
Back in the day, when the New York Times wrote about the Knish War down on Rivington Street (Jan. 1916) the writer (not identified by...
So, What Exactly is a Knish?
Every once in a while I run into someone who has yet to taste a knish...sad, but true. "What is a knish?" they ask. Are there really...
Say it isn't so...
Molly had not heard yet about The Knish War on Rivington Street
"A Joyful Story...a fundamental truth: there's no such thing as too many knishes." —Ho
I'm happy to share this joyful review. Horn Book's reviewer came up with a rhyme that I missed...a perfect description of the story: "A...
Interview with Jon Davis, illustrator of The Knish War on Rivington Street
I had the pleasure of interviewing Jon Davis, the illustrator of The Knish War on Rivington Street. That's his self-portrait to the left....
The Boy Mayor of New York
I searched everywhere for facts on how the knish war of 1916 ended, but I found no answer. But a picture book needs an ending...enter...
