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- ↑ Arnold Dashefsky; Ira Sheskin (November 19, 2014). American Jewish Year Book 2014: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities. Springer. p. 744. ISBN 978-3-319-09623-0 . Retrieved December 3, 2015.
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- ↑ Arnold Dashefsky; Ira M. Sheskin (2019). American Jewish Year Book 2018: The Annual Record of the North American Jewish Communities Since 1899. Springer. p. 751. ISBN 978-3-030-03907-3.
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