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American businessman; co-founder of the Russeks department store chain
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Frank Russek (1875/1876 - December 10, 1948) was an American businessman, and the co-founder of the Russeks department store chain.
Frank Russek and Isidore H. Russek co-founded of Russeks Fifth Avenue, Inc.
Russek started as a furrier in New York City the early 1900s, and expanded into luxury clothing and accessories. In 1924, they opened a department store on Fifth Avenue and Thirty-sixth Street. By 1936, they employed 500-600 people.
He married Rose Anhalt in Manhattan on 18 June 1899, and they had two children, Gertrude Russek (1901-1994), and Harold Russek (1903-?). Gertrude Russek married David Nemerov, and they were the parents of Diane Arbus and Howard Nemerov.
Russek died on December 10, 1948.
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