“A People Survives As Long As It Transmits Its Heritage From One Generation To The Next”
Beis Chinuch Horav Dessler/Hebrew Academy of Cleveland held its 74th annual Scholarship Dinner on Sunday, March 19th. Almost 700 guests joined to celebrate the accomplishments of the Hebrew Academy, support the school, and recognize the esteemed honorees. Grandparents and long-time supporters Nathan and Sylvia Pollack received the M’Dor L’Dor Award and Rabbi A. Leib Scheinbaum, author and faculty member, received the Harbotzas Torah Award. A special tzeischem l’shalom was presented to Rabbi Yitzchok Scheinerman z”l and Mrs. Eleanor Scheinerman, both veteran mechanchim spanning a combined 80 years at the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. In his State of the School address, Rabbi Simcha Dessler, Menahel, recounted the growth of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, with enrollment surpassing 1,000 students, and emphasized the school’s commitment to excellence in chinuch. “May I humbly thank you all,” Rabbi Dessler said,“and may I express the bracha tendered by none other than Moshe Rabeinu, the leader of Klal Yisrael, in this week’s parsha: Yehi ratzon shetishre Shechinah b’maaseh yadeinu, May the Almighty’s Presence rest in the work of our hands, as we build a stronger school, a more vibrant community, a more robust Klal Yisrael – and most importantly a promising Jewish future… for our children and yours and for the next generation and beyond.” The audience was addressed by Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein, member of the Vaad Hachinuch of the Hebrew Academy, David Adler, executive committee member of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland, and Dr. Louis Malcmacher, president of the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland. Andy Lefkowitz served as M.C. The Hebrew Academy Boys Choir, under the direction of Rabbi S.Y Mann, delivered a beautiful and heartfelt performance. HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND 2 1. Rabbi Simcha Dessler 2. Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein 3. Dr. Louis Malcmacher 4. Mr. Andy Lefkowitz 5. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Pollack 6. Rabbi Eli Dessler, Rabbi A. Leib Scheinbaum, Dr. Louis Malcmacher, Rabbi Simcha Dessler 7. Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Pollack and grandchildren 8. The Scheinbaum Family 9. Rabbi Yitzchok Scheinerman’s z”l and Mrs. Eleanor Scheinerman Tzeischem L’Shalom Tribute 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 3
3 CELEBRATES 74TH SCHOLARSHIP DINNER 10. Rabbi Simcha Dessler recognizes Mrs. Tova Scheinerman for 25 years of service. 11. Rabbi Simcha Dessler recognizes Mrs. Shoshi Chen for 15 years of service. 12. Mr. Marcelo Weiss and Mr. Adam Pollack 13. Dr. Sam Salamon and Rabbi Simcha Dessler 14. Rabbi Simcha Dessler and Beachwood Mayor Merle Gordon 15. Mr. and Mrs. Josh Klarfeld 16. Rabbi Eli Dessler, Mr. Yaron Goldberg, Mrs. Hildee Weiss, and Mrs. Marlyn Jaffe 17. Mr. and Mrs. Kostia Feldman and Mr. and Mrs. Akiva Shawel, Dinner Hosts 18. Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Zuckerman 19. Rabbi Eli Dessler, Mr. David Lipins, and Rabbi Simcha Dessler 20. Dr. Abba Spero and Rabbi Scheinbaum 21. Hebrew Academy Boys Choir 22. Mr. Yoel Goldman, Rabbi and Mrs. Sruly Koval, and Mrs. Rochel Koval 23. Mrs. Elana Pollack, Mrs. Sylvia Pollack and Mrs. Karen Fragin 24. HAC Dinner 2017 25. Rabbi Michoel Garfinkel, Rabbi Menachem Weinberg, and Rabbi Aharon D. Lebovics, 26. Mr. Nathan Pollack, Mr. David Adler, and Mr. Andy Lefkowitz 27. Rabbi Eli Dessler, Dr. and Mrs. Elliot Dickman, and Rabbi Simcha Dessler 28. Dr. and Mrs. Yoel Schwartz and Esther 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 22 5 21 24 23 25 26 27 28
PRESCHOOL GRADUATIONS YAVNE GRADUATION OAKWOOD 8TH GRADE GRADUATION 4
This past spring, the Academy launched our newly re-designed hac1.org website. Our new website showcases the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland in an improved format and serves as an effective resource of information for both current and prospective parents as well as the community at large. The website incorporates many suggestions that we have received from our staff and parents. The site has been wellreceived by our HAC parents, with the Parents Corner including all necessary forms and a syncable calendar as some noted favorite features. The site also includes updated news and announcements, video and photo galleries, current Peninim, Chadashos, and weekly fliers, and detailed information about each of our school divisions. Academy campaign information and donation forms can also be accessed in the Support HAC section. Visit www.hac1.org. NEW HAC WEBSITE! CAPITAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE The Hebrew Academy is continuing Phase One of the Capital Campaign with our recent approval by the Cleveland Heights Planning Commission to add six new classrooms on the ground level of the Oakwood clubhouse. These classrooms will house the 125 kindergartners for the incoming 2017-2018 school year, an increase from the 92 students in Kindergarten this past year. The self contained kindergarten unit will have dedicated offices, intervention centers, cafeteria, bathrooms and indoor and outdoor play areas. Fundraising efforts continue for the new educational complex which will house the Early Childhood and Boys Elementary divisions. A wide range of dedication opportunities are still available. Create an everlasting legacy through your partnership. 5 Please call (216) 382-3300 ext. 360 for further information.
EARLY CHILDHOOD 6 No wonder registration for our award-winning Early Childhood Division is larger than ever before. Pass by our preschool classrooms and you will hear and see hands-on learning that is fun and engaging, day in and day out. Purim was a big celebration of singing and dancing, with a Purim Chagiga for each age group featuring Shu-shu the Clown. For Pesach, students made interactive haggados and an array of projects for the seder, as well as hosting their very own model seder with their teachers. In honor of Yom Haatzmaut, our children took pretend trips to Israel on “airplanes”, made passports, and attended an assembly where they learned about Israel through pictures and video. A unit on the mitzvah of loving our fellow neighbor in honor of the sefira period and preparing for Shavuos with Har Sinai cupcakes, dairy placemats and presents for mothers and fathers rounded out the yom tov educational experience. The year culminated with our Fours’ Preschool Graduation, featuring our oldest students in costume and song as they celebrated this special milestone with their families.
7 1 The Girls Elementary Division continues to inspire our students with motivating activities related to Torah learning and living. From Rosh Chodesh Adar celebrations to matzah baking with the Living Legacy Foundation, students enjoy hands-on experiences to celebrate the yamim tovim. The Eretz Chemda video conferencing program continued with sessions twice a month for the 6th grade. Students learned about the special mitzvos that are specific to Eretz Yisrael through video clips, beautiful worksheets, and a question and answer sessions straight from Yerushalayim. In honor of Yom Haatzmaut, 4th through 6th grade students listened to Mrs. Chaya Newman, former Clevelander, author, and lecturer who currently lives in Israel, about living in Eretz Yisrael. And to celebrate Lag B’omer, 6th grade girls ran a carnival for grades 1 through 5, with each booth relating to the yearly theme of “Being a Mentsch.” To end the year, the 6th grade girls ran a Chinese Auction for the younger grades and had a special trip and brunch in celebration of completing their years at the Taylor Road campus. On the last day of school, all students were treated to a video presentation of the highlights of the school year, starring our dedicated teachers and their very capable students. GIRLS ELEMENTARY
The end of the school year brings many opportunities to celebrate in the Yeshiva Ketana. The division had major siyumim this year, with 1st grade completing Parshas Bereishis or Sefer Tehillim, 3rd grade completing Sefer Bereishis and 5th grade completing Sefer Shemos. In June, the 6th grade participated in the annual Gedolim Fair. Students researched a great Torah scholar and presented fascinating tri-folds filled with information and photographs for parents and family members to enjoy. The BEAM (Be a Mentsch) Learning Initiative, run by Rabbi Shraga Weimer, had a culminating banquet in June celebrating all the extra Chumash, Gemara, and Mishnayos that the boys in grades 3 through 6 have learned as part of this wonderful program. The banquet featured a Chinese Auction where students could use the tickets they had earned all year. A mini raffle was held in May. Students always look forward to the end-of-year trips at the Yeshiva Ketana. Grades 1 and 2 had a special outing to the JCC Park and grades 3 through 6 went on the annual Fun n’ Stuff trip. A big yasher koach to our rebbeim and teachers who tirelessly invest so much in our children and enable them to share in their ahavas haTorah. YESHIVA KETANA 8
9 There is so much learning and development to showcase in the Elementary General Studies Department. Kindergarten kicked off Writer’s Workshop and has been busy discovering through center-based instruction, motivating manipulatives and multi-sensory activities. 1st grade girls had a cumulative carnival in FUNdations, our phonics program, with word games and word creations. Through a unit integrating science and literature, 1st graders also created motion stations via data collection and hands-on trials as they studied force, motion and energy. 2nd grade enjoyed using a reading notebook to highlight comprehension and literary skills. Teachers worked closely with a reading coach to implement the new FUNdations in 2nd grade classrooms. In addition, our math coach worked with teachers to cultivate a hands-on approach to math throughout the year. 3rd graders learned about plant life cycles, adaptations and environment, becoming botanists while creating a new plant species. And 4th graders became experts on Ohio, creating a new museum depicting important people, places, events and resources which were featured at our Ohio State Fair. Utilizing research skills and creativity, our 5th graders designed a “Making a Difference” Wax Museum with the boys depicting people who have made a difference and the girls featuring various career choices. Another Project Based Learning experience called the “Invention Convention” had our 6th graders as inventors displaying solutions to common, and some less common, problems of today. We are proud of the efforts our staff has taken this year to ensure meaningful, creative and long-lasting learning for our students. ELEMENTARY GENERAL STUDIES
YESHIVA HIGH SCHOOL Students continued to make progress in their learning, taking bechinos, making siyumim and learning together with members of the Kollel Ateres Nochum Zev, the Academy’s school-based kollel. It is beautiful to see the accomplishments of our talmidim from one year to the next, thanks to the tremendous efforts of our devoted rebbeim. The members of Kollel Ateres Nochum Zev continue to open their hearts and homes to our students for learning, mentoring, onegs, or Shabbos meals. A successful winter Motzei Shabbos program was held as well. Our annual Lag B’Omer event and bonfire proved to be a huge success at its new location, the new Oakwood campus. Finally, our well-attended M’Dor L’Dor Father/Son Learning Program celebrated the year with a special closing session, including a beautiful breakfast and awards ceremony. In General Studies, the 8th grade Science classes performed egg drops to better understand force, gravity and other laws of physics. In addition, they created marble rollercoasters out of pipe insulation to illustrate the laws of motion. As the year wrapped up, students finished Ohio state exams and end of the year projects, followed by finals. 10
11 In the Judaic Studies department, some new curricular initiatives were instituted to benefit our student body. We now offer an optional early morning advanced Ramban class as well as a third track for 7th and 8th grade Lashon to best accommodate the various Hebrew language levels of our students. This semester, our mechanchos ran lunch and learn sessions for their students who are interested in pursuing different topics in Judaism in depth. The end of the year topped off with an inspiring annual Pre-Shavuos Leil Iyun on the topic of “The Legacy of Rus: Mother of Royalty.” Mrs. Devorah Goldstein of Bamboo Cradle fame was the featured speaker and shared her famous story to a fascinated audience. Spring had students very busy with Ohio State exams. After exams, the 11th grade began an in-depth Holocaust Studies course. 11th and 12th grade Physics students went to Cedar Point on a very exciting field trip to calculate how roller coasters and other rides use physics principals in action. The Seniors took a trip to Columbus to attend the School Choice Rally in support of EdChoice which benefits so many of our HAC families. They took a tour of the Ohio Statehouse and met with representatives. At the Engineering Fair, the 9th grade featured electronic machines which they designed and programmed themselves. Health Day turned out to be a great success, with speakers ranging a Binah Magazine columnist to a Cleveland Clinic pediatrician to a nutritionist, addressing internals vs. externals, healthy body image, and nutrition. G.O hosted a fabulous Purim Chagiga Carnival, a sushi-making Rosh Chodesh event, and a pre-Pesach camp run by G.O Fundraisers. Students also enjoyed the “‘NASA’ V’nishma: Accepting the Torah” special event where they were treated to an inspiring speech by HAC mother Mrs. Isa Lefkowitz who spoke about her journey to Torah. Mazel Tov to our graduates! We are very proud of your accomplishments during your years at Yavne and we look forward to hearing of your future successes. YAVNE HIGH SCHOOL
OHIO STATE FAIRS WAX MUSEUM YAVNE STEM FAIR INVENTION CONVENTIONS GEDOLIM FAIR 12
On Friday, June 9th at the Oakwood Campus, the 7th and 8th grade boys celebrated with residents of Menorah Park and Montefiore, their rebbeim, and administrators as they concluded their year of intergenerational programming as part of the Better Together program. Residents were greeted at the door by the 7th and 8th graders and entered the cafeteria which was beautifully arranged with fresh flowers and featured a delicious brunch. In his opening remarks, Rabbi Simcha Dessler spoke about the hallmark quality of chesed and how the boys work with the elderly as part of the Better Together program personifies this quality. Then the HAC Better Together video was shown, produced by Mr. Dovid Stern of Cleveland Creative Outlet, that tracked the boys progress over the year via student interviews. Akiva Gecovich presented a poster featuring a picture of himself putting a note written by resident Mr. David Ramser into the Kotel, as well as a Jerusalem snow globe to Mr. Ramser. Mr. Ramser accepted his gift with a dvar Torah about the parsha and a message of thanks and appreciation to the boys for visiting him and other residents over the year. Next, silver medals were awarded to Shalom Dym, Tzvi Lebovics, and Yossi Maimon, the runners up of the Better to Write Essay Contest. Menny Greenberg, the gold medal winner and recipient of a $1500 prize to sleepaway camp, read his winning essay to a very attentive audience. Mazel Tov, Menny! Mr. A.Y. Nakdimen and Mr. Avi Lampert provided the musical entertainment, and the boys enjoyed painting mugs with the residents and singing and dancing to the music as the inspiring and enjoyable morning concluded. Thank you to Mrs. Alex Fleksher, Mrs. Suri Goldman, and the 7th and 8th grade rebbeim for making the Better Together program such a success this year. BETTER TOGETHER 13
$10,000 RAFFLE 14 Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Mair Cohen, winners of the $10,000 Raffle which took place at our annual Scholarship Dinner. The Cohens graciously donated half the funds back to the scholarship fund and the rest to worthy tzedakkah causes. Spearheaded by Rabbi Moshe Marcovich, Director of Development, this year’s raffle was energized by the efforts of our Oakwood and Yavne student sellers. Students had the opportunity to win prizes for reaching various levels of ticket sales. We are grateful to our student sellers, parents, friends and family members who purchased and sold tickets, making this year’s raffle our most successful one yet with a significant increase in the amounts of participants and revenue. Yasher Koach to Mrs. Henna Klarfeld and Mrs. Aliza Koyfman for all their efforts in organizing the raffle. MRS. CHAYA GITTY KOHN, Principal of Beatrice Stone Yavne High School A graduate of Beth Jacob Jerusalem Seminary (B.J.J.), Mrs. Chaya Gitty Kohn has been a highly regarded mechaneches for 25 years. A master teacher at Yeshiva Derech HaTorah, she is chair of Bikur Cholim’s monthly Gila Program for seniors, coordinator of Matan B’Seyser’s Kemach Program, chair of N’Shei fundraisers, and a board member of Yesh Tikva. MRS. RACHEL WEINBERG, Educational Coordinator, General Studies, Beatrice Stone Yavne High School Mrs. Rachel Weinberg is returning to Cleveland to join our administrative team at Yavne High School. Mrs. Weinberg holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Education. In addition to over 25 years of teaching and administrative experience, she has continued her education with post graduate courses and training in child/ adolescent development, school psychology, teaching the Growth Mindset, objectives based teaching, Lindamood Bell Reading, and the Responsive Classroom. MRS. SHIRA GOLDBAUM, Principal of Girls Elementary Division A graduate of Machon Bnos Yehuda seminary (BYA), Mrs. Shira Goldbaum holds a BA in Psychology and a MS in Special Education. She is also licensed in Ohio as a K-12 interventionist and reading specialist. Before moving to Cleveland, she lived in Israel and then in Milwaukee where she taught Elementary and High School Judaic Studies and worked as an interventionist. She has spent the last 13 years as a Judaic Studies teacher at Yavne. NEW ADMINISTRATORS Rabbi Yitzchok Scheinerman, k"z As we go to print we are saddened to hear of the sudden passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Scheinerman z”l. A talmid of Telshe since he arrived in Cleveland in 1943, Rabbi Scheinerman served as an incredibly dedicated rebbi, supervisor and Facilities Director at the Academy for forty years. His dedication to the school and his commitment to the furtherance of yiddishkeit knew no bounds and his talmidim were the true beneficiaries. Rabbi Scheinerman z”l and ybl”c, his wife, Eleanor, a veteran Academy morah, were recognized at the Academy’s 74th annual Scholarship Tribute Dinner this past March as they prepared to relocate from Cleveland to Lakewood, New Jersey. Rabbi Scheinerman z”l will be fondly remember by scores of alumni and by all those whose lives he profoundly impacted. lurc urfz hvh
ALUMNI NACHAS ENGAGEMENTS/MARRIAGES Chaya Choueka to Mordy Jaffe Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Dovid Choueka Shaina Raizel Goldfarb to Moshe Drukman Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Nosson Goldfarb Yonina Fireman to Yitzi Pomper Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Stan Fireman Maya Rush to Shuki Lipsky Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Josh Rush Moshe Leib Newman to Yehudis Wenger Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Asher Newman and Rabbi and Mrs. Aryeh Newman Miriam Freedman to Moshe Cohen Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yossi Freedman and Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Freedman Yehuda Adler to Bari Sadler Mazel Tov to Mrs. Lisa Adler and Mrs. Norma LaBrie Chaya Cohen to Schneur Weiszner Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Cohen and Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Weiszner Penina Klein to Shimon Pransky Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Ariel Klein Moshe Burnstein to Devora Gunzberg Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Naphtali Burnstein Leah Gifter to Eliyahu Frankel Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Zalman Gifter and Rebbetzin Shoshana Gifter Dovid Hauer to Rochel Leah Sochet Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Zalman Hauer Max Winters to Chaya Mendenhall Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Mark Winters and Mr. and Mrs. Yisroel Mendenhall Yaffa Weiss to Yoni Gorman Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Gary Weiss and Mr. and Mrs. Morry Weiss Hadassa Friedman to Aryeh Stern Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Pinchus Friedman , Rabbi and Mrs. Elozar Mann, Mr. and Mrs. Leib Friedman and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Aliza Goldfinger to Elchanan Kushner Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Moshe Goldfinger and Mr. and Mrs. Zev Kushner Avromi Spero to Leora Lebovits Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yechiel Spero, Dr. and Mrs. Abba Spero and Rabbi and Mrs. Yehuda Lefkovitz Sarah Lidsky to Josh Jaspan Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Anatoly Lidsky Sara Miriam Greenberger to Joey Davis Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yosef Aryeh Greenberger and Mr. and Mrs. Binyomin Greenberger Faige Moskovich to Eli Rosenberg Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yaakov Moshe Moskovich and Mr. and Mrs. Moshe Berkovic Zahava Schneider to Yitzchok Levine Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel Schneider and Rabbi and Mrs. Elya Galupkin Gavriel Hefter to Leah Wolpin Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Malkiel Hefter Chavi Kohn to Yosef Mordechai Blumenkrantz Mazel Tov to Mrs. Chaya Gitty Kohn BIRTHS Rabbi and Mrs. Mendy Greenberg (girl) Mazel Tov to to Rabbi and Mrs. Zushe Greenberg and Rabbi and Mrs. Leibel Alevsky Rabbi and Mrs. Motti Katz (twin boys) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Zev Katz Mr. and Mrs. Yoel Moore (girl) Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Sasonkin (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs.Mendy Sasonkin Mr. and Mrs. Yossi Weimer (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Shragi Weimer Rabbi and Mrs. Yomo Feuer (girl) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Shmuel Feuer and Mr. and Mrs. Murray Koval and Mrs. Esther Koval Rabbi and Mrs. Ezra Forouzon (boy) Rabbi and Mrs. Mordechai Freedman (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Freedman Rabbi and Mrs. Zevi Katz (girl) Rabbi and Mrs. Nachi Simon (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yissochar Fishman Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Simon, Rabbi and Mrs. Shimon Zeffren and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Rabbi and Mrs. Shuey Saks (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Elozor Saks and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Mr. and Mrs. Chesky Mendlowitz (boy) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Shmuel Yaakov Mann and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Chaim Hefter (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Malkiel Hefter Rabbi and Mrs. Avi Methal (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Shragi Weimer Mr. and Mrs. Ariel Solowitch (boy) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Eric Solowitch Mr. and Mrs. Shuey Weiss (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Elozor Mann and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Strauss (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Isi Strauss Rabbi and Mrs. Yehoshua Burnstein (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Naftali Burnstein Rabbi and Mrs. Benny Greenberg (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Avrohom Greenberg Mr. and Mrs. Yonah Schlesinger (girl) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Alan Schabes, Dr. and Mrs. Alan Schlesinger, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Schabes, Mr. and Mrs. Herb Geduld, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Klein, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Kraut and Mrs. Barbara Schlesinger. Mr. and Mrs. Yitzchak Matitia (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Avraham Matitia, Mrs. Edith Matitia and Mr. and Mrs. Jordan Schottenstein Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi Maimon (boy) Rabbi and Mrs. Yaakov Moshe Resnick (girl) Mr. and Mrs. Avi Yuspeh (boy) Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Domb (girl) Mazel tov to Mr. and Dr. Dov Domb Mr. and Mrs. Ari Klarfeld (girl) Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Jonathan Klarfeld and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Bander Mr. and Mrs. Dani Diamond (boy and girl) Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Moshe Diamond and Mr. and Mrs. Jalal Zobdeh 15
“A People Survives As Long As It Transmits Its Heritage From One Generation To The Next” NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID HEBREW ACADEMY OF CLEVELAND 1860 South Taylor Road Cleveland, Ohio 44118 kfgraphics Design by KF Graphics • 216.421.8520 [email protected] www.hac1.org 216-321-5838 ALUMNI NACHAS Rabbi and Mrs. Akiva Goldstein (girl) Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Shmuel Goldstein Mr. and Mrs. Dovid Katz (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Elozor Saks and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Mr. and Mrs. Shragi Zeilberger (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Emanuel Schiff and Rebbetzin Miram Dessler Mr. and Mrs. Moishy Friedman (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Yechiel Friedman Dr. and Mrs. Rafi Israeli (boy) Rabbi and Mrs. Yehuda Schwartz (boy) Mazel tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Binyomin Aharon Neuman and Rabbi and Mrs. Shlomo Moerman Mr. and Mrs. Yeshayahu Schwartz (girl) Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Yoel Schwartz Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Gresack (girl) Mr. and Mrs. Shloimy Heifetz (girl) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Heifetz, Mr. and Mrs. Morton Heifetz and Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Davidovits Rabbi and Mrs. Shneur Kotler (boy) Rabbi and Mrs. Eli Dessler (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Simcha Z. Dessler and Rebbetzin Miriam Dessler Rabbi and Mrs. Nochum Edelman (boy) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Naftoli Plotnik Rabbi and Mrs. Yitzchak Ferguson (boy) Mr. and Mrs. Shmuel Mann (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Y. Mann and Rebbetzin Esther Mann Mr. and Mrs. Dovid Stern (boy) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yisroel Stern Mr. and Mrs. Avraham Rossio (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Sruly Kazen Rabbi and Mrs. Sruly Mann (boy) Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Shmuel Yaakov Mann and Rebbetzin Esther Mann. Mr. and Mrs. Nochum Modes (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Modes Mr. and Mrs. Yonatan Weiser Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Hershel Weiser Mr. and Mrs. Yosef Kalmanowitz (twin girls) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Zalman Gifter and Rebbetzin Shoshana Gifter Rabbi and Mrs. Yehoshua Jaskiel (girl) Rabbi and Mrs. Elozor Schoss (girl) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Hillel Drazin Mr. and Mrs. Jason Stein (girl) Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi M. Hefter (boy) Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Malkiel Hefter BAR MITZVAHS Mr. and Mrs. Bill Firestone and Shmuel Mr. and Mrs. Robert Roffman and Eliezer Simcha Mr. and Mrs. Don Yosef Weimer and Yehoshua Mr. and Mrs. Dovi Zilber and Dovid Rabbi and Mrs. Yoel Fleisher and Yitzy Drs. Ari and Judy Mosenkis and Gilad Dr. and Mrs. Alan Schlesinger and Yaakov Mr. and Mrs. Yaakov Gecovich and Akiva Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Sturman and Shimmy Mr. and Mrs. Richard Soclof and Nathaniel Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Menahel / Educational Director: RABBI SIMCHA DESSLER Financial Director: RABBI ELI DESSLER President: DR. LOUIS J. MALCMACHER Immediate Past President: MR. IVAN A. SOCLOF Board Vice Chairman: MR. MELVIN WAXMAN Editor: MRS. ALEX FLEKSHER ACADEMY IN ACTION • TAMMUZ 5777 • JULY 2017 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT (216) 382-3300 EXT. 362 Create an everlasting legacy with a gift or a bequest to the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Endowment Fund. The Academy Endowment Fund ensures Jewish continuity by providing a Jewish education to all children regardless of their financial capabilities. A contribution or provisions for a bequest represents a gift that keeps on giving. Additional dedications and opportunities are available.