Tailor
‘If not for the Forward, I’d never have been born.’
At 90, Gert Levitan decided it was time to tell the unlikely love story of her parents, and how a beloved Yiddish daily played matchmaker.
Gaza Tailor Sews Up Niche Making Yarmulkes For Observant Israelis
It’s not easy doing business from Gaza but tailor Mohammad Abu Shanab has found a demand he can supply — his sewing factory is churning out religious skull caps, for devout Jewish men.
Will This Holocaust Survivor, Tailor to Presidents, Dress Trump?
Martin Greenfield, 88, who’s reported to still work six days a week, lost his entire family at Auschwitz-Buchenwald.
Tailor Makes ‘Kosher’ Suits for Rosh Hashanah
It turns out an Indian-born tailor has a yiddishe kop when it comes to making suits for observant Jews. He has attracted many customers concerned about upholding the prohibition against wearing shatnez by making a line of suits that are certified as free of the mixture of wool and linen forbidden by the Torah.