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They were a kosher bakery success story — 80 years later, people are still trying to make a buck off their babka

JL;DR SUMMARY The rise and transformation of Schick's Bakery from a small Borough Park institution to a multinational brand is chronicled through the history of its beloved babka. 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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KosherBrooklynNostalgiaBabkaTrader Joe'sJewish DessertsSchick's BakeryRenee SchickBrooklyn BrandsCorporate Takeover

Places mentioned

Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Trader Joes Chocolate Brooklyn Babka is made for us by a small, kosher bakery in where else? Brooklyn, New York, that literally grew out of their grandmothers kitchen."
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
"An observant Jew, he buys the kosher treat at the store near his home in Silver Spring, Maryland, when its in stock."
The Bronx, New York, United States
"Brooklyn Brands babkas, hamantashen, honey cakes, and black-and-white cookies produced in where else? The Bronx are sold under different retail labels and brand names, like Lillys Baking Company."
Israel
"But relatives in Europe advised us that the situation was too precarious, Allen Schick told me by phone from his second home in Israel, so she sent me and my twin brother Marvin to an orphanage."

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