A Jewish bagel shop in Detroit closes after staff walk out on new ‘Zionist’ owner

The Detroit Institute of Bagels is hardly the first workplace to be upended by divides over the Israel-Hamas war since it began with Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

The closed storefront of the Detroit Institute of Bagels in Detroit, Michigan, after staff walked out in protest of the store's new "Zionist" owner, July 31, 2024.

(photo credit: ANDREW LAPIN/JTA)

ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA

AUGUST 8, 2024 06:13

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