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1950s pediatrics at Einstein. He is a past director of newborn services at the YUReview welcomes Classnotes submissions that are typewritten or neatly Mazal tov to Dr. Mel ’57YC and Debby Weiler Hospital of the Albert Einstein ’55YUHS Adler, and Arthur and Niki College of Medicine. printed. Relevant information (name, maiden name, school, year of graduation, Fuchs on the birth of twin grandsons, Mazal tov to Libby Kahane ’55YUHS, Yaakov Yehoshua and Shmuel Reuven. who just completed “ Rabbi Meir and a contact phone number) must be included. The magazine is not The proud parents are Zevi ’92YC and Kahane: His Life and Thought,” a Leslie (Fuchs) ’94SCW Adler. responsible for incomplete or in correct informa tion. Graduates of Cardozo, book on the life of her late husband. Mazal tov to Rabbi Aaron ’55YC, IBC, Mazal tov to Meyer Lubin, ’58FGS on Wurzweiler, Ferkauf, and Einstein may also direct notes to those schools’ ’59BRGS, RIETS and his wife Pearl the publication of his collection of ’52YUHS Borow on the marriages of essays, “Thrilling Torah Discoveries.” alumni publications. In addition to professional achievements, YUReview their grandsons Chaim and Uri to Tzivia Nudel and Dina Levy, Mazal tov to Seymour Moskowitz Classnotes may contain alumni family news, including information on births, respectively. ’54YC, ’56RIETS on the recent publi - cation of two books: “Falcon of the marriages, condolences, and ba r/bat mitzvahs. Engagement announcements The accomplishments of Dr. Leon Quraysh,” a historical novel depicting Chameides ’51YUHS, ’55YC, TI, IBC, the eighth century Muslim conquest of are not accepted. We reserve the right to edit submitted items. We cannot be ’59AECOM, in the field of pediatric Spain, and “Inter-Religious Prayers,” resuscitation were described recently which is intended to help any person respon sible for time-sensitive submissions that expire before publication. in a chapter of “ Resuscitation Greats,” unexpectedly called upon to offer a a book published in Great Britain. Items sent for the next edition of YUReview will be included as received and prayer in public. Dr. Chameides retired 11 years ago as space permits. Photographs are encouraged. after 30 years as director of pediatric Mazal tov to Monty Noam Penkower cardiology at Hartford Hospital and the ’59YUHS, ’63YC and his wife Yael, of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Jerusalem, on the birth of their newest and as clinical professor at the grandson, Moshe Ro’i Ne’eman, born University of Connecticut’s School of to their children Avi and Rochelle Pen- Medicine. He was very active in the kower of Talmon, Israel. Mazal tov to American Heart Association (AHA) and the Penkowers also on the Bar Mitzvah served as chair of the Pediatric of their grandsons Nachshon Yosef Stay in Touch with the Resuscitation Committee, which was Roth in Jerusalem, and Aharon Ohev- responsible for developing the Pedi- Shalom Penkower in Talmon, Israel. Alumni Office atric Advanced Life Support course @ Mazal tov to Roz and Rabbi Alvin (PALS), the Neonatal Resuscitation Poplack ’58BRGS on the marriage of iiwww.yu.edu/alumni program (NRP) and the AHA course their granddaughter Sara Steinberg to on first aid. Barry Rubin. i Join the alumni online community to be Dr. Herbert C. Dobrinsky ’50YUHS, Sheldon Rudoff informed of upcoming events ’54YC, ’57RIETS, ’80FGS, vice presi - ’50YUHS, ’54YC, dent for university affairs, celebrated i Search for old classmates ’57RIETS recently the wedding in Jerusalem of his joined the New i View photos from various alumni events granddaughter Aliza Kramer to Elie York City office of i Add ‘YUAlumniAffairs’ as friend Deutsch of Efrat, Israel. Aliza is the Phillips Nizer LLP daughter of Dr. Michael ’73YUHS, i Add ‘YUAlumniAffairs at Yeshiva as a partner in the ’77YC and Dr. Deborah Kramer. University’ as a contact corporate depart - At the AECOM graduation in June, the ment. Mr. Rudoff will continue to prac - Alumni Association honored Dr. Arthur tice in corporate and commercial law, Eidelman ’55YUHS, ’59YC, ’63AECOM, representing privately owned business - ’75BRGS, professor of pediatrics, with es, corporations, not-for-profits and its 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award. philanthropic organizations. Mr. Rudoff Dr. Eidelman is a visiting professor of serves as a member of the Board of
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Directors of Yeshiva College and as the honored with the Lifetime Achieve- and extensive Jewish sources, Rabbi eligibility, and organizes medical honorary president of the Beth Din of ment Award from the Society of Safran illuminates every aspect of the rescue missions. He is happy to be America and the Union of Orthodox Uroradiology (SUR) at the annual Passover festival in 31 essays. Rabbi a guide and offer a stayover to any YU Jewish congregations of America. He meeting in Rancho Mirage, California. Safran is vice president-communica - alumni who find their way to Japan. is chairman of the board of a UJA- tions & marketin g/Orthodox Union Mazel tov to Robert Philip Kaminsky Federation agency, chairman of the Kashruth division. He previously ’66AECOM who recently retired from Audit Committee of the Conference on served as principal of Yeshiva a successful career as a gynecologist 1970s Claims Against Germany and a University High School for Girls. and has three granddaughters and Tamar S. Kramer Klein ’73SCW, ’79CSL member of the audit committee of the one great-granddaughter. Dr. Edward Stim ’60AECOM lives in and her husband Yitzchok announce United Jewish Communities. Tokyo and works for the Japanese the marriage of their daughter, Adina Mazal tov to Charlie and Susan Mazal tov to Sol Steinmetz ’53YC, medical assistance company Klein, to Ari Lerer. Mazal tov also to Rotsztajn and Robert J. ’64JSS, YC and ’56RIETS, and his wife Tzipora, on the Emergency Assistance Japan (EAJ). the bride’s uncle, Rabbi Dr. Doniel Z. Judy Pransky on the recent marriage birth of great-grandson Moshe He speaks to physicians around the Kramer ’70YC, ’73RIETS, ’76BRGS, of their children, Amanda and Menachem, in Israel. Mazal tov also to globe, makes medical reports that and her grandfather, Rabbi Meyer Yehoshua. the grandfather Steven Steinmetz assist insurance companies in deciding Kramer ’40YC, ’41RIETS. ’82YC and his wife Liba. Phyllis Maza Parker ’69SCW has been named a shareholder at the Philadel- Dr. Joseph Sungolowsky ’55YC, phia law firm Berger & Montague, ’58BRG, professor of French literature P.C., where she specializes in securi - and Jewish studies at Queens College, ties class action litigation. She is City University of New York, and married to Charles B. Parker ’68YC. adjunct professor of French at Stern College for Women, wrote “La tentation Mazal tov to Joseph Pessah ’64YC, dans ‘Le Père Goriot’ de Balzac,” ’66IBC, ’68FGS on the birth of a which appeared on the Web site of the granddaughter, Hannah Grace. Mr. Association Française des Enseignants Pessah recently lectured at the de Français (AFEF) on October 24, Museum of Jewish Heritage on the 2007, and “André Neher (191 8–1988) Jews of Greece during the Holocaust, et Erets Israel,” which was published and the courage of his father in saving in Delmaire, Danielle & Pollefeyt, many Jews during this period. Didier, eds., “La pensée juive contem - Benjamin Z. Richler ’60YC edited the Rabbi Shmuel Simenowitz ’75YUHS (second from left) recently poraine,” Editions Parole & Silence, recently published “Hebrew Manu- received a citation from the Hon. Uri Lapolianski, mayor of 2008. He also wrote “Hidden Children scripts in the Vatican Library.” His pre - in France (1940-1944): A Memoir,” Jerusalem, for his contribution to the journal, “The Environ - vious editorial work includes “Hebrew published in “The Hidden Child,” vol. ment in Jewish Thought and Law,” jointly sponsored by Sviva Manuscripts in the Biblioteca Palatina XVI, 2008. Israel, the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection and the in Parma” and “Guide to Hebrew municipality of Jerusalem. His article, entitled “Composting— Mazal tov to Dr. Gerald ’55YC and Manuscript Collections.” Torah Style,” traces the history of biomass use through Judith ’57TI Traub on the Bar Mitzvah Dr. Bernhard H. Rosenberg ’69YC, of their grandson Jake. Talmudic times, using the laws of “hatmana” as a guide. ’74RIETS, FGS, ’92AG recently pub - Simenowitz is the executive director of Project Ya’aleh V’Yavo, lished a revised and expanded version Inc., a Torah-based environmental education program based of his educational text entitled, “Public 1960s on his maple farm in Southern Vermont. His sugarhouse— Speaking: A Guide for Study.” He and Congratulations to Rabbi Edward Y. which is a functional synagogue—was built to resemble the his wife also celebrated the engage - Abramson ’64YUHS, ’69YC, ’69JSS, wooden synagogue from his family shtetl, Ivye, and is featured ment of their son Yaakov to Avital Kelin. ’73BRGS, ’73RIETS on the publication prominently in the new book, “How Strange It Seems” of his book, “A Circle in the Square: “Insights on the Haggadah and (Michael Hober man; University of Massachusetts Press, 2008) Rabbi Shlomo Riskin Reinvents the Pesach” (1993), written by Rabbi about the resurgence of Jewish life in New England. Synagogue.” Eliyahu Safran ’69YC, ’78RIETS, ’78FGS was reprinted (2003). Drawing Mazal tov to Dr. Stanford Goldman PHOTO: COURTESY OF OFFICE OF THE MAYOR OF JERUSALEM on the resources of Jewish thought ’61YC, ’65AECOM, who was recently
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Linda (Pattashnick) Klonsky ’71SCW Public Accountants for the fiscal year tions to Zhava on obtaining her pump and donate their milk to pre- has been elected president of Kemp 200 8–2009. Mr. Neumark is the licensed clinical social worker status mature and sick babies. Mill Synagogue and is a Ph.D. student partner-in-charge of employee benefits and her completion of the seminar in Adena K. Berkowitz ’85CSL co- in organizational development at and executive compensation with field instruction at Touro College authored, “Shaarei Simcha—Gates of Fielding Graduate University. In addi - Rosen Seymour Shapss Martin & Graduate School of Social Work in Prayer” the first liturgical work in the tion to teaching leadership at Hebrew Company LLP (RSSM) and has more order to supervise Touro College MSW modern era written by Orthodox Union College in New York City, she than 25 years of experience in public social work students. women for use in the Orthodox and runs a firm that specializes in strategic accounting and employee benefits Mazal tov to Philip Schiffman ’79YC, general Jewish communities. During planning, leadership development, consulting. He also has served as IBC and his wife Miriam (Ryfka) 2007 –2008, Adena served as scholar organizational assessments and board counsel to the law firm of Rosen & ’80SCW on the birth of granddaughter in residence at Congregation Orach retreats. She and her husband Elliot Reade. Prior to joining RSSM, Mr. Anna Michelle. Chayim and KRA in Manhattan and are pleased to announce that their son Neumark served as a partner in Weber the Great Neck Synagogue. David is an assistant professor in Lipshie & Company and Ernst & Young. Mazal tov to Sheila and Larry Strulo witz clinical psychology at Stony Brook and ’72YC on the birth of two granddaugh - Mazal tov to RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Mazal tov to Dr. Abraham H. Pollack is married to Alexis Black. ters. Meira Tamar was born to their Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh ’89YUHS, ’73YC and Shelley Pollack ’72YUHS son, Rabbi Joshua Strulowitz ’01YC, ’97RIETS and wife Leora, on the birth Estelle I. (Faden) Krumholz ’73WSSW on the birth of a grandson to parents ’05RIETS and his wife Bethany ’01SCW, and brit milah of their son Yechiel recently received a certificate in Sunni and Jonny Halpern. ’06AG, and Aliyah Serach was born to Yaakov. completion of a three-year program in Nava Rephun ’76WSSW participated in their daughter Sari ’02SCW and her advanced study of psychoanalytic a panel presentation at Stern College husband Ari Kahn ’99YC. Mark M. Goldberg ’84YC has been psychotherapy from the Institute of sponsored by the SCW Psychology appointed president of Carey Finan- Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of Mazal tov to Deborah ’78SCW and Club and the YU Career Development cial, LLC, the W.P. Carey & Co. broker- New Jersey. She maintains a private Heshy Wengrow, who serves on the Center, on the topic “Careers in dealer subsidiary responsible for practice in Florham, New Jersey, and Orthodox Union Board of Directors, Psychology.” She also gave a lecture wholesaling its Corporate Property her daughter Abigail recently received upon the engagement of their son, series at the Friar Tuck Inn in Catskill, Associates series of nontraded real her bachelor of arts degree from Yoni, to Tzippy Leidner. New York, on “Using the Imago estate investment trusts. Prior to join - Haverford College. Approach to Develop Vibrant, Commit- Mazal tov to Samuel ’77YUHS, ’81YC, ing W.P. Carey, Mr. Goldberg served as Mazal tov to RIETS Rosh Yeshiva ted Relationships.” Nava is a licensed ’84RIETS, BRGS and Deena ’88AECOM CEO and president of independent Rabbi Yaakov Neuberger ’77YC, ’79RIETS clinical social worker and certified Zimmerman on the Bat Mitz vah of their broker-dealer AIG-Royal Alliance, Inc. and his wife Peshi (Charlop) ’73YUHS, Imago relationship therapist who works daughter Rivka Shafrira. He has also held senior management ’77SCW on the engagement of their with couples and individuals in her positions at SunAmerica Financial son, Motti, to Avigayil Schwerd. Motti is New York City private practice, and Network, AIG Securities–Tokyo, and the grandson of Rabbi Zevulun Charlop leads workshops in the U.S. and Israel. 1980s Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. ’47YUHS, ’51YC, ’54RIETS, dean Mazal tov to Rabbi Yitschak and Zhava Naomi (Bromberg) Bar-Yam ’81WSSW Mazal tov to Chanu ’88SSSB and David emeritus of RIETS and special advisor ’78SCW, ’82WSSW Rudomin upon the is the founding executive director of ’87YC Goldis on the Bar Mitzvah of to the president for yeshiva affairs. marriage of their daughter Miriam to the newly formed Mother’s Milk Bank their son Shmuel Elimelech in Avery E. Neumark ’70YUHS, ’74YC has Menachem Yifat and upon the birth of of New England. A milk bank is a November 2007 and the birth of their been elected director-at-large of the their first grandchild, Yocheved, to service through which mothers who triplets Gavriel Moshe, Arielle Charna New York State Society of Certified David and Sara Rudomin. Congratula- have more milk than their babies need and Adielle Bracha in December 200 7.
A, AECOM Albert Einstein College of Medicine • AG Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration • BG, BGSS Belfer Institute for Advanced Biomedical Sciences • B, BRGS Bernard Revel
Graduate School of Jewish Studies • BSJM Philip and Sarah Belz School of Jewish Music • CTI Cantorial Training Institute • C, CSL Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law • F, FGS Ferkauf Graduate School
of Psychology • I, IBC Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies • J, JSS James Striar School of General Jewish Studies • MSDCS Max Stern Division of Communal Services • Y, MYP Yeshiva Progra m/ Mazer
School of Talmudic Studies • SBMP Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program • R, RIETS Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary • S, SCW Stern College for Women • SG Sue Golding Graduate Division
of Medical Sciences • SB, SSSB Sy Syms School of Business • T, TI Teachers Institute • T, TIW Teachers Institute for Women • W, WSSW Wurzweiler School of Social Work • Y, YC Yeshiva College •
YH, YUHS Yeshiva University High Schools ( MSTA The Marsha Stern Talmudical Academy) ( SWHSG Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls)
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Ellie Kastel ’80WSSW has been named Department and Centre for the Study executive director of the Boro Park Y of Religion at the University of Toronto. The in Brooklyn. Ms. Kastel has worked at Alan Steven Ronkin ’89YC, IBC was 3TERN #OLLEGE FOR 7OMEN 3Y 3YMS 3CHOOL OF "USINESS 9ESHIVA #OLLEGE the Boro Park Y since September honored by the Jewish Community 1980, first as its program director, 5NDERGRADUATE $INNER Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater later as assistant director and, finally, Boston with the Warren B. Kohn associate director. She brings with her An Evening of Pop Art Award for dedicated service to the many years of experience and an Jewish community. The Kohn Award is honoring understanding and appreciation of the presented to an outstanding Jewish needs of the community. community relations professional each Suzanne and Miles Berger STERN COLLEGE FOR WOMEN Mazal tov to Ephraim Kanarfogel year. Since January 2000, Ronkin has ’73YUHS, ’77YC, ’79RIETS, ’87BRGS, served the Boston Jewish community Benjamin S. Chouake, MD the E. Billi Ivry Professor of Jewish as JCRC’s deputy director. His passion YESHIVA COLLEGE History at the Bernard Revel Graduate for the Jewish community is reflected School of Jewish Studies and at Stern in his 20 years of Jewish communal Philip Friedman College for Women, who has been service, having worked at Jewish fed - SY SYMS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS elected to the American Academy for erations in Los Angeles, Cleveland and Jewish Research, the oldest organiza - Seattle. Since being in Boston, his tion of Judaic scholars in North work has focused on Israel advocacy, America. Members are nominated and community and interfaith relations, elected by their peers and thus Holocaust programming and the devel - Wednesday, June 17, 2009 constitute the most distinguished and opment of media and public relations senior scholars teaching Judaic strategies. Ronkin led highly success - 0IER 3IXTY s #HELSEA 0IERS s .EW 9ORK #ITY studies at American universities. ful efforts to defeat what the JCRC 6 p.m. Reception s PM $INNER AND 0ROGRAM Professor Kanarfogel joins Yeshiva considered anti-Israel resolutions in 'PSNPSFJOGPSNBUJPO DBMM3PCZO)BSUNBOBU colleagues professors David Berger, the city of Somerville, developed a new PSFNBJM6OEFSHSBEVBUF%JOOFS!ZVFEVPS Louis Feld man, Arthur Hyman, Haym focus for the Israel Action Center, and WJTJUXXXZVFEV6OEFSHSBEVBUF%JOOFS Soloveitchik and Richard Steiner as implemented JCRC’s rebranding. a member of the academy. For service and commitment to his Russell D. Mayer ’81CSL is a senior synagogue and his community, Mark partner in the Jerusalem-based law S. Ross ’82CSL received the Distin- firm Livnat, Mayer & Co. and recently guished Alumnus Award by the United had an article published in “Law and Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, Dr. Michael (Mike) Cohen ’93YC, ’93JSS, founder of The Galilee Financial Markets Review” entitled, New Jersey region. Ross is the co- Institute for Practical Zionism, and former YU sports information “Capital Adequacy Requirements for owner of the Menorah Chapels at director, women’s basketball coach and special assistant to the Israeli Banks: The Impact of the Basel Millburn funeral home as well as a II Accord.” practicing attorney and the owner of director of public relations, was awarded the second annual M. Ross Advertising, all located in Hindy Najman ’88SCW has been Defender of the Reserves award by Israel’s minister of defense, Union, New Jersey. appointed director of the Center for chief of staff and chief of all reserve forces. The award was pre - Jewish Studies at the University of Evelyn (Sarota) Rutstein ’80SCW, Toronto. Professor Najman received ’82WSSW is a life coach specializing sented to 10 companies that exemplify the spirit of national serv - her Ph.D. in Bible and post-biblical in women going through transitions in ice and Zionism in uniform. Five major corporations, including the literature from Harvard University in their lives. She and her husband 1998 and subsequently taught at the Dr. Stan Joel Rutstein ’80YC, JSS live in Strauss-Elite conglomerate, Bank Mizrachi-Tefachot and Bezeq University of Notre Dame in South West Hartford, and their son Yaakov Telecom, three midsize corporations and two community initiatives Bend, Indiana. In 2003 Professor (“Jay”) ’07YC recently married Tzirel Najman moved to the University of Cook. They are also grandparents were presented with the award this year. Toronto, where she has been associate of a granddaughter, Channa, who was professor of ancient Judaism in the born to Rochel (Rutstein) and Avi Rosenholtz.
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Mark Sommer ’80YC is a visiting Jeremy on the birth of their son Natan professor at West Point Military Zev (Nathan), brother to Julia. Academy in the Social Science Depart- Margy founded the Jewish Women’s ALUMNA PICKS YU BLUE ment and has recently published Repertory Company, a nonprofit numerous articles in many different musical theater group for religious U.S. Intelligence and Department of women in Los Angeles. Shanna Blaustein Winters ’90YUHS, ’93SCW, ’96CSL, recently Defense publications. left Yeshiva University’s “trademark” color blue on America’s Mazal tov to Shoshana (Scheide) eminent publication relating to copyright law. Mazal tov to Rabbi Brian Thau ’86YC, Hurwitz ’99SCW on her aliyah to Maale Working as an attorney for the U.S. House of Representatives ’90RIETS, ’94AG and his son Avraham Adumim with her family in July 2008. Zvi Thau on the completion of the Judiciary Committee, Winters is chief counsel for the Sarah Klayn ’98SCW, SSSB and Gary entire shas Mishnayos. Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property. Klayn announce the birth of their Winters has been with the Judiciary Committee since March Linda (Vlosky) Zack ’84SCW recently daughter Meirah Leeba. 2006, and previously worked in the U.S. Patent and Trademark graduated from Capital University Law Mazal tov to Shelley Klein ’93SSSB School and passed the Ohio state bar Office. She spent part of that time as a fellow for U.S. Rep. and Judah Fierstein on the birth of a exam. Linda is married to Rabbi Howard Berman (D-Calif.), chairman of the intellectual property baby boy. subcommittee where she now works. Howard Zack ’80YC, ’85BRGS, RIETS and is the mother of Etana ’09SCW, Mazal tov to Amir and Necli Kohan Winters gets one interesting perk through her job. “As chief Shifra ’10SCW and Meira ’11SCW. ’91SSSB, who had a baby daughter, counsel of the subcommittee, you get to pick the color of the Natalie Sarah, in February 2008. cover of the copyright book when it comes out. It’s basically an unofficial tradition,” she explained. 1990s Mazel tov to Jeremy Kurz ’92YUHS, ’96YC, ’00AECOM and his wife, So this past year, the Circular 92 Otto M. Berk ’90WSSW is now in pri - Rebecca (Breslau) who are happy to Copyright Laws of the United States vate practice in Forest Hills, New York. announce the arrival of a new son and Related Laws Contained in Title 17 Mazal tov to Dina Bogner ’97SCW and Daniel Yisrael (Israel), brother to of the United States Code, October Daniel Heiss, who were married in Yonatan (8), Ayelet (5) and Aviva (2). 2007 Version, was outfitted in YU blue. April 2008. Dina’s parents are Gail and Mazal tov to Shira (Lieberman) “The previous counsel went to William Bogner ’71YC, ’73WSSW. Duke, so his choice color was blue, and Goldress ’96SCW, SSSB and her Mazal Tov to Ariel Davis ’98YUHS, husband, Gadi, who announce the before him, the color was purple for ’05YC and his wife Yael who had a birth of a son, Eitan Pesach. Mazal tov Northwestern,” she said. baby, Avishai Azriel. Avishai’s grand - to grandparents Andrea (Kaplan) “I debated about whether the color parents are Dr. Hillel ’72YC, ’75BRGS, Lieberman ’69SCW and Dr. Michael should be hot pink, but then I decided RIETS, vice president for university Lieberman ’70YC and Leslie and Irwin to pick Yeshiva, as I am a triple alum.” life, and Rachayl Davis ’75SCW. Goldress, and great-grandmothers Winters is not just a high school, Esther Kaplan and Roslyn Novack. Mazal tov to Talia and Yitzi Flynn undergraduate and law school alumna of three Yeshiva schools; Great-grandfathers were Rabbi Murray ’93YUHS, ’00CSL on the birth of their she also represents the third generation of YU graduates in her H. Lieberman ’35YUHS, ’39YC, IBC baby boy. family. Her mother, Joette Milians Blaustein, graduated from and Rabbi Philip (Pesach) Kaplan Cardozo in 1986, and her grandfather, Bernard Milians, graduat - Isaac Geld, ’97WSSW was promoted to ’36YUHS, ’39YC, ’42RIETS. director of community education ed from both the Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies and Mazal tov to Chana E. (Schiffmiller) outreach at Citywide Adult Protective Yeshiva College in 1933. Meyers ’96SCW and Tsachi Meyers on Services. This past summer, Winters presented Yeshiva University the birth of their son Akiva Yonatan. President Richard Joel with a copy of the book in Washington, Dr. Isaac Halickman ’98YC has com - He joins siblings Atara Tzipporah and when he joined the community for a shabbaton at Kesher Israel pleted his fellowship in cardiology at Ariana Tamara. Mazal tov also to the Synagogue, in Georgetown. Cooper University Hospital in New grandparents Shari (Spilky) ’72TI and Jersey. He is currently a staff cardiolo - Rabbi Dr. Richard Schiffmiller Winters lives in Washington with her husband, Gary, a former gist in southern New Jersey. ’68YUHS, ’72YC, ’76RIETS, ’77BRGS; president of Kesher Israel, and their three children. and Josie (Kaplan) ’71SCW and Joel Mazal tov to Margy (Berkowitz) Meyers ’69YC, JSS. Horowitz ’94SCW and her husband
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Jonathan Mishkin ’90YC, ’92RIETS charity dedicated to saving the lives of ‘Conventional’ Alum published “Think of It This Way,” a orphaned, abandoned and abused book on informal Jewish education. Jewish children in Odessa, Ukraine. Jeff Stier, ’93YC, ’96CSL was an attendee at both the Democratic Rachelle Hannah Nash ’99CSL litigated and Republican Conventions this year, on behalf of his non-profit in the area of commercial real estate 2000s independent think tank, the American Council on Science and and corporate law in supreme, appel - Health, which works to debunk health scares and put public health Daniel Abramoff ’01YC has joined the late, housing and civil courts before issues into perspective. His organization gets involved in public firm Nossaman Guthner Knox & Elliott recently becoming one of the youngest debates when “junk science” finds its way into federal regulations, LLP. He earned his J.D. from Fordham administrative law judges hired by the University, and his practice focuses often involving issues like alleged health implications of plastics, the City of New York. on real estate law. safety of nuclear energy Mazal tov to Jeremy S. Neiss ’99YUHS, and food safety. He said Mazal tov to Zachariah ’07YC and ’03YC on his recent marriage to Alison his time at Cardozo, and Penina (Oberstein) Abramowitz ’03SCW Leventhal. Mazal tov also to brother especially as editor of on the birth of their son Naftali Yaakov. Jonathon ’93YUHS, ’97YC and Mindy the Cardozo Law Forum, Neiss on the birth of their son Yishai Mazal tov to Alex Altberg, ’02YC and prepared him well for Gavriel. Proud parents are Rabbi Jennifer Feldman ’05SCW on their his role in public affairs Moshe S. Neiss ’68YUHS, ’72YC, recent marriage. advocacy. ’74RIETS, ’75BRGS and Dr. Vivian J. Mazal tov on the marriage of Tamar As an orthodox Jew, Neiss ’91FGS. Estreicher ’08SSSB to Yoni Braun. Jeff said he enjoyed the Rabbi Eliezer Schnall, Ph.D., ’95YUHS, Dr. Rachel Leah Farkas ’00SCW, diversity of comments ’00YC, ’03RIETS, ’07FGS recently ran daughter of Zelda Farkas and Israel and sideways glances he a study assessing the efficacy of a Farkas of Willowbrook, Staten Island, gets when he wore his yarmulke at the national con - psychosocial intervention for use by married Dr. Jacob Moalem, the son of ventions. “Last night [outside the Democratic National family medicine physicians. His results Rowena Moalem and Sasson Moalem Convention] someone tapped me on the shoulder to were published in the June 2008 issue of Plainview, New York. Dr. Farkas is a of the journal “Family Medicine.” say ‘shalom.’ “He said, ‘I am from South Lebanon, and third-year surgical resident at Strong I’m on your side.’ ” Zvi Shapiro ’99SSSB and his wife Leah Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New Jeff took the opportunity to attend and participate in a announce the birth of their first child, York, and received her medical degree myriad of Jewish events at the conventions, some of which were Adina Yaffa. from New York Medical College in sponsored by the American Jewish Committee, the National Jewish Valhalla, New York. Dr. Moalem is an Avi Shmidman ’96YC delivered a Democratic Council, the Republican Jewish Coalition, AIPAC and assistant professor of endocrine lecture entitled, “Cibarious Motifs in surgical oncology at the University of JPAC, a new left-leaning public affairs committee. the Festival Poetry for the Grace after Rochester. Because Jeff often appears on television and radio to debunk the Meals,” at the Fifth Medieval Hebrew latest health scares in the media, he especially enjoyed the “Radio Poetry Colloquium, held at the Univer- Lisa (Helprin) Feldman ’02SCW recently Row,” areas at the national conventions, where many radio shows sity of Groningen, in the Netherlands, completed her MPA in nonprofit man - broadcasted live on location in the unending hallways that run during July 2008. agement from the School of Public Affairs at CUNY and was honored at around the perimeters of the convention centers. During the course Mazal tov to Miriam (Bluth) ’90YUHS, graduation for having the highest of one afternoon, Jeff’s voice was heard in over 100 cities, where he ’93SCW and Daniel Wallach ’93SSSB academic record in the school. She spoke about a variety of issues in the public health arena. on the birth of their fourth child, recently accepted a position with He had a variety of unique Jewish experiences in the two cities, Shlomo Yonatan (Yoni). Nishmat as its director of development both of which have smaller Jewish populations than cities in the Mazal tov to Deborah Michelle Waltuch and alumnae relations in its New York tri-state areas. He ordered in kosher sandwiches from the East Side ’94YUHS, ’98SCW, ’98SSSB, daughter office. Her husband, Dr. Jonah Feldman Kosher Deli with an Orthodox Union staffer and davened mincha with of Rabbi Marvin ’66YC, ’69RIETS, ’03YC, recently graduated from Stony a minyan in Denver. He visited the Chabad House in Minneapolis, ’99FGS and Rosalie Waltuch, on her Brook Medical School and will soon tempering an afternoon of schmoozing with lobbyists with an evening marriage to Uri Frenkel. begin his residency at Winthrop shiur with Rabbi Manis Friedman. Jeff said he appreciated the University Hospital on Long Island, Effy Zinkin ’93SSSB, ’96CSL chaired a fellowship with other Jews to help process an exciting and sometimes New York. $1.5 million fundraiser for Tikva, a exhausting convention experience.
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Mazal tov to Aaron Friedman ’08 SSSB Sara Menchel ’07SCW, daughter of and Ariella Beth (Deyong) ’08SCW, who Rabbi Gary Menchel ’74YUHS, ’78YC, recently had a baby boy, Dovid Gershon. ’81RIETS and Beatrice Menchel ’74BGSS, ’77TI, was recently married Mazal tov to Dassie and Ari Fuchs to Eric Pollak ’08YC. ’07SSSB upon the birth of their daughter. Mazal tov to Isralight Avraham HaLevi Rabbinic Enrichment Fellow Rabbi Mazal tov to Rachel Hyman ’03SCW, Calling all Seth Nadel, his wife Na’ama (Fogel) daughter of Dr. Dale and Ruth Hyman Nadel ’03SCW, and their entire family Past Presidents and ’69SCW, on her marriage to Steven on the birth of a baby girl. Vice Presidents Schwartzberg. Mazal tov to David and Leora (Fein) Mazal tov to Scott Garber ’03SSSB and Neuman ’08SCW on the birth of their who served on any of Tova Lieberman ’07SCW on their son Dov Gavriel. Leora is the daughter engagement. Yeshiva University’s undergraduate of Renee (Edelman) ’83SCW and Alan student governments Rabbi Ryan S. Girnun ’01YC, ’05RIETS, Fein ’83YC, ’87CSL. The baby was husband of Bari (Rothstein) Girnun named for his great grandfather David ’01SSSB, AG, has just graduated from Edelman ’49YUHS, who is survived by the University of Miami Law School his wife, Hannah Edelman ’59SCW. with the distinction of summa cum Mazal tov to Yair Oppenheim ’00SSSB laude. on his marriage to Aviva Bieler, daugh - WE WANT TO STAY Judith Eve Gorelick-Feldman ’07SCW ter of Rabbi Richard C. Bieler ’74YC, married Joshua Rosenbloom. They JSS, ’78RIETS, ’79BRG, senior execu - IN TOUCH! met as first-year graduate students at tive director for community affairs. Harvard, where she was in dental Mazal tov to Sara ’08SCW, daughter school and he was in medical school. of Mindy ’80SCW and Steven (Shmully) Mazal tov to Sandy and Rabbi Alan Rosengarten ’76YUHS, who recently Kalinsky ’69YUHS, ’73YC, ’76RIETS, married Saul Haimoff, son of Ellen ’77FGS, director of the Orthodox and Manny. Please let us know which student body Union West Coast, upon the recent Mazal tov to Evan Rosenhouse ’05YC, government you served on and the year marriage of their daughter Michelle ’06SSSB and Susanne Goldstone (Michal) Ilana ’08SSSB to Jonathan that you graduated. ’02SCW on their marriage. (Yoni) Frankel ’07YC. Mazal tov also to the grandparents, Harriet and Isador Mazal tov to Aliza ’06SCW, SSSB and We look forward to hearing from you! Kalinsky, and to Yoni’s parents, Rabbi Dov Sassoon on the birth of their son Sam and Sharon Frankel. Charles Isaac.
Mazal tov to Joseph B. Korn ’00SSSB Mazal tov to Amy ’02SCW, SSSB and Contact Melissa Klein at and his wife Devorah (Rubin) ’01SCW Shalom ’01YC Schwartz on the birth of the Office of Alumni Affairs on the birth of their daughter Avigail twin sons, Yehuda Bavriel and Shuvel Email [email protected] Bracha. Aron. Mazal tov to the proud grand - or call 212.960.5412 parents Janet and Berni Schwarz Mazal tov to Chaim Kozlovsky ’01YC on ’77YC and Mona and David Schwartz. his marriage to Randi Adelman. Jonathan (Yoni) Shenkman ’07SSSB Jeremy Kupferman ’06SSSB and his recently joined Secemski & Associates, wife Danielle joyfully announced the a wealth advisory and financial birth of Noah Aaron. Mazal tov to planning group within Merrill Lynch. grandparents Alan ’82YC and Mindy Peyser and Carole and Max Kupferman ’65YUHS.
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Mazal Tov to Drs. Joshua ’01YC, public affairs, daughter of Lori and ’05AECOM and Rachel ’05AECOM Larry Wolynetz, on her recent marriage Sisser on the birth of their daughter to Baruch Jakubovic ’09YC, son of Rebecca Elizabeth. Holly (Yudkowitz) ’76SCW and Henry Your news Jakubovic, in Toronto, Canada. Mazal tov to Ari Spodek ’05SSSB and is our news! his wife Ariella on the birth of their Mazal tov on the marriage of Seth son Gaby. Zahner ’08SSSB to Ariella Noveck. If you’ve got a new job, promotion, Mazal tov to Marc and Elysia Stein hobby that’s become a “second career,” book, award, ’04SCW on the birth of a baby girl, BOAR D/ FRIENDS community service honor, addition to the family, etc., we’d like Abigail Paige. CALLOUTS to hear about it. Please include complete information and, if possible, a head shot or good quality photo. Mazal tov to Victoria Stone ’08 SCW, Mazal tov to Elie and Sara Weiss on the Fredda Leff Presidential Fellow for the birth of their son Jonah Zvi. Mazal Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School tov to Elie’s father, YU Board Chairman of Social Work, daughter of Natalie Morry Weiss and his wife, Judith, as and Ken Stone, on her recent mar - well as brothers Jeffrey ’85YC and Zev SCHOO L/ CLASS ______riage to Ezra Sutton ’09YC (expected), ’88YC Weiss. NAME (FIRST) ______(LAST) ______son of Nancy and Sam Sutton ’71YC. Dr. Michael A. Stocker, secretary of the (MAIDEN) ______Jenny and Samuel Sultan ’05YC Albert Einstein College of Medicine’s sponsored an Eruv in September in Board of Overseers, has been appoint - ADDRESS ______honor of the marriage of Sammy’s ed by Mayor Michael Bloomberg as CITY, STATE, ZIP ______brother, Rabbi Raymond Sultan ’01YC, chairman of the board of the New York PHONE (HOME) ______(OFFICE) ______’06RIETS to Chana Leora (Ora) Klein City Health and Hospitals Corporation, ’06SCW. Sammy and Ray’s parents are the largest municipal hospital and FAX (HOME) ______(OFFICE) ______Dr. Ronald and Andrea Sultan ’78SCW. health-care system in the country, E-MAIL (HOME) ______(OFFICE) ______serving 1.3 million New Yorkers annu - Mati Sved ’08YC and his sister Amber, ally. Since his election to the board in MY NEWS: ______children of Ira ’79YUHS and Naomi 1999, Michael has provided invaluable Sved, were both recently engaged. ______service to the college. A member of Mati will be marrying Jenny Steinberg the executive committee and an ______’07SCW, and Amber will marry Joseph Einstein benefactor, he has also served David (Joey) Schwarz ’08SSSB. ______as chairperson of the hospital affilia - Josh Vogel ’07YC, past SOY president, tion committee, and as a member of ______
and Tamar Grun ’07SCW were married our ad hoc governance and nominat - ______in Baltimore. Josh’s parents are Alan ing committees. Although the wisdom, and Cheryl ’80SCW Vogel. guidance and personal warmth he ______brought to AECOM will be missed, Sharon Weiss ’03SCW, ’06AG was ______AECOM wishes him all the best in his recently married to Ben Greenberg, ______new position and thanks him for his who went to Lander’s College and is many years of dedicated service. ______currently completing his studies at Yeshivat Chovevei Torah. Mazal tov to Jack Zencheck, YU’s chief ______procurement officer, and wife, Robin, Mazal tov to Yael on the marriage of their daughter I WANT MY CLASSNOTE TO APPEAR: Wolynetz ’08SCW, Wendy to Tom Cavuoto. IN YUREVIEW ONLINE BOTH the Robert M. Beren Presidential SEND OR FAX TO: Office of University Alumni Affairs, Fellow for the 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033-3201. Yeshiva University Phone 212-960-5373 • FAX: 212-960-5336 • E-mail: [email protected] office of commu - nications and
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WE MOURN Sarah Fishman ’55TI, brothers Moshe Condolences to the family of Daniel Rabbi Dr. Moses Mescheloff ’32RIETS, Berlin ’54YUHS, ’58YC and the late Alan Epstein ’82YC, ’82JS, who passed rabbi emeritus, Congregation K.I.N.S. Condolences to the family of Dr. Joseph I Berlin ’62YUHS, ’66YC, and away in September 2008. (Knesset Israel Nusach Sfard), Yehudah Assouline ’95YC, ’01AECOM, sons Elie and Avi. Chicago, recently passed away. He is Condolences to the family of Aliza who died in July 2008. mourned by his daughter Renah M. Rabbi Jerome H. Blass ’44YC, Esral ’08SCW, who passed away in Bell ’58SCW, sons Rabbi David Rabbi Eli Baum ’54RIETS, ’99FGS is ’48RIETS, ’60BRGS, who died in April July 2008. Mescheloff and Rabbi Efraim mourned by his wife Margot and by 2008. Condolences to his wife Rita Hyman Fleishman ’59IBC, ’59YC, Mescheloff ’62YUHS, ’65RIETS and their son Rabbi Shalom Baum ’88YC, and children Dr. David M. Blass, Dr. beloved husband of Elinor and father daughter-in-law Felice Mescheloff ’92CSL, ’94RIETS. Robert A. Blass and Dr. Joel M. Blass. of Ovadaya Elchanan. ’62YUHS, ’64TI. Condolences to the family of Nisson A. Condolences to the family of Charles Sol Kalish ’48YUHS, father of Jay Rabbi Leon Mozeson ’40YUHS, ’44YC, Berlin ’64YUHS, who passed away in Bernstein ’74YC, who died in October Kalish ’79YC, ’82CSL, president of ’47RIETS was the husband of Bernice April 2008. His family includes sister 2007. Yeshiva University Israel Alumni and Mozeson, father of Rabbi Yoni Mozeson father-in-law of Judy ’76YUHS, ’80SCW. ’77YC, ’80RIETS and father-in-law of Navah Mozeson. Henry Kamioner ’74YUHS, ’78YC, ’81C Rabbi Philip H. Reiss, ’48RIETS was Rabbi Dr. Leon A. Feldman ’48RIETS, ’57BRGS, renowned scholar, passed away suddenly. Condolences to the beloved husband of Gladys and prolific author and master teacher, passed away on July 23, 2008, Henry’s wife Debbie ’78SCW, his father of Gedalia. at the age of 87 after a brief battle with cancer. He had served as daughter Chava Weisstuch ’05YUHS professor of Jewish history at the Touro College Graduate School of and his son Michael ’04YUHS. Condolences to the family of Rabbi Jewish Studies since September 2004. Dr. Feldman was born in Condolences to the family of Dr. Benny Isaac B. Rose ’38YC, ’42RIETS, who Berlin, and found refuge in England and Canada during World War Kraut ’68YC, who is survived by his passed away in August 2008. II, eventually settling in New York. In addition to semikhah, he wife, Penina L. Kraut ’67BRGS, ’71TI Yeshiva University earned a D.H.L. from Yeshiva University and a Ph.D. from Columbia and his daughter Yosefa Kraut ’04SCW. mourns the loss University. He also received a doctorate from the University of of Yeshiva College Amsterdam, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Oxford Uni- Condolences to Harvey Lieber ’59YC student David versity, as well as an honorary doctorate from Yeshiva University. on the loss of his wife, Vera ’60SCW. Rottenstreich who Dr. Feldman founded the department of Hebraic studies at Rutgers Our condolences to the family of Yoel passed away on University and taught there from 1962 to 1992, serving as distin - Lipschitz ’62YC, ’65BRGS, RIETS who Tuesday April 7, guished professor of Hebraic studies. He also held visiting faculty died in February 2008. He resided in 2009 after a brief appointments at universities in Canada, England, Germany, Israel, Petach Tikva for more than 35 years but serious illness. Over 60 of his Spain and Switzerland, and was the founding rector of the College of and was the Baal Koreh and Baal friends and fellow classmates joined Jewish Studies in Heidelberg, Germany. Dr. Feldman’s many schol - Tokeah in the Great Synagogue of together after night seder and maariv arly volumes and articles focus primarily upon medieval rabbinic Petach Tikva for 22 years. on April 20 in the spirit of camaraderie literature and, in particular, on responsa as a source for the study of and love to remember David. Jewish history. His critical edition of the sermons of Rabbi Nissim Condolences on the passing of Rabbi ben Reuben Gerondi was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for Literature Dr. Levi Meier ’64YUHS, ’70RIETS, Condolences to Suzie (Schapiro) and Jewish Thought in 1975. In 1988, he received the Rabbi Judah ’71BRG, who was the chaplain of Steinberg ’84SCW, ’86WSSW upon the Leib Maimon Prize for Rabbinic Literature and Jewish History. Dr. Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is death of her mother Rosalee Feldman was the recipient of numerous prestigious academic fellow - survived by his wife Marcie; his broth - (Jacobson) Schapiro ’59SCW. ships, and served as consultant to a wide variety of Jewish commu - er Rabbi Menachem Meier ’60YUHS, Jacob Silvera ’71YC, beloved husband nal and educational organizations. He had been a fellow of the ’66BRGS, RIETS and his wife Dr. of Marlene. American Academy for Jewish Research since 1982. He is survived Tzipora Meier ’63BG, ’67SCW; his by his wife, Elizabeth Small Feldman, his brother Emmanuel daughter Chana Gelb ’94SCW and her We mourn the passing of Rabbi Dr. Feldman, his sons Howard R. Feldman ’62YUHS and Peter B. Telem, husband Rabbi Pinchas Gelb; and his Victor M. Solomon, Col. Ret., USAF his granddaughters Debra Belowich, Adee and Michal Telem, daughter Malka Grebenau ’04SCW and ’50YC, ’55RIETS in June 2008. A grandsons Brian Feldman, Elan Telem, and great-grandchildren her husband Rabbi Maurice Grebenau renaissance scholar, author, rabbi, Alexa and Talia Belowich. ’01YC, ’04RIETS, ’07AG. psychologist and psychotherapist, who served as a pulpit rabbi in Philadel- phia, Pennsylvania, and Fairfield,
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Rachel Balsam ’62SCW, whose mother Program at AECOM. The Cohens are Ann Steinberg passed away. Yeshiva University benefactors who have established and supported many LILLIAN ZACH ’64F Rabbi Howard Seth Balter ’83YC, scholarships at Yeshiva University ’85RIETS, devoted member of the Everyone in the Yeshiva University and Ferkauf and AECOM. community mourns the loss of Lillian Zach, RIETS board of trustees, on the death a beloved alumna, founding faculty member of his father David Balter in July 2008. Dr. Jay ’81YC, ’85AECOM and Mindy Cinnamon and Dr. (Yussie) Robert and and mentor who taught every student in the Rabbi Aharon ’56YC, ’58RIETS and Carol L. Lesser ’72 SCW on the pass - school’s psychology and school-clinical child Lolet Batt ’59SCW, who mourn the loss ing of their mother Ethel Cinnamon. psychology programs during her 45-year of their grandson Yonadav Haim tenure. She chaired Ferkauf’s department of Hirshfeld, age 19, of Kochav Hashahar, Joseph Cukier ’00YC and Robert Philip educational psychology and guidance, served in the Yeshiva Mercaz Harav terrorist Cukier ’02YC, whose beloved mother as associate dean and was first director of its attack on March 6, 2008. passed away in September 2008. school psychology program. She created the Ph.D. program in school psychology and developed Ferkauf’s National Institute of Carl Bennett, husband of Dorothy Rabbi Eliot Feldman ’72 YC, JSS, Mental Health fellowship training program. An early giant in the field Bennett, Yeshiva University benefactor, ’75RIETS, his wife Ann ’72SCW, and of school psychology in New York, she worked with the New York who passed away in May 2008. The their sons, Joshua ’97SSSB, Jay Nathan City board of education and other school systems. Heartfelt couple established the Carl and ’07SSSB and Jeremy ’02SSSB, on the condolences are extended to her son, Dr. Jonathan Zach; her Dorothy Bennett chair in pastoral death of mother and grandmother brother Leon Feingold; and all members of her extended family. counseling at the Wurtzweiler School Blanche Feldman. of Social Work in tribute to Rabbi Jeffrey Fiedler, member and past Joseph H. Ehrenkranz, as well as a chairman at Einstein, on the death of major scholarship fund at the Sy Syms his mother Caroline Fiedler in School of Business. Condolences also August 2008. Connecticut, then as the highest-rank - Our condolences to the family of Harry to their children, Marc and his wife ing Jewish chaplain in the United Steinberg ’32YUHS, who passed away Katy, Bruce and his wife Jennifer, and Jutta Freudenstein, whose husband States Air Force, he also was chief of in May 2008. He was one of the last Robin and her husband Joseph Erich Freudenstein died in June 2008. the Jewish chaplains in the Far East surviving alumni of Yeshiva College’s Kanarek, as well as to Dorothy’s sister Condolences to their children George and associate director of the Jewish first graduating class. Florence Caplan. ’71YUHS, Deborah Fink ’73YUHS, Shoshana Silver and Michael. Welfare Board in NYC. His distin - Rabbi J. David Bleich, a RIETS Rosh guished career was recognized by CONDOLENCES TO: Yeshiva and “Tradition” columnist, on Rabbi Joel Grossman ’83BRGS on the Yeshiva College several years ago. A the passing of his daughter Chaya loss of his mother, Ruth Grossman. graduate of YU’s High School for Boys The family of Roland Arnall, who Gurwitz. and Yeshiva College, he was ordained strengthened the Jewish community as Rabbi Yeshaya “Arnold” Heisler by RIETS and earned three doctorates a generous supporter of Jewish causes Rabbi Jon Bloomberg ’69YC, ’74RIETS ’40YUHS, ’44YC, ’46BRGS, RIETS, from other universities. Heartfelt con - around the world. With his beloved on the loss of his beloved father Allan Reuven “Ruby” Heisler ’51YC, Toby dolences are extended to his beloved wife Dawn as benefactors to YU, they Bloomberg. Goldberg and Yitta Weiss on the loss of their sister, Dorothy Ciment. wife, Marcia R. Solomon, to his sister helped establish The Center for the Jan Blumenfeld, senior director of oper - Rhoda Fefferman, to his children, Jewish Future and supported educa - ations for institutional advancement, Yeshiva University Benefactor Yeshiva College and Yeshiva University tion and research at the Albert on the death of her grandmother Ruth Geraldine Schottenstein Hoffman and Museum Board member Rabbi Samuel Einstein College of Medicine. They Blumenfeld in April 2008. her husband, Martin Hoffman, on the (and Meryl, M.D.) Solomon ’81RIETS, also established the Roland Arnall passing of Martin’s brother, Phillip Rabbi Aaron Chomsky ’42 YUHS, BRGS, who are also YU guardians, Presidential Fellowship at YU. We Hoffman, in May 2008. Shimon (and Lisa) Solomon, Yitzchak send our heartfelt condolences to his ’46IBC, YC, ’51RIETS on the death of Solomon ’84YC and wife Yosepha wife and children, Daniel and Michelle; his wife Lillian Chomsky. Rabbi Chaim Ilson ’68YUHS, ’72YC, ’76RIETS, on the death of his wife, ’87SCW, Avraham Solomon ’94YC and his brother Claude; his nephew Adam Olga Cohen, on the death of her Rebbetzin Esther Chana Ilson in June his wife Rebecca ‘94SCW, and also to Bass; and to all members of the family. beloved husband Ezra Cohen, in April his many grandchildren. 2008. Shirley Auslander, member of the 2008. Symphathies also to their We mourn Leon Sutton ’43YUHS, ’47YC, Jewish Studies Office, on the death of daughter Chella and her husband Professor Eliezer Jaffe ’55YC, TI, on brother of David Sutton ’50YUHS, who her husband Heshy Auslander in Moise Safra, a YU benefactor who the passing of his wife Rivka Jaffe in passed away in September 2008. May 2008. established the Women’s Health September 2008.
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Rabbi Lowell Kronick ’63YUHS, ’67YC, on the death of her father, Samuel Jewish Communities. Rabbi Ruben- was well known. Condolences are also ’70BRGS on the loss of his father Spiegel, in June 2008. stein’s many awards over his lifetime sent to their children Kenneth Scharf, Julius Kronick. included the Yeshiva University Mrs. Donna Hoenig and their entire family. Susan Meyers ’92SCW on the death of Abraham Stern Service Award. Doris Kukin, a member of the Stern her grandmother Adela Engel. Arnold Skolnick, husband of Beverly, Before coming to the Young Israel of College for Women Board of Directors, who was a past president of Young Melekheh Nassimi and children Albert, Scarsdale, New York, where he was for who with her husband, Dr. Ira Kukin, Israel of Oceanside, New York. Our Morris, Mike and Edward, on the the past 20 years, Rabbi Rubenstein a YU benefactor, mourn the loss of thoughts go to his son Zev Skolnick death of their beloved husband and served in pulpits in Milford, Massachu - Doris’ sister Evelyn Nadler. ’80YUHS, ’85YC and his wife Erica, father Aghajan Nassimi in May 2008. setts, and Providence, Rhode Island. and to his daughter Naomi Kaszovitz The family of Hy Koblinsky, an He served as a member of YU’s The Sy Syms School of Business on ’87SCW and ’90CSL and her husband employee of Yeshiva University from Sephardic Council of Overseers and the loss of Dr. Peter Lencsis, an David ’80YUHS. 1985 through 1997, who died in established the Aghajan Nassimi adjunct assistant professor of finance March 2008. Endowed Scholarship Fund for Dvorah Telsner ’63YUHS on the death and coordinator of insurance programs Sephardic Students. of her mother Edith in March 2007. The family of Susanne Kornreich, with since 2000. He taught insurance, profound sorrow, on the passing of this The family of Mortimer Propp, a distin - finance, estate benefits and employee To the family of Anne Tanenbaum, who dear friend and longtime, passionate guished Jewish communal leader who, programs. He was also a beloved passed away in April 2008. She was a supporter of the Albert Einstein with his beloved wife, Eugenie, and his student advisor and special projects guardian of Yeshiva University and College of Medicine. Susanne was the brothers, Ephraim (and Gail) and the coordinator. Lencsis was the author of generous provider of scholarships for beloved wife of former overseer late Seymour Propp, and his wife many articles and several books on students at Yeshiva University and Matthew Kornreich, mother of Kathy Gabrielle, served as a YU guardian, business insurance, liability and work - AECOM. Condolences are sent to her Weinberg—honorary president of the having jointly established the Propp ers’ compensation law. Heralded as a children, Joey and wife Toby Tannen- division’s Westcheste r/ Fairfield chapter Brothers Scholarship Fund at the affili - favorite of many students, he took baum, Minda and husband Les and a vice president of its national ated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological great pride in having been selected Feldman, Tuaba and husband Sol board—and mother-in-law of Einstein Seminary in memory of their parents, adjunct professor of the year at Sy Spiro, Howard and wife Carole Overseer Samuel Weinberg. Susanne Morris and Anna Propp. Morris and Syms in 2007. Tanenbaum, Lawrence and wife Judy was an honorary vice president of the Anna were also founders of the Albert Tanenbaum, Carol Tanenbaum, and The family of Samuel J. Sable, who Westcheste r/ Fairfield Chapter of Einstein College of Medicine and Jeannie Tanenbaum; to her brother with his late wife, Jean, and their Einstein’s Women’s Division and supported many other projects within Bill and wife Noah Wolf; and to her friends named the Samuel J. and Jean served on its national board. Deepest Yeshiva University and the Yeshiva grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Sable Chair in Jewish Family Social sympathies are extended to all her University Women’s Organization Anne and her husband Max, who Work at the Wurzweiler School of family. (YUWO), where all three sisters-in-law predeceased her, were among the Social Work. He was a devoted leader —Eugenie, Gabrielle and Gail—are most generous supporters of Jewish Yonina Langer ’71SCW and Meira on behalf of the university and many members of the executive council. causes in Toronto. Davis ’69SCW, on the passing of their other institutions. Heartfelt condo - mother Lotte Katz of Brookline, Norma Rodriguez, administrative lences are extended to his children, Wilfredo Toledo, lead mechanic in Massachusetts. Mrs. Katz is also assistant for campus events communi - Marlene Weller, Heather Sable, Martin facilities management, on the loss of mourned by Yonina’s husband Dr. cations, on the loss of her mother, (and Gayle) Sable, as well as his his brother. Sidney Langer and their daughters Guillermina Rodriguez. grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Stanley Waintraub, a YUHS parent and Talia and Naomi, as well as Meira’s The kehillah of New Rochelle and Rabbi Nachum Sauer ’69YC on the former member of the YUHS board, husband Rabbi Edward Davis ’68YC, Scarsdale, NY, on the tragic loss of passing of his mother Chana Bas Akiva on the death of his beloved father Izak ’70RIETS, ’71BRGS. Rabbi Jacob and Devorah Rubenstein, Sauer. Waintraub in July 2008. Rabbi Pinchas Stolper ’49YUHS, a rabbi and rebbetzin of the Young Israel Jack L. Scharf, Esq., on the passing of Dafna Zwickler, on the death of her long-serving executive vice president of Scarsdale, who passed away in a his beloved wife, Anita Scharf, who beloved husband Rabbi Joel Zwickler of the Orthodox Union, on the passing house fire in 2008. They are survived together have been longtime support - ’77YC, ’82RIETS, ’82FGS. We also of his sister Frayda Labovitz. by four children: daughters Shira ers of Yeshiva University and its Rabbi send condolences to his mother, Ruth ’97SCW and Yocheved ’04YUHS, Meyer Lubin, ’58FGS and his son Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, Zwickler, his sons Donald ’79YC and ’09SCW and sons Daniel and Lazan, on the loss of Malka, a beloved personally and through associated Zvi, and his daughter Chavi Tilson Jonathan. Rabbi Rubenstein was a wife and mother. foundations. Anita was a kind, gentle ’83SCW. past president of the Rabbinical and caring friend, whose commitment Geri Mansdorf ’96AG, associate direc - Council of America and a past chair of to Jewish education and to her family tor of admissions at Yeshiva University, the Rabbinic Cabinet of the United
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IN MEMORIAM conferring the degree, then University President and now Chancellor Rabbi Norman Lamm said of her: “Throughout your life—in work and in E. Billie Ivry, leisure, in family and in community—you have unabashedly proclaimed, Benefactor and First Female Trustee, ‘Ivry Anokhi’ —I am proudly Jewish, a member of the Hebrew people.” Ms. Ivry served since 1992 on the Board of the Jewish Theological Dies at 102 Seminary, where she endowed the Rebecca and Israel Ivry Prozdor High School and the E. Billi Ivry Professorship of Talmud and Rabbinics. Yeshiva University deeply mourns the loss of E. Billi Ivry, a University She was served on boards of the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity, trustee, YU’s longest continual donor and a celebrated philanthropist of the State of Israel Bonds, the Friends of the Bezalel Academy of Arts Jewish causes. Ms. Ivry died on October 18, 2008 and Design in Israel, and the Brookdale Center on at her Manhattan home. She was 102 years old. Aging at Hunter College. She also supported “Billi Ivry taught us how to use all our being to Jerusalem College of Technology (Machon Lev), serve God,” said YU President Richard Joel in his David Yellin College of Education, and Boys Town, eulogy. “Her heart was large and pure, her spine Jerusalem. upright with dignity and integrity, her eyes undi - E. Billi Ivry was born on August 27, 1906 in minished in their foresight and love, and her lips Grajevo, Lithuani a/ Poland, one of seven children filled with encouragement and humility.” of Israel and Rebecca Ivry. Her father was in the Even as her eyesight faded, President Joel lumber business in Europe and a paper box noted, “her vision remained clear. That vision was manufacturer in New York City, while her focused on the children, on the Jewish story, on mother became very active in philanthropic work learning and on knowledge. That vision focused with women’s organizations in Manhattan. until the last on serving as a link between her After graduating from NYC public schools Ms. parents, Rebecca and Israel Ivry, and our children, Ivry accepted a summer secretarial job at United Jewish history and Jewish destiny.” Cigars and was soon selected to work for various In 1987, Ms. Ivry became the first woman ever executives. She so enjoyed her work that she elected to the University’s Board of Trustees. She decided to forego her acceptance at Hunter was also the first person to serve on the boards of College to take a position as secretary to the CEO five different YU schools: Stern College for Women of that company. (1987), Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law From there, she went to work as personal (1985), Bernard Revel Graduate School for Jewish Studies (1992) and secretary to the top executive of McCrory Department Stores; he fueled Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration (2002). her interest in investing when he loaned Ms. Ivry a small amount of A YU Benefactor, Ms. Ivry memorialized her mother by endowing money to invest on her own behalf. the Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies at Stern College, the When Ms. Ivry was in her 50s she became a licensed stockbroker, largest and most diversified university program of Jewish studies in enjoying a successful second career at Bache, McKennon, E.F. Hutton, North America. Prudential and Prudential Bache. This success propelled her third—and Ms. Ivry also endowed scholarship funds, research fellowships, a favorite—career, as a philanthropist, following in her parents’ footsteps. professorial chair, a free loan fund, a Beit Midrash [study hall], and Ms. Ivry is survived by her many nieces, nephews, grandnieces, a student center at various schools under the Yeshiva University banner, grandnephews and cousins, many of whom attended the special birthday from Stern College and Cardozo to Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological celebrations sponsored by Yeshiva University over the years, including Seminary. her centennial. It was at that event that Richard Joel, the YU President, In 1987, Ms. Ivry was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane played the accordion. “I hope she forgave me for that,” he said in his Letters degree, the highest honor YU bestows upon an individual. In eulogy. I
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