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| 1288.1 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Tue Dec 08 1992 21:26 | 6 |
| As far as I know, there are no Jewish book stores left in the Bronx. I knew
the owners of the last one (on Pelham Parkway), and I believe they closed a
few years ago. I suspect there's still at least one left in Washington Heights
-- there used to be Shaller's near Yeshiva University.
I can't imagine a Jewish book store that's not open on Sunday morning.
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| 1288.2 | Try Lower East Side ... | TAV02::CHAIM | Semper ubi Sub ubi ..... | Wed Dec 09 1992 08:00 | 13 |
| You could always go down to the lower East side where there are plenty of
Jewish book/gift stores open on Sunday (Canal Street and East Bdway). There
shouldn't be too much traffic on Sundays.
I don't know what the situation is like today, but I recall from my Y.U days
that there was a store on St. Nicklaus Ave. somewhere between 181st and 186th
in Washington Heights. The name was "Sahlers" I believe, although we used to
call it "Shylocks" because of his HIGH prices (which is another good reason why
you might want to try the lower East side).
Thanks,
Cb.
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| 1288.3 | yes but | TNPUBS::STEINHART | Laura | Wed Dec 09 1992 16:10 | 12 |
| Thanks Chaim.
If this trip comes off (doubtful with my husband hacking and sneezing),
we can't take the time for a detour to the Lower East Side, though it
would've been nice. With a 2 year old and a 5 hour ride home to New
England, you don't want to a 45-60 minute detour to the trip. ;-)
If the trip doesn't happen, I guess we'll head down to the Israel
Bookstore in Brookline.
L
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| 1288.4 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Wed Dec 09 1992 17:31 | 15 |
| re .2:
>There shouldn't be too much traffic [on the Lower East Side] on Sundays.
You've got to be kidding! That's the big shopping day on the LES.
>I don't know what the situation is like today, but I recall from my Y.U days
>that there was a store on St. Nicklaus Ave. somewhere between 181st and 186th
>in Washington Heights. The name was "Sahlers" I believe, although we used to
>call it "Shylocks" because of his HIGH prices (which is another good reason why
>you might want to try the lower East side).
That's the Shaller's I mentioned in .1. BTW, don't leave your car unattended
with packages inside in Washington Heights (or almost anywhere in NYC).
You may return to a broken window and an empty car.
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| 1288.5 | Newton JCC has the goods | NEADEV::KAPLAN | Thanks for all the Fish | Thu Dec 10 1992 01:40 | 7 |
| Laura,
The JCC in Newton has a good selection of Chanukah stuff for kids, and
part of the price goes towards JCC activities.
Judy
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| 1288.6 | Chanukah Gift, etc Fair at Worcester JCC this weekend
| VERGA::STEWART | Caryn....Perspective is Everything! | Thu Dec 10 1992 20:26 | 8 |
| There's going to be a Chanuka fair at the Worcester JCC
this weekend as well where you can buy all your gift
wrap, dreidles, candles, etc etc etc. as well as other
events going on I believe.
~Caryn
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| 1288.7 | in northern Massachusetts? | TNPUBS::STEINHART | Laura | Thu Dec 10 1992 21:10 | 6 |
| Are there any shops in the northern Mass. area other than Israel
Bookshop and Kolbo in Brookline?
I *wish* there were one in Andover or somewhere else in the 'burbs...
L
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| 1288.8 | Make it a Sunday expedition :-) | WILBRY::WASSERMAN | Deb Wasserman, DTN 264-1863 | Thu Dec 10 1992 21:50 | 18 |
| Laura,
The Israel Bookshop isn't really that hard to get to. I was just there
yesterday, and they have _loads_ of Chanukah stuff... books, tapes,
toys, wrapping paper, dreidels, gelt, etc. I'm probably speaking as a
former Brookline resident, but... you can just go straight down 93 into
Boston, Storrow Dr. to Kenmore Square, then Beacon St. straight to
Coolidge Corner. Shouldn't take more than an hour. And, as someone
already mentioned, there's an actual parking lot directly behing the
building.
Kolbo is nice also, but is more geared toward fine art and adult-type
crafty things. I don't think they have many toys or children's books.
Good place for wedding gifts, though. (I bought a ketubah for both
my brother and sister there).
Harvard St. is fun. I miss living there sometimes, being able to walk
down the street, window-shop, get yummy stuff at the bakeries...
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