Hillel 2020

HILLEL at the COLLEGE

OF STATEN ISLAND

YEARBOOK

Kavod Circle of Honor

Hillel at CSI

2020

BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2019-2020 DONORS SILVER SUPPORTERS
Philip Straniere We thank all our supporters B and Y Catering
President who make Hillel at CSI possible: CSI Hillel Alumni Group
Alan Seigel Vice Ruth and Iz Greenwald
President FOUNDATION JCC of Staten Island
Henry Salmon UJA Federation of NY Ruth and Mike Lasser
Treasurer Hillel International Amy and David Posner
Susan Bender The Aronson Family Paul and Elkie Trenk with David
Secretary Foundation and Rina Chandalov
Adar Revivo The Covenant Foundation Mara and Adam Weinstein
Student Hillel Club President The Mid-Island Rotary Club
Murray Berman The Richmond County Savings ...And many other
Bryn Biren Foundation very generous donors
Ed Finkelstein The Staten Island Foundation THANK YOU!!
Stanley Friedman
Bonnie Fritz GOLD SUPPORTERS
Michael Howald Susan and Jack Bender
Nicole Liebman Murray Berman
Anita Naider Bryn and Richard Biren
Alan Poritz Jay and Lucille Chazanoff (z’’l)
Beth Siegel-Graf Ed Finkelstein
Jack Stern Joseph Harris
Amy Posner Nick and Joanne Harris
Executive Director Philip and Valerie Harris
Rabbi Michael Howald
Anita and Fred Naider
Sharon Pekuly
Alan and Freya Poritz
The Salmon Family
Alan and Jodi Seigel
Marjorie Steinberg
Hon. Philip & Jennifer Straniere

AboutHillel

The largest Jewish campus organization
i n the world, Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life

provides opportunities for Jewish students at more than 550 colleges and
universities to explore and celebrate their Jewish identity through its global
network of Hillels on campuses and communities around the world.

Hillel’s mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so that

they may enrich the Jewish people and the world.

Hillel’s vision is of a world where every student is inspired to make

an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.

Hillel student leaders, professionals and
lay leaders are dedicated to creating a welcoming and inclusive

environment for Jewish college students of all backgrounds, where they
are encouraged to grow intellectually, spiritually and socially. Hillel teaches
students relationship-building skills in a Jewish context and sets the
framework for delivering the Jewish future. Our experience over the past
90 years has resulted in a personal, professional and global impact on the
future of Jewish peoplehood. Hillel professionals on campus encourage
students to pursue tzedek (social justice), tikkun olam (repairing the world)
Jewish learning, and to support Israel and global Jewish peoplehood. Hillel
is committed to excellence, innovation, accountability and results.

2019-2020

HILLEL AT CSI AT A GLANCE

Out of an estimated 1200 Jewish students at CSI,
Hillel met 654 of them
There were 241 different Hillel events
92 one on one meetings with students
76 students participated in Jewish Learning cohorts
37 received career counseling
17 travelled to Israel
22 Holiday celebrations
10 community service initiatives
4 Shabbat Dinners

2019-2020

BUDGET WAS $241,345

$162,270 came from UJA Federation of NY grants
$20,038 dollars raised from our friends and

supporters

$16,369 came from Hillel International grants
$10,151 from different community foundations
SBA PPP Loan $32,517

Dear Friends of Hillel,

This year has certainly been the most challenging for our
Hillel at the College of Staten Island. Here we are, having
our annual Kavod Circle event in September on-line
rather than this past May at the President’s residence
as was initially planned. Thank you for joining us this
evening and for being a part of our success.

Continuing to maintain services for a commuter college
with no commuters required an immense amount
of creativity. When many of our students could have
benefitted from in-person services during these trying
times, we were reduced to providing on-line support.
This took the form of virtual activities - such as Israeli
cooking classes and game nights, on-line Jewish learning
fellowships, a social work intern meeting with struggling
students one on one over the phone, and organizing
small grants from the Hebrew Free Loan Society made to
students experiencing financial difficulty. It’s times like these that we really need each other and
must come together in community, and Hillel at CSI is there for our Staten Island students. That
is why your generous support is so important.

I want to thank Amy, Shifra and the student leadership of Hillel for their efforts in keeping the
students involved through the shutdown.

Though we were able to hold two terrific book events last fall and one with Wagner College for
International Holocaust Remembrance Day in January, It’s hard to believe that our Chanukah
party featuring Jodi, Alan, Bryn and me doing a version of “Old Jews Telling Jokes” may
actually have been the highlight of the year! I want to thank Robin and Rabbi Michael Howald
for inviting us to use their home and enjoy the amazing view of the harbor and lights of the city
for this fun fund raising event. We will be planning an on-line Chanukah event for this year, and
we hope to see virtually everyone there.

The members of the Hillel board must also be recognized for the moral and financial support
during the year and especially for rallying to the cause of continuing to keep Hillel at CSI
functioning despite the efforts of some persons to “fix something that isn’t broken.” All of you
who spoke out in support of Hillel on Staten Island are also greatly appreciated. We know that
Staten Island is unique and special and we are proud of the work we do – and we couldn’t do it
without the community behind us.

Finally, I have to recognize the support we receive from President William Fritz and Bonnie
Fritz, Cheryl Adolph and Jennifer Lynch, VP Jennifer Borrero, Carol Brower and the entire CSI
family in helping us to serve the entire CSI community. We are glad to be valued campus partners
in making CSI truly a world-class college. Perhaps the only positive note for being online tonight
is that the Fritz’s don’t have to rearrange all of their furniture this year to accommodate the
Kavod event at their home!

That being said, I am happy to welcome you to our first-ever virtual Kavod Circle reception!
Wishing you all a very happy, HEALTHY, good New Year.

-Hon. Philip Straniere

President, Hillel at CSI, Inc.

Dear Friends:

I would like to thank you, on behalf of the entire College community, for your support of Hillel at the College of
Staten Island’s virtual Kavod Circle event. Even though the difficult circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic
are preventing us from physically gathering as we have in the past, your generosity allows Hillel at CSI to
continue its proud legacy of making a positive difference in our community and our world.

In that spirit, I would like to congratulate tonight’s honorees: Arlene Sorkin and Ed Finkelstein, and CSI senior
Anthony Rubin, who is receiving the Fran and Joe Harris Student Leadership Award. Thank you for everything
that you do to make this Borough a better place.

As you know, 2020 has been full of challenges. We spent a majority of the Spring semester successfully
implementing remote learning to ensure that our students continue to receive the exceptional instruction
that CSI provides. As we have just recently begun the Fall semester, classes continue remotely, for the most
part, but the College has received approval from The City University of New York and New York State to
move forward with our phased Campus Re-Entry Plan. Although this does not mean that our facilities will be
welcoming students, faculty, and staff back immediately, it provides a roadmap for us to begin moving forward
with reopening while ensuring the health and safety of our College community.

Each year, I am pleased to share news of the College of Staten Island’s continued recognition for value and
academic excellence, and this year is no different, as CSI’s long list of accolades and awards has grown. Some
of these honors include:

- Victory Media named CSI the Number 2 in the Nation Military Friendly® School for 2019, and we also made
their 2019 Military Spouse Friendly Schools® List;

- CSI was listed as a Forbes” Best Value College 2019;

- MONEY Magazine named CSI to its 2019 Best Colleges in America, Ranked by Value List;

- The security company ASecureLife listed CSI as One of the “100 Most Secure College Campuses in America”;
and

- GradReports Best Colleges List ranked CSI’s Bachelor’s and Master’s in Social Work programs each as 20th in
the nation. GradReports has also named CSI’s Undergraduate Nursing program to its Top 25 Undergraduate
Nursing Schools 2020 list.

Our faculty members have also received prestigious grants and awards:

• Dr. Kristen Gillespie-Lynch in Psychology received funding from National Science Foundation (NSF) for her
project, “Promoting Engagement in Informal STEM Learning as a Path to Employment for Adolescents with
Autism Spectrum Disorder.” The award amount was $945,539 over three years.

• Also in Psychology, Dr. Sarah Berger (and her co-PI Regina Harbourne) were funded by NSF for their project,
“The Role of Sleep in Infant Motor Problem Solving.” The award amount was $485,916 over three years.

• Dr. Maria Knikou from Physical Therapy received a National Institutes of Health RO1 grant to support her
research project, “Priming with High-Frequency Trans-spinal Stimulation to Augment Locomotor Training
Benefits in Spinal Cord Injury.” The amount in the first year (of five years) is $597,511.

• And, in Media Culture, Associate Professor Racquel Gates is the recipient of one of this year’s Academic
of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences Academy Film Scholar awards for her
book in progress, Hollywood Style and the Invention of Blackness.

Hillel at the College of Staten Island continues to be a critical component of
the College’s progress and goal to provide its students with the Opportunity
to Ascend. I would like to thank you, once again, for your continued support
for this wonderful organization that strives to create a better world.

Best regards,

William J. Fritz
President

KAVOD CIRCLE HONOREE

ANTHONY RUBIN

Hi everyone. My name is Anthony Rubin, and I
am proud and honored to be receiving the Joe
and Fran Harris Hillel Student Leadership Award
for my involvement in the Hillel Club. Let me tell
you a little bit about myself: I am a double major
in Dramatic Arts and English with a concentration
in Linguistics and a minor in Speech Language
Pathology. I am a senior at the College of Staten
Island and am looking forward to graduating in
the Spring of 2021 with a double bachelor degree.
After I graduate from the College of Staten Island,
my intended plan is to head to graduate school to
obtain a Masters’ degree in Speech and Language
Pathology. I hope to go into the medical field.

Now onto how I found out about the Hillel Club.
During the Fall of 2016, as a Wagner high school
senior I came upon a flyer for a shabbat dinner being
held by Hillel. I went to the dinner, and from then
on I started attending every Hillel event I possibly could. I have had many amazing opportunities
along the way with the help of Executive Director Amy Posner and our Shifra Caruso, who was
our Program Director. In the year of 2018-2019, I was elected Secretary of Hillel, along with being
a PNEI (Peer Networking Engagement Intern), a Ruderman Inclusion Ambassador, (working to
include student with special needs) as well as a CSI Emerging Leader. In 2019-2020, I was elected
Hillel Vice President and served as Ruderman Ambassador for a second year. Now, entering my
last year, 2020-2021, I am now the President of the Hillel Club. Ever since joining Hillel I have
had many amazing opportunities that came my way. I was sent to Hillel leadership trainings and
conferences which were awesome. I even got to meet Marly Maitlin at the Ruderman Inclusion
conference in Boston! I learned a lot at Hillel Shabbatons and by being a part of the Hillel Jewish
Learning Fellowship. And, I helped to start a Russian Jewish Culture Club and organized a Russian
Festival on campus. I am honored to have just recently been chosen by Hillel International to
participate in a student focus group for how to be more inclusive of students with disabilities in
this time of COVID-19. I am proud to excel at many things in order to get the job done - including
my studies. Everyday after my classes, I would head straight to the Campus Center and go upstairs
to the Multifaith center to hang, do homework, and talk about Hillel and club events. Oh, there is
something very important that I forgot to mention! During the month of January 2019, I got to
partake in Birthright Israel. Being in Israel was amazing, and it was a trip I will never forget. I had
a great time, all thanks to Amy and Shifra, and Hillel at CSI. Ever since stepping foot into Hillel my
college career could never have been better. Along with all of the amazing opportunities I have
made good friends and have a real home on campus. I am proud of all that I have received and
achieved- not only of myself, but for everyone in Hillel. I want to let everyone know that you can
achieve anything and everything if you put your mind to it and join a magnificent club, like Hillel.
Because of Hillel, my life, has changed completely. Thank you for this award.

KAVOD CIRCLE HONOREE

ARLENE SORKIN

Arlene Sorkin, MSW has been a Staten
Island resident for over 15 years. She
has a Bachelor’s degree in Business
Administration from Temple University and
a Masters degree in Social Work from Bryn
Mawr School of Social Work and Social
Research.  Her expertise and experience
include eating disorders, perinatal and
newborn health, domestic violence, the
LGBTQ community, and dementia to
name a few. While practicing clinical
social work, she continued to study dance
which has become a life-long activity. In
June 2000, Arlene became affiliated with
the Minneapolis-based Illusion Theater when she produced their play,  From the
Beginning I Did Not Speak in Secret  for the Michigan Jewish AIDS Coalition in
addition to five annual benefits for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS with casts
of Broadway touring companies. In 2002, she co-founded IlluminArt Productions
(which became a 501(c)(3) in 2006) in Michigan.   After moving to New York,
from February 2005 through May 2009, Arlene was the director of JCC Maccabi
ArtsFest at the Jewish Community Centers Association of North America, located in
Manhattan, creating and producing week-long arts festivals for teens each summer
in various cities which offered workshops and performance in many different art
disciplines including acting, musical theater, dance, digital media, visual arts, and
vocal music to name a few.  This gave her the opportunity to recruit and work
with a variety of talented artists-in-residence.  In June, 2009, Arlene established
IlluminArt Productions in Staten Island, New York as a way to combine her love
for theater and social work. Arlene has been a JCC volunteer for over 40 years
in various cities.  She has served on the Board of the Staten Island Not-for-Profit
Association for 5 years and serves on the Steering Committee of the Tackling Youth
Substance Abuse Task Force. 

KAVOD CIRCLE HONOREE

ED FINKELSTEIN

Ed Finkelstein has lived in Staten Island
for most of his life. He attended the
Jewish Foundation School and is a
long-time member of the Young Israel
of Staten Island.

Ed is a graduate of Yeshiva University
and New York University School
of Law. In 2012, after working with
several Manhattan-based law firms, Ed
co-founded the law firm of Finkelstein
Filler, LLP with offices on Staten Island.
Ed has active general commercial and
real estate related litigation practice.
Ed has been a member of our board for several years. His parents Meyer
(OBM) and Joan Finkelstein imbued Ed with a keen awareness of the
importance of Jewish tradition, the State of Israel and giving back to the
community. Ed has shared these values with and is extremely proud of his
daughter Alexandra, his son-in-law Keith, his son Gideon, his daughter-in-law
Daniella and his grandson Natan. In his spare time Ed enjoys photography
and writing. He is honored to be part of the Hillel team and thanks all for
participating in this year’s event.

Donate $180 or more to
be entered into to win
one of these photos
by Ed Finkelstein.

“A Splash of Light”
by Ed Finkelstein

“Under Divine Umbrellas”
by Ed Finkelstein

HILLEL AT CSI BRINGS WORLD CLASS AUTHORS IN 2019-2020!

Julie Satow SEPTEMBER 22

“The Plaza” The account of one vaunted New York City address that has
become synonymous with wealth and scandal, opportunity and tragedy.

From the moment in 1907 when New York millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
strode through the Plaza Hotel’s revolving doors to become its first guest, to
the afternoon in 2007 when a mysterious Russian oligarch paid a record price
for the hotel’s largest penthouse, the eighteen-story white marble edifice at the corner of Fifth Avenue and
59th Street has radiated wealth and luxury.

For some, the hotel evokes images of F. Scott Fitzgerald frolicking in the Pulitzer Fountain, or Eloise, the
impish young guest who pours water down the mail chute. But the true stories captured in THE PLAZA also
include dark, hidden secrets.

In this definitive history, award-winning New York Times journalist Julie Satow not only pulls back the
curtain on Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball and The Beatles’ first stateside visit -- she also follows
the money trail.

Sally Koslow NOVEMBER 3

“Another Side of Paradise” In 1937 Hollywood, gossip columnist Sheilah
Graham’s star is on the rise, while literary wonder boy F. Scott Fitzgerald’s
career is slowly drowning in booze. But the once-famous author, desperate
to make money penning scripts for the silver screen, is charismatic enough to
attract the gorgeous Miss Graham, a woman who exposes the secrets of others
while carefully guarding her own. Like Fitzgerald’s hero Jay Gatsby, Graham
has meticulously constructed a life far removed from the poverty of her childhood in London’s slums.
And like Gatsby, the onetime guttersnipe learned early how to use her charms to become a hardworking
success; she is feted and feared by both the movie studios and their luminaries.

A notorious drunk famously married to the doomed Zelda, Fitzgerald fell hard for his “Shielah” (he never
learned to spell her name), a shrewd yet softhearted woman—both a fool for love and nobody’s fool—
who would stay with him and help revive his career until his tragic death three years later. Working from
Sheilah’s memoirs, interviews, and letters, Sally Koslow revisits their scandalous love affair and Graham’s
dramatic transformation in London, bringing Graham and Fitzgerald gloriously to life with the color, glitter,
magic, and passion of 1930s Hollywood.

Rebecca Erbelding, JANUARY 30

“Rescue Board” The untold story of America’s efforts to save the Jews
winner of the 2018 Herbert Katzki national Jewish book award for writing based
on archival material

Until January 1944, the United States had no policy regarding the mass murder of
Jews we now call the Holocaust. On January 16, 1944, Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr. and several members of his staff pleaded with President Franklin Roosevelt, convincing
him to create the WRB and establish a policy of relief and rescue. The WRB staff, almost all young Treasury
Department lawyers, opened a refugee camp in upstate New York, started a psychological warfare campaign,
sent false papers into enemy territory, negotiated ransom offers with Nazis, and ultimately saved tens of
thousands of lives. Rebecca Erbelding is a historian, archivist, and curator at the United States Holocaust
Memorial Museum​.

Fortune Cohen Mario Laniado

Hi my name is Fortune Cohen and I’m a From the moment I walked into the Hillel
Freshman at the College of Staten Island. office at college of Staten Island, I felt like I
My intended major is communications with was in my home away from home. The staff
a possible health science minor. I enjoy and students were so welcoming, that it
coming to Hillel because there is a diverse made me not want to ever leave. For those
community of Jewish people. This semester who don’t know me, I am Mario (Meir)
I enjoyed pop in parsha (in the office and from Brooklyn, NY. Now, You might have
online) and participating in the Jewish asked why didn’t you just go to Brooklyn
Learning Fellowship (JLF), which has helped College? My answer is that I wanted a
me make friends while learning about Judaic change of scenery since I’ve grown up all
topics! It is always a fun experience hanging my life in Brooklyn. I am currently studying
out in the office, during club hours, and on psychology with intentions to one day
zoom activities. Thank you to the team at attend medical school.
Hillel and all the participants who make the
experiences enjoyable.  Being part of Hillel has made a great
impact in my life. I grew up orthodox and
always prayed with a minyan (a group of
10 or more jewish men). However, here on
CSI there was no mincha minyan available
for me, but with the help of the staff at
Hillel, I was able to create and start our very
own mincha minyan at CSI. Thankfully this
initiative has been successful with having
over 20 CSI students and faculty join the
minyan! And for this, I am very grateful
for having the opportunity of being part
of a very special organization. I also take
part in the Jewish Learning Fellowship that
Amy runs. We started off once a week with
dinner and learning in school. We have since
moved to an online platform but it continues
to be an interesting and thought provoking
fellowship. I look forward to participating
more next year! 

Brenda Lazar Isaac Schonfeld

Hi I’m Brenda Lazar got involved in Hillel Yitzchok is a CSI leader that everyone
when my friend and my cousin told me admires and looks up to, relatively. A star
about it. They mentioned all the events student in psychology as he seems to be
that Hillel offers on Tuesday and Thursdays someone who sees the puppet strings.
during club hours, and I wanted to join in. Yitzchok’s work in the field of psychology,
Being a part of Hillel helps me to feel more prompted him to pursue a college career
connected to Judaism and Jewish friends. and put on a knapsack. These fundamentals
Having Hillel during college was helpful for are deeply engrained in him as he searches
me because  I was able to hang out with for deeper meaning in casual everyday
people who could understand our holidays, occurrences, including lack of satisfactory
customs and traditions without me having school systems, political associations, and
to explain it. With Hillel I am able to talk why you haven’t passed the burgers yet even
to people who understand me and know though I’ve asked for them twice already,
what it’s like to be Jewish. I am also part of seriously dude pass the burgers. Yitzchok
JLF which I love. I look forward to it every is often around to give people exuberant
week! I have made life-long friends at Hillel. constructive feedback and advice. His
There is always good food and always great personality is bursting with humility, and
company! unassuming flattery. He has joined the Hillel
of CSI and its welcoming living room. It’s
many enlightening programs and its’ gantze
Yiddish population it has substantially
brought it is an astounding achievement,
that Yitzchok has been grateful to be a part
of. Whether it’s discussing the gritties of
the state of Israel, or the JLF program led
by our scholarly and educated faculty, or
just being in the unassuming atmosphere
of the Hillel room, the Hillel of CSI is really
more of a doorway than a room.

HILLEL EVENTS

HILLEL EVENTS

HILLEL HIGHLIGHTS

CANDY SUSHI NIGHT

ROSH CHODESH ADAR HENNA PARTY

HILLEL HIGHLIGHTS

SHOFAR FACTORY

SUSHI SUKKAH PARTY

QUARANTINE
LIFE

CSI Hillel students receive career
support through the CUNY Hillel
Career Connect program sponsored
by UJA-Federation of New York.
Our career counselor provides
individual assistance to students
on-site at the Hillel, helping them
with resumes, interview preparation,
finding internships, graduate school
applications, and anything related
to career planning. We’ve also held
career-related workshops, and two
large networking events per year with
young professionals from the UJA-
Federation of New York Emerging
Leaders and Philanthropists group.
Several of our female students
are receiving a 3-year scholarship
through the JFEW program, funded
by Jewish Foundation for Education
of Women, which also includes a
paid summer internship between
sophomore and junior years. The
Career Connect and JFEW programs
have provided much need support
for our students and helped many
find internships and employment.

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WE CELEBRATE THE GOOD WORKS OF

Anthony Rubin
Arlene Sorkin
Ed Finkelstein

They make our community a better place to live.
Thank you!

Susan and Jack Bender

Congratulations to all of our Honorees
Thank you for all that you do for us!

Best Wishes
Randi and Jack Stern

Congratulations
to all of

this year’s honorees!

Alan and Freya Poritz

Congratulations to

Anthony Rubin

and

Arlene Sorkin

and

Ed Finkelstein

Thank you for all of your fine work on behalf of the
students of Hillel at The College of Staten Island.

Alan & Jodi Siegel
Hon. Philip and Jennifer Straniere

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In memory of
Fran Harris.
An incredible wife,
mother and grandmother.
Always committed to help members of
our community,
in all of life’s circumstances.

 
Joe Harris

Congratulations Eddie. Thank you
for your work on behalf of our youth as

they navigate this tumultuous
period in their lives.

Congratulations Arlene.
You have done so much meaningful

work for so long and enriched
so many lives. Thank you.

Phil and Valerie Harris

To My Good Friend
Arlene Sorkin

Special Congratulations
on this well deserved honor-

You help to make our
community so terrific!

And
Congratulations to
Ed Finkelstein and Anthony Rubin

Jay Chazanoff

Our heartiest Mazal Tov wishes to
Ed Finkelstein
Arlene Sorkin
Anthony Rubin

May you go from strength to strength as you
continue your contributions to the Jewish
Community of Staten Island

Shana Tova to Amy Posner and the entire board
on the wonderful work that you are doing on
behalf of Hillel at the College of Staten Island

Dr. Fred and Anita Naider

Anthony!

Mazel Tov-
You have done so much to
make our Hillel amazing.

We are really proud of all of
your accomplishments since
you first joined Hillel You’ve

come a long way baby!

May you continue to grow and
lead for a lifetime of success

Your Hillel Family

In Honor of the Staff and
Board who have dedicated
themselves to serving the needs
of our collegiate community.

Thank you to Amy,
the Board and CSI
and many others
for all they do for Hillel.

Shana Tova.

Ed Finkelstein

Ilana, Mitchell and
baby Maya Ruth Harris

“Giving is not just about making a donation.
It is about making a difference.”

May the honorees be blessed with many years filled with
opportunities to continue making a positive difference

in the communities they serve.

Who is Wise? One who learns from Everyone
Who is Honored? One who honors Everyone.

-Ben Zoma, Pirke Avot

With great appreciation to
Anthony Rubin, Arlene Sorkin and

Ed Finkelstein
Mazel Tov!

Amy and David Posner

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our friend Arlene, Ed,

and Anthony on

receiving this honor!

We are grateful for all

you do to improve

our community.

Solomon Chemo Orit Lender

Solomon Chemo President, BoaOrrditoLfeDnidreerctors Chief Executive Off

President, Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer

Mazel Tov, Dad!

We are so very proud of all that you do for the
Jewish community
With Love
Alexandra, Keith,

Daniella, Gideon and Natan Fentin

Mazel Tov ADAM WEINSTEIN 345 7th Avenue
to the Attorney At Law 21st Floor
New York, New York 10001
wonderful honorees! (212) 776-4252
[email protected]
Anthony Rubin www.ganalawfirm.com
Arlene Sorkin
Mazel Tov Anthony Rubin,
and Arlene Sorkin and Ed Finkelstein!!
Ed Finkelstein
To Amy:
Murray Berman Mom, we love you and are so proud
of all you do for the Jewish People.

Love,
Mara, Adam, Shai, Miriam, Ellie,

Ari, Gabriel, and Gilad

Mazel tov to Arlene Sorkin, better known
around our house as “Savtah”. We are so proud

of all you do for our community.
With love,

Kristi, Randy, Eden and Shana

Congratulations to Hillel for For the children!
the work they do with our Ashley Walsh
young adults
and Congratulates
Mazel Tov Ed Finkelstein
to the Honorees and all of the Honorees
Morris Meisner
from
Marie and Egon Salmon

Congratulations to Congratulations, Mazel Tov
Arlene Sorkin, to all the honorees with much
Ed Finkelstein, appreciation for Hillel at CSI’s
&
partnership with
Anthony Rubin - Wagner College Hillel
Who Make Our
Staten Island Community Lori Weintrob
A Better Place!
Congratulations to
Bryn and Richard Biren Arlene Sorkin

and all the other honorees
Gloria Rodriguez-Novoa

Congratulations
to all the honorees
Ruth and Iz Greenwald

Here’s to all the honrees Congratulations and Thank
and 18 years You to Arlene for all that

of Hillel at CSI! you do for the Staten Island
Jennifer Lynch Community

Kol Tuv to all the Anita Bruckmeier
Finkelsteins!
Anonymous Mazel Tov to the Honorees
and to Hillel!

Thank you for all
that you do

Jerry Grushkin

Congratulations to
Ed Finkelstein

on the well-deserved honor

Joan Finkelstein and Family

Congratulations All the best to Hillel
and the Honorees!
Edward Finkelstein, Esq.
Alan Benimoff
as an Honoree at the Annual
Kavod Circle of Honor

We Keep You On The Right Path

John R. Merlino Jr. Esq.+ Kenneth A. Gonzalez Esq.** L’shanna Tovah!
+Admitted in New York and New Jersey **Admitted in New York Best wishes to Arlene,

Estate Planning Ed and Anthony
Estate & Trust Settlement Hillel Rocks!

Elder Law Stephanie Mizrachi
Residential Real Estate
Commercial Real Estate Mazel Tov to Arlene &
Corporation and LLC Formation Ed for being recognized

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Mazel Tov to all the Honorees~
Congratulations Maxine Cohen
to all the Honorees,
And especially to our Friend

Arlene Sorkin.
Linda & Alan Brill

Congratulations to In appreciation
the Honorees and in of Amy and her work
recognition of Hillel’s
Cindy
work benefitting Schnabel Berman
CSI students

Bonnie Fritz

We are happy to support My wife Donna & I are happy to
Hillel at CSI. support the work of Hillel and would

Congratulations to the honorees. particularly like to congratulate
Arlene Sorkin
Elaine and Dennis
Bloomfield for her recognition and award.

Gary Bernstein

Mazel Tov All Around! ~ Alan and Eileen Bernstein

Congratulations to all the honorees and for all of Amy’s efforts for Hillel at CSI
~ Sharon Weerth

In appreciation of Amy’s hard work ~ Deb Stark

Thank you for your contribution to our Staten Island Community ~ Lois Schwartz

Proud to support Hillel at CSI
Our students are our future!

Mazel Tov to the honorees
L’shanna Tovah
Sharon Pekuly

Congrats to the honorees
Happy to support Hillel

L’shanna Tovah
Alan and Jodi Seigel

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