Graduations | Jewish Historical Society

June is typically the month to celebrate graduations. Below is an assortment of photos of past local graduations. The JHSNJ extends its best wishes for much success to all who are celebrating a graduation. Please help us identify the unknown graduates in the photos below.

Yavneh Academy graduation, 1941, Mrs. Arnauer, Amy Jotkowitz, Michael Kornblum, Avrami Hendlish, Josh Lerner, Leslie Winters, Mrs. Anscelovits, Matthew Hiltzik, Ilana Breslau, Elisheva Pomrenze, Naftali Bennet, Dena Kinstlinger, Esther Mentzel, Yehuda Stark, David Silverberg, Jeremy Dauber, Adam Szubin, Avnoam Freedman — Mazal tov to former Yavneh Academy student, Naftali Bennett (middle row) on becoming Israel's Prime Minister.

Frisch School, Paramus NJ, graduation — Graduation Class of Frisch School in Paramus. The graduates are unidentified and the date is unknown.

Paterson NJ Grammar School No. 20, Graduation Exercises Invitation, June 16,1959 — Paterson NJ Grammar School No. 20, Graduation Exercises Invitation, 1959

Paterson NJ Public School No. 13 Graduation, 1927 — 1927 Graduation Class of P.S. 13, Paterson, N.J. none of the grads are identified.

Paterson NJ P.S. 3 graduation, Bernadette Haynes, Mr. Louis A. Benert (Principal), Louis White, Jacob Aylum, Edward Susick, Lester Magre, Raymond Ploch, Jacob Horowitz, Charles Roemer, Harold Doyles, Reuben Roemer — The image above is of the graduation class of P.S. 3, Paterson, N.J. Date unknown. I.D's are provided.

Passaic NJ High School Graduation, 1928, Pauline Jaffe Klein, Susan Klein Kurland — 1928 Passaic High School Graduation Class (which includes Pauline Jaffe Klein, mother of Susan Klein Kurland).

Yavneh Academy, Paramus NJ, 1958, Deborah Lobsenz, Rachel Mann, Naomi Rosner, Claire Staretz, Robert Gordon, Steven Amszer, William Pollinger, Daniel Frishberg, Samuel Skornicki — Yavneh Academy Graduation Exercise Program. June 24, 1958.