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WDIY 88.1: Ilene Hochberg Wood on LV Arts Salon
Hundreds of purses and handbags owned by Emmaus resident Ilene Hochberg Wood are on display now at the Kemerer Museum in Bethlehem, for an exhibit titled "PURSEonality: A Stylish Handbag History." Wood is thought to have the largest private handbag collection in the nation…
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1. Bethlehem Christmas City Immerse yourself in the beauty of Bethlehem's Main Street in the evening by embarking on the Bethlehem by Bus Night Tour, which leaves from the Visitors Center at 505 Main Street evenings through December 30. Or,…
Read MoreAntique Purse Collectors Society: PA woman owns 3000 handbags
This Pa. woman owns 3,000 handbags, and she keeps them in an army bunker By Elizabeth Wellington, The Philadelphia Inquirer Ilene Hochberg Wood’s collection of 3,000 handbags — the majority of which dwell in a 2,400-square-foot Quonset hut on her…
Read MorePocono Record: Pocono Entertainment Briefs, Friday, Oct. 11, 2019
Handbag exhibit opens in Bethlehem “PURSEonality: A Stylish Handbag History,” opening Friday, will showcase over 400 handbags at Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites’ Kemerer Museum of Decorative Arts and Moravian Museum of Bethlehem. The styles in the collection range from…
Read MoreCity Suburban News: Discover PURSEonality in Bethlehem
When Ilene Hochberg Wood's mother gifted her a little red handbag as a child, there was no way to know that the bag would become the basis of a world-class collection. Now, years after the first bag that started it…
Read MoreBreeze Courier: She owns 3,000 handbags and keeps them in a bunker
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Ilene Hochberg Wood's collection of 3,000 handbags — the majority of which dwell in a 2,400-square-foot Quonset hut on her Lehigh Valley estate — will make a fashionista fall to her knees. Her collection has everything: crossbodies…
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