Frank Russek
Frank Russek was an American businessman, and the co-founder of the Russeks department store chain.Biography
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, and Harold Russek. Gertrude Russek married David Nemerov, and they were the parents of Diane Arbus and Howard Nemerov.
Russek died on December 10, 1948. Services were held at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.
