Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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The voice of Torah which inextricably binds the generations, the promise of Torah which weds man to the Divine, the fire of Torah which con- tains the secret of Eternity... The spark which will never be extinguished, the flame which enkindles but never consumes, the fire within which is far stronger than the fires without... Torah, the quintessence of our life, the meaning of our existence, the guide by which we live and for which we are prepared to die . . . it is to Torah that we dedicate this Masmid and our lives... - DEDICATION Few individuals symbolize a search for truth, a desire to divest life of its hypocritical exterior and perceive its bare essence. Such a man is Dr. Alexander Litman, a Professor of Philosophy who not only teaches his subject but lives it. ( Life is a search for truth, and not the dogmatic insistence that it has already been discovered... Do you know why Elijah threw his mantle about Elisha before he went up to God ? He was trying to teach us that when we face our Maker, externals are of no consequence whatever. Only the truth counts, in its most sincere and naked form ). His lectures are presented in the form of Socratic dia- logues, for his intention is not to present information to us but to extract ideas from us. (If it takes nine months to produce an idiot child, do you expect to produce an idea in five minutes? ). The philosophic concepts he taught will, no doubt, be for- gotten by many, but few can ever forget the basic ideals he con- stantly stressed : to examine all things critically, to speak fear- lessly for the right cause, and above all, to remember our duties to our fellow man even as we are remembering our duties to God. ( There is not enough derech eretz in Yeshiva; too many people merely milk the Deity ). His smile was often cynical, but his righteous indignation betrayed an idealism which prevailed despite his realization of life ' s sham. Pursuing something for its own sake yields more benefit than pursuing something for benefit ). Education, to Dr. Litman, is the promotion of inquiry, and he would constantly encourage the inquisitive student. ( Too many students are like seals. Three o ' clock is their feeding time ; they come up from the depths, open their mouths to receive a few crumbs, and then descend once again to the depths. I want students, not majors ). Many are the Professors who left an indelible impression upon us, but few opened our minds as widely and caused us to question and probe as deeply as did Dr. Alexander Litman— true spokesman for the secular clergy. Dr. Alexander Litman Professor of Philosophy r-cm n r ,v • v k j-srz ? s tr-n:i? -j r-i ij ir-n faculty graduates 1 In the minds of our Sages, the moral law of the Torah is older and is more highly prized than the world. In the words of Rabbi Akiba, the Torah is the instrument with which God created the world. The Law is the Architect ' s apparatus; He looked into the Law and created the world. Hence, our Sages found it of greater significance to study and meditate and discover what the laws of the Torah are, rather than to study and discover what the laws of the universe are. The Rabbinic concept is not equivalent to the Pla- tonic and later Philonic concept that God first brought into being the intelligible world, and using it as a model, created the material and sensible world. The Rabbinic con- cept that the Torah was created before the sensible world means, above all, that the world was cre- ated for the sake of understanding and observing the Divine Law. Dr. Samuel Belkin: Man and his Creator Dr. Samuel Belkin President, Yeshiva University hebrew studies adminstration Dr. Hyman B. Grinstein Director of Teachers Institute Rabbi Morris Besdin Chairman of Jewish Studies Program Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik FACULTY Rabbi Jacob Lessin Rabbi Mendel Zaks Rabbi Aaron D. Burack Rabbi Avigdor Cypersttin Rabbi Samuel Volk Rabbi Joseph Arnest Rabbi Jeruchim Gorelick Rabbi Ephraim Steinberg Rabbi Isaac Borenstein Rabbi Aaron Shatzkes Rabbi Henoch Fishman 12 TEACHERS INSTITUTE Rabbi Shimon Romm JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM Dr. Asher Siev Rabbi Sherman Siff Dr. Moshe Reguer COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION f Mrs. Epstein Mrs. Liss Mrs. Fischel JEWISH Rabbi Dr. Asher Siev Instructor in Bible and Hebrew |i3i .; M s fii m A 1 ♦ AHki 1 nlfl 8£ 0: HLm nmomnami Rabbi Harry Wohlberg Assistant Professor of Bible ,;. Dr. Samuel L. Sar Dean of Men Professor of Bible Rabbi Michael Katz Instructor in Bible Mr. Chaim Leaf Instructor in Bible  Dr. Moshe Reguer Instructor in Bible Dr. Irving Agus Professor of Jewish History Dr. Milton Arfa Assistant Professor of Hebrew Dr. Gershon Churgin Professor of Hebrew Dr. Leo Jung Professor of Ethics BARRY L. EICHLER South Norwalk, Conn Hebrew TI-RIETS Chug Ivri Zionist Club Editor-in-Chief of Nil- MARTIN L CORDON Bi ' ooklvn. X.Y. Hebrew BIETS Varsity Debating Team General Mai Editor-in-Chir-f-Da ' at Religious Guidance Committee Chavrusa Committee Resident Counselor High School Dormitory TSVI GRONER Brooklyn, N.Y. Hebrew TI DAVID KASSIN Brooklyn, N.Y. Hebrew HENOCH MILLEN (New York. N.Y.) Mattapan. Mass. Hebrew RIETS Chess Club Kashruth Chairman n LITERATURE and SPEECH Dr. Irving Linn, Professor of English ; ' ' Dr. David B. Fleisher, Professor of English Dr. Seymour Lainoff Assistant Professor of English Dr. l [erberi S. Robinson Visiting Professor of Kngli:.li Rabb Instructor in Enelinh Mr. Irving Branman Instructor in Speech Mr. Lewis Palter Instructor in Speech Mr. Abraham Tauber Assistant Professor of Speech Dr. Stanley Weintraub Visiting Assistant Professor of Speech SL ' -i IRV MICHEAL BADER Brooklyn, N.Y. English JSP College Representative to prospective Students STUART BADIAN Brooklyn, N.Y. English JSP 22C GERALD J. BLIDSTEIN Brooklyn, N.Y. English RIETS Debating Team HARVEY DICKMAN Miami, Florida English RIETS MICHAEL FRANK Brooklyn, N.Y. English TI Music Appreciation Club; president— 2 years Co-op; record dep ' t mgr., bookkeeper MASMID; Literary Editor Commentator; Copy Editor, Ass ' t. Feature Editor Dean ' s Reception Intra-mural Basketball SCHNEUE GENACK Forest Hills, N ' .V. English Tennis Team— captain Athletic Com. ' Raconter Intramural Basketball Music Club— secretary MASMID-Literary • ABNER HUGH GROFF Brooklyn, N.Y. English TI Editor in Chief— Raconter Pi Delta Phi vice-president and sect ' v-treasurer The Scroll typing editor Choral Society Publicity for Student Activities Committee LAWREXCE HALPERN Detroit, Michigan English Commentator— Editor in Chief Debating Team— campus manager Dormitory Council Literary Society— president Eta Sigma Phi STANLEY M. HARRISON Harrisburg, Pennsylvania English RIETS Student Activities Committee- chairman . Pre-law Society— president Varsity Show— chairman MASMID-Assistant Literary Editor Assembly Program— chairman Dean s Reception Play Senior Varsity Show Shabbos Committee— chairman Tutoring System Committee- Student Council Junior Class Council Dean s Reception— co chairman— 59-59 MARK JACOBOWSKY Port Chester, N.Y. English TI JETHRO JACOBS Trenton, N.J. English TI Y.U. Chorus— member 4 years Y.U. Instrumental Group— 4 years JAY MARTIN KLONER Brooklyn, N.Y. English Commentator— Art Editor 1956 Art Club— president Student Activities— Publicity MASMID-Associate Editor Nir-Art Editor TI MORTY MEROWITZ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania English TI Literary Club— president Commentator— Feature Staff JERROLD D. NEUGEBOREN Brooklyn, N.Y. English RIFTS Commentator-Copy Editor Commentator— Assistant News Editor ting Society— Secretary Phi Delta Phi-Secretary-Treasurer Senior-Varsity Show- Author Dean ' s Reception— Junior Class play Author Dean ' s Reception— Sophomore Play Freshman Paper— Editor BENJAMIN Z. RICHLER Montreal, Quebec English RIETS Eranos— President Literary Society— Vice President Dean ' s Reception Commentator Scroll STEVE RISKIN Flushing, N.Y. English RIETS MASMID-Editor in Chief Debating Team Commentator— Feature Editor, Associate Editor Junior Class President Sophomore Class Vice President Fireside Chats Committee— chairman Literary Society— Vice President Eta Sigma Phi, Eranos— Vice-President Student Court Chief Justice EDWARD S. ROSEXBAUM North Bergen, New Jer- English RIETS Athletic Manager Co-op— Salesman Wrestling Team Car B::_ MASMID-Sports Editor Blood Drive— C lass Chairman LANGUAGE AND Dr. Sidney Bvaun Professor of French Dr. Maurice Chernowitz Professor of Fine Arts Dr. Louis H. Feldman Assistant Professor of Classics and History Dr. Ralph Rosenberg Professor of German Dr. Karl Adler Professor of Music Dr. Wait : Assistant Professor HENRY GLAZER Montreal, Quebec French RIETS French Club— Vice President French Honor Society (Pi Delta Phi) President Chug Ivri ROBERT P. SCHECTMAN Roosevelt, N.Y. Classical Languages TI Teachers Institute Student Council President Delegate at Large to Student Council Eta Sigma Phi -President SENDER SHIZGAL New York. N.Y. French RIETS French Club— President Pi Delta Phi-Vice President SOCIAL SCIENCES Mr. James O ' Connor Instructor in Economics Dr. Alexander Brody Professor of History and Economics MARTIN GOLDBERG Bayside, N.Y. Economics Head of Swimming at Yeshiva TI SAMUEL GOLDMAN Des Moines, Iowa Economics JSP Intramural Basketball LEON II. CHARNEY Bavonne, N.J. i! ' TI Varsity Basketball Commentator— Sports Staff Commentator— Circulation Manager MASMID— Business -Mar Canvassing Committee— Chairman Student, Alumni Faculty Com. Senior Advisor to Elections Car Brigade Medical Committee Sophomore Council Founder of Economics Club JEROME DATTELKRAMER Bronx, N.Y. History RIETS Canvassing Committee— Chairman Co-op MASMID-Business Staff Senior— Freshman Advisor ABRAHAM GAFNI 140 W. 42 St., New York 33, N.Y. History TI Debating Society- President Teachers Institute Student Council- President Editorial Advisor of Commentator Dean ' s Reception — Author Activities Editor of Masmid Eta Sigma Phi ARTHUR M. WITTOW Denver, Colorado History JSP Debating Society— Business Manager Senior— Freshman Affair Senior Alumni Senior-Freshman Smoker TI-JSP Chanukah Chagiga PHILOSOPHY Dr. Alexander Litman Professor of Philosophy YITZCHACK RUBIN Dorchester, Mass Philosophy RIETS TAT-Collector Dr. Jechiel Bloch Assistant Professor of Philosophy LIBRARY and PHYS. ED Mr. Steven Jaffe Visiting Assistant Librarian Mr. Solomon Zeides Mr. Abraham B. B Assistant Librarian Professor of Physical Education Mr. Beinie Sarachek Basketball Coach Mr. Arthur Tauber Mr. Her.:; Fencing Coach Wrestlir.g Coach POLITICAL Dr. Aaron M. Margalith Professor of Political Science Rabbi Emanuel Rackman Associate Professor of Political Science MORRIS J. KASSIN Brooklyn, N.Y. Political Science Pre Law Society International Relations Society ALFRED KATZ Brooklyn, N.Y. Political Science RIETS International Relations Society- President DANIEL KIRSCHBLUM Brooklyn, N.Y. Political Science RIETS 32 LEON KURINSKY Belmar, N.J. Political Science JSP Varsity Baskothall Intramural Basketball— 3 years Athletic Committee— Chairman Senior-Alumni Committee STANLEY MUSS Forest Hi] ; Political Science Varsity Tennis Intramural Basketball Blood Drive Y.U. Charity Drive Co-op Store Staff Swimming Instructor TI HOWARD RHINE Brooklyn, N.Y. Political Science TI Student Discount Program-Chairman Co-op Staff Canteen Staff Fencing Team— Captain ABRAHAM SIEGELMAN Vineland, N.J. Political Science TI Canvassing Committee— Chairman Student Price Reductions Committee— Co-Chairman International Relations Society- Treasurer Car Brigade— Chairman Young Democrats— Treasurer MORRIS SOHNEN Brooklyn. N.Y. Political Science TI Chug Ivri PSYCHOLOGY Dr. Helmut Adler Assistant Professor of Psychology : 00 ' hi ir fiiiif 1 n JF7f, M A 2 n | i dSk : .• L fe — r - i Bl. B ' ' :,,: ' : ■ ir 34 Dr. Sidney Pleskin Associate Professor of Education Dr. Marion Outhit Lecturer in Psychology ABRAHAM D. DAVIS Bronx, N.Y. Psychology TI Intramural Basketball LAWRENCE HARRIS Brooklyn, N.Y. Psychology JSP Psychology Bulletin— Associate Editor Psychology Club— President Psychology Club— Vice President Psychology Laboratory Assistant ALLAN GENAUER Seattle, Washington Psychology RIETS Varsity Wrestling BENJAMIN HIRSCH Brooklyn, N.Y. Psychology RIETS President Yeshiva College Student Council Secretary-Treasurer of Student Council Sophomore class President Vice-President of Literary Society Vice-President of Psychology club President of Affiliated Young Democrats Dean ' s Reception Wrestling team Chairman of Medical, Food, Finance committees Chairman car brigade Co-op Governing Board S.C. Representative to Commentator Class chairman — Blood Drive Chairman — Building and Repairs Committee Chairman— Alumni-Student-Faculty committee AVERY M. HARRIS Far Rockaway, N.Y. Psychology • Tennis Team Dean ' s Reception Senior Varsity Intramural Basketball N.S.A. Representative TI SHELDON PAUL HIRSCH Brooklyn. N.Y. Psvchology RIETS MAS MID -Associate Photography Editor MASMID-Business Staff Senior Varsity Show Dean ' s Reception Psychology Club-Vice President Student Council Tvping Squad Y.U. Charity Drive • LARRY RUBIN Brooklyn, N.Y. Psychology Wrestling NEAL SIMON Bronx, N.Y. TI Psychology Psychology Review Intramural Basketball Art Club— Vice President TI SHOLOM STERN St. Paul, Minnesota Psychology Intramural Basketball Wrestling Team Dean ' s Reception Senior Freshman Smoker Senior Varsity Show OSCAR A. WACHSTOCK New York, N.Y. TI Psychology RIETS Psychology Club— Vice President Psych Bulletin-Editor in Chief Senior-Freshman Guidance Com. Raconter Sociology Review • ll f d JEROME B. WOLICKI Brooklyn, N.Y. Psychology RIETS Psychology Club— Vice President Psychology Club— President Psi Chi — President Wrestling Team— Manager Junior Class Council Student Court Justice 3 6 PSYCHOLOGY and EDUCATION SHIMON D. EIDER Brooklyn, N.Y. Psychology-Education RIETS S.6.Y. Class Representative S.O.Y. Purim Chagiga Student Organization of Yeshiva— Secretary-Treasurer— 1957 S.D.Y. Chavrusa Committee- Chairman S.O.Y. Halacha Committeo- Chairman Beis Med rash Librarian Shavuos Committee— Chairman EVAN GOLDMAN N.Y. Eduration TI MOSHE POSSICK New York, N.Y. Psychology- Education RIETS MOSHE S. SACHS Miami, Florida Psychology-Education RIETS Eta Sigma Phi— Vice President Student Organization of Yeshiva— Vice President Student Organization of Yeshiva — Secretary-Treasurer S.O.Y. Seminar Committee— Chairman S.O.Y. Constitution Committee- Chairman JEROME L. SIMONS Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Education JSP Choral — Secretary-Treasurer Choral -Vice President 38A Dr. Nathan Goldberg Associate Professor of Sociology SOCIOLOGY SHELDON R. BRUNSWICK East Williston, N.Y. Sociology RIETS Fencing Team S.O.Y. Delegate Dr. Nathan Goldberg Professor of Sociology JOEL DANER Worcester, Mass. Sociology TI Student Council Vice President Junior Class Vice President Executive Committee Residence Hall- Chairman 2 years SAC— Assistant Chairman Publicity Committee— Chairman Co-op Commentator— Ass ' t. Feature Editor Commentator— Exchange Editor HENRY BOOK Brooklyn, N.Y. Sociology RIETS Co-op Salesman MASMID-Business Manager Senior Class President Delegate of Junior Class Secretary-Treasurer- Soph, Junior, Senior Years National Student Association Coordinator on Y.U. Campus Senior Dinner Chairman Awards Committee Chairman Medical Committee- Assistant Chairman Pre Law Society- Vice President Sophomore Class Council Stern Social— Chairman ALEXANDER B. FEINSTEIN Bronx, N.Y. Sociology JSP Varsity Basketball Sociology Club— President Chess Club 38 HARVEY L. GOLDSCHEIDER Baltimore, Maryland Sociology TI Resident Hall Representative Shabbos Program Committee- Chairman Residence Hall Committee- Executive Chairman Teachers Institute Executive Com. Secretary-Treasurer Pre Varsity Debating Society- President Campus Manager of Varsity Debating Society Curriculum Evaluation Committee- Chairman WILLIAM M. GOLDSTEIN Plainedge. N.Y. Sociology JSP Basketball Team- Captain GERALD M. SHAVRICK Baltimore, Maryland Sociology RIETS Sophomore Council Dean ' s Reception Senior Varsity Show Curriculum Committee— Chairman Senior-Freshman Guidance Committee Dorm Committee HARRY TURNER New York, N.Y. Sociology Commentator Staff Intramural Basketball Tl MORDECAI E. ZEITZ Bronx. N.Y. Sociology RIETS Co-op Store— Manager Co-op Store— Assistant Manager Y.U. Charity Drive— Chairman Freshman Class Paper Pre Law Club— Vice President CHEMISTRY Dr. Adolph Anderson Visiting Associate Professor of Chemistry- Mrs. Ida Dobkin Instructor in Chemistry Dr. Eli Levine Professor of Chemistry Mr. Abraham Kasser Chemistry Stockroom Dr. Gershon Metzger Instructor in Chemistry Dr. Samuel Soloveichik Associate Professor in Chemistry Dr. Irving Waltcher Visiting Assistant Professor of Chemistry JOSEPH M. AUFRICHTIG Brooklyn, N.Y. Chemistry RIETS Senior Class Delegate MASMID-Copy Editor Dean ' s Reception Chemistry Chemistry Club HENRY GUZIK Brooklyn, N.Y. RIETS HARRY KRAKAUER Forest Hills, N.Y. Chemistry TI JUDAH L. LAXDO Tel-Aviv, Israel Chemistry RIETS Co-op Staff— 2 years Co-op Canteen Manager Co-op Senior Advisor Photography Editor— Commentator Dean ' s Reception — M.C. Senior-Freshman smoker— M.C. Varsity Fencing Senior Varsity MASMID-Ph ' otography Editor HARRY A. SCHLAKMAN Brooklyn. N.Y. Chemistry RIETS Head of the Library Committee Student Faculty Alumni Committee Student Faculty Relations Committee Sophomore Class Council Student Court Judge Co-op Salesman Chemistry Club- Secretary Chemistry Club-President Special Committee on Testing S at Yeshiva MATHEMATICS Dr. Abe Gelbart Professor of Mathematics A Hk f Mr. Joseph Lewittes, Teaching Fellow in Mathematics Dr. Henry Lisman Professor of Mathematics Mr. Jonah Mann Instructor in Mathematics Mr. Charl Teaching Fellow in Mathhematics Dr. Harry E. Eauch Associate Professor of Mathematics Mr. Harrer Z. 5 Teaching Fellow in Mat VICTOR A. BOTNICK Far Rockaway, N.Y. Mathematics TI Math Club Residence Hall Committee Building Repair Committee— Chairman Intramural Basketball MASMID-Business Staff Switchboard Operator Swimming Instructor Mathematics EDGAR GROSS Bronx, N.Y. RIETS JAY ARTHUR GOLDBERG New York, N.Y. Mathematics RIETS Commentator— Business Manager Blood Drive Chairman Dean ' s Reception AARON LEBOWITZ Brooklyn, N.Y. Mathematics RIETS Yeshiva College Chorus— President Yeshiva College Chorus— Secretary-Treasurer Fencing Team Manager Commentator Staff Vocational Guidance Committee— Co-Chairman Student Council Film Projectionist— Freshman-Sophomore Senior-Freshman Guidance Committee Tutoring Committee- Sophomore, Junior Sophomore Class Council Junior Class Council Dean ' s Reception— Sophomore- Junior Y.U. Charity Drive Collector-RIETS JAY KITAINIK New York, N.Y. Mathematics RIETS Medical Committee— Co-Chairman Commentator— Feature Editor Dean ' s Reception— M.C. Blood Drive Committee Student Handbook Revision Committee Co-Chairman Co-Author— Sophomore Dean ' s Reception Play HERBERT GROSSMAN Bronx, N.Y. Mathema tics JSP Basketball team JERRY MALETT Perth Amboy, N.J. Mathematics Varsity Basketball— 2 years Intramural Basketball— 2 years Athletic Committee-Chairman Policy Committee MAYER E. RABINOWITZ Toms River, N.J. JSP Mathematics Hebrew TI Co-op Salesman Co-op— Accountant SAC Publicity Committee- Co-Chairman Alumni Student Vocational Guidance Committee— Co-Chairman LOT ' IS RAYMON Highland Park. X.J. Mathematics RIETS Senior Class Vice President Math Club-President Student Resident Organization- Representative Pre Varsity Debating Scroll-Manajrintr Editor Hamelitz— Assistant Managing Editor Senior Varsity Show Intramural Basketball Senior-Freshman Smoker— Chairman SAC Public Relations-Chairman Y.U. Charity Drive JOSEPH ROSENTHAL Newark, N.J. Mathematics TI GEORGE SAMET Far Rockaway, N.Y. Mathematics RIETS Tennis Team Y.U. Charity Drive— Chairman Gabbai of Chaim Greenberg Institute of Jerusalem CHARLES SCHLESS New York. N.Y. Mathematics RIETS Commentator— Art Editor MITCHELL SNYDER Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mathematics TI Commentator— Ass ' t. Managing Editor Commentator— Managing Editor Dormitory Gabbai Senior-Freshman Advisor Dean ' s Reception Gabbai of Chaim Greenberg Institute of Jerusalem Senior Varsity Show JOSEPH B. STERN Newark, N.J. Mathematics TI Student Court— Alternate Judge Discount Committee— Co-Chairman Intramural Basketball MAURICE JAY WIEDER Brooklyn, N.Y. Mathematics TI Co-op— (canteen) ISRAEL ZALISKY Rego Park, N.Y. Mathematics RIETS EUGENE ZAVELOFF Brooklyn, N.Y. Mathematics RIETS MASMID-Typing Staff 2 years MASMID-Tyning Editor Y.U. Charity Drive— Chairman Student Seforim Exchange- Manager— 2 years Student Organization of Yeshiva— Secretary-Treasurer First Aid Instructor Y.U. Charity Drive— Collector— 3 years S.O.Y. Class Representative— 3 years S.O.Y. Publicity Committee— Chairman S.O.Y. Awards Committee— Chairman PHYSICS Mr. Perez Posen Assistant Professor of Physics Dr. Arnold Lowan Professor of Physics MORRIS KATZ Brooklyn, N.Y. Physics RIETS Physics Society— Vice President Physics Society— President Co-op Canteen Staff Senior-Freshman Guidance Committee Co-Chairman JUDAH LEVIXE Bronx. N.Y. Physics RIETS Physics Society-Vice President Math Societv-Vice President MASMID-Typing Staff Canteen Staff- Manager Rabbi Dr. MosesTendler Associate Professor of Biology IRVING BAUM New York, N.Y. Pre Dental Fencing Co-op TI Dr. Meyer Atlas Professor of Biology ARTHUR IAN GONONSKY New York, N.Y. Pre Dental TI Wrestling Team Junior Bulletin — Editor Dean ' s Reception Blood Drive JAMES JOSEPH HAIN Danville, Virginia Pre Dental RIETS Varsity Fencing Team S. ' O.Y. Class Representative Blood Drive Committee Intramurals ARTHUR G. NATHAN Long Beach, N.Y. Pre Dental RIETS Intramural Basketball WOLF SAFRIN Irvington, N.J. Pre Dental Chess Team Student Affiliate of American Chemical Society MYRON JAY THURM Brooklyn, N.Y. Pre Dental Co-op Manager Co-op— Senior Advisor Biology Society— Vice President Biology Review First Aid Instructor TT MICHEL WERBLOWSKY North Bergen. New Ji Pre Dental RIETS Assistant Athletic Manager Medical Committee— Chairman Senior Varsity Show PRE-MED XEIL S. BERGER Newark, N.J. Pro Medical TI Commentator— Assistant Sports Editor Commentator— Sports Editor Senior Varsity Show— Co-Author Dean ' s Reception— Co-Author Intramural Basketball Canteen Staff SAMUEL MARTIN BERGER Bronx, N.Y. Pre Medical TI Blood Drive— Class Chairman Student Weight Lifting Instructor Co-op Store Staff Commentator— Managing Staff Commentator— News Staff Biology Laboratory Assistant ALAN BRONSTEIN Lawrence, Mass. Pre Medical JSP Pre Medical Society Fencing Commentator— Circulation Staff CHAIM CHARYTAN Brooklyn, N.Y. Pre Medical PJETS Class Representative Commentator— Assistant Copy Editor Commentator— Copy Editor Wrestling Team Student Court Judge Senior-Freshman Guidance— Chairman Assembly Committee— Chairman Pre Varsity Debating GERALD ETRA New York, N.Y. Pre Medical Intramural Basketball Senior Alumni Smoker— Chairman Policy Committee Commentator— Typing Staff [ ' •Ha J£ . v vf W 4 1 50 MICHAEL B. FEINERMAN Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Pre Medical Fencing MASMID-Photographv Editor MASMID-Typing Staff Co-op Vice President of Freshman Class MORTON E. FREIMAN Brooklyn, N.Y. TI Pre Medical Pre Med Society— Vice President Pre Med Society- President Biology Laboratory Assistant TI HERSHEL H. GLATT Brooklyn, N.Y. Pre Medical RIETS Commentator— Sports Editor Commentator— Ass ' t. Sports Editor— 2 years Blood Drive— Co-Chairman Athletic Manager of Freshman Class Fencing Team Co-Author and Director of Dean ' s Reception Play— Jr. year Intramural Basketball ERNEST GOLDMAN N.Y. Pre Medical MASMID — Business Manager Co-op store Intramural Basketball TI ALBERT HORNBLA. Brooklyn. N.Y. Pre Medical TI Commentator— Ass ' t. Managing Editor Commentator— Managing I Commentator-Assoc. Editor in Chief Varsity Fencing Team Teachers Institute Student Council- Vice President Pre Varsity Debating Team Sophomore and Junior Councils Junior Dinner Committee— Chairman Tutoring Committee— Chairman Senior Varsity Show HERBERT JOEL JOSEPHER Brooklyn, N.Y. Pre Medical TI Varsity Fencing Team Student Court Judge Senior-Freshman Advisor Pre Med Society— Vice President BERNARD LANGENAUER Brooklyn, N.Y. Pre Medical TI HERBERT M. LIEBER Bronx, N.Y. Pre Medical TI Blood Drive Student Instructor in Weight Lifting Commentator Staff BARUCH S. RAPAPORT Brooklyn, N.Y. Pre Medical TI Ass ' t. Manager of Cooperative Store Commentator— News Staff Commentator— Typing Editor Intramural Basketball Food Committee— Chairman SAMUEL G. ROSENTHAL Yonkers, N.Y. Pre Medical TI Varsity Fencing Team Intramural Basketball Intramural Table-Tennis Dr. Bruno Z. Kisch. M.D. Professor of The History and Philosophy of Science 53 Dr. E ' .: Sar, M.D. Ass:; ' activities lit The Telephone Call I L The Seder Cal The Minyan Call The Cal I : Not $1 15. Leo, $1.30 ' What do you mean only $1.30 for a Danish Z ' 6 a is a liberal school. What, me play basketball ' ' I ' ll help you, professor ' The Galloping Greek ' Eves Front ! f CLUB OFFICERS SOCIOLOGY CLUB from left to right: Stan Kupinsky, Alex Feinstein, Joe Feinstein BIOLOGY CLUB from left to right: Irving Brafman, Myron Thurm CHESS CLUB from left to right: Robert Goldstein, Morton Minchenberg PI DELTA PHI Front row from left to right: Herbert Bloom, Henry Glazer, Samuel Frank, Morton Minchenberg Second row from left to right : Charles Persky. Joe Feinstein Howard Schain, Tovia Feldman CLUBS There are at presen - 19 clubs at Yeshiva College (20, to be exact) which reflect the many and varied interests of the student body. The rest of them do not seem to interest anyone, as they have not yet been created. Perhaps in the future, if and when they are created, they will interest somebody. After all, its not really fair to talk negatively about a club that has its whole future in front of it. In the interest of fair play, therefore we will limit our discussion to only those clubs which exist now and simply ignore all future clubs. VYe don ' t have any pictures for them anyway. One of those that ex the Sociology Club. This group attempts to instruct the indi- vidual on how to get along in society and school. In keeping with this policy they discussed such topics as ' Treatment in a Work Camp Setting, ' and ' Orthodoxy in the Army. ' Thus members learned about typical everyday problems and situations. The Club has been trying for a long time now to change the L S. gov ' t, over to socialism. In answer to tfc letters, however. Ike just keeps sending back gift boxes of golf balls. Adamant, none of the members wish to play ball. .-: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS SOCIETY from left to right: Morton Minchenberg, Abraham Siegelman, Alfred Katz PRE-MED SOCIETY from left to right: Morton Freiman, Albert Hornblass, Ronald Burke MATH CLUB from left to right: Judah Levine, Louis Raymon Speaking of Ike, the Biol- ogy Club had a lecture on ' The Brain and its Perversions. ' The aspiring biologists spent a good deal of time trying to show that Darwin and Clar- ence Darrow were wrong. Among the films shown by the club was one entitled, ' Is There Life on Earth? ' One of the highlights of the year was a guest lecturer ' s talk on ' Anti- Biotics for Fun and Profit! This was followed by a discus- sion on ' Three Little Molds and How They Grew. ! This is probably as good a place as any to put a stop to a malicious rumor that has been going around about the club. It is an absolute lie that the club has been attempting to develop a kosher sturgeon with funds furnished by the Dairy Res- taurant Association of Amer- ica. One group that really keeps its men moving is the Chess Club. The training ground for our chess team, the club concentrates on such aspects of the game as cheat- ing gracefully and how to up- set the board when you have no other moves left. Required reading for members this year was Stendhal ' s The Red and The Black. The club was honored by a letter sent to them by Gov. Faubus com- plaining about the mixing of different colored pieces. As of yet John Casper has chosen to make no comment. For really desperate games the club in- augurated the use of cyanide pellets in the form of chess- man. PHYSICS CLUB from left to right: Morris Katz, Michael Greenebaum, Herman Presby PRE-LAW SOCIETY from left to right: William Silher. Shael Bellows, Starrer H :: CHEMISTRY CLUB from left to right: Joseph Rifkind, Harry Schlakman, Sherman Simanowitz PSI CHI SOCIETY from left to right: Lawrence Harris, Jerome Wolicki PSYCHOLOGY CLUB from left to right: Eli Leiter, Oscar Wachstock, Lawrence Harris Although President DeCaulle did not. pay the French Club a visit, they managed to keep things going this year a ' la francaiso. A film was shown on ' The Two Sides of Paris. ' The club then dis- cussed which they liked best, the front or the back. It was decided that it depended on which way oik? was walking at the time. The I ' i Delta Phi French Society had the pleasure of hearing Miss Germaine Bree deliver a talk on Albert Camus and his works. Unfortunately, he couldn ' t make it. Luckily, the Stern girls had no trouble. Talking about girls, the International Relations Society had some very interesting meetings this year. Dr. Chiang of the China Institute spoke on the ' Sociological Aspects of Life in China, ' and the club followed this with a discussion on whether this was good or bad for the Jews. Professor Greenberg delivered a lecture on U.S. Foreign Policy and its Role in the U.N. The club then discussed its effect on the Jews. At the last meeting the members were considering whether the International Relations Society is good or bad for the Jews. The society for the establishment of Israel in New York, sometimes called the Zionist Club, showed a film on Israel and discussed various Zion- ist topics of interest. Among these were such sub- jects as ' What Should We Do About the Balfour Declaration ' and ' Is Israel Just a Passing Fad. ' Seminars were held on the superiority of aged reeds for challils as opposed to fresh ones and on the true inside story of Hillel and Aviva. In con- tradiction to popular opinion, the club is not a secret underground member of S.Z.O. but is an in- dependent org. dedicated to the furtherance of Young Israel. Benjamin Richler LITERARY SOCIETY from left to right : Isidore Apterbach. Samuel Frank i ETA SIGMA PHI from left to right: Steven Riskin, Abraham Gafni, Lawrence Halpern YOUNG DEMOCRATS from left to right: Mordy Paru, Benjamin Hirsch The Dr. Levine Fan Club, otherwise known as the Pre-Med Society, had various discussions on the profes- sion. Dr. Shelly Sapphire spoke about medical schools in the U.S. and why they are inferior to the Einstein Col- lege of Medicine. Another guest spoke on the profession itself and why it ' s better to get out as early as possible. Mr. Morty Freiman spoke on ' Trees and Fungus Roots, ' a new book by Joyce Kilmer. The club tries to give a true picture of a doctor ' s life within the limits of spoken decency and morality. As Part of the program the whole club went to see the film— The Doctor ' s Dilemma. A group devoted to the solving of dilemmas is the Math Club. The boys dedicated themselves to the solution of many difficult problems, such as whether two plus two is really five or not. Dr. Abe Gelbart talked to the mem- bers about opportunities in the field for math majors. Undaunted, Ben Volk spoke on ' Solutions. ' In spite of what people think, the club is not the center of the num- bers game run at Yeshiva. It is only a secondary branch, taking orders directly from the main branch— the Beth Medrash. At present the club is working on an original project called ' Sephirah Sets and Sequences. ' A club which gives its members a run for their money is the Physics Club. There such present problems of pressing interest are discussed as Eigen values in physics, which varies greatly from prune juice to milk of magnesia, and the strange properties of Helium near absolute zero (which is about as absolute as you can get) . The Physics Club hoped to enable Yeshiva College to open up a branch on the moon this year but succeeded only in nearly blowing up this one. It appears that they have come up with the only rocket in the world that can go in reverse. Poor Newton ! Every other law but that of Newton is taken up by the Pre-Law Society. Prof. Meyer of Columbia Law School spoke to the group on the values of Talmud in the study of law (Jewish law, that is) . Another speaker was Prof. Fogelman of Fordham who spoke on the profession in general. Of special interest to the club are those laws concerning the draft. The club has the distinction of having found more loopholes in the law than any other group of draft dodgers in the country. In the name of all Yeshiva men, we thank you. The Chemistry Club devoted itself to the various elements, protons, neutrons and electrons that float around our school. A special project has been the recon- struction of the Shatnis atom to make it stable. Norman Berlat delivered a lecture on micro-photography, ela- borating on the various types of micros in existence. The latest plan of the club is to produce synthetic money, the work being financed by the Socol Institute for Advanced Study. The members viewed a few films during the year, among which were two on molecules and their import- ance to other molecules. This was followed by a discus- 6h sion on the possibility of eliminating molecules from the chemical scene. II was decided to leave 1 hem he, in iew of the fact that their elimination would also eliminate the club members. Apropos of elimination was Prof. Adler ' s talk be- fore the Psychology Club on birds. A good deal of Prof. Adler ' s work is for the birds, and he hopes to make a flying success of the whole bird project. He also delivered a lecture on color film and its effect upon birds, just for variety ' s sake. The club deals with different aspects of the field and offered this year some very interesting case histories of a peculiar mental disease which manifests itself in the patient by a psychopatic obsession with birds. It is called the ving-ving disease. This year the Literary Club combined with the classics society— Eranos — to form a new club called (of all things) the Literary-Eranos Club. They offered the Yeshiva espresso crowd the readings of Hugh Rommey, with bongos yet. Prof. Linn gave an interesting talk on symbolism and the club argued as to whether literature has any value or not. Special readings of Lady Chat- terley ' s Lover were held in closed sessions, accompanied by the playing of a Greek lyre, Prof. Feldman conduct- ing. Parts of Aristophanes were acted out by the group, which resulted in some rather unusual meetings. There is no truth to the story that Prof. Feldman wears olive leaves at the meetings. Rabbi Wohlgelernter spoke to the Jewish Forum this year on the Chief Rabbinate of Israel. It seems he ' s rather annoyed at not having been chosen for the posi- tion. Another guest speaker was Rabbi Harold Stitskin who spoke on whether Israel can become an halachic state. The club discussed such pertinent topics as whe- ther sunkist esrogs are kosher or not and whether Hawaiian lulovs are acceptable, now that it is the 50th state. In addition to the above various discussions of interest were held concerning various Jewish subjects in various different areas. The club meetines were noted for their variety. The Young Democrats have had a bad year. After all, what can one do with a roomful of Stevenson but- tons? Plan ahead!— or so the club decided. This year they are preparing to launch a full-fledged campaign. They have even gone so far as to resole his shoes. They ' re putting out a pamphlet called— The Inside Story on Dirty Nickie. They ' ve even tried to teach Stevenson the Missouri Waltz, figuring it may work work again. We wish them luck. Among the new clubs founded this year were the Economics, Yiddish, and Skating Societies. The Biking and Hiking Club and the Social Welfare Club are also unique additions. We wish them success in the future- Happy meetings to you all ! SKATING CLUB from left to right: Howard Goldberg, Robert Asch, Morris Zauderer ECONOMICS CLUB from left to right: Leon Charney, Teddy Berman, Howard Goldberg SOUTHERN TOUR left to right: Steven Riskin, Abraham Gafni, President, Trophy, Jerrold Neugeboren DEBATING TEAM WESTERN TOUR left to right: Lawrence Halpern, Martin Gordon NORTHERN TOUR from left to right: Murray Laulicht, Mel Granatstein, Abe Sofaer, Ray Bloch This year the Debating Society had its mosl extensive season due to an expanded schedule of spring tours covering almost the entire Eastern Seaboard. Totaling twenty-seven debates in sev- enteen different cities, the team members travel- led over 11,500 miles in accomplishing their double purpose of forensic competition with other nationally known colleges and spreading the name of Yeshiva throughout the Jewish com- munities of the nation. For the first time, three senior members of the Society invaded the deep South, Abe Gafni, president, Jerrold Neugeboren, secretary, and Steve Riskin, treasurer, debated colleges from Atlanta, Tallahassee, Jacksonville and Miami, gaining a 5-1-1 record. In Jacksonville, in a de- bate sponsored by the Etz Chaim Synagogue Mens Club, the Yeshiva team was presented with a silver trophy for defeating the University of Florida. The traditional midwestern tour returned with a record of 4-1. Debating exclusively before congregations, Larry Halpern and Martin Gor- don defeated teams from the University of Chi- cago, Wayne University, Western Reserve and Washington and Jefferson University. This year, two teams were sent to the uni- versity—men Boston area. The four debaters, Harvey Goldscheider, Murray Laulicht, Ray Bloch and Mel Granatstein were victors in six debates, while only losing one. Among the teams defeated were Clark, Amherst, M.I.T. and North- eastern. The Baltimore- Washington tour consisting of Ronald Burke and Nat Dembin, was defeated by Penn State and Howard University. In addition to this tour program, the team engaged in many intercollegiate debates with local colleges. The pre-varsity program was the most suc- cessful of recent years. The Society elevated five members of the pre-varsity before the Spring tours. The five are Ray Bloch, Nat Dembin, Dave Epstein, Mell Granatstein and Abe Sofaer. In the Fourth annual Metropolitan Debate Tournament, run by the Yeshiva Debating So- ciety, the N.Y.U. negative team successfully de- fended their title, won last year, by beating the Manhattan College affirmative team in the final debate. Twelve local colleges entered teams in the competition. WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE TOUR from left to right : Nat Dembin, Ronald Burke Art Wittow, Office Manager STUDENT COUNCIL ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF STUDENT COUNCIL ' 59, ' 60 1. Rabbi Brayer appointed as Rabbi-Psy- chologist 2. Students urged to boycott pool hall 3. A Special Examination Committee ap- pointed 4. Student Zionist Organization denied a charter 5. German Club denied a charter 6. Abraham Siegelman sent to Germany to investigate anti-Semitism there. 7. Yavneh Society formed 8. Student Council pickets Woolworth for their discrimination in the South. 9. The Fleisher Report is ironed out 10. Curriculum Evaluations Committee 11. Freshman-Senior Smoker 12. Freshman Play 13. Dean ' s Reception 14. Senior Varsity Show 15. Senior-Freshman Guidance Mr. President EXECUTIVE COUNCIL from left to right: Joel Daner, Vice President Joshua Levy, Secretary Benjamin Hirsch, President Mr. Chair Student Council In Action SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL from loft to right: Joseph Aufrichtig, Henry Book, Louis Raymon, Jerome Wolicki JUNIOR CLASS Ci from left to right: Dave Rothner, Michael Hecht, Murray Geller SOPHOMORE CLASS COUNCIL from left to right : Dave Segal, Joshua Muss, Leonard Boker FRESHMAN CLASS COUNCIL from left to right : Bert Sirote, Joseph Rappaport, Mordv Paru Neil Berger Sports Editor cs Herbert Bloom Managing Editor COMMENTATOR I Murray Laulicht News Editor Jay Goldberg Business Manager Jay Kitainik Feature Editor Jerrold Neugeboren Copy Editor left to right: Albert Hornblass, Associate Editor, Lawrence Halpern, Editor-in-Chief, Steven Riskin, Associate Editor THE ASSOCIATE BOARD from left to right: Dave Siegel, Leon Charney, Daniel Frimmer, Joshua Muss, Richard Weissman, Charles Persky The Commentator, Yeshiva College ' s an- swer to the Jewish Press, achieved national recognition in this, its 25th year, with a thought- provoking series on the Germany of today. Mr. Abraham Siegelman, Commentator ' s student correspondent, was invited by the West German government to personally investigate the recent outbreaks of anti-Semitism in Germany. Com- mentator ' s resolve to print these reports in spite of heavy opposition carried on the tradition of courageous journalism which has characterized our paper since its inception. Once again, Commentator was in the na- tional spotlight with its coverage of the visit of David Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of Israel, to Yeshiva College. This was the high point of Commentator ' s continuous coverage of Israeli affairs. The newspaper also chronicled the chang- ing face of Yeshiva College. A new dean was in- stalled with the due recognition of Commen- tator. In addition to this, the students were in- formed through the newspaper of the plans for a new college building and a 30 million dollar campus to be built downtown. Among the internal affairs covered was the close following of the evolution of the Fleisher Report. An article on Baruch Litvin ' s courageous fight for unmixed pews was an important con- tribution to Commentator ' s features on the reli- gious scene. The sports department did a fine job, and had the pleasant duty of recording the wins of Yeshiva ' s two-year old wrestling team. Concerning the technical aspects of Com- mentator, the managing staff provided us with interesting and stimulating formats. The copy staff provided us with interesting and stimulat- ing spelling and grammar. In fact, they were downright original, refusing to be stifled by the formal rules of grammar and syntax. All in all. Commentator spent its 25th year as a growing and ever-improving newspaper ; one of which Yeshiva College may well be proud. All the news that ' s fit to shout The Editor Speaks f ., ' W Steven Riskin Editor in Chief Jay Kloner Associate Editor Art Editor MASMID Yeshiva has been much more than a mere college for us ; it has become inextricably woven within the fabric of our lives. Our class was never lacking in esprit de corps, and many of us have estab- lished bonds which we believe can never be severed. We realize all too well, however, that a gradual for- getting, even an indifference, will come with the passing of the years. It is our hope that the pages of this MASMID will keep alive the ex- periences and the inspiration of these four years. Steve Riskin Abraham Gafni Activities Editor Michael Frank Literary Editor Michel Werblowsky Sheldon Paul Hirsch Stanley Harrison Associate Board Joel Daner. Edward Rosenbaum Sports Editors I. .;-• • ■ Bus in ' •-• ■: Manager W rr r harney Ernest Goldman Business Manager ? ' - Judah Lando Photography Editor Ti11ia: Photography I Photor: clockwise, from left to right: Avie Waxman, Manager; Myron Thurm, Manager; Harvey Felsen, Assistant Manager; Herbert Bloom, Assistant Manager CO-OP The only co-op under Jewish auspices is located on the fourth floor of Yeshiva College. There are a number of promiscuous students who may be seen every day milling about the various goods to be had at the store. The few that buy the products are called co-op sup- porters. Those who do not buy the products are called other names. The co-op procures for the student many varied objects ranging all the way from Israeli jewelry to Israeli records. A big seller this year was the novel Lady Chatterly ' s Lover. It is hard to believe that Yeshiva College has so many de- dicated English majors. Records ran a close second in sales this year. The managers have stated that contrary to popular opinion it was the quality of the records rather than that of the covers which created this great volume of sales. For those tired of reading record covers, the co-op offers a full line of textbooks. The co- op, through special arrangements with the pub- lishing company, is able to offer them to the stu- dents at twice the price of any other store in the city. Co-op thus serves an important function at Yeshiva College. It serves to ease the burden of the weighty wallets of the first students under Jewish Auspices. Stanford Goldman, Canteen Manager Mordy Zeitz, Manager SEFORIM EXCHANGE The Seforim Exchange, under the dynamic leadership of Eugene Zaveloff and Noah Weg, hit the phenomenal mark of fifteen-thousand dollars worth of business this year. The latest Israeli editions of Judaica were made readily accessible to the students at extremely reason- able prices. It is to the credit of both the man- agers of the Exchange and the students of Yeshiva that so many seforim were bought this year. We wish the Seforim Exchange every suc- cess in their future endeavors ! Eugene Zaveloff, Manager Joel Lipschitz, Assistant Manager left to right: Nathan Epstein. Assistant Manager: Eugene Zaveloff, Manager; Noah Weg. Manager: Joel Lipschitz. AsVt. Manager : DEAN ' S RECEPTION II II II II 1 1 PI y ft ■■ ggyuK e$k 1 Dr. Isaac Bacon, dean of Yeshiva College, in announcing the decision of the three members of the faculty who judged the plays, explained that the panel felt the presentations were all of equal merit. More than 1000 people attended this year ' s recention which took place at George Washington High School and the cafeteria of the Leah and Joseph Rubin Residence Hall. As per tradition the sophomores staged a comedy. The play dealt with the age-old battle of the devil versus an angel and considered its effect on Yeshiva College. Manny Wasserman and Joseph Feinstein topped a cast that included Ted Berman, Noel Nusbacher, Robert Schlakman, Phil Frost and Warren Enker. Willy Zeitz produced and directed the play which was written by Messrs. Feinstein and Zeitz together with Herb Bloom and Charles Persky. 80 The Loyal Shall Inherit, a drama by Mike Frank, was the senior class presentation. It Joseph Aufrichtig as a cynical, atheistic Israeli major, and Neil Berger as a religious and con. soldier. Featured in the play were Judah Lando as Menachem, Mitchell Snyder as a colonel, and Henry Glazer as a medical officer. The Class of ' 61 presented a musical comedy satirizing the woes of a wealthy candy manufacturer (Mike Epstein) and his dealings with the students from Tale University (Murray Laulicht and Eli ].• and Beth Kissay University (Jack Goldberg and Arnold Scheinberg). Also featured were Sherman Simano- witz, Steve Nison, Hershel Cohen, Eugene Roshwalb and Keith Harvey. The Solid Gold Dormitory - ' was written by Murray Geller, Teddy Roth, and Marvin Schneider with William Kantrowitz directing and Allen Mandell providing accompaniment on the piano. Jay Kitainik ' 60 was master of ceremonies for the event which was produced by Saul Ganch and Joseph Lifschitz ' 61. The Dean ' s Award, presented annually to the outstanding class production at the Dean ' s Re was not given at this year ' s affair. SENIOR VARSITY The class of ' 60 got back into the swing of tradition with a Senior Varsity Show, So Low We Stoop, Sunday evening, April 3, 1960. In presenting this production, the Sen- ior Class called upon an array of talent dis- covered in past Dean ' s Receptions. Jerrold Neugeboren and Neil Berger, writers of the Class of ' 60 ' s prize-winning Junior play, wrote the lyrics and music, re- spectively, while Neugi teamed up with Mitch Snyder, co-author of the class ' Sophomore play, to write the book. Benny Hirsch, who played a leading role in the two afore- mentioned productions, directed the musical comedy. So Low We Stoop satirizes the U.S. Army, the Defense Department, disarma- ment, Senate investigations and red tape. The bare plot concerns itself with the machi- nations of Brigadier-General Yorg who is as- signed with the closing of Leesville arsenal, which has become useless because of dis- armament agreements. His task is compli- cated by the reluctance of the Senator to allow the citizens of Leesville to be so rudely thrown out of jobs. The plan adopted is to convert the arsenal into the headquarters of the newly-formed Strategic Operations Un- dercover Project (SOUP), which copies over old, useless war records. The play ends with a touch of irony as the entire program is started all over again to keep the Senate Committee, investigating the arsenal, in busi- ness. Stan Harrison, Chairman of the Senior Varsity Committee, supervised the entire production. Jerry Neugeboren THE ASSEMBLY ' Shalom. LTiitraot I i I ■ r His Master ' s Voice And you must take the b ' china . . . The Badchen CHAGIGOT Kum Nenter Prune Juice and Hot Water. Please 85 Bernard Sarachek, Coach Opp. Yeshh Drew University 39 68 C.G.N.Y. 51 58 Hunter College 46 70 Rider College 66 54 Hartwick College 77 72 Brooklyn Poly 42 58 Fairfield University 69 64 Fairleigh Dickinson 59 61 Seton Hall Univ. 76 50 L. I. University 61 59 King ' s Col. (Pa.) 66 73 Rutgers-Newark 55 80 Scranton Univ. 70 80 C.W. Post College 60 75 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 51 64 Adelphi College 76 69 Pace College 52 64 Bi ' idgeport Univ. 80 70 St. Francis College 61 54 Brooklyn College 70 52 Left from rear: Mike Gurmeise, Gary Baum, Stu Badian, Marv Goldstein. Right from rear: Sam Jacobson, Sam Grossman, Shelly Weider, Irv Bader. Middle from rear: Coach, Red Sarachek, Herb Grossman, Willy Goldstein, Lou Korngold. The crowd helps, too. Skeptical After sweeping past their first three opponents, including once mighty City College, the high hopes of Yeshiva rotters were jolted when they won only two of their next seven games. After regaining their poise and raising their record to 10-5, the Sarachek Charges again faltered and won but one of their last five outings to arrive at a total record of 11-9. The bright lights for the Mighty Mites were Irv Bader ' s record shattering 1374 points and his team leading 16.4 average ; Stu Badian ' s steady play and 10.3 rebound average against much taller competition ; Willie Gold- stein ' s all around floor play and 13.8 average over his 13 games of eligi- bility in his senior year, and the ex- cellent playing of Sam Grossman in his second season leading to a 15.6 point average and 9.9 rebound aver- age. The captaincy was shared by Bader, Badian and Goldstein. Irv Bader Here ' s How Bader Badian Baum Botnick Garmise H. Goldstein W. Goldstein H. Grossman S. Grossman Harris Jacobson Korngold Weider Valuable Instruction Willie Goldstein FENCING T - ? Coach Arthur Tauber Yeshiva opponent Fairleigh Dickinson 15 12 Fordham 16 11 Columbia 5 22 Brooklyn 18 9 U. of Connecticut 14 13 Jersey City 15 12 Drew 14 13 St. Peters 17 10 Brooklyn Poly 12 15 Rutgers Newark 14 13 Cooper Union 15 12 FOIL SABRE EPEE Farkas 21 7 Rhine 26 5 Rosenthal 15 9 Sheinkin 15 17 Josepher 21 9 Hain 14 11 Shatzkes 13 8 Enker 20 10 Lando 6 15 Wasserman 8 12 Feinerman 2 3 Berger 8 Brunswick 1 Captain— Manager conference ft ® © Q m Standing, left to right: Aaron Lebowitz, Manager, Matt Shatzkes, Joel Baumol, Neil Berger, Sam Rosenthal, Mike Feinerman, Judah Lando, Jimmy Hain, Howie Rhine, Captain, Billy Silber, Abbie Hornblass. Sitting, left to right: Stanford Goldman, Howie Begel, Noel Nusbacher, Jerry Hornblass, Sheldon Brunswick, Manny Wasserman, Warren Enker. ' decision II it ' n : Once again the Yeshiva ' s swordsmen put together a strong team and recorded 10 wins as against only two losses. Most of the bouts were clinched early and Coach Arthur Tauber had a chance to view his lower classmen and reserves. The swordsman over the past six years have compiled an enviable 58-11 record. Boasting only three starters from the ' 59- ' 60 season, the team came up with their regular amount of new talent to beat down the opposition. Providing the spark for this year ' s efforts were Capt. Howie Rhine, Sam Rosenthal and Herbie Josepher as seniors, and Hesh Farkas, Warren Enker and Jimmy Hain as lower classmen. Judah Lan do also notched his share of victories. Rhine was the victor in 17 of 26 bouts in one streak and posted a career total of 78 wins and 17 loses. Although Columbia proved more than a match for Yeshiva, Sam Rosenthal emereed victorious in all three of his epee bouts. The contribution of Aaron Lebowitz as Manager can never be forgotten. P C P P I ' : ! l 1 1 UL-31 - p I Seniors WRESTLING In 1957 the Masmid observed that the only way for the wrestling to go was up. Now, three years later, the upward trend is quite notice- able. Better conditioning and more experience made the matmen more formidable than in previous years. Many of the losing matches were quite close with only one bout being the difference of a win or loss. In the latter part of the season experience gained in earlier matches paid off with victories. Co-Captains Al Genauer and Eddie Rosenbaum, fellow classmate Sholom Stern, and newcomer Jack Merkin proved that they could more than hold their own against the opposition. Rosenbaum set a new record for Henry Wittenberg ' s charges with six victories and a total of twenty-eight points. The three seniors combined to post a 15-13-2 record. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Leiber 1-7 Brown 1-6 Stern 5-4-1 Rappaport 1-6 Leifer 0-3 Charytan 0-1 Genauer 4-5-1 Schwell 2-8 Merkin 5-4-1 Rosenbaum 6-4 92 Standing, left to right: Al Genauer (co-captain), Jack Merkin, Eddie Rosenbaum Cco-captain), Robert Schwell, Joseph Rappaport. Sitting, left to right: George Brown, Benjy Leifer, Sholom Stern, Fred Lieber Hank Wittenberg, Coach C. W. Post Columbia Brooklyn Poly L. I. Aggies Farleigh Dickinson Orange Comm. Coll. U.S. Merchant Marine Acad. Rutgers-Newark Montclair St. Teachers Albany St. Teachers Yeshiva 13 Opp. 29 19 22 26 24 23 21 11 30 13 -; TENNIS The 1960 tennis season opened April 6, with a game played against Pratt Institute. The team was captained by Schneur Genack ' 60, the lone holdover from the 1959 squad. Forming the nucleus of the starting team with Genack were George Samet ' 60, Danny Frimmer ' 61, Josh Muss ' 62, Herbie Amster ' 62 and Shelley Harrison ' 63. Stan Muss ' 60 and Avery Harris ' 60 were important reservists. Concentration TEAM SCHEDULE Pratt Institute N.Y. State Maritime College Webb Institute Pace College Adelphi College Brooklyn Poly Iona College Long Island University Hunter College Eli Epstein, Coach Rear, left to right: Edgar Hauseman, Leo Charney, Herbert Amster, Danny Frimmer, Schneur Genack, Capt. Ronald Burke. Front, left to right: George Samet, Shelley Harrison, Josh Muss INDIVIDUAL RECORD Howard Schain Robert Cold; tfin Joel Grossman Barry Frankel Allan Schoffman Isidore Apterbach Benjamin Weiss Joseph Rappaport 2-0 2-0 1-1 i 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-2 SEASON ' S RECORD Yeshiva 4 Princeton 2 Yeshiva 4 St. Peter ' s 2 Seated, left to right: Howard Schain, Robert Goldstein, Irwin Haver. Standing-, left to right: Isidore Apterbach, Allan Schoffman, Morton Minchenberg ; : SENIOR DINNER Our Toastmaster Our President(s) congratulate you Our M.C. Prof. Nathan Goldberg, recipient of the Senior Award You ' re kosher in our book! 96 - our Valedictorian ) w The Last Will and Testament The Trues— He vill be a doktor! -- AND SO WE GRADUATE 1 I f PROLOGEMENA AD ANNUM COLLEGIUM Clack, clack, clack 181st, clack, clack, clack, 191st, clack, clack, clack, 207th, clack; clack, clack, clack 191st, clack, clack, clack, 181st. Yeshiva Uni- versity, beware of pickpockets. Mr. can you tell me how to get to Yeshiva College? Green domes, into the 15th century we march, all those with names begin- ning with GA or LI are to sit to the right four rows behind those whose names begin with R and are sit- ting behind the windows eight rows to the left o fthe center door... pencils, papers, sign here and here and here and here, round pegs in square holes, square pegs in round holes, round squares in square rounds, rhombus!? Pssst. Do I hate my father?... steps, steps, steps... eat food, potato varnishkes, potato knishes, potato pancakes, potato pirogen, potato soup, potato pudding, mashed potatos, French fried potatos, vanilla milk... Mr. Baer, ach so no beds, they will be here tomorrow, room dark, dank, seniors ad- vise sleep in drawers... eat at Weber ' s for a change todav, fast tomorrow and next day...Matz! Who ' s Matz?... Cough, what chart? What wall? Nose at attention... shake hands, win friends, vote for me... this is a library, those are librarians all sizes, no smoking, no talking, no walking, no leaving, no books... fail orientation test the first-didn ' t know the Alma Mater; fail orientation test the second— didn ' t know true symbolism of semi-colon; two dollar fee; fail orientation test the third— wasn ' t able to enume- rate backwards all the divisions of the school, fee, four dollars ; orientation test the fourth— passed eight dollar fee, failed— didn ' t know who the bursar was, line, money, office, sorry we close at 5 :00 sharp, five dollar late fee...Wasserman president, B.T.A. boys vote only on merit... fencing team named for Rhine... sleep, sleep, seven hours must get used to the grind, six hours must adjust, five, four three, two one. ..bells, bells, sleep... bells, first minyan attend- ance in many years, inspiring must make it a habit to attend minyan often...Eban speaks at U.N., first T.I. cut, Yankees play ball tomorrow, second T.I. cut... assembly-three o ' clock start at 3:03, 2:03 clas- ses at 3 :72 and other classes except those meeting on the half hour on Tuesdays which shall be given twice on the first ensuing Sunday which follows a Wednesday schedule... ' Into the fifteenth century we march. ' THE EMERGENCE OF THE BOYS Dean did ferman walked into his office, I In ev his hat at Mrs. Kamiat and said: Man is born to be free. It had been a trying day in many respects. Five students had requested academic favors and had each in turn been denied his request. Students were getting too heady lately, he thought, and was thankful that he had his friend Rabbi Tendler In lean on in times of crisis. Yes, things were getting extremely serious. Students could he seen whispering in darkened hallways: We must destroy the mon ster! Chief among the proponents of this doctrine were the two radicals Fisher and Ganchrow. The latter was often seen crying to himself over a cup of coffee that, in truth, he himself had created the mon- ster. But he always reassured himself by saying that no matter what past mistakes were made they would rectify all by ridding the school of the Assistant Dean. And Rapaport slept on. Meanwhile, on the local scene, there were var- ious cases of internal strife within the ranks of the boys . A complaint had been signed by two of B. Hirsch ' s floor mates who maintained that an undue amount of noise issued forth from the room of said B. Hirsch. This, of course, was found to be unjust, and in fact, others who were questioned on the matter stated that the room was the picture of complete silence. The plaintiffs, however, did not see the situa- tion in the same light, and for a while it seemed as if Benny might be forced to change quarters. Luckily, a compromise was effected— the great blasts of sil- ence would only emanate from the room between the hours of 2:00 and 6:00 A.M. And Rapaport slept on. The greatest struggle in years was now reaching its climax. Dean Gutterman had given his Vera Cruz address, but the students were not placated. Finally, the most drastic measure of all was taken. The stu- dents requested from the final power, Dr. Belkin, the dismissal of Dr. Tendler. This drastic action was not taken by J. Wohlberg, president of Student Coun- cil, on a moment ' s thought. In fact, the latter had tried to work with the administration of the Assist- ant Dean with utter sincerity. In this endeavor he failed, and the reasons for the failure and the com- plaints of the student body in regard to said admini- strator were all explained at an open Student Council Meeting. At the close of this meeting, Council was overwhelmingly in favor of ' mon- ster. And o the final action came ■■■ ith I Dr. Belkin. At tin time iii a cla room on the fifth fes or Loui H. Feldnu lecture, The conto nl of th ays, i it thi Ph re no i tud nl of the fin ee tal irarl ed cla for a moment well, the lecture musl go on. It may be noted, thai in one instance h fully locked this same professor in a i play- fully gave them an a ignment of 1,1 83 M Iii Greek translation. (At ihr- po ' . ' walked into a room on the fifth floor of the new dor- mitory— what room doesn ' t mat! could have been any— and asked someone for a To conclude the major story of this year. Dr. Tendler was deprived of his status a I m be- tween students and administration and the stu were placated for the time being. And Rapaport slept on. A minor incident which took place late in this same year was the expulsion of students from the new dormitory for their excessive absences at min- yan. Commentator felt that they should be able to print the news story and editorialize on the subject. A series of events took place culminating in self- suspension by the paper. When the problem was par- tially resolved Commentator resumed publication. Of course, we must note that the elevators were great fun. They also served the practical purpose of an emergency excuse for late attendance of a class. Our elevator was caught between floors often enough so that a student could use this excuse, broken ele- vator or not. More important than all the aforementioned petty items was the greatest water fight in this his- tory of the Westernized World, conducted by the illustrious fifth floor. Never before had so much been poured by so many on so little. A good time was had by all. And Rapaport slept on. Potato varnishkes... vanilla milk. ' I must follow hit heart. Xo, he never signs checks... THE YEAR THE TRUES HeshGlatt: Is there an extra mattress around the place? Stern Girl : Check your coat: Seventy five cents, please? For peylim, of course. Possick : Telephone call for Yitz Rubin. Rubin : What are you doing here, Possick, you ' re married? Goldscheider : They ' re sitting in every alternate seat. Langenauer : I like th at six button suit of yours, Dave. S.G.: Will you have some tea, cookies, cake, candy, potato varnishkes, Glazer : My coat please. S.G.: Why don ' t you boys go inside where there are many nice girls? S. Stern : It ' s safer out here. Charytan : What ' s your name? S.G.: Shiela. Raymon : That ' s nice. Stern : Uh... S.G.: Uh... Raymon : Uh... S.G.: Uh... Charytan : So, how do you like Stern College? S.G.: There is no Matz. J. Stern: What ' s your name? S.G.: Frank. Dean Isaacs Come on children, let ' s not be naughty; it ' s nine o ' clock already, way past your bedtimes. There ' s always another time. Harrison : You might just be mistaken about that. Wittow : I ' m going home with that one. Schlackman : But she asked me first. S.G.: Boys, lets not fight about 111 ole me. Schlackman : All right, Wittow, you win. Wittow : No, it ' s alright Harry, you take her. Schlakman : Good-night. Wittow : Good-night. S.G.: BUT... 102 I ' m going home- wit li t hal one. Is that social before Chanukah Chagiga He1l S.G. : Vorblowsky : S.G. : Wolicki : Aaron : S.G.: Hornblass : Radio: Blidstein: Schlakman : Auf richtig : Wolicki : Rapaport : Aufrichtig: Jacobs : Aufrichtig: S. Hirsch : Aufrichtig: Brody : Kloner : Brody : Blidstein : Brody : Riskin : Kitainik: Frank : Lando : Frank : Kitainik: Will you be here for the surprise social next Tuesday? Is that social before the Chanukah Chagiga, or is it the one which comes out two days after the bowl- ing party which is five days before the ice skating festival? No, two nights after the chagiga. Aaron, I ' m in trouble ; the girl lives in Mt. Vernon. Don ' t worry about a thing; you take the D train to 145th. There ' s a candy store on the corner. You will notice it by the man with the beard who will be coming out just then to pick up the papers... Do you go to Yeshiva College? No, I ' m a Columbia man myself. This is not a fake; Atomic Bombs will be at New York City in eigh- teen minutes ; Go immediately to the nearest shelter. I ' m going down to the cellar. I need my coat. I ' ve got to shut the lights off in my room. Hello, ma... did you hear the radio? Lando : Frank: Dr. Grinstein Shavrick: Rosenthal : Langenauer : Silverberg: Pilot: Dr. Levi no: Gafni : Halpern : Riskin : B. Hirsch: Riskin : Good morning. It ' s basically true. B. Hirsch: Riskin : Kitainik : You mean what you say is basic? No, I mean, its basically true. Oh, it ' s truly basic. B. Hirsch: I give up; you people will never learn what life really is. Riskin : Gonkel. Here. Kra Kauer Sirkin. Here. Merowitz : Blidstein. Here. Who ' s Matz? There is no Matz ! He ' s the one who signs the checks. There is no Matz ! Doesn ' t Socol do that? No, he never signs checks— he be- lieves that it is far i. than to gi I ' ll kill any man who says he has seen .Mat . J What can I do? A plane just landed on 187th and i dam. I hope he didn ' t hit my car. He ' d better watch the alternate side f the street parking rules. Whattaya say there, pilot babe? Which way to Sid and George? The windows of room 105 mu.=t re- main clos ed at all times. Do you remember a gla s of water which you threw at me four months ago at 8:31.4 on a Tuesday night? I don ' t remember the exact date. No. no ! ! (Splash.) I must follow my heart. From the bottom of my heart. I tell you that our friendship is more important than any little election. Run by all means. If you tell me not to run I won ' t run. Don ' t run. I ' m running. How can you do this after so many years of friendship? All the boys know me since we were kids. With teary heart and weary limbs I do my d uty. Kant ' s critique is really platonic in nature. Yes. but the essential dualistic ten- dencies incumbent in the reaction- ary metaphysical ethic of the An- glo-Oriental ideal as expressed, of course, in Rilker ' s fourth sonnet on metaphysical reincarnation, could not have but led to an inciduous manifestation of it. In fact. I wrote an essav... 103 SO MUCH THE LAST YEAR Of the twilight of this academic life, The fourth of years and last beneath the domes, Which saw the class return to haunts of old (From whence they had been exiled two years ' ere) To once again bring noise and new-found joy And glad the hearts of rabbis young with whom They fought with fire and water, till the dawn A rose anew and brought the hours of sleep For all the trues. And for the sane and safe And dry and rested came the minian call ; And even those whose exile greater was, Remaining as they did to spend the year Among the young and innocent, in rooms With- paper walls and broken doors and views That overlooked the Harlem ' s stagnant flow ; And of those noble few, as well, who each And every schoolday of the final college year Treked the path from Brooklyn or the Bronx To join their fellows in the academic whirl ; Of these and of their parting year I sing. The fourth of years and last beneath the domes. To once again bring... new found joy. 104 Ill search of. ..universal trutl Yet still did not assert his strength. Troubles with the Boys. Maj the greal and lofl , piritg Tin ong ' fie nt! at it. Bestowed on Truea and Goi i Wespenl beneath the golden doi arch Of learning, sleep, and univ And .in t one other hand to join in cai Th ear began without a well-known man Who ' d gone the way that all the flesh musl , For all old Ex-deans never quit, they just Go on to G. S. E. to win new fame And glory groat and everything was fine And... damn the New York Tine A new and western dean then gainer] control And soon respect from all concerned with life Within the walls of this archiac place. But spent the first few months of his new reign In vain search for the non-existent Matz. Unt ' l he long last realized the truth And from his title lost the acting part. Yet still did not assert his strength enough To make his power felt at his affair And so the three competing classes left With no decision made upon their plays. But in another field his strength was felt When we in valediction took that I Designed to judge the faculty, not us. Oh. Hail thou noble G.R.E.. for now. Devoid of any import in our grades. You ' re nothing but a sterile joke to us, And having taken you and proven nought Our word to you is very simply—... Yet many were his troubles with the Boys Who came with sabres sharp and Aral) garb To reak their vengeance on the infidel Who ' d dared to desecrate their fearsome name Which thru the years had gained such wide repute Within the hallowed walls of Sid and George Where spuds of every shape and form are served And bus boys change each day for lack of speed In clearing dirty dishes left behind By seniors who have spent a twelve-hour day Just sitting, smoking, talking to their friends Who ' ve come to eat the first of daily meals Upon their rise ' tween twelve o ' clock and four. The lofty and heroic mind of man Cannot, despite its wisdom and its sense, Conceive of any man created thing Which peers the greatness of that cherished place For where else can the human being feed His body and his mind in one fell swoop? To you and you alone, dear Sid and George We owe our maintenance through four long years And in our hearts you know your name is writ As long as chocolate malteds go bye-bye. In mortal fear of Greeks That forma] Thursday... Indeed ' twas in that very place itself We armed ourselves for tests with cigarettes Which, due to Lou, we really dared not smoke In mortal fear of Greeks from 116th Who, with sublime devotion, watched our eyes Anticipating moves we ought not make. But just as we imported many Greeks We sent abroad our own ambassador Who toured a foreign country just to see If his own prejudice had changed at all. While back at home the normal pace prevailed ; Kinetic and potential rabbis learned ' Tween innings of the Yankee- White Sox game Emanating from a twelve-inch screen While lighter fluid burnt upon the floor And monkeys kept the dorms in fragrance sweet. All this and much much more we saw transpire While waiting out the last year of our stay, ' Til finals came and cold air turned to warm And we first realized how time had flown. Eight terms of work had passed with rapid ease Leaving us with mouths and minds agape Expecting things to end with flourish loud While unbeknownst to us it all had passed And suddenly we found ourselves alone With nothing but that formal Thursday left When every trace of Class would be no more. So on that morn we danced and yelled and sang, Despite the academic cloaks of black, In vain attempt to hold onto those things We knew had passed but dared not to admit ; And that was all ! And that was all... h 0 STD TVI ' O llint? U -? WINNER OF EPHRAIM FLEISHER MEMORIAL PRIZE Ecclesiastes is perhaps the most modern— as well as the most baffling— of all the books of the Biblical canon. At first glance it hardly presents one consistent philosophy, so that it is hardly surprising that much later interpolation has been ascribed to it. Its mood varies from disillusionment to despair to faith and back to disillusionment with such frequency and intensity that it is often difficult to perceive the underlying theme. Koheleth begins with an overwhelming renunciation of life and its accepted values: Vanity of vanities, saith Koheleth; vanity of vanities, all is vanity... What profit hath man of all his labor Wherein he laboreth under the sun? ECCLESIASTES by STEVE RISKIN In truth, however, I believe that it is precisely this quality —the very ambivalence of the book— which makes it so under- standable to us today. The author views life in its e ntirety, refusing to escape from that in it which is painful. Life is fraught with complexities and contradictions; no sensitive per- son can be expected to have a completely uniform approach to it. The only really consistent person is the one who is dead to life ' s conflicting currents. And so in the Book of Ecclesiastes we are allowed a glimpse into the mind of a man— a wise, grop- ing human being striving to understand the universe about him, to evaluate his position in a sometimes very terrifying, rarely very satisfying, world. We follow him in his spiritual odyssey, and we often fail to grasp his direction. We cannot but empath- ize, however, with the burning struggle between faith and des- pair which goes on within him. One by one he removes the rose-colored veils until life-in all of its bleak harshness-stands naked before us. The answers are not given, for the answers are not to be had. Neither knowledge nor experience can un- lock the door, and eventually a faithful resignation must be our lot. Yes, ultimately faith is the victor, but a seeing faith, a faith born of experience and not of escape, a faith tempered with the realities of existence and the disillusionments of life. Life to Koheleth is a meaningless maze, one day aimlessly leading into the next, each year emptier than the last. One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; And the earth abideth forever. .. That which hath been is that which shall be. And that which hath been done is that which shall be done; And there is nothing new under the sun. But the author isn ' t content to abide in utter despair. He must search further to try in every possible way to unravel the mystery of life. I Koheleth have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wis- dom concerning all things that are done under the heavens. In effect, the entire book reflects Koheleth ' s agonized effort to penetrate the cosmic drama, to probe the meaning of existence. He reads all that has previously been written, and devotes his life to the understanding of the world ' s accumulated wisdom. The more he studies, however, the more disillusioned he be- comes, and the further away he appears from the solution. For in much wisdom is much vexation, And he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow. And even at the very end of his search, he cannot but discour- age those who place their confidence in books. And furthermore my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end, and much study is a weariness of the flesh. For this reason our author leaves his books, and decides to im- merse himself in the empirical world, to explore every aspect of physical experience. Perhaps in the enjoyment of life ' s pleasures he will find the secret to life ' s mysteries. I searched in my heart how to pamper my flesh with wine, and, my heart conducting itself with wisdom, how yet to lay hold on jollity, til I might see which it was best for the sons of men... I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;... I gathered me also silver and gold, and treasures such as kings and provinces have as their own... However, here too Koheleth finds only disappointment: Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had laboured to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after the wind, and there was no profit under the sun. This is the desperate discovery that the author eventually makes: wisdom cannot bring happiness, and pleasures do not yield contentment. The universe has become only more incom- prehensible as a result of his search, and he is no nearer to his solution that he was when he began. Certainly Koheleth realizes that his odyssey was not entirely valueless, that there must be some purpose to the acquisition of wisdom. But at the same time he understands that death must inevitably come to all and that this ultimate darkness shuts out both the wise and foolish: The wise man, his eyes are in his head, But the fool walketh in darkness And I also perceived that one event happeneth to them all, Then said I in my heart: As it happeneth to the fool, 108 so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?... So I hated life; because the work thai is wrought undei the sun w;is grievous unto me; b i all is vanity and a striving alter the wind. He can only agree with the ancient Persian philosopher; Up from the Earth ' s center, through the seventh gate, I rose, and on the Throne of Saturn ' s gate, And many knots unraveled hy the road. But not the knot of human death and late. The lesson which Koheleth leaches is especially relevenl today. Science, or intellectual understanding, comes nol to solve the problems but to complicate them; the mystery ol being becomes more complex with man ' s scientific attainments. The end of knowledge must be despair at worst and resignation at best. Knowledge moves not along a straight line but in a circle, and we must always t:ni. at our starting point, ll is only the intelligent person who realizes how vast and inscrutable is the kaleidoscopic cosmic drama. We can only discover the How, never the Why. Unfortunately it is only the latter which will satisfy the human quest for understanding and will lead to real happiness. Many centuries later Joseph Wood-Kr nlch echoes Koheleth in The Modern Temper: A wider and wider experience with inventions has con- vinced the more thoughful that a man is not as once was said, twice as happy when moving at the rate of fifty miles an hour as he would be if he were proceeding at only half that speed, and we no longer believe that the millen- nium presents merely a problem in engineering. Science has always promised two things, not necessarily related— an increase first in our powers, second in our happiness or wisdom, and we have come to realize that it is the first and less important of the two promises that it has kept most abundantly . ..We arc aware of a certain disappointment and of a hope less eager..., as though our victories were somehow barren and as though the most essential things were eluding us. It is as Byron ' s Manfred declared, Knowledge is not happiness, and science But an exchange of ignorance for that which is another kind of ignorance. Koheleth finds that knowledge leads to frustration, and can only cry out in despair and resignation: All this have I tried by wisdom; I said: ' I will get wisdom; ' but it was far from me. That which is far off, and exceedingly deep, Who can find it out? And again in the chapter following: Then I beheld all the work of G-d. that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun. because though a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it: yea. further, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it. But throughout the work there is one dominant theme, one axiom that Koheleth hardly ever denies. He rarely doubts that the meaninglessness is merely prima facie, that if one could but see beyond the veil all would be clarified. There is a divine harmony beyond the cacophony, a design to the seemingly meaningless monotony: There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy pleasure for his labour. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of G-d... For to the man that is good in His sight He giveth wis- dom, and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He giveth the task, to gather and heap up. that he may leave to him that is good in the sight of G-d... This is the real meaning of Koheleth ' s declaration: To every thing there is a reason, and a time to its every purpose under the heaven. Just as in human affairs there is a regular pattern, a specific time and place for each phenomenon, so in divine affairs— between G-d and man— an orderly pattern is existent even if not discernible: i ha re seen the ot men i it.- hath Hi It hath el thr world in And ui ii,,- ivorl thai ■ ! hath done from th even to id ' - I nd I he diffli nit I ' - nol in thi vorld, but in man bin .Mil, ourselves, we who fail i the ultimate justii ..Id. And moreover, I saw under the sun. in Ihc r jl i thai wickedness was there; and in the ; I lid in nr. heart 1 1 hteou i d tl will judge: bu there is • time there for every purpose and for every I . ' mil bly and herein lies ihe appeal I — he cannol ilways belivc blind!) Often doubti m I sity arise, and Koheleth is far to I regard then in in ana- breath in which he affirms C-d ' s justice he doubts His design: For that which befallcth the sons of men befalleth beasts: even one thin l- befalleth them: as the one dicth. so dicth the other; yea. they have all one breath; so that man hath no preeminence above a beast; Un all ii vanity. All go unlo one place: all are of the dust, and all return to dust. who knoweth the spirit of man whether it gocth upward. and the spirit of the beast, whether it gocth downward to the earth? Yet despite the doubt, he cannot but feel that there is an infinite meaning which finite man cannot perceive and perhaps dare not question. He. like Tennyson, must stretch lame hands of faith, and grope, and gather dust and chaff, and call To what I feel is Lord of all. And faintly trust the larger hope. Thus Koheleth reaffirms his faith and even castigates himself for the questions he cannol silence: Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart he hasty to utter a word before G-d: For G-d is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few... For through the multitude of dreams and vanities there are also many words: but fear thou G-d. As Koheleth reaches the end of his travels, we see a prac- tical, if not completely satisfving. philosophy emerging Des- pite all the contradictions, there are still basic values in life which must not be destroyed. A good name is better than precious oil. and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit. And although knowledge provides no absolute solu- tion, we hear: And the light is sweet. And a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun. The sun is mentioned throughout the work, and is represent- ative of life ' s totality. This is Koheleth ' s advice, the distillation of his thought. Affirm life and faith, do not deny them. Life is not vanity, but excesses are. and impossible expectations are merely a striving after the wind. Look at everything in it per perspective: avoid extremes, seek to understand the uni- verse, but know that vou can never truly understand. It is no good that you should take hold of the one: Yea also from the other withdraw not thy hand: For he that feareth G-d shall discharge himself of all. Once you realize that complete happiness comes to no one. you will be able to accept life ' s simpler gifts: Go thy way. eat thy bread with joy and drink thy wine with a merry heart. More important than all. be cognizant of the problerr existence, but do not yield up your faith because the?: - blems are not solvable by reason. The end of the matter, all having been heard: Fear G-d. keep his commandments, for this is the whole man. : - I Whq bv SCHNEUR GENACK I III 7 n V: m When was man pitched out of the helm (Or did he leave of his own will) And caused to loose grip of the wheel That guided the vessel of life. When did he loose sight of the port For which he braved the hostile sea. And become chained to the ship Which now steams on aimlessly. Carrying its own creators Where ' er the steel machines will list. When did man cease to live his life And begin to have his life lived In passive submission Before, the inventions his hand has wrought. His hands have fallen slack and still. His eyes no longer see in depth. Your hearts are drums, hollow within And stretched with dead, lusterless skin. Devoted to means, forgetting ends. The WHY has fallen from your lips. If man has never understood, Still, he has tried; and in trying Came a spark of understanding. But now he has ceased to question Except through his own invention. He has turned his genius away From the very essence of life. II He is not happy but when safe. Safe from thoughts that torture the mind And worries that temper the soul. Safe from the poverty of death. Safe from the destruction of home (Excepting the end of all homes). Costly safety, yet sterile. But the humanity in you; The soul, the spirit and the G-d Cannot be insured by Mammon, And perishes in Mammon ' s reign. A iug of wme, a loaf of bread And thou , god of security. Therein is all your religion. And love, thirsting for nourishment. Must drink the wine of man ' s decay. And its throbbing life must expire Into shame and self-conscious death. Yes. Man is dead; woman is man. And so must lose all loveliness. All is perversion; love is lost In the loss of man and woman. Oh weep ye men, shed bitter tears. Fight, women, but to what avail, For each has become the other. IV Your love is false; your faith is dead. Your strength is drained and now lives on In petty mechanical things. What is real but man and his soul? What is false if not his toys? Now you have lost it. Flown away Is that spark that enobles man. Oh yes, you say life is better. Healthier, easier, longer. But no, you err, it is not life That you have adorned and prolonged. It is a mockery of life. It is unreal and indirect, A shadow and undirected. Loveless and joyless, without pride, The tragic comedy of man Has finally lost all its art. V Still I feel this is not the end. With weakened eye man can still search, And while his vision lasts he will. Though all his brothers hasten death, The Man ever seeks for new life. Oh G-d, let his hand grip the wheel With grasp strengthened by new hope, Let his heart resurrect the WHY And eye renew the quest for WHERE. ' V Where? by Ml( IIAI.I. I KANK Where? Above the highest hill (With only One Alone remaining vh on highei Anil lower; Indeed everywhere) Where I he stray I jnpyrcaii winils blow Ami (i-d ' s effulence ilows In streams of light. A celestial river of gold; Palpable light. Suffusing the rarified height With eternity. Assurance Of the infinite. There. Where? In that bottomless velvet valley. Green between the topless mountains, (With their foliaged fingers reaching for the heaven. Unknowing. G-d! Do they not know that you arc not just up. but Down and around and in and out and through?) In caverns lit by diamonds. More than drops of water were at Noah ' s flood. Diamonds reflecting the omnipresent light Unseen. Where the develry of angels fills the air With soothing bombast. Harmonious Cacephony, Allegro cantabile Music rising irresistably, filling Every nook and crevice of joy and despair With sounds of immortality. Assurance of the Infinite. There. Where? Where after winter ' s sleep the earth awakes. Stretching arms as far as the eye can see. Yawning— Opening furrows, taking in seeds To grow its clothing for its yearly day. So it dresses itself Clothes itself in furs of green And perfumed flowers. (But Lord! I know that all that grows Grows up and down and sideways.) The rose shall rise and risen soon shall die; But deep within that most divine of things— The source of life— the earth- Grows obscure the life giving food. The worm that crawls in that part of heaven which lie bencat hour feet Sees, and seeing knows; Divinity is everywhere, it fills that lower realm With growth. Assurance of the Infinite. There. Where? Wherever walkers walk Or searchers seek Or learners learn Or children laugh. Wherever things shall grow. Or winds blow Or rains fall Or clouds pass on their neverending journey: Wherever there is music. As Ions as one last man inhales the holy air. J Evervwhere. Assurance of the infinite. There. f UetcUes or cAy (People by MORTON MEROWITZ 1 The warm, limpid eyes of the Rebbe as he sits quietly among creatures of God. feeding them instead of sprinkling them with faith and words of holiness... A strange twist writhes in the corners of his mouth... The burden of Malchut and Galut behind and around him; the Chassidim, with uplifted arms and pale faces and parched tongues, the Shemah about to burst from their weary throats, look upwards with tears in their eyes . . . tear of joy . . . hopelessly hoping. While the hopeful, chaste Choson sits in a chair obediently awaiting his Kalah... As Yiddel mit der fiddel and Berel with the bass play upon their instruments as their tzitzis shake from wine-filled bellies and hearts. .. As fat, tired, uplifted arms clap while shaitles dance more heartily than any caterer will ever see, hankies in their hands, tune of the Choson Shpiel on their lips... the odor of strudel and roast chicken waft to my nose and mingle with the gaiety... the tune echoing down across the seas and transcending the generations which are buried beneath the dry bones and cre- matoria, the generations which are no more... While the swaying singsong of the Masmidin in black kapota with unshaven, solemn faces animatedly learn (even in America) with the fervor of love of the life of eternity ...While another singer, shaven, awakes from his dream, and cries: I have torn my Torah! How shall I cry for your destruction while I cry for mine? And I see a shul atop a grocery store with stale smells of yellowing pages, black with finger marks, grey with tears no longer cried or shared... and young Jewish boys and girls, noisily merry-making in the streets, forgetting the never-to-be forgotten ... the Cantor crying out to an empty congregation Shma Yisroel . . . —but Yisroel does not hear . . . But what is this? Who are these strange dark ones? They come to learn the language of their fathers for their children to learn. So they softly mutter the words of Yermiyahu in the tongue of Bialik (the old ones on the new land) ... where the black kapota is hardly seen, but the still small voice is not at all silenced . . . but changed . . . And they dance gayly and fight strongly, and rebuild and renew. These are the sketches of my people: the wandering, won- dering, bickering children of Israel, chosen by God to carry the sweetness of His burden, bearing it— nay, burning it upon their shoulders and foreskins... It whirls down from the men of the shattered stiebles and sheitles and burnt books and bodies, echoing in the ruins the cheers and sweat of the land, to the gay, rapid sons in an arid desert sprouting anew from the old. ENLIGHTENMENT by MAR I IN CORDON The depth of human experience is remarkable, Man ' s mind is able to probe the challenging complexity ol the natural p rocess. He is capable of establishing cohesion and progress within a heterogenous and unstable society. His emotions reveal to him the fascinating splendor of a vast universe. He senses deeply the frightening mystery of his existence. How shameful and tragic it is, then, when in the most crucial area of human reaction, in the religious experience, he is often found to be insensibly unprobing and unmoved. It is. indeed, in their relationship to the mit vol maassiol. to Hal acha, that many of our people are so wanting in depth. The Crucial Role of Halacha The Halacha, the Divinely-rooted principles and practices guiding the life of the the Jew, harbors in its all-embracing de- tail the answer to man ' s essential problem: The dilemma of in- security and uncertainty. As man reaches maturity he becomes frighteningly aware of the challenge he faces in the world about him. He senses the impersonality of an overwhelming natural process. He apprehends contradictory values within a demand- ing society. He fears— even after his formulation of a definite direction— the uncertainty of his fulfillment within that value scheme. Neither his own nature nor his experience can offer him any absolutes. Out of this dilemma rises the guidance of the Halacha, establishing in very definite terms the road to fulfillment. When Abraham, our father, contacted the Personal G-d (Havaya) and experienced a personal revelation of mitzvot. he was assured by G-d that through their observance he would achieve fulfillment: □ ' ' an fPffi ' JS 1 ? l ?nnn , ' TB b? ' JX V ' jN )S« , ' I D73X 7X ' ft XT! And G-d (Havaya) appeared to Abram and said unto him, I am El Shadai, walk before me and be per- fect. This assurance of fulfilment through Torah observance is rooted in the identity, as expressed in the above posuk, of man ' s Personal G-d, the G-d of Halacha, with the G-d of the cosmos, the Master of the apparently impersonal natural pro- cess: ' TIP bp ' 2X Ani El Shadai, the Midrash comments on the above verse, ' 7 ?3 i ?Ty ' r l Tnoxii ' She-amarti l ' Olami Dai. I am G-d who establishes order within the chaos of nature. There is, consequently, no clash between the aspirations of man and their actualization within the course of nature. A very reassuring harmony underlies the relationship between man and the universe. G-d. the Source of all existence takes special interest in the fulfillment of each human personality. Man is the essence of all creation. But the destructive potential of the natural forces, the cataclysmic potential of the human drives are such, that the co-existence in fruitful harmony of all men and the universe can be achieved only through adher- ence by man to the Divine behavior scheme, the Halacha. in whose values that harmony is rooted: XO ' jy X731 xrVHlXa B ' 3n Hibit be-Oraita Uvara alma. noted our rabbis, echoing the teaching of King Solomon. The universe was created and is sustained on the basis of the Torah values. The validity of the Torah life does not rest merely on the psychological security afforded him who would accept it. but in the absolute truth of its values. But although absolutes are proclaimed, duties demanded, direction determined, as the revelation at Mount Sinai in its detail declared to all Israel, man is not at all. in the religious experience, stifled in the assertion of his individuality. Adher- ing to the Torah life does not mean a stagnant mechanical conformity to shallow rituals and meaningless restrictions. In- deed, quite to the contrarv. our rabbis stressed, mifi3 p31 T 3 XVX pTin 13 b TX Ein lecho ben chorin ela mi she-osek ba-Torah. The free man is only he who is involved in Torah! The Religious Act as an Intellectual Experience This point is crucial. The essence of the religious experi- ence lay not in the objective act alone, but in the very sub- jective and boundless intellectual-emotional experience related to the act. For the mitzvot. as expressions of the wisdom of G-d (and not merely his arbitrary will), are rooted in concepts fundamental to life: it is. therefore, to the extent that the con- ceptual nature of each mitzvah is understood that the religious experience is deepened. The ma ' asse mitzvah (the religious acti is, of course, an emotional experience where the human per- sonality is swept into an attachment with the mysterious but benevolent unknown, but as befits the unique nature of man. the nature of the mitzvah and the essential character of G-d. the experience must be based on knowledge— a knowledge of the wisdom of G-d embodied in the mitzvah— which, in turn. makes for a meaningful emotional experience. Indeed, the human emotional experience remains true to the integrity of the human being to the extent that he has established intellectually the nature of its goal. The halachic principle. 3 WIS |T TTfXSC performance of mitzvot does not require conceptualization, refers to the minimal fulfillment of the objective act: but the fulfillment is certainly heightened to the extent that i U13 is involved. An understanding of the basic themes underlying the mitzvot is achieved through a penetrating study of tr Agadic and Midrashic literature (and. too. the Cabalic litera- ture), where— beneath what is often a very romantic and sym- bolic crust— our rabbis speak out in very essential and mean- ingful terms. (Too often the integrity of this literature is violated by the superficial exposition and surface judgement of its message.) It is on the basis cf this conceptual appreciation of the mitzvot that the ' dry ' ritual will suddenly thrive with meaning. But a total appreciation of the halachic act goe- the elucidation of its broad agadic themes. It requires tih e taxing extraction from the Sugiot haGemmarah of the complex web of sub-principles deriving from the basic themes, which determine the finities of the halachic act. The comprehension of these inherent relationships between Agada and Halacha. between theory and practice, between concept and deed, is the most profound experience one can achieve. It is. indeed, here that many of our generation, who in the secular areas of their lives pride themselves in their intel- lectual aspirations, remain tragically uninformed and unsearch- ing— and. consequently, unmoved This background of intellectual penetration converts the ma ' asse mitzvah, transcendently into a total-personality experi- ence. The conceptual message of the mitzvah is ingrained- through its repeated expression— upon the individual ' s total being : ]1M '  ' nosn ' DISSS bo kol atzmossai tomarno haShem. mi chomocha. From a momentary intellectual con- sideration, the concept is transformed into a constant guide for his behavior. Individuality in the Religious Act It is. indeed, when the halachic act is experienced in this perspective that it is converted from a mere expression of con- formity to a creative subjective endeavor. For the intellectual perception and emotional reaction of every individual is unique to his own personality. Every man is a world in himself. One ' s interpretation of the ma ' amore chazal and their incorporation within his life ' s philosophy involves a world of subjective analy- sis and reaction. On the posuk in Tehillim, «7lWl Q T run ' lrmrai lXDn 71 nvro OX O ! ! im BeTorat haShem chephtzo UveTorato Yehgeh yoman valaila, chazal noted, .V3VJ bn nxipj ID irttO ,iT3pil bw laitf by nxip: n nnsV lechatchia nikret al shemo shel hakodosh boruch hu, ve-achar kach nikret al shemo. And even within the rigid absolutes, the binding truths of the sugiot haGemmarah there lies the subtle, infinite realm of the unformulated. For the analysis of the sugiah and its applica- tion to his particular life situations is subjective to the particular insight of the individual. .D n D X n31 l ?N1 l X Of course, while in the realm of Agada and the experience of the ma ' asse mitzvah there is room for every man to create, with regard to the interpretation and application of the halacha not everyone is qualified enough to consider himself an authority; but the ideal most certainly is for every individual to become a ben chorin even within the sugiat haGemmorah. Naturally, while the religious experience is deepened through the intellectual appreciation of the mitzvot haTorah, it must remain ultimately an act of faith. Adherence to the mitzvah must never be considered contingent upon the under- standing of its purpose, its conceptual essence; for man can never achieve a total comprehension of the infinite wisdom of G-d. But rather than an expression of blind faith, the commit- ment to the mitzvot should be an expression of intelligent faith— a resignation to the infinite wisdom of G-d whose truth I have grasped to the peak of my potential. When the students of Rebi Yochanan ben Zaccai, troubled by the mystery of the ritual of the para adumah, asked their teacher to reveal to them its meaning, the sage replied: .rnnx imnb w v-i Dnx rxi Tnri nvu ' nppn npin Chuka cha- kakti. gezera gazarti, ve ' en atem rashaim leharher achareha. The meaning of Para Adumah is beyond man ' s comprehension. There are religious values, which are, indeed, straight obliga- tions, whose purpose the human mind cannot fathom. Basic as is the answer Rebi Yochanan ben Zaccai gave his students in establishing the acceptance of Para Adumah as an act of faith, equally crucial is the fact that they did ask the question! TWO RED ROSES, TWO AGING TREES MRBS by RONN BURKE Two roses, once, quite proud and high, Stood out from all the rest; Their petals soft beneath the warmth And fragrance of the sun. Two trees, nearby, quite worn and grey, Stood aging midst the moss; Their branches heavy with the time And weight of gone by years. Two pathways, there, that very day, Stood facing one another; Their destinies would not be known, And still I had to choose. Two roses, sweet, perfumed the one- Stood fair, while aging trees, Their branches hung, wailed on and on, And prayed me not to pass. Two times forty— the years since when I Stood before those paths; Their ends unknown: that rose . . . the tree, And then I ventured in. Two paths, again, which beckon me, Stand rising in the midst; Their passage, though, allows no choice, And I must enter one. Two paths? no, just the one for me Stands pure, I ' ve earned my way; I didn ' t walk the rose filled road, I chose the aged trees. K3§ «r Tin Citf ln -tin by OSCAR WACHSTOCK. Civilization is like a stream that Hows out of the deep sea. Each civilization chooses its own distinctive path, forming its own main currents and sub currents. This essay will attempt to describe the path of Judaism and show its distinctiveness by comparing the Jewish attitude towards the relationship of man to Nature and the Cosmos to that of the rest of the world. It will show that through the process of attaching spiritual lessons and moral values to corporeal acts, Judaism has succeded in creating a fourth-dimension of reality and existence, a trans- cendental Nature that exists suspended between Heaven and Earth in our own individual subjective minds. In the process we will show how many attacks on Judaism by the ' modern ' intel- lectuals turn out to rest on a misunderstanding or miscompre- hension of the essence of Judaism. 1 Man and His Place In the Universe Religion is the attempt by man to solve the riddle of the meaning of his existance, and the understanding of the relation- ship between man. Nature, and the Creator. Out of the chaotic medley of religions, one can easily discern some basic configu- rations of beliefs relating to this relationship. Some religions centered around the worship and deification of Nature in its various manifestations. By equating G-d with Nature, they preach ed a religion of corporeal pleasures, sexual orgies, and fertility ceremonies. An antithetical movement arose out of the syncretization of Christianity with the various pagan ' mystery ' cults of the Ancient World. They renounced all bodily pleasures as being evil perse, the result of the soul ' s being entombed in a corporeal vessel. Both solutions are unsatisfactory. The former submits itself to the blind forces of an uncomprehen- sible and erratic Nature, and leads to the objectification of man where he becomes a slave to his passions and emotions. The latter demands of man the impossible, to become not men but angels. It negates the problem by isolating man from the main currents of daily life. The Judaic solution is one that steers clear between these two extreme poles. Man must live in Nature, but not become a slave to it. Perhaps this is best exemplified by Jacob ' s ladder. There must be a firm foundation on which the ladder is to stand. The head of the ladder must reach Heaven, and the angels, or the deds of men. must go up and at the same time come down. The Mitzvoth are the rungs of the ladder that lead us upwards to attain spiritual heights. We come down to ful- fill our bodily needs. The net result is that we remain suspended between Heaven and Earth, drawing our inspiration and sus- tenance from both opposite poles. The difference betwen man and animal is not only a quan- titative one. as the neo-Darwinians hypothesize, but also a qualitative one. Animals experience themselves only as objects, as ' Its ' . They live in a three-dimensional world chained to the momentary, the real, to Nature. They cannot talk, or represent a reality by a sign. Man experiences himself as a subject, an T. He lives in the dimension of abstractions such as time, ideas, and symbols. This ability of man to abstract the signific- ancc of an act. to create a new dimension of reality super- imposed upon Nature, is the key to the understanding of Judaism I he significance of the MitZVOth is to enable m;in to live in Nature, and thus fulfill his bodily needs, and yet by attaching symbolic significance to our acts, man can step above Nature and climb to a higher reality of morality and under- standing. The more symbols wc cultivate, the richer and more meaningful a personality we acquire The goal of man is to become creative. T ' - ' K . , : IITW. by actively projecting his personality into the building of a more perfect world. Wc must all build our own subjective symbolic worlds by means of doing of Mitzvoth. The more Mitzvoth or symbols a man possesses, the more he cultivates his own Platonic Utopia, the closer will he become a real human personality. The Subjective Nature of the Mitzvoth Throughout the ages scholars and thinkers have searched for the raison d ' etre for Mitzvoth. The explanations offered run from alpha to omega, the whole gamut of possibilities, from the allegorical (PhiloCto the m stical (Nachmanides), philo- sophical (Maimonides). sociological (Luzzatto). astrological (Ibn Ezra), existentialist (Rosenzweig). and historical Yehuda- Ha-Levi). In reality there are no reasons for Mitzvoth save G-d ' s will. There are only effects of Mitzvoth. Because men are different by nature the effects of various Mitzvoth will van. accordingly. Each school of though depicts the effect a par- ticular Mitzvoh has upon a man of that psychic make-up and temperament. For one who leans towards mysticism the Zohar is right, while for a rationalist the rieid intellectualism of the Guide is correct. In reality !D n D ' j? ' T3 HI R. To take a particular example, let us examine the Mitzvoh of ' :. For some it signifies a form of Limud Ha-Torah. because with every word that is said there springs forward to the mind the various tri ISNO associated with these words: to others it is a mystical experience of communion with the Almighty: to still others it is a symbol of solidarity and unity with - --_- r!5j3. By attaching a symbolic lesson to an act man has changed the essential experiencing of the act. He has. in a sense, created a new re.ilin of experience. The meaning of the act depends on the personality make-up of the individual performing the act. A mitzvoh is not just a symbol that floats in the air and is grasped intellectually, as the Alexandrian Hellenists preached. A Mitzvoh is a symbol attached to the performance of an actual act that changes the essential meaning of the act. Reason and emotion, symbol and deed combine in the per- formance of a Mitzvoh. Symbols are for the intellectuals. Mitzvohs are for all. Symbols are ephemeral. Mitzvohs are everlasting. Symbols are man-made. Mitzvohs are G-d revealed. A mitzvoh is not a mere legal requirement. It is the con- cretization of moral values. It is not enough to believe in the concept of ' —:?. One must pray three tim:- :ertain fixed pravers at certain required times. Mere verbalisms are antiques. Halacha is a living concretization of high ethical and moral principles. It was Spinoza who first denuded Judaism of its high spiritual insights by claiming that the Torah is but a remarkable piece of legislation. Wellhausen and his Higher Anti-Semites further tried to lower Judaism ' s stature, and consequently justify Christianity, by claiming that even the legal codes of Judaism were borrowed from or else were on a lower plane than the codes of the neighboring Semitic coun- tries. Indicative of this general misunderstanding of the rela- tionship between moral values and Mitzvoth is the fact that the word min was translated as Nomos or Laws. The actual deri- vation of min is m 1 to teach or instruct. By performing the commandments man becomes a partner in the unfolding of a cosmic dialogue between G-d in search of man. and man in search of G-d By performing the Mitzvoth man reenacts the Sinaitic covenant where G-d ' s message first was proclaimed. We have indicated that the Torah is a system of education through the performance of symbolic acts. Symbols are not created artificially .They spring from the hearts and feelings of man, and from the mores and folkways of society. For that reason symbols in use throughout the ages by pagans were utilized by the Torah. The Torah neither condemned nor con- doned such practices; it reconstructed the subjective experience attached to the doing of such instinctive acts that although on the descriptive or phenotypic level the act remains the same, on the genotypic or central layer the essential act is radically different. Thus a pagan sacrifices to appease Nature. A Jew sacrifices to G-d who is above Nature and the processes of Time and History. All people need to eat. The Jew changes the essential meaning of the act of eating by prefixing it by a bless- ing and suffixing it with a Grace. The Mitzvohs are the rungs of the ladder that lead us to transcend Nature and live in the world of the symbolic abstraction. The Halacha and the Mid- rash are the warp and woof of the Mitzvohs, giving them form and meaning. Out of our own personality make-up and back- ground we write a Midrash on the Eternal Book of Life. The Commands are the living tools by which we fashion and mold our spiritual lives and enrich our personalities. The Psychological Side of Mitzvoth The effect of the Mitzvoth depends on the psychic make-up of the individual performing the act in-as-much as it is he who must inject his personality into this creative act that enriches his symbolic world through transcending Nature and her momentary demands. To fully analyze all the ideas that branch out of this focal concept would unecessarily lengthen this art- icle, but because of its paramount importance, and in order to recapitulate into a meaningful setting all that has been said or implied, we will give acursory glance at Freud ' s views on reli- gion and morality as it affects religion in general and Judaism specifically. G-d. says Freud, is a projection of the Father Image. Religion is the ' collective conscience ' of society. A child ' s mor- ality is nothing more than the internalization of the voice of the father. Modern man is beset by anxieties and neuroses be- cause by the institutions of civilization he has become alienated from Nature. Freud is essentially a modern-day apostle of the ever-recurrent religion of naturalism, or complete worship of religion. His antipathy towards organized religions stemmed from their insistence on obligations and duties that tend to separate man from his natural enviroment. Religious observance of the minutae of the legal codes, and dogmatic ethnocentricism, were to Freud proof that es- sentially religion is the collective neuroses ' of the masses. Indeed, if one were to perform all religious acts mechanically, without in some way becoming affected or influenced by the performance of the act, the act must soon become a reflex pat- tern where one act inevitably leads to the next without any way to control it. The individual becomes chained to the series of events that follow, and developes a certain rigidity of action typical of neurotics. This is why, by following the dictates of nature and the libidinal impulses, as Freud preached, man becomes a slave to his passion so that his ' Ego ' is but a mere piece of clay that is moulded by the ' Id ' and ' —Ego ' . If however, one initially does an act because of heteronomous reasons, such as social pressures, eventually as he gains insight into his own personality make-up and his relationship to G-d and his fellow men, he will begin to con- tinue to do the same act for autonomous reasons. The meaning of the act will change because he will attach some symbolic significance, some ethical or moral lesson, to that act so that now he has attained real freedom and a true chance to inject his personality in the moulding of this imperfect world. •min njw •  xbx mm n i ? rs Prayer is a dialogue in words. Mitzvoth are a dialogue in deeds. We are the actors in the constant re-enactment of the Sinaitic drama. In each generation we have to cross the wilder- ness to come to our promised land. Jacob ' s ladder stands suspended between Heaven and Earth in front of each of us. The rivers still flow out of Can-Eden, and the angels still watch over it. 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In Living Memory of our Dear Departed Husband and Father DAVID BADER May his memory be an everlasting guide and comfort to us MOLLIE BADER and CHILDREN SHELDON, IRVING, MYRNA Greetings from YESHIVA UNIVERSITY WOMEN ' S ORGANIZATION MRS. WALTER J. DIAMOND National President 120 WASHINGTON HEIGHTS FEDERAL SAVINGS and Loan Association 1390 St. Nicholas Avenue Corner 180th Street 371 East 149th Street Near Third Avenue 275 West 231st Street West of Broadway 2150 Whie Plains Road South of Pelham Parkway NEW YORK Floyd Cramer, President Congratulation to CHAIM CHARYTAN upon his gradua from Mon and Had Aunt. Freida ' n ' i - M: Aunt Esther Uncle Philip Claire Aunt Gertrude £ Uncle living kids Aut Regina Uncle David kids Aunt [da Uncle Harry kids Aunt Mania Uncli I rael Morris Aunt Molly Claire and Irving Dora aii ' l Sam and kin ' s Belle and Leo ano 1 kids Edna and Leo and kids Shirley and George and kids IIorteu.se and .Murray and kids Phillis and Bayra Carrol and Raymond and son Eddie Fenig and family Sarah and Benny and kids Anne Fonif? Goldy and Chaim and kids Sally and Benny and kids Sarah and Nachum and kids Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to our son HENRY upon his graduation Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Book Joseph and Norma Congratulations to JERRY DATTELKRAMER from SPINNER and GRAULICH INC. 2069 Fulton Street Brooklyn, N.Y. 121 Congratulations to our son ABRAHAM GAFNI upon his graduation DR. and MRS. R. GAFNI BEST WISHES TO ERNEST GOLDMAN FROM THE MICHAELS Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to SHNEUR THE GENACK FAMILY Congratulations and Best Wishes to ABNER HUGH GROFF From. Mom and Dad Dr. and Mrs. Julian Groff and Lisse Stephen H.Groff Uncle Sam and Aunt Bella Jules, Freda, and Herbert Schwarz Mr. and Mrs. Irving Allen Best Wishes to TSVI GRONER SHOCHTIM UNION OF LOCAL 370 Rev. E. Meltzer, Pres. Rev. M. Goodman, Vice Pres. Rev. M. Leiter, Sec. Mr. Geo. Lederman, Mgr. BEST WISHES and GOOD LI To TSVI GRONER CATTLE SHOCHTIM UNION- LOCAL 491 Rev. M. Grossman, Pre . Rev. J. Groner, Sec. Mr. Geo Lederman, Managt r GREETINGS and BEST WISHES To TSVI GRONER your friend GEO LEDERMAN Mr. and Mrs. BENJAMIN WEINSTEIN In Honor of Granddaughter ROBIN JOY POS NER Congratulations to LAWRENCE HALPERN Upon His Graduation from College from his Detroit friends- Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gellman Yudi Judge Nathan J. Kaufman Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Katzman Mr. and Mrs. Kolodny Mr. and Mrs. J. Nagler Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Weingarten Congratulations and Best Wishes to HERBERT JOSEPHER from the family METRO MUSIC STORES INC. 100 West 42nd Street WI 7-1728 Best Wishes to our son and brother ALBERT on his graduation Mr. and Mrs. Hornblass and family Congratulations to STANLEY M. HARRISON from— HERVITZ PACKING COMPANY Harrisburg, Pa. Congratulations and lies! Wishes to MOSHE Mr. and Mrs. J. Katz and Family Mr. and Mrs. A. Katz and Family Mr. I. Katz and Family Rabbi and Mrs. S. Katz and Family Capt. and Mrs. E. Burack and Family Best Wishes to the Cro.diio.ting CldSi HARRY KRAKAUER Congratulations to our Son Leon, and His Classmates, The Class of ' 60 Mr. and Mrs. MEYER KURINSKY Compliments of Mr. and Mrs. SAMUEL H. LEBOWITZ and Family Congratulations to our Grandson JERRY MALETT Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to our son STANLEY and his classmates Mr. and Mrs. HYMAN MUSS Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to our son STEVEN Mr. and Mrs. RISKIN With Best Wishes to the Graduating Class of ' 60 from SOPHIE TUCKER Congratulations to Jerry Simons from Mrs. Lena Adelman and daughter, [da Breitmans of Laverock, Penna. Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Epstein Mr, Mr. Mi ' , Mi ' . and Mrs. Louis Goidderg and Mrs. Milton Goldberg and Mrs. Harry Goldenberg and Mrs. .lack Goldman and Mrs. Samuel Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Home Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Jacoby and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Milton Jones Mr. Mrs. Benjamin Klebanoff daughter Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Komins Dr. and Mrs. Samuel Meyers Mr. and Mrs. Barry Newman Miss Colia Pincus Mrs. Ruth Porges Dr. and Mrs. Israel Press Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ressner and sons Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Saks Mr. and Mrs. C. Harold Schuler Mr. and Mrs. Edward Simons and children Stephen R., Janice B., Lawrence K. Mrs. Mollie G. Simons Mrs. Sara G. Sobel Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stendel f ' nuijiiniK nly, of Sidney and Brenda Sachs Isadoreand Emma Sachs Arthur and Seymour Spolter Jack Rabinowitz Sanford Gillis Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to our son GEORGE and his classmates Mr. and Mrs. SAMET Congratulations and Bes t Wishes to HARRY SCHLAKMAN Upon the occasion of his graduation Mr. and Mrs. MAX SCHLAKMAN and Friends Congratulations to MITCHELL SNYDER The Jack Herman Miller Family Circle The Peterson Cousins ' Club Mr. and Mrs. Frank Snyder Kenneth Rabbi and Mrs. Victor Solomon Congratulations and Best Wishes To MICHEL WERBLOWSKY Mr. and Mrs. David Deitsch Family Best Wishes for a Successful Future To our Nephew MYRON Mr. and Mrs. GEORGE THURM Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to MOISH WEIDER and YOSSIE WOLICKI from Tifereth Zion Hapoel Hamizrachi of Williamsburg In Honor of the Graduation of HOWARD RHINE MOTHER-DAD SISTER-BROTHER Congratulat LEON and the- GONCHES Congratulations to GERALD JACOB Mr. and Mrs. A. B. BLIDSTEIN Congratulations to JOEL and his CLASSMATES SELMA and PARENTS Compliments of CARVEL 505 W. 181st Street New York, N.Y. Congratulations and Best Wishes To our son ERNEST GOLDMAN on his graduation Mazcl In- to our grandson HARVEY on his graduation Mr. and Mrs. MORRIS GOLDSCHEIDER : : Mr. and Mrs. Edward Simons and children Stephen R., Janice B., Lawrence K. Mrs. Mollie G. Simons Mrs. Sara G. Sobel Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stendel Best Wishes to MARTIN GORDON a Gentleman and Scholar PEARL and HAROLD JACOBS Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Israel I. Halpern upon the graduation of their son LAWRENCE, from Yeshiva College From the Detroit Members of the Rabbinical Council of America Best Wishes to Michel Werblowsky from HARRY J. SRULOWITZ THE IDEAL SUPPLY CO. 445 Communipaw Ave. Jersey City, N.J. Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to MAYER RABBI and MRS. S. RABINOWITZ Dear Larry— Our sincerest wishes for a very successful future- Love— MOM, DAD SHEILA AND MARTY Congratulations to Gonches Compliments of ARTHUR BERMAN of BERMAN TOURS 27 CANAL STREET N.Y. 2, N.Y. 130 MY HEARTFELT THANKS TO RABBI [SSACHAR LEVIN Whose wise and unselfish efforts produced the inspiration and foundation upon which I have been able to base all of my FURTHER JEWISH EDUCATION. JETHRO. IN DEEP APPRECIATION OE THE TEACHERS ' INSTITUTE FACULTY AND ADMINISTRATION Who enabled Me to Broaden the Scope of my RELIGIOUS HEBREW EDUCATION. Yitro Jacobs. To MORTY MEROWITZ From Merowitzs and Linettes Compliments of Mr. Mrs. I. Davis Mr. Mrs. B. Davis Daughter Mr. Mrs. H. Davis Congratulations to JERRY DATTELKRAMER from Simon Blechman Best Wishes for Continued Success to ALAN BRONSTEIN Witzgall Press, Lawrence, Mass. WALDORF SHOE SHOP 9408 Church Avenue, Brooklyn 12. N.Y. HYacinth 8-0928 Congratulations to LEON AND HIS GONCHES To Our Son STUART BADIAN with great love and best wishes for future success MOM DAD Congratulations to LEON AND HIS GONCHES Congratulations to IRVING BAUM on his graduation GREENKAY INC. Office Furniture Drafting Equipment 125 West 45th Street New York, New York Circle 7-7344 COMPLIMENTS OF A FRIEND In Honor of our Nephew HARVEY B. DICKMAN Mr. Mrs. Paul Katz In Honor of our Beloved Son HARVEY B. DICKMAN Mr. Mrs. I. Dickman Mazel Tov to our Son and Brother ALAN on his Graduation Mr. Mrs. Genauer Family Congratulations to our son YAKOV Mr. Mrs. Benjamin Goldberg Compliments of DR. ABRAHAM F. KIMEL and Family Al Levin Al Marks LEVIN AND MARKS, INC. Manufacturing and Wholesale Jewelers Booth 36 National Jewelers Exchange 8 West 47th St. New York 36, N.Y. Circle 6-2767 In Honor of my Beloved Grandson HARVEY B. DICKMAN Mazel Tov to our Son and Brother HARVEY Mr. Mrs. Albert Goldscheider, Calvin Ethel ARCADE STATIONERY 191st St. St. Nicholas Ave. Review Books— Toys School Supplies— Newspaper Ads Greeting Cards— Box Candy Best Wishes to MARTY GORDON The Kotkes Family Congratula tions to MORTON from the Freiman Family Congratulations to GONCHES Compliments of BOSTONIAN SHOES 209 West 125th St. New York, N.Y. Shoes for Men Congratuations to AVERY HARRIS on his Graduation Arthur Jacobs Our Heartiest Congratulations to SCHNEUR from the Weinstein Family Congratulations from WEBERS CATERERS Mt. Eden Center Morris Ave. 173rd St. Bronx 57, N.Y. TR 2-0870 720 Ft. Washington Ave. New York 40, N.Y. SW 5-3600 i 32 To SHELDON HIRSCH from Pinkas Fischer Co. 548 Gardner Ave. Brooklyn 22, N.Y. GE 1 4120 SAM FRISHMAN Prime Meats Poultry !■- 261 West Park A ' Long B Diagonally 0p| i Theatre FLUSHING MEATS, INC. 320-330 Johnson Ave. Brooklyn 6, N.Y. Mazel Tov Best Wishes to JERROLD NEUGEBOREN Peoples Brokerage Co. Benjamin Neugeboren Nathan L. Zuckerbrot Congratulations to our Son MARK upon his Graduation Mr. Mrs. Maurice Jacobowsky Congratulations to MAYER RABINOWITZ upon his Graduation from the Resnikoff Family Circle Best Wishes and Congratulations to our Son ALFRED and his Fellow Graduates Mr. Mrs. Israel Katz MR. MRS JOSEPH FINGERHUT AND FAMILY LIPPMAN ' S PHARMACY 495 W. 186th St.; Cor. Amsterdam Ave.; N.Y.C. WA 7-7014 Opposite Yeshiva ' s Main Academic Center Joseph Lippman, Ph.G. HARTZ MOUNTAIN Pet Foods AL ' s ENTERPRISES 285 Maujer St. Brooklyn 6, New York Phone HI 4-6224 POINCIANA SALES CO. Novelties-Hobby Supplies Carnival Goods-Party Favors Toys 2252 W. Flagler St. Miami ------ Congratulations to HERBERT MILLEN from Mr. Mrs. Harry L. Millen Congratulations and Best Wishes to WOLF SAFRIN upon his Graduation from Mom. Dad Irving Ben W. Cohen FINERFUR INC. 6 West 48th Street New York 19. N.Y. PLaza 7-5490 Compliments to HARRY SCHLAKMAN from Mr. Milton Schulman ■ Congratulations to Allan Genauer UNCLES ' BEN, MOISHE AUNT LIL AND GRANDMA Compliments of HENRY GLAZER Best Wishes to our Nephew HARVEY GOLDSCHEIDER Mr. and Mrs. Murray Hirshman Mr. and Mrs. Louis Kessler BEST WISHES TO EDGAR GROSS FROM MR. MRS. JACK N. GROSS S. RABINOWITZ HEBREW BOOK STORE 30 Canal Street New York 2, N.Y. COMPLIMENTS OF MR. MRS. BERNKLAU ORegon 4-2616 EMJAY PHOTOGRAPHERS candid— portrait— movies— stereo 201 East Broadway New York 2, N.Y. Compliments of H. ENGELSTEIN Far Rockaway ORchard 40167 SUSSMAN BAKING CO. strictly kosher Quality Cake Since 1901 206 Clinton Street New York 2, N.Y. JACOB J. AVNER 525 Reads Lane Far Rockaway, N.Y. Compliments of I. GREHER CLINTON WINE AND LIQUOR CO. 58-62 Clinton St. New York, N.Y. Congratulations to AVERY HARRIS From a Friend Congratulations to HARVEY GOLDSCHEIDER AND JERRY SHAVRICK Women ' s Leagueof Yeshiva University Baltimore, Maryland Congratulations to our son Stanley and his classmates MR. AND MRS. JULIUS HARRISON LOUIS AND SAMUEL Harrisburg, Penna. Best Wishes to HARVEY GOLDSCHEIDER from Festive Finer Foods Baltimore, Md. BIRNBACH ACKERMAN, INC. Insurance 815 Broadway Brooklyn 6, N.Y. EV 8-0516 134 ( - 1 1 r i f . i . 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 1 . 1 1 • . to SHELDON From Mother and Dad You can ' t pay lr-v. You can ' t get mora It ' s just ar.ro Suit r.lr.ari ' .r) and ] 00 Panti i- -.-. d 10.50 Small repa Special Ycshiva Discount 2553 Amsterdam • a KESHNAR POULTRY 1351 39th Street Brooklyn 18, N.Y. ULster 4 7500 BORO FUEL OIL CO. William Cohn 2 Church Avenue Brooklyn 18. N.Y. Westmore 9-5542 PORT CHESTER KOSHER MARKET Prime Meats— Poultry— Delicatessen 68 Poningo Street Port Chester, N.Y. Best Wishes to Herby and his classmates STEIN ' S MEAT MARKET strictly kosher 752 East Tremont Avenue Bronx. N.Y. Congratulations to YECHIEL KITAINIK From Mom and Dad Congratulations to JERRY MALETT Mother— Dad— Sister Congratulations to JAY KLONER from RENA Best Wishes to HERBERT MILLEN Mr. and Mrs. Max Spitz Dorchester, Mass. RIVER PARKWAY LAUNDRY 2545 Amsterdam Ave. New York 33, N.Y. MR. AND MRS. LOUIS RATNER in honor of HERBERT MILLEN FOLADARE ' S DAIRY GROCERY 2551 Amsterdam Ave. across from the Yeshiva open 7 A.M. to 8 P.M. WA 3-2910 Compliments of BERGEL SERVICE CENTER INC. 452 Long Beach Boulevard Long Beach. N.Y. Lou Gelberg Sandy Sturm WAdsworth 7-4285 BLAINE ' S WORKCLOTHES, INC. specialists in WORK CLOTHES SPORTSWEAR 521 West 181st Street New York City JACK ' S SPORTSWEAR Brooklyn. N.Y. EV 5-9888 SARAH ROTHMAN In Honor of my daughter Sarah Rothman ' s recovery THE FARMERLY INC. 1568 St. Nicholas Avenue Hyacinth 3-5521 IRVING ' S SHOES Better Shoes for the Entire Family 1099 Rutland Road Brooklyn 12, N.Y. RELIABLE LAUNDRY 1529 St. Nicholas Avenue N.Y.C. Congratulations to BARUCH RAPPAPORT from Mr. and Mrs. Israel Siegelman ROXY BARBER SHOP 1548 St. Nicholas Ave. S. Schneiderman WA 8-9651 JOE ' S BARBER SHOP special attention to women and children first grade barber shop 2502 Amsterdam Avenue LAUREL CLEANERS 1518 St. Nicholas Avenue New York 33, N.Y. Compliments of MESROB CLEANERS Compliments of ACME FLOUR CO. In Ever Loving Memory of IDA MARON LEO RHINE LOU ' S FOODLAND North Bergen Compliments of RABBI AND MRS. H. Z. SCHECTMAN 151 Elmwood Avenue Roosevelt, N.Y. EVergreen 4-2443 COOP DISTRIBUTING CO. Wholesale Distributors Domestic Export 232 Broadway Brooklyn 11, N.Y. Compliments to Harry from IRENE AND BOB SCHLAKMAN GRAHAM DIST. INC. Wholesale Distributors of Toys, School and Office Supplies 53 Graham Avenue Brooklyn 6, N.Y. 126 STAHL DRUGS Prescription Pharmacy 1576 St. Nicholas Ave. at 189th St. Now York, N.Y. Phone: WAclsworth 3 0500 Mazel Tov Best Wishes to our Son GERALD Mr. Mr. Max Shavrick Bait Best Wishes to SENDER SHIZGAL upon his Graduation With Love, Chavi Complimer. ' JUDAH LEVINE from Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Levine and Aaron Compliments of LONDON CO. Distillers of Fine Gins 629 Henry Street; Elizabeth, N.J. Compliments of MR. MRS. JACOB EPSTEIN FAMILY Hillside, New Jersey Compliments to JUDAH LEVINE from Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gordon and Leonore 992 McLean Avenue, Yonkers Mazel Tov to our son MARTIN GORDON on his Graduation Mom and Dad For the Finest in Kosher Foods Come To: WITKIN ' S DELICATESSEN Caterers 1574 St. Nicholas Avenue, cor. 189th St. WA 3-9281 Mazel Tov to MARTIN on his Graduation Florrie, Joe. Leba and Debra HARRY ACKERMAN Furs for Matching 135 West 29th Street; New York, N.Y. PE 6-9686 Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to GERALD BLIDSTEIN KTAV Publishing Co. CERAMIFORM LABORATORIES 30 Central Park South New York City PATERSON MILLS SALES AGENCY 41 Union Square N.Y.C. Congratulations to MICHEL WERBLOWSKY from Lipps Foodtown North Bergen. N.J. CONGRATULATIONS TO HENRY BOOK From a Friend Compliments of GROSSMAN ' S FISH MARKET Far Rockaway, N.Y. Congratulations to BARRY L. EICHLER from Mother, Dad, and Joel Best Wishes to our nephew and cousin, VICTOR BOTNICK Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rosenfeld Sheila, Alain, and Karen Compliments of ZIMMERMAN ' S Compliments of MRS. BERNARD SACKIN Upon My Nephew Victors ' Graduation Compliments of SCOTT ' S KOSHER BUTCHER SHOP MR. AND MRS ELLMAN Far Rockaway, N.Y. ELCO T.V. CO. 726 West 181 Street N.Y.C. Congratulations to my Grandson VICTOR BOTNICK Mrs. M. Gold Compliments of CAPITOL TYPEWRITER SHOP 573 West 181 Street New York 33, N.Y. Compliments of CONGREGATION BETH SHOLOM Mineola, N.Y. Irving J. Rockoff, Rabbi WAdsworth 8-2140 A. SHALLER Israeli Gift, Book and Record Center 1495 St. Nicholas Ave. N.Y.C. BEST WISHES TO THE GONCHES Congratulations to CHAIM upon his Gradu ation from his parents Mr. and Mrs. Jakob Charytan Compliments of LESLIE AND STEPHANIE PRINCE PENNY SUSAN AND ILONA SILVERMAN WALLACHES IVY 6710 Bay P ' kway B ' klyn 138 Best of Luck to HENRY BOOK MARTIN GORMAN FAMILY MR. AND MRS. PHILIP NEWMAN 21 Supple Road Roxbury, Mass. Congratulations to VICTOR BOTNICK from Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kalz, Far Rockaway, N.Y. MARVIN WEINER 18 Duke Street Mattapan, Mass. In Honor of VICTOR BOTNICK by his Uncle and Aunt, Rabbi Mrs. Aaron S. Gold Best Wishes to my Brother GERRY AVRUM SHAVRICK ARTHUR ZAHN Insurance Broker Bus. Tel.: MA 4-0589 Res. Tel.: TE 6-5685 Bus. Add.: 886 Bedford Ave., B ' klyn. 5, N.Y. Best Wishes to STEVE SHOLOM BERMAN Mazel U Brocha to ALAN BRONSTEIN Classic Maid Glove Hosiery Co., Lawrence, Mass. NEIL BERGER Best Wishes to MR. AND MRS. PHILIP NEWMAN 21 Supple Road Roxbury, Mass. Best Wishes to my Brother GERRY AVRUM SHAVRICK MARVIN WEINER 18 Duke Street Mattapan, Mass. Best Wishes to STEVE SHOLOM BERMAN : : 140 ■ ' ••• 3 3 Hi timR ■ • ■ Dobizw pmm ,wiu r onvn vVv.Vv 3 .; H :  . Ml I I - .;• ' ■■■■ : - ' •■■■ v jKAIB3!9t@ai ■.... ' -■ •■ ' .- ' .