Congregation Beth El — The Children of Beth El

Congregation Beth El, Camden’s first Conservative synagogue, built and occupied a wonderful synagogue and school building on Park Boulevard, opposite Farnham Park, in the 1920s which it occupied until 1968, when the new building on Chapel Avenue in Cherry Hill was occupied.

In March of 2006 I received a package of information from Rabbi David Herman, the son of Cantor Louis Herman, whose voice for many years inspired the faithful at prayer, and Mrs. Yetta Herman, who was involved for many years in Jewish education at Beth El. Besides David’s own story of people and events at Beth El and in Parkside, there were copies of the 80-plus pages of Beth El’s history through 1970. He also furnished me with two lists of names, from around 1971 or so, one being the names of members of the Beth El Sisterhood, and the one on this page, of all the children and teenagers who were members of the congregation at that time. Even though by that time Beth El had left Camden, many of the names on these lists had and have ties to Camden.

What struck me is that I’m on that list, along with my brother Mark and sister Hilary, and that so many boys and girls I went to school and socialized with are on it. I thought it would be fun to put both lists on the web site, just to see who finds it.

With that in mind, if you find yourself on this page, comment below!

March 2006

In August of 2006 I received the news that the synagogue on Chapel Avenue in Cherry Hill was sold and will be coming down to make way for condominiums. Who would have thought in 1968 that the new building would be gone in less time than the old Beth El? I guess that’s the nature of things.

I also received a happier letter, from Beverly Dezenhall Hersh, asking me if I was adding to the list of Beth El’s children. I thought to myself that there will be 36-odd years worth of Beth El children who will remember the Cherry Hill building as fondly as I remember the Camden one… they deserve a list of their own. With that in mind, you will find below a new list, which I invite one and all to add to, of children who first came to Beth El from 1970 through today. It will be interesting, as I am sure that there are some families that have been affiliated with Beth El since the synagogue’s founding in the 1920s.

March 2006

• Ellen F. M. Aaronson
• Mira S. M. Aaronson
• Judith A. M. Aaronson
• Harry A. M. Aaronson
• David Adleman
• Dayle Adleman
• Alan Adleman
• Seth Adleman
• Marc Ira Backal
• Jeffery Scott Backal
• David Craig Backal
• Paul Stuart Bachow
• Terry Brad Bachow
• Hope Ann Bachow
• Larry Barr
• Jamie Barr
• Andrew Barroway
• Kenneth Barroway
• Sharon Beller
• Edward Beller
• Stefanie Lyn Berg
• Jonathan Ira Berg
• Laurence Martin Berg
• Wendy Sue Berman
• Jeffery Alan Berzon
• David Wayne Berzon
• Steven Roy Berzon
• Amy Susan Berzon
• Richard Allan Bitman
• Garry Neil Bitman
• Jeffrey Lee Bitman
• Julie Bleznak
• Philip Bleznak
• Joleyn Block
• Brian Block
• Keven Block
• Lois Renee Blum
• Allison Rachel Brandt
• Andrew Victor Brandt
• Robyn Lynne Brown
• Bruce S. Buckman
• Donna A. Buckman
• Sherly Burg
• Jackie Cetron
• Marty Cetron
• Cindy Chucas
• Jon Chucas
• Eric Clayman
• Scott Clayman
• Raymond Cogen
• Jack David Cogen
• Scott Cohen
• David Cohen
• Michael Cohen
• Philip Michael Cohen
• Mark Stuart Cohen
• Hilary Eileen Cohen
• Steven Jay Colbert
• Penny Robin Colbert
• Janice Adina Colton
• Gary Scott Colton
• Jerrold Douglas Colton
• Laurence Jay Colton
• Beverly Jo Cooper
• Felisa Jaime Cooper
• Michael Jonathan Cooper
• Judee Lynn Cooper
• Gale Delfiner
• Barton Delfiner
• Sharon Delfiner
• Andrea Sue Dolin
• Michael Bruce Dolin
• Howard Murray Dubner
• Andrea Dubner
• Richard Ellis
• Murray Ellis
• Cindy Ellis
• Ira Epstein
• Philip Epstein
• Michelle Ercolani
• Sherri Feldscher
• Bryan Feldscher
• Neil Feldscher
• Susan S. Fiering
• Steven N. Fiering
• Andrew Jay Flicker
• Robin Sue Flicker
• Philip Frankenberg
• Susan Frankenberg
• Benjamin Saul Friedman
• Rachel Leah Friedman
• Howard Friedman
• Stuart Friedman
• Esther R. Furman
• Phyllis M. Furman
• Harvey Louis Gayer
• Philip Alan Ginsberg
• Donald Evan Ginsberg
• Marc Glass
• Michael Glass
• Marcy Glickman
• Michael Glickman
• Shelly Glickman
• Lee Glickman
• Audrey Gold
• Leonard Gold
• Jeffrey Gold
• Stuart Frederic Goldberg
• Scott Mitchell Goldberg
• Linda Beth Goldberg
• Suzi Beth Goldberg
• Jay Neal Goldberg
• Brian Goldberg
• Renee Goldberg
• Marc Steven Golden
• Lisa Golden
• David Morton Goldfield
• Barbara Anne Goldfield
• David F. Goldman
• Matthew M. Goldman
• Howard Jon Goldman
• Beth Maxine Goldman
• Jeffrey Gordon
• Ivan Gordon
• Pamela Greenberg
• Peter Greenberg
• Howard Aaron Gross
• Adam Nathan Gross
• Harry David Grossman
• Deena Faith Grossman
• Tracy Suzanne Grossman
• Colby Heather Grossman
• Mark P. Haltzman
• Marti E. Haltzman
• Melissa K. Hecsh
• David E. Herman
• Andrew Mark Hermann
• Stephen Jeffery Hermann
• Rhonda Joy Horwitz
• Eric Lee Horwitz
• Cindee Joy Ivker
• Robert Alan Ivker
• Gary Kaplan
• Jeffrey Kaplan
• Marsha Ann Kaplan
• Neil S. Kaplan
• Jeff Kardon
• Ricky Kardon
• Julie Kardon
• Barbara Kase
• Kingdon Kase
• Amy June Katz
• Marla Jan Katz
• Michael Neil Katz
• Natalie Katz
• Tina Katz
• Mike Kauffman
• Lori Sue Kauffman
• Larry Kerr
• Shelli Kerr
• Cindy Kerr
• Stuart Kerr
• Bruce William Kletz
• Michael Robert Kletz
• Caren Ilene Kletz
• Steven Frank Kletz
• Jonathan Mark Kletz
• Steven Kominsky
• Dale Kominsky
• Scott Lemmerman
• Gail Lemmerman
• Jennifer Caren Lepow
• Susan Debra Lepow
• Stacy Beth Levenson
• Paul Levi
• Nicola F. Levy
• Roberta Ellen Love
• Susan Gail Love
• Sylvia Beth Love
• Linda A. Lowengrub
• Jeffrey A. Lowengrub
• Craig L. Ludin
• Eric E. Ludin
• Pamela Sue Ludin
• Eric Brian Maister
• James Matthew Maister
• Lawrence Seth Maister
• Mitchell Frederick Matez
• Andrea Faith Matez
• Bruce Perry Matez
• Cheryl Mazis
• Marc Mazis
• Jeffrey Melrose
• Nancy Melrose
• Allan Stewart Meltzer
• Marc Milask
• Jay Howard Miller
• Ann Elisa Miller
• Marc Millstein
• Lisa Millstein
• Sheldon Millstein
• Craig Robert Mitnick
• Scott Eric Mitnick
• Neil Moldoff
• Alan Moldoff
• Barbara Moldoff
• B***** L******* M*******
• Drew Adam Molotsky
• Gregg Jeremy Molotsky
• Brad A. Molotsky
• Lee S. Molotsky
• Steven J. Moskowitz
• Berton Carey Moskowitz
• David Necky
• Colin Necky
• Benjie Neel
• Bradley Neel
• Victor Neel
• David Neel
• Bonnie Niederman
• Bruce Niederman
• Harold Niederman
• Sherri Nurock
• Debra Nurock
• Marcus Abraham Osborne
• Paul David Osborne
• Marcy Ann Ostroff
• Paula Sue Ostroff
• Ellen Lee Ostroff
• Michael Stephen Paul
• Russel David Paul
• Daniel Warren Paul
• Steven Pinsky
• Lisa Pinsky
• Marc Pinsky
• Lynne Monique Puschett
• Mitchell Ivan Puschett
• Matthew David Rabkin
• Jonathan Rabkin
• Shellee Rednick
• Larry Rednick
• Michael Neal Reiter
• Heidi Dana Reiter
• Betsy Rae Robbins
• Cheryl Sue Robbins
• Leon H. Rose
• Adam David Rose
• Steve Rosen
• Jerry Rosen
• Howard Rosen
• Cheryl Lynne Rosen
• Audrey Kip Rosen
• Paula Cheryl Rosenfeld
• Alyssa Jill Rosengard
• Stewart H. Rosenzweig
• Dorie Lynn Rubinstein
• Robert Rubinstein
• Gayle Michele Ruby
• Dale Lance Ruby
• Mark Binder Ruby
• Jacalyn Rudoler
• Ronnie Rudoler
• Steve Salpoff
• Kevin Saluck
• Ronald J. Sanders
• Lori E. Sanders
• Mindy Ellen Savar
• Jonathan Scott Savar
• Stuart Schock
• Ronald Schoeffler
• Steven Schoeffler
• Jeffrey Dorman Schor
• Debra Robin Schor
• Irving Arnold Schor
• Robert Daniel Schor
• Beth G. Schuldiner
• Lori H. Schuldiner
• Marcie L. Schuldiner
• Jeffrey Schwartz
• Craig Schwartz
• Ricky Schwartz
• Brad Schwartz
• Marc Schwartz
• Jeffrey Schwartz
• Philip Schwartz
• Susan Schwartz
• Eric Schwartz
• Steven Eric Schwartzberg
• Michael Craig Schwartzberg
• Scott Alan Schwartzberg
• Richard Shapiro
• Marci Shapiro
• Alisa Shapiro
• Renne Ava Shreibman
• Lois Nan Shreibman
• Nancy Shulman
• Judith Marie Shuster
• Gail Barbara Shuster
• Toby Fae Shuster
• Perry M. Silver
• Barbara J. Silverman
• David A. Silverman
• William Mark Silverman
• Charles Jay Silverman
• David Marc Simon
• Michael Scott Simon
• Lisa Beth Simon Stuart
• Adam Simon
• Eve Lynne Simmons
• Shari Simmons
• Rod Evan Simmons
• Abbe Caryn Simmons
• Gary Sklar
• Loren Sklar
• Dana Sklar
• Brett Sklar
• Sharon Lynn Smith
• Richard Samuel Smith
• Bruce Snyder
• William Snyder
• Gerrie Carol Some
• Howard Benjamin Some
• Aaron Stern
• Sharon Stern
• Mark Susser
• Evan Susser
• Craig Susser
• Andrew Craig Sussman
• Eric Todd Sussman
• Lisa Ann Tacknoff
• Tracey Lee Tacknoff
• Mark Tanker
• Joanne Tanker
• Scott Tanker
• Richard Tanker
• Steven Traum
• Debbie Traum
• Charles Eric Trobman
• Robin Wasserlauf
• Perry Wasserlauf
• Maxine Wechsler
• Bruce Wechsler
• Judith Wechsler
• Ira Wechsler
• David Weiner
• Alyssa Weiner
• Marissa Jo Weinstein
• Jonathan Rolfe Weinstein
• Benjamin Evan Weinstein
• Andrew Scott Weiss
• James Steven Weiss
• Michael Abraham Winigrad
• David Joseph Winigrad
• Jacob Solomon Winigrad
• Daniel Jonathan Winigrad
• Joel Robert Yaffa
• Stuart David Yaffa
• Michele Renee Yaffa
• Maralyn Zitomer
• Mitchell Zitomer
• Steven Zitomer
• Jack Zoblin
• Andrew Michael Zoblin
• Helene Beth Zoblin

• Hilary Eileen Cohen
• Susan Cory Dezenhall
• Seth Jonathan Hersh
• Eric Dezenhall
• Lee Andrew Hersh
• Todd Kenneth Hersh
• Larry Sragow

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