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Marlene and Vittorio Ishak point out their wedding photograph, displayed prominently at the Beit Daniel Reform synagogue in Tel Aviv. Marlene, 53, married Vittorio, 81, in a civil ceremony in Cyprus. Today they are jointly attending an Introduction to Judaism course, part of the synagogue’s conversion process. Photo by Jacob Wirtschafter

Marlene and Vittorio Ishak, point out their wedding photograph displayed prominently at the Beit Daniel Reform synagogue in Tel Aviv. Marlene, 53 married her husband Vittorio, 81 at a civil ceremony in Cyprus in 2002. Today they are jointly attending a Introduction to Judaism course, part of the Temple’s conversion process. Photo by Jacob Wirtschafter