Wall of Honor

Donations were made to the Friends of the Jewish Community Library in honor or in memory of the following people.

2024-25:

In honor of Margaret Bach
Elliot Liff

In honor of Judy Baston
Rose Katz

In honor of Marc and Marci Dollinger
Vivien Igra and Howard Simon

In honor of Rose-Anne Donner
Andrew Ramer

In honor of Sandy Edwards
Ernest and Eva Newbrun

In honor of Alan Feinstein
Ruth Rosenblatt

In honor of Howard Freedman
Debbie and Gary Frank
Marlyne Freedman
Benjamin Gonshor
Tanya and Herbert Goodman
Jeff Gottesman
Isac and Minette Gutfreund
Rose Katz
Judy Leash
Ira Levy
Irene and Robert Minkowsky
Liz Noteware and Angela Dalfen
Michael and Jane Rice
Nina D. Schwartz
Mitchell and Harriet Sollod
Judith A. Stein
Debra Surkin
Nechama and Howard Tamler
Cathy Taylor

In honor of Kathleen and Ernest Friedlander
Steven Elman and Tom Holt

In honor of Allison Green
Rose Katz

In honor of Rose Katz
Jeffrey Auman
Alex Ingersoll and Martin Tannenbaum

In honor of Elise Shabas Kazanjian
Paula Bakalar

In honor of Jill Kneeter
Donald Ungar and Susan Romer
Frieda Sion

In honor of Debra Surkin Perloff
Robert Herman and Susie Coliver

In honor of Jane and Michael Rice
Judy Baston

In honor of Jackie Slayen
Marilyn Sugarman

In honor of the Staff at Jewish Community Library
Flaurie S. Imberman

In honor of Leah Strauss
Bobbie and Jerry Wagger
Harriet Spitz
Rose Katz

In honor of Patrice Sutton
Caren Gould

In honor of the Volunteers of the Library
Benjamin Gonshor

In memory of Israeli lives lost at Gaza
Abraham Newman

In memory of Yaakov ben Avraham
Aaron Cohen

In memory of my 2 Holocaust Mothers
Miriam Beer

In memory of Dr. Richard Brewer
Emily Brewer

In memory of Elaine Cahn
Judy Baston

In memory of Gertrude H. Cohen
Sandy Cohen-Wynn and Richard Wynn

In memory of Paul Cohen
Susan Lyon and Howard Freedman

In memory of William Dwyer
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Mary Jane Eisenberg
Andrew Ramer

In memory of Mary Fisher
James and Doris Kelly

In memory of Anita Goldwasser
Richard and Susan Goldwasser

In memory of Frieda Haidt
Peggy and Ronald Shapera
Larry Londer

In memory of Joan Isserlis
Judythe Isserlis

In memory of Lawrence Jacobson
Jonell Jacobson

In memory of Gregory Jacoby
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Reuven Jaffe
Ruth Jaffe

In memory of Rhoda Greendorfer Kapchan
Sydney Kapchan

In memory of Ronald M.S. Kim
Alan Michels and Laureen Kim

In memory of Emil Knopf
Larry and Helene Edelman
Vickie Renbarger

In memory of Ken Kramarz
Benjamin Kramarz and Noa Albaum

In memory of Rabbi Alan Lew
Allen Ackerman

In memory of Byron and Shirley Lippman
Rodman Flender and Amy Lippman
In memory of Shirley Lippman
Lippman Rodman Flender and Amy

In memory of Mikhail Lusher
Alexander M. Lusher

In memory of Melvin Lyon
Catherine Lyon

In memory of Francis Maier
Carole Priven

In memory of Trude Plack
Martin Plack

In memory of Martin Rappaport
Randolph and Leah Strauss

In memory of Miriam Rappaport
Randolph and Leah Strauss

In memory of Rachel Rappaport
Lynne Rappaport

In memory of Joseph and Rebecca Seidenfeld
Marc Seidenfeld

In memory of Mira Shelub
Marilyn Sugarman

In memory of Harold Spar
Darcie Spar

In memory of Stan Voyles
Judith Sklar

In memory of Mina Weil
Ruth Landy

In memory of Richard “Rick” Wilson
Patrick Margolit and Jonathan Schwartz

In memory of Ann Ruth Barnett Yacowitz
Caryn Huberman

2023-24:

In honor of Eileen Auerbach
Richard and Martha Pastcan

In honor of Sophia Rose Bar-Nahum
Jennifer Melnick

In honor of Judy Baston
Allison Joy Green
Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island, Inc.
Susan Goldstein
Rose Katz

In honor of Sheila and Murray Baumgarten
John Steinfirst and Sharon Collins

In honor of Larry Burgheimer
Richard and Martha Pastcan

In honor of Pamela Derish
Sydney Kapchan

In honor of Ellie Ethan
Marilyn Sugarman

In honor of Howard Freedman
Judy Baston
Sandy Edwards
Janice Forteno
Marlyne Freedman
Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Stephen Weitz and Susan Goldstein
Rose Katz
Sherry Knazan
Bonnie and Martin Lindauer
Patrick Margolit and Jonathan Schwartz
Alan Michels and Laureen Kim
Sharyn Saslafsky
Arta Zygielbaum

In honor of Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Marc Lipschutz
Harriet Rafter
Paisha Rochlin and Marvin Lehrman

In honor of the Board of the Friends of the Jewish Community Library
Susan Lyon and Howard Freedman

In honor of Jerry Gerash
Judy Baston

In honor of Lauren Heim Goldstein
Paul and Judith Heim

In honor of Allison Green
Jo Ellen Green Kaiser

In honor of Marilyn Dobbs Higuera
Phil and Cathy Dobbs Goldstein

In honor of Israel and the Jewish People
Nurit Baruch

In honor of Lee Jaffe
Nancy Statman Litvak

In honor of Rose Katz
Marc Lipshutz
Irene Ogus
Paisha Rochlin and Marvin Lehrman

In honor of Bonnie Lindauer
Sherrie Rosenberg

In honor of Edward Luby
Sydney Kapchan

In honor of Basya Petnick
Ellen Slocum

In honor of Debra Surkin Perloff
Robert Herman and Susie Coliver

In honor of Howard Pressman
Maxine Berzok

In honor of Suzanne Shephard
Eli Andrew Ramer

In honor of Leah Strauss
Renee Passy-Zale
Harriet Spitz

In memory of Pola and Albert Altschul
Elin and Craig Cohen

In memory of Alexis Becker
Susan Blank

In memory of Ya’akov ben Avraham ve Raizel
Aaron Coehn

In memory of her parents
Miriam Beer

In memory of Dr. Richard Brewer
Emily Brewer

In memory of Gertrude H. Cohen
Sandy Cohen-Wynn and Richard Wynn

In memory of Stephen Dobbs
Marilyn Dobbs-Higuera

In memory of William Dwyer
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Anna Feldman
Elaine Elinson

In memory of Mary Fisher
James and Doris Kelly

In memory of Frances Friedlander
Judy Baston
Alan Michels and Laureen Kim

In memory of Sylvia Goldstein
Kay Churgel

In memory of Frieda Haidt
Sandra and Harve Citrin
Katherine Coyle
Nancy Cutler
Miriam Ebersman
Terri Goldberg
Geralyn Gould
Fred Half
Carol Kantor
Abigail Klingbeil
Larry Londer
Margaret Miller
Cathy Rubenstein
Peggy and Ronald Shapera
Paul Snider
Marion and Philip Stein
Randolph and Leah Strauss
Robert and Sharon Strochak
Bobbie and Jerry Wagger
Serena Wallace

In memory of Reuven Jaffe
Ruth Jaffe

In memory of Felicia S. Jeruchimowicz
Rita Jeremy and J. Barry Gurdin

In memory of Shayna Kravitz
Audrey Darby

In memory of Emil Knopf
Vickie Renbarger

In memory of Elena Leash
Denah Bookstein

In memory of Leo Litwak
Jerome M. and Leah Garchik

In memory of Jeanette Litarowsky
Rachel Bloom

In memory of David Mendelsohn
Donna Mendelsohn

In memory of Yitzak Rabin
Susan Lucas

In memory of Martin L. Rappaport
Randolph and Leah Strauss

In memory of Miriam Rappaport
Judy Baston
Leslie Calderoni
Sharlya Gold
Allison Joy Green
Caryn Huberman
Estie Hudes
Lee Jaffe
Susan Lyon and Howard Freedman
Lisa Rauchwerger
Randolph and Leah Strauss

In memory of Ralph Rappaport
Lynne Rappaport and Jon Frank

In memory of Martin and Barbara Ruchim
Rita Jeremy and J. Barry Gurdin

In memory of Rebecca Scarborough
Judy Baston
Ellen and Herb Brosbe
Rose Katz

In memory of Esther Katz Selleck
Denise Selleck

In memory of Hetty and Bernie Shapiro
Ruth Rosenblatt

In memory of Dr. Robert Lionel Wolk
Rochelle Wolk

2022-23:

In honor of Judy Baston
Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander

In honor of Dr. Andre Bolaffi
Ernest and Eva Newbrun

In honor of Ellen and Herb Brosbe
Rose Katz

In honor of David Drucker
Gwen Mahoney

In honor of Mitch Elinson
Elaine Elinson

In honor of Dr. Susan Folkman
Sydney Kapchan

In honor of Howard Freedman
Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Gitta Salomon and Ovid Jacob
Arthur Liberman
Barbara Shragge
Cathy Taylor
Dr. Paul and Dorothy Wachter
Norman and Lu Zilber

In honor of Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Rose Katz
Marc Lipschutz
Harriet Rafter

In honor of Naomi Grosser
Beth Abrams

In honor of Rose Katz
Judy Baston
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of Emet Lauterbach
Dina and Daniel Yahdav

In honor of Judy Leash
Denah Bookstein

In honor of Anna Levia
Zachary Baker

In honor of Bonnie Lindauer
Barbara Mannheim

In honor of Ernest Newbrun
Paul and Judith Heim
Linda Lyons
Frada Shapiro

In honor of Lisa and Bob Ott
Alan Michels and Laureen Kim

In honor of Eli Andrew Ramer
Steven Zipperstein

In honor of Rabbi Amanda Russell
Stan and Nancy Lipsitz

In honor of The Shapiro Family
Beatrice Krivetsky

In honor of Suzanne Shepherd
Eli Andrew Ramer

In honor of Rob and Heidi Silverstone
Alan Michels and Laureen Kim

In honor of Loren Sklamberg
Andy Muchin and Laura Rosenberg

In honor of Leah Strauss
Harriet Spitz
Rich and Alice Stiebel

In honor of Sari Swig
Barbara Shragge

In honor of Nia Taylor
Cathy Taylor

In honor of Kathy Wolf
Susan Cohen Grossman

In honor of Lucille Zilber
Ernest and Eva Newbrun

In memory of Albert and Pola Altschul
Elin and Craig Cohen

In memory of Alexis Becker
Susan Blank

In memory of her mother
Miriam Beer

In memory of Dr. Richard Brewer
Emily Brewer

In memory of Louis Jacob Cohen
Sandy Cohen-Wynn and Richard Wynn

In memory of Richard Jack Cohen
Aaron Cohen

In memory of Bill Dwyer
Dan and Lynn Jacoby

In memory of LeeAnna Friedman
Judy Baston
Rose Katz

In memory of Sylvia Goldstein
Kay and Pete Kurgel

In memory of Adrienne Gordon
Howard and Janet Gordon

In memory of Gregory Jacoby
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Boris and Betty Kamisher
Alison Datz and Joel Kamisher

In memory of Jeffrey Keyak
Vicki Keyak
Debra Surkin

In memory of David and Dorothy Landau
Harriet and John D Michael

In memory of Jerome and Florine Lerner
Jill Lerner Hallinan

In memory of Martin Lindauer
Flori and Jeff Green

In memory of Mikhail Lusher
Alexander Lusher

In memory of Oren Rubin
Dalia Sirkin

In memory of Barbara Schechner
Jules Schechner

In memory of Bruno Strauss
Randolph and Leah Strauss

In memory of Rabbi Ed Zerin
Susan Lyon and Howard Freedman

2020-21:

In honor of Judy Baston
Art Carter
Rose Katz
Malka Scheinok

In honor of Michael J. Franzblau, MD
Denah Bookstein

In honor of Howard Freedman
Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Judy and Ed Kaplan
Nechama and Howard Tamler

In honor of Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of Allison Green
Booker Holton and Elaine Gerstler

In honor of Sara Greenspan
Susan Greenspan

In honor of Rose Katz
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of my nine grandchildren
Marilyn Sugarman

In honor of the Napa Men’s Book Club
J Reichel

In honor of Aja Lepavsky
John and Frances Hoeffel

In honor of Bonnie Lindauer
Judy and Ed Kaplan

In honor of Joseph C. Najpaver
Holly Christman and Max Perr

In honor of Ernest Newbrun
Karen Einstein

In honor of Debra Surkin Perloff
Robert Herman and Susie Coliver

In honor of Freida Reider
Naomi Schoenberg

In honor of Jane Rice
Miriam Ofer

In honor of Louise Ritter
John and Frances Hoeffel

In honor of Mark Slobin
Ruth Rosenblatt

In honor of David Waksberg
David Findley

In honor of Nina Youkelson
John and Frances Hoeffel

In memory of Dr. Natalie Berg
Jill Lerner Hallinan

In memory of Joseph Blank
Susan Blank

In memory of Thomas Boschen
Richard and Patricia Levenberg

In memory of Dr. Richard Brewer
Emily Brewer

In memory of Ruth Bronznick
Channa Orner

In memory of Jewlia Eisenberg
Howard Freedman and Susan Lyon

In memory of Jack Elinson
Elaine Elinson

In memory of Bill Dwyer
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Don Feinstein
Barbara Feinstein

In memory of Mary S. Fisher
James and Doris Kelly

In memory of Marvin Friedman
Lee Friedman
Howard Freedman and Susan Lyon
Roy Lefcourt and Ellen Chaitin
Hannah Leider, Polly Leider, and Abe Leider and their families

In memory of Emily Gold
Elaine Gold

In memory of Phyllis Goldstein
David Berry and Mary Ann Goldstein

In memory of Joan Isserlis
Rose Katz

In memory of Gregory Jacoby
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Reuven Jaffe
Ruth Jaffe

In memory of Shirley Kadden
Judy Baston

In memory of Sadie Katz
Rose Katz

In memory of Jane B. Lewis
Zion Lavie

In memory of Linda Marque
Jeffrey Marque

In memory of my mother
Miriam Beer

In memory of Ralph Rappaport
Lynne Rappaport and Jon Frank

In memory of Sol Silver
Judy Baston
Howard Freedman and Susan Lyon
Matthew Sarrel

In memory of Jaime Leah Wynn
Howard Freedman
Sandy Cohen-Wynn and Richard Wynn

In memory of Isak Zaidlin
David and Debbie Arnowitz

In memory of Mike Zimmerman
Judy Baston
Howard Freedman and Susan Lyon
Jonathan Schwartz and Patrick Margolit

Donations were made to the Friends of the Jewish Community Library in honor or in memory of the following people during 2019-20:

In honor of Judy Baston
Gerald A. Gerash

In honor of Izhak Buhobza
Dalia Sirkin

In honor of Bruce Burnam
Ellen and John F. Rothmann

In honor of the Drop-in Book Club
Nancy Berry

In honor of Howard Freedman
Ellen and Herb Brosbe
Allison Joy Green
Rose Katz
Michael and Jane Rice
Nechama and Howard Tamler

In honor of Ernest and Kathleen Friedlander
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of Aria nd Noah Goldstein
Paul and Judith Heim

In honor of our parents Philip Grossman, Sylvia Grossman, Beatrice Eskenazi, David Eskenazi, and Tamara Eskenazi
Kay Eskenazi and Elaine Liebenbaum

In honor of Rose Katz
Ellen and Herb Brosbe
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of Eitan Kensky and Jen Broxmeyer
Zachary Baker

In honor of Library Staff
Rabbi Morris and Geraldine Hershman

In honor of Joey Liebman
Michael and Libby Thaler

In honor of Bonnie Lindauer
Flori and Jeff Green
Judy and Ed Kaplan
Linda Wertheim

In honor of the bar mitzvah of Isaac Lyon-Freedman
Ellen and Herb Brosbe

In honor of Freida Reider
Naomi Schoenberg

In honor of Jane Rice
Ellen and Scott McCaslin

In appreciation of Leah Strauss and the Palo Alto Pushcart
Reba Cohen

In honor of Cissie Swig
Sari Swig

In honor of Jim Van Buskirk
Eileen Listgarten

In honor of David Waksberg
Nechama and Howard Tamler

In honor of Rabbi Edward Zerin
Ernest and Eva Newbrun

In memory of Felice Andiman
David Findley

In memory of Sima and Al Bernzweig
Michael Bernzweig

In memory of Minnie Brody
Channa Orner

In memory of Richard J. Cohen, M.D.
Aaron Cohen
Dr. Sandra N. Cohen

In memory of Louis J. Cohen
Sandy Cohen-Wynn and Richard Wynn

In memory of Lewis Dauber
Raphael Asher

In memory of Bernard DeHovitz, M.D.
Ruth DeHovitz

In memory of May and Bill Dwyer
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of David Katz
Allison Joy Green

In memory of Rose Katz’s sister-in-law Joan
Allison Joy Green

In memory of Maxwell Keith
John and Elisa Noonan

In memory of Bruce Kessler
Ruth Rosenblatt

In memory of Sallie Rose Newman
Abraham Newman

In memory of Joseph and Rebecca Seidenfeld
Marc Seidenfeld

Donations were made to the Friends of the Jewish Community Library in honor or in memory of the following people during 2018-19:

In honor of Judy Baston
Jeffrey Cymbler
Gerald A. Gerash
Michael and Jane Rice

In honor of Larry Burgheimer’s birthday
Richard and Martha Pastcan

In honor of Stanley Diamond
Howard Fink
Gary Pokrassa

In honor of Howard Freedman
Rachel Brodie
Randall Heilbrunn
Rabbi Stuart and Victoria Kelman

In honor of Allison Green
Rose Katz
Michael and Jane Rice

In honor of Elayne and Elliott Grossbard’s new grandson
Allison Joy Green
Rose Katz

In honor of JoJo Grossbard’s wedding
Rose Katz

In honor of Rose Katz
Tree Gelb Stuber
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of Laureen Kim
Marc Lipschutz

In honor of the anniversary of Alan Michels and Laureen Kim
Rose Katz

In honor of Jane Rice
Anthony Sauler and Michael Chertok
Alex Ingersoll and Martin Tannenbaum
Rachel and Michael Kesselman
Marc Lipschutz

Ellen and Scott McCaslin

In honor of Selma Silverman
Sol Silver

In honor of Robin Smith
Sherry Knazan

In honor of Rabbi Edward Zerin
Irving and Rosemary Rothstein

In honor of Norman Zilber
Ernest and Eva Newbrun

In memory of Elaine Dallman
Jo Anna Scandiffio

In memory of Guta
Miriam Beer

In memory of Stephen Halpern
Irene Halpern

In memory of Dr, Stanley Halprin
Harvey and Carmen Gotliffe

In memory of Larry Jacobson
Jonell Jacobson

In memory of Gregory Jacoby
Dan and Lyn Jacoby

In memory of Reuven Jaffe
Ruth Jaffe

In memory of Kevin Johnson 
Ray K. Bernstein
Nancy Kates

In memory of David Katz
Judy Baston
Susan Lyon and Howard Freedman
Elliott and Elayne Grossbard

Alan Michels and Laureen Kim

In memory of Sadie Katz
Rose Katz

In memory of Maxwell Keith
Judy Baston
Rose Katz
Boris Khersonski and Andrea Freedman
Susan Lyon and Howard Freedman

William Nern and Susan Ann Garbuio
Abraham and Cynthia Ofer

In memory of Richard Kirschman
Bruce S. Steir

In memory of Rose Katz’s beloved cat, Nicky
Judy Baston

In memory of Milton and Betty Seidman
Darcy Cohn and Spencer Seidman

In memory of Manny Talkovsky
Robert and Betty La Vine

In memory of the people at the Tree of Life Synagogue
Ruth Rosenblatt

In memory of Jeffrey David Tuerk
Daniel and Janis Tuerk

In memory of Harriet White
Rose Katz

In memory of Nina Youkelson
John and Frances Hoeffel

Donations were made to the Friends of the Jewish Community Library in honor or in memory of the following people during 2017-18:

In honor of Lisa Brinner 
Estie Hudes

In honor of Abby Caplin
Judith Levy-Sender

In honor of the children who come to visit the Library
Jeffrey Auman

In honor of Richard Cohen, MD 
Stan and Nancy Lipsitz

In honor of Shana Cohen’s 12th birthday
Elin and Craig Cohen

In honor of Howard Freedman
Suzanne Singer
Ellen and Herb Brosbe

In honor of Allison Green
Robert Herman and Susie Coliver
Lawrence and Judith Neimark
Loren J.Bialik
Ellen and Herb Brosbe
Rose Katz

In honor of Elayne Grossbard
Gale Mondry and Bruce Cohen

In honor of Henry Hollander 
Zachary Baker

In honor of Mark Jansen
Larry Newhouse and Susan Barnett

In honor of Lisa Katz’s Birthday
Christopher and Rosemary Barlow

In honor of Rose Katz
Marc Lipschutz
Ray K. Bernstein
Amy and Joel Kassiola

In honor of Fred Isaac and Robin Reiner
Warner Oberndoerfer

In honor of Louise Reiter
John and Frances Hoeffel

In honor of Jane Rice
Marc Lipschutz
Sandra and Merle Kovtun

Judy Leash
In honor of Eric Schwartz
Nina D. Schwartz

In honor of Lou Shornick
Drs. Phillip Gordon and Philippa Newfield

In memory of Susan Amdur’s dog Aniu
Judy Baston

In memory of Edith Katznelson Arrick
Renee Renouf Hall

In memory of her father and mother
Miriam Beer

In memory of Ben and Beth Berkov
John and Frances Hoeffel

In memory of Norman Cowan  
James Cowan

In memory of Elaine Dallman
Jo Anna Scandiffio

In memory of Dr. Elliot Goldstein
William Goldstein

In memory of Sidney and Martha Jacobs
Larry Jacobs and Mirka Knaster

In memory of Baruch and Cila Knaster
Larry Jacobs and Mirka Knaster

In memory of Rabbi J. Krause
Isaac Ehrenrekh Torah Study Group

In memory of Kerin Lieberman
Deborah Wieder

In memory of Aja Lipavsky
John and Frances Hoeffel

In memory of Maxine Plotkin
Dr. Norman Plotkin

In memory of Joseph & Rebecca Seidenfeld
Marc Seidenfeld

In memory of Nisan and Ella Shurman
Anonymous

In memory of Fred Stern
Herbert Rosen

In memory of Peter F. Stevens
Flaurie S. Imberman

In memory of Mary Turnball
Jerome M. and Leah Garchik

In memory of Harry Winter
Gary Winter

In memory of Eugene Zauber’s mother
Rose Katz