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Hasidim still do not throw bas mitzvoh parties for girls who turn twelve. The bas mitzvoh celebration practice started with R. Mordechai Kaplan (founder of Reconstructionist Judaism) about a century ago. From there the practice diffused to other Jewish denominations, including the Modern Orthodox; even the Lithuanians celebrate it to some extent.
Hasidopedia: Culture and Institutions, Vol. 1
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