Dan Wolf
Born1945 (1945)
DiedJuly 1, 2022(2022-07-01) (aged 76–77)
SpouseMitchell Kaufman

Dan Wolf (1945 – July 2022) was a Holocaust survivor and third generation owner of the Bagel, a Jewish deli in Chicago. Founded in the early 1950s, his first job there was typing up the menus when he was seven years old because he was the only family member who was fluent in English.[1]

He was active in the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce for over 35 years.[1]

Biography

Wolf was born in 1945 in Theresienstadt, a Czech WWII concentration camp. When he was four years old, he and his parents, Ruth and Edward Wolf, and grandparents Chaim and Elsa Golenzer, emigrated to the United States. They opened the Bagel in 1950 in Albany Park, Chicago. In 1992, they relocated to Lakeview.[1] They also had a location in Skokie.[2] The Skokie location opened in 1987 and closed in 2018.[3]

He was married for 60 years to Mitchell Kaufman.[1]

Wolf died July 1, 2022 (Chicago (magazine) says he died July 3[4]) at the age of 77.[5]

He was buried in Arlington Heights, Illinois at Shalom Memorial Park.[6]

Honors and awards

Dan, who went by Danny, was posthumously inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Waxman, Naomi (July 8, 2022). "Dan Wolf, Holocaust Survivor and Owner of Chicago Jewish Deli Institution the Bagel, Has Died". Eater Chicago. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  2. ^ "Dan Wolf, Owner Of Lakeview's The Bagel And Holocaust Survivor, Dies At 77: 'He Was Just A Real Mensch'". Block Club Chicago. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  3. ^ Barrington, Adam (July 7, 2022). "Dan Wolf, longtime owner of The Bagel Restaurant, dies at 77". CBS News Chicago. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  4. ^ Abrams, Max (July 21, 2022). "A Final Interview With The Bagel Owner Danny Wolf". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of SR1168". witnessslips.ilga.gov. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  6. ^ "Dan "Danny" Wolf". Shalom Memorial Park and Funeral Home. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
  7. ^ "Dan Wolf". Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame. Retrieved 18 April 2023.


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