Sonny Gindi

Samuel "Sonny" Gindi (1924–2012) was the co-founder of the Century 21 department store. He had an estimated net worth of $6 billion.

Biography Gindi was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Sephardic Jewish family of Syrian Jewish origin. His father died when he was nine. he opened the Lolly Togs children's wear business which was the first importer to do business with Hong Kong. in 2007. on Cortlandt Street in lower Manhattan. At the time of his death, Century 21 had expanded throughout the New York metropolitan area with locations in Westbury, New York, Rego Park, Queens, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, Morristown, New Jersey, Paramus, New Jersey, and on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. while Sonny Gindi's son, Isaac Gindi serves as its chief executive officer and his son Eddie Gindi, its executive vice president.

Personal life and philanthropy Gindi was married to Irene Tawil with whom he had four children: Isaac Gindi, Eddie Gindi, Jack Gindi, and Rachelle Gindi. as is the Al and Sonny Gindi Barkai Yeshivah in Brooklyn.