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      THANK YOU, PEGGY

      

      
A tribute to

      
PEGGY TENENBAUM ALPER

      
 

      
Recently, I was in "Noah's New York Bagels"
      in Huntington Beach, looking at the photos covering their walls:
      old pictures of New York, plus wonderful pictures taken during
      the past 70 years of relatives and friends of Noah Alper (the
      founder of the restaurant chain).

      


      

      
Imagine my surprise to see a wonderful photo of
      PEGGY TENENBAUM, taken in 1947 in Belmont Shore. She's about
      5, dressed as Queen Ester, probably for the Jewish holiday of
      Purim, standing next to her grandmother. Evidently, Peggy's husband,
      Fred Alper, is a brother of Noah. (There are photos of Fred there,
      also.)

      
I begged the manager to let me take the photo to
      Kinko's to be scanned so I could share it with others who have
      fond memories of Peggy, who passed away in 1999.

      
This was a particularly special moment for me,
      to find this photo. Peggy was a dear friend in high school. She
      used to invite me to her home for some of the Jewish holidays
      to enjoy the festivities and food. Also, we had some wonderful
      spiritual talks. She knew I was interested in Judaism, but my
      parents weren't thrilled about it so I didn't pursue it. Then
      a few years ago I decided to go for it- study intensely and get
      involved with a Temple; finally, last year I "officially"
      converted.

      
Well, I hadn't communicated with Peggy since the
      60's, and was delighted to see her Email address on our original
      OneList. So I wrote a long email to her in October, 1999, telling
      her about my conversion and thanking her for being so kind and
      helpful in this matter, during our teenage years.

      
She never saw the Email...just about the time it
      arrived, she passed away. I was so upset that I hadn't been able
      to write her sooner. Since then I've thought about her constantly,
      and when I came upon this photo, I got tingly all over......it
      was almost as if Peggy was sending me a message - dressed in
      her Queen Ester costume - welcoming me into Judaism, and telling
      me that she did get my letter after all. It had been delivered
      to a higher place.......

      
Thank you, Peggy. God bless you.

      
Diane
      (George) Rodecker '60

      
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