Past Class Notes
Submission Date:
First Name: Brian
Last Name: Shapiro
Class Year: 1962
Photo:
Girl Blessing the Torah by Brian Shapiro
Note: Brian Shapiro '62 (CIAS) has a celebrated painting "Girl Blessing the Torah", which has been chosen to be the cover of Mathew Baigell's new book "Jewish Identity in American Art: A Golden Age Since the 1970s" by Syracuse University Press. It will be published this spring. The painting is currently on display at the Dr. Bernard Heller Museum, Hebrew Union College in Manhattan until June 30, 2020.
Submission Date:
First Name: Helen
Last Name: Perry
Class Year: 1966
Photo:
Sewing creations by Helen Perry
Note: Helen Perry '66 (CCE) is 85 years young and her aim in life is to workout every day for one hour. Great grandchildren enjoy all of Helen's sewing creations. Helen also stays busy socializing at the senior center and playing bridge.
Submission Date:
First Name: Paul
Last Name: Szalach
Class Year: 1988
Photo:
Paul Szalach
Note: Paul Szalach '88 (KGCOE) was recently promoted to Director of Sales, North America for Sanhua Micro Channel Heat Exchangers.
Submission Date:
First Name: Michael E.
Last Name: Pollock
Class Year: 1977
Photo:
L to R Michael E. Pollock, Hon. Rachel Ruchie Freier and other members of Ezras Nashim.
Note: Michael Pollock '77 (CAD) is a volunteer advisor (Monroe County, N.Y.) to the first Orthodox Jewish all-women's Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Basic Life Support;s First Responder service in the United States. This EMS organization, Ezras Nashim, was created to allow observant Jewish women a way to maintain Tznius, or modesty, which is a way of life. Ezras Nashim and this cultural divide that only men can be EMS providers in Orthodox Judaism is highlighted in the PBS Documentary entitled, 93Queen. Their tagline is "Women for women", however, they will treat anyone as a patient. Their executive director is the Hon. Rachel (Ruchie) Freier, Paramedic. She is the first Hasidic female elected to a civil court judge position in NYC and the first Hasidic woman elected to public office in America. The group is based in Boro Park, Brooklyn (N.Y.) and new chapters are forming. Michael accompanied the group to the New York State capitol, where they were honored with a "Floor Introduction" in the Assembly Chamber by Assemblywoman Nily Rozic (D, WF-Fresh Meadows). They had ten different 1:1 meetings with assembly members and finished their day with a 30-minute meeting with New York State Lieutenant Governor Kathleen C. Hochul. They have a goal of becoming a Basic Life Support – Transport agency. This would allow them to have their own ambulance. Currently, they depend on the FDNY EMS to transport their patients, while the Ezras Nashim EMT's ride with them to the hospital.
Submission Date:
First Name: Michael E.
Last Name: Pollock
Class Year: 1977
Photo:
Michael E. Pollock
Note: Michael Pollock '77 (CAD) was selected to be a member of the newly elected Monroe County (N.Y.) Executive's Transition Committee - Public Safety Subcommittee. The members worked in subgroups in which they possess specialized knowledge. Michael has worked in Law Enforcement, Emergency Medical Services, Firefighting and Emergency Management. The subcommittee's responsibility was to recommend current areas of County operations that needed attention on a priority level and progress in the near future. The purpose was to create a seamless changeover of County government management and improved levels of service to the stakeholders in the future. The final recommendations were presented in a written report to the County Executive and his new management team for review, prioritization and implementation.