Name: 103-year-old Leona Rothfeld finally celebrates her bat mitzvah
Uploaded: 2022-07-04T09:00:00Z
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Description: Leona Rothfeld, a resident of Gurwin Jewish in Commack, has become a bat mitzvah at the age of 103.

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	Leona Rothfeld, a resident of Gurwin Jewish in Commack, has become a bat mitzvah at the age of 103.&nbsp;
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