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The Blue Card hosts Broadway benefit to support Holocaust survivors in Ukraine

Nonprofit working with donor Patti Kenner inviting community to see performance of “Funny Girl.”

New York-based nonprofit The Blue Card and donor Patti Askwith Kenner are hosting a benefit fundraiser to support Holocaust Survivors in Ukraine. Community members and theater enthusiasts are invited to see the Broadway show ‘Funny Girl’ this Sunday, October 23 at 3 p.m. ET at the August Wilson Theater. 245 W 52nd St., New York, NY, 10019. Ticket prices start at $159, with a portion being tax deductible.

DATE/TIME: Sunday, October 23, 2022, at 3 p.m. ET

PLACE: August Wilson Theater. 245 W 52nd St., New York, NY, 10019

PRICES: Side Mezzanine, $159; Side Orchestra, $250; Center Orchestra, $300; Premium Orchestra, $355. Tax deductible portion: $50, $91, $121, $126

LINK: https://donate.givedirect.org/?cid=15541&n=610044

For more information or if media is interested in connecting with The Blue Card, please contact James Lambert, Vice President at Rubenstein Public Relations, at jlambert@rubenstienpr.com or at 212-805-3024.

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The Blue Card is a nonprofit dedicated to assisting Holocaust survivors in need. The Blue Card is the only organization in the United States whose sole mission is to help Holocaust survivors with direct financial assistance. Originally founded in Germany in 1934 to provide financial help to Jews fleeing from persecution, The Blue Card was re-established in the United States in 1939 to assist refugees escaping Nazi horrors.
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