Ovadiah ha Temani

A picture of my great-grandfather with two of his daughters, my grand-mother Yael and aunt Esther. My Grandmother wore her hair in a soft hair bun most of her life, a style similar to that of the Israeli singer
Yafa Yarkoni whom she work for as a nanny. Grandma inspired a desire to stand out and achieve a positive influence on humanity.

yemenite jewish family
this is a picture of my great grand father with my grandmother Yael and aunt Esther

In SoHo, Thompson Chemists has served a loyal clientele of artists and musicians for 25 years, becoming much more than a pharmacy.

historic Thompson Street

 

Thompson Alchemists is owned and operated by Gary and Jolie Alony
Gary Alony in front of Thompson Chemists 1994

“…Gary Alony was born in Briarwood, Queens, to Israeli parents. He graduated from the LIU School of Pharmacy, and he met Jolie at a party on the Upper East Side, where she was raised. He was impressed. He borrowed his mother’s car and he took her to 150 Wooster, a now long-gone but very hot SoHo restaurant. The neighborhood was clearly in their stars. They married, had three children and Gary worked as a pharmacist in Greenwich Village. Twenty-five years ago they saw a “for rent” sign on Thompson Street, just below Houston. With Gary’s uncle, a construction guy, they put the shop together…”