Kossar's Bialys

Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
Kossar's Bagels & Bialys
	Kossar's Bialys
Restaurantinformation
Established	1936
Owner(s)	Evan Giniger and David Zablocki
Food type	Bakery
Street address	367Grand Street(and Essex Street),Lower East Side,Manhattan
City	New York City
State	New York
Postal/ZIP Code	10002
Country	United States
Coordinates	40°42′59″N73°59′20″W/ 40.716446°N 73.988792°W
Website	http:// kossars

Kossar's Bialys(Kossar's Bialystoker Kuchen Bakery) located at 367Grand Street(and Essex Street), on theLower East SideinManhattan,New York City, is the oldestbialy bakeryin theUnited States.^[1]^[2]

Background[edit]

The bialy gets its name from the "Bialystoker Kuchen" ofBiałystok,in present-dayPoland.Polish Jewishbakers who arrived inNew York Cityin the late 19th century and early 20th century made an industry out of their recipe for the mainstay bread rolls baked in every household.^[3]

History[edit]

Kossar's Bialys, originally known as Mirsky and Kossar's^[4]when Isadore Mirsky and Morris Kossar founded it in 1936, is one of the few remnants of what was once its own industry in New York City with its own union association, the Bialy Bakers Association, Inc.^[5]

Originally located on Clinton Street in Manhattan'sLower East Side,Kossar's Bialys moved to its current location atGrandand Essex Streets in the early 1960s after a union dispute and subsequent fire destroyed the building.^[5]^[6]

Juda Engelmayer, Debra Engelmayer, Daniel Cohen, and Malki Cohen purchased the bakery from Morris Kossar's son-in-law and daughter, Daniel and Gloria Kossar Scheinin in 1998.^[7]^[8]

In 2013, Evan Giniger and David Zablocki purchased the bakery from the Engelmayers and Cohens. After the sale, the new owners made a number of upgrades and changes to the store, including expanding the menu and making the decision to no longer operate as akosherestablishment.

Kossar's has a history of employing many female cashiers fromthe Philippinesand employees from other countries as well. Many of these employees worked at the bakery for decades and still work at the bakery.

In popular culture[edit]

Kossar's Bialys was the starting point for formerNew York Timesfood critic Mimi Sheraton's research for her 2002 book,The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World.^[9]

Kossar's Bialys is on the Lower East Side and Lower Manhattan tour circuit.^[7]^[10]

References[edit]

^"Food on the Lower East Side: Kossar's Bialys".Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Sitewebsite.Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2006.RetrievedDecember 28,2006.
^Colleen McKinney."Profile: Kossar's Bialys".New York Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon July 16, 2006.RetrievedDecember 28,2006.
^Paul Solman (WGBH-TVBoston) (April 5, 2001)."Baking History".The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.Archived fromthe originalon January 22, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 2,2017.
^Allegra Jordan Young (Winter 2006)."Roy Mersky and the Future of Libraries"(PDF).UT Law, the magazine of theUniversity of Texas School of Law(Cover story, p. 26).^{[permanent dead link]}
^^a ^b"Suspicious Blast Damages Bakery".The New York TimesBusiness Financial section, Page 52 (abstract).February 20, 1958.The Local had been striking since Feb. 1 against Kossar's and six other bakeries, all members of an owner's alliance called theBialy Baker's Association Inc.
^Barry Popik."Bialy".barrypopik (includes additional text from the New York Times article).
^^a ^bClaiborne Smith (November 10, 2003)."Guided by Cell Phone: An 800 number brings Lower East Side history to life".Newsday.
^Nadine Brozan (February 3, 2002)."For Low-Cost Co-op, a Pricing Quandary".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon November 1, 2006.Juda Engelmayer and his wife, Debra, who jointly own Kossar's Bialys with their brother-in-law and sister, Daniel and Malki Cohen.[Photo caption]
^Mimi Sheraton (2000).The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World.Broadway.ISBN 978-0-7679-0502-2.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)
^Anne McDonough (December 21, 2005)."Hear Here!".The Washington Postp. C02.

External links[edit]

Official website

40°42′58.91″N73°59′19.68″W/ 40.7163639°N 73.9888000°W/40.7163639; -73.9888000

[Museum-1] "Food on the Lower East Side: Kossar's Bialys".Lower East Side Tenement National Historic Sitewebsite.Archived fromthe originalon December 30, 2006.RetrievedDecember 28,2006.

[McKinney-2] Colleen McKinney."Profile: Kossar's Bialys".New York Magazine.Archived fromthe originalon July 16, 2006.RetrievedDecember 28,2006.

[Solman-3] Paul Solman (WGBH-TVBoston) (April 5, 2001)."Baking History".The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.Archived fromthe originalon January 22, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 2,2017.

[Young-4] Allegra Jordan Young (Winter 2006)."Roy Mersky and the Future of Libraries"(PDF).UT Law, the magazine of theUniversity of Texas School of Law(Cover story, p. 26).^{[permanent dead link]}

[Explosion-5] "Suspicious Blast Damages Bakery".The New York TimesBusiness Financial section, Page 52 (abstract).February 20, 1958.The Local had been striking since Feb. 1 against Kossar's and six other bakeries, all members of an owner's alliance called theBialy Baker's Association Inc.

[Union-6] Barry Popik."Bialy".barrypopik (includes additional text from the New York Times article).

[Smith-7] Claiborne Smith (November 10, 2003)."Guided by Cell Phone: An 800 number brings Lower East Side history to life".Newsday.

[Brozan-8] Nadine Brozan (February 3, 2002)."For Low-Cost Co-op, a Pricing Quandary".The New York Times.Archived fromthe originalon November 1, 2006.Juda Engelmayer and his wife, Debra, who jointly own Kossar's Bialys with their brother-in-law and sister, Daniel and Malki Cohen.[Photo caption]

[Sheraton-9] Mimi Sheraton (2000).The Bialy Eaters: The Story of a Bread and a Lost World.Broadway.ISBN 978-0-7679-0502-2.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)

[McDonough-10] Anne McDonough (December 21, 2005)."Hear Here!".The Washington Postp. C02.

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