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When Mark Russ Federman, grandson of founder Joel Russ, handed the keys to the store to his daughter, Niki, and nephew, Josh, ownership of Russ & Daughters passed to the fourth generation of the Russ family, along with the responsibility to continue to provide us with the best examples of some of the special tastes and smells of the past. Asked why he wrote the book "Russ & Daughters: Reflections and Recipes from the House that Herring Built" former owner Mark Russ Federman replied, "what else was there for me to do.”