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

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I- ,Q- ,1,.Ai- N! QHEQQQL Mfff nun Dear Graduates, I am happy to greet you and wish you well on this joyous occasion in your lives and heartiest congratulations on your having successfully completed the prescribed course of studies in our high school. As a Yeshiva student, you have had an education different from that of the rest of the Jewish youth in this country. You have had an opportunity to learn the value and significance of intense Jewish study and to gain a deeper insight and a truer understanding of Jewish consciousness. It is our fervent hope that you have been imbued with a spiritual and intellectual strength to withstand the influences of our time, and are less prone to fall prey to the disintegrating forces which are threatening to sweep away everything that is dear and precious in Jewish life. we wish you much success in college and in your chosen vocation, and sincerely hope that you will assert yourselves and your influence, so that others may be positively influenced. May you continue to be a source of pride to your parents, your alma mater and Klal Yisroel. I Sincerely 5 Rabbi David L. Weinbach Administrator

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dr. samuel belkin ...... rabbi abraham n. zuroff mr. charles-h. bendheim mr. samuel levine ..... mr. sheldon socol ..... rabbi david l. weinbach rabbi abraham n. zuroff dr. issac lewin. .... mr. martin lilker .... dr. issac lewin .... g mr. alvin kamber .... president, yeshiva university supervisor of high schools chairman, board of directors executive director director, student finances principal, yeshiva university high school for boys of manhattan principal, yeshiva university high school for boys of brooklyn principal, jewish studies department, yeshiva university high school for girls of manhattan principal, yeshiva university high school for girls of manhattan principal, jewish studies department, yeshiva university high school for girls of l brooklyn administrator, yeshiva university high school for girls of brooklyn administrator, yeshiva university high school for girls of brooklyn

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W... Q Dear Graduates, During the past few decades, our society has found itself preoccupied with the drive for scientific and technological advances. The recent landings of men on the moon and the great expense which such projects involve are examples of the strong determination with which man has pursued these goals. At the same period that we experience such breathtaking scientific feats, we are also witnessing vast changes in the moral and ethical values of our contemporaries. Disrespect for basic human rights, wanton defiance of law, and moral de- pravity have become accepted rather than decried. What is even more painful is the apparently significant number of Jewish youth participating in this nrevolutionn. Most of them have received little or no Jewish education or religious upbringing, and have joined movements which are so alien to the Torah way of life. It is during these troubled and turbulent times that you are receiving your education. You have been blessed with the ability to understand and appreciate man's scientific strides and also to learn and experience the teachings of Judaism. We, at Yeshiva University High School, have given you a rich founda- tion in both areas. It is now up to you to build upon that foundation. I hope you will all continue your Torah education and that through knowledge you will increase your commitment to Torah and concern for our people during the coming generation. fpQjQ3'7Q 1313 lD'J:3lH 'IQ Sincerely, 'fgggzgi B. Finkelstein