B'nei mitzvah

Jake Ben-Hayon

October 30, 2019, 1:39 pm 0 Edit

JAKE BEN-HAYON, son of Erin and Ellan Ben-Hayon of Westfield, Sept. 21 at Temple Emanu-El, Westfield.

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