

Community remembers Don Lenik
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Don Lenik was remembered with stories, poems and an impromptu song on Sunday afternoon at the Community Center site. Francoise Frigola, Gabriella Dapeer, Judith Schonebaum and Trudy Levy organized the memorial. The traditional Jewish Kaddish Yatom (The Mourner’s Kaddish) was recited at the end of the gathering. Photo by Barbara Reese

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