UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549
                                  SCHEDULE l3D
                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 9)*


                      TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    89336Q100
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                                 (CUSIP Number)
                                                     with a copy to:
     Stephen Feinberg                                Robert G. Minion, Esq.
     299 Park Avenue                                 Lowenstein Sandler PC
     22nd Floor                                      65 Livingston Avenue
     New York, New York  10171                       Roseland, New Jersey  07068
     (212) 421-2600                                  (973) 597-2424
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                  (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
                Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

                                 April 23, 2004
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the  acquisition  that is the subject of this  Schedule  13D, and is filing this
schedule because of Sections 240.13d-1(e),  240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g),  check
the following box. [ ]

Note:   Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five
copies of the schedule, including all exhibits.  See Section 240.13d-7 for other
parties to whom copies are to be sent.

*The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for  any  subsequent   amendment   containing   information  which  would  alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).




Cusip No.    89336Q100
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  1)   Names of Reporting Persons.  I.R.S. Identification Nos. of  above persons
       (entities only):

                                Stephen Feinberg
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  2)   Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions):
             (a)                    Not
             (b)                 Applicable
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  3)   SEC Use Only
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  4)   Source of Funds (See Instructions):  WC
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  5)   Check if  Disclosure of  Legal Proceedings Is  Required Pursuant to Items
       2(d) or 2(e):         Not Applicable
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  6)   Citizenship or Place of Organization:    United States
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        Number of                        7) Sole Voting Power:            *
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        Shares Beneficially              8) Shared Voting Power:          *
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        Owned by
        Each Reporting                   9) Sole Dispositive Power:       *
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        Person With                     10) Shared Dispositive Power:     *
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  11)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:  6,466,381*
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  12)  Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares  (See
       Instructions):      Not Applicable
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  13)  Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11):     18.0%*
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  14)  Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions):       IA
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*    As  of  April 23, 2004,  1,389,750  shares  of  Trans  World  Entertainment
Corporation (the "Company") common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common
Stock"), were owned by Cerberus Partners,  L.P., a limited partnership organized
under the laws of Delaware ("Cerberus"); 628,080 shares of the Common Stock were
owned by Cerberus Institutional Partners,  L.P., a limited partnership organized
under the laws of Delaware ("Institutional"); and 2,983,835 shares of the Common
Stock were owned by Cerberus International,  Ltd., a corporation organized under
the  laws of the  Bahamas  ("International").  In  addition,  as of  such  date,
1,464,716  shares of the Common  Stock were  owned in the  aggregate  by certain
private investment funds (collectively, the "Funds"). Stephen Feinberg possesses
sole power to vote and direct the  disposition of all shares of the Common Stock
owned  by  each  of  Cerberus,  Institutional,   International  and  the  Funds.
Therefore, for the purposes of Regulation Section 240.13d-3, Stephen Feinberg is
deemed to be the beneficial  owner of 6,466,381  shares of the Common Stock,  or
18.0% of the shares of Common  Stock  deemed to be  outstanding  as of April 23,
2004. See Item 5 for further information.





Item 5.   Interest in Securities of the Issuer.
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          Based upon  information  set forth in the  Company's  Annual Report on
Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 31, 2004, as of March 19, 2004 there
were  outstanding  35,903,947  shares of the Common Stock. As of April 23, 2004,
1,389,750  shares of the Common Stock were owned by Cerberus;  628,080 shares of
the Common  Stock were owned by  Institutional;  2,983,835  shares of the Common
Stock were owned by International; and 1,464,716 shares of the Common Stock were
owned in the aggregate by the Funds.  Stephen  Feinberg  possesses sole power to
vote and direct the  disposition of all shares of the Common Stock owned by each
of Cerberus,  Institutional,  International  and the Funds.  Therefore,  for the
purposes of Regulation Section  240.13d-3,  Stephen Feinberg is deemed to be the
beneficial owner of 6,466,381 shares of the Common Stock, or 18.0% of the shares
of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding as of April 23, 2004.

          The following  table  details the  transactions  in Common  Stock,  or
securities  convertible into,  exercisable for or exchangeable for Common Stock,
by Mr. Feinberg or any other person or entity controlled by him or any person or
entity for which he possesses  voting or investment  control over the securities
thereof (including Cerberus,  Institutional,  International and the Funds) since
the  filing of the  Schedule  13D  Amendment  No. 8 as of March 5, 2004 (each of
which were effected in an ordinary brokerage transaction):


                                   I. Cerberus
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                                   (Purchases)

                                      NONE


                                     (Sales)

          Date                       Quantity                   Price
          ----                       --------                   -----

      March 4, 2004                  11,000                     $10.50
      March 5, 2004                   1,300                      10.46
      March 12, 2004                  3,900                      10.50
      March 29, 2004                 28,700                      10.50
      April 5, 2004                   3,000                      10.50
      April 23, 2004                 46,000                      11.03





                                II. Institutional
                                -----------------

                                   (Purchases)

                                      NONE


                                     (Sales)

          Date                       Quantity                   Price
          ----                       --------                   -----

      March 4, 2004                    4,900                    $10.50
      March 5, 2004                      600                     10.46
      March 12, 2004                   1,800                     10.50
      March 29, 2004                  13,000                     10.50
      April 5, 2004                    1,350                     10.50
      April 23, 2004                  20,800                     11.29



                               III. International
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                                   (Purchases)

                                      NONE


                                     (Sales)

          Date                       Quantity                   Price
          ----                       --------                   -----

      March 4, 2004                   23,200                    $10.50
      March 5, 2004                    2,800                     10.46
      March 8, 2004                    1,500                     10.50
      March 12, 2004                   8,400                     10.50
      March 15, 2004                   1,300                     10.50
      March 26, 2004                   2,100                     10.45
      March 29, 2004                  61,700                     10.50
      April 5, 2004                    6,400                     10.50
      April 20, 2004                   4,500                     10.48
      April 23, 2004                  15,300                     11.03
      April 23, 2004                  83,200                     11.29





                                  IV. The Funds
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                                   (Purchases)

                                      NONE


                                     (Sales)

          Date                       Quantity                   Price
          ----                       --------                   -----


      March 4, 2004                  11,400                     $10.50
      March 5, 2004                   1,300                      10.46
      March 12, 2004                  4,100                      10.50
      March 29, 2004                 30,300                      10.50
      April 5, 2004                   3,150                      10.50
      April 23, 2004                 48,500                      11.03



                                    Signature
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           After  reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                      April 27, 2004


                                       /s/ Stephen Feinberg
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                                      Stephen Feinberg,  in  his capacity as the
                                      managing  member of  Cerberus  Associates,
                                      L.L.C.,  the  general  partner of Cerberus
                                      Partners,  L.P.,  and  as  the  investment
                                      manager for each of Cerberus Institutional
                                      Partners,  L.P.,  Cerberus  International,
                                      Ltd. and certain private  investment funds



      Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
               Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).