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JANUARY 8, 1988
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VOL. XV, NO. 1
ANNUAL DINNER
TO HONOR BEN L. KATZ
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ALEX SCHWARTZ MEMORIAL
On Saturday, January 23, at a service commencing at 8:00
a.m., the J. B. Greenfield Chapel will honor the memory of the
late and beloved Alex Schwartz.
The Chapel committee, guided in this matter by Dr. Nathan
Cotlar has commissioned a bronze plaque which will be
installed on the wall of the Chapel. Rabbi Segal will speak at
the service on “The Legacy of Alex Scwartz.” Mr. Schwartz’
family joins the Chapel committee in inviting all members of
the synagogue to attend the service at 8:00 a.m. and the
kiddush which will be sponsored by the Schwartz family
immediately following.
WELCOME RABBI GORBATY
The Chapel committee is pleased to announce that Rabbi
Aaron Gorbaty of New York has accepted the position of
Chapel Director of our Congregation. He will officiate at all
services in the J. B. Greenfield Chapel, teach a Torah class on
Shabbat afternoon before mincha and supervise Kashrut in
the building.
Rabbi Gorbaty was born in Bialystok and came to the
United States in 1930. He received his smicha from the Israel
Elchanon Theological Seminary and held pulpits in Lafayette,
Indiana and Wildwood, New Jersey. He then served as Chapel
Director at Temple Emanu El, a conservative congregation in
Brooklyn, New York until his retirement last year.
Mrs. Pearl Gorbaty, who retired as a teacher for New York
public school system, and the Rabbi will arrive in Houston
during the first week in January.
Rabbi & Mrs. Gorbaty have six children who are all
married and who live in cities around the United States
including Los Angeles, Baltimore and Detroit. They also have
six grandchildren.
Speaking on behalf of the Chapel committee, Daniel M.
Musher, Chairman, stated that Rabbi Gorbaty is as warm and
gracious as he is learned in Judaism. “His presence at the
Chapel services,” said Dr. Musher, “will augment the dignity
and warmth of the service, and his teaching will add greatly to
the depth of the religious experience of participants.”
All those who are interested in extending hospitality to the
Gorbatys (and we hope that many will offer to do so) should
call Mrs. Bobbi Arkus at 729-0039. The Gorbatys are a lovely
and interesting couple, who have never lived away from the
Northeast. They are coming he^e without their children or
grandchildren, and we hope that many members of the
Congregation will invite them to their homes.
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CONG. BETH YESHURUN
4525 BEECHNUT BLVD.
HOUSTON, TX 77096
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Ben L. Katz
Executive Director, Ben L. Katz, will be the honoree at Beth
Yeshurun’s Annual Dinner scheduled for Sunday, February
7,1988 at 5:30 p.m. A musical tribute saluting Ben and his 30
years as Executive Director will be performed by a troupe of
the congregation’s talented members.
For three decades, Ben L. Katz has been the quintessential
patriarch of the Beth Yeshurun family. Catering to the needs
of families and individuals in their times of happiness and
sorrow, Ben has provided leadership and direction for three
generations of Beth Yeshurunites.
A native Houstonian, Bennie is a graduate of San Jacinto
High School, class of ‘36. During World War II, from 1941 to
1945, he served in the South Pacific in the Intelligence
Department of the United States Air Force. He has been a
life-long member of Congregation Beth Yeshurun and its
predecessors, Adath Yeshurun and Beth El. Katz was an
active lay leader of Beth Yeshurun before becoming Executive
Director.
Katz’s community involvement includes having served as
Vice President and Financial Secretary of Hertzl Lodge of
B’nai Brith. He is a member of the Governing Board of the
National Association of Synagogue Administrators. Katz is
an active participant in the J. B. Greenfield Chapel services.
Katz and his late wife, Hortense, are the parents of two
daughters, Jean Katz of Houston, and Martha Katz Kreuter of
Atlanta, Georgia. Katz’s parents are Anna Katz and the late
Jacob Katz. He is the brother of Leah Fisch and Minnie Golub.
The community is invited to attend the gala tribute to Ben.
Watch for more information in The Message, or call Annual
Dinner Chairmen, Shirley and Joel Mandel, 668-5525, for
more information.
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