Playground named for famed bagelmaker
Murray Lender could hardly speak, but the crowd knew how much his hometown meant to him.
Lender was honored by Mayor John DeStefano, Jr. and the students and faculty of John C. Daniels School on Monday at the dedication of Murray Lender Playground. The playground — funded by the $1.5 billion Citywide School Construction Program — stands on the exact site where Lender’s family established their bagel business in 1929, eventually turning Lender’s Frozen Bagels into one of the most recognizable American food brands in history.
Murray Lender’s father, Harry Lender, came to New...
Lender's bagels were always one of my sainted mother's favorite snacks. I'm sorry the Lender family left the bagel business, but I'm glad they're still helping people. Read the article again if you want to understand what 'mensch' means.