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Keeping The Dream Alive

Keeping The Dream Alive


  • By Cliff Roles
  • | 7:43 a.m. November 18, 2015
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Keeping The Dream Alive

Larry and Debbie Haspel
Larry and Debbie Haspel
Merrill Wynne and Heidi Brown
Merrill Wynne and Heidi Brown
Arline Levine, Carolyn Kaplan, Rabbi Barbara Aiello, Enrico Mascaro and Janine Lew
Arline Levine, Carolyn Kaplan, Rabbi Barbara Aiello, Enrico Mascaro and Janine Lew
Jill Levine and Stacy Prouty
Jill Levine and Stacy Prouty
Esther Bodfield and Donna Albano
Esther Bodfield and Donna Albano
Debbie Yonker and Michelle Wieckkowski
Debbie Yonker and Michelle Wieckkowski
Sheila and Merrill Wynne
Sheila and Merrill Wynne
Peg Abt and Fran Lambert
Peg Abt and Fran Lambert
Pam Baron, Randy Mallitz and Stacy Prouty
Pam Baron, Randy Mallitz and Stacy Prouty
Sheri Nadelman
Sheri Nadelman
Rebecca Bergman and Hillary Steele
Rebecca Bergman and Hillary Steele
Ilene Fox, Debbie Haspel and Susan Mallitz
Ilene Fox, Debbie Haspel and Susan Mallitz
Joe and Ora Mendels with Steven and Lauren Fineman
Joe and Ora Mendels with Steven and Lauren Fineman
Joyce Gidwitz and Carol Fox
Joyce Gidwitz and Carol Fox
Sam Edelman, Shirley Brodsky and Isabel Anchin-Becker
Sam Edelman, Shirley Brodsky and Isabel Anchin-Becker
Co-chair Jill Levine
Co-chair Jill Levine "photobombs" trumpeter Brandon Ridenour
Heidi Brown, Scott Anderson and Judith Yaeger
Heidi Brown, Scott Anderson and Judith Yaeger
Carol Camiener
Carol Camiener
Judy Vigder and mother Florence Katz
Judy Vigder and mother Florence Katz
Sarah Yanowitz and mother Sally
Sarah Yanowitz and mother Sally
Gloria Moss and daughter Marion
Gloria Moss and daughter Marion

 

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