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50 years later, alumni of a now-closed Queens yeshiva reunite

JL;DR SUMMARY Michael Weichselbaum, a rabbi and principal of Bnos Malka Academy, helped organize a poignant 50th reunion for former students of Yeshiva Dov Revel, a now-closed Modern Orthodox school in Queens. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish EducationFriendshipQueensCommunityModern OrthodoxReunionAlumniYeshiva Dov RevelMichael Weichselbaum

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Forest Hills, New York, United States
"When Michael Weichselbaum was a student at Yeshiva Dov Revel, a Modern Orthodox school in Forest Hills, Queens, he was known as something of a mischievous kid who was once kicked out of a science class taught by his mother."
Queens, New York, United States
"Alumni came from as close as Queens and Manhattan to as far away as Connecticut, Maryland and Israel."
Manhattan, New York, United States
"Alumni came from as close as Queens and Manhattan to as far away as Connecticut, Maryland and Israel."
Connecticut, United States
"Alumni came from as close as Queens and Manhattan to as far away as Connecticut, Maryland and Israel."
Maryland, United States
"Alumni came from as close as Queens and Manhattan to as far away as Connecticut, Maryland and Israel."
Israel
"Alumni came from as close as Queens and Manhattan to as far away as Connecticut, Maryland and Israel."

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