Thank You For Making Our Purim Celebration so Fun
What a Celebration!
Thank you to all who made this year's Purim celebration so awesome!
Check out these photos from the Purim celebration taken by Barbara Gundle, with a few more photos from Miryam Brewer and Adela Basayne. (More photos to come from Deborah Eisenbach-Budner.)
The list below of people who helped make our Purim celebration possible is not complete. So many people lent their hands! Please email Adela with any names you notice missing so we can thank them, too. Thank you, one and all!
Lead Organizer
Adela Basayne
Decorating
Marsha Green
Annie Goldberg
Games
Laura Ehrlich
Henry Link
David Link
Maddie Teitleman
Spiel
Ellen Regal, author
Chari Smith, dramaturge and director
Judy Kloper
Buff Neretin
Ezra Webb
David Kertzner
Dan Reid
Greeting
Anna Mafchir
Dale Schwartz
Sandy Bachrach
Evan King
Charles Green
Kate Haas
Jana Hopfinger
Beth Shreve
Tara Anderson
Joni Kutner
Janet Hammer
David Rosenfeld
Andy Waxman
Racheli Ross
Karen Pomerantz
Constance Plager
Chris Coughlin
Elise Granek
Judy Herzberg
All Around Helper and Security Point Person
Julia Mesulam-Lager
Adult Drinks Table
Sara Rosenberg
Rachel Pollak
Alter Rockers
Dance Party
Saul Korin, DJ extraordinaire
Food
Debbi Nadell
Everyone who brought food
Hamantaschen judging and prizes
Havurah High School students
David Feder
Tidy-Up Crew
Sue Danielson
Andy Beers
Judy Kloper
Susan Baillet
Megillah Leyners
Rabbi Benjamin (Arava Barnett on his shoulders)
Marty Brown (as Felix the Cat)
Roger Brewer (as the Clown)
Susan Brenner (as a flapper)
David Feder (to the tune of We Will Rock You)
Unpresidented Brass Band
Andrine De La Rocha
Howard Patterson
Beth Hamon
And their band mates
Photographer
Barbara Gundle
Thu, April 25 2024
17 Nisan 5784
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