Yeshiva University - Masmid Yearbook (New York, NY)

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Is Water Wet? 58 The EMC Gang 60 Administration And Faculty by the Staff by the Staff by the Staff by Dr. David Fleisher by Dr. Chaim Potok by Lenny Ziegler by Shelly Senders by Dr. Manfred Weidhorn by the Staff by Lenny Ziegler by Lenny Ziegler by Phil Rosen 80 Seniors 114 Sports 128 The Yeshiva Jock by Steve Tennenberj 130 Making It Without a Football Team by the Staff 132 Tough as Nails by the Staff 136 Rosey by the Staff 140 Fencers Make Great Lovers . . . ? by the Staff 148 Activities 172 Advertisements 209 Senior Directory The Yeshiva Conglomerate Yeshiva University — the very name conveys a sense of permanence. Constant, immutable, and never changing. The tradition of Torah Uma- dah maintained, as it is passed down from gener- ation to generation. And on the exterior, one would never suspect the tremendous upheaval which Yeshiva University has experienced over the past few years. To all who commute over the George Washington Bridge, the Belfer Building remains on the skyhne as a testi- monial to the way things were. And for those who venture onto the Main Campus, Furst Hall, its paint beginning to crack, is evidence that our institution has been around for quite a long time. Yet, even inside these very same structures, a state of continual flux is evident. In Furst Hall, the work of the Buildings and Grounds crew never ceases, as there are new walls to be erected, new offices to be built, and new name plaques to be engraved. Even the lobby of the building connotes change, as an outstanding tribute to modern art has replaced the tablet of master builders as the hall ' s centerpiece. The imposing frame of Belfer has become a skele- ton, as a building formerly occupied by a handful of students and two handfuls of professors has been cleared to make room for new tenants. Not only are the tenants new, but even their titles were foreign to the university up until now — Dean of Humanities, Dean of Social Sciences, Dean of Natural Sciences, 28 Dean Emeritus, Dean for Undergraduate Jewish Studies, Advisor to tJie Dean . . . And, of course, heading the new administration of scientists, rabbis, philosophers, and professors, is Dr. Norman Lamm — a scientist turned rabbi, and philosopher turned professor, who took over the helm of the presidency just two years ago. Closest to home, though, rema ins the appointment of a new dean of Yeshiva College. Direct from the State Department. Dr. Daniel Kurtzer has brought to his position an unparalleled responsiveness to student needs and a refreshing desire to bring about change. Like never before, students have been seeing the dean to discuss career plans, personal problems, and, quite often, just to chat with him. Although this has meant longer hours for the dean, it has also fostered a much healthier relationship between students and administration. Dr. Daniel Kurtzer takes on a position that was filled, for the past eighteen years, by one of the most outstanding leaders in Yeshiva ' s history, Dr. Isaac Bacon. Dr. Bacon guided the college through some of the most turbulent years in its history. He is a man who always spoke his mind — a man who did not hesitate to voice an unpopular view if he truly believed it was a correct one. Throughout his tenure as Dean, he was involved in a continual, almost heroic struggle in defense of the liberal arts concept. And, finally, he was a man who maintained an unusually warm relationship with all whom he was associated with. In fact, it was the faculty ' s decision to unionize, and the potential rift in this relationship that he felt it would give rise to. that led to his resignation. It is to this man that we dedicate Mas- mid ' 78. 29 An Interview with Former Dean Isaac Bacon resigned, because I had no intentions of being dean of a unionized faculty . . . It reached the point where, when I spoke to someone in my office, I felt that I had to be watchful of not saying something that might be construed as an unfair labor practice . . . Now, I really was not afraid that Dr. Wiedhorn would take me to court, but I had to be care- fuV Q: Could you tell us what attracted you to Yeshiva 18 years ago, and could you describe the state of the college back in those days? A: Well, I was with the department of Modern Languages at the University of Colorado, when I received a phone call one day from the former dean asking me if I would like to come out to New York to be interviewed for the position of dean of Yeshiva College. My immediate answer was no, since I had never aspired to become an administrator. I eventually did come for the in- terview, and somehow got interested in the job but purely on a temporary basis. I took a one year leave-of-absence from U. of Colorado, figuring that in addition to my experience, this would give me an opportunity to send my chil- dren to Yeshiva for a while and would give them a chance to experience the Jewish environment of N.Y. When I arrived, I found a totally de- moralized faculty and student body. There was much to be done, and I guess it was the chal- lenge of it all that caused me to stay on. I told the president that I would remain only on the condition that faculty salaries be increased, be- cause back then the highest paid professors were receiving $7,000. In addition, soon after I ar- rived, the Fleisher Report was put on ice — a report which has served as the cornerstone of student rights ever since. Q: Last year, after eighteen years as college dean, you suddenly announced that you had decided to resign from your post. Could you tell us why? A: I resigned, because I had no intentions of being the dean of a unionized faculty, and it was within a week of their decision to unionize that I announced my decision. I had always had an excellent relationship with both faculty and stu- dents, and in the final few months — when the debate over unionization developed — I detected some cracks developing in that relationship. Camps — for and against unionization — began to form, and I visuahzed the confrontations be- tween faculty and administration growing more bitter in the coming years. It reached the point where, when I spoke to someone in my office, I felt that I had to be very careful with what I was saying. Take a man like Dr. Weidhorn (who headed the drive for unionization), with whom I ' ve always had and still do have a most cordial relationship. When we would sit in my office discussing faculty business, I always felt that I had to be under guard of not saying something that perhaps might be construed as an unfair labor practice. Now, I really was not afraid that 30 Dr. Weidhorn was going to take me to court, but I had to be careful. And I lelt that this was the right time for me to make my exit — when I was still riding the crest of the wave and while I still had a healthy and friendly relationship with the faculty. Q: How has the Yeshiva student changed over the years? A: My biggest criticism of the present-day Yeshiva student is that he is much too career-conscious. Yeshiva College students were always very grade-conscious and career-oriented — even more so than students at other schools. But I believe that until recently the Y.U. student was also interested in getting a good education. And I believe this is what attracted so many students to Yeshiva — it was not only the availability of an outstanding Judaic Studies program that at- tracted them but also their realization that they could get a good education here and get into a good graduate school with few problems as well. There was a time when the principle of learning for learning ' s sake that exists in the morning was carried over into one ' s secular studies. Now, however, I get the feeling that students are mere- ly interested in getting as many credits as they possibly can, so that they can get their degrees and move on in life. As a result, many of our best and most important courses have been can- celled year after year because of lack of student interest. This, I feel, is unfortunately the most significant change that I have perceived in the Yeshiva College student. Q: It has been said that the student activism preva- lent on university campuses across the country during the 60 ' s was hardly noticeable at Yeshiva. Could you comment on this? A: It is true that Yeshiva College was the only institution that had no full-scale rioting, striking, or anything of the sort, although this was cer- tainly not due to a lack of inciters. Rather, I feel it was due to the fact that our students were always much more oriented towards Israel. And they were frequently criticized for this attitude. How could they be so parochial? But I guess they felt that there were millions of people to worry about Viet Nam and Biafra, but there was only us to worry ' about Israel. There was a period however when many students refused to attend classes out of protest, and I reluctantly permitted teachers to administer final grades to students who had not taken final exams if there was even the slightest justification for doing so. But student response to the Six-Day War was recognizably different. I remember being awoken at 4 in the morning on that first day of the war by students who said, Dr. Bacon, we are going to Israel tonite; we will therefore not be able to take our final exams, and if you want to fail us, go right ahead. And, of course, I gave them my full consent. Q: Do you think that the closing of Belfer was a wise move? A: There is no question that the move created a very bad image for Yeshiva University in the academic community. However, I believe that it was a decision that simply had to be made. We really had no choice in the matter. You cannot feasibly maintain a graduate school that has no students. It is very costly to maintain a huge building such as Belfer and to pay tenured pro- fessors their high salaries. Without any tuition 31 remember being awoken at four in the morning on the first day of the war by students who said, ' Dr. Ba- con, we are going to Israel tonight. We will not be able to take our final exams, and, if you want to fail us, go right ahead. ' And, of course, I gave them my full consent. coming in to somewhat defray this cost, we found ourselves losing enormous sums of money. The good faculty members I think saw the hand- writing on the wall and they began to leave . . . We only hope — and the president has expressed this many times — that with the money saved over the years, we will be able to improve the quahty of the undergraduate college. Q: Exactly how was the college affected by the financial crunch? A: I have always felt that it was important to retain many very important courses despite their very low student enrollment. In fact, the last time that the Middle States Association evaluated us. we were told, You ' ll go bankrupt if you maintain classes of four or five students. But this is something that I felt very strongly about, and Dr. Belkin zt l agreed with me on this. However, when the money situation got very tight, we were forced to do away with all courses that had fewer than, I believe, seven students. This, I feel, was a great loss. In addition there was an implied re- striction set on the hiring of new faculty mem- bers unless their was an absolute necessity for it. Q: There has recently been much talk about increas- ing contact between Yeshiva and Stern Colleges. Do you think this would be a wise move? A: There was a time many years ago when I strong- ly advocated merging faculties, and there was even talk back then of moving Stern up here so as to make this feasible. I was looked upon as a radical for making such a suggestion, and subse- quently a great deal of money was invested over the years to keep the two colleges apart from one another. To reverse this long-standing policy now would only damage the image of Yeshiva in the Jewish community. In addition, I feel that there are many good students who would not come here if such an action were taken. There are some very highly specialized courses that I feel can be given jointly, and this in fact is what is being done at the present time. Q: Do you think there should be a mandatory retirement age? A: Yes, I think it is imperative that we adhere to the policy of retiring faculty members when they reach 65. If this is not the case, however, the decision as to who will be rehired should rest in the hands of the dean and students. But, I think this would lead to a great deal of manipulation. In addition, it is very important for new fresh blood to be infused into the college every so often. Q: As you leave, what major problems do you see facing Yeshiva in the future, and do you have any advice as to how they should be handled? A: Our major task now is to seek ways to improve the standards of the school. The introduction of a business major, which is now being suggested, would certainly be a step in the wrong direction, as it would have a very deleterious effect on the liberal arts orientation of the school. I ' m afraid 32 that if we offer business courses, which I feel have no place in an undergraduate liberal arts college, many students will take them, and this will further deplete some very important courses now being offered. The time has now come when we can no longer simply maintain our standards . . . There is a need — a desperate one — for additional faculty members in a number of areas. The Biology, History, Economics, and Sociology departments are probably most in need of such replenishment. In addition, I believe we ought to institute a number of interdisciplinary courses. The course given by Drs. Connolly and Bayme on the Utopia last year is one such course that was enormously successful. Finally, I feel that there should be a term paper requirement in most courses. The way things are right now, a student can easily go through four years at Yeshiva without writing a single paper. Q: What is your current position at Yeshiva, and what are your plans once you leave the univer- sity permanently? A: I have been asked by President Lamm to stay on for two years as a consultant. I am currently serving as consultant to the Vice President of Academic Affairs, primarily in areas of faculty appointments, the bestowing of tenure etc. I have also been availabe for advice to Deans Kurtzer and K. Bacon. After I leave, I intend to do a httle more real living than I have done in the past. I ' d like to do a lot of reading, learning and a bit of travelling as well. The way things are right now, a student can go through four years at Ye- shiva without writing a single paper. 33 A Conversation with Dean Daniel Kurtzer Direct from Washington, himself a recent gradu- ate of Yeshiva College, Dr. Daniel Kurtzer seemed an unlikely candidate for the position of college dean. Perhaps even more suprising, after having been involved for many years with the complexities of international politics, Dr. Kurtzer agreed to ac- cept the new post, because he felt it represented a challenge. It seemed the right thing to do, Dean Kurtzer said. As a student in college, I always found myself saying, ' Gee, if I could only be Dean. ' Well, now I am Dean, and I am in a position to turn my dreams into a reality. Daniel Kurtzer is representative of the new spirit of innovation at the university and, as a YC alumnus, he brings to his position the insight of one who is familiar with the problems which he must now confront as college dean. Despite the problems of low faculty morale, an outdated curriculum, a shortage of money, and a se eming irresponsiveness to student needs, Dr. Kurtzer remains hopeful. Although he is as commited to the idea of a liberal arts curriculum as were his predecessors, he believes that there are many different ways to achieve this end. Among his many innovative ideas is the establishment of internships outside of the classroom in a variety of fields, for which credit would be granted. He has evolved science enrich- ment programs with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine which will provide a capstone to a dra- matically improved undergraduate science curricu- lum. Kurtzer also advocates the establishment of an accounting program which will allow students to sit for their CPA exam with a BA degree. In 34 addition, he plans to reduce the total number of requirements and to institute a pilot course in Hu- manities. One of Kurtzer ' s major concerns is the ascen- dancy of the pre-professional. It would be a shame if one were to view one ' s undergraduate college years as a mere stepping-stone to greater goals. I realize that I may sound Pollyanish, but these four years are the last real chance to think about life and all of those grand issues which we normally associate with ivory towers As for Yeshiva ' s image in the university commu- nity, here too. Dr. Kurtzer remains optimistic. By virtue of our double commitment to religious and secular studies, I ' m not sure that we will ever be able to compete with say Harvard or Yale in course offerings. However, I do hope that we will reach a point where a student who is accepted to both institutions will pick Yeshiva, as it too has some- thing unique to offer its students. True, at Harvard one might gain exposure to the greatest cell biologist in the world. At Yeshiva, on the other hand, one might study with a particular rabbi, who might, in turn, influence his hfe in a different manner. Kurtzer is quick to point out that, although he is committed as ever to Yeshiva, he does not intend to remain in his post as college dean for too long a time, as he feels that it is healthy for institutions to cleanse themselves periodically and to bring in new blood. If you remain in one position too long, he explains, you eventually end up defending the very systems that you have instituted ... I have come in to make some changes, we are on that track, and I think that we will see improvements, sooner or later. But at that time when my initial enthusiasm and my initial ideas begin to wear thin. I think it will be time for Yeshiva to look for somebody else and for me to look for something else to do. 35 In Memoriam IRVING LINN The grievous loss of our colleague being so recent, it is painful to have to speak of him as one no longer with us. To do justice to his memory I feel simply inadequate. I can ' t help remembering, as all of us do, that it was to Irving Linn that we always turned for the composition of such memorials, nor can we fail to remember how superbly he wrote them. His min- utes , as he termed them, were graceful evocations of the lives and personalities of our lost colleagues; they were usually touched with homely detail; and above all, they had a healing quality. I used often to wonder what gift in the writer made these minutes what they were, and the explanation I arrived at long ago was that they came out of something deep in Irving ' s temperament — his warm and empathic interest in people — all sorts of people, of whatever walk of life or country of origin, of whatever religion or culture. In any sort of gathering — whether of friends of mine he was meeting for the first time or the members of some august academic committee from outside Yeshiva coming to inspect what we were doing at Yeshiva — Irving could be relied on absolutely to make real conversation with whomever he sat or stood next to. He traveled widely in this country, studying and delighting in all regional varieties and peculiarities; he traveled abroad, mastering foreign languages, at times almost a native among natives. He was truly a civilized man. In Irving Linn ' s file (in Dean Bacon ' s office) there is a most unusual document and tribute — a letter from the Consul General of Brazil to President Belkin dated 1968 requesting Dr. Belkin ' s permission to make Dr. Linn available as a Visiting Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Ja- neiro. Professor Linn writes the Consul, is still very well remembered for the outstanding lectures (in American Literature) given by him in Brazil in 1958-1959 — that is to say, ten years earher! I am persuaded that the empathic quality of which I have spoken is the clue to so much in Irving ' s career: it characterized the public lectures of his I attended; it explained (to me) the specialist in medieval literature who in the 60 ' s coached the Yeshiva College team in the television contest Col- lege Bowl, who lectured popularly over TV on liter- ature and language. Above all, it explains to me his achievement as a teacher at Yeshiva College. A generation ago, the student population at Yeshiva College was less native than it is today; there was a sizable number of students who were born abroad or who grew up in exclusively Yiddish-speaking homes. Irving Linn was their friend and mentor. He was the Enghsh Department ' s speciahst in remedial ; and since I shared an office with him beginning 35 years ago, I had an opportunity to witness with what patience, with what sympathy, respect and under- standing he helped them over the obstacles that barred their way to a college education. A number of these men have remained with us at Yeshiva or returned to us in important posts — they often speak to me of their debt to Professor Linn. Irving Linn taught at Yeshiva for forty years, but he never ceased to study and to grow. In recent years, he became increasingly interested in linguis- tics: twice he was the Visiting Scholar at Columbia University in this discipline. Finally, Professor Linn belonged to that group among us who, outside the classroom, bear and have borne through the years the burden of the faculty assignments on which so much of the strength and progress of the institution has depended. Yeshiva College had his entire loyal- ty; it was his home for forty years, and that home will be the emptier without him. David Fleisher 36 37 A Tribute to Professor David Fleisher by Chaim Potok The following address, edited by the author for publication in MA SMID ' 78, was delivered at a din- ner honoring retiring Pro- fessor of English, David Fleisher. Chaim Potok, a member of the Yeshiva Col- lege Class of 1950, is the noted author of The Cho- sen, The Promise, My Name Is Asher Lev, In The Beginning, and, most re- cently, Wanderings — A History of the Jews. This is an impossible situation for me. I come to this gathering with a somewhat different angle of vision from that possessed by most people here. I do not quite know how to begin. Words — written and spoken — are my stock in trade, and I really don ' t know how to begin. I feel awkward about praising a person in public. Ain omrim shvacho she! ben adam b ' fanav is, I think, sound advice — you do not praise a person to his face. But even if Professor Fleisher were not here, and I praised him, I would be uneasy about overpraise that might lead to in- volvement with the halachic convolutions of avak I ' shon hara. Besides, who am I that I should praise my teacher? So we get around it by saying that we have assembled together in order to thank him. Well, I do How do you thank a per- son who, in some mysterious way not altogether clear to you, has so meshed with your being that he has af- fected, and continues to af- fect, every moment of your creative life? 38 not know how to do that either. How do you thank a person who, in some mysterious way not aUogeth- er clear to you. has so meshed with your being that he has affected, and continues to affect, every mo- ment of your creative Hfe? Every moment of creativ- ity is charged with luminous beginnings. You have to thank him for each such moment. I do not know how to do that. Often words are dead trees that conceal truths. You have to look and hsten carefully. The place to look is between the trees — at the empty spaces where, here and there, you can spot the sunhght and the flash of green beyond. I was about fourteen years old when I read Brideshead Revisited by Evelyn Waugh. That was the first serious adult novel I ever read. I was over- whelmed by its prose and its power. For the first time I sensed rhythms in language, had a perception of the beauty in words — a groping, inarticulate, inchoate perception. I did not know what to do with that suddenly awakened hunger. I felt the need to read and to write — to swallow the world created by the faculty of the imagination utilizing with dis- cipline the English language. My writing was born out of an encounter with a novel by Evelyn Waugh. I do not know how to thank that strange Enghsh- man for his gift to me. I do it by telling the story of my encounter with him — over and over again. I think I will try to thank Professor Fleisher for his gift to me by teUing all of you a story. Everyone in this room knows that in the hierarchy of values we have fashioned for ourselves in the Jewish world, this business of writing stories is some- where near the floor. Scholarship — especially Tal- mudic scholarship — is the true mark of a person ' s achievement in our tradition. For the longest time, as I was growing up and going to school, I knew that I hungered to create with words — and neither home nor school was particularly encouraging. To write stories? Bitul To- rah! A flirtatious courting of the pagan secular world that is our umbrella civilization! What good Jewish boy spends his life writing stories? I did not under- stand where this hunger came from. I still do not understand it. I only knew that I had it, and that do not know whether or not I am one of this in- stitution ' s proud achieve- ments. I suppose it depends upon which half of the day the question is being asked. 39 The college was saved for me by a professor of Eng- lish. The college would have resonated altogether differ- ently in the novels — with anger and bitterness — from the way it did, had it not been for that professor of English. because of it my Jewish world — which I loved and which had begun to grow strangely hostile toward this need to write that I constantly felt inside me as one might feel a second heart or a third eye — my Jewish world, the Eastern European ambiance that had given me life and had clothed, nourished and educated me, was becoming my mortal enemy. I entered this college after four years in this high school. I do not know whether or not I am one of this institution ' s proud achievements. I suppose it depends upon which half of the day the question is being asked. For me, the school was an exciting battleground for a long time, then a slowly en- croaching attic dusty with an Eastern European past — a Lithuanian and Polish world that seemed in- stinctively fearful of and hostile to the world of new books and ideas in which I lived. These were great men of Torah. Why couldn ' t they understand a young man ' s hunger to create? Not a need that he chose for himself but that had been chosen for him by ... I don ' t know how to complete that sentence. The college was saved for me by a professor of EngUsh. The college would have resonated altogeth- er differently in the novels — with anger and bitter- ness — from the way it did, had it not been for that professor of English. Now to this session of words and thought I sum- mon up rememberance of things past. We were all of us younger then, less ravaged by time, less bur- dened by the wisdom that is the cruel gift of suffer- ing. I could not understand then — did not under- stand for the longest time — that the Rashei Yeshi- vah, whom I loved and who were reacting with 40 Often I would find myself writing through a filmy im- age of him that hovered above my pages. I would hear him reading Milton and Keats and Browning. I would somehow know that the passage I had just writ- ten was garbage. He would think it to be garbage. And I would strike it out and try again. increasing anger to my questions, were in reality frightened and bewildered by this new world into which they had been plunged, and that their rage was the outer garment of defensiveness and of a sense of loss over their own Jewish world, A Rav, too, has feelings. And when I came to understand those feelings, I wrote them into my novels. But I was not too young to understand — and I did understand — that it was this school that was mak- ing it possible for a professor of English suddenly to have moved the borders of my country of the mind, to have flooded the contours of that country with light, to have grabbed me by the lapels in a cool genteel way and to have plunged me into a land of the disciplined imagination — the world of English literature. I gaze at myself in that class, that large lecture hall that swooped upwards like some amphitheater for surgery. There was surgery of a sort going on there; but I did not realize it until many years later when I found, as I was writing the novels, that the voice of the teacher who had stood at that desk was still echoing inside my head. Often I would find myself writing through a filmy image of him that hovered above my pages. I would hear him reading Milton and Keats and Browning. I would somehow know that the passage I had just written was gar- 41 bage. He would think it to be garbage. And I would strike it out and try again. Almost thirty years have passed since I was gradu- ated from this school, and I know very little about what has occurred here during those intervening years. I know only my own eight years here and the image of this man I carried away with me when I went to other schools: a man with an F. Scott Fitzgerald face looking as if he had stepped out of a poem by Bryon; cool, controlled, never angry in the way I had grown up watching people vent anger; a rapier sense of humor; reading aloud Wordsworth and Shelley and Tennyson in a way that, for me, filled the large room with the beauty of language — bright diamonds of words giving life to thoughts of love and hate and death and the passage of time. He was cool, cool. The man had style. He was a surgeon of the sensibility, cutting away the old encrustations that dulled one ' s regard for beauty and packing the empty spaces with a love of hterature that for many took up permanent residence in the multifaceted heritage we received from this school. I doubt that too many rabbis and administrators were as passion- ate about his presence here as I was. But he was here. That redounds to their credit. They have my gratitude. I do not know what sort of Jew I would be today — indeed, if I would be a caring Jew at all — had I left this school believing that a man like this had no place within the world of traditional Judaism. ... a man with an F. Scott Fitzgerald face look- ing as if he had stepped out of a poem by Byron; cool, controlled, never angry in the way I had grown up watching people vent anger; a rapier sense of humor; reading aloud Wordsworth and Shelley and Tennyson in a way that, for me, filled the large room with the beauty of language . . . The man had style. 42 No limit can be set to the power of a teacher, Jacques Barzun once wrote. But this is equally true in the other direction; no career can so approach zero in its effects. David Fleisher ' s effects are here tonight. There are many more who are not here. Shall I be daring as a former student? On a scale of zero to one hundred or F to A, I would grade his teaching, as far as I am concerned, A + . I am so very grateful to him for those rare years in his classes — in many ways, among the loveliest times of my Hfe. He taught me to love language and literature. I paraphrase Milton only sUghtly: Hail, my teacher, that by sinews weak Didst move my first endeavoring tongue to speak. And mad ' st imperfect words with childish trips, Half-unpronounced, slide through my infant lips. Driving dumb silence from the portal door. Where he had mutely sat some years before: Here, I salute thee ... And of my words at this gathering, I say, speaking to Professor David Fleisher, his wife, Bella, and all his family — I say, not with any sense of a poet ' s vaulting pride in his creation but with the ever- lasting regard of a disciple toward his master: So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see. So long lives this, and this gives hfe to thee. ' 7 do not know what sort of Jew I would be today — in- deed, if I would be a caring Jew at all — had I left this school believing that a man like this had no place within the world of traditional Judaism. 43 Professor David Fleisher Those having torches will pass them onto others — Plato, The Republic One fine spring day last year, I walked into Furst Hall and discovered a crowd of students waiting on line. What ' s so unusual about that? Well, these students were not waiting to register for courses, nor was anyone giving out catalogs or free beer. They were waiting on hne to sign a petition to keep a professor whom they respected and admired at YU. Unusual? Definitely. But then, Dr. Fleisher is an unusual man. His students think so highly of him, not merely because he ' s been teaching for nearly forty years, but because he has done it so well. His warmth, wit, and wry sense of humor make his classes unique and enjoyable experiences. He also seems to take genuine pleasure in solving literary and philosophic- al problems, for he is an intellectual in the finest sense of the word. Yet, at the same time, he does not live in an ivy tower. Over the years, he has gotten involved with issues that go beyond the four walls of his class- room. As a member of the Yeshiva College Senate, and as the first chairman of the Undergraduate Council, Dr. Fleisher has consistently championed the cause of students ' rights, particularly the right of freedom of the press. In 1960, he was appointed Chairman of the Student Activities Committee. In this capacity, he compiled the now-famous Fleisher Reports , which have since governed extra-curricu- lar activities at Yeshiva. Through his efforts, a Stu- dent-Faculty judiciary committee was established to function as the official channel of communication between students and the administration. He also outlined standards for freedom of the press, which served to bring to a halt the administration ' s prac- tice of retaliation against student columnists who had dared to express dissenting opinions. Yet despite the busy hfe he leads, he always managed to find time for travel. From the halls of Harvard to the waterways of Venice, he has been around , and has collected a great deal of wisdom and common sense in the process. We ' ve all heard the expression: a gentleman and a scholar , but those of us who have been in Dr. Fleisher ' s classes have been lucky enough to see one in the flesh. Lenny Ziegler is Literary Editor of Masmid ' 78. He is an English major and has been in many of Dr. Fleisher ' s classes. 44 There are few educators in the university who have had as major an impact on the students as has Rabbi Dr. Mayer Herskovics. As most are now quite aware. Doc left Yeshiva this year to fulfill what we, as his students, have always perceived as his fondest dream, to go on aliya to aretz. Dr. Herskovics taught Jewish History and Bible in Yeshiva College and Erna Michael College for many vears. His style was a traditional one — the approach of the scholar-historian who is also conversant in the tanach, talmud and other masoretic texts. In Jewish History, he would often say that his responsibility is to produce scholarly yeshiva boch- urim — men who require a historical background to complement their morning talmud shiurim. He would always interject an argument from the talmud to show its historical significance; indeed, he was achieving his own brand of synthesis by showing how the two disciplines could aid one another in producing a more sophisticated product. And then, of course, there were his gilyonot. massive collations of pertinent material culled from hundreds of sources. If you ever happened to step into his office and witness the shoeboxes full of gilyonot which filled the shelves lining his walls, then you would have begun to appreciate the vast amount of time, effort and scholarship which Doc infused into his courses. With all the information came lists of questions, and yet, no student ever complained that Doc was out to get him . He was simply interested in the learning experience, and if the answers were to be obtained from a friend, benefit from the course could still be achieved. This same teacher-rebbe philosophy carried over into Doc ' s Bible classes. Talmud and Bible were not treated as two isolated pursuits; somehow they meshed into a homogenous entity in Doc ' s Intro courses. In the other courses, he used a thematic approach. His treatment of Ezekial or Isaiah in terms of a few concrete recurring ideas which are unique to each, allowed the student to derive a better understanding of the subject material and to clearly identify the different Jewish prophets in terms of irreducible fundamental principles. And as the prophets themselves did, he clearly emphasized the need to remove rehgious facades while denigrat- ing the computerized mechanistic approach to Judaism practiced by so many, by terming it simply Mitzvat Anashim Melumada. DOC There is another aspect of Doctor Herskovics ' personality which was indeed laudatory and deserv- ing of special mention. And that was his undaunted devotion to, and support of, Yeshiva University as an institution. We are all tired of Hstening to teach- ers who take every opportunity to castigate the Powers that Be in the administration, and the school itself, without realizing that the students who are forced to listen to these unfortunate tirades are the ones who ultimately suffer. Doc ' s cheery exuber- ance and excitement over the opportunity afforded him by YU to teach a generation of young orthodox students was refreshing and the paragon of the ideal teaching approach. Finally, there was that special warmth which Doc exuded; it was a feeling of closeness with the stu- dents. The pained expression he had on his face when a question was not answered properly was not contrived; it was one of genuine concern for the welfare of the student. He was one of the last European — type scholars, having combined an old world flavor and warmth with intellectual eruditon and scholarship. Shellv Senders is Contributing Editor of The Commentator. He plans to enroll in the Chaver Program for one year before he enters medical school. 45 Ji mt  - k 1 5 Jj ■ 1 ■1 by Yeshiva College: 1963-1978 Dr. Manfred Weidhom To an outside observer, YC hardly qualifies as a modern institution of higher learning, so lacking is it in such necessary tribal rituals as football rallies, panty raids, fraternity initiation, and co-ed dorm parties. Those uncharitably disposed might even think that it has yet to emerge from the eighteenth century. Such perceptions notwithstanding, a chroni- cler would note that during the last decades the school has not been untouched by the currents of social change sweeping through America. Some fifteen years ago, to be sure, the hot local issues were whether the faculty coach of the YC College Bowl team should have worn a skullcap on television and whether reproductions of Modigliani nudes on dormitory walls constituted, if not idol worship, at least idle hbido worship. On the other hand, a new faculty member who attended a recep- tion at Dean Issac Bacon ' s house soon after the start of the fall 1963 semester might recall that a topic of discussion, earnestly introduced by the Dean, was whether the US was morally justified in helping topple the Diem regime in Saigon. In the hght of subsequent events, all the discussants — like, indeed, all of America — seem to have been hopeless naifs. Ill-fated semester! A bare few weeks later, John Kennedy ' s body was a-moldering in the grave, and the Era of Bad Feehngs had begun: a dozen years of waving fists, gunshots heard round the world, the blood of great ones on the floor, foreign policy debates in the streets, police riots, and a flood of young refugees from — and not, for once, to — America. In its own parochial way. YC participated in these events. Who remembers now. or who would not 46 rather forget, that in early 1965 student leaders circulated a letter to President Johnson backing his Vietnam policy to the hilt? It garnered a lot of signatures. Most Americans, of course, felt that way too; the tunnel, everyone knew, was only a short underpass. A couple of years later, however, the teach-ins had finally come to even YC, as well as a mimeographed anti-war journal with articles by faculty and students. Teachers who had primly kept their personal values out of the classroom found themselves, not without misgivings, injecting anti- war statements into their lectures. It was a time, all parties to the controversy agreed, when everyone had to take a stand. The Cambodia incursion and the consequent Kent State Mas- sacre, in the spring of 1970, brought with them to YC massive rallies, cancelled classes, an expedition of faculty and students to Washington, and the option of no grades for that semester. The pohtical turmoil went hand-in-hand with cultural changes. While flower children, communards, and dropped-out fol- lowers of the Pied Piper of Harvard (Timothy Leary) never exactly overran the Washington Heights campus, the students ' hair grew distinctly longer, and one could even discern an occasional pothead in one ' s classes. Violence or sit-ins did not materialize at YC (except for a little flap over whether YC was secular enough to receive Bundy money from the State). In retrospect, such civility — or was it excessive defe- rence to authority? — was only to be expected. But at that time, no one could be quite sure. The late President Belkin, asked what he would do if a group of students perpetrated a takeover of administrative offices a la Mark Rudd Co. at Columbia, replied puckishly that he would open the good book and do 47 a blat gemorah with the demonstrators. Perhaps, but, at the same time, the administration took no chances. The presidential suite was locked, and to gain access one had to knock, wait a few minutes, and confess to a suspicious secretary the nature of one ' s business. As in Kafka ' s stories, one could not be sure if even that rite would gain one ingress. The chronicler also might recall the night that a group of faculty members, thought to have leverage with the students, spent in Dean Bacon ' s office while at the dorms a long and heated student assembly was grinding on. If the students decided to march, the chosen faculty members were appar- ently to form a thin Une of defense for adminis- tration or building no doubt by pacifying the local Lenins with Shakespearean tales of the death of kings. Luckily, the extent of the faculty ' s alleged influence was not put to the test. As the periodic phone calls received by the Dean from his man at the rally indicated, student energies were being ex- pended on speeches, amendments to motions, and personality clashes — how did those wily young ones learn to imitate faculty assemblies so punctihously? — and the needs of nature finally took precedence over such imponderables as student dignity. YC never had been successful at imitating Columbia, but then why should it? It has not aspired to be the Athens of New York State, only the Jerusalem of America. Still, such student restiveness, however mild by rational standards, was not in vain. Out of it came the YC Faculty — Administration — Student Senate, which, one is given to understand, still meets in the catacombs under Amsterdam Avenue on those occa- sions when the members can remember the pas- sword for the day. The Senate, complain grizzled student pohticians and columnists, never does any- thing substantive. Poor souls — they have not yet learned that one of the secrets of governance is to give the restless natives whatever institutional forms and reforms that they want, while moving the bags of money and power to a different vault. And, in any case, if the Senate did do all the things that students want it to do. would there still be a College left? The turnabout on Vietnam, at YC as in America at large, was duplicated on the matter of the thirty- seventh president. One can hardly find anyone now- adays who claims to have ever had a kind word for Tricky Dick. But the grim candor of dispassionate Clio, the muse of history, requires the admission that in the fall of 1972, he swept the YC election precinct. That was, to be sure, mainly by default, for poor McGovern seemed like a left-wing improbable mixture of Goldwater and Ford. That a democrat ordered a glass of milk at Nathan ' s was probably worse than his belated discovery that a non-Arabic country existed at the eastern end of the Mediterra- nean. With the unprecedented resignation of our Em- peror Diocletian in 1974 and the — to Americans at least — merciful fall of South Vietnam in early 1975, America rediscovered boredom as a blessing. YC for its part returned exclusively to Jewish interests, helped along by the ethnocentrism of the last dec- ade. Just as Zionism was in part a manifestation of nineteenth-century European nationalism, so were the JDL and the SSSJ in part offshoots of the Black Panthers and CORE. These activist groups engage only a minority of students. The majority evinces, as never before, a rather curious passion for learning the chemical and biological workings of the human body, while the rest betray an equally curious fondness for the scintillating prose to be found in torts, laws, regu- lations, contracts, and rulings. Altruism and idealism have never been so rampant. One may rest assured that the health and the legal rights of one ' s children and grandchildren will be cared for with great expertise — if they can ever amass the astronomical sums needed to pay for such services — but where will one ever find the persons to minister the minds of the next generations? Please, Diogenes, may I borrow your lantern? 49 An Interview with Stanley H. Kaplan Inasmuch as the Class of ' 78 was a highly pre- professional one, a sizable number of students spent a considerable amount of time at the Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Center preparing for some sort of profes- sional entrance exam. In view of this, we thought it would be interesting to interview the man responsible for this highly successful establishment to find out more about him and his views on some relevant educational issues. Q: Where did you get the idea for your review courses? How did you get started? And how have you become so successful? A: I have always loved to teach. Back in high school, I remember teaching friends geometry in between innings of our stickball games. By the time I got out of college, I was tutoring over two- hundred students a year. In those days, there was no SAT — the GPA was all that counted, so I would tutor students in Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, etc. In the early 40 ' s, I began writing for Barrons under sixteen different titles. But I was interested in working with the individual student and, as a result, I decided to go at it on my own. There was no department chairman looking over me, and I began developing my own methods of teaching. The development of the standardized SAT exam enabled me to start grouping students into small classes. And, by the end of the 50 ' s, we began attracting several hundred students a year. Then these very same students encountered difficulty in getting into grad schools, and de- mands began pouring in for me to set up review courses for the MCAT, DAT, LSAT, GRE, GMAT, etc. As a Science Math major in college, I played a large role in the development of these courses. But, as we expanded, the need for ex- perienced research staffs grew. Soon medical stu- dents from the U.S. and abroad asked me to establish review courses for the National Med Boards, FLEX, ECFMG. In fact, requests for new centers are still coming in from overseas. In recent years, there has been an extraordinary demand from South Africa, as professionals, sen- sing that the end may be near, are attempting to get out and set up in America. Eventually, I began to notice a great many students from Chicago, Detroit, California, who had come to N.Y. to take my courses. Reahzing that they were spending as much money on transportation, room, and board as they were on the actual courses, I gradually opened up in other major cities. But then students from Omaha would say, Why should we have to travel 4 ' 2 hrs. to Chi- cago? Why can ' t you come here? So we further expanded, and today there are fifty-four Stanley H. Kaplan Educational Centers, with a center no further than a hundred miles from any large educational center. 50 Q: Many students and educators I ' eel that your courses unjustly discriminate against the dis- advantaged student who is not able to pay the high course fees that you demand. A: We have never turned away a student who can- not afford to pay the course fee. But the student must truly be disadvantaged, and his school must attest to this. In addition, we are currently train- ing over one-hundred Jewish physicians from the Soviet Union who are trying to set up practices in America. We are being partially subsidized for this endeavor by a number of philantropic or- ganizations. Q: In recent years, many standardized exams have been radically altered, as a greater emphasis is being placed on one ' s reasoning ability rather than one ' s factual knowledge. Many suspect that one reason for this change is that this will lessen the advantage had by students taking courses such as yours. What is your feeling about this? A: The tests are changed for a number of reasons. Testers are constantly seeking better criteria by which to judge prospective students. For ex- ample, the old MCAT had a section entitled General Information which they found did not accurately predict one ' s performance in medical school. As a result, this section was removed and replaced by questions which they feel are more re levant and which are more accurate indicators of success in med. school. However, these changes have not made it more difficult for us to prepare our students, because we try to teach students general concepts, and methods of rea- soning which we feel will help them during the actual exams. Q: There are many students who can attest to the fact that the very same questions that appear in your review courses frequently appear on the exams themselves. Is this true? A: Absolutely not. We devise our own questions based on the same concepts that appear in exams. The questions, however, are never exactly the same. Under test conditions and pressures, some students may think they are the same, but they really aren ' t. Q: What is your opinion of Yeshiva students? A: They are extremely ambitious and very hard- working. They ' ll be here at nine in the morning and leave at ten at night, eating and praying at We devise our own ques- tions based on the same concepts that appear in exams. The questions, how- ever, are never exactly the same. Under test conditions and pressures, some students may think they are the same, but they really aren ' t. 51 the center ... I have many Yeshiva students on my research staff and am extremely satisfied with their work. Q: What are your thoughts on the Bakke decision? A: I beheve that quotas are definitely reversely dis- criminatory. But I don ' t believe that a 3.8 can justifiably sue a medical school because he was not taken and a 3.6 was. Once a student has displayed a certain level of proficiency, there are other factors that must enter into consideration. How can you say that a 3.8 will make a better doctor than a 3.6? In this type of case — where both students are qualified — you have to take sociological factors into account. Q: How do you feel about colleges losing their hberal arts orientation and becoming pre-pro- fessional schools? A: It ' s a shame that this is happening. But people want to eat when they get out of school and therefore the trend is likely to continue. Q: Do you believe that admissions committees can justly place as great an emphasis on a single exam such as the LSAT as they presently do? A: Well, I happen to feel that the LSAT is a fairly good indicator of one ' s performance in law school, because the problems given on the exam are very similar to those that the future lawyer will encounter. However, I do feel that a major flaw in the law school admissions process is the absence of an interview. Medical and dental schools administer interviews — why shouldn ' t law schools? I wouldn ' t hire someone I haven ' t met. The mark of a successful lawyer is a mark of his drive and personality as well as his aca- demic potential. 52 A Survivor ' s Guide to Success Almost all of us went through it. The murderous scramble to get into a professional school. And although those who come after us are a source of potential competition, it is our humanitarian duty to help them along their way. Therefore as a public service we are printing this guide designed to instruct even the most asinine on: HOW TO GET INTO MED LAW SCHOOL Step 1 - HOW TO BE SURE OF BUILDING UP A FORMIDABLE GRADE POINT AVERAGE: Cheat Step 2 - HOW TO PREPARE FOR YOUR LSAT MCAT: Several months before you are scheduled to face the apocalypse, you will probably receive something in the mail looking a lot like this: THE KANLEY Q. STAPLAN CRAMMING CENTERS Dear student: It has come to our attention that in a few weeks you will be facing the most important and rigorous examination of your entire life. However, we hope that this does not cause you undue ANXIETY AND NERVOUSNESS. We hope that you can just relax and forget that: YOUR ENTIRE FUTURE DEPENDS ON THIS EXAM!!!! We just wanted to remind you that, at this very moment, millions of bright students are preparing with us, gaining an overwhelming edge over you with each passing second! However, you should not feel compelled to enroll with us. You can keep your paltry 300 dollars and fail the exam horribly. Of course, you will then not be admitted to any professional school, and will be forced to spend the rest of your life in poverty and degradation, day after day doing the most menial chores, never earning enough to buy clothes for your family who will constantly run around in tattered potato sacks. Finally you will take to drink and end up in the Bowery with the lowest dregs of humanity, only to die in a knife fight with some filthy derelict like your- self, over half a bottle of cheap muscatel which the two of you found while scrounging in the gutter. They will then carry off your worthless, rum — sodden carcass to be buried in an unmarked pauper ' s grave. But your troubles will not yet be over, for you will then spend the rest of eternity in a fiery purgatory to atone for your miserable life. As the little demons stick you with their red-hot pitchforks, you will realize that everything could have been different. Had you only prepared adequately for your exam, you would have become a professional, an affluent, respected, and useful member of society. But more importantly, upon your death, you would have merited the special corner of heaven reserved for those who scored highly on their MCATs or LSATs. Act now before it ' s too late! Sincerely yours, Kanley Q. Staplan STAPLAN CRAM CENTERS ARE LOCATED IN: NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, NEW DELHI, TULSA, DALLAS, ROME, LUGANO. SWITZERLAND, TEL-AVIV, CAIRO, BANGKOK, UPPER VOLTA, TIBET, ATLANTIS, MARS, ALPHA CENTAURI, AND 50,000 OTHER CONVENIENT LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE GALAXY. Lenny Ziegler is no! a very serious person. 53 Should you invest in such a course? Well, it couldn ' t hurt. But as you will soon see, such courses are completely unnecessary. Step 3 - HOW TO TAKE AN MCAT LSAT: The MCAT and LSAT are tedious exercises in futihty conducted by EST, a private corporation. Although it is generally not known, the president of EST is Rudolph C. H ockmayer who was formerly a foreman in a knockwurst factory in Dusseldorf Upon close examination of Mr. Hockmayer ' s back- ground, I soon discovered that there are no records of him prior to the end of World War II. However Mr. Hockmayer has a logical explanation for this, I was lost in the Bermuda Triangle for six years. (1939-1945) When I came back I changed my name to avoid unwanted pubhcity. It is generally assumed that the exams are marked by computer. Not so! Hockmayer marks all the exams himself On especially busy days, he hires 4 or 5 illiterate Ukranians to help him. However, there is an advantage to this situation, as Mr. Hockmayer does have a sense of humor. Keeping this in mind, there is a sure-fire method of scoring highly on your test. Fill out the test in crayon. Instead of filling in the boxes, draw pictures all over the computer form. Step 4 - THE INTERVIEW The most difficult part of any med school inter- view comes, when you are asked that fateful ques- tion: Why do you want to become a doctor? There are several approaches to tackling this thorny question: 1. The Matador Approach (or Throwing the Bull ): Take a deep breath, look the interviewer straight in the eyes, and try to keep a straight face and say I want to help humanity. WARNING: This approach hasn ' t worked since 1920. The last person to use this approach immediately fell through a trap door and was never seen or heard from again. The modern version goes something like this: I ' m 54 basically a selfish person. I want to do something I really enjoy, hke curing the sick and helping the crippled. This is basically the same b.s. in a differ- ent wrapper, but it just might work. 2. The Brutally Honest Approach : Grit your teeth, and reply I want to be a doctor, because I want to make a lot of money. In the movies the interviewer would immediately respond with: By George, I admire your honesty. It took a lot of guts to admit that, and that ' s just the sort of staff we need around here. But I wouldn ' t count on this happening in real life. 3. The Casual Approach : Walk into the inter- viewer ' s office with a big smile on your face, sit down, take your shoes off, put your feet up on his desk, and light up a big cigar. When you ' re asked the fateful question, reply: I want to be a doctor because I want to look at naked women. Then laugh uproariously and slap the interviewer vigor- ously on the back several times. After this the interviewer will either appoint you the new dean of the school, or will smash you over the head with a large vase. 4. The Fancy Footwork Approach : This is usually the most effective. It goes something Uke this: Why do I want to be a doctor? Well, it ' s like This. Wait a second! Was that a Tnazanian buzzard I just saw flying past your window? Lovely country Tanzania. I was there just a few years ago when I was helping to cure the natives of Cronstein ' s lockjaw. I met a doctor there called Schweitzer. Have you heard of him? He said I was a great inspiration to him ... Well you get the idea. If you can go on like this for half an hour, you ' re in. Step 5 - EASY STREET Then, just mail in the application, and wait for those acceptances to come rolling in. 55 Mrs. Dobkin, Is Water Wet? Lab 423 — The white, stenciled letters above the door were just repainted this year and are easily read by all. However, the smaller inscription scrawled alongside them is not as easy to read. Evidently, it was written by a student some time ago. At one time it may have been legible, but after having undergone erosion by acid and noxious fumes for many years, it is now blurred. Once inside, one finds it hard to breathe. Besides the thick, choking fumes which are eternally present, a thick cloud of tension and gloom hangs heavily in the air. When one first enters the crowded lab, one feels as if he has blundered into a strange pagan temple. On all sides, frenzied pre-meds scurry about, franti- cally trying to placate the god of Gottaget an-A . According to pre-med theolog y, Gettan-A is a very important deity, second only to the all-powerful FOURPOINT-OH-AVERAGE (God of complete and total victory). Glass vessels are carefully Lenny Ziegler, a one-time pre-med, plans to enter law school in the fall. 56 anointed with holy distilled water in order to sac- rifice burnt offerings and to offer foul-smelling in- cense. It is a joyless worship. To joke during lab is the ultimate sacrilege. I ' m in there also, performing the prescribed devotions with the rest, and though I try to act every bit as dedicated as the rest, somehow my results never seem to come out as well as the others. The powers — that — be will not be fooled so easily; they know who the true believers are. I happen to glance away from my test tube for a moment, and I am rewarded by the sight of Dobkin the dogmatic high-priestess of chemistry. She is a small woman, but only in physical stature. Imme- diately upon her entrance, a human tidal wave flows toward her. Ten voices shout out questions at once: Mrs. Dobkin, if my solution turns black does that mean ... Mrs. Dobkin answers all questions slowly, patiently, and with visible sorrow that we are still so foolish. Practically everyone knows the answer to his question before he asks it, and yet everyone asks anyway. No one is willing to think for himself. The stakes are too high for that. Not even the most obvious fact is taken for granted, and though I feel that they ' re all silly for asking questions that they know the answers to, I ' m right in there among them asking equally silly questions. Mrs. Dobkin, is cop- per solution blue? Mrs. Dobkin, is hydrochloric acid an acid? Mrs. Dobkin, is water wet? Eventually, the heat from the bunsen burners, the smell of the chemicals, and the frustrations of not having experiments work out, become too much to bear. Carefully restraining the urge to fling my test tubes out the window, I settle for merely packing away my equipment and heading towards the door. On the way out, I happen to glance upward and make a startling discovery. The blurred inscription, which was so hard for me to read before, has suddenly become legible. The message clearly reads: Those of you who pass through these doors — abandon all hope. 57 The EMC Gang Entering college is a new and sometimes very scary experience. While opening up new fields of knowledge, it can also create many problems for the student away from home for the first time. Most students at the Erna Michael College of Hebraic Studies have their fears alleviated during their first morning of classes. Doc Herskovics begins the day by questioning your classmate as to why he has neglected to wear his socks that morning, and you immediately reahze that the atmosphere is friendly, not hostile. The weeks go by, you get accustomed to Dr. Orlian ' s inimitable style of prancing around the room, and you begin to discover that college can really be fun (or funny). Midterms roll around, and you ' re no longer an individual fighting for grades; you ' re part of a team working towards a common goal — to transfer an A . You can always rely on your classmates to stay up all night long to help you fill in the days — or weeks — that you have missed. The shared experiences and comraderie of the EMC classes can ' t be duplicated in the afternoon Yeshiva College classes. Although classes start at 9. the day actually begins at 10:40, when the EMC team goes to breakfast. Breakfast is a time to recount the morning ' s ex- periences and to plan the day ahead. When Jacob Hendel and his breakfast-for-twelve arrives, a meet- ing of the new and already popular social group, the EMC Trip Day Gang, begins. Erna Michael College of Hebraic Studies pro- vides comprehensive programs in Hebrew language, Hterature, and culture for undergraduate men ... purports the Yeshiva catalog. EMC is known for its excellence in the teaching of a diverse selection of courses such as Hebrew, Talmud, Jewish History, Bible, and Jewish Philosophy. Yet now, another aspect of the EMC curriculum has come to the fore. Limited to EMC seniors and a select few mature juniors. Trip Day provides a chance for these stu- dents to expand their fields of knowledge in such diverse areas as nature, art, sports, and biology. Past trips have included visits to the seals at the Bronx Zoo, the World Champion New York Yankees at City Hall, and the Boys in Company C on Broad- way. Phil Rosen has abandoned all plans for a career in law. He and Mark Cooper have decided lo move to Hollywood and become famous instead. 58 9 mKM Jp ' ' BiB ' B Ja, -V. , 5N , H B ■ r MiA V B m| A ■ m IkM HT T. i i i HP . -♦ t:fl i. v ' u- Some may ask, in years to come, who master- minded this intricate framework of classes, exams, schedules, transfer courses, trips, and various other activities of EMC? No, it really wasn ' t Jacob Rabi- nowitz. who has much greater responsibilities as the dean of the entire Jewish Studies Department. It was that wild and woolly duo of calm, cool and collected leaders: Sarah the secretary, and Mike Weiss, President of the EMC Student Council, a council which although might not leave the most lasting impression on us, certainly leaves an endur- ing one on McDovids ' bank account. Years from now, what will we remember about Ema Michael College? Could it be the rejuvenation of our souls and the excitement in our hearts caused by one of Doctor Leafs lectures on Bialik? Or, perhaps. Rabbi Bernstein ' s account on how he changed Israel ' s history? Quite possibly. But even more likely, we will never forget the friendship — the late nights spent studying Weissman ' s notes; the late breakfasts at which we would exchange our wild weekend stories; and, above all, EMC Trip Day — our class ' s legacy to Yeshiva U. 59 administration Administration Rabbi J. Rabinowitz - Dean, EMC Rabbi M. Besdin - Dean, JSS Rabbi A. Charlop - Dean, YP Prof. M Silverman - Registrar 1 r Mp K n ? i m H Rabbi M. Edelstein - Assoc. Registrar Rabbi J. Cheifetz - Dir., Residence Halls Rabbi Blau - Mashgiach Ruchani Mr. J. Blazer - Maintenance Dir 61 Yeshiva Program Rabbi D. Lipshitz Rabbi J. Ginsberg 62 Rabbi A. Shatzkes 63 Ema Michael College Rabbi J. Lerner Dr. Y. Eisenberg 64 1 ■K S SUBH i p)j H ■ Sr ii S , i SBL v i i MSBi wmL- Rabbi B. Safran Rabbi J.M. Orlian 65 M| Dr. M. Sokolow HI fV h 1 1 ' ' H IH ifc ' ■■HHHHRi J V) ' - Dr. J. Wanefsky p™ ■ JM(l ■■ tg J II l fl H KS B 1 y w H f K i H 1 Rabbi I. Wohlgelernter 66 James Striar School Rabbi S. Kahane Mr. H. Dubitzkv 67 Dr. W. Orenstein 68 Yeshiva College Art Dr. K. Bacon Dr. B. Kendler Dr. S. Wischnitzer, Pre-Med Advisor 69 Chemistry Mr. J. Levovitz 70 Classics Dr. L.H. Feldman Economics Dr. A. Levine English V mm 1 9 mKr-r OLC w Dr. P. Connolly . ' :jji — . V 1 K ' Afi ™  ■ Mr. B. Pittinskv Dr. D. Fleisher 71 History Dr. A. Marrin 72 Information Science Jewish Studies m 1 V W WIIBV m Dr. M, [ eldhlimi Dr. M. Herskov Dr. H. Shulman Dr. M. Carmillv 73 74 Lan uases Math Dr. H. Lisman Mr. T. Knudsen — German 75 Music Philosophy M 1 ■ . S B 5|g M 1 L ' i ' H f ffi ' BI i --?s - ' _ |g Dr. W. Wurzburger 76 Political Science Physics Dr. M. Hcchl, [ ' re-Law Advisor Dr. D. Finkelslcin 77 Psychology 78 Sociology Speech Dr. J. Lindenlhal 79 fc -M -   ' - -% - A ? ' ri rr 1 1 «,-• LARRY ADATTO JSS YP, PREDENT, VP-JSSSC. Sephardic Club, Dean ' s List GERALD ADLER YP, ECONOMICS, MASMID Associate Editor, Associate Feature Editor — Hamevaser, Chairman Soviet Jewry Committee, Dean ' s List ABRAHAM (SANDY) ALTER JSS YP, HISTORY. Tempo Deputy Editor-in- Chief, WYUR, Director of Jewish Affairs, Five Year Honors Program NEIL ATLAS EMC, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Feature Editor Tempo Magazine, YU Democratic Club, EMC Advisory Committee, Intramural Hockey, YU Chapter SSSJ, Dean ' s List YC EMC AVI AUERBACH YP, PREMED, President Bnei Akiva Club, Dramatics Society, Chevrat Aliya Toranit, Dean ' s List MITCHEL BECKER YP, PREDENT, Hamevaser. SOY Class Representative, Author of SOY Constitution, Premed Honor Society, Dean ' s List LEON BEHAR EMC. HISTORY SOCIOLOGY. Vice President EMCSC. Chairman Big Brother Program. Harvard Model UN. Commentator Business Manager. Basketball Team. Senior Editor Polls, Campus Editor Tempo. Sec-Treas Histor.- Society. Intramural Basketball. Political Science Club. Pre-Law Society. Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who JOEL BERG JSS. PREDENT. WYUR Program Director. Talent Show Coordinator. YCDS Honor Society. Tempo Managing Editor ELCHONON BERKOWITZ YP, BIOLOGY. MASMID. SOY 81 SAMUEL BERKOWITZ YP, ECONOMICS. Captain of Bowling Team, Captain of Rifle and Pistol Team. SOY JEFFREY BERNSTEIN JSS, PSYCHOLOGY, President Psych Club, President Psych Honor Society. Editor-in-Chief Psychology Journal, President Chabad Club, Fencing Team, JSSSC Sec-Treas. JSSSC Student Faculty Committee, Chess Club, YC and JSS Dean ' s List STEVEN BESHANSKY JSS YP, SOCIOLOGY, JSS Student Council, WYUR. Neighborhood YoMh Corps. JSS Dean ' s List 82 i i 1 K f ■1 1 1 ■1 ■i J ■■ II y -1 ■ 1 S 1 HERSHEL BESSIN YP, POLITICAL SCIENCE. Poli-Sci Sociely. Club Canada, Hockey Club MORRIS BIENENFELD YP, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Poli-Sci Club, Senior Editor Commentator, Dean ' s List SHELDON BRONSIl lN YP, PSYCHOLOGY, Vice President Psych Honor Society, Chairman Psych Club, Dean ' s List HAROLD BRONZNICK EMC, ECONOMICS, Hamevaser, Israeli Affairs Committee, YC and EMC Dean ' s List STEPHEN BROWN YP, ACCOUNTING ECONOMICS (BA-BBA Program). Hockey Intramurals. Soviet Jewry Committee. Dean ' s List MARK BULUA JSS YP, HISTORY. YCDS, Project Ezra 83 PHILIP BUSH YP. HISTORY MICHAEL A. CHERNOFSKY YP, PREMED, Commentator Associate News Editor. Fencing Team, Undergraduate Scholar. Dean ' s List JORDAN CHERRICK YP, HISTORY. Gesher Editor-in-Cliief, Commentator Assistant Editor-in-Chief, President History Society, Student Court, Presidential Advisory Committee History Department, Pre- Law Society. Undergraduate Scholar. Dean ' s List JOSHUA E. CHESIR EMC. PREMED BIOLOGY. Pre-Med Honor Society — Historian. Co-Editor Student Directory. Commuters Club, EMC YC Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who MARK COOPER EMC, ECONOMICS, Tennis Team. Photography Club. Basketball Intramurals STEVEN JAY COOPER YP. PREMED CHEMISTRY. Pre-Med Honor Society. American Chemical Society. Chairman SOY Tzedakah Drive, Commentator, Freshman Orientation Committee, Dean ' s List 84 MARK DAVID EHRENPREIS JSS YP, BIOLOGY PREMED. Pholography Club, Commenlalor. Project Ezra. Premedical Honor Society. JSS JC Dean ' s List WILLIAM J. EISENBERG EMC. PREMED, Hockey and Basketball Intramural.s. Democratic Club. Dean ' s List 85 SCOTT FELD YP, SOCIOLOGY ALAN FELDMAN ALAN FEEDER JSS YP, PREMED, Fencing Team Co-Captain, YP. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Polis. Poli-Sci Pre-Med Honor Society. Photography Society — Club Sec-Treas. Neighborhood Youth Corps, Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who 86 DAVID L. FERSTENDIG EMC, ENGLISH, Vice President of EMC Senior Class. Associate Research Editor Polis. Co- Editor of E.VIC Yearbook. Pre-Law Society, Hamevaser. Intramural Hockey. Commuters Club. YC EVIC Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who SAUL FINKELSTEIN EMC. ECONOMICS. Senior Class Sec-Treas. Commentator. YU Democratic Club MURRAY FORM AN YP, ECONOMICS. MASMID - Executive Editor, Pre-Law Society, Chairman Polling Committee, Rifle Club, Dean ' s List PAUL IRA FREEDMAN EMC, HISTORY, Poli-Sci Club. Histor. Club. Rifle Club. Wrestling Team. Speech and Drama Club. Student Directory Editor. WYUR. Dean ' s List BARRY FRIEDMAN JSS. ECONOMICS. Assistant Manager Fencing Team. YCDS. Photography Club. Tempo. Tennis Club ROBERT FRIEDMAN YP. PREMED BIOLOGY. Senate Secretar - and Senator. Commentator — News Staff Associate News Editor. C oordinating Editor. Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who 87 BARRY GINSBERG JSS, CHEMISTRY PREMED. Rifle and Pislol Club, Chemistry Club, Neighborhood Youth Corps, YU Student Patrol. Intramurals JACK GLADSTEIN YP, PREMED, Student Court, Commentator Associate News Editor, Intramural Basketball, Pre-Med Honor Society NORMAN GOLD YP, JEWISH STUDIES, Club Canada SAMMY GOLDSTEIN EMC, PREDENT, Pre-Dent Honor Society, YC Student Directory, WYUR, Dean ' s List JOSEPH J. GOTTESMAN YP, PREMED, Wrestling Team Manager, Pre- Med Honor Society, Student Summer Work Committee, MASMID, Dean ' s List MANOACH GROSKIN JSS. PREDENT JA GRUHNFHLD EMC, BIOLOGY PREDENT. News Editor Hamevaser. YC EMC Dean ' s List FRED GRYNBLRG YP. PREMED, VP of Photography Club, Pre- Med Society - Vice President, Commentator, Student Court. Hockey Intramurals, Dean ' s List MEYER ZEV HALPERN YP, PREMED, Pre-Med Honor Society 89 JACOB HENDEL EMC, ECONOMICS, Manager Basketball Team, YCSC Auction Committee, Democratic Club, Economic Club, Rifle Team, Dean ' s List ROBERT HIRSCH YP, ENGLISH, Fencing Team, Chairman Karate Club, Chairman SOY Sefarim Drive MARK HOENIG JSS, ECONOMICS, Co-Captain Basketball Team, Pre-Law Society, Economics Society, YC, JSS, and EMC, Dean ' s list GARY HOFFMAN JSS, CLASSICS, Sec-Treas and President - Classical Honor Society, Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who 90 MICHAEL JABLINOWITZ EMC, ECONOMICS. Make-Up Editor and Associate Editor of Commentator, YC EMC Dean s List, Who ' s Who DAVID KAHN YP, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Commentator - News Editor, Managing Editor, Senator, Poli- Sci Club, Who ' s Who HENRY KAMIONER YP, ECONOMICS. SOY President and Sec- Treas. YCDS Honor Society, Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who PHILIP KAPLAN JSS, PREDENT, Fencing Team. Hamevaser, Pre-Med Honor Society. Dean ' s List 91 LOUIS KARP JSS. ECONOMICS, Fencing Team. WYUR, Rifle Club BERNIE KASTNER EMC, PSYCHOLOGY, Psych Honor Society, Associate Editor — Hamslikif, Bowling Team, Op-Editor - Commentator, WYUR, EMC Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who BRADLEY KAUFMAN YP, PREMED, Dean ' s List MARK KIRSCHENBAUM JSS EMC. PREMED, Pre-Med Honor Society. Wrestling Team Member and Manager, Basketball and Hockey Intramurals, Hatzilu III Program, YC, EMC, and JSS Dean ' s List PHILIP KLEIN YP, PREMED, Commentator - Editor-in-Chief and Copy Editor, Pre-Med Honor Society, Inter-Council Committee, Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who IRWIN KOTLER JSS, HISTORY. Youth Group . dvisor 92 JON KRAMER JSS. PREMED. Basketball Team. Music Director and DJ - VVYUR. MASMID. Swimming and Basketball Intramurals. Dean ' s List JAY KRANZLER YP, PREMED, MASMID Contributing Editor, Hamevaser Feature Editor, Pre-Med Honor Socielv. Dean ' s List HOWARD KUTNER YP, SOCIOLOGY, Vice President Soc Club, Chabad Club — Treasurer STEVEN LAIFER EMC. PREMED, Hatzilu. Intramural Hockey and Basketball, Dean ' s List HAROLD S. LANDA EMC. PREMED BIOLOGY. Karate Club. Commentator. Basketball Intramurals. Pre-Med Honor Society. YC EMC Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who STEVEN LANGNAS JSS yP. HISTORY ; ;i f-y ' - % • ' ■• «ii|.« ■■MaMHai iu n p r. r V c T r p V prQin vrr h MICHAEL LAZAROS ELI LERNER VP, PREDENT. Wrestling Team. Imramural YP. MATHEMATICS. Dean ' s List SporLs Committee. Commentator, Barber ALAN LEVIN JSS, POLITICAL SCIENCE. Poli-Sci Club, Pre-Law Club. Democratic Club. Dean ' s List RICHARD LEVINE JSS. SOCIOLOGY. Vice President Club Canada. Vice President Yolanda Benson Honor Society SELWYN LEVINE YP. PREMED. President and Treasurer Pre- Med Honor Society. MASMID Associate Editor. Student Court. Commentator. Hockey and Basketball Intramurals. Undergraduate Scholar WILLIAM LEVINE YP. PREDENT, Chairman - SOY Seforim Drive. Israeli Affairs Committee. Democratic Club, Dean ' s List 95 DAVID LEVY YP, PREMED BIOLOGY. Pre-Med Honor Society MARK J. LIGHT EMC, PREMED SEMITICS (BA MA), Hamashkif Governing Board, Commenlator, Hamevaser, Co-Chairman YU Yavneii, Five Year Honors Program, Dean ' s List HOWARD M. LICHTENSTEIN JSS, PREDENT PSYCHOLOGY, JSSSC Presi- dent, Dramatics Society President, Head Wai- ter, WYUR Honor Society, Dramtics, Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who JEFFREY LICHTMAN JSS, PSYCHOLOGY, Society Editor Kol, Debating SHELDON LINDENFELD EMC, PREDENT, Tempo. Intramur Basketball, WYUR, Dean ' s List GERALD MASEL JSS, HISTORY, Israeli Affairs Committee 96 GARY MENCHEL VP. PSYCHOLOGY. Israeli Affairs Committee MITCHELL MERLIS EMC. HISTORY. Co-Captain Wrestling Team. Presidential Planning Commission. History Club. President ' s Advisor) ' Committee, Hockey and Basketball Intramurals. Hockey Team. Chairman L ' Athletic Comm., Big Brother Program. Co-Captain Football Team, YC EMC Dean ' s List JONATHAN MICHAELI JSS. ENGINEERING. Co-Chairman SSSJ YU Chapter, Commentator. Democratic Club. Karate Club 97 GARY ELI MILLER RONALD WAYNE MITNICK YP, PSYCHOLOGY, Commentator, Israeli YP, PHYSICS, Hamevaser Associate Editor and Affairs Committee, Chairman Jewish Affairs Feature Editor, Physics Club, Physics Honor jec prfMFD Hamevaser Dean ' s I isi Committee, SOY Society, Chess Club, Dean ' s List ROBERT STEVEN MOSKOWITZ 98 HILLEL NAIMAN P. PREMED. Pre-Med Honor Society, Registered Paramedic. Israeli Affairs Committee, Chevrat .-Mivah Toranit, Yavneh JAY NEINSTEIN JSS YP. PSYCHOLOGY, Psych Honor Society, Vice President Psych Club. Associate Feature Editor Commentator, Speech and Drama Club, WYUR, Brookdale Retreat Program, Dean ' s List YC JSS. Who ' s Who ALAN NOVICK YP, SOCIOLOGY ABE OBUCHOWSKI JSS, CHEMISTRY PRE.MED, Psych American Chemical Society HENRY ORLINSKY YP. ECONOMICS. Vice President YCSC. MASMID Business Manager and Photography Staff. Wrestling Team. Commentator Circulation Editor. Basketball Inlramurals. Who ' s Who LEONARD POLONSKY YP. PSYCHOLOGY. Hockey Club Psych Honor Society. 99 BARRY REINER YP. PREMED. Gesher. Hamevaser, Commentalor. Israeli Affairs Committee. Wlio ' s Who JUDAH RHINE EMC, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Tennis Team, Vice President Commuters Club DAVID ROOTMAN JSS YP, PREMED, Dean ' s List PHILIP ROSEN EMC, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Captain Tennis Team, Commentator Op-Editor, MASMID Literary Editor, Senior Class Vice President, EMC Freshman Class President, EMC Soph Class President, Basketball Intramurals, President Commuters Club, Pre-Law Society, Poli-Sci Club, Polls, YC EMC Dean ' s List DANIEL M. ROSENBAUM YP, PREMED BIOLOGY, Jewish Affairs Committee, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Pre- Med Honor Society, Who ' s Who ROBERT ROSENBLOOM EMC, ENGLISH, Co-Captain Basketball Team, EMC Senior Class President, YC EMC Dean ' s List 100 RICHARD JAY ROSENGARD EMC. PSYCHOLOGY PREDENT. Psych Honor Society Sec-Treas. Commentator, Tennis Team, Hockey Intramurals. Photography Club Sec-Treas. YCSC Canvassing Committee. Rifle Club JEFFREY RUBIN YP. PREDENT ECONOMICS, Jr. Class President YCSC. Fresh and Soph Class Sec- Treas YCSC. Dean ' s List EDWARD SCHABES YP. HISTORY. Vice President Pre-Law Society. History Club. SOY ' Canvassing Committee 101 VICTOR SCHNITZER EMC, SOCIOLOGY. MASMID Business Man- ager, Commentator. Hamashkif, Basketball In- tramurals, Poli-Sci Club SOLOMON SCHRADER YP, PREMED, Chevrat Aliyah Toranit. Pre- Med Honor Society ALAN SCHUCHALTER EMC YP. POLITICAL SCIENCE, Manager Basketball Team. EMC Soph Class Vice Presi- dent. Associate Sports Editor Commentator, In- tramural Basketball and Hockey, YC EMC Dean ' s List MARTIN SHULMAN JSS YP, HISTORY, Chairman Music Library, Business Editor Polls, NCSY. Inter-Council Committee. Torah Tours - IT 102 MARVIN SCHUSS MARK SCHWARTZ YP. PREMED, Senior Class President, Junior JSS. HISTORY, History Club, Dean ' s List Class Sec-Treas. Assistant to Editor-in-Chief Commentator. Pre-Med Honor Society. Captain Intramural Hockev Team. Dean ' s List MICHAEL F. SCHWARTZ JSS, PREMED. Pre-Med Honor Society. YU Jazz Ensemble. YU Chamber Music Ensemble, Gesher. Dean ' s List JOEL SCHWITZER JSS. PREDENT, Co-Captain Wrestling Team, Coach ' s Award, President FFA (Future Farm- ers of America). YC JSS Dean ' s List 103 DAVID SEIDMAN YP, PSYCHOLOGY, Psych Honor Society, WYUR, Hamevaser, Fencing Team, Dean ' s List RICHARD L. SELTZER YP, ECONOMICS, Fencing Team, Com- mentator Associate Copy Editor, WYUR, Hockey Intramurals, Daf Yomi, Pesacli Provi- sions Committee 104 SHELLY SENDERS ' iP. CHEMISTRY ' . Editor-in-Chief Gesher. Feature and Contributing Editor Commentator. ' ice President SOY. Morg Gabbai. Under- oraduate Scholar HENRI SETTON YP. INFORMATION SCIENCE HO WARD ALLEN SHERMAN YP. BIOLOGY, Fencing Team Member. Man- ager, Armeror, Chevrat Aliyah Toranit. Photog- raphy Club, WYUR ANDREW SIMON JSS. HISTORY. Chamber Music Society. Pro- ject Hope. iCDS EDWIN SIMPSER YP. PREMED. Hamevaser Editor-in-Chief and Copy Editor. Pre-Med Honor Society. Co- Chairman Commuters Club. Orientation Com- mittee. Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who BLAIR SKOLNICK EMC. PREMED. SOY. WYUR. Gesher. Ham- ashkif Commentator. Pre-Med Honor Society. Dean ' s List 105 HARRY SKYDELL YP, ECONOMICS, President and Sec-Treas YCSC. President Soph Class, Louis Werfel Me- morial Award, Undergraduate Scholar, Wres- tling Team, Editor Economic Mind, Chairman Teacher Evaluation Committee, Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who SHELDON SMALL EMC, PREDENT, Basketball Team, Tennis Team, Sec-Treas EMC Freshman Class, Vice President EMC Junior Class, Basketball In- iramurals ALAN SOLE YP, MUSIC, YU Chamber Music Ensemble, Optometry Club JAY HIRSH SOLOMONT YP, ENGLISH, YCDS, WYUR, Commentator, Speech Club, Dramatics Honor Society GERSHON SONNENSCHEIN .ISS YP, PSYCHOLOGY, Intramural Hockey. Club Canada BERRY STAHL JSS, PREMED CHEMISTRY (BA-MA). WYUR Chief Engineer. Commentator Photog- raphy Editor. Hamevaser Circulation Editor, Vice President Photography Club, Tempo Spe- cial Features Editor, Chemistry Club, Chabad Club Sec-Treas, Dean ' s List 106 MATTIS STAVSKY VP. PRE-ENGIN BERING (MS JOINT PRO- GRAM) AARON STIEFEL JhRRY STEIN YP. CHEMISTRY (BA-MA), Executive Editor YP. PREMED, Pre-Med Honor Society, Bnei Commentator. Editor — Gesher. Fencing Team, Akiva Club, Aliyah Club, Hamevaser, Dean ' s President of American Chemical Society, Gab- List bai JONATHAN A. STEIN JSS. POLITICAL SCIENCE, Tempo Edilor-in- Chief and Art Editor. Commentator Art Editor, WYUR Public Relations Director and DJ, YCDC Art and Publicity Director, Dramatics Honor Society, YC Talent Show, Who ' s Who AVERY STEINBERG YP, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Commentator As- sociate Copy Editor. Israeli Correspondent, Photography Staff, Polls Business Manager, Poli-Sci Society ROBERT STRASHUN EMC, CHEMISTRY (BA-MA), Pre-Med So- ciety. Dean ' s List 108 p H 1 1 ) fl l ■ ««i 1 Ik ■ • i S k J S Wm mi 9m k m Ht l SI JACK Z. STRAUS EMC, ECONOMICS. Tempo Copy Editor. As- sociate Copy Editor Commentator, Hamashkif. Gesher. Canvassing Committee, Pesach Provi- sions Committee. YC EMC Dean ' s List. Who ' s Wlio HENRY SUMNER JSS, PSYCHOLOGY, Who ' s Who ROBERT TAWIL YP, BIOLOGY PREMED, President Sephardic Activities Club, Jewish Affairs Committee, Pre- Med Honor Society, Dean ' s List ARON J. TEITELBAUM YP. PREMED, Israeli Affairs Committee A. LEONARD TEITZ EMC, PREMED, Co-Editor Student Directory. STEVEN TENNENBERG YP, PREMED, Co-Captain Fencing Team. MAS.MID Sports Editor and Assistant to Edi- tor-in-Chief. Chairman SOY Tzitzit Drive. Pre- Med Honor Society. Commentator. Dean ' s List 109 JEFFREY TEPLER YP. PREMED ENGLISH. MASMID Editor- in-Chief, Fencing Team, Commentator, WYUR DJ, Chairman Scholastic Standing Committee, Secretary Pre-Med Honor Society, Under- oraduate Scholar, Who s Who IRA M. THOMAS JSS, ECONOMICS, Chairman Latin Greek Classics Honor Society, Poli-Sci Club, Eco So- ciety, Tennis Team, WYUR, President Commu- tei:s Club, Vice President Married Students As- sociation LARRY J. TIEFENBRUNN YP, PREMED, Fencing Team, Pre-Med Honor Society, Photography Club, Dean ' s List GARY TORGOW YP, SOCIOLOGY SPEECH, Chief Justice Stu- dent Court, Senate Vice Chairman and Senator, Editor-in-Chief Polls, NCSY Regional Director, WYUR, Poli-Sci Society, APRAC, Winner Oral Interpretation Contest, Dean ' s List, Who ' s Who JEFFREY UNGAR YP, PHYSICS, Physics Society STEVE VAGO EMC, ECONOMICS, Business Manager Com- mentator, Editor Daf Yomi, Chess Team, Vago Bank and Trust Company. Dean ' s List 110 MOISH WEINBERGER YP. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Pre-Law Society. Poli-Sci Club, Chabad Club SAMUEL M. WEINGLASS EMC. POLITICAL SCIENCE. Hamashkif. Bnei Akiva Club. Poli-Sci Society MICHAEL WEISS EMC. PREDENT. EMCSC President and Sec- Treas. Wrestling Team. Pre-Med Honor So- ciety, Basketball Intramurals. YC EMC Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who 111 PAUL WEISSMAN YP, PREMED, Pre-Med Honor Society. Com mentator. Rifle Club. Dean ' s List. Who ' s Who KENNY WINTMAN NOAH WITTY EMC. JEWISH HISTORY. Fencing Team YP. HISTORY. SOY. Polls - Research Editor. Manager Copy Editor. Hamevaser. Gesher, Com- mentator. Senate Library Committee, Club Canada, Jewish Education Society, Dean ' s List 112 ABRAHAM WOLFENZON JSS. BIOLOGY. Spanish Club THEODORE JAMES ZABLOTSKY JSS, PREMED, WYUR Station Manager. Stu- dent Court - Associate Chief Justice, JSS Stu- dent Faculty Committee, Karate Club. Track Club, Co-captain Football Team. Intramural Basketball and Hockey, Who ' s Who IRA ZUCKERMAN YP. MATHEMATICS sports g w_ m A .M 3 f tB L„- -; WjP WBJ ' 116 Taiil hulking muscles meeting in comhal. A handshake. Sudclenlv. a h ' ghlenini clan of hands. .c ' s, ' dive. Sprawl. Barrel rail. Takedown. Two points. An al tempi to rise. Souffle. Pancake. Cradle. Double chicken wing. Japanese wizard. Near fall. Figure four. Precarious position. A thunderous roar from the crowd. No movenient and yet niuscles strain to move. A resounding hang. Pin. Pandemonium. Slowly, painfullv. the vanquished begins to rise. Sweat, dripping. The victor with congratulations. The loser, aches. 117 118 119 r ' mi H f|H|| B - ' ' Wt r m .. ).Btf SJL m Jump hall. Cilisieiiing bodies firing gracefully through the air. Outstretched hands. Possession. Sheldon Small. C-play. Top of the key. High post. Pick-and-roll. Turnaround jumper. Swish. Inbound pass. Defense. Press. Steal. Breakaway. Two-on-one. Behind-the-back pass. Head fake. Double pump. Reverse lay-up. Good . . . and one. 121 122 123 Dressed in white. Armed with sabres. En garde. Fencers ready. Ready, sir. Fence. Flashes of light off the blades. Movement too rapid for the eye. Advance, retreat, advance, retreat, advance, stop-thrust, parry three, chestcut, parry four, ba- lestra lunge, retreat. A sudden surge, prise de faire, fleche, clash of flying blades. Steel against steel. Sparks fly. Touch against. 124 125 126 127 The Yeshiva Jock Twice a week, Yeshiva students from diverse backgrounds meet in a dimly lit gym, dress in white, and perform muscle stretching exercises (known colloquially to fencers as lunging) to the tune of clashing sabres. Down the hall in a pad- ded room reverberating with the crash of falling weights, others are sweating and contorting their supple bodies into souffles and chicken wings. At a nearby high school gym, Yeshiva ' s tallest are synchronizing reverse lay-ups as their scrimmag- ing opponents ' sneakers squeak while pivoting. But why? Why does a Yeshive University stu- dent choose to emerge from the heavy workload of a double college program and enter the arena of team sports with the eventual hope of inter- collegiate competition? What is it that drives him to devote himself to such a monumental com- mitment? Although team sports has its advantages, there are many hardships which must be dealt with and overcome. Team practices take up a phenomenal amount of time. The wrestling team, probably the most hard-driven, often spends several hours on both Saturday night and Sunday, besides other days during the week. The fencing team takes out four hours a week, with many fencers, including myself, working out on their own by entering city fencing tournaments, and taking additional les- sons at area fencing schools. Then there ' s the self-sacrifice and perseverance that being a team member entails. Wrestlers are often caught having to lose several pounds in one day by starving and jogging in vinyl sweat suits, although, somehow, the meal at Bernstein ' s the next night makes it all worth it. Our two nearby bridges have often served as midnight tracks as YU ' s athletes take to the streets in the heroic Rocky style. Another aspect of team sports at Yeshiva Uni- versity that takes getting used to, is that we are often pitted against opponents who practice much more and in better facilities than our own. To make matters worse, these schools actively recruit their star athletes through scholarship programs, something lacking at Yeshiva. Our basketball Sieve Tennenherg, Caplain of the Yeshiva Fencing Team, has had no sleep since October, when he was coerced by ihe Edilor-in-Chief into accepting the position of Sports Editor. 128 ■ j team is unfortunately hurl the most by these factors. Plagued by several losing seasons, and with too good an idea as to which teams can easily beat them, it ' s difficult for our players to gel psyched for a game. Despite this, however, every participant in team sports strives to win and be considered the best or at least better. This competitive spirit is most certainly a strong motivating force in every Ye- shiva athlete. No one likes to lose, especiallv in front of one ' s cheering clas smates and friends. In addition, competing for Y.U., and consistently being labeled as the underdog, has its unique advantages. As one of the fencing team captains, I felt proud after our team nearly defeated Johns Hopkins, only to lose on the last and deciding bout. Basketball fans cheered when we lost a close overtime game to Lehman. As trite as it sounds, sometimes you begin to feel that you really don ' t have to win. Looking back at my four years of college life, the one experience that I ' ll remember is inter- collegiate fencing, and, more importantly, that it was for Yeshiva University. The benefits of my fencing career now begin to accumulate. The thrill of victory, both personally and for the team, is something that cannot be expressed in words. The experience of working under professional coaches, mine being former Olympic fencers and coaches, who have become my dearest of friends, will never be forgotten. The sense of camaraderie that pervades every varsity team is extremely uplifting. The scream of cheering fans, as any wrestler will tell you as he presses for the pin, will be ringing in my ears for a long time. But most of all, after the long hours of practice, the nervous hours before a match, and staying up at night not knowing how you lost, I have devel- oped a very strong and sincere pride for what we often joke about, namely, Yeshive University. At the many fencing tournaments I ' ve attended, I have often been asked whether I fence for Ye- shiva. I can honestly say that I was able to answer with a proud Yes . 129 Making it Without a Football Team The 1977-78 Yeshiva sports year, although repl- ete with exciting moments, was a very typical Ye shiva season in the way of results. And even more so than in the past, each sport was domi- nated by the presence of one or two true super- stars. The wrestling team, posting a 4-2 record, was led by two of the greatest wrestlers in Yeshiva history — Mitch Merlis and Joel Herbie Schwit- zer. Mitch ended a brilhant career, going 5-1 (5 pins), as his only loss, on riding time, came in his final bout before a thunderous crowd of Y.U. and Stern fans. Joel, one of the purest technique wres- tlers ever to fight for Yeshiva, proved to be un- stoppable, going undefeated at 6-0. Who will be able to forget his aggressive style and spht-second switches that won him so many a match? The fencing team, under the superb coaching of Arthur Tauber and Lorand Marcell, went over the 200 mark victory mark as it complied a 7-4 season record, with two of its losses coming on the final deciding bout. Here, it was David Bruso- 130 wankin (24-4) who supplied the magic. David led the team for four years, turning in one spectacular season after another. The team also sported two other exceptional fencers, Sabreman Steve Ten- nenberg (23-8) and Epeeman Alan Feldman (20- 9). This year ' s Maccabees, aided by an official home court often filled with fans, improved only slightlv and ended with a near dismal 5-15 record. However, there was one highlight to the season, as senior Robert Rosenbloom scored his career 1000th point. This event, along with his phenome- nal LSAT scores, prompted a Channel 4 televised feature story on Rosey which drew a standing- room-only crowd of spectators. In addition to Rosey, the Macs were led by Witzy Hoenig, who turned in four years of excellent ball and Sheldon C-play Small, whose courageous play and light- ening-fast moves left all fans dazzled and many opponents embarrassed. The Y.U. Keglers, although starting very strongly, ended up in the cellar of their league, winning only 35 of 168 possible points. Their team captain, Sam Berkowitz, who has bowled on the team for four years, will be greatly missed next year. This year also saw the revival of the long-lost tennis team. Starting out late and with no official practice courts, the team managed one win and a forfeit, ending the season with a 2-2 record. Tough As Nails As co-captain of the Varsity Wrestling Team for the last two years, and a starter for the last four, Mitch Merlis has established himself as one of most ferocious, competitive and successful wres- tlers in Yeshiva University history. In addition, he has proven to be one of the most effective crowd attractors in a long time. With the majority of his career in the tough 177 lbs. class, Mitch has accumulated a varsity record of 27 wins, 7 losses and 1 tie, with only three losses during the last three seasons. Included in his 27 wins are 24 pins, the most memorable one occuring only twenty seconds after the opening whistle for a Y.U. wres- thng record. Mitch has also shown his strength in many city wrestling tournaments. He has won the Hunter College Tournament for three consecutive years and has picked up two gold medals and one silver medal in the John Jay Hohday Invitational Tour- nament. Mitch ' s biggest thrill came last year, when he participated in the national trials for the Tenth Maccabiah Games held in Cleveland, Ohio. After pinning the Massachusetts State Champion and losing to the eventual gold medalist, Mitch placed third out of eleven in his weight class. Mitch will be remembered as much for his dynamic personality and team leadership as for his excellence on the mat. His patented tough as nails call will echo in our ears for many years. 132 133 Back row 1-r: Manager Yossie Gottesmari, Saul Grife. Aaron Akman, Alan Phillips. Zev Golombeck. Irwin LcnclVk . Middle row l-r: Arnie Rogoff, Joel Mael, Ass ' t Manager Robert Friedman. Coach Neil Ellman, Paul Freedman. Izzy Klein. Aaron Big A Epstein. Jay Lerman. Bottom row l-r; Robert Mugs Marcus. David Bugsy Siegel. Co-captain Joel Herbie Schwitzer, Co-captain Mitch Merlis. Shelly Golombeck. Fred Carroll. Not Shown: .Man Bell. Danny Kaufman. Henry Orlinsky. Harry Skydell. Ellmen TEAM RECORD Y.U. Opponeni 24 Bronx Community 36 27 Kingsborough 22 42 Brooklyn 18 21 John Jay 30 28 City College 27 27 Brooklyn Polytech. Final Record: 4-2 24 DAVID SIEGEL Captain - Alhanv and Tnuro Wrestling Teams 134 INDIVIDUAL STAIS Name Weighl W on 1 OS Pni- Aaron Akm.in 15S 1 Alan Ikll 177 1 1 Fred Carroll 126 3 3 1 Paul 1 rccdnian 1-12 2 2 Saul Grifc 167 3 3 3 Shelly CioUimhcck 158 2 Zev Goloinbeck htti. 1 2 Danrn Kaul ' man 151) 1 i Klein IIS 5 1 2 Jav Lerman 142 II 1 Joel Mael 158 1 1 1 Robert Mareus hwi. 2 1 1 Much Merlis 190 5 1 J Hcnr Orlinskv 126 1 Alan Phillips ' 150 3 Arnie Rogoff 150 1 2 Joel Sehwitzer 134 6 2 Da e Siegel 142 1 1 1 Harr Sksdell 1 50 1 L-r: Co-capiain Joel Herbie Sehwitzer, Coach Neil Ellman, Co-captain Mitch Merlis. 135 Rosey For an entire week in January, Dr. Lainoffs complete Contemporary Prose class would rise and inconspicuously exit the room en masse to watch the 6 o ' clock news in the jam-packed Morg TV lounge. What they had come for was an NBC Newscenter 4 feature on Robert Rosey Rose- nbloom who, as co-captain of Yeshiva ' s Varsity Basketball Team, had just joined the elite group of 1000 point scorers for the Maccabees, while registering the highest Law Board scores in the class. Rosey, whose less-than-imposing stature is well in keeping with the image of the Yeshiva jock, played in every one of the eighty-one games since he became a starter in the second half of his freshman year. Averaging 15.4 points a game, he scored a career total of 1247 points, placing him among the top five all-time scorers in Yeshiva 136 haslsctball liisini). His best season came as a junior, when he averaged 20.7 points a game, shooting 56 ' ,r from the lloor. It was during this year, that he was named to the All-Conference First Team in the New York — New Jersey inde- pendent Athletic Conference as well as being the highest scorer in the entire Knickerbocker League. This season, although plagued by injuries. Rosey still managed to lead the team with a 17.7 points per game average. His career-high game also came this year, when he scored 37 points against Concordia in a losing effort. However, it is only after one realizes that Rosey performed with a team that went 17-64 over four years, that one recognizes the true magnitude of his accomplishments. Top row ' -r; Co-captain Mark WitzN Hoenig, Lenny Schwartzbaum. Sheldon Goldman, Jack Varon. Mark Hirschberg, Manager Eugene Savage. Bottom row 1-r: Coach Jonathan Halpert. Josh Scheinfeld. Frank Cumsky. Co-captain Robert Rosey Rosenbloom, David Kufeld, Seth Altholtz. Joel Yaffa, Sheldon Small. Not .shown: Dannv Hariman. Yoram Nachinovsky Maccabees INDIVIDUAL STATS Name G Fgm Fga Cr Ftm Fta r, Reb. Avg. Ass. A g. Pl-Fo Pis, A g, Robert Rosenbloom 20 r36 255 .533 79 103 .766 101 5.0 5 45 2.2 ' 5 29-0 351 17,55 Scth AllhoU 20 100 202 .495 44 88 .500 141 7.05 27 1.35 83-9 244 12,20 David Kulcid 20 84 182 .461 38 65 .584 273 13.60 30 1 .50 75-7 206 10,30 Sheldon Small 19 68 142 .478 48 71 .676 56 2.94 58 3.05 44-1 184 9,68 Mark Hoenig 20 48 119 .403 27 51 ,529 56 2.80 34 1,70 65-2 123 6,15 Mark Hirschberg 18 28 77 .363 IS 33 .545 32 1.77 39 2,16 46-3 74 4:11 Irank Cumsky 14 12 25 .480 9 14 .642 48 3.42 11 .78 19-0 33 2,35 Lenny Schwartzbaum 10 10 20 .500 5 8 .625 9 0.90 10 1 .00 14-0 25 2,50 Josh Scheinfeld 11 4 8 .500 2 6 .333 8 0.73 .27 5-0 10 ,90 Sheldon Goldman 9 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 7 0.78 2 ,22 10-0 5 ,56 Joel Yaria 9 2 7 .285 2 8 .250 9 1.00 2 ,22 13-0 6 ,67 Jack Varon 7 2 4 .500 1 3 .333 4 .0,57 2 ,28 3-0 5 ,71 orarn Nachiniovsky 6 4 .000 2 4 .500 7 1.16 2 ,33 3-0 2 ,33 Danny Hartman 4 1 .000 4 10 .400 2 0.50 1 ,25 .3-0 4 1,00 TolaK 20 496 1052 .471 280 467 .599 753 37.60 266 13.30 412-23 1272 63,60 138 TEAM RECORD Y.U. Opponent 56 Brooklyn 86 H4 Concordia 68 h2 Stevens Tech. - o.t. 68 45 N.Y. Marilinie 54 60 Drew 109 84 Mercv 113 68 N.J.l.T, 62 50 Queens 78 61 Prail 78 58 N.Y. Poly 56 55 Tufts 72 70 Lehman — o.t. 80 67 Drew 77 55 Hunter 92 40 N.J.l.T. 47 62 Cathedral 76 63 Stevens Tech. 83 77 Pace 85 65 Dominion 92 76 N.Y. Poly Final Record: 5-15 l.A.C. Record: 3-8 72 Fencers Make Great Lovers . . . ? When David Brusowankin came to Yeshiva four years ago, he had already won just about every major foil fencing championship in the state of Maryland. During his four year college career, Dave would leave no doubt of being the most talented and successful fencer in the twenty-five year history of Yeshiva fencing. The list of his accomplishments seems endless. He is the holder of five Under- 14 and Under- 19 Maryland State Foil Championships. In addition, he won the Under-20 Maryland State Foil Cham- pionships in 1971, ' 72, and ' 74 (his first year at Yeshiva). During his first year at Yeshiva, he placed twelfth in the prestigious National Under- 20 Foil Championships held that year in Portland. Oregon. During his four years as a starting foilman, Dave has amassed an amazing record of 102 wins against only 17 losses, while earning himself an official ranking classification by competing in nu- merous Amateur Fencers League of America Met- ropolitan Division tournaments. On the national intercollegiate level, David fenced in the NCAA Fencing Championships for each of the last three years. In both this year ' s and last year ' s tournaments. Dave reached the finals but had to forfeit his last eight bouts due to their scheduling on Shabbat. Prior to these forfeits, Dave ranked tenth in the country. As he leaves us, one can only remark that a fencer like Dave is not likely to enter the hails of Yeshiva University for a long time to come i FSH1 ' A opens i 140 Top row, standing l-r; Marvin Huberman. David Kagan, Jacob Slromer, Mark Rubin. Da id Red Katzenstein. Manager Bans I ricdnian. Next row, standing l-r: Coach Arthur D. Tauber. Stuart Weinerman. Marly lost to a girl Ast, David Bart, Ben Kirschenbaum, Howard Winter, Steven Mostofsky, Rand Appelbaum, Manager Kenny Wintman, Coach Lorand Marcell. Kneeling l-r: Robert Hirsch, Louis Karp, Howard Sherman. Michael Marty is gonna kill me Chernofsky, Larrv Tiefenbrunn, Richard Seltzer, Mark Taragin, Baruch payroll Deutsch. Sitting l-r; Co-captain Alan A.J. Feldman. Captain Da id Brusowankin. Co-captain Steve m hand is not on ni balls Tennenherg. Not shown: Ira Herman, Debbie Melman. YE SHIVA Taubermen TEAM RECORD Y.U. Opponent 16 St. Peters 11 13 Pace 14 13 Johns Hopkins 14 17 John Jay 10 12 Brooklyn 15 10 Drew 17 15 N.Y. Maritime 12 17 Poly Tech. 10 18 Pratt (200th win) 9 25 Jersey City 2 15 Hunter Final Record: 7-4 12 142 INDIVIDUAL STATS Sabre W-1 Sieve- Tennenberg :3-s Mark Tarasin IS-- Barueh Deulsch 18-1(1 Marvin Huberman 3-7 Howard Sherman :-: Total 64-3-4 .653 Foil W-L David Brusowankin 24-4 Larrv Tiefenbrunn l - Roberl Hir!.ch 12-7 Ben Kirschenbaum 6-2 Michael Chernofskv 3-4 Marty Ast 1-1 David Bart 1-3 Stuart Weinerman 0-1 Howard Winter 0-1 Richard Seltzer 0-4 Total 62-36 .633 Epee W-L Alan Feldman 20-9 Ira Herman 14-13 Richard Seltzer 6-5 David Katzenstein 5-10 Jacob Stromer 2-1 Mark Rubin 1-1 Louis Karp 1-2 Stuart Weinerman 0-1 David Kagan 0-7 Total 49-49 500 Co-captain Alan Feldman. Captain David Brusowankin. Co-captain Steve Tennenberg, Coach Lorand Marcell. C oach Arthur D. Tauber. 143 Standing l-r: Arthur Bromberg, Jules Grief, Abbic Kvan. llphram Berger. Sitting 1-r: Bill Sharfman, Bernie Kastner. Captain Sam Berkowitz. Henry Kamioner, Aaron Glatt. Keglers INDIVIDUAL STATS Name Avg. Bill Sharlman 165 Norman Shapiro 159 Sam Berkowitz 156 Ephrani Berger 145 Aaron Glatt 145 144 Standing 1-r: Coach Arthur D. Tauber. Richard Rosengard. Artie Luxemburg. Joel Selter, Joel Mael, Steve Schwartz, Jon Kusnitz. Kneeling 1-r: Lloyd Subin, Steve Cohen, Joe Novoseller, Captain Phil Rosen, Co-captain Ken Nyer, Todd Heller, Yaakov Chaitovsky. Tennis TEAM RECORD Y.U. 7 Opponent Drew 9 N.Y. Poly 2 Stevens Tech. 6 9 N.J.LT. (forefeit) Final Record: 2-2 145 SENIOR HOCKEY INTRAMURAL TEAM Bottom row 1-r: Zvi Friedman, Mark Breslow, Steven Cuz Brown, Captain Marvin Schuss, Norman Gold. Standing, middle row 1-r: Sam Berkowitz, Mitchell Merlis, Steven Laifer, Selwyn Levine, Jndah Koolyk. Standing, back row 1-r: Two hockey pucks. Not shown: Herschel Bessin, David Ferstendig. Henry Setton. Ted Zablotsky. SENIOR BASKETBALL INTRAMURAL TEAM Back row 1-r: Leon Behar. Mitch Merlis. Ted Zablotsky. Selwyn Levine. From row 1-r; Bern, Slahl. Phil Rosen. Sheldon Lindenfeld. Not shown: Billy Eisenberg, Faivy Klapper, Steven Laifer, Mike Weiss. 147 • . • activities 149 oo c 5 Jeff Tepler, Editor-in-Chief Selwyn Levine, Assoc. Editor Henry Orlinsky, Business Manager 150 .- r- . i Steve Tennenberg, Sports Editor Victor Schnitzer. Bus. Mngr. k. amalek FAN . r«« vri Marc Delman. Photography Editor Marty Lewitter, Typing Editor 151 Y.C.S.C 1. to r.: Saul Finkelstein, Senior Sec. Treas.; Henry Orlinsky, YCSC V.P.; llari Sk dcll. i ( SC Schuss, Senior Pres.; Phil Rosen, Senior V.P. 152 153 JSSSC 1. to r.: Howie Lichtenstein, Pres. ; Rabbi Besdin; Jerry Kaplan. V.P.; Mrs. Streich; Danny Wechter, Sec. Treas. ( m ft T iPl V ■ J2i m L.y kH n 1 H i 1 E«, B 154 EMCSC SOY I. lo r.: Leon Behur. V.P.; Mike Weiss. Pres.; Mike Maiku, See, Treas. 1. lo r.: Bummv Kaisman, V.P.; Henn Kamioner, Pres. 155 156 157 Knights of the White Magnolia 158 159 160 1 n B ■BbbBk f - 1 1 •— — f ! •■1 - ■r- A. M 1 ? ' M, RH - r- :bii (1 INI % mm ' !l 1 if i r a. 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Senior Class Officers - Phil Rosen, Mary Schuss, Saul Finkelstein Congratulations to VICTOR SCHNITZER May God bless you with success In your future endeavors Mazel Tov to Mr. Mrs. Morris Schnitzer With best wishes For continued nachas From your friends at cotwecHiTCErfo 100 Kindefkamack Road Emerson, New Jersey 07630 CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES to the class of 1978 THE MAS MID GOVERNING BOARD 174 Congratulation to VICTOR SCHNITZER Upon his graduation Mazel Tov To his parents Mr. Mrs. Morris Schnitzer And sister Helen Uicneie Jops JiM. SPORTSWEAR e7t {cxiii cSchnlkz 1370 Broadway ESV YORK. N.Y. lOOte 175 Congratulations and Best wishes for success to HARRY SKYDELL and all his classmates Etta N. Herskowitz Adrian and Ruth Skydell Laurie and Myron Goldberg Bernard and Sandra Skydell Congratulations to TED ZABLOTZKY Upon your graduation from SUPERMARKET and the Zablotzky Family Congratulations to STEVEN DOV TENNENBERG Upon his graduation from Yeshiva College Best of luck upon your forthcoming medical career Rabbi and Mrs. Isadore Tennenberg Ann Mrs. Sarah Tennenberg Mr. Sidney Tennenberg Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Bliden Family Mr. and Mrs. Abi Gutfreund Family Mrs. Sarah Gutfreund Mr. and Mrs. Mark Resnick Dr. and Mrs. David Smith Family . . . Miss Susan Taigman 178 Congratulations And Best Wishes For Success In The Future To JEFFREY TEPLER And The Rest Of The Graduating Class Mom, Dad, Izzy, and Ira 179 Congratulations and best wishes to JAY AND the graduating class of 1978 May you go from strength to strength The Solomont Family DCS Moines — the surprising L place I CdOPER FUNDING LTD. ' ' Cooper Equities Ltd. ' ' Cooper Motor Leasing Ltd. ' ' Cooper Tank Welding Corp ' Kleen-Tainer Corp. Coop«r •— A Respected Name in Business and the Rnancial Community Since 1947 181 The Governing Board of MASMID ' 78 Would like to thank Frank, Brooks, and the rest Of the staff at MULTIPICS STUDIOS For their prompt and Highly professional Photography 182 THE STUDENT COUNCIL OF JAMES STRIAR SCHOOL CONGRATULATES THE GRADUATES OF 1978 ON THEIR GRADUATION L to R: Howie Lichlenslein. Pres.; Rabbi Besdin; Jerry Kaplan. V.P.; Mr. Streich; Danny Wechter. Sec. Treas. 183 THE STUDENT COUNCIL OF THE ERNA MICHAEL COLLEGE OF HEBRAIC STUDIES Congratulates the Graduates of 1978 We hope that the future Holds for us lives of Peace, purpose, and Contentment. Leon Behar, VP; Mike Weiss, Pres; Mike Malka, Sec. Treas. 184 Bummy Kaisman, VP; Henry Kamioner, Pres. THE STUDENT ORGANIZATION OF YESHIVA Wishes a hearty Mazel Tov To the graduates of 5738 185 Mazel Tov NEIL Mom, Charyn, Harvey and Jessica Congratulations to IRA THOMAS Upon his graduation from Philip and Sarah and Jack and Marilyn Belz Foundation 186 Mazel Tov and Best wishes to Our son and brother PHIL ROSEN Upon his graduation Good luck With Love, Mom, Dad, Nanette and Leonard Best wishes to EDWARD SCHABES from Paul Jacobowitz and Family 187 Congratulations ROBERT HIRSCH Love, Mom and Dad Caryl, Betti, Janet Nanci, Suzan, Stacy Jennifer, Candice and Ari Schwitz came from the heart of a Connecticut farm Rassling cows in his parents ' barn Known for his lightening flip and roll We wish him luck in dental school Mom, Dad, David Mark, Esta and Jennifer Congralulalions to our son. ShelK on his gradu- ation In Honor and in Humility we sense our Man, We discern turmoil, no longer the creed. Joy. moments of Sorrow, life struggles faced. Challenged, mature contemplation now com- plete. Words wise counsel. Purpose seeks Frustration stilled. Now walking with Integrity proclaims G-d s call to serve. There we see our Man. moving in Life, Seeking Heritage related, the Road shared, not lost. With Love, Dad Mom To JUDAH LIONEL RHINE Good health and success always Grandma. Mother. Dad Miriam. Howard, Keith. Wendy. Gregory Mimi. Danny. Moshe. Abraham, Yitzchak And the entire family Mazel Tov and congratulations to Our beloved son. brother and grandson JONATHAN ALAN STEIN May you succeed in all your future endeavors And carry on in the name of your beloved father Leonard With Love, Mom. Da id. Mama Papa Zeldman Congratulations and best wishes to Our dear son and brother ELCHONON Upon his graduation May we see much joy and nachas from him Mr. Mrs. Emanuel Berkowitz Rabbi Joshua Berkowitz 189 CONGKATULATION YOSSIE ' J GOTTESMAH , - - froin your fAini y Congratulations to Our son and brother MARK WITZ And all his classmates On their graduation The Hoenigs Congratulations and best wishes to Our dear son and brother ROBERT ROSENBLOOM And to the graduating class of 19 78 Mom and Dad Barry and Michael In honor of Mr. and Mrs. H. Bessin Leya, David, Moshe and Berl For their share in my degree HERSHEL 190 Congratulations and best wishes to Our dear son and brother SEL Upon his graduation Mom. Dad. Carol and Jeff Congratulations to Our beloved son and brother LARRY TIEFENBRUNN from Mom, Dad Steve and Rivka To our dear son and brother JAY Mazel Tov on your graduation May you always have health, happiness. And success in all your future endeavors With much pride and love, Mom and Dad Margie and Bennie Sheila, Barry and Pee-Wee Congratulations to the 1978 graduates From a friend in Columbus, Ohio 191 GREETINGS FROM DORMAN ' S The cheese with the paper between the slices. Congratulations to VICTOR SCHNITZER upon his graduation from Kantor Enterprises Mazel Tov and Hatslacha Rabba HOWARD from Mom, Dad, Jeff, Esther Avi and Levi Yisroel Mazel Tov to ROBERT FRIEDMAN On the occasion of his graduation Mam, Dad, Tommy and Marsha Mazel Tov ROBERT MOSKOWITZ from Uncle Bill, Aunt Debbie and Cousin Ira In memory of our grandfather and aunt 192 Mazel Tov to MARK BULUA Compliments of Biltrite Furniture Mfg. 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Mom, Dad, Sarah, Jay and Etiel All our love Mom, Dad, Larry Sherelle And Heshy ' s Luncheonette 2549 Amsterdam Ave. Congratulations to the college boys (Where were you?) Best wishes to ANDREW SIMON and the class of 78 194 Mazel Tov and best wishes to JACK Z. STRAUS from Cousin Lillian Wurzel Mazel Tov to BRADLEY KAUFMAN on his graduation Dr. Mrs. Lawrence Kaufman Randal and Valerie Best wishes To our son and brother RICHARD Upon his graduation Mr. Mrs. Seltzer and Michael Mazel and Brocho to GERSHON In your noble undertaking To become a Rabbi and a leader Among our people. Mishpachat L. Denburg Congratulations and best wishes to STEPHEN BROWN And the graduating class of 78 Mom, Dad and Michael Mazel Tov to David Levy from Mom, Dad, Haym. 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State Only CALL TOLL FREE: 800-223-1782 Centers in Maior US Cities Toronto, Puerto Rico and Lugano, Switzerland Congratulations and Best Wishes JACOB Upon his graduation Mom, Dad. and Debbie 202 Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to GARY MILLER May the joy of this moment be But a beginning of all the happiness and success Yet to come Love, Mom, Dad, Robert, and Linda MAMHATTA l7 MOTOR BENTAL WcJ Manhattan Motor Rental, Inc. 156 Washington St. NYC. NY 10014 Specialists in leasing Trucks, Tractors, Trailors 212-989-3377 Congratulations to MICHAEL CHERNOFSKY Mom, Dad, Meir, Brynna, and Eva i!ii trio HttK m Mazel Tov and Best Wishes to AVERY STEINBERG Upon his graduation From Mom. Dad, and Joyce Hearty congratulations to All the graduates (Particularly Joel Berg) and sincere best wishes For health and happiness always. Our thoughts are with you. Jacob and Rose Szneler Marvin Szneler Des Moines, Iowa 203 Julio C. De Arteaga Academy of Music Congratulates LEON BEHAR On his graduation 562 West 175th St. N.Y., N.Y. 10033 Congratulations to my brother LEON BEHAR Upon his graduation Century Design Company P.O. Box 3 19 - Midwood Station Brooklyn, N.Y. 11230 (212)934-4777 Dear Yossie, IWNFTFMWST IHYWE. Good luck in medical school Adriane Mazel Tov to GARY TORGOW Love, The Family Mazel Tov to AARON STIEFEL from Mr. Mrs. Helmut Frank Tommy and Elsa Adler Michael and Joyce Frnak Love and best wishes to MARK DAVID EHRENPREIS from His great aunt, Mrs. Manya Goodman With much pride, we congratulate AVI AUERBACH On his graduation We are very proud of his Accomplishments Zaidy and Alice Auerbach Born in Big-Old Brooklyn, Nestled in Notorious New Haven, Swam in Sunshiny San Diego, Belonged to Beckoning Baltimore, A Stop over in Nebulus New York and then the final leg to Israel. Best wishes to our dear nephew and cousin, AVI AUERBACH Shelly, Yussie, Bat Sheva Yehudah and Nechama Self 204 To JONATHAN We ;ill Msh )ou congralulations. Good luck, and same perseverence in future endeavors. With much love, affection and appreciation Mom, Dad Carol Manny Nancy Salomon and Billy Mazel Tov to Our grandson AVI AUERBACH On his graduation May he continue to give us And his parents much nachas With love. Ma and Grandpa Congratulations to AVI AUERBACH Our favorite son and brother Love, Mom, Dad, Shani and Tova Dear SAM, Mazel Tov and best wishes on your graduation and on your forthcoming marriage to our daughter. Love, Siggie and Henry Koesterich Congratulations to ABE WOLFENZON from Mr. Mrs. Manuel Woifenzon Mr. Mrs. Abraham Katz Linda and David Levy Brocho Vehatzlocho from J. Korn ' s Bakery 5004 16 Ave. Brooklyn, N.Y. 1 1204 Our sincerest best wishes and heartiest Mazel Tov to GERSHON On the occasion of his graduation May he continue to have good luck and success in the future Your everloving Parents and Sister Boro Printing Company 216 W. 18th Street New York, N.Y. 10011 (212) WA9-5737 Printers of THE COMMENTATOR 205 Happy graduation BLAIR And lots of happiness In your future career Love, Mom, Dad and Sarelle Mazel Tov and best wishes to My dear nephew BARRY GINSBERG Aunt Laja Glejzer Congratulations to Our nephew STEVE VAGO Upon his graduation Mr. Mrs. Bill Gordon and cousin Peter Congratulations and best wishes to Our son and brother STEVE VAGO Upon his graduation Mr. Mrs. Joseph Vago Robi, Marhta. Peter and Danny Congratulations to Jeff and Jay from George Palade, Saul Sadka, and the rest of YMS ' 82 Mazel Tov to JOSH Mr. Mrs. Seymour N. Chesir David, Aaron Benjie Congratulations to Our nephew LEON BEHAR from Uncle Jack and Aunt Hermosa Behar Congratulations from The family of RONALD W. MITNICK 206 CongraUilalions lo LOUIS Mr. Mrs. Burton Karp and Family Congratulations to The graduating clas.s of ' 78 The Bcshansky Family In honor of the class of ' 78 from Radar Paint Manufacturers Inc. 803 E. 141 St. Bronx. N.Y. A warm mazel tov to JAY NEINSTEIN Best wishes for a bright, successful future Love always. Mom, Dad and Family Congratulations to my grandson JAY On his graduation Wishing you lots of joy and success Love, Mrs. Yetta Dobzinsky Mazel Tov and best wishes to my son BARRY On his graduation Aron Ginsberg Congratulations to our son LEON And his class upon graduation Mr. Mrs. Behar Mazel Tov and best wishes to MARK LIGHT On his graduation Love. Mom and Dad 207 sponsors Congratulations and best wishes to our nephew GERSHON on his graduation from Aunt Faige, Uncle Getzel and Cousin Moishe Best wishes to STEVEN COOPER Rabbi and Mrs. Herbert Cohen Best wishes and aleh ve ' hatslacha in your continuing education, from Rabbi and Mrs. Eliaha Shloush Congratulations to GERSHON SONNENSCHEIN Compliments of Splendid Fur Mfg. Co., Inc. Congratulations to AARON STIEFEL from Aunt Hilda And Uncle Alex With great pride and love we wish our nephew and cousin GERSHON Mazel Tov upon reaching this very important step in your life. With love, Mrs. P. Fogel To M.F.S. - Yatcha! - M.L.W. To MICHAEL S. Best wishes on your graduation and success in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fried Burholme Jewlers 7265 Rising Sun Ave Philadwiphia. Penn. Discount to Yeshiva Students Mazel Tov to MICHAEL S. from Smitly and the Tobe Congratulations to MICHAEL SCHWARTZ from Aunt Pauline and Uncle Herman Best wishes to Robin and MICHAEL for a happy, prosperous life together. Love, Mom and Dad Congratulations to MICHAEL SCHWARTZ on your graduation. Love. Harold Joyce Mazel Tov to MICHAEL SCHWARTZ from Mom-mom and Pop-pop M.F.S.: Seret lek - R.R.W. To R.R.W.: Simi Yadach B ' Yadi Best wishes to STEVEN COOPER form Rabbi E. Feldman and Family Mazel Tov to STEVE TENNENBERG from Chanan Atlas Family of Jerusalem Congratulations AVI, Love Judy (and V.V.) To JONATHAN, Love and success. Aunt Sydul Taub Congratulations BOBBY. Love, the Pfeffer Family Carla, Zuika and Jacqueline Dear SAM, It ' s about time! Love, The Future Mrs. Sam Berkowitz Mazel Tov STEVE TENNENBERG Bracha v ' hatzlacha for your future! Congratulations to ROBERT S. MOSKOWITZ - a really great guy Dear JAY, Mazel Tov on your graduation. We are all very proud of you. The Nadboys Mazel Tov to STEVE TENNENBERG from Mr. Mrs. H. Ferber Dearest JAY, Mazel Tov. Now onto bigger and better things! Love, Gita Good luck KENNY, Dorothy and Robert Marmorstein Mazel Tov to AARON and SHELLY from Deborah and Maury Bach Mazel Tov to DAVID and the very best of luck always. May you know only happiness and good things. Love, Amy Good luck AARON from Dr. I.E. Press Dear ROBERT, Mazel Tov. All the best always. Love, Evelyn Mazel Tov BOBBY on your graduation. Love, Bubby (Molly Moskowitz) Mazel Tov BOBBY on your graduation and thank you for all the nachas Ida and Karl Moskowitz Mazel Tov from the International Moskowitz Roommate Association; Mike. Jerry, Seth, and E.K. Best wishes form the Robert Rosenfeld Family Mazel Tov to STEVE COOPER from Abe Esral 208 Directory NAME Adatio, Larry Adler. Gerald Alter, Sandy Atlas, Neil Auerbach, Avi Becker. Mitchel Behar, Leon Berg. Joel Berkowiiz. Elchonon Berkowitz, Sam Bernstein, Jeff Beshansky. Steve Bessin. 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