Yeshiva University High School For Boys - Elchanite Yearbook (New York, NY)

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the elchanitc sixteen MAURICE C. SMALL, M.B.A., M.A. Economics ' IOSEPH B. STRUM. M.A. English, Latin ALEXANDER SWIRSY. B.A. French HARRY C. WASSERSTEIN. B.S. Art And IRVING ASTRACHAN, B.S.C., M.A. English W EMA NUEL LEIBEL, M.A. English ISRAEL RENOV, B.A. Art

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fifteen faculty ISADORE MARINE. B.A. Mathematics IOSHUA MATZ, B.A. Mathematics ISAAC ORLEANS. B.A. English OSCAR ROSENTHAL, B.A. French BENIAMIN D. SHAPIRO, M.A., I.D. History

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5c l'ClllCCl7, litcmzturc THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY by DR. BENJAMIN D. SHAPIRO HIS YEAR marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Yeshiva, the fiftieth anniversary of incessant toil, struggles and sacrifices on the part of a small band of Jews who believed that the pristine soil of America was ready to receive the sturdy plant of Judaism transplanted from the soil of the Old World. How deep the roots have struck in their environment. A palace for a home, the resonant voices of multi- tudes of sons of Israel who raise their voices in the traditional chant of the Talmud, thousands of graduates scat- tered throughout the United States, throughout the world indeed, who carry the torch of Judaism in its most traditional yet refreshingly modern form either as leaders and Rabbis of congregation, or in the ranks of TNT? 72 . This fiftieth anniversary should in- deed be a proud moment in the lives of the small band of Jews, who with the traditional mgrypp devoted them- selves to the task they set before them- selves, a task believed by many un- achievablegto create a closely knitted union between the Yeshiva and stu- dent, between mm and mum mmm, between the Yeshiva and the College. They certainly have a right to be proud of their achievements. Who of us who have been associated with the Yeshiva for a long time can for- get the dingy home of this institution on Henry Street, the dilapidated build- ing on Montgomery Street. or the condemned structure on Scamel Street. What a metamorphosis from Henry Street to Amsterdam Avenuef These Jews can certainly be proud of the fact that in spite of such dismal sur- roundings the beacon light of Torah and scholarship burned brightly, Never for a moment did it flicker. State scholarships were won by the dozens, leaders of Judaism were trained in the multitudes. May the work of these devoted Jews be rewarded by a surcease from finan- cial trouble so that they may devote themselves freely to the perpetuation of Judaism in this New World. f 4 ob THE EXPERIMENT C00-nf. from Page 97 It is the safeguard of our religious and national continuity which should guide us in our activities. Had the Jew consented to give up his exist- ence there would certainly have been no antisemitism now. In this celebration of the Twentieth Anniversary of the Talmudical Acad- emy it should be our fervent hope that the Jews in America will come to real- ize the ideals embodied in this insti- tution and be urged by them to estab- lish more and many Talmudical acad- emies in this country.