Antedating of "Bagel"

[Fred Shapiro]

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002 Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:

> OED records "bagel" (1932) and "beigel" (1919)

Here's an earlier citation for "bagel":

1930 _N.Y. Times_ 14 Sept. 49  NEW INCORPORATIONS ... Hollywood Bagel
Baking Co., Newark, general bakery - Herman B. J. Weckstein, Newark.


Fred Shapiro


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