Yeshiva University High School - Yearbook (Los Angeles, CA)

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BIG SISTERS LITTLE SISTERS

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VANCOUVER The YULA Senior girls 7-day trip to Vancouver be- gan somewtiot inauspiciously Mrs Derovon almost missed coming along, several girls couldn ' t make it, and Rabbi Hexter intimated ttiat if we slipped up we mighit as well stay in Vancouver permanently In spite of everythiing, ihe trip was extremely event- ful and successful. In addition to touring scenic Vic- toria, bike riding, and engaging in on exhilirating snowball figtit on Grouse Mountain (poor Mirna[), tfie girls visited the Vancouver Talmud Torah, most serving as teacher ' s aids and some preparing a Kiddush for the school All through the trip, one note prevailed: puns. We punned everywhere, relieving occasional mo- ments of tension, inventing punny and not-so- punny remarks. As we travelled the structures span- ning Vancouver ' s innumerable channels, we wor- ried at times about our safety (Mrs Derovon kept mentioning that those have been known to col- lapse) in true YULA spirit, we decided that we would cross the bridge when we come to it

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BREED STREET SHUL BEGINNINGS We were standing on the steps of o weathered brick building It wos just knew what we were looking at the historic Breed Street Shul Very few ol tlourishing existence or the great impact it has had on Los Angeles Jewry The side door of the shul was opened, and we went m None of us had expected the moiesty and timeless beauty of the shut ' s interior We gazed in owe at the impressive wooden stairways that drew our eyes upward to the lofty, arched ceilmg (nside the sanctuary, handcrafted antique chan deliers softly illuminated the Bimah. and the Aron Kodesh emanated a special feeling ot kedushah Murals of religious Motifs and soft nature scenes enhanced the walls Stained glass windows ot vibrant hues depicted each of the twelve tribes Through a small hole m one of the windows a pigeon flew in, seeming somehow at home as it circled above the long wooden benches and slowly ascended to a familiar perch in the ceiling ledge Although the awe-inspinng beauty of the shul is timeless, the passoge of years has scattered the community that created it Originally established in the early 1 ?00 ' s, Congregation Talmud Torah, under the inspiring leadership ot Robbi Osher Zilberstem, z 1, served the growing needs of the flourishing Jewish population in Boyle Heights the peak of the shui ' s existence, it was not unusual to see one thousand people attending Shabbos services The new generotion began moving in different directions, some to the Volley and s Yovneh Hebrew Academy and, indeed the entire Los Angeles Jewish community a ( to the Fairfax area transporting the seeds of their nch heritage The creofic ; know it today has its roots m on ogmg building in Boyle Heights