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Louise Levi Marcus: Behind the Counter in Eutawville, SC
Left to right: Ernie Marcus, Robert Berger (holding Ernie), Arthur Berger, Ellen Marcus (in front of Arthur), Harry Marcus, and Louise Levi Marcus, outside their Eutawville, SC, home, 1957. Courtesy...
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A Legend in Her Own Time: The Life of Libby Levinson
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Dr. Leon Banov: A Renaissance Man
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Laurelwood Cemetery
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Conversations with Judge Richard Gergel and Robert Rosen
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Temple Beth El Memorial Plaques
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