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The marriage of Miss Karen Ann Krupnick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert I. Krupnick of South Orange, to David M: Mandelbaum took place here this evening. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Mandelbaum of Maplewood. Rabbi Horace Zemel performed the ceremony at the Chanticler.