In 1950 (or 5710 on the hebrew calendar), two Holocaust survivors opened a 34-seat delicatessen at the corner of Lawrence and Kedzie Avenues in a space formerly known as "the Bagel Bakery."  Too thinly-capitalized to afford a new sign, they simply altered the existing one and named their new business "the Bagel Restaurant."  They served "shtettl" food from the very inception, including kreplach, potato pancakes, beef brisket, and a highly popular matzo ball soup.  The restaurant ultimately moved into bigger quarters on Devon Avenue and then, in 1992 (or 5772), to their present location on Broadway.  In 1987 (or 5767), a second location opened at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie.  The Bagel is operated today by two descendants of the original owners, Danny Wolf and his uncle Michael Golenzer.  The Bagel resembles something you might find tucked into a sidestreet near Times Square in Manhattan and has served meals to a great many celebrities over the years, including former President Bill Clinton, former Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, and comedian Jackie Mason.