 Herb
Zarrow Passes
Very sad to report that Herb
Zarrow (November 4, 1925-May
11, 2008) passed away this
afternoon at the age of 82.
Services will be held on
Tuesday May 13th at 1:30pm
at Temple Sholom (385
Howland Ave) in River Edge,
New Jersey. Phone:
201-489-2463.(5/11/08)
Condolences can
be sent to:
Phyllis Zarrow :: 5-28 Karl
Street :: Fair Lawn, NJ 07410
Donations can be sent to:
The Reconstructionist Temple
Beth Israel :: Maywood, NJ
Temple Sholom :: River Edge,
NJ
Temple B'nai Brith ::
Somerville, MA |
 Director
Bob Fitch with Eric DeCamps
during a final rehearsal of
DeCamps' new show "Pure
Magic: A Performance Of
Contemporary Conjuring" that
opened on Saturday May 3rd
at the Metropolitan Room (34
West 22 Street /
212-206-0440) in New York
City. The show runs every
Saturday at midnight through
June.(5/5/08: Photo by
Michael Goldman). |
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The apprentice sorcerors - Financial
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at site of boyhood home (Erie
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Publ.Date : Sun, 11 May 2008 17:35:24
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WINCHESTER, Ky. -- Things have a
tendency to disappear when Ben Joynt is
around. If you're not careful, he will
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"I'm trying to promote the idea of a
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