JENNY-FEDER-Obituary

JENNY FEDER

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FEDER--Jenny, bookseller and artist, created Three Lives & Company with Jill Dunbar and Helene Webb in 1978. Along with an estute and devoted staff, she ran the independent Greenwich Village Bookshop, helping usher in a new wave of bookselling and publishing. For 23 years they operated a...

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Jill, I am so very sorry for your loss of Jenny.....she is a loss like no other,

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Dear Jill, Sending my warmest thoughts to you and all of Jenny's many friends. Vibrant as Three Lives is today, whenever I walk in, I still see all of you and smile.

My deepest sympathy to Jill, and to the rest of Jenny's family. I loved working for Jenny and Jill at the bookshop, and I have such wonderful memories of those days. Jenny was always such fun and I'm so glad that the bookshop is still there, just as she created it with Jill and Helene.

I was a high school friend of Jenny. We both attended the High School of Art and Design. A tight group of us spent so many wonderful afternoons at her home just hanging out and sharing our stories. RIP Jenny.

We were friends 55 years ago. You NEVER left my heart. Rest With peace My forever soul sister.

I'm so, so sorry for this awful news. I had my first real-ish job at Three Lives, at age 13, with Jenny and Jill at the helm, mucking out the basement (which was blisteringly hot) and learning to "remainder" books. The following year, I was lucky enough to spend some time with J&J at their truly gorgeous house in Northport, overlooking the beach. It wasn't so long ago that I was looking through my parents' wedding album only to find the both of them, grinning at the camera. Jenny will be...

Sending a big hug to Jill from an old friend of hers and the much loved Three Lives & Company.