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So, what do the lox-slicing knives at Zabar's talk about when they think no one can hear them?

Len Berk in Forward · 28 Jun 2024

Len Berk, a lox slicer at Zabar's, imagines a conversation between the knives he uses.

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What have I, a 93-year-old lox slicer, done to deserve all this?

Len Berk in Forward · 5 Apr 2023

Len Berk, the 93-year-old lox slicer from Zabars, shares the delightful experience of being invited to a cabaret show titled 'Retire? Who's Got Time!?!' by performer Janie Press.

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

Forward · 18 Aug 2021

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.

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The 16 customers you’ll meet at the Zabar’s lox counter

Forward · 11 Jul 2020

Len Berk, a longtime employee at Zabar's famous lox counter, humorously documents the diverse personalities he encounters in his day-to-day life at the store.

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“She didn’t like it salty” — A tale from the Zabar’s lox counter

Forward · 19 Apr 2020

Len Berk's soulful narrative recounts his unexpected bond with an elderly woman at Zabar's deli who disliked salty lox.

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The unkindest cut: Last call for a Zabar’s lox slicer

Forward · 8 Apr 2020

Len Berk, a 90-year-old lox slicer for the past 26 years at Zabar's in New York City, recounts his emotional farewell to the job that defined his later years.