Class Correspondent

After 25 years of service with the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of the Solicitor, Harvey Blank retired in 2014 as a senior attorney. He writes, “Since then, the highlight of my life has been my two grandchildren, Desmond and Shira, ages 3 and 1, respectively. My wife, Ellen, and I are delighted to be performing nanny services for these two children as we approach the age of Medicare eligibility.” Liane Kupferberg Carter was honored in May by the national Jewish special-needs education nonprofit Matan, along with Emmy Award-winning actor Ed Asner and comedian Pamela Schuller. Liane is a nationally known writer, journalist and advocate for the autism community. Her memoir, “Ketchup Is My Favorite Vegetable: A Family Grows Up With Autism,” is a 2017 winner of the American Society of Journalists and Authors Outstanding Book Award. Warren Hyams reports that Tony Concannon, who lives in Norwood, Massachusetts, recently visited him at his home in suburban Philadelphia. This was a long-delayed trip: Warren had visited Tony in Japan (where Tony lived from 1976-94) in 1978. Last year, while Marc Kornblatt and his wife, Judith, were living in Israel, he produced two short documentaries, “Jerusalem Voices” and “Territory Stories,” both of which are making the film festival rounds. He’s also visiting schools and libraries to screen “In Search of America,” a full-length doc he produced during the lead-up to the 2016 presidential election. Alan Mittleman’s new book, “Does Judaism Condone Violence? Holiness and Ethics in the Jewish Tradition,” was published by Princeton University Press in August. Earlier in 2018, his edited book “Holiness in Jewish Thought” was published by Oxford University Press. Alan teaches at the Jewish Theological Seminary and conducts research on fundamental philosophical and theological questions. Donna Tarutz, who lives in Newton, Massachusetts, is director of community life at Hebrew SeniorLife’s Jack Satter House, on Revere Beach. Having become a professional in the field of aging, she says her first-year placement in the Hornstein Program in Jewish Communal Service — working with seniors at the BBN Jewish Community Center — had a profound impact on her. Sarah and Lou Woolf welcomed two additions to their family: Leo, born in March, lives in New York City, and Spencer, born in July, lives in Los Angeles.

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