Hillel Gazette

Hillel Community Day School

72nd Annual Scholarship Benefit

Vol. 1, No. 1

Rochester, NY

Av 5780

August 2020

Libraries a Lifelong Passion Hillel School Then and Now For PTO Volunteer of the Year Sandra Kushner

Sandra Kushner and granddaughter.

The Hillel School on East Avenue circa 1947. by

JULIANNE MILLER

Hillel Community Day School is thrilled to honor Sandra Kushner as the 2020 PTO Volunteer of the Year. Sandra’s work — week in and week out — in Hillel’s library has directly supported the library curriculum in multiple grade levels while also allowing the school’s librarian, Abbey Brothers, to focus on enriching and expanding the library program. For her direct impact on students and staff, the Hillel School community is extremely grateful.

A passion for literacy and libraries has shaped much of Sandra Kushner’s life. Over a long career as a teacher in multiple districts, Sandra taught, in her words, “every grade but fifth!” She encouraged a love for reading in all her students, keeping her classrooms stocked with magazines students could read in class or “check out” to

take home. While much of her work involved teaching remedial reading, which she loved, she also enjoyed working with students who had a passion for reading. While working in the Genessee Wyoming BOCES, she coached a competitive reading team in a program called “Pageturners.” Students in grades 3-6 (the program has now expanded to include grades 9-12 as well) would read up to 25 books each semester and prepare to answer questions about them. Sandra read the books along with the school librarian, and then developed questions about character, setting, vocabulary, metaphor, quotations, and more. She remembers that she never went anywhere without a book, a pen, 3x5 cards (for questions), and post-it notes!

Her work was so valued that even after she retired, the school (Kushner — Page 11)

A Jewish Education Every Week

Barbara and George Morgenstern by

JULIANNE MILLER

The Jewish Ledger has been a part of Jewish Rochester since 1924, in large part because of the tireless work of Barbara and George Morgenstern, who took over the paper in 1987. Over the past 33 years, they have adapted to our changing community and

changing forms of communication, maintaining the paper’s role as a voice for and about the Jewish community in Rochester, the United States, and the world.

Their dedication to Jewish identity, the Jewish community, and the power of the written word (Jewish Education — Page 16)

by

JULIANNE MILLER

Since its founding in 1947, Hillel Community Day School has changed in many ways: the location has changed, additions were built, the curriculum has grown, the use of technology has increased, and new clubs and traditions have developed. But many things about Hillel have remained the same: the school’s commitment to academic excellence in General and Judaic studies; the close friendships among students and families; the celebration of Jewish values; the dedication to building understanding across streams of Judaism; and the devotion to community service and tikkun olam (repairing the

world). Reflections from alumni from various times in the school’s history highlight this balance of continuity and change.

The Early Years Irwin Goldberg, who started his educational career at Hillel School in 1949, remembers when the school building was an old, restored mansion on East Avenue — quite different from the sprawling campus with specialized classroom spaces at Hillel today! Unlike today, when multiple school busses bring students to Hillel from districts across the Greater Rochester area, students during Goldberg’s time were picked up

To The Community:

I want to offer a heartfelt “Mazel Tov” to this year’s Scholarship Dinner honorees. While school leaders are often provided opportunities to write letters that express our thanks or recommendation, it is rare to be able to craft one that is so deeply deserved.

Barbara and George Morgenstern are both pillars of our community. Their selfless dedication has consistently provided our region with up-to-date, weekly, Jewish news. The Jewish Ledger has served alongside Hillel to educate our community about global, national, and local stories that impact the Jewish and broader community in Rochester and around the world. In addition to their work at The Jewish Ledger, the Morgenstern’s have consistently supported our community through their philanthropy, volunteerism, creativity, and support. Both Barbara and George are two of the most dedicated, kind, and humble individuals that I have ever had the pleasure of meeting. Their

Mrs. Tracie Glazer

commitment to clear communication, accurate information, and personal service truly represent why they are both recognized as notable changemakers in our community. Their tireless dedication and commitment to the success of Hillel Community Day School also deeply inspires many of us in both the Jewish and broader Rochester community. Thank you for being a part of Hillel’s story and coalition, as we prepare our students to become informed and truth-driven leaders themselves.

Ms. Sandra Kushner also embodies selfless acts of service.

by a school bus driven by Mr. Zeke, the school maintenance man, or a station wagon drive by his wife, who was also the school nurse. The school provided lunch to all students, as it still does today, but unlike today’s students, Irwin and his peers ate in their classrooms, and teachers graded them on their eating habits! Students played on a playground in the school’s back yard, and occasionally went to the old JCC (in Mr. Zeke’s school bus) to swim the “JY.” Classes at Hillel in the early 1950s emphasized many of the same ideals that students today (Then and Now — Page 6)

Her dedication to our library has allowed our students to build their literary practices and hone their reading skills. She has been a game-changer for how our school’s library is organized and run. Her previous service, philanthropy, and dedication have enabled multiple generations of readers to have access to well-run libraries across our state. We are blessed that you have chosen to situate yourself as a highly valued volunteer, grandmother, and member of our school’s family and community.

While the COVID-19 situation may have changed our plans, it has not changed our deep-felt appreciation for our honorees.

I want to thank each of you for your time, hard work, vision, and service to Hillel Community Day School. We know that with your continued support, our school, and children’s futures are bound to be bright and sustainable.

— With Deep Appreciation, Mrs. Tracie Glazer

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Every year, Hillel celebrates Sukkot with an all-school Sukkah Hop, visiting different congregations and experiencing a warm welcome throughout the community.

Hillel’s Wolfpack basketball team fosters the growth of athletic skills in a supportive, community atmosphere.

Hillel students partner with residents of the Jewish Home to learn with and about each other in the Better Together program.

On Grandparent and Special Friends Day, students have the opportunity to welcome guests into their classrooms.

Hillel’s kindergarten program is marked by small group instruction, individual attention, and a love of learning

“The Highest Form of Wisdom is Kindness” -The Talmud

Barb & George, your devotion to our children will, in turn, leave a lasting impression on our community.

With Gratitude, Osborne, Konar, and Chodak Family

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Mazel Tov

Thank you, George and Barbara,

Hillel Community

for your commitment to

Day School!

our Rochester community

Rachel, Kevin, David, Haley, Jake and Ann Glazer

Mazel Tov to

Barbara and George Morgenstern Thank you for your exemplary commitment to our Jewish community

Yasher Koach to

Sandra Kushner

and to Hillel School and all our local Jewish schools !

Jeff and Lyn Springut

Mazel Tov! Barbara and George Morgenstern

Mazel Tov! Michael and Ethan Schochat

Thank you for your dedication to our teachers and students

May all the Honorees go from strength to strength

From Nani and Saba

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The Learning Never Stops at Hillel School

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A Hillel student uses his Chromebook to learn virtually. by

JULIANNE MILLER

When businesses closed and school districts transitioned to remote learning due to COVID19, Hillel School turned to the learning platform Moodle to recreate the Hillel experience in a virtual way. Within days, students were “in” class with their teachers and friends, exploring all of the subjects that make up a Hillel School education: math, English, social studies, science, STEAM, art, Hebrew, Judaics, Physical Education, music, and health. Students’ days followed a familiar pattern, starting with Morning Meeting tefillot (prayers) and announcements, time for lunch and “recess” in the middle of the day, and a mix of classtime,

one on one time with teachers, and independent work in an age-appropriate balance.

The school chose to use Moodle, explained Mrs. Tracie Glazer, because it offers a “single robust, secure and integrated system to create personalized learning environments.” Teachers and administrators were familiar with Moodle because it is used by the schools in the Alliance — a group of small community Jewish Day Schools from across the country of which Hillel is a part. Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade come together over Moodle to explore topics like civil rights and social justice through a Jewish lens with their peers in schools in Birmingham,

To Barbara & George Morgenstern Well Deserved!

Michael and Karen Haymes

(Learning — Page 10)

Dear Hillel School Students I think all that needs to be said this year is Yasher koach.

Despite all the challenges and changes that occurred this school year, you all rose to the occasion and succeeded in completing another year at Hillel Community Day School.

This year has been unlike all others. You traded in your tribes for a chrome book, and your classrooms for a Moodle University. We all woke up one day to a different world.

However, one thing remained constant, your commitment to school and your school’s commitment to you are unbreakable. The entire Hillel community moved into virtual space, and the impossible was made possible.

You all have accomplished so much, so much more than you realize today. Years from now when we look back on the COVID-19 pandemic your memories won’t be of quarantine, but rather the successes

you achieved this academic year! All of this could not have been possible without the efforts of Mrs. Glazer and Mr. Hoornbeck, who led our staff of amazing teachers in this new digital environment.

You all deserve a massive YASHER KOACH. This was not an easy second half of the year. Staying in and learning from home has given us all a different sense of what is important. The lessons we learned these past few months will be with us always. The importance of family, friends, and good health should be a mainstay in our Hillel Community Day School community, continuing when we come back to school next year.

I am wishing you all a fun and restful summer. I cannot wait to see you all back next year.

— Mr. Arie Schochat Chairman of the Hillel School Board of Trustees

Mazal Tov to the Honorees Thank you for all you do for Hillel Community Day School Yosef and Suzie Kilimnick

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Mazel Tov To Barbara and George Morgenstern &

PTO Volunteer of the Year Sandra Kushner on this well deserved honor!

Julian & Marjorie Goldstein

Government Leaders Honor Barbara & George Morgenstern, Sandra Kushner “You could not have identified better nominees to represent our community,” Assemblywoman Jamie Romeo wrote in a letter to Hillel Community Day School congratulating this year’s honorees. They have made a lasting impact on our Hillel School families and our Jewish and Rochester communities, and they are, in the words of Governor Andrew Cuomo, “truly deserving of recognition” for “their proven leadership and meaningful contributions.”

Many local and state leaders recognize the ways that Barbara and George Morgenstern, through their work on The Jewish Ledger, have both educated and enriched the greater Rochester community. The Ledger fills “an important niche by highlighting local, national, and international stories of particular interest to Jews in the Rochester area,” Brighton Town Supervisor William Moehle writes. In doing so, they have “kept the Jewish and Greater Rochester community informed, and the people of Monroe County are grateful for your years of community service” (Monroe County Executive Adam Bello). And in keeping the community informed, the Morgensterns in turn enrich the community, as The Jewish Ledger “reflects” as the Hon. Sandra L. Frankel comments, “the vibrancy of our com-

munity to more than 12,000 readers.”

Town Supervisor Moehle sums it up best when he says “Wherever quality journalism and thoughtful content inspire meaningful conversation, community is strengthened, and The Jewish Ledger is an important facet of engaged life in Brighton.”

Sandra Kushner “has dedicated much of her life to teaching and promoting the importance of libraries in our communities and schools,” Frankel notes. The impact of this work, which effects young people not during their time in school but in their professional and family lives, is hard to measure. “Your decades long dedication to promoting the value of libraries and your recent volunteer efforts at the Hillel Community Day School have impacted a countless number of young minds,” Bello states.

Barbara and George Morgenstern and Sandra Kushner exemplify, in their day-to-day lives, the Jewish values of community, learning, and service that Hillel Community Day School seeks to develop in our students. In their support of Hillel School and of the Rochester Jewish community, they go above and beyond to enrich the lives of those around them. Our students learn so much from their example!

Then and Now

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Temple Sinai is Proud to Support Hillel School and this year’s honorees George and Barbara Morgenstern and Sandra Kushner

L-R: Alvin Lasker, Arthur Kolko and friends circa 1947.

encounter: an emphasis on showing taking care of one another and giving of oneself, a focus on excellent Hebrew and English learning, and building the skills students need to understand and celebrate Jewish holidays and actively participate in — and even lead — services. Shabbat traditions were part of students’ weekly rituals; Mr. Goldberg remembers having Shabbat kiddush with challah every week, just as Hillel students in kindergarten,

first, and second grades do today. When a classmate’s grandparent passed away when they were in fourth grade, the class learned about Jewish mourning rituals and the importance of reaching out to people in need. Along with all of this, teachers made it a point to encourage friendships among students and make learning fun.

Mrs. Rose Weiner, Mr. Goldberg’s fourth grade teacher, hosted a (kosher) picnic at (Then and Now — Page 15)

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Our parents’ passion for the Jewish community was evident to us at an early age. They founded a shul in Farmington which required them to drive the Rabbi and his wife round trip each Shabbat from Brighton to Farmington. Around the same time, they took over The Jewish Ledger and have delivered local Jewish news to the Rochester community, every week, for 30+ years. As long as we can remember, they contributed to The Federation in our names, setting a standard for us to follow.

We are so proud of all they have accomplished and the example they set for us, and now our family.

Love Jordan, Adrian, Sarah, Max, Michael and Maddy

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In honor of Jacob Elbaz

Mazel Tov To Barbara and George

You always make us proud!

Morgenstern Thank you to PTO Volunteer of the Year Sandra Kushner

Mom, Juan, Olga, Steve, Ilan, Nacho, Bella, Gator, Milo and Indy

Howard and Leslie Crane

Congratulations Barbara & George Morgenstern on this well deserved recognition!

Congratulations to Sandra Kushner on being named Volunteer of the Year

and

Dan & Victoria Goldstein

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Hillel Community Day School Faculty and Staff

Congratulations and Special Thanks to

Celebrate Barbara and George Morgenstern and Sandra Kushner for their contributions to our community

Barbara and George Morgenstern and “The Jewish Ledger”

Todah Rabah!

For all you do for our community

Mrs. Tracie Glazer, Head of School Mr. Scott Hoornbeck, Dean of Students & Faculty Rabbi Avi Kilimnick, School Rabbi

& To Sandra Kushner

Morgan Atkins Becca Beldner Abbey Brothers Michael Cherry Lori Donnelly Clara Fonda Susan Fregoe Amber Jones Sarah Krieger Deborah Kummer Emily Levin Betsy McGowan Jack McMahon

For your dedicated service to Hillel Community Day School

Hillel Community Day School is honored to announce that a scholarship fund has been established in memory of

Mazel Tov to the honorees George and Barbara Morgenstern and Sandra Kushner.

Mazel Tov to Hillel School!

We deeply value our relationship with Hillel School, its dedicated administration led by Mrs. Tracie Glazer, faculty, students and families.

Rabbi Eliezer Y. Lehrer Headmaster/ Executive Director

Shifra Hanson Mechaneches/ Director of Curriculum

Rachel Mory Sapir Mualem Noam Nachshon Yael Nachshon Joe Netti Stephen Papkin David Prevosti Laura Pullem Ken Soble Jackie Smith Catherine Toy Tara Wiseman

Rabbi Joseph Azar z”l To contribute to this fund or for more information, please contact: Emily Levin eleven@hillelschool.org (585) 271-6877

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Learning

Mazal Tov to very deserving people, Barbara and George Morgenstern HCDS is a gift that keeps giving - may you go from strength to strength Slagana Avramoski-Mitris and George Mitris

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AL; Greensboro, NC; Omaha, NE; New Haven, CT; and Harrisburg, PA. After working together for most of the year, the students — in a regular year — travel together to Birmingham (in 6th grade), Washington DC (in 7th grade), and Israel (8th grade).

The fact that Hillel’s Moodle site is a closed and encrypted space also meant that student privacy was protected, and tutoring and counseling sessions could continue without interruption.

Hillel’s faculty and staff did everything they could to make the transition to remote learning as smooth as possible. They set up a system of curbside pickup for student materials and computers so that students would have everything they needed for school at home, offered video tutorials on the Moodle system, hosted parent meetings in the student classroom space to talk through challenges and opportunities for growth, and offered real time tech support. The transition wasn’t always easy — students (especially in the younger grades) and teachers had to learn to navigate new technologies relatively quickly and everyone missed in person contact. “It was very difficult to see the students and not be able to hug them and help them when they were struggling,” reflects Sapir Mualem, 1st and 2nd grade Judaic Studies and Hebrew teacher.

But the challenge led to growth: students (and teachers) learned, in the words of Kindergarten teacher Lori Donnelly, “patience, persistence, and resilience!”

Teachers found unexpect-

ed joys and benefits in remote learning. School nurse Debbie Kummer, who contacted every family each week to check in, valued her increased communication with students and parents. Physical Education teacher Ken Soble loved it when siblings and, in some cases, parents joined in for workout videos, and realized that technology can be used — even when we are able to be back in school in person — to enhance his PE classes. Math teacher Clara Fonda was excited about the new technology tools like Wizer, Quizzizz (“which I learned from the students!”) and Zodo editing, that she was able to incorporate into her classes. The flexibility that remote learning allowed led students to spend additional time with her in their virtual classroom after school hours, working on assignments and practicing new skills. In STEAM class, students as young as second grade began to learn to create Power Points. For the end of the year Chagigat Siddur and Chagigat Chumash, grandparents who live far away were able to join the celebrations!

And when a kindergartener’s family moved out of Rochester, Lori Donnelly recalls, “we were able to finish our year together with this amazing student and friend due to remote learning!”

Though everyone missed being together in person — and the spring of 2020 is not one students, parents, or educators will soon forget — Hillel’s faculty and staff created memorable (Learning — Page 18)

Mazel Tov To All the Honorees On This Well Deserved Honor

Louise Braun

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8th Grade Graduates Reflect On Their Hillel Community Day School Experience Eitan Freedman: The first time I saw Hillel was during a tou r. One of my future classmates p e r s o n a l l y Eitan Freedman gave me a tour on a weekend. Later, I received letters from the rest of my future classmates. Before I even started going to Hillel, I saw how great it was. Even though the school is small, I’ve never met as many great people as I have through Hillel. From Alabama to Cooperstown, from watching one of the most important Senate meetings to baseball games, from making an igloo to Beresheet 2, Hillel has taken me to great places and given me memories I will cherish forever.

Ella Manelis: Hillel has been

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such a big influence on my life. Thanks to this school, I have so many memories that I k now w i l l stay with me.

Ella Manelis Ni ne yea rs seems to have gone by in the blink of an eye, and every second was worth it. Along my journey starting from Kindergarten, I have made close friends who I know are going to stay in my life.

I can’t wait for what the future holds. I can’t express enough how much I am going to miss this school and how grateful I am to have been a student here.

Hannah Mory: I am so glad to have had the opportunity to come to Hillel. I was welcomed in my class as if I had been there for many years. All

my f r iends have been there for me since the beginning, and I thank them for that. I am very thankful Hannah Mory for the trust that the teachers and school have in me. I got an amazing opportunity to become a leader and more. I will never forget the lessons that I have been taught.

Thank you to everyone for an amazing experience at Hillel!

w a s n’ t o n e day in my Hillel school life that I didn’t feel a part of a very strong a nd lov ing c o m m u n i t y. Nikol Chernigovski I will forever cherish the wonderful memories of Hillel in my heart. Thank you, Hillel.

want to say one more time how amazing it’s been to be part of this school and how much I will miss being a student here.

Nikol Chernigovski: When I came to Hillel, I only knew two English words: “hi” and “goodbye.” A f ter just f ive months in this school, I could already speak to other people.

This school and the people have shown me so much respect, kindness, help, and love. There

N o a h Kivel: Hillel has been an amazing exp e r ie nc e. It has broug ht so many memories that Noah Kivel will last a lifetime. From day one in Kindergarten until today, I have enjoyed moving up in the grades and making new friends. I just

Sarina Zaret sky: T he past years at H i l lel have been a blessing to me. I have met some of t he b e s t Sarina Zaretsky people I know, and I will never forget them. I am forever grateful for all the things that Hillel has taught and shown me. I am grateful for all the wonderful teachers and staff who helped me become who I am today and all my friends who were there for me when I needed them. I am confident that with my experience at Hillel, I will be a better person and a better leader.

and expanded in 2005 (with some “creative fundraising”). In addition to serving on the Eagle Free Library Board, Sandra also served terms on the Wyoming County Library board and the board of the Pioneer Library System.

Sandra understood the role the library could play in the community, and also understood the need for the community to support the library, which can’t survive just on bake sales and rummage sales. She attended “Lobby Day” (now called “Advocacy Day”) in Albany every year,

lobbying for more government support for libraries. And while on the library board, Sandra developed multiple innovative programs — and found the grant funding to support them. Among were “March Into the Library” to bring families into the library for programming on Saturdays in March, a “Meet the Composer” program that ran for 4-5 years.

Now retired and living in Brighton to be closer to her four grandchildren, Sandra volunteers weekly in Hillel’s library, doing literally whatever is need-

ed to support the school’s library curriculum. She enjoys the chance to see her granddaughter, Avery, a kindergartener, and share her passion for libraries and literacy. “Sandy’s favorite thing to say is, ‘I’ll do all your busy work and you can do the rest,” says Abbey Brothers, Hillel’s library teacher. “Sandy’s help… makes this library and its programs shine.

The programs she has created in the past and the experiences she has shared inspire me in my own curriculum.”

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librarian begged her to stay on as a volunteer — and gave her a present of 3x5 cards so that she could write more questions to sweeten the deal! She continued working with the program for 7 years after retirement.

In addition to her teaching, Sandra served as a Library Trustee for the Eagle Free Library in Bliss, NY for 30 years. Sandra’s mother actually started the first library in Bliss, collecting books for people to borrow from the pool table in the local fire hall.

Shortly after Sandra became a

library trustee, New York State developed minimum standards for libraries that Bliss’s library could not meet. Their choice was to either build a library or close — and they chose to build. Sandra’s mother donated the land for the library, and Sandra and another trustee did the bulk of the fundraising to build the new library.

She wrote construction grants and sought out resources with the help of her husband, Joe, who also kept her sane throughout the process — “no small feat!” she recalls. The library opened in 1999,

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Learning comes to life when 8th grade students travel to Israel.

The fifth-grade class travelled to Albany to advocate for greater mental health awareness.

Mazal Tov Honorees!

Barbara and George Morgenstern We appreciate and celebrate your support for Hillel Community Day School, a jewel in Jewish and secular education, for providing this community with many years of our “Jewish Ledger”, and for playing a major role in our community’s growth

Sandra Kushner A volunteer is the key to success in every school.

Thank you for being our special 2020 volunteer!

To Dr. Yosef Kilimnick...with deep appreciation To our students at Hillel…YOU RULE!!

Barb, Sid, Josh ‘01 and the entire Sobel mishpocha!

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Mazel Tov

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We offer our hearty “Toda Raba” for your time and commitment to Hillel Community Day School and our Rochester community.

The Glazer Family

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Then and Now

Mazel Tov

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To all the honorees on this well-deserved honor Thank you for your dedication on behalf of Hillel Community Day School

Teachers and students circa 1947.

her house for students. Teachers today have continued these types of traditions, inviting students to visit their home Sukkahs or creating opportunities for students to have fun and bond as a classroom family.

His time at Hillel School had a profound impact on Mr. Goldberg’s future. He is still connected to many of his friends from his Hillel days, in part thanks to the efforts of his third grade teacher. Over the years they have shared weddings, b’nei mitzvah, and other life cycle events, and still reach out to each other around Rosh Hashanah and Passover. He attributes his love for Israel, his comfort in synagogue surroundings, and his concern for all people to what he learned at Hillel School.

Students who graduate Hillel today would recognize his experience, and relate to all that he learned at HCDS.

Ladies Chevra Kadisha

The 1970s-1980s After its years on East Avenue, Hillel School moved to Temple B’rith Kodesh and then, in the fall of 1977, to the Fairfield Drive campus. “I remember distinctly being in cramped quarters for the first part of that year, while additional classrooms were constructed,” reflects Miriam Katz. She remembers “the white concrete walls…the soccer field, climbing tree, and basic playground equipment.” The soccer field was clearly a highlight of the new campus — it figures prominently in the memories

Congratulations

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(Then and Now — Page 22)

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Jewish Education are just some of the reasons they are being honored by Hillel Community Day School.

An Early Connection to Hillel Hillel School was where George Morgenstern learned to speak English. He came to the United States at age 9 in 1957, immigrating from Israel to an apartment on Merriman Street, right off of East Avenue. His parents were both Holocaust survivors; they had George in 1947 and the family moved from Czechoslovakia to Israel when George was just one year old. When the family moved to the US, George spoke only Hebrew. The first experience he remembers outside of the family’s apartment was when he and his brother were playing with some neighborhood kids. He told his mom that the kids didn’t know how to speak English — “but the reality was,” George remembers, “that I was the one who didn’t know!” George and his brother walked to Hillel School every day, where George and his five classmates learned Hebrew with Rav Kosovsky and English with Mrs. Weiner. When the family moved to Brighton three years later, George left Hillel School — no family had two cars at that

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time, and school had to be within walking distance. He finished his education in the Brighton Schools, and after college moved to Toronto, where he met Barbara.

When Barbara and George met, Barbara was teaching 4th grade and 6th grade to new Italian immigrant children, as well as physical education, in Toronto.

Not long after they married in 1976, they looked to move back to Rochester to support George’s father, who was undergoing some health issues while working to open a bowling center in Farmington. Barbara found her professional home at the JCC, where — after she got lost trying to find the gym after dropping their son Jordan at nursery school — she was offered a position teaching preschool physical education. She started a number of “mom and tot” classes, “Mickey Mouse aerobics,” and other innovative programming. But when The Jewish Ledger came up for sale in 1987, George identified it as the perfect opportunity for Barbara: “You’d be great at it,” he said.

Failure Is Not in Our Vocabulary The first year of running The Jewish Ledger was a trial by fire.

Barbara was “publisher, editor,

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salesperson, executive manager” with very little training. While Barbara and George initially thought running the paper would be a part time job, it was anything but. Barbara had to learn the business essentially on her own, but, as she says, “you learn very quickly when your back is to the wall.” She tells a story of getting the paper printed, bringing it home, and then labelling it while the kids were asleep. They would have to sort the papers by zip code, load them into bags, and schlep the bags to the weight room in the back of the post office. This went on for three years, until they could afford a labelling machine!

The newspaper was Barbara’s pride and passion. George pursued other business opportunities, including bowling centers, health and fitness distribution products, and roller rinks, before finally settled into private banking with a focus on high risk loans. But there is no question that George is incredibly proud of the work Barbara has done with the newspaper, and for the community. As he describes the amount of time and energy that she has put into the paper, his eyes are shining.

By the Numbers Ba rba ra Morgenster n has published The Jewish Ledger for 33 years, with 52 issues a year without interruption. That means, George points out, that she has published 1716 weeks of consecutive issues — and that translates into 8,580 days of work. For 8,580 days, George says, Barbara has “called an advertiser, answered a phone, talked to people….at least 50 times a day. For 8,580 days, 50 times a day, she has said ‘I’m Jewish.’ 429,000 times, over 33 years, she would have to say ‘I’m Jewish.’” The pride in that statement — for George, and for Barbara — sets an example for Hillel students, and for all of us.

The ability to state her Judaism proudly, publicly has not always been easy, as Barbara has faced anti-Semitism and security concerns in her work, especially during the Second Intifada. But she has persevered, and the Rochester Jewish community is stronger because of her work.

“It is important to the community” “Job number one” of the newspaper, Barbara notes, is to make money. It is a business — you

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have to pay the printer, the post office, overhead, editors, etc. But it is also “a Jewish education every day, every week.” The paper includes articles about local issues and events, national issues, and international issues.

Barbara has been able to do this work for 30 years (while, she notes, many of her friends are now retired in Florida!) because her goal has always been “to show the community how important Israel is, and what ties the Jews together.” “It isn’t,” she notes, “just bagels and lox or cream cheese.” The paper tries to reflect the breadth of the community — as a business, it needs to appeal to a wide range of readers and subscribers — and in doing so, “when you have to choose stories to go into the paper, you make nobody happy.”

Every community, every agency, wants more coverage of their events — but everyone’s voice is included.

The Jewish community and the world of media have both changed since The Jewish Ledger was first published, and even since the Morgensterns started publishing it — and the Ledger has changed along with it. The paper is now available online, and it takes advantage of the many sources of news available to it. Articles reflect current concerns and current trends, and it is read both by Jews and non-Jews, many of whom want to better understand the Jewish community. But first and foremost, it educates, reflects, and connects Rochester’s Jewish community.

The community information in the Ledger — service times, local events, “Mazel Tov’s” and more — make Jewish Rochester accessible to all, and unite its disparate voices in one community.

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The Morgenstern family’s connection to Rochester and to Hillel School, which began when George first attended in 1957, continues today. George and Barbara have two sons, both of whom live and work in Rochester. Adrian runs Morgenstern Insurance Services, a commercial insurance agency, and Jordan is a founding partner of Morgenstern DeVoesick, a Pittsford law firm. Jordan and his wife Sarah, have three children, all of whom attend or have attended Hillel School.

Barbara and George can often be found visiting Michael and Maddie at school, enjoying Shabbat Showcase and other Hillel events.

Through their work with The Jewish Ledger, Barbara and George have set an example of perseverance through challenging times, tireless commitment to our community, devotion to the spread of knowledge, and the Jewish teaching Kol Yisrael Arevim Ze Ba-zeh — all of Israel is responsible for one another. Barbara and George live their responsibility to the Jewish community of Greater Rochester every day, and Hillel Community Day School is honored to recognize their many accomplishments.

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Mazel Tov to George and Barbara Morgenstern and Sandra Kushner

Hillel Community Day School Thanks the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation

Thank you for all you do for the Rochester Jewish community

Congratulations to Hillel Community Day School for another fantastic year!

For its Dedication to Jewish Education in Rochester and Your Generous Support of Hillel Community Day School

May you go from strength to strength!

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and meaningful experiences for students. Science teacher Susan Fregoe and her 7th graders loved their spirited debates, while her 5th graders particularly enjoyed game days. Laura Pullem’s 2nd graders and 8th graders were thrilled when she personally delivered new reading books to their houses — social-distancing style, of course. Morgan Atkins’s students loved their virtual birthday celebrations, and many stu-

dents enjoyed the chance to share their pets with each other. Sapir Mualem’s second graders eagerly stayed on Moodle after the end of the school day, just to get to hang out, listen to Israeli music together, and visit. Many of the teachers commented on how much they loved their one on one time with students — 10 minutes, multiple times a week, when they could connect with each other without any interruptions. Teachers used

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school’s traditional Art and Literature Fair was displayed as a website. HillelVision, the end of the year talent show based on the Eurovision contest, proceeded as usual, with students submitting videos of performances to be judged by a panel of special guest judges. And the school’s Tribal Challenge, in which the students were divided into four teams (before the transition to remote learning),

continued on Moodle. Students connected with their teammates and engaged in a variety of challenges designed to build community and celebrate learning.

There is no question that students and teachers would love to learn together in person in the fall. The experience of this past spring has made it equally clear that whatever we face in September, Hillel School will rise to the challenge.

Thank You!

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Supporters of Jewish Education

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this time to focus on skill building, but it was also a time when students and teachers could connect over this shared experience of quarantine.

Hillel traditions, such an important part of the spring at HCDS, continued through remote learning, even if in a slightly different form. The school community gathered virtually for Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut, and the

Liz Konar Deanne Levy Barbara Sobel

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Proud Parents of Two HCSD Graduates

Julianne Miller

Ethan Levy ‘86

Todah Rabah!

Sheri Levy Gross ‘82

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.”

CONGRATULATIONS TO

BARBARA AND GEORGE MORGENSTERN FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THEIR FAMILY AND THE ENTIRE ROCHESTER JEWISH COMMUNITY. WE SHOULD ALL LEARN FROM YOUR LEADERSHIP

Aviva, Arie, Michael and Ethan Schochat

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Congratulations To

Barbara and George Morgenstern & PTO Volunteer of the Year Sandra Kushner Thank you for all you do for Hillel Community Day School And the Rochester Commuity John, Jane, Shoshanah (‘02) and Ari (‘06) August

Mazel Tov to Hillel School In recognition of all of the staff, volunteers and family members who work tirelessly on behalf of our community’s children.

We Salute You! Special thanks and appreciation to the

Morgenstern Family for your contributions to our community.

Julie and Mitchell Nusbaum and Family

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Mazel Tov to

Barbara and George Morgenstern on this well-deserved honor!

Congratulations to Michael and Ethan Shochat on another fantastic school year!

Rina and Danny Chessin

Through the LIFE & LEGACY program, a collaboration with the Foundation of Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester and the Harold Grinspoon Founation, individuals and families can provide lasting support to Jewish causes that matter to them. Hillel School is grateful for the support of:

Rabbi Avi Kilimnick Anonymous Susanne Karan & Yosef John & Jane August Kilimnick Josephine & Simon Rabbi Eliezer & Fraidel Braitman Lehrer Jonathan & Ellen Broder Bart Levenson Gabe & Patty Chodak Theodore Max Howard & Leslie Crane Keith & Sonia Newman Ze’ev & Meredith Beryl & Joan Nusbaum Dragon David & Betty Ross Ronald Furman Moshe Rothman Daphne Futerman Eli & Peggy Futerman Jonathan & Michele Sadik James Sawers Abraham & Tracie Sidney & Barbara Sobel Glazer Igor & Michal Spivak Deborah Goldberg Jeffrey & Lyn Springut Bruce & Martha Green Neal & Kim Holtzman For more information or to participate, please contact Emily Levin at elevin@hillelschool.org | (585)271-6877

Past Presidents Ken Bracker John August Dr. Jack Azar Dr. Jules Brody Rabbi Jacob Chiger Dr. Michael Dobkowski Arnold Goldman Dr. David Goldstein Ellen Hagelberg Orry Jacobs Dr. Yosef Kilimnick Hyman Kolko Dr. Earl Krakower Dr. Bart Levenson Dr. Richard Mandelbaum Neil Norry Lisa Pelta Rachel Rosen Hon. Matthew Rosenbaum Sharon Norry Seidmann Naomi Silver Kathye Simon Maurice Zauderer, Ph.D. Seymour Zivan Shoshi Zukor

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A Woman in a Man’s World NIKOL CHERNIGOVSKI, EITAN FREEDMAN, NOAH KIVEL, ELLA MANELIS, HANNAH MORY and SARINA ZARETSKY by

Barbara Morgenstern, owner and lead publisher of the esteemed publication The Jewish Ledger in Rochester, NY has never missed a single deadline.

Her dedication for bringing Jewish news to local residents is based in her love of Judaism and her husband’s ties to Rochester.

Although she has faced adversity and discrimination as a Jewish, female business owner, she has persevered to become a respected pillar of our community. She generously agreed to meet with our 8th graders and share some of her experience and insight.

Born and raised in Canada, Mrs. Morgenstern had a strong Jewish upbringing. She graduated from university with a degree in physical education and began teaching. After meeting her husband, she agreed to move to his hometown of Rochester, NY to raise their family. In 1987, The Jewish Ledger was offered for sale. The Jewish Ledger is a local Jewish news publication which has been in existence since its founding in April 1924 by Samuel Neusner and Rabbi Abraham Feldman. Despite having no prior experience in publishing or journalism, but with her husband’s support and encouragement, Mrs. Morgenstern felt that buying the newspaper would be

Hillel eighth grade students interview Barbara and George Morgenstern to learn more about the history of The Jewish Ledger and the challenges of publishing a weekly Jewish community newspaper.

an unparalleled opportunity.

As a graduate of Hillel Community Day School, Mrs. Morgenstern’s husband was raised in the Jewish Community of Rochester, NY. A love of Judaism, desire to connect people, and an understanding of the importance of keeping up with local, national, and international news are values that the Morgensterns share with each other and wanted to share with their community. “Hillel is the brick and mortar. It’s a great foundation, but not everyone is lucky enough to have it.

Not everyone [Jews] has access to a Jewish newspaper. It [The Jewish Ledger] appeals to the general community,” stated Mr. Morgenstern.

When Mrs. Morgenstern de-

cided to purchase The Jewish Ledger in 1987, she did so because she wanted to help the Jewish community make connections to each other, offer space for recognition of Jewish leaders both locally and abroad, and provide an inclusive and representational news source.

Mrs. Morgenstern stated that she ensures that each publication includes at least one article that will appeal to each of the people reading the Ledger.

When asked if she had ever encountered professional discrimination because of her gender and/or religion, she replied “Yes to both” but clarified that she no longer feels that she faces gender discrimination now. When speaking about the beginning of her career she described her-

self as “…a woman in a man’s world”. She even recalled someone once asking her, “You’re not Jewish, are you? You’re just so nice”!

Mrs. Morgenstern feels that during her tenure the Jewish community has changed. She explained that she feels as though there’s less restrictions, more assimilation, and less involvement in Jewish organizations now than there used to be. She also recognizes that there are more opportunities for Jewish people to live and work as equals to their Christian neighbors. She recalled when the Irondequoit Country Club was the only option available to Jews and even sections of Brighton were restricted. Mrs. Morgenstern also commented

that with the introduction of the internet, access to news articles has shifted. However, she also pointed out that this means that there are fewer journalists writing articles, less editing of validity of content, and more options available to those looking to publish than just their local newspaper. To stay current, The Jewish Ledger purchases articles from national and international news sources and reprints them to make sure that they are all conveniently available to local readers in one place.

Sarina Zaretsky, one of the eight graders who interviewed Mrs. Morgenstern said, “I think she is an inspiration”. “It’s nice to learn about our community, not just the local Jewish community, but our community as a whole”, said Eitan Freedman.

“You don’t get an opportunity like this often”, agreed Hannah Mory. The class also discussed the value of learning about the experiences of a Jewish woman in a position of power and the importance of being invested in your own community. They also noted that the tradition of attending Hillel Community Day School is being continued with the Morgenstern’s grandchildren who currently attend HCDS. The class hopes to maintain a relationship with Mrs. Morgenstern and has been inspired by her to remain active in the Jewish community of Rochester and help others to do the same.

Arie Schochat Eva Weissman

Gabriel Chodak John August

Reuben Auspitz Michael Cohen Howard Crane Mona Friedman Kolko Ron Furman Dr. Yosef Kilimnick Liz Konar Caroline Korn Dr. Jacob Moalem

Thank you to all of our supporters for their good works on behalf of the community and all they do to enhance the education at Hillel Community Day School.

Sarah Morgenstern James Sawers Igor Spivak Dr. Regina Smolyak Barbara Sobel Lori Sousa Dr. Todd Stein Melanie Wolk

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Then and Now

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to Hillel School

Stephen and Ruth Silver and family

Mazel Tov to Hillel School and this year’s honorees

Hillel students and faculty in front of the modern building on Fairfield Drive in Brighton.

Aharon Baruch Fine Papercutting and Hebrew Calligraphy 153 St. Regis Drive South, Rochester NY 14618 (585) 244-9306

Mazel Tov to Hillel School and this year’s honorees From Aharon Baruch and

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of both Yosef Kilimnick and Michael Freeling, who recalls, “I loved playing soccer.” The new building had more space for more activities, including a multi-purpose room that served as a cafeteria, auditorium, music and dance classroom, and gym.

“Once upon a time,” Katz recalls, “Lea Davidowitz Goldstein and I did an art project (a banner of the Israeli emblem) and the paint bled through the canvas and colored the multi-purpose room floor turquoise. Oops!”

Like today, the school’s teachers created memorable experiences for and built powerful relationships with students. Michael Freeling remembers Kathleen Williams, who “had a quiet and supportive demeanor and thought-provoking way of sharing the cultures of the world with her students” and Rabbi Chaim Hisiger (who later became Principal of HCDS), “who made everyone laugh with ‘fun nicknames’ for everyone in the class, many of which remain to this day.” On the first day of class, Freeling recalls, “he called me Michael ‘Wheeling’ instead of Freeling by mistake and that turned into him calling me ‘Wheels.’” Freeling, Kilimnick, and Katz all have fond memories of Dave Rogachefsky, who taught gym class at Hillel and led activities at the JCC, and Kilimnick and Katz both recall art class with Mrs. Rochelle Cresov, who, Miriam Katz notes, “started me on my life path of museum work.”

Life at the school was marked by holidays and traditions, much as it is today. Miriam Katz loved eating lunch in the school Sukkah, noting that “I think it is a shame that my kids always have vacation on Sukkot instead of enjoying the holiday with their teachers and friends.”

Eating lunch in the Sukkah, and the school’s festive Sukkot dinner and celebration, are highlights of the fall at HCDS today. Michael Freeling fondly recalls the school’s celebration of Lag B’Omer “because it was just a fun and festive day and atmosphere all around the school,” and Yosef Kilimnick recalls benching out loud after lunch with Mrs. Michaeli — a tradition that today’s students are quite familiar with, though

with new teachers.

Like students today, students who attended Hillel in the 1970s and 1980s built relationships across the Jewish spectrum.

“I am deeply grateful that Hillel School is a community day school and that my classmates ran the spectrum from Reform to Orthodox,” Katz notes. “I learned about Judaism in a widely accepting environment.”

Hillel School, Kilimnick recalls, “allowed me to be friends with Jews from all different streams of Judaism.” This environment character izes Hillel School today, and offers students an opportunity to develop an opportunity to understand — and live — the value of k’lal Yisrael (Jewish peoplehood).

A Hillel School education then and now sets the stage for a lifetime of involvement in the Jewish community and a strong Jewish identity. It led Michael Freeling to state and national level leadership with the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), where he worked on anti-bias programming for Hillel students and in Rochester in general. It was through this work that he was able to welcome Hillel students and Head of School Tracie Glazer to the 2018 ADL National Leadership Summit, where HCDS was honored for its work.

His experiences at Hillel, and the Jewish identity he developed there, also led to his involvement — as a student and as part of the alumni community — with Alpha Epsilon Pi, the largest fraternity in the world. For Miriam Katz, Hillel school gave her “the skills and knowledge to pursue deeper Torah study later on.” His experiences at Hillel led Yosef Kilimnick to years of work on the school’s Board of Trustees, including years as the President of the Board. And for all of them, Hillel school led to lifelong friendships, maintained through in person gatherings and social media.

Today Hillel School today, with its many classrooms, dedicated art room (with a kiln!), science lab, STEAM lab, recording studio, computers for every student, welcoming library, dining commons, full sized gym, flourishing garden, and more, may look

nothing like that original home on East Avenue. Students today connect with each other and their teachers through email, share screens and documents as they work together in person or remotely, and use SMART Boards in their classrooms.

They put the values of bal tashchit (do not waste) and tikkun olam (repairing the world) into practice by recycling and composting. They celebrate Shabbat with a “Shabbat Showcase” including a visit from a different Jewish leader in the community every week, perform in concerts for Hanukkah and Passover, play basketball against other schools as part of the Wolfpack basketball team, and compete in an obstacle course in the snow as part of Wintermania. They connect and build relationships — virtually, and in person on powerful learning trips to Birmingham (AL), Washington, DC, and Israel — with Jewish peers at similar schools across the country.

In many ways, however, their experiences reflect those of the students who came before them.

They learn with teachers who make learning fun and memorable, build friendships that last far beyond their years at Hillel, develop strong Jewish identities and the skills that they need to be active participants and leaders in their Jewish community, and develop an understanding of and appreciation for diverse ways of being Jewish. Years from now, they will remember “Friyay” with Miss Beldner, Math Night with Mrs. Fonda, science experiments with Mrs. Fregoe, running the Hillel Mile with Mr. Prevosti, getting their first siddurim (prayerbooks), and singing and praying together at Morning Meeting. They will remember “Sukkah Hops” to visit sukkot across our community, at different synagogues, and learning from Jewish leaders from across the Jewish spectrum. And they will keep in touch with their Hillel friends, whether it is through email, Facebook, Instagram, the next big form of social media, or an “old fashioned” phone call. The heart of a Hillel School education, and its value to each student and family who is part of the Hillel communities, beats on.

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We dedicate this page in blessed memory of Rabbi Joey Azar.

His charisma, smile, kindness, laughter and teachings are tightly woven into all our lives.

He is forever part of our roots and our Hillel School and Rochester family.

With all our love Joey, Your Hillel School brothers and sisters

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Mazel Tov!

to this year’s Honorees Barbara and George Morgenstern Publishers of The Jewish Ledger Your commitment to educate and inform the Rochester Jewish community inspire us all!

Sandra Kushner PTO Volunteer of the Year Thank you for your dedication to the students and teachers of Hillel School!

Thank you! to Hillel School’s Dedicated Faculty Your commitment to our students and your passion for teaching and learning make Hillel School a place where children love to learn

Todah Rabah!

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