Brenner Brothers Bakery is featured in the WSJHS exhibit Shalom! Open For Business. It was a landmark business in the Jewish community located on Yesler Way and Cherry Street, nicknamed Kosher Canyon.
Abe Brenner started his first bakery near King Street Station (ca. 1903) and later moved it to 1803 Yesler Way. Brenner's was later run for many years by Abe's sons (Itsey, Joe and Charlie) and daughter Yetta. The business moved to Bellevue around 1970.
Abe Brenner, founder of Brenner's Bakery, probably at store, 1803 Yesler Way, Seattle, n.d.
The Brenner Brothers Bakery was originally opened by Abe Brenner. Here is his delivery truck from the 1920s.
Itsey Brenner sitting on the runner of a Brenner Brothers Bakery delivery truck ca 1920s
Several documents make mention of Brenner's bakery.
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The Brenner Siblings
The Brenner family ca 1930s. Bessie and Charlie in back with children Yetta, Joe, and David in the front row.
Yetta Brenner was very popular with children.
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Itsey Brenner standing in front of store
Local news on the expansion of Brenner Brothers Bakery to Bellevue
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The 1970s
David Brenner stands in the doorway of the retarder at Brenner Brothers Bakery in Bellevue ca. 1970-1972
Charlie Brenner holding a box of bagels next to a Brenner Brothers Bakery delivery truck
An article talking about Passover tradition and the bagels of Brenner Brothers Bakery
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Charlie Brenner in front of a Brenner Brothers delivery truck
Charlie holding bags full of goodies in front of a Brenner Brothers delivery truck in Bellevue, ca. 1970-1975.
The 1980s
An article by The Seattle Times on the continuous operation of Brenner Brothers Bakery
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The World's Largest Bagel
Brenner Brothers baked the world's largest bagel in 1994, featuring it at their booth at the Bite of Seattle in 1994.
The Brenner Brothers booth at the Bite of Seattle fair
Getting ready to bake the world's largest bagel
Brenner Brothers bakers easing world's largest bagel into oven, Bellevue, July 1994
The World's Largest Bagel on Display
Obituaries
Joe Brenner passed away in 2006.
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Charles Brenner passed away in 2012.
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The Brenners' Legacy
A bagel recipe inspired by the Brenner Brothers.
An article reminisces about the Brenner Brothers bakery.
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An article on the bakery by West Bakery Magazine.
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An article by the Seattle Times.
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Joe, Yetta, Charlie, and Itsey Brenner in the bakery. This picture was used several times by the local news when they wrote stories about the bakery.
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