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For these Jewish seniors, a 1970s movement endures

Havurah is a Hebrew word for fellowship and became synonymous with a late-1960s movement among American Jews, including a Northeast Philly group that recently celebrated its 51st anniversary.

Members, family, and friends of Unstructured Synagogue Havurah from top left: Marvin Kreithen (standing); Beverly Sher (waving); Dan Stroiman, his mother, Luci, and his father, Steve; Claire Meyer; Blanche Baurer; Marilyn Benshetler; Carol Katz; Alberta Marcus; Evelyn Goldberg; Sharon Knoller; and Leslie Kreithen. They were celebrating the havurah's 51st anniversary during lunch at a Feasterville restaurant on November 3.
Members, family, and friends of Unstructured Synagogue Havurah from top left: Marvin Kreithen (standing); Beverly Sher (waving); Dan Stroiman, his mother, Luci, and his father, Steve; Claire Meyer; Blanche Baurer; Marilyn Benshetler; Carol Katz; Alberta Marcus; Evelyn Goldberg; Sharon Knoller; and Leslie Kreithen. They were celebrating the havurah's 51st anniversary during lunch at a Feasterville restaurant on November 3.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / Staff Photographer