By Robert E. Sutton
(l-r) Norma Holzer, Cheryl Greenfield and Dina Dyckman, z”l
Norma Holzer presenting Prime Minister Yithak Rabin with the Eishet Chayil Award.
AMIT DOR L’DOR A True Family Tie
Dina Dyckman, z”l, has left an indelible mark on AMIT. Her daughter Norma Holzer and grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren, nieces, and nephews continue that generation-to-generation bond with AMIT. The following devoted women are part of the royal AMIT lineage. Dina Dyckman, z”l – Joined MWOA in 1942. President of MWOA (AMIT) 1957-1962. Presented Lifetime Achievement Award.
Rivka Holzer – Norma Holzer’s granddaughter. Spent the summer before attending Barnard as an intern at the AMIT offices in New York.
Norma Holzer – Dina Dyckman’s daughter. At the age of twelve became a member of Mizrachi “Buds.” President of AMIT 19911995. President’s Circle member.
Raffi Holzer- Norma Holzer’s grandson. Served on the Board of the AMIT Future Leadership Initiative. AMIT delegate at the Zionist Congress.
Trina Cleeman - Dina Dyckman’s daughter, Norma Holzer’s sister. President’s Circle member.
Jewel Edelman – Dina Dyckman’s granddaughter and Norma Holzer’s niece. Board of Governors. Young Leadership Award. Annual Dinner Honoree. President’s Circle member.
Selma Dyckman – Norma Holzer’s sister-in-law. Board of Directors. President’s Circle member. Cheryl Greenfield – Norma Holzer’s daughter. Spent the summer before attending Stern College as a volunteer at Beit Hayeled, home to 120 children.
Laurie Bryk – Norma Holzer’s niece. Founding member of the New Generation Board. Board of Directors. Annual Dinner Honoree. President’s Circle member. Trudy Stern – Norma Holzer’s niece. Vice President, Leadership Development. Annual Dinner Honoree. President’s Circle member.
Shirley Halpern, z”l – Member MWOA (AMIT) chapter in Boro Park. Helped run the MWOA Thrift Store on the Lower East Side. The store benefited the children of MWOA. Marcia Holzer – Shirley Halpern’s daughter. Former President, Monsey Chapter. Served on National Board. Chana Shields – Norma Holzer’s niece. Marcia Holzer’s daughter and Shirley Halpern’s granddaughter. Former Secretary, Board of Directors. Currently Vice President, Marketing. Annual Dinner Honoree. President’s Circle member. Esther Beth Semmelman, z”l – Marcia Holzer’s daughter. Norma Holzer’s niece. Sister of Chana Shields. New Generation Board member. Board of Directors. President’s Circle member. Posthumously honored at the 2013 Annual Dinner.
Sarina Shields – Chana Shields’ daughter, Norma Holzer’s great niece, Marcia Holzer’s granddaughter and Shirley Halpern’s great granddaughter. Bat Mitzvah project helped benefit the children of AMIT. Samantha Bryk – Daughter of Tammy and Hillel Bryk. Norma Holzer’s great niece. Currently studying at Midreshet AMIT. Rochel Holzer – Norma Holzer’s granddaughter. AMIT member. Julie Holzer – Norma Holzer’s granddaughter. AMIT member. Rivka Atara Holzer – Norma Holzer’s great granddaughter. Future AMIT member.
The word generation is a central part of the Passover seder. Seder in Hebrew means ‘order,’ a key ingredient of all rituals. But the seder’s goal is not ritual for its own sake. The Haggadah explicitly states that: “In every generation each individual should feel as if he or she had personally come out of Egypt.” It’s hard to imagine a better vehicle than the rituals of the Passover seder for teaching the next generation to value our religion, our people, our traditions and our obligation to Jewish causes. This ritual creates an indelible impression on each new generation sitting around that table. That is AMIT.
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