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The world’s most famous lox slicer faces life as a celebrity

JL;DR SUMMARY Len Berk, an 84-year-old lox slicer at Zabar's in New York City, has unexpectedly found himself in the spotlight after being featured by popular Instagrammer NewYorkNico, among others. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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AgingJewish CultureNew York CitySocial MediaCovid 19CelebrityZabar'sLen BerkLox SlicingNewyorknico

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New York, United States
"I was informed that a 94-year-old woman from Denver was on the phone and wanted to speak to me."
Denver, Colorado, United States
"I was informed that a 94-year-old woman from Denver was on the phone and wanted to speak to me."
San Francisco, California, United States
"I received a letter from the president of a San Francisco law firm, who had read about me and enclosed a copy of his sons seven-page bar mitzvah speech."

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