| Historic
Photo section provides telling images that capture
important "firsts" in the history of
Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe.
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| The First
Sukkah Mobile |
 October
1972, FREE's Holiday Awareness Campaign introduced the first Sukkah Mobil,
by building a large 20 foot Sukkah... |
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| First
Gala Bar Mitzvah Ceremony |
 Sunday
August 7, 1973, FREE held its first Gala Bar Mitzvah Ceremony for fourteen
young refugees at camp FREE Gan Israel Summer Camp. |
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| FREE's
85th Circumcision |
 Celebrating
FREE's 85th Circumcision at the Grand Ballroom of the Jewish Center 667
Eastern Parkway, on December 28th 1975. |
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| Gala
Bar Mitzvah Ceremony |
 One
of FREE's Gala Bar Mitzvah ceromonies at Camp FREE/Gan Israel, located in
Kiryat Gan Israel, Parksville, NY.
Special delegation ... |
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| Jan
Peerce held his first FREE benefit concert |
 Sunday,
May 25, 1975. Renowned tenor Jan
Peerce, FREE’s distinguished late president, held his first FREE
benefit concert at the Alice Tully Hall.l |
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| Celebrating
FREE's 135th Circumcision |
 Celebrating
FREE's 135th Circumcision at the Main Ballroom of the Brooklyn Jewish Center,
667 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY. |
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| FREE's
2000th Circumcision |
 July
1, 1982: FREE Circumcision Program
reached a record of performing its 2,000 circumcision. Pictured is: Rabbi
Meyer Schechter. |
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| First
Gala Pidyan Haben Ceremony |
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 Sunday
August 15, 1976, FREE held its first Gala Pidyan Haben Ceremony
at camp FREE Gan Israel Summer Camp, Parksville, New York.
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| Jan
Peerce o.b.m is honored at FREE's 1,000th circumcision |
 Reknowned
tenor Jan Peerce o.b.m, FREE's first president is honored at FREE's 1,000th
circumcision. |
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| Opening
of the FREE center in Brighton Beach |
 Opening
of the FREE center in Brighton Beach (Sunday, Sep. 18 1988) at the Hebrew
Alliance Synogogue 2915 Brighton 6th Street. |
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| May
13, 1990, Lag B'omer Parade |
 May
13, 1990. F.R.E.E's Float passes by the yearly Lag B'omer Parade, in front
of the Lubavitch World Headquaters in New York. |
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| FREE's
2000th Circumcision |
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July
1, 1982: FREE Circumcision Program
reached a record of performing its 2,000 circumcision. Pictured is: Rabbi
Meyer Schechter. |
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| 10,000th
Circumcision |
February 25, 1993, FREE Circumcision Program reached the historical milestone
of performing its ten thousandth circumcision.
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| Celebrating
the arrival of a 180-year-old Torah Scroll |
 Sunday,
June 18, 2000. Russian Jews celebrated the arrival of a 180-year-old Torah
Scroll from St. Petersburg, Russia. |
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| F.R.E.E.'s
Oldest Bris |
 January
16, 2003, 82 year old Alexander Getzburg became the oldest person FREE circumcised
to date. |
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| Gala Parade Escorts Two Torah Scrolls To New Home at F.R.E.E. |
Sunday, October 24 2004, Two Torah scrolls kept hidden through the years
of communist rule in Russia, were escorted to their new home at F.R.E.E.
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FREE Throws Gala Bar Mitzvah Celebration
| Grand
Alumni Reunion, a 35th anniversary milestone |
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 Sunday, March 7, 2004, FREE Alumni Association
held its first Grand
Alumni Reunion, celebrating FREE's 35th anniversary.
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Distinguished Rabbis at FREE's Circumcision Program
| Distinguished Rabbis at FREE's Circumcision Program |
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 FREE's Circumcision Program has attracted the support and recognition of respected leading Rabbis of the world-over.
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Torah Completion Celebration at FREE Headquarters
| Torah Completion Celebration at FREE Headquarters |
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Sunday, February 19, 2006, hundreds gathered at the FREE Headquarters to honor the completion of a new Sefer Torah Scroll.
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