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    The Temple of Smoked Fish

    Josh and Niki Niki Federman runs  Russ and Daughters , an appetizing store on the Lower East Side of New York.  In the Jewish tradition, an appetizing store sells fish and dairy.  Meat, which has to be bought separately, was purchased at a delicatessen.   Joel Russ started the business with a pushcart, selling Polish mushrooms and smoked fish…

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Josh and Niki

    Niki Federman runs Russ and Daughters, an appetizing store on the Lower East Side of New York. In the Jewish tradition, an appetizing store sells fish and dairy. Meat, which has to be bought separately, was purchased at a delicatessen.

    Read more about Russ & Daughters on their blog, Lox Populi.

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