Samuel "Sonny" Gindi (1924-2012) is one of the founders of 21st Century department store.
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Biography
Gindi was born to a Syrian Jewish family, Sephardic. His father died when he was nine years old. At the age of 14, he opened his first retail store and in the 1950s, he opened a children's clothing store. In 1959, utilizing his retail experience, he partnered with Alfred Sutton and Morris Sutton, he opened a children's clothing business Lolly Togs who was the first importer to do business with Hong Kong. Lolly Togs changed its name to LT Apparel Group in 2007. In 1961, he partnered with fellow members of Sephardic community and Al Gindi's cousin and opened Century 21 department store in Courtland. Street in Manhattan. At the time of his death, Century 21 has expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area with locations in Westbury, New York, Rego Park, Queens, Upper West Side of Manhattan, Morristown, New Jersey, Paramus, New Jersey, and at Fulton Road in Brooklyn. Al Gindi's son, Raymond Gindi, served as Chief Operating Officer of Century 21 while son Sonny Gindi, Isaac Gindi served as Chief Executive Officer and his son Eddie Gindi, his Executive Vice President.
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Personal life and philanthropy
Gindi is married to Irene Tawil with whom she has four children: Isaac Gindi, Eddie Gindi, Jack Gindi, and Rachelle Gindi. Gindi is a supporter of the United Jewish Appeal and International Sephardic Education Fund (ISEF) dedicated to "narrowing the Israeli socio-economic gap through higher education for gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds." Gindi is a member of the Sha'are Zion synagogue and serves on the founding committee of the synagogue for decades. He also served as president of Magen David Yeshivah from 1970-1972. Al & amp; Sonny Gindi Scholarship Fund is named in his honor as Al and Sonny Gindi Barkai Yeshivah in Brooklyn.
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