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PHOTO GALLERY: 100 Plus Birthday Party


  • By Rachel S. OHara
  • | 4:00 a.m. April 29, 2012
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PHOTO GALLERY: 100 Plus Birthday Party
Fay Watkins turned 107 and Maurice Halpern turned 102, Thursday, April 26.
Fay Watkins turned 107 and Maurice Halpern turned 102, Thursday, April 26.
A sign that hung over the entry way to the bar read “Happy 100 Plus Birthday”.
A sign that hung over the entry way to the bar read “Happy 100 Plus Birthday”.
Many people signed a large birthday card for Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern.
Many people signed a large birthday card for Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern.
Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern with their matchmaker, Phyllis Davis.
Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern with their matchmaker, Phyllis Davis.
The Kobernick House got Fay Watkins a corsage for her 107th birthday.
The Kobernick House got Fay Watkins a corsage for her 107th birthday.
Fay Watkins’ granddaughters Susan Chaluch and Vicky Goldstein
Fay Watkins’ granddaughters Susan Chaluch and Vicky Goldstein
Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern sit while their sons Peter Watkins, David Halpern and Robert Halpern pose behind them, Thursday, April 26, at the Kobernick House.
Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern sit while their sons Peter Watkins, David Halpern and Robert Halpern pose behind them, Thursday, April 26, at the Kobernick House.
Rabbi Barbara Aiello talks to the crowd and prepares everyone to sing happy birthday in Hebrew to Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern.
Rabbi Barbara Aiello talks to the crowd and prepares everyone to sing happy birthday in Hebrew to Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern.
Many people from the Kobernick House and Anchin House came out to celebrate the double 100 plus birthday, Thursday, April 26.
Many people from the Kobernick House and Anchin House came out to celebrate the double 100 plus birthday, Thursday, April 26.
Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern
Fay Watkins and Maurice Halpern

 

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