Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

Text from Pages 1 - 198 of the 1964 volume:

Hi BibL. M i i jMr « i 1 : (HD D ' pnn) Ki:7K ' ' Mi n t ' 5« MASMID 1964 published annually by the students of YESHIVA COLLEGE 500 West 185 Street, New York, 10033 Q Q G-rf created man in his image, in the image of G-d He created him. Man was created in the image of G-d but each man also has an image unique to himself as an individual. If man is to fulfill his purpose in life, which is to attain closeness to G-d, he must fulfill himself. To accomplish this, man must first crystallize the reality of his own being which is possible mainly through positive dynamic reac- tions to confrontations. The college years are a time in a man ' s life when he is perhaps most receptive to confrontations and most uninhibited in his reactions to them. Are vital confrontations an integral part of the col- legiate experiences? Yes, if the acquisition of knowledge involves not only the aim to help towards a better under- standing of the world around us, but also the aim to help in the development of ideas and opinions; yes, if receptions, clubs, dramatic societies, athletics, theater parties, help towards a greater awareness of one ' s self, one ' s fellow men, and a greater awareness of the impor- tance of the interplay of human relationships. It is apparent that the primary concern of a college should be to provide opportunities for confrontations. But of equal significance is that the composition of its adminis- tration, faculty, and student body should be such as to create an atmosphere which inspires students to react to the confrontations with intelligence and vigor. This, in fact, describes Yeshiva College., ;, Nathan Lamport Auditorium uV ' V CONTENTS r 2 Theme 8 Memorial Dedication 9 Faculty Dedication 10 Administration 12 Letter, Dr. Belkin 15 Letter, Dr. Bacon 18 Faculty 54 Love 58 Graduates 100 Literary Awards 100 Ephraim Fleisher Memorial Award (1963) 106 Ephraim Fleisher Memorial Award (1964) 110 Jerome Robbins Memorial Award (1964) 115 MASMID Award (1964) 1 1 8 Activities 120 Special Events 128 Publications 133 Book Stores 134 Student Governments 138 Honor Societies 139 Awards 140 Clubs 1 44 Spiritual and Secular 146 Athletics 154 Epilogue 156 Heppylogue 1 60 Advertisements 1 86 Directory MEMORIAL DEDICATION FACULTY DEDICATION He dared to hope for you! He dared to give to you A vision — He dared to challenge you — To make The image of G-d A living reality On the face — Of every human being. He dared to give hope — To the broken in body And mind. He dared to raise — The downcast — From the dust of travail. For this — Is he brought to grave! Rend your heart, America, Rend your heart ! ! ! from Day of Infamy by Rabbi Samuel Adelman JOHN F. KENNEDY To encounter a creative spirit, is to experience a being of beauty. The spontaneity of passion inherent in such an in- dividual is not restricted to that person alone, but radiates outward and permeates others with its vitality. In Dr. Samuel Soloveichik, we have perceived and experi- enced this unique element of creativity. He has integrated the depths of his personality into an harmonious and complete spirit; the qualities and virtues of his consuming spirit pervade the en- tire sphere of Yeshiva College. It is with recognition of his zealous intellectual and scholas- tic devotion that we take pride in dedicating MASMID 1964 in his honor. Dr. SAMUEL SOLOVEICHIK ADMINISTRATION We see that, to a great extent, the des- tiny of Man is in the hands of the few. Man has through choice delegated powers— or, through coercion yielded them — to leaders, The exemplary nature of the influence wielded by our leaders and mentors at Ye- shiva makes us realize that leaders in every field of endeavor, be it in the field of educa- tion or governrtient or business must be im- bued with the spiritual understanding- of man ' s basic sanctity and infinite worth if man- kind is to persevere. Moreover, the intrinsic value of the influences to which we have been exposed as Yeshiva College students lies in that it makes us profoundly aware that each one of us as an individual is responsible to upho ld the sancity of the human being and to fight any attempt to deny it. At Yeshiva we have been confronted with men who possess scholarship and high ideals— men of mind and spirit. We have been confronted with men who are sensitive to the basic and pressing needs of our society and to our role as Jews within that society. We have been confronted with leaders who have G-d ' s message instilled in their hearts and niinds— men who have led us wisely and guided us judiciously. , (K3 r ' m] Q . • .HH To The Class of 1964: As you complete your studies at Yeshiva College, I extend my warmest wishes for suc- cess in your future endeavors and for continued development as a symbol of Torah ITMadah. Your singular education in the treasures of Judaism ' s noble heritage and traditions to- gether with the rich concepts of Western cul- ture have prepared you for life — which only you can realize to its fullest potentialities. With this training in the arts and sciences and Jewish studies, a real foundation for growth has been set. For it is through the study of Torah, that unending source of inspiration to our people, that we attain a inoral raison d ' etre and direction in life so vitally needed in our times. Only thus can we gain the spiritual de- velpoment and identity sorely needed in a world of shifting values and unsure moral purpose. The pursuit of knowledge is an unceasing task and the study of Torah, a continuing re- sponsibility. By striving to achieve both in- tellectual and spiritual development, we best serve G-d and our fellow man — and so aid in our own growth. These are the standards which characterize Yeshiva College. May you be guided by these principles in every undertaking to be worthy of your school, your country, and your people. Sincerely yours. Dr. Samuel Belkin President RELIGIOUS STUDIES Administration Rabbi Dr. Emanuel Rackman Assistant to the President Rabbi Morris Besdin Chairman of Jewish Studies Program Mr. Norman B. Abrams Administrative Director of Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Dr. Hyman B. Grinstein Director of Teachers Institute YESHIVA COLLEGE Administration Rabbi David Mirsky Dean of Admissions Mr. Sheldon Socol Bursar To The Class of 1964: As Yeshiva College students, you have been living in a small face-to-face community of sc holars where teaching and learning is main- tained on a personal relationship. Here you were daily exposed to the problems which arise when modern cultural patterns challenge an- cient ones with the expectation that mature minds will blend seemingly contrastive pat- terns in such a fashion as to have our ancient traditional patterns reinforce the modern ones. Here you were constantly provided with incen- tives to develop the kind of critical judgments which do not merely reflect somebody ' s prej- udices. Here, in short, you lived in a home of the spirit with multi-dimensional opportunities to discover and determine for yourselves di- rections for your lives. I am confident that the objectivistic value of our Jewish tradition will help you withstand the basically hedonistic ori- entation of our society towards values, and that the profound belief in the worth and dignity of the individual which is at the heart of all Jewish studies will help you confront presently prevalent philosophies of life according to which life is regarded as a bad joke in a mad world. As you, members of the 33rd graduating class, leave the sacred halls of Yeshiva, the best wishes of the faculty and the administra- tion go with you. I hope that whether you be far or near you will always retain interest in your Alma Mater and her concerns, and I wish each and every one of you farewell in the sense that you may truly fare well. Dr. Isaac Bacon Dean Dr. Isaac Bacon Dean, Yeshiva College Rabbi J. Mitchell Oriian Assistant to the Registrar Rabbi Jerry Hochbaum Assistant Director of Admissions _J I f - ■ , Rabbi Meyer Edelstein Assistant to the Registrar Registrars Office FACULTY The ability to discern truth, to analyze knowledge, and to be perceptive about our- selves, others, and our surroundings, becomes a basic ingredient of our characters when we encounter and associate with individuals whose dedication is to ideas and whose life long search aims at truth. The men of mind replace our sense of complacency, prod us to search and to seek that which is ultimately of essence. These in- dividualists — guardians of the spirit of Mind and Soul — suffer with us as we attempt to forge for ourselves a coherent intellectual personality capable of responding to con- flicts of humanity and striving perpetually towards the Light of Mankind and the Light of G-d. o Q {mn.r]:n) nnn ' 5 rT-ism ' mw msAn i k .nua ? nno3 mynt:; ' nnrr n nt:; Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveichik RABBI ISAAC ELCHANAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY Rabbi Jeruchim Gorelicl Rabbi Mendel Zaks Rabbi Jacob Lessin Rabbi Henoch Fishman Rabbi Ephraim Steinberg Rabbi Joseph Amest Rabbi Aaron Lichtenstein Rabbi Michael Katz Rabbi Noah Borenstein Rabbi Aaron Soloveichik NOT SHOWN: Rabbi Samuel Volk Rabbi David Lifshitz Rabbi Avigdor Cyperstein Rabbi Joseph Weiss Rabbi Aaron Shatzkes Rabbi Moses Poleyef Dr. Hyman B. Grinstein Jewish History TEACHERS INSTITUTE Dr. Moshe A. Reguer Hebrew Literature Rabbi Norman Lamm Philosophy Rabbi Chaim Zimbalist Talmud Dr. Isidor Margolis Education Rabbi Aron Kreiser Talmud Rabbi Abraham Zimels Hebrew Dr. Meir Havazeli Hebrew St . H Bk fl H ' ifll T ' 1 4 . Rabbi Simon Romm Talmud Rabbi J. Mitchell Orlian Bible Rabbi Israel Wohlgelemter Mr. Abraham Stem Talmud Education Rabbi Philip Raymon Mishnah and Dinim Rabbi Morris Besdin Bible JEWISH STUDIES PROGRAM Dr. Moshe Reguer Hebrew Rabbi Pesach Oratz Talmud and Bible Rabbi Abraham Zimels Mishna Dr. Asher Siev Hebrew LtoR; Rabbi Israel Wohlgelernter, Religious Philosophy Rabbi Philip Riess Dr. Maurice Wohlgelernter, Visiting Relative Talmud and Bible Rabbi Steven Riskin Talmud Rabbi Jacob Rabinowitz Bible Rabbi Morris Chait Talmud JEWISH STUDIES Rabbi Dr. Michael Katz Assistant Professor of Bible Dr. Aaron Skaist Instructor in Bible Dr. Mayer Herskovics Assistant Professor of Bible Dr. Menachem M. Brayer Associate Professor of Bible Dr. Moshe Reguer Assistant Professor of Bible Dr. Moshe Carmilly Assistant Professor of Bible SOCIAL SCIENCES History Dr. Irving Agus Professor Dr. Meyer Feldblum Lecturer Rabbi Dr. Mayer Herskovics Assistant Professor Dr. Hyman Grinstein Professor Dr. Irving Greenberg Assistant Professor Dr. Norman Cantor Visiting Associate Professor Mr. Norman Levine Visiting Lecturer Philosophy Dr. Arthur Woodruff Assistant Professor Rabbi Joshua Shmidman Visiting Lecturer Dr. Mitchel Kietzman Visiting Lecturer Dr. Manny Stemlicht Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Helmut E. Adler Associate Professor Psychology f i Dr. Sidney Pleskin Associate Professor Mr. Harvey Hornstein Visiting Lecturer Mr. Nathan Goldberg Professor Sociology Dr. Nathan Lander Assistant Professor Rabbi Jerry Hochbaum Instructor Dr. Gilbert Klaperman Visiting Assistant Professor Mr. Marvin Schick Visiting Lecturer Dr. Charles Liebman Assistant Professor Political Science Dr. Emanuel Rackman Associate Professor Mr. Richard Bartel Visiting Lecturer M ' l ■ a ' Ik ' Dr. Alexander Brody Visiting Professor Economics Education Dr. Ernest Schwarcz Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Jack Cohn Visiting Lecturer Mr. Abraham B. Hunvitz Professor Hygiene Mr. Arthur D. Tauber Visiting Assistant Professor Blood Drive Dr. Eli M. Levine Professor NATURAL SCIENCES Chemistry Dr. Willialm P. Ferren Visiting Associate Professor Mrs. Ida Dobkin Laboratory Instructor Dr. Samuel Soloveichik Associate Professor Dr. Melvin Gottlieb Visiting Associate Professor Dr. Samuel Blackman Visiting Lecturer Dr. Jack Peisach Mr. Abraham Kasser Laboratory Assistant Mr. Joseph Lebovitz Laboratory Assistant Dr. Ralph E. Behrends Associate Professor Physics Dr. Aaron D. Krumbein Visiting Assistant Professor I Dr. Leon F. Landovitz Associate Professor Mr. Perez Posen Assistant Professor Dr. Arthur Woodruff Assistant Professor Dr. David Finkelstein Associate Professor NOT SHOWN: Dr. Joel Lebowitz Associate Professor Dr. Yakir Aharanov Assistant Professor Dr. Gideon Canni Assistant Professor Mr. Michael Flicker Mr. Fred Schatzman Rabbi Joshua Shuchatowitz Laboratory Instructor Mathematics Dr. Harvey Senter Visiting Assistant Professor Dr. Henry Lisman Professor Dr. Nathaniel Stanley Visiting Lecturer Dr. Leopold Flatto Assistant Professor ( ,s r ,|c 1 ) a -y t R -T Jl - ' 2-31 .!, • _ « — . M 1 M P L ' i Dr. Harry E. Rauch Professor Dr. Harold Shulman Assistant Professor Rabbi Dr. Jonah Mann Assistant Profsesor Mr. Louis Raymon Teaching Fellow Biology Mr. Marcellus J. Brown Instructor Dr. Herman Dlugatz Visiting Instructor Dr. Meyer Atlas Professor Dr. Saul Wischnitzer Visiting Assistant Professor Mr. Norman Gates Visiting Instructor Mrs. Anita Lande Visiting Lecturer Miss Aurel Keating Instructor LANGUAGES, LITERATURE and FINE ARTS Speech NOT SHOWN: Dr. Abraham Tauber Visiting Professor Mrs. Barbara Ohlson Instructor English Dr. David Fleisher Professor Dr. Seymour Lainoff Associate Professor Dr. Irving Linn Professor Dr. Maurice Wohlgelemter Instructor Dr. Manfred Weidhom Assistant Professor Mr. Henry Grinberg Visiting Lecturer Mr. Leo Taubes Instructor Languages Dr. Gershon Churgin Professor of Hebrew Dr. Maurice E. Chemowitz Professor of Spanish Dr. Nina Syniawska Visiting Lecturer in Russian Dr. Asher Siev Associate Professor of Hebrew Mr. Thomas Knudsen Language Laboratory Instructor Languages Rabbi Charles Spim Assistant Professor of French Dr. Maurice Baudin Visiting Professor of French Mrs. Selma Glanz Visiting Lecturer in French Dr. Fernand Vial Visiting Professor of French Dr. Louis Sas Visiting Professor of Spanish ART and MUSIC Art Dr. Maurice E. Chernowitz Professor NOT SHOWN: Dr. Walter Nallin Professor Dr. Marvin Salzberg Visiting Assistant Professor Mr. Bernard Sarachek Director of A thletics PHYSICAL EDUCATION Mr. Hyman S. Wettstein Assistant Professor Mr. Arthur Tauber Assistant Professor Mr. Eli Epstein Visiting Instructor Mr. Henry Wittenberg Visiting Instructor Aaron Gursky Mr. Joseph Shapiro Solomon Zeides Instructor Librarian. Pollack Pollack Library LIBRARIES Mendel Gottesman Library Mr. Mandlebaum Mr. Jacob I. Dienstag Lecturer Librarian. Gottesman Dr. Menachem Brayer Consultant Psychologist STAFF Mr. Max Baer Graduate Dormitory Supervisor Rabbi Edward Diamond Director of Guidance Rabbi Joshua Cheifetz Director of Residence Halls r- ' ■■■ - trra l T3 IT MkEZ Mail . . Leah and Joseph Residence Hall im lEK hiJhI JB sa ffw i ' — mEsi Ml . Man seeks truth, beauty, knowledge, immortality through love. Inherent in love is the desire of fusion with an existence other than our own which is thought, be- lieved, or known to possess and mirror perfection. Genuine love, we have come to realize through personal confrontation, involves a merger of preserved identities whose ideal is the indissoluble union of souls; such a merger involves a dedication encompassing every manifestation of our existence— phys- ical, intellectual, spiritual. The shift away from total love of ' self can only be achieved when one has come to love an existence external and in- dependent of his own; yet, the ability and capacity to love another depends on the preservation of the self -integrity, self-knowl- edge, and self-love that one possesses. Love Thy Neighbor As Thy Self - tm lu ' 3™ conveys the idea that our existence is not diminished when we focus love on others; it is enhanced. :y WmU ;a -i ' m Only through both personally and externally focused love is Man able to reach the epitome of existence — Love of G-d. During these fateful college years, love has come to mean the core of our existence for it permits us to grasp at the Infinite source of all existence. SENIORS In the development bf our intellectual and psychological maturity, the personal confronta- tion is far more difficut than that involving other individuals, situations, or spheres of existence. The degree of honesty needed to scrutinize and criticize our own motives, perceive and in- terpret our urges and desires, comprehend the bases for our ideals and aspirations — the capac- ity of truth, honesty, and self knowledge needed for the struggle of introspection is overwhelming. For most, it is in the college years that there occurs this inward analysis — the confronta- tion with the ' self — through which comes the knowledge and appreciation of our needs, mo- tives, impulses, fears, goals, emotional drives. It is in the organization and summation of these elements and tendencies that harmonious per- sonalities emerge. It is only when we have come to know the ' self of our personality that we can proceed to merge with the ' we ' of society. o (T,K nuK). T ? tt; ? IK rr DK Arthur Aaron Howard Adams Arthur Alexander Bronx, New York New York, New York Brooklyn, New York Political Science Tl Psychology— Education RIETS Hebrew Tl Varsity Basketball Team The COMMENTATOR— Circulation Elections Committee Manager The COMMENTATOR-Photographer Publicity Committee Chess and Checkers Club Blood Drive Committee Weight Lifting Instructor Build we must, for a better .... - ' - f ,J Stephen Bacon Monsey, New York English RIETS Dean ' s List MASMID— Associate Editor HAMEVASER-Asst. Feature Editor Copy Editor PI GAMMA MU-Charter member Ephraim Fleisher Memorial Award German Language Teacher ' s Award Ira Bader New York, New York Psychology RIETS Dean ' s List RACONTER-Editor-in-Chief Psychology Journal-Co-editor-in-Chief The COMMENTATOR-News Staff PI DELTA PHI David I. Aronson Brooklyn, New York History RIETS Dean ' s List Student Court History Club Jerome Bass Miami, Florida Mathematics RIETS Dean ' s List Math Club— President Harvey Bausk Bronx, N.Y. J. S. P. Psychology Psychology Club Bernard Bendow Jersey City, New Jersey Physics Tl Dean ' s List KOL— Editor-in Chief Psychology Journal-Staff Chess Team Math Club Physics Club Jeffrey Howard Berg New York, New York Chemistry RIETS Varsity Wrestling Team— Co-captain Passover Provisions Committee Barry Berger Providence, Rhode Island Mathematics JSP KOL— asst. Managing Editor Varsity Wrestling Team Law Club History Club Intramural Basketball David Berger Brooklyn, New York Classics RIETS Dean ' s List Yeshiva College Student Council- President S. 0. Y.— Sec ' y-Tres. HA ' MODEA— Copy Editor ETA SIGMA PHI— Sec ' y-Tres. Dirk Marc Berger Pre-Medical JSP JSP-Council The COMMENTATOR— Copy Editor The COMMENTATOR- Technical Editor Dean ' s Reception- Actor, Music, Co-author of Junior Play JSP— Chairman Food Committee Isaac Berman Brooklyn, New York Sociology Tl Tl Executive Council- Vice President Economics Club Soccer Team Jerry A. Bernstein Far Rockaway, New York Political Science Tl The COMMENTATOR-Asst. Feature Editor Co-op Staff Young Dems Club J effrey Bienenfeld Teaneck, New Jersey History RIETS Dean ' s List President and Sec ' y- Tres. of Yavneh HAMEVASER— Writer History Honor Society History Club Sociology Club A house party? No, I ' m all booked this weekend. Richard Alan Blanke Vancouver, B. C, Canada History JSP History Club Drama Club Morris Bobrowslty Baltimore, Maryland Physics RIETS History Club French Club I.R.S. Henry Brand Albany, N. Y. Sociology J.S.P. J.S.P. Student Council The COMMENTATOR-News Staff Blood Drive Committee Dorm Representative Dramatics Society— Actor Dormitory Mail Committee Co-op Canteen Samuel Borenstein Bronx, New York Mathematics RIE Dean ' s List Sephorim Exchange Math Club History Club Basketball Intramurals Philip Brodie Hartford, Connecticut English Tl The COMMENTATOR— Governing Board KOL— Managing Editor MASMID— Sports Editor Junior Classic— Sports Editor Yeshiva College Dramatics Society Soccer Team-Captain Morris C. Burstein New York, New York Physics RIETS Leonard Louis Brandwein Roselle, New Jersey Pre-Engineering Tl KOL— Circulation Editor Tho COMMENTATOR— Photography Editor Departmental Award in Physics 1963 Electronics Society- Vice President. Treasurer Jerry A. Chanes New York, New York Biology Tl, BRGS MASMID— Business Manager iVlASMID SHOW— Director Varsity Fencing Team— Captain Biology Club David E. Chasan Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Chemistry Tl Tl Student Council— President The COMMENTATOR-Exchange Editor, Rewrite Editor, News Staff Chemistry Club Dorm Committee Daniel Chesir Brooklyn, New York History RIETS Junior Class— Secretary-Treasurer Senior Class— President S.O.Y.-Freshman Delegate KOL-Staff Yavneh Young Dems Club History Club Marvin Chelst Bronx, New York Psychology RIETS Psychology Journal— Co-Editor Psychology Club— President PI DELTA PHI PSI CHI Yeshiva College Canteen— Co-Manager Dramatics Society- Public Relations Manager Blood Drive Committee Allan Daniel Cohen English JSP Election Committee— Chairman Dorm Committee The COMMENTATOR- Ass ' t. Copy Editor, News Staff English Club Herbert Joseph Cohen Mt. Vernon, New York JSP History and English Dean ' s List Yeshiva College Dramatics Society- Governing Board Judah Samson Cohen Brookline, Mass. Philosophy RIETS Varsity Debating Team- Tournament Director French Honor Society Psychology Journal Literary Club Samuel H. Cohen Atlantic City, New Jersey Chemistry Tl The COMMENTATOR-Art Editor KOL— Contributor l rSa -w ..«- : - 2 2 li m Stt ask rissE j-i- I BMI r ' ° ' ' ' ' iHPTiranrmp mi ' ■■ Dm ■■ ' M j t . The morning after the night before. Jack L. Deitsch Buffalo, New York Psychology JSP Varsity Wrestling Team Canteen Committee— Manager High School Dorm Counselor Psychology Club Tours Committee Zachary Dershowitz Middletown, New York Political Science RIETS The COMMENTATOR-Reporter Chess B Team Yavheh Pre-Law Club Literary Society Robert Barry Dickstein Laurelton, New York Political Science RIETS J International Relations Society Pre-Law Club History Club Student Seforim Exchange BOBBY FISHER 30 YESHIVA Richard Orucker Brooklyn, New York Sociology, Pre-Law Tl Member Tl Student Council Assistant Manager Coop Stores COMMENTATOR-News Coordinator, Governing Board, Business Manager Dramatics Society— Vice President Sociology Club Dorm Council Committee Fred Edelstein Brooklyn, New York Math RIETS Math Club Sanford Dresin Brooklyn, New York Political Science Tl Tl Delegate to Student Council COMMENTATOR-Photo Editor Fencing Team Gilbert Epstein Hillside, New Jersey Psychology Tl MASM ID— Coordinator MASMID SHOW-Asst. Director. Junior Class Paper— Asst. Editor Psychology Club— Sec ' y Dean ' s Reception— Refreshment Chairman Blood Drive Committee Bridge Club— President Melvin Esl owitz Old Forge, Pennsylvania English RIETS Dorm Committee French Club Literary Club Weight Lifting Instructor Seforim Exchange Henry Falk Bronx, New York Pre- Med RIETS Dean ' s List Judiciary Committee Sophomore Class President International Relations Society- V.P. and Pres. Pre-Med Society— Sec ' y-Treas. Blood Drive Committee Intramural Basketball SImcha Uri Pass Rego Park, New York Biology Tl Dean ' s List MASMID— Editor-in-Chief M ASM ID SHOW— Executive Director Biology Club Benjamin Flalkoff Monsey, New York Psychology RIETS Dramatics Society— V.P. Psychology Club— V.P. PSI CHI Electronics Club David Fischberger Brooklyn, New York English RIETS Dean ' s List Students Activities Committee Chairman Literary Society-Sec ' y. Intramurals Hirsh Fishman Bronx, New York Math RIETS S.O.Y. — Vice President Samuel Frankel Manhattan, New York Psychology RIETS Dean ' s List Psych. Journal PSI CHI Psych. Club Chavrusa Committee Pesach Provisions Committee Charles Friedlander Brooklyn, New York Pre- Med RIETS Dsan ' s List Student Court Senior Class— V. P. KOL-Editorial Staff Pre-Med Film Coordinator Wrestling Team Jose Feliciano at student smoker. Howard Ronald Friedman Baltimore, Maryland Pre-Med Tl RIETS Dean ' s List MASMID— Managing Editor Curriculum Committee Pre-Med Society— V.P. Club Coordinator Blood Drive Committee Dean ' s Reception Samuel Fuhrer Manhattan, New York Math RIETS German Award— Amer. Society of German Teachers PI MU EPS1L0N-Sec ' y--Tres. Pesach Provisions Committee Math Club Blood Drive Committee Gerald From Manhattan, NewYortc Psychology RIETS Dean ' s List Freshman Newspaper— Circulation Editor Norman Palesfki Memorial Prize Psych. Club— V.P. Seforim Exchange— Manager Blood Drive— Chairman Tat— Chairman The J.S.P. Chagiga Harvey Fuld Manhattan, New York Psychology Education SOY Representative Psychology Club Coop. Salesman Blood Drive Committee Isaac Geller Manhattan, New York History Tl Dean ' s List German Award Tobias Gabriel Lima, Peru Math Tl Soccer Team Dorm Assistant YU Charity Drive Harry Gershen Bronx, New York Psychology Education French Honor Society Open Road Club Cercle Francais Electronics Club Howard Gershon Bronx, New York Hebrew RIETS Dramatics Society Seforim Exchange Pesach Provisions Committee Intramurals Melvin Genaur Seattle, Washington English RIETS Varsity Wrestling Team— Manager Inter-Yeshiva Student Council P ' eylim— Chairman Chess Team Bowling Team Sanford Gitel Olivette, Missouri Chemistry Tl— RIETS-JSP Dean ' s List MASIVIID— IVlanaging Editor M ASM ID SHOW-Asst. Director Floor Representative (New Dorm) No Time For Sergeants Bridge Club— Vice President Leonard Glass Bronx, New York Chemistry RIETS Dean ' s List MASMID— Business Manager Y.U. Dramatics Society— President Sec ' y-Treas. Chemistry Club Dramatic Workshop Ezra Goodman El Paso, Texas History Tl Dean ' s List Varsity Tennis COMMENTATOR-Ass ' t Sports Editor Phillip Goldenberg Manhattan, New York Psychology Education MASMID— Typing Editor Publicity Committee Weight Lifting Instructor Blood Drive Committee— Co-Chairman MASMID SHQJV-Committee Michael Goodman Hewlett, Long Island English Tl Dean ' s List Debating Society French Club— President Literary Society PI DELTA PHI Dean ' s Reception OavidaGordon Fred Greenberg Gabriel Gurell Brooklyn, New York Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bronx, New York Political Science Tl— RIETS Psychology RIETS Pre-Dental RIETS Dean ' s List Tat Publicity Committee— Student Tl Student Council Chavrusa Committee Council Senior Representative Pesach Provisions Committee- MASM ID— Activities Editor Co-Chairman Tennis Team Weight Lifting Instructor Dorm Representative Economics Club PI GAMMA MU Biology Club Intramural Basketball MASMID Show— Committee The light of knowledge in Rubin Hall. ■ ! ■ B IK iK« Rtr ■nni-infi « B II ill Kal Hartstein Far Rockaway, New York English RIETS Literary Society— President Student Advisor Society Dean ' s Reception Intramural Basketball Murray Hochberg Brooklyn, New York Math RIETS Dean ' s List Math Club— V.P. PHI MU EPSILON Physics Club Martin Alan Hochstein Brooklyn, New York Pre-Med TI Blood Drive Committee Dorm Committee Pre-Med Society Biology Club Weight Lifting Instructor Seforim Exchange Somebody ' s got to beat Bobby. Sidney Hook Brooklyn, New York History RIETS SOY Representative History Club Seforim Exchange Dean ' s Reception Pesach Provisions Committee Intramurals Paul Horowitz Brooklyn, New York History Tl History Club Seforim Exchange Stephen R. Hochstein New York, New York Physics RIETS Dean ' s List Physics Club Yavneh— National Treasurer American Institute of Physics Student Section— Member Kenneth Jacobson Bronx, New York History Tl Dean ' s List Basketball Team— Captain History Club Sylvan Rene Jakabovlcs Manhattan, New York Pre-Law Tl Tl Director ' s List Tl Student Council Editor of Tl Constitution PI DELTA PHI-President Sociology Club— V.P. Soccer Team— Co-Captain Philip Josowitz Brooklyn, New York Pre-Med Tl Tl Student Council— Sec ' y-Treas. Coop— Asst. Manager COMMENTATOR-Photography Staff Publicity Committee Swimming Instructor Stanley Kaplan Manhattan, New York English Tl Coop— Manager Governing Board COMMENTATOR— Exchange Manager KOL— Managing Edior Soccer Team— Manager Hockey Team— Co-Captain Blood Drive Committee Val Elliot Karan Madison, Wisconsin French RIETS Dean ' s List Sophomore Class— Sec ' y-Treas. The COMMENTATOR-Ass ' t. News Editor, Sports Editor HAM EVASER— Editor-in-Chief SOPHIST-Co-Editor-in-Chief PI DELTA PHI— Sec ' y-Treas. Dean ' s Reception— Actor and Writer Jerome Katz Mountaindale, New York Economics RIETS Senior Class— Sec ' y-Treas. Student Council— Sergeant-at-Arms SOY— Commissioner of Elections Weekend Trip Committee— Chairman Intramural Basketball Team Mail Committee— Chairman Yosef T ' hillas Drive— Co-Chairman Martin L. Katz Miami Beach, Florida Political Science RIETS Junior Class— Vice President Student Court— Justice Junior Class Newspaper- Coordinator Arthur M. Katzman Brooklyn, New York Pre-Medical JSP JSP Student Council— President, V.P. Sophomore Newspaper— Co-Feature Editor The COM MENTATOR-News Staff HAMEVASER— Contributor Dorm Representative Philip Keehn Brooklyn, New York Chemistry RIETS Dean ' s List KOL— Managing Editor Varsity Wrestling Team Dreamin? Irving Kelemer Los Angeles, California Hebrew RIETS Dean ' s List Religious Committee Alan Kermaier Los Angeles, California Pre-IVledical RIETS Dean ' s List Chess Club— Manager Pre-Med Club Alan Kirschenbaum Howard Beach, New York Sociology JSP The COMMENTATOR— Assistant Managing Editor Sociology Club— President Varsity Soccer Team— Co-Captain could only get that INYAN straight! Stephen Klelnman New York, New York Political Science JSP JSP Student Council Representative The COMMENTATOR-Asst, Feature Editor, Drama Critic M ASM ID-Staff-Writer Young Democrats— Vice President Dramatic Society— Drama Critic Supervisor of Swimming Program Co-op Asst. Mgr. Robert Krivoshey Flushing, New York History JSP Chess Team— Captain Historical Society Norman Kravetz Bronx, New York Sociology Dan Landsman New York, New York Tl Pre-Law (History) Tl Student Council MASMID— Photography Editor The COMMENTATOR-Photography Staff Pre-Law Club— Vice President History Club Co-op Staff Varsity Fencing Team David Lazar Providence, Rhode Island Mathematics RIETS Freshman Newspaper— Reporter Math Club— Sec ' y Psychology Club— Sec ' y Sociology Society Curriculum Evaluation Committee David Lando Tel Aviv, Israel Pre-Medical RIETS Dean ' s List Chemistry Club— President Physics Club Pre-Med Club Fencing Jack Levenbrown Brooklyn, New York Pre-Medical Tl Dean ' s List Co-op— Manager Dormitory Council Pre-Med Society— Film Coordinator Biology Club Blood Drive Committee Kashruth Committee Lawrence Ira Levitt Newark, New Jersey History Tl The COMMENTATOR— Senior Editor, Executive Editor Junior Class Paper— Typing, Managing Editor Dramatics Society— Governing Board PI DELTA PHI Student Council Audio-Visual Committee Paul Lipshltz Bronx, New York Mathematics RIETS The COMMENTATOR— Sports Math Club Co-op Staff Seforim Exchange Swimming Program— Instructor Alan Lubarr Miami Beach, Florida Pre-Dental Tl - JSP Varsity Fencing Team Music Tl Librarian— Music Department Chorus Harvey Makovsky Pueblo, Colo. Sociology JSP Martin Mantel New York, New York English RIETS Dean ' s List Abraham Margules San Jose, Costa Rica Psychology Tl Psychology Club Soccer Team The Landmark! EI7 U Meyer Maybruch Far Rockaway, New York History RIETS 3 ' - Mizrachi Hatzair— Secretary Emanuel Meller Brooklyn, New York Chemistry RIETS Dean ' s List Junior Class Newspaper Varsity Fencing Team ' What did you expect, a Frank Lloyd Wright? Xf X Shephard Melzer Far Rockaway, New York History Tl Dean ' s List Junior Class President Debating Society— President, Secretary-Treasurer History Journal— Editor PI GAMMU MU TAU KAPPA ALPHA Curriculum Evaluation Committee- Chairman Jay Miller Miami, Florida RIETS Philosophy Dean ' s List S.O.Y.— Class Representative Chavrusah Committee— Chairman ir Simon Neubort New York, New York Chemistry RIETS-TI Dean ' s List Biology Journal — Ass ' t. Editor Chemistry Journal Biology Club Chemistry Club Yavneh S.O.Y.— Student Seforim Exchange Martin Modell Flushing, New York Political Science JSP The COMMENTATOR-Associate Board Editor Varsity Basketball Team— Manager Co-op Staff— P.P. Manager Sports Publicist for S.C. Steven Okolica Bronx, New York Mathematics RIETS Dean ' s List Math Club Math Honor Society Student Seforim Exchange — Ass ' t. 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Manager, Salesman Yeshiva Seminar Advisor Blood Drive Committee This is our guard! iijterarp Htparbs EPHRAIM FLEISHER MEMORIAL AWARD - 1963 KOHELETH An Affirmation of Life By STEPHEN BACON The seeming contradictions, obscurities and incon- gruities in Koheleth. its expressions of moods of exhilar- ation and moods of despair are at first the more striking to one who is conditioned by the traditional Jew ' s ac- ceptance of its authorship as that of King Solomon as well as by the fact that as a text sanctified by its inclu- sion in the Bible its very word must be assumed to be essential, meaningful, and in accord with the precepts of the Torah. Particularly perplexing is the word hevel, which in its generally accepted translation of vanity, signifying the meaninglessness of man ' s efforts, the worthlessness of life, befuddles the text and robs it of a unifying thread, a central philosophy. By its very fre- quency, the word permeates the text with a pessimism which cannot be conceivably ascribed to an author who sums up his text in the following words: The final mat- ter of all that has been heard is, be in awe of G-d and follow his commandments for that is the whole of man. For all deeds, even those done in secret, come before G-d in judgment of whether they be good or evil! Such words can only be attributed to a man whose core of being is rooted in a belief in G-d, His commandments, and in a belief in the immortality of the soul. It would seem that hevel cannot sustain the meaning of vanity with its implication of the re- jection of life. Literally, hevel signifies breath, hence, it has been assumed that its use suggests that which is of little substance, and to indicate this, the word has been translated as vanity . But. in fact, breath is not of litde substance. Breath is vital. Breath betokens life. It would appear, rather, that the word is used to imply the simi ' arities between breath and life; as a breath is brief, so is life; as one breath leads to another, so life on this earth leads to another life; as a breath attests to the presence of life, so life attests to the living soul which G-d breathed into man; as a weakness in breathing signals illness of body, so a weakness of morality in life signals illness of the spirit. Therefore, though the writer of this essay does not claim to have made an exhaustive study of Koheleth, it appears to him that adherence to a more literal translation of hevel would perhaps be more in keep- ing with the meaning intended by the author, and would lend more coherency to the text. However, were one to follow this suggestion of translating hevel as breath, it would become essential, in most in- stances, to qualify the word in order to express fuUy its particular intent as well as to keep the poetic force it possesses in the Hebrew, by rendering it into the phrase brief as a breath or into the phrase a breath of ill spirit. as the case may be, to accord with its meaning in the sentence. To read the text within the framework of the above suggestions is to become increasingly aware that the word breath when preceded by the word all in the phrase all is a breath or all is as brief as a breath generally denotes a state created by men who believe that our short sojourn on this earth is all of life, a state in which men act as if there were no tomorrow, as if all actions and life on this earth were an end in themselves; in other words, it denotes a state in which men deny the eternity of life, and, conse- quently, their deeds are but a striving after the wind that causes a crookedness which cannot be straight- ened and deficiencies which are too numerous to count, a state in which the worth of man over beast is none. The word breath when preceded by the words also this, in the phrase also this is as a breath of ill spirit generally denotes a state of moral weak- ness which the author ascribes to one who, Hke him- self, may be temporarily filled with despondency out of fear lest all his labors and hard won wisdom be in- herited by a fool, or one who, like himself, may be temporarily overcome by hate for fife out of despair over the evil in this world. The fact that Koheleth ap- plies to himself such a phrase seemingly emphasizes that no man is so righteous as to obviate vigilance lest moral weakness assert itself; that no man possesses such perfect harmony of mind and heart as to obviate vigilance lest one or the other suddenly take the lead; that no man is inherently so self-efacing as to obvi- ate vigilance lest he be overcome by a desire for glory. Moreover, the phrase serves to teach that the struggle for wisdom is an upward climb which no man can negotiate without slipping now and then — even a man of the stature of King Solomon. If the word hevel plays a crucial role in the clearer understanding of Koheleth. the character of t ' e author as reflected in his writing seems of no less im- portance, for the text is as intensely personal as it is profound in its significance. In fact, Koheleth is the saga of a man in search of wisdom — a search that en- compassed the life of a man named Koheleth in every minutiae of his daily living. Koheleth was a man who would not deny the devine spark in him. He yearned to see, to feel, to know all, to enter the subterranean regions of the earth, the crevice of the rock, the blood stream of all that lives, all that breathes, all that moves, and all that changes and all that is seemingly immutable. He climbed the highest mountains in the face of the danger of plunging off every precipice. He kissed the sun in the face of the danger of being consumed. He reached for the stars in the face of the danger of becoming lost in the vastness of space. He stretched for the Immortal Star that blazes beyond mortal gaze and sends its shafts into the heart of man. And having searched and striven and struggled to find out the secrets of all that is under heaven and above it. with- out heed to weariness of body, vexation of mind, pain of heart, anguish of soul, Koheleth learned that the eyes of man are weak — they may see from the mountain top no more than from the valley below; man ' s in- tellect is limited — he may understand the mysteries no more than those of the earth on which his feet are planted; that man is a splintered creature — he may be able to fuse his mind and heart into one by the warmth of the soul within him no more than by the heat of the sun that is so far above him. But G-d hath set eternity in their hearts — G-d has en- dowed man with a soul that yearns for eternity, and man must forever search to find a way to satisfy his soul ' s yearning even without a man finding out the work that G-d hath done from beginning to end - — even though man may not comprehend G-d ' s crea- tion in its entirety, how it began and why, how G-d governs it and what its end will be. Koheleth was a man with the taste of the bitter- sweet fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. He knew that good is Life and that evil is Nothingness, Oblivion. His heart cried out in anguish against the life which was not a living, a life which carried the seeds of its own destruction. He saw all the deeds that are done under the heavens, and be- hold, all is as a breath, all deeds are such as lead to Oblivion — deeds of men who see all of life as if it were as brief as a breath, men who deny eternity. With heavy heart he realized that man refuses to remember the past, to draw upon its wisdom and experience — TTiere is no remembrance to those who come first, and also to those who will come after there will be no remembrance. Every generation has exemplar} ' men. There will always be such men. But mankind refuses to follow them. Man does not always mend his ways; there is nothing new in his moral pro- gress. As if mesmerized by the immutable laws that govern the world, man does not change — what was that will be again, and what is being done that will be done again, and there is nothing new under the sun. Man has eyes, but seeks to look without moral in- sight, therefore, the eye is not satiated with seeing; man has ears but refuses to listen to truth, therefore, the ear is not filled with hearing. There is no validity in material progress for there is not cor- responding moral progress. Yet, man persists in say- ing that there is something new, that there is progress, and this sense ' ess, stubborn babbling, too, has always been. In such a world, Koheleth cried out with hate against a 1 the labors of his life lest they be in vain. But he realized that to question the full and true worth of one ' s labors is to invite fear and hate, frustration and despair — an illness of the spirit that contains the seeds of self-destruction. Man ' s vision is limited. The full value of a man ' s labors often ascertains itself in strange and mysterious ways, not only in his own lifetime but in generations to come; its true value is judged in the world to come. Man ' s duty, Koheleth said, is to rejoice (in his labors whatever they be) and do good in his life — that will insure his destiny on earth and his destination in heaven. Koheleth was a man whose great emotional depth was the springboard for his search for wisdom. He applied his heart to seek and to search out wisdom, for wisdom that has the worth of light over darkness must be sought with the heart as well as the mind. The wise man whose eyes are in his head is in- capable of true wisdom; he is no better than the fool who walks in the dark. The fool denies eternal life as a consequence of his ignorance; the man who puts implicit trust in his intellect denies eternal life as a consequence of self glorification. The search for wis- dom is fought with dangers. The road is long and thorny. The man who walks that road without an awe of G-d and the guiding light of His command- ments flails about in the dark and is lost. This was the knowledge that Koheleth taught. And the worth that Koheleth was wise was increased in that he taught the people knowledge. For Koheleth, the search for wisdom was the staff of his life, his daily bread. Often this bread was ashes in his mouth. He saw that G-d hath put evil before man to try him and painfully realized that man is seldom equal to the task. There is the wicked man who lengthens his life in his evil; his evil lives after him, engendered by those who would repay wickedness in kind, but exceed the limit. Do not be overly wicked, Koheleth warned. And he called out bitterly against the evil deeds that fill this world, deeds that lead to a death which is Oblivion. The death that is the gate to Life Eternal is for men of good deeds, men whose hearts rejoice in doing good. I have seen that there is nothing better than that man should rejoice in his deeds, for that is his portion, said Koheleth. If there was one who could bring man to see that which will be after him — the death that can be Eternal Life — then, man would understand the significance of joy in doing good, for that is the purpose of life. G-d has given man the great gift of free will to choose between good and evil. To choose good is to embrace life on this earth as a manifestation of G-d ' s Goodness. This is truly to love life. And Koheleth was a man who loved life. He feasted his eyes with every delight and his heart with every desire. The giants of the forests yielded themselves to him; the bowels of the earth gave up to him their precious possessions; the fullness of the earth gave up to him the seeds of its fertility; the seas gave him of the blood of their life. His wealth in servants, cattle, gold and silver was unequaled. He drained the earth to appease the appetites of the flesh so that he may thereby learn how to satiate the hunger of his soul. Koheleth knew, There is no good in man who eats and drinks (except) to show his soul the good in his labor ... for this is from the hand of G-d. The gratification of the senses must not be an end in itself but a means to- wards heightening man ' s understanding of the spiritual secrets of life, and the manner and attitude in which man labors to attain his gratifications must be in accordance with G-d ' s commandments. G-d, in his Graciousness, has ordained that through the pleasures of the body man may learn to understand the demands of his soul. With the sensitivity and imagination of a poet Koheleth chose hevel, breath, as the key word in the text which is his teachings to the people of Israel. As the rythmic refrain of the word pulsates through- out the text, it serves to warn that although life on this earth is brief, it is not all of life, for G-d hath breathed into man a living soul which, if fulfilled, leads to Eternal Life; it serves to warn that breath is to the body what the Torah is to the soul; and body and soul are the whole of man. In his search for wisdom, Koheleth found that to rejoice in one ' s labors, to do good deeds and to show the soul the good in one ' s labors is to attain that inner harmony which is the whole of man — a state which assures man joy in his life and portends his joy in the life to come. And though in his long and arduous search for wisdom Koheleth was at times shaken with pain and despon- dency out of compassion for the limitations and frailty of man, he was never shaken in his love of life and his firm belief in G-d. EPHRAIM FLEISHER MEMORIAL AWARD - 1964 LIFE AGAINST DEATH IN THE BOOK OF RUTH By DAVID BERGER The commonly accepted view that Riuh is a pas- toral idyll is one capab ' e of blinding us to its central message. For underlying this simple and charming little tale is a cosmic struggle of profound and manifold impli- cations — the struggle between life and death. There is, of course, no abstract treatment of this theme. It is ex- pressed, rather, through the personal, national and re- ligious experiences of people ' s lives, experiences which, to the author of Riiih. are quite inseparable. We would be justified, I believe, in dividing the characters of the book into two major camps, that of life and that of death: Ruth versus Orpah, Boaz versus Elimelech, Machlon and Kilyon, the land of Israel versus the fields of Moab, and. most important, Naomi versus Marah. The crucial figure in Rmh is Naomi, for she is the center of its conflict. She moves from Israel to Moab to Israel, from life to death and back again, and the outcome of the strugg ' e for life in the last three chapters depends upon which aspect of Naomi emerges — does she remain Marah or does Naomi appear once more? As for the God of Israel, He is no doubt responsible for both life and death; trust in Him, however, yields fertility both to the land and to the individual. We shall see, in fact, that the redemption effected by Boaz is simply a manifestation of the work of the true Redeemer. In Ruth, then, God appears more frequently among the soldiers of life; it is this that assures their victory. Let us now turn to the text itself. The book begins by misleading us. Elimelech and his family flee from a land of famine and death to one in which they may live, from Israel to Moab. However, we quickly begin to notice certain indications that the con- trast showing Israel as the land of death and Moab as that of life is one destined to bring tragedy to this family. For the introduction of the ominous names Machlon and Kilyon ' is followed by the death of Elimelech in the land where he had hoped to find new life. Yet the flame of hope is not easily extinguished, and Naomi ' s sons continue to look to Moab for the gener- ation of life they choose Moabite women as their wives. Ten apparently childless years follow, and then — death. It is clear that the refugees from Judah were wrong in their estimate of Moab, for Naomi now stands vanquished by the forces of death. Could they have been wrong about Israel as well? Suddenly, Naomi hears that there are signs of new life in her homeland, for the Lord had remembered his people in giving them bread. She decides to return. But her feeling that there may be life in Israel is a weak one at best; Naomi appears to be in a state of utter despair. Death is everywhere. If it must be faced, she may as well face it in the land of her fathers. But shall she subject young Moabite women to the famished land from which she herself had fled? This Naomi can- not do. She consequently attempts to persuade her daugh- ters-in-law to remain in Moab where they may find rest each in the house of her husband, while the journey to Israel would mean the acceptance of the life of a widow and of eternal sterility. Orpah is convinced. With Ruth ' s answer, however, comes the death- knell of this false contrast of Israel and Moab which has brought despair to Naomi. ... Thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God; where thou diest will I die, and there will I be buried; the Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but death part thee and me. If Israel is death, says Ruth, then let me die. But Ruth does not really believe that Israel is death, and her faith will ultimately furnish the saving catharsis required for Naomi ' s rebirth. Upon arrival at Bethlehem, Naomi proclaims her- self Marah, for the last ten years have seen the famine of her land, the dulling of her national identification, and the destruction of her family. She is wholly oppressed by death. Can the Namoi in her be revived? Can the forces of life achieve a new conquest? The answers will depend upon Ruth. As we read the next three chapters, we are not expected to forget chapter one. A reader who has for- gotten might indeed read these chapters as a peaceful idyll; one who remembers will read them as the account of a grand effort to overcome the powerful forces of evil and of death that seem triumphant during Naomi ' s declar- ation that she is Marah. The first regeneration that we witness is that of the land. Chapter one ends with the beginning of the barley harvest, and through chapters two and three there is a recurring emphasis upon the productivity of the land. The very events narrated take place almost exclusively on fertile fields — and this is no accident. For the rebirth of the land is connected with and symbolic of that sec- ond, most significant regeneration — that toward which Namoi is striving through Ruth. It may be meaningful that the barley which heralds the land ' s renewed productivity at the end of chapter one is given to Ruth by Boaz at the end of chapter three so that thou mayest not return empty handed to thy mother-in-law. Through Ruth, Naomi again becomes fertile. A child has been born to Naomi, say her neigh- bors (4.17). Not to Ruth, but to Naomi. Naomi herself is most keenly aware of this crucial dependence upon her daughter-in-law. And she came to her mother-in-law, and she (Naomi) said, ' Who are you, my daughter? ' And she told all that the man had done to her (3.16). Commentators who maintain that it was dark and Naomi did not recognize Ruth are, I feel, miss- ing the point. Naomi has blurted out the key question, one that has been tormenting her since the return from Moab, one whose answer she must know. Who are you, my daughter? Are you of Moab or of Israel? Are you truly of my family? Can yuiir future be mine as well? Who are you, my daughter? These questions and their ultimate resolution have deep religious and national implications as well. The regeneration, of Ruth (and through her. of Naomi) is in- timately bound up with her choice of the God of Israel. May your reward be complete, says Boaz to Ruth, from the Lord, God of Israel, under whose wings you have come to seek shelter (2.12). Because Ruth has sought shelter under the wings of God, she merits the right to ask Boaz (3.9), Spread your wing ' over your servant. Here, the result will be new life — a life which the linguistic parallel refers not only to Boaz but to God Himself. God is the redeemer in 1.6. Boaz is the redeemer in 3.9. The latter is an instrument in the divine plan. The deep committment in Ruth ' s new national identi- fication and the life which it renews offers final refutation to the initial error of Elimelech and Naomi. This too is subtly indicated by parallel expressions. The kindness (Chesed) which Ruth performed in Moab was with the dead and with Naomi (1.8), a Naomi who was at that time in a state of living death. The chesed of Boaz (2.20) is with both living and dead. Finally, we reach the chesed of which Ruth becomes capable in the land of Israel (3. ' 0), a chesed which is not only with the living but which promises new hope for the future; this chesed is her marriage with Boaz. The word appears in these three verses and no where else in Ruth. While in Moab. Naomi exhorted her daughters-in- law to remain there and find rest (menuchah) each one in the house of her husband. Israel promised cessation of life and of fertility. What is the true outcome? Naomi succeeds in finding a manoach (3.1), a place of rest, for Ruth in her marriage to Boaz. Another indication of Elimelech ' s tragic mistake. In the last chapter we pass from the new life of the land, a life which had been merely preparatory and sym- bolic, to the culmination of Naomi ' s efforts at a religious, national and personal rebirth. These elements are united in the statement (4.14-15), Blessed be the Lord who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel. And he sha ' l be unto thee a restorer of life, and a nourisher of thine old age; for thy daughter-in-law. who loveth thee, who is better to thee than seven sons, hath borne him. Through its triumph over the death at the beginning of Ruth, life is made ever stronger. And the life which springs from the union of Ruth and Boaz is life eternal for the Jewish people and for humanity as a whole. King David is born, and with him the personification of the Messianic ideal — an ideal striving to inspire all of man- kind with a new and more nearly perfect life. NOTES 1. Both come from roots denoting sickness and destruction. 2. Is this reminiscent of God ' s remembering (also Hashem pakad ) of Sarah with the granting of a new fertility? 3. Whether a better translation in this context is skirt or edge of garment is not directly relevant to the major point which is the fact that the same Hebrew word is used in both cases. JEROME ROBBINS MEMORIAL AWARD -1964 THE LONELY CELL By MARTIN MANTEL I will write from the emptiness of my soul. That ' s how I told him about this project. And I consider my- self lucky for being able to hold back the grotesque grin of self-effacement that always distorts my face when I risk such extravagances. I was half expecting him to de- tect my own nervousness at pulling off this daring bit of pretense and to bury it forever under the slightest veil of cynicism. I really did. Instead he continued to walk at the same pace towards the little park that lies behind the science building and I had to rush along in fits trying to keep up with him, stopping for a second or two to finish an idea and then running another half a dozen yards to reach him again. I was going to complain to him for teasing me the way he did when he reached the far comer bench where he sat down and motioned for me to join him. It was late already. Although the six o ' clock bells had not yet dismissed the lab classes in the science building lost somewhere in the greenery before us, I could hear the voices of couples and groups chatting like an oriental waltz as they trooped off to the campus dining room. I looked at Ernest and forgot for the duration of a leaf ' s falling all about the scheme of the novel I had proposed to him. I tried to open myself to all of his thoughts; to share his impres- sions of these last few days of September, when the en- tire world around us seemed as though it had climbed too late out of its winterly hibernation and was, in the reprieve of a few short hours, trying wildly to collect arid press to itself all the sweetness and blossoming of the spring and summer already past. Ernest lifted up a red and yellow oak leaf that had fallen on his lap and began to play with it, his thin fingers tracing the miniature ramifications of its veinous underside. How long have you been thinking about the book? I was taken aback by the question and just avoided blurting out an uncomprehending what? Actually I had done no more writing directly related to my proposed novel than a sketch for it, a rough outline whose very vagueness allowed me to dream of independent and un- restricted chapters, each one like a symphony in a long cycle connected by an inexpressible emotion of yearning. Not very much. I paused and breathed deeply. I ' m finishing off the first chapter right now. He nodded approvingly, or perhaps he was only acknowledging my statement as though it were a purely theoretical consideration. I remember his going through the same motions in a philosophy class he attended the past year. He was doing junior honors on the topic of existential theology, and I made it a habit to sit in on the classroom sessions to see for myself. I don ' t know whether I was more interested in seeing him perform and outshine the other philosophy majors or in merely knowing and experiencing the same thought stimuli that provoked his own unique mind. In any case I got the im- pression after a few lectures that the professor was not very much convinced of what he argued or at least was poorly organized. He would build up every talk around a text as though he were delivering a sermon to an audience of unrecreant sinners and then struggle wildly to pronounce some ineffable climatic revelation that somehow always seemed too subtle to satisfy us. It was during an early winter morning, and Ernest sat at the front corner, in the seat nearest the door. I was a few columns over and just one row behind, in the room and observed his irritation grow steadily in pro- portion to McPhee ' s ferocious crescendo. I don ' t remember the text exactly. I think it had to do with Sartre and the structure of ethical norms. Just when McPhee drew himself together for the last punch Ernest slowly raised his hand. McPhee had been facing him for the previous few sentences and could not easily pretend to have missed seeing the hand. He prolonged his breather and I could see the confusion on his face as he tried to size up this questioning breach of his classroom tradition. He didn ' t know Ernest very well although he might have guessed from the sharpness of his features, the almost haggard but fearless steadiness of his stare that he would not be squelched peremptorily. McPhee chose the fatal path and then gaped help- lessly as Ernest quoted two challenging citations from Sartre to the as yet unrevealed climax and reinforced his objections with two major commentaries on existen- tial philosophy. When he had finished, McPhee conceded slowly that there was something there, then finished his lecture just as he had intended — and rather lamely, too. From that time on until the end of the term, McPhee would continually check with Ernest during the lec- ture. That ' s just how he looked now. Look, Paul, Ernest crushed the leaf he was hold- ing and rubbed the crumbs from his palm onto the rough edge of the bench, if you ' re going to be work- ing on your novel, then I don ' t see how you ' re going to drive with Alice and me to that concert tonight. I thought it wouldn ' t miss me so much if I spent one evening away from it. He shook his head vigorously, No, you don ' t under- stand very much about it. Writing is a very demanding mistress. Either you give her your all or she gives you nothing. I spent a few seconds puzzling over his last words which seemed contradictory somehow. I faintly suspected that he was putting me on again and waited before trying to justify myself. In the meantime Ernest lifted himself up from the bench and frowned at me. You ' ll need a lot more solitude than you ' re accus- tomed to before you ' re ready to try anything meaningful. He shifted his weight to his left foot and waited for me to make an answer. I knew that no matter what I said would be neatly refuted and slightly discussed. Besides I was scared, frankly. He looked at me as though I were a lost case of professorial blight and wanted immediate annihilation. How can you ever hope to write a single line, he said piercing me with a steady stare, if you don ' t first withdraw yourself from the surrounding confusion and fend for yourself intellectually. He continued: I think you need enough isolation to be able to study yourself. He smiled: Get thee to a nunnery! and left me alone on the bench while he headed for his apartment off campus. I spent that evening in my room and wrote until five in the morning. First I typed ten pages about an ugly soldier who married a German war widow after the fall of Berlin. I kept on trying to create new situa- tions in which the soldier could bring around the widow to return some of the love he had been silently surround- ing her with from their first meeting. At the end of the story I planned to have her reveal to him the complex suffering that she had always kept secret from him. The ugly soldier somehow would become less ugly. The picture of their union would grow warm and moist in my imagination and I grew hypnotized by the movement of their bodies mingling and separating continuously in a spectrum of colors. I would stop for a quarter of an hour or longer to observe them and then sigh before beating the typewriter keys again. I had to keep resisting the desire to chuck away the story and leap immediately to its conclusion — to its moment of poetry. I could see the walls of my room brighten now from murkey blackness as the grey dust of dawn sifted slowly through the open window. I read the story over twice and rested my head on my arms in the yellow stream issuing from the desk lamp. 1 dreamt it was summer and my father and the Ger- man widow were strolling arm in arm along the fairway of a carnival. They were laughing warmly, and my father stopped for a moment to open his shirt at the neck and sling his jacket over one shoulder. Then he held her hand and they entered a ferris wheel booth as they continued to laugh softly. I watched the wheel spin around in a confusion of color until my eyes could pick out the car that they were riding. At first I could only see their outlines but as I saw them clearer a cool breeze began to accelerate the spinning wheel. I could see my father ' s face now. He was laughing and his shirt was unbuttoned to the waist. It grew colder, so cold that my teeth began to chatter. I saw the widow and I think she saw me also. Her dress had been tugged at and ripped but she didn ' t cry or protest. I woke up with tears in my eyes. They washed off with soap in the washbasin. I returned to the desk and reread the story before ripping it to pieces and flushing down the toilet at the end of the hall. More than anything else, more than wanting to go to sleep, I wanted to write a story about Ernest. I wanted to portray him as a cruel and deceptive counterfeit. I wanted to introduce myself into the story as his nemesis and to hound him mercilessly until ... I didn ' t know how to end the story. Alice is smarter than her older sister Fay. She ' s also livelier, and her presence accounts at least in part for Fay ' s lesser frequency of dates. Sometimes though, when Ernest and I double up I take out Fay, although since I ' m a half-year younger than Ernest the chronology gets a bit embarrasing. 1 thought of Fay now and won- dered again whether she was jealous of Alice for going with Ernest as Alice had once whispered to me. I looked at my wrist watch. It was only a quarter of six and I began to write a story about Fay ' s jealousy of her sister. I wanted to let her create her own story and not impose conditions and moralizing restraints on her movements. As I expected she grew further apart from her sister and withdrew more into herself as she realized the impossibility of her desires. In the end she concentrated her misery into such a tight knot that she could pull it out of her pocketbook when she walled and play with it. I could see her grow happy toying with the loose ends of the cord and absorb herself by trying to tuck them into the center of the ball. Finally, she reached the point where she had no reason to mourn herself any longer. To compete with Alice or to hope that the im- possible would come to her of his own free will would be to deny the absolute reality of her situation. I was almost beside myself with joy and approval at her denial, and celebrated my success by sleeping through my morning classes and walking away from the campus until suppertime. That evening in the dining room I brought my tray to an empty table and returned to the hall to hang up my coat. When I returned, Ernest was sitting there. He had come by coincidence to the same table and was smiling at me as I sat down. How is it coming along? I told him the story of the soldier and the widow and I began to elaborate about the widow ' s spinster sister and the soldier ' s old father — or was it the widow ' s son? I got it all confused but couldn ' t hold myself back. I grew louder and louder until I became aware of the fact that people were staring at me. You were right. I whispered. It takes a lot of . . . I don ' t know really. Note: This is the third consecutive year that Martin Mantel has been awarded tlie Jerome Rohbins Memorial Award. M ASM ID AWARD - 1964 SONG By MARTIN MANTEL Hoarse throated ballads rock on a beaten dance floor For crowd pressed couples, who— With faces suffused in red-cheeked excitement From the drum beaten music Contort with a will To the harmonic strains. Clapping feverishly on the floor Sweating profusely while twisting Unbelievably to the compelling rhythms They spur their limbs to faster shaking And their heads — painted with the Glow of bursting youth Bob wildly again and again To the music that swirls and Surrounds in blazing passion. And later, warmly pressed Dreamily lingering in each others arms. They taste a colored slumber The heady dizziness of the tender serenaded senses That merge softly and slowly Into a wordless sigh And a dancing caress. The M ASM ID AWARD is Awarded annually by the Governing Board of the Masmid for the best entry of crea- tive poetry. BELLE HARBOR Here the white crest of snowy foam Topples swiftly on the green-blue surface Of the siding sheet of sea water. The shelled beach is quiet But for petrel sqeaks of singing birds That glide to float on the surface way out. Again once more the crash, The ceaseless waves ' steady percussion on the sandy whiteness. Off in the distance a single cloud Dif fusses the yellowness of the far away sun. And on the frozen beach, A chill breezes softly on reddened cheeks. Driftwood and scraps of lumber lace the crusty white, Rare broken by empty footprints and a quiet sitting child. The moment; Black tipped silver wing flap to rise and soar. Lift and raise the gulls against the pale blue coverlet, the grey sky. There ' s one gull, a streamlined white thing Pressed up high by the cold winter wind. Up go its wings Over a faded brick roofshingled pension Still travelling. Unperturbed by the fading rumble of a distant airplane. Down come the wings. The black bead eyes of the beating bird Ficker on a noisy crone. Cane-creeping against the boardwalk. And then full wing stretched, The gull tilts and gracefully climbs Into the high mists away from sight. And then the poem; This is my song to the sea To her hardness and regularity To the ship strewn horizon hne Where grey meets blue and earth and heavens merge. Here is my praise For the clapping waves Beating steady rhythm for the cloudless sky, And suspended gulls who care for no people. Here is the sea. I stand by her now And watch the green water trickle by my shoes And the sand, The yellow reflected sun. The petrel squeaks, shells, and driftwood, And sand. ACTIVITIES m To face confrontations is to face reality; to react is to live in reality. How does man react and project his per- sonality? What means does he use to reflect his sense of living? To some, it is the utilization of creative talent that provides a scheme of expression. Things that have form and beauty — painting, music, literature drama, dance, sculpture — are often chosen as areas of interest and identi- fication. Yet, not only the mind seeks to be actively absorbed; the body, top, requires dynamic en- gagement to achieve a sense of actual living. Athletic skills enable employment of stamina and vigor of body with energy of spirit in bringing about the proper functioning of an individual. We pursue active participation in the various cultural forms of society for it is through action, motion, beauty, and change that man attains his sense of being. o 9 THE MASMID SHO SPECIAL EVENTS THE MASMID SHOW 1964 Simcha Fass Executive Director Jerry Chanes Leonard Glass Directors David Reinhard Gilbert Epstein . . „. Sanford Gitel Assistant Directors SHOW COMMITTEE: Howard Friedman, Dave Gordon, Henry Sobel, Martin Feldman, Ben Fass, Gabriel Gurell, Philip Goldenberg HEAD USHER: Ezra Goodman ARRANGEMENTS: Willard Alexander, Inc. DEAN ' S RECEPTION 1964 was under the direction of the Yeshiva College Dramatics Society LEONARD GLASS, President RICHARD DRUCKNER, Vice President BENJAMIN FIALKOFF, Vice President KALMAN TUCHMAN, Financial Secretary MRS. THOMAS OHLSON, Faculty Advisor CHAGIGOT ? n :o t-: 4Pf S LECTURES Foreign Minister Golda Meir Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveichik — Anti-Missionaries Lecture A ? YESHlVMINIVERSirr Dr. Yitzchak Refael — Deputy Minister, Health, Israel. PUBLICATIONS MASMID MASMID STAFF Simcha Pass Editor-in-Chief Stephen Bacon Associate Editor Jerr) ' Chanes Leonard Glass Dave Reinhard Business Managers Sanford Gitel Howard Ronald Friedman Managers Gilbert Epstein Coordinator Jordon Penkower Dan Landsman Photography Editors Phillip Goldenberg Typing Editor Ira Rifkin Assistant Typing Editor Arthur Steckler Activities Editor Philip Brodie Athletics Editor Julian Gordon Sandy Dresin Photography Staff Simcha U. Pass Editor-in-Chief Jordan Penkower Photography Editor Left to Right: S. Pass, P. Brodie (Behind Wall), G. Dan Landsman Epstein, D. Reinhard, S. Gitel, D. Landsman, H. Fried- Photography Editor man, D. Gordon, J. Chanes, L. Glass, P. Goldenberg, S. Bacon, A. Steckler, J. Penkower. Left to Right: A. Wertenthiel, L. Levitt, I. Geller, D. Berger, D. Shepro, S. Prystowsky, P. Brodie, H. Her- mele, R. Drucker. THE COMMENTATOR Official Undergraduate .Newspaper of Yeshiva College ®l|f QlDmmf utator Alvin Wrrtrntbril Richard Drucktr Bu,mr„ Mm it, Htib He. No. EJil, Ftantre £Ji(o. Diric BtTgtT Cow EJ.-o, SpoTit Edilof Aniilani Ntwi Editor : M- Schcpf. M. Wdchet. Aii ' ulant Fta- luT, EdUo,,: A. SicdilCT, S. Kldnmaii. IliVioti Monog.nj ( • lor.: H. Horowiii. B. Brrkowio. l. i. onl Copy EdUmi: j. BernKon. E. Saidlown. l.li.loni 5po.l. £J .or. N. Ko lowc. AiMoM Buimru Mmagrr: S. Solomon. Rtmir £J or.: K. Salman. J. BcHin. Exilums, EJilcr: D. Panush. A,i Edilm: S. Rschman. Typing Editor: B. Sugarman. Circvlotion Manager: S. Kaplan. Photography Editor: J. Gordon. VITAL ISSUES FACING JEWS IN AMERICA Steven Prystowsky Literary Magazine Editor PUBLICATIONS KOL Bernard Bendow Editor-in-Chief RACONTEU Ira Bader Editor-in-Chief BOOK STORES Y£SHIVA CO OP STATIONERY GREETING CARDS RECORDS Lejt to Right: J. Levenbrown, Alex Smilow, M. Reifman. ' £■ llUi IHIW 1 YESHIVA CO-OP SEFORIM EXCHANGE STORE Lejt to Right: M. Schopf, S. Okolica, H. Wolinetz, G. From. STUDENT GOVERNMENTS David Berger President of Student Council STUDENT COUNCIL Left to Right: David Berger, Jeffrey Tillman, Stanley Raskas SENIORS: Daniel Cohen Charles Friedlander Jerome Katz JUNIORS: Heshy Rosenbaum Mitchell Wohlberg Bill Schwartz SOPHOMORE: Dave Eisenberg Bill Berkowitz Milton Ottensoser FRESHMAN: Howard Lauer Fred Nagler Donald Zisquil TI COUNCIL Left to Right P. Josowitz Vice President D. Chasan President SOY Left to Right R. Posner Vice President H. Rothman President E. White Sec ' y-Treas. STUDENT COURT Left to Right David Aronson Samuel Ottensoser Donald Davis Theodore Sylvetsky iv PI GAMMA MU NATIONAL SOCIAL SCIENCE HONOR SOCIETY — Seated, Left to Right: Arthur Steckler, Shephard Melzer (President), Robert Kri- voshey, Lewis Saperstein. Standing: Stephen Bacon, David Gordon, Bernard Susser, Don Panush, Kenneth Jacobson (Vice-President). ALPHA OMEGA CHAPTER OF PI DELTA PHI NATIONAL FRENCH HONOR SOCIETY— Seated, Left to Right: Michael Posniclc, Michael Goodman, Sylvan Jakabovics (President), Harry Gershen, Arthur Steckler, Michael Shopf, Don Davis. Standing :LawTcnce Levitt, Yale Drazin, Martin Rosenberg, Ira Bader, Val Karan, Marvin Chelst, Shephard Melzer. Missing: Jordan Penkower. HONOR SOCIETIES PSI CHI — PSYCHOLOGY HONOR SOCIETY— Seated, Left to Right: Ira Bader, Eliot Shimoff (Pres.), Sidney Schimmel, Ben Fialkoff, Bob Pransky, Samuel Frankel. Standing: David Wilk, Seymour Siegel. PI MU EPSILON MATHEMATICS HONOR SOCIETY — Left to Right: Bernard Bendow, Mur- ray Hochberg, Samuel Fuhrer, Steven Okolica, How- ard Sacknovitz, Daniel Kapustin, David Lazar, David Wolf, Norman Nissel, Jerome Bass. Missing: Jordan Penkower. GAMMA DELTA CHAPTER OF ETA SIGMA PHI— NATIONAL GREEK HONOR SOCIETY— Left to Right: David Berger, Emanuel White. TAU KAPPA ALPHA— NATIONAL FORENSICS HONOR SOCIETY — Left to Right: David Berger Michael Goodman, Sam Ottensoser, Mitch Wolf, Don Davis, Judah Cohen, Shephard Melzer (Pres.), Jona- than Helfand, Stanley Raskas. DRAMATIC SOCIETY — Left to Right: Ben Fial- koff, Richard Drucker, Kal Tuchman, Lenny Glass. AWARDS STATE OF NEW YORK REGENTS DENTAL SCHOLARSHIPS — Left to Right: Charles Fried- lander, Ronald Wilbur, Arthur Katzman. STATE OF NEW YORK RE- GENTS MEDICAL SCHOLAR- SHIPS — Mitchel Wolf, Henry Falk. WOODROW WILSON FELLOWS — Lejt to Right: Moshe Siev, David Berger. NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUN- DATION FELLOWSHIP — Moshe Siev. CHEMISTRY — David Lando, Larry Martin. ECONOMICS CLUB — Jerome Katz CLUBS FRENCH — LE CERCLE FRANCAIS — Michael Schopf; Don Davis. KI: P C yI wL % M-.m} L K w ' K . THB I ri l v w Hffi BI pni H ' ' B ' ' ' 1 i l L. •— :.-. ' M ,, v-J LITERARY — Michael Goodman, David Fischberger, Gerald Schreck. PRE-MED — Ronald Wilber, Ronald Friedman. David Berger, Vice President SOQOLOGY — Alan Kirschenbaum CLUBS CHESS CLUB — Ira Rapaport, Paul Schneid OPEN ROAD CLUB Joseph Zitter ICE HOCKEY CLUB — Stanley Kaplan, Jack Shenker MATH CLUB — Jerome Bass, Murray Hochberg PHYSICS CLUB — Daniel Kapustin. Maurice Riefman. PSYCHOLOGY MIZRACHI CLUB — Robert Dickstein, Milton Maybruch YOUNG DEMOCRATS CHAPTER — Barry Silber = t ' mc J mk R • It )! v 5 B Ji r i - L- ' ' ▼ yiDi mm — These two terms, composing the motto and raison d ' etre of Yeshiva, provide us with the confrontation most profound in scope and importance. The unification of religious learning, ethics, and behavior with the accomplishments of man ' s mind in the secular and scientific fields becomes a challenge to our essential existence. At Yeshiva College, the challenge is met with resolute determination, sincerity, and depth of spirit and mind. In a society that stresses the mundane aspects of life in its over- all philosophy of existence, one appreciates more than ever individuals with firm convictions in the spiritual sphere who are capable of taking their active places in society. That the manifestations of heaven and earth are not in any sort of conflict or contradictory polarities is vital to our way of life — to our Weltanschauung. Whatever vocational path we follow in life, there shall always primarily exist our obligation as Jews — to ourselves, society, and to G-d. It is in the service of mankind and humanity that we mirror most closely the Divine plan for unity of the secular and spiritual. ATHLETICS Kneeling, L to R: Arthur Aaron, Robert Podhurst, Kenneth Jacobson, Steve Gralla, Sheldon Rokach. Standing: Jonathan Halpert, Hillel Wiener, Harvey Ostreicher, Steve Newman, Charles Sherman. INDIVIDUAL SCORES ES P F.G. F.T. Total Points Average ■KBr Art Aaron 116 65 297 15.6 Hl Ken Jacobson 96 39 231 12.2 Bob Podhurst 89 53 231 12.2 f V Sheldon Rokach 89 72 250 13.9 St eve Gralla 63 34 160 9.1 John Halpert 11 7 29 1.5 v Hillel Wiener 17 8 42 2.1 KgT Charles Sherman 2 1 5 0.6 l kH Harvey Ostreicher 2 1 5 0.7 1 Steve Newman 1 2 0.4 1 Jay Garsman 15 9 39 7.8 1 BASKETBALL TEAM RECORD Y. U. OPP. Paterson State 73 61 Drew 76 42 Marist 68 66 ot L.I.U. • 67 68 C. W. Post 59 87 New Haven 79 77 Scranton 90 98 Pratt 82 71 King ' s (Pa.) 67 83 Fairleigh-Dickinson 51 75 King ' s Point 71 75 ot Hartwick 49 57 Adelphi 74 89 Bridgeport ■ 63 70 C.C.N.Y. 51 53 Hunter 71 51 Rider 50 75 Fairfield 69 89 Brooklyn 73 70 •Tri-State League Games Points for: 577 Points against: 640 Front Row, L to R: Jordan Penkower, Maurice Reifman, Jack Haller, Jeff Tillman, Michael Harris. Back Row. Eli Epstein, coach, Edward Schlussel, captain, David Gordon, Ezra Goodman, Michael Wise, Lewis Saper- stein. TENNIS 7 Joseph Wu, Instructor JUDO SQUAD FENCING TEAM RECORD Yeshiva Opp Jersey City State 13 14 F.D.U. 14 13 New York C.C. 19 8 Fordham 14 13 Rutgers 12 15 Drew 9 18 St. Peters 13 14 Brooklyn 8 19 Brooklyn Poly 13 14 Brandeis 15 12 X SABRE -r L to R: Alan Lubarr, — Emanuel MeUer, Sanford — Dresin. INDIVIDUAL SCORE S. Dresin 6-10 A. Lubarr 18- 9 M. MeUer 17- 8 D. Landsman 4- 6 FOIL L to R: Emanuel Saidlower, Victor Kops, Maurice Zau- -1 derer, Howard Davis. INDIVIDUAL SCORES H. Davis 4-12 E. Saidlower 6- 9 M. Zauderer 6- 9 EPEE L to R: Howard Rothman, Jerry Chanes, captain, Nor- man Novoseller. INDIVIDUAL SCORES W. Goldman 25- 3 J. Chanes (capt.) 17-11 N. Novoseller 3- 5 H. Rothman 4-10 WRESTLING INDIVIDUAL SCORES Dave Rubin 2-9 Gil Goller 2-9 Barry Levy 2-9 Joel Pruzansky 9-2 Moshe Siev 4-6-1 Shelly Katz 1-3 Jay Weiss 1-5 Jeff Berg 9-0 Barry Berger 9-2 Kneeling, L to R: Joel Pruzansky, Jeff Berg, Co-Captains. Middle: Jay Weiss, Henry Wittenberg, Coach, Moshe Siev. Top Row: Gill Goller, Barry Levy, Lewis Zinkin, Sheldon Katz. ' . tiii Hiii iiitt, iiMu.1..; i ' ' ■ ' ■Jfif ' iM ' - ii - : ' :,.::- ' -,.!.. ' -J B P w j| HP f ' 1 ' JL r 1 TEAM RECORD Yeshiva 0pp. Hunter 25 11 Marist 20 20 Bronx CC. 18 18 Seton Hall 10 26 Orange County CC 9 25 Monmouth 13 21 Rutgers 15 23 CCNY 10 24 Columbia 18 20 Brooklyn Poly 23 10 Brandeis 23 11 Total 3-6-2 EPILOGUE Not to nullify our being requires mastering our existence. This is a complex process whose efforts never cease. Our years in college have provided the essential stimuli and motivating forces needed to achieve this goal. We now possess the self knowledge needed for an understanding of our personal entity. We seek reason for actions; purpose for our deeds. We appreciate the responsibilities that we have to our G-d, loved ones, friends, and society. We have encountered ordeals of confrontations; we have re- acted and prevailed. We learned . . . dreamed . thought . . . aspired . . . . . . prayed . . . listened . . . . desired . . . perspired . We have faced reality; we have learned to live. . loved . . . feared . . . challenged . . . braved . . played . , , . reflected . anticipated . . . hoped. : HEPPYLOGUE LEARNED FEARED LOVED BRAVED LISTENED OFFICIAL NOTICES FFICE OF THE REGISTRAR REFLECTED ANTICIPATED HOPED ON THE WATERFRONT With a glass . . . and the waters rose and rose. and a hose he worked. 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JACOB BERKOW HARY SELTZER and FAMILY Congratulations to our cousin Compliments of Compliments of ACE WIRE AND DAVID BERGER on his graduation METROPOLITAN ELECTRIC MFG. CO. CABLE CORP. 72-01 51st AVENUE WOODSIDE 77, N.Y. MODERN BUILDERS SUPPLY COMPANY INC. MR. and MRS. 2250 STEINWAY ST. ROUTE 59 GEORGE RICKMAN and FAMILY LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. TALLMAN, N.Y. 4G ' S Congratulation to our Congratulations to our TRUCK RENTING Nephew Cousin Mozel Tov to COMPANY, INC. DAVID Daily-Monthly Lease Upon his Graduation RONNIE FRIEDMAN EZRA GOODMAN 60 SOUTH 8th STREET BROOKLYN 11, N.Y. Evergreen 8-3320-3351 Stan Silverman THE LAMB SHANK KING, INC. 84 Havemeyer St. Brooklyn, N.Y. upon his graduation STANLEY HOFFMAN and CHILDREN on his Siyum from Yeshiva University Congratulations and Best Wishes to our Son Best Wishes for Continued Success to our Son, and Brother SAMUEL FUHRER RONNIE on his graduation H H H I H and His Classmates and much succes for the future from HB. .r3 MR. and MRS. AARON FRIEDMAN MR. and MRS. A. L. FUHRER and HARRY V H iiAI I i H ' ' i i B == The Rabbi Isaac Rachel Kravitz Congratulations to Family Circle is proud to congratulate ISAAC BERMAN DAVID BERGER from on his graduation May he succeed in the future Mother, Dad, with G-d ' s blessing Morton Gidon, Pres. Toby, Eli and Sharon ' A FRIEND Greetings and Best Wishes to our Good Friend of SAMUEL FUHRER on his Graduation from GILBERT EPSTEIN Mr. and Mrs. Joachim Feldman Congratulations and Best Wishes Congratulations and Best Wishes to to STANLEY STANLEY KAPLAN from from Lord Jeff Knitting Company Dad and Mom TA 3-8800 ft ' -VlHI ri L CASTLE COAL OIL CO., Inc. rl RHhH Printed and Metered Deliveries Afl HPliSE v IlP Commercial — Industrial — Residential VU h| |C HM| : i Oil Burners — Installed and Serviced ES H UL rikB 1724 EASTCHESTER ROAD BRONX, N.Y. WM k T PHILLIP GOLDENBERG Our Good Wishes for Every Success in Your Undertakings AMERICAN CHAIR RENTING COMPANY 5375 Kings Highway Brooklyn, N.Y. SCHERTZ ' S BAKERY 1024 43 rd ST. BORO PARK. BROOKLYN Wishes All Graduates A Mazel Tov JOSEPH WEINTRAUB INC. Surgical Supplies 168th ST. GERARD AVE. NEW YORK 52, N.Y. CY 3-4030 JE 6-7010 Congratulations to ROBERT J. PRANSKY from MR. and MRS. HARRY J. GREENSTEIN and FAMILY MEAL MART Your Personal Chef 2189 BROADWAY NEW YORK SU 7-4720 Best Wishes to STANLEY KAPLAN from GRANDMA FRIEND OF GERALD L. POSNER PALM ISLAND OF MIAMI, INC. 100 NORTH EAST 39th ST. ADELMAN FOODS, INC, 803 EAST 92nd STREET BROOKLYN, NEW YORK Mazel Tov to MOISH upon his graduation Hatzlachah to him in all his endeavors RA BBI and MRS. JACOB BOBROWSKY TAMARA and GLORIA COUNTY COUNTY SURGICAL COMPANY, INC. 1237 ATLANTIC AVE. BROOKLYN, N.Y. NE 8-3500 COOPERDALE DAIRY COMPANY, INC. Milk and Milk Products 88-46 COOPER AVE. FOREST HILLS, NEW YORK IL. 9-8700 IRWIN SCHECHTEL G.B.S. MEATS 1747 University Ave. Bronx, N.Y. CY 4-4200 Compliments of FRIEND Mazel Tov to our Son and Brother GERALD Upon his Graduation MR. and MRS. MORRIS FROiVl JOAN and SHELLY, LINDA and AARON Congratulations to our Son and Brother JEROME POSTMASTER and MRS. LOUIS 1. KATZ PERIE and YASHAR, HENNY and BRONDIE Congratulations to my Nephews GERALD FROM and JEROME KATZ LOUIS J. SEPTIMUS AND COMPANY Congratulations and Best Wishes to JEROME KATZ and the Class of ' 64 MR. and MRS. ABE JACOBS and FAMILY Mountain Dale, N.Y. Compliments of . . . THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF WOODRIDGE WOODRIDGE, NEW YORK Member F.D.I. C. Congratulations to . . . JEROME KATZ MR. and MRS. JOSEPH KRAF Mountain Dale, N.Y. Best Wishes to GERALD FROM and the Graduating Class Congratulations to JEROME KATZ MR. and MRS. HARRY SCHEINBERG Mountain Dale, N.Y. Congratulations to GERALD FROM STEINBERG DUBIN MEMORIALS, INC. 245-47 East Houston St. New York City Congratulations to JEROME KATZ from A FRIEND Congratulations to. . . . GERALD FROM Upon His Graduation THE MINSKER INDIVIDUAL OLD MEN ' S BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATON, INC. Congratulations to Best Wishes to Congratulations to Best Wishes For The Future To DAVID CHASAN MARTIN KATZ BARRY D. SCHREIBER On His Graduation Upon His Graduation Mr. and Mrs. R. CHASAN NACHIE, AARON, and ZADIE HENRY FALK MOM, DAD, JANET, PHYLLIS, JUDAH, NAVAH From THE POSTS Best Wishes and Congratulations to Congratulations to a Dear Son and Brother Compliments of Compliments of HERBERT COHEN HERBERT COHEN M S TOMATO CO., Inc. Springfield, Mass. from MOTHER DAD SAMUEL H. KAPLAN From His UNCLE and AUNT CAROL, MARTHA and NORM Tom Tom Brand Beats Them All! Compliments of In Honor of Our Beloved In Honor of Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to our Nephew Cousin Mr. and Mrs. DAVID WILK DAVID WILK CHARLES SHEER RAMON GETZOV and FAMILY YOUNG ISRAEL OF MOSHOLU PARKWAY Paul Lazarus, Pres. Rabbi Z. Charlop RABBI ZEVULON CHARLOP AUNT JULIA, UNCLE SAM and CHUCK AUNT AGUSTA, UNCLE 12 and ELEANOR Complin nents of Mazel Tov to GARY POLLACK YESHIVA U NIVERSITY — from — COOP i STORES UNCLE DAVE, AUNT AUNT HARRIET, UNC PEARL, UNCLE CARL, LEIRV, AUNTAUDRY ARELE ' S of Queens New York ' s Only Kosher Nite Club Restaurant — Caterer HORACE HARDING BLVD. at 167th St. HI 5-4444 The Friends and Family of MARTIN MODELL Congratulate Him On His Graduation Congratulations and Best Wishes to MOSH E From your Parents and Brothers RABBI and MRS. ASHER SIEV JOSEPH and DAVID Congratulations to HOWARD upon his graduation MOM, DAD, and BOBBY The Cinema of Outstanding Foreign and Domestic Films HEIGHTS THEATER 150 WADSWORTH AVE. WA 7-3968 FRIEND Best Wishes to JAY K. J. WEISS upon his graduation From FATHER, MOTHER, and SISTER MIRIAM A FRIEND OF GERALD L. POSNER FRIEND SIMON NEUBORT Congratulations and Best Wishes to SAMUEL FUHRER on his graduation MR. and MRS. HENRY LAUFER To the Masmid — Our Greetings and Best Wishes ADATH ISRAEL OF NEW YORK UNITED HEBREW COMMUNITY OF NEW YORK Albert I. Beldoch, President THANKS - SIDNEY SCHIMMEL With Best Wishes to PHILLIP GOLDENBERG S. SCHAFFER GROCERY CORP. 450 Austin Place New York 55, N.Y. rr c. 11% H ' S fSl ' MICROSCOPES FORTY YEARS OF SERVICE TO MEDICAL STUDENTS Largest Display in the Country All makes and brands are featured in New York ' s largest showroonns. Student discounts up to 32% J. BEEBER CO. 836 Broadway at 13th Street - 5th Floor NewYork3, N.Y. Compliments of CORONET WATCH COMPANY SUPPLIERS OF YESHIVA COLLEGE RINGS Compliments of . . . LORSTAN STUDIOS 2 WEST 39th STREET NEW YORK Congratulations to. . . GARY POLLACK Upon his Graduation — from — His Father LEON Grandparents SAM and FANNIE FABER Sister and Brother-in-Law GLORIA and GEORGE BOMZER Nephew and Nieces ENID CHERYL, AVRAHAM YITZCHAK, DOROTHY ROSLYN In Honor of . . . NAHUM NISSEL Father of NORMAN NISSEL From the Members of THE KRAKAUER SIMON SCHREIBER CONGREGATION Congratulations to . . . DON PANUSH — from — MOTHER and DAD BROTHER BOB SISTER REBECCA BROTHER-IN-LAW HERB GRANDMA FALK GRANDMA PANUSH and especially from little JUDITH Congratulations to our Son and Brother ARTHUR Upon His Graduation MOTHER, DAD, BOOKY, JERRY, and ALAN EIFFEZ TOWER REALTIES BERSTEK INCORPORATED Serving Canadians with Residential, Commercial and Industrial Real Estate for over Three Decades Mazel Tov and Best Wishes For the Future To BERNARD SUSSER MOM, DAD, and JUDI In Honor of our Son JAY MOSES MILLER MR. MRS. ALEX MILLER With Best Wishes to our Nephew JORDAN S. PENKOWER MR. MRS. MAYER J. STAVISKY Gartenberg Schechter ' s PIONEER COUNTRY CLUB GREENFIELD PARK, N.Y. Strict Kosher, Modern Resort Hotel All Sports, Entertainment Free Golf and Private Lake Health Club, Steam Room, Indoor Pool Open for Conventions, Weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, etc. Congratulations and Best Wishes to DAVID REINHARD Upon His Graduation from MOM, DAD, ANDY and MIKE Congratulations and Best Wishes Congratulations and Best Wishes for Continued Success to to SHEP MELZER SAMMY and His Classmates Upon His Graduation MR. MRS. R. MELZER THE DOUG ...AND JUDY OTTENSOSER FAMILY Compliments of Compliments of CHANES HARDWARE CO. 140 MAIN STREET NYACK, NEW YORK A FRIEND Hardware and Housewares of Contractors Supplies Builders ' Hardware and Paints SIMON NEUBORT Rockland County ' s Leading Hardware Since 1887 Congratulations to A FRIEND SIMON NEUBORT of From THREE FRIENDS SHMUEL OTTENSOSER Congratulations to UNITED KOSHER MEAT JORDAN S. PENKOWER AND POULTRY DEALERS OF NEW YORK STATE, INC. MOTHER, DAD, ANDREA, DAVID, MONTY, and SHARON 55 W.BURNSIDE AVENUE BRONX, N. Y. Congratulations from Congratulations to THE PARENTS OF LEONARD GLASS Upon His Graduation DAVID GORDON and Upcoming Marriage AARON, ELSA, JEFFERY and LOEI Congratulations and Best Wishes To Compliments of STEPHEN KLEINMAN MR. and MRS. On His Graduation MURRAY A. CANDIB from MOM, DAD, and GRANDMA and FAMILY Congratulations and Best Wishes to JACK LEVENBROWN Upon His Graduation — fronn — MOM, DAD, and IRWIN CHIFFON BAKE SHOP 1373 Coney Island Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. CL 8-8822 PLYMOUTH ROCK FUEL CORP. 16 Court St. Brooklyn, N. Y. JACK and TRUDY AVRECH WILLIAM TUCKER and ISIDOR BLEICH MALT DIASTASE CO. Brooklyn, N. Y. EASTERN FOOD PRODUCTS Brooklyn, N. Y. IMPERIAL BAG and PAPER CO., INC. 620 Tiffany St. Bronx, N. Y. SCHWARTZ ' S YEAST CO. 566 East 94th St. Brooklyn, N. Y. SPRONGHOLD FLOUR CO. 50 Broad St. New York City LOWENS BAKE SHOP 311 Rogers Ave. Brooklyn 25, N.Y. ( onip inients of MIRIAM JOSOWITZ JOE ' S BARBER SHOP 2502 Amsterdam Ave. at 184th Street IMPERIAL KNIT WEAR CO. MAJESTIC LADIES SHOPS INC. TOV BAKE SHOP INC. 862 Clarkson Ave., Brooklyn, New York WILLIAMSBURG KOSHER BAKE SHOP INC. 159 Lee Ave., Brooklyn, New York A FRIEND ACE CHAIR RENTAL CO., INC. WESTMINSTER CHAPELS INC. 1153-63 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, New York FADEN PAPER CORP. GUTMAN MAYER 4229 Broadway, New York City DEAN FAKIN AND HIS MACHINE MR. and MRS. JOE REISEL LEO and EDITH SCHWARTZ MORRIS BERNARD STAR UPHOLSTERY FURNITURE CO. 1012 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pa. COUSIN GERTRUDE AUNT MOLLIE and UNCLE LOU ROSENBLATT FLEETWOOD BOOK and CARD SHOP INC K CENTER PHARMACY Philadelphia, Pa. MR. and MRS. PAUL ROSEN A. 0. WHITE INC. ABE ' S KOSHER MARKET MAUZONE PRODUCTS G. and I. BAKERY K omplimenls of MR. and MRS. JESSE ARNSON RABBI and MRS. ISRAEL KRAVITZ and FAMILY PAULINE S. GRUNDWEIG ZUNDER ' S GROCERY WA 3-2910 CARVEL ICE CREAM 505 West 181st Street RABBI MRS. GEORGE MORGENSTERN MR. and MRS. LOU WALLERSTEIN MR. and MRS. MORRIS NEWMAN A FRIEND SPEED CLEANERS KINGS MEN SHOP THE BETH JACOB CONGREGATION Baltimore, Md. BARRE MONUMENT COMPANY Baltimore, Md. ANOTHER FRIEND DELANCY PIT LIVE POULTRY MARKET 205-7 Delancy Street, N.Y.C. AUNT PEPI and UNCLE MARK FELDER FLEISCHMANN HEYMANN CO., INC. 1530 Saint Nicholas Ave. 344 Audabon Ave. N.Y.C. BARTON ' S CANDY JOSEPH G. YOUNGER COMPANY 6571 2 W. 181st St., N.Y.C. - WA 3-3388 MR. and MRS. HARRY KAPLAN PRISCILLA ICE CREAM COMPANY 788 Saint Ann ' s Ave. JEANETTE KAPLAN S. G. MACKIN STAHL PHARMACY J. LYON EISENSTADT COMPANY REGENT UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE COMPANY INC. Ill Arch Street, Phila., Pa. S. KRUGER and COMPANY Furniture — Carpets — FrigJdaires 1821 Orthodox St., Phila., Pa. INC. ARTHUR AARON 1818 Anthony Ave., Bx. 57,N.Y. CY-9-1956 HOWARD ADAMS 680 West End Ave. N.Y.C. UN-5-3493 ARTHUR ALEXANDER 659 Hawthorne St. Bklyn3,N.Y. HY-3-0215 DAVID ARONSON 474 Brooklyn Ave. Bklyn. 25. N.Y. SL-6-8375 STEVEN BACON 8 Hcrshell Terr. Monsey, N.Y. EL-6-3234 IRA BADER 700 West 178 St. N.Y.C. LO-8-3700 JEROME BASS 1627S.W. loSt. Miami 35, Fla. FR-1-8701 HARVEY BAUSK 2535 Eastchester Rd. Bx. 69, N.Y. TU-1-7680 BERNARD BENDOW 63 Sherman PI. Jersey City 7, N.J. OL-3-2291 JEFFREY HOWARD BERG 12DonganPl. N.Y. 40, N.Y. LO-7-0692 BARRY BERGER 105 Gallatin St. Prov. 7, R.l. ST-1-2265 DAVID BERGER 1611 46 St. Bklyn. 4, N.Y. TR-1-7590 DIRK MARC BERGER 212 East B ' way N.Y.C. GR-5-4748 ISAAC BERMAN 790 Westminster Rd. Bklyn. 30, N.Y. GE-4-9013 JERRY BERNSTEIN 20-30 Elk Dr. Far Rockaway 91, N.Y. GR-1-7405 JEFFREY BIENENFELD 971PhelpRd. Teaneck, N.J. TE-3-1458 RICHARD ALAN BLANKE 5926 Tisdale Va. Vancouver, B.C. Canada MORRIS BOBROWSKY 2862 Garrison Ave Bait. 15, Md. LI-2-3196 SAMUEL BORENSTEIN 231 East Mt. Eden Ave. Bx. 57,N.Y. TR-2-8021 HENRY BRAND 62 1 Mercer St. Albany, N.Y. IY-9- 1 294 LEONARD LOUIS BRANDWEIN 736 Drake Ave. N.J. 201-245-5094 PHILIP BRODIE 92 Burlington St. Hartford, Conn. 527-6542 MORRIS BURSTEIN 550 J Grand St. N.Y.C. 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TA-8-2028 SIMCHA URI FASS 97-37 63 Rd Rego Park 74, N.Y. TW-7-0510 BENJAMIN FIALKOFF 98 Carlton Rd. Monsey, N.Y. EL-6-8042 MICHAEL FELLER 435 West 57 St. CI-5-6861 ALLAN FIREMAN 5535KaminSt. Pitts. 17, Pa. JA-1-0578 DAVID FISCHBERGER 201 Roehling St. Bklyn, 1 1 N. Y. EV-4-2919 HIRSH FISHMAN 193 Harrison Ave. Bx. 53. N.Y. CY-4-2445 SAMUEL FRANKEL 601 W. 174 St. N.Y.C. WA-3-6386 CHARLES FRIEDLANDER 754 Crown St. Bklyn. 13, N.Y. PR-4-0818 HOWARD RONALD FRIEDMAN 5404 Clover Rd. Bah. 15,Md. LI-2-5857 GERALD FROM 530 E. Grand St. N.Y. 2. N. Y. SP-7-8074 SAMUEL FUHRER 604 W. 162 St. N.Y.C. WA-3-5907 HARVEY FULD 771 West End Ave. UN-5-1864 TOBIAS GABRIEL Ave. Cuba 579-G- Lima, Peru ISAAC GELLER 495 W. 186 St. N.Y. 33, N.Y. LO-8-5920 MARVIN GENAUER 303-33rd Ave. Seattle, Wash. EA-2-1508 MELVIN GENAUER 9IO-36thAve. Seattle, Wash. EA-4-3616 HARRY GERSHEN 3164 Gr. Concourse Bx., N.Y. HOWARD GERSHON 1700 Crotona Pk. East. LU-9-1274 SANFORD GITEL 849 Berry Hill Dr. Olivette, Mo. 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TR-7-0966 DANIEL KAPUSTIN 19690 Pinchurst Ave. Detroit, Mich. 341-4229 VAL KARAN 624 Wingra St. Madison, Wisconsin AL-5-0855 JEROME KATZ Mountaindale N.Y. Woodridgc 604 MARTIN KATZ 1321-14 St. Miami Beach, Fla. JE-S-5825 ARTHUR KATZMAN 1266 E. 8 St. Bklyn. 30, N.Y. CL-8-4647 PHILIP KEEHN 436 Crown St. Bklyn. 25. N.Y. PR-3-6552 IRVING KHLEMER 7307 Willoughby L.A. 46. Calif. , L.AN KERM.MER 320 N. Kilkca Dr. L. A.. Calif. WE-9-2682 ALAN KIRSCHENBAUM 157-38 Si. Howard Beach. N.Y. VI-5-8915 STEPHEN KLEINMAN 530-F Grand St. N.Y.C. YU-2-1421 NORMAN KR.AVITZ 201MarcyPI. Bx. 56. N.Y. CY-3-7056 ROBERT KRINOSHEY 69-20 175 St. Flushing 65. N.Y. OL-8-4158 DAVID L.- NDO 21DuhnovSl. Tel-Aviv.. Israel DAN LANDSM.AN 121 Bennett .Ave. N.Y.C. SW-5-7131 D.-WID LAZAR 232 4 St. Providence. R.I. 521-2287 J.ACK LEX ' ENBROWN 1236 Ocean Pkway Bklyn. 30. N.Y. CL-2-1955 LAWRENCE IRA LEVITT 56 Parkview Dr. Newark, N.J. WA-3-7170 PALL LIPSHITZ 1 695 Andrews Ave. Bx. 53. N.Y. TR-2-2502 JOSEPH LOURIE lO.Ashford Rd. Newton. Mass. BI-4-9455 AL.AN LUBARR 246 W. 49 St. Miami Beach, Fla. UN-5-8823 HARVEY MARKOVSKY 3 1 5 Harrison St. Pueblo. Colo. LI-2-3849 MARTIN M.ANTEL 251 W. 87 St. N.Y.C. SU-7-3912 ABRAHAM MARGLT.ES San Jose Costa Rica MEYER MALBRUCH 824 Roosevelt .A.ve. Far Rockaway. N.Y. FA-7-0625 EMANUEL MELLER 4420-17 St. Bk lyn.. N.Y. UL-4-4014 SHEPHARD MELZER 3214 Anchor Dr. Far Rockaway. N.Y. FA-7-0907 JAY MILLER 2952 S. Miami Ave. Miami, Fla. FR-9-8184 MARTIN MODELL 45-51 171 St. Flushing, N.Y. FL-8-7187 SIMON NEUBORT 99 Hillside Ave. N.Y.C. LO-9-8970 NORM.-XN NISSEL 1 770 Andrews Ave. Bx. 53, N.Y. CY-9-6491 STEVEN OKOLICA 398 Oliver PI. Bx. 58. N.Y. SE-3-8526 S. ' M OTTENSOSER 433 Magie .Ave. Elizabeth. N.J. EL-5-3160 DON PANUSH 2155 Paulding .Ave. Bx..N.Y. TY-2-4408 BURTON PEICHMAN 1354 President St. Bklyn.. N.Y. SL-6-2487 JORDAN PENKOWER 3 0 Ft, Washington Ave. N.Y.C. WA-8-9104 ROBERT PODHURST 1585 Townsend Ave. Bx.. N.Y. CY-9-0395 G.ARY POLLACK 540 Ashford St. Bklyn.. N.Y. EV-5-5308 GERALD POSNER 1074 Park Blvd.. Massapequia Pk., N.Y. PY-8-3147 MICHAEL POSNICK 106 Emerson St. Springfield. Mass. ST-3-5829 GARY POUPKO 5316 Berks St. Phila31.Pa. GR-3-2195 ROBERT PRANSKY 1618 N. 72 St. Phila.. Pa. TR-7-2826 JOEL PRUZANSKY 214 Howie .Ave. Passaic. N.J. PR-8-0790 STEVEN PRYSTOWSKY 265 W. 254 St. Bx.. N.Y. KI-9-8235 DAVID RAUCFIER 77-37 1 67 St. Flushing 66. N.Y. JA-3-0008 MALTIICE REIFMAN 139-07 231 St. Laurelton. N.Y. LA-7-5022 DAVID REIXHARD 949 E. 1 2 St. Bklyn. 30. N.Y. CL-2-5994 MARTIN ROSENBERG 1616 Walton Ave. Bx. 52,N.Y. CY-4-0139 PETER ROSENTHAL 45 Lowell Si. Moldcn, Mass. DA-2-1993 HENRY ROTHMAN 15SVassarSt. Rochester, N.Y. GR-3-7298 HOWARD SACKNOVITZ 6527SouderSt. Phila, Pa. JE-3-3146 LEWIS SAPERSTEIN 140-04 69 Rd. Flushing. N.Y. LI-4-1752 JACK SCHENKER 545 West End Ave. N.Y.C. TR-7-8390 SIDNEY SCHIMMEL 39 Memorial Ave. Exeter. Pa. 654-6491 HERBERT SCHLAGER 547 Bedford Ave. Bklyn.. N.Y. EV-7-6590 EDWARD SCHLLISSEL 3039 Sedgwick Ave. Bx. 68. N.Y. KI-3-0490 SAMUEL SCHNALL 400 Old Wcstbury Rd., East Meadow, LI. PE-3934 MICHAEL SCHOPF 3230 Steuben Ave. Bx.,N.Y. KI-7-5305 GERALD SCHRECK 156 S. 9 St. Bklyn., N.Y. EV-8-1316 BARRY SCHREIBER 3600 Rcisterstown Rd. Bait. 15, Md. WILLIAM SCHREIBER 3618 E.Marion St. Seattle 22, Wash. EA-4-9419 JACK SHAPIRO 365 New York Ave. Brooklyn, N.Y. PR-4-1129 CHARLES SHEER 1632 Berkeley Way Berkeley 3, Calif. 845-3255 DANIEL SHEPRO 86 Dartmouth St. Holyoke. Mass. 413-5341 ELIOT SHIMOFF 31-20 36 St. Astoria 3. L.I. AS-8-1635 SEYMOUR SIEGEL 228-02 Stronghurst Ave. Queens Vill. N.Y. AO-5-7838 MOSHE SIEV 855 E. 175 St. Bx. 60. N.Y. DA-9-1970 NORMAN SIMON 678 Maywood Ave. Maywood. N.J. 487-8413 ARTHUR STECKLER 4665 Bouchette St. Montreal. Canada RE-8-0978 ARIE STOIKIVSKY 526 W. 187 St. N.Y.C. WA-3-9426 ELLIS SULTANIK 218CreswoodSt. Buffalo 16. N.Y. TR-6-3804 BERNARD SUSSER 508 Montgomery St. Bklyn.. N.Y. 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