New York store red faced over 'Hanukkah hams'

Breitbart ^ | Dec 6 2007

[Gamecock]

A posh food store in New York's Greenwich Village has found itself red faced after offering hams for sale with the slogan "Delicious for Hanukkah," the current Jewish religious holiday.

The non-kosher labelling was spotted at the weekend by Manhattan novelist Nancy Kay Shapiro, 46, who decided instead of alerting management to take a picture of the unorthodox sign and post it on the Internet.

"I just thought it was funny," Shapiro, who described herself as an unobservant Jew, told the New York Post. "I wasn't offended in any way. I just thought, here's somebody who knows nothing about what Jews eat."

By the time Shapiro returned to the store on Tuesday, the first night of Hanukkah, the signs had vanished, the newspaper reported.

A manager at the Balducci's gourmet grocery store told the newspaper that the sign was a mistake and blamed it on a stock clerk.

Pork and shellfish are among the foods considered unclean under Jewish law.

[TexGuy]

Ramadan Hams would have gotten them killed ...

[Doctor Raoul]

"I just thought it was funny," Shapiro, who described herself as an unobservant Jew, told the New York Post. "I wasn't offended in any way. I just thought, here's somebody who knows nothing about what Jews eat."

I agree. She has perspective, a rare commodity today.

[Gamecock]

LET’S RIOT!

BURN THE STORE!

IMPRISON THE SHOP OWNERS!

< Sarcasm>

[BRITinUSA]

I wonder what would have happened if the sign said Ramadan instead of Hanukah.

[robomatik]

OY VEY!

[Clemenza]

This, to me, is some funny stuff.

BTW: Balducci's went downhill 15 years ago.

[MNJohnnie]

OH wow! Now this is funny!

[Revolting cat!]

How do we know the ham wasn’t kosher, huh?

[Red Badger]

LOL!!!...There’s a marketing opportunity in there somewhere!..............

[Cagey]

It’s our sense of humor that sustained us as a people for 3000 years.

[Long Island Pete]

A manager at the Balducci's gourmet grocery store told the newspaper that the sign was a mistake and blamed it on a stock clerk.

Oh please. I highly doubt that the store clerk was responsible for having the sign printed.

[Gamecock]

[Everyone at the dinner table eating Kramer’s lobster.]

MICHAEL: Thanks for the lobster, Kramer.

KRAMER: Rachel, aren’t you gonna have any?

RACHEL: Oh, no, I can’t. I’m kosher, we don’t eat shellfish.

KRAMER: You mean you’ve never tasted lobster?

RACHEL: No.

KRAMER: Wow. You’re so pious. I really respect that. You know when you die, you’re gonna get some special attention.

[COBOL2Java]

"Burn the store down! Cut off their heads! Kill them all!!!"

"Oh, this was against Jews? Nevermind..."

[null and void]

It’s corned beef. Who asked you?

[Gamecock]

Ping to 13 (sorry)

[old gringo]

what is the meaning of kosher?

[mouse_35]

The sign was pre-printed and meant for other displays in the store. An ignorant or unobservant stocker put it in the wrong holder. They have probably replaced it with a sign saying “Delicious for Christmas!”

[Chili Girl]

ha ha ha ha ha - that is funny.

But if it would have been Ramadam Hams - heads would be rolling, congressional bills written, shops burned. Just silly...

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Going to hell in a ham basket.