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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

The crazy story of Jewish hustler ‘Crazy Eddie’ finally to be told

The crazy story of Jewish hustler ‘Crazy Eddie’ finally to be told

STEPHEN SILVER, JTAPublished August 29, 2022

(JTA) — Crazy Eddie was a consumer electronics empire built on hype. Entrepreneur Eddie Antar grew his chain of discounts stores in the New York of the 1970s with unforgettably loud TV commercials, a reputation for low prices and a compelling story...

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