JANUARY 21, 2022
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Hi Members of “Club Weequahic,”
Additions to the “WHS Note” subscriber list:
Donald Slonim (1/52) comments on the passing of a childhood and long-time friend:
Richard “Dick” Einhorn died on November 25, 2021 at the age of 89. A graduate of Weequahic High School in 1950, he lived on Pomona Avenue. He graduated from Wesleyan University, then earned two masters’ degrees from Columbia and Syracuse Universities. Dick who worked in public service needs planning for county hospitals, lived in Great Neck, Long Island with his wife Susan and stepson, Dr. Michael Scharf his wife and two daughters.
I met Dick during childhood when I was a soda jerk and a delivery boy in my father’s Slonim’s Pharmacy. Since he was a couple of years older, we were not friends until bachelors double dating and traveling to California and Israel together. Dick was a loyal, caring friend.
In his patient, quiet manner, he ethically helped his community and the climate. He got pleasure from sending articles from his many subscriptions to friends about their interests. Dick was an avid talented gardener and chef. He enjoyed traveling, particularly to Machu Pichu. Dick considered a hotel in Middletown, Connecticut as their second home, staying there frequently and during each birthday and anniversary. He savored reading, the visual arts, and listening to classical music, but avoided technology whenever possible. Little known to others, he did beautiful wood carving and sculpting.
Dick loved Susan, the center of his life, and devotedly took excellent care of her during her many years of Alzheimer’s Disease and was relied upon to get up super early to drive his granddaughter to pre-school. He was a helpful uncle to his nieces. A memorial was held with friends and relatives. Dick, who is pictured, below, will be missed greatly. Don
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Don Green (2/61) shares thoughts about another Weequahic hero “ala” a prior published comment from Warren Grover (1/55):
It is with some sadness that I read of the death of Dr. Neil Feins (50). Although he preceded my graduation from Weequahic, serendipity put us together at Boston City Hospital as well as Boston Children's Hospital. Neil was a mentor and head of the Pediatric Surgery Department at City as a faculty of one. His attention to his young patients and his expertise were second to none.
He investigated premature newborns with stomach rupture and his implemented conclusions stopped this mini epidemic. As a surgeon, Neil was internationally known for operating on a rare congenital problem, namely lower limb lymphedema, a debilitating condition. Patients came from different countries to seek his help to control the massive swelling.
Neil was always ready to intervene with his studied approach. Working as a Resident in the City Pediatric ER, I called him to see a Sunday morning boy who chose not to wear underwear and consequently got his prepuce enmeshed in his zipper. How to remove it without significant pain? Neil went to work. With the thinnest needle and skill, Paul numbed the foreskin with local anesthetic and then unzipped and released the trapped genital skin. All with not one scream from the patient. It was a learning experience I will always remember.
When my youngest daughter fell on the stairs, rupturing a kidney, it was Neil who showed up at the Children's ER. No head long leap to surgery, but reassured my wife and that it would resolve on its own. It did. His learned approach to any problem he faced was appreciated by patients and parents alike. I listened in as a parent asked Neil whether the surgical instruments that he used had to be extra tiny to work inside infant abdomens. Quite the opposite he explained, since the extra distance allowed more vision and maneuverability when dealing with such small spaces.
Other memories flash back in my mind as I completed my Pediatric Residency, but picked these to show that Weequahic produced such a great surgeon and person. In passing I'll mention something he related to me. His buddies at Weequahic were Phillip Roth and Jerry Lewis. They were pranksters and sent to Principal Herzberg (author "Myths and their Meaning"), and were told they would never amount to anything. How mistaken he was. Instead of a "kiss of death," Herzberg bestowed a "kiss of success." Don
Jac Toporek (6/63) hot-dogs it:
As a former resident of 225 Meeker Avenue with an interest in equal opportunity hot dog vending on Meeker Avenue, would like to share in response to recent photos of Sabin’s, the pics, below, highlighting Millman’s and a menu from 1937 (terrific prices!). One vendor sold hot dogs grilled and the other boiled the wieners. Not sure which one prepared the dogs which way, but, as noted, for equity’s sake, and for fans of the Meeker “dogs,” here is historic Millman’s. Jac
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“Do you remember, that time in….?:”
Sheila Stein Farbman (57)
This is in response to the entry in a previous WHS newsletter from Mickey Mintz (59) about the Stein’s Boys. My dad, Jack Stein, and a few of his brothers had kosher butcher shops in the area. My father's store was on Hawthorne Avenue. Before the numerous entries in past WHS newsletters about the group, I never heard or knew anything about those Stein’s Boys. Obviously, they were a different group. Sheila
Robin Botnick (66)
To Rita Bleckner Weisstuch (6/59), the Weequahic salad was my father’s favorite salad. He made it for our family on special occasion only. We have been looking for this recipe for such a long time. Thank you, thank you for sharing
Mike Siegel (58)
To Tom Boose (1/59), yes, multi-class reunions would definitely get larger turnout. I played football with students that graduated before and after I did. Would like to meet them again to talk about our shared experience. I was President of the January 1959 class. Mike
Eliot Braun (1/64)
Found some editions of the “Calumet” dating to 1959-63. I had placed them somewhere in my brother David’s house. On a recent trip to the US before returning home to Israel, I scanned a number of documents. FYI and to take a walk back into time, click on this PDF LINK to view a few scanned photos of articles in those “Calumet” editions. Eliot
Roberta Blake Abramson (1/54)
In response to Don Green’s (2/61) comments about Neil Fein’s (50) wonderful medical career, I add that Neil was a glass blower of all things for a short time. I then heard of his accomplishments of becoming a doctor specializing in a rare medical condition.
Used to double date with Neil and my BFF Rochelle Goldman (1/54) and Don Stickler (51), my then steady. He was blonde and handsome and the four of us had good time. Our dates were at Weequahic Diner.
I was living on Madison Avenue and fortunate to go to Weequahic from Madison Jr. High. Better than any private school. Such memories! Roberta
Trudy Burakof Slater (64)
I never knew why I went to Peshine Avenue School when the kids across the street (who were my friends) all went to Maple Avenue School. I lived on Lehigh Avenue between Elizabeth Avenue and Hunterdon Street. Bergen Street and Weequahic Park were my neighborhood. Trudy
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