DECEMBER 2014 - KISLEV / TEVET 5775

THE MESSENGER

“Offerings of the Heart”

The names of our Torah Members are inscribed on the sculpture in our lobby.

ETERNAL LIGHT MEMBERS

These members provide financial assistance and synagogue membership for families who are enduring financial hardship, as well as a full religious education for their children.

CHAI MEMBERS

These members provide financial assistance and membership for families who are enduring financial hardship.

Our Torah Members These generous individuals have voluntarily chosen to support our Synagogue at a higher level of dues

than is required, in order to help other Jews who are less fortunate and in need of assistance.

Irwin & Marilyn Brafman Martin & Rochelle Carus Murray Feit Harvey & Barbara Fishman David Korn Joseph & Tikva Ofeck Philip & Adrian Reisel

Seligman & Phyllis Rosenberg Steven Schwalbe &

Annemarie Krim Marcia Sherman

Paul & Arlene Starr Jaime & Susan Weiss

Myrna Weissman

Anonymous Joan Alter Ben & Esther Bell Lore Benario Michael & Jodi Bergman Alvin & Nili Cohen Mercy Cohen Milt & Doryne Davis Lior & Andrea Elrom Regina Finer

Steven Fruchtman Jerome Goldfischer & Lila Mordoh

Seymour & Nancy Green Arnold & Alice Grodman

Fred & Harriet Hirschenfang Yakov & Vera Kishinevsky

Bruce Lager Mark & Lucille Laufer

Joseph Lempel Harry & Rose Lenson

Lillian Leshinsky

Irwin & Karen Meyers Stephen & Merilee Obstbaum

Adam & Barri Plawker Terry Plawker

Abraham Ravid & Hanna Atlas Yetta Rosen

Fred & Ann Rosenberg Newton & Sheila Scherl

David & Donna Schweid Michael & Sally Seymour

From the Rabbi’s Study

Our Bar Mitzvah

Notes from the Cantor

Sisterhood

Hebrew School News

Dona ons

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Calendar

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THE MESSENGER December 2014 Published Monthly Jewish Community Center of Fort Lee Congrega on Gesher Shalom 1449 Anderson Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Volume 4 ‐ Issue #3

IDENTIFICATION STATEMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS

Certainty is so often overrated. This is especially the case when it comes to faith, or other imponderables. When the Most Rev. Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, said recently that at

times he questioned if God was really there, much of the reaction was predictably juvenile: Even God’s earthly emissary isn’t sure if the whole thing is made up! The International Business Times called it “the doubt of the century.” Archbishop Welby’s admission had not just “raised a few eyebrows,” it declared, but “sparked concerns if the leader of the Church of England would one day renounce Christianity or spirituality as a whole.” Another journalist wrote excitedly, “Atheism is on the rise and it appears as though even those at the top of the church are beginning to have doubts.” Despite the alarm, the archbishop’s remarks were rather tame. He told an audience at Bristol Cathedral that there were moments where he wondered, “Is there a God? Where is God?” Then, asked specifically if he harbored doubts, he responded, “It is a really good question. ... The other day I was praying over something as I was running, and I ended up saying to God, ‘Look, this is all very well, but isn’t it about time you did something, if you’re there?’ Which is probably not what the archbishop of Canterbury should say.” The London-based Muslim scholar Mufti Abdur-Rahman went straight to Twitter: “I cannot believe this.” The Australian atheist columnist Peter FitzSimons tweeted, “VICTORY!” The “Daily Show” account joked, “Archbishop of Canterbury admits doubts about existence of God. Adds: ‘But atheism doesn’t pay them bills, sooo ...”’ But Archbishop Welby’s candor only makes him human. He may lead 80 million Anglicans worldwide, but he is also a man who knows anguish, rage, incomprehension and the cold bareness of grief. He lost his firstborn child, Johanna, a 7-month-old baby girl, in a car accident in 1983, a period he has described as

“utter agony.” As a teenager he cared for an alcoholic father. When explaining his thoughts on doubt, he referred to the mournful Psalm 88, which describes the despair of a man who has lost all of his friends and cries out, “Why, Lord, do you reject me and hide your face from me?” The psalm reads bleakly: “Darkness is my closest friend.” Faith cannot block out darkness, or doubt. When on the cross, Jesus did not cry out “Here I come!” but “My God, why have you forsaken me?” His disciples brimmed with doubts and misgivings. Just as courage is persisting in the face of fear, so faith is persisting in the presence of doubt. Faith becomes then a commitment, a practice and a pact that is usually sustained by belief. But doubt is not just a roiling, or a vulnerability; it can also be a strength. Doubt acknowledges our own limitations and confirms — or challenges — fundamental beliefs, and is not a detractor of belief but a crucial part of it. As Christopher Lane argued in “The Age of Doubt,” the explosion of questioning among Christian thinkers in the Victorian era transformed the idea of doubt from a sin or lapse to necessary exploration. Many influential Christian writers, like Calvin and C.S. Lewis, have acknowledged times of uncertainty. The Southern writer Flannery O’Connor said there was “no suffering greater than what is caused by the doubts of those who want to believe,” but for her, these torments were “the process by which faith is deepened.” Mother Teresa, too, startled the world when her posthumous diaries revealed that she was tormented by a continual gloom and aching to see, or sense, God. In 1953 she wrote, “Please pray specially for me that I may not spoil His work and that Our Lord may show Himself — for there is such terrible darkness within me, as if everything was dead. It has been like this more or less from the time I started ‘the work.”’ And yet by this work, she helped many thousands of people. And it’s not always torment. Some live quite contentedly with a patchwork of doubt. Who can possibly hope to understand everything, and to have exhaustively researched all areas of uncertainty?

FROM THE RABBI’S STUDY

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OUR BAR MITZVAH

Samuel Pitchkhadze . . . December 6, 2014

Samuel Pitchkhadze will become a Bar Mitzvah on December 6, 2014. He is the son of Lia

Tsveniashvili & David Pitchkhadze and brother to Jacob. He is the grandson of Zaira Elikishvili &

Vladimir Tsveniashvili and Myra Fizitskaya & Ilia Pichkadze, all of Cliffside Park. He is the great

grandson of Tamar Elikishvili, also of Cliffside Park. Samuel is a 7th grade student at The Spring

School in Tenafly. His Torah portion is Vayishlach, which describes Jacob’s return, his struggle with

God and reconciliation with his brother Esau. He has stated that he is very proud of his Jewish

heritage; the history of his people is very important to him. His goals for the future are to study

science and he plans to pursue a career in the field of medicine or biotechnology. Samuel would like

to thank his parents and brother for their support and encouragement. He’d also like to thank Rabbi

Stern for his guidance and Amichai Margolis for his dedication and making Bar Mitzvah tutoring fun

and an interesting experience.

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RABBI KENNETH A. STERN

How can we jam the infinite and contain it in our tiny brains? This is why there is so much comfort in mystery. Would not most people with half a brain have doubts? I think God relishes our doubts, questions, as it shows his creatures to be thinking,… Just over a month before he died, Benjamin Franklin wrote that he thought the “System of morals” and the religion of Jesus of Nazareth were the “best the World ever saw,” though Franklin said he had, along “with most of the present Dissenters in England, some Doubts as to his Divinity: tho’ it is a Question I do not dogmatise upon, having never studied it, and think it needless to busy myself with it now, when I expect soon an opportunity of knowing the truth with less trouble.” A logical pragmatism. My local pastor, Tim Giovanelli, a Baptist whose ocean-swimming prowess has lassoed scores of surfers and swimmers into his church, puts it simply: “For Welby, myself and many others, it is not that we have certainty but have seen the plausibility of faith and positive impact it can make. In a broken world, that can be enough.”

If we don’t accept both the commonality and importance of doubt, we don’t allow for the possibility of mistakes or misjudgments. While certainty frequently calcifies into rigidity, intolerance and self-righteousness, doubt can deepen, clarify and explain. This is, of course, a subject far broader than belief in God. The philosopher Bertrand Russell put it best. The whole problem with the world, he wrote, is that “the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.” Of that at least we can be certain. I’m pretty sure, anyway. Julia Baird is an author, a journalist and a television presenter with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. She is working on a biography of Queen Victoria. A version of this op-ed appears in print on September 26, 2014, on page A31 of the New York edition with the headline: Doubt as a Sign of Faith

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SHABBAT TOGETHER MUSICAL FRIDAY NIGHT SERVICE

December 19th - 7:00pm

Led by Rabbi Kenneth A. Stern & Cantor Paul Zim

COME, ENJOY, PARTICIPATE & LIFT YOUR VOICES IN SONG!!

This past High Holidays marked my twentieth year as Cantor with our congregation. Standing in front of the entire Kehillah in our beautiful Sanctuary was an indescribable experience for me. I felt a new energy with the excitement and the singing both from the congregation and our soloists, who truly enhanced the services together with our

spiritual leader, Rabbi Kenneth Stern. These soloists and the teenagers who chanted the long haftarah of Jonah gave of their time and talents, and made the High Holiday experience one that was full of inspiration and emotional spirituality. At the same time, I want to thank all of you who came, enjoyed and helped sponsor our “Showtime Tonight” concert on November 15th. It’s important that I recognize our fine performing artists, MODI and Lisa Yves with whom I go back many, many years. Many thanks to our Emcee, Janice Lieberman for her inspiring friendship with our Shul. Our concert chairperson, Lynn Weksler, together with Tobey Lyden and their committee deserve many kudos; They gave so

generously of themselves to make this event one of the most successful in our history. Lastly, none of this would have been possible without our Executive Director, Martha Dawson, her entire office staff and our custodial staff, for taking care of all the details. As we approach the festival of Chanukah, we thank God for the blessings of this season of this year. Let us not fail to remember to rededicate ourselves to our faith. May the lights of the Chanukiyah fill your heart with joy. May we remember the Maccabees’ courage for the triumph standing up for what was right. When we read and chant the “Al Hanissim” prayer during the eight days we thank God for the miracle of light and the miracle of courage. Light over darkness, righteousness over evil, is the key to preserving our Judaism. Have a happy and blessed Chanukah - A GUT’N CHANUKAH!

IT’S ALMOST CHANUKAH - AND . . . SO MANY THANKS TO OFFER

MUSIC NOTES CANTOR PAUL ZIM

Our apologies to Sisterhood for mistakenly omitting their listing in our “Showtime Tonight” program booklet.

As always they are one of our most generous supporters.

Before attending the University of Miami’s Music School as a guitar major, Matt Chertkoff studied privately with Gene Bertoncini at Eastman’s summer program. Upon graduation in 1991 with a Jazz Guitar degree, he immersed himself in Miami’s vibrant music scene. At that time, while working local clubs, he also made TV and radio appearances, subsequently he decided to move to NYC and concentrate on Jazz. He has also appeared on international TV and is frequently seen at many Jazz festivals.

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We promised a toe-tapping evening for last month’s Paid-Up Membership event, and we surely delivered. The evening was enjoyed by the many members who attended. We hope you were one of them, if not please make every effort to be with us at our next meeting on December 18th. Once again we thank our Membership Coordinator, Naomi Altschul, for all her efforts in providing quality programs for our membership meetings

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Knit One - Purl Two

Many ladies have asked me to start a knitting group, so I have finally said YES!!! Are you a beginner? Advanced? Do you need help with a project? It could be fun for all of us as we share our knitting knowledge. If interested, give me a call and we can discuss scheduling for these get-togethers. Ethel Chesen, 201-224-7215.

Sisterhood Book Group Wednesdays at 8:15pm

December 10th “An American Bride in Kabul”

By Phyllis Chesler

Refreshments will be served. Chairpersons Kathy Grazian & Naomi Altschul

SISTERHOOD ETHEL CHESEN, PRESIDENT

Sisterhood Membership Meeting & Chanukah Luncheon

Thursday, December 18th - 12:00pm

Come enjoy a musical interlude with our special guest

Guitarist, Matt Chertkoff

Refreshments include Program Coordinator Latkes, Jelly Donuts & More Naomi Altschul

Torah Fund Cards

Jacqueline Schwartz has graciously volunteered to become the chairperson of this important project. We offer beautiful cards for both glad and sad occasions. One card for $5 or three for $10. Contact her at 201-224-9207.

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Gift Shop

All items have been restocked with everything you need for Chanukah. We have beautiful Menorahs, candles, dreidels and much more. Stop by and see for yourself. The office staff will be glad to assist you.

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PLEASE NOTE: As always there will be NO Book Group or General Membership meetings in January or February. Book Group resumes on March 11th, and meetings resume on March 19th with still another outstanding program.

Sisterhood’s Executive Board wishes you and yours a Happy Chanukah and a most Happy and Healthy New Year.

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Chanukah is a special time for us to say thank you for all the little and big miracles in our lives. When we look into the pure flames of the candles we remember that no day is just another day. There are blessings around all of us every moment, just waiting for us to notice them. We read an amazing article by Rabbis Laurie Rutenberg and Gary Schoenberg from ourjewishhome.net that we would like to share with you.

The Chanukah story has many themes that can form the core of our holiday celebration. Here is a list of eight. They present opportunities for family discussions and activities. Try using them to focus your family dinner discussion as you enjoy the glow of Chanukah candle-light. Power and Powerlessness: The Chanukah story appears to be the story of the military triumph of one family (the Maccabees) and their followers over the much larger and stronger Greek army. This masks a fundamental irony: The Maccabees’ revolt was the last military victory our people would celebrate for two millennia. Within two hundred years (Jewish) Hasmonean kings ceased to rule. Jews would not even have a standing army after the dispersion from the land of Israel in the year 70 CE until the twentieth century. And yet the Jewish people survived and thrived. In what ways are we powerful and powerless today? What is the power of goodness; the power of doing mitzvot (what God wants us to do), and the power to touch other human beings? How does this power fit into a larger discussion of power and powerlessness? The Search for Light in Dark Times: The miracle of light is celebrated in a season of darkness. The miracle is not only that the light lasted for eight days; it has

lasted for two millennia.

Questions: What light do we celebrate? What darkness do we face? Gifts and Gift Giving: Chanukah is a time of gift giving. In Europe and Russia the gifts people gave at Chanukah were mainly "gelt"— small amounts of mon-ey used to gamble in the dreidel game. Now, in Ameri-ca, Chanukah has become a time of major gift giving. This follows Christian practice and leaves some feeling like they never have the right gift to give.

Questions: What are our individual gifts? What gifts of service could we give to each other and to our commu-

nity at this time of year? Resilience: Par t of the miracle of Chanukah is that our people has faced incredible obstacles (anti-Semitism, poverty, displacement) and still maintained the light of the Jewish people. This ability to "bounce back" from hard times has its place in every family’s history.

Questions: What are the hardest times our family has faced ( wars, economic downturns, family rivalries, disa-bilities, and deaths) How has our family found ways to grow from adversity? What have we learned from these experiences? Fear and Vision: The story of Chanukah celebrates the triumph of vision over fear.

Questions: What do we fear? How can we keep from making fear a general principle of living? What visions of our lives would represent the triumph of vision over fear? The Pride of Celebrating Who We Are: The story of the Maccabees gives testimony to the Jewish people’s unwillingness to escape from who they are. When Judah Maccabee refuses to offer a pig as a sacrifice to a Greek god, he is proclaiming a different standard of identity.

Questions: What qualities in ourselves are we proudest of? What are we proudest of in the accomplishments of our people? Celebrating the Miracle of Light in Our Lives: The Chanukah story celebrates miracles. The light that lasted eight days when it should have lasted one is just one type of miracle.

Questions: What are the miracles that we celebrate? How are they testimonies to the experience of God in the universe? Vulnerability and Strength: The story of the Macca-bee triumph is part strength and part vulnerability. In standing up for who they were, the Maccabees were cele-brating being part of a Jewish people. But to do this leaves one exposed and vulnerable.

Questions: In what ways are we strong, and in what ways are we vulnerable? Is strength always strength? Is vulner-ability always a weakness? The life of the Jewish people in history is a mixture of strength and vulnerability. Can you attest to some of the times when this mixture came into play in our people’s life; in your family’s life?

HEBREW SCHOOL NEWS MYRA LONDON & ZEEVA SKLAR CO-DIRECTORS

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DONOR IN HONOR OF

Marilyn Saposh Evelyn Baer Murray & Helene Polinsky Anita Krauss Anat Feinberg Leo & Mary Rettig Gabriel Dezerman Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Marilyn Saposh Marilyn Saposh Marvin & Shirley Kochansky Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Al & Lynda Sussman Yetta Rosen Marilyn Saposh Martin & Rochelle Carus Norm & Florence Silverberg Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Susan & Jaime Weiss Susan & Jaime Weiss Susan & Jaime Weiss The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family The Davis Family

Aliyot Aliyah Aliyah Her Children Rosh Hashanah Services Contemporary Service Tzedakah Naomi Altschul’s Birthday Nancy Green’s Birthday The Lyden’s Kiddush Jami Grossbard’s Bat Mitzvah Speedy Recovery Joyce Blyn Ben Kless’s 80th Birthday Ben Kless’s 80th Birthday Ben Kless’s 80th Birthday Ben Kless’s 80th Birthday Ben Kless’s 80th Birthday Ben Kless’s 80th Birthday Tobey Lyden The Davis Family’s Birthdays & Anniversaries The Grodman Family’s Birthdays & Anniversaries The Schiff Family’s Birthdays & Anniversaries Martha Grodman’s Birthday Arnold Grodman’s Birthday Susan Weiss’s Birthday Shirley Kochansky’s Birthday Stephanie Stern’s Birthday Miranda Stern’s Birthday The Danoffs’ Anniversary

THANK YOU TO OUR SYNAGOGUE CONTRIBUTORS

Our Condolences to . . .

HARRY LENSON

On the loss of his beloved wife,

Our esteemed member,

ROSE LENSON

CAROL KOPELMAN On the loss of her beloved father,

BERNIE WEINFLASH

The Fromkin Family

is pleased to announce the arrival of their first grandchild

Tyler Jude Rosenblatt

November 6, 2014

Alice & Arnold Grodman Florence & Harold Goldring Judith & Philip Gliksman Shirley & Marvin Kochansky Joyce & Murray Blyn Glenn & Naomi Schwartz Sally & Mike Seymour Marianne Wolff Min Greenstein Suzanne & Mordechai Warshavsky Alice & Arnold Grodman Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Sally & Mike Seymour Mary & Leo Rettig Sisterhood Ira & Laurie Smilovitz Kathy & Sol Grazian Nancy & Seymour Green Sally & Mike Seymour Murray & Helene Polinsky Susan & Jaime Weiss The Davis Family

Howard Silverberg Howard Silverberg Howard Silverberg Howard Silverberg Howard Silverberg Howard Silverberg Sol Borodkin Sol Borodkin Sol Borodkin Sol Borodkin Leonard Nadel Leonard Nadel Leonard Nadel Lionel Zunz Leila Kaplan Leila Kaplan Leila Kaplan Leila Kaplan Leila Kaplan Leila Kaplan Helen Hyman Leonard Nadel

DONOR IN MEMORY OF

2 Marc Karpman 5 George Freed 6 Neil Taylor 7 Sam Dasgupta 7 Helen Hessol 8 Alice Grodman 8 Rebecca Bar-Nadav 9 Evan Fein 9 Terry Plawker 9 Kailee Bar-Nadav 10 Mark Laufer 12 Stephen Obstbaum

12 Alan Sommer 13 Susan Vardy 14 Carl Hess 14 Emma Schulman 15 Henia Katzenstein 15 Brielle Landau 16 Suzanne Alenick 16 Amy Rosen 16 Cheryl Karpman 17 Rochelle Carus 20 Michael Boyd 20 Drew Raskin 22 Herbert Feuerstein

23 Ethan Keller 24 Harli Starr 25 Regina Finer 26 Vida Story 26 Lotte Pick 28 Emanuel Rabin 29 Bernard Abramson 29 David Pichkhadze 29 Fred Starr 29 Samuel Ginsburg 30 Judith Gliksman 31 Beth Johnson

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES

4 Kenneth Weisman & Ruth Feldsohn -Weisman 7 Silviu & Josephine Landman 11 Irwin & Marilyn Brafman 15 Bernard & Roslyn Abramson 18 Kenneth Hattem & Meredith Stern

18 Kenneth & Jill Rak 21 Richard & Nancy Schiff 23 Peter & Ann Bloch 24 Jonathan & Iris Fox 26 Solomon & Jean Arbeiter 27 Irwin & Karen Meyers 28 Richard & Jane Koch

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GIFT SHOP Beautiful gifts to show your love and usher in important times of the year.

Phone 201-947-1735

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SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DECEMBER 2014 Kislev - Tevet 5775

Daily Service Times Mon ‐Thur 7:00am & 7:45pm Friday 7:00am & 7:00pm Saturday 9:30am & Minchah Sunday 9:00am & 7:45pm

1 9 Kislev

2 10 Kislev

3 11 Kislev HEBREW SCHOOL

CLOSED

4 12 Kislev Sisterhood Board Meeting 8pm

5 13 Kislev Bible Study 11:30am

6 14 Kislev Samuel Pitchkhadze Bar Mitzvah 9am Joshua Nelson Concert 7:30pm

7 15 Kislev

8 16 Kislev

9 17 Kislev

10 18 Kislev

Sisterhood Book Club 8:15pm

11 19 Kislev

12 20 Kislev

13 21 Kislev Club Shabbat & Torah Tots 11am

14 22 Kislev

15 23 Kislev

24 2 Tevet HEBREW SCHOOL

CLOSED

25 3 Tevet

OFFICE CLOSED

26 4 Tevet

27 5 Tevet GPS & Birthday/Anniversary Service 9:30am

28 6 Tevet

HEBREW SCHOOL CLOSED

29 7 Tevet 30 8 Tevet 31 9 Tevet HEBREW SCHOOL

CLOSED

1 10 Tevet

OFFICE CLOSED

MINCHAH 4:00PM

VAYESHEV

VAYISHLACH

MINCHAH 4:00PM

VAYIGASH

MINCHAH 4:00PM Christmas

New Year’s Day

16 24 Kislev Candle lighting at the town triangle 5pm

First Night Chanukah

17 25 Kislev

Second Night Chanukah

18 26 Kislev Sisterhood General Meeting & Chanukah Lunch 12pm

Third Night Chanukah

19 27 Kislev Congregational Chanukah Dinner 6pm

Shabbat Together Musical Service 7pm

Fourth Night Chanukah

20 28 Kislev Candle Lighting & Havdalah at the town triangle 6pm - Party at Synagogue follows.

Fifth Night Chanukah

21 29 Kislev

Sixth Night Chanukah

22 30 Kislev

Seventh Night Chanukah

MINCHAH 4:00PM

MIKETZ

23 1 Tevet

Eighth Night Chanukah

Rabbi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Kenneth A. Stern 

Cantor  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Paul Zim 

Execu ve Director  . . . . . . . . . .   Martha Dawson 

Rabbi Emeritus  . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Irving Spielman  

Messenger Editor . . . . . . . . .  Debbie Mulholland 

2014 - 15 BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Sisterhood

President . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .   Ethel Chesen 

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edith Kantrowitz   

Financial Secretaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Ann Bloch 

  Shifra Ruda  

Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . Evelyn Davis 

Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . Rochelle Carus 

Men’s Club

President/Treasurer . . . . . . . . . William Tobenkin 

Recording Secretary. . . . . . . . Marvin Kochansky 

Corresponding Secretary. . . .  Marvin Kochansky 

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Co ‐ Presidents . . . . . . . . . . .  Arnold Grodman 

          Marvin Josif 

Vice Presidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Elrom 

  David Korn 

  Mark Laufer 

  Richard Schiff 

Treasurer  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   Alvin Cohen 

Secretaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wayne Koby 

  Hennie Ostrower  

Mark Altschul   Shmuel Bar‐or 

Ethel Chesen  Mark Klein 

Marvin Kochansky  Carol Kopelman 

Lisa Maier   Avri Ravid 

David Sarnoff   Ivan Shore 

Ira Smilovitz  Alan Stern 

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