Franklin

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Franklin Field Association

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EXECUTIVE BOARDMESSAGE FROM OUR PRESIDENT

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Herb Raffelson

Vice President Dottie Rosenberg

Treasurer Ellie Forman

Loretta Chandler Phyllis FuldElaine KagnoCynthia KravitzBobbie Krozy Rita Libman Barry Linsky

Hi Everyone,

Spring is finally here, and I do hope everyone has survived theNor’easters. How lucky you guys were, who were down South. It’sall gone by and all is well now.

Before I go on, my sincerest thanks to Phyllis Fuld, our editor forher tedious and outstanding work to lead the way with all her en-deavors on the newsletter. I also want to thank the board and mem-bers who pitch in, in many capacities in getting this newsletter out the door into the hands of our members.

The board and I are planning a special event to celebrate our 30thyear of our F.F.A. organization. Can you believe it? Where did thetime go?

A card party is planned for August 2, 2018. We will inform youabout this and upcoming events as soon as they are formulated.

As always, we hope you will send in any notes of interest to ourmembers, photographs, along with whatever donation fits your wal-lets. Remember: donations are a big part in keeping us going whichincludes everything from postage stamps to the full cost of events.This is very important, and I thank you very much.

Oh yes, let’s not forget 3 very important telephone numbers:1. The Oriental Theatre: Blue Hills 8-12002. Morton Theatre: Geneva 6-63003. The Franklin Park : Talbot 5-5900

The board and I wish everyone a belated Happy Passover and HappyEaster. Hope all went well with your loved ones.

So, until next time, I remain your President,

Sincerely,Herb Raffelson

* Gerson “Gus” Blaustein* Chet Block* Shep Henkin* Eddie Mandell* Arthur Kagno* Arline Kawadler* Harvey Kawadler* Paula Landy* Bert Nessen* Evelyn Nessen* Manny Richman* Boni Winick

MAIL TO: FFA PO Box 184 Stoughton, MA 02072

I HAVE A HAPPENING

You will get more enjoyment out of the newsletter when

you share your happenings with all of us.

MAY, 2018

DONATIONSMax Barth Deerfield, FL

Barbara & Harold Bloom Framingham, MA

Rhonda (Herman) Bornstein Boynton Beach, FL

Estelle Cohen Randolph, MA

Carole (Temkin) Charloff Boynton Beach, FL

George (Curly) Elkins Randolph, MA

Lois (Greenwald) Evans Delray Beach, FL

Martha & Bob Feinberg Palm Desert, CA

Lillian Garlitz Delray Beach, FL

Gerald Ginsberg Jamaica Plain, MA

Len Goldstein Mansfield, MA

Robert & Rhoda (Epstein) Goldstein Boynton Beach, FL

Elliot & Doris Hershoff Peabody, MA

Manny & Sandra Kassler Milton, MA

David Kline Washington DC

Joe & Marcy Kozol Boynton Beach, Fl

Barry & Elaine (Elfman) Linsky Port Saint Lucie, FL

Charlotte & Walter Lechten Lake Worth, FL

Marilyn Meltzer Framingham, MA

Sherman Miller Winter Park, FL

Gloria (Kaplan) & Murray Pascar Deerfield Beach, FL

Myra Pransky Randolph, MA

Daniel Sheingold Auburndale, MA

Bryna (Selden) & Sheldon Kahalas Rockville, MD

Lois Raskind Needham Heights, MA

Frayda Rosenblatt Stoughton, MA

Lewis & Roberta Salett Boynton Beach, Fl

Ellen (Hazel) Sherman Delray Beach, FL

Muriel (Sadacursky) Sokolow West Hartford, CT

Claire Stearns & Paul Katz Needham Heights., MA

Burt & Li Tankel Sterling, MA

Ralph Tracey Chestnut Hill, MA

Richard Tucker Framingham, MA

“A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU”

Sheldon Adelson Las Vegas, NV

Sandi (Kaufman) Berger Boca Raton, FL

Beverly (Kaufman) Wolfe

Herb Kaufman Boynton Beach, FL

Loretta (Averbuck) & Mel Chandler Boca Raton, FL

Nathan & Helayne Dratch Boynton Beach, FL

Burt Herman Oak Brook, IL

Indians A.C.

Carol (Fuld) & Clint Israel Marblehead, MA

Louise Korn Boynton Beach, FL

Beverly (Gear) Marram Boynton Beach, FL

Edward Marram Wayland, MA

Gerry & Dottie (Williams) Rosenberg Boynton Beach, FL

Iris (Hunt) Segal Boca Raton, FL

Elaine & Ron Slovin Natick, MA

Deanna & Larry Werrick Delray Beach, FL

Herb White N. Falmouth, MA

2 Years My great granddaughter Daniello Juliana Ingles

turned 2, April, 2018.

Marsha (Paltrowitz) Burd of Delray Beach, FL

75th Happy Birthday Stuart Sherman, celebrated with

all his family in Boca Raton, FL

Ellen (Halzel) Sherman of Delray Beach, FL

81st Happy birthday to by husband Martin Burd.

Marsha (Paltrowitz) of Delray Beach, FL

Hi to all members, I would like to address

all members who are planning to move….

we need you to give us your new address.

If you enjoy receiving the newsletter we need

your current mailing address. Each time we

send out the newsletter and they are

returned it costs us money and time

trying to find you. Please let us know,

so we can update our files.

Mail all information to:

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P.O. Box 184

Stoughton, MA 02072

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BIRTHDAYS

FOUND AN OLD FRIENDShe was one of the tallest girls in school, and he was one of the

shortest boys when they attended The Sarah Greenwood School,

and the Oliver Wendall Holmes JHS. Nevertheless they were of

the same neighborhood, and they were classmates for those several

years.

They went to different high schools, and then on to college. He

went to MIT. She went to Boston State College. He got a Master’s

at Northeastern. She got a Master’s at Boston State. He was an

Electrical Engineer. She taught Foreign Languages. He worked

for several companies in various places. She taught in Boston.

He married a girl from Revere, and lived and worked in Europe for

a time. She traveled with a friend (but did not cross paths with her

former classmate). She returned from abroad, married a man from

New York, had a daughter and then a son, and divorced a bit later.

Several years later, she met Bob Goldstein, who was raised on

Wellington Hill Street in Mattapan, in the 30’s and early 40’s, with

his siblings, Harold, Gene and Harriet.

He got an MBA from Stanford. She got a CAGS (Certificate of Ad-

vanced Graduate Studies) from Northeastern.

He and his wife moved to California. He retired very young, skied

played golf but mostly played baseball. He continued to play and

now is the oldest in his Senior League team, but still throws a

snappy ball and is no pushover for the younger guys who think they

can get one past him!

She lived in Danvers (what girl from Dorchester moves to Dan-

vers?) Then she and Bob retired to Florida, where she plays Mah

Jong and Canasta.

Many years passed, but one day she read a message in the FFA

Newsletter. It was from Sarah Rothman wondering if anyone re-

membered her from Dorchester, or the J.E.B. HS. And if not her,

perhaps her brother Joel. She wondered could it be the Joel from

her childhood? So she sent a letter to Sarah, via the FFA. Sure

enough, it was he.

Over the past couple of years they have emailed back and forth,

catching up with one anothers lives. A couple of weeks ago he was

attending The Red Sox Fantasy Camp in FT. Myers, on the other

side of Florida, from where she lives in Boynton Beach. Neverthe-

less, it was close enough, so after 60 plus years,. Joel Weinstein

(his wife Bonni was in CA), and Rhoda (Epstein) and her husband

Bob Goldstein had a sweet and happy reunion in the little town of

Clewiston. Life takes us down many roads, but it is always nice to

see old friends from the neighborhood.

MAZEL TOV TOLois (Greenwald) Evans of Delray Beach, Fl is proud to announce

her grandson Zach Evans son of Pam and Wayne Evans of Parkland,

FL, has graduated from Florida Atlantic University.

In honor of the engagement of Mitch Bovarnick to Sarah Kemp,

Mitch is the grandson of Lois (Silverstein) Raskind and the late Ed

Raskind of Needham Hgts, MA. A September wedding is planned.

Loretta (Averbuck) and Mel Chandler of Boca Raton are pleased

and proud to honor the recent engagement of our great niece, Erica

Rose Melito to Arthur Meserjian. Erica is the granddaughter of our

beloved sister, the late Ruthe (Averbuck) Braun.

Dottie (Williams) & Gerry Rosenberg of Boynton Beach, Fl are

proud of their twin grandsons, Max & Alex on their performance at

Carnagie Hall, they are the sons of Harriet & Andy Fink of Park-

land, Fl, also celebrating in New York were sons David and Steven

and grandchildren Jackie, Josh and Scott Rosenberg.

Gloria (Kaplan) and Murray Pascar of Deerfield Beach, Fl would

like to celebrate the accomplishments of their grandchildren. Jes-

sica (Adler) received her Juris Doctor degree from UMass Dart-

mouth, passed the bar exam, and is now a practicing lawyer In MA.

Victoria (Adler) received her Master’s degree in College Student

Personnel from Bowling Green State university and now works at

U Mass Amherst in MA. Charles(Adler) received his Master’s de-

gree in Nursing from the University of New Hampshire, passed his

exams and is now practicing nursing in Portland, Me.

Congratulations

Aug. 3rd. great grandniece Lily Burton was born to daughter of

Karen Semans and Greg Burton of Seattle, Wa, granddaughter of

my late brother Marty Semans. In May Marissa daughter of Marty

Semans and our niece , received her PHD in Epidemiology from

UNC, Chapel Hill and is now Post Doc at Johns Hopkins.

Martha (Semans) and Bob Feinberg of Palm Desert, CA

Congratulations to our beautiful granddaughter Sasha Israel on her

graduation from Vassar College, May 2018.

Carol (Fuld) and Clint Israel of Marblehead, MA

George (Curly) Elkins of Randolph, Ma is proud to announce the

marriage of his granddaughter Jessica Lynn Elkins to Paul Nathaniel

Hicks at Nantasket Beach Resort, Hull, Ma on April 21, 2018

Ellie (Heffron) Forman of Canton, MA is proud to announce the

Bat Mitzvah of her granddaughter Madison, daughter of Debbie

and Warren Forman, and the graduation of her grandson Sam

From Lehigh University, son of Cary & Bruce Forman.

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Joel Weinstein & Rhoda (Epstein) Goldstein

Eli Korisky, Sookie Katzeff

are our Hero. But most of all we will miss

you! - Love Ron & Elaine (Charloff) Slovin of Natick, MA.

Our condolences and love go out to Elaine Kagano on the loss of

her husband and our dear old friend Arthur (Pinky) Kagno.

- Carol (Fuld) and Clint Israel of Marblehead, MA

In memory of our dear friend Arthur Kagno.

- Elaine (Elfman) & Barry Linsky of Port Saint Lucie, Fl.

In memory of our dear friend Dave Landy.

- Elaine (Elfman) & Barry Linsky of Port Saint Lucie, FL

In memory of my husband, Bernie Berger who passed away on Oct.

23rd, 2017. Formerly of Roxbury, Randolph and Boynton Beach,

FL. We had been married 65yrs in June 2017.

- Janice (Feinberg) Berger of Boynton Beach, FL

In memory of my dear friend Dodi Klayman.

- Bobbie (Hymovitz) Krozy of Stoughton, MA

In memory of my beloved brother, Jerry Harmon.

- Bobbie (Hymovitz) Krozy of Stoughton, MA

In memory of my loving and dearest sister in law Toby (Krozy)

Kramer. - Bobbie (Hymovitz) Krozy of Stoughton, MA

In memory of my dear friend Ruthe (Averbuck) Braun.

- Bobbie (Hymovitz) Krozy of Stoughton, MA

With much sadness, we mourn the loss of our beloved sister Ruthe

(Averbuck) Braun. We want to thank everybody for your kind sup-

port and love during this very difficult time.

- Loretta (Averbuck) & Mel Chandler of Boca Raton, FL

The Franklin Field Association Board of Directors is saddened to

announce the passing of board member, Arthur (Pinky) Kagno of

Boynton Beach, FL

In memory of Arthur (Pinky) Kagno, he was full of life, no matter

who he met he always had a story to tell. He was the sweetest,

kindest, and loving friend anyone could ask for. I will miss his

wonderful smile. - Phyllis (Finkelstein) Fuld of Stoughton, MA

In memory of our son Howard Braverman, March 29, 2017

- Marsha (Paltrowitz) and Martin Burd of Delray Beach, FL

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Roberta (Bobbie) Krozy on the

loss of he beloved brother Gerald Harmon.

- Saundra Levey and George (Curly) Elkins of Randoph, MA

Our deepest sympathy goes out to Marla Melito on the loss of her

beloved Mother, Ruthe (Averbuck) Braun. Rest in peace our friend.

- Saundra Levey & George (Curly) Elkins of Randolph, MA

In memory of Arthur Kagno, a great guy. - Ellie (Heffron) Forman

of Canton, MA

In memory of our longtime friend, mah jong partner and club mem-

ber (Indians) Sandy (Marder) Hurwitz. We miss you.

- Ron & Elaine (Charloff) Slovin of Natick, Ma.

In memory of my husband David Cohen, who passed away last

March. - Estelle Cohen of Randolph, MA

In memory of my husband Louis Bornstein who was very much loved

by his wife, children and grandchildren and will be greatly missed. -

Rhonda (Herman) Bornstein of Boynton Beach, FL

In memory of Ruth Miller who recently passed away. In memory of

Marvin Miller who recently passed away.

- From Claire Stearns & Paul Katz of Needham Hgts, MA

In memory of David Goldman, husband of Anne (Slovin) Goldman

of Scottsdale, Arizona. - Charlotte and Walter Lechten of Lake Worth,

FL.

In loving memory of our dear sisters, Shirley (Herman) Gerstein of

Coronet Jewelry Co & Judith (Herman)Keller of N.Y.C., they both

passed away in the past year.

- Bert Herman of Oakbrook, Ill and Ted Herman of Coscog, Conn.

Our deepest sympathy to Elaine Kagno and family on the passing of

our dear friend Arthur. We will miss our good times with him in the

sunny south! - Lew & Bobbie Salette of Boynton Beach, FL

In memory of my father Stanley Garlitz, who passed away in Delray

Beach, FL Oct, 2017.Stan “the piano man” was a teacher in Dade

County (Miami) school system, and a professional musician. Jay Gar-

litz. He was the husband of Lillian Garlitz of Delray Beach, FL

In memory of our beloved cousin Lois (Elkinson) Kaufman. Every-

one who knew her, loved her. - Sandi (Kaufman)Berger, Beverly

(Kaufman) Wolfe and Herb Kaufman of Boca Raton, FL

Irving (Sonny) Weiner passed away on Jan. 10th, 2018…we all miss

him. He was always kind, happy and loads of fun and was always

ready to discuss the good old day. He loved telling the stories about

Franklin Field and the famous wall during the Jewish Holidays, as

well as Nantucket tales about the rope walk and the crazy times we

all had on the island and about the many trips and adventures we all

cherished. His wife Laurie heard these stories a million times but was

kind enough to allow Sonny and the guys relate the stories again and

again. He and Laurie were always the best of hosts at their homes, as

I said earlier, we will always think about him. MAY HE REST IN

PEACE. - David Kline of Washington, DC

Our sincere condolences to Freida Gordon and family on the passing

of our dear friend Paul Gordon. Even thought he came from Wash-

ington, he had all the”shtick of someone from Dorchester”, that is why

he fit into our group so well. I will miss our several daily phone calls

and texts, they were a lot of fun and brightened up my day. Most of

all thank you for being my friend.

- Love Ron & Elaine (Charloff) Slovin of Natick, MA

To Elaine Kagno and family our deepest and most heartfelt sympathy

on the passing of our good friend Arthur. We will miss our trips to the

Silver Pond Restaurant, our 3 pound lobster dinners at the Chinese

Restaurant and our endless after dinner conversations that we could

never get enough of. Most of all we will miss your ever smiling face,

your indomitable spirit, the likes of which we have never seen. You

IN MEMORY OFIN MEMORY OF

"The F.F.A. would like to extend a warm

welcome to the following new members"

Edward Marram Wayland, MA

Leonard Goldstein Mansfield, MA

Charlotte Rosen Stoughton, MA

ANNIVERSARIES48th Marsh (Paltrowitz) and Martin Burd of Delray Beach, FL

married 48yrs. in June.

59th Gloria (Kaplan) & Murray Pascar of Deerfield, FLmarried 59 years on 12/13/17.

60th Wedding Anniversary June 15, 2018, Doris andElliott Hershoff, of Peabody, MA

60th Happy Anniversary to Barbara (Rosenberg) andBernie Pearl. Ellie (Heffron) Forman, Canton, MA

60th Martha (Semans) & Bob Feinberg of Palm Desert, CAcelebrated 60 years of marriage

60th In honor of our 60th Wedding Anniversary. Rita (Smith)and Buzzy Zide of Boynton Beach, FL

60th In honor of our 60th Wedding Anniversary. Carole (Temkin) and Stan Charloff of Boynton Beach, FL

60th Carol (Fuld) and Clint Israel of Marblehead, Ma are celebrating their Anniversary, June 10,, 2018.

62nd We celebrated our 62nd Wedding Anniversary onNovember 20, 2017, (Muriel Sadacursky) and Stan(Sonny) Sokolow of West Hartford, Ct.

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GET WELLI wish my husband Manny Kassler, a speedy recovery from his re-

cent back surgery. - Sandy Kassler of Milton, MA

NOTES FROM OUR MEMBERSWith Best wishes, Dan Sheingold, of Auburndale, MA., RMHS’ 45

As always it is a pleasure to receive and read the FFA, Newsletter -

Myra Pransky, of Randolph, Ma

Thank you for bringing a touch of Boston back into my life. It was

a great time in my life. Iris (Hunt) Segal of Boca Raton, FL

To be able to live into our eighties is not only a happening, it is a

blessing! A very happy and healthy New Year. Herb White of N.

Falmouth, MA

Love receiving the newsletter, both my wife Bryna (Selden) Kahalas

and I enjoy reading it. She came from Lorna Rd originally and I lived

on Lorne St., in back of the Hecht House. She went to the J.E.B.

High School (1951) and I went to English H.S. (1950) We have 3

children, 10 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. We spend

time in Palm Beach Gardens in winter and Rockville, Md., the rest

of the year. - Sheldon Kahalas

I have enjoyed reading the Franklin Field Newsletter. Thanks for all

the information regarding people we are familiar with. Thank you -

Janice Berger of Boynton Beach, FL

Hello to all, we enjoy the newsletter. - Barbara and Harold Bloom

of Framingham, MA

Love and best wishes to Phyllis, Herb, Dottie and Ellie. Hope all is

well, you work so hard and do a great job.

- Loretta (Averbuck) and Mel Chandler of Boca Raton, Fl

I would like to rejoin the fellow “wallers” as I recently moved back

to Mass. From FL. Thanks for helping an old graduate from RMHS

(1953). - Len Goldstein of Mansfield, MA

The unexpected encounters at the June Luncheon were more than I

could have hoped for, such a delight. Thank you for all your efforts.

- Frayda Rosenblatt of Stoughton, MA

Thank you for all the work you do for the organization.

- Louise Korn of Boynton Beach, Fl

“What’s Happening!” For our fellow FFA members, I have written

a book called “EBY” Master Of The Moment, it is now available on

Amazon in soft and hard cover. Best Wishes, Burt Herman RMH

(1949) of Oakbrook, Ill

When the mail arrives with the Franklin Field Newsletter, a bright

spot shines on my day. Thank you! Helayne Dratch, of Boynton

Beach, Fl

IN MEMORY OF CONT.

We the club members of the Indians A.C. were saddened recently by

the news of the passing of two of our long time club members, Mel

Bloom, of Andover, MA and Mike Lanes of Scottsdale, Az. We are

donating in Israel through the Jewish National Fund an orchard of

trees in each of their names. We always looked forward to seeing

them at our semi-annual club meetings. Both will be greatly missed.

Indians. A.C.

In loving memory of Edie (Swartz) Glanz. She was a special person

who loved life and all her many friends, with whom she never lost

touch. - Marcy & Joe Kozol of Boynton Beach, FL.

In memory of our wonderful friend Arthur “Pinky” Kagno. Rest in

Peace. Carole (Temkin) & Stan Charloff of Boynton, Beach, Fl.

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