Book of Life Stories

Stephen & Heshy Altbaum

Tzedakah has always been part of our vision and we are blessed to be able to make a lasting commitment to our community with this Endowment. We recognize that we have a moral, ethical and religious obligation to support our community, but truly it has filled our lives with such pleasure. Thi…

Miriam Levin Alkin z”l

Miriam — or Mickey, as she was affectionately known to her family and close friends — was a distinguished lady by her very humanity. She was a woman who gave of herself tirelessly throughout her life.

When you look back to see how such a fine individual blossomed, there is no need to go…

Dr. Scarlat z"l & Shirley Albright

We write this story in tribute to our beloved son Adam Stephen Albright who we lost tragically on March 5th, 2005 in a skiing accident.

Adam was many things to many different people. He was an accomplished lawyer, respected colleague, popular professor, talented and competitive athlete, gre…

The Alberga Family

Our family can trace its Jamaican roots back to the 18th century. In 1655 the Island of Jamaica was captured by the British from the Spanish. From that date the secret Jews (or conversos) who were then living on the island disguised as Christians, along with thousands of Sephardic Jews who m…

Steve & Rosanne Ain

Growing up in very different homes, we learned the importance of community from divergent approaches. For Steve, learning about community at an early age was unavoidable. It was in his genes; it was, as they say, besheret.

Steve learned from his parents, both of whom were extremely active i…