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{{short description|Israeli businesswoman in Boston, Massachusetts}}
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| name = Tzurit Or
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'''Tzurit Or''' is an Israeli-born self-taught pastry chef and former film producer. She is the founder and creative force of the [[Tatte Bakery & Café]] located in the [[Greater Boston]] area and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adamow |first1=Ingrid |title=Obsessions: Tzurit Or |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/09/18/obsessions-tzurit-or/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=[[Boston Magazine]] |date=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="FW">{{cite news |last1=Babür-Winter |first1=Oset |title=This Baker's Home Kitchen Is Instagram-Perfect-and So Are Her Recipes |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/tzurit-or-home-kitchen-bakery |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=[[Food & Wine]] |date=February 21, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="JI">{{cite news |last1=Deutch |first1=Gabby |title=The kibbutznik behind D.C.’s hottest new Israeli café |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2022/08/tzurit-or-tatte-bakery-boston-washington-dc/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=[[Jewish Insider]] |date=8 August 2022}}</ref> In July 2020, she stepped down as CEO following discrimination complaints.<ref name="AP step down">{{cite news |title=Cafe chain CEO steps down amid discrimination complaints |url=https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-discrimination-business-boston-53aa2776b3fcede164a6b64f83ae0f21 |access-date=13 January 2023 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=25 July 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="JPost step down">{{cite news |last1=Schwart |first1=Penny |title=Israeli CEO of Boston’s Tatte bakery chain steps down amid discrimination accusations |url=https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/israeli-ceo-of-bostons-tatte-bakery-chain-steps-down-amid-discrimination-accusations-636683 |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |agency=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |date=July 29, 2020}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|6|13}}
| birth_place = [[Kvutzat Kinneret]], Israel
| education = [[Tel Aviv University]]
| occupation = Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Tatte Bakery & Café
}}

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'''Tzurit Or''' is an Israeli-born self-taught pastry chef and former film producer. She is the founder and creative force of the [[Tatte Bakery & Café]] located in the [[Greater Boston]] area and [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Adamow |first1=Ingrid |title=Obsessions: Tzurit Or |url=https://www.bostonmagazine.com/restaurants/2018/09/18/obsessions-tzurit-or/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=[[Boston Magazine]] |date=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="FW">{{cite news |last1=Babür-Winter |first1=Oset |title=This Baker's Home Kitchen Is Instagram-Perfect-and So Are Her Recipes |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/tzurit-or-home-kitchen-bakery |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=[[Food & Wine]] |date=February 21, 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="JI">{{cite news |last1=Deutch |first1=Gabby |title=The kibbutznik behind D.C.’s hottest new Israeli café |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2022/08/tzurit-or-tatte-bakery-boston-washington-dc/ |access-date=13 January 2023 |work=[[Jewish Insider]] |date=8 August 2022}}</ref>


== Early life and film career ==
== Early life and film career ==
Or grew up in [[Kvutzat Kinneret]], a [[kibbutz]] in northern Israel located near the [[sea of Galilee]].<ref name=isr21>{{cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/the-israeli-behind-bostons-beloved-tatte-bakery-cafe/|title=The Israeli behind Boston's beloved Tatte Bakery & Café|date=November 6, 2017|last=Leichman|first=Abigail|website=[[ISRAEL21c]]}}</ref> From age 18 to 20, Or served her mandatory conscription in the [[Israeli Defense Forces]].<ref name=31percent>{{cite web|url=https://thethirtyonepercent.com/home/2018/6/25/tzurit-or|title=Tzurit Or|work=The Thirty-One Percent|date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> In college, Or studied management and communications. She went to work for an Israeli media company and worked internationally as a film producer for over a decade.<ref name=31percent/>
Or grew up in [[Kvutzat Kinneret]], a [[kibbutz]] in northern Israel located near the [[sea of Galilee]].<ref name=isr21>{{cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/the-israeli-behind-bostons-beloved-tatte-bakery-cafe/|title=The Israeli behind Boston's beloved Tatte Bakery & Café|date=November 6, 2017|last=Leichman|first=Abigail|website=[[ISRAEL21c]]}}</ref> From age 18 to 20, Or served her mandatory conscription in the [[Israeli Defense Forces]].<ref name=31percent>{{cite web|url=https://thethirtyonepercent.com/home/2018/6/25/tzurit-or|title=Tzurit Or|work=The Thirty-One Percent|date=June 25, 2018}}</ref> Or studied management and communications at [[Tel Aviv University]]. She went to work for an Israeli media company and worked internationally as a film producer for over a decade.<ref name=31percent/>


In 2003, Or emigrated to the United States and briefly lived in Los Angeles, California.
In 2003, Or emigrated to the United States and briefly lived in Los Angeles, California.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaufman |first=Andrea |date=2018-12-29 |title=Tzurit Or’s Tatte: An Homage |url=https://medium.com/@andreakaufman25/tzurit-ors-tatte-an-homage-182bbfc49cd1 |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref>


== Tatte Bakery & Café ==
== Tatte Bakery & Café ==
[[File:Tatte Bakery, Beacon Hill.jpg|thumb|The Tatte location in [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]].]]
[[File:Tatte Bakery, Beacon Hill.jpg|thumb|The Tatte location in [[Beacon Hill, Boston|Beacon Hill]].]]
Or founded Tatte Bakery & Café in 2007, after selling her creations at the [[Copley Square]] Farmers Market.<ref name=boston>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.gov/news/boswomen-entrepreneurs-tzurit-or|title=BosWomen Entrepreneurs|date=August 15, 2019|website=Boston.gov|publisher=Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion}}</ref> In 2008, the first Tatte location opened in [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]].<ref name=31percent/> {{As of|2022}}, there are 31 Tatte locations in both Massachusetts and in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Locations |url=https://tattebakery.com/our-locations/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Tatte Bakery and Cafe |language=en-US}}</ref>
Or founded Tatte Bakery & Café in 2007, after selling her creations at the [[Copley Square]] Farmers Market.<ref name=boston>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.gov/news/boswomen-entrepreneurs-tzurit-or|title=BosWomen Entrepreneurs|date=August 15, 2019|website=Boston.gov|publisher=Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion}}</ref> In 2008, the first Tatte location opened in [[Brookline, Massachusetts|Brookline]].<ref name=31percent/> {{As of|2022}}, there are 31 Tatte locations in both Massachusetts and in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Locations |url=https://tattebakery.com/our-locations/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=Tatte Bakery and Cafe |language=en-US}}</ref>

In July 2020, she stepped down as CEO following discrimination complaints,<ref name="AP step down">{{cite news |date=25 July 2020 |title=Cafe chain CEO steps down amid discrimination complaints |language=en |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://apnews.com/article/race-and-ethnicity-discrimination-business-boston-53aa2776b3fcede164a6b64f83ae0f21 |access-date=13 January 2023}}</ref><ref name="JPost step down">{{cite news |last1=Schwart |first1=Penny |date=July 29, 2020 |title=Israeli CEO of Boston’s Tatte bakery chain steps down amid discrimination accusations |work=[[The Jerusalem Post]] |agency=[[Jewish Telegraphic Agency]] |url=https://www.jpost.com/food-recipes/israeli-ceo-of-bostons-tatte-bakery-chain-steps-down-amid-discrimination-accusations-636683}}</ref> but she still remains involved in the bakery's operations and serves as its chief baker.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Deutch |first=Gabby |date=2022-08-08 |title=The kibbutznik behind D.C.’s hottest new Israeli café |url=https://jewishinsider.com/2022/08/tzurit-or-tatte-bakery-boston-washington-dc/ |access-date=2023-01-21 |website=Jewish Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 17:30, 21 January 2023

Tzurit Or
Born (1973-06-13) June 13, 1973 (age 51)
Kvutzat Kinneret, Israel
EducationTel Aviv University
Occupation(s)Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Tatte Bakery & Café

Tzurit Or is an Israeli-born self-taught pastry chef and former film producer. She is the founder and creative force of the Tatte Bakery & Café located in the Greater Boston area and Washington, D.C.[1][2][3]

Early life and film career

Or grew up in Kvutzat Kinneret, a kibbutz in northern Israel located near the sea of Galilee.[4] From age 18 to 20, Or served her mandatory conscription in the Israeli Defense Forces.[5] Or studied management and communications at Tel Aviv University. She went to work for an Israeli media company and worked internationally as a film producer for over a decade.[5]

In 2003, Or emigrated to the United States and briefly lived in Los Angeles, California.[6]

Tatte Bakery & Café

The Tatte location in Beacon Hill.

Or founded Tatte Bakery & Café in 2007, after selling her creations at the Copley Square Farmers Market.[7] In 2008, the first Tatte location opened in Brookline.[5] As of 2022, there are 31 Tatte locations in both Massachusetts and in Washington, D.C.[8]

In July 2020, she stepped down as CEO following discrimination complaints,[9][10] but she still remains involved in the bakery's operations and serves as its chief baker.[11]

References

  1. ^ Adamow, Ingrid (18 September 2018). "Obsessions: Tzurit Or". Boston Magazine. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  2. ^ Babür-Winter, Oset (February 21, 2020). "This Baker's Home Kitchen Is Instagram-Perfect-and So Are Her Recipes". Food & Wine. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  3. ^ Deutch, Gabby (8 August 2022). "The kibbutznik behind D.C.'s hottest new Israeli café". Jewish Insider. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  4. ^ Leichman, Abigail (November 6, 2017). "The Israeli behind Boston's beloved Tatte Bakery & Café". ISRAEL21c.
  5. ^ a b c "Tzurit Or". The Thirty-One Percent. June 25, 2018.
  6. ^ Kaufman, Andrea (2018-12-29). "Tzurit Or's Tatte: An Homage". Medium. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  7. ^ "BosWomen Entrepreneurs". Boston.gov. Office of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion. August 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "Our Locations". Tatte Bakery and Cafe. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  9. ^ "Cafe chain CEO steps down amid discrimination complaints". Associated Press. 25 July 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ Schwart, Penny (July 29, 2020). "Israeli CEO of Boston's Tatte bakery chain steps down amid discrimination accusations". The Jerusalem Post. Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
  11. ^ Deutch, Gabby (2022-08-08). "The kibbutznik behind D.C.'s hottest new Israeli café". Jewish Insider. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
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