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Scenes from the Norristown JCC Tiferet Israel 2016 reunion
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Dan Seltzer just wished then he knew what he was signing up
for when he was CHS class president.

“Th ey did not tell me it was a lifetime job,” laughed Seltzer, who
orchestrated this reunion and all its predecessors. “But it’s been fun
working on it, though some of the meetings were 75 percent social-
izing and 25 percent work. When you throw a party, you want it to
be good. I’m hoping I’ll be extremely happy to have seen a bunch of
“We probably had our fi rst meeting about a year ago, then
had a meeting once a month at somebody’s house or a restau-
rant. If you make it too large, then it’s hard to make decisions
because everyone wants a say. I assigned jobs: centerpieces and
signs, decorations, badges, etc. My fi rst thought was we should
just tape our names on our foreheads and look for each other.”
Bala was also the site for Overbrook High School’s Class of ’57
“My fi rst thought was we should just
tape our names on our foreheads and
look for each other.” — Mark Simon
people I haven’t seen in years and maybe reestablish some friendships
that have drift ed. And when it’s over, I guess I’ll feel a little relieved.”
For most of the people who show up at a reunion, the work is
already done. Th ey’re just there to mingle and have a good time.

Th ey have no clue what went into making it possible.

“We’ve had one every fi ve years, but this year no one else
stepped up to the plate to do it,” said Mark Simon, the brains
behind George Washington High School’s 50th reunion, which
occurred Oct. 7 at Bala Golf Club. “Th ere were about eight to 10
people who helped out. We had about 85 coming from a class of
587, but it was absolutely fantastic.

60th reunion on Oct. 22. Th at one came about when Irene Kohn
was having lunch last year with a couple of her classmates.

“Th ey put me in charge,” said Kohn, a retired teacher. “I was
working with a spreadsheet from out 50th [reunion] and was able to
locate about 200 people and send out invitations. Th e problem is I’m
a procrastinator, so I didn’t get them out as early as I should have.”
Th e other problem was having little familiarity with social me-
dia networks like Facebook and Twitter, which can relay a message
more quickly and effi ciently.

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