SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

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Hi Orange & Brown UNITED,   

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Amending the WHS interchange list:

Baugh Daniels, Roselyn (6/64) – rozdaniels@aol.com (new)

Brill, Winston (57) -- wjnc64@comcast.net (new0

Goldstein Franzblau, Mildred (43) -- milandart@aol.com (change)

Fishman, Stanley (62) -- stan8344@gmail.com (change)

Margulies Yudowitz, Michelle (52) -- Queenchava@hotmail.com (new)

Wallace, Eddie (1/63) -- ecallaw145@aol.com (new)

Warshawsky, Ira (6/62) – iwarshawsky45@gmail.com (new)

Sadly gone, not forgotten:

Pam Scott Threets (66)

Sadly, we have lost one of our own, New Jersey’s Lt. Governor Sheila Oliver. A graduate of the Weequahic Class of 1970), she achieved a very successful career in public service. Her service as the first black female Speaker of the N.J. General Assembly was one of many accolades accomplished by this Weequahic alumnus. The story of her passing appeared in the Star Ledger on August 2^nd at Link to NJ.Com story Pam

Jac Toporek (6/63)

In reaching out to my fellow classmates in furtherance of securing guests for our 6oth Joint Classes Reunion this coming October 14^, I was sad to discover that a member of my June 1963 class, Sheila Burnstein, died June 16, 2023, a month before my call to her. She was an active participant in all of our prior reunions and very much enjoyed the gatherings of her Weequahic classmates. Sheila had a long career with the State of NJ and during that period of employment we would communicate from time to time as, I, too, was a State employee. She lived in Manchester, NJ. The notice of her passing and funeral can be read at Sheila Burnstein Obituary. Jac   

REUNION INVITATIONS:

J. Paul Blake (68)

The Great Class of 1968 has scheduled a Zoom 55^th Reunion, Sunday, October 29, 2023, 7 p.m. EST/4 p.m. PST. Building upon our successful gathering five years ago, I thought it would be fun to offer my classmates a virtual opportunity to get together this year. More than 25 classmates have provided their email addresses in order to receive the Zoom link that will be issued early in October. That initial message will be followed by a reminder closer to the event. Participation via the Zoom platform is limited to less than 100. Don’t delay. Send your email address to jpaulblake@hotmail.com to reserve your participation in the reunion. Paul

Marc Tarabour (6/63), Bonnie Zunk Vogel (6/62), Lou Bodian (6/64)

"We are on our way," reads the opening words of the old Weequahic Fight Song. Well, we are more than "on our way" surpassing many road markers since the original 60 catering guarantee. With the receipt this week’s the official total of registrants for the reunion is 108. 35 Days/5 weeks till the reunion. Confidence is soaring that on October 14, 2023 there will be more than 120 classmates of WHS 62, 63, 64 in attendance at the Delta Somerset in Somerset, NJ for the Joint 60th Reunion. Last minute decision makers should be ready to decide. So, if you are one, please make a positive determination, "YES, I WILL ATTEND," and send your registration. We and our fellow reunion committee members are eager to meet and greet you at OUR REUNION. For a copy of the and info, contact whsalum63@aol.com.  Nor, Jeff, Phil

Enid Hinkes (shares another story of WHS alumni lost in the WWII:

Ralph Heyman most likely graduated in January 1942, the yearbook that is missing. He was born Feb. 5, 1924. His parents were Isidore and Anne Heyman. He had a sister Celia and brother Louis. The 1940 census shows that they lived at 71 Goodwin Ave. His nephew Howard Klein graduated from Weequahic in 1966.

Ralph enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 2, 1942. Heyman was part of the crew of pilot 2^nd Lt. Ralph Hodgson that went missing in action on March 24, 1944. The rest of his story can be found at LINK TO PDF. In his squadron photo, below, Ralph is in the front and the second one from the right. 

Responses to Norman Morse (6/56) on inquiry re: Weequahic Diner Danish and menu:

Natalie Levine-Bailin (66)

My dad owned a luncheonette two blocks from the Weequahic Diner on the corner of Hawthorne and Hillside Avenues, just, north of the diner. I went there often. A copy of my picture of the Diner’s menu appears, below, and here is a link to web info on the men, circa 1943; Weequahic Diner Menu 1943.  Natalie

Len Cohen (6/54)

In response to your inquiry regarding the “Cinnamon Danish' from the Weequahic Diner, here is a menu of the period you inquired about

There was nothing better than time spent at the Weequahic Diner

growing up in the '50s. Len

Mady Bauman Barna (1/56)

To Norman Morse (6/56) on his inquiry as to Weequahic Diner pastry, try Costco. They sell wonderful Rugelach and Danish. He may never find the Danish like the Weequahic Diner, but remember we can’t always repeat the past. We have our memories. Mady

Memories are made of Weequahic moments: 

Howard Spatz (6/64)

I found it very interesting that one of my classmates (Ronald Sharpe) wound up owning the apartment building I lived in on the corner of Bergen and Renner Avenue. It was 155 Renner to be exact! We only lived there a few years and then moved to the Weequahic section just a few blocks from the school. 

When I took the bus tour of Newark at our 50th reunion, I saw that the building is still there! Great memories from the hood! Howard

Ira Wiss (68)

I remember the posture tests. They were given by the nurse. We were told to wear shorts the next day for the test. I forgot mine once and one of my classmates lent me a pair that said "It's what up front that counts." Everyone laughed, except the nurse. She was not happy.   Ira

Rita Kravet Rzepka (1/55)

Is there still a Peshine Avenue School? I went there from Kindergarten, Miss Wholesworth (?) (with its sliding door coat room); through 8th grade, Miss Ayres. As I remember, it had, or has, a high fence around it. Was that to keep us safe or keep us from getting out? 

We lived at 54 Scheerer Avenue and to me, we were all equal. I never thought that where I lived in the Weequahic area defined me. By the way, I am very impressed with the Phillip Roth collection at the Newark Library and the way the librarians are promoting it. I wish I lived close enough to visit. Rita

Roni Freedman Parlin (66)

I worked at Rubin Bros. Pharmacy, too, I do believe Phil and his wife Lillian were the owners! Roni

Susan Oaklander Leon (1/58)

To Gary Prager (1/61), my happy childhood was spent on Leo Place bordered by Millington Avenue, Vernon, and Nairn. What great people lived there. Thanks for mentioning these streets where I have such fond memories of walking, running, and skipping to Hawthorne Avenue. School in one direction, and Temple B'nai Abraham on Clinton Avenue in the other direction. Susan

Jack Lippman (5)

Just to clarify my prior comment in the “WHS Note,” when Philip Roth attended WHS, he was in the January 1950 graduating class, went on to Newark-Rutgers that fall, and transferred to Bucknell University in the fall of 1951. At Rutgers, I was in the same freshman English class as Phil in the old classroom building on the south side of Washington Park.  Jack

Sheldon Shep Bross (1/55)

To Neil Frederick (56), the park on Elizabeth Avenue was Schleifer Park named after Louis Schleifer who died at Pearl Harbor. Shep