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...
The Lower East Side is losing another mainstay of its Jewish heritage.
"The people, they don't come down here anymore," Heidi Yousef says emphatically when asked why Israel Wholesale & Retail Judaica plans to close in the next few weeks. "We don't...
