Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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K,M|M.I l ' ,.M.I.r liack in (;:i|)clown, K;ir|)ol w.is I ' olisli. In iln ' I ' clslic Ycshivii of (IIcvcIiiik!, lie w;is ;i Soiiili AIih.im. i V ' csliiva (College, wliiili lir cniiiid III T ' T ' , 111 was known as a Tclslicr Hoclur. I ' lcinj I. mil ul iinsrii ii|i liirnsflf as rc jards Ills |)iililii;il .iliil siiil.ll l),ii Luiiiiiiiil, I .i|i iril lull III I ' oliliml Siiriuc .mil minnlcil m llllrill.ilinil.il Krl.iliuns. Upiin j railiKiliiin lie v: s slill sli|;lilly li.i y, mi iIi-iI lie ' If- ciclcd Id ri ' iiiinii iiiilil llir iiii|i.Kl nl nililim.ilr ' ill ri|i.iir liis senses, ' rlicii lie miriiil.s III nliiiii III .Siiiiili , Mill. I .IS a missionary. II ilir .ulns will imi i.ii Inm lulnrr, lie uill probably lalk iliiin min Irciiiiiiiil; vi- ' ;ti.iri.iiis. Ai)rali;iiii licrinaii W ' Ikii I lie Yeshiva decided thai it would be a ffHxl idea 111 li.ive .mother Rabbi Zaks within its walls, it im|X)rtcd Avnihom straighi from Vienna. On the way he told stories to all u ho would listen in Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem. Being blessed w iih .1 flash of insight, he came to Y.U. so that he could tell his .sories all over again — to different people. Sup- posedly majoring in Math, he concentrated his energies in copying the Bochen ' s speech mannerisms and Rabbi Pale- yef? ' s beard. The hierarchy of his interests runs in the fol- lowing order: Drush (and well has it been said that one cannot answer Drush), Batoloh, and retelling jokes. After graduation, he intends to talk himfelf into Smicha, be talked into a position, and get married and stop talking. Erviii Birnliainii Czechoslovakia was the birthplace of this traveler. Erv attended secondary school in Hungary. Later he studied at the Teachers Institute in Germany. He was one of the members of the Exodus 1947, ' seeking admission to Israel. He came to our shores in 1948. He has also had contacts with France as vice-president of the French Club here at Yeshiva. Bim-Bom has been totally annihilated by Professor Litman; he is now seeking to visit the four corners of the earth through International Relations. You can recognize him b his mile-wide smile, his neatly- combed blond hair, and a copy of the German translation of Hegel ' s P iilosophy of History under his arm.

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Lt ' oiiiird Aronson Our busy artist from New Britain, Connecticut, graduated Irom Talmudical Academy High School after moving to Brooklyn and finding that there were the better trees to be painted. Much of his early work appeared on the Teachers ' Institute bulletin board, but after June, 1951, when he learned of his graduation from this institution, he concen- trated his talents upon college activities. Len has been a star of Home of the Brave for the last three years and hopes that after his graduation from Yeshiva, he may con- tinue to do so. If he can ' t, he ' ll be a clinical psychologist. Simon L. Auster Simple Simon, alias Hamster-boy, is the only member of the senior class who has distinguished himself by his uni- lateral cultivation of a mutual love between Himself and the dean. Quite a lovable character, brain-boy Auster charmed his way into the sacramental grace of Dr. Amoeba Atlas, Dr. Amorphous Levine, Professor Amethyst Av- rohom, and Masmid ' s editor-in-chief. Disproving the law of diminishing returns, his charms kept on swelling, until he was inundated into Yeshiva ' s biological section as the first assistant to act like a professor. A science student who made good, and who knows the secret of continuing to make good, he will grace the medical profession with his charming words. Alvin Basch A well-preserved specimen from the Bronx, Al walked into Talmudical Academy and Yeshiva College proudly bearing a Hebrew medal which he earned at Yeshiva Salanter. He moved to Rahway, New Jersey, but found that the right way was the New York way and not the Rah-way. Between stamp collecting and photography, he attends Rabbi Lif- shitz ' s class in the Yeshiva. Though not too active in col- lege affairs, Al did make an opening into Talmudical Academy politics as intra-mural chess chairman. His next move will be to Israel where he hopes to check illness and disease.

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GtTfilHtn Brounstein Gersh attended kindergarten and seven years of elementary school at Berkley School, in Newark. Subsequently he studied at Torah X ' odaath, Talmudical Academy, and the ' eshiva at Lakewood. This man is the only senior who can say he almost appeared in two Masmid s — he ' s brought in enough money in ads tor Masmid to warrant that distinc- tion. In addition, he is a masmid in Talmud. He majored in Hebrew and holds a teacher ' s license for the Jewish Edu- cation Committee. A personable young man whose sin- cerity is undoubted by all, he is interested in education and youth work. His plans call for continued study at R.I.E.T.S. with Smicha in mind. David H. Chanofsky Here is a sociological statistician from New York City. Before he became accjuaintcd with the social life at Yeshiva in 1049, he studied at R.J.J, from 1937 till 1947, and at Talmudic al Academy from 1947 till 1949. D. H. C. ' s sta- tistics notes are often beautified by some fancy doodling, obviously out of interest inherited from a Political Science course. Once a member of Agudah, he matured enough so that now he is a member of Young Israel. Muscular Dave enjoys participating in sports and leading them. He can often be seen pressing the one-hundred pound dumb-bell. (Now who can that be. ' ) Now he hopes to press the Roshei Yeshiva — for Smicha, that is. Reuben Davidnian A prospective lawyer who wants to study for the rabbinate, Ruby majored in Political Science but is primarily inter- ested in basketball. Born on the lower East Side, he became engaged after moving to Brooklyn and from there to Forest Hills. He is now contemplating a further move but still remaining in the metropolitan area. Having attended P.S. 4, J.H.S. 49, Mesifta Torah Vodaath High School, and C.C.N.Y., he finally arrived at Y.U. Even here Rube was not satisfied with sitting still, as he pendulated frequently between T.I. and R.I.E.T.S. Aside from all excursions into the world of hyphen, Ruby played four years of basketball on the varsity of which he was co-captain in his senior year.