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At Jew in the City’s 4^th annual Orthodox Jewish All Stars Premiere Party, the all-stars and the guests all mingle indiscriminately as the symphonic undertones of Jewish identity echo throughout the room.

The guests, who span the vast spectrum of Orthodox Jewry, seem to set any differences they may have to celebrate a night of Jewish perseverance and brotherhood. In one corner of the red carpet affair a Gerrer chassid shares a couple of drinks with a modern Orthodox gentleman at the open bar, and on the balcony, overlooking the Hudson River, an ultra Orthodox woman takes a selfie with a woman who is a strong believer in Torah Umadda.

It’s astounding how some well-prepared food, fine wine, and purpose brings all sorts of people together.

“I should say that this is better than winning an Emmy,” Ilana Wernick, co-executive producer of the hit TV series Modern Family and other prime time TV shows, says about being an honoree and one of ten Jewish all-stars.

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