The origins of the verb “to bagel,” meaning to ascertain the Jewishness of others or subtly to publicize one’s own, are mysterious no longer.
Read more on Forward: http://forward.com/articles/186101/the-great-bageling-mystery-has-been-solved/
You’ve Been Bageled https://mosaicmagazine.com/picks/uncategorized/2013/10/youve-been-bageled/
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