Raskin's Fish Market

Raskin's Fish Market
TypePrivate
IndustryKosher fish market
Founded1961
FounderBerel Raskin
Headquarters
Brooklyn
,
United States
ProductsFresh fish, smoked fish, gefilte fish, herring
Websitehttps://askin4raskin.com/

Raskin's Fish Market, is a Kosher fish market and wholesaler located at 320 Kingston Ave, Brooklyn, New York, United States.[1] The market's stock of daily caught kosher fish includes salmon, snapper and dorade. Herring is offered in 20 varieties, including schmaltz, lightly salted, and others, it is available smoked, pickled, and creamed. The store's flagship product is frozen raw gefilte fish, sold internationally.[2] Other products include canned fish, smoked fish, and fish marinades. Additional to the primary location, three other supermarkets operate, two in Brooklyn and one in Long Island.[3] Raskin's fish counters can be found around tristate area.[4]

History

Raskin's is a family owned business started in 1961 by Berel Raskin (1934 - 2019).[4] Berel, a member of Chabad Lubavich Chassidic community, asked the Lubavitcher Rebbe for a blessing for his business venture. Raskin recalled asking the Rebbe for a blessing, the Rebbe laughed and replied "Vos veistu fun fish?" — "What do you know about fish?" before giving him a blessing. The market is located blocks from the Chabad headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway, it became a community staple, and supplied fish to the Rebbe and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka.[1][5]

On October 25, 2020, an electric fire broke out in the basement of Raskin's, the fire caused extensive damage to the basement and shop, no injuries were reported.[6][7]

References

  1. 1 2 Margolin, Dovid (2019-05-29). "Berel Raskin, 84, Chassidic Fishmonger Who Became a Crown Heights Icon - After a childhood in Stalin's USSR, he stayed devout and worked to fulfill the American dream". www.chabad.org. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  2. ↑ Rothman, Lauren (2013-07-03). "A Herring Mecca: Raskin's Fish Market". The Forward. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  3. ↑ Smith, Rachel Holliday (2015-03-30). "Brooklyn Brackets: Raskin's Fish Market Named Top Neighborhood Institution". DNAinfo New York. Archived from the original on 2025-09-09. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  4. 1 2 "About". askin4raskin. 2016-11-18. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  5. ↑ "First Yartzeit Marked with L'Chaim-to-Go". Anash.org. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  6. ↑ "Fire at Raskin's Fish Blocks Kingston Ave". COLlive. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2026-01-17.
  7. ↑ "Electric Fire Damages Nostalgic Fish Store". Anash.org. 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2026-01-17.

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