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A publication of the WHS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION 279 Chancellor Avenue Newark, NJ 07112 WHEN WEEQUAHIC GIVES A PARTY, Office: (973) 923-3133 Fax: (973) 923-3143 ITS ALUMNI RESPOND ... [email protected] www.weequahicalumni.org When the Weequahic High School Alumni Weequahic in the 90's with the same passion Association gives a party, its alumni respond as the older alumni who preceded him. And Executive Director & Editor: in a big way! That's exactly the phenomenon what a pleasant surprise when Willie West Phil Yourish, 1964 that took place on Sunday, October 13 at sang his own local version of “What A Congregation Oheb Shalom in South Orange Wonderful World.” Co-Presidents: when more than 600 people showed up to celebrate the 70th Anniversary of Weequahic Hal Braff, the founder and Co-President of Harold Braff, 1952 Faith Howard, 1982 High School and the 5th Anniversary of the the Alumni Association and MC for the Alumni Association. program, led the large gathering in the Treasurer: singing of popular Weequahic songs, and Sheldon Bross, 1955 The grand tradition of Weequahic drew spoke eloquently about the mission and goals alumni from all over New Jersey and its of the Alumni Association. Ron Stone, Secretary: neighboring states - and also from Maryland, current Vice-Principal and Loraine White, a Myrna Jelling Weissman, 1953 North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Nevada, 1964 alumna and staff person for the past 32 Committee Chairs: and California. They represented the years, also addressed the audience and spoke different generations of the Weequahic High about Weequahic in year 2002. On behalf of Events: School family from 1932 to the present time. Mayor Sharpe James, Weequahic graduate Faith Howard, 1982 The affair was a part of Homecoming Marshall Cooper, a 1969 alum, presented the Scholarships/Grants: Weekend which included a tour of the high Alumni Association with a proclamation Arthur Lutzke, 1963 school on the previous day. from the City of Newark. WHS Liaison: Loraine White, 1964 The celebration featured photo collages, "The turnout was overwhelming and the poster displays, a computerized slide show, celebration was spectacular. It was our Committee Members: video- taped interviews, the award-winning most successful undertaking so far," stated Velma Adams, 1975 Weequahic High School Jazz Band, former Phil Yourish, a 1964 grad and Executive Sylvester Allen, 1971 and present faculty, and presentations from Director of the Alumni Association, who Marjorie Barnes, 1985 alumni who reflected on what it was like to organized the event with 25 alumni who Judy Bennett, 1972 be a Weequahic student in each of the seven served on the Planning Committee. Lawrence Bridget, 1980 decades. Yvonne Causbey, 1977 Marshall Cooper, 1969 There were also many positive comments Mary Dawkins, 1971 Les Fein, the high school's most successful about the festivities from those who Harold Edwards, 1966 basketball coach, opened up the program attended. Avis Weeks, a 1952 graduate, Lois Blumenfeld Gilbert, 1960 with fond memories of the Weequahic reiterated that "the party was terrific - lots of Dale Kundin Gordon, 1968 experience, praises for the Weequahic laughs and a few tears. I was delighted to Beverly Schulman Kass, 1953 faculty and students, and enthusiastic share the afternoon with my classmates, Dave Lieberfarb, 1965 support for the work of the Alumni friends and other alumni." Phyllis Layne Bert Manhoff, 1938 Association. Sharing their Weequahic from the class of 1944 described the event as Adilah Quddus, 1971 stories were Bea Kaplan Brown, 1937; Bert "a wonderful day." And 1951 graduate, Linda Reaves, 1972 Harry Reavis, 1982 Manhoff, 1938; Molly Taner Jay, 1942; Eli Seymour Spiegel, thought that "the Gerald Russell, 1974 Hoffman, 1956; Steve Dinetz, 1965; Adilah committee deserved accolades for the Dave Schechner, 1946 Quddus, 1971; Willie West, 1972; Marjorie program's style, pace, focus and intelligent Vivian Simons, 1959 Barnes, 1985; and Vaughn Crowe, 1998. It use of nostalgia." Charles Talley, 1966 was fascinating to hear Vaughn, a recent Gail Washington, 1971 graduate of Colgate University, speak about (Go To Page 3) Sam Weinstock, 1955 Audrey Williams-Holmes, 1982 Scholarship Make your donation to a scholarship fund by sending a check to: Contributions WHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 494, Newark, NJ 07102 Nyoka Stackhouse-Green, Faculty Ellen Wiss Kaplan, 1964 WHS Alumni Association Charles Stewart, Faculty Alvin Lubetkin, 1951 General Scholarship Fund Cheryl Sampson Taylor, 1967, Faculty Myrna King Malec, 1959 Thomas Tilley, Former Faculty Linda Melton Mann, 1963 Irving Ackerman, 1944 Dolores Mayberry Trimiew, 1964 Sheila Bloom Noll, 1953 Beatrice Kaplan Brown, 1937 Anne Williams, Faculty Robert Pearl, 1955 Ellen Kimmelman Brown, 1960 Hugh & Doris Young Susan Kaiser Seigel, 1962 Luysynthia Carter, 1967 Phil Yourish, 1964 Charles Seigel, 1959 Class of January 1952 Elaine Smith-Koenig, 1949 Class of June 1952 Hannah Litzky Muriel Reider Swartz, 1955 Class of June 1980 Alan Sylvester, 1964 Memorial Scholarship Fund Merle Rosen Cohen, 1963 Marsha Gurvitz Weiss, 1965 Michael Cosby, 1974 Alan Adler, 1964 Seymour Weiss, 1948 Michael Diamond, 1963 Marvin Bernstein, 1940 Steven Weiss, 1962 Sandra Serbin Dresdner, 1956 Deborah Reider Bazes, 1966 Fraida Markowitz Yavelberg, 1960 Maria Piacente Galeota, 1959 Beryl Lieff Benderly, 1960 Howard Goldberg, 1964 Lou Bodian, 1964 Academic / Performing Arts Brian Klappholz, 1963 Lee Casper Scholarship Fund Anne Kramer, 1961 Bruce Cohen, 1955 Merle Kurzrock, 1964 Michael Cosby, 1974 Seymour Abrahamson, 1945 Lawrence Lerner, 1952 Nancy Wildstein Curtis, 1958 Jerome Burner, 1945 Arthur Lutzke, 1963 Dennis Estis, 1965 Herbert Chaice, 1945 Jerold Martin, 1954 Marilyn Feitel, Former Faculty Selma Horner Cohen, 1945 Irwin Markowitz, 1945 Stuart Friedman, 1959 Kenneth Coleman, 1944 Joan Martin, 1969 Judith Herr, 1964 Clive Cummis, 1945 Wilfredo Nieves, 1966 Harold Hodes, 1960 Marty Edelston, 1946 Allen Pearl, 1949 Helen Gorlin Hoffman, 1940 George Ehrlich, 1945 Marvin Phinazee, 1963 Ellen Wiss Kaplan, 1964 David Horwitz, 1945 Sharon Price-Cates, 1972 Simon Kaplan, 1942 Janet Krusch, 1958 Arnold Reiter, 1965 Michael Kerner, 1963 Helen Berg Landau, 1945 Deborah Rivera Stanley Levy, 1960 Anne Parsonnet Lieberson, 1945 Marvin Schlanger, 1965 Diana Lieberman, 1967 Seymour Margulies, 1945 Judith Wilson Schwartz, 1963 Paula Litzky, 1966 Irwin Markowitz, 1945 Richard Seroff, 1953 Paul Lyons, 1960 Janice Misurell-Mitchell, 1963 Doris Laskowitz Shakin, 1945 Janice Misurell-Mitchell, 1963 Allen Parducci, 1945 Robert Steinberg,1966 Sharon Gaidemak O’Neil, 1960 Bernard Robbins, 1945 Jean-Rae Turner, 1938 Robert Pearl, 1955 Arthur Silk, 1945 Ophra Rabinowitz von Hentig, 1957 Clifford Rosenthal, 1962 Jack Silverman, 1945 Jill Graifer Watkins, 1961 Burton Sebold, 1952 Dan Skoler, 1945 Joel Weiss, 1960 Sanford Simon, 1950 Robert Smith, 1944 Jean-Rae Turner, 1938 Claire Boorstein Smith, 1945 Maxine Boatwright Marc Weiner, 1966 Phyllis Burdeau Schwarz, 1945 Memorial Scholarship Fund Paula Silverman Weinstock, 1941 Lois Wilner, 1953 Leo Pearl Memorial Lawrence Belford, 1957 Fraida Yavelberg, 1960 Walter Brownlee, 1961 Scholarship Fund * Marshana Chapman, Faculty Weequahic HS Alumni Tema Yeskel Javerbaum, 1964 Arnold Cohen, 1965 and her husband Ken Peter Cutty Scholarship Fund / Sadie Rous Frances Davis Memorial Scholarship Fund Class of 1985 Scholarship Fund * Saunders Davis, Former Faculty Martin Bernstein, 1940 Martin Dickerson Marjorie Barnes, 1985 Janice Findley, Faculty Sidney Bernstein, 1955 Linda Sarnow Boginsky, 1956 Mildred Givens Class of June 1940 Mary Hicks Bruce Cohen, 1955 Adelle Howard Harvey Cohen, 1953 In 1990, the class of 1940 contributed two $250.00 Janice Lanier, Faculty Clive Cummis, 1945 scholarships. In 2000, they contributed two $500.00 Mary Larsen Seymour Zoom Fleisher, 1940 scholarships and also donated $100.00 to the Dave Lieberfarb, 1965, Former Faculty Ezra Friedlander, 1958 marching band towards the purchase of new Lela Lynch Barbara Rous Harris, 1959 uniforms. Mordecai Podhoretz, 1964 Judy Herr, 1964 Anna Acey Robertson Helen Gorlin Hoffman, 1940 Harold Hodes, 1960 Grace Simmons * New Scholarship Funds 70 YEARS OF WEEQUAHIC HIGH SCHOOL: 1932 - 2002 1937 - Bea 1938 - Bert 1985 - Marjorie 1965 - Steve 1971 - Adilah 1972 - Willie 1956 - Eli 1998 - Vaughn 1942 - Molly Kaplan Brown Manhoff Barnes Dinetz Quddus West Hoffman Crowe Taner Jay ALUMNI AFFAIR y awarded 39 scholarships totaling more than $35,000 y received a $75,000 grant from the (Continued From Page 1) Jaqua Foundation to purchase new band An interesting sidelight was when two alumni uniforms and instruments y received a from different eras were reunited - Marjorie two-year $70,000 grant from the Chancellor Barnes, 1985, met her former Stockton State Foundation to fund the management of the College professor, Paul Lyons, 1960. Marjorie, association y purchased new uniforms for the an instructor at Union County College, was so basketball team y funded a variety of student impressed by the event that she decided to activitiesy sponsored career day and African-American History Month events at the establish a scholarship fund in the name of the class of 1985. school. In addition, the Alumni Association publishes The Weequahic High School Alumni Association the popular Alumni Calumet, a 16-20 page is unique in so many ways. Unlike alumni newsletter, three times a year and recently groups which are interested in only the good opened its new