Chestnut Hill Local

World War II veteran recalls D-Day and beyond

by MICHAEL J. MISHAK

For Herb Lucas, Memorial Day stirs up memories of loss and feelings of sadness. Suffering from a paralyzed arm and hand, Lucas, 84, has been unable to decorate his brother's grave in his native Michigan for several years, a Memorial Day family tradition honored religiously during his childhood. For reasons of distance, Lucas was also prevented this week from visiting the Arlington grave of his wife, who he lost to cancer four years ago after nearly 60 years of marriage.

As Lucas rests in his living room recliner, taking in a baseball game, his thoughts inevitably settle on the fallen, those whose lives were cut short...

CHA dean resigns over Rosenau letter

Recanting previous testimony, Jerome Murphy admitted last week to authoring an anonymous letter to Andrew Rosenau's first-choice college. The correspondence may have violated a court order.

by MICHAEL J. MISHAK

Chestnut Hill Academy's dean of students resigned last week in a new twist in the school's case with former student Andrew Rosenau, whom the school sought to dismiss in 2002.

Jerome Murphy, dean of students in the all-male institution's upper school, offered his resignation after admitting in his sworn deposition on May 25 to writing a warning letter to Rosenau's college of choice, Lehigh University, two years ago, in violation of a court order that enjoined Chestnut Hill Academy from doing...

CHCA board re-elects officers to second term

By KATIE WORRALL

Last year¹s officers were re-elected to new terms by the Chestnut Hill Community Association board of directors at its meeting on May 27. They are Maxine Maddox Dornemann, president; Douglas Doman, vice president of the operational division; Tia Burke, vice president of the social division; Stan Moat, vice president of the physical division; Chris Kemezis, treasurer; and Dina Hitchcock, secretary.

While presenting the slate for executive committee members, nominating committee chairman Stewart Graham told that the board the committee tried to select candidates who could understudy positions of officers. Elected by the board,...

Pastorius Park concerts begin June 16

The 2004 Pastorius Park concert series will begin on Wednesday, June 16, with a concert by bluesman Georgie Bonds and his band. The series, which will include 10 Wednesday evening concerts and one Sunday afternoon children's concert, is sponsored by the Chestnut Hill Community Association.

All the concerts will be given at Pastorius Park, Lincoln Drive and Abington Avenue. Rain place is Springside School's large auditorium, Cherokee Street and West Willow Grove Avenue. Each of the evening concerts will begin at 7:30 p.m., one half-hour earlier than the starting time in past years.

The children's concert, to be given by the Erin Flynn & Co-op Band, is scheduled for Sunday, July 11, at 3:30 p.m. This band is known for its high-energy interactive spin on kids' classics and family friendly versions of their parents' favorites.

Following the Georgie Bonds concert, the series will continue with...

Sholom Aleichem Club members promote Jewish culture, values

By Carole Verona

On paper, the Sholom Aleichem Club defines itself as an organization dedicated to preserving and promoting secular humanistic Jewish culture and values in the Greater Philadelphia Region and beyond. The club is named after writer Sholom Aleichem, whose Tevye stories were the basis for Fiddler on the Roof. Sholom Aleichem also means "peace" in Yiddish and Hebrew.

In reality, the Sholom Aleichem Club is a family, some 200 members strong. The organization, which celebrated its fiftieth anniversary on May 3 with a gala banquet for members and guests, prides itself on the relationships that...

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