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Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97
7 October 2025 at 23:58
He led his parents’ appetizing store, Zabar’s, for more than 70 years, turning it into an institution synonymous with New York.
Saul Zabar in 2014. He intended to become a doctor, but left college after his father died to help out with the family business. He never left.
© Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times
