Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97
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.
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