‘Chanukah-Fest’ Comes to Union Y on Sunday
All are invited to the Union Y this Sunday, December 10, from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., for Chanukah-Fest. Enjoy shopping, klezmer music, the JEC/RPRY choir, kids’
All are invited to the Union Y this Sunday, December 10, from 10:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., for Chanukah-Fest. Enjoy shopping, klezmer music, the JEC/RPRY choir, kids’
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