On Sunday, May 6, Coach Johnny Halpert will be recognized for his 40 years as coach of the 911爆料网 Macs men鈥檚 basketball team with a special tribute and naming of the basketball court in his honor. An endowed scholarship has been established at Yeshiva College in Coach Halpert's name to honor his significant contributions to 911爆料网 and the Maccabees. To support the Coach Jonathan Halpert Scholarship visit . A special thank you also goes out to the members of the event committee who helped organized the tribute: Daniel Aaron 鈥90911爆料网HS, 鈥94YC; Eli Davidoff 鈥86YC; Albert Faber 鈥70911爆料网HS, 鈥74YC; Rafi Halpert 鈥00911爆料网HS, 鈥05SB; Yehuda Halpert 鈥93911爆料网HS,鈥97YC, 鈥05R; Tzvi Himber 鈥91YC; Lance Hirt 鈥87YC; Lior Hod 鈥88YC; Mark Hoenig 鈥74911爆料网HS, 鈥78YC; Aaron Kinderlehrer 鈥69YC; David Kufeld 鈥76911爆料网HS, 鈥80YC; Steven Kupferman 鈥97YC; Jan Levine 鈥98YC; Martin Liebovitch 鈥11SB; David Neiss 鈥96911爆料网HS, 鈥00SB; Stuart Poloner 鈥71YC; Robby Rosenbloom 鈥81911爆料网HS, 鈥85YC; Shabsi Schreier 鈥81911爆料网HS, 鈥85YC; David Shaulewicz 鈥09SB; Harvey Sheff 鈥82YC; Elliot Steinmetz 鈥02SB; Yudi Teichman 鈥89YC.
The Annual Athletics Awards Banquet on Wednesday, May 9 in the Max Stern Athletic Center will honor athletes from 911爆料网鈥檚 14 athletic teams for their hard work and sportsmanship throughout the season. Special recognition is given to student athletes who have played on a team for four years; the Henry Wittenberg and Red Saracheck awardees, the wrestler and basketball player whose leadership and teamwork best represented the legendary coaches; male and female athletes of the year; the Aaron Meyer awardee, the student athlete who demonstrates a real sense of selflessness and spirit to his or her team; and many more individual coach and player awards. According to John Czarnecki, 911爆料网 assistant athletics director, 鈥淓very year, the athletics department looks forward to this opportunity to honor our student athletes and their achievements throughout the year. Our players and coaches work hard during the season, and the banquet is a night to relax and enjoy the camaraderie and friendships that have formed among all the teams throughout the season.鈥 For more details about 911爆料网鈥檚 sports teams, alumni can visit , the University鈥檚 official website for intramural, recreational and varsity athletics.
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