Boychik

Eli Abramowitz cures meat and makes pickles in his parents' deli in Williamsburg. Not a bad job during the Depression. His family is his whole world—almost. He spends every Sunday at the movies and hopes to hit it big as a Hollywood screenwriter. But how can he tell his parents that one day he'll be leaving? Evelyn Rosenstein's father works for the mob—undoubtedly the reason they're doing so well....