text: CHANITE JUNE -^1951 c Itanlte ANNUAL PUBLICATION TALMUDICAL ACADEMY BROOKLYN, NEW YORK JUNE 1951 1 able of contents The Administration 3 Dedication ^ The Elchanite Staff 5 Faculty 6 Graduates 8 Last Will and Testament 2 1 Hall of Fame 22 Reminiscing ... A Poem by Reeve Brenner 24 Senior Annals " 25 Autographs 40 Activities " 41 Torah and Life, by Jules Nordlicht " 54 Yemenite Jewry , by Zvi Sobel 56 A Lesson from Experience ... A Poem by Avram Orbach 60 The Voyage Under the Desks, by Sheldon E. Kornbluth 61 The Brook ... A Poem by Alan Scher 64 The Ideal Friendship , by Marvin Blackman 65 Peace, A Poem by Henry E. Hartman 68 A Background Study of Psychoanalysis, by Avram Orbach 69 Advertisements 75 Scholarship Awards 91 -g^^^O DR. SAMUEL BELKIN President With abiding faith that you will govern your lives by the standard of the Torah and our American democracy, and that you will consider your education as a means to a greater end— towards a concentrated service to G-d and our fellow men, we congratulate you, the classes of 1951, and wish you well-being and well- doing. THE ADMINISTRATION T~WF njsssc^ DR. SHELLEY R. SAPHIRE Principal RABBI ABRAHAM N. ZUROFF Administrator MR. SAMUEL LEVINE Executive Director -THREE- Within the pages of this year bool<, from cover to cover, can be found the striking story of will power and the untiring efforts to attain one goal. With the completion of this beautiful journal, the goal of the students and of one particular individual, has finally been realized. This year, as in the past four years, our Elchanite faculty adviser has devoted much of his very valuable time to this publication. And so with this knowledge, we, the graduating classes of 1951, humbly dedicate this Elchanite to our own Rabbi Baruch N. Faivelson . . . - FOUR - mrr [ Editor-in-Chief Sheldon E. Kornbluth Associate Editors: Activities Marvin Bashkowitz, Joseph Halbfinger Art " Abraham Orbach, Abraham Bruclcenstein Features Aaron Schmerler, Bernard Hoenig Photography Morton J . R ichter 'r Business Managers Henry E. Hartman, William Kotkes, Bernard Greenbaum, Israel Yavne Faculty Advisers: Harry Allan Robert E. Bassell Rabbi Baruch N. Faivelson Art Associates Micha Botknecht, Gilbert Goidfine, Samuel ZIotnick Typists " Dinah Leviton, Sarah Thaler V ELCHANITE TALMUDICAL ACADEMY BROOKLYN, N. Y. Faculty Shelley R. Saphire Principal B. A., College of the City of New York, 1912; M. A., Columbia University, 1913; Ph. D., 1920. Abraham N. Zuroff Administrator B. A., Yeshivah College, 1941; Rabbi, Yeshiva University, 1944; M.A., Columbia University, 1948. Harry Allan Art B.S., Nev^ York University, 1931; M.A., 1933. Robert E. Bassell English and Social Studies B.A., Brooklyn College, 1940; M.A., 1942. Isaac J. Cantor Spanish B.A., New York University, 1922; Professional Diploma, Teachers' College, 1921; M.A., Columbia University, 1931. Haskel Epstein Mathematics M.E., Cornell University, 1922; J.D., New York University, 1926. Baruch N. Faivelson Hebrew B.A., Yeshiva University, 1935; Rabbi, Mirer Yeshiva, 1938; M.A., Columbia University Teachers' College, 1947. Jacob D. Godin Spanish and French M.A., College of the City of New York, 1932 M.S.E., 1933. Sidney Gold English and Social Studies B.A., College of the City of New York, 1930; M.A., Columbia University, 1932. Emery Grossman Music Certificate of Music, 1930. Majer Herskovics Hebrew B.A., Jewish College of Czechoslovakia, 1940; M.A., Pazmany Peter University, 1944; Rabbi, Ungvar Rabbinical School of Czechoslovakia, 1932; D.H.L., Yeshiva University, 1950. Julius Jacobs Physical Education B.A., College of the City of New York, 1929; hA.A. 1935. Philip J. Kipust .jcience and Biology B.A., Brooklyn College, 1950. Julius Landowne Biology B.S., College of the City of New York, 1904; M.A., New York University, 1912. Samuel H. Lebowitz Physics and Chemistry B.S., College of the City of New York, 1922; M.A., Columbia University, 1926. Jechiel Lichtenstein French and Hebrew Ph.D., University of Neuchatel, 1933. Martin Lilker History and Economics B.A., Yeshiva University, 1945; M.A., Columbia University, 1946. Joseph Sarachek English Ph.D., Columbia University, 1936. Alex Shapiro Mathematics B. A., Yeshiva University, 1946; Rabbi, Yeshiva University, 1949. Joseph B. Strum English B.A., College of the City of New York, 1929; M.A., New York University, 1931. Morris Turetsky Mathematics B.S., College of the City of New York, 1931; M.A., Columbia University, 1922; LL.B., St. Lawrence University, 1927. Samuel Levine Director Dinah Levi ton Secretary B.A., Brooklyn College, 1948. Sarah Thaler Secretary - SEVEN - -EIGHT- Z — ^ u- O to to < -NINE- £ifi}ji]j]jr£ CLASS OF JANUARY, 1951 >?■* ^^ HERBERT BERGER Class Secretary, 7; Hebrew Club Secretary-Treasurer, 1 Good-natured Herbie is a Boro Park boy and an excellent Talmud student. He is going to Yeshi- va University where he expects great things to conne his way. Silence is golden. JACOB BRAILOFSKY Class President, 4; Office Squad, 5. Known to us as "Chusid", Jake comes from little Jerusalem (Williamsburg) to preach his religious doctrines. He is a Gemorrah major and can be seen learning in his spare time. All is if I have grace to use it so, grace in my great Taskmaster s eyes. BERNARD GREENBAUM Class President, 8 ; Elchanite Board, 8 ; Class Secretary Treasurer, 3, 5,; Charity Collector, 1-3. Bernie was always busy with the apparatus in the science lab during his stay at T. A. He is going to Yeshiva College where he is majoring in science. ■ TEN. JOSEPH HALBFINGER Elcbaiiile Board, 8; Class Vice President, 2: Library Squad, 2; Class President, 4; Class Sanitation Mana- ger, 5 ; Service Squad, 6. Joe joined our class this past September, when he decided to take' the 3I/2 year course. As the class' comedian Joe's humor and jest put the class in stitches, but gave Mr. Lilker much agony. A foolish inconsistency is the hobgoblin of Utile minds. ^\ STANLEY JAFFE Elchanite Board, 8; Library Squad, 1,6; Class Secretary- Team, 1-8; Class Athletic Manager, 1. Stan majored in basketball and on the side did art work. He is Central High School's basket- ball coach (oh, my!). To be a commercial artist or architect is his ideal. NORMAN KLEINMAN Class Debating Team, 4-8 ; President of Public Speaking Club, 5. Famous as an orator, Norman preaches and quotes the Holy Scriptures quite often. Some- day Norman hopes to be a big Rabbi. How street his voice, he just lores to talk. \U\ - ELEVEEN - £ifiij})iinp ^ *^^ ^ ^ AARON SCHMERLER G.O. President, 8; Class Debating Team, 7-8; School Debating Team, 8; Class Sanitation Manager, 2,5,7,; Class Vice President, 5; Office Squad, 5-7; Service Squad, 5-7; School Choir, 3-5; School Chess Team, 1. Aaron majored in extracurricular activities as he sped to the scene on his bike. He made number 87 famous in TA. He is going to City College where he hopes to become an electrical engineer. Though he goeth on his way wee-ping, bearing the store of seed, he shall come back with joy bearing bis sheaves of success. JUDAH SCHWARTZ Class President, 1 ; Class Debating Manager, 4 ; School Chess Team, 6j; Arista, 6-8; School Debating Team, 6J. Judah seemed to take school as a matter of fact and that's the way it came to him. His stupidity in History won for him first prize among the Yeshivas in the Journal American History Con- test. In English fudah failed - to get a hundred. BERNARD SOBEL Office Squad, 4, Sanitation Manager, 5. He likes to be called ZVI, and agrees whole- heartedly with Burns when the subject is Bro- therhood of Man. He will qo to Brooklyn Col- lege to increase his knowledge. A wan is a man for all that. - TWELWE - MURRAY STEGER Class Vice President, 8; Class Sanltalioii Manger, 4. Moishe was the cash collector in the Yeshiva's cafeteria, before he was graduated. He hopes to own his own restaurant someday. Yeshiva College is where he will go. S/iU waler runs deep. ISRAEL YAVNE G. O. Vice President, 8; EJchanite Board, 8; Office Squad, 6,1 ; Editor of Kolenii, 1 ; Class Vice President 4. This happy-go-lucky fellow was rollbook and admit keeper in Rabbi Yogel's class. Through his efficient service many a student had an admit when one was needed. He expects to pursue his studies in Talmud at Yeshiva Uni- versity. Happiness is the key to success. CMh^'ktK SHY ISRAEL BASSIUR EDMUND CHANOVER MELVIN COHEN SOLOMON GARBER SEYMOUR JAFFE JD5J • THIRTEEN- iimmf. - CLASS OF JUNE, 1951 MARVIN BASHKOWITZ Arista Vice-Leader 1, Arista 6,7,8, Class Vice-Presi dent 3, Class Secretary 4, Activities Editor of Elchanite 7,8, Class Debating Team 4,5, Service Squad 7,8, Lib- rarian, 7,8, Basketball Team trainer 8. Although quiet and studious, "Mathematic" Marv has always added to the achievements of our class. As our able T. A. Basketball Trainer, Marv had always looked forward to training at Bentley. With the ambition of teaching Hebrew (???) at Central, he will attend T. A. for his degree. ■ — This mathematician can readily be called a "mathe- magician". — JOSEPH BREZAK Arista Secretary 8, Arista 8, Class Athletic Manager 8, Class Vice-President 7, Service Squad 7,8, Office Squad 7,8, Class Debating Team 7,8. Good-naured Joe got through T. A. in his own modest way. The famous Brownsville joker always added to the color of Rev Yogel's class with his versatility in combining Talmud with jokes and weight lifting. Joe "weighted'' four years to graduate high school. ABRAHAM BRUCKENSTEIN Arista 8, T. A. Publications 7,8, Class President 3,5, (Uptown), Uptown Basketball Team 5,6, Class Vice President 4, (Uptown). As a recent migrant from Uptown to Brooklyn, Dunie has achieved popularity in a short period. Using his witty talents, he has driven Mr. Lilker batty at times. The famous artist has the dis- tinction of always being late to class because of his far distance from T. A. (???). He drew lots and came "down" lo Brooklyn. -FOURTEEN- JOEL GREEN class Vice-PresideiH 8, Class Athletic Alaiiager 3,4, Class Sanitation Manager 1,2, Charity Collector 1,2,3,4, School Basketball Team 1-8. One half of the famous Green twins, Joel always posed the question to the class, "Which twin has the Toni?" Voted the best natured in the class, this Green hoopster has rightly deserved this title. Hoping to be a doctor, Joel expects to pre-med at Y. U. this fall. Joel has never been "green" in his studies and sports. LEON GREEN Arista Leader 8, Arista 6,7,8, G.O. Athletic Manager 3, 7, Student Court 8, T. A. Publications 5, 6, Class Athletic Manager 2, Class Vice-President 4, School Basketball Team 1-8. Disgusted Leible, the T. A. hoopster, finally had his ambition realized this season by breaking the 156 point mark, with a new record of 196 points in one season. As a rabid athletic fan, Leible holds the distinction of being T. A. Athletic Manager twice. He will attend Y. U. this fall, where he will endeavor to continue his basket- ball career. Dribble, dribble, toil and disgust. .^^r HENRY E. HARTMAN Arista 7,8, Student Court 8, Service Squad 6,7, Business Manager Elchanite 7,8, Ojjice Squad 7,8, Class Presi- dent 7, Class Vice-President 1,6, Class Secretary 5, Lib- rarian 3. Old Reliable Hank, the famous T. A. office boy, has decided to go into partnership with Godfrey and the Lipton Tea Company. Rev Yogel has promised full cooperation in this venture. Now that he is being graduated, the office is pulling hairs out to find another "answer to their prob- lems", but we all know "T'aint nobody like our Hank." Oh Henry.'.'.' He's as siieel as they come. Ji)5J . FIFTEEN ■ 5LfilJi)J]JT£ BERNARD HOENIG Arista Leader 7, Arista 6,7,8, G.O. President 8, G.O Athletic Manager 5, G.O. Debating Manager 1, Student Court 8, Ekhanite Features Editor 7,8, Elchanite Re porter 6, Sports Editor of "Star" 6, Class President 2,6, Class Debating Manager 1,3, Class Debating Team 1-5,7, School Debating Team 7,8, School Basketball Team 1-8. While improving athletic, debating, Arista and G. O. activities in T. A., Bernie had the honor of breaking the 110 point record, by accumulating an amazing 125 points through high school. As Debating Champ, he gave Central its first defeat. Bernie, the organizer and chief justice of our Student Court, after much deliberation, made a very wise decision. Bernie attended school when nothing else iras on the a EUGENE HORN Class Athletic Manager 5, Class Sanitation Alan age r 1, School Basketball Team 5-8. As Berle's understudy. Gene, our class comedian, has constantly spirited our class with his wonder- ful talents. As the famous number 14 star in the Ramaz game, he was instrumental in the decisive victory. With his loud sportswear, Gene has always advocated the changing of T. A.'s colors to chartreuse and black. Gene is the man xvith hair on his jest. RUBIN HUTTLER Arista Secretary 8, Arista 6,7,8, Class Sanitation Mana- ger 8, Class Debating Manager 6. Uncle Ruby, our Talmud scholar, is one of the few loyal students of Bungalow Three. As an ardent Zionist and Hebraist, Ruby set an outstanding re- cord as being one of the quietest and nicest fellows in the senior class. Me finally made the Bored of Education. - SIXTEEN - FRED KAHANE President of Class 8, Class Athletic Manager 1, Lib- rary 4, School Basketball Team 4-8. Big, strong, and handsome Freddie, has gained the admiration of all the students with his shiny, expensive, deluxe Chewy (1935). Freddie at- tends school when he is not busy with the fairer sex and billiards . . .(?) The class Casanova will take his mechanical attributes to T. I. in the fall. His car is in first crash condition. SHELDON E. KORNBLUTH Arista Vice-Leader 8, Arista 6, 7, 8, Secretary of Arista 6, Editor-in-Chief of Elchanite 7, 8, Secretary of T. A. Publications 1, Literary Editor of Elchanite 1, 8, Class President 5, Class Debating Manager 5, Class Debating Team 1-5, School Debating Team 8, School Chess Team 5. Shelie, who has a great mind for figures, has always led the pace in the scholastic race, by excelling in all of his subjects. In the past years Shelie has added to the color of school elections he has done a great job in grinding out this by his "never die" spirit. As our Elchanite "Ed", publication. To be a T. A. Genius: one percent inspiration: ninety- nine percent perspiration. WILLIAM KOTKES G. O. Athletic Manager 8, Elchanite Business Manager 7,8, Office Squad 5, T .A. Publications 3,4, Librarian 1,2 Class Athletic Manager 5, Class Sanitation Manager 6, Co-Captain of Basketball Team 7,8, School Basketball Team 1-8. Handsome Willie finally realized his ambition when he was elected T. A. Athletic Manager. He proved to be one of the best in T. A.'s history. As an idol of the younger students and Marty's pal, Willie, the Central Coach, was quite popular with his team and its managers. He iras a conductor .it the Grand CENTRAL Station. \B'5\ - SEVENTEEN- sifiijiinm NORMAN LISS Arista 8, Librariati 1, Class Secretary 6, Class Sanitation Manager 3, Service Squad 4, Class Debating Manager 7, School Debating Team 1-5, 7, 8. Serious and hard working, Normie has improved from term to term until he finally became a member of Arista. As one of Mr. Lilker's loyal supporters for Economics, Normie intends to tour Israel this summer with his friends Willie, Bernie, and Ruby, to study its "economics". Normie' s motto: G-d cannot alter the past, but histo- rians can! JULES NORDLICHT Librarian 5, 6, Class Debating Manager 8, Class Deba- ting Team 6, 7, 8, School Debating Team 1 . . R. W. Emerson has finally found an ardent ad- vocate of his non-conformist policy in our "Nu- die". Constantly preaching his thesis on the coverying of the "pinky", he has proven to be quite a philosopher. As one of B'nei Akiva's most loyal supporters, Jules will attend Y. U. this fall to continue his Talmud studies. "Communism in America isn't new," says Nudie, "the first American Reds were the Indians. ABRAHAM ORBACH Art Editor of Elchanite 7, 8,, T.A. Bubltcations Poster Committee 4-6, T.A. Publication 5, 6, Artist for T.A. "Star' 4, Librarian 2, 5, 6, 8. Honest Abe, the Elchanite's Art Editor, has proved himself quite a protege of Rembrandt. Besides his active participation in the Library, Abe has made history by being one of the few to take every elective subject. He will go Up- town this fall, with the anticipation of painting the town red. Raphael's paintings require no praise. - EIGHTEEN - IRWIN PECHMAN Ar/s/a 8, Service Squad 8, AUeniale 7, Librurian 5, 7, 8, T. A. Publication Tyj)isl 7, 8, Clan Vice-President 5, Class Sanitation Squad Manager 7. As one of the famous President Street boys, Irwin has improved his neighborhood by always shoveling snow. (???) The home run king of the Lag B'Omer outing is deliberating staying in T. A. one more year for another crack at Babe Ruth's home run title. School has been one long interruption of his daily routine. MORTON J. RICHTER Photography Editor of Elchanite 5-8, T. A. Publications Reporter 3, T. A. Publications Typist 1-8, School De- bating Team 6, 7, Class Secretary 7, Service Squad 5, Basketball Team Trainer 5, 6, 7, Class Debating Team 2, 3, 4, 7, Technical Editor of "Star" 4. Smiling Morty was the only T. A. student to ever run a photography business at the same time that school was in session. Now that he is a full fledged newspaper photog, it can be disclosed that Morty got his start publishing the international "La Nueva Voz". Strange as it seems, Morty still hopes to be a great doctor. Taking pictures to Alorty was always a snap. i HOWARD TREITMAN Class Athletic Manager 1, Librarian 4, Class Santation Manager 6, Co-Captain of Basketball Team 7, 8, Basketball Team of School 3-8. Howie, another owner of the famous Chewy '35, is known to be a loyal student of Charles Atlas. Although he tries to attend school Sun- day morning, his "physical" health does not allow it. (???) As the co-captain of our T. A. team, intramural star, and weight lifting champ, Howie was known to be quite an athlete. ) Education never interfered with his schooling. \'U\ -NINETEEN- afiiJi]i]jr£ AVRAMWEISSMAN Class Debating Team 7, 8, Librarian 6. Avie, another migrant from Uptown, has proved himself quite able in handling Macbeth as well as shoe string catching at the Lag B'Omer outing. One of the higher students in the senior class (6'4") our class Hebraist expects to continue his studies at a higher institute: the Yeshiva Uni- versity. "The last is the most beloved". CAMERA SHY MORDECAI WEINSTEIN - TWENTY - 5ja0t Will anJi ©pBtamfttt As it becomes necessary for the honorable (?) classes of '51 to leave the realms of the Talmudical Academy, we, the class members, being fully aware of the disastrous loss which befalls our school upon our departure, deem it wise to bequeath unto our Alma Mater, lasting and im- pressionable gifts, which will recall sweet memories of our worthy class. Whereas we, the classes of '51 believing ourselves to be in sound minds (?) and sound bodies (due to the magnificent gymnasium), do hereby benevolently bequeath the following, not because we are growing old and feel that death is near, but because we feel that we no longer have any use for the following bequests. To Mr. Allan a moustache with a toni. To Rabbi Berkowitz a new set of ashtrays. To Mr. Cantor a compass and an Indian guide. To Rabbi Faivelson a recording of his voice speaking on ads. To Mr. Godin another kid to spy the new building. To Mr. Grossman a phonograph to install in his car to play records. To Mr. Jacobs a softer job. To Rabbi Kanotopsky a bar of good humor. To Mr. Landowne a drink from the fountain of youth (a schnapsle). To Mr. Levine the hope that construction of T. A.'s new building will take place soon. To Dr. Lichtenstein a new course in chutzpah and a briefcase equipped with plumbing. To Mr. Lilker a white shirt, tuxedo, AND the hope that he will find a beautiful collar. To Dr. Sarachek a year's supply of bananas. To Rabbi Schussheim a pair of boots and a kosher salami. To Rabbi Shapiro all the unsolved Math problems. To Mr. Strum we leave the hairs we split in his class. To AAr. Turetsky a machine to say keep still and do your woik. To Rabbi Zuroff an automatic hand to write admits and a BIG OFFICE. To Freddie a loudspeaker to remind the students not to sit on desks. To the incoming Elchanite Board we leave all of the debts of the outgoing Elchanite Board. All else that has not been mentioned we, the departing seniors, take along with us, into the cruel, cruel world. Executor CHARLES FRIEDMAN, DDT, BS, MS. SEAL -TWENTY-ONE - CLASS OF JANUARY, 1951 Class Artist STANLEY JAFFEE Best Natured SEYMOUR JAFFEE Class Casanova EDMUND CHANOVER Did Most For the School THE ENTIRE CLASS Did Most For the Class BERNARD GREENBAUM Handsomest MURRAY STEGER Class Hebraist ISRAEL YAVNE Class Humorist JOSEPH HALBFINGER Class Idealist BERNARD SOBEL Most Likely to succeed JUDAH SCHWARTZ fWost Popular HERBERT BERGER Class Orator NORMAN KLEINMAN Most Versatile .'. ISRAEL BASSIUR Class Thinker AARON SCHMERLER Quietest JACOB BRAILOFSKY Class Scientist MELVIN COHEN Favorite Teachers MR. JOSEPH STRUM, RABBI BARUCH N. FAIVEL50N CLASS OF JUNE, 1951 Most Ambitious ABRAHAM BRUCKENSTEIN Class Artist ABRAHAM ORBACH Class Athlete MORDECAI WEINSTEIN Class Casanova FRED KAHANE Class Comedian EUGENE HORN Most Courteous I RWI N PECHMAN Did Most For the School HENRY HARTMAN Best Dressed MORTON RICHTER Handsomest WILLIAM KOTKES Class Hebraist AVRAM WEISSMAN Cla . Historian NORMAN LISS Most li-telligent SHELDON KORNBLUTH AAost Likely to Succeed MARVIN BASHKOWITZ Best Natured JOEL GREEN Class Orator JULES NORDLICHT Most Popular LEON GREEN Pride of the Class BERNARD HOENIG Most Versati le JOSEPH BREZAK Class Zionist RUBIN HUTILER Favorite Teacher MR. MARTIN LILKER Favorite Rabbi RABBI H. KANOTOPSKY FAME By REEVE BRENNER When I was a Freshie, Open eyed I'd look, And study so hard Within my book. And then, as a Sophomore Of haughty height, I'd look down at the freshies With sheer delight. I, then, was a Junior Of superior fame; No more school books for me, You bow to my name. And lastly, a Senior, From T. A. I'll soon go. I've had so much learning, Nary a thing I don't know. Freshie, Soph, Junior, Senior, That was once my way. But as of now I am A graduate of T. A. - TWENTY-FOUR ■ 'm ;4«tfi^£^ Freshmw DIARY OF CLASS OF JANUARY, 1951 We were received in a special room set aside for our freshmean orienta- tion by Rabbi Zuroff, Dr. Sapphire and Co. . . . Sent to the office because am told am late .... But Rabbi Zuroff, am here on time, bells are early . . . Piracy runs the school ragged as we learn "Treasure Island" . . . Small Pox breaks out in N. Y. . . . Get vaccinated in lab with T. A. serum . . . Mr. Lilker teaches us Hebrew and learns a bit himself . . . The horn blows at 2:30 p. m. every day . . . Had a test in Civics . . . One question . . . Tell all you know about the federal, state and city government. Use books, if necessary, and crayon if you have no pen . . . This is High School? . . . Yavne breaks through ceiling . . . Detective Cantor to get to bottom of it ... P. S.— He did . . . Ping-pong room becomes class- room . . . Firecrackers set off in school . . . School paints windows "Green" on Si". Patrick's Day. We learn Spanish songs in Senor's class, and his jokes really make a hit . . . "Full well they laughed with counterfeit glee" at all his jokes . . . We have to pass the course, don'1 we? . . . Rabbi Moshe Klein wins scholarship to Hebrew U . . . Mr. Allan grows mustache . . . Wotta bush! . . . Students supply broomstick . . . Class starts daily, weekly, and monthly newspapers . . . Marty teaches us math and how to know figures (Math figures). DIARY OF CLASS OF JUNE, 1951 Greetings! The Talmudical Academy High School cordially invites you to attend the first day of instruction for this year. Bring $2.50 for Gemorrahs . . . So this is IT! It wasn't like this in those pamphlets. Where's that big dome? . . . Meet a swell bunch of fellows. Crown Heights, Etz Chaim, Toras Ernes . . . Hum, this looks like war . . . Wise guy senior tries to fool a smart freshie like me with elevator stuff . . . What do you need one for? A Soph told me the swim- ming pool was on the first floor . . . Classes begin . . . Tell me Rabbi Shusheim, what was Lou Gehrig's batting average in 1929, from April 23, to July 8, when he played for the Bluetail Spinners? . . . The Senor's room is turned inside out. Secret Service organized . . . Take your face off and I'll slap your glasses . . . Since when does sulphuric acid leak from these fluorescent lights? . . . But Senor, how can we learn? It's dangerous . . . Finals, and nobody takes one in Spanish . . . Something called "exemptions" . . . G. O. elections in June. Little Leible Green dares to run against upper termers, and wins for athletic manager . . . What a man! . . . - TWENTY-SEVEN - Sophomore DIARY OF CLASS OF JANUARY, 1951 Mr. Landowne teaches us Biology ... He tells us that Bio is a subject to loin in Goiman or Spinich (Spanish) ... "I can learn Spinich . . . Ha!. Hablamos, hablais, hablamos, hatatos, haseidashababas" . . . Mass cut as 87% of school goes to Pike Street to say Tehilim . . . Exemption mark upped to 90% . . . Julie hears a noise . . . Says, "There's a bold inna tree . . . It's a robin. Spring is here . . . Heh, hehl." . . Music teacher blinks at us . . . Bathroom basketball players start league . . . Baseball, too . . . Everyone exempt from Bio final . . . Bees can buzz while Julie plays golf instead of marking Bio finals . . . Mr. Turetsky uses his "Shass"-math sefer with his Lamashals to teach us Geometry . . . Class learns to dig ditches as they help to fix sidewalk near school . . . School sends ambulance to Israel . . . Landowne says to boy, "You're going to fail . . . You're too quiet. Heh!" . . . Result— this boy gets 87% on regents . . . "Wha!" . . . "Cannot believe it" ... Dr. Sarachek tells the boys, "Do not make noise or else leave the rooommm and go to a salooon" . . Landowne says, "When the bell rings I don't give a rap. I leave the class" . . . Then he runs down the fire escape . . . DIARY OF CLASS OF JUNE, 1951 Well, we're big sophs now, and can sneer at those little freshies . . . Morton J. Richter unanimously elected editor of the Spanish paper, "La Nueva Voz" . . . New subject-Bio. . . . Hey, when you go into a shoe store, what do you get? Kaynig — Kaynee - Kotkees. Who, Mr. Landowne? ... I don't give a rap. . Heh, heh, you git a zeeero . . . BPABBP . . . Pretty easy course. 3/4 of our class fail first third . . . Well, finals again ... Bio final and average mark 100; Music final . . . Write a composition of what you think of the music class . . . Three more boys drop out of school ... Lag B'Omer outing comes fast. First time together with another school . . . What's the name? Sounded like Central . . . We'll be seeing more of them . . . Rabbi Yogel makes speech at assembly . . . Students' day in June . . . Bob is brought to trial . . . takes off jacket; opens tie and collar . . . Good sport . . . (Aren't we devils!) G. O. elections in June again . . . Our class becoming known . . Bernie Hoenig starts office holding by being elected athletic manager . . . Regents, and Spanish 4 again, and then the long awaited vacation . . . (Yawn) . . . . TWCNTY-NINE NO-SnOKiN^I Junior -THIRTY. DIARY OF CLASS OF JANUARY, 1951 11 Chem majors . . . Bob gives us 187 Foreign words to memorize . . . A la mode or else se me felo . . . Parties and class songs . . . Shaitels and Bows, Give Me a School, When I was a Boy, etc., become famous throughout the school . . . New fellow joins our class . . . Name is Murray Bomzer . . . Sure is a nice fellow . . History midterm is rough as only a few boys pass . . . Class secedes from G. O. as we write our Constitution on old treasure map . . . Only in fun. We get student's day . . . First in T. A. . . . We win school plaque. Class goes into action . . . With many songs and we become full of pep. Monkey enjoys bananas . . . We buy Rabbi Faivelson a new fountain pen to replace the one that was "misplaced" . . . Israeli maps go on sale as we learn Hebrew geography . . . We buy " '50" hats and become opposites of the oppo- sites in opposite order . . . Stanley Jaffe gets a zero from Marty for leaving his " '50" hat home . . . Spanish six reads newspapers to become cultured . . . We pul on a Chanukah satire and as a result Mr. Strum buys a new hat . . . King Izzy blows in from Florida . . . We win the plaque again . . . G. O. elections. Sixth term makes a clean sweep as Barondes becomes Pres., Rudoff Veep, Goldstein Sec. Treas., and Greenfield Ath. Mgr. . . Aaron decides to run next term . . . Rudoff, Barondes, Goldstein, Dimont, Heimowitz, Schatz, Bomzer and Greenfield make a three and a half course ... Dr. Sarachek gives us checks for our work . . . Too bad they look like this-, v . . . DIARY OF CLASS OF JUNE, 1951 Back from vacation . . . fellows still look tired . . . Well, only two more years. Choice of courses. Chem or free . . . Chemistry taken at your own risk . . . What formula does K9 stand for? (woof, woof) . . . T. A. gets new gym. Our English teacher shows how to fall asleep in one 40 minute period . . . Boy, those television wrestlers are sooo comical . . . You back there. Pleeze leeve the rrroom . . . Yes, rrright now, I say . . . Eugene Horn decides to joke his way through the remainder of school . . . (and he does it!) .... Spring term finds minor opposition between B. Bassel and Joe H. . . . New English assignments a cinch . . . Know 650 words perfectly for tomorrow . . . Say, Senor Godin— In Spanish we just don't get homework . . . What? and tests too? . . . 95's sud- denly make a quick disappearance in Espanol . . . Morty becomes a pro photo- grapher . . . Leible wins again for athletic manager of school . . . Freddy Kahane gets 92 on Int. Algebra regents (Man!) ... No three and a half year course for us . . . office does not want to mediate . . . wish we had a Dr. Bunche. -THIRTY-ONE. Senior _ THIRTY-TWO - DIARY OF CLASS OF JANUARY, 1951 Several boys take physics and become pulley experts ... So we move into the submarine base for Hebrew classes . . . Charlie and Yavne compete to see who can make a smaller gyp sheet . . . Mr. Friedman sinks in an overfolw can. Physics student becomes weight lifter . . . G.O. elections . . . Seventh term wins again . . . Schmerler becomes Pres., Yavne Veep, Chanover Sec. Treas. . . . Green, Ath. Mgr. . . . Greenberg, Leiman, Kukoff, decide to graduate in August. "Well had the boding tremblers learned to trace the day's disaster in his (Sunday) morning face," (to Mr. Lilker) . . . We have a good time while we learn English . . . Halbfinger, Cohen, Schwartz, Sobel join our class as they make it in 3I/2 years . . . President Schmerler coins the phrase "I table it" as the result of the fire at G. O. meeting . . . Cohen uses elbow pipe as free capital in Economics . . . Weinstein calls in the plumber . . . Class goes high in Eco. marks . . . Nov. 19. 1950 and it is exactly 87 years ago that Lincoln made his Gettysburg address . . . We are dubbed "Sirs" by Mr. Lilker as he conducts a U. N. meeting in the class in place of Sir Gladwyn Jebb . . . Cohen gets a zero for disturbing Izzy from his doodling . . . President Schmerler delivers his farewell address . . . Everybody's going to Y. U. (Yavne University) . . . The ceilings are fixed . . . We are graduated and the mysterious smell circulating in the Hebrew room is gone forever . . . Freshies again! ! I DIARY OF CLASS OF JUNE, 1951 Well, this is what we've been waiting for . . . Shine up those senior pins . . . Willie Kotkes becomes Central's coach (basketball) and is elected co-captain of T. A. Team with Howie Treitman . . . Seniors go to New Jersey on election day — to vote. Huttler becomes famous for tales of a hitchhiker in English . . . Can you hear him back there, Treitman? Nah . . . We win SCHOOL DEBATING CHAMPIONSHIP and medals . . . G. O. elections . . . Willie elected G. O. athletic manager . . . Inevitable presidential race between Leible G. and Bernie H. Bernie elected . . . New Hebrew 8 with the Professor . . . Pechmaaan! Regents Scholarship ... If the area of a square is .00004 and height 10 feet, how long will it take to fill it up with solidified coco-cola? Oh well, eeenie meenie minie moe . . . Term goes too fast . . . Prom night (???) . . . Man from Jewish Mail comes. Morty is now a Press Photographer, Duni a cartoonist . . . And then the long awaited graduation . . .Receive diplomas . . . Shake hands, find a lump in your throat and soon thoughts go back to that first day four years ago ... It was swell— that surprise; swimming pool; the fellows; the volleyball court . . . Yep, it's all over and we're back as freshies again. -THIRTY-THREE- She 6R0 VOL. WNK NEW ANTHOLOGY OF POETRY BY ISRAEL BASSIUR Israel Bassiur, who began as a poet critic in T. A., became a writer after being graduated. It is said that it took Mr. Bassiur some 80 odd months in hermitage to write this book. It was acclaimed as one of the best books to appear on the market. Sale of this book is going like "Matzohs" Erev Pesach. Among some of his works are "To A Mouse" and "How to View the World." YESHIVA UNIVERSITY STARTS FULL SCALE RADIO PROGRAMS Rabbi Herbert Berger was appointed by the President of Yeshiva University to direct the Uni- versity radio program called "Faith and Learning", which is on the radio six times a week except for Saturdays and religious holidays. This program is an inspiration for the learning of Torah and has succeeded in bringing about a movement of interest for the practice of "Halacha". Murray Steger recently opened the only large kosher cafeteria in New York. The cafeteria has two sections which are separated by two different entrances; one section for meat and the other for dairy. Moishe got his experience m handling the T. A. cafeteria by serving as associate manager. BELIEVE IT OR NOT Brailofsky and Jaffe Supper Market located at Eighty-seventhville, New York, recently, after many years of alterations, has revealed its new policy. One store will include a "Mechitza" for different clientele formerly catered to. Each of them received their grocery experience in theix fathers' stores. NEW TYPE OF HOUSE BUILT Stanley Jaffee, the architect, built a house which is bomb resistant, cool in summer, and requires little heat in winter. The ex-artist of T. A, went to Yeshiva University and afterwards to Columbia for his degree in architecture. The house is designed in the shape of a basketball. One must go in circles before finding the entrance. The diameter is 870 feet. GREENWICH VILLAGE IS DISTURBED A CEREMONY Norman Kleinman, noted preacher of the vil- lage, recently reviewed "Anthology of Poetry" by Israel Bassiur. On Sunday, the 20th of December, 10,000 people watched Mr. Strum eat his hat (as he promised once). Police were called to keep order Jaffe and Brailofsky Supper Market supplied the salt and pepper for the occasion. ENGINEER COMPLETES 87th JOB Israel's greatest electrical engineer, Aaron Schmerler, completed today his eighty-seventh job. His success is due to his political pull, the knack for which he acquired as president of the G. O. of T. A. Aaron arrived in Israel by bicycle immediately after completing his studies in City and Polytech Colleges. Only because of his characteristic devotion and sincerity, exhibited yet in his high school days, will Mr. Schmerler continue his work at engineering and fjot stop at 87. ■ THIRTY-FOUR - OKLYN ^im$ JUNE, 2038 ISRAELI CABINET MEMBERS ARE PAINTED! The two Israeli cabinet members, Reuben Huttler and Jules Nordlicht, have finally agreed to teach the country Gemorrah, and have pledged to each other, lasting friendship. As a symbol of this friendship, the two great duet painters from America, Dunie Bruckenstein and Abe Orbach, were called from Brooklyn, to paint a double portrait of the two Israeli government men. The painting will hang in the United Nations Building, in place of a broken window pane. The two Israelites, Huttler and Nordlicht, represent different parties in the government. Ruby is known to be the leader of the "Nischt Madlach" Party which is against co-education in our parochial schools. The other party, led by Jules, "Nudie" Nordlicht, is called the "Pinky Party" which ad- vocates all non-conformist policies. Dunie and Abe, the modern painters, can be hired for Bar-Mitzvahs, weddings and graduations. Abe is especially known for his Elchanite painting, called the "Syncopated Clock when Unwound." The other artist, Dunie, Brucky, Abe, or any other name you might call him, has painted a picture for the Metropolitan Museum of Art, entitled, "The Soldier with the Crooked Head." No. 0000 U. S. WINS BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP, AND OLYMPIC From Moscow, Russia, comes the exciting news that the United States Basketball Team led by Leon (Wah Wahl Green, his brother Joel (Cliff) Green, and the amazing center Dick Weinstein, .has just captured the World Basketball Championship frorc the Russian Hoopsters. Upon arrival at the Stalin Stadium, the team was greeted with a 6 A-Bomb salute. The Russians were permitted to foul and run ofT-side, yet the Americans managed to w'w the game by one point. Dick Weinstein, who playec/ an excellent defensive game, (defending himself), was almost shot off the court for complaining to the referee, Joe Stalin, about a "silly minor point" — tha; the Soviets were using 8 men. His teammate, Joe' (Cliff), came up with a play entirely new to basket ball, which outwitted the Russians. This amazing play is known as the "Kazatska Fakel" After the three hour game, Wah Wah Green, the team's high scorer with 5 points, gave his opinion of the con- test by saying: "Betsy — I'm disgusted!" A few thousand miles away in Madrid, Spain, Joe Brezak of the United States, was breaking the World Olympic Record, for lifting dumb-bells. Mr. Brezak, a graduate of the Talmudical School for Weight Lifters, smashed the record in the following way: At twelve noon, Joe lifted ten thousand pounds of dumb-bells over his head. They were divided into 20 — 'lOO pound pieces. Complaints have been made, saying they were Russian made dumb-bells and weighed less in the heads. - THIRTY-FIVE - ACCOUNTANT AND BUSINESS MAN CONFER! From the fishy states of New England, word is received that the "Fish King" Professor Henry Hartman, is now flying to Washington in his Piper Cub to confer with the chief accountant in the De- partment of Commerce, Mr. Sheldon Kornbluth. Professor Hartman, known by his close friends as "Hank", has invented a new type of fishing rod, by which he claims he caught five thousand skinless and boneless sardines, within two days. He is also the inventor of a new kind of sardine, that come out of their cans easily. For a hobby, Hank works as a Tea Taster for the Talmudical Company. Mr. Sheldon Kornbluth, the personal accountant for the Hartman Concerns, when he is not busy with government work, will attempt to get a patent on the new fishing rod, by "pull". Shelie, as he is called by the President of the U. S., has promised to account for every sardine caught by the new rod. Mr. Kornbluth, who is known for having a good brains for "numbers", is also very good at addition and multiplication. He runs a tropical fish and rabbit farm . . . BASKETBALL SCANDAL BREAKS IN BROOKLYN One of the biggest basketball scandals in the history of the Brooklyn Borough was smashed wide open today by the famous racket-busting District Attorney, Bernie Hoenig. The case broke after the D. A. waited four years on the Talmudical Academy bench to finally arrest a bookie known to the under- world as "P. U." The arrest occured in a con- verted used-car salesroom, where P. U. was found unsuccessfully trying to bribe five T.A. basketball stars to throw their Jefferson High J. V. game. After the arrest, Mr. Hoenig, a candidate for Go- vernor on the Bull-Oney ticket, proudly told repor- ters at a press conference: "I always did smell something funny about that bookie" . . . It has also been rumored that the arrested man, P. U., has atempted to hire the renowned criminal lawyer, Mr. Avy Weissman, to defend him in court against the District Attorney who, by the way, is an old classmate of his. Attorney Weissman is especially known for his case of Madidaughter versus Pabury, where the latter was murdered by the former. The attorney won a great victory when he succeeded in having the case dismissed, on the grounds of a forfeit, since Pabury failed to appear at the trial. (?.^?) HORN SETS NEW MARATHON RECORD' Internationally-known television, radio , and movie comedian Gene Horn has just shattered all existing records in the "Berle Laugh Marathon", by telling continuous jokes in the Talmudison Circle Garden for fourteen straight days, with a straight face ! The famous star and master of ceremonies will be awarded with a tiny chartreuse yarmalkah to fit his crew hair-cut, and the long awaited chance to shake Bob Cousey's hand. Mr. Horn was given his big chance when he started his career on the stage of a small theater in New Jersey. . . . -THIRTY-SIX- NEW K & T AUTO SCHOOL OPENS IN BORO PARK Ten years ago, this paper announced the fact that a new corporation was formed in Brooklyn for the opening of a new and advanced teaching auto school. Now, we are happy to announce that insurance for the original car was granted, and the first Kahane and Treitman Auto Driver's School will proceed to give courses. Mr. Howie Treitman, the business manager and executive, has announced that all the 150 trainer cars are streamlined 1935 Chev- rolets, and that all the cars are fully equipped with a motor and four wheels. The chief instructor, Freddie Kahane, has told the reporters that he will personally give lessons to the first one thousand students. The course consists of four fifteen minute lessons for $50. 1) The power and push of a car — one pushes in the front and one in the back. 2) Hints on speeding. 3) How not to turn cor- ners. 4) How to shift — from this school to another one . . . STOCK MARKET REPORT: NEW FACTORIES BUILT! From Wall Street comes the exciting news, that the three President Street multi-millionaires, William Kotkes, Norman Liss, and Irwin Pechman, have just opened and dedicated three new factories on Crown Street, where they are slowly hut surely gaining territory. Since each millionaire now has a total of 53 block long factories, Washington, D.C. was faced with the question of whether to take Anti- Trust proceedings or not. It was later decided that the three men are very "Trustworthy", and therefore action will not be taken at the present. Mr. W. Kot- kes, known as Handsome Willie, designer and manu- facturer of a new type of nurses' uniforms, held dedication ceremonies in his new factory this after- noon, Willie's modern factory is especially equipped with a special gym, where he can be found coaching the world famous basketball team, the Centralites . . . Mr. Norman Liss, the Mr. Yeshiva of 1951, has built two unique attachments to his factory — a gymnasium in his textile plant, where he works with his dumb-bells, and a room stacked with broken television sets, which he can easily repair due to his knowledge of physics acquired in T. A. . . , Sir Irwin Pechman Esq. was unable to be in Brooklyn today for the dedication of his baker's factory, but dedicated it by radio control from his Florida plantation, where he is retired at the ripe old age of twenty-one SCIENCE AND MEDICAL FIELD REVOLUTIONIZED Doctor Morton J. Richter, the first graduate of the Yeshiva University Medical School, has just revolutionized the medical field by his amazing 30 hour operation, where he replaced the heart of an unsatisfied customer with two G. E. flash bulbs, and a photographer's time clock to keep up the heart beat. After much persuasion, the smiling surgeon modestly verified rumors that he performed this very delicate operation with his left hand, while taking pictures with his right. Ofiice hours are between the hours of seven and nine P. M. . . . Before this reporter left the University, he was led on a personal tour of the Yeshiva Atomic Re- search Laboratories, where he was introduced to the world famous mathematician and scientist. Professor Marvin Bashkowitz. After an interview, the young professor hinted that he has finally completed his latest discovery — the Y-BOMBl Although he re- fused to delve into the effects of this bomb, it is believed that the Y is combined with the A (Atomic) and H (Hydrogen) weapons, it produces a "H.A.Y. Capsule", which, when exploded, exterminates all insects by bacteriological warfare it gives them HAY FEVER! (It can also be used as a hair dye). ■ THIRTY-SEVEN ■ ■r* «€" ■^j ^ss^^ ^^smmmi^& imxM ~i-. ♦^ AUTOGRAPHS *^ FORTY ^ ^ t% ^i^ FALL TERM The General Organization The G. O. of our school has proved itself to be one of the most competent students' organizations during this past year. It has continued its extensive program for the benefit of all students. An important event planned by the G. O. was the "Chanukah Chagigah" when a beautiful program v^as arranged and refreshments were served. Fifth term, judged by an executive committee, was awarded first prize for having the best song and skit. The club period every Sunday morning has proven a success; contest programs were held in each club, and medals given to those who accomplished the most. ■ FORTY TWO . In line with its manifold activities, the G. O. has executed the following: purchase of hats, buttons, T-shirts with a new Yeshiva emblem, an athletic subsidiary which assured the continuance of athletics, assemblies, a new G. O. office established above the gym, a new revision of the previous point system for service, a newspaper of its own called the "Star", and, most important, the initiation of popular referendum. All in all, the G. O. saw one of its most successful seasons. Officers for the fall term were Aaron Schmerler, Israel Yavne, and Edmond Chanover, and for the spring term, Bernie Hoenig, Isaac Sherman, and Nathan Olshin. We thank Mr. Strum, the faculty adviser, for his splendid cooperation in inspiring the success of the G. O. SPRING TERM Arista The Arista consists of a selected group of students wlio are outstanding in their character, scholarship, and services to the school. To become a mem- ber, the candidate for Arista is voted upon by the Assembly and then inter- viewed by the Arista Senate, a group of faculty members. This year more members entered Arista than ever before, and accordingly greatly increased its activities. The activities were: a lecture to entering freshmen on different school phases, a pamphlet printed on school programs, clubs and their functions, and the continuance of the coaching squad for those who were behind in their studies. Mr. Samuel Leibowitz has served well as the faculty adviser. Officers for the fall term were Bernie Hoenig and Marvin Bashkowitz, and for the spring term, Leon Green and Sheldon Kornbluth. - FORTY-FOUR - Student Court This organization, which has gained the respect of all students, consists of a court of five judges: the President of the CO., Vice-President, and three Arista members. The court has helped to better cooperation on the part of the students as far as school is concerned. It has cooperated closely with the Service Squad. If a student, in the opinion of a Service Squad member, has violated any of the cleanliness regulations of the school, he was brought before the court. This season, seventeen cases have been brought before the judges. The punishments for those found guilty have been of he nature of suspension, fines, and cleaning rooms of the buildings for a certain number of days. As is being observed, the rooms are cleaner and the attitude of students toward their school has improved. This has happened because the students have learned to respect the authority of such a well organized activity. FALL TERM The Debating Society Organized inter-class and inter-sclnool debating in T. A. is under the sponsorship of the Debating Society. This year, the debating team with its large staff, has carried out a system through which at least five members take part in each debate; two debaters, one rebuttal, and the newest addition of all, two reference men. These reference men assemble information for the speakers. The school has shown fine spirit in its attendance and careful interest in the debates. The most important and profitable feature of these debating sessions was the criticism and suggestions given to participants just before the decision was announced. -FORTY-SIX- The activities of the debating team consisted of four debates. Two were with our brother-school T. A. Uptown, and two were with our sister-school Central. T. A.'s record turned out to be two won and two lost. The topics in the order of which they were debated were, 1) "Resolved: Germany Be Rearmed," 2) "Resolved: Universal Military Training Be Institu- ted in the United States," 3) "Resolved: The Communist Party in the United States be Outlawed," 4) "Resolved: The Federal Government should have Control of the Railroads." Also, inter-class debating was at its best this year. A new system of having two leagues was formed in which each class has five debates. The present June graduates who won the championship were awarded beautiful debating medals. Our two debating managers, Bernie Hoenig and Herbert Leibowitz, are to be congratulated for doing a superlative job. SPRING TERM FALL TERM The Service Squad One of the most instrumental activities of this past year has been the Service Squad. With its influential effect, it has molded the character of our students. Working in close cooperation Vi/ith the Student Court, the Service Squad has helped to preserve property, institute a system of cleanliness, and maintain decorum at assemblies and debates. This term, over seventy-five applications were voted on by the G. O. Executive Council, until the top eighteen in the school were elected and approved by the entire student body. The squad is led by our G. O Vice-President who . FORTY-EIGHT- presides at all Service Squad meetings. They are on patrol every recess and lunch hour in the street, in front of the school, and in every room in our two buildings. Besides the regular members, the squad has three alternates who spe- cially patrol the gym to make certain that all refuse is properly placed in the grabage disposal units provided for. Due to the Service Squad, the entire school has benefited in that it is now more orderly and kept cleaner than ever before. This organization signifies one that is ready to aid in the furthering of the standards and ideals of the school. SPRING TERM FALL TERM iibrarij Situated on the third floor of the main building is the Talmudical Academy Library. As the student body has annually increased, the facilities of the library to accommodate these students have also grown. The library's collection consists of more than 1,000 books. It has a weekly circulation of over 100 books. There are four important sections in the library at the present time: an extensive Hebrew section, a well selected English section, a complete reference section, and an edition of every textbook being used in the school. The visiting hours have been greatly extended and the library is open now fIFTY- until six o'clock on weekdays and one o'clock on Sundays. Two librarians are on duty every period during these hours. Every student have been made a member of the library by filling out the required cards which were distributed throughout the school. These have been a few of the many improvements of our library for the convenience of the students. It is due to the diligence and untiring effort of our newest and youngest faculty member, Mr. Abraham Leibowitz, that our library's progress has been so marked. His assistant and chief librarian is Gilbert Davidowitz. These two have made our library a comfortable and inviting place to study. SPRING TERM T. A. Athletics Yes, Athletics this year has proven to be one of the greatest features of all school activities. Its top notch basketball team under coach Hal Jetter, for the first time in years had a home court to play on. A great event took place when the team won the semi-finals of the Jewish Schools' Metropolitan Basketball Tournament. In the finals of this great series, T. A. lost to its brothers of Uptown. The entire club and the coach were given trophies for their outstanding performance. The athletic activities included a Junior Varsity Club sponsored by the G. O. under the leadership of Mike Greenfield, an extensive well organized program during the Lag B'Omer outing, an intramural foul shooting contest in which a medal was presented to the winner, and a punchball tournament. Eighth term won the plaque and trophy. The two Athletic Managers, Leon Green and William Kotkes, who did great jobs, hope that future athletics at T. A. will continue to be inspiring. -TWENTY-ONE- THE AND TDRAH LIFE 6/ }UIES NORD'JCHT I never cease to be amazed and perhaps a bit terrified at the befuddled thinking that a large section of our orthodox Jewry is displaying. This group makes a distinction between Torah and life, and fixes definite times for the Torah. It restricts its sphere of influence to such times as when Israel gathers in the Synagogue and schools during Sabbath and festivals, at mealtimes and the like. It leaves many significant areas of life, such as economic problems, open to other influences. To this group one may say, "You have violated the law," as indeed anyone who fixes a definite time for the Torah violates the law. For it forgets that the commandment concerning the Torah applies when "Thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the wayside, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up." The Torah applies to all times. To be religious does not primarily mean to pray, although prayer is an essential part of religion. Nor does religion mean adherence to the "dinim" categorized in the "Shulehan Aruch," although this too is an essential part. Indeed, to set aside part of life and to call it religion is in direct opposition to the - FIFTY-FOUR ■ philosophy of the Torah, as it implies that there is a sphere of life from which G-d is excluded. To be religious means to live a life of Torah in every phase of life. For instance, a religious worker who seeks a solution to problems con- nected with labor in the code of Socialism, and in his capacity as a religious Jew conducts himself in accordance with Judaism only in the Synagogue on Sabbath and festivals, is a worker who lives a religious life. But he is not a worker who lives a life of Torah, however much he may find the Torah approximates his Socialism. For when a worker is "also religious," his outlook as a worker will take precedence over the outlook of the Torah. The same applies to a religious businessman who in matters of business obeys the busi- ness code and in private affairs, the rabbi. Here too, the ideal businessman is the one who in his business also lives a life of Torah. Associated with this is the fact that the classical Hebrew of the Torah, has no word for religion. This can be easily explained. Religion in the Biblical sense means life itself. The Torah does not use the word religion because to the Torah everything is religion. According to our way of thinking, the Torah regulates man's entire life in the city and in the village, in commerce and in industry, and even the relationship between Israel and the other nations, for the Torah is all embracing. We, therefore, may find the answers to all the various problems that naturally arise in the course of generations. The Torah cannot be said to be "old-fashioned" or "out-dated" since it was written thousands of years ago. This divine law, even now, is perfect and when G-d gave it lo Moses on Mount Sinai, it was given for all time. If we fail to find the answers to the questions that perturb us, it is only because we have not labored enough therein. If the aforementioned group of befuddled Jewry would only look from the Torah point of view and truly get themselves to understand it as if it were written yesterday, then the sooner would they realize that the Torah takes under its wing all phases and periods of life and no distinction in any way, can be made between it and life as we live it today. . FIFTY-FIVE ■ ^msi^ Yemenite Jewry Its History and Influence on Israeli Culture By ZVI SOBEL Every week for the past two years, a large Silver Constellation has set down at an airport in Israel, disembarking, usually, from seventy to one hundred black men, women, and children. Frightened, dirty, hungry, and very uncertain as to what the future holds in store for them, these Yemenites, black Jews from the tiny Arabian kingdom of Yemen just north of the British protectorate of Aden at the tip of the Red Sea, are being flown to Israel at the rate of about one FIFTY-SIX- hundred each week as part of the plan known as "Operation Magic Carpet", which will, in the course of about another year, make Yemen totally "Juden Rein". In order for one truly to understand the influence that this influx of oriental Jewry has had on Israel's political, economic, and cultural setup, it Is first necessary for one to have some knowledge of their background and cultural life in Yemen. After the destruction of the first temple in 586 B. C. E., the Israelites went into exile, most of them going north to Babylon while a few thousand went south to Yemen. At first, the Jews were well accepted by the heathen inhabitants of the land, and found life in Yemen very comfortable. They were for the most part silver- and gold-smiths, which trade they carried on up until the present time. They dealt also, to a smaller degree, in carpet-making, weaving, and pottery. With the coming of Islam, however, came persecution and degradation to this most ancient of Jewish communities in the world, and they suffered terribly until the sixth century, when by some historically unexplained miracle, a Jewish king by the name of Dhu Nuwas arose in Yemen. This, needless to say, resulted in the betterment of conditions for the Jews of that tiny land. From the sixth ta the twelfth century, the Jews of Yemen were com- pletely shut off from their brethren in other lands, resulting in the rise of an entirely new oriental Jewish culture. Whereas in the western lands, the Jews fitted themselves to some degree into the cultural pattern, the Jews of Yemen remained a separate and completely unintegrcted g.-'oup. An example of this is the fact that the Yemenite still practices polygamy, the Yemenite father still reserves the right to sell his daughter if he so chooses, and the overall position of the Yemenite woman which has not changed to any marked degree since 586 B. C. E. After the reign of Dhu Nuwas, there came a long line of oppressor kings which has lasted up until our present day. The Jew today in Yemen is forbidden to plead any case, civil or criminal, against a Moslem. He is forbidden to build a twostory house, thereby causing the Jew to dwell in - FlfTY-SEVEN - cave-like habitats. The Jew may not ride a horse or a donkey, which would imply that he is higher that an Arab. The Yemenites have an interesting rationalizatici as to why they suffer, one that has taken on the trappings of a folktale. It seems that when the Jews were allowed to return to their land and rebuild their temple, Nehemiah, the Jewish leader at the time, sent a messenger to Yemen asking his brethren to return. The Yemenites, being traditionally silver workers, were very much needed in order to restore the Temple to its original beauty and magnificence. They refused to return due to the fact that their lives in Yemen were at that time free and comfortable. For this great sin, they claim, G-d has been punishing them with poverty, disease, and persecution for more than two thousand years. In 1910, S. Yavnieli was sent as a "Shaliach" of the "Yishuv" to Yemen in order to start immigration rolling to Palestine. The Yemenites were suspicious of him at first, saiying he was an agent of the Sultan or a slave trader who would brand them as his own the moment they left Yemen. After more than a year of speaking and working among the people, his mission was deemed partly successful with the arrival in Palestine of some six hundred Yemenite Jews. The exodus continued on an extremely small scale with about eigiity or ninety Jews arriving in Palestine each year, until 1949, when the Israeli government undertook "Operation Mrjgic Carpet," which is now in the process of clearing Yemen of its Jews. The Yemenite Jew, although miserably poor in the econoTiic sense, does not come to Israel with nothing to offer. He brings with him the results and products of a unique oriental Jewish culture strangely tinted by the surround- ing Arab culture and yet having a distinctly Jewish character. This Yemenite influence has been and continues to be felt in almost every aspect of Israeli culture and specifically in song and dance. The majority of Israel's people are from the western European countries, and when they immigrated to Israel, they brought with them the culture of their respective sections, including a great deal of musical knowledge and skill. Very interesting effects were produced when to the brassy music of these western countries were added the soft, haunting woodwinds of the Yemenites. From - FIFTY-EIGHT • I this came such well-known pieces as "El Ginot Egoz" and Ben Zion's "Israeli Suite". In the folk music coming out of Israel, there is a marked trend toward the lofty Arabic music set off by shepherds' flutes which blend themselves beautifully with the graceful dance steps of the Yemenites. Strangely enough, the Yemenite influence in the dance has made itself felt through the medium of partner dancing. I say strangely due to the fact that among the Yemenites mixed dancing is forbidden. Most of the creative dancing is done by the women and children, while the men confine themselves to dancing of a religious nature. This, however, is not true in Israel, where the dance has for the most part evolved into mixed duets and circle dancing. In the field of dance, Yemenite women have been responsible for the popularization of costume jewelry among the Israelis. It is very interesting to note that even if it mean1 nol having enough money to leave Yemen, the women would part with their jewelry only with the utmost reluctance. The jewelry is usually made of silver or copper and done entirely by hand. The emphasis is very much on oval and round forms, set off by jagged edges and having a centerpiece of colored stone. Another distinct contribution of Yemenite Jewry has been the intro- duction oi "falafeh", a gooey, peppery morsel of food that is the Israeli equivalent of the hot dog. It is sold by street vendors and one is expected to eat it with one's hands. The Yemenites curse anyone who dares to eat his "falafeh" with a knife and fork to eternal indigestion. There are many, many more Yemenite additions to Israeli culture, Vv'hich will in the course of time crystallize and prove that of no small importance were the contributions of the world's oldest Jewish community to its youngest. -FIFTY-NINE- A Lesson From Experience By AVRAM ORBACH The day seemed pleasant though a bit too lonely For the young man on the corner waiting for the bus. He had been waiting — Oh so long. When a man in his fifties, came along. No sooner had they met when in conversation they indulged, And the topic seemed to cause the young man to anger. " .... is money nothing?"sprung up the youth as if to say that it meant all. "Nothing, nothing," said the gent. "Money means nothing — nothing at all. "Money, money," the elderly man continued, "I tell you, my son, it's no good. For is it not the cause of many a person's suicide? For is it not the cause of many a person's murder? And is it not the cause of so much hate?" The elderly man continued with that calmness and vigor While the youth kept on listening with an open ear. When all of a sudden a large limousine stopped by for the genf. And the young man still stood waiting for the bus . . . wondering. -SIXTY. 7<^ ^(^cfo^e Ti^tden. t^ Desks 2>ySH^lDOH E. KORNBLUTH The class was in an uproar. Sitting in my uncomfortable seat, I looked around the room at the aroused students who, seeing the teacher leave, seized the opportunity to release their pent up emotions in the typically classroom manner. Two boys were arguing in one corner and a third was vainly trying to be recognized. A blitzkrieg of chalk and board erasers awakened the few students who were still in the depths of slumber and had them join in the bedlam. ' As my gaze wandered, I saw in a far corner of the room, an interesting contest between two boys. Artie Green was engaged in friendly battle with Jackie Klein, trying to see who was the stronger. This was to be decided by having the first one pinned to a desk, lose the contest. The battle raged furiously amid the din. "Come on, Artie" I yelled. "Let's see you do it." His only answer was a loud grunt, for Jackie was beginning to force him down- ward. With an "Oh, no you don't" he succeeded in escaping the desk and turned the tables on his opponent. One cannot blame us for acting the way we did, for these wild class- room scenes are an ancient tradition. When is it that a boy can show his wit or power of brain or body, if not while he is among his friends? It seems that this belief was present in everyone's mind. -SIXTY-ONE- Suddenly a cry pierced the din. "Mr. Pincus is coming. Stop every- thing!" As rapidly as firemen respond to a four alarmer, we responded to this warning. In the small matter of about three seconds the room was back in plaice with its occupants seated as innocently as angels. It was only when I heard a resounding thud, as that of a body striking wood, that I glanced to the aforementioned corner and saw the two boys still locked in combat. They had apparently not heard the warning and only when the door opened did they fully comprehend the situation. Immediately, Artie dropped behind the desk and Jackie, being caught in an upright position, pretended to be looking for something under the desk. After he thought he had convinced Mr. Pincus sufficiently, he returned to his seat. The only indication of the previous scene was a beautiful red blush on the face of Mr. Klein and the conspicuous absence of Mr. Green. "I had an important phone call, boys. I'm sure that you used this spare time profitably." As Mr. Pincus said this I saw a twinkle in his eye, indicating he knew what had happened, but refrained from reprimanding us, for at one time he too was a boy. Out of the corner of my eye, I watched poor Artie squirming in his uncomfortable position under the desk. Mr. Pincus, strangely enough, remained standing and did not commence the lesson as was his usual custom. Instead, with an ever so slight smile on his face, he looked toward the desk. The class could no longer restrain its laughter. Turning in our seats, we looked at the desk which by now had attracted more attention than if it was painted a bright red. I realized only too well, and I'm sure that Artie was a partner to my thoughts, that suspension from class was forthcoming for this incident. Artie, making a very untimely decision, decided that he had better be found in his seat before the attendance was checked. How was this to be done? 1 was dumbfounded when I saw my question answered. On his hands and knees, Artie began crawling, creeping, and dragging along the not too - SIXTY-TWO - clean floor, under the low seats, brushing pairs of legs out his path. By this time the class, myself included, had tears in its eyes from continuous laughter and, picturing what his parents would say if they saw him now, only brought a fresh stream of tears. However, Artie Green wasn't laughing. No, he was far from being merry. He probably was completely oblivious of what was happening, for he seemed to think that his journey was progressing unnoticed. Just then someone dropped a book, whether it was by accident or on purpose is still a mystery to this very day, and as expected, it landed squarely on the head of Mr. Green. Artie opened his mouth as if to cry out, but on second thought he decided he had better not do this or his position will immediately be exposed. So Artie quietly continued along his way, under seat and desk, praying that Mr. Pincus will not notice his absence. After his long and arduous task, Artie finally reached the outskirts of his objective— his seat. With one last push he managed to place himself directly under it. Here was the climax. Would Mr. Pincus see Artie and therefore suspend him, or would his endeavor be successful and no one notice him? As a cork pops out qf a champagne bottle. Green popped up from the floor into his seat, trying to portray innocence on a face that was beet red. Then it happened. As he looked up, he found his image mirrored in the eyes of Mr. Pincus. The previous red on his face now changed to a pale white. He was expecting 4 weeks' suspension. One was able to see the beads of sweat on his forehead. "Mr. Green," said Mr. Pincus, as the room suddenly became quiet. "It so happens that all your work was in vain. The previous commotion in the room must have been tremendous for otherwise you would have heard the dismissal bell ring, and there would have been no need for so difficult a job as you tried to attempt." Green was shocked, and slowly but surely his handsome face lit up in a broad smile of relief. 1HE BROOK By ALAN SCHER If we but dare to stop and think, How trivial is our life, Then we might totter on the brink, Of ending all our strife. But let our lives be as the brook's That flows into the stream. Which enters on a river That moves on like a dream. And flowing into the ocean How small the brook does seem. Yet were it not for little brooks. There would not be a stream. And lacking streams and rivers How would the ocean seem? Thus it is with our shorl- lives. As short as they may seem. They each contribute a certain thing To life's neverending stream. IDEAL FRIENDSHIP By MARVIN BLACKMAN "I am distressed for thee my brother, Jonathan; very dear has thou been unto me; wonderful was thy love for rne; surpassing the love of woman." We speak very often of friendship. However, many of our supposed friendships do not deserve that appelation. The ardent devotion, the intimate- ness, and all the emotions that should go into true friendship are missing in most instances. In fact, often we find that warm-heartedness for the other person is influenced by the friend's possession of riches, or his position in society. The actual ratio of true brotherly inspiied associations to sycophantic ones falls short of our lowest estimate. In my estimation the idea' !^riendship is the one between Jonathan and David. If we but make a study of this friendship we soon realize why our rabbis refer to it as the ideal friendship. When Jonathan saw David upon his return from slaying Goliath, "the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and he loved him as his own soul." This is all that is mentioned in reference to the beginning of this beautiful friendship. These few words describe the nature of true devotion in a touching manner, the delicate connection whereby two souls become as one. What inspired Jonathan that he was willing instantly to forget the contrast in rank, a prince and a shepherd boy, and in one moment direct his feelings to love David as his own soul? The courage and gallantry, the caution and, above all, the modesty which David had shown were qualities which pervaded Jonathan's soul. No vestige of envy that David might divest him of his military glory found a place in his heart. He became David's life-long friend from this moment on. In Jonathan, David had a devoted friend— always by his side willing to aid him. In him he had a source of counsel and advice; a person in whom he could confide and to whom he could fell all his troubles. When Saul, Jonathan's father, was hunting and seeking to kill David, the latter met Jonathan on numerous occasions and related to hJm his plight. - SIXTY-RVE ■ Jonathan shared David's grief and did whatever he could to aid him. He suc- ceeded on one occasion in alleviating the bitterness of his father towards David. He arranged for a reconciliation between them. But the fire which glimmered beneath the ashes shoon broke out anew and Saul was once more seeking David's life. When Jonathan came to David's aid, again his father refused to listen to his pleading and publicly called him a traitor. In spite of this, Jonathan persisted in helping and advising his beloved friend. David never forgot this and provided for Jonathan's lame son, after Jonathan was slain. When David sang his elegy, his grief was great indeed. He had lost his dearest friend, one whom he loved with all his heart, a man whom he trusted at all times and one who he knew well loved him. His love for Jonathan v/as all the greater because it was joined with respect for his noble character. David saw in him a bright example of love and obedience to G-d, duty to his parents, and loyalty to his king. Even though Jonathan felt bitter against Saul's evil behavior toward David, we still see in spite of what Saul claimed, it never led him into rebellion and disobedience for David's sake. He was at his father's side even in death and died bravely, falling in battle beside him. By this glorious act he removed the stain which Saul had placed on him when he called him a trai- tor. Jonathan recollected that the conduct of others, whether parent or friend or neighbor, is no excuse for anyone for neglecting his own duty or breaking any of the Torah's commandments. When David saw his friend setting so holy an example of simple obedience and faith, it encouraged him to do likewise. For we never read about disloyal speeches or rebellious conduct towards Saul on David's part, although he was sorely tried and persecuted by Saul. Our rabbis have said that the friendship of David and Jonathan was great because it didn't hinge upon material things. They explain this by saying that if we become friendly to a person because he has riches, our friendship will not endure. Once the man will lose his riches we will have no further reason to love him. A friendship will be dissolved as soon as the material factor is gone. However, if a friendship towards a person stems from admiration of character, that friendship will always remain. Now, what conclusions have we reached from the study of Jonathan and David's friendship? In the first place we have seen that friendship should - SIXTY-SIX - be based upon immaterial considerations. It should arise from admiration of a person's character and his traits. In forming friendships we should not look for personal gains. In looking for a friend we should seek one to whom we may be straightforward and unpretentious — one to whom we can relate our joys and sorrows — one to whom we can look for advice in our hour of need — and finally, one who will help us if he can. There are people who claim that a true friend should be willing to stand by and help at any time without consideration of whether it is right or wrong to do so, and the one who does not do this is not a true friend. This is a false premise, as we have seen from Jonathan's example. No one who loves us better than he loves truth and obedience to G-d is a, safe friend to have or one to desire. If we strike up a friendship we should be sure that the only kind of influence exerted on us by our friends would be one of good and not require of us to overstep our limits and break the Torah's commandments. "When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; When health is lost, something is lost ; When friendship is lost, all is lost. Anonymous \ '%S^^ - 5IXTY-3EVEN . PEACE By HENRY E. HARTMAN Bombs and bullets, sweat and pain, The men, they die soaked in rain. While in the rooms with lights so bright. Sit men who ponder o'er their plight. The boys they fight and yell and scream. While others merely sit and dream. United Nations every one. They talk of using no more gun. Together they sit so hushed and tense. Each alone — a man of sense. West and East, yellow and white. They work clear into the night. Speak softly, O you men so wise. Can't you halt all these lies? For peace the whole world truly craves. And for this goal, there lie many graves. Bring peace you men of many lands, Bring peace to all our tortured lands. So men may work and love and say: The United Nations have brought this day. SIXTY-EIGTH - By AVRAM ORBACH "Cans't thou not minister to a mind diseased, Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow. Raze out the written troubles of the brain And with some sweet oblivious antidote Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart." With these words, Shakespeare's Macbeth addresses the doctor who has taken charge of Lady Macbeth. And in reply, the physician answers: "Therein the patient must minister unto himself." Today, such an answer would not suffice. When one visits a physician nowadays, he expects a great deal more than did Macbeth. The mentally ill expect an immediate and lasting cure. Any cures existing then were short-lived and required that much time be spent in the doctor's office. Superstition, prejudice, mysticism and magic, which throughout the ages nad been consistently associated with the abnormal mind, have made for the slow development of psychoanalysis. If we are finally on the right track to the cure of the mentally it is only because man, from the very dawn of history, has been interested in the workings of the mind. It is only natural, therefore, that some sort of psychiatric knowledge should develop. It is possible that the true forebears of psychiatry were those cave men who lived thousands of years ago in the region of France near the site of present-day Paris. Skulls found in that region show evidence of trephining. -SIXTY-NINE. which would establish the cave men as the earliest surgeons. But there must have been a reason for opening the skull and it is assumed by some scientists today that the purpose may have been to release derr.ons which had supposedly entered the brain. Some unusually bright witch doctor had probably noticed that an injury to the head was frequently followed by strange actions on the part of the person who had suffered the damage, thus noting the relationship between the brain and behavior. Strangely enough, trephining is one of the techniques used today for the purpose of relieving pressure on the brain caused by tumors and brain injuries, which may be the cause of abnormal behavior in individuals. The ancient Egyptians also held to the demoniacal theory of the causes of mental illnesses. These they attempted to cure by exorcising the devils through incantations and prayers. They later added physical remedies, such as prescriptions of certain herbs and ointments, which were supposed to have magical properties. So we see that mental illness was then thought to be due to the influence of supernatural powers. The doctor and the priest were combined into one person — the "shaman" or medicine man. When the medicine man mumbled his magic incantations— what scientific hypnotism now calls "suggestive com- mands"— the primitive imagined that this mumbo jumbo actually drove out the evil spirit. Hippocrates, the "Father of AAodern Medicine", seems to have been the first person to recognize the fact that mental disease was not dissimilar to other diseases, that the brain was the center of intellectual activity, and that there were different forms of mental disease. While Hippocrates showed the way of a more effecive understanding of the mind,, Asclepiades, a Greek physi- cian, and Areteus, a Roman physician, prescribed diet, massage, and bathing for mental patients. - SEVENiy ^ While the aforementioned helped in the cure of the mentally ill, the names of Pinel, Tuke, Connolly, Reil, and Dix will always stand out as the most important in the development of good institutional care for the insane. Their contribution of bringing science and humanity into the treatment of the insane will never be forgotten. The modern era of psychiatry began with the work of Franz Anton Mesmer, a young physician who was born in Germany in the year 1734. Studying medicine at the University of Vienna, young Mesmer graduated and became a physician. Though through the work of this man we have finally brought psychiatry to the high standard it has today, the status of the medical profession at that time was far from being high. The reader may judge this for himself by the title of Mesmer's graduating thesis, "The Influence of the Planets in the Cure of Disease." Today such a title would be considered sheer bunkum. In Mesmer's time, however, astrological notions were accorded a respectful hearing. In this dissertation Mesmer claimed that all human beings lived under the influence of the stars, which was being exercised by means of a constant flow of magnetic fluid which filled the universe and which was transmissible from one person to another. He declared that the equitable distribution of this fluid through the human body protected man from disease. Widening his theory still further brought his interest to the curative properties of magnets and to the cure of patients by "animal magnetism." Mesmer believed that by applying magnets to the feet and throat of a hysterical patient, the magnet would actually draw the sickness out of the sick person and into the magnet itself. He soon acquired a tremendous practice and people from all over Europe flocked to his "magnetic seances". But Mesmer was soon to leave Vienna, where he had been practicing all this time. A campaign agains. him had started and in a cloud of abusive and heated recriminations, fie was compelled to go into exile. He went to Paris and experienced, once again, a short-lived but enormous success. -SEVENTY-ONE- That Mesmer produced cures cannot be denied. In fact, sonne of them are famous: Dr. Osterwald, a director of the Academy of Science in Munich, was cured of paralysis; Professor Baur was cured of blin:!ness, and there was a succession of many well authenticated cases vvhere all other medication had failed. But the fate of an inventor is seldom a happy one. Mesmer's work was new and therefore considered dangerous and objectionable to established thought in Paris just as it had been in Vienna. To accept his work would require an entirely different outlook. In all fairness to his critics, it must be stated that Mesmer's premises were decidedly weak. And yet the fact that he was achieving highly unusual cures should have been enough for a scientific inves- tigation on a tolerant basis. Instead, he received so much opposition from all sorts of groups, including medical ones, that the government officially forbade his experiments. During the same year that Mesmer fell into disrepute, Cojnt Puysegur, a pupil and co-worker of Mesmer, discovered a patient who did not go through the painful spasms and convulsive crisis ordinarily associated with magnetism. Instead, this patient went into a peaceful sleep. When the patient awoke, he was unable to remember anything that had happened to him. On subsequent experiments. Count Puysegur found that, in this state of trance, his patient responded to his commands and generally acted as though he were in touch with the outside world only through the medium of the "magnetizer." Although the art was again denounced by science, religion and medicine, it had taken root firmly and research went on. Eventually, an English physician, James Braid, discovered that hypnosis had nothing to do with magnetism. Braid began to hypnotize patients merely by having them fix their eyes on a bright object, thus inducing a pathological fatigue of the eye muscles, which in turn induced sleep. He found this pro- cedure more effective and much more efficient than the roundabout maneuvers used by the magnetizers. And a new group of words describing this new phenomenon came into being, namely, hypnotism, hypnotic, hypnosis and hypnotize, derived from the Greek word "hypnos", meaning sleep. . SEVENTY-TWO - Once the facts concerning mental disease were known, the way for its application was psychiatry's next step. ■A great deal of today's knowledge of psychiatry can be directly attributed to tne worn ui one rridri ~ ur. bigmund hreua. Sigmund Freud was born in the year 1856 of Jewish parentage, in Moravia, formerly Austria, now Czechoslovakia. Although the family was very poor and the expense of schooling high, his father supported Sigmund's desire for an education. Taking an early interest in medicine, Freud entered the university at the age of seventeen. It was while attending the university that he met the full force of the prejudice toward the Jews. This affected Freud strongly. As to the influence of this discrimination, he comments-. "... These first university impressions produced one very important result for the future. I became familiar early with my destiny— to belong to the opposition and to be proscribed from the 'compact majority.' A certain independence of judgment was in this way developed." While still in the university, he worked for a number of years in the physiological laboratory of the famous Ernest Brucke, who was his teacher. It was here that he made the acquaintance of Dr. Joseph Breuer, a prominent general practitioner of high scientific standing. Knowing Freud's interest in neurology and psychiatry, Breuer gave him an account of a very interesting case of hysteria which he had studied and cured by hypnosis. The case involved a young girl of unusual education and talent, who had become ill while nursing her father to whom she was very much attached. After the onset of her nervous illness, her father's death occurred and caused her to become much worse. Dr. Bruer states that when he took her as a patient she showed symptoms of paralysis and states of psychic confusion. Through an accidental observation, Breuer discovered that the patient could be freed from such disturbances of consciousness if she could be enabled to give verbal expression to the fantasies which dominated her. Breuer, therefore, hypnotized her and urged her to tell him what oppressed her at the time and by this simple method he freed her from all her symptoms. The significance of the case was in the fact that while awake the patient knew nothing about the origin of her symptoms, but once hypnotized, she immediately knew the connection between her symptoms and some of her past experiences. All her symptoms were traceable to experiences during the time when she had nursed her sick father. - SEVENTY-THREE - Moreover, the symptoms were not arbitrary and senseless, but could be traced to definite experiences and forgotten reminiscences of that emotional situation. Although Breuer told Freud about this wonderful discovery, he did not publish his findings. Freud could not understand why. The discovery seemed to him of inestimable value. In fact, Freud began immediately to apply the same procedure with his own patients and was able to verify the results in a number of cases. He then urged Breuer to report with him the results of his method and in 1893 they jointly issued "Studies in Hysteria". However, Breuer's and Freud's discoveries were not received as sympathe- tically as the authors had expected. As a result, very soon after the appearance of the publication, Breuer withdrew from the field. But Freud was convinced that he was right. He continued his investi- gations and soon discovered that hypnosis was not necessary in bringing forth his patients' unconscious memories. Instead, by having the patient assume a relaxed, reclining position while discussing his life's experience, these memories became accessible through the free association of ideas. This was to be the beginning of the development of the psychoanalytic technique, which is today a useful tool in the treatment of neurotic conditions. Freud continued his work against great opposition. His theory of an unconscious as well as conscious mind was too much for many of the people of his time to comprehend. But eventually the Freudian theories became ac- cepted and his work drew some of the ablest men in the world. Among the men attracted to Freud were Carl Jung and Alfred Adler. However, they gradually drifted away and established schools of thought of their own. Adler believed that frustration of the desire for superiority over others was largely the causative factor in neurotic disorders. Jung supported the theory that fears could be traced to the early beginnings of man and neurotic behavior could be traced to certain archaic fear patterns. Thus we see that modern psychiatry is based on certain foundations which are unique in themselves; that it is at once simple and vastly complicated; and that this combination of paradoxes has made it one of he most fascinating fields of work open to man today. 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MAX LEVENSON TO THE CLASS OF JANUARY 1951 — Compliments of — LORBERBAUM FOUNDATIONS 35 WORTH STREET NEW YORK CITY GARTENBERG & SCHECTER'S PIONEER COUNTRY CLUB GREENFIELD PARK, N. Y. Private Mile Long Lake All Modern Conveniences Filtered Swimming Pool Private 9 Hole Golf Course Children's Day Camp KASHRUTH & SHABBATH STRICTLY OBSERVED HOTEL EDWARD, MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA -OPEN ALL YEAR EIGHTY-ONE ■ Ji)5J 5ifi}Ji]i]jr5 — Complimenis of — S. Fraukel Woolen Mills Corp. 3 WEST 29th STREET NEW YORK CITY ... Complimenis of ... Bert & Helen's Candy Shop "SERVICE WITH A SMILE" BEDFORD AVENUE Corner PRESIDENT STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. GEdney 8-4705 Boro Fuel Oil Co. Metered and Filtered Oils for your Protection 2 CHURCH AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. EVergreen 6-5441 Dworetsky Bros. & Lassar CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 5406 MYRTLE AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. ' — Compliments of — Jerome Fischer ... Compliments of ... Mr. & Mrs. Nathan Hausnian And DAUGHTERS Congratulations to OUR SON Bernie Mr. & Mrs. Moses H. Hoenig Congratulations to OUR SON William UPON HIS GRADUATION Mr. & Mrs. M. Kotkes And FAMILY - EIGHTY-TWO - ... Compliments of ... Josepli I. Lesser INSURANCE 107 WILLIAM STREET NEW YORK CITY — Complimenis of Mr. & Mrs. Max H. Levine ... Compllmsnts of ... Rogers Theater 333 ROGERS AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Congrafulations to Marvin UPON HIS GRADUATION FROM Mr. & Mrs. Rihack 8 BILLS PLACE BROOKLYN, N. Y Complimanis of Biirloii A. Silherinan ... Compliments of ... Star Soap Co. Manufacturers of KOSHER SOAP and YAHRZEIT LAMPS 304 NORTH 7lh STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. — Compliments of — Zelefsky Family Congratulations to The Graduating Class of June 1951 from the T. A. Baskelball Team . EIGHTY-THREE - \BB\ afiiJi]j]jr£ Compliments of Mr. & Mrs. Elias Felig Compliments of - Mr. Samuel Furmau 1532 50fh STREET BROOKLYN, N. Y. — Compliments of — Chas. Getzler 5201 14th AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. Compliments ;o — Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Horn IN HONOR OF THE GRADUATION Of THEIR SON EUGENE J. Compliments of — Mr. & Mrs. D. Spiudell Compliments of . - Mr. & Mrs. William Schrader 5100 15th AVENUE BROOKLYN, N. Y. — Compliments to ■ Mr. iS: Mrs. Isidore S. Richter IN HONOR OF THE GRADUATION OF THEIR SON MORTON JACOB -EIGHTY-FOUR- Greetings to our NEPHEW FROM MR. & MRS. EPHRAIM KRAMER JACOB 5ELIG KRUMBEIN GE 8-890: Orders Promptly Filled GEORGE LEVY'S FOOD STORE 5023 13th AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. A FRIEND OF NORMIE LISS ... Complim*nlt ot ... DIANE, DANIEL, EVELYN MEHLMAN MR. & MRS. BENJAMIN NEUGEBOREN and Gerrold David MR. & MRS. MAX NEUSTADTER and FAMILY MR. & MRS. JACK OJZERKIS SEYMOUR ROME and FAMILY SAVOY GARDENS Inc. 408-10 DITMAS AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. CHAS. SCHATZ Inc. V/ALLPAPER 1S2 1H1500P AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. IRiangle 5-4300 PResident 8-2606 MARCUS SCHMERLER INSURANCE BROKER 44 COURT STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR. & MRS. G. SCHWARTZ '.105 16th AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. V/O 2-5800 ANNA F. SCHWARTZ INSURANCE SERVICE no V/ILLIAM STREET, NEW YORK CITY MR. & MRS. L. SHORR 1221 45th STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. SHURAK'S DELICATESSEN 1596 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. J35I EIGHTY-FIVE - afi}ji]j]jr£ THE OLSHIN FAMILY ESSO PERLA BROS. AUTHORIZED SALES & SERVICE 1550 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Peretz & Pearl Family Circle In Honor of NORMAN'S Graduation BEST OF LUCK A FRIEND Congratulations to OUR GRANDSON AVROM WEISSMAN MR. & MRS. N. SILVERMAN and Family 57 BRISTOL STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. SILVERSTEIN BUTCHER 883 NOSTRAND AVENUE,. BROOKLYN. N. Y. IKE D. SPIEGEL And FAMILY Mr. & Mrs. J. Dashevsky BU 4-4267 DUBIN'S BAKERY 1917 CHURCH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. NEvins 8-5745 EBBETS FIELD SERVICE STATION Inc. Cars Washed and Lubricated 1572-1590 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR. & MRS. LOUIS EDISON MIRRIAM HARRISON On Her Second Birthday 38 N. CLINTON AVENUE, BAY SHORE, N. Y. TR 4-6283 EVA HELLER ANTIQUES 382 AMSTERDAM AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY Treasurer of Yeshiva Etz Chaim MR. JOSEPH HOFFMAN and FAMILY MR. & MRS. I. C. HORN and Family RIVERVIE>A' GARDENS, NO. ARLINGTON, N. J. MR. & MRS. LOUIS HUTTLER In Honor ot the Graduation of their Son REUBEN - EIGHTY ;:x- ELWOOD HABERDASHERS BOYS' and MEN'S WEAR 5115 13th AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR. & MRS. WILL FRIEND Mendie, Michael, Abraham FEIT & JAFFE 810 WASHINGTON AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR. SAMUEL FURMAN Congratulations to AARON From Uncle Irving Aunt Mildred & Mrs. Green Compliments of Families GREENBAUM, ROSBASCH, & MANDEL Congratulations to JOE From Mr. & Mrs. C. Halbfinger & Family 1402 STERLING PL BROOKLYN, N. Y. To SIDNEY F. MORTON KWESTEL f. om Uncle Nathan HYMAN & MORRIS LIFSCHITZ ATTORNEYS AT LAW 55 WEST 42nd STREET, NEW YOK CITY BU 4-4863 IRVING'5 Quality Fruit and Vegetable Market 1076 FLATBUSH AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. A FRIEND MR. & MRS. ISRAEL GROSSMAN & FAMILY 1152 52nd STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. DAVID KATZOFF CHIROPRACTOR KlEiN'S PHARMACY 888 FRANKLIN AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Belated Congratulations to Our Son ARNOLD KNOLL Upon His Graduation June 1950 from Mom, Dad, & Family MR & MRS. ABRAHAM SKYDELL .ind Family 79 ASTORIA A .ENUE, BRIDGEPORT, CONN. J35J cir:uTv.cc\/rM !ifi}]i)j]jrs MRS. SARAH TEKULSKY RETAIL FLOOR COVERING 36 TOMPKINS AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N, Y. ST 3-8787 TOPS SERVICE STATION ■TOPS THEM ALL" 1082 UNION STREET, BROOKLYN.. N. Y.. MORRIS TRENK Jobber in Hosiery and' Underwear 90 ORCHID- STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR. & MRS. JACK WIESELMAN AND DAUGHTER MR. & MRS. B. WIESER Best Wishes to MARVIN. Upon his Graduation Mr. & Mrs. Weinstein Best Wishes to AVROM V/EISSMAN from Mr. & Mrs. Weissmari Sister & Brother MA 2-9700 SALVATORE GIAMBRONE Aa AUTO REPAIR SHOP CADILAC & OLDS. SPECIALTY 1572-90 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Congratulations ra IRWIN PECHMAN Upon his Graduation from from Mr. & Mrs. Harry Adler and Family CH 3-7177 AMERICAN PRESS 36 WEST 20th STREET, NEW YORK CITY ATLANTIC CLOTHING CO., Inc. Manufacturers of Men's and Boys' Clothing Shomrei Shabos - Non Shatnes Clothes 1 ALLEN STREET,, NEW YORIC CITY LE 4-2550 BROOKS FURNITURE & CARPET CORP.. 2247 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY NE 8-2222 CARROL PHARMACY 1618 BEDFORD AVENUE, BROOKLYN,. N. Y. WE DELIVER. ST 3-9376 CIRCUS BOX Tropical Fish, Toys, Dolls,- Tankr 847 FRANKLIN AVENUE S. COOPER. SINGER'S APPETIZING & NASHEREL 393 KINGSTON AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. -EIGHTY-EIGHT — — Compliments of — H. WOOL & SONS, Inc. BUTTER, CHEESE, CREAM AND EGGS 137 READE STREET NEW YORK CITY MR. & MRS. BEN AARONSON BUDOFF FAMILY In Honor of ABRAHAM BRUCKENSTIEN MR. & MRS. I. GORDON & SONS In Honor of ABRAHAM BRUCKENSTIEN RABBI & MRS. L. STERN DR. & MRS. DWORETZKY 1676 53rd STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR. & MRS. MAX FEDER JERRY'S BIKE SHOP Bicycles sold, rented and repaired 4307 14th AVENUE, BROOKLYN, N. Y. MR, & MRS. BENJAMIN KAT2 And FAMILY Besl' Wishes to MY GRADUATING CLASS from NORMAN KLEINMAN Eest Wishes to HENRY Upon his Graduation from LILLIAN HARTMAN Congratulations to IRWIN PECHMAN Upon his Graduation In Memory of my Grandparents NATHAN & SARAH SHARASHOFF l£)5J - EIGHTY-NINE ■ £ifi}ji]i]jrF Compliments of I. BAAS PHARMACY DR. JOSEPH BENSON DR. STANLEY R. BENSON A FRIEND OF M. BERLIN BEN'S APPETIZING STORE A FRIEND OF JACOB BLAZER BLATT'S DEPARTMENT STORE PAUL BINDIGER BROOKS PHARMACY BROOKLYN MUSIC HOUSE CANTOR'S GROCERY DAVE'S GROCERY PATSY DILEIO LEONARD ALLEN EPSTEIN MR. & MRS. JUDAH FALIK & FAMILY MR. & MRS. ABRAHAM GORDON & FAMILY GOLDSTEIN'S BAKERY MR. & MRS. JACOB HALEM HANFT'S GROCERY NORMAN HARRIS FLORISTS MR. & MRS. HARRY HIMELSTEIN HODY'S BAKERY SHOMER SHABBOS IRWIN S. HORN I. G. LAMP MFG. CO. ISRAEL MEAT CO. JACK'S FISH MARKET JAY'S STATIONERY STORE JAYNEL'S MUSIC SHOP A FRIEND OF THE YESHIVA HYMAN KRASNA JOSEPH KACKAW KOSHER BUTCHER GEORGE LEVY FOOD STORE ALVIN LEIFER MR. & MRS. R. LEIFER KHILATH BNEI ERETZ ISRAEL MIKE'S HARDWARE PHIL'S "MANORAH" BAKERY LOWEN'S BAKERY OELBAUM'S BAKERY P. & R. SHOMER SHABBOS GROCERY PARKWAY JEWELERS RADIN'S DELICATESSEN MR. RIBOWSKY A. ROSENTHAL REEVY MR. L. SACKLOW 87 SCHMERLER I. SCHWARTZ RABBI ELIAS SCHWARTZ DAVID E- SHER & FAMILY DR. & MRS. HARRY SOHN MR. & MRS. LOUIS TOKAYER MR. WALLACH YOUNG BAKERY ^^V) - NINETY - We are very proud to announce the following graduate have won State Scholarship this year: JRVING AARONSON MELVIN S. COHEN JUDAH SCHWARTZ JOSEPH HALBFINGER MARVIN BASHKOWITZ JOEL GREEN We are equally proud of all those graduates that have won these Scholarship in past years they are: AARON STAVISKY ISRAEL STURM EDWIN GOLDSTEIN 1949 RONALD LANDAU RICHARD SILVERMAN IRVING GREENBERG 1950 ARNOLD KNOLL HENRY RADETSKY PAUL SALKIN OSCAR SCHACTER IRWIN SHAPIRO WALTER SILVER MARTIN SOBEL ARNOLD TURIN - NINETY-ONE -