HH 2015 - Temple Sholom

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2015 High Holy Day Newsletter
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Paul Trolio
President
Ruth Gerver
Exec. Vice President
---------Temple Sholom is affiliated with the Union for Reform Judaism and is a Patron of the
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion
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Shabbat Services are held every Friday at the JEWISH CENTER OF OAK HILLS,
5035 Cloverdale Blvd., Bayside, NY 11364
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HIGH HOLY DAYS 5776 / 2015
OCTOBER
SEPTEMBER
YOM KIPPUR
S’LICHOT
(St. Paul’s International Lutheran Church)
(St. Paul’s International Lutheran Church)
Saturday, September 5
Coffee, Cake, Program
Havdalah/S’lichot
Tuesday, September 22
8:00 PM
9:30 PM
Kol Nidre Service
Wednesday, September 23
Morning Service
ROSH HASHANAH
Afternoon Service
Sunday, September 13
3:00 PM
SUKKOT
8:00 PM
(Jewish Center of Oak Hills)
Sunday, September 27
Monday, September 14
Morning Service
10:00 AM
(Children’s Programming during the Torah service)
(St. Paul’s International Lutheran Church)
Evening Service
7:30 PM
”Sukkot around the Dinner Table”
10:00 AM
(Children’s Programming during the Torah service)
Followed by Tashlich at Ritter’s Pond (Marcus Ave., East of
New Hyde Park Road)
6:30 PM
SHABBAT SUKKOT
(Jewish Center of Oak Hills)
Friday, October 1
Tuesday, September 15
Innovative Experiential Service
Shabbat Service
Followed by Oneg in the Sukkah
10:00 AM
SHABBAT SHUVAH
Sh’mini Atzeret / Simchat Torah
(Jewish Center of Oak Hills)
(Jewish Center of Oak Hills)
Sunday, October 4
Friday, September 18
Meditation
Shabbat Service, Oneg to follow
8:00 PM
Yizkor/Sh’mini Atzeret
Simchat Torah “Dancing w. Lenny”
7:30 PM
8:00 PM
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7:30 PM
8:00 pm
CANTOR’S CORNER
“Hillel Omeir: Al Tifrosh min Hatzibbur”
We read this phrase in Pirkei Avot 2:4, also known as the
Ethics of the Fathers, and it means “Hillel said: Do not
separate yourself from the community.” Hillel’s
teaching then continues in the next line with the words:
“and do not believe [only] in yourself till the day you die,
and don’t judge your friend until you’ve dealt with his
situation, and don’t say ‘that could never happen,’
because in the end, it could happen, and don’t say that
when I have free time, I will learn Torah, lest you never
find free time.”
Do not separate yourself from the community—ok, so
what exactly does Hillel mean by that? Rashi (11th
century) writes that a person should not be separating
from the community when it is experiencing difficulties,
so that s/he can be united with it [community] when it
experiences joy. A later commentary by Bartinoro (late
15th century) builds on that interpretation and adds
“one who will not be with the community in time of
sorrow will never be able to be with it [community] at
times of joy.”
SHABBAT SERVICES AT A GLANCE…
(JCOH)
Friday August 21 – 8:00 pm
Shabbat Services with Torah Reading
Saturday August 22
Wandering Jews - 10:00 am
Torah & a Bagel - 10:30 am
Friday August 28
Meditation - 7:30 pm
Shabbat services -8:00 pm
Friday, September 4 – 8:00 pm
Shabbat Service
Friday, September 11
Sounds of the High Holydays - 7:30 pm
Shabbat Services - 8:00 pm
Friday September 18 – 8:00 pm
Shabbat Shuvah Meditation Service
Friday September 25
Meditation - 7:30 pm
Shabbat - 8:00 pm
According to these commentators, it is—or should be—
the fear of not being able to share in the joy that would
keep us connected in times of challenge. Perhaps, but
that still doesn’t answer how we exactly connect to community, and what community really means
to us, today… These are certainly questions that have been on my mind as we enter into Elul and
engage in personal as well as communal Cheshbon Hanefesh – accounting of the soul. Community
will be on my mind as I prepare for the High Holy Days, and think about teachings that may inspire
us to be a healthy and vibrant community. Can we be the kind of community that sustains,
embraces and supports its members? I believe we can, but only if each individual sustains,
embraces and supports the community in return!
May we all be blessed to enter a New Year filled with health and contentment, the blessing of
community.
!‫לשׁנה טובה תכתבו‬
May you be inscribed for a good year!
Josée
We want to be there for you, in times of joy as well as in times of mourning.
So, please: let us know how you are! We especially appreciate you letting the office know when someone is in
the hospital or homebound in any way.
In case of a life cycle emergency, call the office right away.
If it is outside our business hours, emergency numbers will be on the Temple voicemail.
Whenever possible, please do not finalize funeral arrangements until you have spoken with
the cantor; this way you can make sure she can be available.
Chazak, Chazak – May we go from strength to strength!
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Friends,
If we look back at 5775 that is quickly coming to a close, we are reminded of what we all
envisioned as a community several years ago – to build a vital and vibrant community.
Even though we are a small congregation, the percentage of our members who attend Shabbat
Services on an ongoing basis either meets or exceeds 30% of our membership which is among
the largest percentages of the over 900 URJ (Union of Reform Judaism) Congregations in United
States, Canada, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
All of our programming, with the exception of Shabbat around the Dinner Table is provided at
no cost to attendees.
Special programming has grown year after year which includes our new Learner’s Service an
informative and inspiring look at the prayers that essentially make up a Shabbat Service – what
they mean and the background of what brought them there.
Regularly scheduled programs of guided meditations, psalms, poetry and our ongoing program
the Sounds of Shabbat and other musical programs, have highlighted our schedule during 5775
Shabbat around the dinner table and the congregational trip to Israel reviews along with
special educational programming – “God-an exploration”; guidance tutorials for our Lay
Leadership who run summer services and Shivah Minyan prayers for our community’s
mourners have greatly enhanced the lives of our Temple Community. One of the most
consistently attended and successful programs has been the one Saturday a month “Wandering
Jews” followed by Torah and a Bagel due in no small part to the steady band of volunteers who
make this program happen.
We also participate and sponsor programs with participation from the community at large
including the Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving program with Pastor Peter at St. Paul’s; our
service “exchange” program with Pastor Larry Davidson of the Resurrection Celebration
Center. Our annual Holy Day food drive is coming up and the members and Friends of Temple
Sholom have contributed hundreds of pounds of non-perishable food items to the pantries that
serve those that are hungry in our community. Plus, whenever we are together where food is
being consumed, we pass around the Tzedakah box with all of those contributions going to the
QJCC’s Kosher Meals on Wheels program. We are among the most regular contributors to this
program that serves our Queens Community.
These programs are all announced, updated and reviewed – complete with photographs in
most cases – on our new and improved website which allows us to update its content ourselves
in real time and allows our members and friends to pay dues or donate on line. We also have
accessed the services of the latest email technology to circulate email notices of the upcoming
week’s services and events to our Temple Community.
All of this and we haven’t even touched on the Festivals, Holidays and other celebrations like
Purim, Shavuot, and Succoth (around the dinner table) We have also opened our doors at the
High Holy Days for not only our Temple Members but to the Community at Large who are
welcome to worship with us at S’lichot, Rosh Hashanah, Shabbat Shuvah, Yom Kippur (Kol
Nidre and morning services), Sukkot, Sh’mini Atzeret, Simchat Torah
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As any caring community would, we celebrate together; support each other during all of our life
cycle events; and have tried to create the real essence of family.
In the coming year of 5776 let us move from strength to strength as individuals and well as a
community.
L’shanah Tovah,
Paul
PREPARING FOR THE HIGH HOLY DAYS
Join us at our temporary home in St. Paul’s
International Lutheran Church, as we begin
this journey towards the New Year.
S’lichot
On Saturday September 5th we will officially
enter the period of the “Days of Awe,” the
High Holy Day season.
S’lichot services offer us the opportunity to
step up our preparations for these important
days on our calendar; at Temple Sholom we
do so in the following ways:
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Saturday September 5th
8:00 pm Arts program with Rabbi Yael Rooks
Rapport, refreshments
9:30 pm Havdalah followed by S’lichot
service
We study the themes of the High Holy
Days; this year we are contributing to an
interactive art project where we will
create new “accessories” for our Torah
scrolls. By starting with pristine white
fabric, and adding our hopes and prayers
for the New Year, together we will create
new High Holy Day wrappers. We will be
using text-based calligraphy, stenciling,
and pattern-making—anyone can do this!
WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you or someone
you know has any experience with sewing
or quilting for the later stage of this
project, please contact Rabbi Rapport at
[email protected].
We highlight the transition between
Shabbat and the week by celebrating
Havdalah.
We mark the beginning of the High Holy
Day season, by changing the Torah
mantels from their customary colors to all
white.
S’lichot comes from the Hebrew root ‘sh-lch’, which means to forgive. During the
service that follows our study program
and Havdalah, we begin the process of
asking for forgiveness through the words
of our tradition, as well as through our
own words and deeds.
HIGH HOLY DAYS 5776
We look forward to having you join us for the
High Holy Day services this year. Here are a
few things you might be interested to know:
 Children’s Corner
We welcome worshippers of all ages! This
year we will once again have a children’s
corner available to you during all HH services,
in the auditorium downstairs, stocked with
holiday materials, books and toys. When
services get too long, young children can play
in this area anytime and be themselves, as
long as an adult member of the family keeps
an eye on them.
 Story Time
During the Torah/Haftarah readings on Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur mornings, Rabbi
Rapport will be inviting all young children to
join her for an exciting baking project, stories
and holiday related activities.
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Opportunities during the Yom Kippur
break: Reading Area and Meditation
During the break on Yom Kippur, you may
want to stay around to remain in the Yom
Kippur frame-of-mind. In order to help you
do so, we offer you a Reading Area in the
meeting room (next to our temple office),
stocked with Jewish magazines and books,
and other materials. Feel free to browse or
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borrow! In addition, our own Jack Zaffos will
lead a Holy Day related Meditation during the
break.
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Sh’mini Atzeret/ Simchat Torah
Sunday October 4, 7:30 pm
Get up, Dance, and be Joyful! To celebrate
the conclusion of the annual Torah reading
cycle, as well as the beginning of the next one,
we dance with our Torah scrolls. This year,
let’s extend that dancing into a festive and
joyful dance-fest. Or, as Lenny would say:
“Have yourself a "Simchat Torah Blast!" Our
Temple member Lenny Seasonwein will get
us all up and dancing in no time (no dance
experience necessary). Lenny is a
professional group dance leader, so whether
sitting or standing - be ready to dance and
rejoice!
 High Holy Day Food Drive
All worshippers are invited to donate nonperishable food to the High Holiday Food
Drive for distribution to a local food bank.
Paper bags will be available during Rosh
Hashanah services and at Temple Sholom’s
office. Please bring the full bags to services on
Yom Kippur, or to our office during regular
office hours.
 Second Day of Rosh Hashanah
This year, join us for a non-traditional,
innovative experiential service on the second
day. While we will not be using the High Holy
Day Machzor (Gates of Repentance), we will
be using our bodies and all of our senses as
we celebrate the beginning of the New Year
and explore the meaning of the shofar liturgy.
Our Dance-fest will be preceded by a short
Yizkor/Festival service at 7:30. Dancing
will start at 8:00 pm. And of course,
refreshments will be served!
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 Rosh Hashanah 2nd day Lunch
After services on the second day, Cantor Wolff
invites anyone who is interested to join her
and celebrate the Holyday with a pot-luck
vegetarian lunch. If you want to participate,
simply bring a vegetarian dish to share, and
plan on staying after services. No need to
RSVP, but you do need to bring food to share
with others in order to be part of lunch.
Delicious Challah and Apples and Honey will
be provided by the Cantor!
SHOLOM SINGERS:
WHEN: Thursdays 7:30 – 9:00 pm
August 13, 20, 27, September, 3, 10, 17
WHERE: St Paul’s
WHO: That is up to you – spread the word and
let’s see if we can bring in some new voices…
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Sukkot – Sunday September 27, 6:30
pm (RSVP by September 24, $18.00 pp)
Join us for “Sukkot around the Dinner Table”
as we celebrate the first night of the Festival.
Not only will we gather in the Sukkah for
Kiddush, not only will we welcome the
Ushpizin (the symbolic guests), but we will
also welcome a new member of the Jewish
People as we celebrate the naming of Hazel
Greenspan, great-grand-daughter of Rose
Moskowitz.
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SOCIAL ACTION
Tzedakah 5775
Your Tzedakah contributions added up to a total of $789 and have provided a total of 153
kosher meals since the beginning of 5775. Thank you for providing these hot kosher meals
to keep our neighbors from going hungry - year round.
In addition, $422 was collected at our Interfaith Thanksgiving Celebration and was donated
to City Harvest.
SISTERHOOD NEWS & VIEWS
SISTERHOOD MITZVAH PROJECTS
Sisterhood’s Ongoing Mitzvah Projects -- Please bring in any old eyeglasses. Sisterhood is
continuing to send them on to needy people through New Eyes for the Needy, a non-profit
volunteer organization. In addition - if you have small shampoos, lotions, shower caps,
mouthwash that you get from hotels and your other travels, could you bring them to
Temple? Gerty Wolf will take these items to the Ronald McDonald House for the children
and their families. Please also continue to bring in old watches, broken costume jewelry,
single earrings, pins, broken necklaces.
Sisterhood has received a request – from the activities director at the Glen Oaks Nursing
Home at 260th Street and Union Turnpike. They can use lap robes, approximately 30” x 24”
for their patients. We are asking anyone who would like to join this new Mitzvah program
and who can knit or crochet to contact Gerty Wolf at 718-347-8171. We’ve received
donations of wool for this Sisterhood project. Anyone can knit – men can knit also! Who
would like to knit or crochet lap robes?
Maxine and Gerty
Sisterhood Co-Presidents
IN OUR CONGREGATION
Mazal Tov to:
Mollie Rogers on the birth of her first Great-Grand Child, Roger Masin Blumstein.
Rose Moskowitz on the naming of her Great-Grand Daughter Hazel Greenspan.
Condolences to:
Henry Flax on the death of his mother Ruth Flax, the last of our founding members.
Pamela Weston Abrams on the death of her mother Sylvia
Gerty Wolf on the death of her nephew David Weisser
Happy Birthday in August to:
Rose Moskowitz
Arlene Yarwood
Ruth Gerver
Stanley Strauss
Susan Blum
Harriet Peaceman
Suzanne Smithline Esther Printz
Sydell Zelanko
Hanna Kormas
Barry Cohen
Happy Anniversary in August to:
Gary and Junko Savage
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Happy Birthday in September to:
Ellen Schwickrath Lorraine Bragin
Richard Blum
Dacia Horowitz
Pamela Abrams
Joan Gartner
William McBride
Gerty Wolf
Stephen Goldberg Orlando Osuna
Jerome Zelanko
Happy Anniversary in September to:
Pamela and Robert Abrams
(If we missed your birthday or anniversary, please let us know!)
FROM THE OFFICE
Oneg Shabbat Sponsors:
Every week we celebrate the Sabbath by having an Oneg Shabbat, a festive post-service
gathering with delicious treats. If you would like to sponsor an Oneg Shabbat for a special
occasion or to honor a loved one, please call the office to let us know.
Thank you to the following members who will/have sponsored an Oneg in August:
August14: Gary and Junko Savage: “Celebrating our anniversary!”
August 21: Harriet Peaceman: Celebrating her latest big Birthday.
TEMPLE SHOLOM IS GOING GREEN:
If you have Internet access and can read the newsletter on your computer
instead of getting a hardcopy in the mail, send a note to
[email protected] and we will e-mail you the newsletter. It will save
us time, printing costs, and postage. Not to mention the trees that will be saved!
Mi-shebeirach list: Please call the Temple Office to add, delete or renew a name to be
recited on the “get-well-list” recited at Friday services. NOTE: The mi-shebeirach list is
published each week in our Shabbat service booklet. Please be sure any name(s) you list may
be made public. If you would like to add a name but prefer to keep the identity unknown, you
can submit the name in Hebrew e.g., Yitzhak ben Avraham v'Sarah. In this way the name can be
made public but the identity will remain private.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR GIVING
"V'yikchu li t'rumah mei'eit kol ish asher yidvenu libo”
“And take for me a contribution from every person whose heart willingly offers”
[Exodus 25:2]
BONIM – BUILDERS: Sponsor a Brick – A meaningful gift of everlasting remembrance.
Beautiful commemorative bricks will be installed at the entrance of our new Temple Sholom lobby.
What better way to memorialize a loved one, celebrate your special occasion, honor a friend,
acknowledge a simcha, or offer Mazel Tov to someone special than expressing your thoughts in this
significant way . . .Reserve yours today.
Single Brick
8” x 4” x 2 ¼” Brick
with 1-3 lines of engraving
(18-20 spaces/line)
$180.00
Double Brick
8” x 8” x 2 Brick
With 1-6 lines of engraving
(18-20 spaces/line)
$360.00
Triple Brick
12” x 12” x 2 ¼” Brick
With 1-8 lines of engraving
(18 to 20 spaces/line)
$540.00
The Founding Member category is for those who wish to make a larger contribution of $1,800.00; this
contribution includes a Single Brick with 2 names inscribed and 1 year Family membership.
For additional information, contact Paul Trolio or the Temple office.
Memorialize your loved ones by putting up a bronze yahrzeit plaque on the Memorial Board in our
sanctuary. Clergy will recognize the yahrzeit each year at services and you will be notified in advance of
the anniversary date each year, so that you may attend. The price of each engraved plaque is $150. For
a 24-inch plaque at the bottom of the board, the cost is $1000. For further information call Harriet
Peaceman at (718) 343-6444.
Lynn Esta Grossman Fund – Established by the late Pearl Grossman and Sydney Grossman in honor of
their late daughter Lynn for the benefit of Community-wide programs. This fund often underwrites
interesting speakers who present on the topics of the day that concern our community.
Larry Wolf Fund – Established by Gerty Wolf in honor of her late husband, Larry, specifically for Jewish
educational programs that involve young people.
The Strauss Family Fund– Established by Stan Strauss to honor the late Ann Strauss for a myriad of
purposes. For example, the Strauss Family Fund was set-up for the acquisition of Judaic objects in our
new Synagogue, to support all of the worship services of Temple Sholom, has pledged part of the fund to
keep the monthly Shabbat Dinners at $18, and other areas of Temple Sholom life that need support.
Clergy Discretionary Fund – Established to be used at the clergy’s discretion, to support charity causes
in the community.
The Oneg Fund – Established to keep the Oneg Shabbat as bountiful as they have been over the course
of the past year, even when an Oneg is not sponsored.
Bernard “Barney” Bragin Music Fund – Established in memory of the late Barney Bragin. This fund is
meant to support special musical programming at Temple Sholom.
To earmark your contribution for a specific fund, just write out your check to Temple Sholom and in
the Memo section of your check write in the name of the fund.
The office will make sure it gets posted to that fund.
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DONATIONS
Correction: in last month’s newsletter, we misspelled the name of Sydell Zelanko’s
grandmother. The correct spelling of the name is Necha Levine.
Temple Sholom General Fund
Irving Bomberger
The Gerver Family
Karla and Orlando Osuna
Rachelle and Corey Bearak
A. Robin and Jack Spiegelman
Linda Kahn
Barbara Rosenthal and David Kaplan
Barbara Sher
Rose Moskowitz
Irene Failenbogen, William, Michael, and
Nathan McBride
Joel Friedland
Barbara and Larry Kinitsky
Dacia Horowitz
In Memory of Harry Tenser, Father of Ruth
In Memory of Celia Tenser, Mother of Ruth
In Memory of Samuel Tenenbaum, Karla’s
Grandfather
In Memory of Ruth Flax
In Memory of Tessie Confino, Mother of Rachelle
In Memory of Max Spiegelman, Father of Jack
In Memory of Raymond Berkowitz
In Memory of their father Philip Kaplan
In Memory of Ruth Flax
In Memory of Simon Gunn, Brother of Rose
In Memory of Regina Gunn, Mother of Rose
In Memory of Bernardo Failenbogen, Father of Irene
In Memory of Ruth Flax
General contribution
In Memory of Sarah Goldstein, Mother of Dacia
For Muriel Gorochow’s recovery
Bernard “Barney” Bragin Music Fund
Lorraine Bragin
Clergy Discretionary Fund
Nancy and Larry Abraham
Joan Schuster
Barbara Rosenthal and David Kaplan
Rose Moskowitz
Barbara Rosenthal
Suzanne S. Mirra
Richard D. Katz
Franceska Smith
Esther and Robert Printz
Sydell and Jerome Zelanko
Oneg Fund
Nancy and Larry Abraham
Shirley Snyder
In Memory of Benjamin Schuster, Father of Harvey
In Memory of Nathaniel Ginsberg
In Memory of their father Philip Kaplan,
In Memory of Maxx Gunn, Brother of Rose
In appreciation by Barbara
In Memory of Ruth Flax
In Memory of Ruth Flax
In Memory of Ruth Flax
In Memory of Ruth Flax
In Memory of Pearl Sharp
In Honor of Rebecca and Corey’s wedding
In Memory of Isidor Kravetz
Mazel Tov to Nancy, Larry, and Abraham family
In Memory of Vito’s wife
The Strauss Family Fund
Phillip Haney
In Memory of Mark Albert
Lynn E. Grossman Fund
Etta Roth
In Memory of Ruth Flax
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In Remembrance
August 1-17
September 1-15
Hana Lustig
Hyman Lipschitz
Florence Ginsberg
Harris Levy
Simon Gunn
Lawrence Albert
Meyer Fink
Abraham Ullman
Simon Goldenberg
Frank Luban
Alexander Muchnik
John J. Price
Adolph Blumberg
Gerald Dubow
Meyer Gellman
Joseph Holzman
Isaac Sher
Victor Fiddler
Maxwell H. Samuels
Estelle Faith Schoenberg
Blanche Levy
Ida Peaceman
Matthew D. Peaceman
Hinda Kuhl Rubenstein
Bessie Kravetz
Mel Gerard
Charles Lobl
Louis Wickstein
Phillip Wasser
Pauline Wolf
Esther Pulver
Wolf Fernbacher
Michael Fischer
Bessie Abramowitz
Emil Abramowitz
Bertram Berger
Sheila Goldfluss
Murray Schoenberg
Sidney Slive
Arthur Haas
Dorothy Gartner
William Gartner
Sidney Grossman
Bessie Saffner
Salvatore Zaffos
August 18-31
Fannie Ginsberg
Julius Israel
Lena Israel
Rebecca Harnik
David Klein
Harry Fink
Leonard Laufer
Senta Mahler
Mona Pruskin
Herb Simon
Solomon Stone
Jack Urban
Edward Wool
Augusta Stark
Phyllis Stone
Max Weisser
Abraham Harry Rubenstein
Louis Gwirtman
Leonard C. Holzer
Goldie Rogoff Greene
Herman Cohen
Leo Fischer
David Wagman
Harry Sundack
Ida B. Marnay
Sol Farber
Marstella Unger
Syd Wayne
Rose Tenenbaum
Irving Broder
Sherman S. Paur
September 16-30
Rose Lebowitz
Lon Orenstein
Samuel Lon Orenstein
Helene F. Alfieri
Benjamin Katz
Herb Roth
Esther Grossman
Victoria Seinfeld
Maurice Bookbinder
Frances Bing Blake
Rose Farber
Ethel Greenberg
Harvey Schuster
Zion Weil
Leonard Freed
Benjamin Kaplan
Anne Weinstein
Esther Nagler
Hattie Zelanko
Anna Cohen
Dorothy Levine
Anna Sheinbach
Rae Weiner
Bernard Wigdor
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Temple Sholom of Floral Park
262-22 Union Turnpike
Floral Park, NY 11004
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