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5783 Yizkor / Book of Remembrance
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The following is adapted from a prayer composed by Susan R. Schorr

Our Congregation Remembers . . .

In this time of coming together and remembering, we pause to recognize that our congregation cannot be complete. We know that faces we greeted every year are absent, that voices we sang with are silent, and friends we sat with are among us no longer. The soul of our community has been changed forever—by their absence and by our shared experience of their loss. 

Our tradition gives us this time to recall family members, martyrs and heroes. Now, we insert into it a time for marking the losses to our own Dor Hadash community. In our remembering, we cannot focus only on the pain and emptiness. We honor them best when we remember them vibrant and active and when we recall the many ways they enriched our lives and enlivened our congregation. 

We remember members who always had a contribution to make during study sessions and sermon/discussions; those whose awareness of varied Jewish musical traditions added depth and beauty to our services; individuals who greeted us with a smile or a hug whenever we were together at Dor Hadash events; members who taught our children, with whom we shared monthly committee meetings, potluck dinners and participation in the work of the synagogue; those we met at Gesher School, the Gala or a holiday celebration; and fellow congregants whose stories of their lives added to our understanding of what it means to be a Jew in the modern era. Finally, we mourn those we knew perhaps only by sight or by name. 


May their memories continue to be a blessing to our congregation. We celebrate their lives and we remember...
Barbara Booth
Barry Browne
Stephen Cole
Laurie-Ann Cota
Ellen Eichler   
Allen Farquhar  
​Sheila Gibbs                              
Rodger Goldman
Alex Green
Clinton Jencks
​Terry Keister
Rick King
Richard Kremsdorf

Claudia Levin-Andrews 
Helene Lustigson            
Herb Lustigson  
​Michael Marshall
​Joan Parry
John Parry                
Juliet Phillips
​Daniel Rotto
Lesli Sachs
Chris Saunders
Harriette Schapiro
​Ethel Slayen
Muriel Sobelman-Jencks
Sheree Swetin
Sydell Templin
Elizabeth Tilles
Claire Treske
Paul Treske

​Marty Wertlieb
Lona Wessel
​Wes Wessel

There are stars whose light reaches the earth only after they themselves ​have disintegrated and are no more. And there are people whose scintillating memory lights the world ​after they have passed from it. These lights which shine in the darkest night are those which illumine for us the path.
— Hannah Szenes (translator unknown)

Howard and Cheryl Altman remember:
Martin and Tillie Altman, Howard's parents
Roberta Altman, Howard's sister
Annette and Cliff Levinson, Cheryl's parents
Sam and Mildred Teitelbaum, Cheryl's grandparents
Jean and Leon Lefkowitz, Cheryl's grandparents
Joe Levinson, Cheryl's grandfather
​Estelle and Irving Kass, Cheryl's aunt and uncle


Barbara Amster remembers:
Selma and Max (Mickey) Amster, Barbara's parents
Howard Scott Amster, Barbara's brother
Harry and Sara Amster, Barbara's grandparents
Rhoda Serota, Barbara's aunt
Pinya and Devora Epstein, Barbara's grandparents


Adam Aron remembers:
Norma and Cecil Aron, Adam's parents

Janene Bacica remembers:
Sanford Leventhal, Janene's father
Betty Rose, Janene's grandmother
Marlene Harrison, Janene's aunt
Judy Douglas, Janene's aunt

Holly Baumann and Lee Goldberg remember:
Anne H. and Harry A. Baumann, Holly’s parents
David Jay Bernstein, Holly’s nephew and godson
Ann and David Goldberg, Lee’s parents
Barbara Maitles, Lee's sister​


Marlene Bellamy and Don Maescher remember:
Fritzi and Joseph Bellamy, Marlene's parents
Mary and Robert Maescher, Don's parents
Anna and Samson Ament, Marlene's grandparents
Rebecca and Selmon Belikoff, Marlene's grandparents
Kurt Ament and Fern Ament, Marlene's aunt and uncle
Edward Ament, Marlene's uncle
​Monty Belikoff, Marlene's uncle​


Ayala Ben-Tall, Tamar, Oren and Alan Ladd remember:
James Wood, Tamar and Oren's grandfather​


​Jules Borack and Paul Leisure remember:
Belle and David Borack, Jules' parents

Patience Hiatt, Paul's niece

Giza Braun remembers:
Abraham Braun, Giza's father
Giza Braun, Giza's mother

​
Braun and Wener families who perished in the Holocaust

Beverly Brown remembers:
Dorothy and Jacob Brown, Beverly's parents


Sheri Brown remembers:
Theodore S. Brown

Lori Browne remembers:
Barry Browne, Lori's husband
Sheldon Derzon, Lori's father

John Browne, Lori's father-in-law
Daniel Browne, Lori's brother-in-law


Barbara and Michael Carr remember:
Sidney H. and Selma S. Rubin, Barbara's parents

Laura and Rachel Case remember:
William Warren, Elizabeth Warren, and Austin Case, Laura's grandparents
Deborah Case, Laura's aunt
Arnold Rothstein, Rachel's grandfather​​
​Carol Olson, Laura's grandmother
Theodore Brown, Rachel's grandfather

Betsy, Steven, Benjamin and Samuel Chessler remember:

Roger King, Betsy's father

Shari and John Ciancio remember:
Mary Jane Cortese Ciancio and L. John Ciancio, John’s parents
Audree Renee Lamperd Karp and Leonard Karp, Shari’s parents 
Bessie Shogolo Lamperd Roseman, Shari's grandmother
Lucille (Lucia) Zito Ciancio, John's grandmother
Laurie-Ann Cota, John and Shari's friend
Kayla Katler, John and Shari's niece
​Terry Keister, John and Shari's friend

Suzi and Zane Cohen remember:
David W. Cohen, Suzi's grandfather
Stephen J. Cohen, Suzi's uncle and Zane's great uncle

Julie Davidson-Shulman, Jonathan and Delilah Shulman remember:
Dory Davidson, Julie'a morhwe
​

Lisa and Sheldon Deckelbaum remember:
Edith and Paul Shulman, Lisa’s parents
Faiga Elvove, Sheldon’s mother
Philip and Ruth Deckelbaum, Sheldon’s parents
Ralph Deckelbaum, Sheldon's uncle


Fabio DeLima remembers:
Enio DeLima, Fabio's father
Beth Even remembers:
Nancy Edwards, Beth's mother
Jack and Thelma Rittner, Beth's grandparents
Ted and Trudy Glenn, Beth's grandparents
Nathan and Anna Babitz, Beth's great-grandparents
Aron and Sari Goldstein, Beth's great-grandparents
Elizabeth Greene, Beth's great-grandmother

Maggie Flack remembers:
Alex Flack, Maggie's nephew
Gerald and Hazel Flack, Maggie's grandparents

Ely Freedman remembers:
Max and Alice Freedman, Ely's parents

Lynda Gaynor remembers:
Jessie and Harry Gaynor, Lynda's parents
Alan Hartmann Wolfson, Lynda's husband

Betsey and Ray Gibbs remember:
Evalyn H. and Henry R. Arenberg, Betsey’s parents
Charles E. Gibbs, Ray's father
Charles (Ted) Gibbs, Ray's brother

Andrea Glasser and Elliot Weinstein remember:
Anita and Carl Glasser, Andrea's parents
Ann and Hyman Weinstein, Elliot's parents
Wes and Lona Wessell, beloved friends 

Joshua Goldman remembers:
David Goldman, Joshua's father; grandfather of Mars and Bayla
Paula Sokolic, Ilisa Goldman's mother; grandmother of Mars and Bayla
Ben Goldman, Joshua's brother

Ros Goldstein and Bob Siegel remember:
Lily and Phillip Goldstein, Ros’s parents
Val and William Siegel, Bob’s parents


Genell Greenberg remember:
Alex Green, Genell's husband and Sophia's father

Mark Greenberg and Julie Renner remember:
David Greenberg, Mark's father
Robert Caron, Julie's  father

Judy Hante remembers:
Phyllis Mann Pincus and Herbert Pincus, Judy's parents

Meagan Harris remembers:
Clara Rosenbluth

Kaitlin Heller and Aaron Dinkin remember:
George William Branson, Kaitlin's grandfather

Jonathan, Lois and Brianna Ingber remember:
Jack and Stella Nugent, Lois’s parents
Mary Nugent, Lois and Jonathan's sister-in-law; Brianna's aunt


Naomi Jensen remembers:
Phyllis Mann Pincus and Herbert Pincus, Naomi's parents

Sheila and Sheldon Jurist remember:
Violet and Irwin Lawton, Sheila’s parents
Blanche and Irving Jurist, Sheldon’s parents
​Isaac Jurist, Sheila and Sheldon's grandson
Louis Hyman, Sheila's uncle


David Kamper and Joanna Brooks remember:
Edith and George Goldfein, David’s grandparents
Fannie and Abraham Kamper, David’s grandparents
James Brooks, Joanna’s father


Char Katz and Barbara Rose remember:
Ida and Jack Katz, Char’s parents
Mildred and Manny Rose, Barbara’s parents
Richard Eastman, Barbara and Char’s grandson


Debby Kremsdorf remembers:
Richard Kremsdorf, Debby's husband; Robin's father; Miranda, Violet and Leo Thakuria's grandfather
Milton and Ruth Lipton, Debby's parents

Sharon Israeli remembers:
Julie Kerr

Susan Levine remembers:
Rick King, Susan's husband
​Marjorie and Howard Levine, Susan’s parents

Katherine Rich Levinson and Jack Rich, Susan’s grandparents
Goldie and Harry Levine, Susan’s grandparents
Ros and Gene Glaub, Susan’s aunt and uncle
Helen and Howard Salavon, Susan's aunt and uncle
Ilene and Marty Wasserman, Susan's aunt and uncle
Ellen Wasserman, Susan's cousin
Joshua S. Levine, Susan's nephew
​Louise and Louis King, Rick's parents

Bryan Levy remembers:
Henry and Elaine Levy, Bryan's parents
Gerald Levy, Bryan's brother
Jean Kobb, Bryan's grandmother


The Lewison-German family remembers:
Tom Lewison, Rebecca's father
Selma Teicher, Rebecca's grandmother
Bud Vennes, Rob's uncle

Lee and Julian Lichter remember:
Ervin and Miriam Biderman, Lee's parents
Marcelle Biderman-Pam, Lee's sister
Judy and Ady Tzur, Lee's sister and brother-in-law
Tal and Danny Tzur, Lee's nephews
Barney and Selma Lichter, Julian's parents

Laine, Jonathan, Zane and Navah Lipsky remember:
Mary Shapiro, Laine's stepmother

Stephanie Magid remembers:
Claire Hauptman, Stephanie's mother, Lauren Zamler's grandmother, and Landon Silverman's great-grandmother


Bleema Moss and Richard Warburton remember:
Faigey and Sydney Moss, Bleema's parents
Julia and Ray Warburton, Richard's parents
Annie Williams, Bleema's grandmother

Patti and Mark Nussbaum remember:
Philip Nussbaum, Mark’s father
George and Anna Weber Gross, Mark’s grandparents
William and Ruby Zich Nussbaum, Mark’s grandparents
Rabbi Byron T. Rubenstein, Mark’s beloved teacher
William and Patricia Richardson, Patti’s parents

Leah Ollman remembers:
​Sally and Phil Goldman, Leah's grandparents
Fay and Rubin Recht, Leah's grandparents

Reuven Magen, Leah's nephew

Jeff Rabin and Ilona Canestrelli remember:
Mildred and Joseph Rabin, Jeff’s parents
Gittel Eisenberg, Jeff’s sister

Barbara and Gene Ridberg remember:
Arthur B. Simon, Barbara's brother
Abraham J. Simon and Pearl E. Siimon, Barbara's parents
Ellyn Polonsky, Gene's sister
Sol Polonsky, Gene's brother-in-law
Morris and Cille Ridberg, Gene's parents


Rabbi Yael Ridberg and Mark Laska remember:
Morris and Cille Ridberg, Rabbi Yael's grandparents
Abraham J. and Pearl E. Simon, Rabbi Yael's grandparents
Naomi Rabkin, Rabbi Yael's friend
Arthur Simon, Rabbi Yael's uncle
Sol Polonsky, Rabbi Yael's uncle
Shulamith R. Elster, Rabbi Yael's teacher
David and Esther Laska, Mark's grandparents
Florence and Harold Reinitz, Mark’s grandparents
Daniel Reinitz, Mark's great-grandfather
Rheta Laska, Mark’s aunt


Leonard Rodin remembers:
Rose Rodin, Leonard's mother

Gary Rotto remembers:
Daniel Rotto, Gary’s father, Kelila’s grandfather
Helene Rotto, Gary's mother, Kelila's grandmother

Betsy, David and Eli Schneider remember:  
Dennis Y. Sherman, Betsy’s father
Jill Schwartz, Betsy’s other mom
Annette and Henry Irwin, Betsy’s grandparents
Nellie and Ira Sherman, Betsy’s grandparents
Donald Irwin, Betsy’s uncle
Amy Segal, Betsy’s friend
Joan and Maurice Abowitz, David’s grandparents
Henrietta and Harold Schneider, David’s grandparents
Harvey Levitt, David's family friend
Mark Stelnick, David's family friend

Alyssa Sepinwall and Steve Goldstein remember:
Jerry Sepinwall, Alyssa’s father
Stacy Elke Sepinwall, Alyssa's sister and Jacob's beloved aunt

Phil and Lisa Silver remember:
Miriam and Sam Silver, Phil's parents
Victor White, Lisa's father


Shelly Lavinsky Sulit remembers:
Robert Sulit, Shelly's husband
Rhoda and Elliot Lavinsky, Shelly's parents


Aran, Rob, Henry and Violet Tavakoli remember:
Leslie Levine, Aran's mother

Gayle Weller remembers:i
Nancy and Dick Savage, Gayle’s parents
Dale Weller, Gayle's father-in-law

Ellen Williamson remembers:
David Williamson, Ellen’s husband
Betty and George Hertz, Ellen’s parents
Frieda Smith, Ellen's mother-in-law
Sharon Willis, Ellen's friend

​Michael Tobin, Ellen's friend

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