Kosher Bagel Shop Bought By Muslim Men

Settle Loons, this is a feel good story. The Coney Island Bialys and Bagels store , the oldest bialy bakery in New York City, was facing closure due to hard eonomic times. Enter Zafaryab Ali and Peerzada Shah, two Pakistani Muslims. Ali, who had previously worked there for 11 years and his friend Shah bought the place and have been continuing the old fashion Jewish tradition ever since. Steve Ross, the grandson of the original owner, who sold the bakery to the men, is constantly on hand to help out. Ali and Shah use the same ingredients and traditional baking methods as the previous owners to keep everything kosher.  Ali says, “Kosher and halal is very, very close, like brother and sister, maybe twins.” See Loons, a feel good story.