Palestinian Cookbook Author Reem Kassis Claims Bagels as Their Own Palestinian Cookbook Author Reem Kassis Claims Bagels as Their Own shares First they came for the matzah ball soup, and I did not speak out — because I don’t eat matzah ball soup. Then they came for the challah, and I did not speak out — because I don’t eat challah. Then they came for the bagels… Photo courtesy Peteravivangel, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons I was surprised to see that bagels might originate in Arab cuisine. I always associate them with Eastern European Jewish origins. So tell me about the his...