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Hillel gets hysterical

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Dikla Kadosh

June 15, 2007

Dikla says:
Laughter is the secret to a good marriage, goes the saying.
Apparently, it’s the secret to a good fundraiser too. “>el 818, a newly formed partnership between the Pierce and Valley Colleges Hillel and the CSUN Hillel, raised about $10,000 at Comedy Night on Tuesday at the “>Wendy Liebman, a petite 40-something, was the only female comedian of the night. Her subtle style, in my opinion, was the most engaging. “I have separation anxiety,” she said. “So I can’t do laundry.” Everyone laughed except for a male college student sitting in the front row to the left of the stage. “You didn’t get it huh?” Liebman asked him. “I don’t do laundry,” he replied. “You have to separate the clothes,” she explained patiently. The audience laughed.

The Hillel 818 marriage is off to a good start.

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