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by | December 21, 2010 · 10:38 am

New Secretary

Last night, the Board accepted the resignation of Secretary Jack Ketler.  Jack’s health is not as good as it used to be, and he and Gerry are planning on spending more time in Florida.  Since they will only be in Pittsburgh for a few months a year, Jack felt that he must resign his position.  Jack and Gerry have been great advocates of the shul.  Gerry (Geraldine Isaacs, daughter of Herb and Louise) grew up on Ross Ave, attended cheder at our shul, and her family was very active in the congregation.

Also last night, the Board appointed Elaine Rosenfield as Secretary to fill the vacant position.  Please welcome Elaine into her new role.  The Secretary is an officer position and is responsible for meeting minutes, membership records, and official correspondence.

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by | October 29, 2010 · 3:38 pm

Anne Zemon

This month we lost a longtime member of the Carnegie Shul— Anne Zemon.  Although I didn’t know Anne, her son Alan has been a regular attendee of our High Holiday services and her son Harry always stops into the shul when he is back in Pittsburgh.  The following obit appeared in the Carnegie Signal Item this week.

Anne (Horovitz) Zemon, of Carnegie, died on Oct. 4, 2010.

She was the wife of the late Leonard Zemon; mother of Harry (Sharon) Zemon of St. Augustine, Fla., and Alan K. Zemon of Carnegie; sister of the late Saul Horovitz, Jane Cohen and Betty Psigoda; grandmother of Roslyn and Marci Zemon; she was also survived by nieces and nephews.

Arrangements were entrusted to Ralph Schugar Chapel, Inc., Shadyside. Burial was in New Light Cemetery.

Contributions can be made to Alzheimer’s Association (Greater Pittsburgh  Chapter), 1100 Liberty Ave Ste. E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

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by | July 5, 2010 · 4:22 pm

Social Hall renovations near conclusion

Although taking a little longer than anticipated, the renovations to the social hall are nearing conclusion.  All that remains is trimming around doors and windows.  Should be all done in another week or so.  We are anticipating that the first formal user of the new social hall will be the Jewish War Veterans.  Our shul is hosting their annual luncheon in July.  If you are a member of the Baer Post of the JWV, I hope to see you then. Contact Izzy Horowitz for details.


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by | June 14, 2010 · 2:04 pm

Machsikei Hadas Cemetery

Some of you know Dave Bertenthal.  He’s a Carnegie boy.  Last week he was researching his family cemetery information and he found that some of his family are buried in Machsikei Hadas Cemetery.  I’m not familiar with it, but I expect many of you are.  Dave made a visit, and filed this report.
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by | May 27, 2010 · 6:38 pm

Social Hall Renovations

About 5 years ago (maybe it was longer?) we made some cosmetic improvements to the social hall: new flooring, drywall, paint, etc.  But we didn’t finish it.  This meant that while the social hall was brighter and much more inviting, it still wasn’t in a condition that we could rent it out for social events.  An attractive and functional social hall would not only be a valuable benefit to our members, but also be a source of revenue for the shul.  Last week at the Annual Meeting, the Board approved the expenditure to finish the job, which includes a new ceiling and lighting, removal of the steam radiators, and trim for the doors and windows.  The work began on Tuesday and is well underway.  We expect to be done in a couple of weeks.  All of this costs money of course, and you expect that I will be asking you to replenish the shul treasury.  So be prepared.  I have no embarrassment about asking you for money for the shul.  Be generous.  This is your shul and it shouldn’t be shabby.
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