Sy Syms
American businessperson
Sy Syms (May 12, 1926 – November 17, 2009) was an American businessman, entrepreneur and philanthropist, who founded the SYMS off-price clothing chain in New York City in 1959.2
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Born May 12, 1926, died Nov 17, 2009.1
Companies
- Syms CorporationFounder9
Early life and education
Career
Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson.5
- Date not recordedFounded Syms Corporation4
Personal life
His first marriage, to Ruth Glickman Merns, ended in divorce. They had six children: Marcy, Robert, Richard, Laura, Stephen (died in 1998), and Adrienne (died in 1999). His second wife was Lynn Tamarkin, by whom he had two step-children, Cary Tamarkin and Leslie Tamarkin. Funeral services were held at Temple Emanu-El in Manhattan.
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Philanthropy
The non-profit Sy Syms Foundation was founded by Syms in 1985 with his personal funds, to support education. It has given away over $30,000,000 and has contributed toward the continued growth of many institutions of higher learning including the Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University, and many organizations which provide funding for education.
The foundation has been a major supporter of public broadcasting and National Public Radio (NPR) through the underwriting of various programming.
Marcy Syms was instrumental in developing many of the grant-relationships made possible by her late father's generosity, and is a founding trustee of the foundation, elected to the role of president in 1997. The foundation has its offices in Fort Lee, New Jersey.
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Sources
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- 1WikidataSy Syms on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaSy Syms on Wikipedia
- 3WikidataSy Syms: education, on Wikidata
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- 5WikidataSy Syms: occupation, on Wikidata
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- 9WikidataSyms Corporation, Founder