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    Reni­ta Last

    Reni­ta Last is a mem­ber of the Nas­sau Region of Hadassah’s Exec­u­tive Board. She has coor­di­nat­ed the Film Forum Series for the Region and served as Pro­gram­ming and Health Coor­di­na­tors and as a mem­ber of the Advo­ca­cy Committee.

    She has vol­un­teered as a docent at the Holo­caust Memo­r­i­al and Tol­er­ance Cen­ter of Nas­sau Coun­ty teach­ing the all- impor­tant lessons of the Holo­caust and tol­er­ance. A retired teacher of the Gift­ed and Tal­ent­ed, she loves par­tic­i­pat­ing in book clubs and writ­ing projects.

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    Jen­na Blum
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    Bri­an Platzer
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    Michal Schwartz
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    Robert Rosenberg
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    Anna Solomon
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    Ronald H. Balson
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    Beth Kissileff
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    Leah Kamin­sky
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    The Beau­ty Queen of Jerusalem
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    Vanessa Blakeslee
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