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From Days Gone By: Beis Rivkah Class of 1959

Four teachers and sixteen students of Beis Rivkah’s graduating class of 1959 pose for a group portrait. Can you identify anyone in the photo?

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  • Anonymous

    top row corner right is rochle heber(kalmanson).second row under her is brenda berkowitz near her is yocheved baitelman

  • some names

    Top row 2nd from left Chaya Kramer (Chadakov)
    2nd row 2nd from right could be Yochveded Baitleman (Gordon)
    Bottom row 3rd from left Bubby Gisa Matlin
    2nd row 1st left a majesky 2nd left a baumgarten

  • Yossi A

    Middle row…..
    From both sides, the 2nd girl are wearing a “SHORT” sleeve shirt!!!!!!

    • Those were the days my friends...

      They have names! Arlene Ginsberg and Yocheved Gordon (now Baitelman)

  • Former student

    Bottom row third from left Morah Matlin. Top row second from left Chaya Chadakov. Rochel Kalmanson first on the right top row?

    Don’t recognize anyone else.

  • I spy

    A Chadikov/Kramer in the back and maybe a Kahanov next to her. Definitely Rebetzin Matlin in the front, 3rd to left.

  • Big fan

    Top row 2nd from left Chaya Chodokov (Kramer). First row 3rd from left Morah Gisa Matlin

  • Anonymous

    Top row – left to right
    Esther Weissler, Chaya Hodakov (now Kramer), Lenore Heilbrun, Sara Schlisselfeld, Alice Sprung, Rita Title, Rachel Kalmanson (Now Heber).

    Middle row – left to right
    Millie Angerman, Arlene Ginsberg, Tziporah Lisz, Pearl Shapiro, Phyllis Sternfeld, Yocheved Gordon (now Baitelman), Branda Grinberg (now Brina Berkowitz).

    Bottom row left – Reva Weingot
    Bottom row right – Miriam Locksen (now Cunin)

    Bottom row staff – left to right
    Bracha Sudak (now Bogomilsky), Rebetzen Matlin, L. Simakow, Sharon Bishop.

    Another student did not get into the picture – Geraldine Stern.

    Bais Rivkah those years had quite a percentage of girls from not Lubavitcher homes, from various backgrounds.

  • JoJo Compari

    Top row L-R
    Penina Rosevald, Dina Pink, Libby Rosenfeld, Nesha Friedman, Shaina (Silvia) Schwartz, Rochie Weiss, Leah Reiner
    Middle row L-R
    Miriam Bess, Duva Lipsig, Lisa Hurwitz, Neta Bergen, Chanchie Finer, Rachel Lipskinder, Freida Barthinsky
    Bottom row
    Ruchama Gold, Mrs Weiss, Rebetzin Altman, Morah Shulman, Mrs Lichtman, Rebetzin Naiman, Chaya Eizen

  • Haha!!

    Are 16 (Anonymous) and 17 (JoJo Compari) looking at the same picture?? Not a SINGLE name the same on either list!

  • Do you see the difference?!

    These days the teachers are in the back,

    I Really do believe it has to do with the general decline of respect for teachers!!!!

  • very interesting

    I went to stone ave also and there were many girls who were from various backgrounds and that was the beauty of the school in those days.Everyone got introduced to Lubavitch although at that time we did not study what they do today.Number 6- just keep your opinions to yourself.Everyone was welcome and the girls got along very well and there was none of the rigidity and judjment so prevalent today.It was a real Bais Rivkah and it was a lovely cohesive environment-i so remember morah matlin.

  • Gisa

    BOTTOM ROW SITTING THIRD FROM THE LEFT IS MY BUBBY GISA MATLIN A’H.

    THE MORAH GISA, THAT SINGLE HANDILY RAN THE BAIS RIVKAH IN PARIS, FRANCE FOR 7 YEARS AFTER WW2, UNTIL EVERYONE CAME TO NY AND THEN SHE CONTINUED WITH HER WORK IN BAIS RIVKAH – NY!

    Whoever asks me whom am I named after, I am named after my Bubby Gisa A’H

    • One of a kind

      How true you are I was in Montmorency near Paris and she was my Hebrew and Yiddish teacher
      Oleha Hasholom

  • Correct information

    That is number 17 that is correct!

    Number 18 is probably a Shushan Purim Kotton joke.

  • To 29

    Why your comment? Chas v’sholom!

    17 has correct info. What is your problem with number 17?