From Days Gone By: 1946 Wedding
Several Chasidim sit around the table of a wedding in New York, c. 1946. Can you identify anyone in the photo?
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AP
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NY Daily News
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File photo: Rabbi Manis Friedman addresses a captivated audience.
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Surveillance footage of the attempted robbery. Photo: Shturem.net.
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