Chicago Jewish Academy - Memoirs Yearbook (Chicago, IL)

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QeLCatl0l'l To the FACULTY we the Class of 1951 take pleasure ln dedlcatxng thls volume the 1951 Memolrs Smce the Acad emy was founded the faculty has grown and developed hand m hand Wlth the school xtself Wlth Just prlde 1n thelr achievements uc pax to them our slncere trlbute 4

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VIN TTI UD U'IlI'l TIU'?l I TIQV' F771 Wvnullldfn wiltuuuu 'P W ' It lb well to Lomblne Torah studx xx 1th some wordlx occupatlon Thls lb the motto of our school the xerx premlse upon which xt was founded Nme lull and trultful xears haxe passed slnce the Academy Hrs! opened ls dlors db a secondaly school de slgned to Integrate Secular studleb Wlth a Jewlah educatlon Thub the Torah the basls of our Jewlsh herl ta e can exerclse xts hlgh moral deals on our general educatlon pre parm us, for a just and rlghteous l1le 1n the modern world Therefore we haxe adopted the IOFSQOIHQ as our approach to edltmg., the MBIUQJIFS thle year the appl1 mtl JD ot the words of the Torah to Iur schoolwork and ourselxes and showlm, that lt I5 trulx THF LIVINC BOOK IT IS WELL TO COMBINE TORAH STUDY WITH SOME WORDLY OCCUPATION 11 f 1 1 - . ,, .N ,I II: 'I ' ' I' I In 7 v , f, !' ' - 0 I-M, I ., 4' f 1 ' ' - ' . V, ' 151-1 1' A - , , - . . W lk. i 5. ,. .,. . - W Cf ' 5 , . ' . 'Y . 1 . 1 ' I I AJ' ' ' - . . I ' i . . J- 5 K A pf ' ' V' .... . . , M 1 . Il

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G1 eetmgs F1 om The Board of Governors of the Chicago Jewlsh Academy Dear Graduates E ARE HAPPY to congratulate you and your families upon your successful completion of the course of studies at our school You receive your diplomas in a critical vear of world history when mankind faces the threat of catastrophic dlssenslon between natlons The loftlest ideals of American demccracy must be protected at every turn if the human race is to preserxe the basic yalues of modern civilization Pre emlnent among the forces that are called upon to safeguard the llberty of the masses ln all lands 1S the spiritual vigor of the Hebrew faith and to you there goes the heroic challenge of so living that men of every creed and belief wlll acknowledge the contrlbutlon to peace and liberty resulting from your Torah gu1ded conduct As the eyes of the world will again see a chosen people dedicated to a chosen plan in the structure of soclety a healthier cllmate w1ll be created in which to solve the prob lems of our complex age yet the wonder of Slnal demanded nothing less of Israel than the per fectlon of such a dream From your ranks must come some of the foremost exponents and champions of these global pr1nc1ples and we look to you to reach not only across contlnents and oceans but more difficult still deep into the hearts and souls of your neighbors on this earth May the Almighty strengthen your hand in that towering effort of the Jewish Sp1r1t' Sincerely yours WILLIAM SIEGEL Chairman RABBI OscAR Z FASMAN Chairman Board of Governors Adm1HlStYatlVG Committee Members of the BOARD OF GOVERNORS Representing the Associated Talmud Torahs and the Hebrew Theological College Wtllzam. Szegel Chairman Rabbi Oscar Z Fasman Chairman of Administrative Committee Rabbz Leonard C Mzshkzn Secretary Alex Ezsenstezn Treasurer Max Cohen Harry A Lzpsky Samuel T Cohen Rabbz Charm D Regensberg Rabbz Ephrazm Epstein Rabbz Aaron M Rme Rabbz Norman E Frtmer Harry I Robmson Albert Gorchoff Lows Rosen Rabbi Joseph Kagan Davzd Rosenberg Max Kopstezn Herzl Rosenson Sol Lazar Rabbz Menahem B S'achs Rabbr Louts J Lehrfield Frank Wallen 5 , . V. W ' ' to L, ! . . . N Lv , Y ' ! ' as -as ' . - . Y . . . x . . - This vision of what you can accomplish may sound ambitious, indeedg l . . - , . . . L - , , . , 7 J ' j 'k 'k - J ' s u L