B’NAI MITZVAHDIRECTORY 1860–2006

Kane Street Synagogue compiled a registry of Bar and Bat Mitzvah from Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes and its predecessors Baith Israel and Anshei Emesin commemoration of its 150th Anniversary year. The B’nai Mitzvahregistry includes information such as the name of the child, parents’ name, residence, occupation, dates of school enrollment. The directory is arranged by the year of the Bar or Bat Mitzvah.

1860s – Congration Baith Israel(Boerum Place Synagogue) and Talmud Torah Anshei Emes (Degraw Street)

Herman Ascher  Isidor Aschner  Amos E. Aschner  Frederick B. Aschner  Nathan Aschner  Jacob Brenner Eight Matthias brothers

1864 – The Sunday school is first organized

1867

Michael Gruschenski (Gru)

1869

Michael Furst

1870s

Abraham Corn  Charles Corn  Henry Corn  Oscar Corn  George Gruschenski (Gru)  Moses J. Harris  Robert M. Lamm

1876 – SS/112 pupils/8 teachers

Bierman  Coleman  David Harris

1877 – SS/over 150pupils/9 teachers

Abraham Maothur

1878

Ephraim Bass  Joseph Krone  David Levy  Emanuel Levy

1879 – SS/200 students

1880

Isaac Henry  George Lehman

1884 – SS/200 students

1885

Emanuel Newman  Samuel Phillips  Ralph Raphael  Henry Shraner ●Nathan Sonnenstrahl

1887

Rudolph Jacobs  Louis Kalischer

1888

Hyman Barnett

1889 – In appreciation for 25 years service, the Benay Ysroile Sunday School gives Julius Corn a silver Kiddush cup

Jacob Miller

1890 – SS/160 students

Herman Aschner  Isidor Aschner  Amos E. Aschner  Frederick B. Aschner  Nathan Aschner  Samuel Alexander Leopold K. Bennett  Richard W. Bennett  Aaron Levy

1891

Charles Jacobs  Henry Levison  Benjamin Morris  Louis Moses  Daniel Newman● Henry Selner  Sol Selner  Abe Sonnenstrahl

1892

Isidor Bryer  Charlie Jacobs  Milton Jacobs  Leon Kaiser  Mark Kaplan  Alex Levy  Charles Miller  Simon Simon

1893 – SS/35-114 with 70 as the average for most years from 1893-1901.

Louis Abraham D.Abrahams  I.Abrahams  David Alexander  Harry Ashman ● M. Ashman  Henry Bryer  Morris Goldberg  David Greenfield Harry Jacobs William Jacobs  Louis Philip  Solomon Phillips  George Sax  Solomon Silver

1894

Isidor Anthony  Otto Barris  Benjamin Bauch  Isaac Cohen  Abe Galitzky Benjamin Goldberg  Mitchell Goldman Samuel Hanover  Emanuel Harrison ● Edw. Horowitz  Jesse Jacobs  Emanuel Marks  Benjamin Singer  R. Tuck

1895 – SS/42

Benjamin Baransky  Philip Bernard  Joseph Cohen  Morris Hart  Fred Horwitz ● Samuel Lehrman  Henry Miller Herman Philippstein  Michael Raphael  Harry White  Michael White  Julius Wolff

1896

Aaron Bryer  A.Goldberg  Isaac Goldsmith  Max Hartzberg  Leonard Jacobs ● Max Kaplan Julius Koshe  David Pulvermacher  J.Rochman  L.Rose  Martin Schwart  Leon Wolff

1897

H.Anderson  Lewis Cohen  J.Kirsky  Jacob Malatzky  Harry Marks ● Joseph Medicus  David Michael  David Morris Samuel Rose

1898 – The Hebrew Free School Association is organized with Hebrew classes every Monday and Thursday 4-6.

Morris Allerhan  Arthur Ash  Samuel Barris  Louis Bauch  Benjamin Berger Henry Bernard  Abe Cohen  Samuel Cohen  Harry Engelberg  Willie Friedman Harry Goldman  Leon Green  Samuel Kramer  Elias Lynn  John Nelson

David Peyser  Joseph Rosenstein  Harry Simon  Joseph Wenk  Isidore White

1899

Samuel Asher  Eddie Berger  Emmanuel Boyer  B.Bryer  Jacob Frank  Reuben Goldman  Solomon Hanover

Morris Harrison  George Hart  Bruner Hirschson  Peter Horn  Joseph Kubey  Abe Levine  Mark Lipmann ● Louis Malatzky  Max Metzger  Leo F. Phillips  Joseph Pulvermacher  Samuel Raban  Mark Rich  Abe Rochmana J.Rosenstein  Morris Van Proog

1900

Harry Ash  Levi Ashwald  Philip Caro  Henry Cohen  Philip Davidowitz  Charlie Davidson Kal Davis  David Dominick  Reuben Gold  Meyer Gullissan ● William Gulhson  J.Helichter  Joseph Kaufman  Charles Kinstlich William Koska  Abraham Marks  M.Metzner  Ron Morris Leon Moses  Abraham Rickman  Samuel Rosenstein

Sam Simon  Ray Spirey  Ben Werner  L.Wersch

1901

Harris Ash  Jacob Ashwald  Hyman Eishwald  Eddie Hirschson  Eddie Horn  David Kramer  A.Lecokowitz  Harry Levy  Peter Lowenstein  Michael Peyser ● Ed Samuel  David Shannon  Isidore Van Proog  Julius Weinberg  Harry Wolff

1902

Joseph Asher  Isidor Ashwald  Jacob Eishwald  Ross Hartman  Jacob Kalischer ● William Klein  Isidore Klinkowstein Abraham Marks  Leon Peltz  Theo Pulvermacher  Mortie Raban  Joseph Scholsky  Ricca Spirey

1903

Leon Copland  Mortimer Weinberg

1904

Victor Caro  Cohen  Herman Cooper  Harry Ellenstein  Robert Morris ● Phillip Pollitz  Silver  William Tuck

1905 – HS/90Congregation Baith Israel relocates and becomes Harrison Street Synagogue

Benjamin Cohn  Phillip Coremors  Jerome Lederman  Samuel Levy  Abraham Plotkin  Joseph Rice  Herman Rose George Scholsky  Harry Sonderling

1906

Jacob Goldstein  Abe Kamenetsky  Charles Lederer  Isaac Miles  David Morris ● Hyman Watkins

1907

Charles Bargos  William Bargos  Harry Basist  Samuel Cohen Ralph Copland ● Jesse Epstein  Samuel Gorren Grushinesky  Julius Kahn  Louis Kronman

1908 - Congregation Baith Israel Anshei Emes is organized at Harrison Street Synagogue

Robert Barko  Adler Barney  Michael Chernoff  Jack Cohn  Harry Curley ● Chester Jacobs  Benjamin Kronman

Irving Ranker  Marcy Schor  George Spectorsky  Milton Traut  Jenne Watkins

1909

Roy Autor  Joseph Barko  Samuel Bergman  Jesse Freund  Abraham Goldstein  Herman Goldstein  Jacob Kahn Oscar Kahn  Samuel Levy  Morris (Maurice) Salit ● David Sipser  Alexander Sowitz  Michael Stepner  Sydney Wagner

1910

Solomon Brown  Abraham Cohn  Herbert Cohn  Barnett Feinbaum  Samuel Freund  Meyer Goldman  Abe Harris Abraham Hytner  Jacob Hytner  Michael Hytner  David Klein  Morris Kronman  Leo Leibowitz  Harry Leibowitz Hyman Lippman  Joseph Morris  Alex Rumpler  Norman Salit  Jerome Traub  Morris Trulowitz  Sol Weinberg Sylvester Weinberg

1911

Wilber Brown  Morris Bruh  Sydney Cohen  Louis Feldman  Milton Feldman● Benjamin Feltzih  Jacob Goldman Joseph Goldman  Solly Goldstein  Robert Goodman  Isaac Gordon  Morris Jacklowitz  Victor Lassowitz  Marcy Leibowitz  Frank Levy  Isador Pollak  Benjamin Rabinowitz  Jacob Rollnik ● A.Rose  Barney Rosenberg  Isaac Rosenblum  Irving Schor  Max Schwartz  Hyman Shaffer David Siegel  David Stumkopf  Louis Stumkopf  David Vogal ● Arthur Wagner  Lester Welsch  Morris Zaritzky  Herman Zimmerman ● Sydney Zuckert

1912

Isidor Aarons  Mitchel Alexander  Louis Baroff  Abraham Brody  Clarence Cohen ● Isidor Cohen  Phillip Diamondstein  Drubych  Louis Elkies  Harold Fink  Asa Freidman  Adloph Friedman  William Friedman  Chauncey Goldsmith ● Harry Goldstein  Isidore Goldstein  Louis Guttman  Jacob Kaminetsky  Hyman Koenig  Monte Lampton Harry Libson  Maurie Livingston  Harold Marks ● Harold Meyer  Abe Pinchek  Samuel Salit  Schindle H.B.Silverberg  Sol Slonisky  Sollie Weichselbaum  Weinberger  David Weinstein  William Weiss ● Hamilton Weissman

1913 – SS/357

Julius Auerbach Sidney Bach  Jack Barko  Ralph Barko  Frank Bergman  Isador M. Brown  Aaron Cohen  Jacob Cohen  Solomon Cohen  Aaron Copland ● Danglo  David Diamondstein  Samuel Ecker  Harry Elkies  Emanuel Emmer ● Jacob Emmer  Harold Englehardt  Jacob Friedman  Julius Friedman  Murray (Hipman) Gottlieb  Edward Heimlich  Jacob Ilzkowitz  Harry Kissner  Henry Kissner  Hyman Kissner  Simon Krause  Moe Lenoble  Sidney Levine  Joseph Levitzky  Harry Luckernick  Isidore Luckernick  Nathan Mendel  Morris Pius  Louis Pollack  Herbert Rosenblum  Max Rosoff  William Rubin  Samuel Rumpler  Harry Saidler  Sidney Schindel  Isaac Schneinman

Sollie Schraga  Arnold Schwartz  Emil Schwartz  Louis Schwartz  Michael Shagraw  Samuel Shagraw  George Strauss  Aaron Tobakman  Abraham Tobakman ● Louis Tobakman  Emil Weinberg  Isaac Wright  Frank Yaguda

1914 – 19 confirmed on Shavuoth

Lewis C. Brown  Isidore Chernick  Harry Cohen  Samuel Cohen  Hyman Frankel ● Samuel Heitner  Frank Jacobs Kronheim  George Newman  Bernard Newman ● Eli Rosenberg  Schindle  Israel Schwartz  Samuel Senft  George Shirotzky  Michael Shubinsky  Milton Speigel  Sidney Speigel  Isidore Weissler ● Simeon Yontiff

1915 – HS/100 offers Hebrew instruction to girls for the first time

Nathan Alexander  Bassist  Bellin  B.Heitner  J.Heitner  Hoffman  Kitay  Krimmerman  Menikoff  Nevin  Louis Weinberg

1916

J.Ehrlich  Feinberg (Friedberg)  Goldberg  Jerome Kurtz  Jacob Newschatz

1917

Jacob Abramson  Abraham Baroff  Morris Blinder  Samuel Bock  Abraham Chernick  Morris Eber  Charles Engelhardt  Lester Feldman  Emanuel Fox  Joseph Freedman  Harold Freeman  Solomon Garfinkel  Milton Graff

Herbert Ginzberg  Robert Gurland  Samuel Hornik  Bernard Jucean  Leroy Klapper ● Nathan Konefsky  Herman Krause  Jacob Lazarowitz  Abraham Leibowitz  Manuel Leibowitz  Samuel Leibowitz  Arthur Levitz  George Levy

Nathan Lieberman  Stanley Lieberman  Jacob Lille Gustave Luftglass  Abraham Maltick  Louis Manmet  Solomon Maslin  David Panony  Herbert Pilatsky  Meyer Reich  Phillip Reich  Max Schorer  Noah Schorer  Sidney Schwartz Herman Sherman  Morris Sherman  Harry Sigman  Soliswitz  Persy Spanier  Selig Toback  Fred Weinberg  David Wiepar  Isidore Wiepar  Mourse Wolf

1918

Louis Alexander  Samuel Benitch  David Friedman  William Goldberg  Harry Greene  Hyman Greene  Joseph Greene  Louis Greene Solomon Harris  Daniel Haskell  Albert Herman  Arthur Herman  Herman Hershkowitz

Paul Kessler  David Kimmel  Jacob Klepeck  Irving Krantz  Jesse Krauss  Perry Leibman  Harry Liebeskind  Max Marcus Solomon Marcus  Isidore Miller  Ratner  Samuel Rosenstock  Harry Rubin  Moses Schenick  Seymour Schindel  Jacob Schloss  Julius Schloss  Samuel Schor  Benjamin Uttal  Leonard Windowsky ● William Zindell

1919 – SS/over 300 -18 teachers, HS/125 – 4 teachers

Chester Barko  Samuel Beck  Benjamin Krause  Max Luftglass  Jacob Rosenberg  Samuel Stein  Harold Weisberger  Max Wulwick

1920

Max Belsky  Samuel Bursuk  Chenkin  Benjamin Cohen  Nathan Feinberg (Feinblatt)  Sidney Feinberg (Feinblatt) Benjamin Gitterman  Jacob Goldberg  David Goldstein  Samuel Ingber  Herman Itzkowitz  Phillip Kahn  Harry Kaplan  Louis Konefsky  Isidore Lille  Lincer  Hyman Malatzky  William Malatzky  Jacob Malinsky  Aaron Maslin Samuel Maslin  Harold Mehlman  Edward Michalowitz  Meyer Michalowitz  Abraham Newman  Milton Pickman Samuel Popp  Milton Rabinowitz  Samuel Reich  Jacob Reisman  William Ribakoff  Abraham Schwartz  William Schwartz  Arthur Senft  Edward Senft  Isidore Siegel  Samuel Siegel  David Sneider Morris (Max) Steinberg

Morton Thaler  Morris Toback  Aaron Wender  Isidore Wender  Reuben Wiedre  Phillip Wulwick ● Samuel Wulwick Saul Yontiffk

1921

Seymour Barko  Jacob Barshaz  Julius Beck  Philip Beck  Daniel Cohen  Samuel Dubin  David Elias  Max Elias Samuel Fried  Sidney Garfinkel Joseph Gold  Oscar Goldenberg  David Haberman  Eli Horowitz  Jonas Levine

Nathan Levy  Louis Malken  Arthur Pearl  Irving Rader  Samuel Robinson  George Rosenblatt  Benjamin Schwartz Michael Schwartz  Solomon Schwartz ● George Silverman  Harry Sibner  Joseph Snyder  Nathan Stern  Simon Stern  Arnold Taube  Phillip Weinbaum  Louis Wolf

1922 – SS/300 with PG class, HS/200

Benjamin Baroff  Fred Bauch  Renwick Bennett  Samuel Berger  Isidore Berk  Phillip Brown Bernard Carp  Sidney Dembow  Joseph Feig  Henry Feinberg (Feinblatt)  Louis Friedman  Harold Garber  Philip Geiger  Leo Gilden

Murray Gilden  Joseph Glasberg  Arthur Goldman  Jacob Goldman  Louis Goos ● Morris Gordon  Irving Gurland Max Isaakowitz  Louis Jaffe  Milton Kassan  Bertram Katz  Donald Kern  Samuel Konefsky  Israel Kopelman Samuel Kopelman  Kozodey  Krause  Laurence Krauss  Clement Lazarowitz  Meyer Levine  Luba  Israel Mangel Charles Mehlman  Solomon Mehlman  Alexander Nadelberg  Hyman Newschatz  Chester Pickman  Chester Plosky Sidney Prussin  Victor Rofalowitz  Selig Rosenberg  Joseph Rosenstock  Albert Rudner  Schendelman  Harold Sibner  Isidore Sibner  Abraham Simon  Louis Singer  Johnson Spector  Milton Streicher  Abraham Suernsfsky Louis Swirsky  Harry Title  David Waldman  Nathan Walfish Samuel Walfish  Samuel Weintraub  Robert Weiss Sidney Weiss  Hyman Wright

1923

Harold Barko  Reuben Kaufman Baroff  Charles Berger  Leon Berk  Martin Berman  Louis Bernstein  Milton Brimberg  Nathan Citron  Herbert Diamondstein  William Diamondstein  Jesse Eisen  Matthew Eysman  Bernard Glickman  Abraham Goldstein  Israel Goldstein  Aaron Hankin  Samuel Konefsky  Bernard Kurtz  Morris Liefer Edwin Michaels  Samuel Newschatz  Eric Pomeranz ● Harold Rosenbaum  Milton Sann  Pincus Sann  Willard Schlesnger  Milton Singer  Meyer Stern  Harry Stofsky  Samuel Unger  Leizer Weinstein  Charles Wolf

David Zehner

1924

Isadore Amber  Abner Aschner  Louis Baroff  Morris Becker  Sidney Beckerman  Eugene Berman  Monroe Berriman  Leo Birdy  Meyer Chasnoff  Eli Cohen ● Louis Drogin  Harry Fein  Samuel Fein  Joseph Feinberg

Lester Feinstein  Louis Frankel  Harry Geiger  George Graff  George Herbst  Charles Hershkowitz ● Isidore Jablin Melford Jacob  Norman Jaspan  Milton Kaufman  Samuel Koss  Israel Krause  Murrray Krenowsky  Sydney Lippman  Elias Lustig  Albert Passes ● Herbert Pickman  Bernard Polacsek  Irving Reisman  Bernard Resnick

Abraham Riemer  Charles Riemer  Gus Rofalowitz  Charles Rosen  Edward Rotter ● Herbert Sakowitz  Milton Sakowitz  Bernard Schein  George Schoen  Irving Schwimmer  Solomon Schwimmer  David Shapiro  Morris Walfish ● Samuel Weintraub  Isidore Zlotnick

1925

Benjamin Adler  Joseph Adler  Nathan Adler  Moses Backer  Benjamin Balinsky ● Hyman Barnett  Ezra Berman Alexander Brick  Richard Carp  Nathan Clark ● Alexander Cohen  George Cohen  Henry Cohen  Phillip Cohen

Abraham Coopersmith  Sidney Emmer  Daniel Feldman  Moe Feldstein  Marvin Freier  Irving Friedman  James Friedman  Samuel Friedman  David Frous  Mortimer Garber  Leroy Garn  Morris Gartenlaub  Solomon Goldstein Ned Gottlieb  Elias Hankin  Oscar Hertz  Nathan Hoffman  Emanuel Isaakowitz  Joseph Jaspan  Milton Katz  Harry Keifenstein  Nathan Koss  Walter Kraus  Jack Kronenberg  Sol Lawres  Raymond Lebowitz  Harold Levy

Benjamin Libson  Herman Libson  Albert Liebow  Leo Lynn  Jack Marcuvitz  Nathan Marcuvitz  David Maslin Herbert Michaels  Philip Miniman  Arnold Pollack  Max Popiel  Harold Rabinowitz  William Rabinowitz  David Rosalsky  Selig Rosenberg  Sidney Rosenberg  Seymour Rosenfeld  Sidney Rudner  Philip Schippior  Joseph Schoenberg  Benjamin Settel  Samuel Sibner  Irving Siegel  Milton Siegel  Henry Singer  Julius Sklar  Sidney Snyder  Corsel Strohs  Bernard Wattenberg  Morris Weinstein ● Herbert Werkstall  Milton Wolinsky

1926

Joseph Laub  Harry Leifer  Isidore Schneiderman

1927 no records– Harrison Street is renamed and the congregation is known as Kane Street Synagogue

1928 no records – HS/62

1929 no records – SS/135 – avg.110

1930

Sigmund Bock  Archie Goldberg Sol Goldman ● Benjamin Hoffman  Seymour Salem ● Morris Wenig  Milton Wolin

1931

Milton Brutten  Milton Chasin  George Epstein  Carroll Friedman  Leon Friedman ● Norman Gluss  Joseph Goldfarb  Sanford Hertz  Marvin Jacobs  Milton Kifferstein  George Kornblau  Jack Kronenberg  Herman Lampert  Seymour Rudner ● Charles Safass  Samuel Schoenberg  Irving Taxel  Leonard Ugelow Abraham Zasloff

1932

Sidney Abrams  Sonny (Howard) Fass  Gerald Feifer  Bernard Gebster  Sanford Hertz  Milton Hyman  Harold Libson  Harold Mogin  Sidney Neubauer ● Leonard Rosenberg  Benjamin Saltzman  Seymour Sloves

1933

Isadore Epstein  Melvin Gluss  Bernard Greenbaum  George Kronenberg ● Gerald Landau  Lustig  Bertram Obrentz  Manuel Taxel

1934

Alfred Barkan  Murray Blair  Jack Edelman  Delan  Geltes  David Glass  Laurence Goldman  Bernard Heller Matthew Hershman  Irving Jaret  Abraham Kazansky  Myron Morris  Albert Socolov  Martin Landau  Bernard Lustig  Smilo  Seymour Smith  Benjamin Wolin

1935 – SS/100, HS/40

Joseph Cohen  Daniel Glass  Irving Goldman  Howard Lanes  Louis Lewitz ● Harold Louis  Isadore Minten  Leo Mukofsky  Morris Pearlmutter  Abraham Shapiro  Edward Strauss  Stanley Taxel  Harold Topolsky  Irving Weinrib Leonard Werkstall  Paul Werkstall  Stanley Zaritsky  Arnold Zlotoff

1936

Benjamin Byalick  Herbert Cohen  Edwin Cooperstein  Paul Furman  Bernard Geltes  David Goldman  Robert Gurland  Samuel Holzer  Samuel Lampert  Harold Lapolsky  Leonard Levy  Stanley Lewin  Jack Mandelbaum

Marvin Mansfield  Richard New  Arthur Nudelman  Marvin Pearl  Jack Pintchik  Jack Samuels  Stanley Samuels Sidney Schiffman  Sidney Semler  Arthur Shapiro ● Ernest (Irving) Socolov  Henry Strauss

1937

Herbert Fletcher  Morris Glick  Harold Kutchuk  Calvin Rittner  Norman Semler  Herbert Solomon  Stanley Solomon

1938

Morton Bassoff  Eugene Friedman  Albert Gordon  Eugene Heller Seymour Weinrib  Joseph Weisman

1939

Alvin Goldberg  Jack Mandelbaum  Henry Moss  Marvin Mansfield  Harold Taxel

1940 no records

1941 – SS/75, HS/10

David Beckerman  Feingold  Marvin Markman  Max Rolnik  Seymour Rosalsky

1942

Friedman  Myron Krackow

1943 – SS/40

Robert Paul Davis  Theodore Lehrman  Norman Levy

1944

Bernard Dukore  Allen Solitair

1945 – SS/30, HS/22

Robert Barcoff

1946 – SS/30, HS/16

Alvin Brodlie  Bernard Lieberman  Arthur Lowe  Stanley Mirsky

1947 – SS/25-76, HS/16-55

Dilan  Albert Hirshberg  Silverstein  Paul Stein  Steinmetz

1948 – SS/60-90

Greenberg  Karp  H. Solomon  student from Red Hook project

1949 no records

1950 – SS/29, HS/19

Henry August  Stephen Janowitz  Raymond Neidleman  Joseph Rick

1951 – HS/14

Gerold Goodhartz  Howard Gross  Joel Karp  Melvin Mortman

1952

Arnold Gewritz  Phillip Hertz

1953 – SS/7, HS/10

Abuzzo  Nathan Gross  Saul Koss  Sheldon Schwartz

1954 – Combined SS-HS/ 6 (10-15 additional expected). At the end of term, the school closes for a 17-year period.

1969

Matthias Futerman

1970 – 1973 no records – The Prozdor religious school opens for children 6-9. Two classes meet on Sunday mornings 9:30-11. P/20

1974 – P/33

Lang

1975 no records

1976 – Prozdor offers classes for children 5-12. P/30

David Morris Cohen

1977 – Prozdor has three classes for children 5-13 that meet one or two times a week.

Michael Cohen  Gary Cutick  Dylan Litchman  Joel Simon

1978

Jane Abramowitz  Claire Finkelstein  Robert Rubenstein  Daniel Sidman

1979

Lisa Badner  Dodie Buxbaum  Rebecca (Zhenya) Erlij  Katherine Finkelstein ● Mark Granowitter  Kaufman  Joshua Lebowitz  Alissa Simon