Yonah Schimmel
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| Born | July 15, 1866 Galicia |
| Died | April 6, 1931 (aged 64) Beth Israel Hospital in New York City |
| Organization | Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery |
Yonah Schimmel (1866-1931) in was the founder of 's Knish Bakery. In most legal documents his name is recorded as Jonas (or Jonah) Schimmel.
Schimmel was born July 15, 1866, in Galicia.
About 1910, Yonah Schimmel used a pushcart to start his knish bakery. As business grew, a small store at 156 Allen Street was rented by Yonah.
By 1916, Schimmel operated knish bakeries at Allen St.Around 1915, Schimmel went into partnership at the 144 E. Houston St. store with Josef Berger, who had married Yonah’s cousin Rose Schimel. Berger eventually took over the Houston Street store, retaining the original name.
"Mr. Schimmel had a beautiful beard. Everybody on the East Side knew him by his first name, Yonah. Originally these knishes were three cents each and they were a meal in themselves.
"The original Yonah Schimmel was a part-time Hebrew teacher-- a 'melamed.' He began the business with a pushcart, then rented a small store.
Schimmel died April 6, 1931, at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City.
References
- ↑ Roberts, Sam (January 13, 2010). "Celebrating the Freshest 100-Year-Old Knish". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2025.
- ↑ Silver, Laura (May 6, 2014). Knish: In Search Of The Jewish Soul Food. Brandeis University Press. pp. 55–56. ISBN 978-1-61168-312-7.
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