March/April - Temple Beth El
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March/April - Temple Beth El
March - April 2015 Highlights Sunday, March 1st Men's Club Meeting, 9:15 a.m. Monday, March 2nd Sisterhood Cooking, 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4th Erev Purim Celebration, 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 6th Family Shabbat, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, March 8th Purim Carnival, 9:00 a.m. Monday, March 9th Sisterhood Luncheon, 12:00 p.m. Friday, March 13th Shabbat Service, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, March 15th Purim Baby Boutique, 2:00 p.m. Thursday, March 19th Sisterhood Seder, 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 20th Shabbat Service, 8:00 p.m. Friday, March 27th Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m. Friday, April 3rd Office closes at 2:00 p.m. Shabbat Service, 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4th 2nd Night Seder, 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 10th Shabbat Service, 8:00 p.m. Sunday, April 12th SAC Spaghetti Dinner, 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 15th Yom Hashoah Observance, 7:00 p.m. at Kehillath Shalom Friday, April 17th Chai Club Dinner, 6:00 p.m. Shabbat Service, 8:00 p.m. Friday, April 24th Kabbalat Shabbat, 6:15 p.m. Sunday, April 25th Spring Rummage Sale, 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 26th Spring Rummage Sale, 10:00 a.m. Temple Celebration Honoring Diane E. Berg, R.J.E. Save the Date! Saturday Evening, May 30th Make your plans to attend a very exciting event at Temple Beth El. We are honoring our beloved Director of Education and dear friend, Diane Berg. Our relationship with Diane dates back well over forty years, throughout which she has shared her passion for Jewish learning and Jewish values with generations of students – and their parents. Diane has earned many honors and awards over the years, and has also served in leadership positions at NATE, LITE, CAJE and JGSLI (the acronyms to be explained) and other Jewish educational institutions. Weʼre planning a wonderful party, loaded with entertainment, food, drink, dancing and lots more. Our featured entertainment for the evening will be a musical presentation by our own Chutzpah Troubadours. Weʼve enjoyed their artistic talents and creativity for many years, and look forward to being dazzled once again. We will also be holding a Silent Auction at the event, so your gift-basket donations will be well-appreciated, as well as artistic items you may create or craft with your own hands. We will be showcasing our talents, as well as our generosity. We will be engaging our Religious School students with an “acts of loving-kindness” gemilut chasadim project. A presentation of their good deeds, and a very special quilt, will be displayed at the event. And we will be working on a Memories Book; electronic and hard-copy submissions to the Book will be displayed as well. In addition to applauding Diane, the celebration serves as our major fundraiser for the season. An Honor Committee is being formed, and we will be creating a Scroll of Honor, and an Honor Book, and we will be asking each of you to make a contribution and to be as generous as you can. All gifts will be acknowledged in our Book and all will be recognized for their participation. Your generosity helps support the ongoing vital work of our Temple, sustaining the programs that serve our congregation and sustaining our relationship with the world-wide progressive Jewish community and with the community at large. So please, plan on attending our Celebration, and think of how you would like to participate. If you have any questions or suggestions, please email us at [email protected] More details coming soon! - The Temple Beth El Celebration Committee The True Sanctity of Kaddish Rabbi Jeffrey Clopper “The origins of the Kaddish (mournerʼs prayer) are mysterious; angels are said to have brought it down from heaven...” - Gates of Prayer: The New Union Prayer Book, UAHC, © 1975 This phrase, from the old blue book, Gates of Prayer I used as a child, has remained with me. As I grew older, unlike others in my temple community, I was fortunate not to have experienced the death of a close friend or the loss of a family member until well into college. Now as an adult, and certainly as a rabbi, I have come to appreciate the potency to be found in the practice of reciting Kaddish. Yet it is not so much in the words themselves. When you consider the text of the prayer, it is nothing unusual or unexpected. Written in the Aramaic, this is the vernacular of our people from two thousand years ago. I believe the Kaddish derives its power from two places: The prayer gives a mourner something on which to focus, words into which tradition pours a sense of purpose and meaning. With these very words, you honor the legacy of a loved one, just like our people have done for generations. Kaddish is meant to be said in the presence of community; not while you are alone in your sorrow, but in a time and place, where others can share your pain. Those gathered can help console you, while they hear the stories that remain in your heart. It is not easy, but in talking about our loved ones - in time - it hurts a little less. This is the true power, the true sanctity of Kaddish. This is the reason why Judaism centered its sacred mourning practices bringing people together to say Kaddish. Sometimes it is in the synagogue. However, it also takes place in the very homes where the mourners live. It is a Mitzvah (commandment) for the mourner and yet, it is a gift that others can give to be part of a Minyan service when Kaddish is said. I feel very proud of this community that we have a dedicated core of congregants who volunteer to lead a Minyan service when they are needed. When requested, they are the ones who step forward to make it possible. Over time, some of our leaders have retired and moved away from the area. There is still a strong core. However, adding to its ranks is needed. If you are someone who likes the melodies of prayer, if you know the depths of sadness that can come from mourning and know how prayer can be a comfort, then this is the opportunity for you! It requires your presence a couple of times a year and you will touch the heart of another human being and offer him or the chance to speak the powerful words of Kaddish. Please join me on April 23rd and 30th for a two-session workshop. In the first session, we will explore the mystery of Kaddish and learn the howʼs and whyʼs of Jewish mourning practices. The second session will be for those who might be interested in serving as a leader for a Minyan service. We will go through the structure of the service and youʼll receive materials to help you, should you decide to volunteer. Even if you have reservations, I invite you to come and learn more about this important aspect of Jewish life. No one wants to have to say Kaddish. However, when the time comes, it is comforting to know tradition has offered us guidance and given us a gift of the words we can say. 2 Diane E. Berg, RJE Essential Jewish Learning for its Own Sake Can Be Joyful Earlier in February, I attended the National Association of Temple Educators Conference, (now called the Association of Reform Jewish Educators) celebrating its 60th year. It was an opportunity for me to “stretch my brain”, learn from my colleagues and to be exposed to the newest innovations in the field of Jewish Education. I loved it. Nothing is better than having the opportunity to learn, even at my age. In preparing for his conference workshop, facilitator David Bryfman asked educators to provide the names they call their Synagogue School. The answers included the common: Religious School, Supplementary School, Complementary School and Congregational School. One educator, I hope “tongue in cheek”, called his school “Jewish Adventure in Learning” (JAIL). Mr. Bryfman continued by saying that when people think of the word “school” they think of desks, chairs, curriculum, books and studying. He urged us to create an alternative way to express what we are doing beyond the constriction of the word “school” and to help parents and children think differently about the learning there. All parents want their kids to be happy. They want their children to feel successful in their learning and to be good human beings. They want their children to have pride in being Jewish. The Clergy, our teachers and I, want the same things. We know that we need to go beyond curriculum and books to reach and teach our students how to apply Judaism to their everyday lives. We strive to make every moment of education an experience that leaves each student inspired and maybe even transformed. We want our students to know that learning; especially Jewish learning, will enrich their lives and allow them to make ethical and compassionate choices and, to gain the most joy and knowledge. Jewish learning is life-long. I believe that we are more than desks, chairs and curriculum. Our teachers work tirelessly because, like our parents, they believe they can help motivate our students to take what theyʼve learned to make first themselves and then the world better. Judaism is the way to get them there. I agree with David Bryfman: “Education isnʼt just about transmitting information, it is about transforming lives.” Did you know? !"#$!%&'$%($)*'+,'-+%'$%((#./$0.%-.12/$(%.$3#',%./4 5%#+.67$812#/7$51.+,#/7$9#:,+1+,%'$1':$;%-17 $ <.+/7$=,'-%7$>*'?"$1':$/%$2*?"$2%.#@ <>/%$A$0.%-.12/$(%.$(.1,>$/#',%./7$,'?>*:,'+"%/#$&,+"$2,>:$<>B"#,2#.C/7 D#2#'+,1$01+,#'+/7$1':$51.E,'/%'C/F ! " # $ % & Transportation Available! % " ' #( )( * % + , - +. ,/ 0 ' ' +( . +( G%?1+#:$H*/+$'%.+"$%($!#20>#$=#+"$I>$%'$51.E$<J#'*#F K1>>$+%:16$%.$/+%0$L6$(%.$1$+%*.F$$MNOANPOANQRN$%. #21,>$<26F8#,/+S)*'+,'-+%'T;F-%JF )+ ,/1 # 2 (, # 3+ %(+ 4 $ 3 # ( , 3 Barbara Pickell, Congregant An Important Book about Israel? In last monthʼs bulletin I read with dismay that a temple book club had chosen “The Promised Land” by Ari Shavit and considered it an “important book about Israel”. This is a book filled with distortions and omissions - even alleging a massacre - giving fodder to those who would delegitimize Israelʼs right to exist. Furthermore, as a Eurocentric book, it focuses on the arrival of European Jews to “Palestine” in the 19th and 20th centuries with scant mention of the Jews who had already been living in the Eastern Mediterranean for an unbroken 3,000 years. Today, 50% of Israeli Jews are descendants of these indigenous people. In describing his great-grandfatherʼs arrival in Israel, Shavit portrays him as not seeing the land as it was, already populated. This is a gross distortion of the actual reality as seen by Zionists like Herzl. Contrary to popular legend, the Zionists did not have a slogan of “A land without people for a people without a land”. The Zionists were well aware that the land was inhabited (although thinly settled) and Herzl promoted a detailed program of how land was to be legally purchased for the establishment of new Jewish communities. This is the blueprint that was followed. As a consequence of the 1948 war, 620,000 Arabs were displaced from Israel and 850,000 Jews were expelled from Arab Muslim nations. While Israel absorbed the Jewish refugees, the Arab nations denied citizenship to their fellow Arabs perpetuating a permanent refugee crisis. By comparison, of the more than twenty- five million refugees from WWII and the partition of India, all were successfully relocated in host nations. None of this is of interest to Shavit because it does not fit his “tragic” view of Israel. Shavitʼs book is hardly known in Israel because it has not been translated into Hebrew. In Israel, there would be a population that would recognize the many historical errors. Since its publication in English in November 2013, the book has appeared in Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Hungarian, and Polish, but not Hebrew. On December 4th 2014, Israeli veterans of the 1948 Lydda battle attended a panel discussion where they learned what Shavit had written. They were incensed by his accusation of a massacre. (See article by Martin Kramer (President of Shalem College in Jerusalem and past director of the Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies at Tel Aviv University) in ISRAEL HAYOM http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_opinion.php?id=11027 Despite Shavitʼs disclaimer that this book “is not an academic work of history”. His “blow-by-blow” description of the 1948 battle for Lydda reads like history. Shavit portrays this battle as a massacre and points to it as proof of a premeditated and systematic plan to dispossess and expel the Palestinian Arabs. Shavit provides no footnotes whatsoever, so he is able to shade and blend his viewpoint into accounts by the participants. When historians like Martin Kramer go to the sources in the archives - the story is completely different. Kramer provides a point-by-point rebuttal in the online magazine MOSAIC. http://mosaicmagazine.com/essay/2014/07/what-happened-at-lydda/ For those who want factual, annotated history, I recommend the recently published book by Caroline Glick – “The Israeli Solution”. Even if one doesnʼt agree with her conclusions, itʼs a fascinating read. Books like Shavitʼs give the world another reason to demonize Israel and to hate all Jews, as there is a thin and diminishing line between being anti-Israel and being anti-Jew. Mazal Tov.. To Linda and Arthur Mont, on their 50th wedding anniversary. To Jerry and Judy Epstein, on the 50th wedding anniversary. To Ira and Cheryl Richman, on the birth of their granddaughter, Liliana. To Peter and Naomi Rothenberg, on the birth of their granddaughter, Emily. To Stephen and Marjorie Levy, on the birth of their grandson, Aaro. To Victoria Wilson and Gerald Cupit, on the birth of their grandson, Samuel. 4 Audrey Gold, Chai Club President Welcome to the Chai Club Vote in the Zionist Congress Election Your vote for ARZA in the 2015 Zionist Congress in Jerusalem can promote the ideas of Progressive Jewish values and help provide funds to promote these values. The first Zionist Congress was started by Theodor Herzl in 1897. Every four years the Zionist Congress meets in Jerusalem. All Jewish people over the age of eighteen can vote. This election gives Jewish people a voice in policies in Israel. This vote also will determine the programs which will be funded. All this is determined by the voting taking place at this time. Funds are divided based on the number of votes. The Reform movement needs your support. A vote for ARZA leads to funds for the Progressive Movement in Israel including Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) which promotes a tolerant, pluralistic, compassionate Jewish Society. IRAC is against gender segregation and the exclusion of women. Remember “Women of the Wall” and their gender segregation on buses. To vote, you need to fill out a form and pay $10.00 to cover expenses. TBE has forms to use and these are located in the lobby. You may vote online at www.reformjews4israel.org. The election runs currently through April 30th. Your opinion counts. Make your voice heard. Vote Now! Ner Tamid Please join those who have made a provision for Temple Beth El in planning their estate. Your gift helps to assure the long-term viability of the temple. If you have already included the temple in your estate plan and would like to be recognized or would like further information, please call the temple office at (631) 421-5835, ext. 200 and ask Lisa to have someone contact you. You can contribute by: ____ Making a bequest to the temple in your will ____ Making a gift of stocks and/or securities ____ Making a life-income charitable gift annuity ____ Making a gift using real estate ____ Other We gratefully thank those who have chosen to participate in planned giving to Temple Beth El of Huntington: Joanne Fried Michael and Surelle Heiberger Barbara Schenk Anonymous 5 Debra Rich, Vice President Operations and Programming Coffee House "Coffeehouses largely serve as centers of social interaction: the coffeehouse provides social members with a place to congregate, talk, write, read, entertain one another, or pass the time, whether individually or in small groups of two or three people. A coffee house can serve as an informal club for its regular members." (Wikipedia) Coffee shops in the U.S. arose from the espresso and pastry centered Italian coffeehouse in the Italian - American immigrant communities. From the late 1950's onward, coffeehouses served as a venue for entertainment most commonly folk music performers during the American folk music revival. What does this have to do with Temple Beth El? Years ago TBE held a number of coffeehouses with talented members performing and attendees singing along. It's been a while since we had a coffeehouse and itʼs about time we have another one. Times are different, and the format may be different, but we still have a very talented musical community. Do you have a talent, singing, playing an instrument or are you a comedian? Do you enjoy listening to music, and drinking coffee or just meeting new people or spending time with friends? Come join us on April 18th at 8:00PM either as a performer or a member of the audience. If interested in performing, contact Pam Reingold: [email protected] Come have some coffee, sit back and enjoy yourselves. It's only $9:00 per person and $18:00 per couple. Project H.O.P.E. Carol Werblin, Social Action Chairperson For many years, Sue Seiler and I pondered how we could start a soup kitchen at TBE. However, space always seemed to be an issue. Then, two years ago, our dream of making sure people did not go hungry, became a reality. My good friend and temple member, Peter Shore, approached me with an offer from the Moose Lodge in Greenlawn and Peterʼs own group of men from Centerport who wanted to give back to the community. Gary Shea, Governor of the Lodge, wanted the Moose Lodge space to be used by our temple to hold community events. And we couldn't have a better place to hold our suppers. Having worked with Dan Diviney, Youth Minister from St. Hugh, I knew about a program he started ten years earlier called Project H.O.P.E. - St. Hugh. Their project serves a Sunday Supper twice each month to those in need. We met with him over the summer of 2012, and we became Project H.O.P.E. - TBE. In partnership with St. Hugh, we began hosting Sunday Suppers each month. Whatʼs more, Dan and St. Hugh very generously helped with our start-up costs. We weren't quite sure how we would fund our program, but again, things worked out amazingly well. Your help as congregants have embraced this program as much as we do. You have helped us feed almost two hundred people each month by setting up, serving, cooking, and donating dinners and desserts. Some members have even donated money to this program in honor or in memory of a loved one. Among our generous donors, Howard Schneider has really come to love Project H.O.P.E. Not only does he volunteer each month with his entire family – (Mimi, Evan, and Jordan), while Howard is furiously slicing bread, Mimi and the boys are helping with the set-up. But it doesn't stop there. Howard is also part of “Dentists for a Better Huntington”, a group that makes an annual donation to three charities in Huntington. He has told the group about our wonderful programs. Project H.O.P.E. was voted a recipient of one of these awards. We attended the ceremony at Black and Blue restaurant, where we received a check in the amount of five thousand dollars. Based on Howardʼs praise of the program, another dentist contributed an additional thousand dollars, realizing how vital this program is to the people of Huntington. So, with the help of the youth of Huntington, who volunteer their time each month, and this generous donation from Howard and his “Dentists for a Better Huntington”, Project H.O.P.E. will continue to feed people well into next year. Thank you, Schneider family. If you would like to know more about Project H.O.P.E., and learn how you can help, go to the temple website or contact us directly at [email protected] or [email protected] March 15th - Purim Baby Boutique March 22nd- Project H.O.P.E. April 12th - Annual Spaghetti Dinner and Boutique April 26th - Project H.O.P.E. Upcoming Events: 6 Amy Podhurst, President Sisterhood Sisterhood The Orange and Miriamʼs Cup The orange has become one of the ceremonial symbolic foods on the Seder plate at many womenʼs Seders. The first time I heard about the orange, the story was that a rabbi interviewed on a radio station was asked about the role of women rabbis. Supposedly he said, “A woman on the bimah makes as much sense as an orange on the Seder plate.” After that broadcast, oranges made their appearance on plates. However, I learned recently that the origin of the orange on the Seder plate began with Susannah Heschel. Heschel, the daughter of one of the leading Jewish theologians of the 20th century, Abraham Joshua Heschel, added the fruit to the plate in the 1980s as a sign of solidarity with lesbians and gay men. Since that time, the orange has become a symbol of the empowerment of Jewish women. Either way, the orange represents the fruitfulness of giving voice to those who havenʼt been heard. Alongside the traditional Elijahʼs cup filled with wine on the Seder table, many now add a cup of water to highlight Miriamʼs contribution to our history. Miriam was Mosesʼ and Aaronʼs sister and was known as a prophetess and a leader with her brothers. Her wisdom, optimism and faithfulness gave the Israelites confidence to overcome the hardships of the Exodus. Wherever Miriam went, she miraculously found water throughout the desert. Miriamʼs cup reminds us of her strength and is a symbol of hope and renewal. When we sing and dance, we recall Miriamʼs encouragement for freedom. “As Miriam stood upon the shores and gazed across the sea, The wonder of this miracle she soon came to believe. Whoever thought the sea would part with an outstretched hand, And we would pass to freedom, and march to the Promised Land. And the women dancing with their timbrels, Followed Miriam as she sang her song Sing the song to the One whom we’ve exalted Miriam and the women danced and danced the whole night long”. Howard W. Schneider President Menʼs Club - Brotherhood Brotherhood Make a Difference This has been a really busy weekend. My family and I had the privilege of participating in two different community charitable events. The first was the “Give Kids a Smile”, a dental screening event sponsored by the Suffolk County Dental Society that was held at the Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead. Together, with approximately seventy other professional volunteers, we provided almost two hundred children free dental exams, cleanings, fluoride treatments, a dental health puppet show, a Lionel train exhibition and free admission to the aquarium for the day. The second event was Project H.O.P.E. – TBE, led by Carol Werblin and Sue Seiler; where an intrepid crew of soup makers, cooks, table setters, bread and chicken cutters, servers and pot washers provided a healthy meal to seniors and more than a hundred less fortunate members within the Huntington community. Next month they will do it again…and again… One of the main foundations of Judaism is Tikkun Olam – “repairing the world, and making the world a better place” while passing these values to our children. Temple Beth El offers many opportunities for both adults and children to make a positive difference in the lives of those in our local community. Please join us. Whether you do this through donations of your time and skills, monetary donations, or a little of both, makes no difference. The important thing is to make a difference. 7 8 Calling all Torah Chanters! !"#$%&"#%'#"()*+*',#-..-/+0'*+1#2-/#1-0 +-#)-3"#0.#+-#+$"#4*3%$#%'5#)$%'+#%+#6$%77%+#6"/&*)"8 9*+$#%#:-/%$#/"%5*',#-'#%#+$*/5#;/*5%1#-2#+$"#3-'+$<# ="+#1-0/#&-*)"#7"#$"%/5#8$%/*',#+$"#8+-/1#-2#-0/#."-.>"? @%'+-/#A>*8-'#*8#$%..1#+-#3%B"#%'#CDE#/")-/5*',#%'5 +-#./%)+*)"#+$"#&"/8"8#9*+$#1-0#7"2-/"$%'5<# D>"%8"#)-'+%)+#@%'+-/#A>*8-'#+-#.%/+*)*.%+"#%'5F-/#+-#%8B G0"8+*-'8#%+#)%'+-/%>*8-'H+7">*<-/,< Thank You To Dr. Richard Schoor for his presentation on “Menʼs Health” for the Men's Club / Brotherhood. To Ela Morchi-Shenkelman and Daniel for donating enough rotisserie chickens to feed our guests for the Project HOPE in February. To custodians, Rob and Steve, for helping us out with all of our projects. To Marjorie Levy for her ongoing dedication to the temple library. To Hillary and Mike Epstein for a fantastic and entertaining evening of Fleetwood Macked. Surelle Heiberger, Chairperson Kol Nidre Among the positive aspects of being the Kol Nidre Chairperson, along with much work and responsibility, come a few opportunities to “break the doldrums” of winter. First, my job is drawing to an end for this year (Yippee!) Secondly, I can happily report that we have not only met but exceeded our budgeted amount by $10,000 This is a truly phenomenal achievement and I heartily thank and congratulate each and every congregant who donated. We should be very proud. In addition, we attained the largest percentage of donating members for the last several years. Can you imagine what we could have raised if those who did not participate could have donated at least $36.00 - A Double Chai. Be still my heart! I am so very proud of our Temple membership and, of course, there are many people who have helped us reach this goal. To the following, I offer my sincerest thanks: To our intrepid phone squad callers: Steven Widerman, Mark Goldman, Michael Heiberger, Marcia Schwalb, Cecile Fallon, Barbara Schenk, Howard Schneider, Linda Braun, Peter Chiacchiaro, Lisa Tricomi and David Barton. To Andy and Andrea Levenbaum for the use of the office phone bank at their business Levenbaum Associates for four evenings this year and for many years past. To Lisa Bennett and Irma Talbot who keep me up to date on all contributions and postings. And finally, to you, the membership of Temple Beth El, who make this job a “Mitzvah in disguise” 9 Kol Nidre Honor Roll 2014/5775 Aaronson, Richard & Susan Adelman, Philip Albert, Chris & Lisa Ames, Jack & Street Ames, Lori Ansell, Robert & Laura Aronowsky, Barry & Barbara Aronson, Mark & Heidi Axinn, Lennard & Ann Baran, Charles & Sherry Barton, David & Julie Barton, Gloria Baskir, Mark & Carol Baumann, Robert & Eileen Berg, Diane Berger, Arthur & Bridgette Bergman, Stanley M. & Marion J. Bergson, Robert & Debra Berlent, Todd & Liza Besso, Michael & Elyse Biblow, Mark & Andrea Blog, Harold & Joan Blog, Susan Blum, Lawrence & Suzanne Blumenthal, Mark & Amy Bouza, Joseph & Reingold, Pam Braun, Bonnie Braun, Edward & Roseann Braun, Linda & Davis, Ilene Breitstone, Peter & Dianne Brozinsky, Edward & Singer, Janet Caravella, Salvatore & Monica Cassidy, Matthew & Leslie Chiacchiaro, Peter & Suanne Clopper, Jeffrey & Carol Cohen, Burton & Anita Z. Cohn, Tom & Craven, Victoria Craig, Mario & Shoshana Crain, Robert & Sandra Dalton, Brian & Freed, Jennifer Dalven, Joseph & Ruth Dannenberg, Michael & Carol DeMarco, Vincent & Jill Dietz, Sheldon & Adrianne Dinstell, Scott & Audrey Dombrower, Steve & Janis Donders, Arlen & Rebecca Eckstein, Howard & Sherry Edelstein, Andy & Sherman, Beth Ehrman, Jeffrey & Teresa Eig, Barry & Elaine Eig, Daniel & Lynne Epstein, Jerold & Judith Epstein, Mike & Randee Eysler, David & Pam Faber, Stephen & Doris Fairbanks, Judith & Bronstein, Bryce Fallenberg, Deborah Feeney, Myra Feilbogen, Peter & Joan Feinblatt, David & Debora Feinstein, Brian & Jean Feldman, Jeffrey & Elyse Finkel, Rosalind Fogel, Brian & Rachel Fremed, Gregg & Noreen Fried, Joanne Fried, Mitchel & Hermer-Fried, June Fusco, Richard & Jennifer Gary, Howard & Molla Geisler, Lynn & Howard, James Gerson, Jeffrey & Eileen Gettinger, Barbara Gildin, Herbert & Gloria Gillet, Jason & Jennifer Gittelman, Jennifer Glass, Evan & Janet Gold, Audrey Goldblatt, Jane Golden, Richard & Barbara Goldman, Mark & Susan Goldstein, Dan & Rosalie Goldstein, Jonathan & Susan Gordon, David & Elissa Grass, Robin & Warde, Una Greenberg, Michael & Jayne Greenwald, Richard & Linda Greenwood, Scott & Danielle Hasenzahl, Brian & Tammy Heiberger, Michael & Surelle Helfand, Andrew & Gail Hemley, Seth & Cynthia Henoch, Gilbert & Sheila Herman, Mitch & Jennifer Herman, Steven & Iris Herzfeld, David & Melanie Hirsch, David & Nancy Hirschfeld, Jeanne Hittleman, Daniel & Carol Hutt, Michael & Korobow, Amy Hyde, Francine Iserson, Richard & Beverly Israeli, Ron & Nancy Jackson, Gerald & Laura Joseph, Jeffrey & Abbe Jurrist, Jeffrey & Susan Kaish, Steven & Mermelstein, Julia Kamenstein, Matthew & Hope Kammerling, Richard & Rosalie Kaplan, Elaine Kaplan, Randy & Amy Kaplan, Stuart & Debbie Karpf, Andrew & Tanya Kasman, Richard & Marlene Kaufman, Brian S. & Susan E. Kaufman, Jonah & Lynn Kellerman, Stephanie & Jenny Keschner, Scott & Jennifer Klayman, Burton & Laura Klein, Irving Klein, Mary Krawitz, Paul & Nancy Kreindler, Herbert & Barbara Kresner, Patricia Kristel, Alan & Brycie Kristel, Steven & Lisa Kudler, Harley & Karen Kurtzberg, Louis LaCorte, Justin & Susanne Lawson, Kevin & Pamela Levenbaum, Andrew & Andrea Levy, Stephen & Marjorie Lieberman, David & Klein, Paula Lifson, Robert & Joan Lilker, Ruth Lustig, Brad & Suzie Mabie, Ryan & Jessica Madenberg, Joseph & Judith Mahler, David & Linda Masnick, Burt & Sandra McDonagh, Thomas & Elisa Messina, Ilene Mezz Hoest, Madeline Mildener, Barry & Pitch, Richard Mishkit, Alison Mishkit, Gladys Molny, Marvin & Ethel Monat, Lawrence & Roberta Mont, Arthur & Linda Montague, Todd & Denise Morett, Claudia Moses, Richard F. & Werblin, Carol Moskowitz, Kenny Nathanson, Steven Ng, Kenny & Susan Nitekman, Jeffrey Pearlman, Allan Pearlman, Joshua & Carrie Perlman, Joseph & Eleanor Perry, David & Annette Phillips, Howard & Rhoma Pickell, Barbara Pinals, Andrew & Ann Podgainy, Martin Podhurst, Robert & Amy Pokross, Sara Polese, Vincent & Lisa Porcelain, Michael Purow, David & Deena Radgowski, Tom & Melissa Raskin, Mark & Lucy Redler, Martin & Gail Resnikoff, Michael & Lauren Ricci, Louis & Alina Rich, Charles & Debra Richman, Ira & Cheryl Rimler, Mark & Debbie Roffman, Steve & Florence Rosen, Carol Rosenvinge, Mary Ross, Edward & Laura Rothenberg, Peter & Naomi Rotter, Neal & Camens, Shelley Rozen, Barry & Lichtenstein, Sarah Rubin, Jeffrey & Brettler, Cora Rudner, Jeffrey Salzman, David & Dibenedetto, Mary Samuel, Stewart & Jamie Sard, Eugene & Edith Saslow, Neal & Viviene Schaeffer, Bernard & Weber, Nanci Olivere Schapero, Peter & Ilene Schatten, Alan & Linda 10 Schenk, Barbara Schindel, Robert & Suzanne Schmier, Albert & Marcia Schneider, Edythe Schneider, Howard & Rosen, Miriam Schoor, Rich & Erin Schreiner, Susan Schwalb, Barry & Marcia Schwartz, Jack & Elizabeth Seiden, Peter & Nancy Seiler, Robert & Susan Shallat, Barton & Jane Shapiro, Mark & Vita Shaw, Gary & Zuckerman, Helen Shindler, Arnold & Eileen Siegel, Clifford & Lorie Silverman, Harriet Silverman, Lawrence & Brenda Silverstein, Michael & Susana Simon, Laurence & Ann Simowitz, Frances Sitler, Julie Siudzinski, Paul & Gray, Ellen Slavin, Dianne Smolokoff, Sheldon & Toby Spencer, Gil & Denise Sporkin, Bradley & Karyn Spritzer, Lois Stein, Aaron & Sasha Stein, Melvyn & Rosanne Steinberg, David & Carisa Stern, Howard & Barbara Susswein, David & Kent, Aileen Swaim, Selma Cohen Szarfarc, Howard & Toner, Gemma Taibi, Vincent & Carrie Talbot, Irma Tane, Ira & Teresa Tannenbaum, Scott & Linda Tiger, Helene Toran, William & Phyllis Tricomi, Edward & Lisa Viesta, Rick & Elizabeth Wachtel, Inez Wadler, Scott & Joann Walerstein, Janet Walfield, Alan & Spangle, Louise Wattel, William & Linda Wayne, Peter & Beverly Weinkrantz, Michael & Jane Weinzimer, Melvin & Dolores Weitman, Adam & Elvira Widawsky, Michael & Janet Widerman, Steven & Bookheim, Linda Wilson, Victoria & Cupit, Gerald Winter, Robert & Linda Wiseman, Atma Wolff, Jerry & Susan Zamari, Marlene Zucker, Bob & Robin Zusman, Barry & Margo Tributes Jack Klesman and Harry Klayman at yahrzeit - Burt and Laura Klayman Zelda Starr Finkel at yahrzeit - Andrew and Gail Helfand Melvin Rosen at yahrzeit - Howard Schneider and Miriam Rosen Marvin Korobow at yahrzeit - Michael Hutt and Amy Korobow Murray Podgainy and Martin Danis at yahrzeit - Martin Podgainy Albert Bennett at yahrzeit - Lottie Bennett Herb Walerstein at yahrzeit - Janet Walerstein Edward Sinder at yahrzeit - Arnold and Eileen Shindler Charlotte Monat Meyer and Martin Monat at yahrzeit - Lawrence and Roberta Monat William Feeney at yahrzeit - Myra Feeney Herman Wattel at yahrzeit - William and Linda Wattel Berdie Kasman at yahrzeit - Marlene Kasman Harriet Goldberg at yahrzeit - Arnold and Eileen Shindler Linda Joy Kristel at yahrzeit - Alan and Brycie Kristel Edna Farine at yahrzeit - Jeanne Hirschfeld Benjamin Danis at yahrzeit - Martin Podgainy Philip Risika at yahrzeit - Mollie Sugarman In honor of: Sarah Clopper becoming a Bat Mitzvah - Arnold and Eileen Shindler Temple Beth El - Michael Hutt and Amy Korobow - Steven Shaiman The birth of Liliana, granddaughter of Ira and Cheryl Richman - Florence and Steve Roffman - Barbara Schenk To the recovery of: Margo Zusman and Barbara Golden - Mike and Surelle Heiberger Roslyn Starer - Marcia and Barry Schwalb Denise Spencer and Audrey Gold - Mike and Surelle Heiberger 50th ANNIVERSARY FUND In memory of: Rose Schmulker at yahrzeit - Burt and Sandy Masnick Carol Fleischman at yahrzeit - Burt and Sandy Masnick In honor of: The birth of Liliana, granddaughter of Ira and Cheryl Richman - Burt and Sandy Masnick Sarah Clopper becoming a Bat Mitzvah - Burt and Sandy Masnick ADULT EDUCATION FUND In memory of: Melvin Rosen at yahrzeit - Patricia Kresner CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUND In honor of: Jeff Lipman's retirement - Sue and Rob Seiler CAROLE VOLKMAN KITCHEN FUND In memory of: Gail Iris Klayminc at yarhzeit - Howard and Sherry Eckstein CHAI TRIBUTE FUND In memory of: Sam Wasserman and Helen B.H. Cohen at yahrzeit - Selma Cohen Swaim GENERAL FUND In memory of: Sid Stuchin - Mike and Surelle Heiberger -Florence and Steve Roffman Pearl Rayer - Marcia Schwalb Aaron Goldberg - Phoebe Krane and Sandy Hoffman Selma Freed - Steve and Florence Roffman Rosanne Moses - Steve and Florence Roffman Martin Fogelman - Steve and Florence Roffman Joan Wyckoff - Steve and Florence Roffman Wilhelm Dombrower at yahrzeit - Steven and Janis Dombrower Rebecca Mildener at yahrzeit - Barry Mildener and Richard Pitch Mildred Levinson at yahrzeit - Mark and Carol Baskir Harold Goldman at yahrzeit - Floyd and Sherri Goldman Terri Green at yahrzeit - Barry Mildener and Richard Pitch Sonia Aronson at yahrzeit - Heidi and Mark Aronson MARJ BLAUMAN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Aaron Goldberg - Barbara Schenk To the recovery of: Margo Zusman and Elisa McDonagh - Barbara Schenk 11 Tributes MILTON GERSHON YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP AND CAMP FUND In memory of: Aaron Goldberg - Diane Berg Selma Freed - Debra and Charles Rich - Marcia and Barry Schwalb Diane Vajda at yahrzeit - Richard and Rosalie Kammerling In honor of: Jessie Kammerling - Richard and Rosalie Kammerling Sarah Clopper becoming a Bat Mitzvah - Richard and Rosalie Kammerling - Dan and Carol Hittleman - Chai Club of Temple Beth El - Sisterhood of Temple Beth El - Bradley and Karyn Sporkin - Barton and Jane Shallat - Joy and Brian Moss MUSIC AND CULTURAL ARTS FUND In memory of: Aaron Goldberg - Herb and Barbara Kreindler - Fran Simowitz Dora Rosenbaum at yahrzeit - Joan and Peter Feilbogen In honor of: Jerry and Judy Epstein's 50th wedding anniversary - Sue and Rob Seiler Rob Fishman becoming a partner - Sue and Rob Seiler RABBI CLOPPER’S DISCRETIONARY FUND In memory of: Selma Freed - Michael Freed Jack Berman at yahrzeit - Marlene Zamari Morris Rosen at yahrzeit - Carol Rosen Ly Herz Brettler at yahrzeit - Cora Brettler Martin Greenwald at yahrzeit - Richard and Linda Greenwald Joshua Helfand at yahrzeit - Andrew and Gail Helfand In honor of: Rabbi Clopper, for performing the service for Jeanette Gollon - The Greenwald Family Rabbi Clopper, for the support he continually gives to the Religious School - Religious School Students and Families Rabbi Clopper, for his support - The Dombrower Family Lily Stein becoming a Bat Mitzvah - Aaron and Sasha Stein Sarah Clopper becoming a Bat Mitzvah - Jane Goldblatt - Richard and Beverly Iserson - Herb and Barbara Kreindler - Michael and Carol Dannenberg - Jeff and Elyse Feldman - Florence and Steve Roffman Temple Beth El - Michael Hutt and Amy Korobow RELIGIOUS SCHOOL ENRICHMENT FUND In memory of: The death of Diane Berg's aunt - Joan and Peter Feilbogen Steve Block - Sue and Rob Seiler In honor of: Temple Beth El - Michael Hutt and Amy Korobow SEYMOUR LILKER MIROSLAV HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Nathan Lipsky at yahrzeit - Louis Kurtzberg In honor of: Seymour Lilker's birthday - Marshall and Carol Adelstein SISTERHOOD OF TEMPLE BETH EL In memory of: Mae Wong at yahrzeit - Janet and Mike Widawsky SOCIAL ACTION COMMITTEE FUND In memory of: Rosanne Moses - Paula Klein Joan Wyckoff - Paula Klein Helen Schor - Jeffrey and Shelly Daduk Robert Levy and Fannie Hechtman at yahrzeit - Claudia Morett Jenny Yeazell at yahrzeit - Alan Walfield and Louise Spangle Renee Schatten at yahrzeit - Alan and Linda Schatten In honor of: The birth of Liliana, granddaughter of Ira and Cheryl Richman - Mary Rosenvinge To the recovery of: Lori Street Ames and Elisa McDonagh - Sue and Rob Seiler YOUTH AND FAMILIES ENRICHMENT FUND In memory of: Selma Freed - Sue and Rob Seiler YVONNE COHEN MEMORIAL FUND In memory of: Barbara Somach at yahrzeit - Brian and Joy Moss 12 B’nei Mitzvah To Jack Breitstone (March 7th), Michelle Dori (March 21st), Halle Greenwood (March 28th), Alexis Schoor (April11th), Kloe Blumenthal (April 18th) and Remi Berlent (April 25th) on becoming B'nei Mitzvah! For her creative project, Kloe will create a photographic collage of images she has taken of sunsets on her way to Hebrew School. For her charity project, Kloe has chosen to make cupcakes for birthday parties at homeless shelters. Jack Breitstone – March 7th We are so very proud of our son, Jack, on becoming a Bar Mitzvah at Temple Beth El. Jack enjoyed his studies at TBE and we want to thank Lenny Thaw, Diane Berg and her staff for helping Jack on this most important achievement. As a new family to the community, we found a warm and supportive home – particularly Rabbi Clopper who made us feel welcomed and assured. Our experience of preparing for Jack to become a Bar Mitzvah has been very meaningful for our family. The Bat Mitzvah experience means a great deal to our family. Itʼs amazing when we realize that Kloe is becoming a young adult. It seems like yesterday that our little blue-eyed daughter was learning how to walk and talk. Now as she prepares to become a Bat Mitzvah, we see how much she has grown. She has taken on the vast responsibilities that becoming a Bat Mitzvah involve with great determination. While it is no easy task, with her projects and studying, along with all of her outside duties, Kloe has made us very proud of the young adult that she is becoming. Jack is a bright, energetic and enthusiastic boy who is always willing to help others and the world around him. Jack has chosen the Little Shelter Animal Rescue in Huntington as a focus for his Gʼmilut Chasadim. Helping those without a voice was important to him. Jack has also collected items for the local food pantries during the harsh winter months. For his Tzedakah project, Jack chose to make a personal donation to the Make a Wish Foundation for which he has also participated in the Long Beach and Oyster Bay Polar Bear Swims. Our wishes for Kloe as she enters adulthood are simple. We hope that she shares and continues to lead a life that includes the Jewish customs that she has learned from Temple Beth El. We wish her happiness with whatever she chooses to do in her life. Remi Berlent – April 25th We will continue to be amazed by our son as we watch him mature into a confident and caring member of the Jewish community and the world he lives in. It is an honor to be his parents and share in his celebration today. During her years at TBE, Remi has made a cultural, academic and spiritual commitment to Judaism. Her Bat Mitzvah service is a milestone we are so proud to see her reach; a milestone, but not an ending. We love watching Remiʼs sense of Jewish identity flourish along with her understanding of the need for inclusivity. We are grateful for the encouragement, warmth, and enthusiasm with which all of her teachers, Cantor Alison and the very special Rabbi Clopper, taught her as they made Temple Beth El a sanctuary – not just in the physical sense. Michelle Dori – March 2st Temple Beth El has been a very enriching experience for the Dori family. When Michelle started Hebrew school four years ago she was a little reluctant but with the excellent programs and teachers she has become a well-educated and inspiring young woman. She has enjoyed participating in the field trips and extracurricular activities like the NYC Tenement Museum and “Shul-in”. Throughout her Bat Mitzvah year – and we hope into the future – Remi has been working with “Grateful Greyhounds” and Heifer International, the first for her Gʼmilat Chasadim service project, the latter for her Tzedakah or charity project. “Grateful Greyhounds” educates the public about former racetrack greyhounds and sight hounds to promote the adoption of these beautiful and gentle dogs as pets. Heifer International empowers families to turn hunger and poverty into hope and prosperity by linking communities and helping them to bring sustainable agriculture and commerce to areas with a long history of poverty. She has made an impressive commitment to learning her blessings and will soon learn her Parsha. We are a blended family and we are ecstatic over the progress that Michelle has made.Our family has become a lot closer and this has raised our expectations exponentially. We are forever grateful to Rabbi Clopper, Diane Berg, Lenny Thaw, Risa Curiale and all of TBE's teachers and staff past and present. Created around her Haftorah portion, Remiʼs art project uses multi-media to design and link Jewish stars of different sizes, textures and colors into a visual reminder that all Jews are bound by the covenant of the Torah to treat others as we would want to be treated. We are now looking forward to a future filled with many positive relationships and Jewish values. L'chaim. Mazal Tov to Remi and to all of the children becoming B'nei Mitzvah this year and congratulations to their parents. Kloe Blumenthal – April 18th Temple Beth El is a special place to us because of all the amazing opportunities that it offers. The people at TBE, from Rabbi Clopper to the office staff and everyone in between, have all been so helpful to our family over the years. Our children have benefited from the caring and skilled people who have taught them about what it means to be Jewish. 13 REHABILITATION • LONG-TERM CARE • ASSISTED LIVING • HOME CARE Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehavilitation Center • Gurwin Home Care Gurwin Jewish - Fay J. lindner Residences 14 Yahrzeits March 1-7 Helen Cohn - mother of Janet Singer Rita Kammerling - mother of Richard Kammerling Robert Pakula - brother of Janet Walerstein - uncle of Doug Walerstein Harry Summer - grandfather of Tracy Summer Jeanette Summer - grandmother of Tracy Summer Roy Gordon - father of David Gordon Bernard Heller - father of Rita Anilionis Rae Markowitz - mother of Bernard Markowitz Joseph Sitler - father of Joe Sitler (z:l) Carrie Weil - grandmother-in-law of Irving Klein Michael Cohn - father of Tom Cohn Marvin Frankel - father of Eleanor Perlman Pearl Gottlieb - grandmother of David Susswein Arthur Kopcienski - friend of David and Pam Eysler Harry Chiet - grandfather of Jackie Selmer Berta Feilbogen - mother of Peter Feilbogen Adele Eysler - aunt of David Eysler Stan Feinblatt - father of David Feinblatt Betty Friedman - sister of Laura Klayman Samuel Spiegel - father of Carol Berliner Abe Levine - uncle of Steve Roffman Bernard Strauss - father of Dolores Weinzimer Ruth Wolff - mother of Jerry Wolff Sophie Cherner - aunt of Alan Schatten Frances Goldberg - mother of Minna Seligson Madeline Selix - mother of Stephanie Kellerman Samuel Susswein - grandfather of David Susswein March 8-14 Betty Forman - mother of David Forman David Karin - father of Marjorie Levy Joseph Darwin - father of Manuel Darwin Irving Freed - grandfather of Jen Freed Betty Wasserman - mother of Selma Cohen Swaim Jack Brown - father of Toby Smolokoff Grace Koutrouby - mother-in-law of Dianne Slavin Barry Kravchick - cousin of Janice Groden Syril Seiden - mother of Peter Seiden Beatrice Weinstein - mother of Amy Kaplan Frieda Bronstein - mother of Bryce Bronstein Henry Jackson - father-in-law of Laura Jackson Ida Kaplan - stepmother of Sylvia Wertheim Ann Millstone - mother of Burton Klayman Sarah Novick - grandmother of Julie Nace Andree Blaudeau - aunt of Norman Copel Joel Goldman - father of Carol Slippen Mollie Robinson - aunt of Selma Cohen Swaim Gloria Silverstein - mother of Michael Silverstein Richard Slippen - brother of Michael Slippen Irving Waldgeir - father of Linda Winter Louis Baker - father of Barbara Kreindler Rebecca Kurtzberg - sister of Louis Kurtzberg Jay Simon - brother of Larry Simon Sylvia Walfield - mother of Alan Walfield Alexander Berman - father of Sheila Henoch March 15-21 Blanche Honickman - mother of Steven Honickman Sam Shindler - father of Arnold Shindler Russell Chernick - brother of Cindy Halpern Raymond Feifer - uncle of Sherry Baran Wallace Bywater - father of Jean Feinstein Sarah Cohn-Richman - mother of Clare Cohn-Brown Roberta Fremed - mother of Gregg Fremed Stanley Nathanson - father of Steven Nathanson 15 Eli Sherman - brother of Sandra Hechler Robert Simowitz - husband of Fran Simowitz Alexander Coleman - father of Surelle Heiberger Ester Karten - mother of Claudia Weisman Gail Iris Klayminc - sister of Sherry Eckstein Shirley Lillian Street - mother of Lori Street Ames March 22-31 Jack Schatten - father of Alan Schatten Gregory Shaw - brother of Gary Shaw Jane Weisman - grandmother of Michael Bertuch Jesus Aznar - great uncle of Tes Silverman Rose Eysler - grandmother of David Eysler Harriet Fallon - mother of Michael Fallon Matthew Kammerling - father of Richard Kammerling Rae Phillips - mother of Howard Phillips Gherrie Rodriguez - cousin of Tes Silverman Rosa Kupferberg - grandmother of Joan Feilbogen Charles Schwalb - father of Elyse Besso - father of Barry Schwalb Leo Seiler - father of Rob Seiler Max Lipeles - father of Robin Zucker Beatrice Schwalb - mother of Elyse Besso - mother of Barry Schwalb Jacob M. Henoch - father of Gilbert Henoch Wilbur Morton Shurr - father of Fran Hyde Douglas Gray - father of Diane Kleet Myrna Vertaa - aunt of Janice Groden Nathan H. Freeman - father of Alan Freeman Frank Goldberg - uncle of Ann Simon Benjamin Pofcher - uncle of Surelle Heiberger Harry Warshaw - father of Bonnie Braun April 1-7 Martin Kaplan - father of Randy Kaplan Henry Werblin - father of Carol Werblin Louise Yeazell - aunt of Louise Spangle Arnold Naiman - husband of Inez Wachtel Carl Bagnall - father of Marcia Schwalb Jeanette Groden - mother of David Groden Yetta Gross - mother of Carol Hittleman Reba Levenberg - mother of Andrew Levenberg Morris Mildener - father of Barry Mildener Stan Millstone - stepfather of Burton Klayman Florence Matthews - mother of Roberta Monat Rose Podgainy - mother of Martin Podgainy James Warde - brother of Una Warde Neil Barton - father of David Barton - husband of Gloria Barton Emanuel Jarmon - father of Steve Jarmon Emil Josenhans - father of Erich Josenhans Neil Thomas - cousin of Cecile Fallon May Blog - mother of Harold Blog Max Kaufman - father of Brian Kaufman April 8-14 Regina Rosenberg - mother of Shawne Rosenblum Tina Chernick - mother of Cindy Halpern Ira Goldsmith - grandfather of David Eysler Blanche Lipsius - mother of Barbara Schenk Bertha Molny - mother of Marvin Molny Ida Stockman - mother of Linda Mont Abraham Gildin - father of Herbert Gildin Minnie Kanigel - mother of Laura Jackson Ruth Strod - mother of Rosalie Goldstein Cantor Renee Coleson - friend of Cantor Sandy Sherry Ira Finkel - brother of Wil Finkel (z:l) Doris Kaplan - stepfather of Ely Kaplan (z:l) Mayer Walfield - father of AlanWalfield Dorothy Schechter - sister of Toby Markowtiz Jacob A. Blaustein - father of Rhoma Phillips Steven Davis - brother of Eileen Baumann Rose Dorfman - mother of Marilyn Perlin Pearl Goldman - mother of Mark Goldman Abraham Korner - uncle of Cindy Halpern Rose Kreiswirth - mother of Lisa Kreiswirth Edward Rosen - uncle of Miriam Rosen Mary Blond - grandmother of Irving Klein Joseph Kalish - father of Elaine Kaplan April 15-21 Helen Hechler - mother of Stephen Hechler Kenneth Markel - son of Carl and Edith Markel Gloria Brotman - mother of Andrea Marino Arlene Brown - mother of Dan Goldstein Morrie Huebschman - stepfather of Joan Blog Howard Iserson - father of Richard Iserson Louis M. Licht - father of Phoebe Krane Sylvia Wolman - mother of Melanie Herzfeld Bess Belkin - grandmother of Perry Wiseblatt Morris Dalven - father of Joseph Dalven Irwin Margulis - father of Joy Moss Betty Edelstein - mother of Andy Edelstein Casper Kurtzberg - father of Louis Kurtzberg Ruth Rosenbaum - aunt of Joan Feilbogen Gilbert Spritzer - husband of Lois Spritzer Grace Miriam Burnett - mother of Margaret Mills Seymour Feldman - father of Denise Tieman Paula Fields - grandmother of Beth Sherman Elsie Goldberg - grandmother of Debbie Kaplan Frank Jordan - stepfather of Cindy Halpern Rose Sherman - mother of Sandra Hechler Morton Baine - father of Sherri Goldman Frank Gary - father of Howard Gary Bennie Moskovitch - father of Israel Moskovitch Peter Gray - father of Ellen Gray April 22-30 Oscar Bonner - father of Sandra Crain Libby Fleischer - mother of Michael Fleischer Lola Goldman - mother of Floyd Goldman 16 Helen Selmer - mother of Al Selmer Milton Widerman - father of Susan Blog - father of Steve Widerman Glenn Carver - uncle of Danna Kaplan Erich Guttenberg - father of Mary Rosenvinge Joseph Chiet - uncle of Jackie Selmer Robert Ehrman - father of Jeffrey Ehrman Myron Klein - father of Irving Klein - grandfather of Mary Klein Louis Lilker - father of Seymour Lilker (z:l) Clarence Blog - father of Harold Blog Toby Faber - mother of Stephen Faber Betty Siegel - mother of Carol Calev Sylvia Gelbman - mother of Phyllis Toran Gertrude Ruskin - mother of Joanne Fried Louis Trimmer - grandfather of Louis Kurtzberg Reba Cohen - mother of Burton Cohen Irving Hauser - grandfather of Elyssa Riccoboni Bea Feinstein - mother of Jackie Selmer Rose Klein - mother of Irving Klein - grandmother of Mary Klein Sylvia Lipeles - mother of Robin Zucker Henry Postel - father of Howard Postel Beatty Shindler - mother of Arnold Shindler Sadie Klein Lichtenstein - grandmother of Sarah Lichtenstein Howard Lipsius - father of Barbara Schenk George Stampfl - father of Linda Schatten Margot Dombrower - grandmother of Steve Dombrower Seymour Hirschfeld - husband of Jeanne Hirschfeld Ruthellen Holtz - sister of Andrew Levenbaum Condolences... 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