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Loehmann’s department store, a Jewish shopping staple, makes a comeback

JL;DR SUMMARY Loehmanns, a beloved New York-based discount department store with deep ties to the Jewish community, is making a comeback following its closure in 2014. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CultureJewish CommunityTraditionAmerican JewsFashionRetailLoehmannsCentury 21Pop Up StoresShopping History

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New York City, New York, United States
"Loehmanns, the New York City-based discount department store that had a devoted and deeply Jewish fan base, is set to make a return later this month."
Deer Park, New York, United States
"Loehmanns will relaunch as a series of pop-up stores, beginning with a warehouse sale at Tanger Outlets at Deer Park on Long Island on Aug."
Florida, United States
"Future pop-ups are planned in Florida and New York City."
Brooklyn, New York, United States
"The iconic brand, founded by former department store buyer Frieda Loehmann and her son Charles in Brooklyn in 1921, went bankrupt in 2013."
Bay Ridge, New York, United States
"It was purchased in 2020 another company famous for its cut-price fashion deals: New York retail giant Century 21, which was founded by the Gindi family in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, in 1961, and is still run by the Syrian Jewish family today."
Lower Manhattan, New York, United States
"The flagship store in Lower Manhattan, which closed in 2020, was able to reopen in 2023."
Flushing, New York, United States
"The store was repeatedly mentioned in the 1990s hit sitcom The Nanny as the titular character Fran Fines favorite store..."

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