The Roth Cousins Online Family News

The Roth Cousins Online Family News

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(Date) February 9, 1997
(From) Charles Siegal
(EMail Address) CDSiegal@well.com
(News) Ethel Siegal is in Shadyside Hospital in Pittsburgh -- broke her leg (and a finger or two)in a fall (details omitted). I'm sure she'd appreciate hearing from you.

Take care,

Charles

1997 Newsletter

"Your family is one of the natural wonders of the world!" - This message was in a fortune cookie that Florence Herrup opened at the Dumpling House on Murray Ave. Still don't believe in fortune cookies? Two weeks before her 50th wedding anniversary, Flo opened another Dumpling House fortune cookie and the message read, "You are doomed to be happy in marriage." O.K. - I believe, I believe!

"New Dance Craze - The Rotharena - Sweeps the Nation" - At the Annual Cousins Party, 13 verses of The Rotharena were sung by David Meyers, Muzz Meyers, and Norman Roth, while lots of other cousins (including all of those wearing the "Cele's Team" pin) performed the intricate line dance. There was a record 119 cousins at the "best ever" party. The kids had the times of their lives playing "Capture-the-Flag" out of sight of the adults. Eli Madden gets the award for courage for joining in the mayhem, and Carolyn Summer gets the humanitarian award for making sure that Eli did not get trampled. Other highlights were a Family Tree by Pam Katzen Burrows and the great dinner catered by The Balcony. Words cannot describe the joyous spirit of the party and special thanks go out to Mort Madden, Elaine Levitt, Sue Friedberg, Ellen Katzen, and all those who make the party a yearly happening.

Billy Siegal and wife, Bunny Conlon opened the Conlon Siegal Galleries on Canyon Road in Santa Fe.

Lalitha (Leslie Franzos) Devi has continued to expand her private practice in Rubenfield Synergy, a pioneering method in the emerging field of body-oriented psychotherpy.

Scott Tapper was inducted into the American College of Surgeons in a ceremony in San Francisco.

Kate Meyers went one-on-one with Michael Jordan, scoring an article in the November 22nd issue of Entertainment Weekly.

Ken Matthewson was promoted to manager and transferred to Tweeters' largest electronics store in Hyannis, where he is known as Mr. Big.

Norman Roth had 20 synagogues from Cape Cod to Honolulu, perform one of his musical Purimspiels - including one produced by Ellen Katzen at Temple Sinai in Pittsburgh.

David Sinrich is directing television commericals for First Light American Artists in Atlanta.

Judy Rubenstein Koff is the Chief Financial Officer of The Rose Foundation, which focuses assistance on children, families, and community health projects in the Denver area. Judy oversees $175 million of foundation assets.

Steve Hardy joined a consulting firm of Mechanical Engineers serving all the states adjacent to Idaho.

Ed Merians started his own Marketing and Promotion Agency - Sound Performance Improvement - and operates three businesses on the World Wide Web: www.finefragrances, www.fineart, and www.artshow, selling perfume, fine art, and crafts.

Chuck Roth's Zee Medical celebrated its 20th year in business.

The Goldstein kids were our foreign correspondents: Benjamin taught English in Barcelona, Joseph taught English in Guatemala, and Miriam is with husband Jesse Rothkopf in Taipei, Taiwan for two years. Jesse works for a shipping company.

Bill Rubinstein's casebook, entitled Cases and Materials on Sexual Orientation and the Law, was published in 1996 with the hopes that it becomes a standard text in Law Schools.

Norma Sue Madden attended the Democratic National Convention in Chicago promulgating Roth family values.

Benjamin Smith spend part of last summer following the rock group Pfish around the country. Sounds like pfun.

Robert Nassau and Nancy Storrow spent three weeks in December on the Island of St. Lucia where both volunteered their services at a rural hospital - Robert as a pediatrician and Nancy in medical records.

Bobby Hankin started the Roth Cousins Online website.

At the Heinz Pittsbugh Historical Center is a picture (circa 1912) of Abe Roth in a dapper pose astride his horsedrawn wagon proclaiming "A. Roth - Cigars."

Meyer Roth built himself a home in Scottsdale, AZ...well, not with own two hands, but he and sister Myra Faust did help design it.

Team Roth, organized by Ellie Siegal and Frank Leavens, raised over $2,600 for Pittsburgh's First Annual AIDS Walk. Twenty-three Roth Cousins joined in the walk and over 53% of the cousins made contributions. Anyone contributing over $20 was awarded a lifetime exemption from playing Roth Cousins Bingo, so Karl Herrup and Leslie Reinherz sent in a check for $19.99 because they like Roth Cousins Bingo.

Art Levitt won the Hula Hoop competition at Liz Roth's Bat Mitzvah.

Barbara Teller Matthewson is heading up the Planning Committee for the 3rd Annual International CHARGE Syndrome Conference in July, 1997 in Boston. Barbara and Ken's son, Nathan, one of the sweetest two-year olds you ever met, was born with CHARGE Syndrome.

Hal and Elain Levitt had a joint 75th Birthday Party at Poli's the Saturday night of Thanksgiving weekend with almost the entire Abe Roth contingent present. There were lots of skits, plus they played Elaine's favorite games, Pig and Yadish.

Ellen and Bob Katzen celebrated their 35th Wedding Anniversary by renewing their vows. Ellen wore the same wedding dress she wore at their wedding and Bob wore the same Bermuda shorts he wore to five Fantasy Baseball Camps.

Mildred Roth's 80th birthday was celebrated with a surprise party thrown by her daughter and son-in-law, Carol and Steve Horowitz. Among the guests were Mildred's son Ben Roth, his wife Betsy and kids Adam and Brett; Bobby Hankin and son Joshua; Debbie Hankin; George and Elizabeth Roth; Charles, Sandra, and Anne Siegal. Mildred's son Tom Roth surprised everyone by flying in from Florida.

Well cousins, thanks to all of us for keeping the family together. We are so lucky that Shmiel Barish and Nachamka began our family tree. We are so lucky that they had the foresight to send their children to America. We are so lucky to have each other.

See you all on Friday evening, November 28, 1997 at the next cousins' party.

Norman Roth, Editor
Ellen Roth, Co-Editor

(Date) December 25, 1996
(From) Charles, Sandra & Anne Siegal
(EMail Address) cdsiegal@well.com
(News) Happy New Year to all youns Roths (Langers, Chaleffs, Glinns, Meyerses, Rubensteins and Ceteras).

(Date) December 15, 1996
(From) Robert Hankin
(EMail Address) hankin@oocities.com
(News) The Roth Cousins Online web site was born on July 21, 1996 at 9:21PM.
Congratulations!!!
Click here to see its first picture!