MacTheKnife
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The history of Bagels---lhttp://www.aish.com/jw/s/Bagels-A-Surprising-Jewish-History.html?s=ras
Simple, Jews stole the Bagel from the Polish Obwarzanek.
The Obwarzanek
Known as the 'Cracovian bagel,' the obwarzanek gets its name from the Polish word for ‘par-boiled’ and therefore differs slightly from the bagel, in addition to being its internationally popular counterpart’s predecessor. Though the origins of the Jewish bagel are complex, confusing and hotly-contested, most agree that it was invented by Cracovian Jews after 1496 when King Jan Sobieski lifted the decree that formerly restricted the production of baked goods to the Kraków Bakers Guild. First written mention of the obwarzanekmeanwhile dates back earlier to 1394,
Are you a descendant of King Sobieski?