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- ↑ Liz Spikol (May 23, 2018). "Goodbye, Gershman Y: Arts Org to Move, Change its Name," The Jewish Exponent .
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- ↑ Kyle Hiller (November 8, 2017). "6 films you can’t miss at the 2017 Philadelphia Jewish Film Festival," Metro .
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