The-Helm_1971-12-09; Lynbrook Helm Independent Review

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Po«t Offlea, Lyi^breok. N.Y. LY 3-1300 THE FAMILY NEWSPAPER Thursday, Dtctmber 9 , 1 9 7 1 10^
Fireman Commended for Saving Life
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Fireman JaiHies Gr
Tally Ho E n ^ e #3 .
awarded his-secend' citation for
saving a ^ h e r ' s life. BoJfceveBCs
occurred in Manha^in during
Jim's off-duty hours from his
Superintendent's job at the World
Trade Center.
L^ft December, Jim was
nK^^iby ^ inc{dosion as he
walked along a 4ower Manhattan
street. Running to the scene of
the castrophe, he found a gas
explosion had wrecked a
restaurant and bar complex at
Park Row and Ann Street.
Rabbi I. Harold Saperstein,
spiritual leader of Temple
Emanu-El of Lynbrook and
president of the New York Board
of Rabbis, will be honored by the
Mid-Nassau Division of the Anti-
Defamation League Appeal on
Sunday, December 12, at a
testimonial breakfast in Cooky's
Restaurant, Hempstead. David
Moonitz, chairman of the
division, announced that Rabbi
Saperstein will receive the ADL
Torch of Liberty Award.
Special service citations will be
given to six B'nai B'rith leaders.
They and their respective B'nai
B'rith Lodges are: Murray
Ackerman, Citadel Lodge; David
Esrick, Suburban Lodge; Arthur
Hipshman, New Hyde Park
Lodge; Moe Kanner, Gateway
Lodge; Harry Katz, County Seat
Lodge; and Jerome Willbach,
Heritage Lodge.
The Mid-Nassau Division is
participating in the ADL Ap-peal's
nationwide campaign to
raise $7,505,000 for a program of
community relations and in-tergroup
research and education
conducted by the Anti-
Defamation League of B'nai
B'rith. The League, founded in
1913, is a leadership group of
American Jews and one of the
oldest and largest human
relations agencies in the country.
Rabbi Saperstein has been
spiritual leader of Temple
Emanu-El of Lynbrook for thirty-eight
years, during which time
the congregation has grown from
sixty-five to over one thousand
member families. As president of
the N.Y. Board of Rabbis, he
heads the largest rabbinical
organization in the world. He also
serves as chairman of the
American Board of the World
Union for Progressive Judaism,
and is a member of the executive
board of the Synagogue Council.
A graduate of Cornell
University, where he was ac-cepted
into membership of Phi
Beta Kappa, Rabbi Saperstein
was ordained by and received the
Master of Hebrew Literature
degree from the late Dr. Stephen
traveled extensively, visiting
Europe seventeen times, and
making three visits to the Soviet
Union and other Iron Curtain
countries. He has made twelve
trips to Israel, and was in
Jerusalem during the 1967 Six-
Day-War.
Rabbi Saperstein is past
president of the Association of
Reform Rabbis of New York City
and vicinity, and served on the
board of the Association of
Jewish Chaplains. He also served
on the board of the Central
Conference of American Rabbis,
and for many years was chair-man
of its Projects for Israel. He
was a member of the board of
governors of the Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of
Religion. Rabbi Saperstein has
lectured throughout the country,
and has appeared on many radio
and television programs.
Personalities
Without regard to his own per-sonal
safety, Jim with the help of
several off-duty NYC firemen,
raced into the burning building
disregarding the possibility of
other explosions and collapse of
the floor. After helping to drag
several injured victims from the
wreckage, he administered first
aid to those and others who had
been removed.
In 1967, while waiting for a
subway at the 34th Street Station,
Jim witnessed another passenger
suffer an attack and fall to the
tracks unconscious. Hearing a
train approaching, Jim jumped
to the tracks anci dragged the
unconscious malt under (he
platform where he shielded him
with his own body until the train
passed.
The hero's award, the Police
and Civilian Commendation
Medal now with an oak leaf
cluster was -]piisteated in Jim
recently at cerembnies held ai
the Statler Hilton Hotel in
Manhattan.
Jim, a five year veteran of
Tally Ho lives on Earle Avenue
with his wife and two children.
ADL Ta Honor Rabbi Saperstein
St. Marys Knights of Columbus
Announces New Year's Party
S. Wise at the Jewish Institute of
Religion. He did additional
postgraduate study at Columbia
and New York Universities, and
was granted the honorary degree
of Doctor of Divinity by the
Jewish Institute of Religion.
During World War II, Rabbi
Saperstein served with the
American armed forces in
Europe, achieving the rank of
major. It provided an opportunity
to work with the surviving
remnants of Europe's Jewish
population. Since then he has
Chairman Al Amalfitano
reports that plans are well under
way for St. Mary's K. of C. An-nual
New Year's Eve Party,
which is being held at the Club
house, located at 78 Hempstead
Avenue, Lynbrook, N.Y., and
assures everyone attending that
they will have a most enjoyable
time.
Dancing will be from 9 PM to 3
AM, to the tunes of Ernie Ardi,
and his Orchestra.
Each table will have 2 Bottles
of Liquor, plus 2 Bottles of Cham-pagne,
and a platter of assorted
Cold Cuts, weighing ap-proximately
5 lbs.
Hot Hors D'oeuvres will also be
| | / by Annette L i n g p:
ranks as a Postal Station
Superintendent.
He has been appointed
Assistant Postmaster of Lyn-brook.
He was married tq the former
Rosemarie Wagner in 1964. She is
a girl of German descent and was
a school teacher. She is a native
of Bonn- on-the-Rhine, near
Manndorf, Germany and loves
the United States very much. She
works fof Pan American, so that
the Ryans take many trips all
over the world. They have been to
every part of Europe, South
America and various Islands.
They both love traveling and
have already seen a great part of
the world.
In appearance, Dan Ryan is 5
ft. 8 in. in height with merry Irish
eyes, a keen and gentle wit and a
wond^ully personable manner
that futs one at ease. He is a
thoroughly normal, nice chap and
it is apparent why it would be
easy to work with him and
become his life-long friend. He
does a lot of walking with his wife
and favors semi-classical music,
and her particular specialty,
German Roulade, which she
makes to perfection. It is easy to
see that his marriage has brought
him deep contentment and
happiness. His marriage to his
wonderful wife is a highlight of
•his life. He recalled a particular
memorable event in the Korean
War while his unit was engaged
in a battle with the Chinese Army
on a hill. His Master Sgt. was
killed while protecting the men
under his command and received
the Distinguished Service Cross
posthumously, and one of his
buddies fell on a live hand
grenade and received the Medal
of Honor and lived to recall the
event because it was a
fragmentation grenade and not of
another type. The all night
nightmare was so bad, the
Americans had to call in their
own artillery to sweep the hill and
give them a chance. He was part
of the 7th Regimental Combat
Team under General O'Donnell
and remembers that the battles
were a succession of taking and
holding hill after hill and
desperate fighting all the time.
He is a member of American
Legion Post in Ridgefield,
Queens, which he joined soon
after the war in Korea.
Mr. Ryan stands ready to help
any businessman or industry in
Lynbrook with any mailing
problem at any time he can. He
impressed us as a thoroughly
charming man with the utmost
tact and one who i3 very
knowledgeable in his own field,
having come up through the
ranks as it were. He is a quiet
person who gets things done and
does little talking about it. He is
kindly and pleasant and an off-shoot
of "the auld sod." As
Lynbrook comes to know him
better it is easy to see that he will
make many a contribution to
better things here in Lynbrook,
U.S.A.
Mr. Daniel J. Ryan, the new
Assistant Postmaster of Lyn-bro<^
was born in Queens to the
late John J. Ryan, a New York
City Fireman, and his still active
mother, Mary Ryan.
His rhc:her, Mary; is an in-domnitable,
independent little
lady who still takes care of her
own home and does all of her own
shopping and leads a very active
life despite her age. (It's a case of
"you can't keep a person with
spirit down.)
He lost his only brother, John
H. Ryan, a member of the New
York City Police Force not too
long ago of a sudden coronary at
age 45.
Dan Ryan graduated from
Public School #68 in Queens and
graduated from Brooklyn
Technological High School as
well.
For a short time, he worked for
the Mergenthal Linotype Co. a
manufacturer of printing
machines until Sept. of 1950,
when he was one of the very first
draft selectees from New York
City for the Korean War. He
served in the United States In-fantry
and has a Combat Badge
and a Bronze Star among other
decorations which he is very
modest about.
While he was in service, his
name came up to take the Civil
Service Exams and he passed
them and later, in 1952 became a
member of the Brooklyn Post
Office. He started out as a Sub-
Clerk and advanced through the
served during the evening, and
there will be an unlimited supply
of Beer.
The price is $12.50 per person,
and the cut-off date for payment
is December 21,1971. Hats, noise-makers
and balloons will be
supplied.
Al suggests early reservations,
as this is a very popular affair at
St. Mary's, and indications are
that it will be a sell-out.
For tickets call Al at: 593-6073,
or Geo. Schultze at: 887-2727, or
Sam Geannone at: IV 3-4140.
Thank you
Al Amalfitano ,