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Photo EssayCocktails & Comedy with Alex Edelman

Forward board members, donors, and staff gathered at the home of Forward Board Member Cheryl Fishbein and her husband Phil Schatten for a special evening with comedian Alex Edelman on Oct. 24, 2022.

We are grateful and humbled to have been joined by so many supporters for the Forward’s Cocktails & Comedy fundraiser in New York City on October 24, 2022.

It was a pleasure to return to an in-person event with our generous hosts, Cheryl Fishbein and Phil Schatten. 

Please check out highlights from the event below and to view all photos click here.

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Alan Silbertstein, Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Cheryl Fishbein, Alex Edelman and Jodi Rudoren Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Aliza Kline, Sam Norich, Alex Edelman and Jodi Rudoren

Aliza Kline, Sam Norich, Alex Edelman and Jodi Rudoren Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Jodi Rudoren, Cheryl Fishbein, Alex Edelman, Rachel Fishman Feddersen and Lisa Lepson Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Alex Edelman and Jodi Rudoren Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Rachel Fishman Feddersen, Lynne Galler, Hezzy Dattner and Jodi Rudoren Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Jodi Rudoren, Abigail Pogrebin, and Rachel Fishman Feddersen Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Cheryl Fishbein, Hezzy Dattner and Lynne Galler Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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Alan Silbertstein, Phil Schatten, Cheryl Fishbein and Sam Norich Photo by Chloe Seldman/ Michael Priest Photography

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