In 1920, he moved the store around the corner to 179 East Houston Street, where it has been ever since. The original store was on Orchard Street. It took him seven years to work his way up from that first herring barrel to having a pushcart operation, a horse and wagon, and then, in 1914, a brick and mortar store. He got his start selling schmaltz herring out of a barrel to the throngs of Eastern European Jews on the Lower East Side. In 1907, Joel Russ immigrated from the shtetl of Strzyzow, now part of modern day Poland. For over 100 years, Russ & Daughters - and now the Russ & Daughters Cafe - has been an integral part of the history of New York City, a touchstone in the lives of generations, and the torchbearer of Jewish food in America.
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