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Top: Lillian Greenwald and Rona Summer at the sweet table.

Top right: Howard Matz-berg- looks at the photo display of the group's history.
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Above: Group founder 1eibetWiener welcomes the crowd.

en years ago, Leibel Wiener
had an idea.
He contacted people in
Oak Park and open4his
home to what became a weekly: class
about the Torah and holidays ; '.wider
the lai'defitirpi•. of Rabbi Hershd
Zaklo-s.
On Monday, NoV.:::- .,: aiTtir• home
of Dr. David and Leal i Unger, more
than 50 students in Zaklos' 'class cele-
brated a decade of togetherness.
"Initially, we had men and women
— lately it's been men, but we're flexi-
ble," Wiener says. The reunion "was
very beautiful, touching, because 10
years is 10 years."
Over the years, some students have
joined while others have dropped out.
Old and new students came to the
reunion, as well as friends and relatives
and rabbis who have stood in when
Zaklos was away. The students are
people Wiener knows, from the neigh-
borhood and work.
"It's a very haimish, warm environ-
ment in the class, and you feel very
much that when you're sitting as a stu-
dent, Rabbi Zaklos is not just impart-
ing knowledge, but a great, tremen-
dous deal of warmth. He's very viva-
cious — you can see, feel the enthusi-
asm as he's teaching. It really makes a
difference," Wiener says. ❑

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