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Volume LXVI Number 7 June 30, 1997 25 Sivan 5757

SHIVAH ASSAR

B’TAMMUZ

and TISHA B’AV

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125TH ANNIVERSARY

Pages 1, 3, 4, 5

ANNUAL MEETING

Pages 6, 7, 8

ACADEMIC HONORS

Pages 10, 11, 12

RAMAZ GRADUATIONS

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IN THIS ISSUE

KEHILATH JESHURUN BULLETINPublished eight times a year$15.00 Membership Dues ofCongregation Kehilath Jeshuruncovers subscription cost.125 East 85th Street, New York, NY 10028Phone (212 ) 427-1000, Ext. 262USPS-292-0600-Second Class Postage paid atNew York, New YorkPOSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to:

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RECORD TURNOUT CELEBRATES 125TH ANNUAL MEETING

AND DEDICATION OF NEW TORAH

THE START OF THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY YEARDr. Nathalie Friedman, Chairperson

of the 125th Anniversary Celebrationintroduced the kickoff event at theAnnual Meeting and Hachnasat SeferTorah, the dedication of our newTorah. It took place on Sundaymorning, April 6, in the MainSynagogue and on 85th Street. Sheexpressed particular appreciation toLinda and Michael Jesselson for theirthoughtfulness and generosity incommissioning the writing and

presenting of this Torah to KehilathJeshurun on this occasion. She quotedfrom the daily Maariv service whenshe said: “Ki hem chayeinu v’orechyameinu u’vahem ne-hegeh yomamva’layla — the Torah is our life andthe length of our days and on itscommandments we will meditate.”She spoke of the appropriateness of KJrecognizing and celebrating its 125thanniversary by dedicating a newTorah.

THE DEDICATIONRabbi Lookstein then thanked the

large assemblage of people who cameto participate in the dedication. Heinvited everyone to leave the MainSynagogue and go out onto 85thStreet where all the Torahs of thecongregation would be, in order toescort the new Torah under a chupah.Amidst very leibidik singing anddancing to the tunes of a Klezmergroup, hundreds of members thrilled

to the excitement of this special day.It was an exciting and spiritedwelcome that will long beremembered by all of the members ofthe congregation who were fortunateto be there. The assemblage thenreturned to the Main Synagogue toreceive the Torah and witness itsplacement in the ark surrounded byall of the other Torahs of thecongregation.

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SHIVAH ASSAR B’TAMMUZ, TISHA B’AVAND THE THREE WEEKSJULY 22 - AUGUST 12, 1997

During the summer months, wemourn the destruction of both Templesin Jerusalem which took place on theninth of Av, and the events that led totheir destruction. We fast on theseventeenth day of the month ofTammuz, Shivah Assar B'Tammuzbecause, according to tradition it wason that day that the enemy penetratedthe walls of Jerusalem prior to thedestruction of the Second Temple. TheTalmud, however, writes that thesewere not the only tragedies that befellthe Jewish people on this day. On theseventeenth of Tammuz four moretragedies occurred: the first tabletscontaining the Ten Commandmentswere broken by Moses, the two dailysacrifices were suspended during thetime of the First Temple, the wickedApostumos burned the Torah, and anidol was erected in the Temple.

Additional tragedies also befell theJewish people on Tisha B'Av. On thisday, the meraglim, the spies, returnedto the Jews in the desert with anegative report about the Land ofIsrael. In addition, it was on this daythat the city of Betar was destroyedand tens of thousands of Jews werekilled, and the day the wicked TurnusRufus plowed the site of the Templeand its surroundings. Tradition assertsthat the expulsion of the Jews fromEngland in 1290 and the expulsionfrom Spain in 1492 also took place onTisha B'Av.

Our mourning for the destroyedTemples and for the other calamitieswhich occured on these days extends

beyond the fasts themselves. Theperiod between these last two fasts,traditionally called The Three Weeksincludes several practices ofmourning. During these three weekswe do not get our hair cut, attendweddings or involve ourselves in largejoyous gatherings. During the ninedays which begin on the first of Av,August 4, and continue until middayon the tenth day of Av, August 13, weare additionally forbidden to eat meatand drink wine, except on Shabbat, togo swimming or bathe for pleasure,and to do any laundry or dry cleaningthat is not absolutely necessary. Ingeneral, the Talmud writes that whenthe month of Av begins, our moodshould reflect our mourning for thedestruction of the Temples. On TishaB'Av itself, besides fasting, we areprohibited from washing our bodies,wearing leather shoes, anointingourselves, and having maritalrelations. It is also forbidden to studyTorah on this day with the exceptionof the sections of the prophets and theTalmud that discuss the destruction.We do not wear our tallit and tefillinuntil Mincha and the custom is to siton low chairs like mourners untilmidday. Our observance of mourningalso forbids us from greeting friendson Tisha B'Av.

We mourn the Temple that wasdestroyed over nineteen hundred yearsago and we pray that in the merit ofour mourning we will be worthy to seeGod rebuild the Temple in ourlifetime.

FAST OF 17TH OF TAMMUZJuly 22, 1997

Fast Begins 4:31 AM

Shacharit 7:00 AM

Mincha 8:00 PM

Fast Ends 9:00 PM

TISHA B’AV SCHEDULEMonday, August 11, Tisha B’Av Eve

Fast Begins 7:59 PMMincha Services 8:15 PM

Followed by:Ma’ariv and Eicha 9:15 PMThursday, August 12, Tisha B’AvMorning Services 7:00 AM

Followed by KinotEvening Services 7:30 PMConclusion of Fast 8:37 PM

We have sent High Holy Day SeatRequest Cards to our congregation.Please return your card with yourrequests as soon as possible. If youare not planning to be with us thisyear, please return the card and tell usthat as well. The deadline for suchrequests is Monday, July 14.

Once again, we will be holdingBeginner’s Services under theleadership of our Trustee, GeorgeRohr and our Outreach Coordinator,Rabbi Yitz Motechin. These services,which will be held in our airconditioned gymnasium and whichwill accommodate between 500 and600 people are also available to ourmembers who would prefer tochoose this “learner’s service” for theHigh Holy Days in lieu of the MainSynagogue or one of the parallelservices.

Rosh Hashana begins this year onWednesday evening, October 1, andcontinues on Thursday and Friday,October 2 and 3. Yom Kippur is onFriday evening (Kol Nidre) andSaturday, October 10 and 11.

HIGH HOLY DAY SEATSNOW BEING ASSIGNED

THANKS FOR

THE PESACH FOOD

The KJ Social Action Committeeexpresses its appreciation to allthose members who contributedPassover food to the Jewish needyon the Lower East Side prior toPesach. In addition, the committee,headed by Amanda Ritz andDonna and Jonathan Levinson,wishes to thank those commercialcontributors who helped makeour effort such a success. They are:

Park East ButchersHaim Food Group

D'AgastinoFood Emporium

Streits FoodsGold Pure Food Products

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Rita Distenfeld graciously opened her home for the final Sisterhoodmeeting of 1996/97. Ellen Baumgarten, outgoing president, was thankedfor her tireless efforts on behalf of Sisterhood. Audrey Lookstein, Chairof the nominating committee installed the new officers and boardmembers. They are:

President Dr. Diana Heller Friedman

Vice President Terry Jaspan

Treasurer Yvonne Koppel Kopans

Recording Secretary Donna Silverman

Assoc. Recording Sec. Diane Sharon LedermanSocial Secretary Rita Distenfeld

NEW BOARD MEMBERS:

Reva Alper Sheera Moffson

Jewel Edelman Florence Rothman

Jennifer Gross Judy Spiegel

Rena Hoffman Rita Woldenberg

Past Presidents of Sisterhood:Audrey Lookstein, Yvonne KoppelKopans, Judy Tanz, Dede Alpert, Rae Gurewitsch and Brenda Bernsteinreminisced about the accomplishments of the organization. Thehighlight of the afternoon was a “trip down memory lane” by Mrs.Gertrude Lookstein, Mrs. Lillian Jacobs and Mrs. Ami Texon.

DR. DIANA FRIEDMANNEW SISTERHOOD PRESIDENT

THE NEEDLEPOINTParticularly special is the

magnificent new needlepointedblue Torah cover designed toconform with all the other Torahsin our ark. The impressive workon this cover was done by ourTrustee and former SisterhoodPresident, Rae Gurewitsch. It was

truly a dedicated labor of love forwhich the congregation isextremely grateful. The quotationon the cover of this Torah reads:“V’asu li mikdash v’shachantibesocham — And they shallmake for me a sanctuary and Iwill dwell in their midst.”

THE MUSICOne of the extraordinary

aspects of the program was thebeautiful singing of the RamazUpper School Chamber Chorusunder the direction of CarollGoldberg. The singing welcomedthe congregation back into the

synagogue as the Torahs werebeing returned to the ark. Thehighlight of this part of theprogram was the extraordinary andvery moving solo rendition of “ThePlace Where I Belong” sung byRamaz senior, Ravital Kranzler.

“I was born into KJ and thefirst Sisterhood Meeting was heldat the home of Bertha Rafsky, thegrandmother of Michael andRonald Jaspan. It is noteworthyto see that her granddaughter-in-law, Michael's wife, Terry Jaspanis now the new vice-president ofthe Sisterhood. It is a pleasure tosee the continuation of theSisterhood with the wonderfulblend of ages. I am so glad to behere today.”

SISTERHOOD HONORS 125TH ANNIVERSARY

OF KJWITH TRIP DOWN

MEMORY LANEMRS. GERTRUDE LOOKSTEIN:

“We are celebrating the 125years of existence of KJ, but Iwant to reflect only to 25 yearsago. It was at the height of myinvolvement in Sisterhood. I wasgiven the honor of being the firstwoman Trustee of KJ. It is mostworthwhile to be a member ofSisterhood and KJ. It is a pleasureand satisfaction to see itprogressing generation togeneration.”

MRS. LILLIAN JACOBS:

“Upon my husband's urging, I attended the very first meetingof the Sisterhood, where I had theprivilege of meeting my lifelongbest friend Gertie Lookstein. Iwas sold on KJ and the Sisterhoodafter meeting Rabbi JosephLookstein, of blessed memory,who greeted me with ‘is yourhusband the not so tall man who issaying Kaddish?’ ”

MRS. AMI TEXON:

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Rabbi Lookstein expressedgratitude to Dr. Nathalie Friedman andher committee of more than fortymembers including vice-chair, RobertKurzweil and co-chairs BenjaminBrown and Dr. Gilbert N. Kahn fortheir dedication, imagination andcreativity in planning the thirteenmonths of events in celebration of the

125th anniversary. Similar gratitudewas expressed to our ExecutiveDirector, Robert Leifert, who actuallyfirst conceived of the nature of ourthirteen month 125th anniversaryobservance and celebration.

The morning's program concludedwith a beautiful buffet brunch in theAuditorium.

THE COMMITTEE

As part of our celebration of the125th anniversary of KJ we areundertaking several projects that weexpect will prove useful to theCongregation. First, we are using ourarchives to select items, recalling thepast, which will appear in the KJBulletins of this anniversary year.Second, we intend to refurbish thearchives, replacing the current, oldfile boxes with new, sturdier onesthat are easier to handle. We wantalso to create a pleasanter, moreprotected storage area for thearchives.

Our main goal is to make the

archives accessible to scholars andstudents of American Jewish History.We are being advised by SteveSiegel, Archivist of the 92nd StreetY, and with his help, the work will beunderway this summer. This firststage should be completed within theyear. As part of the archives project,we have scheduled visits with thearchivists of Shearith Israel, TheSpanish and Portuguese Synagogueand Central Synagogue. We will alsovisit the newly established museumof Temple Emanuel seekinginformation and ideas that canbenefit our community.

KJ ARCHIVES EXPLOREDYOUR DOCUMENTS WANTED!

Our second major project is an oralhistory of members of the congregationwho have been involved with the majorcommitments of KJ to maximumJewish education (our work forYeshiva University and the signalachievement of Ramaz) to Israel, tothe successful rescue efforts of SovietJewry and to the enhanced role ofwomen in Jewish life and worship. We

will work with experienced peoplewho will provide the necessaryguidance. We will start the work ofplanning and assume that such a majorundertaking will extend well beyondthis anniversary year. If we aresuccessful, we will have valuableinformation that will enrich ourunderstanding of these historic effortsand achievements.

MEMBERS SOUGHT FOR ORAL HISTORY

We also aim to create a changinglobby exhibit of documents and otheritems identified with our history. Ifyou have items to submit or lend tothis effort, please contact RobertLeifert at the Synagogue office (427-1000).

Our thanks to Professor NaomiMiller who is chairing this committeeand to its members Rae Gurewitsch,Yvonne Koppel-Kopans, and TobyJoseph who took considerable time towork on our dusty ancient basementfiles.

ONGOING EXHIBIT

The KJ Men's Club justcompleted an exciting season ofevents with its annual ShavuotDinner on the first night of Shavuot,preceding the Tikun Leyl Shavuot.Over 275 people attended the event.In addition to a sumptuous Yom Tovdinner, divrei Torah were presentedby members of the Men's ClubBoard and by over twenty-fivechildren of the 4tH, 5th and 6thgrades of the Ramaz Lower School.This concluded a wonderful seasonof activities of the Men's Club,which included a series of Parent-Child Minyanim (co-sponsored withthe KJ Youth Department), theSeudah Shlishit program, theSunday Supper Lecture Program(with Judge Harold Rothwax), Men'sClub Shabbaton (at which membersof the Men's Club led the Shabbatservices) and Men's Club CholHamoed Sukkah Supper (withMayor Rudolph Guiliani).

The Men's Club is now planningits program for the next season,which will be announced in the fall.

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In his President's report, FredDistenfeld pointed out theextraordinary nature of this pastcongregational year. He remarkedhow thrilled we were to welcome thenew Prime Minister of the State ofIsrael, Hon. Benyamin Netanyahu,who spent Shabbat with us on his firstvisit to the United States as PrimeMinister. He also spoke of howthrilled we were to welcome SenatorJoseph Lieberman to our pulpit onShabbat YACHAD, a day on whichwe hosted some forty young peoplewho suffer from a variety ofdisabilities and who were guided andsupported by some eighty Ramazstudents and teachers. "It was great tohear a member of the United StatesSenate speak so comfortably aboutwhat it means to be a Shomer Mitzvotin the halls of Congress."

The President also spoke of thephysical changes to our buildingincluding the emergency repairs on

the parapet that borders the roof of theMain Synagogue requiring scaffoldingin front of the building for months thiswinter and the refurbishing of thefacade of the synagogue. He alsoannounced the completion of therenovation of the two ladies'bathrooms above the balcony level ofthe Main Synagogue.

Finally, the President recognizedthe many members of the congregationwho have taken leadership roles in ouractivities throughout the yearincluding the Mishloach Manotproject, the Dinner Dance, the SocialAction, Adult Education, BikurCholim and new Political AffairsCommittees, and those who chairedspecial events such as the PurimSeudah, Scholar-in ResidenceShabatot, Sukkot meals, Shavuotdinner, Beginner's programs and ahost of others in addition to ourSisterhood, Men's Club and Couple'sClub and Ketubah.

SPIRIT OF EXCITEMENT DOMINATES ANNUAL MEETING“IT HAS BEEN A YEAR OF EXTRAORDINARY ACTIVITY,

MARKED BY A GREAT INFLUX OF MEMBERS.”

Dr. Diana Heller Friedman, pastPresident of the KJ Couple's Club andnewly installed President of theSisterhood presented eighty newfamilies for acceptance into themembership of Kehilath Jeshurun. Therecord of eighty new families is thelargest group of new members everinducted into membership in any oneyear. They represent 144 new adultsand many, many new children who wewelcome into our community. Many ofthe new members include people whohad themselves grown up in thiscongregation and those who are thechildren of current members as well asbrothers, sisters, nieces, nephews andcousins of current members. Also

included were Ramaz alumni, newRamaz parents, and some who, pleaseGod, hope to be.

Diana remarked that several of ournew members have come to us throughour Beginner's Service and ourmonthly Young People's Shabbatminyan. She expressed how proud thecongregation is to welcome memberswho have emigrated to the UnitedStates from a number of foreigncountries. We are also proud towelcome a number of new memberswho have already distinguishedthemselves through their work in theJewish community and others whoare prominent in their professionalcareers.

EIGHTY NEW FAMILIES INDUCTED AT ANNUAL MEETING

Ravi Tal Kranzler sings solo “The Place Where I Belong”


NEW MEMBERSRobin and Russell AbadaEsty and Mauricio AbadiRenee and Leon AdamsMarilyn and Greg AdlerSharon and George AryehYvette and Michel BenarroshDr. Julia Glade-Bender and Jonathan

BenderBonnie and Joel BergsteinSara and David BermanEphraim BernsteinNina and Barry BestLaura and David BlumJennifer and Jonathan BoyarskyEleanor and Dr. Alan BrennglassVeronica and Dr. Abraham ChachouaRuth and Jonathan ChernowNata and Naum ChernyavskyErit and Simon CohenRina and Steve DabbahAndrew DuellDale and Aaron Harry DusheyJennifer and Jacob EisenstatNicole and Jeffrey FisherAmy and Robert FisherDr. Ronald GlassDebra and Dov GlickHadassah and Dr. Samuel GoldringNaomi and Gerald GoldsteinSandra and Bruce GoldwynJudy and Mark GoodmanRebecca and Laurence GrafsteinLloyd GreenDrs. Hilary Gleekman and William

GreenbergJan and Andrew GrovemanBeverly GuntherAbigail and Scott HerschmannDr. Chani and Jonathan HornblassGila and Joshua JaffeJanet and Arthur JakobyLeslie Sarah James

Dalia and Ariel JurmannAdele and Dr. Irwin KanarekDr. Lisa KarabelnikRobert D. KatzDr. Audrey and Scott KaufmanDr. Barbara Braffman and Benjamin

KlapperShani and David KramerRandy and Mitchel KrevatLeslie and Michael KuleMichael KullaDr. Abraham KupermanEllen and Dr. Franklyn LaiferJane and Reuben LeibowitzMindy and Michael LeventhalAliza and Steven MajorAlexandra MandelRisa MandellJudith and Leonard MargolisDr. Elizabeth and Victor MintzRobin and Dan MittmanWendy and Adam ModlinEllen and Avery ModlinGail and Berndt PerlDrorit and Michael RatzkerLara and Gregory RhineYocheved and Marc SchwartzGail and Maurice SettonAdrianne and Avi ShapiraSara and Simon ShemiaLisa and James ShenwickAndrew ShipperJacqueline and Dr. Joel SpitzMindy SteenLoren and Eric SteinEsther and Henry SwiecaMichelle TaubenblatGale Goldstein TuckerEva-Michaele and Clifford WasserJeffrey M. WiceStefan WylerDeborah and Dr. Marc Zimbler

FIVE OFFICERS RE-ELECTED

STEPHEN J. KULE STEPS DOWNFRED BAUMGARTEN NEW SECRETARY

President Fred DistenfeldVice President Dr. Gilbert N. KahnSecond Vice President Robert ZimetSecretary Frederic H. BaumgartenTreasurer Chaim EdelsteinFinancial Secretary Richard E. Kobrin

Stephen J. Kule has been an outstanding leader in Kehilath Jeshurun over the pasttwo decades. He revitalized the Couple's Club and served as President. Steve chaired theKJ effort on behalf of UJA-Federation and co-chaired the 21st Century Fund project. Weare pleased to report that he will continue to serve on the Executive Committee of theBoard of Trustees.

Fred Baumgarten, who grew up in our congregation has served as a trustee forseveral years. He previously was Treasurer of the congregation. We welcome him back as an Officer of KJ.

Mrs. Joseph H. (Gertrude) Lookstein, Honorary Chairperson

of the 125th Anniversary Celebration


TRUSTEES ELECTEDThe following members were elected to new three year terms as regular members of

the Board of Trustees:

Lenore Alpert Martin Kaufman

Sholem Greenbaum Harry Kleinhaus

Michael Jesselson Yvonne Koppel-Kopans

Asher Levitsky

The following three members of the congregation have now been elected tomembership on the regular Board:

Stephen J. Kule

Ephraim Propp

and Associate Trustee, Mel Stein

THE ASSOCIATE TRUSTEES APPOINTEDThe following Trustees were re-appointed for one year terms on the Associate Board

by President Fred Distenfeld:

Harry Ballan Steven Koppel

Dr. Larry Baruch Kenneth Rochlin

Ray Brenner Jeremy Schwalbe

Barry Cooper Leonard Silverman

Dr. Robert Friedman Dr. Alan Spiegel

Karen Gibofsky Doris Travis

NEW ASSOCIATE TRUSTEESThe following three members were appointed as Associate Trustees for the

first time:Harvey AbrahamsAndrew Charles

Scott Shay

RETIRING TRUSTEESHaving served the constitutional maximum of nine years on the Board of Trustees,

two of its members are retiring due to constitutional mandate. They are Burt Usdan andHon. Robert Abrams. Past President of the Couples Club, Isaac Pollak has asked to stepdown as a Trustee.

With warmth and sensitivity, Rabbi Lookstein paid tribute through briefeulogies to seventeen members of the congregation who were called to theireternal reward since the 124th Annual Meeting. Those members eulogizedwere:

Fatulla Amini Dr. Joseph LitwinsEstelle Baumgarten Bernard MezeyFrances Feder Samuel MillerA. Phillip Goldsmith Rachel NashMolly Jaffa Frida NorrisBertha Lebowitz Jacob StarmanHelen Leibner Oscar TrencherAgatha Leifer Martha Vorcheimer

Israel Waldman

DECEASED MEMBERS

Dr. Nathalie Lookstein Friedman,Chairperson of the 125th Anniversary

Celebration, and her brother, Rabbi HaskelLookstein carry new Torah on 85th Street


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Our Am HaSefer Book DiscussionClub, to which all members of thecongregation are invited, will meeton four Sunday evenings next year toreview four books which considerthe Jewish experience in Americaand in Europe during the 125 yearlife of Kehilath Jeshurun.

We recommend you start readingthese books over the summer so thatyou can be prepared to participateactively in the Sunday eveningdiscussions during the year.

The first book will be AlanDershowitz's new book, THEVANISHING AMERICAN JEW. Itwill be reviewed by Rabbi Lookstein.

The other books to be reviewedare:

� JEWISH POWER: INSIDETHE JEWISH AMERICANESTABLISHMENT by J.J.Goldberg.

� NAZI GOLD by Tom Bower.Was there a Swiss conspiracyto steal millions of dollarsfrom Europe's Jews andHolocaust survivors?

� THE HOLE IN THE HEARTOF THE WORLD: BEINGJEWISH IN EASTERNEUROPE by JonathanKaufman.

These are the books. The datesand locations and discussion leaderswill be announced in the Fall. Startreading now!

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A C A D E M I CC O N G R E G A T I O N K E H I L A T H J E S H U R U N

ADAM TOBIAS BRENNER, son ofRuth and KJ Trustee Ray Brenner, uponhis graduation with honors from Ramaz asa recipient of The Aron and LeahSwergold Memorial Award for excellencein Talmud. He was Captain of the ServiceSquad and JV Basketball. He also servedas Chair of the Business Investment Club,as well as Junior Class President. Adamwill attend the Wharton School of theUniversity of Pennsylvania in the fall.

ABIGAIL RACHEL BRYSKIN,daughter of Doina and Dr. Larry Bryskin,upon her graduation from Ramaz, as therecipient of the Rabbi Joseph H. LooksteinMemorial Award for outstanding personalgrowth and the BJE Nachson Award. Shewas very involved in the Jewish AffairsCommittee and various Tzedakah projects.Abigail will spend next year at MidreshetMoriah in Israel and then begin her studiesat Stern College.

MATTHEW BRYSKIN, son of Doinaand Dr. Larry Bryskin and a graduate ofRamaz, upon his graduation from YeshivaCollege with a BA in English Literature.

MICHAEL COHEN, son of Carole andDr. Seymour Cohen, upon his graduationfrom The Dwight School, as the recipientof a Letter of Commendation in theNational Merit Scholarship Contest. Hereceived an award for excellence in jazzguitar, as well as the IB Music Prize foroutstanding scholarship in music.Michael has accepted a President'sScholarship at Muhlenberg College for thefall.

NANCY LEDERMAN COHEN, wife ofMichael Cohen and daughter of Fran andArnold Lederman, upon her graduationwith a Masters degree from theWurzweiler School of Social Work ofYeshiva University.

MARK CHREIN, son of Carol HornChrein and Charles Chrein, upon hisgraduation from Ramaz. An avid golfer,Mark was involved in the BusinessInvestment Club and the TzedakahCommittee all of his years at Ramaz. Hewill attend Boston University in the fall.

SARAH MAY EPSTEIN, daughter ofEmily and Bennett Epstein, upon hergraduation summa cum laude and withhonors from Binghamton University,where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.She completed a dual major in Hebrewand History and was a teaching assistant inthe Hebrew Department during her senioryear. Sarah is also a nationally-certifiedaerobics instructor and taught aerobics atthe University. She is a graduate of theBronx High School of Science andcompleted the Young Judea Year Coursein Israel prior to attending college. Sarahwill attend NYU Law School in the fall.

JEFFREY ESSES, son of Barbara andAbe Esses and a graduate of Ramaz, uponhis graduation from Boston Universitywith a BS in Business Administration. Hereceived the Tzedakah Award from theBoston University Hillel.

DANIEL ARI FREEDMAN, son of Dr.Louis and Nancy (Linzer) Freedman, aformer Ramaz student and grandson of ourmembers, Mr. and Mrs. Saul Linzer, whowas named a 1997 Burchard Scholar bythe School of Humanities and SocialScience of the Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology. Daniel has just completed hisjunior year at MIT as a physics major witha minor in political science.

MICHAEL JOSEPH FREEDMAN, sonof Dr. Louis and Nancy (Linzer)Freedman, a former Ramaz student andgrandson of our members, Mr. and Mrs.Saul Linzer, who has been named a finalistin the National Merit ScholarshipProgram. A bronze and silvercongressional award winner, Michael isalso his class valedictorian and a regionalwinner in the Coca-Cola ScholarsProgram. He will attend the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology in the fall andplans to major in computer science.

ARIELA TAL FRIEDMAN, daughter ofRosie and Dr. Mark Friedman, upon hergraduation from Ramaz. She was active inJV and varsity basketball, Tzedakah andChorus. Ariela will study at MidreshetMoriah next year and continue her studiesat Stern College.

ORLY GENGER, daughter of Dalia andArie Genger, upon her graduation fromRamaz. She was a leader of the DebateTeam and served as secretary of theBusiness Investment Club. Orly willattend Brown University in the fall.

REBECCA GOBER, daughter of Rachelland Ira Gober, upon her graduation fromRamaz as the recipient of the SherutAward for contributions to schoolprograms. She is a strong athlete, acommitted volunteer tutor and servicesquad member. After a year at MachonGold in Israel, Rebecca will attend BostonUniversity.

JONATHAN GREENBAUM, son ofWendy and KJ Trustee SholemGreenbaum, upon his graduation withhonors from Ramaz, as the recipient of aLetter of Commendation in the NationalMerit Scholarship Contest. He served asCaptain of the Debate Team and Co-opPresident, as well as a staunch member ofthe hockey team's defense. Jonathan willattend Yeshivat Sha'alvim in the fall,before beginning his studies at theUniversity of Pennsylvania.

ARIEL LESLIE GROVEMAN,daughter of Jan and Andrew Groveman,upon her graduation with honors fromRamaz. She received the Beatrice andMurray Kirschblat Holocaust Award andthe Gilda Silverman Memorial Award.Ariel served as president of the HolocaustOral History Club and Vice President ofthe Dance Group. She was also involved intzedakah activities, such as Yachad. Arielwill attend Midreshet Lindenbaum nextyear, before beginning her studies at theUniversity of Pennsylvania.

JILL HAUBEN, daughter of Lana andBen Hauben and a graduate of Ramaz,upon her graduation magna cum laude andwith honors in Psychology from WheatonCollege, where she was elected to Phi BetaKappa.

ALISHA HESS-HABER, daughter ofDrs. Clark and Carol Hess-Haber, uponher graduation from Ramaz as therecipient of a Letter of Commendation inthe National Merit Scholarship Contest,


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as well as a Gabba'ei Tefila Award. Shewas one of the heads of Women's Tefillahand a flutist in the Ramaz band. Alisha willattend Cornell's School of Engineering inthe fall.

STEVEN HOFFMAN, son of EdithGoldman and Morton Hoffman and thegrandson of Mrs. Estelle Goldman, uponhis graduation from the MaimonidesSchool in Boston. He will attend YeshivatHar Etzion in the fall and has beenaccepted at Brandeis, Johns Hopkins andCarnegie Mellon.

JANE JACOBSON upon receiving an enroute masters. She has completed all sixtycredits for her Ph.D. and passed a Frenchtranslation exam and a written exam inEnglish and American literature.

STEVEN JASPAN, son of Terry and KJTrustee Michael D. Jaspan and grandson ofNorman and Dr. Jeanne Jaspan, upon hisgraduation from Ramaz as the recipient ofthe Lenox Hill Neighborhood AssociationCommunity Service and Chesed Award.He participated in the Business InvestmentClub, Mishmar and JV basketball. Stevewill attend Yeshivat HaKotel in the fall,before beginning his studies at Brandeis.

ALEXANDRA T. JOSEPH, daughter ofJessica and Jean-Paul Joseph andgranddaughter of Mrs. Soeurette Joseph,upon her graduation with honors fromRamaz, as the recipient of a Letter ofCommendation in the National MeritScholarship Contest and the Stage Award.She was the Captain of the stage crew,Photography Editor of the yearbook, aswell as an advisor for this year's freshmanclass. Alexandra was also a participant inthe 1996 March of the Living. She willattend the University of Pennsylvania inthe fall.

RACHEL KAHN, daughter of Deborahand David Kahn and granddaughter ofMrs. Miriam Kahn, upon her graduationfrom Yavneh Academy in Paramus, assalutatorian. She will enter the RamazUpper School in the fall.

JOSHUA KAMERMAN, son of RussellKamerman upon his graduation fromManhattan Day School. He will attendFrisch High School in the fall.

JONATHAN SETH KATZ, son ofSharon and Howard Katz, upon hisgraduation from Manhattan Day School.He will attend MTA in the fall.

SONYA KURIS, daughter of GeraldineKuris and niece of KJ Comptroller HattieMurphy, upon her graduation from Ramaz.She was co-head of Junior Retreat andVice-President of the Women's IssuesClub. Sonya has also been involved in thearts and played the guitar in this year'sCelebration of the Arts. She will attend theUniversity of Albany in the fall.

DANA LOREN LANDAU, daughter ofRhea and Dr. Leon Landau and a graduateof Ramaz, upon her graduation fromBarnard with a Bachelors Degree inEnvironmental Science.

EVAN MATTHEW LANDAU, son ofRhea and Dr. Leon Landau upon hisgraduation from Ramaz. He was involvedin the Current Events Club and theHistorical Simulations Club. Evan willattend Brandeis in the fall.

CAROLYN LEVY, who has completedher pediatric residency at Mt. SinaiHospital. She will begin a fellowship inpediatric hematology/oncology atMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

ARIEL LINDENBAUM, daughter ofJean and Armand Lindenbaum upon hergraduation from Ramaz. She was Co-Captain of the Tennis team and played onthe varsity basketball team. Ariel was alsoactive on the Tzedakah Committee. Shewill attend Boston University in the fall.

HARRIS LUKASHOK, son of Ruth andEd Lukashok and a graduate of Ramaz,upon his graduation with honors inEconomics and Business fromBinghamton University, where he waselected to Phi Beta Kappa.

TAMARA MANN, daughter of Sharynand Stephen Mann upon her graduationwith honors from Ramaz. She was Co-Captain of Mock Trial, co-head of theRamaz Israel Affairs Committee and co-founder of the Ramaz ConservativeCaucus. Tamara will attend DukeUniversity in the fall.

MICHAEL TED MELTZER, son ofMarilyn Muhlbauer and the late ThomasMeltzer, upon his graduation with honorsfrom Ramaz, as the recipient of the BJENachshon Award. A member of theBusiness Investment Club and the MathTeam, he has also exhibited his artwork atthe Celebration of the Arts. Michael willattend the Stern School of Business atNYU in the fall.

JULIE MESSELOFF, daughter of Estherand Jonathan Messeloff upon hergraduation from Ramaz. She was an activemember of the chorus, the TzedakahCommittee and the Service Squad. Shewill attend Queens College in the fall.

SARAH MUSHER, daughter of Ruth andDr. David Musher upon her graduationfrom Cornell. She received the NationalHillel Bittker Fellowship in Washington,D. C. for next year.

SHARON MUSHER, daughter of Ruthand Dr. David Musher, who will attendColumbia University in the fall for herPh.D. in American History.

JONATHAN (YONI) OPPENHEIM,son of Raquel and E. Magnus Oppenheim,who received a Third Prize Award in acity-wide essay contest sponsored by HighFive Tickets and the Princeton Review.Yoni is entering his junior year at YeshivaUniversity High School for Boys this fall.

SIMEON (SHIMON) OPPENHEIM,son of Raquel and E. Magnus Oppenheim,upon his graduation from Yeshiva Collegewith a BA in History and a minor inBusiness and an AA degree in JudaicStudies from the Isaac Breuer College. Hewas Treasurer of the Student Council andCaptain of the Fencing team in his senioryear. He is the recipient of the Arthur D.Tauber Fencing Award from the YUAthletics Department. Shimon wasselected to membership in the 1996-97Who's Who Among Students in AmericanUniversities and Colleges HonorsProgram.


ODELYA EDITH PAGOVICH, daughterof Talia Pagovich and the late Dr.Benjamin Pagovich, upon her graduationfrom Ramaz. She was Editor-in Chief ofthe Hebrew newspaper, TOSES and amember of the Current Events Club.Odelya will attend Boston University inthe fall.

JILLIAN PERLBERGER, daughter ofCarol and Ralph Perlberger and a graduateof Ramaz, upon her graduation from NewYork University Law School.

CINDY DEBRA PERLMAN, daughterof Francine and David Perlman, upon hergraduation from Ramaz. She was an activemember of the Service Squad andTzedakah Committee, as well as a juniorhigh advisor. Cindy will attend IthacaCollege in the fall.

JASON ERIC PERLMAN, son ofFrancine and David Perlman and agraduate of Ramaz, upon his graduationfrom the University of Michigan with aBA in Sociology. He will attend theSackler School of Medicine at Tel AvivUniversity in the fall.

BENJAMIN RAPOPORT, son of Sandraand Dr. Samuel Rapoport who was a first-place winner in the New York Academy ofSciences Science and Technology Expo forhis invention of a new accelerometer.

ANDREW RECHTSCHAFFEN, son ofPamela and Rabbi Manfred Rechtschaffenand a graduate of Ramaz, on receiving theWillard M. Ware Award for Excellencefrom the Wharton School of the Universityof Pennsylvania in recognition of hisoutstanding academic performance.

ERICA SCHACTER, daughter of Sheiraand Steven Schacter, granddaughter of Dr.Nathalie and Israel Friedman and great-granddaughter of Mrs. Joseph H.Lookstein and a graduate of Ramaz, uponher graduation cum laude and with honorsfrom Harvard with a BA in Government.She will begin working for The Wall StreetJournal writing and editing on the Leisureand Art page.

ILISA KAY SCHAFFER, daughter ofGail and Marvin Schaffer, upon hergraduation with honors from Ramaz. Shereceived the Avram J. HellermanMemorial Bikur Cholim Award and theLenox Hill Neighborhood AssociationCommunity Service and Chesed Award. Avolunteer whose work for Bikur Cholimhas been inspiring to both classmates andteachers, Ilisa will attend MidreshetLindenbaum next year, after which shewill study at Barnard College.

NOAH SCHEINFELD, son of Ellen andDavid Scheinfeld and a graduate ofRamaz, upon his graduation from YaleMedical School. He is doing a residencyin Dermatology at Albert Einstein.

TAMAR DENA SIMON, daughter ofNaomi Goldstein and Alfred Simon uponher graduation with honors from Ramaz.She served as Chair of the ChesedCommittee and was a steady participant inthe Bikur Cholim of Lenox Hill Hospital.Tamar will attend Michlelet MevaseratYerushalayim next year, before beginningher studies at Brandeis.

YAIRA SINGER-CIMET, daughter ofAdina and Michael Singer upon hergraduation from Ramaz as the recipient ofthe Chorus Award and the NationalSpanish Exam Award. She has publishedpoems in both English and Hebrew andrecently was a winner in the 1997 NationalSpanish Examinations sponsored by theAmerican Association of Teachers ofSpanish and Portuguese. Yaira will attendList College of the Jewish TheologicalSeminary.

STEPHEN SMIGEL, son of Lois andLouis Smigel and a graduate of Ramaz,upon receiving an MBA from theColumbia University Business School. Hehas accepted a position with Credit SuisseFirst Boston in New York City.

DAVID STERN, son of Ralou and RonaldStern, upon his graduation from Ramaz. Heis a committed athlete with a serious interestin business. David will attend the Universityof Michigan in the fall.

AIMEE G. TAUB, daughter of Susan andDr. Robert Taub, upon her graduation cumlaude from Barnard College.

MIRIAM TAUBER, daughter of Adeleand KJ Trustee Ronald Tauber, upon hergraduation from Ramaz. A vibrant actressand an enthusiastic poet, Miriam willattend Bar Ilan University next year andthen begin her studies at the University ofPennsylvania.

ARI TUCHMAN, son of Drs. Shera andAlan Tuchman and a graduate of Ramaz,upon his graduation magna cum laudefrom Harvard. He will begin a Ph.D.program in Physics at Yale University inthe fall.

MICOLE BINA TUCHMAN, daughterof Drs. Shera and Alan Tuchman upon hergraduation with honors from Ramaz, as afinalist in the National Merit ScholarshipContest and recipient of the Sports Award.She served as Captain of the girls' varsityVolleyball team and a participant in MockTrial. Micole also helped edit the Frenchliterary magazine. She will attend YaleUniversity in the fall.

JOSEFA USDAN, daughter of AliceUsdan and Burt Usdan, upon hergraduation from Ramaz, as the recipient ofthe Sue Moskowitz Chesed Award. One ofthe most reliable members of the TzedakahCommittee, Josie has worked hard toenrich the spiritual life of the school,especially at holidays. She will attendStern College in the fall.

REBECCA ANNE WEISS, daughter ofDoris and Elliot Weiss and a graduate ofRamaz, upon her graduation from a jointprogram between the Jewish TheologicalSeminary and Columbia University withtwo Bachelors Degrees, one in PoliticalScience and and one in Jewish Literature.As Vice President of the Cigar Society atColumbia University, she helped raise over$2,500 for children with AIDS. She wasalso an active member of the Glee Club.Rebecca will assume the position ofProject Manager for the Administration forChildren's Services.


Another wonderful classcomposed of 105 seniors wasgraduated from the Rabbi Joseph H.Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz onWednesday, June 18. Of thegraduating seniors, forty-six will bespending next year studying Torah ina variety of institutions in Israel. Thisrepresents better than a twenty-fivepercent increase over last year. Theseinstitutions include BMT, Bar Ilan,Birkat Moshe, Machon Gold,Michlala, Michlelet MevaseretYerushalayim, Michlelet Torah Va-Regesh, Midreshet Lindenbaum,Midreshet Moriah, Nativ, Sha'areiMevaseret Zion, Yeshivat HaKotel,Yeshivat Hamivtar, Yeshivat HarEtzion, and Yeshivat Sha'alvim.

This senior class, like itspredecessors of the past two years,devoted one night a week during thelast eight weeks of its tenure in HighSchool to a very extensive soupkitchen project. The students preparedthe food, transported it and serveddinner at a homeless shelter on theWest Side.

National Merit Competition ResultsOne of our seniors is a Merit

Scholarship Winner, seven areNational Merit finalists and 14received Letters of Commendation inthe National Merit Competition.

College Admissions RecordWe are also very proud of the

college admissions record of thisclass. Students were accepted inmultiple numbers to a large number ofexcellent colleges and universities,including, among others: Barnard,Boston University, Brandeis, Brown,University of Chicago, Columbia,Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, JohnsHopkins, MIT, University ofMaryland, University of Michigan,

NYU, University of Pennsylvania,Stanford, SUNY Binghamton andAlbany, Yale, Yeshiva University andStern College for Women.

We congratulate the seniors, theirparents and the entire Ramaz familyon the splendid record of this seniorclass and express the hope that as theygo on to college, they will follow theirpredecessors in taking positions ofleadership in Jewish life on the collegecampus.

105 SENIORS GRADUATED FROM RAMAZ UPPER SCHOOL

46 To Spend Next Year Learning Torah in Israel

DAVID BLINBAUMSon of Dr. Lauren and Jacques Blinbaum

JENNIFER BORNDaughter of Deborah and Dr. Richard Born

BESS CASTAGNELLODaughter of Gail and the late John Castagnello

ERICA DAVISDaughter of Helen and Reuben Davis andGranddaughter of Cantor and Mrs. Avrum

Davis and Mr. and Mrs. Berl Janowski

ALANA DUNIETZDaughter of Shelley and Dr. Jack Dunietz

DAVID ELLENBERGSon of Linda Ossad and Robert Ellenberg

ZIPPORAH FISCHDaughter of Linda and Charles Fisch

ESTHER GIBOFSKYDaughter of Karen and Dr. Allan Gibofsky

BENJAMIN GORDONSon of Goldie and I. David Gordon

SIMA GREENBAUMDaughter of Wendy and Sholem Greenbaum

SHERRI HIRSCHENBOIMDaughter of Ronit and Eli Hirschenboim

ELIZABETH KESTENBAUMDaughter of Vivian and Joshua Kestenbaumand Granddaughter of Mrs. Israel Waldman

ARI KRONENSon of Dr. Jeri and Ken Kronen

DANIEL LAUCHHEIMERSon of Sandy and Dr. Robert April

JESSICA MANTELDaughter of Joan and Arthur Mantel

ROBERT MANTELSon of Joan and Arthur Mantel

MATTHEW MOINIANSon of Nazee and Joseph Moinian

RAFI NUNBERGSon of Rebecca and Noah Nunberg

JACOB OLIDORTSon of Nadia and Joseph Olidort

REINA POTAZNIKDaughter of Helen and Dr. Daniel Potaznik

and Granddaughter of Mr. Jules Sax

JOSHUA RINGSon of Louise and Frank Ring

REBECCA ROHRDaughter of Pamela and George Rohr andGranddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Nash

ADAM ROSNERSon of Marian and William Rosner

CLIFFORD SCHOCHATSon of Lou-Ella and Michael Schochat

KELLY SCHWABDaughter of Ronit and Dr. Lawrence Schwab

LAURA SINGERDaughter of Jana and Lewis Singer

LEE SPAETSon of Margery Kalb-Spaet

and Jonathan Spaet

ELIZABETH TAUBERDaughter of Adele and Ronald Tauber

MAYA ZISBRODDaughter of Rivka and Dr. Zvi Zisbrod

BENJAMIN ZISESSon of Cathy and Seymour Zises

MAY THEY GO HIGHER AND HIGHERWE EXTEND A WARM MAZEL TOV

TO THE FOLLOWING YOUNG MEMBERS OF THE CONGREGATIONWHO PARTICIPATED IN ADVANCEMENT DAY EXERCISES

AS THEY COMPLETED THE RAMAZ LOWER SCHOOL.

We are proud of the thirty KJchildren in the 6th grade of Ramaz whowere honored with advancementexercises as they now move to theRabbi Joseph H. Lookstein UpperSchool of Ramaz.

We want to call particular attentionto those who played leadership roles inthe advancement exercises. RebeccaRohr delivered the opening prayer.Erica Davis and Adam Rosnerpresented the advancement addresses.The exercises were held in the MainSynagogue of the congregation onMonday, June 16th.

KJ YOUTH LEAD RAMAZ

ADVANCEMENT


W I T H I N O U R F A M I LYBIRTHSMazel tov to:

Joanne and Marc Ashley on the birthof a daughter, Rebecca Michal.

Rona and Barry Birnbaum on thebirth of a daughter. Similar good wishesto the proud grandparents, Barbara andRobert Neustadter.

Linda and Jonathan Blinken on thebirth of a son, Benjamin TishmanBlinken.

Gloria and our Trustee EliasBuchwaid on the birth of a grandson,Yale, to their children, Marlene and LeeEzer Buchwald.

Pamela and Adam Emmerich on thebirth of a son, Benjamin Ezekiel.

Florence and Dr. Philip Felig onthe birth of a grandson, JordanHerzl, to their children, Anna Marieand Dr. David Felig.

Dr. Martin Fox on the birth of twograndsons: Adam Moshe to Margie andDr. Arthur Fox and Tamir to Marisa andMichael Bevilacqua.

Mindy and Zachary Grant on thebirth of a daughter, Sydney Rose.

Robin and Samuel Greenfield on thebirth of a daughter, Raquel.

Karen and Steven Gurewitsch on thebirth of a daughter, Jordana Rose.Similar good wishes to the proudgrandparents, Rae and StanleyGurewitsch.

Beth and Brian Haimm on the birthof a daughter, Amanda Rachel.

Sue and Dr. Norman Javitt on thebirth of a granddaughter, Naomi Pessel,to their children, Kim and Joel Javitt.

Florence and Michael Kagan on thebirth of a daughter, Sasha JenniferCamelia. Similar good wishes to theproud grandparents, Shirley and IrvingKagan.

Adele and Dr. Irwin Kanarek on thebirth of a granddaughter, Aliza Shira, totheir children, Esthy and Elliot Hersch ofWoodmere.

Robin and Dr. Sydney Mehl on thebirth of a daughter, Jaclyn Esther.

Robin and Dan Mittman on the birthof a daughter, Olivia Sarah.

KJ Trustee Sue and Irwin Robins onthe birth of a granddaughter in Israel, totheir children, Fran and Jackie Goldstein.

Stacy and Ronald Scheinberg on thebirth of a daughter, Danielle. Similargood wishes to the proud grandparents,Eleanor and Sidney Scheinberg.

Jacqueline and Joel Spitz on thebirth of a son, Jonah Gabriel.

Ruth and Jonathan Staiman on thebirth of a son, William James.

Our Honorary Trustee Bertha Witkinon the birth of a great granddaughter,Danielle Lauren, to her grandchildren,Elise Witkin and Larry Zuckerman.

Eva-Michaele and Clifford Wasseron the birth of a son, Jacob Charles.Similar good wishes to the proudgrandparents, Brenda and AlbertBernstein.

May these children grow up in thefinest tradition of Torah, chuppah andmaasim tovim.

ENGAGEMENTMazel tov to Ruth and our Trustee

Irwin Shapiro on the engagement of theirson, Jonathan, a Ramaz graduate toHannah Rosenbaum, the daughter of Dr.and Mrs. Alfred Rosenbaum ofRiverdale.

May their wedding take place inhappiness and blessing.

WEDDINGSMazel tov to:

Isaac Hazan and Paulanne Serrur ontheir recent marriage.

Herbert Lukashok and Dr. JudithSpitzer on their recent marriage.

PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENTWe are pleased to announce that

Steven C. Koppel has joined the law firmof O'Sullivan, Graev and Karabeii.Steven is a Democratic District Leaderfrom the Upper East Side and is amember of the New York CityCommission on the Homeless. He is theauthor of many real estate finance articlesand is co-editor of a form book foraffordable housing transactions and thelow income housing tax credit.

Congratulations to Dr. StevenRudolph on his appointment as Directorof the new Stroke Prevention Program atthe Institute of Neurology andNeurosurgery, Beth Israel NorthDivision.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTWe are pleased to recognize Dr.

Rebecca Mannis, who recently chaired asymposium on “Educational RemediationLinking Neuropsychological Assessmentto Cognitive Strategies” at the annualconference of the New York StatePsychological Association.

We congratulate Dr. Meyer Texon,Associate Professor of ForensicMedicine at New York UniversityMedical Center, who has just published asecond edition of his book entitled “Hemodynamic Basis of Atherosclerosis,with Critique of The Cholesterol-HeartDisease Hypothesis.”

PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITIONCongratulations to Douglas Propp,

son of Eve Propp, who has beennominated for an Emmy award for hisdocumentary entitled “Hear Us Now,”which is about Andrea Schlesinger, theseventeen year old student representativeto New York City's Board of Educationand her fight to give students a voice inthe system. This film aired on P.B.S.

CREATIVE ENDEAVORSWe are pleased to congratulate:

Michael Bevilacqua, son-in-law ofDr. Martin Fox, who recently had apainting acquired by the WhitneyMuseum. He will be among the artistsrepresented at a show in Austin, Texas,sponsored by the Museum of Modern Artfor new American artists. Michael willalso have a gallery showing in Septemberat Jessica Fredericks Gallery in New York.

Samuel Friedman of Neve Yaakov inIsrael, son of Mrs. Eleanor Friedman, whorecently had his poem “In The East isOrange” published by the NationalLibrary of Poetry in their latestpublication, “The Nightfall of Diamonds.”He was selected as a semi-finalist.

Jamie Propp, son of Eve Propp, whorecently produced a C.D. entitled“Subplay-Subway Musicians of N.Y.”and released it under his own record label“As Is Entertainment.” He has beenfeatured in Newsweek and a full pagearticle in the Daily News. He hasappeared on Good Morning America,CBS Morning News, CNN and has beenspoken about on N.P.R.'s MorningEdition. To hear the music, visit subplaywebsite http://www.subplay.com.

CONDOLENCESOur condolences to:

Bernard Fischman on the passing ofhis sister, Ruth Rackman.

Robert Katz on the passing of hismother, Gladys Katz.

Elisa Lunzer on the passing of herfather, Moe Septee.

Dr. Norman Magid on the passing ofhis father, Herbert Magid.

Barrie Modlin on the passing of hismother, Sylvia Modlin.

Evelyn Sassoon on the passing ofher mother, Lilly Goldberger.

Lisa Todes on the passing of hermother, Carol Rosenshein.

May these mourners be comfortedamong those who mourn for Zion andJerusalem.

ELIZABETH SARAH TAUBERMazel tov to Adele and Trustee Ronald

Tauber on the recent Bat Mitzvah of theirdaughter, Elizabeth, known to friends andfamily as Lisa. Lisa celebrated her BatMitzvah over Pesach in Israel and here at KJat a Seudah Shlishit on Saturday, May 10. Shedelivered a Dvar Torah on “Miriam: Why IsShe Considered One Of Our ImportantLeaders?”

Lisa is entering the seventh grade of theRabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School ofRamaz.

YEHUDA MAGIDMazel tov to Sandy and Trustee Dr.

Norman Magid on the recent Bar Mitzvah oftheir son, Yehuda, which took place onSaturday, May 31 in the Main Synagogue. Heread the weekly Torah portion of Bechukotaiand the Haftorah. He also delivered a DvarTorah on “The Jewish Challenges ofBecoming a Bar Mitzvah During Sefira.”

Yehuda is entering the eighth grade of theRabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School ofRamaz.

BRADLEY COOPERMazel tov to Deborah and Mark Cooper

on the recent Bar Mitzvah of their son,Bradley, which took place on Saturday, June 7, in the Main Synagogue. He read theweekly Torah portion of Bamidbar and theHaftorah.

Bradley is entering the eighth grade of theRabbi Joseph H. Lookstein Upper School ofRamaz.

REINA POTAZNIKMazel tov to Helen and Dr. Daniel

Potaznik on the recent Bat Mitzvah of theirdaughter, Reina, which took place onSunday, June 15, at KJ. She delivered aDvar Torah on “Ruth: The Three Pillars ofthe World.” Similar good wishes to theproud grandfather, Mr. Jules M. Sax.

Reina is entering the seventh grade ofthe Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein UpperSchool of Ramaz.

BESSIE HANNAH CASTAGNELLOMazel tov to Gail Castagnello on the

recent Bat Mitzvah of her daughter, Bessie,which took place on Saturday, June 21, atthe Women's Tefillah Group at LincolnSquare Synagogue. She read the weeklyTorah portion of Behaalotcha and theHaftorah and delivered a Dvar Torah.

Bessie is the daughter of the late JohnDavid Castagnello.

Bessie is entering the seventh grade ofthe Rabbi Joseph H. Lookstein UpperSchool of Ramaz.


BNAI MITZVAH

Mazel tov to:Mrs. Eleanor Friedman on both a

Bar and Bat Mitzvah celebration in Israelof two of her grandchildren, NaftaliYosef and Esther Tsirel Friedman,children of Riva and Alan Friedman ofKarnei Shomron. Naftali celebrated hisBar Mitzvah on Shabbat, May 3, and readthe weekly Torah portion of Acharei-Motand Esther will observe her Bat Mitzvahon Shabbat, July 12.

Dr. and Mrs. Lawrence Steinbergon the recent Bar Mitzvah of theirgrandson, Jesse Mermelstein, son of Bethand Joshua Mermelstein, which took

place on Saturday, May 31, in BelleHarbor. He read the weekly Torah portionof Bechukotai and the Haftorah anddelivered a Dvar Torah. Jesse is enteringthe eighth grade of the Rabbi Joseph H.Lookstein Upper School of Ramaz.

Mr. and Mrs. Morris Wyszogrod onthe recent Bar Mitzvah of their grandson,Yonatan Yosef Zlotogorski, son of DinaWyshogrod and Chaim Zlotogrski, whichtook place on Shabbat, February 22, inJerusalem. He read the weekly Torahportion of Tetzaveh and the Haftorah anddelivered a Dvar Torah.

Howard Rubenstein received theJack D. Weiler Award at a luncheonsponsored by the UJA-FederationReal Estate and Allied TradeDivision. We are proud of this honorto one of our most devoted members.

COMMUNAL HONORS

Mazel tov to our Assistant Rabbiand his wife, Rabbi Mark and JillWildes on the birth of their first child,Yosef Tzvi.

We were pleased to welcome Jill'sparents, Marsha and Irwin Brandfonto our synagogue for the bris towhich the entire congregation wasinvited. Similar congratulations toour member, Mr. Leon Wildes, theother proud grandfather.

May Yosef bring much nachas tohis family and the Jewish communityand may he grow up in the finesttradition of Torah, Chupah andMa'asim Tovim.

WILDES HAVE A SON!


SABBATH SCHEDULEFriday Saturday

Lighting Evening Afternoon Sabbathof Candles Services Services Ends

July4-5 Korach 8:12 6:45 8:20 9:14

(Rosh Chodesh Tammuz)11-12 Chukat 8:09 6:45 8:15 9:1218-19 Balak 8:05 6:45 8:10 9:0625-26 Pinchas 8:00 6:45 8:10 8:59August

1-2 Matot-Masay 7:53 6:45 8:00 8:528-9 Devorim (Shabbat Chazon) 7:44 6:45 7:55 8:41

15-16 Va’etchanan (Shabbat Nachamu) 7:35 6:45 7:45 8:3122-23 Ekev 7:25 6:45 7:35 8:2129-30 Re’eh 7:14 6:45 7:25 8:08September

5-6 Shoftim 7:03 6:45 7:10 7:5712-13 Ki Teitzei 6:53 6:45 7:00 7:4619-20 Ki-Tavo 6:42 6:45 6:45 7:3326-27 Nitzavim-Vayelech 6:30 6:40 6:30 7:21

SCHEDULE OF SERVICESWeekday mornings ...........................................7:30 amSunday mornings..............................................8:30 amMondays and Thursdays ..................................7:15 amRosh Chodesh Weekdays .................................7:00 amSabbath mornings .............................................9:00 am

Evening services...............................................6:45 pm

DATES TO REMEMBER

Friday, July 4Independence DayMorning Services at 8:30 amSaturday, July 5Rosh Chodesh TammuzMorning Services at 9:00 amSunday, July 6Rosh Chodesh TammuzMorning Services at 8:30 amTuesday, July 22Fast of the 17th of TammuzMorning Services at 7:00 am

Monday, August 4Rosh Chodesh AvMorning Services at 7:00 amTuesday, August 12Tisha B’AvMorning Services at 7:00 amMonday, September 1Labor DayMorning Services at 8:30 amTuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 2-3Rosh Chodesh ElulMorning Services at 7:00 am

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Synagogue OfficialsDr. Haskel Lookstein . . . . . . . . . . . .RabbiMark Wildes . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant RabbiAvrum Davis . . . . . . . . . .Cantor EmeritusMayer Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CantorChaim Ophir . . . . . . . . . . .Ritual DirectorRobert J. Leifert . . . . . .Executive DirectorAlice Smokler . . . .Administrative Director

Officers of the CongregationFred Distenfeld . . . . . . . . . . . . . .PresidentDr. Gilbert N. Kahn . . . . . . .Vice PresidentRobert E. Zimet . . . . . .2nd Vice PresidentFrederic H. Baumgarten . . . . . . .SecretaryChaim Edelstein . . . . . . . . . . . . .TreasurerRichard E. Kobrin . . . .Financial SecretaryDr. Diana Friedman . . . . .Pres. SisterhoodHoward R. Katz . . . . . . . .Pres. Men’s ClubDr. Mark Meirowitz . . . . .Pres. Men’s ClubJewel Edelman . . . . . .Pres. Couple’s ClubRenata Marcus . . . . . .Pres. Couple’s Club

Past PresidentsBenjamin Brown Samuel Eisenstat

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Florence Cohen Chani Reiss Tania GlickHattie Murphy . . . . . . . . . . . .ComptrollerRudy Arjune . . . . . . . . . . . .Superintendent

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