HOMECOMING 2005

Approximately 80 alumni, former students, and alumni parents attended the 2005 Homecoming event and had a wonderful time catching up with old friends and teachers.  A lovely slideshow and presentation was made  to honor our wonderful staff who have dedicated 20 or more years to the Hebrew Academy and its students, including Lillie Brandt, Gail Filiberto, Diane Gottlieb, Jill Granik, Sarah Ludwig, Barbara Marash, Kate Rubenstein, and Ricki Rubin.

Thank you to all of you who came and made this a very special evening.  For those of you who could not attend, we look forward to seeing you at our next event!

Pictures from the event will soon be in our photo album. 

HAMC Alumni Association
Keep in touch and have access to social events--it's easy!  A donation to HAMC's Annual Shomrei Torah Campaign makes you an automatic member!  The donation levels are as follows:

$18 for students in high school and college
$36 (minimum) for college graduates
$180 for alumni parents (also conveys membership into the Shomrei Torah Society)

We look forward to hearing from you!

In the News
Judah Levenson, Max Levy, and Joshua Rogoff, all class of 2001, were mentioned in the New Jersey Jewish News for their participation in Young Judaea's year course in Israel this year.

Jeremy Tillinger '01 is also spending this year in Israel on the Habonim Dror Program.

Under the Chuppah
Cindy Brookman '95 married Louis Kasner on December 19th.  Cindy is a third grade teacher in Houston, TX.

Ruth Wertheimer Staiman '77 married William Bymel on September 4, 2005, in Palm Beach, Fla.

Shira Wertheimer '84 is to wed Ethan Green on November 6, 2005.

Other Simchas and Good News
Jody Bardash '78 and famiily celebrated the Bar Mitzvah of son Avi in Israel in January.

Daniel Schwartz '88 and wife Alisa welcomed son, Max Joseph, on December 22, 2004. 

Jonathan Schwartz '95 is now the Assistant Editor of Major League Baseball.

Mazel tov to:

Avivia Wertheimer Will '82 and her husband Kurt on the arrival of daughter Hannah Beatrice on February 15, 2005.

Randi Brookman '93, and the Brookman family, on her engagement to Jacob Harris, a graduate of the Hebrew Academy of Phoenix, Arizona.  Randi is a style editor for Martha Stewart Living Magazine and her fiance is director of artist incubation for JDub Records, a non-profit label promoting new Jewish music.

Danny Goodman '86 and his wife Clara on the the arrival of their second child, son Avraham Yosef, in December 2004.

Shoshana (Sperber) Baskind '88 and husband David welcomed their first child, Jacob Philip, on March 15, 2005.

Julie Goodman Siegel '90 and her husband Larry, on the arrival of a daughter in December 2004.

Barbara Labendz '93 and the Labendz family on her engagement to Jonathan Fink.  A July 2006 wedding is planned.

Gifts
Many thanks to the following alumni for participating in the HAMC 2004-05 Shomrei Torah Campaign:
Naomi Wertheimer Bacharach '79
Josef Messer '98
Michael Rehaut `87
Judith Turner '80

Alumni who are now wage earners are cordially invited to participate with gifts for the Sanctuary, the school or the Alumni Association. Please contact the Development Office at HAMC.

The Class of 2000 is off to college
Julia Christensen - County College of Morris
Brooke Ginsberg - Tufts University
Emily Rosenbaum - Ithaca College
Suzie Schwartz - County College of Morris
Suzie Scolnik - New York University

Where are they Now?
We are gathering information on our ten and twenty-year graduates.  Please let us know the 5 W's (who, what, when, where, why) about any HAMC grads so we can keep you all up to date!

Jessica Geller '94 has her masters degree in social work and is currently the Program Coordinator at Project Sunshine, helping children with medical challenges.  She is engaged to Michael Zimbard and a November 12, 2005, wedding is planned.

Abbie Gottesman-Greenberg '84, and husband Moshe, announce the arrival their third child, Danielle.

Saul Kirsch '94 is stationed in Iraq right now.  Please show him your support by writing to him at :
     1 Lt. Saul Kirsch
     HSB 2-82 FA
     APO, AE 09348