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Rabbi Arthur Schneier
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Les J. Lieberman
Les and Barri’s family have been members of Park East Synagogue since 1961 and they were married at Park East in 2000. Their children, Grace, Sam and Cara, all celebrated their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs at Park East and graduated from the Leon and Gina Fromer Youth Enrichment Center.
Les has been extremely active in Synagogue affairs. He is a former “Chatan Torah” and both he and Barri were honorees at the 2013 Annual Park East Day School Dinner. Les serves as one of the pillar Trustees of Park East Synagogue.
Les is a graduate of the Wharton School of Business and Finance. He has over 40 years of banking and lending experience serving in many leadership roles including Vice Chairman of FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., and CEO of Indosuez Capital. He is also the former Managing Director of Drexel Burnham Lambert, and a former member of the Management Committee at Kidder Peabody & Co., Inc.
Les is currently Co-Chairman of the Children’s Cancer and Blood Foundation and a Trustee of Franklin and Marshall College. He is also a former Adjunct Professor of Finance at the Lubin School of Business at Pace University.
To contact Les Lieberman, please email [email protected]
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Eric Mendel
Eric, who serves as Park East Synagogue’s Assistant Treasurer, has worked as an innovator in the long-term healthcare space for more than two decades. He is CEO of Avenir Healthcare Group, which provides management, consulting, and administrative services to long-term care facilities. Eric was appointed by the Mayor to serve on the Age-Friendly NYC Commission and serves on several Boards, including the Empire State Association of Assisted Living, the Maimonides Medical Center Cardiac Advisory Board, and the Board of Directors of the historic Mount Carmel Cemetery. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boston University and a Master’s Degree in Health Systems Administration from Rochester Institute of Technology.
Eric and Morgan Mendel are deeply involved in Park East Synagogue’s religious, educational, and cultural programs and were honored at the 132nd Anniversary Dinner Dance. The Synagogue has played a key role in many of their milestones as a couple, as they were married by Rabbi Arthur Schnier in 2013. The Mendel’s are blessed with three young children; Landon, Serene, and Owen.
To contact Eric Mendel, please email [email protected]
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Harry Karten
Harry Karten is the president of I. Karten Bermaha Textile Company, a family-owned import-export business. Harry’s other companies which he owns and is president of are HK Realty; J.S.I.K International., LLC; 990 GP Corp; and Rockland Properties. He is a Trustee of the synagogue and a board member of the Day School. Harry has in the past financed the Park East Day School.
In addition to being an Executive Board member of the American Society for Yad Vashem Harry has in the past been the regional president of the Zionist Organization of America. The “Moon Rose” Window on top of the Ark in the Sanctuary and the art gallery were dedicated by Harry and his sisters, Bernice Bookhamer and Marcia Toledano, in memory of their parents Isidore and Julia Karten, who were devoted patrons of the synagogue.
Harry and Danielle Karten have three children, Jonathan, Sharone, and Isidore. Currently, Harry is the President of the nonprofit organization Sharone Edry Memorial Fund, which is engaged in massive fundraising under the name helptheidf.org which has been buying and shipping bulletproof vests with ceramic inserts, boots, helmets and various blankets and clothing to keep our soldiers safe.
To contact Harry Karten, please email [email protected]
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Dr. Daniel F. Roses
Daniel F. Roses, MD, FACS is the Jules Leonard Whitehill Professor of Surgery and Oncology of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
A surgeon, researcher and educator, Dr. Roses has received the Solomon A. Berson Alumni Achievement Award in Clinical Science of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the Great Teacher Award of New York University and is a five-time recipient of the Distinguished Teacher Award of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine. He has received the Excellence in Medicine Award of the Israel Cancer Research Fund, the Physician of the Year Award of the Rambam Medical Center, the Humanitarian Award of the Melanoma Research Foundation, the Manhattan Breast Cancer Awareness Award, and the Gender Equity Award of the American Medical Women’s Association.
Dr. Roses was a Principal Investigator of the National Cancer Institute Selective Lymphadenectomy Trial that led to sentinel node biopsy being the standard of care in the treatment of melanoma and breast cancer.
He directs the Shifrin-Myers Breast Cancer Discovery Fund and the Cancer Surgery Research Fund. He has served as New York State Chairman of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons and as President of the New York Surgical Society.
He is the author or co-author of over 275 published manuscripts and two major textbooks “Breast Cancer” and the ”Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma”. He is a member of the American Surgical Association, the Society of Surgical Oncology, the American Association for Cancer Research, and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. He is listed in America’s Top Doctors, Top Doctors for Cancer, Top Doctors New York Metro Area (Castle Connolly), and New York Magazine Top Doctors.
Dr. Roses has served on active duty as Lieutenant Commander with the Medical Corps of the U. S. Navy.
Dr. Roses and Helene have been members of Park East Synagogue for over 45 years. He has served as Trustee and as Chairman of the Cantorial Committee. Their children Arthur, Robert and Rebecca had their Bar Mitzvahs and Bat Mitzvah at Park East. Arthur and Amy Roses were married at Park East and are now members. Daniel and Helene are blessed with six grandchildren, Benjamin, Leonard, Elissa, Ruby, Josephine and Luna. Arthur and Amy’s son Leonard and daughter Josephine had their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs at Park East as did Rebecca and Travis’ daughter Ruby. Her sister Luna attends the Park East Hebrew School.
To contact Dr. Daniel F. Roses, please email [email protected]
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Harvey Feuerstein
Harvey Feuerstein is chairman emeritus of Herrick, Feinstein LLP. He served as chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2001 to 2012 and, previously, as chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. Harvey first joined the firm in 1969, when it was comprised of only four real estate lawyers; and he has been a vibrant member of the firm for over 50 years. Harvey concentrates his practice on business divorce, representing owners who seek to profitably disengage from their associations with successful businesses and professional firms, including law firms and medical partnerships. He steps in when internal strife threatens the continued success of the enterprise and one or more owners are increasingly distressed and emotionally drained. Harvey’s combination of business savvy, deal-making and litigation skills substantially improves the likelihood of a successful separation, and clients have the benefit of a single person overseeing the resolution of the myriad business, tax and legal issues involved in every business divorce. Many major law firms and prominent owners of privately held businesses have taken advantage of Harvey’s experience as a counselor, negotiator and litigator, and he has drawn the attention of the nation’s leading media over the years.
Services
Litigation
Real Estate Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Restructuring & Business Divorce
Education
Harvard Law School (J.D., 1962)
Columbia College at Columbia University (A.B., 1958)
Memberships & Associations
New York City Bar Association
Life Fellow, The New York Bar Foundation
Member, TAGLaw®
Harvey has been married to his wife Audrey for more than 60 years. Until recently Audrey was an adjunct professor of Education at Fordham University teaching teachers who were matriculating towards receiving Master’s Degrees in Education how they could improve their teaching skills and become more effective teachers. Harvey and Audrey have two sons, Eric and Mark, both of whom were bar mitzvahed at Park East, after attending the after-school Park East Talmud Torah led by Rabbi Harold Einsidler.
Eric, now 55, attended Cornell as an undergraduate and Cardozo Law School and is the Co-Chair of the real estate department at the international law firm, Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher.
Mark, after graduating from Princeton in 1993, and having performed in some 14 plays over his Princeton career, won a Fulbright Fellowship to study for one year at the London Academy of Dramatic Arts (LAMDA) to improve his craft. Mark has had a varied and successful acting career, having performed on Broadway, TV, and in movies.
To contact Harvey Feuerstein, please email [email protected]