congregation agudas achim

Looking Towards the Future and Honoring Our Past
Dedication of the newly-renovated facility
Honoring those who have ensured the future of Congregation Agudas Achim
June 8, 2004
19 Sivan 5764
Leo’s runes
Agudas Achim Synagogue
2767 East Broad Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209
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June 8, 2004
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INVOCATION
Benjamin Kass
Ritual Director
STAR SPANGLED BANNER & HATIKVAH
Cantor Baruch Shifman
WELCOME
Joshua Klynn
Executive Director
REMARKS
Laurence G. Ruben
President
REMARKS
VIDEO PRESENTATION
Cynthia Ebner
Chair, Gala Committee
DEDICATION
Rabbi Moshe Dick
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Dudu Fisher
DESSERT RECEPTION
Social Hall
PLATINUM
Safe Auto Insurance
The Ruben Family
M/I Homes
GOLD
Al & Marcia Friedman
Don & Eydie Garlikov
Jay & Kathy Worly
SILVER
Herb & DeeDee Glimcher
Eli & Marjorie Goldach
Stanley & Peggy Maybruck
Marvin & Adelaide Mentser
Scott Schiff
Meyer & Ann Weisman
BENEFACTOR
Rabbi Moshe & Hannah Dick
Dennis & Sheila Mellman
Robert & Marcia Hershfield
Robert & Sheila Shapiro
The Yenkin Family
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Officers
Rabbi Moshe Dick
Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein
Baruch Shifman
Laurence Ruben
Michael Meckler
Ronald Rudolph
Benjamin Braun
Alfred Friedman
Donald Garlikov
Cynthia Ebner
Sanford Lichtenstein
Robert Shapiro
William Schottenstein
Ari Deshe
Rabbi
Rabbi Emeritus
Cantor
President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Secretary
Chairman, Chevra Kadisha
Chairman of the Board
Vice Chairman of the Board
2nd Vice Chairman of the Board
Board of Trustees
Dr. Steven Bass
Gary Covel
Ron Dolinger
Ron Feerer
Dr. Joel Fisher
Steven Friedman
Franklin Furman
Herbert Glimcher
Michael Gertner
Bill Goldsmith
N. Victor Goodman
Ken Greenblott
Joel Greff
Larry Harris
Marcia Hershfield
Larry Katz
Staff
Lev Kucherski
Dr. Michael Lehv
Steve Mathless
PJ Maybruck
Marvin Mentser
Richard Rogovin
Bernard Ruben
Scott Schiff
Dr. Joseph Schlonsky
Steven Schottenstein
Steve Shkolnik
Dan Waitzman
Scott Weisman
Allan Wool
Kathy Worly
Bernard Yenkin
Joshua Klynn
Executive Director
Benjamin Kass
Ritual Director
Diana J.D. Wolff
Education Director
Carol Cohen
Preschool Director
Debbie Robinson
Office Manager
Carol Davis
Rabbi’s Assistant
Dina Vinar-Cieplinski
Reception
Charlene Bosley
Maintenance
Kenny Flewellen
Maintenance
Arkadiy Spivakov
Maintenance
Auxiliaries
Michael Dworkin
Natalie Cohen
Brotherhood President
Sisterhood President
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Founded in 1881, Congregation Agudas Achim has long been known as
the oldest Orthodox congregation in Central Ohio. Agudas Achim's
history is deeply rooted in the Columbus Jewish Community, and
throughout the past 123 years, its leaders have played a pivotal role in
both Jewish and secular community development - in Columbus and
beyond.
HISTORY OF THE CONGREGATION
Congregation Agudas Achim has had a varied and interesting history.
The chronicle of any organization — just as the life story of an
individual — has its own personality, character, growth, decline and
rebirth: in short, the whole gamut of development. From its inception
in the early 1880’s to the present, it has proven to be not only the
oldest traditional synagogue in Columbus, but also a launching point
for leadership around the Columbus Jewish - and secular - community.
Rabbi Kalmon Ephraim London circa. 1890
The founding members of the congregation were Eastern
FIRST RABBI OF AGUDAS ACHIM
European Jews. They left the Old World in search of religious freedom
and opportunity, and they found what they sought in Columbus. The
first Jews arrived in Columbus in 1838, and in succeeding years their numbers increased. In 1881 the first traditional minyan was held in the home of Mr. Friedenberg on East Cherry Street, between Ninth and Washington
Avenue. With the infusion of many new immigrants at the turn of the 20th century, the ranks of this Orthodox
group expanded. In this fashion, the nucleus of the Agudas Achim,
translated as Circle of Brothers, was formed.
July 15, 1951
Rabbi’s & Officials from Agudas Achim and the
Columbus Jewish Community in the “Old Shul”
before attending the Consecration of the Cornerstone at
the new synagogue in Bexley. Ten weeks later, on
Selichot night, the congregation left downtown for good.
The congregation moved next to a second location on
South Fifth Street near Donaldson Street. After a short
stay there, they moved in succession to South Fourth
Street, near Mound, and then to a large home on
Donaldson Street near Seventh. Finally, in 1895, the congregation purchased a building of its own at 464 South
Fifth Street, which was the home of Agudas Achim until
the move to the corner of Washington and Donaldson in
the fall of 1907.
The first Spiritual Leader of Congregation Agudas Achim
was Kalmon Ephraim London, who replied to an
advertisement in the Yiddish Press for the rabbinical position open in Columbus. He was elected and given a
salary of three dollars per week. He served the congregation from 1881 until 1894. Rabbi London’s descendants
remain active members of the congregation and the community, including the Yenkin, Wiener, Kanter and
Zelkowitz families.
In 1896 the congregation’s membership dues was twelve and one-half cents per week. Rabbis Artfield, Solomon,
Levy, Joseph Rapenport, and Saul Silver served between the years of 1895 and 1907. Beginning in 1907, Rabbi
I. Wiernikowsky became the head Rabbi, as the congregation moved into its new building at Washington and
Donaldson.
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1920
2nd
grade
Girls
Sunday
school
class
With the opening of the synagogue at Washington and
Donaldson, an era of expansion for the Agudas Achim took
place. From 1905 until the early 1920s, Jewish immigrants
arrived in Columbus in great numbers, and the majority of
them became affiliated with the Agudas Achim. By 1920,
membership numbered close to four hundred families, and
became one of the most active congregations in the Midwest.
In 1913, Rabbi Morris N. Taxon, was elected Spiritual Leader
of the congregation. He served with distinction until 1918 and
was replaced by Rabbi Solomon Neches, who led the
synagogue until 1922. Rabbi I. Wiernikowsky returned to the
congregation from 1923 to 1931, at which time Rabbi Mordechai Hirschprung was selected to guide the
congregation. He served from 1932 until 1948.
In 1949, Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein became
the Spiritual Leader of the congregation.
Through his efforts, the congregation’s dream to
relocate to the Bexley area became a reality,
when ourcurrent facility was completed at Broad
and Roosevelt in 1951. Rabbi Rubenstein served
until 1982, at which time Rabbi Alan Ciner was
selected to lead the congregation through the
next era. Rabbi Ciner remained in that position
until 2000, and in 2001 the
congregation brought to Columbus its current
Spiritual Leader, Rabbi Moshe Dick.
1951 Agudas Achim Leadership
From the ranks of the congregation have come
leaders in every worthwhile communal endeavor. No cause, no drive, no venture of a philanthropic, educational
or cultured nature was ever undertaken or successfully concluded in the Columbus Jewish community without
its quota of heartened and devoted Agudas Achim members who gave their energy, their time, and their funds
to the advancement of the principles of Judaism.
Today, the Agudas Achim maintains its role as a leader in Columbus Jewry, carrying a membership of over 600
families. Thanks in great part to the undying devotion of its amenable lay-leadership and outstanding staff,
Congregation Agudas Achim will continue to uphold its tradition of excellence in all aspects of Jewish
communal service.
Minyannaires farm picnic circa. 1955
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Building Committee
Harry Gilbert, Chair
Louis Goldfarb
Jacob Krakovitz
Mrs. Harry Maybruck
Mrs. Abe J. Mellman
Sam Schlonsky
Joseph L. Schwartz
Harry Silberstein
Max Silberstein
Ben Tolpen
Mrs. Abe A. Wolman
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Building Committee
Herb Glimcher, Chair
Ann Deshe
Ari Deshe
Murray Ebner
Don Garlikov
Baron Moskovitz
Richard Rogovin
Bernard Ruben
Laurence Ruben
Steve Shkolnik
Steve Schottenstein
William Schottenstein
Robert Shapiro
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M/M Greg Adams
M/M David Abromowitz
M/M Irving Adler
M/M Mousa Aframian
Mr. Samuel Baker
Ms. D. Ballen
M/M Richard Baron
D/M Steven Bass
Mrs. Sara Becker
M/M Albert Beim
M/M Garold Beim
M/M Jeffrey Bender
Mr. Robert Bender
M/M Larry Berlin
M/M Morris Berliner
M/M Michael Bloch
M/M Harold Block
M/M Joseph Blum
M/M Irv Boiman
Mr. Myer Bornstein
M/M Willard Bornstein
M/M Merom Brachman
M/M Ben Braun
Mr. Burl Braver
M/M Felix Brener
D/M Bernard Brief
M/M Samuel Broidy
Mrs. Florence Cabakoff
Mr. Steven Cabakoff
D/M Joseph Calabrese
D/M Sid Chafetz
M/M Irving Chasin
M/M Gene Clayman
M/M Steve Clayman
Mr. Sanford Cohan
D/M Dan Cohen
Mr. Ike Cohen
M/M Joe Cohen
M/M Miron Dashevsky
M/M Ari Deshe
Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe Dick
M/M Ron Dolinger
Mrs. Betty Dworkin
M/M Irvin Dworkin
M/M Michael Dworkin
Ms. Cindy Ebner
M/M Murray Ebner
M/M Jerry Edelman
M/M Charles Einhorn
M/M Guido Epelbaum
Mr. Michael Epstein
Mr. Ron Feerer
Dr. Elliot Feldman
M/M James Ferber
M/M Yefim Fishman
Drs. Robert & Carol Flexer
M/M Ronald Fox
Mrs. Ruth Freed
Mr. Jeffrey Freedman
M/M Robert Freedman
Mr. Steven Feuer
M/M Al Friedman
Mr. Bernard Friedman
D/M Max Friedman
M/M Alex Furman
M/M Franklin Furman
M/M Leonard Furman
M/M Randall Furman
Mr. Shelby Furman
Don, Eydie & Jennifer Garlikov
Mr. Michael Gertner
D/M Andrew Glassman
Carol Glassman
Ruth Glassman
Dr. Mark Glazman &
Mrs. Janyce Katz
Mrs. Betty Glickler
M/M David Glimcher
Ms. Ellen Glimcher
M/M Herbert Glimcher
M/M Mayer Glimcher
M/M Michael Glimcher
Mr. Martin Godofsky
Ms. Virginia Gold
Mr. Dan Goldach
M/M Eli Goldach
M/M Michael Goldberg
M/M Keith Golden
Mr. Louis Goldfarb
M/M Edward Goldin
M/M Larry Goldin
Mrs. Florence Goldman
Mr. Frederick Goldman
M/M Nate Goldman
Mrs. Joseph Goldslager
Mr. Bill Goldsmith
M/M Harry Goldstein
Senator & Mrs. David Goodman
M/M N. Victor Goodman
M/M Fred Grail
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M/M Larry Greenberg
M/M Martin Greenberg
M/M Kenneth Greenblott
Mr. Harley D. Greene
M/M Herb Greff
Mr. Joel Greff & Family
M/M Michael Greff
Lillian Grossman &
Steve Elliot
M/M Marvin Grossman
Dr. Steven Grossman
Ms. Esther Gruber
Dr. Richard Gurevitz
Mr. David Gussacoff
M/M Al Harmon
M/M Larry Harris
M/M Steven Hart
D/M Robert Hershfield
Mr. Harry Hirschinger
M/M Robert Hirsh
M/M Marty Hoffman
M/M Arkadiy Iosilevich
M/M Ira Kane
M/M Sheldon Kanfer
D/M M. J. Kanter
Mr. Bernard Kaplan
M/M Sylvan Kaplan
M/M Eddy Karmia
Mr. Benjamin Kass
M/M Murray Katcher
M/M Larry Katz
Mrs. Lillian Katz
M/M Nathan Katz
M/M Al Kauffman
M/M Brett Kaufman
M/M Larry Kaufman
Mrs. Miriam Kayne
Mrs. Regina M. Kayne
Mr. Stanley Kayne
Mrs. Galina Khazanov
Ms. Shaaron Kirschenbaum
Ms. Linda Klayman
M/M Josh Klynn
M/M Robert Knable
M/M Mikhail Kogan
M/M Irwin Kopp
M/M Boris Krongauz
Ms, Marla Krupman
M/M Lev Kucherski
D/M Michael Lehv
Mr. Alan Levine
M/M Rick Levine
Mrs. Shirley Levine
M/M Alan Levinson
M/M Milt Lewin
Mr. Gary Lichtenstein
M/M Marc Lichtenstein
M/M Sanford Lichtenstein
Mar Yama K. Litmanovskaya
M/M Charles Loeb
M/M Mark Lux
M/M Manfred Maier
M/M David Margolis
M/M Gene Mathless
Mrs. Norman Mathless
Mr. Steven Mathless
M/M Stanley Maybruck
Dr. Michael Meckler
M/M Mitchell Medow
M/M Art Meizlish
Mr. Jack Meizlish
& Sheri Center
M/M Dennis Mellman
M/M Myer Mellman
Ms. Sylvia Mellman
M/M Marvin Mentser
M/M Robert Merry
D/M Bruce Meyer
M/M Jeff Meyer
M/M P. Jon Meyer
D/M Terry Meyer
Mr. David Meyers
D/M Abraham Mikalov
Mr. Alvin Minkin
M/M Herb Minkin
M/M Moshe Mizrachi
Mrs. George Molar
M/M David Mor
M/M Tom Morrow
Mr. David Rich
Mrs. Inge Moskovitz
M/M Baron Moskovitz
Mr. Harold Narotsky
Mr. Robert Paley
M/M Art Pollack
Mr. Morris Prayzer
Mr. David Rich
Mr. Bert Riker
M/M Ron Robins
M/M Richard Rogovin
M/M Emil Rosen
Mr. Lawrence Rosen
M/M Ralph Rothschild
Mrs. Lisa Rothstein
Mrs. Annette Ruben
M/M Alvin Ruben
Mrs. Annette Ruben
M/M Bernard Ruben
Mr. Don Ruben
M/M Harlan Ruben
M/M Josh Ruben
M/M Laurence Ruben
Mr. Louis Ruben
M/M William Ruben
M/M Ronald Rudolph
Mrs. Leah Kanter Salis
Mr. Joseph Schaeffer
D/M Karl Schaeffer
M/M Scott Schiff
Ms. Gayle Schoenbaum
M/M Howard Schoenbaum
Ms. Helena Schlam
Dr. Joseph Schlonsky
M/M Mike Schlonsky
Mr. John Schneider
M/M Bernard Schottenstein
D/M Edwin Schottenstein
M/M Irving Schottenstein
M/M Gary Schottenstein
M/M James Schottenstein
M/M Larry Schottenstein
Ms. Lori Schottenstein
Mrs. Regene Schottenstein
M/M Robert Schottenstein
Ms. Rosalie Schottenstein
M/M Saul Schottenstein
M/M Steven Schottenstein
M/M William Schottenstein
M/M Jerome Schwartz
Mrs. Joseph Schwartz
M/M Samuel Schwartz
Mr. Sheldon Schwartz
Mr. Harold Schyne
M/M Ben Seiferas
Mr. Steve Seigel
M/M Bernard Shapiro
Mr. Neal Shapiro
M/M Rick Shapiro
M/M Robert Shapiro
M/M Terry Sherman
M/M Baruch Shifman
Mrs. Albert Shkolnik
M/M Steven Shkolnik
M/M David Shmookler
M/M Dan Siegel
M/M Bruce Silberstein
Mrs. Helen Silberstein
Mr. Jonathan Silberstein
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Mr. Michael Silberstein
Mr. Jules Sokol
Mr. Mal Sokol
Mr. Randy Sokol
Mr. Saul Sokol
M/M Edwin Solomon
M/M Herbert Solomon
Mr. Herbert L. Solomon
M/M David Spialter
Mrs. Herbert Stern
M/M Vladimir Tashayev
M/M Max Tennebaum
M/M Alfred Tibor
Ms. Rosalie Tieman
M/M Harry Topolosky
M/M David Trostyanetsky
M/M Franklyn Tyler
M/M Rick Vogel
M/M Larry Ward
M/M Dan Waitzman
Mr. Daniel Waldman
Mrs. Joan Waldman
Mr. Phil Waldman
Mr. Fred Weil
M/M Sam Weiner
M/M Arnold Weinrib
Mrs. Sally Weinrib
Mr. Jeff Weisman
M/M Meyer Weisman
M/M Sam Weisman
M/M Scott Weisman
M/M Michael Weiss
Mrs. Norma Wells
Ms. Beverly Greene Weston
M/M Leslie Wexner
Ms. Susan Wexner
M/M Stephen Wilson
M/M Jim Winnegrad
M/M Benson Wolman
M/M Herb Wolman
M/M Allan Wool
M/M Jay Worly
Mrs. Yetta Worly
M/M Bernard Yenkin
Mrs. Eleanore Yenkin
Mrs. Helen Yenkin
M/M Stanley Yenkin
Mr. Sol Zeldin
Mrs. Charles Zelkowitz
Ms. Phyllis Zierler
Mr. Marvin Zinner
Mrs. Betty Ziskind
D/M Marvin Zuravsky
Who is Dudu Fisher?
“He’s as good as Pavarotti.”
- Sol Sokol
“He reminds me of Frank Sinatra. Our son, who’s eleven, loves him”
- Kim & Farrel Golden
“I’m a Dudu Fisher groupie”
- Shirley Abrams
“He was even invited by the owner of the Venetian in Las Vegas to perform
for his birthday party.”
- Ron Feerer
From the great synagogue in Tel Aviv to the great stages of Tel Aviv, London and New York, Dudu
Fisher has become an international superstar. As Mr. Fisher said in his successful, off-Broadway,
one-man show, "Never on Friday," "He was a Jewish Jean Valjean." He played the starring role in
Les Misérables around the world and took part in the "Royal Command Performance" for the Queen
of England.
As an observant Jew, Mr. Fisher was the first actor on Broadway and in the West End to be excused
from performing on Friday nights, Saturday matinees and all Jewish holidays. Though Mr. Fisher
has performed with the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Queens and Baltimore Symphony
orchestras, the London Symphony and for Britain's royal family, the Thai royal family and President
Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Clinton, he has never
forgotten his roots.
In addition to his brilliant renditions of Broadway music, he
continues to perform traditional hassidic, yiddish and cantorial
music to audiences all over the world. To sum up the talents of
Mr. Fisher, we quote Lawrence Van Gelder of the "New-York
times", "Mr. Fisher displays a talent that resists confinement
and is an explosion of religious faith."
We are truly fortunate to have an artist of Mr. Fisher’s stature
participate in the dedication of
our synagogue. May the music
shared by the community on this
special evening be a celebration of
nearly 125 years of achievement,
and in consideration of the next 125
years in the history of Congregation
Agudas Achim.
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With Renowned Composer Marvin Hamlisch
With Chief Rabbi M.Y. Lowe
With former Mayor of New York City, Rudolph Giuliani
With Her Majesty
The Queen of England
With President Clinton
At Shea Stadium, New York
Congregation Agudas Achim Dedication Gala
June 8, 2004
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Agudas Achim Archives Room Dedicated
in Honor of Mr. Agudas Achim.
Over time, ordinary objects take on the
reminiscent quality of history. During
the last 123 years, Congregation Agudas
Achim has seen many changes.
Lou never shied away from giving his
time to the synagogue, earning him the
unofficial title of Mr. Agudas Achim.
A preview of the rotating collection is
viewable during the Dedication Gala.
Upon completion, the Archives Room
will be available for perusal, research,
and exploration by appointment only.
Each phase of shul history is represented
by a vast array of furniture and
casework, photographs and documents,
religious artifacts, plaques and memoriams, and those which have been
maintained will be prominently
displayed in the new Archives Room.
This mini-Agudas Achim museum is
located in the atrium, and will feature
such historical gems as original bimah
furniture, synagogue records,
commemorative plaques, early
twentieth century taleisim, tefillin,
siddurim, and chumashim, and a host of
photographs, featuring the generations
of Congregation Agudas Achim.
The room itself has been dedicated in
honor of a leader among leaders in the
congregation. Louis Goldfarb, who the
congregation lost just this past winter,
epitomized the history and traditions of
Agudas Achim.
A member of Agudas Achim for 75
years, Lou served as President of the
congregation in 1955, and subsequently
served as Vice-Chairman and then
Chairman of the Board of Trustees. Over
the years, he also served as Chair of the
Chevra Kadisha, the Cantorial
Committee, the Rabbinical Committee,
the House Committee, and the Ritual
Committee. Perhaps more importantly,
Agudas Achim Archives Room
Dedicated in Honor of Louis Goldfarb
“Mr. Agudas Achim”
Past President
Past Chairman of the Board
Past Chairman of the Chevra Kadisha
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The History of Minyannaires
Instituted as a Tallis & Tefillin Club by Rabbi Samuel W. Rubenstein in the 1950’s, Minyannaires
has endured as one of the most time-tested programs in Agudas Achim history. Now re-formatted to
include entire families, Minyannaires continues to be a success among young families.
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Faces of Agudas Achim
Sunday School Students
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circa. 1920
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B’Not Mitzvah
1973
Amy Meizlish - Dana Pearson - Susan Modes - Carla Harris
Sunday School Teachers - 1922
Boys’ 2nd grade
Sunday School Class - 1920
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Youth Programming of the Past
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Youth Programming of Today
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September 26, 2003
TORAH PARADE
Agudas Achim Synagogue Opens its Doors
Erev Rosh Hashanah
After a full year of committee work and
planning, and six months of continuous
construction, Congregation Agudas Achim
returned to its renovated synagogue at
2767 East Broad Street just in time for the
5764 High Holiday season.
On Friday morning, September 26 the
congregation’s temporary home within the
old “Once Upon A Child” became the
starting-point for a momentous occasion: a
Torah Parade down Broad Street to our
beautiful, new synagogue. At 8:00am, a
joyful group of congregants marched and
sang their way to the corner of Roosevelt
and Broad, where they entered the
synagogue carrying the Sifrei Torah under
a canopy of tallesim.
Later that evening and over the next
several weeks, hundreds of people from all
around the community walked into
Agudas Achim Synagogue as if for the very
first time. The response, from members
and non-members alike, has been
amazement and awe. “It’s like a whole new
building,” is a phrase often heard within the
new walls of Agudas Achim.
Throughout Rosh Hashanah, Yom
Kippur, and Sukkot — and in the time since
the holidays — the community has
responded enthusiastically to the warmth and
beauty of the new sanctuary, chapel,
social hall, memorial hall, atrium, kitchen,
classrooms, and offices. In an astoundingly
short period of time, a whole new facility has
been unveiled, making complete the Building
Committee’s mission to renovate and expand
Agudas Achim Synagogue.
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MAZEL TOV TO
THE AGUDAS ACHIM COMMUNITY
FROM STRENGTH TO STRENGTH
FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
Bernard & Florine Ruben
David & Marcy Margolis and Family
Harlan Ruben and Family
Molly & Larry Ruben and Family
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MAZEL TOV,
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
LOOKING FORWARD TO
CONTINUED SUCCESS
YOUR FRIENDS AT
SAFE AUTO INSURANCE
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THE AGUDAS ACHIM BROTHERHOOD IS PROUD
OF OUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO
CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM IN THE PAST.
WE ARE EXCITED AND PRIVELEGED TO BE
AN ACTIVE PARTNER TODAY AND WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO ALL THAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR
THE BROTHERHOOD AND THE CONGREGATION.
Congregation Agudas Achim
BROTHERHOOD OFFICERS & TRUSTEES
President
First Vice President
Mr. Michael Dworkin
Mr. Ron Dolinger
Second Vice President
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer
Recording Secretary
Mr. Ronald Feerer
Herbert L. Solomon
Dr. Richard Gurevitz
Dr. Joseph Calabrese
Financial Secretary
Sergeant-at-Arms
Mr. Irwin C. Kopp
Mr. Robert Bender
Mr. Jerome Bloomfield
Dr. Joel Fisher
Mr. Moshe Frank
Mr. Bernard Friedman
Mr. Steven Friedman
Mr. Franklin Furman
Mr. Alan Levenson
Mr. Fred Needham
Judge Harry Goldstein
Mr. Michael Greff
Mr. Larry Katz
Dr. Michael Meckler
Mr. Harold Schyne
Mr. Neal Shapiro
Mr. Herbert Solomon
Mr. Michael Shapiro
Mr. Steve Shulman
Mr. Ely Zofan
PAST PRESIDENTS
Mr. Harry A. Topolosky
Mr. Hillard Abroms
Mr. William Goldsmith
Mr. Jerome Schwartz
Mr. Jerome Acks
Mr. Sanford Lichtenstein
Mr. Robert A. Shapiro
Rabbi Stanley Vogel
Mr. Garold Beim
Mr. Dennis Mellman
Mr. Steven Shkolnik
Mr. Daniel B. Waitzman
Mr. Gary Covel
Mr. Michael Moss
Mr. Edwin Solomon
Mr. Stanley Sacks
Mr. Herbert L. Solomon
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Murray and Jill Davis,
Jeff and Debbie Meyer
and their families
Salute Larry Ruben for his
dedication to Agudas Achim
2715 East Main Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209
(614) 237-3525
(614) 237-3389 Fax
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CONGRATULATIONS
ON THIS MOMENTOUS
OCCASION.
MAY WE BUILD UPON
THE RICH TRADITIONS
OF OUR HERITAGE
TO CELEBRATE A
BRIGHT FUTURE.
The Ebner Family
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MAZEL TOV
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
YOUR FRIENDS AT
BEXLEY
KOSHER
MARKET
COLUMBUS’ COMPLETELY KOSHER MARKET
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MAZEL TOV
ON OUR BEAUTIFUL,
NEWLY-RENOVATED
SYNAGOGUE
FOR MANY YEARS
TO COME.
FAY & ALVIN RUBEN
AND FAMILY
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LOOKING TOWARDS
THE FUTURE AND
HONORING THE PAST
OF OUR GREAT
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
SENATOR DAVID GOODMAN
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CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM
YOU HAVE OUR
BEST WISHES
AND RESPECT
FOR YOUR
SUCCESSFUL
ENDEAVOR
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RESONANT
IS OUR PAST,
VIBRANT
IS OUR FUTURE.
BEST WISHES TO
AGUDAS ACHIM
SYNAGOGUE.
SAM & FRANCES WEINER
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MAZEL TOV
FROM
JAY & KATHY WORLY
JEFF, LAURIE AND ALEX WORLY
JON & JULIE WORLY
CONGRATULATIONS
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
JOEL MAZEL
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MAZEL TOV
FROM
MARCIA & AL FRIEDMAN
BEST WISHES
EYDIE, DON & JENNIFER GARLIKOV
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WISHING CONTINUED SUCCESS TO
CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM
MAY YOUR FUTURE BE AS
BRIGHT AS YOUR PAST
MAZAL TOV
ON OUR
BEAUTIFUL,
NEW
SYNAGOGUE
ALL THE BEST
TO
AGUDAS ACHIM
Herb and DeeDee
Glimcher
MARGIE & ELI
GOLDACH
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MAZEL TOV
ON THE
DEDICATION
OF OUR
BEAUTIFUL
SYNAGOGUE
BEST WISHES
TO
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
Scott Schiff, Trustee
MARVIN & ADELAIDE
MENTSER
MAZEL TOV
MAZEL
TOV!
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
Mr. & Mrs. Meyer Weisman
Jeffrey Weisman & Family
Scott & Tammy Weisman & Family
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MAZEL TOV
TO AGUDAS ACHIM
Mazel Tov
Agudas Achim Synagogue!
FROM
Best wishes for continued
growth and success!
Building Relationships through the
Design/Build Installation and Support of:
Structured Wiring Systems
Local and Wide Area Network Systems
Wireless Network Systems
A/V and Media Retrieval Systems
CCTV and Surveillance Systems
Proudly Donating and Hosting the Web and E-Mail Services for agudasachim.org
MAZEL TOV TO
ALL OUR FRIENDS
AT AGUDAS ACHIM
MAZEL TOV TO
OUR ENTIRE
CONGREGATION
WITH LOVE,
THE SOLL FAMILY
Dr. Dan & Natalie Cohen
and Family
JOY, BRUCE, JASON,
EVAN AND ADAM
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CONGRATULATIONS
TO AGUDAS ACHIM
SYNAGOGUE
FROM LIST-G
CONSTRUCTION
WISHING
ALL THE BEST TO
CONGREGATION
AGUDAS ACHIM
BEST WISHES
FROM
37 Vine Street
Columbus, OH
43215
t 614-224-3239
f 614-224-3240
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MAZEL TOV
Edwin B. & Mildred J. Solomon
Dr. David & Marilyn Levine
Mike and Matt Levine
Mindy & Anthony Archer
Philip & Anna Solomon
Grabel Solomon
Congratulations to
Congregation Agudas Achim
on your new facility.
May you continue to serve the Jewish
Community of Columbus with distinction.
COMPLIMENTS OF
MARILYN & HERB
MINKIN
David Schwartz, President
Rabbi Jonathan Rosenberg
Congregation Ahavas Shalom
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MAZEL TOV
FROM THE
MR. & MRS.
MAX
TENNEBAUM
AND FAMILY
LICHTENSTEIN
FAMILY
SANFORD & FAYE
GARY
MARC & JANICE, LISA
MARCY, JEFF, SETH, EVAN,
MELISSA
IN HONOR OF
AGUDAS ACHIM
MAZEL TOV
HOME TO FIVE
GENERATIONS OF
KOTOSKY & KAYNE
FAMILIES
MAY THE FUTURE
BE AS BRIGHT
AS THE PAST
REGINA, STANLEY, HOWARD,
SUSAN & JAYE KAYNE
SYLVIA MELLMAN
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CONGRATULATIONS
MAZEL TOV
COLUMBUS PIPE &
EQUIPMENT
FROM
ALAN LEVINE
BEXLEY COPY SHOP
Print and Copy Center
Quick Copy & Offset Printing Service
L’Dor V’Dor
2226 E. Main St.
in the Bexley Square
237-0396
Fax: 236-0386
Bob & Marcia
Hershfield
Xerox Copies While-You-Wait
Fax Service • Send-Receive
Monday-Friday 8am to 5pm
- Since 1950 “23 Years in Bexley”
“Your Confidentiality is Assured”
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BEST WISHES
BEIM AND GRUNDSTEIN
INSURANCE
231-3696
FROM STRENGTH
TO STRENGTH,
CONTINUE
GROWING
Albert & Bettye Beim
Garry & Lainie Beim
MARTIN GODOFSKY
BEST WISHES
MAZEL TOV!
MONICA, JOE, SAM,
ANNE & YONI
CALABRESE
(614) 861-4556
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MAZEL TOV
CONGREGATION AGUDAS ACHIM
MAZEL TOV
AND ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE
ENSURED THE FUTURE OF YOUR
MAGNIFICENT FACILITY
AND BEST
WISHES
JEFFREY BENDER
The Epstein Memorial Chapel
3232 East Main Street
Columbus, Ohio 43213
614.235.3232
Michael T. Epstein, Director
CONGRATULATIONS
OUR DEEPEST
APPRECIATION
AND RESPECT
TO THE
AGUDAS ACHIM
COMMUNITY
FROM
LINK PROCESSOR, INC.
YOUR GROWING SOURCE FOR ALL
TELEPHONE AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
519 E. Engler Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
and
SEMCO
1025 Pole Lane Road
Marion, Ohio 43302
The Klynn Family
Hillari, Josh, Libby & Rebekah
The Furman Family
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for your family, your business, your
MAZEL TOV ON YOUR
NEW BUILDING
future
Expert guidance and innovative solutions
to help you reach your financial goals.
Are you there yet?
JONI AND RANDY ROSEN
Michael L. Silberstein, CLU, CHFC
Financial Representative
530 W. Spring St. Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
614-221-5287 x4284
PHOTO IMAGES
239-8646
IN APPRECIATION FOR
THE GREAT LEADERSHIP IN
PROVIDING THIS BEAUTIFUL
BUILDING FOR THIS AND
FUTURE GENERATIONS
TO FOLLOW FROM A
DREAM TO A REALITY
Bobbie & Steven Shkolnik
NANCY & BRUCE MEYER
P & H Roofing, Inc.
Industrial • Commercial
Rubber, Build-up, Slate & Sheet Metal
Ron Robins
Realtor©
CRB, CSP
CBR 25 Million Dollar Club
4100 Regent St., Suite B
Columbus, OH 43219
Direct: 614-342-6568
UFAX: 614-635-3502
Toll Free: (866) 880-2440
[email protected]
CLARENCE PERKINS
3480 Millikin Ct
Columbus, Ohio 43228
NORMA & WOODY WELLS
IN MEMORY OF
BELOVED PARENTS
YETTA & RUDY MINKIN
GLENN & LORETTA WELLS
AND SISTER
SANDRA MINKIN GOLDBERG
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AREA CODE (614)
Business: 777-8084
Fax: 777-8006
Mobile: 207-5566
C H A N G E
BEST WISHES
I S
G O O D
Scanned ad
FRANCINE & HERB GREFF
Shaaron Fisher
Congratulations
Mr. & Mrs. Farrel Golden and family
Safety Service Products, Inc.
A teacher and a poet
There is no other way
But to hope and think
In the coming days
My star will brightly shine
Simon Glazman
In memory of mother Lillian,
father Maurice, and brother Donald
Harold Schyne
In memory of Melody Shapiro
Neal & Ali Shapiro
In memory of
beloved husband Nate Rotfus
Ruth Rotfus
In memory of loved ones
Shirley Cohen
Congregation Agudas Achim
Continued Success!
Founded 1881
Bernie & Naomi Schottenstein
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Index
A
Able Roofing
Agudas Achim Brotherhood
Autoville USA
41
27
39
B
Beim & Grundstein Insurance
Jeffrey Bender
Bexley Copy Shop
Bexley Kosher Market
Block’s Hot Bagels
Board of Trustees
Building Campaign Contributors
45
46
44
30
40
5
10,11
C
Monica & Dr. Joe Calabrese Family
Natal;ie & Dr. Dan Cohen Family
Shirley Cohen
Columbus Jewish Federation
Columbus Pipe & Equipment
Congregation Ahavas Shalom
45
40
48
38
44
42
D
Donley Concrete
45
E
Ebner Family
Epstein Memorial Chapel
29
46
F
Faces of Agudas Achim
Dudu Fisher
Shaaron Fisher
Floral Originals
Marcia & Al Friedman
Furman Family
16-19
12,13
48
35
37
46
G
Gala Sponsors
Eydie & Don Garlikov Family
Simon Glazman
DeeDee & Herb Glimcher
4
37
48
38
49
Index
Martin Godofsky
Marjorie & Eli Goldach
Kim & Farrel Golden Family
Louis Goldfarb
Senator David Goodman
Francine & Herb Greff
Groundbreaking 1950
Groundbreaking 2003
45
38
48
14
32
48
8
9
H
Marcia & Bob Hershfield
History of Agudas Achim
Hummel Title
44
6,7
28
I
The Inkling
Integrated Building Systems
33
40
K
Katzinger’s Delicatessan
Kayne & Kotosky Families
Hillari & Josh Klynn Family
Kooma
41
43
46
41
L
Alan Levine
Faye & Sanford Lichtenstein Family
Link Processor
List-G Construction
44
43
46
41
M
Joel Mazel
Sylvia Mellman
Adelaide & Marvin Mentser
Nancy & Dr. Bruce Meyer
M/I Homes
Marilyn & Herb Minkin
Minyannaires
36
43
39
47
26
42
15
0
Officers
5
50
Index
P
P & H Roofing
Photo Images
Program for the evening
47
47
4
R
Ron Robins
Ruth Rotfus
Fay & Alvin Ruben
Bernard Ruben Family
47
48
31
24
S
Safe Auto Insurance
Safety Service Products, Inc.
Naomi & Bernie Schottenstein
Harold Schyne
Scott Schiff
Semco
Neal & Ali Shapiro
Bobbie & Steven Shkolnik
Michael Silberstein
Joy & Bruce Soll Family
Mildred & Edwin Solomon Family
Staff
25
48
48
48
39
46
48
47
47
40
42
5
T
Tennebaum Family
Torah Parade
43
22,23
W
Frances & Sam Weiner
Meyer Weisman Family
Norma & Woody Wells
Wexner Heritage Village
Kathy & Jay Worly Family
Worly Recycling
34
39
47
42
36
47
Y
Youth Programming - Current
Youth Programming - Past
21
20
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Congregation Agudas Achim
2767 East Broad Street
Bexley, Ohio 43209
(614) 237-2747
(614) 237-3576 fax
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