Sitting Shiva for Russ's Last Daughter
ANNE RUSS FEDERMAN 1921 to 2018
Although we never met, I feel I must have at some point glimpsed Anne Russ Federman — last of the legendary Russ daughters, who passed away last week at 97. It would have been the late 1960s when I went to New York to live after college. I immediately noticed the now-iconic photograph over the counter of Joel Russ and his three daughters proudly standing together. I marveled at the whiff of brininess of herring, the smokiness of whitefish and lox, and the sweetness of babka and fruits that welcomes as you enter the tiny store. And I began my tradition—which continues to this day—of always starting off with a taste of my favorite: the pickled salmon in cream sauce.
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