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Dear
Wheatley Wildcats and Other Interested Persons, Welcome
to The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 71. Note - Anything underlined is a link, or a
link-to-a-link, and anything not is not, because Substack will not allow you
to underline anything OTHER THAN a link.
Have Screenplay,
Need Agent
Writes
Art Engoron (1967) - Tom and Jill Glaser (1968) and I have written a
screenplay based on Tom’s father’s Holocaust experiences, from Prague to the
Lodz Ghetto to Auschwitz to Bavaria and, miraculously, back to Prague
(including the inhumane cattle-car transports and the “death marches”). We
hope, and believe, that it is worthy of being made into a “Major Motion
Picture.” Does anybody know, or know of, an agent that could work with us and
pitch this to Hollywood? (Much of the material is based on Tom’s father’s
letter of August, 1945, included in Wheatley School Alumni Association
Newsletter # 41, WHEATLEY ALUMNI NEWSLETTER # 41 Newsletter
Statistics
People
often ask how many subscribers receive The Wheatley School Alumni Association
Newsletter. According to SubStack (and rounding-off): 4,500 -
Number of recipients 4,300 -
Number of views 4,200 -
Number of viewers 19% -
Percentage of Subscribers who opened a link (a plurality were to the NY
Times) At least
that’s how I interpret the somewhat mysterious data SubStack posts. The Usual Words of
Wisdom
Thanks
to our fabulous Webmaster, Keith Aufhauser (Class of 1963), you can regale
yourself with the first 68 Newsletters (and other Wheatley data and arcana)
at Wheatley School Alumni Association Website Also,
thanks to Keith is our handy-dandy, super-duper search engine, prominently
displayed on our home page: type in a word or phrase and, voilà, you’ll find
every place it exists in all previous Newsletters and other on-site material.
I use it all the time. Amazing! Meanwhile,
if you are completely uninterested in Wheatley matters, please ask
me to remove you from our distribution list. I edit
all submissions, even material in quotes, for clarity and concision, without
any indication thereof. I do not have a fact-checking department, and I
do not vouch for the accuracy of what people tell me, although occasionally I
correct obvious errors or refuse to publish blatant falsehoods. Unless
you indicate otherwise, I will assume that you have given me permission to
publish anything you send me; but please indicate whether or not I can
publish your contact information (otherwise I will assume not). Scores
of alumni email addresses can be found on We
welcome any and all text and photos relevant to The Wheatley School, 11 Bacon
Road, Old Westbury, NY 11568, and the people who administered, taught and/or
studied there. The Wheatley Peer
Program
Richard Levy, 1975, remembers two other participants:
WCBS TV News anchor and reporter Jim
Jensen, and chess master and teacher Bruce Pandolfini. Faculty
Jeanine (“Mrs.”) Brescia - North Side
School Student and Teacher
Writes
daughter Donna Brescia (1968) - “Mom’s doing well…she turned 102 in February
and is living in the same house in East Williston in which her children grew
up). She still gardens, reads, and walks on her own. We’re fortunate. She
attended North Side as a child! One of her teachers was Mrs. Sherman,
who then requested that I be assigned to her room so she could do a
mother-daughter thing before she retired. She grew up in Mineola, went to
Roslyn High School (way before Wheatley) and then New Paltz Normal to become
a teacher. She
subbed and then taught only at North Side, having instructed first-graders
for 25 years. She had
5 kids, 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. She lives 4 blocks away
from her first home in Mineola. Graduates
1962 - Robert Freiman - Scene From an
Italian Restaurant
1963 - Elizabeth Stone Matho -
The French Connection Writes
Liz - "I'm still in France, although I did buy a house in
Oyster Bay Cove in November 2019, unfortunately, just before Covid
was announced. While waiting for the lockdown to end, my daughter Katie and
her little family moved into the house, which is only minutes from the Cold
Spring Harbor Lab, where she and her husband work as post-docs.” 1964 - Ronald and Susan Skarka Miller -
Sweet Memories Writes
Ron - As I am often in Herricks, I stopped by Hildebrandt’s recently and
found that it hasn’t changed in the 60+ years since my wife and I
first went there. We have been living in Branford, CT since 1994; we have 3
sons and six grandchildren. We really enjoy reading this newsletter as it
reminds us of our high school years. …so many great memories!
1966 and 1969 - Tobi and Fred
Eisenstein - Dad’s Long and Amazing Life Julius Eisenstein Obituary - South Florida Sun Sentinel
- Link Newsday Obit but you'll need a subscription - Link Writes Alison Kent Bermant (1966) - “Julius was the father of Tobi
(1966) and Frederick (1969) Eisenstein. He and his wife owned the
bakery in the Westwood Shopping Center. They made the very best 7-layer cake
and seeded, sour rye bread in the history of the world.” 1966 - Kathy Maxim Greenleaf -
Deceased in late 2020 Writes Karen Wattel Arenson - “Very sad to hear of Kathy Maxim
Greenleaf’s death. I worked with her on the Wildcat, and I think she won an
award for one of the articles she wrote.” 1967 - Art Engoron - In the News 1967 - Art Engoron - Proud Poppa
My
son Ian and his girlfriend attending a wedding in Louisiana. 1967 - Robert Hecht and Frank Vedder - In
Las Vegas
L-R
- Robert and Frank 1968 - Jill Silvering and Tom Glaser - Married 51 Years!
Writes
Art Engoron - Jill and Tom were born one week (not two, as previously
reported) apart and have spent their lives together! 1969 - William Kirchick - His Son, the
Author - Continued Writes
the New York Times - “‘Secret City,” by James Kirchick, is a sprawling and
enthralling history of how the gay subculture in Washington, D.C., long in
shadow, emerged int the klieg lights. But it’s also a whodunit to rival
anything by Agatha Christie. How did so many promising men in government wind
up dead before their time, by such variously violent means? * * * As an epic
of a dark age, complex and shaded, ‘Secret City’ is rewarding in the
extreme.” 1970 - Senior Prom Photo
L-R
- Nancy Reuben, Kenny Levien, Jane Roeder, Bruce Deckler 1970 - Anne Ballen - Still Working Hard Tempted
to send my obit: "Was
a loyal - if difficult - wife, loved her children (son PhD astrophysicist
involved with James Webb telescope and daughter in FinTech start up) to
distraction and her granddaughter Vera - forget it! Helped many
children and adults in Miami who suffered from strabismus and from cataracts
and other eye ailments common to children and adults, did her best and loved
her patients whether they paid or not, especially proud of the new immigrants
she helped who quickly became educated and graduated from dependent to
independent, (very grateful to those who paid), learned much from fellow
Miami citizens who were victims of dictatorships (regimes that were
celebrated myopically and foolishly in the halls of Wheatley i.e., Castro and
his ilk), Always ferociously proud of being Jewish and of all that Israel has
contributed to the world." I still
believe "les fruits son a tous, la tierre n'est a personne" (“the
fruits belong to everyone, the land belongs to no one”) but with
qualifications, because people have to live somewhere Well,
I'm not dead yet. In fact, I feel great TG. Still working
hard; ask me again next year. Ann
Ballen 1970 - Ken Ruby - Keeping Questionable
Company
L-R
- Art Engoron (1967) and Ken Ruby (1970) - Shun Lee West - NYC - 5/19/2022 1974 -
Cathy Gould Rath - Starting East Coast Book Tour
Hello
fellow Wildcats, After a
crazy/disturbing year and getting more so everyday, safe to say, we all
continue to appreciate any sliver of a silver lining. I shared
mine with you all last year about my debut novel, RIPPLE EFFECT,
and am happy to report that a number of you connected with me and bought the
book. Several of you got back to me after the read, told me how much you
enjoyed the story, and even posted reviews on Amazon and Goodreads (thank you)! With
bookstores finally opening up their doors to in-person events, I decided to
knock on some to coincide with my annual east coast visit with
family/friends. GREAT NEWS is I got three gigs! I realize this newsletter
will give you only a 2-3 week advance notice, but if you CAN make it, I’d
love to see some Wheatley alumni faces in the crowd. And if you can’t make
it, then could please pass the event on to your networks? I’d be so
grateful. From San Francisco Book Review: Told
from four alternative perspectives, Ripple Effect is a family
saga that is both engaging and riveting. It allows the reader to learn about
the life of each individual and gain a complete picture of the family as a
whole and the dynamics that made them unique. Quite a lot of depth to each
character, I liked the fact that Jeannie was a determined young woman with
not just a secret to uncover but someone trying to navigate life on her own
terms. Wonderfully descriptive and very good at bringing in significant
social issues of the time, I enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it
down. By the time I finished it, I felt that I had come to know the Glazer
family inside and out. I wouldn’t mind reading more about what happened to
Jeannie and how things turned out with Phil. I hope there will be more from
Rath in the future. — San
Francisco Book Review Here are the details:
https://www.hvbooksforhumanity.com/events
https://www.bookedch.com/events-2
https://thedolphinbookshop.com * =
promotion page with event information is not posted yet, but date and time
are locked in. 1975 Heidi Bush - Graduated Early But
Keeps Coming Back Writes
Heidi - “I was not in the 1975 Aurora because I left Wheatley in 1974 to
attend an early admissions college program at SUNY Albany. I
received my high school diploma after my freshman year of college, where I
was required to take one year of English and History. I also
was accepted into a similar program at NYU. I still attend reunions for
the 1975 Class as that was my academic class. Currently,
I live in NY City and have retired after approximately 40 years of being a
securities analyst (mostly stocks) and a money manager (pension funds, mutual
funds, etc.). I am married and have 2 children (now adults) and 2 step
children. Fan Mail
1958 (Julian Whiting) - ❤️ 1961 (Jill Davidson Blaney) - “Thank you Art. I’m always looking
forward to the next newsletter.” 1961 (Carol Jalonack Blum) - “I always enjoy reading the
newsletter. Thank you for all your efforts to keep it going.” 1962 (Stuart Brown) - “You guys do a great job.” 1962 (Naomi Klotz Obie) - “We enjoy these so much and thank
you again for your efforts! (It's not like you have nothing else to do these
days). We appreciate your keeping up the communications, which is a real
enrichment for us Wheatley kids.” Naomi-1962 (Annie Wilkinson)
- “"Thanks for taking on -- and sticking with -- the Herculean editing
task!" 1964 - (Ronald and Susan Skarka Miller) - “Thank you for all the effort that
you put into the newsletter.” 1964 (JoAnn Pedone Kieman) - ❤️ 1965 - (Eliot “Ike” Evans) - “Another great newsletter, Art!” 1965 (Cory Friedman) - “The new Newsletter format looks
great and is easy to read.” 1965 (Barry Gordon) - ❤️ 1966 (Alison Kent Bermant) - “I love that you do this.” 1968 (Donna Brescia) - “As always, Art - thanks for your
work on this newsletter!” 1968 (Shelley Nan Hershcopf) - ❤️ 1968 (Wendy Woods) - ❤️ 1970 (Roberta Shechtman) - ❤️ 1972 (Donna Filler-Wilensky) - “Thank you for all of your energy
and efforts that go into helping keep Wheatley grads aware and connected.” 1973 (Charlie Nash) - ❤️ 1975 (Heidi Bush) - “I look forward to your next alumni
letter.” 1975 (Amy Rothbaum Patalano) - ❤️ 1978 (William Lynch) - ❤️ 1979 (William Behan) - ❤️ 1979 (John Faruolo) - ❤️ 1979 (Amy Gould) - “Thanks, Art.” 1979 (Mary Hopkins Burke) - “Thank you and Keith for all the
work you do keeping this newsletter going. I know it must be a lot
of work. I really enjoy reading it even though my high school days
weren't much fun.” 1979 (Gwendolyn “Wendy” McClure) - “Thank you Art! Wonderful
newsletter! I very much enjoyed John
Clarke’s commentary on his forced retirement due to the
unethical and apparently unlawful denial of his religious exemption. May our
beautiful country return to its founding principles of freedom. Meng
Blessings ❤️🙏❤️” 1983
(Claudia Reinhardt Johnson) - “I always look forward to the newsletters.
Thank you, Art!!” Closing
That’s
it for The Wheatley School Alumni Association Newsletter # 71. Please
send me your autobiography before someone else sends me your obituary. Art Arthur
Fredericks Engoron, 1967 646-872-4833 If
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