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Front: Jan Savarick, Myrna Norwitz, Speaker Marci Shimoff, Carole Mahler, Jane Mandell and Diane Cutler; Back: Linda Myrick, Susan Goldstein, Linda Behmoiras, Elyssa Kupferberg, Shirley Solomon, Emily Grabelsky and Debbie Gaines-Askowitz
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Myrna Norwitz, Marci Shimoff and Dan Norwitz
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Alex Gelbert, Pamela Gelbert, Gabrielle Gelbert and Mark Gelbert
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Front: Debbie Gaines-Askowitz and Susan Goldstein; Back: Debbie Robinson, Nancy Ginden, Freda Godby, Marianne Holtzberg and Jane Lazarus
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Front: Nanci Beyer, Lisa Hertzberg, Lori Novick; Back: Rhonda Faro, Corinne Berger, Nelson Faro, Fran Kors and Joan Fletcher
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Jane Mandell, Marci Shimoff and Charles Mandell
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Elliott Mahler, Marc Krause and Carole Mahler
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Ida Kabak, Deborah Chodrow, Bruce Haas, Manilia Malebranche, Michelle Haas Kabak, Darryl Mandel Romines, Andrea Mandel and Judy Haas (front)
National Jewish Health, the leading respiratory hospital in the nation, hosted its annual New Directions Luncheon in March. Marci Shimoff, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling co-author of “Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul,” was the guest speaker.
The event honored local philanthropists and National Jewish Health Trustees Judy & Bruce Haas, Carole & Elliott Mahler, Jane & Charles Mandell and Myrna & Dan Norwitz. Proceeds will support personalized, research-based pediatric care at world‑renowned National Jewish Health.
Photos By Jeffrey Tholl Photography