ALUMNI HIT/PTA Annual Breakfast Kicks off Events and Programs HIP/PTA kickedoff the school year with their Annual Welcome Back Breakfast in September, announcing plans and dates for events during the 2009/2010 school year. HIP/PTA President Amy Chafetz said more than 60 parents attended the breakfast and volunteered for the many activities and events planned. Upcoming events include: Scholastic Book Fair - November 9 – 13, Family Night is November 11. The co-chairs are Carla Fischbach, Chava Mann, Karen Ruah and Inbal Vainstein. Guardian of Learning Event - December 1, 2009 Chanukah Store - December 9 - 11. The co-chairs are Michele Scheck and Leanne Cohen. Mishloach Manot - February 25 - 26 The co-chairs are Joana Kirsch and Monica Wagenberg. Lower School Event - January, 2010 The co-chairs are Ileana Berenstein and Susy Abbo. For more events and programs, please visit the Hillel Web site, hillel-nmb.org.
HIP/PTA Buys Laptop Cart for Middle School
Alumni Breakfast to Bring Generations Together Hillel parents who are also alumni will have an opportunity to get re-acquainted at the M’Dor L’Dor Breakfast on October 25 at 10 a.m. in the Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash, hosted by Hillel’s Dr. Jerome Levy Alumni Association. The breakfast is designed to bring together Hillel alumni who are also current Hillel parents to reminisce about their Hillel experience, said Erica Shafir, Director of Development. The event is chaired by Ariela Mars and Lea Dimitri. Families will enjoy breakfast while Upper School students lead arts and craft activities with their children. To attend, write to shafir@hillel-nmb.net.
Class of 1999 Reunion Planned The 10-year reunion for the Class of 1999 is Saturday, November 28 at 8 p.m. in the Rose and Lew Goodman Beit Midrash. The reunion is chaired by Sara Levy. Alumni wishing to attend or help plan the event can email Levy at LevySa@gtlaw.com.
A Warm Welcome to New Hillel Families Flavia and Raphael Ades Leah and Yosef Amar Karen and Gideon Azari Cynthia and Michael Berkman Daiva and Sammy Bitton Ruth and Gary Cula Laura Dinari Diana Grimberg Raquel and Imanuel Hazan Deborah and Dennis Kainen Mira and Peter Kohn Raquel and Mark Knobel
Leah and Jonathan Marcovitz Rachel and Jonathan Meisels Sara and David Mizrahi Etty and Abraham M. Oliel Elina and Albert Petichenskiy Melanie and Howard Prine Debbie and Mike Ruah Gabrielle and Bernardo Schpilberg Karen and Daniel Stauber Marina Esayag Tendler Jaya and Joseph Zebede Regina and Miguel Zinguer
Mazel Tov...
Mazel Tov to Hillel alumnus Michael Yativ, 2003, on his engagement to Ariana Zelonker. Michael, who is completing his master’s in Psychology at FIU, is the son of Yossi, the Upper School Hebrew Department Chair, and Lillian Yativ. HIP/PTA vice president Michele Scheck and president Amy Chaftez show off the new laptop cart for Middle School. The cart houses 24 wireless netbooks and a printer. HIP/ PTA has also funded technology and interactive white boards in the Lower, Middle and Upper Schools. Families also are funding technology, and Hillel is grateful to all the generousity demonstrated so far this year. 6 KOL HILLEL
Pennys for Charity
Hillel Middle School student David Broide presented approximately 70,000 pennies to the Holocaust Documentation and Education Center as an ongoing Mitzvah project for his Bar Mitzvah. more about it at www.NeverForgetNeverAgain.org.