When Chris Jennings and Alex Hage-Boutros moved into their new store a few weeks ago, one of their many challenges was cleaning out menorahs and other items left by the previous tenant, a Judaica store that closed this spring after calling Essex Street...
In the last couple of years, we've been following the plight of Israel Wholesale Imports, at 23 Essex Street. Heidi Yousef has run the Judaica store for the past 15 years, but last month she finally made the decision...
It looks like Israel Wholesale Importing, Inc., at 23 Essex Street, is closing for good. Heidi Yousef, who has managed the store for 15 years, told us last spring the business was shuttering. Somehow she was able to keep...