I came under her spell in 1973 when she was Chalutzim songleader at Olin-Sang-Ruby and I was unit head.  Yes, I was the leader and she "worked" for me, but it didn't always work out that way. In any event, we had a great partnership, Chalutzim basked in the early Friedman music and the number of positive, Jewish, emotion-packed moments that summer were too numerous to count.   

We were all Debbie's children; even those of us who were older than she and supposedly in higher positions.  Turns out there was no higher position.