Harvey Feingold

Harvey Feingold is the boisterous, kindly and sometimes immature owner of Feingold's Deli, Sam and friends' favorite deli in Lower East Side New York. He is most well known for his pastrami sandwich, which happens to be Sam's favorite food.

Good friends with Sam, Harvey often discusses films and media-related topics with Sam, much to Sam's father's disappointment. Lev does not particularly like Harvey, feeling that he acts too immature and gives Sam false hopes about becoming an actor. Despite disliking Harvey, Lev is a frequent customer at Feingold's.

Harvey's Quirks
Harvey talks with his hands a lot, is pretty loud when he gets excited (which is quite often), and speaks very fast, as fast as Sam.

Having immigrated when he was 10 to America (from a shtetl in the Pale of Settlement), Harvey speaks with a noticeable New Yorker accent, just as Sam does. He likes to put a lot of Yiddish terms into his speech, finding that English sometimes doesn't suffice for many situations.

Harvey also tends to exaggerate a lot when talking, leading some people to become confused, especially if they're not used to people who are prone to exaggeration.

Relations with Others
Harvey gets along well with Frankie, Sam's friend.

However, Harvey is not so fond of Joel, finding him too meek, weak, and quiet. Harvey prefers to be around spontaneous, loud, and "funny" people (this is why he likes Frankie).

He dislikes Lev as much as Lev dislikes him. He thinks that Lev is too serious and judgmental and does not like how he limits Sam from doing the things he wants to do in life.

Quotes

 * "After all the work I've done today at the deli, all I got was bupkes!" (Bupkes is Yiddish for something very small, a trivial amount and also has the connotation of goat droppings, which are also small).
 * "Sam, you have a lot of chuztpah. I definitely support you! I think you'll make a swell actor!" (Chuztpah: nerve, extreme arrogance, brazenness).
 * "Your little shlemiel of a friend, Joel, that's who I'm talking about! You know, that little nervous wreck!" (Shlemiel: clumsy person, similar to a klutz)
 * "Your Tataleh (Father) is too serious, Samek, too serious....*shakes hands and head* He just makes life so boring! Be who you want! You're in America now! What's the worse he could do to you if you don't listen to him, anyways?"