Mazel Tov! Forward Columnist Gives Birth On Side Of Road
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Forward columnist Bethany Mandel gave birth to her third child on the side of the road in New Jersey on Friday morning.
Mandel and her husband Seth were in transit when labor ensued. The child, a boy, was delivered by Seth in a parking lot of an auto body shop in Sand Hills, N.J.
On behalf of the Forward, we wish mazel tov to Bethany and the entire Mandel family.
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