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Podcast: North Star with Ellin Bessner
Episode: Want to run a deli? The owner of Vancouver's storied Omnitsky Kosher is looking to sell—or close shop
Description: For more than 40 years, Efrem "Eppy" Rappaport has run Omnitsky Kosher—first at the original deli and store in Winnipeg; then, for the past 25 years, in Vancouver. He also operates a meat processing plant that has become Western Canada's only fresh kosher meat supplier. But the Omnitsky's deli building on Oak Street is not long for this world. A massive redevelopment project in the area, near the expensive upcoming JWest campus, is forcing Omnitsky's to relocate. But Rappaport, at 65, would rather retire.
That leaves Omnitsky's future in jeopardy. If Rappaport can't find a buyer, he'll simply close up...