- September 2013
- Erev Rosh Hashana 5774
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N E W S L E T T E R
No 49
- September 2013 - Erev Rosh Hashana 5774 |
Dear Family,
This year
the annual family reunion was celebrated on
Independence Day at the home of Uri and Henriette Ofir in Herzlia. In
addition
to the family interaction and gastronomical experience, the family
awarded the
Aryeh Hazahav Medallion to the young Professor Assaf Levine for his
outstanding
research.
Danny Ofir, our torch bearer, in addition to presenting the
medallion to Assaf Levine , recalled that we must always remember the
special
place of the women in the Frumkin family legacy and how Sheina Frumkin,
Elka Yahalom
and Shoshana Israelit held the family together in troubled times.
Best wishes for Danny Ofir’s 80th birthday were
given by Eti Lubashevski, Ora Levine, Danny’s daughter Michal Bashan
and his
brother Uri Ofir. Good wishes were conveyed to Danny’s wife Margalit,
who has
also reached 80 years old, but could not attend and Rami Ofir
entertained the
guests with his accordion.
Over a hundred people from four generations of the Frumkin
and Strachlevich (Danny and Uri Ofir’s family) attended including
family from
abroad.
Professor Asaf
Levin –
Awarded the “Aryeh Zahav” Medallion
Asaf
was born in 1974 in Ramat Hasharon to Ora Levin (nee
Israelit) and Shabtai Levin z”l, who in his youth fought against the
Nazis in
the Russian Army.
From a young age Asaf showed his mathematical prowess and
whilst still at school began University studies at the Tel-Aviv
University.
After receiving his first degree he continued his Masters and Doctorate
in
Operational Research in parallel to his army service being awarded
several
distinguished prizes along the way.
Prof. Levin received his Ph.D.
degree in Operations Research from Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv,
Israel
(2003). From 2003 to 2004 he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the
Minerva
Optimization Center, Technion, Haifa, Israel. He then joined the
Department
of statistics in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a lecturer.
Professor Levin joined the
Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Management at the Technion
in 2008
as a Senior Lecturer, and since 2011 he is an Associate Professor.
In 2004 Assaf was awarded the Distinguished Award of the
Israel Operational Research Society for his work in co-operation with
Professor
Rafi Hasson of Tel-Aviv University. In 2008 he was awarded the
Glober-Klingman
prize for the best article published in that year in the Networks
Scientific
Journal.
Asaf has published over 70 technical articles and
publication in many prestigious publications, quite a feat, for someone
of his
age
In 2005 he married Professor Leah Epstein from the
Department of Mathematics of Haifa University and the couple who live
in Haifa
have worked together on numerous research projects and publications.
In recognition of his fine work and career the Frumkin
Foundation have awarded him the “Aryeh Zahav Medallion” for 5773 and
wish him
all success in the future.
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Births
Marriages
Bar and Bat Mitva
More Good News
In
Memoriam
Leah
Segal
Leah Segal (nee Zeidman) passed away in the summer of
2012. During the
Second World War she was in the British Women’s Auxiliary Corps and was
a
trainer at the Sarafand military camp in Palestine. After the Second
World War,
Leah served a sergeant responsible for the auxiliary nurses in the
Augusta
Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives.
In 1945 Captain Ben Zion (Ben) Segal, who had fought in the Western
Desert came of one of his trips to the Holy Land, and on visiting the
hospital
was introduced to Leah Zeidman, by a friend. The two became friendly
and Leah
decided, on one of her leaves, to take the night train to Cairo, to
meet Ben.
They decided to marry and in 1946 received military permission to marry
as soldiers. The weding ceremony was conducted in the home of Professor
Moshe
Zvi and Hana Leah Segal in Arnona, Jerusalem. The couple then returned
to
Cairo, and from there after their release traveled to England.
The couple remained in England till the end of their days, where Ben
Segal was a Professor of semitic languages at the School of
Oriental and
African Studies. They had two children
Maureen and Naomi and four grandchildren. May they rest in peace.
Jacob
Grossman (1930 - 2012)
Jacob
Grossman was born in Jerusalem to Fruma Rachel (Nee Naviaski) and
Joseph
Grossman. His father Joseph was a builder in Jerusalem and built many
of the
memorable houses using new techniques based on concrete, revolutionary
at that
time, including that of the Nobel Laureate Shai Agnon.
In his
youth Jacob studied at the Ma’ale and Eshkoli Schools in Jerusalem, and
then at
Gymnasia Herzlia when the family moved to Tel-Aviv. The War of
Independence
broke out when he was in twelfth grade and his class, which included
many later
well known public figures such as the High Court Judge Yitzchak Zamir
and the
Writer Israel Wisler (Pucho), were conscripted. The School agreed to
let them
complete their studies and graduate when the war broke out.
In the
War of Independence, Jacob served in the newly formed Artillery Brigade
that
put into operation the first artillery weapons within the Israel
Defense
Forces. When the war was over he wished to study at the Technion, but
with the
lack of places he decided to travel to the USA. He completed his BS at
the
University of California and MS at the University of Southern
California.
He spent much of his career perfecting the design of buildings
using
reinforced concrete, following in his father’s footsteps.
In
1957 Jacob joined Robert Rosenwasser Associates. He became a
partner in
the firm in the 1970’s and the firm was later changed to “Rosenwasser /
Grossman Consulting Engineers.” In 2002 Jacob took over the
firm. Jacob
was responsible for the design of more than a thousand buildings
constructed
with their reinforced concrete techniques. These included many
hospitals,
hotels, factories, schools, sports facilities and many offices and
residential
buildings. Three of the buildings which Jacob designed were included in
the 100
tallest buildings in the world at the time they were built. Jacob
received
numerous awards for his work, published many articles, assisted in
changing
many construction codes and was a member of many committees dedicated
to the
advancement of concrete construction.
Jacob is survived by his wife Wanda and children Iris, Arnon, Lilit and Elana and their families. May he rest in peace.
Yehudit NormandYehudit
(nee Pedazur) who was married to Reli Normand living in Haifa,
passed away after fighting a long difficult illness. She is survived by
Reli
and their children Eitan, Orit and Oren.