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Noshing in Denver

They didn't get a chance to sample the corned beef sandwiches, but more than a couple hundred people, Jews and non-Jews, came out to Zaidy's Deli in Denver Sunday afternoon for a "Nosh and Shmooze." That was what Democratic National Committee vice chair Susan Turnbull called the welcome party she hosted for her friends from her home state of Maryland and from around the country. Among those noshing on cheese, crackers, brownies, lemon bars and other desserts were Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), American Jewish Congress president Richard Gordon and American Israel Public Affairs Committee chairman of the board Howard Friedman.

Turnbull noted that when she first talking about hosting the event last winter, some of her colleagues didn't know what a "nosh" was. So her invitations to the event provided definitions for both "nosh" (to snack) and "shmooze" (to stand around and talk). And Turnbull pointed out that's what everyone did.

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