Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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V ' DOLNANSKY, HERMAN New York, New York Before entering Yeshiva University, Hy was heated to an intellectual kindling point in the fumances of Yeshiva R. Israel Salanter and Talmud ical Academy. Although a chemistry major, Hy extends his field of activities and in- tellectual pursuits beyond the narrow confines of the chemistry laboratory. He is a member of the debating society and an active worker in the Dov Revel Chapter of the Hapoel Hamizra- chi. Moreover, he has endured for two years the burning atmosphere of the philosophy class, —a noteworthy achievement. His main plans for the future are to undertake administrative func- tions in the field of Jewish education with college teaching an under the table sideline. EPSTEIN, GILBERT Bronx, New York Gil is one of those fellows who finds that life is full of many interests and believes that one should try as many as possible. He is par- ticularly drawn to the subjects of Hebrew. Philosophy and Sociology, excelling in the last. Collecting stamps and coins and photography have also fascinated him. Gil came to Yeshiva from Herzeliah and Erasmus High School, and was a student of the Teachers Institute, where he edited the Nir and served as librarian. He is Vice-President of the Noar Mizrachi of America, a delegate to the Young Zionist Action Committee, and intends to take his M.A. at Co- lumbia. When asked what his plans for the future were, he replied that they were indefinite. FENSTER. MYRON Brooklyn, New York Mike was the lethargic Managing Editor of the Commie, and served as Vice-President of the Senior class until he got the call to .Arizona. A jovial chap with a chronic dis- like of physical labor, Mike intends to enter the rabbinate (by the back door if necessary). One of Dr. Margolith ' s Political Science students, Myron also amused himself in Dr. Luchins ' Psychology Classes. As camp Rabbi, his fiery speeches singed the soft wool of many a stray lamb. For his work on the Dramatic Society, Mike was awarded a key and a Charley Hoss (Yeshiva equivalent of an Oscar ). A swell guy, with a terse sense of humor, Mike should go far . . . and he did ... all the way to Arizona. 20

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BOMZER, HERBERT Brooklyn, New York A product of Townshectd, Harris, Talmudical Academy and East New York, Herb is prepar- ing to face life armed with quotations from Pirke Aboth, Mishle, and Koheleth. An ex- perienced Baal Keriah, Herb spends most of his time with his Leonan. Winning the race with the scythe of time before Korcha sets in, he is engaged to be married in the near future. The rest of his spare time is spent in leading groups in the Poel Hamizrachi and Young Israel of Eastern Parkway and preparing Yiddish speeches. He will enter either the Rabbinate or the Yiddish sermon publishing business. COHEN, GABRIEL Brooklyn, New York Soft-spoken Gabby needs no horn to at- tract his angels. A Psych, major and member of Dr. Luchins Society-for-the-Prevention-of-Cruel ty-to-Good-Gestalts, Gabe aims to make Clini- cal Psychology his life ' s work. If one of the pur- poses of college life is to provide future business contacts, then Gabby couldn ' t have chosen a better school to attend. Handsome Gabe served as co-secretary of the Psychology Club end member of the Thursday-Nite-Movie-Club. Unofficial custodian of all psychology texts of the Y.C. library, Gabby is now dickering for storage rates for these books. One of Dr. Lit- man ' s official kibbizers , Gabe maintained that the Rabbi, rather than the Philosopher, should be king,— the scarcity of good positions being what it is in the Community Service Bu- COHEN, SAMUEL Montreal, Canada Lee , Canada ' s gift to New York— custom free— is the personification of English grace and dignity. A sociable fellow with a winning smile (the prize respective to the receptor of said smile), Sam settled down to do some work in Dr. Luchin ' s Psychology courses. As secretary of the Psychopathic Club, Sam popularized the visit to the state psychopathic wards as a pleas- ant vacation from Yeshiva life. Concert Bureau Mgr., Head of the Dorm Comm. and active par- ticipant in Y.C. extra-curricular life, Sam in- stilled in the Y.C. student a fervent desire for the ostensible better things in life. 19

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FREDMAN, ALVIN St. Louis, Missouri Suffering from an overdose of Mengenlehre and affecting an aversion for anything not suf- fused with the savory flavor of mathematics, Skippy voraciously devours mathematical forms, figures, pies, projective representations and Pepsi Colas. A member of the Yeshiva basketball team, he is one of the infinite reasons for its present condition. He also supplies the mathematical section of the Maccabean,— the physical training newspaper,— of which he is the Associate Editor, with Chanukah candle prob- lems. His future plans lie in business enter- prise, wherein he hopes to satiate his numerical desires. FRIEDBERG, DAVID Bronx, New York From the way this pint-sized scholar moves his hands, he is only a beard ' s distance away from Smicha. Te manages, however, to remain calm and collected at least four hours during the day. From the Yeshiva Shel Matah he transferred to the Yeshiva Shel Maalah (T.I.) and immediately upon being graduated he found his way back to the bottom again. FUHRMAN, NATHAN Pittsfield, Mass. Nat entered Yeshiva as a naive and unas- suming individual, and emerged a man. His sweet voice has often competed with the un- couth cacaphonic medley of noises emitted from the vocal cords of the two hundred or more chazonim roaming daily the dormitory corridors. His study of the Halacha has made him so profound that it is claimed that he is proficient in quoting unwritten Gemorrahs. A potential competitor of Professor Grinstein in the field of American Jewish history, he hopes to make the Rabbinate his crowning achieve- ment. 25