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210th
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Messages from the
50th Reunion
Subject: CHS Reunion
From: Kenneth Rifkin <kenrifkin@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:17:53 -0400
Fellow Classmates --
As you know, I asked everyone to contribute $5 each to cover my
expenses in creating the award we gave Paul Hisrschman as a token of
our appreciation for all of his efforts over most of the past fifty
years in keeping us together as the 210. Also, I promised that every
dollar sent in beyond that needed to reimburse me would be presented
to Paul in the form of a check to the 210 Scholarship Fund. Since
the checks have stopped coming in, I am assuming that everyone who is
going to reply has done so. Now, I would like to provide an
accounting of what we spent and what you contributed.
The award and the placard cost a total of $260. I received checks
totaling $748 (numerous people sent in additional money earmarked for
the Scholarship Fund). I recovered $248 and will give Paul a check
made out to the 210 Scholarship Fund for $500. I am sure that he
will greatly appreciate that gesture. Thanks to all of you. It was
a great event and I know Paul was touched by the award.
If you are interested, I have attached the text of my presentation to
Paul.
Ken Rifkin
Presentation to Paul Hirschman
From: Charles Klieman
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2008 12:17 AM
To: Hirschman Paul
Subject: CD
Paul,
I just had too much fun going through the CD you put together. Amazing
job! Thanks.
Charles
Charles Klieman, M.D.
21 Lochmoor Lane
Newport Beach, CA 92660
949-644-6248
310-420-9990 cell
cklieman@aol.com
The credit belongs to Barry. He has been the driving force behind the
website and the CD preparation.
Be well.
Paul
Dear 210'ers,
I had a great time seeing everyone and enjoying the festivities last
night
at our 50th.
It was great to hear so many jokes, and funny stories, and to hear
about so many wonderful careers and families.
At 10:40 I caught the last train back to NYC from Philly. En route,
just
outside Newark, the train hit and killed someone.
After awhile, an NJ Transit came. We climbed down to the gravel, then
onto
the "rescue train," and I arrived 1-1/4 hours late, and was
home by
3:15 a.m.
I can't drive at night any longer, so this was the only way.
All the best,
Jeff
To All the 210.
A special thank you to Paul for all his efforts on our behalf.
My receipt of the "Belated Barnwell" from Allan Gordon,
Saturday, was truly a special moment in my life. Those of you who
have already earned a Barnwell, can understand my pride. Being a part
of such an elite academic group has finally given me a feeling of
belonging rather than intimidation.
The 50th was a special evening of renewing and remembering - treasured
memories that become ever more meaningful with each passing year.
More reason to be sure not to miss future events.
I will always cherish the lifetime friendships "...dear old
High..." has enabled.
Thanks to all for the memories,
JOEL BROWNDORF
Barry,
I forgot to thank you - for that great Website and giving
everyone an opportunity to communicate.
Regards,
JOEL
Check out
Our
45th Reunion
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Dear Classmates and Friends,
Having lived on the Pacific coast for the last 35 years (and having moved away
from Philadelphia after our graduation in 1958) I've been seriously out of
touch with almost all of you and most things CHS. But as we approach our 50th
Reunion (and as I approach retirement) I find that I have more time to
contemplate the history we shared and (finally!) to actually attend a class
reunion.
So I'm writing to all of you I can still remember in hopes of encouraging you
to attend as well. For those of you who don't remember me, I was the somewhat
annoying wise-acre who worked for four years on the Centralizer, helped to
edit the Record Book (and took most of the candid photos in it), and edited
the late lamented class paper ("The Organ") during our senior year.
After leaving Philadelphia, I went to college at Brandeis (where I roomed with
our late classmate Richard Laden during our freshman year), graduate school at
Cornell (where for one year classmate David Drasin and I had separate
apartments in the same off-campus house) getting a Ph.D. in philosophy in
1967. Since then I've been teaching at various universities, ending up at the
University of Washington in Seattle where I've been since 1973. I'm looking
forward to retiring at the end of 2008.
I hope I get a chance to catch up with some of you next May in Philadelphia.
It would be a treat to see you again after all these years. If you're thinking
of attending and get a chance to write, I'd love to get an email from you.
With warm regards,
Marc
S. Marc Cohen
Professor of Philosophy
University of Washington
Seattle, WA 98195-3350
Marc,
Thanks for your note. I moved back to
Philadelphia last month, after 27 years away. I also had an academic career,
as Dean and Director of Music schools in Boston, Detroit and New York,
combining my love of Spanish and Music. My scholarship ended up focusing on
the music of Spain, Portugal and Latin American (no surprise), and I lived in
several of those countries. I retired about two years ago, but still teach and
lecture part-time.
I have been in touch with several of our
classmates-Jay Kerzner (who was a college roommate), Stan Rosenberg, Steve
Bloom, John Sorrell, et al and even with Leonard Brownstein-my Spanish
teacher.
He is alive and well in Spain, having moved there
permanently about 10 years ago.
I look forward to seeing you all at the reunion,
and welcoming you to my home at 2220 Bainbridge Street, Phila. Pa. 19146-Tel
267-886-8637.
Peter
Marc, Peter, and all
It
was great hearing from the two of you. I remember you both well. Peter, I
remember your love of music, and you were always a dear friend. Marc,
I remember the things you say you were into.
50 years! Central has always been so important to me and so special. I
believe that I am the only member of the 210 who consistently attends the
Northeast football game every Thanksgiving. My wife and oldest son and I
live in West Orange, NJ. My youngest son is an attorney who practices
in Manhattan.
I continue to practice psychology. Many of you may remember that I thought
that I was into math. Until my first advanced calculus course at Penn, w Dr.
Schub. Missed the final, took it at his home on a Saturday, with music piped
in and milk and cookies served. Barry Ivker was there with me, as he had
also missed the final. Anyway, after what turned out to be a difficult open
book test experience, (I think I got a B+ or A- anyway), I quickly switched
gears and ended up majoring in psychology.
So I continue to practice psychology, with offices in West Orange and
Elizabeth. Individual, couples, and family therapy, and a lot of forensic
work, doing evaluations and testifying in custody, termination of parental
rights and adoption, juvenile crimes, immigration issues, and other areas.
Getting involved in parenting coordination, a special-masters-like
responsibility that is aimed at reducing family conflict and literally
keeping high conflict couples out of court. have been active in my
state psychological association, having served as secretary and treasurer,
and coming oh so close twice but falling just short in my candidacy for the
presidency. I love my work and have no intention of retiring as long as I
continue to be healthy.
Perhaps my major claim to fame as a Central grad took place on May 15, 1998.
At the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ, Bill Cosby (CHS 209
but as you know, he did not graduate) performed. He spoke about his days at
Central, and two of us in the audience applauded when he mentioned our
school. So when he asked me "who was the red faced algebra teacher who
coached the track team," I immediately replied, for the audience,
"Mr Grimsley!" He asked me (and I was seated way up, on the third
tier, directly above the stage), "and how did he walk," I did not
remember. Bill C limped across the stage. I remembered then. We exchanged a
few more qs and as.
He was doing two shows that evening. My wife Arlene and I joked that I
should try to meet him backstage between the shows, and maybe get an
autograph. "Yeah, right." But we asked an usher how we would go
about going backstage. We were told to go through certain double doors. We
finally found the stage door entrance outside the theater and pressed the
buzzer. I told the person who answered that I wanted to meet Mr. Cosby
because I had just performed in the show with him. We heard an authoritative
voice say "Stand by." After what seemed like hours, we were
finally escorted backstage.
When he greeted us, and we were hoping for just a moment and perhaps a
handshake and autograph, he put his arm around Arlene and started walking
towards his dressing room. Not wanting to be left behind, I followed them.
He quickly kibitzed about our sons and his resolve to straighten them out.
He was down to earth and quite funny.
Then he asked Arlene if she had gone to Penn. I have no idea why he did, but
she said that she had. He found out that I had gone to Penn. Then he said to
her that "if I had known you then, you would have been a cheerleader
and I would have been a football player and I would have stolen you from
him." Then he asked her to sit in a way that she could see the two of
us.
Out of nowhere, he began to sing "Let others sing of college
days....." Not knowing if I would remember all of the words and
worrying about being embarrassed if I would miss any, I immediately joined
in with him. I began singing louder and with more confidence, and others
later told us how great the two of us sounded. Peter, according to my wife,
i often sing very much off key.
Then Bill had someone take a picture of himself with the two of us. ,
which I brought to the 40th and will bring to the 50th. He concluded the 15
minute meeting by whispering to Arlene "call me."
We actually did, a month or so later, as I wanted to invite him to our 40th.
Never got through to him, though I had sent a formal invitation and offer to
pick up expenses. His agent was just not helpful. I had wanted to sing the
school song with Bill at the reunion. Never happened.
However, a few years later, when we went to see Bill Cosby at the Community
Theatre in Morristown, NJ, he was doing his routine. He asked if there were
any Central High grads, and two of us came up to the stage with him, at his
invitation. Naturally, he began to sing our school song. This time I sang
with him publicly, before ten or fifteen thousand folks. It happened too
quickly for a photo, and though the entire show was videotaped for the view
of the audience, the tape was erased immediately after the performance, and
this too is but a memory.
I am looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible in Philly in May.
May you all continue to have good health.
Ron
Silikovitz
From: ASTOBEY@aol.com
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 14:14:23 EDT
Subject: Update To: barry-ls@comcast.net
I forgot to mention in my note about Leonard Brownstein, that I recently retired
from SUNY Fredonia, and while still living in Western New York, I am planning to
return to Philadelphia as soon as our house sells.
My wife Anne and I spent a month there last fall and loved it. We rented a house
in Queen Village, and fully enjoyed getting to know the city after 27 years of
non-residence.
I am still active as a bassoonist, and interpreter/translator of Spanish and
Portuguese.
I would love to hear from any of our classmates.
Best,
Peter
Thoughts on Retirement
from Freddie Jacobs
From: "Fred Jacobs" <fjacobslaw@comcast.net>
To: <barry-ls@comcast.net>
Subject: Thoughts on Retirement from Freddie Jacobs
Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:58:03 -0400
In January, 2006, after nearly 36 years in private practice in Easton,
Pennsylvania, I turned my law firm over to my son and became a full time
resident of Longboat Key, Florida.
By April, 2006, I was bored beyond redemption, even with unlimited time for my
passions of sailing, offshore fishing, sculling, etc. On a whim, I studied for
and passed the Florida Bar in July, 2006. I am now active professionally down
here with a combination of per diem legal work, teaching law and pro bono legal
work for children. The per diem work is the same stuff I have been doing for 35
years in the areas of Federal taxation, banking and securities law for a law
firm in Sarasota. The teaching is at Stetson Law School where I am an Adjunct
Professor of Tax Law. I had never tought anything previously.
The pro bono work involves representing abused and neglected children in the
12th Florida Judicial Circuit. I get to speak for the children and raise hell
against the delinquent parents or other caretakers, their attorneys, the Florida
Department of Family and Children`s Services and anyone else I can get my hands
on. This is also a stretch as I never did anything in this area before. Needless
to say, the work for the children is the most intensive an gratifying legal work
I have ever done.
I still have time to do all the leisure activities I want to do down here,
especially during the weekends and the long, South Florida summer twi-light.
Lessons learned about retirement in my particular case:
1. Be careful what you wish for, you may get it. Either don't retire or plan as
busy and active a retirement as possible.
2. Activities like golf, tennis, boating, texas hold em in the poker room of the
local track, or whatever, are only fun when you are supposed to be doing
something more important. If these activities are the only thing you have to
live for or do all day, they can loose their appeal quickly.
3. At this point in our lives, we are old, reasonably secure financially, have
seen and done almost everything and are nearly invincible. We simply can`t be
hurt or damaged anymore, except in matters of health or death, over which we
have little control. Therefore, we should either keep working and die with our
boots on (a valid choice for many) or retire and try and do new and different
things, take chances and kick ass.
That's the way I see it. God willing, I will see everyone at our 50th. Oy vay (a
Jewish expression meaning "oh no " or "woe is me").
Freddie Jacobs 7/31/07
Fredric C. Jacobs Esquire
2214 Harbour Court Drive
Long Boat Key, FL 34228
941 387 0464
941 387 8645(fax)
fjacobslaw@comcast.net
I am planning to start a new page on this site with a thread of your
comments on what you are all doing in retirement. It should be very interesting.
Please help make this happen by contributing your experiences.
Send to: barry-ls@comcast.net
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006
From: Stephen Tsihlas <stevetsihlas@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Looking for Classmates in Texas.
To: barry-ls@comcast.net
Is any of my 210 classmates living in the Austin, Texas area. if yes, contact me
and we can try to connect for a mini-reunion; even if it is only two.
Hope that the rest of the year and the stock market goes well for all of us. As
an afterthought, I am sending a photo of myself at Lake Travis, Austin, Tx. We
live ten minutes from the lake.
Stephen Tsihlas
From: <nostroff1@comcast.net>
Subject: new email
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006
Just thought I would drop you guys a line with my new (updated) Email address. I
think the last time I corresponded had to be 5 years ago.
Nat Ostroff: nostroff1@comcast.net
From: <drfbi@netzero.net>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 20:46:20 GMT
To: IanWachstein@aol.com
Subject: Re: Central Class of 210 50th Reunion
Dear Ian,
Barry Ivker here. Formally from New Orleans. Home and practice destroyed by
Hurricane Katrina. Currently living in Birmingham, Alabama; a beautiful,
charming small city,"the Magic City" the locals call it,nothing like
what you imagine from the 60's.Anyway, some of us may be coming from a great
distance, at considerable expense.(air ticket, hotel etc) It should be a
memorable event, But we are coming to see PEOPLE and TALK,and talk and talk. I
agree that we should not spend money on fancy settings and fancy food (fancy
women O.K.) What we need is low key dress, lots of time and space and several
activities. I suggest an entire week-end (like college reunions) Dinner with
comedic entertainment sounds good. Dancing sounds good, Maybe a picnic/Bar-B-Que,
with mixed volleyball or softball (hey, we're only 65-67, think 17-19) The
activity could be scheduled at a local State park or a local estate (O.K. large
home with big back yard )if someone in the class has one to volunteer. Fran and
I would definitely come up north for the event,but I recommend a Sat. night/Sun.
afternoon schedule of events. If you can think of other activities,you can even
start Fri. nite or Sat. afternoon. I definitely favor decreased decor, decreased
donero and increased time . That's my story and I'm stickin' to it. Sincerely,
Barry Ivker
drfbi@netzero.com
2559 Foothills Dr.
Hoover, AL 35226
205-979-9440
From: "Harry Freind" <hfreind@columbus.rr.com>
Subject: Newsweek Top 1000 High School List
Date: Sun, 30 Apr 2006
Hi "guys"
Just reviewed the latest Newsweek list. No CHS (or any Philadelphia School). Or
did I miss it???
Any comments?
Harry Freind
From: Ercgdys
Sent: Mon, 10 Apr 2006
Subject: Re: Central Class of 210 50th Reunion
Hi to all - this sounds like a neat idea. I missed the last reunion
due to business issues. But as of last month, I should have more time
to have fun, since I am now officially retired. I can't believe it!
Currently, we (Marilyn - and me) are visiting with our three children
and newest grandson, 4 days old, and our two other grandchildren in
Houston, Texas. We live in Knoxville, Tennessee, where we have been for
the last 12 years. I guess like most of you, I still believe I can do
most anything, although my back sometimes disagrees with me.
We are looking forward to a party and our 50th reunion and seeing a
lot of 210 classmates.
My new email address is edwrcar@yahoo.com
Regards to all.
Ed Carlin
From: IanWachstein@aol.com
Date: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:40:10 EDT
Subject: Central Class of 210 50th Reunion
Hello Central 210 Classmates,
A short while ago, I made a suggestion to Paul Hirschman about a 50th
anniversary class reunion (think June, 2008), and I thought I’d pass it
along to the rest of you for your thoughts.
I should admit at the outset that while most if not all of you have grown and
matured over the years, I appear to have remained an immature 17 year old. Thus
the reason for my idea.
And the idea?
A cheap affair in a decent sized and inexpensive room (I mean a gathering of the
210 troops, not a meeting at a motel room with an interesting woman) featuring a
DJ playing the music which has us out on the floor doing the jitterbug, the fox
trot (slow, sexy and easy) and the mambo (or rhumba); pizza and hoagies, beer
and wine and butterscotch krimpets (or other assorted sweets); the gang with
wives or girl friends or boyfriends (this is 2006, after all) dressed casually
as if we were still 17 and getting ready for graduation; and I know a very good
comedian who graduated Overbrook High in 1958 (I forgave him for that since he's
a good guy as well as funny) who would add laughter to our party.
One possible place? The community room in Collingswood, New Jersey, just five
minutes from the Ben Franklin Bridge, though if we attracted more than 200
guests, it might be too small.
So ....... wudeeuthink? Got a better idea? If so, throw it into the mix.Â
I hope all is well with everyone.
   (Herb) Ian Wachstein
     (not to be confused with our former leader, Herb Weinstein)
From: MR ALAN <ajm6251@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 2005 06:03:16 -0800 (PST)
Hello Paul,
I trust all is going well with you. We here in Texas are enjoying
life. Gale and I cruise often, and on the most recent trip I was suprised
to run into a classmate. He recognized me (and I'm ashamed to say I
still don't quite remember hi Bernie Miller. He is a physican and lives
with his wife in Arizona. It is a small world!
My new e-mail addresses are:
Work: malinger@nortel.com
Home: AJM6251@sbcglobal.net
Also, please update my phone conacts:
Home: 972 248 9933
Work: 972 685 1453
Cell: 214 732 4193
I really wanted to come to the "65th" (which I hit November 12th),
but between our chlidren visiting (late October, then again for my
birthday bash in November) and planning for our next cruise (in two weeks) we
just couldn't break away. So far it seems that every reunion has
coincided with another major family event. (One of our son's graduations -
High School, Colleges, Ordination - our oldest is the Rabbi at Temple
Shalom in Aberden NJ, grandchildren's births - 6 so far. But I think
everything is starting to slow down so I'm looking towards seeing the "old
boys" at the next gathering.
Please keep me informed.
BTW, Have you any idea of Josh Horowitz' contact information, also
Donald Oaks?
Thanks,
Alan Malinger
From: "Paul Hirschman"
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005
Barry:
I have received a note from Barry Ivker. Apparently they took it hard in New
Orleans. Note
is attached In his original
handwriting (PDF).
Have a good Thanksgiving.
Paul
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2005
From: Stephen Tsihlas <stevetsihlas@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Afterlife
Afterlife: Is defined by me as the beginning of retirement. The opportunity
(hopefully) to set your own schedule and indulge those many things that have
gone wanting.
I wish for all of my 210 classmates who have made it a long and healthy and
fullfilling afterlife.
I grief for those that have passed on to a different Afterlife. It brought tears
to my eyes and a lump in my throat when I reviewed the list of the departed.
As for me, I retired in April, after 38 years, from Ford Motor Co. My family and
I have moved away from those cold, miserable Michigan winters to live in Austin,
Texas ( I always wanted to be a cowboy ).
Best wishes to all of my former classmates. We still rock.
Please note my new e-mail address: stevetsihlas@sbcglobal.net.
I concur on the “afterlife” concept. I have been retired for the last 18
months and I have been having the time of my life. I find that there are not
enough hours in a day. I have rediscovered the joy of reading and competitive
pistol shooting. My wife of 42 years also retired, we travel and we enjoy life
to the fullest.
Much thanks in advance. Be well.
Paul Hirschman
I concur. So much to do: catch up on reading etc. Last year in anticipation of
retirement we bought a preowned boat. There is ahuge lake here, Lake Travis,
just outside of Austin and we look forward to next spring. I also am a shooter;
informal and have discovered an outdoor shooting range close by. I have not yet
used it since we are still settling into the house here.
My wive and I (2nd marriage), are also kept busy with our 12 year old daughter.
Enjoy each moment. Best wishes.
Stephen Tsihlas
Date: Sun, 10 Jul 2005
From: Marty Caplan <denvermartyc@yahoo.com>
Subject: Central 210
To: barry@graphic-barry.com
Hi Barry,
Thanks for doing such a great job on the web site. I haven't been able to attend
the reunions because I have lived in Denver for the past 32 years.
My career has been in education. I began my career as a math teacher. I was the
Headmaster of a private school called Herzl Jewish Day School for 17 years. I
built the school from an enrollment of 30 children to a school of 320 children.
I then went back to teaching math for 6 years at a different school, and then I
finished my full-time career with 4 years as the Headmaster of a school for
children identified as gifted.
I retired from full-time work a year ago, but I am working part-time training
new teachers. I am enjoying my new found free time.
I have been married for 41 years. My wife, Arna, has also had a career in
education, and she is now retired. We have two children (Bill-age 37 and
Karen-age 34). Both are college professors. We have three wonderful
grandchildren, ages 8, 6, and 2.
Best wishes to everyone,
Marty Caplan
denvermartyc@yahoo.com
Breaking News!
03/31/2005
I received a letter today informing me that Bill Richman passed away on February
14, 2005. His death was unexpected in that the initial diagnosis of esophageal
cancer was not determined until November 2004. The letter was sent by Willetta
Wyatt Silva, PhD <http://www78.homepage.villanova.edu/willetta.silva/>
Full
Text of Notice
From: "Paul Hirschman"
Subject: Meet Time
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004
Gentlemen: I hope that the summer has been good to you all. Well it is time to
address two issues: 1) our up coming 65th birthday ands do we want to have a
birthday party to celebrate the occasion; and 2) our graduation class prize is
now funded and we need to establish the criteria for the prize. So give thought
to both of these issues.
As for a date for our dinner/meeting please advise on what works for you. We are
looking at the first and second week of November. Specifically 1st, 3rd,
Thursday the 4th or the following week the 8th, 9th 10th or Thursday the 11th.
Please advise on what works for you. Be well.
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Wednesday the 10th of November is the only evening that works for the vast
majority of the group.
We have a reservation at 6:30 PM on the 10th at:
Caffe Valentino
Wharton & Moyamensing (3rd St. also intersects, and parking is bountiful)
S. Phila., Pa
215-336-3033
www.valentino-caffe.com
Please note that it is a B.Y.O.B.
Also if you can provide a yes or no response it would be helpful for a final
head count.
See you on the 10th. Be well.
From: "Paul Hirschman"
Gentlemen:
Much has transpired since our reunion of last October. I hope that all of you
are well and looking forward to a wonderful summer.
Early this week our cheery band of planners met to discuss our next challenge,
our 65th birthday party. We had 12 classmates show up on a very rainy evening in
South Philadelphia. It brought in the likes of Marc Levin from California and
Richard Karmel from Canada. The consensus was that waiting for our 50th reunion,
in 2008, would be too long a period between functions and as a result we
probably would not be able to recognize one another.
At this time we are in the early stages of planning for our 65th birthday party
to take place in 2005. As yet dates and location are to be determined. By
definition “early stages” means eating and drinking in preparation for the
planning phase of the activity. We will keep you informed.
Just a reminder to anyone who has had a change of address please make a note to
keep us informed of the change. Further, please review the web site and advise
if you can assist in tracking lost classmates. This will be most helpful for
future functions.
And lastly our 210 Class Scholarship is well on its way of achieving our initial
goal of $5,000. With that amount we will be able to fund a permanent gift that
will be made at the annual graduation of CHS. If you need information on how to
forward your tax deductible contribution please contact me.
Enjoy the summer.
Be
well.
Paul
From: "Paul Hirschman"
Subject: We Have Lost One More
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003
I received a note
from Susan Gross in which she advised
that Alan passed away July 25 of this year.
Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2003
From: noah <n-noah@earthlink.net>
Subject: Central High
Great web site. I was in the 212. Sadly, I noticed that Stephen M Levin has
passed.
My wife and I used to double date with him and Sally many moons ago. Do you have
any other info about him?
Even though it has been years since we last saw him, the news saddened us.
Thanks
Noah
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Does anyone have information about Stephen M Levin? Send it in and I will post
it.
Barry
From: "paul Hirschman"
<phirschman@hotmail.com
Subject: Reunion & Class News
Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003
Gentlemen:
The 45th reunion is only a month away. Many of you have already forwarded your
responses and we are anticipating a wonderful star studded affair. Many
classmates will be bringing guests to participate and enjoy the festivities. For
those who will attend, you will receive an electronic copy of our wonderful 1958
class film, produced by Harvey Green, a full copy of the class yearbook, as well
as the entire 210 web site. So don’t miss out on this wonderful souvenir.
For those of you, who are procrastinating, please be advised that your response
is required no later than October 5th to insure that you will be appropriately
accommodated. And don’t forget to forward a current photograph for the class
then and now gallery.
Complete and forward the response form even if you will not be attending. In
this way we will be able to insure that our database is current and we will be
able to include you in all of our future activities.
On a more somber note I must advise of the untimely passing of Richard Perry on
the 7th of September 2003. Contributions in Dick’s name can be made to the PA
Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Hope to see you at the reunion in October.
Be well,
Paul
From: "Michael D. Muldawer"
<silicon@swcp.com>
Subject: Hello!
Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2003
Barry,
I’ll be back next month and am looking forward to seeing some of the old (and
I mean old) classmates, most of whom I haven’t had contact with since that
fateful day in 1958 when we were thrown out to face the world. Compared to some
of the stories posted on our site, my life has been relatively uncomplicated. I’ve
been living in Albuquerque since completing my psychiatric residency in 1970.
Before then I went to Penn State, then Penn Med. Judy Kiviat and I have been
married since 1966. David, our son, is the women’s tennis coach at University
California at Santa Cruz. Our daughter Debbie is a teacher in Albuquerque.
I have a private practice in Psychiatry, but am spending much time doing
psychopharmacology lectures for various pharmaceutical companies. After I gave
up tennis because of deteriorating knees, I’ve spent my leisure time playing
bluegrass guitar. Like many of you, my prostate is now the biggest organ in my
body.
I hope we’ll have name tags because I haven’t been able to recognize any of
the pictures of the 2003 Men of the Ten. Here is my picture to add to that
group.
Michael
David Muldawer
From: DJ4442DOC@aol.com
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003
Dear Barry,
I know you are involved in planning for the reunion. Is this brunch a stag
affair? In other words are most of the class coming with their
brides,girlfriends,etc. or solo. I am planning to come in just for the nostalgia
and comraderie. I look forward to seeing all.
See you in October,
Don Fruchtman
_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/
Hi Don:
Most of the reservations that I have seen come in are solo. Domestic Partners
(PC) are certainly welcome and there are reservations for at least 7 that I know
of so far. I look forward to seeing you and whoever you decide to bring.
Barry
From: Wsclu@aol.com
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2003
Subject: 210 class reunion guest of Marc Levin
Hi Barry,
Marc talked me in to coming East with him and attending the reunion.
Whenever we review the Mirror Yearbook or look at the videos from past events,
he always reminds me that I knew twice as many classmates as he did.
I realize how fortunate I was to be a part of such a grand tradition.
I transferred to Germantown in my Junior year.
I hope you are in good health and wealth and look forward, with much enthusiasm,
to seeing you and the rest of the 210 friends.
Since you are in charge of the WebSite, I want to thank you for adding my name
to the internet master list as " honorary classmate".
I really am appreciative of the gesture.
Thank you.
Warren ( Allan Gordon still calls me Bubbles")
Warren Seltzer
From: "Bruce" <weissmanbw@bellsouth.net>
Subject: My New Email Address and Update
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003
Hi Barry-
Thanks for the great web page. I love hearing the old Central High Alma Matter!
I'm sorry I won't be able to attend the 45th reunion, but I'm definitely looking
forward to the 50th.
Here's a quick update for your class news (and my new email address):
For the past 30 years, I've been in solo practice of Otolaryngology and Facial
Plastic Surgery in Miami Beach. This year, we just formed the South Florida ENT
Associates, a group of 26 ENT specialists. Getting two dozen doctors to agree on
anything is as difficult as herding cats.
My wife Annette is the principal of an elementary school in Aventura, Florida
and we just celebrated the wedding of our son, Jason in April. He's a CPA and
married another CPA. . My oldest son, Richard (35), is a lieutenant with the
Miami Beach Police Department. My other son, Pete (29), is living in Washington,
D.C. After serving three years in the Clinton White House, he is now the
speechwriter for U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash). I'm looking forward to
seeing everyone at the 50th Reunion.
Thanks,
Dr. Bruce Weissman, 210
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2003
From: Dick Raspa
Subject: central
Hi Barry:
Can it be 45 years already. It seems like just a while ago that I rode the
subway every day from South Philadelphia to Olney Avenue for the privilege of
attending Central High School. It was an stunning journey from my immigrant
neighborhood into that space where ideas mattered so much. I'm in Detroit,
teaching at Wayne State University, and have been here since 1968 except for
some years spent in Utah and Europe.
The photo
is of me at my daughter's graduation
from Harvard in June 2003.
Best regards,
Dick Raspa
From: "Alan Malinger"
<malinger@nortelnetworks.com>
Subject: Add me to the list
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2003
It was really great to see so may of you guys are responding to this excellent
collection of memories.
Please add me to the e-mail list and I'll input more after I return from
vacation.
Anyone else from the 210 in the Dallas area?
Alan (stay off my stage!) Malinger
A Big OOPS!
Date: Tue, 3 Jun 2003
From: "Elijah Shalis" <ESHALIS@alumnimail.albion.edu>
Subject: Central High School class of 1958
Hi, I am wondering why my Dad is listed in the "In Memory" section? He
is very much alive and well. Also why is he listed with the Esq. title?
Elijah Shalis
From: "Paul Hirschman"
<phirschman@hotmail.com>
To: ESHALIS@alumnimail.albion.edu
Date: Tue, 03 Jun 2003
Please accept our apology and extend to your father our great pleasure in
knowing that he is still with us. We will rectify the error and remove the
incorrect posting. There was a confusion between the E. Shalis of the 210th
class of Central High School and a member of the 209.
We have lost contact with your father. Hopefully you can provide a current
mailing address, phone number and hopefully an e-mail address so that we can
re-establish contact.
Thank you for your assistance
Paul L. Hirschman
Important Message
from Michael Zal
From: "Michael Zal"
<dochmz@msn.com>
Subject: Re: Endowment Campaign
Date: Wed, 14 May 2003
The ASSOCIATED ALUMNI of the CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL IS RAISING MONEY TO RENOVATE
THE BARNWELL LIBRARY. WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. About four
million dollars have been raised to date. Our own Alan Gordon, Esq. will be
chairing a Lawyer's Division of the fund raising committee.
For more infomation call Richard Prinz, President Elect of the Board of Managers
or link to the CHS website @ http://www.centralhigh.net/alumni/fundraising/index.html
Michael Zal
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003
From: Irving Goldworm <irving@goldworm.info>
Subject: Interest historic tidbit
Recently I was reading some history of photography and noticed in
Photography:The Early Years by George Gilbert that the first American to make a
daguerreotype (although not the first daguerreotype made in America) was John
Saxton, who on October 16, 1839 took a picture from a second-story window of the
U.S. Mint of the State Armory and Central High School.
So Central has a claim to fame other than its counter-culture guru gone berserk.
Irving Goldworm
From: DJ4442DOC@aol.com
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2003
Dear Barry,
I keep weekly tabs on the site and it is great to hear good news about everyone
but not the bad news that we are not immortal. Since my last email things are
essentially status quo. I am living in Scottsdale,Arizona and working more hours
than I would like but retirement is not in the near future. I am looking forward
to the reunion next fall. I saw the email from Kenny Goldblatt,who I have not
seen forever despite a close friendship many years ago. It really is great to
hear tidbits from all. Keep up the good work with the site.
Dr. Don Fruchtman
p.s. anyone coming this direction give a call,I am in the book.
From: "Paul
Hirschman"
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003
Please update the site for the following:
Richard Reisman is no longer missing (alive and in Philadelphia)
Charles
Staton also is no
longer missing he is deceased, about 5 years ago in Hawaii
Source of both Jerry Fisher.
Paul
From: Dlowen4241@aol.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 >
Barry good to hear from you; Last night Stanley called me from Newark airport on
his way home to Denmark. He had been lecturing at The Phila. College of
Osteopathic Medicine and may return briefly later this year. I have recovered
substantially from a severe stroke in Jaan '00. Herbie visited last week and he
can update you on my progress here in Gator town. Please keep in contact, With
good wishes to you and family for a healthy prosperous '03, David
From: "Marc
Levin" <marcopup@earthlink.net>
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003
Hi Barry,
The best for the New Year to you and all of our classmates. Attached is a photo
of me and my grandson who lives in West Africa. I couldn't play for Kolenda, but
this kid could. The Southern California alumni group will be having its next
event later this month at Irv Sherman Goldworm's house. Hmmm, I better watch out
for the brownies.
Best, Marc
Marc & Abdu
From: KGDocJock@aol.com
Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 09:56:00 EST
Barry,
I haven't contacted our website in quite awhile-you and others involved are
doing a terrific service to guys like me who are still kind of new at exploring
new things on the computer-I hope to be there for our 45th reunion in Phila.
Ken Goldblatt
Subject: Paul Ellerbee
I received a note from Cliff Harmon, actually it is the obituary
for Paul Ellerbe . He
past away 10/14/02. I found the obituary on phillynews.com. I am not sure how
long it will be posted.
Paul
From: Dlowen4241@aol.com
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2002
Subject: Re: 210th class - meeting of the 45th reunion planning committee
Barry, would you consider a reunion coincident with the annual CHS Northeast
High football game? If not I hope to see you whereever.
David T Lowenthal, MD,PhD.
http://www.med.ufl.edu/pharm/facdata/GRECC/cvlowen.html
Anyone have any thoughts
on Dave's Suggestion?...... Send them in.
10/10/2002
From
Bob Karp
It was sad to read of Bob Kirschner's death. Here is a story of Bob at Central.
He and I were connected by fate of alphabetazition. Winter morning gym classes
were cold. I had picked up a wool felt jacket with pockets. This didn't seem to
bother Marv Black who was the regular gym teacher. One morning, Mr. Black was
out and Felix Cataldo, head of PE, took his place. Cataldo took a quick look at
me and shouted. "You! What's your name?"...... "Karp! Off the
field! Take a make up tomorrow morning with a real sweat shirt!" I tried to
argue, "this is a real sweat-shirt," but that only made Cataldo
angrier. He turned to the next in line. "You! What's your name? Kirschner?
Kirschner, is that a real sweat shirt?" "Yes, I think it is a real
sweat shirt," says Bob Then Cataldo really blew up. "You, Karp, 2
make-ups. You, Kirschner, one make-up. Now both of you idiots, get out of
here!" I still remember Bob's suppressed grin and the laughing that lasted
till we dropped that followed once we were out of site. What a guy, our friend
Bob Kirschner.
Best wishes to all
Bob Karp
How
Irving Sherman Became Irving Goldworm
Robert
Kirschner, Medical Sleuth, Dies at 61 (our class mate )
Breaking News!
Just
in Pictures of the Event
Dinner Meeting to plan our 45th
reunion will take place on Tuesday 9/17/02
Phila. Royal Villa Cafe at 17th and Jackson
Attending will be:
Barry L. Stern
Herb Weinstein
Howard Levin
Al Gordon
Mike Zale
Don Matzkin
Jeff Schwartz
Marv Katzer
Sylvan Gross
Howard Silverman
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002
From: Don Matzkin <donzo@fridayarc.com>
Barry,
I've got some news for the newsletter:
Over the past ten years or so I've been instrumental in the successful start-up
of two organizations that are helping to revitalize and re-energize the
neighborhoods of Philadelphia:
1. The Community Design Collaborative, an organization that matches non-profit,
community-based organizations and service agencies in need of project planning
and design studies with volunteer design professionals eager to apply their
talents in the service of user-clients who can't afford to pay for them. The
Collaborative has a full- and part-time staff of three, and a list at any given
time of 12-15 active projects, shares space with the AIA Philadelphia (which
also provides additional organizational support), receives much of its funding
thru a contract for services with the City Planning Commission, and in 2001
celebrated its tenth year of growth and maturity as a uniquely Philly
organization. I was one of the founders and served on the steering committee
until a more formal organizational structure was required.
2. CHAD, the Charter High School for Architecture & Design, located at 7th
& Sansom Streets, is committed to the integration of the principles of
design and visual learning methodologies throughout the high school curriculum
and to opening up the design professions to inner city kids. After a rough start
in the Fall of 1999, CHAD has become an example of how good charter school can
be. While it still isn't where we want it - there is no model for a
design-centered curriculum such as we envision, so we have to create it from
scratch - it is well on its way. 50% of this June's graduating class is going on
to college and CHAD's reputation is to the point where it does not have to
actively recruit students - quite a feat for a school located in Center City and
that is not neighborhood-based. I was one of CHAD's founders and served as its
first board president.
Don
From: "Paul L. Hirschman" <phirschman@hotmail.com>
Elmer: Thanks for the lead. I was able to
track Jim via GOOGLE / Univ of Pitt's Medical in about 3 minutes. I do not
have an e-mail but there is a good phone number (office 412-647-3135) and
address. He has an impressive bio see link attached - http://www.ccm.upmc.edu/mcctp/biosny.html.
Also if you find your year book and his picture of a few years back (about 44)
it is an uncanny resemblance. Add some hair, get rid of the fuzz on his
chin, add frames to his glasses and it is the same person. The noses, the
ears, same picture set up - we have our man. He looks happier
today. Again thanks for the lead. Be
well Paul
From: "Freind Harry"
Subject: Fw: DO YOU REMEMBER?
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002
Barry,
Read this, might be appropriate for 210 website. The problem is I can remember
all of the items listed.
DO YOU REMEMBER?
Harry Freind
From: CKlieman@aol.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2002
Guys,
Good job on the site. I lost the link and glad you resent it. Per retirement, I
don't ever plan it. I am presently taking a 3 month post-doctoral fellowship at
Stanford in Endovascular Surgery. I'm having a ball as a student again. Never to
old for this old dog to learn new tricks.
I was surprised at the necropsy and sorry to loose old friends. It would be
helpful if there were links with each name to their 210 picture and info on
them.
Best,
Charles 1958
Charles
Klieman, M.D.
http://www.watchitwork.com
This is a good idea and I have now added the links and pictures to the In Memory
Page. It would be very helpful if anyone has information about our deceased
classmates who are listed at the "In
Memory" page
after Central. Please send it in to me so it can be placed along side their
yearbook pictures.
Barry
From: "Freind Harry" <hfreind@columbus.rr.com>
Subject: "Life Long Dream"
Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2002
Hi guys,
All during High School while many of you had "cool cars', I had to be
content with my Dad's Station Wagon. (When I could get it!!). Now I finally have
a "cool car" with no competition. This is me in my new
"toy". And yes it's as much fun as it looks. (For the un-initiated,
it's a 65 Mustang in very good condition)
Harry Freind
Click To Enlarge
Breaking News!
Marc Levine, Larry Simpson, Terry Snyder, Irving Goldworm (ne Sherman) and
Warren Selzer had a mini-Reunion of Central High 210's who live in Los Angeles
in May, 2002, at the Malibu home of Marc Levine. It was great! We reminisced
about old friends and teachers for an entire afternoon.
Click To Enlarge
From: "Pastor Anton" <cja@blcwh.org>
Subject: Re:Is it really coming up on 45?
Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2002
Sometimes it is hard for me to comprehend that next year we will have been
gone from Central for 45 years. Browsing through the website brought back
memories as though they were yesterday...our class pin, the cover of the
yearbook (which is somewhere in our house), and the "Bachelors Degree"
we
were given for surviving (at times it felt like that).
It also reminded me of gathering at the foot of the South lawn to play cards
at lunch or after school pick up soccer games with Roman and Roman making
most of us feel like inept players (we were) and running track on concrete
sidewalks on the eastside of the building (parents today would be horrified
and lawyers, I suspect, delighted.
Many good memories. Carl J. Anton
From: ksskls08@aol.com
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002
After years of unsucessful psychoanalysis,my fear of being caught with my pants
down has become undenyably clear to me as revisited this event , which I think
was called" depantsing," on this website.
I was so happy to be informed of this website.I am doing well.I have been a
practicing psychologist in Baltimore;I married a professional dancer who now has
a dance school ; and I have two daughters,one of whom is getting married this
July . I still have nightmares of being caught cheating in Mr. Brecht's French
class as well as other bad dreams of being the only person on the JV football
team to receive numerals,not a letter.
All kidding aside,I think my years @ CHS were some of the happiest in my life .
I look foward to hearing from you guys.
Take care,
Ken Sachs
From RCarretta@aol.com Thu, 21 Mar 2002
Paul,
I wanted to let members of the 210 know that Earl (Dutch) Kramer died
unexpectedly at his home in Alta Sierra, CA on Dec 27, 2000.
Dutch is survived by his wife, Miriam and children, Rob, James and Janet.
Miriam relocated to Orangevale, CA and works as a nurse and nuclear medicine
technologist. Dutch is buried in Frackville, PA.
Bob Carretta
From: "Murray E. Abowitz" <Mea@abowitzlaw.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2002
Thanks very much for the communication. I have been out of touch for many years.
I am practicing law in Oklahoma City with Abowitz Rhodes & Dahnke P.C. I
have been here since 1971. I worked in New York City for Mobil Oil before that.
I have been married 36 years to a lady from Chatham NJ. We have 2 daughters who
are living in Boston. My practice takes me to the east coast regularly but I
have not been able to get to any of the 210 reunions. Hopefully I will be able
to attend the 45th.
The website is great!
Classmate
In The News
Alan H. Gordon, elected 75th Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association
http://www.philabar.org/chancellor.asp
http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/011204/phtu019_1.html
A couple of recent articles written by Allen can be found
at:
http://www.philabar.org/member/pubs/phl_lawyer/fall02/2.asp
http://www.philabar.org/member/pubs/bar_reporter/Dec_2002.pdf
From: Barry Ivker
fran@elvispresley.com
Received 02/12/2002 by US Mail
Re posted in it's original hand written format.
Side 1
Side 2
From: PGood800@aol.com
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002
Subject: Great Job on Website
Whereabouts
Unknown:
Aaron Shenkman-last contact 1993; was CFO of hair products firm in El Paso;
mentioned in Fortune Magazine; Try Howard Levin for details
Ron Loos-last contact 1989; was distribution chief at Sears Columbus, OH;
probably retired from Sears
Missed last 210 event due to Saudi Arabian business...still in Chicagoland,
traveling the world as a consultant.
Best Regards,
Nate Goodman
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Hey Nate:
This is interesting information you provided about Aaron Shenkman. I found stuff
on him on the web and it looks like he really hit it big.
http://www2.inc.com/incmagazine/articles/6322-print.html
Here is where he sold about 20 million dollars in stock on a fast count
http://quicktake.morningstar.com/Stock/whosselling.asp?Country=USA&Symbol=HELE
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Barry,
Great search skills! Since it appears that Aaron hit it "big", he can
fund a jet to El Paso for a reunion. After we can go across to the river
to Juarez, which, by the way, made Plum St. in Reading look like a nunnery.
Nate
Dear Barry,
Thanks for your efforts in setting up and maintaining the
210 web site. I enjoyed it.
I hope to be able to visit it more often.
Jerry Fisher
From Richard.Pendleton@mevatec.com
Mon, 04 Feb 2002
Paul,
Thanks ever so much for sending this to me. And, a hearty
“Thank You” to Barry for creating and maintaining this site. The site has
reawakened many memories about my formative years at CHS and in Philadelphia. I
haven’t visited Philly since October 1983. All my Philly relatives have
passed.
Cheers,
Dick
Dear 210 class-mates,
I gained entry with the new web site having been “denied
access” in past attempts. It
required confession to reading the Classic Comic version of Tale of Two Cities
in Ming the Merciless’s senior English class.
How did it start? “Those
were pretty good times or maybe they weren’t so bad....” It’s back to CHS for two detentions and a make-up AM
gym class.
I’ve been in Brooklyn 15 years now as a pediatrician
working harder now then I did at the beginning of my career as a “Store front”
doctor in north central Phila. I run Downstate Medical Center’s resident
Clinic and a Social/Community Pediatric Initiative in the nearby east Flatbush
and Crown Heights communities. There’s
lots of work to do around nutrition, lead poisoning, and, learning problems
associated with “fifth world” poverty—poverty in the midst of wealth.
The demands of Managed Care are excessive though.
In answer to Dave’s question of when to retire, I’d
like to cut the work back to what is enjoyable and worthwhile and never stop.
My two older sons, 34 and 32, are out in the world and
working. I have a 13 year old son
and a 10 year old daughter from a 2nd marriage, and they are a
delight. My wife Linda and I live
in Princeton NJ. She is a librarian
at the University. I do keep in
touch with Roger Feldman and will call to see whether he is on e-mail.
Best wishes to all,
Bob Karp
rkarp@downstate.edu
Barry,
I am adding my kudos for your web page & music. (Who
is that piano player, anyhow?) I
noticed there are several of us 210ers who have moved here to this overcrowded
patch of California. I have been
here since 1963. I’d like to
propose a mini-reunion of those of us who live here.
Just sort of a informal get together with spouses, significant others or
not. If any of you are up for this,
you can contgact me at Dolfine@aol.com or
by phone at 323 571 1427. I am
centrally located. If this sounds
like a good idea, let me know with your suggestions.
I know there are at least five of us.
Updating: I am a National
Board Certified Teacher in a gifted magnet school which could easily be a junior
CHS. Teaching is my most
recent re-invention of myself (twelve years) and I have no intention of
retiring - this is too much fun! I’ve
been married for 34-plus years to a native Californian, which means I am the
only one in my family who’s not. We
have a son, 29 (who also is a teacher) and a daughter, 25, who is an outreach
coordinator for a coalition of women’s shelters. My wife, Lynn,
is a teacher/administrator in the district.
Oh yeah - I am involved with community theater,
a natural extension of my love of imitating certain teachers.
(And don’t you think that my current kids do the same?)
So California-based 210 let me know.
Terry Snyder (get your foot out of
that waste basket!)
From: LWACKOVITZ@aol.com
hi guys! for those of you
who remember, i was taciturn during my years at central, and didn't get much
better as the years went by. actually, i was intimidated by what i perceived as
the intellectual superiority of my classmates.at any rate ,i went on to marry my
childhood sweetheart, harriet (nee:singer)(olney high). we have two great
kids.ages 35 and 32, and one marvelous 10 year old granddaughter. i am
apracticing cpa with no thought of retiring. i enjoy (mostly) what i do. hope to
see all of you at the next reunion. barry - this is a great site. many thanks.
Leon Ackovitz 1958
Irving Goldworm. I was Irving Sherman in high school and until
1968,
although my name on my birth cert was Now a/k/a Irving Goldworm
Sherman.
14322 Albers Street
Sherman Oaks, CA 91401
818-994-5452
818-994-7999 fax
goldworm@telocity.com
irving@goldworm.info
Thanks Paul and Barry
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002
From: Peter Schoenbach
What a great idea! Please add my message to our classmates. I am in my
9th year as Director of the School of Music at SUNY Fredonia, near
Buffalo.I still play the bassoon, sometimes with the Buffalo
Philharmonic, and teach a course in Latin American Music (you remember
my Spanish).
I am remarried for twenty years, and have two daughters, Lisi(30) and
Lani(27).
I have been in Music as an administrator at such schools as the Curtis
Institute of Music, New England Conservatory, Boston ,and Wayne State
Universities since 1973, after getting a Ph.D. in Spanish and
Portuguese. I have lived and worked in Philadelphia, Boston, Detroit,
and Buffalo as well as much travel and time abroad.
I remember the wonderful teaching from such inspirations as Andy
Quiroli, Leonard Brownstein in Spanish, Flash Gordon,Uncle Joe and a
number of other exemplary English teachers, and Mr. Ostrow in Music.
I have had a wonderful, full life, personally and professionally. I
am in constant touch with Jay Kerzner, and occasionally with Stan
Rosenberg.
Warmest geetings to all.
<peter.schoenbach@fredonia.edu>
From: Richard Rake
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002
Dear Paul,
Recieved your most recent letter concerning the "World Class" site for
the
210 Class. I was very impressed. My congratulations to Barry for the time and
effort put into this very informative Web Site. I had such a great time
looking at the "old"(very young men) back in 58. How young we all feel
until
we look how time moves on.
I have been married for 35 years and have 2 daughters 34 and 30. I went to
Temple Pharmacy, practiced for 5 years and then went into my family business.
I have been selling and distributing coin operated vending machines in Phila.
My wife Nina and I have been living in Fort Washington Pa. since 1972. Thanks
again for keeping me up to date with the Class.
Best Regards,
Richard Rake
1230 Goodman Drive
Fort Washington, Pa. 19034
E-Mail Gumball523@aol.com
From: Wsclu@aol.com
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002
Subject: The "Great Interloper of the 210" !
Barry,
Mark Levin and Joel B. sent me e-mails with your address.
I am still in contact with many alumni of the 210 to this day. I have fond
memories of you, Monk ( excuse me- Howard) and many others. Mark and I are good
friends
and semi-retired together. I continue my profession as a pension and estate
planning specialist, while Mark looks at the Pacific Ocean and contemplates!
Please keep me in the e-mail loop, and wish you the very best in your
endeavors.
Warren Seltzer
Subject: Hi from Ron Fogel
Dear Barry, The web site is great. I'm living on
Siesta Key,in Sarasota, Fla. with my wife Sandy(nee Minkin Girls High 1961). I'm
still working but enjoying it. I'm a Physical Therapist and have been in
Sarasota for 10 years. Prior to that, I was living in Buckingham, Pa. with Sandy
and my 2 kids(Jeff and Randi).Still talk to Herb Weinstein and indirectly had a
connection with Jay Kerzner( he was my brother-in-law's cardiologist when my
brother-in-law lived in Miami) I can't
believe it, but I actually have 6 (count them ) grandchildren. Boy am I old!!!
Boy we all are old. Terrific seeing all the messages and glad you are doing
well. Ron Fogel ibaronpop@att.net
From: LDRSJCOMMIan@aol.com
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002
Ron
1958
I confess, Barry. When the old alma mater started coming through
the computer
sound system, I was captured by it. My smile would have been no bigger if the
song had been ShBoom by the Crew Cuts. Thank you for putting this web site
together for us. It's a trip. It's good to know that when I begin to approach
retirement in about 10 years (I'm actually much younger than all but the few
of us clasmates who still have at least one kid in high school), I'll have a
place to come (albeit on line) to check out the "old" gang.
(Herb) Ian Wachstein
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002
From: "Hall, William" <whall@ccac.edu>
Hi Barry,
I'm sorry that I appear to be one of the missing. I'm alive and well,
also wondering about retirement. My wife, Judy (Northeast High), and I
have lived in Monroeville, Pa. for the last twenty-five or so years. She
teaches mathematics and computer science at California Univ. of Pa. and
I teach the physical sciences - astronomy, chemistry and physics at
CCAC. Great website! I owe so much to my parents, Noel Ignatin, for
convincing me to come to Central, and Central High. My email addresses
are
whall@ccac.edu
and
jihall@nauticom.net
and webpage
http://www.nauticom.net/users/jihall/bill.htm
Good Luck,
William Roy Hall, Ph.D.
From: "Steve Wolfson" <swolfson@sprynet.com>
Subject: 210 Class etc
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002
Barry
Thank you for Emailing your work regarding the class 210 stuff.
I am not very computer literate, very fearful of virus', and do not spend much
time "surfing" or whatever. However, the ease of moving within your
references and the enjoyment I got from the jogged memory is much appreciated.
Thank you.
I am presently at our Wyoming home in the "sticks" where I am enjoying
the skiing. I use the computer at night for financial reasons and sometimes even
Email my sons or someone. Your Email tonight was fantastic. Although I am not
too good at the computer, I can get down a slippery slope or two.
Thanks again, hope all is well for you,
Steve Wolfson
Wed, 16 Jan 2002
From: Don Matzkin <donzo@fridayarc.com>
Organization: Friday Architects/Planners Inc.
Subject: 210 Info
Hi Barry, Great job with the website. I've got some info for you:
- Steve Tsihlas is listed among the missing but his whereabouts are
mentioned in Harry Freinds' message posted to the site on 12/31/01 along
with a photo of the two of them. So Larry can post another two befores and
afters. I didn't read thru all of the "messages from the
guys" but there may be more of this kind of accessible info posted
right now and it is likely that it will snowball.
- I spent some time with Steve Kahn under sad circumstances yesterday:
His brother, Alan (CHS 201, and my brother-in-law), died in retirement in
Florida this past weekend and was brought back to be buried in the family
plot in Har Zion Cemetery. Steve's data are:
Stephen D. Kahn
Arent Fox, Attorneys at Law
1050 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036-5339
kahns@arentfox.com
www.arentfox.com
- My website is www.fridayarc.com and you can delete the aol email address
that is listed for me, retaining only <donzo@fridayarc.com>. See
below for some more of this kind of thing.
Thanks for putting it together. I hope to put some more updated info
out there soon. And a recent photo, too.
Don
Donald R. Matzkin, AIA
donzo@fridayarc.com
Phone: 215-382-0910
Mobile: 267-456-0002
Web Page: www.fridayarc.com
Company: Friday Architects/Planners Inc.
Phone: 215-564-0814
Fax: 215-564-1157
From: JIB1224@aol.com
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002
DEAR BARRY,
GREAT JOB!!!
IT'S SAD THAT I HAVE ENOUGH SPARE TIME TO READ MARC LEVIN'S MESSAGE.
REGARDING WARREN SELTZER, IF IT WERE NOT FOR HIM LEAVING THE 210 AND PLAYING
QUARTERBACK FOR GERMANTOWN H.S., WE MIGHT NOT HAVE BEATEN THEM SO EASILY EACH
YEAR.
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL, JOEL BROWNDORF
Hi Barry,
Great effort on your part! I never went far from home having retired after 35
years with the School District of Philadelphia as the Director of Network
Systems and Telecommunications. I characterized my efforts with 300 buildings as
"trying to herd cats." I'm doing some consulting just to keep myself
somewhat active.
Jerry
Jerrold L. Snyder, Partner Instructional Technology Associates P.O. Box 14372
Philadelphia, PA 19115 Phone/FAX 215.843.7011
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