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Oct 24, 2007 -- The Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ Women’s Organization (Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­WO) will celebrate its 62nd Annual Opera Benefit and Silver Anniversary AprĂ©s Opera Gala on Saturday evening, November 10, 2007, at Lincoln Center in New York City. Major supporters and members of the Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­WO’s President Society for Torah Chesed will be honored at a gala buffet dinner in the Grand Promenade of the New York State Theater, following a performance at 8 p.m. by the New York City Opera of Massenet’s “Cendrillon” (Cinderella in French with English subtitles). The President’s Society for Torah Chesed assists Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ students through its Torah Chesed Fund, scholarships, and deserving projects. Dinah Pinczower serves as national chairman of the board of the Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­WO and she is also the founder of the AprĂ©s Opera Gala. Inge Rennert serves as Opera Gala Advisory Chair. Jean Lindenbaum, Beatrice Peyser, Sydelle Slochowsky, and Alice Goldberg Usdan are Opera Gala co-chairmen; associate co-chairs are Dr. Derek Enlander and Denise and Michael Mandelbaum. Esther Joel, Mindy Lamm, and Dinah Pinczower serve as co-chairs of the President’s Society for Torah Chesed. Harriet Muss, Rebecca Steindecker, and the late Caron Enlander form the Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­WO’s Presidium. For reservations or information, please call the Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­WO office at 212-960-0855. Founded in 1886, Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ brings together the heritage of Western civilization and the ancient traditions of Jewish law and life. More than 7,000 undergraduate and graduate students study at Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­'s four New York City campuses: theWilf Campus, Israel Henry Beren Campus, Brookdale Center, and Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus. Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­â€™s three undergraduate schools –– Yeshiva College, Stern College for Women, and Sy Syms School of Business ––– offer a unique dual program comprised of Jewish studies and liberal arts courses. Its graduate and affiliate schools include Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration, Bernard Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies, and Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. Â鶹´«Ă˝Ół»­ is ranked among the nation’s leading academic research institutions. Visit