classnotes
’40s Moshe Berlin YH,’58Y and wife Rozzi,
of Jerusalem, announce the birth of
Yeshiva University Review welcomes Classnotes submissions ■ Professional News their 26th and 27th grandchildren:
that are typewritten or neatly printed. Relevant information (name, Chagai to Joshua and Rachel Berlin,
Victor B. Geller YH,’48Y,W, former
and Alon to Yishai and Rachel
RIETS dean of communal services,
maiden name, school, year of graduation, and a contact phone Mescheloff. Mazal tov also to grand-
and Rabbi Herschel Schacter ’38Y,R,
parents Prof. Shmuel Shilo ’57Y and
number) must be included. The magazine is not responsible for YU honorary degree recipient, were
wife Margalit; and Dr. Efraim Meschel-
among 13 Jewish World War II veter-
incomplete or incorrect information. Graduates of CSL, WSSW, FGS, off YH,’65R and wife Felice.
ans whose oral histories, chosen from
more than 3,000 collected by the Mazal tov to Pearl (Karalitzky)
and AECOM may also direct notes to those schools’ alumni
Museum of Jewish Heritage, were in- YH,’54TIW and Rabbi Aaron Borow
publications. In addition to professional achievements, YUR cluded in Ours To Fight For: American ’55Y,R on the marriage of grandson
Jewish Voices from the Second World Rafi Zimmerman to Maayan Natan.
Classnotes may contain alumni family news, including information War, a book that accompanied an
Ruby Davidman ’52Y and wife Phyllis,
exhibit on the same theme.
on births, marriages, condolences, and bar/bat mitzvahs. of Jerusalem, announce the birth of
Earl Korchak ’45Y and wife Dorothy Ori Yochanan, their second great-
Engagement announcements are not accepted. We reserve the right
dedicated a Sefer Torah, written for grandchild, born to Mikey and Chavy
to edit submitted items. We cannot be responsible for time-sensitive the occasion, at Beth Jacob Cong., Cimerring.
Beverly Hills, CA, in memory of
submissions that expire before publication. Items sent for the next Mazal tov to Genia (Ginger Prager)
deceased family members and in
’59S and Sheldon Socol YH,’58Y, YU
honor of Earl’s 80th birthday.
edition of Yeshiva University Review will be included as received vice president for business affairs, on
Rabbi Judah Rackovsky ’48Y,R and the bar mitzvah of grandson Max
and as space permits. Photographs are encouraged.
wife Judith were honored at the annu- Reuben Kapelus, son of Steven Socol
al ECHO dinner, held in Montvale, NJ, YH,’86Y and wife Leslie.
and sponsored by the Sol and Clara
Rheta (Weinstein) ’63S and Rabbi
Kest National Jewish Institute for
AND MANY MORE! Nechemia Zabrowsky ’59Y,R, of Ramat
Health.
Beit Shemesh, celebrated the birth of
■ Personal News a granddaughter, Ita Rivka Strauss.
Mazal tov also to them on the bar
Rabbi Morton L. Gordon YH, ’47R,B
mitzvah of grandson Yehuda Reuven
and wife Anna celebrated the birth of
Polter.
great grandson Evan Wortman.
Mazal tov to Rabbi Louis M. Tuchman
YH,’44Y,R and wife Ruth on the mar-
’60s
riage of granddaughter Shifra ■ Professional News
Davidman to Ryan Shell. Jerome A. Chanes YH,’64Y,W, SCW,
WSSW, and AGS adjunct professor,
’50s delivered “Is there a ‘New’ Anti-
semitism? Redefining the Protocols of
■ Personal News
Measuring Antisemitism,” at the 2003
Rabbi Philip Kaplan ’39Y,R,F was honored by his family at a dinner cele- Ayelet (Shapiro) ’59S and Rabbi Conference of the Association for
brating his 85th birthday in December 2003. In addition to his wife, Aharon Batt ’56Y,R, YUIA board mem- Jewish Studies, Boston, and
Esther, attendees included children Andrea (Kaplan) ’69S and Dr. Michael ber, announce the birth in Israel of “American Jews and the 2004
Lieberman ’70Y; Dr. Allan S. Kaplan ’74Y and wife Cheryl; six grandchildren, great-grandsons Noam, born to Zimrat Elections: Notes from Demographic
including Shira (Lieberman) Goldress ’96SB and Shelly (Lieberman) and Nechemia Zuckerman of Mitzpe Surveys” at the Center for Religion and
Padowitz ’99S and their respective spouses; and three great-grandchildren. Yericho; Eldad Yosef to Leah and Avi Public Affairs, Trinity College; and
Batt of Ofra; and Shilo to Elisheva and published “The American Jewish
The Padowitz family traveled from Jerusalem for the occasion.
Zemach Hirschfeld of Kochav Agenda and the 2004 Elections,” in
Hashachar. Religion in the News. Last year he
3 0 S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 • Y E S H I VA U N I V E R S I T Y R E V I E W
curated and lectured at a five-film Carmi Horowitz YH,’66Y,B and wife
series, “Antisemitism on the Screen,” Sara, of Jerusalem, announce the birth
Ruth (Ricky Goodman) Zigelman YH’76 has a personal stake in her work as
at the JCC in Manhattan. of granddaughter Ayala Gittel to chil-
dren Elisha and Hodaya Horowitz. a volunteer fundraiser for ALUT, the Israeli Society for Autistic Children.
Elie Krakowski YH,’68Y is senior fellow Her son Yehoshua lives in the hostel the group established six years ago.
at the American Foreign Policy Council Rose Levine ’69S,B and husband
Currently in rented quarters, the hostel will soon move to its permanent
and at the Central Asia-Caucasus Philip, of Jerusalem, celebrated the
home in Gilo, a suburb of Jerusalem. Seven adults and seven adolescents
Institute at Johns Hopkins University’s birth of granddaughter Mevasseret
comprise the two-unit facility. Ricky, daughter of former SCW biology
School of Advanced International Adya to Yael and Udi Roth.
Studies, both in Washington, DC. He professor Dr. Fred Goodman, is helping to make up the difference
Mazal tov to Mindy (Ganz) ’74S,B and between the government funding ALUT receives and the cost of building
authored “Pro-American Sentiments
David Ribner ’68Y,W on the marriage of
Coming Out of the Closet in Iran,” and maintaining its new hostel.
daughter Yael to Marc Rosenberg.
Insight On the News, Feb. 3, 2004.
Rabbi Bernhard Rosenberg ’69Y,
Hirsch Lazaar Silverman ’51F is the
F,AG,R and wife Charlene celebrated
author of The Winding Road, a book of
the bar mitzvah of son Ari, and the
poems published by Century House
marriage of daughter Ilana to Josh
(New York).
Merl.
Eli Uncyk YH’63, is a partner in the
Manhattan general practice law firm of
Uncyk, Borenkind & Nadler, LLP,
’70s
where he leads the litigation, matrimo- ■ Professional News
nial, and alternative dispute resolution
Etty (Schwartz) Burger YH,’77S
practice and participates in the firm’s
is assistant principal for the boys’ divi-
tax and business practice areas. Last
sion, Yeshiva Ktana of Passaic, NJ,
year he was appointed to a three-year
which serves some 500 boys in grades
term as mediator for the Bankruptcy
Pre1A-8. Also, she is the math and
Court for the Eastern District of New
science coordinator at the school. She
York. Recently, he became a board
has lived in Passaic for 18 years with
member of the Bergen County High
her husband, Dr. Zalman Burger, and The Weisfogel quadruplets reunited this past year as sophomores at YU.
School of Jewish Studies.
their six children. Ari, at YC, and Miriam, at SCW, spent a year in YU’s S. Daniel Abraham
■ Personal News Israel Program. They joined sisters Rebecca and Leah, students at the
Jordan B. Cherrick ’78Y has become a
Toni (Felscher) ’70S and Philip member of the firm Husch & university since the 2002–03 academic year. Parents Rochelle (Press)
Chernofsky YH,’69Y,F, of Jerusalem, Eppenberger, LLC, St. Louis, MO, ’77S,F, and David Weisfogel YH’74, say they “are proud to again be part
celebrated the marriage of daughter where he is cochair of the new of the YU family.”
Aviva. Appellate and Complex Litigation
Support Group.
Harvey Douglen ’63Y and wife Renee,
of Jerusalem, announce the birth of Marion D.S. (Rabinowitz) Dreyfus ’79S A, AECOM Albert Einstein College of Medicine • AG Azrieli Graduate School
grandson Gilad Yaakov, born to par- is working at Honzhong University,
ents Tova and Amichai Agai. Wuhan, China, for several semesters. of Jewish Education and Administration • BG, BGSS Belfer Institute for
She teaches English literature, writes Advanced Biomedical Sciences • B, BRGS Bernard Revel Graduate School of
Hershel Farkas ’61Y and wife Sara
for several US magazines, works for
announce the birth of great-grandson Jewish Studies • BSJM Belz School of Jewish Music • CTI Cantorial Training
pharmaceutical companies in China,
Yair Yaakov, born to Moriya and Nadav
and takes Chinese language lessons. Institute • C, CSL Cardozo School of Law • F, FGS Ferkauf Graduate School of
Salem of Hashmonaim, Israel.
Esther Goldman YH,’76W was the Psychology • I, IBC Isaac Breuer College of Hebraic Studies • J, JSS James
Masha (Fishel) ’73TIW and Rabbi Yosef
recipient of the Outstanding Social
Fridman YH’69, director of YU in Striar School of General Jewish Studies • MSDCS Max Stern Division of
Worker Award at Beth Israel Medical
Israel, of Beit El, Israel, celebrated the
Center, where she is a senior social Communal Services • Y, MYP Yeshiva Program / Mazer School of Talmudic
births of granddaughter Ayana Sara,
worker in the Outpatient Psychiatric
born to Chani and Motti Fridman; and Studies • SBMP Stone Beit Midrash Program • R, RIETS Rabbi Isaac
Service. Also, she ran two workshops
granddaughter Sara to Rivki and
for National Council of Jewish Women Elchanan Theological Seminary • S, SCW Stern College for Women • SG Sue
Chaim Raviv.
on decision-making in relationships Golding Graduate Division of Medical Sciences • SB, SSSB Sy Syms School
Mary (Kent) YH’65 and Rabbi Yonah and positive thinking, issues she often
Fuld YH,’64Y,R announced the mar- deals with in her private psychothera- of Business • T, TI Teachers Institute • T, TIW Teachers Institute for Women
riage of their son Hillel. py practice for individuals and fami- • W, WSSW Wurzweiler School of Social Work • Y, YC Yeshiva College • YH,
lies, located in NYC and Millburn, NJ.
Dov Gilor ’67F and wife Barbara, of YUHS Yeshiva University High Schools (MSTA The Marsha Stern Talmudical
Hashmonaim, Israel, celebrated the Tina Jaskoll ’71S became a fellow at
Academy) (SWHSG Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls)
birth of granddaughter Michal and the the American Association for the
bar mitzvah of grandson Meir. Advancement of Science at its annual
Y E S H I VA U N I V E R S I T Y R E V I E W • S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 3 1
■ classnotes meeting and fellows forum in Seattle in also to grandparents Rabbi Morris
Feb. She is a professor of develop- Gorelik ’53Y,R, former rosh yeshiva,
mental genetics at the University of and wife Sarah.
Southern California School of Dentistry
Neil Herskowitz YH’74 and wife
in Los Angeles. She is one of only
Daphne celebrated the bat mitzvah of
United States Senator Frank three fellows elected in dentistry and
daughter Jennifer. Mazal tov also to
Lautenberg (left) and oral health sciences.
grandparents Rabbi William Herskowitz
Kadijah Thomas, the vale-
Gila Leiter, MD, ’78S,A, is an assistant ’48Y,W,R,B and wife Sylvia, YU
dictorian in 2004 at Dwight clinical professor at Mt. Sinai Medical Museum director.
Morrow High School in School and an attending at Mt. Sinai
Mazal tov to Dr. Heshy (Harold) Jacob
Englewood, NJ, both swore Hospital. She has an ob/gyn practice,
’74Y,A and wife Nancy, of Jerusalem,
in Michael Wildes ’89C lectures extensively, has authored and
on the marriage of daughter Dvora to
(right), former councilman, edited several books, and chaired a
Hillel Galitzer.
as Englewood mayor in conference in Israel on women’s
January. Mayor Wildes’ wife, health and Halakhah. Iva (Korenblit) ’78TIW and Bernie
Amy Wildes ’91C, father Kastner ’78Y, of Jerusalem, and Rabbi
Charles Lipshitz YH,’71Y,F,R is deputy
Anshel Rosby ’68Y and wife Sarah, of
Leon Wildes ’54Y, YC board treasurer, and children look on. Afterward, director general of Gan Yavne Youth
Beit Shemesh, celebrated the mar-
Mayor Wildes dedicated his remarks to improving education, reducing Village-Yeshivat Achuzat Yaakov, a
riage of their respective children,
property taxes, and bringing new leadership into Englewood government. technological yeshiva high school and
Yaakov Daniel and Leiba Rivka.
college in Israel that trains technicians
and engineers. The school is one of Shifra (Gorelik) ’78S,W and Rabbi
the Rabbinical Council of America’s Stuart Kurz YH,’77Y,R announce the
educational centers in Israel. marriage of daughter Tova to David
Halpern. Mazal tov also to grandpar-
Gwenn (Felder) Peretz ’78S received
Your news is our news! the Aishet Chayil Award of the One
ents Rabbi Morris Gorelik ’53Y,R, for-
mer rosh yeshiva, and wife Sarah.
If you’ve got a new job, promotion, hobby that’s become a Israel Fund at its ninth annual dinner,
held in December ’03 in NYC. Manny Miller YH,’70Y and wife
“second career,” new book, award, community service honor,
Rachel, of Jerusalem, celebrated the
addition to the family, etc., we’d like to hear about it. Nava Rephun YH,’76W conducted
marriage of son Noam to Miriam
Please include complete information and, if possible, a head workshops for couples in Jerusalem
Learman and the bar mitzvah of son
shot or good quality photo. and Ramat Aviv on “Getting the Love
Ezra Tzvi.
You Want.” Also, she spoke on
“Strengthening Marriage: Creating Chana (Kasachkoff) ’67S and Moshe
SCHOOL / CLASS ____________________ Safety and Closeness” at Chabad Poupko ’69R and Stanley Simcha Rock
meetings in Newton and Sharon, MA. ’71Y and wife Barbara celebrated the
NAME (FIRST) __________________________ (LAST) ____________________________
She is a licensed clinical social worker birth of grandson Dov Mordecai to
(MAIDEN) ______________________________________________________________ and certified Imago relationship Yehudah and Avigail Rock.
ADDRESS ____________________________________________________________________ therapist who works with couples and
Mazal tov to Tamar (Fredman) ’74S and
individuals in her private NYC practice
CITY, STATE, ZIP ____________________________________________________________ husband Dr. Gary Quinn ’72Y,A on the
and leads workshops in the US and
marriage of daughter Yael to Yaniv
PHONE (HOME) ________________________ (OFFICE) __________________________ Israel.
Holtzberg of Ginot Shomron, Israel.
FAX (HOME) ____________________________ (OFFICE) __________________________ Tamar practices traditional Chinese
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medicine in Jerusalem and Gary has a
EMAIL (HOME) __________________________ (OFFICE) __________________________
Rabbi Aharon Angstreich YH, ’70Y,F,R, private psychiatric practice and trains
MY NEWS: __________________________________________________________________ and wife Sara, of Jerusalem, celebrat- professionals in Israel, Turkey, China,
ed the bar mitzvah last year of son Korea, and the Philippines in the use
______________________________________________________________________________
Netanel Eliyahu on Parashat Bereishit. of EMDR for post-traumatic stress
______________________________________________________________________________ disorder.
Shelley (Billauer) ’82TIW,B, and
______________________________________________________________________________ Moshe Berliner ’79F,W,R announce the Rabbi Yerachmiel Ralph Roness
birth of granddaughter Talya Rifka, ’71,B,R,W and wife Dina announce
______________________________________________________________________________
born to Devora and Yoel Rosenberg. the birth of granddaughter Moriah
______________________________________________________________________________ Tova to Avi and Michal Roness.
Leta (Lipman) Cotton ’73S and hus-
band Eliezer, of Jerusalem, celebrated Dr. Yaacov Schapiro YH,’77Y,A and
the birth of their first grandchild, wife Hani, of Jerusalem, celebrated
S E N D O R FA X T O : Robert Saltzman, Office of University Alumni Affairs, Dvora. the bar mitzvah of son Naftali.
500 West 185th Street, New York, NY 10033-3201.
Phone 212-960-5373 • FAX: 212-960-5336 • Email: alumdesk@yu.edu Jacki (Mann) ’80S and Rabbi David Malka (Wagner) YH,’78S and Jeffrey
Gorelik YH,’79Y,R,B celebrated the bar Weisberg ’79Y, of Jerusalem,
mitzvah of son Eliezer Tuvia. Mazal tov announce the marriage of son Avi to
3 2 S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 • Y E S H I VA U N I V E R S I T Y R E V I E W
Yosefa Stahler. Also, mazal tov on the has earned the designation of ter Tzivya Sara. Mazal tov also to their Illinois State driver’s license and
bar mitzvah of son Tzuriel Chaim. Financial Planning Specialist at Smith grandparents Rabbi Philip Katsman State ID photos taken with their heads
Barney. He lives in Great Neck, NY, ’51Y,R; and Dr. Ben Zion Wacholder covered was also issued by the
with his wife and two children. ’51Y,R and Dr. Elizabeth Krukowski. Secretary’s office.
’80s Dr. S. Robert Rozbruch YH’82 is an Jacqueline (Vinar) Leibowitz ’85TIW ■ Personal News
■ Professional News orthopedic surgeon. He is director, and husband Jay announce the birth
Meira (Schneider) ’98S and Simcha
Institute for Limb Lengthening and of third daughter Allegra Mae.
Rabbi Judah Isaacs ’88W, director of Atik YH’94 celebrated the birth of
Reconstruction at the Hospital for
the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Tova (Auerbach) ’85S and Aharon daughter Miryan Bat-Tzion. Mazal tov
Special Surgery, and assistant profes-
Detroit’s Alliance for Jewish Education, Naiman ’83Y celebrated the bar mitz- also to grandparents Sheila (Shapiro)
sor of orthopedic surgery, Weill
is recipient of the 2003 Mandell and vah of son Uriel. Mazal tov also to Schneider ’63S and husband Sheldon,
Medical College of Cornell University.
Madeleine Berman Award for Out- grandparents Vivien (Sief) YH’53 and and Shifra (Goldwasser) YH’68 and
He and wife Yonina live in Westchester
standing Professional Service. The Prof. Bernard Auerbach ’45Y,R, and Tzvi Atik YH,’71Y.
with their two children.
award recognizes outstanding contri- Tzvi Naiman, wife of the late Dr.
Avraham Ben-Tzvi (Husarsky) ’92Y and
butions of communal professionals Rivka (Weitz) YH’87 and Jeffrey Socol Yechiel Naiman ’56Y.
wife Naomi, of Efrat, celebrated the
employed by the Detroit Federation, its YH,’85Y, senior associate director of
Sharon (Mann) YH’87 and Gary Rubin birth of daughter Keren Raanana.
agencies and beneficiaries, and other facilities management, and Steven
YH’87 announce the birth of third
Detroit-area Jewish social-service Socol YH,’86Y and wife Leslie, were Yardaena (Osband) Glazer, MD, ’98S
child Jonah Samuel.
organizations. honored by Young Israel of Kew and husband David announce the
Gardens Hills last fall. Mazal tov to Esther (Buterman) YH’88 birth of second child Michael Evan
Andrew (Avi) Lauer YH’84 has joined
and Kenneth Rubinstein YH’86 on the (Melech Gershon Ariel). Mazal tov also
the NY office of Brown Raysman
■ Personal News birth of son Spencer Owen. to grandparents June Glazer, senior
Millstein Felder & Steiner LLP as
writer / editor, YU Department of
counsel in the Labor and Employment Shira (Berezin) Bayme ’88SB and hus- Mazal tov to Rabbi Stuart Verstandig
Communications and Public Affairs,
Law Department. Formerly he was band Michael, of Meitar, Israel, ’80Y,F,R and wife Ora on the birth of
and husband Jeffrey, and Barbara
senior employment counsel in the announce the birth of fourth son Ori second son Shimon Eliezer.
Osband; and to great-grandparents Mr.
Office of General Counsel of Aharon.
and Mrs. William Merzel, Les Osband,
PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting.
Mark Sommer ’80Y, professor of
David Bogner ’87Y and wife Zahava
announce the birth of third child
’90s Mr. and Mrs. Herman Barsky, and Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Gressman.
humanities, Stevens’ Institute of Yonah Ze’ev. The family made aliyah ■ Professional News
Mazal tov to Amy (Love) YH’93 and
Technology, Hoboken, NJ, is founder to Efrat in July ’03.
Dr. Ethan Ciment ’93Y completed his Ryan Hyman ’98Y on the birth of a
of Restorim’ Seforim, a book repair
Martin H. Dauber ’82Y and wife Gerri chief residency at Cabrini Medical bekhor, Avery Daniel. Mazal tov also
and re-enforcement service specializ-
celebrated the triple bar mitzvah of Center, NYC, and joined Saratoga to grandparents Ephraim Love YH’67
ing in siddurim, humashim and
sons Binyamin, Yosef, and Aryeh. Podiatry Associates as an associate and wife Barbara, and Mark and
makhzorim. Also, he provides proper
surgeon in their private practice. Beulah Hyman.
burial for “shammos” when a syna- Debby (Korn) ’83S and Rabbi
gogue hires him to fix its seforim. He Mordekhai Friedman ’84Y, of Alon Jeffrey M. Goldstein YH,’96C was Ellen (Rubinstein) Lasko YH,’92S and
can be reached at 201-837-0489. Shevut, Israel, celebrated the bar mitz- named partner at the Queens, NY, law husband Jon announce the birth of
vah of son Yaacov Eliyahu. Mazal tov firm of Rappaport, Hertz, Cherson & son Brendan Philip. Mazal tov also to
Mary Ann Richardson, PhD, ’84F, a
also to grandparents Dr. Armin Rosenthal. He specializes in real grandparents Sam Lasko ’66Y,F and
psychologist and director of the
Friedman ’50Y,R and wife Chava, of estate transactions in NYC, Nassau, wife Arlene, and Max and Beverly
Movement Disorders and Molecular
Jerusalem, and Hanna Korn of Alon Suffolk, and Westchester counties. Rubinstein.
Psychiatry Division at Nathan Kline
Shevut.
Institute for Psychiatric Research, Joseph McAdams ’93C, a NYPD Ayton Lefkowitz YH’94 and wife Ayelet
Orangeburg, NY, studies tardive dyski- Yitzchak (Jeffrey) Fund YH,’81B,R, of sergeant, authored an essay about celebrated the birth of son Noam.
nesia (TD), an antipsychotic medica- Jerusalem, celebrated the marriage of September 11, 2001 that is included Mazal tov also to grandparents Bryna
tions side effect characterized by son Daniel Binyamin to Rachel Lebor. in True Blue: Police Stories by Those (Greenberg) Epstein ’71S and husband
abnormal involuntary movements in Who Have Lived Them (St. Martin’s Paul.
Mazal tov to Rabbi David Horwitz
the face, mouth, tongue, hands and/or Press, 2004). All proceeds will benefit
YH,’81Y,B,R, MYP rosh yeshiva, and Jeffrey Mann YH’91 and wife Skye
feet. A recent study by her and col- victims’ families. For more information
wife Fraidy on the birth of their announce the birth of son Dylan Gabel.
leagues, published in the American about the project, see www.true-
bekhor, Yoel Mordechai Zvi. Mazal tov
Journal of Psychiatry, is the first place- bluestories.com. Dr. Shari (Wiesel) ’95A and Dr. Ranon
also to grandparents Emanuel Shapiro
bo-controlled trial of branched-chain Mann YH,’91Y,A announce the birth of
YH’61 and Mrs. Shapiro, and Minna Ira Piltz ’95Y, an attorney, represented
amino acids as a treatment for TD. son Eliezer Joseph. Mazal tov also to
Horwitz. an Orthodox woman who was forced to
The findings suggest that an amino grandparents Joan Ehrlich ’87C and
remove her head covering when being
acid food product may offer a safe and Mazal tov to Nava (Well) Hyman ’89S Dr. Abraham Mann ’59Y,R, YU Develop-
photographed for her Illinois State
effective treatment for TD among men and husband Joshua, of Neve Daniel, ment director; Abe Wiesel YH’57 and
driver’s license. She has received a
with psychiatric disorders, reducing Israel, on the bar mitzvah of son wife Betty; and Vivian Mann.
formal apology from the Illinois
symptoms by as much as 80%. Yonatan Levi.
Secretary of State and, as a result, a Elly (Michael Elliot) Miller ’91Y and
Eric P. Rosen ’89SB, a vice president Daniel Katsman ’81Y,B,R and wife policy statement affirming the rights wife Penina announce the birth of
for investments at Smith Barney, NYC, Hannah announce the birth of daugh- of Orthodox Jewish women to have daughter Samantha Abigail (Sarah
Y E S H I VA U N I V E R S I T Y R E V I E W • S U M M E R 2 0 0 4 3 3
■ classnotes Avigail). Mazal tov also to grand- bekhor, Elishama Pinhas. Talia is a
parents Jan (Kleinman) ’63S and Dr. doctoral candidate in clinical psycholo-
Sheldon Schechter ’62Y,A, and Rabbi gy at Fordham University, and Netanel
David E. Miller ’53Y,R, Azrieli board is pursuing a Juris Doctor degree at
member, and wife Anita. Fordham Law School. Mazal tov to
LESSONS IN FORGIVENESS grandparents Esther (Amster) Klein
Mazal tov to Cheryl (Himmel) YH,’94C
’65S and husband Asher Zelig, and
and Mordechai Schreck YH,’90Y,C,B,R
Rabbi Eugene Markovitz ’45Y,R,B, spiritual leader of the Clifton (NJ) Rabbi Elliot and Ilana Marmon.
on the birth of second child Chaim
Jewish Center, died in September ’03. One of the most respected rabbis Yehoshua. Mazal tov also to grandpar- Elana Gross YH,’04S and Naphtali
in Clifton, he gained national notice with his response after four boys ents Barbara (Bienstock) YH’63 and Lavenda ’04SB announced their mar-
spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti on his house and the synagogue in Jerry Schreck ’64Y and Abe and Anne riage. Mazal tov also to parents Karen
1989. He urged a Himmel; and to great-grandfather (Eisenberg) ’79S and Rabbi Stuart
judge to let him Aaron Schreck. Lavenda ’77Y, and Shaindy (Rothen-
teach the boys about berg) ’76TIW and Mike Gross YH’73.
Saritte (Mitgang) Silvera ’97SB and
Judaism instead of husband Hillel announce the birth of Layaliza (Klein) ’94S,AG and Meir
sending them to jail. daughter Rebecca Julia. Yakov Soloveichik ’02Y,R, Beren
The episode inspired Institute Fellow, announced the birth
Shira (Zuckerman) YH’94 and Gary
a television movie, of their bekhor, Aharon. Layaliza is a
Strong ’98Y announce the birth of
“The Writing on the litigator at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind,
daughter Eliana Aidel.
Wall,” which depict- Wharton & Garrison. Meir is a gradu-
ed his reconciliation Miriam (Bluth) ’93S and Danny Wallach ate student at Yale Divinity School, is
’93Y announce the birth of third child on the rabbinate staff at the Jewish
with the vandals,
Shani (Chana Shoshana). Center in Manhattan, and speaks and
one of whom
writes about religion in the public
became a Clifton Miriam (Mann) YH,’96S and Stephen
sector. Mazal tov also to grandparents
police officer. Wallach ’92SB,C celebrated the birth
Rabbi Markovitz and Esther (Amster) Klein ’65S and hus-
Rabbi Markovitz of son Ezra Matis. Mazal tov also to
his late wife, Klara. band Asher Zelig, and Rabbi Eliyahu
was chaplain for the grandparents Joan Ehrlich ’87C and
and Esther Soloveichik.
Dr. Abraham Mann ’59Y, YU Develop-
Clifton police and firefighters for 50 years. Also during his career, he
ment director; Marilyn and Lee
served on local commissions that mediated race riots and rehabilitated
Wallach; and Vivian Mann. CONDOLENCES
delinquent youth. “One must never give up on young people. In Judaism,
Rabbi Heshy YH’60 and Yank YH’61
it’s literally a crime to do so,” he was quoted as saying in an article Time
magazine published about the episode. ’00s Berenholz and Goldie Mulak YH’67 on
the loss of their father, Rabbi Moishe
Rabbi Markovitz was predeceased by Klara (Weiss), his wife of 50 ■ Professional News
Berenholz, an educator for 30 years
years. Condolences to his daughter, Rachel Lurie ’70S, Gerri Wolk YH’67,
Menachem Luftglass ’00Y, a McGill law who taught at YUHS-Girls (Central).
Susan Walzer YH, and Heidi Markovitz YH’72.
school graduate, this past year clerked
Andy Blumberg ’73Y on the loss of his
for Canada Supreme Court Justice
wife, Bayla.
Frank Iacobucci in Ottawa.
Fred Carroll, MD, ’79Y on the loss of
■ Personal News
The Yeshiva University family mourns the loss of Mikey Butler ’01Y, who his father, Philip.
passed away on Jan. 28 after a lifelong battle with cystic fibrosis. Mikey’s Brian Barr ’03Y announced his mar-
Barbara Ferkauf Dor, daughter of YU
courage in the face of his illness inspired Chancellor Norman Lamm riage to YU student Hadas Wagner.
honorary trustee Eugene Ferkauf and
’49Y,B,R to call him a “legend.” Rebecca Rubinstein ’03S and Yehuda wife Estelle, on the loss of her
At YU, Mikey became involved in student government, never complain- Biber ’02SB announced their mar- husband, Benjamin. The Dors have
ing about “schlepping an oxygen tank from class to class,” according riage, in December ’03. supported many initiatives at FGS,
to his mother, Nina (Novetsky) Butler ’78S. During the summer while in including an alumni program and a
Chana (Michels) ’03S and Avi Billet
college, Mikey volunteered at a camp for children with special needs, spirituality conference.
YH,’01Y celebrated the birth of daugh-
was active in the National Council of Synagogue Youth, and learned to
ter Aliza Miriam. Susan Eder, MD, ’83A on the loss of
play drums. her father, Dr. Howard A. Eder, profes-
From the time he was born, Mikey challenged the odds. Soon after Aliza Schwartz ’98S,AG, and Avery Joel
sor emeritus of medicine at Einstein.
’00Y, RIETS student, announced their
birth, doctors gave Mikey little more than an hour to live. He lived 24 Condolences also to Dr. Rebecca Eder
marriage, last January. Mazal tov also
years, a time span, said Chancellor Lamm, filled with more achievement and Michael Eder on the loss of their
to parents Esther (Ribner) ’83F and
than the average lifetime. YU Review profiled Mikey in its Summer 2002 father, an internationally known
YU President Richard M. Joel, and
issue after he underwent a lung transplant. authority on the metabolism of plasma
Dr. Ira and Arlene Schwartz of Spring
Condolences to Nina, husband Daniel, children Gavri (a YC student), lipids and lipoproteins and much
Valley, NY.
beloved at Einstein.
Uri, Shoshana, and JJ, and the entire family.
Talia (Klein) ’99S and Netanel Marmon
’00Y celebrated the birth of their
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Riki (Carrey) Freudenstein YH’72 on Bernard “Red” Sarachek, former —and who established the Raymond J. Condolences to his wife, Chaniett, son
the loss of her mother, Joyce. legendary—YU basketball coach, on Greenwald Chair in Jewish Studies, in Rabbi Eli Lerner YH,’78Y,R,B of Ramat
the loss of his wife, Belle. October ’03. Beit Shemesh, and daughter Tova
Masha (Fishel) Fridman YH, ’73TIW, of
Rhein YH’67 of Efrat.
Beit El, Israel, on the loss of her sister, Myer Senders ’46Y on the loss of his Abraham S. Guterman ’33Y, in
Adina. wife, Pauline (Peppy). A YU Guardian February. A YU Benefactor with his Rabbi Joseph E. Marcus ’35I, in
with his wife, together they established wife, Irene, together they established January. Condolences to Rabbi Jay
Seth ’01SB and Isaac ’01Y Galena on
the Myer and Pauline Senders Off- the Abraham S. and Irene Guterman Marcus YH,’68Y,R, Lillian Marcus,
the loss of their father, Dr. Harold
Campus Lecture Series, and were hon- Chair in English Literature at YC and Rabbi Raphael Marcus, and Michal
Galena.
ored by Cleveland Friends of YU. the Rabbi Henry H. Guterman Chair in Marcus Gabbai.
Irving (Yitzhak) Grabin ’70Y and sister Condolences also to their children, Talmud at MYP in memory of his
Keila Romm, widow of the late Rabbi
Minnie Froghliner on the loss of their Shelly Senders, MD, ’78Y,B,A, Barbara father. He was a member of the YU
Shimon Romm, RIETS rosh yeshiva, in
father, David. Ast ’82S, Tina Lamm ’83S, and Linda Board of Trustees for many years and
November ’03.
Joshowitz ’85S. a founding member of the CSL Board
Rabbi Robert S. Hirt YH,’59Y,B,R, sen-
of Directors. Rabbi Abraham H. Rosenfeld
ior adviser to President Richard M. Rebbetzin Alta Shmidman, Judith
YH,’50Y,R, in May. He was the father
Joel, on the loss of his father-in-law, Werblowsky YH’63, Michael A. Marcia (Brickman) Hirt ’62S, in
of the late Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld who
Merwin Bayer. Condolences to Virginia Shmidman, PhD, YH,’70Y, former SCW January. Condolences to children Ari
died in February ’04 (see below).
Hirt on the loss of her father. faculty member, and Chanie Zahtz ’96Y and Howard YH,’86Y Hirt and
Rabbi Rosenfeld had been executive
YH’71 on the loss of their husband Elana (Hirt) Silber YH,’89S.
Iva Kastner ’78TIW and Mory Korenblit director, Yeshiva Rabbi Moses
and father, Rabbi Samuel Shmidman,
YH,’73Y,W and Iva Kastner on the loss Rabbi Abraham J. Karp YH,’42Y, in Soloveitchick. Before that, he worked
rebbe at YUHS for Boys (Brooklyn) for
of their father, Aron. November ’03. A pulpit rabbi in with his wife, Elisheva and her father,
30 years and spiritual leader, Cong.
Swampscott, MA, Kansas City, MO, pharmacists, in their drug stores.
YU Benefactors Charles and Seryl Ohev Sholom-Kevelson, Brooklyn, for
and Rochester, NY, he also was pro-
(Stadtmauer) ’76S Kushner, members 53 years. Dr. Azriel Rosenfeld YH,’50Y, BG,R, YU
fessor of history and religion at the
of the SCW board of directors; Linda; honorary degree recipient in 2000, in
Gitty (Goodman) Strenger YH’74, of University of Rochester, adjunct
Stern College board member Murray February. He was the first director of
Beit Shemesh, Israel, and Rivka research professor of American Jewish
Laulicht; Murray and Lee Kushner; the Center for Automation Research at
(Goodman) Zigelman YH’76, of Efrat, history and bibliography at Jewish
and Esther and William Schulder on the University of Maryland, and was
Israel, on the loss of their mother, Dina Theological Seminary, and author of
the loss of their mother and mother-in- the leading researcher in the field of
Goodman. several books.
law, Rae Kushner. A Guardian and a computer image analysis. He wrote the
Fellow of RIETS, she and her late hus- Zvi Stone ’58Y, Helen Weglein ’63S, Sol Kay (Krichewsky) ’37TI, in October first textbook in the field, was founding
band, Joseph, contributed significantly and Edna Kwalwasser ’67S on the loss ’03. Upon discharge from the US mili- editor of its first journal, and cochair-
to the advancement of YU. The Rae of their father, Bernard. tary after WWII, he published the only man of its first international confer-
Kushner Lobby of SCW is a legacy to Anglo-Jewish weekly newspaper in ence. He also founded the subfield of
Dahvid Wolf YH,’72Y, of Meitar, Israel,
her devotion to Jewish life. Syracuse, NY, at the time and hosted fuzzy digital geometry. He published
on the loss of his father, Rabbi
the only Jewish-content radio program more than 30 books and 600 book
Emily Fisher Landau, Benefactor and Ephraim Wolf, rabbi emeritus of Great
there. He owned Merit Press and chapters or journal articles.
AECOM board member, on the loss of Neck Synagogue.
worked for Consolidated Industries, Condolences to his wife, Eve, and the
her grandson, Andrew Fisher. Mrs.
Rose Yavarkovsky, YU Guardian and and was active in Jewish communal entire family.
Landau established the Fisher Landau
YUWO Executive Council member; YU life, including B’nai B’rith, ZOA, and
Center for the Treatment of Learning Rabbi Irving Rosner ’52Y,R, in
Guardian Ira Yavarkovsky, WSSW Jewish War Veterans. Condolences to
Disabilities at AECOM and is a found- February. Condolences to his wife,
Board of Governors member; and his wife, Mildred.
ing member of its National Women’s Shirley.
Jerome Yavarkovsky on the loss of
Division. Rabbi Isidore Klein ’52Y,R, in
granddaughter and niece Jodi Fisher. Rabbi Gershon Winer ’44Y, in October
February. He was executive director,
Daniel Levine YH,’62Y,R,B on ’03. A pulpit rabbi for 14 years, he
NY Psychotherapy/ Counseling Center.
the loss of his mother, Rose. She was was dean and professor of Yiddish lit-
Condolences to his wife, Rebecca, and
the wife of Sam Levine ’33I, who WE MOURN erature at Jewish Theological
the entire family.
served as director of YU’s Brooklyn Seminary. After making aliyah in 1970,
Shlomo (Solomon) Feder YH, ’57Y,R, in
high schools. Rabbi Israel D. Lerner YH,’43Y,R, in he served as city manager for Dimona,
October ’03. Condolences to his wife,
October ’03. An educator, writer, and Israel, and as secretary to the
Monty Penkower ’63Y and Jordan Judith (Rosenberg) Feder ’62S, children
poet, he served as principal of Yeshiva Academy of Hebrew Language. An
Penkower ’64Y,BG,B,R, of Jerusalem, Aryeh ’91Y, Meir, and Miriam
Etz Chaim in Brooklyn and went on to author and lecturer, he established the
on the loss of their mother, Lillian. She Soibelman, and to brother Joseph
hold a key position in the Council of Yiddish chair at Bar-Ilan University,
was the widow of Rabbi Murry Feder ’51Y,R.
Jewish Education. He was recipient of where he was a longtime professor of
Penkower ’32Y,R.
William Goldberg, YC Board of the YC Alumni Association’s Bernard Yiddish language and literature, and
Michael Pinter ’93Y on the loss of his Directors member, in October ’03. He Revel Memorial Award for Religion and he organized the Institute for Yiddish
mother, Judith. was a YU Guardian and RIETS Fellow Religions Education in 1988. and Yiddishkeit for Jewish students in
with his wife, Lili. Nicknamed “Yisroel Melamed” Russia. Condolences to his wife,
Rabbi Reuben Rudman YH,’57Y on the
because of his distinguished scholar- Nechama, and the entire family.
loss of his mother, Deborah. Raymond J. Greenwald, YC Board of
ship, he authored several seforim.
Directors member and YU Benefactor
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