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Lakewood, NJ + Bais Hora’ah Of Lakewood Release Their Verdict On The Levi’s+
First on VIN News
Pinned Topic April 16 2008
English translation
We hereby notify publicly that Adina bas Avraham, known here in Lakewood by the name Adina Levy, is a proper convert according to To...