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10/18/14

The Times Profiles the Beggars of Lakewood NJ in the Sunday Magazine



How strange. Of all that could be written about the Jewish community in Lakewood, the Times has profiled the beggars that prowl constantly through the community schnorring for handouts.

No I do not find this story quaint and charming.
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