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Please join us to honor Florence
Kless Yellen for her devotion to the
Judaica Museum at Beth Yeshurun
at Sukkoth Services on Shabbat
morning, October 14, 2000 and at
a reception following services in the
Sukkah.
Florence Yellen is a native
Houstonian, daughter of Celia
Juran and Herman Louis Kless,
sister of Ruby Kless Sondock and
Jackie Wolens Mazow. She is the
granddaughter of Rev. Jacob Juran,
a founder of Adath Emeth (now
United Orthodox Synagogue).
From the beginning, Florence excelled in the Arts. As a small girl,
she was half of a dance duo - the Kless Sisters - and, along with her
sister Ruby, entertained local audiences on stage and radio. In junior
high, she was a winner in a citywide public school art contest.
Florence graduated from Rice Institute (now University). She
married Dr. Milton Yellen and embarked on a career in volunteering.
In support of Milton’s orthodontic career, she joined the Dental
Auxiliary! where she had quite an impact. She wrote and produced
puppet shows, which were used extensively in the Houston Public
School system to teach dental hygiene. She later became President of
the local, and later, the state auxiliary. She has also contributed her
talents to Brandeis, ORT, and other charitable groups.
In the mid 1980's, Florence began responsibilities as Director of the
Judaica Museum. At the time, the museum consisted of The Mollie
and Louis Kaplan Collection.
During her tenure, Florence created the Friends of the Museum
program, which attracted extensive donations of artifacts and funds.
This resulted in the development of The Beth Yeshurun Collection,
which enhanced the scope of the museum. Thanks to her loving
diligence, it now contains hundreds of remarkable objects. She also
oversaw the installation of The Barg Coin Collection.
Florence built recognition of the museum locally and abroad. She
encouraged tours and developed a docent program to educate visitors
from public and private schools and church groups throughout the
Greater Houston Area. She represented the museum at international
conferences of Judaica museum directors held in New York, Israel,
Czechoslovakia and Italy.
Beth Yeshurun is grateful for her devotion to preserving Judaica for
future generations and for her efforts to educate the community at
large to the beauty and meaning of Judaica in everyday Jewish life.
Florence is a lifelong student of art and art history, and has
produced many lovely works herself, in oil, watercolor, and mixed
media. In her retirement, she plans to spend more time painting and
enjoying her children, Gay and Marc, and their extended families.
Torah Fund Honors Lynn Goldberg
This year, 5761, women from across the continent will be
exhibiting a new, specially designed Torah Fund pin representing
“Migdal Oz” or “The name of the Lord is a strong tower,” chosen from
Proverbs 18:10. The women of Sisterhood will proudly wear the new
pins as they present the Martha Lea Stein Woman of Achievement
award to Lynn Goldberg, our own “Tower of Strength”, at the 2000
Torah Fund Luncheon.
Lynn is dedicated to our Sisterhood, synagogue and community at
large. An active member of our synagogue for more than 35 years,
Lynn has served as President of Sisterhood and a member of our
synagogue Board of Directors. Additionally, she was Vice President of
the Southwest Branch Women’s League for Conservative Judaism.
Lynn’s service extends beyond the synagogue; she has also served
as President of the Houston Chapter and Vice President of Greater
Southwest Region of Hadassah. Lynn served as Super Sunday Co-
Chair with husband, Willy, and was active in the Women’s Division
of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston for many years. Currently,
Lynn serves on the Board of Directors of the Seven Acres Home for
the Aged.
Lynn is a native Houstonian. She is married to Willy Goldberg,
with two children, Bonnie, married to Jerry Winograd, and Hayley,
married to Mark Feldman. She is also blessed with two grandchildren,
Nicole Winograd and Jake Feldman. Annette Sondock, synagogue
past president and Lynn’s dear friend, will have the honor of
presenting her with the Award.
Please join Sisterhood on Tuesday, October 24, at 10 a.m. in the
Judaica Museum, to honor this extraordinary symbol of strength and
join in supporting Torah Fund’s many projects at the Jewish
Theological Seminary. Alan Rusonik, Education Director for the
William S. Malev Schools, will share many of his own experiences
while studying at the Jewish Theological Seminary.
Sisterhood will dedicate our table centerpiece decorations for the
Martha Lea Stein Memorial Torah Fund Luncheon as a tribute to
“October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” We will create baskets
containing new books, to be donated to The Kathy Greenberg
Bazarsky Memorial Fund for the Pediatric Library at The University
of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, following the event. Please
drop off at least one new book, targeting children 3 to 18 years, in the
marked box at the synagogue office by Friday, October 13. Your
participation in this effort is greatly appreciated.
The Women’s League Torah Fund is embarking upon a four-year
project to establish the new Women’s League Educational Center on the
fourth floor of the recently renovated Kripke Tower on the Seminary’s
main campus. The Women’s League Educational Center will include a
lecture hall and two seminar rooms equipped with the latest
telecommunications equipment. This will enable students in any part
of the world to dialogue and study with JTS teachers and students in
the Women’s League Educational Center.
The Jewish Theological Seminary’s faculty of over 100 world class
scholars is the most comprehensive Jewish Studies resource in North
America. The Seminary provides undergraduate and graduate level
education to almost 1000 students. Conservative Judaism requires
constant new generations of scholars, educators, rabbis and hazans. It
provides for the development of new educational materials to be used
to make Jewish history and law, texts and traditions, Hebrew language
and literature come alive for future generations. Your help is needed
to maintain this powerhouse of Jewish education.
For more information about Torah Fund, please call Elisha Selzer
at 713-668-4748 or Bonnie Winograd at 713-668-5789.
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