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Tammuz/Av/Elul
Vol. CXXXIl No.1
July/August
1990
WORSHIP SERVICES
Shabbat services are continuing at
Har Sinai each and every Friday evening
at 8:00 throughout the summer. Services
are informal and take place in our air
conditioned social hall. During the
summer months the Service is lightly
abbreviated and there is either a very
brief story, sermonette or special
reading. The Service lasts only an hour
and is a good time to come as a family or
share the hour with friends. Either the
Rabbi or Cantor is always present and
they look forward to seeing you on
Friday evenings.
This summer would be an excellent
time to introduce friends and new neigh­
bors to Har Sinai. An Oneg Shabbat
fellowship hour follows each Service.
Join us whenever possible during these
summer Sabbaths.
HIGH HOLY DAYS
SO that you can plan accordingly, here
are the dates of the coming Holidays for
1990:
SELICHOT
Saturday, September 15th
EREV ROSH HASHANAH
Wednesday, September 19th
ROSH HASHANAH
Thursday, September 20th
MEMORIAL SERVICE AT CEMETERIES
Sunday, September 23rd
EREV YOM KIPPUR (KOL NIDRE)
Friday, September 28th
YOM KIPPUR
Saturday, September 29th
WANTED!
Dynamic, charismatic YOUTH DIREC­
TOR who works well with Junior and Senior
High School students... salary negotiable
... for further information, contact Rabbi
Straus or Youth Committee Chairpeople
Nancy Frost (609-895-7189) or Naomi
Griffin (215-493-0636.)
1990 CONFIRMA TlON CLASS: (left to right)
Cantor Wisnia, Susan Welt, Adam Pincus,
Elise Spiro, Michael Ferry, Stephen Siegel,
Allison Miller, Heather Brotman, Jay
Lehrhaupt, Rabbi Straus.
SANCTUARY RENOVATION
Summer time is traditionally a quieter and slower time at Temple. With no Sunday
School to prepare for each week and wake up for, (though, somehow, with Max being
only 15 months, we still manage to wake early every day), few committee and program
meetings to attend at night, only a few S'nai Mitzvah students to meet with and help
prepare for the fall, your rabbi, like most rabbis, looks forward to summer time. While
yes, we still have Shabbat Services every week throughout the summer - and I hope
that you and your family will come to services when you are in town - the pace is
definitely slower.
Sut this summer is different. The Temple is much busier than usual. The office is
working at a frantic pace, preparing for the holidays, the opening of school, enrolling
new families and students, and all the other details that come with helping to run an
almost 500 family congregation.
And this summer, our building is swarming with workmen. Early every day they (we
pray) arrive, and climb up to the roof or onto their scaffolding. The renovation and
refurbushing of our sanctuary is tremendously exciting to watch. Day by day, another
detail is transformed from the world of the architect's blueprints and specs, to the real
world of our sanctuary. When our sanctuary project is completed, I think you will find
that the words of author of our Torah resonate within your soul, "let them make me a
sanctuary, that I might dwell in their midst." None of this, of course could have
happened without your generous support and commitment to our Temple. That so
many of you have responded so generously is a strong statement about our future.
And, summer time is a busy time for membership recruitment. This last year, over 50
new families, most young, with children now in our school joined our congregation.
We are, I think, now the fastest growing congregation in our community. You can be
our best outreach to new, unaffiliated families. Invite your friends and neighbors to
join, or visit with us. Please, call the office with the names of people you think might be
interested in joining Har Sinai Temple.
Lynne, Max and I plan to spend a few weeks later this summer on vacation. The
cantor will be available for any emergencies when we are away. When we are in town,
please stop by Temple, look at the work going on, and say hello.
S'Shalom
Rabbi David Straus
Har Sinai Highlights
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New Members of the Board of Trustees 1990-1991
RUTH LEVINE
Ruth is a returnee to the Temple Board of
Trustees where she served for many years
as co-chairman of the Membership Com­
mittee as well as chairing the Vietnamese
Boat People Re-Settlement Committee. A
Life Member of Sisterhood for 25 years,
she has capably served Sisterhood in many
capacities including as an Officer.
Ruth was the first President of Women
for Greenwood House. In the early 1970's,
she served as campaign chairman and
then president of Women's Division of the
Jewish Federation of Trenton. She has sat
on the Board of Jewish Federation as well
as serving as its Secretary. A past Board
member for the Jewish Braille institute of
America, she has continued to work for the
visually impaired by making recordings for
them through our Sisterhood.
In October 1988, Ruth was Har Sinai's
Honoree for the JOINT CONCERT (with
Greenwood House and Jewish Family Ser­
vice) which presented Ray Charles at the
Trenton War Memorial.
Living in Yardley, Ruth has been married
since 1951 to past Temple president Allen
M.H. Levine and they have three children,
Louis, Susan and Fredric, and six grand­
children including our own David and
Michael Levine.
LYNN SANBORN
Lynn, a native of Ewing TownShip, is a
long time Temple member, having been
Consecrated, Confirmed and married in
Har Sinai. She received her Early Child­
hood Education degree from Boston Uni­
versity and taught kindergarten in Hamil­
ton TownShip. In 1981, Lynn moved to
Yardley with her husband Doug, a partner
in the Princeton law firm of Jamieson,
Moore, Peskin and Spicer, and two chil­
dren, Peter and Ann. Lynn is a past Presi­
dent of our Sisterhood as well as past and
present chef (culinary artist) of many Sis­
terhood dinners. She is presently begin­
ning her third year as co-chairperson of
the Religious Education Committee as
well as serving on the Temple House Main­
tenance Committee.
MARK D. SCHORR
A native of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Mark
is a graduate of Rutgers University and the
Seton Hall University School of Law, where
he was a member of the editorial board of
the law review. He is a partner in the Tren­
ton Office of Hannoch Weismer, specializ­
ing in commercial litigation and regulatory
law.
Mark has been married to Jerrilyn Rozner,
a learning disabilities teacher consultant,
for 15 years. They live in Yardley with their
two sons, Jonathan, 11, and Benjamin, 8,
and their dogs and cats.
Newly elected to the Temple Board of Trustees, from left to right, are Dennis Brotman, Ruth
Levine, Lynn Sanborn, and Mark Schorr. Missing from picture are Ariel Perelmuter and Lauren
Schor.
LAUREN C. SCHOR
ARIEL PERELMUTER
Born in New York City, Lauren's family
moved to Matawan, New Jersey, in 1962.
She graduated from Douglass College in
1972 with a degree in Economics. During
the next eight years, Lauren held various
managerial positions in the personnel field,
culminating as Manager of Employee Rela­
tions for the Personal Products Company
of Johnson & Johnson.
Lauren and her husband, David, moved
to Yardley in 1978 and she became an
active member of Lower Makefield ORT
serving as treasurer. While her children
attended the JCC Ring Nursery School,
Lauren chaired several family functions.
She has been an active member of the Har
Sinai Sisterhood and, as a member of Har
Sinai's Family Activities Committee, has
chaired both the 1st and 2nd Annual Old
Fashioned Shabbat Family Dinners.
The Schor family summers are spent at
their beach home in Diamond Beach, New
Jersey where Lauren has been elected to
serve as a voting member on the condomi­
nium association of Seapointe Village.
Lauren and David have three children,
Jeffrey, 11, Jonathan, 9, and Jessica, 7.
Ariel grew up in Yardley, received her
B.A. from George Washington University
and her law degree in 1983 from New Eng­
land Law School (Boston). After working
in the public interest area for the New York
Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG)
and a community based advocacy group
on Long Island, Ariel spent four years as
Assistant Director of the National Federa­
tion of Temple Sisterhoods. She is cur­
rently the Research Director for the Com­
mission on Sex Discrimination in the
Statutes, a part of the New Jersey State
Legislature. She is chairperson of the
Social Action Committee of Har Sinai
Temple and is one of Har Sinai's represen­
tatives on the Jewish Community Rela­
tions Council. Ariel lives in Yardley with
her husband Gene Chertock.
OUT OF TOWN
COURTESY FORMS
Members of the Congregation who
will be out of town during the High
Holidays and wish to worship in a
Reform Temple in the U.S. or a Cana­
dian community where they are visiting
are advised to call the Temple office so
that appropriate arrangements may be
made.
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DENNIS BROTMAN
Dennis Brotman grew up in Westfield,
New Jersey. He and his wife Marlene moved
to the Trenton area in 1972. They now live
in Hamilton Township with their four child­
ren, Heather, 16, Alissa, 14, Marc, 11, and
Brian, 5. Dennis also maintains a law office
in Hamilton. He is a member of the Mercer
County Bar Association where he serves
upon the Lawyer Referral Service Commit­
tee, and he is a member of the New Jersey
Bar Association. He obtained his under­
graduate and law degrees from Boston
University. He is a member of the Board of
Trustees of the Hamilton Aquatics Club
and served as coach to the Steinert High
School Mock Trial Team. Dennis also
serves within the Volunteer Lawyers Pro­
ject of the Mercer County Bar Association.
Sanctuary Renovation Update
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WE DID IT! Thanks to the generous commitment of most of our congregation, our goal of $250,000 needed to refurbish the sanctuary has
been surpassed.
Renovations started on June 10th. At the time of this writing, the new roof is being installed and the painting contractor has begun work in
the Sanctuary.
We have tried to reach every member of our Congregation. Perhaps your line was busy when we called or you were not at home. Additional
monies will be needed, as our work progresses, to take care of those unforseen emergencies. We would hope that every one of our
congregants would have the opportunity to join this list of families which have supported this worthwhile project. Please call in your pledge to
Laura Hofing (215-295-9153 or 609-494-2151), Merv Platt (609-882-4402), or the Temple office (609-392-7143).
Eve Adelberg
Eli & Rita Allen
Anonymous
Alan & Katheryn Aptner
Sylvia Aronis
Deborah Babashak
Deborah Bard
Babe Barr
Don Bedrick
Bertha Belber
Albert & Gladys Berkelhammer
Morris & Phyllis Berkowitz
Martin & Anne Bloomenthal
David & Lorraine Blumenfield
Wally & Gerry Bogart
Gary & Teddy Brickner
Peter & Elaine Buchsbaum
Len & Ruth Busch
Ted and Neila Cader
Phillip & Sarah Caine
Hank & Florence Cargan
Herman & Janet Chermak
Gene Chertock/Ariel Perelmuter
David Cogan
Brenda & Paul Cohen
Chester & Evelyn Cohen
Gene & Helen Cohen
Loretta Cohen
Jack Conner
Norman & Roslyn Coopersmith
Estate of P.w. Davidson
Harold Davis, Jr.
Bruce & Ivy Dershaw
Richard & Peggy Dickson
Simon & Freddy Dreskin
Naomi & Larry Edelman
Nathan & Diane Edelstein
Nora Ehrlichman
Pearl & Len Englander
Elliot & Ruth Epner
Toby Gelman
Walter & Ann Gips
Beulah & Ernest Glickman
Dorothy Glogoff
Bernard & Barbara Goldberg
David & Barbara Goldberg
Beatrice Goldman
Cheryl and Richard Goldman
Morton & Jean Goldstein
Sherman & Harriet Gould
Rita and Joseph Graziano
Betty Greenberg
Sylvia Greenwald
Phillip & Naomi Griffin
Hildred Gross
Pearl Gross
Irving & Ann Grossman
Aaron Gurney
Miriam Harris
Morris & Sara Jane Harris
Steven & Ruth Harris
Peter & Joyce Heisen
Stuart & Ellin Hirsch
Sidney & Laura Hofing
Gene & Jean Howard
Paula Jasionowski
Edith and William Joseph
Albert & Colleen Kahn
Catherine Kahn
Edward & Hana Kahn
Frank & Elise Katz
Milton & Freda Katz
Meryl & Philip Kauff
Maurice & Sarah Kaye
Ira & Joan Keats
Joe & Sherry Keats
Edward & Ann Kimball
Si & Lisa Kimmelman
Ira & Janis Kind
Ellin & Ray Kirsch
Herb & Charlotte Levin
Larry & Marilyn Levin
Steven & Joanne Levin
Amy Levine
Allen & Ruth Levine
Harvey & Leonore Levine
Richard & Diane Levine
Louis Levine
Betty Levy
Helen Levy
Jim & Becky Levy
Paul & Linda Levy
Steve & Carole Lichtenstein
Dorothy Loewenthal
Ira & Carol Magod
Natalie & Robert Marcus
Nancy & Roger Marcus
Morris Markowitz
Carole & Henry Matelson
Sally Matison
May Medoff
Edward & Cynthia Miller
Ira & Phyllis Miller
Steve & Laurie Miller
Donald & Judy Millner
Irvin & Charlotte Millner
Joel & Rita Millner
Mitzie & Lawrence Millner
Evelyn Minschwaner
Mort & Fran Mitchell
Jerry & Biff Montana
Sylvia & Dean Morrison
Maye Moses
Rose Movitch
Manny & Sylvia Newman
William & Lynne Newman
Richard & Sandy Nitzberg
Otto & Rose Nussbaum
Joel & Harold Orland
Glenn & Linda Palsky
& Sanford Paskow
Marilyn Epstein
Myra Klein
Maxene & Saul Feinberg
Gail & Richard Feinstein
Howard & Lillian Feinstein
Larry & Thelma Feldman
Jim & Susan Ferry
Anita Fineman
Arthur & Linda Finkle
Frank & Roberta Flacks
Mildred Forer
Arthur & Roberta Frank
Lloyd & Joan Fredericks
Beatrice Freedman
Irwin & Inez Freedman
Steven & Karen Friedland
Barry & Nancy Frost
Daisy Garfunkel
Dee
Milton & Ma deli ne Klempert
Dorothy Kline
Gene & Bernice Kline
Martin & Janice Kline
Richard Kohn
William & Rita Kravitz
Irma Labbok
David & Michelle Laderman
Lois & Nick Lardieri
Sylvia Lavinthal
Barry & Audrey Lavine
Helmut & Rochelle Lecke
Sid & Janice Lehmann
Sol & Judi Lehrhaupt
Robert & Fern Leventhal
Eunice Levie
Lewis & Rita Pepperman
David & Tobi Pincus
Merv & Betty Platt
Jerry & Sharon Popkin
Herman & Irene Posner
Jim & Laura Reiser
Eugene & Freda Riger
Burton & Jane Rodney
May Rom
Henry & Susan Rose
Fred & Muriel Rosenfeld
Jeff & Susan Rosenthal
Morton & Lila Rosenthal
Sidney & Rita Rosenthal
Bob & Miriam Ross
Mike & Angela Ross
Edward & Gwen Rubin
James & JoAnn Sachs
Lynn & Doug Sanborn
Jay & Sarah Schafer
John & Rosemarie Schafer
Robert & Nancy Schenkel
Bennett & Leah Schlenger
Melvin & Hyla Schoenblatt
David & Lauren Schor
Henry & Fay Schragger
Mark Schorr & Jerri Rozner
Charles & Kristine Schwartz
Ernest & Helen Schwartz
Seymour & Rosamond Selzer
Lynne Shapiro
Iradj & Linda Sharim
Bertram & Mary Sheff
Evelyn Sholin
Ruth Siegle
Stuart Siegel
Allen & Judy Silk
Harvey & Margy Silk
Jack & Doris Silverstein
Sisterhood of Har Sinai Temple
Stanley & Judy Smith
Cynthia & Joseph Spiegel
Edward & Miriam Spiezle
Albert & Ellen Stark
Amel & Natalie Stark
Sidney & Sylvia Stark
Gerald & Lois Sternberg
Joseph & Nancy Sulzberg
Jeff & Patty Sussman
Mitchell & Lynn Sussman
Steven & Cindy Sussman
Lorraine Thurm
Alan & Carrie Tofig
Richard & Suzi Troll
Ted & Gloria Vine
Marc & Mary Waldman
Fay
& Robert Watkins
Martin & Elizabeth Weinberg
Aaron & Ilene Weinstein
Howard & Alice Welt
Michael & Joan Werner
Loli Wiener
David & Hope Wisnia
Judy & Howard Wolf
Lylan & Herbert Wolff
Norman & Bea Zabludoff
Sara Zeidman
Kurt & Muriel Zeltmacher
Harold & Marilyn Zeltt
Warren & Dorothy Zorn
OUR THANKS TO EVERY ONE OF YOU!
If you have given your pledge to the Sanctuary .
Renovation Fund, and your name does not appear in the list above,
please understand that it is because of Bulletin deadline
and you will appear in the September issue.
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Annual Meeting Highlights_June 18, 1990
Sisterhood President
Phyllis Miller
presents Board
President Barry
Frost with
Sisterhood's check
for $ 16,000 along
with its pledge for
an additional
$24,000 during
1990-9 1 for the
installation of an
elevator at Har
Sinai.
When personal service matters ...
ORLAND'
Ewing Memorial Chapel
Funeral Directors
Harold G. Orland.
Joel E. Orland, Mgr.
1534 Pennington Roed
Trenton, N.J. 08616. (609) 663·1400
Dorothy Loewenthal
is shown here
presenting
President Frost with
her $5,000 donation
to the Sanctuary
Renovation Fund in
memory of her
sister Belle Jaspan
and brother Charles
Burrison.
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MEMORIAL
CHAPELS
SERVING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY
FOR OVER THIRTY YEARS
MERRILL SCHUTZBANK, MGR.
GEOFFREY SCHUTZBANK, F.D.
609-771-9109
1009 WHITEHEAD ROAD EXT., TRENTON,
Har Sinai Temple
Invites you and your friends to attend an
Art Auction
Saturday, October 27,1990
at
Har Sinai Temple
491 Bellevue Avenue, Trenton, New Jersey
Gala Preview: 7:30 P.M. Auction: 8:30 P.M.
Donation: $5.00 per person
Hors d'Oeuvres and Wine
Piano entertainment during preview
Presented by:
BRUCE ANDREW GALLERIES, INC.
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Stuff and Nonsense
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The SrYG's End 0 the Year Soiree was
quite a success ...thanks to Karen (and
Susan and Stephanie). After some fun n'
frolic, we roasted and toasted the grad­
uating seniors and presented a special
roast in tribute to our 4-year Youth Direc­
tor James Gelsey. Finally, we held our
first-ever elections for the SrYG Soard
for the next year. Thanks to everyone
who ran for office and Congrats to the
1990-91 SrYG Soard:
President .......... ......JEFF REISER
VP (Social Acfion) .... KAREN REISER
VP (JFTY Liaison) ... MATT DICKSON
Treasurer .............. SENJI FROST
Secretary .......... RANDI FEINSTEIN
Chaplain ............... SUSAN WELT
(We'll be filling two Freshman Rep
positions at an election this Fall for all
incoming 9th graders.)
And as if all that wasn't exciting enough,
on Sunday both YG's took off for a great
time at Dorney Park! We conquered the
LAZER, the THUNDER MARK, and
HERCULES! Even Andy Rehfeld had a
good time!
Stay tuned to this space for exciting
news and information as the Har Sinai
YG's begin a new era of youth grouping!
Oh, yeah, one more thing ...JFTY
SUMMER CONCLAVE is August 21st to
25th. Speak to Matt Dickson, Jeff Reiser
or call the Temple office for details.
Pictured above are Senior members of the 1989-90 HSTY Board with members of the newly
elected 1990-91 Board. From left to right, Matt Dickson, seniors Becky Dickson and Laura Welt,
Benji Frost and Randi Feinstein, with Karen and Jeff Reiser in front. Missing from picture are
Susan Welt and senior Adam Lehrhaupt.
Religious School
Reports_
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It's summer and the Hebrew School is
deserted, but that doesn't mean Jewish
Education should be at a standstill. For
one thing, some of the most effective
Jewish education takes place at home.
Why not include a few Friday evening
services in your summer plans? This
would give the children a chance to
review their Hebrew and stay in touch
with the Temple.
Why not visit the Temple's library for
some Jewish-oriented summer selec­
tions? There's plenty there for the history
buff, the sports fan, and the fiction reader.
There are story books for the youngest
kids, and novels that appeal to adults.
One easy and fun way to add to your
children's Jewish knowledge is to sit and
watch videos together. Suggested titles:
Fiddler On The Roof, Yentl, The Chosen,
The Frisco Kid, Driving Miss Daisy, Cast
A Giant Shadow, Exodus.
Many families find it adds a lot to their
vacations to seek out a local synagogue.
They exist where you least expect them!
It's a great way to meet local people while
sharing Jewish fellowship. It can help
kids feel a part of the larger Jewish world.
by Alexis Harman Roberts
ACTIVE RETIREES IN ISRAEL
If you're over 50 and could get away for
a few months this winter, consider this:
the B'NAI B'RITH ACTIVE RETIREES IN
ISRAEL. Spend your mornings volunteer­
ing at hospitals, kibbutzim, or schools.
Spend your afternoons in leisurely
Hebrew classes.Stay at a resort hotel on
the coast in Netanya, near Tel Aviv. The
dates are January 2nd to March 20th.The
cost is $3500, including airfare, lodging
and tours. Find out more by contacting:
S'nai S'rith Israel Commission
1640 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20036-3278
(202) 857-6580
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time this coming Fall, regardless of grade, it would be very helpful to the educator and
staff if we were made aware of this as soon as possible. If this is your family's situation,
please fill out this coupon and return it to the Temple office.
Sirthday
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PHOTO CREDITS:
This Page: JESSICA HEISEN
Pages 1 and 4: JOYCE HEISEN
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Bulletin Board
IN MEMORIAM
May we extend our
deepest expression
of sympathy in
remembering
JOAN CONNOR
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HAPPY JULY BIRTHDAYS
- Beth Neuhof - 4 yrs.
- Adam G. Sussman - 3 yrs.
- Rachel Ann Kahn - 12 yrs.
- Seth J. Laderman - 9 yrs.
- Laurie B. Schenkel - 12 yrs.
- Emily Bloomenthal - 7 yrs.
Laura G. Sussman - 4 yrs.
- Michael Fishbein - 12 yrs.
Risa R. Pincus - 9 yrs.
Michael Millner - 6 yrs.
- Justin S. Morrison - 7 yrs.
- Scott S. Klein - 9 yrs.
- Jessica Pepperman - 8 yrs.
- Melissa Bedrick - 10 yrs.
David R. Passis - 12 yrs.
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Wife of Jack Connor
ELIZABETH L. SINAIKO
Daughter of Patricia and Peter Sinaiko
sister of Stephen and Daniel
SAMUEL APTNER
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Father of Alan Aptner
CHARLES BURRISON
Brother of Dorothy Loewenthal
JACK SCHNEIDER
Grandfather of Lynne Breslau
EVA SCHULICK
Mother of Barbara Goldberg
TREE OF LIFE
In Honor Of
Our Grandson
ANDREW ISAAC SIEGEL
April 26, 1988
Denny and Marty Siegel
In Honor Of
Our Grandson
BENJAMIN MARC SIEGEL
April 24, 1990
Denny and Marty Siegel
HAPPY AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
1 - Alison L. Frost - 12 yrs.
Adam Cooper - 8 yrs.
4 - Jared R. Mass - 10 yrs.
5 - Allison L. Dorland - 10 yrs.
9 - Samatha Brookman - 2 yrs.
11 - Frank J. Cusack - 2 yrs.
13 - Aaron E. Kimball - 7 yrs.
14 - Monica C. Ross - 1 yr.
16 - Jill Palsky - 7 yrs.
18 - Sean Downing - 6 yrs.
20 - Lindsey L. Morrison - 6 yrs.
21 - Pamela Kimmelman - 5 yrs.
22 - Amy Sgrenci - 8 yrs.
24 - Miriam Drozd - 5 yrs.
HAR SINAI THANKS ...
..David Schor and the Temple Nomi­
nating Committee
.Richard Goldman and the Usage of
Facilities and Catering Committee
.Gary Brickner and the long-suffering
Budget Committee
. . .for persevering with great
success upon these important
issues.
.. R h o d a and D i c k Brenner for
hosting the June meeting of the
Home Study Group.
.. Ruth Siegle for lending her home for
the June Shabbat Service at the Car­
teret Arms.
...James Gelsey, for four wonderful,
productive years with our Temple
y o u n g p e o p l e as t h e i r Y o u t h
Director.
..Joyce Heisen, for always being there
with her camera, her eye and her
talent, to take all those fabulous pic­
tures, formal and informal, which
decorate our Bulletin.
Every one of our Committee Chairs
and Members for a truly successful
ear.
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To Honor
The Birth Of Our Grandson
NICHOLAS GRAHAM PLATT
May 19, 1990
Betty and Merv Platt
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In Honor Of
BENJAMIN BUNCH
Classical Guitarist
April 30, 1988
Betty and Merv Platt
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SPECIAL JULY BIRTHDAYS
In Honor Of
JAMES GELSEY
YOUTH ADVISOR 1986-1990
13 - Alyce Farber
21 - Dora Solomon
29 - Rose N. Lavine
SPECIAL AUGUST BIRTHDAYS
13 - Dr. George Isaacson
14 - Evelyn G. Gerofsky
24 - Mildred Forer
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MAZEL TOV...
..to Hank Siegel, and parents Martin and
Denny Siegel, on receiving the McCar­
ter Theater's "New Jersey Theater
Group Applause Award."
. to Brenda and Paul Cohen on the wed­
ding on June 10th of their daughter
Mara to Dimitri loannides.
..to Lisa and Si Kimmelman on the birth
on May 28th of their daughter Emily
Suzanne. Emily's sisters are Elizabeth,
8, and Pamela, almost 5.
. to Marilyn and Joel Orland whose son,
Max Jonathan, was born on June 17
and joins brothers, Brian, aged 5, and
Michael, almost 8.
to Meryl and Phil Kauff on the engage­
ment of their daughter Nancy to Mr.
Eric Feiner. The wedding is scheduled
for April 20, 1991.
..to Evelyn Gerofsky who was honored
by Jewish Family Service at its Annual
Meeting on June 26th as the recipient
of its "Tzedakah Award" for 1990.
.to Alison Frost who finished FIRST for
Har Sinai in the Stock Market Maven
Contest and 10th (out of 542 entrants)
overall.
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ONEG SHABBAT SPONSORS
June
Myra Klein, Susan Rose, Lauren Schor,
Pearl Silverman, Gloria Vine and Evelyn
Weinstein sponsored an Oneg Shabbat in
honor of their graduation from the Rabbi's
Adult Hebrew Class.
Rita and Sy Rosenthal and Sylvia Hirsch
sponsored an Oneg Shabbat in honor of
their grandson Jonathan Hirsch's becom­
ing a Bar Mitzvah.
Polly and Jeff Passis sponsored an Oneg
Shabbat in honor of their daughter Jessi­
ca's becoming a Bat Mitzvah.
PULPIT FLOWERS
June
- T h e A d u l t H e b r e w C l a s s in
honor of their graduation.
8 - Ellin and Stuart Hirsch, in honor
of their son Jonathan's becoming a
Bar Mitzvah.
15 - Polly and Jeff Passis, in honor of
their daughter Jessica's becoming a
Bat Mitzvah.
SIGNIFICANT
JULY ANNIVERSARIES
3 - Audrey & Clive Klatzkin - 35 yrs.
SIGNIFICANT
AUGUST ANNIVERSARIES
4 - Biff & Jerry Montana - 35 yrs.
7 - Nanette & Stanley Haberman
- 30 yrs.
10 - Diane & Stuart Neuhof - 10 yrs.
15 - Judy & Lowell Mann - 20 yrs.
16 - Nancy & Barry Frost - 20 yrs.
Jerri & Mark Schorr - 15 yrs.
21 - Nancy & David Dickson - 40 yrs.
24 - Susan & Henry Rose - 15 yrs.
Sisterhood News and Views
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FROM THE PRESIDENT
This year has been a productive, successful and hectic year for our Sisterhood. We have provided many services to our Temple and
our members and I feel that we have made a real difference in the quality of life for our Temple.
In serving the needs of our congregation, Sisterhood members have supported the needs of our religious school students during
holiday celebrations. We helped build a succah and gave books to children to help celebrate their birthdays. One of our members
selected and delivered gifts at Hanukkah to our members living at Greenwood House. One member sent notes to congregants
celebrating events or commemorating sorrows in their lives. Sisterhood members help to make Ongei Shabbat festive times. Members
also arrange for pulpit flowers and schedule volunteers to bless Shabbat candles on Friday nights.
We have planned events for our members. Last year Sisterhood arranged a bus trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. An afternoon
of games and lunch was a pleasant afternoon for our members. A .video was shown about Yiddish theater in conjunction with the
Scholar-in-Residence Weekend. The Hanukkah family dinner was very successful and is always enjoyed by our families.
Supporting all these activities is our fund raising. Once again, the Bargain Bin in the fall and in the spring raised a considerable
amount of money. Our members and volunteers made these events possible. This year we have participated in a project sponsored by
ETS in which Sisterhood members Irma Labbok, Daisy Garfunkel, Rosamond Selzer, Ann Grossman, Laura Hofing, Dorothy
Loewenthal, Betty Platt, Babe Barr and Cantor Marshall Glatzer made phone calls to rabbis who had been sent questionnaires by ETS.
This project and the donation made by ETS combined with' funds raised in the past year and in several previous years allowed
Sisterhood to undertake the task of underwriting the installation of an elevator in our building to serve the needs of many of our
members who find the stairs in our building a hinderance to full use of our building. We are delighted and proud to be able to do this for
our Temple. Sisterhood members feel strongly that as an arm of the Temple we should do all we can to contribute to the life of our
congregation and are thrilled to make this gift.
The Sisterhood has many plans for the coming year. Our Board is a very strong one with many wonderful members and I am pleased
to be working with them for another year. We have many exciting plans for new programming as well as continuing to do the things
that are expected of us. Several events that are planned are a trip to Duke Gardens in Somerville, N.J., a mystery night, a trip to Ellis
Island when it reopens and other programs to be announced after the September Board meeting. I am looking forward to working with
all our Sisterhood members in the fall.
Phyllis Miller
THANK YOU TO...
. .Rabbi David Straus for all his support to Sisterhood during the past year.
.. .all our members who participated in the ETS project and to Corinne Cohen for coordinating the project with ETS.
.. Debbie Bard for hostessing our planning meeting in her home.
..Evelyn Gerofsky for chairing a very successful Bargain Bin.
..Michael Rein for assisting Sisterhood members at the Bargain Bin.
..all outgoing Board Members for their fine work during the past two years. You are appreciated by all Sisterhood members.
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BUS TRIP TO DUKE GARDENS
Tuesday, October 9th
10:30 A.M. - 4:30 P.M.
Donation: $20.00 (Sisterhood members)
$25.00 (Non-Sisterhood
members)
Lunch at Jasper's NOT Included in Fee
Your Check Is Your Reservation
Send Reservations by September 15th
To:
Phyllis Berkowitz
11 Glen Mawr Drive
Trenton, N.J. 08618
609-882-9206
SUPPORT SISTERHOOD PROJECTS
UNIONGRAMS ...Chairpersons: Evelyn Sholin (883-9321)
I. IRVING GROSS MEMORIAL FUND .. .Chairperson: Hildred Gross (883-2791)
JOY AND SORROW FUND and RABBI ABRAHAM HOLTZBERG MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND ...
Chairperson: Pearl Silverman (883-3140)
AID TO THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED FUND. . .Chairperson: "Babe" Barr (883-7477)
JUDAICA GIFT SHOP ... Chairpersons: Thelma Feldman (493-8684) Daisy Garfunkel (883-0265) Ann Grossman (493-3450)
VOLUNTEER ...your services ...large print typing and taping for VISUALLY IMPAIRED - Contact Hildred Gross
(883-2791)
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YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP FUND
PRAYERBOOK FUND
B E N J A M IN F R O S T F O R B E I N G E L E C T E D
SECRETARY TREASURER O F HIS CLASS: Nancy
& Barry Frost
DR. & MRS. GILBERT GOLD 45TH ANNIVERSARY:
Linda & Arthur Finkle
JONATHAN HIRSCH'S BAR MITZVAH: Linda &
Arthur Finkle
RICHARD HIRSCH'S GRADUATION: Gail & Richard
Feinstein
ALLISON MILLER'S CONFIRMATION: Gail &
Richard Feinstein
MR. & MRS. WILLIAM NEWMAN'S 25TH ANNI­
VERSARY: Linda & Arthur Finkle
SUSAN ROSE'S BAT MITZVAH: Gail & Richard
Feinstein, Beth & Bruce Rosner & Family
SUSAN WELT'S CONFIRMATION: Gail & Richard
Feinstein, Ellin & Stuart Hirsch, Renee & Saul
Wolfson
MEYER BONIN: Minerva Bonin
BENJAMIN HASKELL EDELSTEIN: Nathan & Diane
Edelstein
O U R M O T H E R & G R A N D M O T H E R, M I T Z I
FREEDMAN: Gail & Richard Feinstein
RUBIN ALAN HIRSCH: Ellin & Stuart Hirsch
STANLEY HUSID: Jean & Eugene Howard, Rose
Movitch
JULIA C. GOLDFISH: Rita & William Kravitz
HARRY GROSS: Ruth G. Siegle
IDA GROSS: Ruth G. Siegle
ROSE KLONER: Sara Zeidman
EVELYN RICHMOND: Estelle & Irving Robinson
ISRAEL RICHMOND: Estelle & Irving Robinson
SHARKEY ROSENTHAL: Dorothy P. Rosenthal,
Nancy & Paul Weiser
S. CHARLES SEGAL: Dr. & Mrs. Arthur Randelman
IN HONOR OF:
RELIGIOUS SCHOOL PROGRAMFUND
IN HONOR OF:
IN MEMORY OF:
IN HONOR OF:
KAREN JILL WELT'S BAT MITZVAH: Jean & Mor­
ton Goldstein
THE BIRTH OF EMILY TO LISA & SIMON KIM­
MELMAN: Marla & Jeff Moskovitz
HAR SINAI ENDOWMENT FUND
SISTERHOOD GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGES:
RUTH KOTT: The Kolt Family
SARAH KOTT: The Kolt Family
RABBI ABRAHAM HOl TZBERG SCHOLAR­
SHIP FUND:
IN MEMORY OF:
TORAH FUND
IN CELEBRATION: Dorothy Glogoff
It's surprising how many people tell us
they haven't joined Har Sinai Temple for
one simple reason!
THEY'VE NEVER BEEN ASKED!
Many people you know and love - rel­
atives and friends - may have delayed
affiliating with us for much the same
reason.
IN MEMORY OF:
NATHAN "SHARKEY" ROSENTHAL: Meryl & Phili P
Kauff
They, too, may have been overlooked
or taken for granted.
The Membership Committee - with
your cooperation - would appreciate
the opportunity of talking to these people.
We want to tell them about our exciting
synagogue, about our religious Services,
our continuing education courses, our
outstanding Religious and Hebrew
Schools in both Yardley and Lawrence-
AID TO THE VISUAllY IMPAIRED FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
CHARLES BURRISON: Babe Barr
LOUIS LAVINE: Dr. & Mrs. Barry Lavine
JOY AND SORROWFUND
IN MEMORY OF:
MY LOVING MOTHER: Pearl Silverman
M Y FATHER, WILLIAM L. R E S S L E R : D a i s y
Garfunkel
CHARLES BURRISON: Bert Hirsch
IN HONOR OF:
STEVEN TAHA'S TYING FOR MOST AWARDS,
6th GRADE: Pearl Silverman
FAY & BOB WATKIN'S 59TH ANNIVERSARY: Bert
Belber
PEARL SILVERMAN'S BECOMING A BAT MITZ­
VAH: Daisy Garfunkel
SUSAN WEISBERGER'S BECOMING SISTER­
HOOD TREASURER: Bert Belber
MY BECOMING A BAT MITZVAH: Pearl Silverman
I. IRVING GROSS MEMORIAL FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
'PHILIP ZABLUDOFF: Bea & Norman Zabludoff
J. STANLEY HUSID: Hildred Gross
CHARLES BURRISON: Evelyn Cohen, Bea & Nor­
man Zabludoff
HARRY ZUCKERMAN: Bea & Norman Zabludoff
IN HONOR OF:
SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARY OF FAY & BOB
WATKINS: Bea & Norman Zabludoff
SPECIAL BIRTHDAY OF FAY WATKINS: Bea &
Norman Zabludoff
35TH ANNIVERSARY OF FREDA & EUGENE
RIGER: Bea & Norman Zabludoff
ville, and about the many congregational
and community activities of the Family
Activities Committee, the Sisterhood,
Youth Groups and other constitutional
organizations.
Won't you please jot down the names,
addresses, and phone numbers of people
you'd like to see join Har Sinai.
The Membership Committee will take it
from there.
Please use this space to tell us about your relatives and friends ...then mail today!
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Name
Address
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Phone'
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WE SINCERELY APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFULNESS OF
THOSE WHO SUPPORT HAR SINAI
... by remembering and honoring their friends and loved ones through their generous contributions.
TEMPLE MEMORIAL FUND
TEMPLE FUND
RABBI'S FUND
JEANETE BERKOWITZ: Edna & Joseph Hochman
JACK BRICKNER: Nancy & Lee Jaslow, Judith &
Jack Seelig, Office Staff of Lawrenceville Office of
Lawrence OB Gyn
JOAN BULITT'S FATHER: Mr. & Mrs. Clive Klatzkin
CELIA COHEN: Mrs. Joseph Byer
LEA DEVIN: Mr. & Mrs. Jules W. Marcus
JEAN EISENBERG: Rose N. Lavine
BENJAMIN FORER: Mildred R. Forer
ISAAC FREEDMAN: Dr. & Mrs. Samuel Gansl
ALBERT FRIEDMAN: Dorothy Glogoff
BESSIE FRIEDMAN: Dorothy Glogoff
LOUIS L. GANSL: Mr. & Mrs. David Gansl, Dr. & Mrs.
Samuel Gansl
ALFRED M. GEROFSKY: Evelyn Goldmann Gerofsky
ABBY GOLDFARB'S FATHER: Lynne & Lee Miller
SAMUEL GOLDMANN: Evelyn Goldmann Gerofsky
J. STANLEY HUSID: Harriette Cohn, Carol & Albert
Davne, Jean & Morton Goldstein, Elaine & Matthew
Lapin, Mrs. Samuel R. Lavine, Mrs. Sadie G. Marcus,
Jack & Doris Silverstein
H. S. KLINE: Ruth & Jim Kline
HARRY KLINE: Bernice & Eugene Kline
LOUIS LAVINE: Rose N. Lavine, Leonore & Harvey
Levine
FLORENCE F. MILLER: Dr. & Mrs. Joseph R. Deitz
HENRY MILLNER: Helen & Ernest Schwartz
LENA MIRKIN: Jean & Eugene Howard
ESTHER MITCHELL: Mr. & Mrs. M.L. Mitchell
MAX MOSES: Maye S. Moses
BERTHA NEUHOF: Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Neuhof
JOSEPH NEUHOF: Mr. & Mrs. Alexander Neuhof
GEORGE PINERMAN: Min Pollak
DR. LESTER RAW: Carol & Albert Davne
SHARKEY ROSENTHAL: Mr. & Mrs. Saul Feinberg,
Gail & Richard Feinstein. Elaine & Mathew Lapin,
Jack & Doris Silverstein, Natalie & Amel Stark
ALFRED SCHRAGGER: Henry & Fay G. Schragger
LOUIS SCHRAGGER: Fay & Henry Schragger
ABRAHAM SCHWARTZMAN: Mr. & Mrs. Sidney H.
Grad
S. CHARLES SEGAL: J. Bebitch, Mr. & Mrs. David
Botwinick, Dr. Milton C. Brown, Mr. & Mrs. S.
D'Artagnan, Joe & Helene Deitz, Nora Erlichman,
Abe & Frances Finkle, Gesipa Fasteners USA Inc.,
Frieda & Milton Katz, Elaine & Mathew Lapin, Elsie,
Linda, Barbara & Barry Levinson, Amelia Nutt, Mr. &
Mrs. Horace Owen, Mr. & Mrs. Arthur Rogoff
JOSEPH SNELLENBERG: Maye S. Moses
ADOLPH STEIN: Elizabeth S. Cohen
LILLIAN L. STEIN: Elizabeth Cohen
DIANA BASH: Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shalita
CHARLES BURRISON: Belle Turk
EDWIN GOLDMAN: Cheryl & Richard Goldman
HARRY J. GROSS: Elaine G. Husid
IDA MELTZER GROSS: Elaine G. Husid
MORTON A. MARCUS: Mrs. Morton A. Marcus, Mr.
& Mrs. Jules W. Marcus
SCHERMAN PRICE: Toby Gelman
MY MOTHER BERTHA RATHAUSER: Frank
Rathauser M.D.
MILTON RIFKIN: Evellyn Rifkin
SHARKEY ROSENTHAL: Mrs. Joseph Byer, Ber­
nice & Eugene Kline
CLAIRE RUDLlN: Elaine & Sol Browdy
SOL SEGAL: Mr. & Mrs. Leon Boro, Lolie Wiener
CAROL STERN: Mr. & Mrs. Paul Shalita
LYNN BRESLAU'S GRANDFATHER: Nancy & Barry
Frost
JACK BRICKNER: Steven & Cindy Sussman
THE FATHER OF IZZY FLEISCHER: Jane & Bud
Rodney
NATALIE B E R K O W I T Z GREENBERG: Celia
Berkowitz
MEMBERS OF MY BELOVED FAMILY: Helen
Rodney
PHILIP SEGAL: Mr. & Mrs. Leon Weinstein
WALTER A. STEENE: Helen Steene
BENJAMIN WATKINS: Fay & Robert Watkins
IN MEMORY OF:
LIBRARY FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
MAE KOOK: Ellin & Stuart Hirsch
HARVEY B. LEVIN: Lisa & Simon Kimmelman
RUBEN SHLAFMITZ: Mark Schorr
IN HONOR OF:
THE FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE OF DR. ANDREW
SAMEL: Sylvia Aronis
IN MEMORY OF:
IN MEMORY OF:
IN HONOR OF:
THE BIRTH OF GRANDSON TO CANTOR & ANN
GLATZER: Nora Erlichman
RUTH & GILBERT GOLD'S 45TH ANNIVERSARY:
Bernice & Eugene Kline
THE BIRTH OF BABY GIRL TO MR. & MRS. ERIC
HERSHMAN: Marla & Jeff Moskovitz
JONATHAN HI RSCH'S BAT MITZVAH: Alva & Sam
Aronson, Dr. & Mrs. Richard Troll
MYRA KLEIN GRADUATION FROM RABBI'S
HEBREW CLASS: Mr. & Mrs. Isadore Richelson
LEONORE & HARVEY LEVINE'S 45TH ANNIVER­
SARY: Bernice & Eugene Kline
THE BIRTH OF GRANDSON TO BETTY & MERV
PLATT: Marilyn & Harold Zeltt
SUSAN ROSE'S BAT MITZVAH: Mr. & Mrs. Isadore
Richelson
THE BIRTH OF GRANDDAUGHTER TO LEE &
WALTER ROSENBERG: Nora Erlichman
ALICE WELT BEING AN HONOREE FOR HAR
SINAI TEMPLE: Marilyn & Harold Zeltt
SUSAN BETH WELT'S CONFIRMATION: Marilyn &
Harold Zeltt
SCHOLAR-IN-RESIDENCE FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
LYNNE BRESLAU'S GRANDFATHER: Jimmy &
Becky Levy
J. STANLEY HUSID: Roberta & Frank Flacks
IN HONOR OF:
THE BABY NAMING OF MY GRANDCHILD:
Beatrice Freedman
STANLEY & RUTH GOLDBERG'S GRANDSON'S
BAR MITZVAH: Allen & Ruth Levine
H UG H H O C H M A N ' S G R A D U A T I O N F R O M
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY: Allen & Ruth Levine
ALICE WELT BEING AN HONOREE: Geri & Stanley
Shatz
KAREN WELT'S BAT MITZVAH: Allen & Ruth Levine
ISRAEL SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
MOLLIE LEVINE: Leonore & Harvey Levine
SHARKEY NATHAN ROSENTHAL: Leonore & Har­
vey Levine
HAR SINAI TEMPLE
Founded 1857, Affiliated with the Union
of American Hebrew Congregations
President: BARRY FROST
Vice Presidents:
PHILLIP GRIFFIN, DONALD MILLNER
MERVYN PLATT, ROBERTA FRANK
Treasurer: SIMON KIMMELMAN
Recording Secretary: DEBORAH BARD
Financial Secretary: LAURA HOFING
Sisterhood President:
PHYLLIS MILLER
Bulletin Editor: IRMA LABBOK
RABBI DAVID E. STRAUS
CANTOR DAVID S. WISNIA
Cantor Emeritus: MARSHALL M. GLATZER
Temple Educator:
ALEXIS HARMAN ROBERTS
IN HONOR OF:
THE GRADUATION OF THE ADULT HEBREW
CLASS: Evelyn & Leon Weinstein
IN APPRECIATION: Susan & Henry Rose, Pearl
Silverman
CATHY CARLSON'S BAT MITZVAH: Phil & Carol
Carlson
IN APPRECIATION OF MY GRADUATION: Myra
Klein
PEARL SILVERMAN'S BAT MITZVAH: Phyllis
Brody, Mrs. Irving Rodkin
GLORIA VINE GRADUATION FROM RABBI'S
HEBREW CLASS: Aaron Gurney, Mrs. Fedora Rosen
CANTOR'S FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
ABBY GOLDFARB'S FATHER: Joanne & Joel Namm
OUR MOTHER GUSSIE HOROWITZ: Kay & Sarah
Horowitz
DR. RICHARD LEAVEY'S MOTHER: Joanne & Joel
Namm
LOVING SISTER, FREDA SALUP: Dr. & Mrs. Milton
Klempert
IN HONOR OF:
IN APPRECIATION OF MY GRADUATION: Myra
Klein
IN APPRECIATION: Pearl Silverman
KAREN WELT'S BAT MITZVAH: Alice & Howard
Welt
SUSAN WELT'S CONFIRMATION: Joanne & Joel
Namm
ROBERT H. BLOOM SCHOLARSHIP FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
ROBERT H. BLOOM: Deborah Bard
CHARLES S. BURRISON: Deborah Bard
ADULT PROGRAM & LEARNING FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
S. CHARLES SEGAL: Dorothy & Warren Zorn
ADELE SAXL: Mr. & Mrs. Seymour Selzer
ETHEL SPORN: Biff and Jerry Montana
IN HONOR OF:
KAREN WELT'S BAT MITZVAH: Dorothy & Warren
Zorn
MUSIC FUND
IN MEMORY OF:
ETHEL HIRSCHFIELD: Bernice & Eugene Kline
HARRY KLINE: Dr. Joseph J. Kline
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