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Musical birthday bash for 30 Years After: Remembering BHUSD’s historic teachers strike -- p. 36 Richard Sherman S’45 -- p. 43 Normans make the grade Alumni fl ourish in the arts, math, science and more

Photo: GregPhoto: Gayne/NBC Sue Fink ’66 & Angel City Q&A: UCLA Math Prof. John Fung, MD, PhD ’72, Angella Nazarian ’85 Chorale shine on Mason Porter ’95 leader in transplant awarded Ellis Island America’s Got Talent -- p. 42 -- p. 38 medicine -- p. 45 Medal of Honor -- p. 40

Supt. Remem- Michael Bregy bering discusses longtime BHUSD’s new counselor, middle school Vivian and more Saatjian- Normans named to Hall of Fame Green -- p. 5, 49 -- p. 3 -- p. 56 2 Alumni Highlights 2019

On Highlights’ masthead is the phrase “Today Well Inside this Issue Lived.” It is excerpted Hall of Fame Reunion photos from the following poem: pages 4-7 pages 14-18 Salutation of the Dawn Look to this day, For it is the very life of life. Upcoming Class Notes In its brief course lie all the verities and realities of Reunions pages 20-35 your existence; page 5 The glory of action, The bliss of growth, Profi les The splendor of beauty, For yesterday is but a Graduation pages 38-47 dream and pages 8-9 Tomorrow is only a vision; But today well lived makes Alumni Snapshots every yesterday a dream of List of pages 48-51 happiness, And every tomorrow a Contributors vision of hope, Look well, therefore, to this pages 10-13 Obituaries day. pages 52-63

Alumni Highlights Alumni Assoc. Board of Directors Staff Melanie Anderson Editor and Production Manager Josh Gross ’91 Editorial Contributor Joanna Stingray ’78 Editorial Contributor Barbara Lee Kozberg ’53 Proofreader Elizabeth Kuzmich Proofreader Maria Heilpern Class Notes

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Contributions are deductible Left to right: Noah Furie ’77, Lilly Lewis ’74, Josh Gross ’91, Joanna Stingray ’78, Candace under Sec. 501(c)3 of the Inter- Chen ’87. Not pictured: Elyse Beardsley ’76, Barry Brucker ’75 nal Revenue Code. 2019 Alumni Highlights 3 world. We President’s Message - Josh Gross ’91 need your Hello fellow Normans: end in sight. For those of you signifi cantly since that time. We f i n a n c i a l The big news this year is who lived through the BHHS now mail this Alumni Highlights support as the opening of Beverly Vista construction of 1967–69, send to over 18,500 graduates living we help middle school, coming this us your memories of that time. all over the world. The fi nancial take our August 12. See Superintendent Once again I’ve had the support of graduates like you alma mater Michael Bregy’s interview pleasure of working with has allowed us to become the to even below, which details many of Melanie Anderson on the biggest contributor of alumni h i g h e r the challenges and opportunities production of this edition, scholarships. This year, as in places. So in reconfi guring the district into which was completed before years past, we awarded $18,000 if you enjoy one 6-8 and two K-5 campuses its deadline and under budget. to deserving graduating seniors. r e a d i n g Josh Gross ’91 (El Rodeo will be closed for Melanie previously served This past year we lost y o u r two years for construction). as editor of Beverly Hills longtime head counselor Vivian Alumni Highlights, please I’ve always been a supporter Weekly. As you can see in this Saatjian-Green. We are thankful consider making a contribution of the middle school concept, publication, she does excellent to the many contributors (see and sending in a class note which makes more sense now work. We welcome your photos page 13) who contributed in her today. than ever. I think it’s going to be and submissions for future memory. Until next time my friends, great. editions of Alumni Highlights. In closing, don’t forget Go Normans! Much of the Beverly The Alumni Association was that you graduated from the Josh Gross ’91 High campus remains under founded in December, 1977. most famous high school in President, Alumni Association construction this year, with no Our organization has grown the country—probably the [email protected]

Opening this fall: Beverly Vista Middle School was much more in- Reconfiguration transforms BHUSD experience. structionally A major transformation of instructional. When I fi rst got to It was more pronounced at the focused and BHUSD is underway, following the district, I noticed right away on middle school level. [We were so the philo- the Board of Education’s approval my listening tour that the commu- essentially] running four diff erent sophical piece last fall to reconfi gure the district. nity is very supportive and proud middle schools … and there was of this is that This fall, Beverly Vista will open of the schools and yet I noticed this very little time to work in electives. adolescent as a 6-8 middle school. Hawthorne disconnect where people felt like it I noticed that when it came down time is the and Horace Mann will serve grades just wasn’t the same that it used to to staffi ng classes … the opportu- second great- K-5, while El Rodeo will go offl ine be. I think it’s because each school nities students have are driven by Superintendent est growth for construction for two years. was like its own district. It was very what staff we have. The model Michael Bregy, spurt in a Alumni Highlights spoke with clear to me in the fi rst 60 days that needs to be fl ipped because our EdD child’s life Superintendent Michael Bregy, we were a system of schools and staffi ng should be driven by the other than birth. It’s hard to address EdD in early February as he was not a true school system. needs of our students. those needs in a K-8 setting. in the midst of planning this mul- The kids were getting diff erent … Then I learned that [at vari- [How is reconfi guration—which tifaceted reconfi guration. Prior to experiences depending on which ous points in time] the district has includes a dedicated 6-8 middle coming to Beverly Hills in Febru- K-8 school they went to. The high been looking at … reconfi guration school—going to be better for ary 2017, Bregy was superinten- school could sit back and say this to one middle school for the last 20 the school district in the long dent at North Shore School District is a student from El Rodeo be- years. Each superintendent came run?] 112 north of Chicago. Dr. Bregy cause of their math skills or their in and saw it—that’s how glaring … Again, this is not because of has taught at the elementary, mid- language arts. That just created all it was—but the community wasn’t money but it’s because we’re not dle school and high school levels kinds of gaps because there were ready. I think that’s the hardest part utilizing our resources eff ectively. and spent 10 years as a high school strengths in diff erent places. So I about my job is how much change Reconfi guration is not only more principal. did a deeper dive into the elemen- is too much change for a commu- Cont. on p. 6 The following Q&A has been tary and middle schools and the nity? And that’s almost impossible edited and condensed. fi rst thing I found was that at the to measure. Watch Dr. Bregy discuss elementary schools there was very So the fi rst time around, when reconfi guration on Recently on Beverly Hills View, little collaboration time for teach- I fi rst got here, [the reconfi guration Beverly Hills View, hosted you described reconfi guration as ers. There were several teachers proposal] was driven diff erently by Alumni Association a philosophical shift for BHUSD. that were just teaching diff erent and it was more fi nancial. That President Josh Gross ’91 What do you mean by that? things. … Two kids in fi rst grade really was hard to get people on It’s philosophical, but it’s also could have a completely diff erent board. The second time around vimeo.com/311704167 4 Hall of Fame 2019 Beverly Hills High School Hall of Fame Edwin L. Artzt S’47 Betty Hughes Fladager S’41 Laurence Lesser ’56 Will Rogers Jr. W’31 Nicole Avant ’86 Joyce Marcus Flannery ’66 Mel Levine ’60 Jay Sandrich S’49 Robert E. Badham S’47 Michele Flournoy ’79 Stanley W. Levy ’59 Michael Schlesinger ’60 Josh Berger ’84 William F. Fore S’46 Michael Lloyd ’66 Richard M. Sherman S’45 Lili Toren Bosse ’79 Robert L. Fox W’46 E. Ellsworth Lohn S’43 Robert B. Sherman S’43 Lloyd Braun ’76 Bonnie Franklin ’61 Maj. Gen. William Lyon S’41 Richard E. Sherwood S’45 Willie Brien, M.D. ’75 Daniel Fried ’70 Justin T. McCarthy Jr. W’41 Alan Sieroty W’48 Jacqueline Orgell Briskin W’45 Nolan Frizzelle S’39 Frank Mankiewicz S’41 Mona Simpson ’75 Albert Brooks ’65 K. Hiroshi Fujimoto S’39 Alejandro N. Mayorkas ’77 Gerry Curley Somers S’46 Joe L. Brown S’35 Ronald M. George ’57 David Mellinkoff W’32 Lynn Stalmaster S’45 Barry Brucker ’75 Lunda Hoyle Gill S’46 Dr. Sherman Mellinkoff W’37 Walter J. Stoessel, Jr. S’37 Richard Chamberlain ’52 Joanna Hall Gleason ’68 John Mirisch ’81 Robert L. Street ’52 Molly Cosgrave Chappellet S’49 Jonathan Gold ’77 C. Robert Moore W’38 Major Gen. Michael P. Laura Newman Chick ’62 Wendy Howard Goldberg ’57 Frank Morriss W’46 Sullivan ’51 Liz Claman ’81 John Guedel W’31 Terrence O’Flaherty W’35 Maria Tallchief S’42 Louise Brough Clapp W’40 Adrienne Kosches Hall S’44 Charles H. Older S’35 Marjorie Tallchief S’43 Gene Corman S’44 Charles Hamilton S’32 Bob Osgood W’37 Robert B. Thieme, Jr. S’36 Roger Corman S’43 Aljean Levin Harmetz S’47 Elinor Awan Ostrom ’51 Betsy Roberts Ulf S’49 George Cotliar ’50 Robert T. Hartmann S’34 William R. Pagen S’39 Frank Ulf S’49 Donald W. Crowell ’52 Jim Healy S’41 David A. Paige ’75 Tom Van Sant W’49 Cally Curtis S’41 Duvall Y. Hecht W’48 George M. Pardee S’33 James H. Warsaw ’65 Don Davies S’44 Michael Higginbotham ’75 Hoyt S. Pardee S’36 Idelle Feinberg Weber ’50 Ian Dawson ’85 Robert V. Hine W’39 Jerry Paris W’44 Loretta Isaacs Weinberg ’52 Walt Dougher ’53 Dr. William H. Hindle W’48 Robert L. Patten ’56 Meg Whittle Whitcomb S’48 Brig. Gen. Frank M. Drew S’48 Adrienne Applewhite Jones S’34 Maj. Gen. Carl D. Peterson S’41 Betty White W’39 Richard Dreyfuss ’65 Natasha Chapro Josefowitz S’44 Joel Pressman ’67 Jim Wiatt ’64 Walter H. Dunn S’40 Harris Katleman S’46 André Previn W’46 Wally Wolf S’47 Ed Edelman S’48 Herb Katz S’48 John E. “Jack” Randall W’42 Robert D. Wood S’43 Blake Edwards W’41 Dr. Jerome Harold Kay S’39 Peggy Rea S’38 Daniel Yergin ’64 Mark Egerman ’60 Ken Kreisel ’69 Rob Reiner ’64 Richard S. Ziman ’60 Delia Ephron ’62 William Krisel ’41 William Reppy W’30 Marlene Sudmin Zimmerman ’50 Nora Ephron ’58 Ann Reiss Lane S’47 Vicki Behrstock Reynolds ’53 Mike Fenton ’52 Serge Lang ’43 Robert Gore Rifkind S’46 Alumni Association awards scholarships to Class of 2018 The BHHS Alumni Associa- tion presented scholarships at Senior Awards Night on May 30, 2018. Left to right: Michael J. Libow ’81, Dominique Petrie (Coach Susan Stevens Memorial Scholarship), Sophia Goldberg (Tobey Cotsen ’76 Scholar- ship), Benjamin Dahan (Class of 1967 Scholarship), David Bakalov (Michael J. Libow ’81 Scholarship), Maya Luong (Laz- er-Lewis Family Scholarship). Not pictured: Timothy Kim (Mi- chael J. Libow ’81 Scholarship) 2019 Hall of Fame 5 2019 Hall of Fame: Jonathan Gold ’77, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic The BHHS Alumni Association the city’s wide-ranging culinary of- became the fi rst restaurant critic Most Valu- has inducted the late Jonathan ferings, was posthumously induct- to win the Pulitzer Prize for criti- able Player Gold ’77 into the Beverly Hills ed into the BHHS Hall of Fame. cism. Gold is the only food critic to award in High School Hall of Fame. The Gold, who died of pancreatic have ever won the award and was basketball Beverly Hills Athletic Alumni Asso- cancer last July at age 57, wrote named a fi nalist for a second time and football, ciation honored Warren Tetley ’65, about restaurants for four decades, in 2011. as well as the Deena Newman ’75, Alby Silvera focusing largely on street food, eth- Gold’s other awards include Exchange ’81, Steven Fenton ’88 and Ryan nic restaurants and hole-in-the-wall the M.F.K. Fisher prize for distin- Award for Karp ’88 at an event at The Pen- eateries. This focus made him a guished writing and the Craig Clai- baseball. insula Beverly Hills on Sept. 15, pioneer in the world of food criti- borne Distinguished Restaurant A f t e r 2018. cism, which previously focused Review Award. graduation, Tetley went to the Uni- on Michelin-starred and high-end During his career at the Los An- versity of Utah and lettered on the BHHS Alumni Association restaurants. geles Times, Gold wrote more than freshman football team. During his Hall of Fame Gold spoke about his decision 1,550 print stories and headlined senior year at Utah, he received a to highlight off -the-beaten-path several of the newspaper’s annu- full football scholarship and was JONATHAN GOLD ’77 eateries in a 2015 interview with al events, including the Gold List, voted Most Improved Player on an Jona- Vice, noting that he hoped to break Food Bowl and the three-day Taste 8-2 team. than Gold, down barriers that prevented An- festival. He went on to get his master’s the Pulitzer gelenos from venturing outside of Gold is survived by his wife, in education and spent his career Prize-win- their comfort zones. Laurie Ochoa, and two children. as a history and physical education ning Los An- “I am trying to democratize teacher and coach. He has coached geles Times food and trying to get people to live Beverly Hills Athletic Alumni football, basketball, baseball and restaurant in the entire city of Los Angeles,” Association Hall of Fame girl’s softball. After 40 years of critic who he said. “I’m trying to get people to teaching in Virginia, he was voted informed the be less afraid of their neighbors.” WARREN TETLEY ’65 Elementary PE Teacher of the Year world about His earliest reviews appeared Warren Tetley played football, in 2016. in L.A. Weekly, where, in 2007, he basketball and baseball at Beverly, Now retired, Tetley and his earning nine varsity letters. wife Shelley live in Virginia near Upcoming Reunions He was a four-year letterman their children and grandchildren. in baseball and was selected All- He remains an athlete, playing rac- Class of 1956 Class of 1979 League in basketball during his quetball and golf, and occasionally 80th birthday celebration Sat., Sept. 28, 2019 junior year. He also received the substitute teaches. Sat., May 19, 2019 Location: Conga Room at LA Private home Live (downtown LA) Class of ’67 donates DEENA NEWMAN ’75 Contact: Joan Kline Yeoman Class Rep: Laurie Dworsky excess reunion funds D e e n a [email protected] [email protected] With money left over from N e w m a n the 50th reunion, the Class was a four- Class of 1959 Class of 1989 of ’67 sponsored a $3,000 year varsity Sat. June 22, 2019, 5:30 p.m. TBA scholarship for a graduating starter on the Del Rey Yacht Club, Marina senior (see photo on opposite high school del Rey Class of 1999 page) and also donated basketball TBA Class Reps: Laura Leventhal $500 to help fund a project and volley- Geller: (310) 714-2813; to create digital signage ball teams Carolyn Fabrick Saltsman: Class of 2009 on the 2nd/3rd fl oor patios and held a (310) 650-1932 Wed., Nov. 27, 2019 at BHHS for use during 45-year re- Location: TBA multimedia pep rallies. cord for most rebounds in a game Class reps: Calvin Berman: Class of 1969 (28). She also served as captain of Sat., Sept. 21, 2019 [email protected]; the volleyball team and co-captain Los Angeles Liora Simozar: liorasim@ Carver ’43 donates of the varsity basketball team. For details, visit bhhs69.com gmail.com 2019 scholarship Class Rep: Michael Hiatt Roy Carver Jr. ’43 established Newman attended UC Davis [email protected] a new scholarship, benefi ting for her fi rst two years of college. a graduating senior from the She was a starting volleyball player For more info, visit bhhs.bhusd.org, select the “Alumni” Class of 2019. See p. 46 to both years and was picked to be on tab at the top of the page and click on “Reunions.” learn more about Carver. the All Northern California soccer 6 Hall of Fame 2019 BHAAA inducts fi ve Normans into Athletics Hall of Fame play professionally for the minor leagues in Washington. team. specialist and Alexander technique all-star baseball game in his senior After baseball, Silvera worked Newman transferred to UC teacher and is working on a graphic year and was honored as Player of with his father at Dynasty Foot- Berkeley her junior year and began novel about her experiences as an the Game. wear. He later became CEO of to take an interest in dance, yoga, anthropologist. After graduation, he played Seychelles Footwear. He and his kung fu and tai chi. She went on to baseball for USC, where during his wife have two children. receive a master’s in dance ethnol- ALBY SILVERA ’81 junior year, he beat Barry Bonds’

ogy from UCLA, a PhD in anthro- At Beverly, Alby Silvera was batting average by one point and STEVEN FENTON ’88 pology from UCLA, a Fulbright quarter- was 3rd in the nation in batting. Steven Fenton served as Fellowship in Ethiopia and a post back of the Twenty-nine players on that team co-captain of Beverly’s varsity doctorate from Harvard. foo tb all made it professionally, including soccer team and as a First Team In 1997 she moved to London, team and Silvera. Some of them became star All-League and First Team All- where she taught anthropology at was voted players, including Mark McGuire, West Side Baseball Player. In high the School of Oriental and African Player of Randy Johnson, Jack Del Rio and school, he broke the single season Studies. In 2016, Newman’s family the Year Rodney Pete. A few years ago, they school record for hits. moved back to Los Angeles in time for high went with Randy Johnson to his He later attended Pomona-Pitzer for her son Adam ’18 to graduate s c h o o l Hall of Fame induction. College where he was co-captain from Beverly, where he lettered in baseball. After his junior year of college, of the baseball team, was named cross country, track and tennis. He played Silvera was selected to play for the a four-time All Conference Sec- Newman works as a movement in the area USA National team and went on to Supt. lays out reconfi guration plans year and address why this is best I don’t know another school for the time-being? district that’s done reconfi guration Cont. from p. 3 We’ll [also] have a counselor and We have a really unique cir- that hasn’t had to change boundar- effi cient for longterm sustain- an assistant principal dedicated to cumstance here, because El Rodeo ies. But we have enough room to ability, but [it] also [allows us] to each grade level. You can really put is going through modernization. be able to do that and make that increase the opportunities for our your arms around these kids and The way that El Rodeo is on the work. Really the most important students. [For example,] there’s no get to know these kids this way. blueprint is diff erent from Horace thing for our kids and our families athletic program at all at the middle … At the elementary schools, Mann, where that construction is [not] being separated, so this is school level—none. … Next year, now there [will be] more sections happened while kids were on cam- unique that we are able to do this. we’re going to have fl ag football, of [each] grade level. So when pus and they were just moved to [You’re also moving teachers boys volleyball, girls volleyball, teachers are looking at where to diff erent sections. The [footprint] and administrators. How did cross country and basketball. place students and looking at teach- of El Rodeo is in the middle of the you determine who goes where?] The other piece—and this is er style, now you have more than campus, so we made the decision I moved principals around in more the philosophical shift—is just two teachers to choose from. that we can get the construction order to support our students and that we’re able to [create] a system Teachers are going to have a period done faster and safer if everyone is families. … The El Rodeo assis- of support for our adolescents. … off during the day where teachers off the campus. tant principal is following the K-5 Again, nothing wrong with K-8 if [of each grade level] can meet and The confi guration for next year students to Hawthorne and will be you fi nd a group of friends you’re share. … I think a lot of our teach- worked out perfectly, but it just assistant principal [there], so kids connected to, but if you [don’t], ers who have felt so isolated in the goes to show you how much room and families know an administra- that’s a long time to be with one past are going to feel like they have we have at our schools. We were tor. I was able to do that throughout group of kids. That middle transi- a new job. They’ll have somebody able to take all of El Rodeo K-5 the district. tion is an opportunity before you else to reach out to. For the prin- and as a community group—kids Our teachers are going through get to the high school to get to cipals, [it will be easier] to meet with friends—they are all going that, too. [In early February,] we know your class. with all second grade teachers or to be at Hawthorne for the next started to announce where the [We will also be implementing] fourth grade teachers together, and two years [during construction] teachers are going to be moved. We teaming. At each grade level for when the principal is walking into and Hawthorne will be a K-5. [All looked at preferences, what do they 6th, 7th and 8th grade [we have] classes, like looking at fourth grade 6th,7th and 8th graders] from El like to teach and what are they cre- about 300 kids, so we’ll have two math, they’ll know what to look Rodeo, Hawthorne and Horace dentialed to teach. It’s so intricate teams of kids [at each grade lev- for. Mann will go to Beverly Vista for and so complex—I can’t even be- el]. They’ll have classes together, It’s pulling it all together. It’s the middle school. What worked gin to tell you how complex that is. which are all right next to each a nice blend between providing out nicely again is Horace Mann is Why was Beverly Vista selected other, and they’ll have the same teachers with opportunities to plan fi nished with their modernization, as the middle school? group of teachers. [Those] teachers together, but there’s some account- [so] all the Beverly Vista K-5 stu- Beverly Vista has the outdoor all have the same period off to plan ability built in now, too. dents are moving to Horace Mann, facilities and the highest number of together so you can start looking at Could you lay out the confi gu- [which] will be a K-5. classrooms, so it made sense that … interdisciplinary [instruction]. ration for the 2019–2020 school 2019 Alumni Highlights 7 ond Base- youngest board president in Bev- K a r p with the Philadelphia Phillies. man and erly Hills history. In 2014, Fenton later at- Over eight years, Ryan fi nished two-time and Carter Paysinger ’74 co-au- tended Los his Minor League career in 177 regional thored the New York Times Best- Ang el es games with a 45-35 record and All Amer- seller, Where A Man Stands. H a r b o r 3.79 ERA. He retired in 2000, fi n- ican, and Currently, Fenton is president C o l l e g e ishing his Major League career in smashed of Leeza Gibbons Enterprises and w h e r e 16 games with a 1-1 record and the school works with his wife, television per- he was a 5.29 ERA. record for sonality Leeza Gibbons. JUCO All Currently, Karp is the vice pres- career hits He credits his love of sports to American ident of Global Tax Technology for (184) with his late father, former Beverly Hills in 1989 State Street Corporation in Boston. 203. Mayor Frank Fenton. and won a State Championship in He lives in Medway, Mass. with his Fenton launched his entertain- his sophomore year. wife, Tina, and fi ve children. In his ment industry career in the mail- RYAN KARP ’88 His post-collegiate career high- free time, he enjoys coaching Little room of the William Morris Agen- Ryan Karp played for Beverly’s lights include signing a minor League. cy and spent 15 years as a talent football, baseball and basketball league contract with the New York manager. teams. During his senior year, he Yankees, being named New York See p. 49 for photos In 2007, he was elected to the was named to the All CIF Southern Yankees Minor League Player from the Beverly Hills Board of Education Section for his baseball accom- of the Year in 1993 and, in 1995, Hall of Fame Ceremony and within two years, became the plishments in hitting and pitching. making his Major League debut on Sept. 15, 2018

it could hold [approximately 900] people to rethink [where they want imums, because we haven’t, but it ish or French 3 and 4. We’re start- kids. By putting the two turf fi elds to send their kids]. … That’s typi- just shows that the range is pretty ing to look at some new courses as there, there was talk about that cally where we lost people, at the drastic. … In fact going back even well, like intro to engineering and becoming the middle school even middle school level, because we 20 years, we would have outside some of the speech classes. years go. [Although geographical- just didn’t off er the robust pro- auditors come in and say, ‘Gosh, Is there anything else you would ly] it’s not in the center of Beverly gramming. I think that enrollment it just doesn’t seem right that you like alumni readers to know Hills, it’s kind of in the middle of will go back up. I think that’s one guys have so many certifi cated about this transition? where most of our students are. thing we have to be really careful teachers for the number of students I think the most important thing “Reconfi guration is not only more effi cient you have.’ It’s because they were is that we’re not taking this lightly. so spread out. When you pool ev- We’re really looking at this from a for longterm sustainability, but [it] also eryone together it’s just effi ciency. perspective of how can we increase [allows us] to increase the opportunities for How will BHHS be aff ected by the opportunities for our students? our students.” – Dr. Michael Bregy [reconfi guration]? We’re not looking at this from an The biggest impact is that operational or fi nancial perspec- In two years, is El Rodeo likely to of as far as when the board makes they’re going to see a very robust tive. I often think that some people reopen as a third K-5? that next decision. curriculum. They’re going to see in the community look at it from … I guess more the million The Board of Education ap- changes in the way that students are that perspective, and if they do, dollar question is what’s going to proved eliminating more than being prepared, so that’s the fi rst then I would say come meet with happen to Hawthorne? … We’ve two dozen staff positions [in late thing. The second thing is we’re me, come meet with anybody said that El Rodeo is going to January]. Why was that neces- starting to look at the high school on my team and let us walk you open up again [as a K-5] and the sary? as far as pathways. We’ve been through the planning that we’re do- kids will move back there. The It goes back to the effi ciency. able to look at our middle school ing, because it’s very exciting and it [school] board will have to make I’m not talking about the quality off erings based on what our high begins and ends with kids. the decision [about] do we keep of teaching. It’s defi nitely a very school off erings are, so now we’re In the longer term, once things Hawthorne as a K-5 as well? … heartbreaking time when you are able to off er some classes earlier. have settled, what are your goals You always have to prepare for hiring new energetic people on Some students on an advanced for BHUSD? enrollment—not if, but when it staff [and then letting them go], so math path couldn’t get it all in, so I think really creating as many goes up—because it will go up. it’s very, very diffi cult. But it shows many would have to take summer pathways as we can for college- We’re already starting to get calls you what ineffi ciencies there are. school. Now we can start off ering and career-ready [students] be- from private school [families] be- In other words—let’s use second some of those classes at the mid- tween our middle school and our cause what we’re able to off er at grade—in one school you might dle school and they can get further high school. I think that this is a the middle school is pretty robust. have sections [with] an average into their studies. Now we’re go- great opportunity to look a little bit It’s equal to what a lot of private of 14 in the class and at [another ing to be starting foreign language deeper into what we are doing well schools are off ering, if not better, school] you may see 23. It’s not in sixth grade. As a freshman you and areas that need improvement. so we’re defi nitely now getting that we’ve changed the class max- might be able to go right into Span- Cont. on p. 45 8 Graduation 2019 Family Ties: 2nd & 3rd generation grads Members of the Class of 2018 who appear in these photos (taken after the graduation ceremony on June 1) have parents and/or grandparents who also graduated from Beverly. Photos by Michael Bezjian. Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly

Nina Kleinert Dveirin ’83, Jennifer Kleinert ’91, Jillian Daniel Bina ’16, David Bina ’13, Forouzan Farahmand ’84, Julien Dveirin ’17, Natasha Dveirin ’18, Michelle Kleinert Bad- Farahmand ’18, Farhad Farahmand ’90, Michael Bina ’09, Niloofar er ’83. Natasha attends Chapman University Farahmand ’80

Allison Wolff ’13, Camilla Wolff ’18, Sarah Ardyth Eskin Freshman ’51, Allyce Fresh- AJ Wolken ’18, Leslie Lazner ’87, Shachory Wolff ’83, Michelle Wolff ’11. Camil- man Balson ’79, Michelle Balson ’18. Mi- Jake Wolken ’16. AJ attends Indiana la attends UC Berkeley chelle attends Muhlenberg College University

Julian Guilani ’18, Sara Laura Hornwood Margo ’87, Solo- Manuel Bergher ’86, Hilda Bergher ’71, Mason Bergher ’18, Mikhail Guilani ’91. Julian mon Margo ’18, Noah Margo ’86. Camille Weintraub Bergher ’89, Magali Bergher ’83, Trevor attends UCLA Solomon attends Fordham University Bergher ’15. Mason attends the University of Texas-Austin 2019 Alumni Highlights 9

Brandon Wolfe ’18, Michelle Jake Maman ’18, Eric Maman Iris Davidov ’84, Lauren Aviram Jonathan Artal ’18, Doreece Kalt ’82. Brandon attends the ’88. Jake attends Sacramen- ’18. Lauren is pursuing musical Elihu Artal ’89. Jonathan at- University of Oregon to State University theatre tends Stanford University

James Masutani ’18, Lily Masutani ’82, Judy Joey Licht ’18, Lucy Licht ’12, Andy Licht Masutani ’18. James attends Cal Poly Pomo- Jonathan Tansey ’18, Jeni Catch ’77, ’75. Joey attends New York University na and Judy attends Santa Monica College Sarabeth Tansey ’18

Jordan Rund ’86, Isabel Rund ’18, Jason Jack Shabanian ’81, Aaron Shabanian Rund ’82. Isabel attends the University of Hunter Kim ’17, Tom Kim ’86, Lauren ’18, Julia Shabanian ’15 Wisconsin Kim ’18. Lauren attends UCLA

Kenneth Braun ’78, Naomi Braun Mojgan M. Hariri ’87, Gabriel Arye Josh Galen ’12, Doug Galen ’82, Rachel Galen ’18. Naomi attends the Universi- ’18, Cosmo Arye ’88. Gabriel attends ’18, Sammy Galen ’12. Rachel attends the Uni- ty of Oregon Brandeis University versity of Michigan 10 Individual Contributors 2019

ZELTZER DR. 60 GELFOND RHONDA 82 $6,000 or more $200-$299 PAUL M. GERSON MORTON M. 51 LIBOW MICHAEL 81 ABLETT NORMAN F. 52 ZIERING MICHAEL 74 GETTLE SUSAN 47 AMASS WILLIAM 50 GIFFORD JACK & RET $4,000-$5,999 BARBE JOHN 54 $100-$199 JANE FAC VICTOR TOBEY 76 BARTON RICHARD 58 ADLER JOAN 50 GILLEN KEN 60 COTSEN A. ANSEN SUSAN 58 GILMAN TERRY 72 BASSMAN HARLEY S. 77 BAUER FRANK R. 44 GOLDEN VICTORIA 65 $3,000-$3,999 BERG GRACE 54 BAUER SARA 53 GOLDSTEIN JOAN 67 CARVER JR. LEROY 43 BERGER RICHARD 68 BEARDSLEY ELYSE 76 GOLDSTEIN ROBERT 63 LEWIS LILLY 74 BROWN LINDA 58 BEERMAN JOAN 57 GOOD WILLIAM 55 CARROLL JUDITH 53 BERGER LISA 76 GORDON ROBERT P. 52 $1,000-$2,999 CHANDLER DR. 70 BERLINER ROBERT & 48 GROSS DAVID M. 56 DUBIN ROBERT P. 59 SCOTT H. JUNE GROSSMAN TED 49 FORAN CAROLE 51 COPLEN KEITH 54 BERNSTEIN DANIEL 81 GRUNAUER JOYCE 51 GROSSMAN ROBERT 75 CORMAN NAN 49 BLEIFER, MD KENNETH 47 HAHN JOHN 57 OLSEN CAROLYN 41 EPSTEIN ANNE 61 H. HALL RICHARD & 52 EZRALOW MARC 81 BRACHMAN ROBERT 58 LAURA $500-$999 FEIN BONNIE 67 BRAWERMAN GERI 46 HANDLER ESTELLE 50 ARTZT EDWIN L. 47 FENTON, EdD GAYLE 62 BROIDY STEVE 55 HANNA MICHAEL 80 ARUM LOVEE 59 FRIEDMAN NATHANIEL 53 BRYAN BRIAN 67 W. BRISKIN BERNARD 43 J. BRYAN KELLY 71 HECHT DUVALL 48 CASEY ELAINE 50 FUNG, MD, JOHN 72 CAMERON MELINDA 66 HEIDEGGER JAMI 78 CHENG MIMI 04 PHD CANTELLO JAMES 63 HERBERT ARLINE S. 43 FENSTER FREDDIE A. 64 GLABMAN JAMES 58 EDWIN HERMAN BARBARA 58 FRIED, M.D. DEBORAH 74 GORDON RICHARD 82 CARLSON MARILYNN 52 HIRSCHMAN JILL 67 GOTTLIEB RICHARD 88 S. CAVIGNAC FRANK G. 49 HOFFMAN SUSAN 69 GREY ROBERT D. 59 HERMAN STUART 83 CHRISTIAN SUZANNE 52 HOUSE DANA 57 HARRIS ALLAN 41 LEWIS COHN DR. 58 HOWARD SUSAN 55 KAPLAN STEVEN L. 59 ISENSON JIMMY 61 RICHARD HUDSON MARY 49 MAGNIN RANDOLPH 80 KAY DR. 55 COTLIAR GEORGE 50 INSEL DR. 59 A. DONALD M. CRANDALL DR. 83 HOWARD E. SLATE DONALD M. 49 KAY ROBERT L. 59 CAROLYN J. IVEY ROBERT 45 TANNENBAUM EDWARD 57 KIRALLA LORENA 74 CROSBY MARILYN 51 JAUREGUI CAROL 46 WITTENBERG ERIC 51 LANFELD GLORIA 51 DEBAUGH PAUL H. 38 JAVAHERI PATRICK 87 WOLFF ROBERT H. 40 LEVI DOUGLAS 58 DELANEY LINDA 66 KADES JOHN 83 $300-$499 LEVIN PAUL 76 DELANGE STEPHANIE 62 MICHAEL LEVY CHARLES 83 DERSHEWITZ GAIL L. 64 KALT PAUL 87 ARNSTEIN DANIEL 85 RICHARD DOLGINER CHARLES I. 55 KAPLAN LARRY 67 BAILEY BEN 60 MILLER MILTON 49 DONOVAN JUNE 42 KAPLAN MICHAEL B. 64 BARAD GLEN E. 80 MILLS LOUISE 46 EBBERT ELISE 53 KAUS STEPHEN 66 BRODY SUSAN 53 MUFF JAMES 61 ERBSEN WARREN 55 KELLER ELISA 86 BUNNIN LANCE 72 NESBURN DR. 53 ESHMAN AARON R. 45 KELTON- LENNY & 53 CHANIN MARVIN 45 ANTHONY FABRICK HOWARD 56 LUBER DAVE COHEN ADI 89 PERL BARBARA 58 FAGAN D. STERRY 45 KENNEDY KAREN 69 COLLINS MICHAEL 78 PRICE PAMELA A. 79 FAUNCE STEPHANIE 87 KERNS BENNETT 56 CONSTINE HERBERT 46 RESCIGNO ANTHONY 79 FENTON STEVEN 88 KERNS MARSHA R. 59 DURWARD GAY 63 J. FINE DIANE 82 KING STANLEY K. 54 KATLEMAN HARRIS L. 46 ROBINSON BERRY 86 FINEMAN JAY B. 63 KLABIN BARBARA 53 KERN PIERRE A. 46 ROCKFORD PAULA 48 FINKLE ROBERTA 51 KNECHT JAMES H. 43 MAAS FRANCIS 62 SALTZMAN ANN 51 FLEMING DAVID 91 KOESSLER HILDE- 47 (FRANK) SANDRICH JAY 49 ANTHONY GARD MORGAN JACK GRAY 58 SCHWAB MICHAEL 60 FRAKES GEORGE 50 KORN SUSAN 66 ROOS SYBIL 41 SCICLI DEBRA 75 FRANKLIN FRENDA 61 KOZBERG BARBARA 53 SALTSMAN CAROLYN 59 SWITZKY WILLIAM M. 64 FREED STEVEN 76 KREVOY PHILIP M. 79 SOBEL J. STUART 61 TOPKIS BARBARA 50 FRIEDMAN RODNEY 51 KRITZER GORDON 72 WARSAW IRWIN 58 TOWNSEND DR. 57 FULLER ROBERT O. 47 KVITEK KAREN E. 82 “ZEKE” JEANNETTE FURIE NOAH D. 77 LAINER LUIS 61 WRIGHT DAVID 75 ULF BETSY 49 GAMACHE BRUCE J. 70 LAKIN STEPHANIE 86 ZIMMERMAN PAUL K. 54 VAHN STEPHANIE 66 GELDIN SUSAN 66 LEVI URSULA 51 WHITTAKER ROBERT H. 63 GELFOND LAWRENCE 83 LEVINE JARED E. 74 YERGIN DANIEL H. 64 EDWARD LEWIS ALAN 43 2019 Alumni Highlights 11

LIBBY JANE 53 SAYEGH NIRA 80 BARTON LT. COL. 62 LARSEN MARGIE 70 LIPSON MARJORIE 53 SCHENCK GEORGE 59 LLOYD LEWIS PHYLLIS 56 LITWIN SHARON 66 W. BERK MIKE 56 LIEBMAN DONNA 59 LONDON PHILIP 66 SCHREIBER WILLIAM L. 64 BERKOFF TERI 59 LISLE ARMOND 46 LOWY VIVIAN 66 SCHULTZ NANCY 81 BERKOWITZ BARBARA 79 “BUDDY” LUNER DAVID 86 SCHUSSEL DR. 57 LEE MACELWEE CAROL 50 LUSTER ELIZABETH 50 GEORGE BERNS DR. 64 MELNIK JOHN E. 59 MAAS MICHAEL 00 SCHWAB ROBERT 65 ROBERT M. MELTZER SUE 63 MARER CARL B. 79 SEMEL JAMES 84 BRODSKY ADRIENNE 54 MOHR TONY 65 MARTIN BARBARA 43 SCOTT BURSTEIN DANIEL 69 MONEMPOUR FARBOD A. 92 MARX RALPH 49 SHOLEM FRANKIE 75 BUSCHO JAN M. 64 MORTAZAVI JOUBIN J. 91 MCCOMAS ROBERT 55 SMITH DALE 74 BUTLER DONALD M. 64 OBERMAN MARK L. 79 MCGOVERN JOAN 47 SNIPPER REUBEN 63 CANTOR BRIAN 75 O’NEILL MARCIA 58 MILLER RANDALL 63 SNITZER T. LOUIS 36 CATLETT SHERRY 68 PARRISH ELEANOR 47 BOOTH SNOW ERIC L. 63 COAKLEY JOAN 51 L. MITRU DIANE 55 SONNERS MITCHELL 73 COHEN ELEANOR 57 PHILLIPS DR. 58 MORADI ALEXAN- 87 A. COHEN NINA 53 DONALD DER SPENCER PETER 54 COHEN SUSAN 60 RAMZI AZMI 85 MORROW DENNIS 48 STEPHEN TONY 78 DIMARCO LOUISE 56 REINIS MITCH 57 MOSS NANCY 49 STONE JACK 42 DONNERSTAG ROBERT 48 ROTTER MILDRED 53 MUND GERAL- 61 STONE RICHARD 74 ESKIN JACLYN 68 SCHLESINGER GORDON 57 DINE A. EVEN RANDOLPH 61 SCHULMAN MARION L. 55 NAGUMO TAKAKO 87 STURR DIANA 78 FELDMAN MARK 76 SCHWARTZ LIELA 57 NAIDITCH JACK 67 SULLIVAN MAJ. GEN. 51 FOGEL LIZABETH 88 SEIZER STEVEN 75 NEEDLEMAN DENNIS 69 MICHAEL P. FREEMAN ROBERT 63 SHAGLEY CARREN S. 64 NEWMARK THOMAS 48 SUTNICK ISRAELLA 64 DOUGLAS SILVERS GENISE 75 NICKELS JAY W. 57 H. GANES ANDREW 63 SMITH LYNN 69 NICKOLL PATRICIA 61 TETLEY WARREN 65 MARSHALL SOLOMON STEPHEN 60 PARK DAVID C. 77 TILEM JEFFREY 81 GEIGER LESLEY 65 H. PARKHURST CHRISTIE E. 64 TILLMAN PHILIP A. 79 GLASER JONATHAN 79 STARK KEITH A. 72 PART-KAVESH SUSAN 59 TITLE LAWRENCE 63 M. STROUP BARBARA 52 PAULLIN MARY LOU 42 HOWARD GOTTLIEB JACQUE- 50 SWARTHE ROBERT P. 60 PERLBERG ROBERT 63 TOBEY MAXINE 53 LINE SWARTZ SUSAN R. 59 ALAN TUCHIN MICHAEL 83 GUGGENHEIM KIM & 64 TAKEDA PAUL 72 PINCUS ROBERT F. 62 LLOYD BARBARA THIEBEN LINDA 58 POLLAK CON- 51 TURNER ELINOR S. 59 HERTS EUGENE E. 60 UDEWITZ SUSAN 64 STANCE UDELL THOMAS 68 (GENE) ULRICH ROY 62 PRAGER MARLIN I. 90 VERNY MARLENE 54 HIATT SAMUEL 66 VILAS LINDA 54 PRAGER STEVEN S. 82 WERTHEIMER LESTER 46 HOWARD ROBERTA 44 WALDEN LEONA 59 PRESCOTT MARK 67 WESTON JOHN 61 HYMAN ED 54 WALDEN WILLIAM 55 QUAINTON SUSAN 53 WILLIAMS JERRY S. 53 JARMAN MYRON 47 “RON” QUINT RICHARD 64 WITTENBERG CARL H. 48 JASON-FIVES ALLI RET WEINTRAUB PHILIP H. 64 D. YOUNG NANCY 58 FAC JR. RAFFEE PHILIP L. 54 ZIMMELMAN STANLEY 43 JOLLY MELANIE 60 WEISBERG LOUIS 67 “BUD” ZIMMERMAN STANLEY 49 JONES SANDRA 70 REED ALAN 54 JUSTICE CHARLOTTE 46 $40-$74 REED TRAVIS 52 $75-$99 KILLAM JOANNE 47 ACH LAURENCE 65 RICH ANTHONY 86 ANSEN JOHN D. 57 KING DORIS M. 42 AIDIKOFF TERRI L. 64 RICHARDS MARJORIE 60 BALTZ DIANE 64 KORNFIELD ARNOLD S. 45 ANDERSON PATTY A. 70 ROACH STEPHEN 63 LARKINS NANCY 49 ANTIN MICHAEL 56 SAMUEL APPELBAUM DENNIS 61 ROBERTS STEPHEN 59 APPLEBAUM ELIZABETH 68 ROSE RONDA 58 Our apologies if Contributions ARATOW ANITA 60 ROSENBERG ROBERT A. 64 your contribution are deductible ARTZT PETER 54 ROSENBERG- PATRICIA 50 was not included ARYEL RON M. 79 HEUMANN under BAGDASAR- ELIZABETH 58 ROSIN ARLENE 60 or received too late IAN ROSS NORMAN 54 to include. (If so, it Sec. 501(c)3 of BANAFSHEHA HAMID 83 ROUSSO LORI 59 BARAVARIAN YAS 92 RUBY WENDY 60 will be included next the Internal BARCLAY MICHAEL 69 RUSSELL MARC 69 year.) BARD ROBERT A. 57 SABOL THOMAS 75 Revenue Code. BAREN RENEE 82 12 Individual Contributors 2019

BASTIEN MARILYN J. 62 FALLENBAUM RUTH 67 GUNN JONATHAN 16 MARKOVITS THOMAS 72 BAUER MERLE RET FASTNOW JEFFREY 57 HA YUK-LUNG 85 MARKS PAUL D. 71 FAC FAUBEL PRISCILLA 72 HAHN PETER 67 MARKUS STUART L. 57 BEEBE PORTIA 56 FAUST LELAND H. 64 HALE LUCILLE 70 MCCANN AUSTIN 61 BEHRSTOCK ANTHONY 85 FEDERGREEN JOYCE 54 HANSEN PEGGY 55 MCKENNA JOAN 47 BELOUSOFF SHELDON 54 FEDEROFF ELLEN 81 HARRIS ANDREW 71 MCNIEL JAMES R. 62 BENFORD JOSEPH 51 FELDMAN SANFORD 72 HARRIS LELAND B. 64 MEGDAL ALANA K. 64 BERBERIAN EUGENIE 75 G. HARRIS SUSAN V. 59 MELAMED DR. 91 BERGER JAMIE 60 FELDMAN STAN 48 HARRISON CARLOS E. 59 HOOMAN BERKMAN KAROLYN 54 FENTON GARY 86 HEFNER DOROTHY 39 MELNICK MARSHA E. 64 BLACKMAN JOAN 72 FIELD LISA 78 HEIFETZ RONA 84 MELTZER ELLEN 66 BLANCHARD CAROL 50 FIELDS STACEY 78 HEROLD JEAN 40 MERMEL DR. 74 BLAU JOEL 62 FINK BARET 59 HOFFMAN, MD GARY 70 LEONARD A. BLAU ORIT 80 FINKEL JOSHUA 81 HOFFMAN DR. THOMAS 62 MEYER ALAN F. 64 BOECK, M.D. WILLIAM 46 FINLEY GREG 65 HUTKIN ELLIOT 54 MEYERS JEANNE 61 BRILL CAROLE 55 FISHBERG LINDA 82 ITKOFF FRANCES 51 MILLER BARBARA 61 BRODY LYNN 61 FOELSCH RICHARD 64 JAFFE JANIS 60 MILLER LEIGH E. 90 BROFFMAN SCOTT 71 A. JOHNSEN WENDY 74 MILLER LINDA 57 BROOKS SHARI 66 FOLDVARY DAVID 01 JOHNSON PERLA 63 MILUSO MAXINE E. 64 BROWN E. FRED 51 FOONBERG ALAN 81 JOHNSON JR. ROBERT 70 MOLINA THERESA 63 BROWN GARY 87 FRANKEL CRAIG 81 GIBSON MOORE IRENE 43 BROWN MARILYN 55 FREEMAN JULES 78 JONES CHRIS 67 MORGAN RICHARD 64 BURGE AUDREY 42 FRIEDLANDER LEONARD 60 KAHAN JAMES 61 BRENT BURNAM MARCIA 45 TERRY KALINSKY LOIS 63 MORROW JAMES 51 CALOF LARRY 62 FRIEDMAN JOSEPH 55 KANTOR, MD GARY 56 MUFF JOHN F. 58 CARMAN EDWARD 69 FRIEDMAN SANDRA 58 KAPERL HENRY 53 MUNEKATA MARK T. 84 CARROLL BRUCE 57 FRIEDMAN SIMA 90 KAY JOAN 53 MUNITZ RICK RET CASO FRED 53 FUCHS JACOB 57 KELSCH FREDRICKA 76 FAC CHESTNUT SHIRLEY 52 FURIE DANIEL 76 KESSLER STEPHEN 64 MURRAY DIANE 72 CHORNA GAIL 85 GALANTI GERI ANN 68 KIDERMAN STEPHANIE 03 MYERS PATRICIA 66 CLARK MARJORIE 46 GELLER ANNE 55 KIMBALL ROBERT D. 73 NATE ROBERT 43 COHEN GARY G. 59 GEORGE BARBARA 61 KINDELON RICHARD P. 46 NEFFELER STUART 50 COLEMAN CHARLES 51 GEORGE LENORE B. 52 KING PATRICIA L. 59 NELSON GREGORY 78 CONTI JAMES 61 GIFFORD LYNN 80 KLEIN EMILY M. 74 NEMIROFF MAXINE 52 CORMAN EUGENE H. 44 GILBERT SUZI 55 KLYNN JUDY 48 NERI ADRIANNE 68 COULSON MARGARET 56 GILDRED LORI 83 KOPALD ANDREA L. 80 NICKERSON KIMBERLEE 78 CROSBY LAUREN C. 84 GINGOLD RANDALL 81 KORNBLUM DAVID 47 NISLICK MARTIN L. 64 CUTLER CLIFFORD 73 GINGOLD STEPHEN 83 KORNBLUM LORI 75 NUELL JOY 56 J. GLANTZ DANA 81 KORNFIELD NANCY 55 OMANSKY ARTHUR M. 64 DAVIES BETTY 49 GODFREY TRACY 67 KRAUS ARTHUR D. 57 PACK MARC 83 DAVIES DON 44 GOLD GERRE 48 KRISHEL SCOTT J. 79 PASQUINELLI JUDITH 57 DAVIS CAMERON 65 GOLDMAN RONALD 57 LANDON AARON 60 PATTEN ROBERT 56 DAWSON IAN 85 GOLDSMITH ALICIA 78 LANDRES MARCENE 70 PINCHASI EDDIE 72 DELLAR MICHAEL D. 64 GOLDSTEIN ANDI 70 LANZNER EDWARD 63 PLATT BARBARA 54 DERDERIAN LISA JUO 83 GOLDWASSER JIM 52 HENRY PLOTKIN NANCY 58 DERIN BONITA A. 73 GOLSHIRAZIAN BRANDON 17 LEFF MONICA P. 71 POLAK LISA 93 DILLON NANCY 50 GOODEN CHERYL D. 80 LEVENSTEIN SUSAN 61 POND JUNE 52 DIMANT PHYLLIS 54 GORDNIA KOOSHAWN 13 LEVIN SINDEE D. 72 PONDER JANET 49 DONALDSON RICHARD 50 GORDON DR. CARL 53 LEVINE SUSAN 66 RACE JUDITH 75 DOYLE DIANA 70 GORNEY DR. 42 LEVY RUTHIE 79 REDKE- MITZI 49 DRAKE SANDRA 67 RODNEY LEVY STANLEY 59 EISENBERG DUFFIELD JOHN P. 59 GOTTLIEB LORI 85 W. RICH LOIS J. 48 DUKE ALAN 69 GRANAS MARILYN 45 LEWIS JASON 06 RICHERT ANNE 66 EARLIX PATRICIA S. 64 GREENBERG ALISON G. 64 LEWIS NICOLE 06 ROBBIN LAWRENCE 49 EDBERG KATHLEEN 73 GREENBERG GERALD 56 LIFTER JOEL J. 54 M. EDELSON BRUCE H. 56 GREENSPAN CAMILLE 67 LINDHOLM CAROLE 61 ROMAN DAVID 73 ELKINS MERRY 66 GREITZER TRENA 55 LIPSTONE RONALD 47 ROSEMAN RENA 73 EPHRAIM HARRIET 49 GREY RICHARD 52 LOUCHHEIM MARK 73 ROSEMAN SHARON 74 EPSTEIN DANIEL 57 GROLLMAN, THOMAS B. 57 MAHAN FRANK 98 ROSEN HOWARD 59 ERENBERG HOWARD 66 MD MALVIN JENNIFER 75 N. FACTOR CHERYL 76 GRUNER JAY 53 MANDELL CAMILLE 12 ROSENBAUM DAVID 74 2019 Alumni Highlights 13

ROSENBERG JILL S. 79 VITTI LINDA 56 ROSOWSKY DR. ANDRE 53 VOLK BARNEY 66 2019 HONORARY CONTRIBUTIONS ROTH DAVID 87 WALDOW MITCH 71 CLASS OF 1967 RONA GOLDSTEIN ROTH ROBERT A. 59 WARNER DENNIS 79 CONTRIBUTED $3,000 FOR A CONTRIBUTED $100 IN RUBIN HOWARD A. 51 WARREN RAY 60 SENIOR SCHOLARSHIP MEMORY OF HER HUSBAND, RYKOFF TOM R. 52 WEINER BERT 66 AND $500 TO SUPPORT CRE- RICHARD JAY GOLDSTEIN ’58 SAGAN MARIAN 58 WEISS BONNE 53 ATING DIGITAL SIGNAGE ON SALTER MIKE 67 WILDING VALERIE 61 THE 2ND/3RD FLOOR PATIOS BARBARA THOMAS SAX JEROME D. 59 WILLIAMS HENRY 60 AT BHHS FOR USE DURING CONTRIBUTED $100 IN SCHOICHET ELLIS A. 74 WILSON NANCY S. 49 MULTIMEDIA PEP RALLIES MEMORY OF HER MOTHER, DONA SUE FINNEN SCHREIBER HOWARD 52 WINTHROP STUART 68 HOLLY PESKIN ’85 HAMILTON ’39 SCHRIEBMAN RUTH 68 WOHLSTAD- BRENDA 52 CONTRIBUTED $1,000 IN SCHUCHET RICK W. 60 TER MEMORY OF ROBERT MAYS ’47 SCHULMAN MARSHALL 45 WOLF SALLY 56 COACH SUSAN STEVENS CONTRIBUTED $100 IN M. WOODS MARILYN P. 56 MEMORY OF HIS WIFE, SCHULTZ JACKSON 43 WORTMAN JANE L. RET JENNIFER CHADORCHI JANET EWING MAYS ’50 SCHWARTZ EDITH 58 YADIDI ’96 CONTRIBUTED FAC ROBERT MCCOMAS ’55 SCHWEITZER DAVID 48 WRIGHT SONI 55 $200 IN HONOR OF JOSH GROSS ’91 AND IN MEMORY CONTRIBUTED $50 SEIDEL CRAIG 79 YAKER DIANE 55 OF COACH SUSAN STEVENS IN MEMORY OF SEIFF DR. 72 YANO PAULINE RET DONALD C. HARRIS ’55 STUART R. FAC LINDA GILBERT THIEBEN ’58 SEIZER FERN 52 YEOMAN JOAN 56 CONTRIBUTED $120 IN SELKIN SHIRLEY 67 YORKSHIRE DONALD L. 72 MEMORY OF HER BROTHER, SEVIN SHIRLEE 43 YUKELSON AMANDA 07 LAWRENCE JOEL GILBERT ’55 SHAPIRA CYNTHIA 73 YUKELSON DANIEL 80 SHAPIRO LYNNE 54 YUKELSON REBECCA 11 CONTRIBUTIONS IN MEMORY OF SHEINBEIN ROGER 67 ZAKHEIM ROSALYN 65 RETIRED COUNSELOR VIVIAN SAATJIAN-GREEN SHEMANSKI PHIL & 68 ZIERING AMY H. 79 LUCIE AND DAVID HINDEN MICHELLE BENNETT - $50 SHERRY ZIMMERMAN DR. DORIS 60 FAMILY - $200, $90 SHERWOOD GLORIA 54 ZIMMERMAN MARLENE 50 CORINNE CARLSON, SHOEMAKER JACK 47 JUDITH AND STUART SILVER, RETIRED FACULTY - $50 All others RETIRED FACULTY - $200 SIEGEL ELIZABETH 61 DR. MICHELE DEVLIN - $50 SIEGMAN MICHAEL J. 92 ASCALON DAVID 63 LEANNE DOMNITZ, SIMMONS DANIEL 77 ASHKENAZI KAREN 94 RETIRED FACULTY - $100 ANN-MARIE AND KEITH FINE, SIMMONS MICHAEL L. 43 BECKER GERALD 57 FACULTY - $50 SIMMONS PETER 49 DAUER DR. 59 ALLI F. JASON-FIVES, DIANE GOLDSTEIN - $50 SIMON RUTH 54 MELINDA RETIRED FACULTY - $100 SLAVIN DIANA 58 DREYFUSS BARBARA 63 MARK AND IRINA KASHPER, CHARLES HOWARD, SMITH DR. 48 RONDI RETIRED FACULTY - $100 RETIRED FACULTY - $50 MARGOT W. DREYFUSS JUSTIN 87 SNYDER GARY R. 64 FETTY HALLE 76 KATHERINE KENDALL, SUSAN SCHNEIDER, RETIRED FACULTY - $50 SNYDER JOYCE 46 GREY BARRY M. 73 RETIRED FACULTY - $100 SPEIGHTS AUDREY 47 HIMELSTEIN CECELIA 82 RICHARD & JUDITH MUNITZ, JANE WORTMAN ’71, SPITZ JAMES S. 47 HIMELSTEIN DANIEL A. 79 RETIRED FACULTY - $100 RETIRED FACULTY - $50 STABLER STEVEN B. 72 LINDNER JOHN 78 STAUFFER ARTHUR 51 MOORE ANN 59 MARILYN RAY, MARILYN WULLIGER, STAUFFER MARGARET 52 MOORE THOMAS 58 RETIRED FACULTY - $100 RETIRED FACULTY - $50 A. MURPHY DIANA 73 KAREN BOYARSKY, STIGLITZ JANE 63 PISAR NORMA 53 FLORY SCHULTHEISS, RETIRED FACULTY - $100 RETIRED FACULTY - $36 STINGRAY JOANNA 78 RICHLAND JORDAN H. 73 TAYLOR ANNE 53 ROBBINS MARILYN J. 55 LYNNE SHAPIRO ’54, FELICE FREEMAN - $35 TEPPER YANIV 85 ROBBINS RONALD 54 RETIRED FACULTY - $100 LESLIE WARNER - $25 THACHER JEAN 42 SAVAGE CHRISTIE 65 THAYER SCOTT N. 73 SCHOICHET SANDOR 71 SUSAN SPROUSE, TOBENKIN DAVID 84 SCHWARTZ MARTIN 71 RETIRED FACULTY - $100 NEAL SPREAFICO CHRISTINA 76 Contributions benefit the Vivian Saatjian-Green Memo- TROESCH HANS 67 STANLEY ELIZABETH 68 rial Scholarship Fund. To donate, please contact the TURK WENDY 80 STIER SERENA A. 57 Alumni Association. VAUGHAN JOSEPH S. 54 STRIMPLE COURTNEY 99 Please note: When making a contribution via an organiza- VIAMONTES, CLAUDIA 70 YERGIN MARC 62 tion or foundation, please make sure they notate the alum- MD, PHD ZUKOR JAMES R. 49 ni name so we can recognize it. 14 Class Reunions 2019 Class of 1958 Private residence—Oct. 7, 2018

Reunion Committee. Carolynne Brandt Eff ron, Steve Allen, Nancy Richard Barton, John Muff , Stuart Roy, Tom Glick Posner, Linda Ezor Swarzman (co-chair), Robert Simon, Joy Moore Tyre Coburn, Irwin Zeke Warsaw (co-chair)

Steve Steinfeldt, Emory Josephs, Rozanne Goldstein Jane and Ron Cohen Curtis, Carolynne Brandt Eff ron, Don Feldman, Howard Herman Hecht and his wife

Dave Huntsman, Julie Payne, Irwin Zeke Betsy Weisman, Buddy Pepp, Arline Pepp, David Miller, Kit Reed Warsaw Steve Allen

Carolyn Duke Balaban, Barbara Sadicoff Herman, Car- olyn Brandt Eff ron Steve Glaseman, Jack Morgan, Nancy Schwartz Young 2019 Alumni Highlights 15 Class of 1968 Marina City Club—Aug. 11, 2018

Geri-Ann Galanti, Sherry Catlett, George Ziegler, Phyllis Ziman, Wendy Gray, Jackie McCarthy, Laurie Megee Karen Kaye, Laurie Zoloth

Back row, left to right: Ben Zycher, Mark Chass, Joel Davidman, Elliot Vittes, Mark Bluestain, Eli Merringer. Front: Charlotte Gray, Geri-Ann Galanti, Susan Moses, Natalie Laurie Zoloth, Sylvia White Schaefl er, Reesa Sherrin, Deborah Green, Michael Wellman

Back row, left to right: Deborah Irmas, Larry Koplin, MD, Robert Friedman, Deborah Glusker, Matthew Epstein. Front: David Morse, Cindy Germaine, Sherry Catlett, Geri-Ann Galanti, Stuart Winthrop, Adrianne Michael Barr, Phyllis Ziman, Maralee Beck, Monique Epstein Neri 16 Class Reunions 2019 Class of 1978 Doubletree Hotel, Santa Monica—Nov. 10, 2018

Jodi Levine, Alex Schroeder, Larry Lotwin, Tami Ivy Cohen, Valerie First, Kerry Abelson, Douglas Baer, Richard Adler, Sandy Grushow Lisa Hirsch Oswald

Tony Stephen, Jay Lake, Meredith Hayes, Benja- Carri Kapstrom, Andrea Witlin, Jodi Angela Grossbard, Anthony min Higier, John Paillet Novak, Patti Soble Calloway, Reiko Matsumoto

Omer Sulejmanagich, Sheryl Lisa Cacavas, Leslie Scott Zwirn, Amy Blumen- Gary Solnit, Phil Sperling, Greg Leve, Rosemary Hilb Sachs thal Nelson

Julie Spielberg, Ellen Shapiro, Eliza- Rueven Sison, Michael Gans, Mark Diana Isaccs, Joanna Fields, Alicia Saver, beth Moore Joelson Debby Klein 2019 Alumni Highlights 17 Class of 1988 Marina City Club—Sept. 8, 2018

Jill Goldberg Nadley, Allison Boxer, Marlo Gottfurcht Michael Dorff , Lucky Sunder, Rebecca Ishida, Jeff Gitlin, Guest, Da- Longstreet, Kim Kates Hanning, Shani Tuch vid Zimmerman, Sean Escovitz

Beth Braun, Natalie Sofer, Robin Memel Fox, Dayna Dizon Taus, Nicole Greenberg Ben-Ner, David Bronte, Shani Tuch, Kim Kates Hanning, Allison Boxer, Mara Greensweig, Lisa Steier, Scott Chorna, Debbie Rein Babbush, Marlo Gottfurcht Longstreet, Kari Jaff e, Lainie Kartoon, Damon Marshall

From left: Natalie Sofer, Rebecca Ishida, Adam Gooch, Scott Chorna, David Bronte, Brandi Johnson, Amy Kaufman, Robin Me- mel, Michelle Delshad, Lauren Bishop Campbell, David Crandell, Dawn Goldfrank Baker, Rhonda Louis Russell, Brad Ammann 18 Class Reunions 2019

Bessie Kaine, Kathryn Bazilauskas, Simone Berkowitz, Genevieve Wong, Stacy Yang, Eliza Ghanooni

Sheba Khodadd, Shirley Darvish, Michelle Rofeh Lensky Allen Yadgari, Michael Loghmana, Michael Jaboury, Sasan Massachi

Bessie Kaine, Kathryn Bazilauskas, Kathy Palatnik

Shirley Darvish, Malosack Berjis Myers with guest, Halleh Kianfar Class of 1998 Hollywood & Highland—Sept. 8, 2018 2019 Alumni Highlights 19 20 Class Notes 2019

Please note: Class notes twice a week after a lifetime of Schultz W’43 wrote and invited veteran and raised three children. received after Feb. 1, 2019 will refusing to exercise! Day tours, anyone who knew him during his She is now a great-grandmother be published in the next edition. board meetings and classes also high school years to phone him. to 10 children. She would enjoy keep her busy. She phoned and enjoyed their hearing from anyone who remem- 1930 June Wallace Donovan ’42 June conversation. Doris’ memory in- bers her at 805-495-7853. Louis Snitzer Thomas ’36 is still in Corona del Mar and en- volves her time spent on the Girls Jack Schultz W’43 Jack is al- Louis celebrated his 100th joyed news of Doris Gillespie, Tennis Team. They practiced after ways happy to hear from old birthday with a family party on Mary Lou Williams, Patricia Sul- school and played in tournaments classmates who are still kicking. Aug. 14, 2018. lwold and June Merrill in Alum- against other schools. At that time He talked with John Roesch W’43 ni Highlights. All also attended they didn’t have a school uniform, and Dodie Gillespie King ’42 and 1940 UCLA after BHHS. In answering but played in their own personal welcomes more calls or emails Sybil Friedenthal Roos S’41 Patricia Sullwold’s question from clothes. She normally held the No. from others at 650-348-4514 or Sybil has had a very busy year. last year, yes, there is someone 2 spot on the team. June Merrill [email protected]. Their stalwart She now has six great-grandchil- who still remembers you—most only gave up the No. 1 spot one classmates are all well into their dren and they are adorable. She happily from Beverly and the pri- time to Doris, whose love for ten- nineties and slowing down. At 93, is still active with the Houston mary department of Beverly Hills nis endured throughout her entire Jack is doing well, playing bridge Symphony and Grand Opera. She Community Presbyterian Church life. She played in tournaments and enjoying lunch with friends in enjoys receiving the news from in 1933! and matches into her seventies, San Francisco, and enjoying the BHHS and hopes to get back for a Doris Gillespie King ’42 Doris sharing her love of the sport with quiet life as well. He enjoys the visit one of these days. She sends fi nds it a pleasure to receive the her family. After graduating from Class Notes and remembers they regards to all members. annual newsletter. She always UCLA, Doris taught third grade christened the Swim Gym, which Audrey Strowburgh Burge ’42 checks to see if any of her class- for six years at Hawthorne in Bev- proved to be a great addition. They Audrey takes strength training mates have written. Last year, Jack erly Hills. She married a WWII had a world-class school orchestra 102-year-old grad refl ects on writerly, philanthropic life Happy 102nd birthday, everything from the arts, to Times for ignoring me Marjorie Lesser Fasman ’34! public television, to health and so often. He replied In her active life, Fasman environment. I have taught that my letters were has penned countless poems classes in modern poetry for too “hot” for them and opinion pieces, two UCLA Extension, and (most most of the time, but screenplays and a popular energetically) I have been a that I should keep them novel inspired by Jane political activist. In that last area, coming. He said they Austen’s Pride and Prejudice; I perhaps did stray a little from were circulated about served on numerous boards the path my parents defi ned for the offi ce, and (I quote) and committees, including me. In their view, contributing to “kept them on their the founding committee of worthy causes was fi ne, making toes.” the Venice Family Clinic Art waves was not. I also use verse to Marjorie Lesser Fasman ’34 with Walk, the volunteer auxiliary I have always dealt with keep me “cool” and her daughter Betty Rauch board of UCLA Center for words. I used them more in public also because when it Pride and Prejudice. It has been Health Sciences, and the speaking than in writing. I did starts percolating in my brain published by New Leaf Press, a executive board of the National write during World War II, got a I need to write it down lest it small press in Los Angeles [in Conference of Christians and job, reworked a lot of scripts and evaporate. 1997]. The book is beginning Jews; and received prestigious ended with two screen credits. I have written enough to fi nd an enthusiastic audience honors, including recognition When the War was over and limericks for a book, many too in the legion of Austen fans and from President Bill Clinton for my then-husband returned from dirty to print. Most of them I have spoken to several of the her community service. overseas, there was no question before the computer replaced Jane Austen Societies, including In 2005, Fasman refl ected about continuing. My career was my typewriter. Alas. In the the Northern California on her remarkable life—and over. mountains of paper piled in my Society in San Francisco. the publication of her novel, It is in the political arena that studio? Perhaps. Who has time The book was at Dutton’s in The Diary of Henry Fitzwilliam I have been steadily writing: to search? Brentwood, Chevalier Books Darcy: polemic pieces for various In my late seventies, I on Larchmont and Vroman’s For most of my life, I did organizations, and letters to discovered the one and only thing in Pasadena. I have spoken exactly what was expected of newspapers. These were more that I wanted to write proved to at a few bookstores outside of me. Most of my time was taken often not printed than printed. At be fi ction. I devoted myself to Los Angeles, including New up with various charitable a cocktail party one Christmas I The Diary of Henry Fitzwilliam York, at the Small Press Center. endeavors. I’ve worked for teased one of the editors of the Darcy, inspired by Jane Austen’s 2019 Alumni Highlights 21

and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel written for the benefi t of his sev- Stanley Feldman S’48 Stanley was the biggest building; howev- eral grandchildren. Titled That’s is loving life in the Pacifi c North- er, she is still enjoying life in Bev- Life, you could all do worse than west. No more golf after three sur- erly Hills. buy a copy of this remarkably en- geries, plus a knee replacement; Arnold Kornfi eld S’45 Arnold tertaining new volume. however, life is good! and his wife fl ew to Portland, Ore. Kenneth Bleifer W’47 Kenneth Geraldine Turk Gold ’48 Ger- for his grandson James’ wedding is enjoying beach weather in spite aldine says they had their fi rst to Molly in November. They had of all the climate change, but great-grandchild this year. Per- fi ve wonderful days attending the sleeping is not part of his DNA. He haps some day she will be lucky wedding and other family events. is currently working for two med- enough to go to BHHS! He and his wife try to keep active ical directors for a hospice agency David V. Schweitzer ’48 David by attending plays, movies, fami- which occupies about one day a sees Skip Taft and Don McKibbin Carolyn Roos Olsen ’41 ly events, etc. In 2019, they plan week. Currently his biggest prob- every now and then for lunch. and band, black tie dances at the on taking some physical therapy lems are keeping busy the rest of Margot Wiesinger Smith ’48 local hotels, and other great so- (pool and gym exercise classes). the days of the week. Fortunately, Margot is still fi ghting for social cial activities. He hopes it hasn’t Herbert Constine S’46 Herbert he is close enough geographically justice in her 88th year. She had an changed much! reports he and his wife Roberta to see his grandchildren grow up. article published in the University Gene Corman S’44 and Nan (and doxie Augy) are still in the It is interesting to have a diff erent of California’s Berkeley Wellness Morris Corman S’49 Nan reports Marina and look forward to the mindset as well as worry, as when newsletter, “Life Before Vac- that she and Gene still live in the next issue of the Highlights to see raising their mother, who is doing cines,” as it was at Beverly Vista same house in Beverly Hills they what old grads are up to. He feels an amazing job raising them. in the 1930s when kids had scarlet bought after marriage. Gene cele- lucky to have been around in the Eleanor L. Bowen Parrish ’47 fever, mumps, measles, chicken brated his 90th birthday in 2017. ’40s, as the world has changed so Eleanor keeps in phone contact pox, not to mention polio. She They have been very lucky. Gene much since then. with Gini Wright Widman W’47, has worked on elections to change made most of his fi lms in Europe Harris Katleman ’46 Harris has who moved to Camarillo with her the House—victories! When your so they all traveled a lot. He won had an exciting year. On August daughter, and Bobby Lewis ’43, kids start retiring, you know you an Emmy in 1982, then became a 1st he took his three children to who lives in Manhattan Beach. are old! Viva! vice president at 20th Century for Positano, Italy to celebrate his Jack Shoemaker S’47 Jack Betty Marx Davies ’49 Betty TV before retiring. Their son Todd birthday. Two years ago, he de- and Louise have been married moved to Newport Beach from S’75 works in television and their cided to write a memoir of his life 64 years. They live on the Palos Benedict Canyon in 1963. All four son Craig S’77 is a lawyer. They for his family. A good friend asked Verdes Peninsula and have decid- children got a fabulous education have four grandchildren, Wyatt, to read the fi rst three chapters. He ed to limit all their activities to the and all four went to USC and Bayley, Kyle and Paige. passed them along to a New York South Bay area. All their family graduated. Don Davies ’44 Don is 91 and agent and much to Harris’ surprise, and close friends live nearby, their Mitzi Gollos Redke Eisenberg living alone in his house since he sold it to Simon & Schuster! doctors are all in the area, and their S’49 Mitzi’s life is calm and en- his wife Mary Joyce Davies ’44 Publication date is June 15, 2019. Rolling Hills Golf Club has just joyable. Her husband Stan Eisen- died eight years ago. He has pub- The title is You Can’t Fall Off the been rebuilt into a fabulous new berg has retired from his CPA lished his memoirs for family and Floor and Other Lessons from a country club. No more cruises, air- practice. They are enjoying their friends for the years 1949–1954. Life in Hollywood. So, that’s it for plane rides, vacations away from family, which includes four chil- He taught journalism and English 2018. home or freeway driving. Already dren, 14 grandchildren and four and supervised the Highlights at Armond “Buddy” Lisle ’46 their life has been simplifi ed and great-grandsons. Their grandchil- Beverly. It was a great experience. Buddy recently concluded his they look forward to a long, happy dren are living in many countries This was a small part of a long ca- 20th year living in Indian Wells. and promising future together. and enjoying the experience of reer in education. He sends greet- Health remains good and his life is Audrey Bledsoe Speights S’47 work, school and Israeli army. ings to any students who are still active. He enjoys sports viewing, Audrey remains deeply saddened Mitzi and Stan are still active in with us. reading, and time with Kathryn by the racism and bigotry exem- charity work, but no long feel the Aaron Eshman ’45 Aaron is still and family. He looks forward to plifi ed by the current adminis- need to travel. Home is comfort- working at Morgan Stanley and the Highlights each year. tration. She still has hope for the able and suffi cient. She sends re- enjoying life with travel, golf, din- Lester Wertheimer S’46 Lester reinstatement of honor through a gards to all her classmates! ing and family. Sari, his wife of continues to practice architecture victorious midterm election. She Ralph Marx ’49 Ralph and Hel- 67 years, three children, and six (new house rising in the Beverly thoroughly enjoys the Highlights en, at the time of writing, were still grandchildren are all doing excep- Glen area), travel (off to London and is saddened there are so few sailing on the west coast of Mexi- tionally well. for a visit) and write (new book ’47 grads still with us. Her third co, enjoying the white sand beach- Marilyn Granas S’45 Marilyn currently being published). The great-great-grandchild was wel- es and clear blue warm water. longs for the days when Beverly book is a collection of highly prej- comed to her family and brings so They planned to stay on their boat Hills was a beautiful small town udiced essays on life’s irritations much joy! until the start of hurricane season 22 Class Notes 2019 and then return home to Arizona. service to others. She recently was of the Normans reaching their Over the summer they planned to thrilled to be part of the S’50 re- 1950 mid-eighties, who were college/ fl y to Dubai for sightseeing. They union. Carol Goshaw Blanchard George Frakes S’50 George university alums and were also chartered a houseboat to trav- has kept that class reuniting each joined about 60 classmates, successful in their adult lives, el the Erie Canal before returning and every year. Factor’s Deli plus a few adult children and/or seemed exceptionally high to this again to their boat in October. was the location for a Saturday spouses, at Factor’s Deli for his retired social science professor. It Jan Elsfelder Ponder ’49 Jan Brunch. (No more dinner danc- 68th reunion. He thought it was was an enjoyable reunion. Kudos es—just day gatherings seem to a surprisingly large attendance to Carol Goshaw Blanchard who work for all the 80-year-old-plus of 85- and 86-year-olds born provided the leadership for the persons who attended.) It was a during the Great Depression. event. joy to see Dick Ward, Rod Wilg- As a result of the low birth rate Estelle Emerson Handler ’50 er, Tom Haldeman, Pat Abrams in 1932, the graduating classes Estelle is happy to have nothing Rosenburg, Chuck Murray, Dick (fall and spring) were quite small exciting to report. She’s just Donaldson and George Crosby— in number. Many of the male cruising along, literally! She all “upright” and appreciative of graduates were military veterans sailed the Pacifi c Coast to Mexico just being there! Betsy keeps up of either the Korean War or Cold in the spring and up to Canada in with their very good friend Milton War. The women graduates were the summer. Miller, as well as Bob Fox W’46 larger in number than the men. Elizabeth Shore Luster ’50 (past president of the Alumni They also looked a lot better Elizabeth has been back in Association), Skip Taft, Dorothy and younger. Unlike similar age Malibu since 1996 after 30 years Janes Elder and Patsy Hannah cohorts in other high schools in Sonoma/Napa counties. She’s Scott. around the nation, the percentage been president/manager of On loves living in Virginia for the change of the seasons and being Class of ’50 Reunion Sept. 22, 2018—Factor’s Deli close to Washington, D.C. How- Attendees of the Class ever, California has a special place of '50's 68-year reunion in her heart, remembering the old days and BHHS in the ’40s. She’s included Liz Shore enjoying her life, painting with Luster (below), who has pastels and working in encaustics, never missed a reunion. which is painting with hot wax. Classmates exchanged Betsy Roberts Ulf S’49 Betsy stories and memories fi nds it hard to believe that her husband Frank passed away more and posed for photos than two years ago on Oct. 20, with their elementary 2016. They met when they were Beverly Vista Class of '46: Back row, left to right: George school classes (at left). 12 and lived only a block away Crosby, Dick Ward, Stu Neffl er. Front row: Gayle Schlanger on La Peer and Swall Drive. A Prince Epstein, Nancy Friend Dillon, Beverly Smart Horen, very close pastor friend of theirs Dick Donaldson left Betsy a message on the eve- ning of Frank’s death: You must turn “grief into gratitude.” Strong words, indeed, but passed on to all those of us who have to face the death of loved ones. Frank’s was a life well lived, indeed! Beverly High provided the working tools that enabled them to have a most successful marriage and a life- time of serving their community and many of its nonprofi ts. Betsy continues to live in Pasadena and Horace Mann Class of '46: Left to right: Marlene Sudmin remains involved in many of the Zimmerman, Barbara Hyman Spitz, Marcia Nason Renny, same organizations that were a Chuck Murray, Betsy Roberts Ulf S'49, George Cotliar. part of their joint participation of Seated: Harriett Bowman Walther, Carol Goshaw Blanchard 2019 Alumni Highlights 23 Shore Foundation, Inc. since 1986, Samantha, age 12, is a champion Sigma Phi, for the past funding small, mostly volunteer- swimmer and plays softball, piano three years. run, hands-on nonprofi ts working and violin—and still gets all A’s. Suzanne Christian ’52 in animal welfare and wildlife Frances’ son lives near Folsom, Suzanne is a certifi ed preservation. She has two children where he teaches. He has three fi nancial planner who is in their fi fties and six wonderful girls in college and the oldest is still working, traveling grandchildren, 14 through 27 a nurse at Las Vegas VA Hospital (Egypt, Istanbul, Athens) years old. who has two girls. Frances’ great- and loving life. She hopes Barbara Topkis ’50 Barbara granddaughters are 4 and 12. another reunion is planned ruminates at the age of 86 that Frances just celebrated her 85th next year! her body was once very strong, so birthday in November, along with June Ferrer Pond ’52 she wonders what went wrong? many of you, and life is good! June is enjoying life She would swim miles every Hello to all friends in Class of ’51! on Balboa Island with day and now says no way! She Art Stauff er ’51 and Peggy Albin children, grandchildren and also walked miles up her hill and Stauff er ’52 Art and Peggy have great-grandchildren. She’s now is content to be home and become high school parents. Or, wishing her classmates a still. She remembers high school let’s say “grandparent parents.” healthy, happy year ahead. swimming and in basketball Their granddaughter, Celine, has Brenda Flaster winning. Each day was a day transferred to Palo Alto High Wohlstadter ’52 Brenda’s Carole Wayne Foran '51 and her well lived, and every tomorrow a School from Panajachel Colegio life is good! She has all the husband, Bud Foran, MD, have dream that was vivid! Internacional and will live with normal trials of life, she been together for 65 years Carole Wayne Foran ’51 Carole them for a year. This may work travels, enjoys good friends and the school and activities. He and Bud are healthy and active out so well that her sister, Chloe, a great family! Her home is part especially wants to thank Jon in their senior years. Her next- may come, too, the following time in Rancho Mirage in winter Rose and Don Alschuler for their door neighbor, Rachelle Marcus, year. Rejuvenation home style, and Carbondale, Colo. in the reports on the Class of ’53. recently completed a successful they say! summer. Tough life! Joan Manishor Kay ’53 Joan run for Board of Education (see Marilynn Young Carlson ’52 Susan Horwits Brody ’53 says it’s been a rather diffi cult year photo, p. 41). They had the honor Marilynn sends approval of the Susan’s family is healthy. Most because her husband Robert Kay of hosting her Campaign Kickoff , Highlights, calling it a great notably, they have two great- passed away. With the help of her where Carole reconnected publication! grandchildren with number three friends from Beverly and others with Beth Sieroty Meltzer ’50, Shirley Seams Chestnut S’52 on the way. The girls are still she is doing well. She recently proving that Beverly Hills is a Shirley and her husband, Mike, meeting for lunch and it is such a returned from a delightful cruise community in which residents enjoy golfi ng and living in joy for all of them. and visiting her daughter in San remain, educate their families and beautiful Colorado. She has been Fred C. Caso ’53 Fred enjoys Jose. She fi nds it wonderful to see continue to involve themselves president of her sorority, Beta the Highlights with news about dear friends from high school. She over the decades. The yard was fi lled with BHHS alumni. She and Bud recently took a two- week Rhine River cruise from Basel, Switzerland to Amsterdam. How fortunate they are! They miss classmate Ursula Levi who passed away this year (see obit, p. 58). Frances Lichter Itkoff ’51 Frances is still enjoying living in Lakewood, Calif. She is active in Multiple Sclerosis Support Group, the Lakewood Women’s Club, and Temple. Her daughter, Ellen, and granddaughter, Samantha Hamilton, are both active in fi lming TV commercials and shows. Look up Ellen Corsairs, Marcons and friends at the Class of '51 annual luncheon. Back row, left to right: Alexander on Facebook to see Daryl Snyder, Sheldon Appel, Fred Spector, John Sill, Fred Stern, Dick Mallek, Chuck what they have done. In addition, Coleman. Front row: Miles Coleman, Art Stauff er, Eric Wittenberg, Paul Selwyn, Jim Morrow 24 Class Notes 2019 is busy singing in a choir, painting in Jackson Hole, Wyo. She has wonders if there are any old and careers of their grandchildren. and is still a docent at LACMA. been married 55 years to Dean school friends in the area. One big “Small World” story is She sends best wishes to the class! and has four children: Christopher Stan King ’54 Stan is still that one of their granddaughters Barbara Lee Kozberg ’53 (62), Katheryn (60), Mari (58) and employed at Oppenheimer is engaged to the grandson of Barbara has fond memories Ingrid (52). She is a professional & Co. in Westwood and still one of Norman’s classmates from of growing up in her pristine artist and teaches in her home helping as a USATF offi cial at BHHS. How about that! town with its blue skies, ample (very small classes). She loves Beverly track and fi eld meets. Lynne Shapiro ’54 Lynne’s parking, little traffi c, safety to garden and has 30 gorgeous He took his family, including two many memories of BHHS and (even in leaving one’s front door roses and a view of Catalina grandchildren, to Maui for their her return as a teacher are brought unlocked), and passers-by saying Mountains. She had horses and annual bonding in June. In late up when she reads the Highlights. hello to one another. She feels it did competitive trail riding. July, he took a cruise with Michael She remembered having so disconcerting that today we Keith Coplen ’54 Keith and his Berman ’54 and Renee Sterling to “nutrition” and lunch with Betty live in an atmosphere of fear, partner of 46 years and spouse of the Greek Isles and Barcelona. He Nichols, her former Latin teacher violence, self-protection, self- 11 years, Brian Kraft, continued celebrated 50 years of marriage who introduced her students to the involvement, impatience and their travels in 2018. In spite with his beautiful wife, Dianne, world outside of the United States. entitlement. However, she did of the annoying and frustrating on July 1, 2018. She remembers Victor Seine, who manage to enjoy a few weeks of health issues that seem to aff ect Barbara Eisendrath Platt ’54 recognized that a senior had no visiting the scenic Hudson Valley us all these days, their focus is to Barbara is continuing to live business in a freshman Spanish with its early Revolutionary War live each day to the fullest. They happily in the desert area. She class and sent her to the library history and magnifi cent estates. enjoyed two weeks in Japan moved there 48 years ago when to read Spanish literature. Her They also traveled to Washington, and a 16-day cruise around the the town was small and life life today is like a Spanish novel D.C. to view the new monuments Philippines, Borneo and Brunei. was quiet. Now it's a big, busy as she travels to Spain every year and government buildings. These In addition they visit their home “city!” Many BHHS alums have to spend wonderful time with her trips made them feel proud to be of 20 years in Vienna, Austria found this paradise and are here “signifi cant other,” whom she fi rst Americans and brought back a at least four times a year. As the for weekends or full time. It is met in her junior year in Spain in sense of hope that our future will New York Times recently reported, wonderful to reminisce with old ’56. She hopes that some of her hold the high standards of our past. “Vienna is the last magical place classmates and recall what was. former students have enjoyed the For local enjoyment, she now has in the world to spend Christmas,” Many of the class have stayed in rewards of speaking Spanish as four great-grandsons to keep her so Keith and Brian take advantage touch and that is so meaningful. she has. busy, along with the adult and of spending each Christmas She can still sing the alma mater. Peter Spencer ’54 Peter is still married grandchildren. Friends there. Both feel so very fortunate Norman Ross ’54 and Gloria alive and 83+. He’s using a walker have become more cherished each to spend their time in homes in Stolaroff Ross ’56 Norman and to get around and still with his year and valued so highly because Palm Springs and Irvine, as they Gloria celebrated their 60th year partner of 32 years. she is grateful that they are still are oases away from the chaotic of marriage in August 2018. Warren Erbsen ’55 Warren is able to share times together. The political nightmare that plagues As the years pass by they are still active as a selling agent of theme of each day is not to fall, our beloved country. Keith is following and enjoying the lives travel and is enjoying visiting the movement and involvement. grateful at 82 for each and every Enjoy each moment! day granted to him and wishes the Peter H. Artzt ’54 Peter has same for all. six kids and 11 grandkids. Phyllis Korentajer Dimant ’54 They all grew up in Hawaii. Phyllis says due to health reasons, After UCLA graduation he she now lives in a senior retirement designed the Beverly Hills city home—The Ventura Townhouse. seal and designed the UCLA It’s basically an assisted living script signature. He is retired in facility and really great. She had Sarasota, Fla. and is a senior diver her 12th great-grandbaby on the for Mote Marine Laboratory and 4th of July 2018. Wow! Since Aquarium. He puts tags on big she is turning 82, this is pretty mammals. His daughter, Sherry, remarkable. It’s good to be around was honored as Citizen of the for another year. Year; son, Chris, retired as a Navy Joyce Friedlander Federgreen Seal Commander. Big brother, Ed ’54 Joyce has moved to Playa ’47, is in the BHHS Hall of Fame. Vista after 30 years in La Quinta. Grace Guggenheim Berg ’54 She lives in the Fountainview Grace has lived in Arizona 25 retirement apartments and loves Keith Coplen '54 and Brian Kraft pose with students at years, after living most of her life it. She has been there a year and Kinkaku-ji Temple (Golden Pavillion) in Kyoto, Japan 2019 Alumni Highlights 25 world himself. as sung by Dana Shaw. Besides College. The next in line is waiting talented young cellists are the best Joe Friedman ’55 Joe and music, he is enjoying his eight to hear from Stanford and Cal medicine for advancing age! Stevie just moved from Tarzana grandchildren and his wife of Poly, where he hopes to pursue Joy Nuell ’56 Joy remembers to the Westside. They are back! 58 years, and he even attended an engineering career. The two being voted the Biggest Character They are still traveling: January parents’ weekend at Syracuse youngest have a couple of years of her class. She went on to 2018, Crystal Yachts; April 2018, University. before they fi nish high school. By become a pioneer in local Crystal Symphony; August 2018, Mike Berk ’56 Mike recently the time this is published, Howard broadcasting, being the fi rst Crystal Serenity to Europe. The turned 80. will have given up his Century female grandkids are growing and going W h o City law fi rm partnership. Semi- o n - a i r to college and they still have a few w o u l d retirement this past year has been r a d i o not quite ready for college. They h a v e great. He will keep his California n e w s have 10 grandkids! Their health is guessed he Bar membership active but only reporter holding up and they are still going would see do consulting work for some on All into Stevie’s offi ce four days a 80? He of his longtime clients. He and N e w s week. Work keeps the mind active g u e s s e s Myrna are both fortunately in KFWB and in turn, keeps one young. many of good health and look forward to in Los Michael Antin ’56 Michael you have some new travel adventures in Angeles retired from practicing tax law and turned 90, 2019. (which no longer exists). She now teaching the tax seminar at Boalt or will soon, so … enjoy! The Bennett Kerns ’56 Bennett feels serves on the Senior Advisory Hall School of Law, UC Berkeley alternative sucks! this is getting boring after 62 Board of the city of West in 2008. He returned to music, Howard Fabrick ’56 Howard years. He is still practicing law in Hollywood, the board of the joined a choir and even sang at and Myrna had a wonderful year Santa Monica and still has almost Friends of West Hollywood Disney Hall. His piano teacher in 2018. They celebrated their all of his hair and most of it is still Library, and dog-sits for friends suggested composition, as well 60th wedding anniversary by brown. Just kidding; this is not and neighbors. More than 65 as learning to play again. Though reprising their 25th anniversary boring and he’s looking forward years since Horace Mann days, he had written three books and cruise to Alaska, sailing from to reading everyone’s Notes. she and Gloria Stolaroff Ross still published 3–4 times a year for Seattle with Oceania. It was a Laurence Lesser ’56 Laurence enjoy their friendship, as do she more than 40 years, he had never spectacular cruise. Their ship had celebrated his 80th birthday and Bernice Berger Bratter, from tried music. But, he composed a only 650 passengers, so they got by playing Ernest Bloch’s BHHS days. Joy still misses her few songs and ended up writing a to see and do everything without Schelomo with the New England down-the-street buddy Bob Harris musical comedy, Answer the Call, having to fi ght crowds. Alaska Conservatory Philharmonia Gilbert, who died in 2014 after a which ran in Hollywood in 2009. hasn’t changed too much in the on Sept. 26. You can see it on life in dentistry in Petaluma, From there, he has written fi ve past 35 years—Ketchikan and YouTube at https://youtu.be/ leaving behind his wife Anne and additional musicals, each running Sitka still looked pretty much the wDaAJCqnbi0. He is still full- two daughters (see obit, p. 60). in NoHo and then Off Broadway. same, but Juneau has grown. They time faculty of NEC and fi nds Marilyn Pomerantz Woods Sophia ran a second time at the didn’t return to Glacier Bay but Manhattan International Musical the magnifi cent Hubbard Glacier, Festival. Lili Marlene fi nished which terminates at the icy strait, its one-year run at St. Luke’s was massive and made it hard to Theatre Off Broadway last June. believe the glaciers are retreating. His next musical, Swing, as a They docked back in Seattle on sequel to Lili, is scheduled to their June 29 anniversary date open at the BrickHouse Theatre and all their kids and their spouses in NoHo in March, and then at St. fl ew to Seattle to be with them for Luke’s in May. In the meantime, a dinner celebration. They kept the Cabaret: Holiday of Lights celebrating into the next day, his reprised his music on Dec. 2nd 80th birthday being June 30. Their and 16th at the BrickHouse, kids married late, so they are just performed by Dana Shaw and now seeing their grandkids go off William Grundler. It ran during to college. Their oldest returned to

December 2016 to rave reviews. L.A. after two years at Montana Conservatory New England / Hurlbut Andrew His Christmas and Hanukkah State to continue his education Laurence Lesser ’56, president emeritus and 45-year carols, “Ring the Bells” and “Light near home. Number two grandson faculty member of New England Conservatory, performs the Lights,” were performed by is in his second year at UC Santa Bloch’s Schelomo with the NEC Philharmonia in the LA Wind Symphonic Band Cruz and their only granddaughter celebration of his 80th birthday. Hugh Wolff conducted at its holiday concert in 2015, started her freshman year at Ithaca the Sept. 26, 2018 concert at NEC’s Jordan Hall. 26 Class Notes 2019 cars. After leaving BHHS, he Judd, welcomed everyone to their started at UCLA and remembers beautiful home in Encino. It was the tuition as being free for in- great to see so many classmates state students with admin fees of and reminisce about their years at about $50/semester. He graduated BHHS. Thanks so much to Linda in 1961 with a physics degree for and the reunion committee for a total expenditure (books, fees, their hard work, giving them an etc.) of about $1,000. What a enjoyable and memorable 60th! bargain that was compared to the (See photos, p. 14.) enormous debts today’s college- Dr. Richard Cohn ’58 Richard is bound students incur. After sorry to hear about the deaths of UCLA, he headed off to graduate so many wonderful classmates. school at Harvard University He sends a word of condolence to and then Harvard Business all their friends and family. School. After college, he and his Marcia Ross O’Neill ’58 Howard ’56 and Myrna Fabrick in Jackson, Wyo. new wife Sandi headed back to Marcia’s life is a new normal for ’56 Marilyn and her husband Jongg with her BHHS girlfriends. California with a job in software her as her husband, John, passed had a 33-year fairytale marriage Their combined family consists development at Northrop away in November 2017. She of which she was blessed. He of fi ve grown children, 12 Corporation. Eventually, they and John were married at Good passed away four years ago. She grandchildren and one great- returned to the Boston area. Shepherd Catholic Church in has one son, one stepdaughter grandson. Retired from careers in software Beverly Hills and celebrated 53 and one stepson. After many Bob Bard ’57 Bob sends many technology and education, they wonderful years together. She is years of teaching, she became a thanks to the members of the Class now focus much of their attention blessed with supportive family principal followed by teaching of ’57 who worked their 60th class on grandkids and contributing to and friends and has continued her in the Department of Education reunion. It was a great event, and the exciting developments that are activities, as well as keeping home at both USC and Hebrew Union it was really good to see his old happening in the war on cancer and yard together. She sends good College. She recently graduated classmates. His fi fth grandson (he through their affi liations with wishes to everyone for 2019. from the Wagner Human Services has no granddaughters) was born MIT and the Dana Farber Cancer Linda Gilbert Thieben ’58 Linda Paraprofessional Certifi cate July 30, 2018 and was named Institute, a spin-off of the Brigham is sad to report that her brother Program. Presently she is leading Theodore Robert Bard. He’s and Women’s Hospital where Lawrence Joel Gilbert ’55 passed support groups. She loves to learn, good looking, like his grandpa. Marcia Scott worked at one time. away last year (see p. 59). He is travel, laugh and enjoy her life. He’s still happily married to his Betty Porter Bagdasarian ’58 greatly missed by all his family Joan Kline Yeoman ’56 The fi rst wife, Marian; he murders the Betty is very happy that Santa and friends. She has been doing Class of ’56 doesn’t get older, game of golf on a regular basis; Barbara is still standing after the a lot of traveling to many foreign it just gets better. They just and he does charity work in Rio horrendous Thomas Fire, got together and planned their Vista, the NorCal town where he and then the devastating birthday. Yes, they hit the big 80. lives. mudslides one month later. Their informal celebration will be Arthur Kraus ’57 Arthur She and her husband of 55 on Saturday, May 19 at the home enjoyed reconnecting at his 60th years, Michael, evacuated of Tony and Barbara Sokol. Please BHHS reunion and their 70th four times! Their property contact Joan Kline Yeoman to reunion of their Hawthorne 3rd and home are fi ne, but there make sure they have your email, grade class. Some old friendships is considerable damage to address and phone number. You have been rekindled. many areas of Montecito. can reach her at jyeoman11@aol. Dr. George Schussel ’57 Several daily routes are now com. Joan is still the keeper of the George opened Volume 38 of changed due to the “mud” list. Hope to see you soon. the Highlights and the book fell mess. A “new normal” John Ansen ’57 and Susan open to the page with a lovely has taken place. They Kahn Ansen ’58 Susan and John story on Marcia Scott ’48, whose are healthy, continuing are enjoying their 34th year of career began at UCLA and ended to discover the secret to marriage. They like to travel on up in the Boston area, a not-so- graceful and meaningful land and sea. Susan likes to knit common story, but similar to his. aging! and enjoys cooking, especially Like Marcia he rode his bike to Richard A. Barton ’58 for family dinners. She also keeps Beverly, but after much teasing Richard had a wonderful track of their family and their from fellow Normans, gave it up 60th class reunion in travels in digital photo albums and then hitchhiked to school or October! Linda Ezor Swarzman and her husband, and plays a weekly game of Mah got rides with friends who had Dr. George Schussel ’57 2019 Alumni Highlights 27 they took Road Scholar trips to celebrated their 56th wedding travel often, volunteer at several New Zealand, Australia, Greece, anniversary Oct. 27, 2018. They local nonprofi ts, and visit family Slovenia and Croatia (not all at are splitting their time between and friends frequently. Leona’s the same time). She has loved California and El Salvador, creative pursuits include painting, experiencing diff erent places. although it is going through tough sculpting in cast cement, graphic Now they are glad to be home. times. They have family and arts and wedding photography. Honolulu has cleaned out the friends there. He is enjoying the entrance to Kalihi Stream to the San Juan Capistrano Rotary Club. 1960 Pacifi c so they’re no longer being Steven L. Kaplan ’59 Steven Suzie Berk Cohen ’60 Suzie is fl ooded. Twice was enough! got married to a wonderful lady happily retired in Sacramento. She They are happily hanging out, named Yuchu. He has two sons does occasional lobbying for volunteering at the Honolulu who went to Hawthorne and Museum of Art, Hanauma Bay, BHHS. Life is good. and feeding their dog, Chalupa, Marsha Kerns ’59 Marsha is Marsha Kerns ’59 and cat, Heihei. an executive at Veritext Legal lands, including a recent trip to Baret Fink ’59 Baret is practicing Solutions. She plays bridge as a Iceland and England. She is still law in Century City where his hobby, has lots of grandchildren volunteering for Cedars-Sinai, offi ce backs up to the high school. and is enjoying life. Alzheimer’s Greater Los Angeles, He continues to be grateful for Carolyn Fabrick Saltsman ’59 and the LA Craft and Folk Art his days at Beverly. He enjoys Carolyn is married and living Museum, and plans to add Motion the practice of law where a new in West Los Angeles. She is still Picture and Television Fund and adventure comes to life almost working as a business manager Music Mends Minds. So many daily. in the entertainment industry great organizations out there Melinda Ruja Dauer ’59 Drs. and enjoying two children, two that need volunteers. At time of Melinda and Alan Dauer have grandchildren and two great- writing, she was looking forward been Orthodox Jews for 45 grandchildren! Life is good, and to her Class of ’58 reunion at the years and it has brought much she is looking forward to seeing home of Linda Swarzman. joy and many blessings to their fellow Normans at their 60th issues she cares about, like the End Irwin “Zeke” Warsaw ’58 Zeke lives. Melinda got her doctorate Reunion next June 2019 (see p. of Life Option Act, bail reform, says early in 2018, the Reunion in psychology and Alan is an 5)! and criminal and juvenile justice Committee began meetings and internal medicine doctor working Leona Walden ’59 Leona lives reform with an emphasis on preparations for the 60th Class on becoming a rabbi. Every year on the beautiful Mendocino Coast reentry and programming in lieu Reunion. About 75 classmates they go to Israel for Pesach with with her partner, Toby Wade. They and guests attended their beautiful the entire family and have a autumn afternoon celebration and wonderful meaningful adventure. dinner. It's still so hard to believe Their oldest son, Simcha Mendel, that six decades have passed since is a hair transplant doctor and receiving our BHHS diplomas. their daughters, Chani, Elana and In deference to Father Time, our Sara, own a dress business called Committee decided to have a WUKOgals. Elana has a Chabad 62nd Reunion in 2020, so "stay house in Burbank and all their tuned." The highlight of 2018 was grandchildren go to Yeshivas. Zeke’s mom's 102nd birthday, They are blessed to have family for which all his family is so living nearby in Los Angeles fortunate and grateful. They're and Burbank. They love to go on keeping their fi ngers crossed for cruises on Kosherica and always #103. In November Zeke visited see wonderful places. Melinda Hawaii for the Maui Invitational studies Torah 20 hours a week Basketball Tournament, which in addition to being in private he tries to attend annually. UCLA practice and taking many dance is invited in 2019, so he hopes to classes. They have wonderful Torah classes at their home in see a bunch of his classmates in Happy 102nd, Mom! Robert Warsaw ’66, Wendy Warsaw Beverly Hills. Life is a blessing. Paradise this fall. Go Bruins! Ruby ’60, Irwin Zeke Warsaw ’58 (left to right) celebrate Carlos E. Harrison ’59 Nancy Schwartz Young ’58 their mother Anne Warsaw’s 102nd birthday on Aug. 18, Carlos and Susy are still living Nancy and her husband are 2018. (Not pictured: BHHS Hall of Fame member James in Capistrano Beach. They fi nally totally retired. Last year Warsaw ’65, who passed away in 2009) 28 Class Notes 2019 of incarceration. She and her of their lives. In Ken’s memoir, evening and hope to hear from smarter than himself. Those years husband John love taking he mentioned several Beverly you! at BHHS were so primal that the unstructured 10,000–12,000-mile Hills-related memories. He noted Melanie Nourse Jolly ’60 Sirius ’50s music station remains road trips—no camper, just their that he was on the track team as Melanie enjoyed camping in on his car radio. His friendships car and exploring the world a junior where his main event the Oregon woods and saw the during his junior/senior years around them. A recent big trip was turned out to be helping to put up eclipse in Summer 2017. She provided a pathway to lifelong from California to Ohio, North the hurdles for hurdle events. The visited friends in Eugene. On learning and curiosity that lasts Carolina and New York to see football coach (Sabol) told him to the way home to Nevada, she to the present. He and Paul family and then across Canada, put on weight over the summer stopped at Samoa Cookhouse Owens lunch together quarterly from Quebec City to Jasper, so he could help the football near Eureka, Calif. In August, to catch up and reminisce. He before heading home to California. team in the fall. (Ken knew goal she and her daughter, Marie, still practices medicine and runs Fabulous! A really cool part of her posts did not have to be erected, stayed in Morro Bay, San Luis a boutique clinic with his wife of retired life is getting to volunteer so he assumed the coach wanted Obispo and Solvang for a few 49-plus years, Lonnie, for children for and with a non-profi t called It him to actually play.) So over days. In October she spent three and young adults with chronic Takes Guts, which her daughter the summer, he ate tremendous weeks with her daughter, Sharla, pain (www.WholeChildLA. Jessica and her friend Tami started quantities, especially desserts, and in Idaho where they went on fun com). It’s quite a diff erence from several years ago to help support gained about 30 pounds. When adventure day trips. She went to pediatric oncology but rewarding kids with chronic illnesses/ he waddled into the fi rst August Pacifi c Palisades to see her sister, nevertheless. He is on his third autoimmune diseases and their practice session, Sabol laughed Deborah Nourse. Thanksgiving startup company, SafeHeart-USA, families. ITG seeks to create a hysterically at Ken’s increased was spent with her kids and their Inc., which aims to prevent the community that enriches the lives blubber and Ken learned in his families at her son Russell’s new 100,000 annual deaths in the USA of families through monthly naivete that he wanted him to gain home in Winchester, Calif. So from the 230 medications that support groups, fi nancial muscle, not fat. With his football much fun being with them. aff ect heart rhythm. He recently assistance and an annual Warrior dreams vanquished, he decided Michael Schwab ’60 Mike is still returned from a British Columbia Family Camp, all of which work to quickly lose the weight and married to Cheryl and they have fi shing trip with his six-year- to help families maneuver through used the knowledge he gained three children: Sydney, Barrie and old grandson and is taking his the complex world of pediatric from chemistry teacher Lawrence Matthew. They have two sons-in- oldest granddaughter to Europe chronic illness. The message of Lynch to calculate that melting law, Adam Pivko and Joey Meller, this summer for her Bat Mitzvah ITG is “Illness may aff ect our ~0.37 lb of ice from -10C to body and one daughter-in-law, Sophie present. Life has been good, in bodies, but we determine our temperature required ~3,500 Driscoll. They have six grandkids: large part from the seed of his mindset. Although it is a very calories, equivalent to burning 1 Charley, Jessie and Jake by BHHS experience. personal journey, we walk it lb of fat. After sucking on pounds Sydney and Joey; Benjamin and Doris Briggs Zimmerman ’60 together. We live by the words of ice over several days with no Zachary by Barrie and Adam; was elected as an American ‘whatever it takes.’” measurable eff ect, classmate and Meyer by Sophie and Matt Chemical Ken Gillen ’60 reports that Terry Mast pointed out that food Schwab. He’s living the dream S o c i e t y even though he retired from calories were really kilo calories each and every day and hopes all Fellow in Sandia National Laboratories so he was off by a factor of 1,000. is well and all are healthy. 2018. The (Albuquerque) in 2004, he In desperation, Ken then learned Ray P. Warren ’60 Ray is retired. purpose of continues to write scientifi c that signifi cant chewing on celery He practiced architecture for the ACS papers and give talks at national before swallowing gives negative 40+ years in Orange County and F e l l o w s meetings. He also volunteers calories, so he spent several days Newport Beach. He completed Program— as a tax aide for AARP, helping chewing on and then swallowing many projects up and down o n e mostly older, lower income celery, but indigestion soon ended the California coast as well as component of the broader ACS people with their taxes. This has that experiment. Thankfully, in Sedona and Chandler, Ariz. Awards Program—is to recognize led to knowledge concerning Ken’s early bouts of naivete Sedona is beautiful. He’s been and honor ACS members for their an unlawful situation in New eventually disappeared although married twice, has three children outstanding achievements in and Mexico tax law (and seven other his wonderful wife, Diane, thinks who have given him three contributions to the science and states, but not California), which that his next goal of writing a grandchildren with his fi rst wife, the profession and for their equally he is attempting to work with the novel may represent a throwback and has three children with his exemplary service to the Society. Legislature to resolve (good luck, to earlier mental lapses. second wife as well. He and his Doris’ contributions to the science/ you say!). He has also been in an Eugene Herts ’60 Gene still second wife have been together profession include being all-male book club for 15 years meets weekly for dinner with 28 years. All is good. recognized as a tireless educator in and the club just celebrated its classmates. He sends an invitation Paul Zeltzer, MD ’60 Paul is STEM education who encourages 25th anniversary by publishing to all to join them: (818) 342-6540 grateful that he had inspiring everyone, especially women, to a book describing the club and or Les Schwartz at (310) 559- teachers at BHHS and the luck pursue careers in chemistry. As a its members through memoirs 4544. They meet every Thursday to hang out with many people teacher, she modeled excellence in 2019 Alumni Highlights 29 science to thousands of students. her yearbook.) She remembers her his company with no retirement moment with their kids, grandkids, Her contributions to the ACS years there well and is thankful plans in sight, and she is still grandniece and the rest of their community include serving as a for the academic foundation singing, acting, making art and wonderful extended family. They councilor and a member of the given her by the teachers and her teaching, with no let-up planned are very grateful for all of them, Constitution and Bylaws experiences at BHHS. there, either. They have way too for their health (minus a few age- Committee, currently serving as Valerie C. Wilding ’61 Valerie is much fun! She was sorry to miss related aches and pains), and for secretary. She has served on the feeling very grateful this year for the class reunion but had, as she all those who are taking a stand executive committees for the Penn her health, her miracle family, her frequently does, a performance against hatred and tyranny in this Ohio Border Section and the partner in love, Randy, and her scheduled for that day and “the country. We must all live intently Central Regional Meeting for dear friend, Ann. Her most special show must go on.” Most of all, and purposefully! more than 27 years. Doris resides BHHS friends are Julie, Judy and of course, they are savoring every Jay B. Fineman ’63 Jay and Ann in Warren, Ohio. Beverly. Long may they live. Lynn Brody ’61 Lynn and her Lloyd “Butch” Barton ’62 Lloyd How BHHS launched my career in higher ed husband, Nick, will celebrate retired as Commissioner, Hood By Gayle Browne Fenton, B e a c h , their 44th wedding anniversary in County, Texas on Dec. 31, 2018. EdD ’62 majoring in June. They have two wonderful He and Karen have been married BHHS provided me with the psychology. children. They both recently 53 years and will start on their academic foundation that led O u r retired and enjoy healthy eating, travel bucket list in 2019. They to my completely unexpected d a u g h t e r exercise and travel. She hopes all have six grandsons. Their families success in higher education. was very are doing well. keep them hopping. Lloyd says to I was an only child of older good in Surendra James Conti ’61 James come visit the great Lone Star state parents who lived in an upstairs ballet so I is the author of Let Me Remember before everyone moves there! apartment on the “wrong side of wanted to This, a book of insightful Lou Bluestein ’62 Lou resides the railroad tracks” in Beverly earn some essays described as “practical in Centennial, Colo., a suburb Hills. My father died when I extra money and took the job in its wisdom, provocative in of Denver, and he thoroughly was a sophomore, leaving my as a peer student-assistant in its perspective, and generously enjoys the 300 days of sunshine. mother and I penniless. the Academic Advising Center infused with humor and heart However, he recognizes that he We had to move into an for $5.80 an hour. To shorten … a journey beyond form into cannot (or ought not) live alone apartment in Los Angeles this story, that was the only job the vast consciousness of all that forever, so he is contemplating a near Fairfax. I was fortunate I ever applied for at CSULB. is.” www.letmerememberthis. move back to the Bolton area to that BHHS allowed me to I was promoted to Assistant com. A man of many careers, be closer to his children. Both of continue until I graduated. I Director of the Advising he is currently the director of the them live in Massachusetts, about had to take a bus to BHHS and Center, then Assistant Director Ananda Portland Temple and as far apart as two people can be then, when classes were over, of Orientation, then Director Teaching Center in Oregon. in that state. Meanwhile, they stay I took a bus down Wilshire of Student-Athlete Services, Elizabeth Marley Siegel ’61 busy playing a competitive level where I worked three hours Special Assistant to the Vice Elizabeth and her husband of senior volleyball and junior after school each day at the old Provost for Student Success celebrated their 50th wedding softball, plus a little tennis. He May Co. I graduated with a 3.2 and then fi nally, Senior Director anniversary in February 2019. He has hosted 19 foreign exchange GPA, which was good but not of Academic Advising. is retired, but she still works part students from nine countries good enough for an academic I look back at my career and time. Since fall of 1999, she has and has had the fun of visiting a scholarship to a university. So, I life history and would never been at Quincy College. Although number of them in their home enrolled at LACC and majored have imagined a career as an she no longer teaches or writes countries. In addition, after in Radiologic Technology so, as educator in higher education. for publication, she sometimes retiring, he took a part-time job at my mother said, I could support But without a doubt the runs a creative writing workshop Starbucks for two years, coached myself. beginning of my academic at the Milton Public Library. volleyball and volunteered at a To make a long story short, success started with the She cleans house, does laundry local high school. He is grateful it took me four years to earn my outstanding and very diffi cult and grocery shops as always. for his experiences in the practice X-Ray Tech license but only academic requirements at Her accomplishments are not as of law and in being a manager worked 2½ years as the job was BHHS. I retired from CSULB impressive as those of many of for a very successful hedge fund. repetitive and boring. By that in 2013 and was recruited her classmates, but she has the (Sadly, one of the principals in the time I was married and could by Golden West College to satisfaction of knowing she has hedge fund was Robert Mercer.) stay home and take care of our create a student-athlete success helped people reach their goals. Gay Hubbard Durward ’63 Gay two children. program. People are always impressed that and Don had a very adventurous In 1981, at the age of 37, I Oh yes, while at BHHS, I she went to BHHS, although some year in 2018, which found them went back to school. I started played the violin at the same don’t believe her and ask that she in Mexico, Costa Rica, Tanzania at OCC, and four years later time Larry Calof was in the prove she did. (She shows them and Iceland. Don is still heading transferred to Cal State Long orchestra. Fun memories! 30 Class Notes 2019 are mostly retired, but he is still York City, along with a cruise up had their 50th anniversary a practicing veterinarian with a the Hudson. Seeing Hello, Dolly! this year. They took a house call hospice and euthanasia with Bette Midler was a standout nice Caribbean Cruise in service. Except for summers in show. They still enjoy concerts, September and enjoyed the Sweden, they live, ski and walk movies and dinners with friends. great tropical weather and their dogs in Oregon. They try to It was a busy and happy year! ports. They took two other stay healthy and active by using Bob Perlberg ’63 Bob’s class nice vacations in 2018. The meds and moving a lot, such as celebrated its 55th reunion on fi rst was a cruise through bicycling, skiing, walking dogs July 11, 2018 at Bob and Bunny’s Scandinavia, the Baltics and swimming. Their older son is home in Lake Sherwood. Fifty- and northern Europe. They a boat captain and their younger fi ve classmates and their guests fl ew to Stockholm and met son is an accountant. enjoyed a catered dinner on their a friend from his Army Robbie Freeman ’63 Robbie patio overlooking the 11th green days. They scheduled a few still hasn’t forgiven Mr. M., the at Sherwood Country Club. extra days in Stockholm boys vice principal, for dragging Kudos to Jeff rey Pawlan for before boarding their ship. him out the back of class to get a providing reunion administration He’s glad they did because $2 haircut, banning him from the and helping to plan the event. the city is spectacular and Eric Snow '63 with his wife parking lot and putting nails in the Additional information is getting around on public Marguerite “hamburger row” fence. And he available by contacting Bob at transport is very easy. Next, they whole family lives close, so they never will! [email protected] or 310-849- visited Finland, Estonia, Russia, see them often. Lois Meshekow Kalinsky ’63 6959. Their son Dustin '98 married Poland, Germany and Denmark. Jane Lipson Stiglitz ’63 Jane Lois fi nds retirement is busy E Entertainment executive Sarah The trip ended in western Norway, enjoyed attending their 55th with family, friends and travel. Ashley Wood on March 31, the home of half of Marguerite’s reunion in the summer of 2018 at They spend lots of time with 2018. Their son Brandon '96 and ancestors. It is gorgeous in an classmate Bob Perlberg’s lovely their granddaughter who lives his husband Benn completed austere sort of way, but it is easy home. Some of her class who near them. Three trips to Toronto the remodel of their home and to see why someone might want to live locally attended with a few kept them close to their daughter garden in Clapham (London), leave. Brrrr … He and Marguerite coming from further away. Good and grandkids who live there. England. In January, Bob began retired to Las Vegas in 2004. They practice for 2023! Other recent travels took them to the fi fth year of a two-year term live close to the Vegas Strip, but Don M. Butler ’64 Don was a Missouri where they spent time in as president of Trojan Baseball they don’t get there often. But the postman for 28 years. It was a St. Louis and Kansas City. Another Alumni Association (TBAA). new Beer Park is very nice and good job with excellent benefi ts. trip took them to Boston and New Eric Snow ’63 Eric and Marguerite has a great view of the Strip. Their Now that he’s retired, he found his “niche” at the Roxbury Park Community Center in Beverly Hills where he’s fi nally coming into his own as an artist, actor and movie afi cionado. For the last 3½ years he has been choosing the weekly movies that the seniors (and anyone else who likes) come to see, with a diff erent theme every month. Leland Faust ’64 Leland says eight of them had a mini class reunion in Northern California in the spring of 2018. Francie Krieger Hansen was visiting from Washington State and they put together a group of Jacques Leslie, Jan Weiss Buscho, Daniel Greenhouse, Ronna Locks Shpall, Michael Dellar and Andrea Craig Roth. They shared a lot of stories—both new and old. ’64 classmates gathered for a mini reunion in Northern California in Spring 2018. Left to Leland did two Olympic-distance right: Francie Krieger Hansen, Jacques Leslie, Andrea Craig Roth, Jan Weiss Buscho, triathlons last year and won the Daniel Greenhouse, Ronna Locks Shpall, Leland Faust. Not pictured: Michael Dellar 2019 Alumni Highlights 31

old guys division in both. A new those with a neurologic problem, He always enjoys encountering Jeff ’s CPA/CFP practice. During granddaughter, Maya, was born especially Parkinson’s disease. Up his BHHS classmates. the summers they escape the in April 2018 in Boston to his son in the Pacifi c Northwest, when Victoria Golden ’65 Victoria’s Phoenix area’s “dry” heat by Jeremy and Kate. not wine tasting, she loves to hike, latest book, A Last Survivor of the cruising and spending time in San Stephen Kessler ’64 Stephen’s kayak, travel and do Zumba. Orphan Trains, was published in Diego. Their grandson, Danny, 3, new book of poems, Garage Marty Nislick ’64 Marty reminds July 2018. She collaborated on is a blessing in their lives, as are Elegies, his 11th collection of Normans of ’64 that summer of the memoir with William Walters, their four rescue dogs. She plays poetry and 31st book, has recently 2019 is year 55 for them. He wants Mah Jongg every Thursday and been published by Black Widow to know how they shall celebrate sees Gail Engler Novack Hoff man Press. their longevity and good fortune. whenever she can get to L.A. Marsha Melnick, PT, PhD ’64 Please email him (mrmartyn@ Sharon Block Litwin ’66 Sharon Marsha is now living in Sequim, aol.com.) And, for heaven’s sake, enjoyed seeing classmates at Wash. She is professor emerita be careful out there! their joint 70th birthday party (Miss Griff en would be proud Phil Weintraub ’64 Phil in September. They have since she knows the correct gender completed the Masters Water Polo moved from the Los Angeles form) at San Francisco State World Championship in Budapest, area to Washington State full University and clinical professor Hungary in August 2017. His son time. The mild weather and at University of California San Kevyn ’94, who played water polo spectacular scenery are amazing. Francisco. She taught and did at BHHS, entered in the 40+ age If any of her classmates fi nd research in the UCSF/SFSU division. Phil’s team from Perth, themselves in Washington, please Department of Physical Therapy Australia, won the gold medal contact her at sharonbobl@aol. and Rehabilitation Science. She world championship in the 70+ a Northern California man who com and stop by for a visit. She served as chair of the SFSU portion age division. The fi rst ever 70+! died at age 91 in 2017. Homeless reconnected recently with a high of the program for the last fi ve Laurence Ach ’65 Laurence is at age four, William found an school classmate who also lives in years of her full academic career. happily living and working in extraordinary path through Washington. She was also chair of Physical New York City. He is passionate nine decades of U.S. and world Patty Brown Myers ’66 Patty’s Therapy at the University of about his family, including history. Delivered into the hands oldest granddaughter graduated Kansas Medical Center. That was two beautiful grandsons. He is of a cruel New Mexico couple, from college in Texas and is where she met her husband, Dr. increasing his travel, including he became a miniature escape working in marketing in Seattle. Kent Shellenberger, with whom several road cycling trips, which artist, landed briefl y in Father Her oldest grandson is in his she collaborated on the eff ects of last year included Portugal, Flanagan’s Boys Town, jumped second year at UC Davis and exercise in Parkinson’s disease. Seattle/Vancouver, Santa Barbara/ freights as a 12-year-old hobo second year of being on the Having failed retirement, she Solvang and Colorado/Utah, during the Great Depression and baseball team, playing third base. continues to work one day a week plus various bucket list trips to infi ltrated Japanese-held islands as Her youngest grandchild in is the in a physical therapy clinic where Southeast Asia, Mexico City, a teenage Marine in World War II. Beverly Hills school system. she specializes in rehabilitation for Antarctica, WWI battlefi eld sites. Following a career as a plumber, Camille Caggiano Greenspan upholsterer, factory worker, ’67 Camille is happy to report that public safety offi cer and shop life is good! She’s doing lots of owner, he spent the last 21 years traveling with her husband. They of his working life heading up have four grandchildren ranging the design department at Macy’s in age from 18 months to 11 years. San Francisco and traveling the They are so fortunate they live world in connection with that job. close by and she and her husband Victoria lives in the Mendocino are very involved in their lives. wine country with her husband That’s the best! On a sad note: She Alfred and is currently writing lost her mom in February and just fi ction. For more information, go sold their family home, which her to victoriagoldenauthor.com. parents had for 60 years! Rosalyn Zakheim ’65 Rosalyn Jill Katz Hirschman ’67 Jill’s has enjoyed many trips to Spokane 60th reunion was fabulous! A in 2018—both to babysit her little great job done by the reunion grandson and see her brother, Irv committee! Zakheim ’67, who lives there with Larry Kaplan ’67 Larry is still Kevyn Weintraub '94 and Phil Weintraub Jr. '64 at the his wonderful family. in Alaska after 43 years and Masters World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in Shari Arnold Brooks ’66 Shari looking forward to retirement August 2017 continues to work part time in from the Alaska Native Language 32 Class Notes 2019

Ruth Bassman Schriebman ’68 country. The values and yes, even Ruth is still working in her therapy the jadedness, that he left Beverly practice in Redondo Beach. She Hills with have changed with is happily spending time in San a new understanding and set of Diego hanging out with her kids values. It’s good not to know too and two granddaughters. Her 50th much nor be too jaded, but, rather reunion was amazing! curious to what’s next (and not Alan Duke ’69 Alan is cynical either!). Los Angeles is still working and enjoying still a place for dreams. grandparent-hood more than he Cliff ord Cutler ’73 Cliff ord truly ever expected. He hopes to see a hopes all Normans are doing well. big turnout at their 50th reunion Recently, he took one of his very on Sept. 21, 2019. Class members close friends back to Beverly to should sign up at their class play tennis. Afraid he might lose, website: www.bhhs69.com. (See they just volleyed. Cliff ord’s son, p. 5 for reunion contact info.) Geoff rey (29), is interning with his Marc Russell ’69 Marc is construction company and a real Shari Arnold Brooks ’66 with husband Jeff in Sausalito semi-retired. He has been doing estate brokerage company. His Center at the University of Alaska one? Daughter Rachel now lives occasional amateur singing and is daughter, Ryan (18), is a freshman Fairbanks, which should aff ord in Maine and their older daughter, into digital photography. in college. Cliff ord's wife Robin is more time for travel and visits Camilla, is in Portland, Ore. In his best friend and he loves her! with friends. Three BHHS grads spite of the distances, all manage 1970 Kathleen Budlong Edberg ’73 have worked at the language to get together several times a Margie Buck Larsen ’70 Margie Kathleen is semi-retired in the center over the years, an odd year. has been living in North Carolina beautiful foothills of the Blue coincidence. Retirement should Geri-Ann Galanti ’68 Geri-Ann for the past year and a half while Ridge in South Carolina. Small allow for fi nishing Inuit language has begun Act 2 of her career. her husband trains employees at town life is good! dictionaries and other projects. After nearly four decades as an IBM on the Research Triangle Rena Freeman ’73 Rena recently Jan, his wife of 31 years, works anthropologist and teacher, she Park. She is a child advocate returned from an exciting four- with birch trees and helps school went back to school to study for the Durham County Judicial month sabbatical, taking them classes tap them in the spring to photography. She is now opening District and a cellist with the through New Zealand and staying get sap to make syrup, the way her own business as a portrait Chapel Hill Philharmonia. They in Sydney, Australia for six weeks New Englanders make maple photographer. She invites you to look forward to moving back to in a beautiful rental apartment. She syrup. Larry was sorry to miss the check out her website at www. Colorado this summer and seeing plans on splitting time between 50th reunion and the many friends portraitsbygeriann.com. more of the Rocky Mountains and Maryland and California (both who attended, but he couldn’t pass Adrianne Confl enti Neri ’68 their grandchildren! Southern and Northern) and hopes up a job lecturing on a French Adrianne had a full reunion Scott Broff man ’71 Scott’s to see more of her LA friends! cruise ship in Alaskan waters. weekend. Starting on Fri., Aug. beloved Gordon setter, Gilligan, Cindy Dickter Shapira ’73 Who knew that Madame Laidig’s 10 there were four separate passed away peacefully last Cindy is living in Fox Chapel, French classes at Beverly would tours of the elementary schools, July after living in a wheelchair Pa., a suburb of Pittsburgh. She is lead to an opportunity like this conducted by the individual for two-plus years. He will be chair of the Board of Governors principals of each school. The missed. That leaves Scott with the of the Pennsylvania System of ATTN: Class of '69 classmates who attended said it delightful Sophia, a small poodle; Higher Education and a vice chair Know how to reach was wonderful going all the way one bird; and a beautiful reef tank. of the Brandeis University Board Deborah "Debbie" back to elementary school times. So now he is free to travel more of Trustees. With her husband, David '69? On Sat., Aug. 11 they had an event and work less. He will be semi- David, they founded and are very at the Marina City Club, with retired very soon to devote himself involved with Onward Israel, a summer internship program for Michael Suter ’75 would approximately 200 classmates to enjoyment and travel. Most of college students in Israel. They like to return her art attending. It was an unbelievable the clan—extended family—is had 2,700 interns in 2018! They sketches saved by his evening of dinner, dancing and great. are madly in love with their new father, Lyle Suter, when reconnecting. Everyone said it Kelly Bryan ’71 Kelly has returned home after completing his grandson, Arthur, 9 months old at she took his “drawing” art was the best reunion ever! (See photos, p. 15.) Sun., Aug. 12 was a latest life chapter in San Francisco, time of writing. class in 1968. picnic at Roxbury Park. More than where he spent seven years. He’s Jennifer Malvin ’75 Jennifer Please email 100 classmates attended. It was returned with a new pair of glasses continues to teach piano and music bhhsalumni@yahoo. another wonderful day in a long- and carrying the experiences of both privately and at the Southern com. remembered childhood venue. living in several cities around the California Montessori School in 2019 Alumni Highlights 33

Santa Monica. She remains an years, and supported the city, local education advocate and continues synagogues and churches. She to enjoy an array of hobbies has created and become executive and the blessings of family and director of Dance and Dialogue, a friends. In the future, she plans nonprofi t that promotes personal to set aside time to write, as well and social change and brings as volunteer at various charitable communities together through organizations. Thank you to the the art of dance. Dance and dedicated Alumni Association that Dialogue currently conducts All makes this wonderful magazine City Workshops and residency possible! She sends best to all! programs for at risk youth. She is Elyse Rothstein Beardsley ’76 thrilled that Beverly High dance Elyse has owned her locksmith students were able to attend the company in El Segundo for 35 All City Workshop this year, and years and is still enjoying it. She she is excited about bringing the is active in the community and program to her hometown by has been president twice of both the end of 2019. This program the Rotary Club and Chamber of currently serves more than 1,700 Commerce. She and her husband teens from all over Los Angeles Kim Nickerson ’78 with actor Tommye Lee Ray Jim have seven grandkids and and beyond. Ricka has been Collins, his mother’s maiden Greg enjoys staying in touch with spend a lot of time with them. honored with the Lester Horton name. He was initially attracted his fellow classmates from both They like to travel the U.S. in their Award for community leadership to the entertainment business, El Rodeo and high school. He motor home as well as explore by the Dance Resource Center of working in public relations, then is still swimming and playing other parts of the world. She keeps Los Angeles. To learn more about personal management and fi nally paddle tennis. At time of writing, in touch with friends from Horace Dance and Dialogue, visit www. as a television casting director. he planned to swim under the Mann and is thankful for the danceanddialogue.org. However, more than 30 years Golden Gate Bridge (1.6 miles) friendships. Michael Collins ’78 Michael ago, Michael settled down as a with alums Mike Richman and Ricka Glucksman Kelsch is a lifelong resident of Beverly residential real estate broker in Alex Schroeder on July 22, 2018 ’76 Ricka is following in the Hills, graduating from BHHS, Beverly Hills, working for the (see photo, p. 51) and he was philanthropic footsteps of where he was active in the No. 1 Coldwell Banker Global also looking forward to their 40th her parents, Ernie and Judy Theater Arts Department, Luxury offi ce where he has reunion in November. Glucksman, who gave their specifi cally production lighting happily worked on Canon Drive, Kim Nickerson '78 researched, time to produce, direct and and set design. Entering the work just blocks from where he was collaborated and directed choreograph fundraisers for both force after college, he changed raised, as one of the top agents Speeches, Poems and Parables, Hawthorne and BHHS over many his last name from Steinitz to in California. He lives with his A Historical Presentation of Wm. husband of 18 years, Daniel, one Nickerson Jr. (1870-1945), which rescue dog and the occasional exposes the legacy of Kim's foster pup, in a home built as a grandfather. Actor Tommye Lee studio/gallery for their extensive Ray portrayed Mr. Wm. Nickerson art collection featuring emerging Jr., who was the founder and fi rst LA artists. He is a major supporter president of Golden State Mutual of music and theater arts, whether Life Insurance Co. (founding - locally or in New York. His offi ce 1925), at the World Stage 2018 is across the street from the old in celebration of Black History Thrifty’s where you could get a Month. Kim is a former speech great ice cream for fi ve cents. and drama major of Hampton Greg Nelson ’78 Greg lives in Institute in Virginia. She also West Hills. He’s been married 25 studied theater in LA and New years and has a son studying at York. At present, she is a member Northeastern University in Boston of SAG-AFTRA. She proudly and a daughter who is a junior at studied under Mr. William Happy birthday, Dr. Allemand! Diana Berman Murphy de Toledo High School in West Corrigan, a theater coach and ’73 always has fun talking about Dr. Joan Allemand be- Hills. His brother, Brian Nelson teacher at Beverly. Kim received ing her art teacher 45 years ago at Beverly, and Joan ’76, passed away August 2017 her BFA from UCLA. A former is her dear friend still today. Here they are celebrating (see p. 62). His dad turned 90 in LAUSD educator, she now has Joan’s 87th birthday! May 2018 and is still going strong. a cookie company Rhetta Jeans 34 Class Notes 2019

Pecan Wafers. Combustion Acting Studio, as receive a free dance lesson for up not spending time doting on his Carl Marer ’79 Carl enjoyed well as workshops all over the to two people. wife and daughter, he is enjoying retirement life for the fi rst year. world. He’s a senior adjunct Linda Mermel Fishberg ’82 working in high-tech on visually Then boredom took over and professor in theater and musical Linda lives in Los Angeles and intelligent microprocessors; he started volunteering for the theater and heads up the musical has two kids. One is graduating taking photos, mostly portraits and West Hills Sheriff ’s station. He program at California Lutheran this May and her son just moved sports; and respecting his BHHS won money on a game show University. He coaches actors to Maui and is exploring his jazz band DNA by listening to, called Snap Decision. His oldest and public speakers of all ages dreams. She is still a hair stylist playing, and generally fi lling his daughter, Ashley, is 30 and passed and levels and also builds college and enjoying her life. soul with jazz and funk music. her cosmetology test and is now a audition packages, pre-screens and Peter Shulman ’83 Peter has been Cheers from Northern California! hair stylist. His middle daughter, cabaret acts. He can be reached at employed with Culver City for 20 Stephanie Bloomberg Faunce Nicole, is 26 and works for the www.joshuafi nkel.com. Check years. He is still with the police ’87 Stephanie has been married Help Group, which assists kids out upcoming performances of department in the Traffi c Bureau 18 years to William Faunce. Their with special needs. His youngest Hollywood Revisited: www. and loves three-day weekends! son Thomas is a sophomore and daughter, Madison, 22, is a hollywoodrevisited.com. He’s lived in Playa del Rey right Christopher is a freshman in high senior at University of Oregon. Jeff Tilem ’81 Jeff is keeping by the beach for almost 25 years. school. Go Ducks! Carl is married to Pioneer Hardware viable. It’s He still enjoys international Judi and they spend a lot of time among the oldest stores in Beverly travel. He visited Cuba in 2017, 1990 traveling. You can still fi nd Carl Hills, having opened in 1926! Cozumel, Mexico in Summer Sima Lowy Friedman ’90 alone at a Barry Manilow concert Todd Elliot ’82 Todd has two 2018, and the Philippines in Sima has been teaching in the or at a WWE event. Reach him beautiful daughters, ages 7 and November 2018, which makes Mamaroneck School District in on Facebook or email him at 10, and lives in Playa. He started 27 countries so far. He also has a New York for the last 20 years. [email protected]. two companies after fi nishing small stained glass business “on She and her husband Robert are Pamela Parker Price ’79 Pamela college and a baseball career. the side” and the unique pieces proud parents to Matthew (15), joined Deloitte Consulting in He was a key player on the only he carries can be found at www. Charlie (14) and Rebecca (10). September 2017 as a specialist College World Series team Loyola shulmanator.com. He wishes all Shahin Ghadir, MD ’90 Dr. healthcare consultant. She is Marymount University ever had his former classmates the best. enjoying the job but is traveling and then played professionally Lori Gottlieb ’85 Lori’s latest almost every week. Her work in the Angels organization. book, Maybe You Should Talk has taken her back to California His fi rst company has been in to Someone, will be released in where she has spent time with old business for 18 years with his April and has been sold to ABC Beverly friends. Her daughter got own online newspaper covering for television. She also writes married last year to a wonderful all types of travel, dining, sports the weekly “Dear Therapist” man and they are living happily and entertainment, to name a advice column for The Atlantic in Tallahassee, Fla. Now that the few categories. It is called Coast Magazine. wedding is behind them, Pamela to Coast Newspaper at www. Kate Reiss ’86 Kate moved to and her husband Clay, who live ccnewspaper.com. He is in his 25th NYC in ’95 to get a master’s in in Vero Beach, Fla., look forward year owning his own full-service, social work and a master’s in to resuming traveling to far-off one-stop-shop Company called special education. She is a director lands! Pam also looks forward Todd Elliot Entertainment & for the Jewish Board overseeing to the 40-year reunion in 2019— Event/Wedding planning with all teams throughout Brooklyn where does the time go? types of specialty entertainment, providing clinical expertise to music, catering, dancers, and child welfare workers and their 1980 much more for all types of events, administrators. She lives with Lynn Giff ord ’80 Lynn is working including teen parties, corporate her daughter, husband, and very Ghadir is a compassionate and at Beverly Vista Preschool and functions and weddings. Please large, needy dog. Beverly High caring physician who has enjoying life. check out his website: www. was not always an easy place to dedicated his career to helping Cheryl Berry Gooden ’80 swingentertainment.com and like go to school but she’s grateful for patients overcome their Cheryl’s BHHS days were his companies on Facebook. Todd the education she received and her reproductive challenges and fantastic! She looks back on her also produces and organizes the friends from the school. infertility issues to achieve their four years there and smiles. annual LA Westside Food and Gary Brown ’87 Gary wishes all goal of having children. A Joshua Finkel ’81 Joshua is Wine Festival, so keep an eye out his classmates a wonderful 2019 founding partner of Southern a professional Broadway and in 2019 or visit his event website full of progress, love and gratitude. California Reproductive Center, Hollywood actor, award-winning for more info. Anyone hiring or It was a pleasure to meet old located in Beverly Hills, Dr. director and acting coach. He runs referring him to someone who friends and make some new ones Ghadir is double board-certifi ed his private studio the Creative books any package of his will at their 30th reunion. When he’s in obstetrics and gynecology 2019 Alumni Highlights 35 and reproductive endocrinology training at UCLA and Cedars- and infertility. He currently Sinai. serves on the board of directors David Fleming ’91 David runs for the Path2Parenthood, themilesguy.com, a business formerly the American Fertility that helps people maximize Association (AFA). A well-liked their frequent fl yer miles and and approachable fertility credit card points for travel. His specialist, Dr. Ghadir has been passion for travel began when featured nationally and he and his classmates went to internationally in media outlets Russia for their senior trip at including the Los Angeles Beverly. Times, The Today Show, Hooman Melamed, MD Redbook, People, Marie Claire, ’91 Hooman went to UCLA, Beverly Hills Weekly, Antelope then off to medical school at Valley Press, Fox News, ABC, the University of Pittsburgh BBC, Telemundo, Univision, School of Medicine, then and The Bump website, among orthopedic surgery residency at 7 for 7. Retired Beverly High social studies teacher Stew- many others. Along with SCRC, UIC, followed by one year of art Horowitz visited Antarctica—his seventh continent—in Dr. Ghadir is a partner of the Spine Surgery Fellowship. He 2018. Trip highlights included visiting a World War II-era re- ART embryology lab, which is graduated in 2005. He’s been in search station that had been perfectly preserved (thanks to the largest embryology lab on private practice for 13 years as a year-round freezing temperatures) and seeing thousands the West Coast of the United board-certifi ed orthopedic spine of baby penguins at a penguin rookery, where penguins States and continues to have one surgeon in Marina del Rey. He raise their chicks. Horowitz lives in Lake Oswego, Ore. of the highest pregnancy rates in is currently Director of Scoliosis University of Oxford (where (and possibly the youngest) who the fi eld of infertility. Dr. Ghadir at Cedars-Sinai Marina del he was Professor of Nonlinear has achieved both distinctions. has lived in Beverly Hills since Rey Hospital. He’s also been and Complex Systems, in the He continues to do research the age of six and continues to a frequent guest on many mathematics department) to in applied mathematics, and reside there with his wife Jessica national TV shows, including UCLA, where he is Professor especially in nonlinear systems, Akhtarzad Ghadir ’02 and four The Doctors (more than 18 of Mathematics. He was complex systems and networks. children. He attended El Rodeo times), Dr. Oz, Fox & Friends, recently named a Fellow of both (See profi le, p. 38.) and Beverly. He continued to ABC, CBC, KCAL, and the Los the American Mathematical live in Beverly Hills while Angeles Times. Society and the American 2000 attending UCLA for college and Mason Porter, PhD ’95 In Physical Society, and he is one Amanda Yukelson ’07 completed his fellowship 2016, Mason Porter moved from of very few people worldwide Amanda lives in New York City. She married Michael Schneid in May 2018 at the Beverly Hilton. Amanda works as a manager in the Transaction Advisory Group at Ernst & Young, the global accounting and consulting fi rm. Mimi Cheng ’08 Mimi moved back to Los Angeles after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. She is a fi nance attorney at the offi ce of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP in Century City. Rebecca Yukelson ’11 Photo: Itzik Pripstein Rebecca lives in San Francisco and works at Tribe Dynamics as Teachers’ trek. Retired BHUSD faculty and friends held their 34th annual end-of-the- a product and graphic designer. year hike at the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area on June 2, 2018. Left to right: Gary She is living with two of her Fisher, Cindy Leong with dog Koa, Laura Revness, Pat Fisher, Karen Boyarsky, Kerry close friends and classmates Mazor, Joanie Garratt, Angie Templer Moore, Silvia Schablowski, Brenda Colfer, Lee from BHHS, Michelle Wolff Morris, Barry Garratt. Not pictured: Timothy Fives and Alli Jason-Fives. and Talia Stone. 36 Refl ections 2019 Striking Images: 30 Years after Photos courtesy of Kerry Mazor the BHUSD teachers strike Thirty years ago, approximately keep the school functioning as best of the situation and defi nitely glad that there was only one strike 300 BHUSD teachers turned in as possible using the substitutes misbehaved! One student even during my 41 years at BHHS. their classroom keys and joined that had been hired by the District. threw a desk out of a 2nd fl oor – Rick Munitz, retired the picket lines in support of the Before the strike started, we met in window. As the strike continued, BHHS assistant principal school district’s fi rst and only the Main Offi ce and had to collect many students just stayed home, teachers strike. all of the keys from the teachers. feeling that not much instruction Watching the LAUSD strike did The strike lasted 13 days, That was one of many unpleasant was taking place. bring back a few memories from concluding when the teachers tasks we had to perform. I also Thirty years later, I can’t recall 1989. I wish I could say I had a union, Beverly Hills Education remember the unpleasant feeling all of the specifi cs of those diffi cult clear memory of what was gained Association (BHEA), voted of driving on to the campus at 6 days. The teachers wanted an after the strike, but sadly, the only 150-133 to ratify a new contract a.m. only to be greeted by striking increase in salary and benefi ts … memories I have are from the authorizing a 12% raise over two teachers waving picket signs and and they were looking for more experience out on the picket line years. That raise was tied to parent shouting at us. We understood that respect and appreciation from the and the hardships so many people fundraising eff orts and passing a they were there to intimidate the Board of Education. faced—on all sides. That strike, parcel tax measure that was placed subs. At the end of the strike, an if I remember correctly, lasted on the June 1990 ballot (and Each morning the high school agreement was reached with the about 13 days. It was scary not ultimately failed by 4 votes). administrative team, under the District, the teachers returned to knowing how long it was going With January’s LAUSD wonderful leadership of Ben work, and everyone tried to get to keep going, especially knowing teachers strike fresh in their minds, Bushman, would meet in Room back to “normal.” It wasn’t always retirement and salary were both stakeholders aff ected by BHUSD’s 300 to greet the substitutes and easy, and I believe that even after being impacted. October 1989 strike shared their send them to their assignments the strike some teachers had hard I remember how supportive memories with Alumni Highlights. throughout the school. Our job was feelings for the District and the parents and students were. It to move about the school and help administrators. was common to see families I was an assistant principal at maintain some sense of order and I started at BHHS in 1961, so picketing with us and off ering BHHS in 1989 when the BHEA keep things under control. Again the striking teachers had been my words of encouragement. I also went on strike against the District. … not too pleasant! As expected, colleagues and friends for many remember how diffi cult it was for As administrators, our role was to some students took advantage years. It wasn’t easy! I’m certainly the administrators. I remember our

Above, left to right: El Rodeo teachers Rita Creagh (3rd grade), Kerry Mazor (3rd grade), Angie Templer Moore (2nd grade), Karen Sekeres (1st grade). At left: Stewart Horowitz, BHHS social studies teacher and union leader, picketing at the district offi ce. “French” refers to then-Superintendent Robert French and “scabs” refers to substitute teachers who crossed the picket lines 2019 Alumni Highlights 37

El Rodeo administrator, Dolores I remember we were out for department chair the teachers claimed there were Fitchman, walking out to the fence 13 days. I walked picket lines additional dollars in [the budget]. each afternoon to check on us. I at the district offi ce, around [The strike] is still embedded in … My husband, I think, was the also remember seeing the high the high school and in front of my brain. Thirty years later I can hardest guy on the board. He held school administrators out in front Frank Fenton’s offi ce building. remember how I felt about it. It fi rm. He just said, ‘You know, we of the high school. I remember at I remember that teachers from brought it back when the teachers don’t have it and we don’t have it,’ the time thinking how diffi cult it all fi ve schools had a chance to were striking LAUSD. But that and they never believed it. must be for them to oversee the interact—something we didn’t was a bigger union. This was such They picketed my house running of their campus. do as a rule. And I remember a small community. every single day; they picketed You had such good people on Marilyn Wulliger, an outstanding My husband [Frank Fenton] our schools. They also called the all sides of the strike, and to me, English teacher who always had was the vice president of the ACLU in to picket with them, I guess that time just refl ected the her students dress as their favorite [school] board. When it looked that was pretty scary. One day I ultimate breakdown in trust and literary characters for Halloween, like it might become viable for the came back … and my dog was communication between those walked the line as a bunch of teachers to strike, there were many, gone. Somebody had opened up groups. “Grapes of Wrath.” many, many meetings with many, my gate and I was hysterical. My – Toni Staser, retired BHUSD – Jane Wortman ’71, retired many, many people trying to fi gure girlfriend was coming down to my teacher and administrator BHHS math teacher and out where the money was because Cont. on p. 63

Above: El Rodeo crew on “Wear Red Day.” Left to right: Librarian Karen Boyarsky and 1st grade teachers Karen Sekeres and Bridget Dwyer. Top left: Dwyer is interviewed in front of the district offi ce. Bottom left: Judi McIntyre, BHEA president, and Jason Tevelowitz ’90, who rallied students in support of the strike 38 Profi les 2019

cial scientists. They have all sorts Ask a Mathematician of cool problems to work on that Mason Porter, PhD ’95 discusses complex re- are very hard. search, life at UCLA and Oxford—and the Dodgers We noticed you’re a Dodgers fan and that you have considered Mason Porter, PhD ’95 is a Pro- LA’s Psychology Department]. baseball networks as a possible fessor of Mathematics at UCLA, What will you be investigating? application for some [of your re- where he conducts research in … A phrase that people use search]. applied mathematics, focusing is that people who are friends or My collaborators and I do have on nonlinear systems, complex people who have similar charac- one paper on that. … It’s always systems and networks. While his teristics in a [real-world] social a good excuse for me to work on research is complex, his studies network may be ‘wired the same baseball because then I can look have fascinating real-world appli- way.’ … We’re more or less asking at ESPN and say that I’m doing cations. well, are they actually wired the work. Mason Porter, PhD ’95 In early February, Alumni High- same way? [We will be showing So when people start doing we could get away with, … but lights chatted with Porter about his our study volunteers what’s] called rankings, the most common ap- [making] our fundamental object research and career, including his naturalistic stimuli, which basical- proach understandably is to do [a] matchup between a batter and experience at University of Ox- ly means watching some movie various types of statistics, whether a pitcher was a diff erent way of ford, where he was Professor of and measuring how their brain it’s the more traditional baseball looking at the problem than is nor- Nonlinear and Complex Systems reacts [using functional magnetic stats or to do things like saber- mally done. for nearly a decade before joining resonance imaging (fMRI)]. … metrics. … We decided to take … [Simplifi cation] is actual- the UCLA faculty in 2016. You can also measure their posi- as our fundamental object, rather ly one of the essences of doing The following Q&A has been tion in a social network. There are than fi rst doing statistics, to look applied mathematics. You try to edited and condensed. various ways of saying who is a at head-to-head matchups. So the strip away the stuff that other peo- broker, who has lots of friends or idea is if I want to try to compare ple may think is important but it’s How do you explain what you do other sorts of things. So are people two pitchers who pitched in dif- not actually important to get at the to non-mathematicians? who are wired in a similar way, do ferent eras if they faced the same essence of the problem. Therefore The fi rst thing I should say is they end up occupying similar po- batters, which is putting in a net- by having the simpler problem I’m what’s called an applied math- sitions in social networks? Do they work structure based on batters you can go much farther on it than ematician. Now that doesn’t mean end up becoming friends with each facing pitchers. You now have two you can on a more complicated what I do is not esoteric, … but it other? diff erent types of objects and you one. And as long as you keep the tends to be that I have some appli- … In the fall—because the can measure their performance. essence hopefully you can still say cations in mind. Sometimes I will data is going to come from volun- We used some sabermetric ideas something reasonable and useful start with an application, some- teers who are living in the UCLA to measure the performance of about the more complicated prob- times I will start with a method that dorms—we are going to be mea- how much is a double worth, how lem. … may turn into some algorithm for suring them as they watch the much is a triple worth and so on. I would have happily done dealing with an application, some- movie before they’ve met each Each plate appearance had a diff er- more baseball and now that I’m times it will just get very theoret- other, and then we’re going to see ent outcome and so we wanted to back in the U.S., maybe I will. … ical, so it will depend. But this is what social networks and what try to add those together. … Then There were a lot of things we didn’t distinct from what’s usually called friendships form. We’re also go- the idea of comparing pitchers, look at, like whether hot streaks are pure mathematics. … You could ing to be measuring the structure well, they faced the same batter useful or whether people can actu- argue whether [pure mathematics of those social networks and then at some point and so maybe this ally be clutch performers and var- is always] esoteric or not, but it’s another time during the year we’re gives us a way to try to compare ious questions that [baseball] fans always abstract, whereas I have a going to measure them again. … across eras, separately from just like to ask. In principle you can try mixture. … I’m sure it’s not going to just be a doing stats. It’s far from perfect, to look at the data and see if you The nice thing about mathe- clean cut answer, so we’re going to right, because if a pitcher [such can come up with an interesting matical research is that we’re try- have to think seriously about what as Nolan Ryan] has a long career, answer to them. ing it on paper and pencil and on we’ll really be able to conclude. some people faced him when he’s Tell us about your recent paper the computer before we do it in real … What I’m bringing to this proj- young and some people faced him focused on punctuation sequenc- life, so that hopefully when we try ect are diff erent ways of trying to when he’s old. We’re treating Old es in literature. it in real life we have some knowl- do the calculations once we have Nolan Ryan and Young Nolan That one’s really cool and edge from having thought about the data, but the actual question Ryan as the same and it’s not ac- there’s so much more we want to the problem beforehand. … is coming more from social psy- tually correct. One can make the do. This paper is not published yet. [You recently received a research chology. … It’s cool that we got abstraction more complicated. We It’s currently on a preprint server, grant for a collaboration with the project funded. It’s going to be only did one paper so we did this but we submitted it to a journal on Carolyn Parkinson, PhD, of UC- fun and I enjoy working with so- in as simple of a way that we felt Jan. 1. Where this came from—so 2019 Alumni Highlights 39

I am very, very, very, very anal this sequence of symbols that don’t by having the pre-edited version embedded in this larger thing. So about writing and grammar and have an ordering. So on the ap- and the post-edited version to see you’ve got this dual environment punctuation and so on, sometimes plication side maybe developing how much editors are changing. of lots of liberal arts colleges that more than my collaborators would methods that can deal with those All we can do is say it’s a signature. interact with each other, but also a like, but this is who I am. I don’t types of sequences and symbols. … A more refi ned question I departmental structure. From the know if any of my Beverly teach- … Those sorts of sequences occur would love to answer is whose liberal arts part, you get to know ers are to blame for this, it may just in real life and they can be import- signature it is for diff erent things? your undergraduates very well. be me. But the basic question that ant. … … I think there’s lots of room to do That was something that I value a we ask in the paper is: Are punc- One of the things that we want more. And I think it’s great—this lot. I get to know some undergrad- tuation sequences a stylistic signa- to get into with punctuation per se is very rare actually—that we were uates here very well, especially ture of authors? … is [investigating] can we discern able to do a paper where basically the ones who take more advanced So if we strip out the words, how [punctuation usage] change[s] there has not been stuff done. … classes, but at a large school like … is [punctuation] a signature of over time? … Or are two diff erent Anything else you’d like to say UCLA, most undergraduates are authors? The basic answer is yes, translations diff erent in some way about your research? going to be taught by postdocs. very much it is. It’s not perfect or that we can identify this way? Or … Not all my projects are Most of them won’t interact with anything because of course we’re authorship attribution. The Fed- quirky, but I enjoy working on me, but the few that do I can have throwing away information. … eralist Papers is the other famous quirky projects. It’s fun and those closer relationships that are kind You know there’s controversy, for one besides some of Shakepeare’s are the types that are probably go- of like what we had at Oxford. instance, about whether Shake- plays in terms of attribution. ing to be more appealing to typical But Oxford has that built into the speare wrote certain plays, so you To give [an example]—well, people who are not immersed in system in a way that a school like could imagine taking the informa- we’re not going to do this one be- more esoteric details. UCLA does not. … tion there, putting it through some cause I think it’s actually harder Tell us about your experience It’s also a very old city. LA is algorithm … and end up with a than others—there was an op-ed in [as a professor] at University of particularly young. … When peo- classifi cation saying, ‘Yes, Shake- the New York Times [last Septem- Oxford. ple talk about historical houses speare’ or ‘No, Shakespeare.’ Lit- ber] from somebody who is cur- Life there is of course very from the 1930s, … I’m like, ‘Yeah, erally every method that I know rently in the White House. The im- diff erent and I would actually ar- I suppose, but you don’t really “The nice thing about mathematical gue there are more diff erences understand what that means.’ It between Oxford and the rest of the changes your perspective on time research is that we’re trying it on paper and UK than there are between the UK and what’s actually ‘older.’ pencil and on the computer before we do it in and the U.S. People have seen and How has it been coming back to read Harry Potter, and it’s kind of LA? real life, so that when we try it in real life we like that. … There was some robe So far, so good. … I’ve got have some knowledge from having thought wearing, although not every day, some good students here. I’ve got but there was defi nitely robe wear- some PhD students who I think about the problem beforehand.” ing. … I was supposed to wear my will fi nish next year so they’re about throws away all the punctu- mediate speculation was, ‘Alright, robes when I proctored an exam getting on there. I’ve been able to ation, which is basically assuming who wrote this?’ So, what does and I did, … so some of that ste- work with some talented under- that it’s not a stylistic component somebody like me think? Well, reotype is there. grads and I’ve been able to have and that’s not a correct assump- whether it’s with the punctuation When you’re in Oxford it’s nice good interactions in my courses tion. … If you’re throwing it away methods or whether with the word to soak up the atmosphere. In the and good interactions with my col- you’re basically saying this doesn’t choice, can we use these sorts of collegiate system you get to meet leagues. Of course I’m from LA, matter, and so what our paper says stylistic signatures to infer who it people from a lot of diff erent fi elds, which if you’re from LA it’s also is actually it matters, it matters a was? Now, one reason this one’s which is good. So I also got to in- nice to be in LA. So it’s working lot. Even if you throw away all the actually harder to do with punctua- teract with philosophers and peo- well. But I’m also not commit- words it still has a very signifi cant tion than others is because—this is ple from diff erent parts of the hu- ting to staying here for the rest of signature. something that we don’t deal with manities and social sciences, and my career either. We’ll see where … [We hope to do] followups in the paper, but it’s something we for someone like me who’s always things go. both on the application end and just have to state as a weakness be- looking for really funky applica- So what do you think about the on the mathematical end. There cause we don’t have this informa- tions, that’s always good. Dodgers’ chances of making the are a bunch of sequences [we] see tion—editors change punctuation. … The collegiate system is sort World Series again this year? that don’t actually have words in So how much of that style that we of a unique Oxford thing—not I think our chances are very them. There are some that don’t looked at came from the editor and only to Oxford, but [also] Cam- good. … The rest of the division even have any ordering in them. how much came from the author bridge and not so many other has actually gotten weaker. … So For punctuation, … you don’t say, is, at the level of what we did, hard schools. The collegiate affi liation I think we’ll win the West, I hope ‘OK, 1 is less than 2 is less than 3 to distinguish. We would have to is basically like having a bunch of we’ll get to the World Series, but is less than 4’ and so on. You have design the data set very carefully liberal arts colleges that are also short series are hard to predict. 40 Profi les 2019 Angella Nazarian ’85 awarded prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honor In May 2018, Angella back and that we do it in a way Nazarian ’85 and her husband that’s meaningful to us, that gets David were awarded the Ellis us excited and is fun for us. Island Medal of Honor. Angella You and your husband are spoke with Beverly Hills Weekly active philanthropists and the shortly after the ceremony. business school at CSUN is Tell us about the Ellis Island named in David’s honor. What Medal of Honor award. made your family want to The Ellis Island Award is one endow CSUN? of the highest civilian awards David is a graduate of CSUN. awarded to mostly immigrant He has been involved at USC and populations, [but] not necessarily UCLA, … but when he wanted to so since I think six or seven really make a capital investment presidents have received this as in an institution, he wanted to well. Also, a portion of people give it to a school that serves a in the military receive it as well. big minority group. If you look But it’s awarded to citizens of at Cal State Northridge, a high the United States who have percentage of them are Latino or given their service and their fi rst-time college students, and contributions to the United States we felt that was the way to make in a way that has enhanced it. One an impact in our own immediate of the prior recipients named community because I think Sam Harris was a Holocaust 8,500 people are in the business survivor who actually [endowed] school. Just imagine, with that Courtesy of EllisIsland Honors Society the Holocaust Museum. Without kind of capital investment, this telling us, he and his niece had is the future of the California Angella ’85 and David Nazarian nominated us. workforce. I really am so proud is about your journey as an came in the late 1970s with a What does this award mean to of his vision in the sense that immigrant to Beverly Hills. great deal of trauma. Few people you? it’s about making sure we are What inspired you to write that really openly talked about it ... It’s a huge honor. David and serving people that truly need it. book? and I think there’s value in not I have always felt that we’re part It helps immediately; in the next I had my background in looking away from our harder, of the fabric of this big country. four or fi ve years just imagine psychology. I was a professor more challenging experiences. It was 40 years ago that we both all of those students coming out of psychology for 11 years, and All those experiences also teach came here as immigrants with a of the business school and being I was just taking writing classes us something in the future. very shaky foundation and not employed right here in Los for the fun of it. While I started What were your duties in knowing what our future was Angeles. He takes a very active writing little vignettes about my conjunction with accepting the childhood, everyone in the writing award? “What a blessing it is to look back and say class felt that this experience was It took place on Ellis Island. that over the course of four decades ... we incredibly diff erent than most In those halls, just imagine, have worked together towards the mission of people and that the story should 12 million immigrants went be shared with everybody else. I through those halls. It’s very not only building a business and growing our think what really motivated me to special to think of the history family, but also making sure that we give back write the book was to document it of Ellis Island and then when in a way, and also to not be very people come together now for the and do it in a way that’s meaningful to us.” public in sharing the story of an award ceremony. After the award going to be like. What a blessing role. He spends a considerable immigrant group. By no means ceremony, you are in boats that it is to look back and say that amount of time with the dean do I feel my story is more special circle the Statue of Liberty, and over the course of four decades there and the president of the than any other immigrant group. they had the most spectacular we have built a life, 30 [years] school, and he wants to keep Usually people come here in haste fi reworks for the honorees. It’s of which have been together. We elevating all the departments with very little money, they’re really something. It’s really have worked together towards there to make sure that it becomes running away from something beautiful. I can’t even describe the mission of not only building a one of the centers for innovation else. Especially in Beverly Hills it because I think it encapsulates business and growing our family, and great business practice. you see a big Iranian population what the American ideal is. but also making sure that we give Your book Life as a Visitor that is doing very well, but they Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly 2019 Alumni Highlights 41

’80s grads excel in sporting world ’91 grad, retired educator join school board Miller ’84 repeats Breeders’ Cup victories At Churchill Downs in is very November, elite thoroughbred special,” trainer Peter Miller ’84, who M i l l e r was profi led last year in told the Alumni Highlights, enjoyed a San Diego pair of repeat Breeders’ Cup Tribune. victories—achieved by the “Any time

same horses two years in a row. you can do Benoit Photography Once again Stormy Liberal something was fi rst to cross the line in the t h a t ’ s Turf Sprint and Roy H defeated never been done before, that’s all competition in the Sprint, cool. In a game when there are making Miller the fi rst trainer thousands of races each year, to saddle up two champions in it’s hard to do new stuff .” Tristen Walker-Shuman ’91 (bottom, center) and retired sci- the same races in consecutive Less than two weeks later, ence teacher Rachelle Marcus (bottom, right), who taught years. Miller achieved his milestone at Hawthorne, Horace Mann, Beverly and El Rodeo, were “What we’ve accomplished 1,000th victory at Del Mar on elected to the BHUSD Board of Education in November. in the past two Breeders’ Cups Nov. 16. They are pictured with their colleagues after taking their oaths of offi ce in December. Top row, from left: Student Uptagrafft ’89 shoots for gold Board member Sean Toobi ’19, Mel Spitz, President Noah Sandra medal with 1,690 points and Margo ’86. Bottom row: Vice President Isabel Hacker (who’s U t a s y Guatemala the bronze with married to Adi Hacker ’85), Walker-Shuman, Marcus. Uptagrafft 1,668. ’89 was Uptagraff t fi nished eighth in Arianpour ’09 advocates for homeless services part of the individual competition. She the three- teamed with James Hall to fi nish m e m b e r second in the air pistol mixed

U.S. team Photo: USA Shooting team with 479.6 points. Lagan that won and Nick Mowrer won the gold the gold medal in the women’s medal with an American record air pistol team event in the 2018 of 481.1. Championship of the Americas Uptagraff t competed in the in Guadalajara, Mexico. women’s air pistol and sports Uptagraff t had the third- pistol events in the London 2012 highest score in qualifying and Olympic Games. She has won top among the U.S. team with two gold medals and two silver

570 points. The U.S. team of medals in the Pan American Photo: Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti Uptagraff t, Alexis Lagan and Games. Sarah Choe fi nished with 1,696 – Steven Herbert ’78 Brenda Arianpour ’09 spoke at a press conference alongside points. Mexico won the silver Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti last May in support of his home- less housing initiative, A Bridge Home. Garcetti has designated L.A. portrait emerges through letters & diaries $20 million to be divided among all 15 council districts to help For seven years, David Kipen ’81 combed fund new “Emergency Temporary Housing” for the homeless. through letters and diaries, carefully piecing A founding board member of USC’s Swipe Out Hunger, Ari- together a mosaic portrait of Los Angeles based anpour spoke on behalf of the Wilshire Center Business Improve- on the observations of the city’s inhabitants and ment District (WCBID) about the importance of providing hous- visitors. The resulting book, Dear Los Angeles: ing for Los Angeles’ growing homeless population. In her speech, The City in Diaries and Letters, 1542 to 2018, Arianpour said the initiative would provide the homeless with the features refl ections by Marilyn Monroe, Ray necessary resources to “rebuild their lives.” Bradbury, Italo Calvino, Winston Churchill, “This is neither [an] easy task nor a fast fi x, but [A Bridge Glenn T. Seaborg and many others, taking readers Home] is the start to some amazing progress,” she said. on a centuries-long journey through Los Angeles. Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly 42 Profi les 2019 Fink ’66 celebrates golden moment during choir’s silver anniversary As gold confetti rained down ligions, sexual orientations, so- “It had a good message for on the America’s Got Talent stage, cioeconomic status and even po- us,” Fink says. “It helped us fur- Sue Fink ’66 looked shocked— litical affi liations. “I think during ther our story because we honor until a fl urry of the shiny stuff times that are so politically [di- the individual and it’s all the in- obscured her face. vided], to see people of diff erent teresting individuals coming to- “When the golden buzzer backgrounds singing and having gether to create community. We thing went off and all that confetti so much fun together, it gives you decided that was actually a pretty fell from the sky, it kind of shot hope,” says Fink. “I think that’s good idea so we went for it.” in my face,” Fink told Alumni what’s really resonated with peo- Selecting repertoire for ACC’s Highlights. “I had no idea what ple.” own gigs, which include spring it was.” Last fall, ACC advanced to and holiday shows and an annual Wonder turned to delight as the Season 13 semifi nals, along charitable Tour of Hope, involves Inc. Photography, Moloshok members of Fink’s mass choir, the way showing off musical a democratic process. “Instead of Sue Fink ’66 the Angel City Chorale (ACC), versatility with performances of me picking music by myself, any- went on to study music and con- hugged and high-fi ved in cele- “Africa” by Toto, “Baba Yetu” body can submit and we vote on ducting at the undergrad and grad- bration. Actress Olivia Munn, from the video game Civilization the music,” says Fink. “We try to uate levels at UCSB and UCLA. the guest judge who pressed the IV, “This is Me” from The Great- take on as many styles of music Early in her career, she conducted buzzer, climbed onstage to join in est Showman and Bruce Spring- as we can.” various groups, taught for a year the golden moment, which signi- steen’s “The Rising.” Fink got her start in choral at El Rodeo (her alma mater) and fi ed ACC’s advancement to the Making those selections, Fink music at Beverly, under the baton toured as a singer-songwriter. hit TV show’s live competition. says, involved give and take with of Robert Holmes. In Madrigals, In 1993, Fink started ACC at “Just looking around and see- AGT’s producers. She says they she stood next to the late Joel McCabe’s Guitar Shop in San- ing the diversity, seeing diff erent were cautioned “Baba Yetu,” Pressman ’67, who later directed ta Monica. Within the fi rst year, ages, diff erent races and yet you which features the text of the Beverly’s choral music program. the group grew from 18 to 65. guys are all singing from the Lord’s Prayer in Swahili, might “Mr. Holmes was really a good “It just kept growing,” she says. same voice, it is so inspirational be too obscure—but that perfor- conductor,” says Fink. “I learned “Sometimes you feel like you’re to see all of you guys,” Munn said mance garnered the golden buzz- a lot about singing from him and swimming with the stream and before pressing the buzzer. er. The following week, Fink says the joy it brings and the feeling of sometimes you feel like you’re The 190-voice ACC, which producers urged the ensemble doing it with other people.” swimming against the stream. Fink founded in 1993, represents to perform the Oscar-nominated After conducting the choir at Everything I’ve done with this a wide variety of ages, races, re- tune, “This is Me.” her high school graduation, Fink choir has been with the fl ow.” One of ACC’s earliest and most steadfast supporters is El- oise Haldeman, who was Fink’s teacher at El Rodeo. “Ms. Halde- man was a great infl uence on me,” she says. ACC also has singers with Beverly Hills connections, in- cluding longtime member Bev- erly Padway ’60 and Carol Shoe- maker Reich, retired Hawthorne and Beverly Vista music teacher. ACC’s appearance on AGT coincided with the ensemble’s 25th anniversary, a year in which the nonprofi t choir also released a new album, One World, and maintained a busy schedule of public concerts and private gigs. “We loved being on the show,” says Fink. “It was just a fabulous experience for the group. The Photo: Vivian Zink/NBC Vivian Photo: group gelled more and … our Sue Fink ’66 led Angel City Chorale to the America’s Got Talent semifi nals in 2018 audience is growing seismically.” 2019 Alumni Highlights 43

Celebrating Sherman! Legendary songwriter Richard M. Sherman S’45 celebrated his 90th birthday with more than 550 guests at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on July 21, 2018. The Beverly Hills celebration featured performances of Sherman’s iconic tunes and Mayor Julian Gold (far left) presented the composer-lyricist Photo: City of Beverly Hills with a key to the city. Sherman and his late brother, Robert B. Sherman S’43, are best known for writing “It’s a Small World” and the scores of Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book and Winnie The Pooh. ’10 grad’s posthumous memoir Demeter ’05, FBI’s fi rst-ever data honors a short life well lived scientist, named “Sammies” fi nalist When Mallory Smith ’10 Guy Demeter ’05, the FBI’s passed away in 2017, the fi rst-ever data scientist, was se- 25-year-old left behind 2,500 lected as a fi nalist for the 2018 pages chronicling her life with Samuel J. Heyman Service to cystic fi brosis. It was her wish America Medal in the category that her diaries be published of Management Excellence. posthumously—a wish her fam- According to a press release, ily has fulfi lled with the release the “Sammies” are known as of Smith’s memoir, Salt in My the “Oscars” of government Soul, on March 12. service. Named for the Part- According to The Hollywood nership for Public Service’s Reporter, fi lmmakers Amy Zier- late founder who was inspired Guy Demeter ’05 ing and Kirby Dick snapped up by President John F. Kenne- the rights to make a documenta- dy’s call to serve in 1963, the According to the Partnership ry based on the book within 24 awards align with his vision for Public Service, Demeter’s hours of reading the galleys and mother Diane Shader Smith ’77 of a dynamic and innovative work has been used to track planned to begin fi lming in Feb- to publish her writing, which she federal workforce. It’s a pres- down child predators, identify ruary. The award-winning duo hoped would serve as inspiration tigious honor with a vigorous banks that were evading U.S. is best known for The Hunting to those living with chronic ill- selection process. economic sanctions, assist in Ground and The Invisible War. ness, as well as their loved ones. Demeter, who joined the counterterrorism investiga- “I have a strong urge to do “She talks about what it’s like FBI in 2010 as an intelligence tions, streamline visa security something … something that … to straddle the line between analyst for the Counterterror- checks and guard against in- will change people, that will the sick and well worlds, and to ism Division, has developed ternal threats at the agency. His have an infectious infl uence on look for and ultimately fi nd— wide-ranging data management success has led to the FBI hir- the way they think and feel that love,” Shader Smith told Beverly systems that enable FBI ana- ing additional data scientists. will last,” Smith wrote in Salt in Hills Weekly. lysts to investigate criminal ac- “The way his applications My Soul. “I want to create a piece Despite her illness, Smith tivity and identify threats more cull through email and social so moving that people are in dis- graduated Phi Beta Kappa from quickly. media is having a signifi cant belief. And I want it to be like Stanford, pursued a career as a “He has greatly improved impact across the organiza- handing people a pair of glass- writer and remained committed the national security posture tion,” Roger Stanton, assistant es, giving them a way of seeing to the mantra, “live happy.” of the bureau and the United director of the FBI’s Insider something they didn’t even real- The publisher is Spiegel and States,” Garland Garris, FBI Threat Offi ce, said in a press ize they weren’t seeing.” Grau, an imprint of Penguin unit chief and Demeter’s di- release. “Every single fi eld of- Smith, who was diagnosed Random House. rect supervisor, said in a press fi ce across the country has been with the progressive, genetic For more info, visit release. helped.” condition at age 3, asked her saltinmysoulbook.com. 44 Profi les 2019 CW premieres “All American,” based on life story of ’06 grad and NFL player All American, a drama inspired football player at Beverly, and went by the life of Spencer Paysinger on to a successful college career ’06, premiered in October on The at University of Oregon and in CW. the NFL. A linebacker, Paysinger The series stars Daniel Ezra earned a Super Bowl ring in his as a high school football star who fi rst season as a pro when his team, lives in Compton and is asked by the New York Giants, defeated the Beverly High School’s football Patriots in 2012. coach Billy Baker (Taye Diggs) to Paysinger is a consulting play for him. producer on the show and Paysinger was raised in South sometimes appears in the Los Angeles and attended Beverly background as an assistant coach. through its since-eliminated He told ESPN screenwriting is his

multi-cultural program. His father passion. He’s been writing his own CW The / Mickshaw Ray Photo: Donald ’77 and uncles Carter scripts since 2014 ’74 and Vonzie ’79 are all BHHS “I don’t want this to be one Spencer Paysinger ’06 (right) with All American star graduates who coached football at shot,” Paysinger told ESPN. “I Daniel Ezra the school, with Donald and Carter don’t want this to be, ‘Hey, you’re Like many projects inspired numerals reminiscent of the New serving as head coaches and Carter the guy who had that one show. or based on true stories, All England Patriots. Scenes depicting as the school’s principal. What are you doing now?’ I want American strays from reality and Beverly High were fi lmed at El Paysinger was a standout it to be a career.” uses dramatic license. The school Segundo High School. depicted is known as Beverly High – Steven Herbert ’78 School, its nickname is the Eagles Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly ’16 grad wows UCLA with anthem and it wears blue jerseys with red Lauren Ahaddian ’16 per- formed the national anthem in ’85 grad argues before CA Supreme Court front of thousands of basketball Beverly Hills attorney brought against a commercial fans Nov. 9 at the UCLA game Ronald Richards ’85 celebrated tenant for unlawful detainer against Long Beach State, mark- a career milestone on Oct. 2 by a purchaser of property at a ing the latest in a string of pro- when he foreclosure sale. According to fessional accomplishments for presented Richards, the case advanced to the young musician. the fi rst of the Court after a disagreement in “The whole thing was two oral appellate court. nerve-wracking. I hadn’t ever arguments “There was a confl ict that Lauren Ahaddian ’16 really performed with that many before the arose over an appellate court people looking at just me before, performance because they tell California decision and the Supreme Court so that was defi nitely interesting. you exactly where to stand and S u p r e m e stepped in because they wanted It was a lot of fun. I’m really glad exactly what to do. They really Court in its to resolve the issue,” he said. I was able to do it,” Ahaddian make sure you feel comfortable 2018–2019 “So, basically, we got picked told Beverly Hills Weekly. “My with everything before it’s time court year. because they wanted to give a friends keep talking about how to perform.” “There’s essentially a four- fi nal say on the matter. The case crazy it was to see me do that The Norman-turned-Bruin percent chance that you can get is of statewide importance as it and I just keeping thinking about said she fi rst started to take mu- your matter called before the relates to the timing of when you how exciting it was.” sic seriously after a family friend Supreme Court out of all the buy a property at auction and The UCLA sociology major heard her sing and introduced petitions they receive,” Richards when you can move to evict an attributed her feelings about the her to a vocal coach. told Beverly Hills Weekly in occupant of that property.” day to her having performed in “I got started when I sang at October. “Many lawyers in their Richards presented his similar venues in the past. my brother’s Bar Mitzvah,” she whole career never get to take second argument on Feb. 5. That “I had performed the nation- said. “A family friend that was an argument before their state case, Black Sky Capital, LLC v. al anthem before at a D-League there introduced me to a vocal Supreme Court. I can’t believe I Cobb (Michael A.) et al., pertains game for the Lakers and I think coach who really helped me de- have two in the same year.” to a lender’s ability to recover having that experience really velop my voice. Ever since then, The case Richards brought both loans during foreclosure helped me a lot,” Ahaddian said. it’s something I’ve been really before the Court, Dr. Leevil, when holding senior and junior “… It also really helped to get to passionate about continuing.” LLC v. Westlake Health Care loans on the same property. do sound check on the day of the Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly Center, is related to action Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly 2019 Alumni Highlights 45 Fung ’72 oversees back-to-back triple transplants at UChicago Medicine Last December, UChicago Gift of Hope Organ Procurement That has been my philosophy since Medicine made history when it Organization. I got into medicine. became the fi rst medical center in The following Q&A has been What do you think are the the world to successfully perform edited and condensed. most exciting advances in two triple organ transplants back transplantation in recent years? to back. John Fung, MD, PhD How has it been returning to Right now, one of the things ’72, co-director of the UChicago UChicago, where you received we’re trying to do is preserve Medicine Transplantation Institute, your medical degree and PhD? organ function outside of the helped lead the transplant care team Returning to where you come body for a longer period of time through the highly demanding and from is sort of closing the loop. … … [by] keep[ing] the organs at complex procedures. My role is to help rebuild a program body temperature. We helped set “We never in our wildest dreams that at one point had been one of the up a program in Cleveland, which imagined both would take place at shining programs in the country. … will expand to Chicago in 2019, virtually the same time,” Dr. Fung I had always envisioned creating [based] on a [technology that] told UChicago News. “Pulling this … a true transplant institute. we call normothermic perfusion. John Fung, MD, PhD ’72 off can feel like trying to perform The transplant institute concept That [involves using a machine to a high-wire ballet in the middle of is to bring all the disciplines in preserve] normal body temperature. [I encourage people to] take running a marathon. But we were transplantation together under one We’re involved in clinical trials some time to learn about what always confi dent in our patients as roof. That’s medicine, surgery, in new medications that I think transplantation does in terms of well as our team’s abilities.” nursing, … anesthesia, radiology— are also pretty exciting. [We’re transforming somebody’s life. The back-to-back triple to work together in taking care looking at] cellular therapy for What [has been] most rewarding transplants were performed over a of our patients. … As part of my not only eradication of disease but about your [career]? period of 27 hours between Dec. 19 recruitment to go back to Chicago also induced immunomodulation, For me, it’s been the ability to and Dec. 21, 2018—giving each of it was to create a truly functional which means to tame the immune really contribute to a fi eld, in this the two 29-year-old patients a new transplant institute, which is what system so it doesn’t react against case transplantation. Contributing beginning, along with their new we’ve been doing for the last transplanted organs. to the science has been exciting. … hearts, livers and kidneys. No other couple years now. What do you wish the public I’ve been around long enough that U.S. institution has performed two What are some of the new better understood about organ I’ve trained someone everywhere triple transplants even within one initiatives you are working on? donation? around the world. … I helped build year. … [We are looking] at areas [With organ donation] you the Pittsburgh program, I built the “Pulling this off can feel like trying to have the opportunity to save lives Cleveland program and now I’d and make [somebody’s] quality like to do the same in Chicago. perform a high-wire ballet in the middle of of life better. … Right now we’re … [I would also like to] apply running a marathon. But we were always transplanting [more than] 25,000 some of the research that I've been Americans a year and there’s still doing over the past 30 years—just confi dent in our patients as well as our a need [with more than 114,000 incredible clinical studies that team’s abilities.” people on the waiting list]. … we’re doing. Shortly before that in transplant that are underserved. groundbreaking medical feat, There are established indications Supt. Bregy Q&A Alumni Highlights interviewed Dr. for transplantation now, but there to stay really focused on doing Cont. from p. 7 Fung about his remarkable 30-year are a lot of patients that I know what’s relevant for kids, keeping We did an educational audit, career in transplant medicine and could benefi t from transplant under up with technology but also not which is not done very often be- immunology. highly select circumstances. I just falling into what’s the lat- The renowned transplant was the fi rst in the country to start cause it puts you in a vulnerable est fad or trend. We need to stay spot as a school district, and we surgeon and researcher helped doing transplants in HIV patients connected to our colleges—what know that there are areas that we build the transplantation programs when I was still in Pittsburgh. I do our colleges expect? What are at University of Pittsburgh and the think I could do the same in other need to improve in. employers looking for with high So reconfi guration is only Cleveland Clinic before signing indications. There are certain liver school graduates? That’s the kind part of it. The other part is really on at UChicago Medicine in 2016. cancers, for example, that are not of work that after we do reconfi g- intrinsic and it’s internal, and it He has published more than 1,000 being transplanted now. … What uration, we’ll take a more internal articles and book chapters, serves I have been doing is creating a comes from what happens with look at what we’re doing and the type of training and the op- on the editorial board for several study group, working on gradually how we’re doing it. This is the portunities that we have for our medical journals, is a past editor- building our own experience so fi rst phase of some big changes in-chief of Liver Transplantation, that we can expand indications staff , because the magic hap- coming. pens in the classroom. We need and has served on the board of the nationwide and hopefully globally. 46 Profi les 2019 ’93 grad celebrates son Max with special Bar Mitzvah we can fi nd a time to celebrate On Feb. 24, 2018 Temple Max, I do it. We celebrate Max Emanuel held a non-traditional everyday with every accomplish- Bar Mitzvah for Max Moran, who ment. Everything this child does is non-verbal. His mother, Jody is a big celebration, but when it’s Barens Moran ’93, chatted with something like this [where] I was Beverly Hills Weekly about this looking at all my friends’ kids be- unique service. ing Bar Mitzvahs, why can’t he be a Bar Mitzvah? So I went and Explain your son Max Moran’s spoke to Rabbi [Jonathan] Aaron condition. and Cantor Lizzie [Weiss ’03], Max is still, to this day, un- and they said, “Let’s do it. We can diagnosed. We think that most absolutely do it.” I explained to likely it’s some sort of a genet- them how important it was to me, ic condition/disorder, but he is and we went from there. non-verbal. He has signifi cant How was the service diff erent delays in all areas. ... Max needs than a traditional Bar Mitzvah? help with all daily living skills. Jody Barens Moran ’93 with her son Max Max did not read from the Torah. I read from the Torah [for It’s like having a baby [who] just but he has characteristics of both Mitzvah. To become a Bar Mitz- him]. It was just diff erent in the turned 13. He needs help with ev- of them. vah does not necessarily mean sense that I think at Bar Mitzvahs erything including walking. He’s How do you communicate with reading from the Torah. It’s a they read three or four things at a special needs school and he him? prayer that the rabbi blesses you from the Torah. We only did one receives physical therapy, occu- He doesn’t speak at all but we with. It’s not Max’s fault that he reading from the Torah. The rabbi pational therapy, speech therapy do a little bit of sign language. has all these barriers and I wanted explained to me that reading from and horseback riding therapy. Max basically speaks with his him to be accepted in the Jewish the Torah does not make you a He’s pretty much my entire life. eyes. I can read him through his culture and the Jewish commu- Bar Mitzvah. So, I read his Torah My whole life is consumed by eyes. His needs and wants are nity. I know that he’ll never get portion. Max wasn’t really able to this child. He’s super sweet and pretty much through his eyes. married, he’ll never be getting walk around much so that was me has a great disposition. He’s a Whose idea was it for him to married under chuppah, he’ll nev- on the bema. All his little cousins doll. So his condition is undiag- have a Bar Mitzvah? er be celebrated as a Jew again, participated and they marched nosed, but when someone asks It was my idea to have the Bar [so] this is really his time to shine. around the temple with the To- me, I say it kind of borderlines Mitzvah. Just because he has spe- It was really important for me and rah, and when we did the L’Dor on cerebral palsy and autism. He cial needs, there’s nowhere that him to be recognized as a Jew and Vador, which is from generation doesn’t really have either of those says he should not become a Bar in the Jewish religion. Any time Carver ’43 built nation’s largest Rolls-Royce dealer from ground up Roy Carver Jr. ’43 has al- erly, Carver entered the V-12 car lot owner.” He got a job as a ways adored cars. “When I was Navy College Training pro- sales manager at the Oldsmobile probably 8, 9 or 10 years old, I gram and served as an offi cer dealership in Westwood and set used to sit on the curb on South in the Pacifi c during World War his sights on his own dealer- Maple Drive where we lived II. During his college years at ship. In 1954, he and his fam- … [and] trace color ads of cars UCLA, Carver pumped gas at ily moved to Newport Beach, from Collier’s and Liberty mag- a Standard Oil station and sold where Carver started a Pontiac azines and identify cars,” Carv- cars at a Westwood Chevrolet franchise. “That’s where I built er told Alumni Highlights in De- dealer. my fi rst dealership from the cember. “I just loved cars.” “I opened my fi rst used car dirt,” he says. Carver grew up to enjoy im- lot in 1950 on Santa Monica Carver added Rolls-Royce mense success in the auto busi- Boulevard and Westholme on in 1960 and moved to a larger ness. At one point, he managed a 50-by-100-foot lot,” Carver lot in Costa Mesa in 1965. “We roughly 300 employees as the says. “My brother-in-law built a went from six service stalls to owner of four dealerships in Or- little offi ce on the lot, my wife 50 stalls on a 4-acre parcel,” he ange County and San Diego— answered the phone. We were a says. including the nation’s largest [family] shop with 5, 6, 7 cars.” Carver let go of Pontiac and Rolls-Royce dealership at the After a couple of years, re-branded as Roy Carver Rolls- time. Carver decided he had “better Royce BMW in 1970. In 1975 Roy Carver Jr. ’43 celebrat- After graduating from Bev- not just spend my life as a used the dealership moved to Jambo- ed his 90th birthday in 2015 2019 Alumni Highlights 47 to generation where the Torah is dren like Max [where they can] Gordon ’11: Live in Santa Monica passed down from family to fam- live in a loving environment. ... Victoria Gordon ’11 debuted ily, my sister’s friend—who is the So instead of bringing gifts [to her new solo cabaret show at same age as Max [and] getting the Bar Mitzvah], I asked every- the Edye in Santa Monica in ready for his Bar Mitzvah—he one to make a donation through a September. Her performance, took the Torah for Max and held third-party special needs trust and which featured a mix of pre- it. So it got passed down to him all the proceeds will go towards 1980s musical theater classics and because he could hold it. “The House That Max Built.” comedy, was inspired by her own Did everything go as planned? At the party, I asked everyone experiences growing up, not quite Yes, it went really well. I re- to write a note to Max or [draw] fi tting in and fi nding her own voice ally feel that my son knew what a picture, and that will create one in Beverly Hills. was going on and that everyone of the fi rst walls in the house. So Gordon began her career at was there for him. There was so now I’m onto that. I’m [work- age 13, when she became the much love. It was all about my ing] on a bunch of fundraising, youngest person to ever perform son and love, and everyone was because one day he will be too solo with a full orchestra at the coming up to me after just saying big and too much for me to han- Walt Disney Concert Hall. “I how touched they were. I’m just dle. Not yet, but I’m planning for performed on stage the same night “There was so much love. It was all about my as Debby Boone," she recalled. "It Photo: Teren Oddo son and love, and everyone was coming up to me was amazing. I remember feeling Victoria Gordon ’11 like it was the coolest thing on the Debby Boone, June Lockhart and after saying how touched they were.” planet and that nothing I did after Edward Asner. that would be able to compare. “I always had music in my life,” hoping to get out that if you want the future with him. ... My theme Honestly, it’s still one of the most Gordon said. “I started playing the to do something, just do it. Don’t [and] quote for everything is, exciting experiences I’ve ever had. violin when I was four and I hated be scared. “Nothing is impossible. The word There’s nothing like it.” it, but I loved performing. I loved What do you want other special itself says ‘I’m possible.’” I have Gordon grew up in a musical getting a reaction from people needs families to take from this always lived by that. I’m behind family. Her mother, Lori Greene and seeing how they responded to story? this kid 100 percent. He has any- Gordon ’73, is an accomplished what I was doing. My mom fi nally If you have a dream, go after thing and everything he needs. harpist. Her uncle, Gary Greene, agreed to let me switch to singing it. ... Also, I always had a dream Part of that was doing a Bar Mitz- founded the Los Angeles Lawyers and I’ve been singing ever since.” of building a house for Max and vah for him and the next step is Philharmonic and has worked with For info about future shows, I’m calling it “The House That the house for him. legendary performers including visit thevictoriagordon.com. Max Built.” I’m going to build a Debbie Reynolds, Pat Boone, home for Max and for other chil- Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly ree Road in Newport Beach. and I think enough of them to do Mayor and lawyers in harmony By the time Carver sold the the same,” he says. “… Two or dealership in 1984, it was the three times a year, I’ll call them largest Rolls-Royce dealership or they’ll call me to commiser- in the United States—and sec- ate about what’s changed in the ond largest in the world. auto business.” “Everyone thought the larg- He has three children—Clau- est Rolls-Royce dealer would dia, Roy III and Becky—and be in Beverly Hills or New York fi ve grandchildren from his fi rst City, but we developed that size marriage to the late Frances in Newport Beach,” says Carv- Hanson, who attended Beverly er. “I’m grateful and proud … for two years before graduating because of all the people I had from Marlborough in 1945. with me to make it all happen.” At Beverly, Carver was a Today, Carver is retired and member of the Hi-Y Etruscans living with his wife Edith in club and made lasting friend- Lake Arrowhead, but he re- ships. “It was a great four Beverly Hills Mayor John Mirisch ’81 (third from left) performed mains in touch with some of years,” he says. “Gee, Offi cer Krupke” from West Side Story with the Los Ange- his longtime employees. “I’m Carver has established a les Lawyers Philharmonic at Disney Hall in June 2018. Mirisch grateful for the fact they think new scholarship, benefi ting a was awarded honorary membership in the orchestra by found- enough of me to stay in touch 2019 BHHS graduate. er-conductor and longtime Beverly Hills resident Gary Greene. 48 Snapshots 2019

Hawthorne Class of 1983 May 5, 2018 Photos by Frances Iacuzzi

Hawthorne’s Class of 1983 celebrated its 35-year reunion at the home of Jennifer Simon Wooster, who hosted the event along with Wendy Brokaw Kretchmer and Cameron Silver

Jennifer Gold, Laura Sand, Wendy Brokaw Kretchmer, Cameron Adamo Palladino, Danny Croll, Alan Glazer Silver, Jennifer Simon Wooster, Anthony Behar

Ann Karlin Kline, Lara Nicolayevsky Zekaria, Debbie Rubins James Robinson, Marty Marcus, Steven Foonberg, Tim Marcus, Stephanie Magid Foster 2019 Alumni Highlights 49 BHAAA Hall of Fame The Peninsula—Sept. 15, 2018

2018 BHAAA Hall of Fame Honorees: Steven Fenton ’88, Deena Newman ’75, Irv Zakheim ’67, Dennis Gilbert ’67 Warren Tetley ’65, Ryan Karp ’88, Alby Silvera ’81

Jason Newman ’69, Gary Newman ’72, Deena Joe Sutton, Michael Sutton ’88 Jessica Garza, Josh Gross ’91 Newman ’75, Edith Newman

Leksy Bell, Steven Fenton ’88, Leeza Gibbons Alan Nierob ’75, Sherri Sloane ’75 Patrick Kunody ’88, Billy Kunody ’60

Maxine Karp, Stephanie Mc- Donald Karp, Harvey Karp, Ryan Karp ’88, Jack Williams, Tina Williams Karp, Jackson Karp 50 Snapshots 2019

Throwback to 1980. Class of ’60 grads gathered at at David Winter’s house on North Rexford prior to their 20-year re- union. Top row, left to right: Paul Owens, Bill Geddes, Gary Chazan, Steve Fisher, Mel Fay, Pete Tomarken, Terry Leon- ard, Mike Rosenfeld, Tom Welsh, Tom Kauff man, Scot McComas, John McCann, Rick Redlick. Front row: Ron Neiman, Billy Kunody, Roger Rhoads, Alan Friedman, Dave Mohs, David Winter. Not pictured: Jeff Wilson, Bob Einstein

STAR treatment. Josh Gross ’91, host of Beverly Hills View (and BHHS Alumni Association president), shows off the two STAR awards the public aff airs show received in May 2018. Mission: Pearly whites. A group of Beverly grads turned den- Beverly Hills View placed fi rst in the public aff airs category for tal students (left to right: Leila Hakim ’12, Judy Naziri ’11, Chan- its interview on the 25th anniversary of the LA Riots and sec- telle Aabedi ’11, Laura Katz ’11, Erica Katz ’09, Nuriel Lavi ’12) ond in the talk show category for its interview with American participated in the University of Southern California’s Dental Latino TV host Natasha Martinez. Over the last four years, Humanitarian Outreach program, which provides high-quality Beverly Hills View has won six STAR awards, which are pre- dental treatment and oral surgery to underserved communities sented annually by the National Association of Telecommu- around the world, free of charge. The 2018 program was held nications Offi cers and Advisors in recognition of excellence in over a period of six days in Bocas Del Toro, Panama, serving government programming in California and Nevada. approximately 700 patients each day. 2019 Alumni Highlights 51

Normans hit the links. With a score of 84, John Levitt ’74 (right) won last summer’s 2018 BHHS Alumni Golf Tour- nament at Desert Willow Golf Resort in Palm Desert. He’s pictured with tournament sponsor Michael Suter ’75. Billy Harris was awarded First Place Low Net, followed by Eric Suter ’72. Suter was also named Closest to Pin. Longest Drive was awarded to Robbie Seiden ’76. On Cloud Nine. El Rodeo and BHHS ’78 classmates (left to right) Diana Isaacs Sturr, Lisa Hackett, Alicia Saver Goldsmith and Deborah Louchheim Watson explored Aspen together.

Racing under the bridge. Class of ’78 grads Mike Richman (right) and Greg Nelson (left) won 1st and 2nd place in their age group in the 2018 Golden Gate Sharkfest Swim, which goes under the Golden Gate Bridge.

Creative champion. Christine Kim ’18 won fi rst place in the 2018 Congressional Art Competition for California’s 33rd dis- trict. Through 2019, Kim’s 35mm photograph of Ky Manns ti- tled “Who’s Manns?” will be displayed in a gallery in the U.S. Capitol. She also received $7,000 in scholarships. Each spring, Norman Nation in the desert. In February, several alumni the Congressional Institute sponsors a nationwide high school living in the desert got together for happy hour at Pacifi ca visual art competition. Kim was among the winners recognized Restaurant in Palm Desert. Left to right: Bruce Heller ’74, at the annual awards ceremony with an all-expense paid trip to Melissa Lee ’74, Michael Suter ’75, Tracy Reade, Greg Washington, D.C. She is pictured above with BHHS Technical Feis ’74, Martha Feis Arts chair and photography teacher Tim Briggs. 52 Obituaries 2019

Helen Francis Martin Downey poise and loving presence none passed away March 12, 2018 was more hopeful than Helen. Her Legendary maestro, André Previn ’46 at age 100. She was a co-owner philosophy was think what you can Legendary with her sister, Beverly Binder, of do, not what you can’t. At 97, she c o m p o s e r , Philippe the Original restaurant in completed her bucket list by riding conductor and downtown Los Angeles. In the mid- a horse again. Helen is survived by concert pianist 1920s her uncles and her father, her three children, Carolyn (Bill) André Previn Frank Martin, bought the restaurant Schanberger, Barbara (Frank) ’46 passed from Philippe Mathieu. As a young Capin, and Don Downey (Kathleen away Feb. 28. girl she watched Philippe’s grow to Loe); fi ve grandchildren; and 10 The BHHS become an LA landmark serving great-grandchildren. Hall of Fame a wide cross section of dedicated Betty Pilger ’36 passed away member led customers who appreciated au peacefully on Sept. 7, 2018, some of the

jus, slow roasted French Dip surrounded by family and friends in world’s top Angeles Los / Millard Robert Photo: Archives Philharmonic sandwiches and hot mustard. Las Vegas, where she resided. She symphonies, André Previn ’46 led the LA Phil 1985–89 Ownership remains in the family graduated from UCLA with a B.S. including the as it has for more than 90 years. in accounting in 1939 and married LA Phil, London Symphony and collected 10 Grammys. Helen graduated from Beverly and Dr. Theodore W. Pilger. She and Royal Philharmonic; won Additional details about attended Los Angeles Business worked as the dental assistant and four Oscars for scoring the Previn’s life will be included School. In 1937, she married David offi ce manager for his orthodontic fi lms My Fair Lady, Gigi, Irma in the 2020 edition of Alumni Downey, who became an airline practice in Van Nuys for more than la Douce and Porgy and Bess; Highlights. executive managing sales of aircraft 20 years. The daughter of a custom and aircraft engines. The couple home builder, Betty enjoyed travel, Women’s Club. In Palm Springs, U.S. Navy traveled the world. From the glaciers cooking and architecture and built she was a longtime member of and she of New Zealand to the fjords of the family home in Tarzana in the Desert Chapel church, a senior served as a Norway to the perfumed markets 1957. She and her husband spent board member of The Assistance pharmacist’s along the Chao Phraya River in holidays in Palm Springs and in League Palm Springs Desert Area, mate in Bangkok, Helen had more than a 1963 purchased The Foothills, a and a founding and active member the Naval lifetime of memories. Eventually, fi ve-unit motel adjacent to Korakia of the Palm Springs Historic Tennis Hospitals in the family settled in San Diego on Patencio Road, where they Club Neighborhood Association New York and County. At age 92, Helen picked ultimately moved and managed until 2014. She was preceded in Connecticut. up a friend in her red sports car and upon their retirement in 1980. They death by her older sister, La Ville After the war, she joined her father drove to the Apple Store. Realizing remodeled the motel into a small Malcomb, who also lived at The Frank Finnen (who was an aide they had completely missed the condominium complex for family Foothills, and by her husband in to General Marshall) and mother trend toward computers they drove and friends in 1984. Also in the 2000. She is survived by her two Peggy in Shanghai, where she home, and she picked up another 1980s, Betty managed the See’s sons, Dr. Robert Pilger and Paul worked in the State Department. book. She was an avid reader, candy store on Palm Canyon Drive. Pilger, and two grandchildren. One night in early 1948, she met devoured the newspapers and often Throughout her life Betty was active Dona Sue Finnen Hamilton ’39 the love of her life, Howard “Ham” clipped the LA Times to send articles in her community. In the 1950s, passed away peacefully at home Hamilton, at the Offi cers Club. At to her children. With her humor, she was an offi cer of the Encino on April 13, 2017. When the war this time, Ham was a major in the started, Dona Sue enlisted in the Army, having served in Europe Gold ’77, acclaimed restaurant critic during the war. They were married Jonathan for four decades, focusing largely in 1949 in Los Angeles and cut their Gold ’77, the on street food, ethnic restaurants wedding cake with a ceremonial Pulitzer Prize- and hole-in-the-wall eateries. knife given to them by General and w i n n i n g This focus made him a pioneer in Mrs. Chiang Kai-shek. Ham stayed Los Angeles the world of food criticism, which in the Army for another 30 years, Times previously focused on Michelin- and Dona Sue went wherever restaurant starred and high-end restaurants. Ham was assigned—Virginia, critic who Gold is survived by his wife, Texas, Colorado, Germany and informed the world about the Laurie Ochoa, and two children. Korea. When Ham retired, the city’s wide-ranging culinary He has been posthumously family settled down in Santa off erings, passed away July 21, inducted into the Beverly Hills Maria. She belonged to many civic 2018, following a short battle High School Hall of Fame. groups including Minerva, PEO, with pancreatic cancer. To learn more about Gold’s Betty Pilger ’36 on her CCR and Central Coast WAVEs. Gold wrote about restaurants life and career, see p. 5. 99th birthday Dona Sue was preceded in death 2019 Alumni Highlights 53 by her husband, Howard. She is Throughout his life he was active in his last birthday as “the best day of of entertainment and morale for the survived by her sons, Robert and the real estate development his life.” After Beverly, he went on troops. He stayed in the Air Force Richard Hamilton, and daughter, business, building single family to San Diego State University and Reserves after completing active Barbara Thomas. She had four homes, condominiums, apartment ultimately received his MBA from duty and retired in 1982 with the grandchildren and seven great- buildings, car washes and offi ce UC Berkeley, where he roomed rank of Lieutenant Colonel. His grandchildren. buildings throughout Southern at the International House and working career included being a Norman L. Stern ’39 passed away California. He was a founding made lifelong friends. Joining the business manager for several large peacefully at member of Brentwood Country Air Force at the start of WWII, he packaging fi rms before starting home on Club in 1948. He won the San served in Florida, the Philippines and running his own successful March 12, Francisco Call Bulletin Junior Golf and Japan as an offi cer in charge packaging business until his 2018. He was Championship in Lincoln Park in working at his 1931 and 1932, fueling a lifelong Perkins ’52, co-founder of CAA offi ce and passion for the sport. Married to JH Rowland Perkins II ’52, a c t i v e l y Wilma for 59 years until her death co-founder of CAA, agent and engaged until four years ago, Norman was the producer, passed away Aug. 8, a week before his death. He was a father of Greer Noble (Benjamin) 2018. graduate of Beverly, UCLA (a and Bruce Stern and the grandfather After graduating from Beverly, proud Pi Lambda Phi) and USC of Marielle Noble (Kevin Zanit). he served two years in the Navy Law School, where he was awarded He is also survived by his sister, and later graduated from UCLA. Order of the Coif. From 1943 to Carol Fein. He broke into show business 1946 he served his country with Harvey Holden ’40 passed away at the William Morris Agency distinction during World War II in peacefully at home in January in 1959. He started in the WMA the Army Air Corps. Norman 2018. Family members and friends mailroom, initiated its TV talent practiced law until the age of 90 and were able to visit and share their division and headed its creative was known for having an love in his fi nal weeks and days. He services department as vice Rowland Perkins ’52 encyclopedic knowledge of reminisced about a daylong parade president. described Perkins as a rarity: A California real estate law. of friends and family at his home on Perkins and his four partners, talented gentleman of integrity Ron Meyer, Bill Haber, Mike and honor, a devoted friend, Ovitz and Mike Rosenfeld, a patient teacher, a rare, wise, founded CAA in 1975. Deadline kind, warm, honest, humorous reported Perkins became CAA’s counselor. And those qualities fi rst president after the founders enhanced everything he did. put their names in a hat, and his When he represented a writer or was pulled. actor or producer or director or Perkins was at the center composer, he set an example by of CAA’s television packaging his own work ethic, enthusiasm operations, handling such and wisdom. companies and producers as Perkins had three daughters Nederlander Film & Television, with his fi rst wife Diane Perkins George Stevens Jr., George Papo Kaplan. He enjoyed the Schaefer, John Rich, and Aaron beach, skiing in the winter and Spelling Productions. sports. His second wife of 38 years After leaving CAA in was the late actress/comedienne 1993, Perkins formed the Sallie Janes, with whom he production company Double enjoyed a socially active life as Eagle Entertainment producing a member of the WOW group Doris Lillian Prentice Podesta ’38 with her younger independent projects, and was also (Wines of the World), golfi ng, brothers, Robert ’39 (left) and Jack S’41 Prentice on the board of several Internet dining out with good friends and Doris Lillian Prentice Podesta ’38 passed away Sept. 4, 2018. companies. He was a member watching the Lakers. She attended Beverly, along with her brothers, Robert ’39 and Jack of the Board of Governors at the Survivors include his (Hobart) S’41. Robert was killed in WWII. Jack—a Navy veteran, Television Academy and spent 15 daughters Kamala Perkins fi ne jeweler in Palos Verdes and talented artist—designed the War years on the USC Scripter Award James, Dr. Dahra Perkins and Memorial at BHHS. He passed away in 2016. All three had as panel that annually selects the best Alexandra Perkins Furlong; young children been to Tahiti, where their father Art “Smith” was screenplay/novel adaptation each sons-in-law Hardy James, Lloyd the production manager for White Shadows on the South Seas—the year. Lemmerman, and William fi rst fi lm to feature Leo the Lion as the MGM mascot. Client/friend Ernest Frankel Furlong; and fi ve grandchildren. 54 Obituaries 2019

retirement. City Council from 1980 to 1998, DVD formats. He was H a r v e y serving two terms as mayor: 1982- preceded in death m a r r i e d 1983 and 1987-1988. Harvey and by his adored wife, E r m a Erma moved to Laguna Niguel in Gloria, to whom he had L u c i l l e retirement and he formed the CDRV been married for 51 Ropp in (Chronologically Disadvantaged years. He is survived 1949 when Recreational Vehicle) camping club by his daughters she was to enjoy meeting other campers and Bonnie (Bruce), a TWA visit local campgrounds. He also Joan (Robert) and stewardess joined the Fleet Feet walking club at Laurie (Lyn Konheim living in Dana Point Harbor and made many ’66); grandchildren Manhattan friends. He became a familiar sight David ’95 (Autumn),

Beach. They celebrated 46 years of with his dog Tina sitting on a bench Caroline and Jonathan Photo: Zale Richard Rubins marriage before he lost her at age 70 along the harbor walking path and (Dana); and fi ve great- to cancer. They had three children, held court with the passing walkers granddaughters. Irving Kahn S’40 with his daughter Lynn, Paul and Alan. Harvey is several mornings a week. Allan A. Harris S’41 Laurie Konheim in 2013, when he survived by Paul and Alan Holden, Irving B. Kahn S’40 passed away passed away peacefully was inducted into the BHHS Athletic their wives Laurie and Darcy, two March 28, 2018. A natural athlete, at his Menlo Park home Alumni Hall of Fame granddaughters, and fi ve great- Irv was nicknamed “Lucky Kahn” on Oct. 2, 2018. At Beverly, Al was during World War II and after grandchildren. His daughter Lynn when he played varsity baseball student body president and was the war attended Stanford and passed away in 1975. Harvey at Beverly. He was inducted into voted by his class as Most Likely graduated from the School of dedicated much of his life to public the Beverly Hills Athletic Alumni to Succeed, Most Popular and Best Engineering. He received the service. Moving to Walnut in 1964, Association Hall of Fame in 2013. Looking. He played basketball and Stanford Alumni Association’s he took a voluntary position on the A member of ZBT Fraternity at was fi rst string on the varsity team highest honor—the Golden Spike. city Planning Commission in 1965, USC, his college career was cut his senior Taking after his father, Al was an and served on that commission short by his enlistment in the US year. He avid pilot, but his greatest passion until 1980. During that time, Navy during World War II where was also a was being the best provider he many housing developments were he saw active duty in the Pacifi c Knight and could be to his wife, Betsy, and his completed in the city, with new Theater, most notably in the Battle member of children, Steele and Lindsay. He is public buildings and parks added of Leyte Gulf. Irv was a pioneer the Norman also survived by his brother, Louis, in to their construction thanks in technical fi lm syndication. His Letterman. and grandchildren. A longtime to the commission’s oversight. career spanned the inception of Al was in resident of Menlo Park, Al was well Harvey was elected to the Walnut kinescopes to Beta, VHS and the service known in his Peninsula community and was active in his church Pat Ford S’45 passed away Beverly: Highlights I was fortunate to community. His love for Stanford A p r i l Those four years had wartime interview Harry James at the University will live on through 18, 2018 limitations, such as gasoline Rendezvous Ballroom in Ocean an endowment which provides in San rationing, but we still had a lot Park during an intermission. scholarships for both female and Diego. He of fun in our immediate vicinity. Then there were the drag races male athletes, and both graduate attended There were dances in the Swim along Moreno Drive with the hot and undergraduate engineering Bev erl y Gym, Friday noon programs in rod Model A’s and cut down V-8 Vista from the school auditorium, where we Fords. Our football team was the fi fth were entertained by André Previn consistently beaten by Samohi, grade and with a jazz trio one month and a but we did have a good basketball graduated piano recital another month, and and swim team because of the in 1941. the various activity clubs you could beautiful Swim Gym. He started join. I favored the Highlights team In those days Olympic BHHS that fall just before while I was reporting and editing Boulevard ended at BHHS with the start of World War II and the school newspaper in my junior the hill to the west, now Century graduated just before the end of and senior years. City, an oilfi eld. To the north the war. Pat was married for 53 Other forms of entertainment was the 20th Century Fox Studio years and is survived by three included attending the big dance backlot where the Westerns children, fi ve grandchildren and halls at Ocean Park and the were fi lmed. On a dull day in a Allan A. Harris S’41 (left) three great-grandchildren. Hollywood Palladium where classroom on the west side of the with fellow Norman and Near the end of his life, Ford all of the big bands of the 1940s building, you could watch the Cardinal Bob Fox W’46 at wrote down some memories of performed. As a reporter for action. Stanford 2019 Alumni Highlights 55 students. graduated (Eileen) and John Edward (Valerie); and graduated from the Southern Helen Arlene Smith Bradshaw from the and three grandchildren. California College of Optometry ’42 passed away Jan. 7, 2018. United States Morton “Mort” Kenneth in 1951. He opened his own Arlene attended UCLA before M i l i t a r y Greenspoon, O.D. ’46 passed practice that same year in Sherman marrying Fred in 1943. They were A c a d e m y away April 2, 2018. He was a Oaks, now known as Professional married for almost 67 years. After Preparatory second-generation “Optometrist VisionCare Associates, and saw WWII ended, she and Fred, who School in to the Stars.” Mort attended USC patients a week before his death. He was originally from Lorenzo, Texas, West Point, moved to a New York Nason S’48, valued community service farm north in 1950 and Lifelong Beverly Hills of Idalou, was commissioned in the Infantry. resident Fred Nason S’48 passed Texas. She He spent more than 14 years away peacefully at his home adapted to overseas—nine years in Italy, three with his family by his side on farm life, in the Netherlands, plus tours in Sept. 7, 2018. raising her Korea and Vietnam. He received In his early years, Fred f a m i l y , a master’s degree in aerospace attended Hawthorne, El Rodeo cooking big engineering from the University of and Beverly—all with perfect meals and Arizona and later a BA in Spanish attendance. He was a Boy Scout preserving from the University of Colorado. and later in life became an food from the garden. She was a His tours of duty included a assistant scoutmaster of Troop Fred Nason S’48 member of Melonie Park Church teaching position at West Point. 33. Angeles, The Thalians, Beverly in Lubbock. She loved animals and Lucien had formal schooling in He followed in his parents’ Hills Chamber of Commerce, enjoyed working in her yard. She Dutch, Spanish, French, German, footsteps by attending USC, West Coast University, of which was an excellent cook and passed Italian and Vietnamese. After graduating with a degree in he was chairman of the Board of that tradition on to her children 30 years of service, Lucien and transportation in 1952. Fred Trustees, and the Beverly Hills and grandchildren. She and Fred Suzy retired in Colorado Springs. maintained season tickets to Rotary Club, of which he was enjoyed square dancing for many Lucien’s decorations and awards USC football games for more once president and maintained years. Arlene was preceded in death include the Defense Superior than 50 years. perfect attendance for more than by her husband, Fred; her brother, Service Medal, Legion of Merit, After college Fred joined 55 years. He was also a longtime Clark; and a granddaughter. She is Meritorious Service Medals, the family business, Beverly member of the Beverly Hills survived by her three children and Army Commendation Medals, Hills Transfer & Storage Co., High School Alumni Association their spouses, David and wife Sallie, Vietnam Service Medal, Ranger which his father co-founded Board of Directors. Linda Gibson and husband John, Tab, Combat Infantry Badge and in 1924. In 1980 he became Fred was a great storyteller and Becky Woodward and husband Vietnam Campaign Medal. His president and later chairman of and had a knack for remembering George; seven grandchildren; and foreign awards include the Vietnam the Board. Considered a “Mover names and birthdays. One of his 10 great-grandchildren. Armed Forces Honor Medal to the Stars,” he moved countless trademarks was to call friends John Deichmann ’42 passed away First Class and the Knight of the Hollywood stars in and out of and family on their birthdays and Dec. 11, 2018. He lived in the Los Order to the Merit of the Italian their homes in Beverly Hills whistle the “Happy Birthday” Angeles area for 83 years. John Republic. Lucien received the and was especially proud to song. loved sports and played varsity Order of Orange-Nassau, Degree of have organized and planned the Fred was a world traveler tennis at Beverly. After serving Commander (Knight’s Cross with Dodgers’ move from Brooklyn and took pleasure in hosting in the Army in Europe during Swords), from Queen Juliana of the to Los Angeles in 1958. out-of-town visitors and Rotary WWII, he graduated from UCLA Netherlands, and while stationed in He proudly served in the exchange students. His guests where he was sports editor for the Italy he completed the Italian Elite US Army Reserves from 1950– always enjoyed his sightseeing Daily Bruin. He had a career as an Army Alpine Corp training earning 1962, achieving the rank of tour around Beverly Hills accountant. He was preceded in their trademark Alpini hat. Lucien Lieutenant. In 1955, the Beverly featuring homes of Hollywood death by his brother Fred and sister held a variety of offi ces in the Hills Lions Club named him stars, many of whom he had Shirley. He is survived by three Sons of the American Revolution “Citizen of the Year” and in moved. nieces and a nephew, as well as their and was a member of the Sons 1963, a committee consisting of Fred is survived by his three families. and Daughters of the Pilgrims, the the mayor, police chief and City children, Christian (Jennifer), Col. Lucien Edward Rising ’45, Society of Colonial Wars, and the Council named him Beverly Stacie (Adam), and Richard U.S. Army, (Ret.), passed away Oct. General Society of the War of 1812. Hills “Young Man of the Year.” (Shue-Ping), and their mother 24, 2017 at his home in Colorado He was also a Mason and Shriner. He was active with many Christy Waller; three nephews; Springs. One hallmark of his life He is survived by his wife of 63 charities and organizations 11 grandchildren; and four great- was respect for all people regardless years, Suzanne Lois (Drysdale) including Assistance League, grandchildren. He was preceded of rank or circumstance. Lucien Rising; his two sons, Greer Scott Men’s Garden Club of Los in death by his brother, Richard. 56 Obituaries 2019 took over his and Michael Jackson’s Thriller. in the USMC and was honorably grandkids, father Reuben Mort is survived by his wife of discharged, receiving his degree and all their Greenspoon’s more than 60 years, Sandy; his three from USC and a graduate degree friends and s p e c i a l daughters, Claudia Linn Mosher, from UCLA. He married Joan e x t e n d e d c o s m e t i c Ronda Diane Carnegie and Andrea Cusack Fox S’48 in Santa Monica f a m i l y contact lens Lee Medina; six grandchildren; in 1958 and began his family life in on Lake practice in and two great-grandchildren. His Sierra Madre, Arcadia and Mission M i s s i o n the early favorite phrase was “You only live Viejo. He taught business classes at Viejo. The 1950s and life once but if you do it right once Monrovia High School from 1958 f a m i l y was later the is enough.” He was known for to 1972 and mathematics at Mission enjoyed camping adventures and fi rst optometrist to receive a his good humor and dedication to Viejo High School from 1972 to annual summer stays in Lake Tahoe. movie credit for his work on The family. 1992. Dick impacted countless His later years were spent playing Lost Boys in 1987. He worked on Donald R. (Dick) Robbins ’46 young people in the classroom as golf, tennis and traveling. His vigor, many other movies, TV shows and passed away surrounded by family well as on the athletic fi elds (as competitive spirit, and pure athletic music videos, including The Ten on Oct. 28, 2018 in Mission a tennis, basketball, baseball and gift earned him the nicknames of Commandments, Camelot, Planet Viejo. A lifelong resident of football coach) for 42 years. A great “Dynamite Dick” at Beverly and of the Apes, The Exorcist, Star Trek Southern California, Dick served passion was entertaining his kids, “The Gazelle” among family. He was especially proud of his 19-0 Saatjian-Green, longtime counselor undefeated Normans basketball Vivian Saatjian-Green, retired friend who worked with Saatjian- team. He was preceded in death BHHS guidance counselor, Green in special education, by his wife of 49 years, Joan, in passed away peacefully in her remembers her brilliant ability to 2007 and his sister, Bobbie Robbins home on Aug. 29, 2018. She was multi-task—wearing many “hats” Focht, in 2005. He is survived by 73. as Head Guidance Counselor. She his children, Ken Robbins and Gail Saatjian-Green was respected, excelled at scheduling classes and Fisher Kristi and Andy Hart, Danny admired and adored by her soothing emotions. and Stephanie Robbins, and Kathy colleagues and generations of Retired BHHS principal and and Todd Buller, as well as 12 students. BHUSD Superintendent Sol grandchildren. “Vivian was a woman of Levine said he was privileged Vivian Saatjian-Green Julian Elliott ’48 passed away valor,” says her BHHS colleague, to work with Saatjian-Green, college.” Aug. 23, Alli Jason-Fives. “She was a describing her as an “outstanding Levine also recalled the many 2018. Julian brave, generous, inspirational educator.” reunions that Saatjian-Green and attended El role model with a tremendous “Her laser-like focus as Director her husband, Howard, hosted for R o d e o , gusto for life.” of Guidance allowed her to meet the retired faculty at their home after where he Saatjian-Green attended Long needs of countless students whose Saatjian-Green’s retirement in m a d e Beach Wilson High School and lives she impacted. Problems 2006. “All of us owe her a well- l i f e l o n g UC Berkeley. Prior to her career and challenges for Vivian were deserved gratitude for making our friends, and at Beverly, she taught special opportunities,” he wrote in a letter lives better and demonstrating Beverly, where he played football education in Hacienda-La Puente to Beverly Hills Weekly. “In the how to travel the road of and received the Blanket Award for and spent three years teaching at many meetings with her I found a educational excellence,” Levine outstanding performance on the an American school in Thailand. commitment, passion and ability to wrote. “… We will miss this kind, fi eld. At UCLA, he made the Saatjian-Green joined the work through student issues, to set caring and giving educator.” football team as a “walk-on” and BHHS staff in 1980 as a special higher standards and norms, and to She is survived by her proved himself to be a valuable education teacher and in 1990, assist families as they dealt with the husband Howard and his player under the renowned coach, became director of guidance, rite of passage from high school to daughter Miranda. Red Sanders. During this time he following Patsy Carter’s received the Jewish Athlete of the retirement. Vivian Saatjian-Green Memorial Scholarship Year Award. After graduation in She became, as retired BHHS 1952, Julian married his fi rst wife, Math Chair Jane Wortman ’71 Friends and colleagues have established an ongoing student Jacqueline June Shepard. Shortly said, “The Top Dog” of the scholarship in Saatjian-Green’s name through the Alumni thereafter, he joined the Air Force department, always fi ghting Association. To contribute, please contact bhhsalumni@ and was drafted by the service to to maintain the integrity of the yahoo.com or write to: BHHS Alumni Association, Beverly play football. Julian was an program at Beverly. Her honesty Hills High School, 241 Moreno Dr., Beverly Hills, CA accomplished builder/developer and work ethic were beyond 90212 Attn: Joanna Stingray. (See p. 13 for a list of donors and real estate investor in Manhattan reproach. who have already contributed.) Beach, where he met his second Judi Sittler, another close wife, Carolyn. They later moved to 2019 Alumni Highlights 57

Palos Verdes Estates. He loved life complications of a fall on Feb. was stationed in Bitburg, Germany. he graduated magna cum laude, in the South Bay and made this area 5, 2017. After graduating from Upon his return to the U.S., he Order of the Coif, in 1960. He his home for nearly 60 years. Julian Beverly, she married Paul B. attended UCLA Law School, where worked briefl y at the law fi rm of was an avid sportsman in tennis, Treat, Jr., a skiing, fi shing and golf. He also had developer Two-time Emmy winner, Bob Einstein ’60 a passion for fl ying. Julian is who built survived by his wife of nearly 47 h o m e s , years, Carolyn; his daughters and apartments sons-in-law, Cathy Waits, Laura and town Adams (Thomas), Stacey Elliott, homes in Michelle Thomas (Rick); his O r a n g e stepdaughter Valerie Horlacher C o u n t y . (John Carter); six grandchildren; six In 1954, great-grandchildren; and his sister they moved to Fullerton where Maxine Tobey. He was preceded in they raised their three daughters. death by his elder brother, Charles Betty was a people person, valued Elliott. her lifelong friendships and loved Dorothy Romonek Sherwood being a mother and grandmother. S’48 passed away Nov. 8, 2018 She enjoyed playing tennis with at her home in Beverly Hills. her girlfriends and participated Photo: Claudette Barius - HBO According to an obituary in the in philanthropic and social Bob Einstein ’60 (right) with Larry David in Curb Beverly Hills Courier, she won organizations such as St. Jude’s Your Enthusiasm the Faculty Scholarship Cup, a Hospital Guild, Mother Goose Two-time Emmy winner incompetent stuntman for prestigious academic honor, as Guild, National Charity League, the Bob Einstein passed away Jan. decades, including on the sketch a senior. After graduating from Ebell Club and Assistance League. 2, 2019. He had recently been comedy show Bizarre, the Wellesley with a degree in English Later in her life, she had a “nanny” diagnosed with cancer. Showtime series Super Dave, and Art History, she married business and enjoyed taking care of The writer/actor/comedian/ the limited series Super Dave’s Richard Sherwood S’45. They children. She was preceded in death producer’s entertainment career SpikeTacular, an animated series lived in Washington, D.C. while by her daughter, Linda Vaughan, spanned more than 50 years. An and a number of late-night shows. Richard clerked for Supreme and her granddaughter, Lauren early project was writing for The In more recent years, Einstein Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Duff y. She is survived by her sister, Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, was best known for his recurring Upon returning to Los Angeles, Anita Dunn Warfel, her daughters, for which he won an Emmy in role on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Dorothy became involved with Karen Treat and Paula Treat Duff y, 1969, along with co-writers who “Never have I seen an actor enjoy the Los Angeles County Museum and two granddaughters. included Steve Martin and Rob a role the way Bob did playing of Art, serving as the Art Museum Marjorie Liff Lipson ’49 passed Reiner. He created and played the Marty Funkhouser on Curb,” Council’s president. She was also away Jan. 11, 2019. She led a very memorable role of Offi cer Judy series star and creator Larry a member of the International active life and died peacefully in on the show. David said in a statement. “It Council of Modern Art at New her sleep surrounded by family and Einstein was discovered by was an amazing, unforgettable York City’s Museum of Modern caregivers. Tom Smothers after appearing experience knowing and working Art. In 1996, she established the William Robert Biel ’50 passed on a local cable television show with him. There was no one like Richard E. Sherwood Award for away June 17, for a friend. At the time, he was him, as he told us again and again. emerging artists at Center Theatre 2 0 1 8 pursuing a career in advertising. We’re all in a state of shock.” Group in memory of her husband, following a The 6-foot-4 student-athlete Einstein also recently who passed away in 1993. She is l e n g t h y graduated from Chapman appeared on Jerry Seinfeld’s survived by her daughter Elizabeth illness. Bill University, where he played popular web series, Comedians in Sherwood-Randall ’76 (Jeff rey), attended the basketball. Cars Getting Coff ee. who served as deputy secretary University of He won his second Emmy in Bob is survived by his wife at the U.S. Department of Energy Florida before 1977 for Van Dyke and Company. and partner of more than 40 years, during the Obama Administration; transferring to He was nominated four additional Roberta Einstein; his daughter her son Benjamin B. Sherwood UCLA, where he met his wife, Jane times for his work on Van Dyke Erin Einstein Dale; son-in-law (Karen), president of the Disney- Wanous. They graduated in June and Company and The Sonny and Andrew Dale; two grandchildren; ABC Television Group; and four 1954 and were married the very Cher Comedy Hour. his older brother, advertising grandsons. next day, beginning a marriage that In the 1970s, Einstein debuted executive Cliff Einstein ’57; and Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Fischer lasted more than 62 years. He his Super Dave Osborne character his younger brother, comedian, Treat ’48, a longtime Fullerton received his commission into the on Van Dyke and Company. writer and director Albert Brooks resident, passed away from Air Force, became a Lieutenant and He played the overconfi dent, ’65. 58 Obituaries 2019

Schultheis & Laybourne in Los played on in 1952. They moved to the San away Sept. Angeles and then in the legal the varsity Fernando Valley in 1956, after Bob’s 2, 2018 department at Union Bank in Los f o o t b a l l service in the Air Force and the surrounded Angeles. He later joined the Orange team and birth of their fi rst two children. She by his County law fi rm of Rutan & Tucker, competed on was an outstanding wife, mother, f a m i l y . where he practiced corporate and the varsity homemaker, L a r r y real estate law until his retirement in track team. real estate graduated 1998. Bill and Jane lived in their He was in agent and from UCLA home in North Tustin for more than the “Monos” i n v e s t o r. in 1954 and 50 years, and enjoyed extensive club in the She loved USC Law in 1957. Larry practiced travel and many fun and happy YMCA and was also a proud her family, as an attorney until retiring at the age times with friends and family. Bill member of the Beverly “Jocks” c o u n t r y of 81. He will be remembered for loved history and world events, and who met annually after graduation. w e s t e r n his loving and kind ways, strength until the very end could recall Frank went into the Navy and served d a n c i n g , of character and moral code. Larry details about historical events and during the Korean War aboard gardening, is survived by his sons, Bradley maintained a fondness for quoting an aircraft carrier. He returned to N e w p o r t (Valerie), Craig (Dara) & Darryl world leaders, especially Sir school and obtained a B.S. degree as Beach, and especially walking and (Yvette); four granddaughters; Winston Churchill. He was an electronics engineer. He owned caring for her dogs. She is survived brother, Richard; and Marie Ross. preceded in death by his wife Jane, his own electronics company for by her husband of 66 years, Robert Ursula Feldberg Levi ’51 passed in September 2016. He is survived many years before retiring to Palm E. Mays; children, Robert M. away June 9, by his daughter and son-in-law, Lori Springs. Frank is survived by his (Lynn) Mays, William (Christine) 2018. Ursula, and Michael Stephanson; son wife Helene, his daughter Karon, Mays, and Lori (Aaron) Nazar; a graduate of William Scott and his wife Shawna three grandsons and his sister fi ve grandchildren; seven great- Hawthorne, (Weseloh); and three grandchildren. Beverly ’55. grandchildren; and one great-great Beverly and Frank Black ’50 passed away Janet Ewing Mays ’50 passed granddaughter. She was preceded UCLA, and in May, 2018 due to Parkinson’s away peacefully at home in in death by her brother Robert her husband, disease. Frank graduated from El Northridge on Dec. 27, 2018. At Ewing S’46 and her sister Laurel M y r o n Rodeo and continued on to BHHS, Beverly, she met the love of her life, Ewing S’45. “Mike” Levi, where he was active in sports. He Bob Mays S’47, whom she married Lawrence S. Ross ’50 passed raised their family in Prominent sleep researcher, Michael Chase ’55 Beverly Hills. According to an Michael at the Veterans Administration reversal,” referring to the fact obituary published in the Beverly H. Chase, Greater Los Angeles Healthcare that neuronal responses to stimuli Hills Courier, Ursula became PhD, ’55 System. are diff erent during sleep and involved with the PTSA of her alma Professor Dr. Chase held more wakefulness. These are just a few maters, helped establish Friends of Emeritus of simultaneous NIH grants than of the seminal contributions he the Beverly Hills Public Library and Physiology perhaps anyone else in the country, made to the fi eld of sleep. was an enthusiastic supporter of the at UCLA, and on fi ve separate occasions was Dr. Chase was a lifelong Beverly Hills Fire Department. She p a s s e d honored with the most prestigious educator who served in a variety was also passionate about animal away Jan. NIH grants, awarded only to the top of teaching capacities including rescue, specifi cally Boxer Rescue 27, 2018. one percent of applicants. Dr. Chase as director of the WFSRS of Los Angeles, and had Boxers as D r . received two Jacob Javits Awards, Consortium of Sleep Training pets. During her career as a real Chase received his doctorate in as well as three MERIT Awards, Laboratories, director of the estate agent at Harleigh Sandler, physiology from UCLA. He one from the National Institute of National Multi-Site Training Merrill Lynch and Prudential, she was a past president of the Sleep Mental Health, and two from the Program for Basic Sleep enjoyed mentoring young Research Society (1988-1990) National Institute on Aging. Research (a university without professionals. She was preceded in and the founding president of Dr. Chase was the fi rst to carry walls) and the Lake Arrowhead death by her husband of 55 years, the World Federation of Sleep out intercellular recordings from Sleep Training Workshops, and Mike, in 2010. She is survived by Research Societies (WFSRS). unanesthetized animals during sponsor of the Student Research her son Michael (Lori), daughter He was president/owner of naturally occurring states of sleep Program and Instructor in Basic Lori (Billy Don Jackson), four WebSciences International in Los and wakefulness, and had been Neurology at UCLA. grandchildren and her twin sister Angeles; Professor Emeritus in largely responsible for describing He is survived by his wife, Betsy Feldberg Kaplan ’51. the Department of Physiology and the neuronal circuitry responsible Mary Helen Harper-Chase, and Sally Ann Rosenberg Kirshner a member of the Brain Research for rapid eye movement (REM) her children, Sam, Miles and ’53 passed away peacefully on Institute at the UCLA School of sleep. Dr. Chase was responsible for Chloe; his sister, Judy Franzblau; March 2, 2018, surrounded by Medicine; and senior researcher the concept of “reticular response and his children, Emma and Max. her family. She was a loving 2019 Alumni Highlights 59

wife, mother, eloping to Las Vegas. They adopted from which she retired in 1996. native, Larry grandmother, three children and raised their Among the trials over which Jackie was a graduate sister, aunt and family in Studio City. She learned presided was litigation involving of BHHS and dear friend. pottery making, took up painting, the estate of Groucho Marx and a USC Trojan Sally attended macramé and quilting and became the murder prosecution of Danny extraordinaire, Beverly and a serious student of those arts. Lee Young, who was convicted track star and graduated with She volunteered as a docent at of driving his car into a crowd of lifelong SC a bachelor’s the Los Angeles Zoo in the early pedestrians in Westwood during football fan. degree from UCLA. Sally had 1970s. She returned to college in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, He was also several careers including working 1976, enrolling in Immaculate killing a 15-year-old girl and a member of at MGM, doing interior design, and Heart College. She selected injuring 48 people. After retirement ZBT. He was preceded in death co-owning an antique consignment psychology as her major and met she continued to sit as an assigned by his wife, Karen Crotty. He is store for more than 20 years. Over her lifelong friend, Dorothy Gach, judge. Also in retirement Jackie survived by his sister Linda Gilbert the years her passions included PhD, with whom she completed continued her lifelong interest in Thieben ’58; daughters Laurie tennis, golf and skiing, and her a joint dissertation. She went on travel, primarily to Europe and Strassman (Todd), Leslie Gilbert adventurous spirit took her to to complete her master’s degree, Hawaii; pursued her passion for Howard (David) and Liz Schaff er many distant lands with family and M.F.C.C certifi cation, and fi nally tennis and swimming; and took (Adam); and six grandchildren. friends. She adored and appreciated completed her PhD from Laverne up golf. Jackie is survived by her David Leipziger ’55 passed away art, music and theater. She was College in 1985. She worked as a husband Stanley M. Weisberg, unexpectedly at home in San always admired for her distinct private practice psychologist for who she married in 1985; her son Luis Obispo on Nov. 12, 2018. sense of style, attention to detail and more than 20 years, maintaining a Jack Weiss ’82 and daughter-in-law At Beverly, David was voted beauty. Sally was also a generous clientele of some of Hollywood’s Leslie Kautz; son Andrew Weiss “brainiest” in the Senior Poll, and and committed philanthropist. biggest stars. From 2005 to 2012 and daughter-in-law Kate Julian; he was a speaker at graduation. He She is survived by her husband of she cared for her ailing husband her brother William H. Levit, Jr. and served as Commissioner of Finance, 60 years, Mort Kirshner; her four until his death. Not long after, she sister-in-law Missy Levit; and four and he and his partner placed 2nd children, Randy (Gaby) Kirshner, went into renal failure and required grandchildren. in the California State Debate Ken (Laurie) Kirshner, Dr. Lori a renal transplant. She was rescued Lawrence Joel Gilbert ’55 passed Finals in 1955. After graduation Kirshner (Dr. Peter Spiegel), and from dialysis by Mary Beth Jobe, away in January, 2018, following from Beverly, he attended Harvard Mindy (Dr. Douglas) Freedman; who agreed to donate a kidney, and a long battle with cancer. An LA University, majoring in philosophy six grandchildren; and her elder did fabulously for six years. She is sister, Joyce Mack. survived by her children Frank and Yaroslavsky ’65, community leader Sylvia Salloway Arian, PhD, Michele, grandson Jack, and sister Barbara Edelston Yaroslavsky ’54 passed away April 22, Marcia. ’65, community leader and wife 2018 at Tarzana Hospital from Jacqueline Levit Weisberg ’54 of former Los Angeles County complications of pneumonia related passed away June 6, 2018. Jackie Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, to her status as a renal transplant graduated from Beverly, Stanford passed away Dec. 26, 2018 at patient, surrounded by family and University and Stanford University Cedars-Sinai Medical Center friends and her beloved Cairn School of Law. One of Jackie’s after complications from West terrier. Following graduation from fondest memories of being an Nile virus. Beverly, Sylvia traveled extensively undergrad Yaroslavsky was a longtime with her mother, sister Marcia and at Stanford activist and volunteer in the grandparents, visiting many exotic was her Jewish community and on behalf destinations including Havana, participation of several nonprofi t and social Barbara Edelston Beirut, Casablanca and Marrakesh. as a pom- services agencies, particularly Yaroslavsky ’65 In 1959, she pom girl at those focused on education and for underserved youth. was set up on a S t a n f o r d healthcare. She is survived by her blind date with football and She was president of husband of 47 years; their a businessman, basketball Los Angeles’ Commission children, Mina and David; four Jack Arian, games. After law school, she on Community and Family grandchildren; and her brother who owned became an Assistant United States Services at the time of her death John Edelston ’69. a chain of Attorney, Los Angeles Superior and was a former chair of the Funeral services were held Army Surplus Court Referee and Commissioner, Medical Board of California. Dec. 30, with speakers including stores called Judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Yaroslavsky also served on the members of her family and Los The Supply Sergeant. They were Court, Judge of the Beverly Hills advisory board of LA’s BEST Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. married Sept. 10, 1959 just nine Municipal Court, and Judge of Afterschool Enrichment Program months after their introduction, the Los Angeles Superior Court Courtesy of Beverly Hills Weekly 60 Obituaries 2019 and graduating Cum Laude in Berkowitz & Selvin; several years Master in bridge, and serving on member of the Congregation of 1959. He joined his father’s as a professor at UCLA School the Boards of Congregation Beth B’nai Israel and a strong supporter business, Foremost Contracting of Law; as a partner in the small David and Habitat for Humanity. of Israel. Bob is survived by his wife and Engineering, but eventually business law fi rm of Lipofsky, A passionate afi cionado of music, of 45 years, Anne (Lancaster) realized that he was more attracted Lande & Leipziger; and ultimately theater, history, travel, good Gilbert, beloved daughters, Shaleah to the practice of law than home fi nished his career as a partner at books and lively conversation, Nelson and Harmony Elie, sons-in- construction. He enrolled at UC Cox, Castle and Nicholson LLP, he was optimistic, caring and a law Scott Nelson and Patrick Elie, Berkeley School of Law, graduating specializing in real estate and perceptive listener who cherished and four grandchildren. near the top of his class and as an bankruptcy litigation. After retiring his lifelong friendships, as well as Richard Jay Goldstein ’58 of editor of the Law Review in 1967. to Los Osos near San Luis Obispo the opportunity to celebrate family Los Angeles passed away Nov. His varied law practice included a in 1997, David immersed himself in events and Jewish holidays. He is 25, 2018 at the Ruderman family stint at the entertainment law fi rm the community: studying voice and survived by his children, Charlie homestead in Port Jervis, NY of Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, joining a chorus, becoming a Life Leipziger and Amy Leipziger surrounded by his family. Dick (Ben); two grandchildren; sisters was a beloved grandfather, father Schlesinger ’60, Nobel co-recipient Fran Schwartz (Roger) and Anne and husband and a well respected Dr. Michael Earl Schlesinger Firestone; stepdaughters Claire, attorney working with the fi rm ’60 passed away April 11, 2018 at Terry, Nancy and Holly; and his Bucalter Nember in Los Angeles. his home in Champaign, Ill. former wife Mary Leipziger. He Dick is survived by his wife, Rona Schlesinger was a professor was preceded in death by LaJuana Ruderman Goldstein; his daughter, at the University of Illinois Brown, his wife of 38 years. Marica Nadler, and her husband, for 29 years in the department Robert Sheldon Harris Gilbert, David; and four grandchildren. He of Atmospheric Science. He DDS ’56 passed away March 8, was preceded in death by his son previously taught at Oregon 2014. Born Howard. State University for 14 years and R o b e r t Donald H. Greenspan ’59 passed UCLA for six years. H a r r i s , away peacefully in his sleep on Feb. Schlesinger held a leadership Bob and 13, 2018. Upon leaving Beverly, role on the eight-member h i s Don joined the United States Air Intergovernmental Panel on stepfather, Force. When he returned, he became Climate Change (IPCC), which Dr. Michael Schlesinger ’60 Benjamin a Certifi ed Public Accountant and together with Al Gore was engineering at age 11 by reading G i lb e r t , continued in this fi eld throughout jointly awarded the Nobel Peace books on astronomy and rockets. had great respect and love for each his life. He moved to Las Vegas in Prize in 2007 “for their eff orts to As an eighth grader he began other. Bob showed this by taking his 1993 and subsequently joined with build up and disseminate greater experimenting with rockets and last name. Bob went to UCLA for his classmate, Bob Dubin ’59, in knowledge about man-made built his fi rst rocket in his garage, his undergraduate studies and business for the last 20 years. Don climate change, and to lay the resulting in an explosion that graduated from UCSF Dental loved music, singing, listening and foundations for the measures damaged the garage. School in 1964. He enjoyed being a enjoying the sounds every day. that are needed to counteract Following this startling clinical instructor at UCLA 1969– Joseph B. Langley ’59 passed such change.” Schlesinger and incident, which fortunately did 1971, and was awarded “Best away peacefully Nov. 29, 2017, with another colleague received a not cause injuries, Schlesinger’s Clinical Instructor” from his his wife and sister at his bedside. He special certifi cate from the IPCC mother turned to Rocketdyne students. He obtained his fellowship was a former mayor of Tustin and in recognition of their leadership for assistance. She was told of with the Academy of General spent more than 50 years in the title roles. the Pacifi c Rocket Society, an Dentistry, and went on to earn the insurance and real estate industry. In Schlesinger was inducted organization for amateur rocketry. Mastership Award, making him one 1964, he joined Transamerica Title into the Beverly Hills High Schlesinger thereafter launched of a very elite group of dentists in I n s u r a n c e School Hall of Fame in 2015. his rockets at the PRS launch California, and the fi rst in Sonoma C o m p a n y “I would not be who I am had facility in the Mojave Desert. County to be honored with such an when it it not been for my schooling in Schlesinger is survived by his award. He was a member of the entered the Beverly Hills,” Schlesinger, who fi rst wife Barbara Chesbrough; Redwood Empire Dental Society S o u t h e r n also attended Hawthorne, said children Mylynda (Mordechai) and served for many years on the California at the time. “All my teachers at Massart, Michelle (John) board of the Academy of Cosmetic m a r k e t . BHHS were incredible. So, I am Simpson, Savva Korolev and Sam and Adhesive Dentistry, including In 1968, overwhelmingly indebted to the Schlesinger; six grandchildren; as elected president. Bob enjoyed he joined Beverly Hills school system.” and his sister Jacqueline Cohan. keeping up with UCLA sports, Commonwealth Land Title According to Schlesinger’s He was preceded in death by his traveling, updating his stock Company of California as a vice Hall of Fame bio, he became second wife Natalia Andronova portfolio, and spending quality and president and regional manager. interested in science and and brother Jeff rey Schlesinger. fun time with his family. He was a In 1974, he became the president 2019 Alumni Highlights 61 and COO of their subsidiary, Joseph was named Man of the municipal Paul continued his education at Commonwealth Title Company Year in Tustin and was recognized b o n d University of Wisconsin. He was in Orange County. In 1978, he and honored by the president of b u s i n e s s always helping others and was founded Commerce Title Company the United States, the U.S. Senate, that lasted genuinely concerned about his as president and owner. In 1990, the California State Senate, the more than family and friends. For 27 years, he joined World Title Company, California State Legislature and 40 years. He Paul was a which became American Title the California governor. He fought had many member of the Company. He and other founders cancer for more than nine years h o b b i e s Water Buff alo took the company public and after being told he had only six including golf, fi shing and travel Club, a charity American Title became one of Wall months to live. He is survived by and was most dedicated to his that helps Street’s top performers as reported his wife Deborah Langley, sister family. Roger was preceded in underserved in Forbes top 100 companies. In Barbara Alvarado and brother John death by his brother, Ron, and his children. Paul 2002, when American was sold W. Langley. wife, Linda. He is survived by his excelled in to Fidelity National Title Group, Roger Charles Rhoads ’60 passed daughters, Amy (Jeff ) Fara and many sports, Joseph became a consultant to a away peacefully March 19, 2018 in Kristin (Chris) Clinch; his brother, but tennis number of major title insurance Pebble Beach with his family by his Rick (Joan); his sister, Lorraine; and was his real passion. He also loved companies. He was dedicated to side. He graduated from Beverly, six grandchildren. music and was a great dancer. He his community, serving as mayor spent one year at Menlo College Alan Stuart Goldstein ’63 enjoyed traveling, especially to new of Tustin, chairman of the Boys and and graduated from Stanford passed away Oct. 14, 2017. Alan places where he could explore and Girls Club of Tustin’s endowment University in 1964 with a degree in attended El Rodeo prior to Beverly. meet people of diff erent cultures. fund, member of the Board of history. He married Linda on May Survivors include his sister Joan He will be remembered for his Education of the Tustin Unifi ed 27, 1967 at St. Mary’s Church in Goldstein ’67. generosity of spirit, creativity, School District, and chairman of the Alexandria, Va. Roger enjoyed a Paul Steinbaum ’63 passed away enthusiasm, humor, optimism and Tustin area youth sports committee. successful career in the stock and Sept. 19, 2018. After Beverly, vibrant smile. For the past year Paul Steve Kahn ’61, fi ne art photographer Steve Kahn ’61, a fi ne art architectural elements, exploring photographer whose work has inside/outside relationships, been acquired and shown by abstraction and multiple image major institutions across the presentations.” United States, passed away Feb. His fi ne art career took off in 1, 2018. 1973, when his work was featured He took to photography in the “24 from LA” exhibition from a young age and pursued at the San Francisco Museum of photojournalism in his early Modern Art and he published an career after graduating from Reed important book, Stasis. Additional College in 1965. exhibitions followed, and he “Photography was not received the LACMA Young Talent what I learned in school, but I Purchase Award in 1979 and was studied it like a language and awarded a National Endowment for got my experience on the street, the Arts fellowship in 1980. shooting what was around me, In 1986 Kahn relocated to New following a tradition of reportage York, where he worked primarily as image making,” Kahn said in a a commercial photographer. In the Photo: © Stephen H. Kahn Archive/Zoe A. Kahn Trust under the Stephen H. Kahn 2013 Trust statement featured on his website. 25 years that followed, he pursued of Chicago, J. Paul Getty Museum, Francisco. An exhibition and “I did not fi nd this very satisfying a few personal projects, including LACMA, de Young Museum and a book, Chemical Plants, are and soon broke from tradition Chemical Plants, Subway Portraits SFMOMA—have since acquired forthcoming. with the production of my fi rst and Brooklyn Shadows. some of those works. Kahn was also a fl amenco monograph ‘Stasis 1973.’ That After moving to Berkeley Kahn’s work has recently guitarist and curated a body of was followed by ‘The Hollywood in 2012, Kahn began exhibiting been exhibited at the Howard work called “The Flamenco Suites,’ a four-year exploration of his earlier work, which was very Greenberg Gallery in New York Project.” events in rooms of old tenement well received. Major institutions and the Casemore Kirkeby Gallery He is survived by his daughter buildings in a rundown section of across the country—including in San Francisco. Last fall, a solo Zoe and his sister Susan Kahn Hollywood. I fi rst photographed the Museum of Modern Art, exhibition, The Hollywood Suites Ansen ’58. genre nudes, then focused on the Metropolitan Museum of Art, (exhibition catalog), opened at His work can be viewed at rooms themselves, isolating key National Gallery of Art, Art Institute the de Young Museum in San stevekahn.com. 62 Obituaries 2019 fought a brave and valiant battle Terry Jo Pobirs ’67 passed away passed surrounded by love and ’80 and Matt (Lisa) Nelson; and against a rare form of lymphoma peacefully on July 20, 2018 in loved ones.” father Arnold (Sherri) Nelson. (PCNSL), yet maintained a positive Torrance. Terry was born and Jordan Barness ’75, of New York Maury Ornest ’77 passed away attitude throughout it all. Paul is raised in Beverly Hills. A dancer, City, passed away Sept. 25, 2018 Aug. 31, 2018. A graduate of survived by Karen Todman, the artist, poet and musician, Terry surrounded by his wife Lisa, son Hawthorne and Beverly, he got his love of his life for the past 17 years, attended Pomona College, but Ethan and daughter Lea. Jordan is start in baseball through Beverly and his sisters Lynn Newman and left college to engage in a variety also survived by siblings Daniel, Hills Little League. He was drafted Harriet Richman. of artistic pursuits. Terry met her Rena and Dalia. In addition to being out of high school by the Oakland Daniel Weingarten ’65 passed soulmate Sheldon “Shelly” Siskin an esteemed A’s, but he chose to play in college away Jan. 26, 2019 after a 10-year in the late 1970s, and they lived New York real at Central Arizona College and later battle with cardiomyopathy. He is together happily for more than estate attorney at UCSB. He was drafted again in survived by his wife, Chris, and two 30 years, until Sheldon’s death with the law 1978 and 1980. That year, he signed c h i l d r e n , in 2012. When her father Fred, fi rm Barness with and began playing for the Matthew and an accomplished Beverly Hills & Barness, Milwaukee Brewers organization. Sophie. He and physician, passed away in 1977, Jordan was Later, he became a painter. He is his late twin followed by the sudden death of her a devoted survived by his siblings, Mike ’75, b r o t h e r brother Frederick Jr. (Ricky) ’68 in father, loving Cindy ’72 and Laura ’69, and their Andrew ’65 1979, Terry cared for her mother for h u s b a n d , families. were born in the next decade. Terry had studios generous and loyal friend, and a Henry (Hank) Zand Guttman B r u s s e l s , in Playa Vista and Manhattan man of integrity and faith. ’86 passed away Feb. 5, 2019. After Belgium, to the late Kay Beach, where she continued her Brian Howard Nelson ’76 passed graduating from Hawthorne and Weingarten, a survivor of Nazi- painting. Back injuries ended her away Aug. 6, 2017 following Beverly, he attended San Diego occupied Warsaw and the Warsaw dancing career but she supported complications from an infection. State University. He lived in Israel Ghetto. Their biological father was various dance companies and she Brian will be remembered as a for two years and most recently killed in a car accident. Raised in was an active Pilates practitioner. man with a huge heart that enjoyed in Cincinnati, New York City until the sudden She is survived by Sheldon’s two hobbies including Motocross Ohio. Hank is death of his adoptive father, Joseph sons, John and Alex Siskin. racing, mountain biking, camping, survived by his Weingarten, the family moved to Diane Meyer Fike ’69 passed fi shing and computers. He was mother, Shahla Beverly Hills when the twins were away Sept. 29, 2018. Her husband recently living in Newhall. Brian Zand Fisher; 11. They both attended Beverly and wrote, “Importantly she used the is survived by his son Bradley his sister, Susan UC Berkeley. Dan went on to earn a California End of Life Option Act Nelson; granddaughter Alice Lynn Guttman PhD in physiology from the to choose the time of her passing Nelson; siblings Greg (Leslie) ’83; and his University of Oklahoma, and later, (instead of cancer’s time). She Nelson ’78, Andrea (Larry) Kopald father, Richard a JD from Loyola Law School. He loved the law and practicing it, BHHS oil derrick comes down The oil especially as an environmental derrick’s Visitors to Beverly’s campus, BHUSD Superintendent Michael attorney at the California colorful vi- as well as Westbound travelers Bregy. Department of Transportation, nyl panels, on Olympic Boulevard, might be Oil and gas driller Venoco be- taking anyone who would listen out which made startled by the absence of a prom- gan operating at the Beverly High to his case sites along the Mad River their debut inent campus feature. Last sum- drill site in 1995 until its lease with and the Sacramento Delta. But it in 2000, fea- mer, a crew began dismantling the district terminated in December, was Chris who made him feel like tured fl oral the oil derrick—which towered 2016 when it was required to restore the luckiest guy on Earth. He never artwork by more than 150 feet above campus the drill site to its original condition. stopped being in awe of their schoolchil- and donned a whimsical fl oral Instead, Venoco fi led for bank- children, Matthew and Sophie, dren and cover—as part of a multi-phase ruptcy, leaving BHUSD with the re- whom they raised in Walnut Creek. pediatric eff ort to decommission oil drilling sponsibility of capping the oil well. He received a heart transplant at p a t i e n t s operations at the school. The city of Beverly Hills is provid- Stanford Medical Center in 2011 throughout The well-plugging operation ing logistical, project management and enjoyed an extra seven years California. involves fi lling each of the 19 oil and fi nancial assistance. with his family and friends. Dan The art wells with concrete, full depth, “We’re working with the city loved political discussions and project was one at a time. to ensure that it’s done safely,” Dr. craved deep and probing spearheaded As of early February, the Bregy told Alumni Highlights in ear- philosophical arguments. He also by local art- decommissioning process was ly February. “[The project is] mov- enjoyed sailing, chess tournaments, ist Ed Massey ’81. progressing, although taking lon- ing. It’s just moving slower than we art (despite being legally blind) and ger than expected, according to anticipated.” Compiled with info from reading anything smart. Beverly Hills Weekly 2019 Alumni Highlights 63 Guttman. His stepfather, Steve Samuel Kolko ’12 passed away Fisher, the longtime principal of El Feb. 21. As a swim instructor, he Rodeo, preceded him in death. worked with children with special In Memoriam Matt Curtis ’08 passed away Feb. needs. Sports played a central role There was limited or no Sigmund Porter ’52 15. Survivors include his father in Sam’s life, starting with Beverly information provided re- Arnold Grendel ’59 Robbie ’73, mother Mary and Hills Little League. He played garding the Normans listed Ruth Rubinstein Lassser ’59 brother Dillon ’10. baseball and football at Beverly who have passed away: Beverly O’Neill Morris ’59 Joseph Schwartz ’09 passed away and later returned to coach lacrosse. Robert Bass ’63 July 30, 2018. Before Beverly, Survivors include his parents, Donald E. Glenn ’37 Rick Jerome ’69 he attended El Rodeo from K–8. Michael and Susan Kolko, and his George Walker ’38 Helen Nasch Zeff ’76 He blossomed into a person full siblings, Daniel, Melissa, Joe and William Mork ’42 David Berg ’78 of optimism, wisdom and wit. Abby. Harold L. Thomas ’42 Gordon Swan ’81 You could speak with Joey about John Van Dolah ’49 Maggie Tack ’91 anything or come to him with Faculty/Staff any problem, and he would off er Mitzi Lee Maltz, a retired staff guiding words. Friends and family member who worked in the IMPORTANT INFORMATION will also remember Joey’s warm, We are aware of a number of letter mailed late in the year in ROP department, passed away understanding gaze and his deep, websites claiming to be Beverly which we request class notes and peacefully on July 3, 2018 at hearty laugh. Joey is survived High alumni sites, but they are not contributions. That’s it. age 80. While visiting family in by his mother Connie Lefevre, affi liated with the Beverly Hills Any other sites (especially Los Angeles in 1957, she was sister Michelle Lefevre and father High School Alumni Association www.bhhsalumni.com) are introduced to the love of her life Stephen Schwartz. or Beverly Hills High School. not affi liated with the Alumni Perry Maltz ’43 and they decided Jonathan Safi er ’11 passed away Please note our offi cial Association or the high school. May 9, 2018. to get married. She transferred website, www.bhhsalumni. If you provide that website with He is survived from Syracuse University to org, our offi cial email address, any information, we will not by his parents, UCLA and they began their [email protected], and receive it. Some of these sites Fern and Joe beautiful 60-year marriage. She bhhs.bhusd.org, where you can request fees to join. fi nd reunion information. Again, please note our Safi er; his fi rst was preceded in death by Perry Some alumni have inquired offi cial email and web site, and only love, in 2017. Mitzi is survived by her why we send out so many [email protected] and Lily Tonucci; two daughters Hilary Unger ’80 letters. Please note we have two www.bhhsalumni.org, and bhhs. his sister, and Julie Borman ’83, and three mailings per year; one is Alumni bhusd.org, where you can fi nd Rachel; and grandchildren. Highlights and the second is a information about reunions. niece, Jaidynn. ’89 teachers strike lasted 13 days morning] and Cont. from p. 37 said, ‘I think it to believe anything, so when they can be done.’ house and [found] the dog a block tried to ratify [the contract], … we The strike and a half away. … It had become almost didn’t get a [deal]. was settled really personal. … We had to hire … When they had a big eventually, … security guards. We had a guy meeting at the Beverly Hills but we went out sitting in front [and back] of our Hotel, Frank went and spoke. It for the parcel house for two weeks. was the only time that I really felt tax to give the You want to support your vindicated because those parents teachers their teachers and you want to give them so supported [the board]. Frank raise and we lost the best opportunities, but when really took a command of this. it by four votes. there was no money, there was no … How the strike was settled, … money. They had a union [offi cial … at 3 o’clock in the morning— My husband who] worked out of Sacramento Frank had very many sleepless gave his blood, [meet with Board of Education nights over this, this really bothered sweat and tears. El Rodeo teachers Jeri Ruben (math) and President] Dana [Tomarken] him—he called a former board [My son] Steven Gil Young (art specialist), whose calligraphy and Frank at 3 or 4 o’clock in member, and he said ‘I’m sorry [’88] bleeds appeared on many El Rodeo picket signs the morning to go over all the to wake you up, but I have an idea Beverly—so numbers. … He [did an audit and] just was not any money. You have how we might be able to end the did his father. Frank took it so validated there was no money. to have a certain amount in reserve strike and give the teachers some personally because he worked so But [the teachers] had been out so and you can’t go lower than that, money. Could we pass a parcel tax hard to try to fi nd the money, there long that it was hard for anybody for salary?’ He called back [in the Cont. on back cover Beverly Hills High School Alumni Assoc. Beverly Hills High School 241 Moreno Dr. Beverly Hills, CA 90212

At left: Teachers strike the district offi ce at night. Above: Beverly Vista student Nicole Strober and El Rodeo students Joie and Liat Mazor ’89 strike a challenge for all involved many, many years. direct me one-on-one so that … But here’s the bottom line, our production would get on its Cont. from p. 63 handful of votes. It was just awful. the kids were the losers because the feet if the teachers approved a otherwise the state comes in. … Nobody won. We suff ered and kids didn’t get recommendations deal. Fortunately, that happened … We worked really hard [the teachers] suff ered and even [for college], some parents didn’t and we were ready to perform. I on that parcel tax—the teachers when they went back to teaching, want to send their kids to school, fell in love with that play. I am with us—and we lost it by a it still wasn’t the same for many, they didn’t know who was going so thankful she stuck with me to be their teacher. They had through that tough time. Call for Submissions: substitutes, the teachers called – Gabriel Macht ’90, actor best Love Reconnections them scabs. The kids came home known for starring in “Suits” Did you fall in love with a fellow Norman after Bever- and said, ‘I had a scab today.’ It [Note: This is an excerpt from a ly—or reconnect with an old fl ame years later? Email wasn’t a great atmosphere for 2013 BHHS Highlights Q&A in [email protected] with your stories and pho- anybody. … We’re too small of which Macht was asked about tos. We’ll publish your responses in our next edition. a community to have that kind of his most vivid memories of disturbance. performing at Beverly.] … I try to think of all the good that Frank did in the schools, and then we had the strike. He was Contact us! the strong one on the board and he held, really. If there was any BHHS Alumni leeway at all, Frank would have Association found it. 241 Moreno Drive – Judie Fenton Beverly Hills, CA 90212 I remember, I had landed the role (310) 551-5100, ext. 8219 of Cyrano de Bergerac my senior [email protected] year while the teachers were on strike. My director [Eileen Daniel] www.BHHSalumni.org and I had a discussion about not Please note: Materials re- Then and now: At left, Nancy Nesheim Hudson ’58 being prepared enough if she was ceived after Feb. 10, 2019 and Rodger Hudson at BHHS Senior Prom in 1958. on strike with the other teachers. will be included in the 2020 At right, on their wedding day in 2016 She secretly crossed the line to edition of Alumni Highlights.