Rabbi William Frankel* & Toby Frankel*
Rabbi William Frankel and a small group of devoted families founded Am Yisrael Congregation in 1968. Their commitment to openness, equality, fairness, and lifelong learning continues to guide our community today.
February 25th, 1968
Jack Adatto*
Orville Berkson*
Ken Berliant
Myron Berman*
Marvin Bernstein*
Julian Bloom
Richard Burnstine*
Mort Doblin*
Herman Dubin*
Irwin Frank
Sheldon Goldberg*
David Gomberg*
Al Goodman*
Bernard Greenwald*
Herbert Hazelkorn*
Arnold Levy*
Marvin Miller*
Gerald Mullin
Leonard Mitchell
Gerhard Nothmann
Michael Palmer*
Marvin Rozner
Al Star*
Arthur Weil*
President
Treasurer
Secretary
We honor the families whose vision and commitment helped shape Am Yisrael’s earliest years.
Tobey and Jack* Adatto
Judy and Neil Adelman
Carmela* and Emanuel* Arbel
Esther* and Ken Berliant
Harriet* and Myron* Berman
Mae* and Marvin* Bernstein
June* and Sol* Bleiweis
Rochelle* and Sid* Brottman
Sima and David* Browne
Ann* and Richard* Burnstine
Arline* and Mort* Doblin
Mona* and Herman* Dubin
Judy* and Arnold* Dworkin
Marsha and Ben* Emanuel
Lena* and Irwin (Bud)* Feinstein
Harriet* and Sheldon* Goldberg
Alice and Al* Goodman
Morris Goodman*
Lois* and Hirsch* Graff
Gloria* and Don* Kraft
Eunice Chervony Lehrer and Abe* Chervony
Horty* and Joe* Levkovitz
Trude* and Sherwin* Marks
Maia and Gerald Mullin
Hendy* and Mickey* Palmer
Judy and Aaron* Schmidt
Bernice Slutzky*
Esta* and Al* Star
Irvina* and Sherwyn* Warren
Rochelle* and Arthur* Weil
Jeanne* and Sylvan* Ziven
The vision, generosity, and commitment of these founding families laid the foundation for the vibrant Am Yisrael community we know today.