The CMI Bulletin
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SERIES 108 No. 6
JANUARY 2024
JANUARY
Tevet- Shevat
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -Martin L. King Jr.
Join your CMI community for Shabbat Services each Friday evening and Saturday mornings when we have a B’Mitzvah to celebrate!
Shabbat Services
SHABBAT VA-EIRA Exodus 6:2 - 9:35
Friday, January 12 7:00 p.m. MLK Service 8:00 p.m. Oneg
TODAH RABAH
Julie Chevan, Ivey Cooley, Michael Dimenstein, Sarah Greenblatt, Joel Jacobson, Howard Lurie, Diane Rosen & Alan Sturtz
JANUARY GREETERS
ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. INTERFAITH SERVICE
Everyone from the Greater New Haven faith community is invited for our Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service in person and online. We are excited and honored to welcome Reginald Dwayne Betts to deliver the keynote sermon.
Reginald Dwayne Betts is an author, lawyer, Professor at Yale Law School and CEO of Freedom Reads, an initiative to radically transform the access to literature in prisons. In 2021, he was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. He is also the recipient of a Radcliff Fellowship from Harvard and a Guggenheim Fellowship among others.
He founded Freedom Reads to provide libraries to prisons and has opened 170 such libraries in 31 prisons and juvenile detention facilities across 10 states. As Betts often declares, “Freedom begins with a book”.
He is a frequent guest speaker and explains the post-incarceration experience and lingering consequences of a criminal record through poetry and stories. He has also been an advocate concerning the inequities of the bail system in the U.S. Please join us for this special evening.
Faith leaders from the Jewish, Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Bahai, and Unitarian traditions will join Rabbi Brockman, Rabbi Ross, and Cantor Giglio to lead our engergizing and inspiring service honoring Dr. King’s legacy
Anyone is welcome to join us in person or online via the livestream.
Friday, January 12 at 7:00 p.m.
Reginald Dwayne Betts
Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, lawyer and the Founder & CEO of Freedom Reads, an initiative to radically transform the access to literature in prisons.
The author of a memoir and three collections of poetry, he has transformed his latest collection of poetry, the American Book Award Winning, Felon, into a solo theater show that explores the post incarceration experience and lingering consequences of a criminal record through poetry, stories, and engaging with the timeless and transcendental art of papermaking. Betts’s most recent work, released in 2023, Redaction, a collaboration with artist Titus Kaphar, is based on their 2019 exhibition “The Redaction” at MOMa PS1 about the U.S. cash bail system–the state and federal court system’s conditions by which those arrested, but unable to afford bail, remain incarcerated even though they have been neither tried nor convicted.
In 2019, he won the National Magazine Award in the Essays and Criticism category. He is also a 2021 MacArthur Fellow, has been awarded a Radcliffe Fellowship from Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study, a Guggenheim Fellowship, an Emerson Fellow at New America, and most recently a Civil Society Fellow at Aspen.
In 2020, after staying in New Haven post-graduation, Betts founded the organization, Freedom Reads with a $5.25 million grant from the Mellon Foundation. Freedom Reads, headquartered in Hamden and employing several formerly incarcerated individuals, is the only organization in the country with a mission to provide libraries to prisons, and thereby support the efforts of incarcerated individuals to imagine new possibilities for their lives. To date, Freedom Reads has opened over 170 Freedom Libraries in 31 prisons and juvenile detention facilities across 10 states. These libraries provide a locus where conversation and community can begin inside and outside of prison walls. They are objects of beauty, handcrafted by teams that include people who themselves have served time in prison and populated with a 500-book, carefully curated collection that includes poetry, literature, non-fiction, and more. As Betts often declares, “Freedom begins with a book.”
MESSAGE FROM RABBI ROSS
What Can I Do?
From the moment we learned that Hamas attacked Israel, many have been asking, "What can I do?" and I'd like to lift up two things that can make a difference.
Learn More
While many of us are constantly monitoring the news and keeping up with social media, I have something else in mind, either in addition, or even instead. There's always more to learn in general, and especially about our Israeli Reform communities and organizations. You can get on their email lists and can receive regular updates and participate in webinars through The Israel Movement for Progressive and Reform Judaism which supports the 50 Reform congregations and communities across Israel. The Israel Religious Action Center is a tireless advocate for a just and egalitarian Israel based on Israeli law and Jewish tradition. The World Union for Progressive Judaism is an international network of Reform, Liberal, Progressive and Reconstructionist movements, including almost 2 million members in 1,250 congregations in more than 50 countries. ARZA, the Association of Reform Zionists of America is also worthwhile. For news updates, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency is a great resource. I check the Times of Israel each day.
Come to CMI
We are in deeply trying times as a Jewish people and CMI community. Along with many of you, I gain comfort and strength from being with you, in the building, present as a community. To be sure, logistics, work, health, accessibility, and other things keep people at home. Yet, I cannot say enough for this community and the mutual spiritual and social support that fills this building at services, during religious school, and more. Many believe that livestream is good enough, but I believe it is much better to be here. Being present, in-person, makes a difference.
With prayers for peace, hope, safety and spiritual renewal,
Rabbi Dennis Ross
EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT
Dear Congregants,
I am writing this letter to you today with passion and excitement for what lies ahead in the new year for Mishkan Israel. Upon my hire in June of this year, I was tasked with evaluating our program from a logistical and business perspective. As a part of that evaluation, I was asked to make recommendations for change in the future. Some of those evaluations and changes have been minor and most likely not visible to many within the school; for example, our advertising and marketing plan. Other changes have been quite visible, such as our policies, and procedural operations.
The most prominent observations made were our lack of visibility and accessibility to the Hamden community and our lower enrollment for a school with a solid reputation. Over all, our school was not easy to navigate on the internet to include a poor social media presence, an inadequate website, and no official logo to speak of. Lastly, our school has a name that we did not feel accurately represents who we are and what we offer.
In developing our strategic plan alongside the Board of Directors, it was determined that a market repositioning was needed for the success of the operation. We should focus resources on developing a stronger online presence, designing a new website, increasing accessibility to information, and lastly a new logo and name.
We are a school that is founded on love, community, inclusion, acceptance, diversity and quality. Our roots are seeded within the Jewish community of Congregation Mishkan Israel and our values are reflective of the Jewish faith. Over the last few months, the Board and I have worked diligently to design a logo and name which we felt represents our school honoring the foundation in which we were built.
As of January 1st, our school will transition to The Learning Tree Early Childhood Center of Mishkan Israel. (see logo above) Our new sign is set to go up in the next few weeks. Our social media platform will change from MINS to The Learning Tree. Marketing material; such as stickers and pens will be available to take. Our website is currently under construction and will take some time to go live but we will still be found at cmihamden.org under the new name.
We are excited to see the future growth of the school community. Our hope is the new name and brand will shed new light and positive long-term development.
We want to express our sincere appreciation for your continued support. Our commitment to delivering exceptional care and early education remains steadfast, and we are confident that our rebranding efforts will contribute to a stronger and more vibrant future for The Learning Tree.
Warmest Regards, Jennifer L. Verrier, M.Ed. Early Childhood Education Director
CONFRONTING RACISM
The Confronting Racism series offers ongoing opportunities for our congregation to learn about and discuss issues and topics aimed at increasing our understanding of systemic racism both historically and in current times. An important aspect of many of the discussions is uncovering and reflecting on our own implicit biases. On Yom Kippur in 2020, with the support of former Rabbi Brian Immerman, a group of CMI congregants worked together to initiate this important and timely program. The Confronting Racism sessions enable participants to reflect upon how Jewish teaching and ethics compel us to confront racism in its many forms. Challenging conversations are often guided by this doctrine “You are not obligated to complete the task, but neither are you free to desist from it” (Pirke Avot 2:21).
Series meetings are open to all CMI members and are announced in CMI’s weekly on-line e-news. Sessions feature presentations by the planning group with facilitated small group discussions, suggested readings, videos, podcasts and other resource materials. The series planners also contribute to programming for CMI’s annual MLK and Juneteenth Shabbat services, Yom Kippur special study sessions and CMI religious school events. The group hosts community events with guest speakers, and represents CMI in various community engagement activities.
Visit the CMI website to see the list of all past programs. To offer your feedback and ideas about the Confronting Racism series, contact any member of the planning committee: Karen Baar, Nancy Moss-Racusin, Beth Stenger and Nancy Yedlin.
CMI EVENTS
Chevra Hands Sunday, January 7 at 10:00 a.m.
Calling all knitters and crocheters! Our dedicated group of quilt-makers, called Chevra Hands, makes shawls, baby blankets and lap blankets that we donate to members of our congregation including newborns, people in the hospital and those who are home bound. Everyone is always welcome to join us.
Rosh Chodesh - Shevat Thursday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m.
Hebrew for “head of the month” – Rosh Chodesh is the monthly holiday that celebrates the arrival of the new moon, marking the start of a new month in the Jewish calendar. In biblical times, Rosh Chodesh was a day of festive meals and refraining from doing business. Later, it became a special holiday for women.
Our intergenerational group provides for female identifying and non-binary individuals thirteen and older a place to meet, form bonds, find meaningful ways to worship and contribute to our community through discussion, song, poetry, storytelling, art, dance, and food. Our programs are themed, based on the interests of group members. Join us! New members of all ages encouraged! To RSVP or if you have any questions, please contact Michele Abrams.
Life Is Delicious Sunday, January 21 at 10:00 a.m.
Life is Delicious will be in action on January 21, cooking at CMI and serving at Columbus House. Please email Aaron Singer if you would like to participate in any of the following:
Shopping – 10:00 a.m.
Set-up CMI kitchen – noon
Cooking – 1:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Clean-up – 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Serving at Columbus House – we will leave CMI around 4:00 p.m. Dinner is served promptly at 5:00 p.m. and concludes by 6:00 p.m.
Antisemitism Uncovered: Old Myths in a New Era
Please join Rabbi Ross for reflection and conversation
Wednesday, January 17 at 7:00 p.m. in the CMI library
Conversations about antisemitism often turn to the rise in amount and intensity, or the source (political left vs. political right).
The Anti-Defamation League recently produced an internet resource, Antisemitism Uncovered: A Guide to Old Myths in a New Era, which provides a highly informative historic context for
understanding and responding to antisemitism. We gain a fuller perspective and deeper of the roots and nature of antisemitism by viewing today's troubling events through the lens of Jewish history.
This program is sponsored by the Brotherhood of Men and Women.
MEETING THE MOMENT: What the Jewish Past Teaches About the Future Sunday, January 28 at 9:00 a.m. Interfaith Families and the Implications for Judaism This session takes place at Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Avenue, Hamden.
Leader-Dr. Samir Mehta, Director of Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado. Currently, Visiting Faculty, Harvrd Divinity School.
American Judaism faces many challenges in the coming decades. This was highlighted at Mishkan Israel during discussions that occurred as we transition to a new rabbi. Other Jewish organizations are facing similar issues. Affiliation with synagogues, changing demographics, the changing meaning of Zionism and antisemitism are challenging issues. In these discussions, questions were asked like “Does the history of Judaism in America have lessons for us as we move forward?”
As a result of these discussions, members of CMI and the CMI Brotherhood of Men and Women initiated discussions with other organizations to explore these issues. The outcome is a collaboration of CMI, the Jewish Historical Society, the Jewish Federation and Temple Beth Sholom. Meetings in the spring and summer to discuss possible approaches for exploring these issues culminated in a submission of a proposal for an adult education course.
The series now has three more sessions on upcoming Sunday mornings. Sessions will be two hours with leading experts on the four pivotal issues mentioned above.
The folllowing are the other upcoming sessions:
March 10 - Modern Antisemitism-What is different? What are implications for Judaism?
Leader- Dr. LiramKoblentz-Stenzler-Senior Researcher and Head of the Global Far Right Extremism Desk at the Institute for Counter-Terrorism at Reichman University, Visiting Lecturer at Yale University.
April 7 - Zionism in America- Jewish Identity and Israel
Leader- Dr. Joshua Shanes- Director of the Arnold Center for Israel Studies and Associate Director of the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston, South Carolina
Two sessions will be held at CMI and two sessions at Temple Beth Sholom, 1809 Whitney Avenue in Hamden. Registration for the four-part series will begin in mid-October. For more information contact Larry Schaefer.
This program has been made possible through generous support from the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven.
Torah Study Saturdays, January 6, 13, 20 & 27 at 9:00 a.m.
Rabbi Ross will lead Torah Study on January 6, 13 & 20. In person & on Zoom (no password needed)
Rabbi Ross hopes to see you in the building for a richer, in person conversation, unless you need to join online. Please visit our website for the Zoom link and to read a word about Torah Study from Rabbi Ross
Rabbi Steinberg will lead Torah Study on January 27 on Zoom ONLY.
DECEMBER RECAP
Teen Baking Event On Sunday December 3, Jesse Keen and Jeremy Schwartz (both members of the CMI Board and parents of CMI teens), supervised a wonderful event for CMI teens. Jesse taught the teens how to make challah, using her delicious recipe (thanks to Aaron Singer for preparing the dough in advance)! During cooking breaks, they made great progress reclaiming the Teen Lounge as a space of their own. Liev Frahm, Lilo Gaul, Josh Glassman, Penny Keen, and Naomi Schwartz took part in the event.
CMI Annual Chanukah Torch Run
On Sunday, December 10, Jeremy Schwartz led runners at our annual Chanukah Torch Run this year! They met at East Rock Park parking lot at 8:15 a.m. and ran to Mishkan Israel (a 2.5 mile downhill course) carrying the authentic torch found in Modiin, the town where Chanukah originated. Thank you to all who participated and we hope to see more runners/walkers/bike riders next year!
2023-2024 Chai Holy Day Campaign
Thank you to everybody who has already donated to the Chai Holy Days campaign! These generous unrestricted contributions will allow CMI to address some of the financial challenges our congregation has faced. We are grateful to all who help ensure that CMI stays strong now and well into the future.
Below are gifts that we received at the time of press.
DOUBLE TORAH Batja Astrachan Roz & Jerry Meyer Ira & Marsha Moses Shirley Scholder David Silverstone
DOUBLE CHAI Sarah B. Greenblatt James Horwitz & Sandra Allison Hedda Rubenstein & Michael Dimenstein
TORAH John & Frances Gordon Judith Hahn Robert & Ruth Lesser
CHAI Dr. Irwin Braverman Rabbi Herb & Elin Brockman Stuart & Hedy Bush Letty & Floyd Caplan David & Julie Chevan Stanley & Roberta Friedman Tamar Gendler & Zoltan Szabo Laura Goldblum John & Susan Hoffmann Bill & Nancy Horowitz Priscilla Jencks Joan Lakin Ben Ledbetter, Jr. & Deborah Freedman Matthew Nemerson & Marian Chertow William & Elaine Ravich Jeremy Schwartz & Tracy Rabin Jim & Cis Serling Aaron Singer & Elizabeth Caspe Richard & Marie Shaw Judith & Mark Sklarz Corey Stone & Susan McDonald Alan & June Sturtz Andrew Ullman
ADDITIONAL GIFTS:
Michele Abrams & Dalton King Peter & Randi Alpert Brenda Arovas Astmann Family Karen Baar Barnett - DiBenigno Family Betsy Hahn Barnston Phyllis Bausher
Richard & Alice Baxter David Berkowitz & Anne Watkins Bruce & Tansy Birenbaum Elaine Blumenthal Wayne & Andrea Chorney Marvin & Arlene Cohen Robert Cole
Ivey Cooley James Cohen & Frances DeToro Matthew & Michele Cohen
Jack Crane
Rochelle Cummings David & Stacey Eldredge Len & Stephanie Farber Jack & Harriet Fast The Finkel Family
Leah Glaser & Stephen Amerman Roxanne & Steven Glaser Saul & Sonya Goldberg Martin Gordon
Neil & Marlene Greenberg David Greisen & Jessica Bell
Herbert Hershenson
Allan Hillman & Penny Marcus John & Susan Hoffmann
Robert Homer & Susan Fishbein Alvin Klevorick & Susan Bender Wendy Kohli & Philip Bennett Meir & Barbara Kryger Ruth Lambert & Henry Harrison Jeremy Leven Howard Lurie
ADDITIONAL GIFTS CONT’D John & Susan Hoffmann
Robert Homer & Susan Fishbein Alvin Klevorick & Susan Bender Wendy Kohli & Philip Bennett Meir & Barbara Kryger Ruth Lambert & Henry Harrison Jeremy Leven Howard Lurie Barbara Marcus Irene Miller
Nancy Moss-Racusin Nancy & Marc Olins
Shirley Pripstein Howard & Susan Rashba
Marilyn Rittner
Diane Rosen Jeffrey & Alyse Sabina Karen Scholder Jim & Barbara Segaloff Joan Shapiro & Luther Turmelle Michael & Gale Silverberg Ana Sirota Marsha & Ben Snaider Rabbi Howard Sommer & Dr. Linda Waldman Rabbi Steven & Caryl Steinberg Jeanne Steiner & Will Rosenblatt Cheryl Tenin Marc Wallman & Cynthia Carr Bertrand & Martha Weisbart Marian Wexler Jim & Sue Wildes Randy Wingate & Tanya Bilchik Nancy Yedlin & Peter Blasini
Recent Donations
TARGET AREAS - immediate use funds General Fund Zhozefina Averbukh Betsy Hahn Barnston in memory of ISABELLE HAHN Stuart & Hedy Bush in memory of ARTHUR J. SILLS David & Julie Chevan in memory of WILLIAM J. MILLER, JR. Bob & Tamara Epstein in memory of BENJAMIN KLATSKY Bob & Tamara Epstein in memory of MAE KLATSKY Eden & Allan Fisher in memory of FRED H. STEIGER Marlene & Neil Greenberg in memory of ELLIE JACOBS Sarah Greenblatt in memory of MIRIAM ABRAMS Sarah Greenblatt in appreciation of RABBI BROCKMAN Sarah Greenblatt in memory of WILLIAM J. MILLER, JR. Larry & Roberta Harris in memory of ABE HARRIS Brian Hasbrouck in memory of HERBERT LEVINSON Brian Hasbrouck in memory of SALLY LEVINSON Susan E. Jacobson in memory of DR. STUART A. JACOBSON Susan E. Jacobson in memory of MYRON (MIKE) TEITELBAUM Joel & Cindy Kramer in memory of BERT MADNICK Joel & Cindy Kramer in memory of ROSE MADNICK Meir & Barbara Kryger in memory of ROSE KRYGER Jennifer Levin-Tavares in appreciation of CMI David & Susan Millen in memory of MIRIAM ABRAMS Nancy Moss-Racusin in memory of ANN MOSS BERLAND Marc & Nancy Olins in memory of LYDIA LEVINE Marc & Nancy Olins in memory of BENNETT OLINS
“…who donates much to charity becomes the richer for it…”
Zohar, iii, 110b
Building Fund Diane Lublin in honor of PHILIP LUBLINS’S 92nd Birthday
Hunger Fund Saul & Sonya Goldberg in memory of IRSA GIGLIO Diane Lublin in memory of her beloved husband, GEORGE LUBLIN Frederick Rosen in memory of SUSAN E. ROSEN
Music Fund Brenda Arovas in memory of JENNIE AROVAS Brenda Arovas in memory of SIMON AROVAS
Religious School Development Fund Alan & June Sturtz in honor of the marriage of their daughter, LAUREN to EVAN ORF
Social Action Phyllis Bausher in memory of ESTELLE JACOBS Howard & Susan Rashba
ENDOWMENT FUNDS - invested to generate annual income for specific purposes
Robert Goldburg Peace & Justice Fund Lindy Lee Gold in memory of ROBERT GOLD
Mabel Klebanoff Fund (transportation) Martin Korn & Sylvia Betcher in memory of JENNIE SCHYCON
Rabbinic Endowment Fund Phyllis Bausher in memory of ETHEL DONATH David & Susan Millen in honor of RABBI BROCKMAN’S special birthday Daniel Moore & Karen Orzack-Moore in memory of LORRAINE FRANQUI
Yahrzeits
* In perpetual memory
Ann Berland Barnett Berman Adeline Buxbaum * Annette Cohen Joseph Cohen * Nedra Crane Steven M. Drozd Anna Eisenberg William H. Fenn * Asna Finkelstein William Glass Maxine Goldblum Diana Grafman Isabelle Lurier Hahn * Charles Hellwig Robert K. Hertz * Dr. Aaron R. Hertz * Adrian Hirschhorn Abraham Hubelbank Merle Katz Minna Kleeberg * Anna Kruger Zelman Evans Leshine Clara D. Levin * James Edward Levy * George S. Linde * Sybella Ruth Maskel * Julius Moore Forester Newick Mary O'Brasky * Abraham Ominsky Marlene Paige Rosaline Klein Passell * Joseph Rattner Irene Links Ray * Edward L. Ritch * Susan E. Rosen * Nathan G. Sachs * Louis Eli Shapiro * Lloyd Silverman Nathan Siperstein Joseph Soffer Yetta Steinklein * Flora Switko Bertha Weil * Barbara Weiss Herbert E. Yudkin Annette G. Zelson *
January 5
Irene C. Adams * Clifford Altschuler * Harold S. Appell * Avraham ben Ya'akov Josef Averbuch Dr. Arnold M. Baskin M.D. * Louis Bender Sidney M. Brown * Evelyn W. Brownstein * Abraham Buxbaum * Jane C. Cohen Babette B. Epstein * Albert Evans Harold Fishbone * Simcha Fishkes Fannie Frankenberger * Nathan B. Frankenberger Barbara Ginden Robert Gold Hattie H. Goldbaum * Sophie Stinow Goodman * David M. Goodman * Myron L. Gordon Marilyn Gredinger Louis Greenberg Dorothy Katz Greenblatt Willard Greenwald Alfred E. Gross * Philip J. Harrison * Pauline Hilcoff Albert Johnson, Sr. James D. Kauffman * Eleanor Kaye Harry L. Kirsch * Regina Wendel Kleiner * Sylvia S. Korn * Millie Land Lillian L. Langrock * Marshall Lavin Charles Lipin Hilda Lipsher * Alan Massey Mark Walter Neitlich Isidor E. Offenbach * Bennett S. Olins * Edna S. Opper * Theresa Phillips Harold Rosenberg Lillian M. Rubin Leah P. Sachs Dorothy Sands Sanford Schreiber Hattie Schwartzman * Dr. Arnold H. Serow * Blanche T. Shafer * Miriam Shapiro Sylvia Shustak Flora P. Silvernail Barbara Lester Dunn Silverstone * Sadie Kurtz Snider * Bella bat Moshe Sorochan Gladys Stenger Jacob Strauss * Joseph Tendler Edward Daniel Wallack * Dr. Joseph Weiner Irving Weisbart * Ida Levine Yudkin Rachel Zanker
January 12
January 19
Max Adler * Miriam Astmann Josephine Feinberg Bruno * Bessie Feldman Bruskin Jeffrey Hirsch Cohen Gladys E. Collins Gertrude Cooper Lester Drabkin Lillian Gerrol Farber William S. Fast Gerald Fishbone * Michael Franford William Gitlitz * Yetta Gittler Pauline Glass David W. Goldberg * Harry Goldblum Elaine Goldman George Goldman Elizabeth Goldsmith Sonia Grossman Lillian Hall Nathan H. Hamerman * Rose Hershenson William Horowitz Jean Lachman Howard Robert E. Hyman * Herbert Kabatznick * Lisa Shanbrom Keane Linda L. Klebanoff * Helen Bretzfelder Kleiner * Morris Korzenowitz H. David Kushlan * Louis Lapides * Mary Levine Frank B. Levine * Mary B. Linde * Daniel A. Mendoza * Deborah Mermelstein Drew Ryan Merriam * Benjamin Milles * Walter Bernard Moscovitz Vivienne Nemerson Arthur J. Rosenbluth * Stanley Scholsohn Jeanette Serling * Elaine Sills Irving Steiglitz * Rose Stein * Cele Sweedler Ruth Lipton Swirsky David R. Tiven Arnold Unger * Leanor L. Wexler
Nancy Ackerbaum * Robert Cyril Ackerberg Siegmond Adler * Howard Beckerman * Samuel Bell Bennett Blech Merle Brown Muriel Carberry Annie Cohen Anna Elfman Cohen * Dao Kim Phung Dinhvanminh * Rose Eisner * Harold Feldman Ellinor Jill Fox Alan Gans Monroe S. Gordon Arlyne Hershenson Dorothy (Dolly) Hyman Hertz * Nahman J. Jacobs Mervin Jacobson Jennie Fishman Kaufman Florence Knopp Lillian (Bunni) Korman * Joseph Ullman Labov Florence S. Levine * Edward H. Levy * Jane Johnson Livingston * Ella S. Loeb * Hyman Lurie Sidney Margolis Clifford M Masheb * David Meyers * Michael Milander * Dr. J. Haskell Milstone * Fay Mittleman Harry Moss Mildred Olgin Godel Ominsky Lee Perlman Grace Zeidenberg Postman Nathan Rattner Dr. Seymour Rosenblatt Evelyn Rosenblum Maxwell Rubenstein * Jacob Rubin Hernan Saavedra Sheldon Samuels * Samuel Schwartz * Harry Silver Judith Siperstein Andrew Stodel Dr. Paul Teiger Murray Tuckell * Carl Walman * Israel Willensky Steve Zielinski
January 26
IN MEMORY OF
Brett Lindenbach
IN SYMPATHY TO
Michele Abrams on the loss of her mother, Miriam Abrams Cynthia Astmann on the loss of her father, William J. Miller Laura Baum on the loss of her mother, Nancy Groves-Baum Peter Blasini on the loss of his sister, Lorraine Franqui Joanna Bloom on the loss of her husband, Brett Lindenbach
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January 2024 Series 108 No. 6
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