Joel Braverman High School - Summit Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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TOCI-INIT Dear Everyone, Hi! We were sitting here doing our laundry and decided to write a letter. Israel is great and we like Tochnit. The falafel is terrible, but the food in school is worse. Besides the 6V2 hours a day of Talmud and 310 hours of classes, we really like it here. The weather is nice, but last week it actually snowed. We've seen Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Mt. Hermon both from standing on skis and sitting on skis. Is Wally still Hgrinningi' or have you handed in your applications for BMT? There are lots of interesting people here, like this guy from Venezuela, whose nickname is Cookie. Heis a real nut, who when he gets bored during Hachana before Gemorah pulls out hairs from his beard and burns them on his cigarette. The girls here are great - too bad I haven't seen any of them. Last night we had a dance, Rubin led and Noam followed Cthey were greatlj. We're really learning alot here from 6A.M. to 10 P.M. ibut don't worry, we're still a bunch of nerds like youl. It is quite obvious that we are now totally devoted to the study of Talmud along with all the other Judaic studies and our only regret is that we had to 'Nb YG?-J to Write this letter. Hope to see you here next year. Regards to all. Stay well and Shalom. The Yeshiva Bochurs and Rubin, Noam, Stuie, Steve, Leslie, Victor, Ari, Abraham. 95

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As We reminisce about our days in the Yeshivah of Flatbush, many of us remember where it all began - the Fall of '63, As youngsters in Kindergarten, We recall with fond memories the devotion and kindness of DR. JOEL BRAVERMAN. His dedication left a lasting impresson which has continued to this day. We feel especially honored to know that the Class of '76 was the last class to be under his direct guidance. f if X' iiii 41 .W s, .s r.,, M M Yi A. ful' wg g T gv e l , as 3' 5.5 ,r Nw

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THE WASHINGTON LOBBYING TRIP On Wednesday, February 25th in the early hours of the morning, 50 seniors began alvlonqg day's j-clgltlirney into as ing on. e rip was intended to give us a brief insight into how our govern- ment works, and a chance to lobby for Israel. Unfortunate- ly, most of our government was out to lunch. The seniors occupied themselves in various ways in an effort to retain their sanity throughout the long and tedious bus ride. We talked, read, played You Don't Say, jumped up and down, and watched the mag- nificent sights along highway 95. But enough about the bus ride. When we arrived in Wash- ington, we were unleashed onto the nation's capital. We ate a quick lunch and then set out to face the Congress- men. A few of us were fortu- nate and actually met Con- gressmen. lVlost of us settled for aides and assistants. We were greeted cordially and were invited into the Con- gressmen's offices to discuss the issue. The Congress- man's position, the assis- tant said, . . .well to be honest, l have no idea what the Congressman's position is. lVlost Congressmen how- ever, did take a stand. When we asked whether the Con- gressman would vote for the appropriations to Israel, we usually got a definite maybe. After the purpose of the trip was gotten out of the way, we were free to see the city. We visited such .places as the Capitol, National Ar- chives, and Smithsonian. We returned exhausted and proceeded to wine and dine on deli sandwiches and soda. Congressman Holtzwoman tor is that Congresswoman Holtz- man?l was on hand to discuss the day's experiences with us and answer questions . The returning bus trip was very similar to the earlier ride, a mixture of Hebrew and English songs, You Don't Say, and a lot of sleeping. We returned to school close to midnight, all anxious to cut the next day. 96