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Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Mazel Tov

to

Nicki and David Taller

and

Mrs. Debbie Simpser!

Thank you for your years of dedication to our wonderful school.

May you have continued nachas and success!

Naomi and David Speiser

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Mazel Tov to the entire staff of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.

You have educated and inspired generations. Thousands of Jewish children and adults are committed to Hashem and their communities because of the Yiddishkeit you have shared.

A Jewish education is invaluable.

Thank you for combining

learning with inspiration and

an education with compassion.

Naomi and Dovid Speiser

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Mazel Tov to the

HANC Dinner Committee

on a job well done.

Thank you for your endless hours ensuring that every detail is done perfectly.

Thank you

Liz Pazornick and Phyllis Itzkowitz

for your advice, patience and support.

You are all the true heroes tonight!

Naomi and Dovid Speiser

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Thank You to the entire HANC Staff and Administration

for all of your hard work and caring.
Our children reap the benefits of your efforts daily

and will exemplify the morals and lessons

you have imbued in them.

Thank You to Rabbi Adelman and Mrs. Palaia

for your outstanding leadership.

A special Thank You to Ms. Tziporah Zucker

for being such a true friend

and advisor to our daughter Mackenzie.

Her four years in HANC have been

all the more precious because of the time

and attention you have given her.

Nicki and David

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Thank You to the entire HANC Dinner Committee

for your tireless and often unseen efforts on behalf of the school.

You are all truly appreciated.

A special Thank You to

Liz Pazornick and Phyllis Itzkowitz

You ladies have been an absolute dream to work with. Thank you both for your Herculean efforts, kindness, humor and incredible support. There is no one we would rather share the trenches with than you both. Thank you for making this evening the success and inspiration it is.

Nicki and David

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Mazal Tov
To
Naomi & David Speiser
&
Nicki and David Taller
on this most deserved honor

May you continue to go

from strength to strength

in your commitment to Jewish education

Debbie Simpser

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
Is more than just a place of employment for me
It is like my second family
HANC has provided me the opportunity to channel my passion for developing innovative educational approaches for all children and a rewarding career helping children reach their fullest potential

A heartfelt Thank You to
Rabbi Kalman Fogel
along with the previous HANC Plainview leadership and my fellow educators (past and present) for your support
Thank You to the Board and Administration for this wonderful honor

Debbie Simpser

We Salute

With Heartfelt

הכרת הטוב
to
Rabbi Meyer & Goldie Fendel a"h
Rabbi Moshe & Sondra Gottesman
We for whom you toiled for so many years
think of you always as we grow both physically and spiritually.
May the Almighty bless you and your entire families
with good and health and nachat for your "reward" is endless.
An eternal flame is ablaze of Torah, Midot Tovot, and Maasim Tovim

which will surely never be extinguished.

With Our Sincerest Respect,
The Officers, Board of Directors, Board of Education
and the entire
HANC Administration

We Salute

The P.T.A. of HANC

Shoshana Traum and Tova Haironson

Presidium, West Hempstead-Mitchel Field
Sheryl Cohen and Sherri Brunner
Co-Presidents, Plainview

Parents dedicated to providing the extra-curricular programs

of our school, and the multitude of extras we enjoy.
Their volunteer work displays not only their total dedication,
but gives a lesson in chesed for all to learn.
Thank you Hashem for our

Nashim Tzidkaniyot - Righteous Women.

We Salute

Our Most Precious Gems

The Children of HANC

without whom
HANC would be
just another yeshiva!

We Salute

The Parents of Our Children

For many of you, the responsibility
of educating your children can only be described as
one of life's worthwhile struggles.

We at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
appreciate your hard work, earnest dedication
and sincere personal sacrifice to "make it happen."

May Hashem bless you with continued nachat
for your steadfast investment

in your children's future.

We Salute

The Board of Education

for their deep concern for all aspects
of this excellent educational institution.
The many hours of hard work by
Dr. Loren Daitch
(Chairperson)
and the
Committee Members
are appreciated by all.

May Hashem bless you all.

We Salute

HANC's Standing Committees

for their unusual dedication to the Academy.
Very often the special situations, thankless

conditions, extreme pressure, and long hours

committee members endure go unnoticed.
We take note and applaud you

for a job well done.
May we always share in the Mitzvah

of building for Torah in our communities.

We Salute

We gratefully acknowledge
the generous funding, support
and educational enhancements
provided by the
Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss
Life Monument Funds, Inc.
The vision of
Mr. Jason Cury, President
and
Mr. Joel Beritz, Vice President
in providing new opportunities, new technologies,
and new ventures in education
for yeshivot and day schools
are indeed most commendable.

We Salute

We gratefully acknowledge
the support received
from the
Fund for Jewish Education
and the
Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE)

Sponsored by
Caroline and Joseph S. Gruss Life Monument Funds, Inc.
Jason Cury, President
Joel Beritz, Vice President
and
UJA - Federation of New York

We Salute

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

gratefully acknowledges the

Legacy Heritage Names, Not Numbers Program

at our school.

This inter-generational program provides

an opportunity for our students to learn

about the Holocaust directly from survivors

who experienced its horrors.

We Salute

We extend our sincere recognition to

UJA - Federation of New York
and the
Rose Biller Day School
Scholarship Fund
for their efforts in supporting
Jewish day schools and yeshivot
in New York City, Westchester,

Nassau and Suffolk

We Salute

We gratefully acknowledge the support we have received

from the
Avi Chai Foundation

With our sincerest appreciation to

Mem Bernstein, Chairman
Yossi Prager, Executive Director, North America
Eli Silver, Executive Director, Israel
Marvin Schick, Executive Consultant

We stand with Avi Chai in adoption and dissemination of the following:

The creation of the State of Israel is one of the seminal events in Jewish history. Recognizing the significance of the State and its national institutions, we seek to instill in our students an attachment to the State of Israel and its people as well as a sense of responsibility for their welfare.

We Salute

The generous benefactors who helped create,
implement and fund the
West Hempstead
Community Torah Fund

An innovative scholarship program, conceived,
designed and brought to realization by
a group of concerned HANC Board Members.

The objective of this fund is to help attract and recruit
new, first time families and students to
HANC's West Hempstead Elementary School Campus
through the utilization of private grant funding.

We Salute

Rochelle & Melly Lifshitz

for funding the
Beit Medrash Program
at the
HANC High School Campus

We salute all of the additional
Generous Donors & Benefactors
who have contributed to the sustainability of this unique program.

"Creating Torah Study opportunities in a formal, sacred place. One in which our high school students can sharpen their Torah skills while building positive relationships with each other and learning from genuine role models. A place that students, alumni and parents will utilize for

Limud Torah and spiritual growth."

We Salute

Dedicated to
the countless number of individuals
who have made themselves available to HANC
by giving their time, expertise and/or financial support.
Your help constitutes the lifeblood of the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.
Thank you for being there.
TODAH RABAH!
At the risk of omitting even one of these individuals,
we have intentionally not listed
any of their names on this page.

In Memoriam

"If I am not for myself, who will be for me?"
"And if I am only for myself, what am I?"

In heartfelt tribute to the memory of
Samuel & Judge Elizabeth Bass Golding ז"ל
and in recognition of their legacy to the
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

HANC is the major beneficiary under the last wills of both
Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding, of blessed memory,

with provisions for a Permanent Endowment Fund,

and Annual Lecture Series, and a Scholarship Fund

for HANC graduates who attend graduate school

in the fields of law, medicine, rabbinical studies,

and education.
May their righteous souls find comfort

in knowing that their values and virtues

are those that are instilled in

our students...their children.

In Memoriam

The HANC Family is forever indebted in its Hakarat Hatov to

Rebbetzin Goldie Fendel a"h

for all that she enabled HANC to become.

More than 65 years ago, Rabbi Meyer and Goldie Fendel envisioned what others said was not possible. Their dream of providing a high quality Jewish education to generation

upon generation of Long Island Jewry became a reality through their dedication

and that of the many who joined them in their mission.

Her leadership, commitment, warmth, and foresight enabled the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County to be established and thrive on Long Island. Our HANC "founders" - individuals with a strong desire to build a Jewish educational institution to meet the needs of our diverse Jewish community - came together in unity to offer their time, talents, expertise, funding

and unconditional love to build the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.

Where Rabbi Fendel is known as the "builder" Rebbetzin Fendel Z"L is fondly remembered

and thought of as the "architect" behind the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.

Throughout the years, the Fendels have served as inspirational role models, exemplifying the highest ideals, and bearing the torch of Torah on Long Island. Through their vision and endless hard work, the lives of thousands of young Jewish students have been forever enriched.

In Memoriam

In loving memory of
GOLDIE FENDEL a'h

"YAMIM CHOLFIM, SHANAH OVERET AVAL HAMANGINA L'OLAM NISHERET"
"DAYS PASS, YEARS FLY BY BUT THE MELODY OF HER LIFE LIVES ON IN ETERNITY"

Goldie Fendel a'h was a wise woman of integrity and principle, of warmth and compassion, of sensitivity and love, of few words but much action, a true Ashis Chayil and a devoted and loving mother. She was the quintessential Ezer Kinegdo, working hand in hand with her husband, Rabbi Meyer Fendel, may he live and be well, to first build a vibrant Jewish community in West Hempstead and then plant a citadel of Torah, HANC, in its midst.
We are particularly blessed that the melody of our friendship has transcended time and place, resonating through the generations of our families, from parents to children, shaping our lives and enriching us...forever.
May her memory be a blessing.
Rabbi Moshe and Sondra Gottesman

In Memoriam

In loving memory of our dear wife and mother, Rebbetzin Goldie Fendel,
we send our congratulations to the entire HANC family, both past and present.
We remember this special role model of loving kindness, ideals and sensitivity,
who stood, with ever-present warmth and good cheer for everyone around her,
behind and alongside her husband and joined in his mission to spread Torah, love of Israel, and devotion to middot.
We pray that the vision of HANC's founders, together with that of its leaders today, merge together to continue to produce young men and women who lead and contribute to Am Yisrael.
May Hashem bless HANC with continued success as it carries on all that she worked and prayed for.
יהי זכרה ברוך
With unending love and honor,
Rabbi Meyer Fendel
and children (and HANC alumni):
Hillel and Bina Fendel
Raizie and Yehoshua Steinberg
Duv and Mechi Fendel
Mindy and Ari Marcus

In Memoriam

Rebbetzin Goldie Fendel

was a true "Eishet Chayil".
She worked tirelessly alongside Rabbi Fendel to build the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

and the community of West Hempstead.
Her smile, warmth and care for everyone that she met was her Hallmark. Her personality is inbedded into the makeup of our school.

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School

is eternally thankful for all the she did for us.
May her neshama have an Aliyah.

HANC High School

In Memoriam

In Memory

of
Judge Paul J. Widlitz
for his long-term partnership
with

HANC.

In Memoriam

In memory of

Sidney Barbanel A"H
HANC President Emeritus

and longtime benefactor.

The Officers, Board Members

and Administration

of the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

In Memoriam

Fred Orbach ע"ה
Rosh Hashana 5755

Fred Orbach was a true inspiration for the growth

of Torah education.
He was a founding father of the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.
His intelligence, his support, his good heart,

his Saychl and his foresight, helped the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County become what it is today.
Fred Orbach was a past HANC President, a Dinner Honoree, and a recipient of the Mack Markowitz Award.

He is missed daily by his HANC family.

Grand Master Benefactor

We thank the

Honorees

for their

vision, leadership and commitment

to the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Cali & Moshe Orenbuch

Grand Master Benefactor

Mazal Tov

to

All the Honorees

Thank you for all that you do for the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Penny & Paul Reinstein

Table Sponsor

Mazal Tov
Naomi & David Speiser

Nicki & David Taller

Debbie Simpser
Your hard work on behalf of our Yeshiva

is very much appreciated.
The dedication you show, combined with

the endless efforts of our Menahalim, Rebbeim,

administrators, teachers and staff,

makes HANC who we are.
May we see much continued nachat

from all of our children and from our Yeshiva.

Tizku l'mitzvot,

Ruchi & Tsvi Kushner

Table Sponsor

Mazal Tov to all the Honorees!

We thank you for your "VISION,"

leadership and commitment to the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County.

It's a pleasure working together with you.

Elana & Rafi Rosman

Grand Master Patron

Best wishes to

Guests of Honor

Naomi & David Speiser

Alumni of the Year

Nicki & David Taller

and this year's

Educator of Excellence

Mrs. Debbie Simpser

Thank you for your vigorous support of HANC,

its students, and its mission.

Rachel & Jeff Lichtman

Grand Master Patron

Mazel Tov

to all the

Honorees

Thank you for everything you do for HANC.

Tara, Ari, Jacob, Rafi & Isaac Silbiger

Master Patron

Mazal tov

to all the

Honorees

Thank you for your tireless efforts

and everything that you do for HANC

Shoshanna & Ben Diamond

Master Patron

Mazal Tov

to all of the

Honorees

and a

Special Mazal Tov

to

Naomi & Dovid Speiser

for their tireless efforts on behalf of

HANC and the community.

Tamara & Oren Farber

Master Patron

Mazal Tov

to all the

Honorees!

Thank you so much for all that you have done

and continue to do on behalf of

the HANC Community.

Your time, effort, enthusiasm and dedication

are truly appreciated!

Racheli Hackel

Master Patron

Wishing a Mazal Tov to all of this year's most deserving honorees!

Naomi & David Speiser

Nicki & David Taller

Debbie Simpser

The devotion you have for our school

is extraordinary and it's thanks to the efforts

of people like you that HANC

is such a wonderful place for our students.

Finally, a special thank you to the entire dinner committee for their tireless efforts!

Alison & Elliot Schimel

Silver Patron

Mazal Tov and Yasher Koach
to all of the

Honorees
with great great admiration for
your dedication and commitment
to our school

Loren & Stuart Daitch & Family

Scholarship Patron

David & Naomi

Model Parents and Ideal Partners

Committed to Torah Values

and Their Children's Education

Mazal Tov on a This Well Deserved Honor!

Rabbi Yaakov Sadigh Barbara Deutsch

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Farbod & Eliah Barzideh

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Barzideh Family

Scholarship Patron

We thank and salute the most worthy honorees

Naomi & David Speiser

Nicki & David Taller

Debbi Simpser

for their

vision, leadership and commitment

to the
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Benny's Food

Boker & Gadon Families

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Shalom & Farnaz Berokhim

Equity Evaluation Services

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Jennifer & Joshua Bornstein

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov to all the Honorees!

Aviva & Ben Brukner

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Stephanie & Lidan Dahan

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Paige & Eric Finkelstein

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Ayelet and Norman Galanti

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Cindy & Ariel Gross

Scholarship Patron

איזהו חכם? הרואה את הנולד
Who is wise? The one who foresees the future.

מזל טוב
To The Deserving Honorees

Naomi & David Speiser
Guests of Honor

Nicki & David Taller
Alumni of the Year - Class of 1988

Debbie Simpser
Educator of Excellence

for investing your loving efforts into the future of Klal Yisrael
Rabbi Kalman Fogel
& The Staff of HANC Plainview

Scholarship Patron

Mazal tov to all of the honorees on this well-deserved honor

Naomi and David Speiser
Your precious children speak volumes about the kind of people you are.
Your dedication to our "illustrious" yeshiva is phenomenal
Debbie Simpser
Your devotion to the students is incredible.
Your keen sense of what will help each one grow is admirable
Nicki and David Taller
From one alum to another, I guess it is true - HANC makes it Happen!

Rabbi Elliot Hecht

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to our friends

The Speisers

Thank you for all you do for HANC.

The Herschbergs

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Azita & Mitchell Livian

Scholarship Patron

We thank

the

Honorees

for their

vision, leadership and commitment

to the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

Lisa & Ben Lowy

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Abbie & Eric Maslin

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Leah & Abraham Meles

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov to all of our Honorees

Naomi & David Speiser
Guests of Honor

Nicki & David Taller
Alumni of the Year

Mrs. Debbie Simpser
Educator of Excellence

Thank you for ALL that you do. For being amazing partners, visionaries and HANC cheerleaders.

Liz Pazornick

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Rachelle & Daniel Pilarski

Scholarship Patron

To HANC Dinner Honorees

David & Naomi Speiser
Debbie Simpser
Nicki & David Taller

Thank You for Your Outstanding Dedication and Commitment to Our Children and Colleagues.

Mazal Tov!

Rabbi Yaakov Sadigh,

HANC 609 & ECC Family

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this

well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Rashel Rahmani DDS PC

Scholarship Patron

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

The Sedighis

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

Mahnoosh & Yadidya Setareh

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov to all the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
65th Dinner Honorees

Naomi and David Speiser
Guests of Honor
Nicki and David Taller
Alumni of the Year
Debbie Simpser
Educator of Excellence

We fondly remember Goldie Fendel, A"H
Who along with her husband, Rabbi Meyer Fendel, עמו"ש
Were dedicated and beloved founders of HANC and the

West Hempstead Community

Nechama & Howard Taber

Scholarship Patron

Mazel tov from the ECC

to
The amazing honorees who have worked so hard to make HANC the exceptional school that it is!!

Special mention to Naomi Speiser who was a counselor par excellence at Ruach Day Camp!!

Mazel Tov to Debbie Simpser who has been always been a strong advocate for all of her students. May you continue to help each and every student with your educational expertise.

Trudy Rubinstein
Director

Scholarship Patron

Mazal Tov

to all of the

Honorees

on this well deserved honor!

Thank you for your hard work

& dedication always!

Ivy & David Yizhaky

Sponsor

MAZAL TOV TO ALL THE HONOREES...
Thank you for all you do
On behalf of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
May you continue to go from strength to strength.

Judy & Alvin Smilow

Ceasar & Smilow, LLP
Certified Public Accountants
Alvin Smilow, CPA, Partner

60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 512
Great Neck, NY 11021
Tel: 516 466-5280
Fax: 516 466-2548
[email protected]

Sponsor

Congratulations

to the

Honorees

and the

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County

on its

Annual Gala Celebration

Cosmic Fischer Locks & Doors

Sponsor

Mazal Tov to our most deserving honorees

Naomi and David Speiser
Guests of Honor

Nicki and David Taller
Alumni of the Year

Mrs. Debbie Simpser
Educator of Excellence

May you continue your עבודת הקודש עד מאה ועשרים שנה

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County High School
Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, Menahel/Principal
Mrs. Marie Palaia, Associate Principal
Ms. Tziporah Zucker, Assistant Principal

HANc High School

Sponsor

In memory of Rebbetzin Goldie, ז"ל

From the earliest days of HANC,

her smile brought joy and love to thousands.

She raised a beautiful family that continues to

spread love and the light of Torah.
She is sorely missed.

Wishing Rabbi Meyer Fendel
אורך ימים ושנים

Richard A Lopchinsky, MD
Class of '64 (9th grade)

Sponsor

Friend

Mazel Tov to Honorees

Naomi and David Speiser
The HANC community is enriched by your vision, commitment, and devotion. May Hashem give you the strength to continue your avodat hakodesh and may you continue to reap tremendous nachat from your amazing children.

Mazel Tov to Alumni of the Year
Nicki and David Taller
The apple (Mckenzie) does not fall far from the tree

In appreciation
of an educator par excellence
Mrs. Debbie Simpser
Your abiding love for your students
has significantly expanded the reach and impact of HANC.

Chany & Shlomo Adelman

Friend

לעילוי נשמת גולדה דבורה בת הרב יעקב משה
Rebbetzin Goldie Fendel, ע"ה

With tremendous Hakarat Hatov for all she did for HANC and the West Hempstead community. Her warmth and exquisite Middot enriched

all who came in contact with her.

Arnold & Chayala Liebman & Family
Harvey Liebman and Family
Seymour & Mindy Liebman & Family

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Supporter

With Heartfelt

הכרת הטוב
to
Rabbi Meyer & Goldie Fendel
Rabbi Moshe & Sondra Gottesman
We for whom you toiled for so many years
think of you always as we grow both physically and spiritually.
May the Almighty bless you and your entire families
with good and health and nachat for your "reward" is endless.
An eternal flame is ablaze of Torah, Midot Tovot, and Maasim Tovim

which will surely never be extinguished.

With Our Sincerest Respect,
The Officers, Board of Directors, Board of Education
and the entire
HANC Administration

Greeting

Mazal Tov

to the

Honorees

on this well-deserved honor.

May You Go From Strength to Strength!

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