Isaac S. Gindi Eddie Gindi Jack Gindi Rachelle Gindi
BiographyEdit
Gindi was born to a Syrian,[1][2]Sephardic Jewish family.[3][4] His father died when he was nine.[3] At the age of 14, he opened his first retail store and in the 1950s, he opened a children's clothing store.[3] In 1959, leveraging his retail experience, he partnered with Alfred Sutton and Morris Sutton,[5][6] he opened the Lolly Togs children's wear business which was the first importer to do business with Hong Kong.[3]Lolly Togs changed its name to the LT Apparel Group[7] in 2007.[5] In 1961, he partnered with fellow Sephardic community member and cousin Al Gindi and opened the Century 21 department store[3][8] on Cortlandt Street in lower Manhattan.[9] At the time of his death, Century 21 had expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area with locations in Westbury, New York, Rego Park, Queens, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Morristown, New Jersey, Paramus, New Jersey, and on Fulton Street in Brooklyn.[3] Al Gindi's son, Raymond Gindi, serves as Century 21's Chief Operating Officer[10][11] while Sonny Gindi's son, Isaac Gindi serves as its Chief Executive Officer[12] and his son Eddie Gindi, its Executive Vice President.[13][14]
Personal life and philanthropyEdit
Gindi was married to Irene Tawil with whom he had four children: Isaac Gindi, Eddie Gindi, Jack Gindi, and Rachelle Gindi.[3] Gindi was a supporter of the United Jewish Appeal and the International Sephardic Education Fund (ISEF) dedicated to “narrow(ing) Israel’s socio-economic gap through higher education for gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds.”[3] Gindi was a member of the Sha'are Zion synagogue and served on the synagogue's founding committee for several decades.[3] He also served as president of the Magen David Yeshivah from 1970–1972.[3] The Al & Sonny Gindi Scholarship Fund is named in his honor[15] as is the Al and Sonny Gindi Barkai Yeshivah in Brooklyn.[16]
^Lagnado, Lucette (October 3, 2009). "A Community, Shaken – A wealthy, insular Syrian Jewish enclave in Brooklyn reels after rabbis' arrests". The Wall Street Journal.
^ abcdefghijSidma, Fern (June 20, 2012). "Sonny Gindi, Founder of Century 21 Department Store, Dies at 88 and had an estimated net worth of six billion". Jewish Voice.
^Sutton, Elie. (PDF). Elie Sutton Sephardic History. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
^ abPRN Newswire: "Changes In Children's Wear Industry Leads Apparel Company To Reinvent Itself – After 48 years of success, Lollytogs, Ltd. has a new corporate identity reflecting their innovations in business" January 8, 2007
^Exceed Network: "Alfred Sutton’s Story of Innovation in Sourcing Over the Last 60 Years" By Sophia Franco 2017-12-03 at the Wayback Machine retrieved December 5, 2017
^Bloomberg: "Company Overview of LT Apparel Group" March 20, 2015
^Philly.com: "Century 21: Expanding beyond its retail comfort zone" By Chris Hepp April 30, 2014
^CNBC: "Every day is Black Friday at Century 21" 29 Nov 2013
^Philadelphia Inquirer: "Will buyers flock to Philadelphia's Century 21?" By Elizabeth Wellington April 30, 2014
^Family Business Magazine: "Family-owned Century 21 retailer coming to Philadelphia" April 30, 2014
^Philadelphia Inquirer: "Store owner pledges to 'alter the retail landscape' in Center City" By Chris Hepp June 12, 2014
^Phialdelphia Inquirer: "Mirror, Mirror: Century 21, discount delight" By Elizabeth Wellington October 16, 2014
^Philadelphia Business Journal: "Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Eddie Gindi of Century 21 interviewed by Natalie Kostelni" October 2, 2014
^The Jewish Image: "The Beginning of the Al & Sonny Gindi Scholarship Fund at Barkai Yeshivah" Archived March 23, 2014, at archive.today January 31, 2008
^Matthews, Karen (March 15, 2015). "NYC's plan for prayer break in pre-K classes raises concerns". New York Daily News.
October 21, 2023
sonny, gindi, samuel, sonny, gindi, 1924, 2012, founder, century, department, store, bornsamuel, gindi1924, 1924, died2012, aged, nationalityamericanother, namessonnyoccupationbusinessmanknown, forfounder, century, department, storespouseirene, tawilchildrenis. Samuel Sonny Gindi 1924 2012 was the co founder of the Century 21 department store Sonny GindiBornSamuel I Gindi1924 1924 Died2012 aged 87 88 NationalityAmericanOther namesSonnyOccupationbusinessmanKnown forfounder of Century 21 department storeSpouseIrene TawilChildrenIsaac S Gindi Eddie Gindi Jack Gindi Rachelle GindiBiography EditGindi was born to a Syrian 1 2 Sephardic Jewish family 3 4 His father died when he was nine 3 At the age of 14 he opened his first retail store and in the 1950s he opened a children s clothing store 3 In 1959 leveraging his retail experience he partnered with Alfred Sutton and Morris Sutton 5 6 he opened the Lolly Togs children s wear business which was the first importer to do business with Hong Kong 3 Lolly Togs changed its name to the LT Apparel Group 7 in 2007 5 In 1961 he partnered with fellow Sephardic community member and cousin Al Gindi and opened the Century 21 department store 3 8 on Cortlandt Street in lower Manhattan 9 At the time of his death Century 21 had expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area with locations in Westbury New York Rego Park Queens the Upper West Side of Manhattan Morristown New Jersey Paramus New Jersey and on Fulton Street in Brooklyn 3 Al Gindi s son Raymond Gindi serves as Century 21 s Chief Operating Officer 10 11 while Sonny Gindi s son Isaac Gindi serves as its Chief Executive Officer 12 and his son Eddie Gindi its Executive Vice President 13 14 Personal life and philanthropy EditGindi was married to Irene Tawil with whom he had four children Isaac Gindi Eddie Gindi Jack Gindi and Rachelle Gindi 3 Gindi was a supporter of the United Jewish Appeal and the International Sephardic Education Fund ISEF dedicated to narrow ing Israel s socio economic gap through higher education for gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds 3 Gindi was a member of the Sha are Zion synagogue and served on the synagogue s founding committee for several decades 3 He also served as president of the Magen David Yeshivah from 1970 1972 3 The Al amp Sonny Gindi Scholarship Fund is named in his honor 15 as is the Al and Sonny Gindi Barkai Yeshivah in Brooklyn 16 References Edit Pincus Adam February 1 2011 Clans with plans The Real Deal Archived from the original on March 4 2016 via The Wayback Machine Lagnado Lucette October 3 2009 A Community Shaken A wealthy insular Syrian Jewish enclave in Brooklyn reels after rabbis arrests The Wall Street Journal a b c d e f g h i j Sidma Fern June 20 2012 Sonny Gindi Founder of Century 21 Department Store Dies at 88 and had an estimated net worth of six billion Jewish Voice Sutton Elie Alien at Home PDF Elie Sutton Sephardic History Archived from the original PDF on March 24 2014 Retrieved March 23 2014 a b PRN Newswire Changes In Children s Wear Industry Leads Apparel Company To Reinvent Itself After 48 years of success Lollytogs Ltd has a new corporate identity reflecting their innovations in business January 8 2007 Exceed Network Alfred Sutton s Story of Innovation in Sourcing Over the Last 60 Years By Sophia Franco Archived 2017 12 03 at the Wayback Machine retrieved December 5 2017 Bloomberg Company Overview of LT Apparel Group March 20 2015 Philly com Century 21 Expanding beyond its retail comfort zone By Chris Hepp April 30 2014 CNBC Every day is Black Friday at Century 21 29 Nov 2013 Philadelphia Inquirer Will buyers flock to Philadelphia s Century 21 By Elizabeth Wellington April 30 2014 Family Business Magazine Family owned Century 21 retailer coming to Philadelphia April 30 2014 Philadelphia Inquirer Store owner pledges to alter the retail landscape in Center City By Chris Hepp June 12 2014 Phialdelphia Inquirer Mirror Mirror Century 21 discount delight By Elizabeth Wellington October 16 2014 Philadelphia Business Journal Inside the Reporter s Notebook Eddie Gindi of Century 21 interviewed by Natalie Kostelni October 2 2014 The Jewish Image The Beginning of the Al amp Sonny Gindi Scholarship Fund at Barkai Yeshivah Archived March 23 2014 at archive today January 31 2008 Matthews Karen March 15 2015 NYC s plan for prayer break in pre K classes raises concerns New York Daily News Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sonny Gindi amp oldid 1155327668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
