Kesher Talk

Ich Bin Ein Berliner: Kaedtler’s bakery is bringing a new world of kosher baked goods to Berlin. But what makes Kaedtler’s unusual is that it is owned and operated by a Protestant family.

“I am very proud of it,” said master baker Stefan Kaedtler, 33, in a recent interview with JTA. “It means traditional food according to Jewish belief is possible again” in Germany. “It is not the easiest way but it is the best.”

Now, in addition to his dairy cakes and cheese rolls, which are not kosher, Kaedtler sells pareve breads, rolls, croissants and challah, baked in a separate oven.

One recent Friday, Kaedtler delivered some 140 freshly baked challah, shiny brown and covered with poppy seeds, to the Israeli Embassy and two Jewish schools. By 10 a.m., he was back in the bakery, already having worked eight hours.

posted by Howard @ 12/04/2002 07:36:41 AM