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No Debate Here About Who’s the Best

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“We Are the World” might as well be the theme song for students from Abington Friends School as they brought home two of the three awards presented at the Model U.N. event held recently at Springside/Chestnut Hill Academy. From left are Rebecca Fisher, deemed Best Speaker/Chile; Alexandra Nuzhdin, Sierra Lanfranco, Colin Malefakis and Ivan Glinski, earning the event’s MVP title...

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In Perfect Harmony With Some Great Achievements

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Michael Elkin

It’s the real thing at the JFCS Perfect Harmony gala, featuring (from left) Ilana Dean-Schmidt, JFCS’ Major Gifts officer; Beryl and Morris Dean; Kal Rudman, the evening’s Distinguished Individual honoree, with his wife, Lucille; and Paula Goldstein, president/ CEO of the org.

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Good News on Ice

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Michael Elkin

Net prophets: It’s the return of hockey, Flyers-style, heralded at this South Jersey Chamber of Commerce luncheon by Comcast-Spectacor president Peter Luukko (second from right), greeted by (from left) Richard P. Miller, president of Virtua; Robert Segin, exec vice president, Virtua; and Debra P. DiLorenzo, president and CEO, Chamber of Commerce.

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A Schnapps-Shot of Fun Times

Dreidel on overdrive? A month later and they’re still talking about the success story that was American Associates, Ben-Gurion University’s Latkes & Vodkas Hanukkah Celebration. Org co-chairs Connie and Sam Katz (left) hosted the gathering, with BGU vice president/professor Amos Drory joining the festivities.

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Newsmakers Week of Jan. 17, 2013

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Michael Elkin

Comcast Spectacor chair — and No. 1 Fly-guy — Ed Snider is set to be saluted on Jan. 28, just after the strike-shortened hockey season begins play, by the Philadelphia Sports Writers Association. Recognizing Snider for his communal involvement and philanthropic endeavors, the group will give out its signal Ed Snider Lifetime Distinguished Humanitarian Award at a dinner at the...