Joan and Harry Laufer - Hewlett E. Rockaway Jewish Center

The VOICE of Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre /Congregation Etz Chaim 

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May–June 2010 Vol. 60 • No. 5 Iyar–Sivan–Tammuz 5770 

HERJC and State of Israel Bonds Join in Honoring 

Joan and Harry Laufer 

for their outstanding service to the community, 

the Jewish people and the state of Israel 

Thursday, June 3 at 8:00 pm 

Dessert Reception • Please Join Us! 

For further information, call Anne Bernstein at 212 446-5853. Formal Invitation to Follow

HERJC 516-599-2634 

Rabbi 

ANDREW WARMFLASH 

Ext. 214 

rabbiw@herjc.org 

Rabbi Emeritus 

DR. STANLEY PLATEK 

Cantor 

STACY SOKOL 

599-7432 or Ext. 222 

cantorsokol@herjc.org 

Ritual Director 

NACHUM PLOTKIN 

599-8217 or Ext. 217 

nachum@herjc.org 

Religious School Director 

DAVID WOOLFE 

599-0424 or Ext. 219 

rsdir@herjc.org 

Nursery School Director 

CHERYL KARP 

599-1169 or Ext. 237 

nurserydir@herjc.org 

Youth Director 

TODD HAUSMAN 

599-1148 or Ext. 223 

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DAN GERSTMAN 

From the President 

This is the time of year when we begin to feel that summer is just 

around the corner and we can slow down a bit. But there are so 

many deadlines to be met and events to experience before we get 

that much needed break. With all this “busy-ness,” there is still time 

to celebrate another Jewish holiday in May that finishes the journey 

we began with our liberation on Passover. Shavout, the celebration 

of the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai, is a time 

when we can reflect on the law that was given to our people and 

understand how it frames the lives we lead today as American Jews. 

As our synagogue year rolls to a close, together we are framing and putting some nice 

touches on HERJC life. I want to share with you our latest advertisement (see below) 

which will help us to tell our story. To highlight a couple of items that should make 

us all feel like we are moving in a meaningful direction: we have a new inclusion program 

in our Religious School, which is designed to meet the needs of students who are 

in inclusion/resource room in public school and may have found it difficult to balance 

the demands of public school and the Religious School program as it currently exists. 

Additionally, we are emphasizing a new program called Jewish Building Blocks for 

families with 4–6 year olds. For the first time, we have a program that allows for automatic 

membership with registration 

of children into this new 

and innovative learning program. 

Like every Jewish community, 

we strive to regenerate 

with young families because 

youth always delivers the spirit 

of sustainability! I encourage 

everyone to join in at HERJC to 

continue to make it “A Vibrant 

Jewish Experience For All 

Ages”. Your help is necessary to 

spread the word that HERJC is a 

great place to create community 

and celebrate our lives together! 

I want to thank everyone for 

making my first year as Pres - 

ident such an inspiring time. It 

is an honor to serve with the 

support of a most professional 

staff led by Rabbi Warmflash, an 

outstanding Board of Directors, 

and a congregation filled with 

caring and loving individuals! 

A Vibrant 

Jewish 

Experience 

For All Ages 

Nursery School/Camp 

Award winning Mommy & Me through 

Pre-K programs where children learn and 

grow through hands-on experiences. 

Jewish Building Blocks 

A new stand-alone program for children 

ages 4–6 emphasizing Jewish values, 

customs and traditions. Children learn 

by doing through music, art, movement, 

dance and prayer. 

Religious School 

Nationally recognized for excellence; 

innovative, flexible classes and programs 

strengthening Jewish identity, post Bar/ 

Bat Mitzvah classes, new inclusion class for 

children needing a modified curriculum. 

Youth Program 

The Conservative Movement’s 

“International Chapter of the Year!” 

Amazing programs for 2–12 graders. 

Adult Programming 

A host of classes, lectures, activities and 

social events for every interest, from 

Talmud class to yoga. 

HERJC Cares 

A wide array of volunteer opportunities 

that make a real difference for people in 

our community and around the world. 

Hewlett-East Rockaway 

Jewish Centre 

is a warm, egalitarian Conservative synagogue 

community that provides innovative, 

interesting and thought-provoking programs 

for our diverse congregational family. 

Deepening spirituality 

Creating community 

Celebrating our heritage 

and supporting Israel 

School and 

Membership 

Value 

Combination 

Contact us for more information 

295 Main Street, East Rockaway, NY 11518 

516-599-2634• www.herjc.org 

HERJC 

Come Join Us! 

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From the Rabbi’s Study 

RABBI ANDREW WARMFLASH 

Unlike every other Jewish holiday, there is no ready ritual or unique 

object associated with Shavuot. On Passover, we eat matzah and 

attend the seder. Tisha B’Av is observed by fasting and reading the 

book of Aicha (Lamentations). Rosh Hashanah brings the sounding 

of the shofar and eating apples with honey. On Yom Kippur, we fast 

and pray all day. Sukkot involves waving a lulav and etrog and 

dwelling in the sukkah. On Chanukah we light candles; on Purim 

we read Megillat Esther and give mishloach manot. But what unique 

mitzvah is associated with Shavuot? A tradition has arisen of eating 

cheesecake and blintzes – but there must be more to the holiday than great dairy food. 

Shavuot is known in our liturgy as “z’man matan torateinu – the time of the giving 

of our Torah.” Exodus 19:17, which we read on Shavuot, describes the Israelites as they 

were receiving the Torah of Sinai as “b’takhtit hahar,” which literally means “under the 

mountain.” 

Under the mountain? A midrash explains that God uprooted the mountain from its 

place and held it over the heads of our ancestors like a casket, saying to them, “If you 

accept the Torah, then all is well but if not, this place will be your place of burial.” 

But if God forced the Israelites to accept Torah, observes the sage Rav Acha Bar 

Yaakov, then they did so under duress and we, the descendants of a people forced to 

accept the Torah, are not bound! 

“No,” answers another Talmudic sage named Rava. “Subsequent generations of Jews 

reaffirmed their commitment to Torah.” We do not rely on the original revelation at 

Sinai. Rather, every generation must take hold of the Torah and make it their own. 

Perhaps this need for continual reappropriation of Torah explains why there isn’t any 

specific ritual that is associated exclusively with Shavuot. On all the other holidays, the 

associated ritual that we observe is limited to that holiday. We attend a seder on 

Passover – but not during the rest of the year. We fast and read Lamentations only on 

Tisha B’Av. We light Chanukah candles during the eight nights of Chanukah and we 

hear Megillat Esther on Purim – but not during the rest of the year. The rituals come 

and go with the holiday itself. 

Accepting the Torah at Sinai and recommitting to it in our own way is not limited to 

the two days of the festival – it must take place every day of the year. The meaning of 

this non-ritual of Shavuot is timeless: each generation’s new struggle to find resonance 

and relevance in God’s ancient words. 

Adult Education 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 5 AT 7:45 PM 

The Implications of “Thou Shalt Not Steal” for how we live today. 

Taught by Michael Ross 

HAKOL is published 

by the Hewlett-East 

Rockaway Jewish Centre/ 

Congregation Etz Chaim 

295 Main Street, 

East Rockaway, NY 11518 

Telephone: 516-599-2634 

Fax: 516-599-2851 

E-mail: office@herjc.org 

Website: www.herjc.org 

President 

DAN GERSTMAN 

Vice Presidents 

MARILYN COHEN 

JEFFREY FEIGENBLATT 

DR. MARTIN LESSER 

AUDREY POLINSKY 

ROBERTA SUGARMAN 

Treasurer 

LARRY MILLER 

Financial Secretary 

JUDY HERBST 

Recording and 

Corresponding Secretary 

TERRI GOLD 

Sisterhood President 

NANCY LEVITT 

Men’s Club President 

ELLIOTT POLINSKY 

Editor Emeritus 

CHARLOTTE BERCH 

Editorial Assistant 

HELAINE K. RONEN 

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Rockaway Jewish Centre, 295 

Main St., East Rockaway, NY 

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Synagogue, National Federation 

of Jewish Men’s Clubs, National 

Women’s League. The views 

and opinions expressed herein 

do not necessarily reflect the 

policies of HERJC or the 

Conservative Movement. 

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DAILY 

SERVICES 

Mornings 

Family Friday, May 21 

Services at 6:30 pm followed by a casual dinner 

The nominal fee to help offset food expenses is $18 per adult, 

$10 for children 12 and under, no charge for children 3 and under. 

RSVP required. E-mail office@herjc.org or call 599-2634. 

Thank you to Stacey & Jaime Ezratty for sponsoring 

in honor of their son Ethan’s Bar Mitzvah. 

REGULAR 

Monday 

and Thursday 

6:50 am 

Tuesday, Wednesday, 

and Friday 

7:00 am 

Saturday 

9:30 am 

Sunday & 

Legal Holidays 

9:00 am 

Evenings 

Monday through 

Thursday, Sunday 

& Legal Holidays 

7:30 pm 

Fridays 

7:00 pm 

Saturday varies 

with sunset times 

Go to 

www.herjc.org 

Please check 

www.herjc.org 

or see the calendar for 

Saturday evening 

service times. 

MARC GOLDBERG 

patrons society 

A very special and heartfelt thank you to our steadfast Patron 

members who continue to renew their annual Patron pledge (some 

even before the Patron solicitation letters went out!) Listed here are 

the names of those Patrons 

who have paid their pledge 

recently. A warm welcome to 

our new Patrons, who have 

stepped up in these hard 

times to lend an extra hand. 

Todah rabah. 

Our Temple doesn’t have a building fund nor 

do our dues cover the cost of our budget. 

HERJC needs everyone who can to step forward. 

The Patrons Society has traditionally 

made a large and welcomed impact in helping 

to balance our Temple’s annual budget. 

When you join the Patrons Society, your 

name will be placed on the Patrons Plaque in 

the main lobby of the Synagogue and published 

in Hakol the month following receipt of your 

contribution. Most of all, you will be doing 

something extraordinary for our synagogue, 

religious school and congregation. 

If you and your family would be interested in 

becoming members of the Patrons Society, 

please feel free to leave a message for me in the 

Temple office at 599-2634. 

A WARM WELCOME 

TO OUR NEW PATRONS 

Lisa and Rabbi Lev Herrnson 

Andrea and Jonathan Mandell 

PAID CHAI RENEWALS 

($1,800 AND UP) 

Philip Engel 

PAID PATRON RENEWALS 

($1,000) 

Lisa and Glenn Edwards 

Edith and Raymond Fuchs* 

Myra and Alan Markowitz 

Judy and Arthur Mintz 

Rita and William Rubinstein 

Elaine and Sidney Scheinfeld 

Jill and Marc Stern 

*A sincere apology to Edith and Raymond 

Fuchs for omitting their name from our 

Patron List in the November/December 

issue of Hakol. They have been steadfast 

patrons for the past 21 years and we hope 

they will forgive us for this mistake! 

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please join us 

Congregational Meeting 

MONDAY, MAY 24, 8:00 PM, TEMPLE BOARDROOM 

Agenda: Election of Board of Director Members 

and Approval of 2010–11 Budget 

Here’s the Slate 

New Appointments, Term Ending 2011: Steven Kreit, Nancy Levitt, Stephen Moelis 

Reappointments, Term Ending 2012: Jaime Ezratty 

Reappointments, Term Ending 2013: Martin Abrams, Anne Bernstein, Adrienne Cohen, 

Naomi Doctor, Michael Geselowitz, Phyllis Gilbert Nadler, Sheldon Gross, Harold Kislik, David 

Koffler, Matilde Olin, Nancy Rehns, Anita Rosenblum 

Honorary Board: Charlotte Berch, George Berch, Sam Miller 

The following procedure for nominations for officers and members of the Board of Directors 

is set forth in our Temple’s Constitution, Article IX, Section 1A: “Candidates for Officership and 

Board membership in the Congregation may be nominated by (a) the Nominating Committee 

or (b) the filing with the Recording & Corresponding Secretary of the Congregation a 

Nominating Petition signed by at least thirty (30) regular members in good standing. Such 

Petition must be filed with the Recording and Corresponding Secretary within thirty (30) 

days following the meeting of the Nominating Committee at which nominations are made for 

the ensuing year and notice thereof given to the membership.” 

NOMINATING COMMITTEE: Liz Kislik, chair, Laurie Stone Brofsky, Joe Brofsky, Linda Burton, 

Norman Doctor, Terri Gold, Harriet Meixler, Deborah Polokoff, Audrey Polinsky, Roberta 

Sugarman, Stuart Sugarman. 

NACHUM PLOTKIN 

Ritual Update 

Shalom, friends. Well, another congregational year is coming to an 

end and I’m happy to say it has been a very busy and successful one. 

The daily Minyan has been well attended and has even attracted a 

few new “regulars”! Of course, there is always room for a few more – 

especially YOU! 

My Read Hebrew America class continues on an ongoing basis, 

meeting on Wednesdays at 8 pm. If you would like to learn Hebrew 

or just brush-up on what you know, this class is for you! Call me at 

599-8217. Hope to see you at Minyan. 

We Have 

a Winner! 

Mazal Tov to 

Gary Renick, our 

“Who Wants To Be 

a Minyannaire?” 

winner for the 

entire year! 

Mazal 

tov 

Gary 

Gary won $200 

of Dinner Dance 

raffle tickets and the 

honor of being HERJC 

Minyannaire of the Year! 

Close runner-ups and 

winners of one Dinner 

Dance raffle ticket were: 

Norman Doctor 

Larry Feffer 

and 

Yehuda Hershkovich 

Thanks to all who 

participated. You help 

keep our daily Minyan 

running, mornings and 

evenings. What a great 

service you are doing 

for your synagogue! 

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holidays 

LAG B’OMER 

Lag B’Omer is the 33rd day of the Omer (the 49 days counted be tween 

Pesach and Shavuot), which this year falls on May 2. Having no 

calendar, the Jews of ancient times counted the days from the second 

day of Pesach (the start of the cereal harvest) until Shavuot, when 

they would gather the harvest. Lag B’Omer is a solitary joyous day in 

this solemn period of the Jewish calendar, when so much Jewish 

persecution is remembered. On this day, we remem ber the miraculous 

cessation of a terrible plague that raged among Rabbi Akiva’s students. 

The yahrzeit of Simeon Bar Yohai, a great Jewish scholar who hid in a 

cave, living off carob and spring water when the Romans forbade the 

study of Torah, is also comme morated. When his students came to 

visit him, they disguised themselves as hunters with bows and arrows, 

hence the bows and arrows children play with on Lag B’Omer today. 

We also remember the amazing determination and bravery of Bar 

Kochba and his small, ill-equipped Jewish army in withstanding the 

mighty Roman army for three long years. 

In most countries, Lag B’Omer is celebrated with picnics, field days and games of skill. In Israel, many Jews visit the 

grave of Rabbi Simeon Bar Yohai in Meron. Bonfires are lit and there is singing and dancing throughout the night 

because Rabbi Bar Yohai requested that his followers celebrate, rather than mourn, his death. The bonfires also remind 

us that the torch of Jewish learning continues to burn, despite cruel persecutions by tyrants throughout the centuries. 

SHAVUOT 

Shavuot means “weeks” and it falls exactly seven weeks after the second day of Pesach, on the 6th and 7th of Sivan. 

Shavuot is a three-fold celebra tion which commemorates the giving of the Torah on Mount Sinai, the wheat harvest 

and the ripening of the first fruits in Israel. The Rabbis of old declared Sha vuot to be the most pleasant of all Jewish 

holidays. In ancient times, the cereal harvest began on the second day of Pass over with the ripening of barley. On this 

day, an omer or measure of grain was brought to the Temple as a thanks giving to God. The 49 days were counted until 

Shavuot and this period is still called Sefirat HaOmer or the counting of the Omer. A special prayer was and still is said 

at the end of the Evening Service during this period. In a way, it fits in very well with Passover and brings that great 

festival to a glorious conclusion. On Pass over the Jews were freed from slavery and on Shavuot the freed slaves were 

made into free men by the Ten Com mand ments. 

SHAVUOT CUSTOMS: In Israel, children usually march through the streets with baskets of fruit and beautifully decorated 

floats, in commemoration of the ancient festival processions carrying thanks giving offerings to the Temple. Synagogues 

and homes in countries all over the world are decorated with plants, flowers and greenery. 

On the first night of Shavuot, the Evening Service is delayed until abso lute nightfall to be sure the 49 days of counting 

are completed. Many observant Jews spend the whole first night studying Torah. During the day, the Scroll of Ruth 

is read at Services because this story describes harvesting in Palestine. On the second day, Yizkor is said. It is also 

customary to eat dairy foods, symbolizing the fact that the Torah is likened to “milk and honey.” 

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shavuot services 

EREV SHAVUOT 

TUESDAY, MAY 18 

Services & Tikkun . . . . . . . . . . 8:00 pm 

Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:46 pm 

FIRST DAY SHAVUOT 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19 

Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am 

Services and Vav Class 

Graduation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

Candlelighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8:46 pm 

SECOND DAY SHAVUOT 

THURSDAY, MAY 20 

Services with Yizkor . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am 

Evening Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

Tikkun Layl Shavuot 

with Congregation Beth Emeth at HERJC 

TUESDAY, MAY 18 FOLLOWING 8 PM SERVICES 

It is tradition 

to study Torah 

on the eve of Shavuot. 

Please join in our Temple’s annual 

Tikkun Layl Shavuot study 

and discussion session. 

Delicious dairy desserts will be served. 

Mazal Tov to Our Vav Class! Please join us at Religious School 

Graduation and Awards Ceremony, Wednesday, May 19, 7:30 pm 

First row (from left): Emily Polokoff, Allison Blankstein, Brooke Mirkin, Hannah Ross, Gabrielle Patick, Emily Koffler, 

Melissa Rogoff, Samantha Golbert, Amanda Goffner, Jordan Cohen. Second row: Jonathan Schiff, Ari Mayer, Evan Zaransky, 

Ethan Ezratty, Tyler Peresiper, Ryan Wainer, Austin Glazer, Adam Farber. Third row: Stacey Huth, Jillian Feuerstein, Jake 

Sandler, Aaron Podgorsky, Ian Kantor, Tyler Chadick. Top row: Religious School Director David Woolfe, Ritual Director 

Nachum Plotkin, teacher Nurit Hirshburg, School and Youth Board Co-Chair Audrey Polinsky and Rabbi Andrew 

Warmflash. Not pictured: Landon Adler, Billy Austin, Danielle Arons, Lauren Cohen, Danielle Cooperman, Tess Finkelstein, 

Benjamin Moelis, Ryan Moreida, Sabrina Popilevsky, Rayna Smilowitz. 

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mazal tov to our 

WILLIAM ARTHUR AUSTIN 

May 1, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Laurie 

and Kenneth Austin on the 

Bar Mitzvah of their son, 

William. 

Billy is a seventh grade 

student at Woodmere Middle 

School. His favorite subjects 

are English and Gym. 

He enjoys lacrosse, basketball and tennis. 

Billy has a sister, Nicole, 15 and a brother, 

Robert, 8½. 

EMILY JILL KOFFLER 

May 8, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Susan and 

David Koffler on the Bat 

Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Emily Jill. 

Emily is a seventh student 

at Lynbrook South Middle 

School. Her favorite subjects 

are English and Social Studies. 

She enjoys running, tennis, summers at Camp 

Taconic and spending time with friends and family. 

Emily has a brother, Brian, 16. 

MOLLY ANNE SCHIFF 

May 15, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Elizabeth and 

Dr. Stuart Schiff on the Bat 


Molly Anne. 

Molly is an eighth grade student 

at Lynbrook South Middle 

School. Her favorite subjects are 

Math, Science and Italian. She 

enjoys tennis, soccer and spending time with friends. 

Molly has a brother, Jonathan, 12 (on the gregarian 

calendar but he turns 13 on his Hebrew birthday on 

2 Sivan or May 15!). 

ETHAN MEYER EZRATTY 

May 22, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Stacey and Jaime 

Ezratty on the Bar Mitzvah of 

their son, Ethan Meyer. 

Ethan is a seventh grade 

student at Lynbrook South 

Middle School. His favorite 

subjects are Math and Social 

Studies. He enjoys playing 

electric and acoustic guitar, wrestling and lacrosse. 

Ethan has two brothers, Harrison, 15 and Lance, 8. 

JONATHAN HENRY SCHIFF 

May 15, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Elizabeth 

and Dr. Stuart Schiff on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, Jonathan 

Henry. 

Jonathan is a seventh grade 



subjects are Math and Science. 

He enjoys basketball, video games and going to 

the movies. 

Jonathan has a sister, Molly, 13. 

MELISSA HOPE ROGOFF 

May 22, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Bonnie and 

Scott Rogoff on the Bat Mitzvah 

of their daughter, Melissa Hope. 

Melissa is a seventh grade 

student at Woodmere Middle 

School. Her favorite subjects are 

English and Math. She enjoys 

playing sports, going to camp 

and spending time with friends. 

Melissa has a brother, Jonathan, 19 and a sister, 

Jenni, 16. 

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may/june b’nai mitzvah 

JORDAN PAIGE COHEN 

May 29, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Stacy and Ivan 

Cohen on the Bat Mitzvah of 

their daughter, Jordan Paige. 

Jordan is a seventh grade 

student at Oceanside Middle 

School. Her favorite subjects 

are Social Studies and Science. 

She enjoys dancing, texting 

and going to sleep away camp. 

Jordan has a sister, Madison, 10. 

BROOKE DEBRA MIRKIN 

May 29, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Lauren and 

Dr. Daniel Mirkin on the 

Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Brooke Debra. 

Brooke is a seventh grade 


Middle School. Her favorite 

subjects are Math, Science 

and Spanish. She enjoys dance, kick line, tennis 

and spending time with family and friends. 

Brooke has a sister, Mallory, 14. 

ALANA PERI HERRNSON 

June 12, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Lisa and Rabbi 

Lev Herrnson on the Bat 


Alana Peri. 

Alana is a seventh grade 

student at the Solomon 

Schechter Day School of 

Nassau County. Her favorite 

subject is English. She enjoys reading, writing and 

all things Broadway. 

Alana has a brother, Jesse, 7. 

RYAN MACK WAINER 

June 13, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Lisa and 

Richard Wainer on the 


Ryan Mack. 

Ryan is a seventh grade 



subjects are Math, Spanish 

and Gym. He enjoys lacrosse, football and spending 

time with friends. 

Ryan has two sisters, Ariel, 17 and Taylor, 14. 

BENJAMIN BREEN MOELIS 

June 19, 2010 

Mazal Tov to Melanie 

and Stephen Moelis on the 


Benjamin Breen. 

Ben is in the seventh grade at 

Lynbrook South Middle School. 

His favorite subjects are 

Math and Science. He enjoys 

skiing, lacrosse and spending time with friends and 

family anytime and anywhere. 

Ben has two sisters, Sarah, 11 and Emily, 8. 

Did you remember 

to buy Yarmulkes for your 

upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah? 

Let us make it easy for you. 

Order from the Religious School Parents Association. 

Call Gail at 374-0468 or 

Liz at 593-7984. 

(Please call 4 weeks 

before your 

Bar/Bat Mitzvah date.) 

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social outreach 

Sisterhood News 

NANCY LEVITT 

Sisterhood once again had a banner 

year: Dessert in the Sukkah, Torah 

Fund Breakfast, Membership Dinner, 

Bringo, Coat Drive, Food Collec - 

tions, Sisterhood Shabbat, Wine 

Tasting, Community Garage Sale, 

Purim Shalach Manot Baskets and 

Ongoing Book Club. Sisterhood’s 

magnificent board made it all possible. 

They work tirelessly to help the community, create 

and execute fund raising events, plan programs and 

activities and in general make HERJC a better place. 

I just want to say thank you to the board for making 

this year so great. And thanks to all our wonderful 

Sisterhood members who give their time and energy to 

help out with all our events. 

Sisterhood Simcha Sponsors 

• Nancy Levitt in honor of her father’s special 

birthday. 

• Hannah Plotkin in honor of her mom 

Mollie Weissbard’s 100th birthday! 

Mazal Tov to Our College Grads 

• Jenna Brofsky from Brandeis University 

• Shari Farberman from the University 

of Massachusetts 

• Aliza Olin from the University of Michigan 

• Ariel Plotkin from Binghamton University 

Have a Safe and 

Happy Summer! 

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events 

Sisterhood 

Book Review 

Club 

MONDAY, MAY 17 

7:30 PM 

Hotel on the Corner 

of Bitter and Sweet 

by Kamie Ford 

will be reviewed 

by Miriam Weisbrod 

at her home. 

Mazal Tov to our Alef Class 

for the Celebration of Kabbalat HaSiddur 

First row (from left): David Schaffer, Rachel Poutre, Lindsay Shatz, Brett Zornberg, Jesse 

Herrnson. Second row: Jesse Lehman, Jordan Zornberg, Jake Belmont, Joshua Blankstein, 

Zachary Bernstein. Third row: Religious School Director David Woolfe, Teachers Gila 

Gensler and Robin Schwam, Cantor Stacy Sokol and Rabbi Andrew Warmflash. 

This moving novel 

explores the intern ment 

of Japanese Americans 

during World War II 

and the attitudes 

of Seattle’s ethnic 

neighborhoods during 

this time frame. 

Men’s Club Defensive Driving Course 

TWO TUESDAYS IN JUNE – DATES TO BE ANNOUNCED 

Complete the Defensive Driving Course through one of our Department of Motor 

Vehicles approved training agencies and become eligible for the insurance discount! 

Even the most experienced drivers will find the course interesting and filled with valuable 

safe driving tips. It’s great for new drivers, too! 

Men’s Club Defensive Driving Course Registration 

NAME(S) ___________________________________________________________________________________ 

ADDRESS ___________________________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________________________________________________________ 

PHONE_____________________________________________________________________________________ 

ENCLOSED IS A CHECK FOR $________________________________________________________________ 

Return to: HERJC Men’s Club, 295 Main Street, East Rockaway, NY 11518 

Fee $50.00 per driver • Please register as soon as possible. 

All Sisterhood members 

are invited to read the 

book and join the 

discussion. Please 

contact Louise Abrams 

at 718-327-3536 for 

further information. 

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may calendar 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 

Mark Your Calendar and Join Us 

JUNE 5 

Shabbat Services Celebrating 

the 60th Anniversary of HERJC 

Been Meaning 

to Send 

that Card? 

Just visit 

www.herjc.org and 

click on donations. 

We will gladly send 

the card for you and 

list it in Hakol. 

This is the easiest 

way to send your love 

to your family and 

friends and help your 

synagogue at the 

same time! 

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18 iyar 

Lag B’Omer 

Morning Minyan – 9:00 am 

Religious School/Youth Groups 

Joint Program – 9:00 am 

Rabbi’s Talmud Class – 10:00 am 

DINNER DANCE – 5:00 PM 

Evening Minyan – 7:30 pm 

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20 iyar 

Nursery School Book Fair 

9:00 am 

Pizza Plus & 7th Grade 

5:30 pm 

School and Youth Board Meeting 

7:45 pm 

Sisterhood Board Meeting 

7:45 pm 

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3 

19 iyar 


9:00 am 

Exodus Class – 11:00 am 

USY – 7:00 pm 


USY – 7:00 pm 

Executive Committee Meeting 

8:00 pm 

Pizza Plus & 7th Grade 

(Last Meeting) – 5:30 pm 

Ritual Committee Meeting 

7:30 pm 

16 3 sivan 17 4 sivan 18 5 sivan 


Religious School B’nai Mitzvah 

Meeting with David Woolfe & 

Nachum Plotkin – 9:30 am 




USY – 7:00 pm 

Erev Shavuot 

Candlelighting – 7:46 pm 

Services and Tikkun Layl Shavuot 

8:00 pm 

Go to 

www.herjc.org 

Visit our 

website and 

click on “Donations” 

23 

10 sivan 

Israel Day Parade – NYC 


RS Last Day Gan/Keshet – 9:00 am 



30 17 sivan 


RELIGIOUS SCHOOL CLOSED 


24 

11 sivan 

USY Elections – 7:00 pm 

Congregational and 

Open Board Meeting – 8:00 pm 

31 

18 sivan 

MEMORIAL DAY 

OFFICE/SCHOOLS CLOSED 

Services – 9:00 am 


25 

12 sivan 


of events 

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

DAILY SERVICES (See www.herjc.org for complete details) 

Mornings 

Monday, Thursday & Rosh Chodesh . . 6:50 am 

Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday . . . . . . . 7:00 am 

Sunday & Legal Holidays . . . . . . . . . 9:00 am 

Evenings 

Monday through Thursday, Sunday 

& Legal Holidays . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

Fridays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm 

1 

17 iyar 

emor 


Bar Mitzvah: Billy Austin 

Torah Kids; Jr. Cong. – 11:00 am 

Mincha, Seuda, Maariv, 

Havdalah – 7:30 pm 

5 

21 iyar 


9:00 am 

Kadima – 5:30 pm 

Nursery Art Show Debut 

6:30 pm 

Adult Ed Class – 7:45 pm 

6 22 iyar 7 23 iyar 8 24 iyar 


9:00 am 

Psalms Class with Rabbi 

7:45 pm 

NSPA Luncheon – 10:00 pm 

Kabbalat Shabbat Service 

7:00 pm 


behar-bechukotai 


Bat Mitzvah: Emily Jill Koffler 




12 

28 iyar 

Yom Yerushalayim 

Kadima (Last Meeting) – 5:30 pm 

13 29 iyar 14 1 sivan 15 2 sivan 


Last Vav Class – 6:00 pm 

Religious School B’nai Mitzvah 

Meeting with Rabbi/Youth Lounge 

7:45 pm 

Rosh Chodesh Sivan 

Tot Shabbat – 6:00 pm 


7:00 pm 


bemidbar 


B’nai Mitzvah: Molly Anne Schiff 

and Jonathan Henry Schiff 




19 

6 sivan 

Shavuot – Day 1 

NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS 

CLOSED/NO YOUTH PROGRAMS 

OFFICE CLOSED 


Services, Religious School 

Graduation and Awards Ceremony 

7:30 pm 



Shavuot – Day 2 

NURSERY & RELIGIOUS SCHOOLS 

CLOSED/NO YOUTH PROGRAMS 

OFFICE CLOSED 

Services & Yizkor – 9:30 am 


Family Friday Services 

and Dinner – 6:30 pm 


naso 


Bat Mitzvah: Melissa Hope Rogoff 




26 

13 sivan 


beha’alotecha 

NURSERY SCHOOL CLOSED 


7:00 pm 



Bat Mitzvah: Jordan Paige Cohen 

Bat Mitzvah: Brooke Debra Mirkin 

Mincha, Seuda Shlesheit, Maariv, 


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june calendar 

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY 

WEDNESDAY 

Yearning to Learn Hebrew? 

Ongoing free classes 

at HERJC! 

Call Nachum 599-8217 

1 

19 sivan 


Last Day of Alef Class – 4:00 pm 

USY Board Meeting – 6:00 pm 

School and Youth Board Meeting 

7:45 pm 

2 

20 sivan 


Last Day of Dalet/Hay Class 

4:00 pm 


9 

27 sivan 



USY/Last Meeting and 

BBQ in Parking Lot – 7:00 pm 

Executive Committee Meeting 

8:00 pm 

Nursery Four Year Old’s 

Moving Up Day 

Ritual Committee Meeting 

8:00 pm 

Last Day of Nursery Classes 

9:00 am 

13 1 tammuz 14 2 tammuz 15 3 tammuz 

16 

4 tammuz 

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 


Bar Mitzvah: Ryan Mack Wainer 

9:30 am 


20 8 tammuz 

9 tammuz 22 10 tammuz 

21 

23 

11 tammuz 

FATHER’S DAY 



Board of Directors Meeting 

8:00 pm 

27 

15 tammuz 





of events 

3 

THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY 

21 sivan 


Last Day of Bet/Gimel Class 

4:00 pm 

Israel Bond Reception Honoring 


8:00 pm 

4 22 sivan 5 23 sivan 


7:00 pm 


shalach 

HERJC 60th Anniversary Shabbat 


Aufruf: Jaclyn Stern–Jason Charo 




Nursery Summer Camp 

Orientation – 10:00 am 

Kabbalat Shabbat Services 

7:00 pm 


korach 

Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 


Bat Mitzvah: Alana Peri Herrnson 





7:00 pm 


chukat 


Bar Mitzvah: Benjamin Moelis 




balak 

Light the Shabbat 

Candles and 

Recite the 

Following Blessing 

(Candlelighting times are 

listed on the calendar) 

Blessed are You, 

Lord our God, 

King of the universe, 

who has hallowed us 

through commandments, 

and has commanded us 

to kindle the Shabbat Lights. 

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai 

E-lohei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam 

A-Sher Kee-di-shah-noo 

Bi-mitz-vo-tav 

Vi-tzee-va-noo Li-had-leek 

Ner Shel Sha-bat. 


7:00 pm 





Go to 

www.herjc.org 

Commemorate a Happy Event 

by Placing a Leaf on the 

TREE OF LIFE 

in our Lobby. Contact our Office. 

Learn the 

Blessings at 

www.herjc.org 

First click on “Cantor” 

and then on “Blessings” 

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our jewish future 

nursery school 

CHERYL KARP 

These are hard economic times and 

everyone is concerned about the 

well-being of our country and our 

own families. I have listened to 

many of our mothers saying that 

because of the economy, they are 

returning to the work force and leaving 

their children home most of the 

day to grandparents and caregivers. 

Their decision to return to work is a difficult one and I 

hope in light of the fact Mother’s Day is around the corner, 

I can shed a positive spin on this decision. 

When I left my teaching job to become a full time 

mother, I had a glorious vision of how life was going to 

be. There I was in my dream, playing with my children 

all day long, giving them meals that they loved, having 

a husband that came home and worked with me in the 

kitchen. It as just like I had seen on T.V. shows such as 

“Father Knows Best.” What was I thinking? 

Somehow or other, my mother exhibited the qualities 

I thought I would have when I became a mother 

myself. She was a full time nurturing mother. She was 

home everyday I came home from school waiting with 

a great snack, loving hug and time to listen to my idle 

chatter about the day’s events. She helped my sister and 

me do our homework, saw to it that we got a good 

night’s sleep and always had time to make my father a 

full meal... Since she did not drive, my mother walked 

to the shopping center, did a full food shop and walked 

back home. She never complained and always made 

motherhood look so easy. You can only imagine how 

much I was looking forward to becoming the mother 

she was when I had my children. 

I do not remember when I realized that I was NOT my 

mother, but the image I had in my head about how 

things were suppose to be was fading with each year I 

parented my daughters. I was part of a new generation 

of women in the 70’s who found motherhood not completely 

fulfilling, I needed to go back to work either full 

time or part time. I missed my weekly paychecks that 

patted me on my back 

for a job well done. 

“Motherhood is 

a full time job. . . . 

The rewards of 

motherhood come 

in hugs and sticky 

kisses on a daily 

basis, 

” 

It is now commonplace 

for women to 

hold jobs while managing 

the house and 

caring for their families. 

According to the 

Bureau of Labor Stat - 

istics, the number of 

working moms had in - 

creased over the last thirty years to a whopping 73 percent. 

In 1998, Catalyst, a non-profit New York advocacy 

group for women in business, prepared a survey of twocareer 

couples and discovered that two-thirds of the 

women would continue working with or without the 

financial need to do so. 

Many women adore their role as a mother and regard 

each day with their children as a gift. Then there are 

those who say that if they knew motherhood would be 

this difficult, they would never have had children. Many 

mothers say that they have become better mothers to 

The Nursery School and Religious School would like to thank TERRI AND STEVEN GOLD 

for their generous donation of Gold’s Horseradish for all of our school seders. 

No one else could ever make the “bitter” so sweet! 


elevent h AnnuAl 

nursery school 

Art exhibit ion 

Join us for the Grand Opening 

Wednesday, May 5 

6:30–8:30 PM in the gym 

Refreshments 

What an 

amazing 

show! 

Nursery School 

TOT 

SHABBAT 

May 14 

6:00 pm 

RSVP to Betsy 

in the 

Nursery School 

Office at 

599-1169 

 

their children since they returned to work because they have a new sense of self-worth 

and feeling of independence. Some mothers feel ashamed to admit this, particularly to 

other mothers who might judge them because they have left their children home for 

others to raise. 

Motherhood is a full time job. It does not end at 5:00 o’clock as outside jobs do. There 

is not a regular paycheck coming in to reward you and there are not many people in 

your life that pat you on the back for all the talent you need to have to deal with the 

hundreds of tasks you do as a stay-at-home parent. The rewards of motherhood come in 

hugs and sticky kisses on a daily basis, and hopefully in the long run when you watch 

your child grow to be a caring, independent adult. 

My wish for mothers who are economically trapped and must return to the work 

force, is that you maintain a good balance between work and being with your children. 

Make sure that when you get home, you spend time listening to your child’s day and not 

get too involved in the household jobs you think have to be done immediately. Make a 

mental note to leave work at work. Try to accept that while your role as both a mother 

and a worker carries equal weight in your life, there is just so much one person can 

accomplish in one day. Whether you are a stay-at-home mom or a mom who goes to 

work, make sure that you add time in your week for yourself. 

People are 

hungry 

and you 

can help! 

Sisterhood collects 

Kosher canned and 

packaged food 

year round. 

Please leave your 

donations in the 

Lucite box 

in the Lobby. 

“remember the saying . . . “If mom isn’t happy, 

no one in the house is happy.” 

Happy mother’s day, 

” 

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Encampment ‘10 

at Camp Ramah 

in the 

Berkshires 

METNY REGION’S 

BEST PROGRAM! 

Open to all current 

5th to 11th graders. 

Separate programs for 

5th–7th graders (Kadima) 

and 8th–11th 

graders (USY). 

ACTIVITIES 

Each teen gets to 

choose a variety of 

activi ties such as 

Drama, Music, 

Sports Clinics, 

Arts & Crafts, 

Teenage Dilemmas, 

and much more! 

EVERYONE 

PARTICIPATES IN 

Talent Show and 

Maccabia, Campfires 

and Hiking, and the 

Final Banquet 

For an application, 

contact the Youth Office 

or call 212-533-7800 

ext. 2155. 

religious school 

DAVID WOOLFE 

As we head toward the end of another year, we have much to be very 

proud of – and even more to look forward to. 

Our school and synagogue continue to lead the way in creative 

programming designed to meet the needs of our families and our 

community. Our Building Blocks program for children 4–6 years old 

looks to be a wonderful success, not only for the children and their 

families but for our synagogue as well. We look forward to welcoming 

many new families to our shul, families who are embracing our 

community thanks to this program. 

Just as we did when we created our Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Hillel dual track program 

to meet the needs of our 5th and 6th grade students and families, we are introducing a 

one-day a week inclusion class to our program. I wrote about this program in my last 

Hakol article so I won’t discuss it in detail again. The reason I bring it up is to make 

clear just how much is happening in our school and our synagogue that we should all 

be proud of – and we should all be sharing with our friends and neighbors. 

I’m sure each of you has your own reasons for caring enough to belong to HERJC and 

to send your child(ren) to our Religious School. I hope that pride in belonging to a synagogue 

and school which strives to creatively meet the needs of our students and families 

while maintaining our standards and devotion to Conservative Judaism is high on 

your list. If it is (and it should be), I urge you to let others know how you feel and introduce 

them to our program. 

If you know people with children who could be in Building Blocks invite them to call 

me in the Religious School office at 599-0424. If you know someone whose child is not 

in Religious School because the demands of regular Religious School are overwhelming 

given how hard their child works in public school as part of an inclusion program or 

resource room invite them to call me to discuss our program. 

Just as we are all responsible for our children’s Jewish education and life experiences, 

we are all responsible for the well-being of our community. Let’s work together to continue 

to thrive. 

Mentoring Program in Religious School 

NEXT YEAR’S 8TH–10TH GRADERS 

Interested in a great job AND community service opportunity? (say, “yes”!) 

One-on-One Mentoring Program in the Religious School 

You commit to: 1. A Religious School day (or even more than one!) 

2. Three prep sessions with Mr. Woolfe 

3. Helping younger students 

We commit to: 1. Providing 1 hr pay/1 hr community service each Rel. School day 

2. Supporting you in performing a wonderful task 

3. Helping you help your synagogue 

We Can Only Bring in a Limited Number of Mentors so…if you’re interested, 

call the Religious School office (599-0424) and talk to Mr. Woolfe! 


youth programs 

TODD HAUSMAN 

“Imagine our excitement 

at International Convention 

in Chigago, when it was 

announced that HERJC had 

won International Chapter 

of the Year! 

” 

This past year will go down in history for the HERJC youth program. 

In May of 2009, we were named Regional Chapter of the Year (!), 

which then allowed us to apply for International Chapter of the Year. 

Imagine our excitement at International Convention in Chigago, 

December of 2009, when it was announced that HERJC had won 

four awards. We came in first place in three of six categories (Israel 

Programming, Overall SA/TO Programming, Membership/Kadima 

Programming) and then it was announced that we had also won 

International Chapter of the Year! 

We achieved all this by having an amazing and hard working group of kids who participate 

in and run fabulous programs throughout the year. Some of top-notch programming 

includes an always fun all nighter at the synagogue, an annual visit to 

Hoffman Manor, our fundraising car wash, Israel color wars, Israel spa day, “make your 

own Sushi” and S-Cubed, our holiday 

and educational programs, and creating 

and special programs for our 

Religious School, including the famous 

Purim Carnival, all of which enhances 

the leadership skills of our USY’ers. 

Besides the great programs, the 

amazing Youth Board and all the wonderful 

members of all of Youth Groups, 

these awards could not have been 

achieved without the help and support of our HERJC President, Dan Gerstman, and his 

caring Board of Directors, our great Youth Chairman, Sandy Feit and the rest of the 

committee, and Rabbi Warmflash and all of the professionals who work here daily. 

A special thank you must go out to Head of Maintenance James Reynolds and his 

terrific crew for helping me create all the wild and crazy stuff my USY’ers and I can 

dream up! I would like to thank all my staff for all their hard work throughout the year. 

Lastly I would like to thank my wife, Sheryl, my personal USY advisor for all the late 

night mailings, my nonstop thinking of program ideas (even on vacation I look for new 

and creative ideas to bring back to the chapter) as well as giving up just about every 

weekend for a USY or Kadima event throughout the year. 

This has been an outstanding year! Let’s top it next year!! 

Yasher Koach 

on a Great 

Response!! 

Your gifts of Passover 

food made the holiday 

a happy one for so 

many lives that were 

touched with your 

generosity and caring. 

Please continue to 

think about the less 

fortunate when you do 

your food shopping. 

Thank You, 

Phyllis Gilbert-Nadler, 

Community Service Chair 

Shaimot 

This is the time of year when Ritual Director Nachum Plotkin collects all old 

taleisim (tallises), worn and torn Bibles and prayer books and arranges for 

their burial during the summer months. Please bring anything you would 

like to dispose of in the proper manner to the synagogue office, marked 

“For Nachum” and he will be happy to take care of this for you! 

HAKOL 

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summertime – don’t forget us! 

SUMMER SHABBAT SERVICES 

FRIDAY EVENINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 pm 

SATURDAY MORNINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:30 am 

SATURDAY EVENINGS 

Please go to www.herjc.org 

for Minyan Times 

TISHA B’AV SERVICES 

Go to www.herjc.org 

Please watch your 

emails & check the website 

for the latest news. 

The High Holidays 

are Early! 

Rosh Hashanah 

September 9–10 

Yom Kippur 

September 18 

MONDAY, JULY 19 

Mincha followed by Candlelit Tisha B’Av Service . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

TUESDAY, JULY 20 

Morning Minyan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 am 

Maariv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 pm 

join our summer fun 

Once again, we are asking Congregants to help us by either 

chanting a Haftara or delivering a D’var Tora during the summer 

months. If you would like to participate in this mitzva, contact 

Jeffrey Thaler at 917-685-8848 or email jeffrey12045@aol.com. 

Another HERJC summer tradition is asking Congregants to 

sponsor a Shabbat kiddush at the cost of $154. Celebrate a 

special occasion or commemorate a yahrzeit while helping us to 

maintain a nice kiddush during the quiet summer months. We 

hope to hear from you soon. 

L’Shanah Tovah – Watch for details in the 

Weekly Update and in your mail. 

Get your ticket orders 

in early and return 

your Memorial Book 

forms ASAP! 

Support your shul. 

We’re here for you all 

summer long! 

ADD YOUR NAME TO SISTERHOOD 

NEW YEAR’S GREETINGS 

Your name can be added to our specially designed New Year’s Greeting 

Card sent to every member of our Congregation on Rosh Hashanah. 

SEND SWEET GREETINGS THIS ROSH HASHANAH 

What better way is there to wish a sweet Rosh Hashanah to family, 

friends, and business associates than with a delicious gift of honey? 


personals & donations 

Personals 

Laurie and Kenneth Austin on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, William Arthur. 

Stacy and Ivan Cohen on the Bat 

Mitzvah of their daughter, Jordan 

Paige and to her grandparents, 

Tommye and Sandy Feit. 

Stacey and Jaime Ezratty on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, Ethan Meyer. 

Lisa and Lev Herrnson on the 


Alana Peri. 

Susan and David Koffler on the 


Emily Jill. 

Lauren and Daniel Mirkin on the 


Brooke Debra and to her aunt 

and uncle, Julie and Bruce Mirkin. 

Melanie and Stephen Moelis on the 

Bar Mitzvah of their son, Benjamin 

Breen and to his aunts and 

uncles, Randi and Mark Kantor 

and Dana and Mitchell Levy. 

Bonnie and Scott Rogoff on the 


Melissa Hope and to her 

grandmother, Barbara Weinberg. 

Elizabeth and Stuart Schiff on the 


Molly Anne and the Bar Mitzvah 

of their son, Jonathan Henry. 

Lisa and Richard Wainer on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their son, Ryan Mack. 

Irene and Sheldon Farber on the 

Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, 

Jordan Shai. 

Vicki and Irwin Graber on the Bar 

Mitzvah of their grandson, Jacob. 

Harriet and Neil Meixler on the 


Noah Daniel. 

Ruth and Jack Nodiff on the 


Joshua Gabriel. 

Barbara and Henry Gluck on the 

engagement of their son, Stephen 

Lewis, to Kimberly Sara Berger. 

Madeline and Keith Harrow on the 

engagement of their son, David, 

to Melissa Klein. 

Naomi and Norman Doctor on 

the marriage of their daughter, 

Samantha, to Brian Levine. 

Janet and Mel Levine on the marriage 

of their daughter, Jill, to Cristobal 

Rosas. 

Suzanne and Matthew Levy on the 

birth of their son, Benjamin and to 

the grandparents, Eileen and Joel 

Gevarter and the great-aunt and 

uncle, Linda and Martin Gevarter. 

Lois and Allen Brotz on the birth 

of their granddaughter, Karleigh 

Jordan. 

Barbara and Sam Malkin on the birth 

of their grandson, Tyler Chase. 

Laurie and Joe Brofsky on the 

graduation of their daughter, 

Jenna, from Brandeis University. 

Adrienne and Harvey Cohen on their 

son, Andrew, being named to the 

“40 Under 40”, honoring the 

best in our industry by the 

Sports Business Journal. 

Hollis and Mel Farberman on the 

graduation of their daughter, 

Shari, from the University of 

Massachusetts. 

Anita and Richard Friedman on the 

graduation of their daughter, Fara, 

from Downstate Medical School 

this May and her acceptance as 

a Urology resident at Downstate 

Hospital. 

Pam and Dan Gerstman on their 

daughter, Brooke, being named 

the Spotlight Athlete for Lynbrook 

by the Nassau Herald. 

Arlyne and Bill Hirsch on the 

graduation of their granddaughter, 

Julia, from the Gallaten School 

of Individualized Study at New 

York University. 

Maty and Jeffrey Olin on the 

graduation with honors of 

their daughter, Aliza, from the 

University of Michigan. 

Hannah and Nachum Plotkin on 

the graduation of their son, Ariel, 

from Binghamton University. 

Celebrating 

Special Birthdays 

Leonard Austin 

George Berch 

Michal Frank 

Steven Herbst 

Murray Kantor 

Samuel Keller 

Jeffrey Langendorff 

Phyllis Gilbert Nadler 

Leonard Russin 

Simchah Leaves 

on our Tree of Life 

Laurie and Kenneth Austin in honor 

of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, 

Billy Arthur. 

Tommye and Sandy Feit in honor 

of the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter, 

Jordan Paige Cohen. 

Susan and David Koffler in honor of 

the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, 

Emily Jill. 

Melanie and Stephen Moelis in honor 

of the Bar Mitzvah their son, Ben. 

Elizabeth and Stuart Schiff in honor of 

the B’nai Mitzvah of their children, 

Molly Anne and Jonathan Henry. 

Lisa and Richard Wainer in honor 

of the Bar Mitzvah of their son, 

Ryan Mack. 

In 

Memoriam 

We Mourn Our Loss in the 

Passing of Our Member 

MICHAEL KRULL 

Our Sincere Sympathy and 

Condolences to His Family 

in Their Bereavement 

Condolences to 

Norma Krull on the loss of her 

husband, our esteemed member, 

Michael. 

Richard Drillich on the loss of his 

mother, Evelyn. 

Bob Fischer on the loss of his 

brother, Arthur. 

Murray Greenberg on the loss of his 

father, Theodore. 

Harriet Lieberman on the loss of her 

brother-in-law, Michael Krull. 

David Rothafel on the loss of his 

father, Arthur. 

Rachel Sult on the loss of her 

grandmother, Florence Holmquist. 

Arlene Thaler on the loss of her uncle, 

Dave Silvernagel. 

Allan Trompeter on the loss of his 

sister, Doris Kipilman Fried. 

FUNDS 

The Congregation gratefully acknowledges 

the following contributions: 

Bible Fund 

Ileane and Herbert Tischler in honor 

of the 50th wedding anniversary 

of Rita and Larry Gottlieb. 

Cantor’s Music Fund 

Susan and David Koffler in 

appreciation of Cantor Sokol’s 

guidance in preparing their 

daughter, Emily, for her 

Bat Mitzvah. 

Education Fund 

Laurie and Joe Brofsky in honor 

of the marriage of Samantha, 

daughter of Naomi and Norman 

Doctor, to Brian Levine. 

Terri, Steven and Fara Gold and 

Melissa and Adam Gottlieb in 

honor of the 80th birthday of 

George Berch. 

Terri and Steven Gold in honor of 

the engagement of David, son 

of Madeline and Keith Harrow, 


Marcy and Marc Goldberg with wishes 

for the complete and speedy 

recovery of Janice Cederbaum. 

Vicki and Irwin Graber in honor of 

the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, 

Jacob, son of Elysa and Peter 

Graber-Lipperman. 


appreciation of Religious School 

Director David Woolfe and the 

Religious School teachers for their 

help in preparing their daughter, 

Emily, for her Bat Mitzvah. 

Susan and David Koffler sending 

congratulations to the Mirkin 

Family on the Bat Mitzvah of 

their daughter, Brooke. 

The Koffler Family sending 

congratulations to the Ezratty 

Family on the Bar Mitzvah of 

their son, Ethan. 

Marsha and Larry Miller in honor 

of the engagement of Jessica, 

daughter of Judy and Steven 

Herbst, to Benjamin Fishkin. 

Marsha and Larry Miller in honor of 

the Bat Mitzvah of Gabby, daughter 

of Pamela and Dan Gerstman. 

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Robin and Benjamin Mintz in honor of 

Liz and Harold Kislik being this 

year’s Dinner Dance honorees. 

Jane and Harry Mison in honor of the 

marriage of Samantha, daughter 

of Naomi and Norman Doctor, 

to Brian Levine. 

Sharon and Bill Nicholson in honor 

of their son, Jared, passing the 

New York State Bar Exam. 

Elaine and Sid Scheinfeld in honor 

of the Bar Mitzvah of Austin, son 

of Ava and Bruce Glazer. 

Elizabeth and Stuart Schiff in appreciation 

of Religious School Director 

David Woolfe and the Religious 

School teachers for their help in 

preparing their children, Molly and 

Jonathan, for their B’nai Mitzvah. 

Denise and Bob Sher in honor of 

the engagement of David, son 

of Roberta and Stuart Sugarman, 

to Holly Richmond. 

Paula and Bruce Trauner in honor of 

the birth of Tyler Chase, grandson 

of Barbara and Sam Malkin. 

Paula and Bruce Trauner in honor 

of the 50th wedding anniversary 


Paula and Bruce Trauner in honor of 

Stephanie, daughter of Aleta and 

Ariel Grunberg, receiving her 

Masters of Arts degree. 

Paula and Bruce Trauner with wishes 


recovery of Ronne Goldberg. 

In Honor of the Bat Mitzvah of 

Emily, daughter of Susan 

and David Koffler 

Aunt Amy and Uncle David 

Sandy and Jerry Koffler 

Aunt Lori, Uncle Jeff and Andrew 

and Elizabeth Goulston 

Adele and Emanuel Rubinger 

With Wishes for the Speedy 

and Complete Recovery 

of Marilyn Cohen 

Janice and Allen Cederbaum 

Kathy and Larry Feffer 

Hedda and Jeff Feigenblatt 

Terri and Steven Gold 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg 

Harriet and Neil Meixler 

Paula and Bruce Trauner 

Charlotte and George Berch in memory 

of Arthur Fischer. 

Fran and Len Frankel in memory of 

Theodore Greenberg. 

Lynn, Mark, Brittany and Russell 

Hirschorn in memory of 

Dr. Morton H. Rosen. 

Gail, John and Jeffrey Mero in memory 

of Arthur Rothafel. 

June Zimmerman and Bela Schwartz 

in memory of Joan Baum. 

Shirley and Alex Scheinfeld in memory 

of Michael Krull. 

Elaine and Sid Scheinfeld in memory 

of Flora Rosenberg. 

Anita and Sy Zaret in memory of 

Michael Krull. 

Anita and Sy Zaret in memory of 

Miriam Zarim. 

Elson Memorial Fund 

Jane and Harry Mison in honor of 

the 50th wedding anniversary 


Zeena Kassel in memory of her sister, 

Leanore Levine Pollitt. 

Kiddush Fund 

Lisa and Richard Drillich in 

appreciation of Ritual Director 

Nachum Plotkin. 

Terri and Steven Gold in honor of the 

50th wedding anniversary of Rita 

and Larry Gottlieb. 

Elizabeth and Stuart Schiff in 

appreciation of Ritual Director 

Nachum Plotkin for his help in 

preparing their children, Molly and 

Jonathan, for their B’nai Mitzvah. 

Judith Nysenholc and Ian Herzberg 

in memory of Florence Holmquist. 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg in memory 

of David Silvernagel. 

Library Fund 

Pearl Rosenfeld in memory of her 

mother, Bella Stern. 

Fred Rosenfeld in memory of his 

mother, Anna Rosenfeld Naroff. 

Nursery School Fund 

Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in honor 

of their son, Andrew, being named 

to the “40 Under 40” which honors 

the best and the brightest in 

Sports Business by the Sports 

Business Journal. 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg in honor 

of the special birthday of 

George Berch. 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg in honor 

of the engagement of David, son 

of Madeline and Keith Harrow, 


Susan and David Koffler in appreciation 

of Early Childhood Director 

Cheryl Karp and the Nursery staff 

for starting their daughter Emily’s 

journey in Jewish Education. 

Barbara and Sam Malkin in honor of 

the birth of their grandson, Tyler 

Chase, son of Lori and Larry. 

Prayer Book Fund 

Ferne and Jack Skiba in honor of 

the 50th wedding anniversary 


Elaine and Sid Scheinfeld with wishes 

for the speedy and complete 

recovery of Marilyn Cohen. 

The Schieren Family in honor of Fara, 

daughter of Terri and Steven Gold, 

being admitted to practice before 

the United States Supreme Court. 

Rita Doneger in memory of her 

brother, Noel Roberts and her 

sister, Sylvia Hellenbrand. 

Arlene and Jeffrey Thaler in memory of 

Arlene’s uncle, David Silvernagel. 

Rabbi’s 

Discretionary Fund 

Elyse and Richard Coleman in honor 

of Passover. 

Naomi and Norman Doctor in 

appreciation of the beautiful 

ceremony performed by Rabbi 

Warmflash at their daughter 

Samantha’s wedding. 

Lisa and Richard Drillich in 

appreciation of Rabbi Warmflash. 


appreciation of Rabbi Andrew 

Warmflash’s guidance in preparing 

their daughter, Emily, for her 

Bat Mitzvah. 

Harriet and Neil Meixler with wishes 


recovery of Janice Cederbaum. 

Ruth Schneider in honor of 

good health. 

With Wishes for the Speedy 

and Complete Recovery of 

Marilyn Cohen 

Pearl and Sam Aarons 

Reva Fraistat 

Andrea and Jeff Kaminsky 

Ferne and Jack Skiba 

Dr. Jack Becker, Dr. Paul Giovinco 

and Eileen Douglas in memory 

of Sarah Karp. 

In Memory of Arthur Fischer 

Marcy and Marc Goldberg 


Denise and Bob Sher 

In Memory of Michael Krull 

Pearl and Sam Aarons 

Lauren and Barry Goldstein 

Melissa and Paul Kotcher 

Youth & Youth 

Scholarship Fund 

Randi Antenberg in honor of the 

Mandel Family, Aunt Andi, 

Uncle John, Remi, Dustin and 

Bailey, lighting Candle #4 at 

her Bat Mitzvah. 

Laurie and Joe Brofsky in honor of 

the Bar Mitzvah of Aaron, son of 

Elizabeth and Mitchell Podgorsky. 

Robin and Jay Ivler in memory of 

Arthur Fischer. 

General 

Synagogue Fund 

Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of 

the marriage of Samantha, 

daughter of Naomi and Norman 

Doctor, to Brian Levine. 

Kathy and Larry Feffer in honor of the 

Bar Mitzvah of Aaron, son of 

Elizabeth and Mitchell Podgorsky. 

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Andi and Jon Mandell in honor of the 

marriage of Samantha, daughter 

of Naomi and Norman Doctor, 

to Brian Levine. 

Pearl Aarons in memory of her mother, 

Molly Gaslow. 

Sam Aarons in memory of his father, 

Charles Aronowitz. 

Phylis Acker in memory of her mother, 

Shirley Levins. 

Sandy Acker in memory of his mother, 

Fay. 

George Akst in memory of his mother, 

Estelle. 

Paula Akst in memory of her father, 

Leonard Berkman. 

Stacey Aronin in memory of her 

father, Reuben Geller. 

Arnold Aronson in memory of his 

father, Albert. 

Bertha Alweis in memory of her father, 

Jacob Green and her father-in-law, 

Jacob. 

Charlotte Berch in memory of her 

mother, Sally Wacher. 

Sheryl Behar in memory of her father, 

Edward Wiederspiel. 

Ron Berkenblit in memory of his 

father, Morris. 

Meryl Berkowitz in memory of her 

mother, Rochelle. 

Paula Belmont in memory of her 

husband, Jim. 

Paula Belmont in memory of her 

mother-in-law, Dena. 

William Belmont in memory of his 

father, Jim. 

Morton Berkowitz in memory of his 

father, Nat. 

Lorraine Berman in memory of her 

parents, Helen and Solomon Artzt. 

Robert Bettinger in memory of his 

father, Sidney. 

Alvin Boslow in memory of his 

grandfather, Louis Saks. 

Dora Burstein in memory of her aunt, 

Genia Jarczower. 

Ilene Browner in memory of her 

grandmother, Elizabeth. 

Allen Cederbaum in memory of his 

father, Morris. 

Carole Chasen in memory of her 

father, George Brodsky. 

Adrienne and Harvey Cohen in 

memory of Harvey’s parents, 

Sadie and Abraham. 

Richard Cohen in memory of his 

father, Lawrence. 

Vicki Diamond in memory of her 

mother, Claire Fader. 

Naomi Doctor in memory of her 

mother, Ruth Stern and her aunt, 

Leila Berg. 

Norman Doctor in memory of his 

brother, Joseph. 

Lisa Edwards in memory of her father, 

Gerald Davidofsky. 

Marty Eidelstein in memory of his 

father, Nathan. 

Meryl Estrin in memory of her father, 

Irving Davis. 

Steven Estrin in memory of his 

grandfather, Irving Davis. 

Melissa Fabel in memory of her 

grandmother, Elsie Steinberg. 

Eleanor Feingold in memory of her 

husband, Roger. 

Tamara Feit in memory of her uncle, 

Philip Hershenov. 

Paul Feldman in memory of his 

mother, Carol. 

Roberta Feldman in memory of her 

mother, Hattie Kaplan. 

Rose Feldman in memory of her 

husband, Harold, her sister, 

Beatrice Levine, her father, 

Charles Gibber and her 

mother-in-law, Anna. 

Hyman Feuerman in memory of his 

father, Dave. 

Rita Fieber in memory of her mother, 

Doris Nash and her mother-in-law, 

Rose. 

Mark Flyer in memory of his mother, 

Harriet. 

Allen Frank in memory of his father, 

Leonard. 

Judith Frank in memory of her father, 

Alexander Oppenheim. 

Sari Genson in memory of her 

brother, Alfred Werner and her 

father-in-law, Samuel. 

Linda Gevarter in memory of her parents, 

Sarah and Charles Retish. 

Norma Gold in memory of her 

parents, Sally and Sidney Sparer 

and her father-in-law, Hyman. 

Ronne Goldberg in memory of her 

father, Louis Isaacson. 

Barry Goldstein in memory of his 

father, Oscar. 

Lauren Goldstein in memory of her 

mother, Toby Levine. 

Penny Gordon in memory of her 

father, William Dansker. 

Charney Greenberg in memory of her 

father, Louis Zuckerberg. 

Sheila Harkavy in memory of her 

father, Martin Katz. 

Madeline and Keith Harrow in 

memory of Keith’s sisters, 

Harriette Ehrlich and Rita Price. 

Edward Held in memory of his 

brother, Robert. 

Jerry Judelson in memory of his sister, 

Estelle Tolkin. 

Barbara Kaplan in memory of her 

father, Isaac Kirschenbaum. 

Gary Kaplan in memory of his father, 

Arnold. 

Jeffrey Kaplan in memory of his sister, 

Marilyn Cohen. 

Cheryl Karp in memory of her father, 

Philip Berzansky. 

Arnold Katz in memory of his father, 

Abraham. 

Ira Katz in memory of his mother, 

Beatrice. 

Sandra Katz in memory of her 

parents, Ida and Jack Lepson. 

Lois Kemp in memory of her brother, 

Martin Kaufman. 

Martin Klein in memory of his father, 

Simon. 

Fred Knobloch in memory of his 

father, Aron. 

Rochelle Knobloch in memory of her 

father, Sidney Turkel. 

Sidney Kutler in memory of his sister, 

Doris Krug. 

Tamara Lamon in memory of her 

father, Arnold Garay. 

Melvin Levine in memory of his father, 

Morton. 

Joseph Brofsky, D.M.D. 

Pediatric Dentistry 

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Susan Julien-Levitt in memory of her 

mother, Phyllis E. Julien. 

Paul Levitt in memory of his mother, 

Tillie. 

Harvey Lipton in memory of his 

mother, Beatrice. 

Alan Markowitz in memory of his mother, 

Ruth. 

Harriet Meixler in memory of her mother, 

Adeline Weiner. 

Arthur Mintz in memory of his father, 

Murray. 

Benjamin Mintz in memory of his 

father, Bernard. 

Sy Moskowitz in memory of his 

mother, Ruth. 

William Nicholson in memory of his 

mother, Beatrice. 

Jack Nodiff in memory of his sister, 

Pearl Heyman. 

Maty Olin in memory of her mother, 

Elisa Jerusalmi. 

Allen Ostroff in memory of his 

grandmother, Fanny Cassoff. 

Helene and Robert Parsons in memory 

of their son, Wesley. 

Laurie Platt in memory of her father, 

Sidney Kalikow and her aunt, 

Lillian Rosenzweig. 

Jonathan Rothstein in memory of his 

father, Richard. 

Judith Rothstein in memory of her husband, 

Richard. 

William Rubenstein in memory of 

his father, Joseph and his uncle, 

Hyman Hager. 

Leonard Russin in memory of his, Jack. 

Laurie Sandler in memory of her mother, 

Esther Barashick. 

Brian Sandler in memory of his 

grandmother, Lillian. 

Donald Schaeffer in memory of his 

mother, Irene and his uncle, 

Stanley Kevelson. 

Emanuel Schaeffer in memory of his 

wife, Irene and his brother-in-law, 

Stanley Kevelson. 

Barbara Schapiro in memory of her 

father-in-law, Benjamin Grossman. 

Shirley Scheinfeld in memory of her 

parents, Kate and Jacob Shear. 

Sheila Schertzer in memory of her husband, 

Leon. 

Ruth Schneider in memory of her 

husband, Irving and her 

brother-in-law, Michael. 

Marlene and Jerry Schulman in 

memory of their son, Steven. 

Michael Sedransk in memory of his 

father, Stanley. 

Ruth Sedrish in memory of her 

husband, Louis. 

Anita Segal in memory of her father, 

Sam Mortman. 

Dorothee Shankman in memory of her 

mother, Ida Katz. 

Marvin Shenfeld in memory of his 

parents, Rose and Solomon. 

Max Sher in memory of his father, 

Simon. 

Harriette Shiffman in memory of her 

father, Irving Steinman. 

Shari Silver in memory of her father, 

Edward Wiederspiel. 

Esther and Herb Silverman in memory 

of their son, Arthur Brett. 

Herbert Silverman in memory of his 

father, Max. 

Bonnie Solomon in memory of her 

father, Al E. Metzger. 

Dorothy Spatt in memory of her father, 

Meyer Dov Warmbrand. 

Irving Spector in memory of his sister, 

Lillian Raiten. 

Joan Stern in memory of her mother, 

Belle Spiro. 

Evan Tannor in memory of his mother, 

Norma. 

Ilene Tannor in memory of her father, 

Martin Bernstein. 

Carole Tolkin in memory of her mother, 

Doris Lehrer. 

Marvin Tolkin in memory of his wife, 

Estelle. 

Steven Toor in memory of his mother, 

Belle. 

Allan Trompeter in memory of his 

mother, Frances. 

Jerry Watman in memory of his 

mother, Bella. 

Marjorie Wecksell in memory of her 

father, Jack Kravitz. 

Bertram Weinberg in memory of his 

father, Max. 

Jacqueline Welkowitz in memory of 

her father, Arnold Miller. 

Miriam Weisbrod in memory of her 

aunt, Genia Jarczower. 

David Wonsever in memory of his 

parents, Rachel Leah and Abraham 

and his sister, Bessie Spielman. 

Anita Zaret in memory of her father, 

Jacob Levy. 

Cindy Zuckerman in memory of her 

father, Howard Platzker. 

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YAHRZEITS 

The Yahrzeit of the 

following beloved 

relatives of our members 

will be observed during 

the next few weeks. It 

is especially fitting and 

proper that the members 

of the family be present 

at the appropriate Service 

to observe this occasion. 

Abraham Plotkin 

Harry Seltzer 

May 1 – Iyar 17 

Hy Gerstman 

Dora Rubenstein 


Gustave Feldman 

Albert Goldman 

Sylvia Herbst 

Daniel Laufer 

Morris Lowenthal 

Philip Menchel 

Saul Rubinfeld 


Linda Cohen 

Louis Keller 

Sally Wacher 


Samuel Cassoff 

Lois Grinker 


Mildred Frumkes 

Sarah Kaminsky 


Ethel Buchman 

Charles Fine 

Jack Kravitz 

Riva Skiba 

Max Stehr 


Susan Backman 


Robert Olive 

Rose Schneider 


Isaac Engel 

Rose Kurot 

Gladys Schneider 

Edward Skiba 

Estelle Steinman 


Carolyn Joy Altus 

Lillian Altus 

Benjamin Crossner 

Isidore Feit 

Fredric Suser 

Ephraim Weiss 


David Ben–Ami 

Pearl Donowitz 

Joseph Feuerstein 

Mildred Kronacher 

Rebecca Rutskin 

Elias Weiner 

Sam Wonsever 


Howard Cotler 

Ella Gross 

Isaac Laufer 

Miriam Levy 

Sheldon Segal 


Abraham Reichman 

Samuel Seid 

May 14 – Sivan 1 

Oscar Kaufman 

Nathan Lebovitz 

Rebecca Misonznick 

Peter Nash 


Rita Huth 

Bertha Noble 

Harriet Rosen 

Benjamin Shankman 

Nicholas Sklar 

Minnie Thaler 

Lawrence Ungarten 


Anna Katz 

Irving Krasne 

Abraham Misonznick 

Eleanor Winter 


Sophie Grossman 

Alfred Stier 

Julia Zaretsky 


Philip Davidson 

Benjamin Fink 

Benjamin Geiver 

Frederick Rand 

Harold Scheier 

Louis Siegel 


George Arons 

Lenore Davidson 

Ruben Gross 

Abraham Kassel 

Leslie Zaransky 


Alan Austen 

Sidney Donowitz 

Laura Fass 

Esther Halbridge 

Rudolph Stern 

Bessie Teitzman 


Stella Fuchs 

Rose Jaskol 

Shirley Lefkowitz 

George Levine 


Deanna Abrevaya 

Michael Cohen 

Isidore Goldberg 

Shaya Jeros 

Harris Joffe 

Frances Schieren 


Celia Dobuler 

Fima Rudgayzer 


Gil Meyerowitz 

Murray Platt 


Irving Honig 

Allyson Rosenblatt 


Rose Schecter 


Tuvia Bielsky 

Irving Goodman 

Alfred Itkin 

Morton Lesser 


Irving Dubrowsky 

Abraham Goldberg 

Doris Peckerman 


Edith Katz 

Ruth Roye 

Rose Sher 


Francine Abrevaya 

Samuel Fishman 

Mildred Katz 

Judy Kelmenson 

Mina Portnoy 

June 1 – Sivan 19 

Harold Gingold 

Abraham Malkin 

Ida Rubinstein 


Jacob Dick 

CharlesA. Feigenblatt 

Max Kaplan 

Yevsey Metelista 

Charles Silverstein 


Nathan Cohen 

Dr. Max Deutsch 


Anne Held 

William Levy 

Charles Trauner 


Dorothy Braverman 

Nathan Cassoff 

Mera Goorian 

Stanley Gus 

Dora Lowenthal 

Sol Matza 

Joan Rothstein 

Ida Shkolnik 


Samuel Beldner 

Fannie Garfinkel 

Edith Greenstein 

Beatrice Gruman 

Julius Marashinsky 

Meyer Weingrad 

Abraham Wilk 


Nathan Breen 

Anna Green 

Helen Levine 

Alex Pinquist 


Irwin Cohen 

Harry Hollenberg 

Anna Kassel 


Kate Abrin 

Solomon Finerow 

Martin Goldstein 


Max Akst 

Ralph Carron 

Benjamin Gottlieb 

Abraham Tamaroff 

Rose Wallshein 


Sophie Gordon 

Blanche Isaacson Pullman 

Sonja Kahn 

Gladys Yarow 


Frank Falvo 

Claire Lurie 

Nechama Shankman 

Sadie Strassman 

Al Tischler 

Rose Zeitlin 

June 13 – Tammuz 1 

Nat Filler 

Rand Skolnick 

Irving Nathan Tolkin 


Miriam Baskin 

Sophie Mirel Bedar 

Sylvia Goldman 

Jack Horne 

Ida Levine 

Marion Levine 

Irving Lippert 


Harold Kaufman 

Rose Poploff 

Doris Robinson 

Ida Stakoff 


Lawrence Blank 

Mary Finkel 

Marion Moss 


Michael Cohen 

Malwina Gaidukowski 

Thomas Grossman 

Lenore Krieger 

Abe Lurie 

Bessie Rosen 

Ben Rosenstein 


Regina Feit 

Herman Gordon 

Max Rehns 

Jeremy Scheinfeld 

Joseph Schneider 


Claire Goldberg 

Doris Horowitz 

Sol Kessin 

Edith Levenson 


Richard Diamond 

Daniel Kanfer 

Isidore Nodiff 

Jack Peerless 

Edith Reichman 

Seymour Shiffman 

Leona Weiner 


Milton Garver 


Lisa Beth Gerstman 

Sylvia Jacobson 


Evelyn Smith Sall 


Irene Davis 

Karen Goffner Gadol 

Karen Goffner Gadol 

Toby Salpeter 


Rose Brenner 

Felix Friedman 

Max Noble 


Dr. Charles Goldberg 

Joseph Keilson 


Fannie Graber 

Harry Hollander 

Joseph Levine 

Joseph Scheinfeld 

Martin Weinburg 


Phyllis M. Lipman 


Ethel Becker 

Rebecca Bruh 

Milton Noak 

Selma Zinn 


July 1 – Tammuz 19 

Murray Hagler 

Bennie Morris 

Rubin Schieren 

Max Tischler 

Jack Trieger 


Dorothy Harrow 

Saul Isaacs 

Harold Kalikow 

Solomon Kislin 

Howard Miller 

Albert E. Paley 


Joseph Feldman 

Nathan Hoffeld 

Herman Sckolnick 

Richard Stern 

Nathan L. Weingrad 


Ida Schmier 

Rhoda Shapiro 


Louis A. Case 

Bernard Jablon 

Frieda Lustig 

Beatrice Sterman 


Daniel Epstein 

Mr.Herbert Gutenplan 

Mr.Herbert Gutenplan 

Annie Kalikow 

Clara Stehr 


Aaron Fisher 

Dorothy Moses 


Cole Genn 

Isaac Raffelson 

Mildred Whitman 

Fred Zinn 


ArthurK. Fried 

Benjamin Halbridge 


Herman Azia 

Anna Doneger 

Jack Jacobs 

Irving Katz 

Jeanette Marcus 

Hyman Partman 

July 12 – Av 1 

Mr.Jerry Shifter 


Harry Neveloff 

Rachel Leah Seibald 


Arnold Barash 

Jack Glickman 

Lila Jacobs 

Gerry Roberts 


Lena Cohen 

Louis Herman 

AlanB. Heyer 

Max Ivler 

Joseph Nizewitz 


Jean Epstein 

Elsie Fischer 

Rita Frank 

Samuel Garfinkel 

Charlotte Kristeller 

Susan Krull 

Abraham Rubinfeld 


Harry Louis Birnbaum 

Ida Clark 

Blanche Lieberman 

Jerome Weinburg 


Claire Gassel 

Clara Gordon 

Hyman Lasker 

Rose Markowitz 


Lena Aronowitz 

Selma Slepian 


Blanche Ruth Birnbaum 

Sadie Cohen 

Rose Fielder Kuntz 

Jerome Greenvald 

Herbert Polansky 

Ida Weiss 

July 21 – Av 10 

Esther Austin 

Marvin Feldman 

Nathan Grossman 

July 22 – Av 11 

Walter Green 

Joseph Kirschner 

Seymour Miller 

Lawrence Sanders 

July 23 – Av 12 

Elizabeth Bensusan 

Roslyn Grobman 

Barnet Grossman 

Lillian Zeitlin Slan 

July 24 – Av 13 

Rhoda Anstendig 

Michael Kirshner 

Moira Lurie 

Beatrice Simon 

July 25 – Av 14 

Irving Berman 

Morris Fielder 

Lenore Kotcher 

Stacy Schlegel 

July 26 – Av 15 

Leon Abrevaya 

Sadie Engel 

Bessie Gingold 

Barnett Gordon 

Pauline Kanfer 

Rachael Schwartz 

July 28 – Av 17 

Jacob Buchman 

Nathan Nicholson 

Beulah Radburd 

Lawrence Wonsever 

July 29 – Av 18 

Joseph Drillich 

Sue Gross 

MurrayDavid Leviton 

Benjamin Spector 

Bernard Stauber 

Sidney Teitzman 

July 30 – Av 19 

Frances Miles 

Lyon Sacksner 

July 31 – Av 20 

Samuel Berchofsky 

Millie Carron 

Jacob Cohen 

Vicki Finkelstein 

Jacob Gabel 

Louis Moskowitz 

Faye Weinstein 

August 1 – Av 21 

Herbert Ain 

David Kuncman 

Meyer Sugarman 

Pearl Weinstein 


Abby Doctor 

Gus Doctor 

Lillian Pincus 


Lillian Bernstein 

Eleanor Silverstein 

Sarah Weinberg 


Blanche Rost 


Leonard Alweis 

Leonard Alweis 

Irving Finkelstein 

Ryan Scott Kolnick 

Herman Levine 

Vladimir Slepak 


Joseph Lieberman 

Pearl Mandel 

Blossom Spiegel 


Rita Brodsky 

Walter Holick 


Joseph Held 


Celia Hager 

Stephen Moser 

Esther Rosenblatt 

Frank Theodore 


Matilda Mendelson 

Leo Rosengart 

Rea Roth 

August 11 – Elul 1 

Sadie Gordon 

George Whitman 

Martha Zuckerman 


Minnie Antoville 

Irving Jacobs 

Regina Knobloch 

Herman N. Lipton 

Ann Weinstein 


Celia Benbasset 

Ilsa Berger 

Anna Spritzer 

Jacob Weilgus 


Doris Garroway 

Celia Goldberg 

Ruth Landesman 

Morris Skolnick 


Sidney Doloboff 

Minnie Orgel 

George Rosenfeld 

Noah Sterling Sher 

Marvin Turkel 


Sheila Cohn Kislik 

Daniel Diamond 

Irving Rosenberg 


Ruth Boaz 

Hyman Feierstein 

Harry Fischer 

Jack D. Forem 

Aaron Lieberman 

Betty Schwartz 


Sol Gevarter 

Samuel Greenblatt 

Rose Grossman 


Gertie Hirschheimer 

Robert Judelson 

Fred Meisner 

Charles Radburd 


Archie Handler 

Beatrice Radomsky 

Louis Scheinfeld 

Gary David Stern 

Raymond Wilk 


Esther Feit 

Maurice Kaufman 

Lou Kutler 

Dr. Stephen Pachter 

Herbert Pergament 

Steven Sloane 

Irene Strauss 


Robert Berch 

Harry Feingold 

Joseph M. Newmark 


Annabelle Bernstein 

Mary Gibber 

Frank Goldstein 

Elizabeth Grossman 

Herbert Roth 

Solomon Tannor 


Martin Adler 

Joseph Benbasset 

Charles Cutler 

Hyman Golden 

Esther Handler 

Solomon Kurot 

Morris Lefkowitz 

Dr. Hugh Page Schieren 


Lucille G. Cohen 

Amelia Doloboff 

Gerry Jeros 


Gussie Baker 

Evelyn Bernstein 

Edwin Busch 

Ethel Glass 

Anna Levy 

Lillian Matza 


Victor Behar 

Morris Bernstein 

Samuel Chasen 

Irene Harris 


Jacob Gross 

Anna Paris 

Edna Siegler Shifter 


Harold Bernstein 

Rachel Feld 

Dr. Moses Sacksner 

Ruth Seidner 

Sarah Steinfeld 


Bessie F. Ehrlich 

Anne Lord 

Martin Silverstein 

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