Relatively Speaking 2003

    Congratulations to Stan & Linda Rutta on their recent patent for making energy from oceanic waves.
    Jennifer Anne Levinson will complete her BS in Nursing at University of Louisiana.
    Jonathan Balcombe is interning at Winthrop Hospital until next June and will then enter his radiology residency at the University Penn Hospital.
    Paul D. Abramson, Jr. is now an independent engineering consultant, known as PDA Associates, in the Boston area.
    Paul D. Abramson, III has recently finished his three-year residency in family practice at the Contra Costa County Hospital in Martinez, CA. He's working for a company which rotates physicians into rural and outlying Northern California communities for emergency room coverage. During his last year he used his vacation to volunteer in clinics in Chiapas, Mexico, following his interest in providing medical care to underserved populations.
    Mark Abramson, whose company, Forward Thought, provides information technology and program management consulting services, is also now chairman of the Eastern Collegiate Cycling Association, in addition to coaching the Tufts University team and promoting cycling in New England with Boston Cyclocross Association, which he founded. At the 2003 National Collegiate Cycling Championship races in Berkeley, he was M.C. for the event.
Eric Greenwald plays ice hockey for Shaker High School.
Jeff Greenwald writes on the school paper at Penn, and is enjoying club ice hockey.
   Ari Langsdorf has just been promoted to Mid Atlantic Account Representative for Polo Jeans.
    Ron Rimmon has completed his 2-year Yesod program at the University of Judaism.
        Rabbi Jennifer Cleyman, wife of Rabbi John Fishman, on her ordination at HUC Los Angeles.
    We wish Rich & Sara Brownstein and their children mazal tov on their making aliyah to Israel in July. They will be living in Jerusalem and will give us their phone number as soon as possible.

Melissa Fair Langsdorf, daughter of Michael & Benita Langsdorf, May 2003, has graduated cum laude from Northwestern University School of Law.
    Congratulations to Mark Lazarus on his recent appointment to the Presidency of Turner Entertainment. Kol Hakavod, Mark.
    Austin Crispens was one of 200 students (60 boys & 140 girls) in the state chosen to attend the Governor's School for the Humanities which was held for one month this summer at the University of Richmond.
   Rabbi David Fox Sandmel, son of the late Rabbi Samuel & Frances Fox Sandmel, has been appointed the Crown-Ryan Professor of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago (in addition to his position as rabbi of K.A.M. Isaiah Israel Congregation, Hyde Park-Kenwood area of Chicago.
    Cliff Cone, completed his first year of law school at the Brooklyn School of Law and made Law Review - only 20 were chosen out of 400.
At the Annual Health Professions Breakfast of the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston, Dr. David A. Link will be honored with the Lewis H. Millender Community of Excellence Award with guest speaker President Lawrence Bacow, Tufts University. . David, a pediatrician and chair of his department at Cambridge Health Alliance and major contributor to the maternal and child health curriculum at Harvard Medical School, is a pediatric nephrologist and expert in immunizations. Because of his special interest in public health and bringing health care to underserved populations, he was involved in establishing a pediatric clinic in Dniepropetrovsk, Ukraine and bringing updated postgraduate education to the doctors of that region. He participates on the boards of several major Jewish organizations in the Boston area. He also is known as a scholar of Torah and Talmud. David is also the husband of Dr. Margaret Ross, a member of the leadership team at The Cambridge Health Alliance. David and Margaret just attended an Israel Solidarity Medical Mission in Jerusalem and other towns, a medical meeting shared with Israeli colleagues to offer them our support. They also had the opportunity to see how the medics are trained by visiting a large army base camp, and to gain better understanding of the challenges the soldiers (so young!) face on a daily basis. Kol hakavod David and Margaret.
    Alison Rose is working on an MBA at Princeton.

    Hyla Worth, has completed two years as President of the Women's Division of the Jewish Federation of Las Vegas. Hyla is seen as she presides over the installation of the new board of directors.
   Mark Greenberg is the new Executive Director of Michaels' House a treatment center for the recovery of addiction, men only, in Palm Springs.
    Annie Rachel Rimmon is the only girl on her soft ball team and plays third base and pitcher positions. She was recently awarded the "game ball" for her participation.
    Scott & Elana Rimmon Zimmerman have completed their 2-year Wexner Leadership Program following their week in July in Israel. They took this opportunity to take their daughters, Simone & Tamar to visit Israel.
    And speaking of traveling, Angus King, Mary Herman and their children Molly and Ben, spent six months traveling the USA in a mobile home. For a month-by-month description of their fascinating journey go to http://www.wheresmolly.com/. It's full of pictures and thoughts from adult and children's eye views; it's really worth a look-see.
   Upon their return Mary planned a lovely celebration for her mother, Jean Herman, who turned the lovely age of 85! Jean kept herself busy during Mary's absence by planting a garden and visiting with her two sons, John and Tom every weekend.
    Amalie R. Rothschild has moved from Rome to Florence, Italy, with her beloved Angelo Pontecorboli
    Alan Shapiro has started a five year residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Minnesota
    Caroline Langsdorf has been promoted to Vice President at Goldman Sacks.
    Jason Blumberg has returned to graduate school at the University of Chicago to work on an MBA. Kol hakavod.
    Stanton Kessler, former Medical Examiner (ME) for the State of Massachusetts, is now the Deputy ME of Hamilton County, TN and Assistant ME for the State of TN. He has also consulted with various authors and producers of crime stories and shows. Currently he is working with Joseph Finder, author of "High Crimes." His wife Kathy is a records manager for Unim-Provident, Chattanooga.
    Matt & Evan Kessler are now living in Tennessee. Matt is attending Chattanooga State U. studying nutrition and Evan is a pre-med at U. TN, Knoxville. Their father Stanton is very happy they are so near.
    Just before Purim, Dahlia Rimmon turned twelve years of age, and as most young women of the Orthodox community do, she became a bat mitzvah. In her D'var Torah Dahlia taught us about the lives of Queen Esther and Joseph, how they both in their own times, saved the Jewish people from extinction. In keeping with the season and the theme of her bat mitzvah, the celebration was a Purim carnival, with games of chance, cotton candy, popcorn, limbo and Israeli dancing and a great luncheon. A mitzvah project was the making of mishloach manot bags with fruits, candies and goodies for Purim for the less fortunate in the community. For pictures from the party please click her to go to her bat mitzvah page
    Ben Sandmel is the drummer with The Hackberry Ramblers. PBS will air a program about them in its series Independent Lens on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2004.
    Jeff Marx has relocated from Annapolis to Baltimore for social reasons; remains employed at Northrop-Grumman. But will relocate against next fall to attend graduate school (Masters in Aerospace Engineering... hasn't decided which offer to accept... MIT or Georgia Tech).
    The out-of-towners and immediate family gathered in the social hall of Temple Aliyah for Friday night dinner and lighting of the first candle of Hanukkah. After dinner Simone Rimmon Zimmerman was called up to the bima to bless the lit candles together with her mother Elana, and grandmothers Harriett Zimmerman, Lila Dayton and Joan Rimmon. She led the congregation in various prayers and kiddush. On Saturday morning she again led the congregation for Psukei D'zimra, Schacharit, Hallel and Torah service. Eema Elana read the first parsha; Aba Scott read the second, Saba Sam read the third and Simone read all the rest. Everyone read beautifully from the Torah, but Simone's reading was flawless, as was her recitation of the Haftorah. She delivered a most interesting and inspirational D'var Torah and has taken on the mantel of religious responsibilities with great kavanah. It was no surprise that Rabbi Stuart Vogel, in his address to her, said he believed she would fulfill her dream and someday become the President of the U. S.
    After services the entire congregation and invited guests were treated to a lovely Hanukkah luncheon, with (Krispy Kremes) as part of the center pieces on the tables. A learning session and birkat hamazon with Rabbi Feinstein, who is a friend of the family, Israeli dancing, a few toasts and songs from cousins, friends and grandparents rounded out the afternoon of this wonderful simcha. A "kids" party on Sunday evening at a lazer tag and game arcade brought the weekend to a most successful and fun close. Simone, you made us proud.

Melonie, Cameron and Cayla welcome home LCDR Robert Katz, XO of the SS Princeton
from eight month's deployment with the Nimitz Battlegroup in "Operation Iraqi Freedom."
Next assignment the Pentagon.

    1940: Sid (Jimmy) & Helen Rothschild.
    1942: Robert & Molly Rothschild.
    1943: Herbert & Judy Marx Marx, Robert & Ann Weisburger Lebherz, E. Richard & Ruth Friedman.
    1945: Fred & Elizabeth Wurzburger, Ira & Helene Strousse Ross, Herbert & Dorothy Reinheimer.
    1946: Harry & Terre Katzmann, Charles & Barbara Rothschild Kahn, Manny & Friedel Marx.
    1947: Sidney & Lois Friedman Davidow.
    1948: Harry & Ruth Blumberg, Tom & Carolyn Godchaux, Burt & Vivian Burger.
    1949: Art & Joan Nusbaum Cone, Sam & Irene Bettman Zivi, Bob & Millie Katz Welsh.
    1950: Werner & Henny Neuburger.
    1951: Jim & Barbara (Bobbe) Levistein Horvitz, Carey & Ann Wallach Reis, Mordechai & Ella Ben-David,
             Donald & Frances Katzenstein Zadeck
    1952: Lee & Janet Rosenstock Greenwald, Fred & Norma Kohen Friedman, Charles & Barbara Fergusen Fox,
             Werner & Eva Florsheim, Herman & Jean Katzenstein VanOs.
    1953: Henry & Markie Lowenstern, Jerry & Emily Bettman Mayer, Steve & Barbara Kent.
    1955: Sam & Joan Glanz Rimmon.

99:	Adelaide Rosenstock Silberstein
95:	Margaret (Peggy) Myers Guthman
94:	Ed Rosewater
93:	Sitta Nussbaum Amram, Ruth Rothschild Bettman, Arthur Goodman.
92:	Milton Bergen, Marie Weisserman Marx.
91:	Sidney Davidow.
90:	Marga Stahl Brauner, Victoria Rothschild Hirshey, Rose Weiss Honkofsky, Miranda Levy, Marci Knipe Mahler, Harry Sundheim.
89:	Frances Langsdorf Greenebaum, Sidney (Jim) Rothschild.
88:	Sidney Hilton, Peggy Rose.
87:	Dorothy Katz Bloom, Eleanor Collinson Langsdorf, Ellen Kline Langsdorf, Pat Martucelli
86:	Betty Granat Langsdorf.
85:	Jean Saltzstein Herman, Robert Rothschild, Selma Blumberg Rosenberg, Paul Rothschild, Elise Cohen Rubiner
84:	Herbert Marx, Manny Marx, June Handler Netter, Ira F. Ross, Helene Strousse Ross, Julius Stern, Florette Katz Weitzman.
83:	Anne Burger, Arthur Cone, Naomi May Palmbaum, Yaron Pinchas, Hannah Rothschild Zurndorfer.
82:	Herman Burger, Robert Lebherz, Friedel Marx, Dorothy S. Reinheimer, Herbert Reinheimer, Helen Eiseman Rothschild, Gene Weinstein
81:	Lois Friedman Davidow, Frances Schachtel Morgenstern, Sam Rimmon, Lee Rosenblatt.
80:	Harry W. Blumberg, Pearl Katz Blumenthal, Bert Burger, Ernest Dean, Eva Anker Florsheim, Hans Florsheim, Charles E. Fox Jr., Ruth N. Friedman, Ida Lamb Katzenstein, Judy Marx, Ruth Muller, Annette Nussbaum, Lisa Freudenthal Oppenheimer, Robert Rosenau, Otto Stern, Molly Luna Rothschild, Arthur Viner, Fred Wurzburger.
75:	Mary Anne Saltzstein.

Refuah sh'lemah ~ complete healing
Please include the following in your prayers for healing:
Ellis Setton, Walburga Engel, Irvonne Kane, Susan Rosenstock Nolan, Margot Kohen, Willye Taylor, Shirley Honkofsky, Richard Burke, Scott Iseman.

Vivian Chidekel Klein, March 1999.	Barbara Levy Rose, February 2003
Helen Metz, December 2000	Charlotte, mother of Michael Keynan, March 2003
Frederick Seiler, September 2002.	Harry Morris Dannenbaum, March 2003
Ellen Vogel Rebenfeld, October 2002	Sitta Nusbaum Amram, June 2003
Howard S. Degen, October 2002.	Marie Hammons Levinson, July 2003
Henry Katzenstein, January 2003	Betsy Jaeger Saltzstein, August 2003
Ruth Felber Berkman, January 2003	Evelyn Bodenheimer Redstone, September 2003
Joseph Shomrony, February 2003	Carolyn Kartus Godchaux, October 2003
Randolph Rothschild, February 2003


Owen Eiseman	Dylan Ross Goldstein


Milo Eisenfeld Genser	William Davis	Cole Patrick Freeling


Allison Romano	Anat Rimmon