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Mother and Daddy, Bubby and Zayde,
Aunt Simona and Uncle Hart,
 
and our dear friend, Mrs. Sherry Hamstra,
 
On the occasion of your richly deserved honours
May you go from strength to strength
 
Monica and Stephen Rosenfeld & Family
MAZEL TOV
 
Simona and Hart
and
Anna Ruth and Mark
 
Your vision, nurturing and generosity made a dream
come true for Jewish education in Indianapolis.
 
Thank you for enriching our lives
and the lives of the entire Jewish community.
 
 Carl and Shirley Cohen & Family
Congratulations to Honorees

Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
Hart and Simona Hasten

Sherry Hamstra

and the Graduating Class of 2011

- Anonymous
Dear Mother and Daddy, Uncle Hart and Aunt Simona,
 
You have given many gifts to Klal Yisrael,
all of which are inspirational.
 
However, our greatest legacy is the Hasten Hebrew Academy
where two generations of children have received a magnificent Torah and General education & where your children, grandchildren and now great-grandchidren have all learned and grown.
 
We are so proud of you.
 
Shulamit and Michael
Dina & Itamar   -  Dovie & Tali  -  Esther & Shlomie  -  Tzvi & Leah
Yisrael  -  Yonatan
To Our Dear Parents and Grandparents,
For the past 40 years, you have taught us the importance of Jewish education. You have worked diligently so that the Hasten Hebrew Academy is not only a top notch educational institution, but a pillar in the community. 
 
We are extremely humbled by your achievements and very proud to be your children and grandchildren.
 
We love you,
Renee, Eyal, Shane, Ely, Leny & Doryah Halevy
Laurie, Bernard, Erica, Joseph, Samantha & Hannah Hasten
Shuli, Josh, Adin, Benny, Roni and Maya Hasten
Uncle Mark and Aunt Anna Ruth

Mazal Tov on receiving the 2011 HAI-Life Award.
Thanks to your vision and hard work, generations of
Jewish children are growing up with a connection to Torah,
Israel and their Jewish heritage.
 
 
You are both truly role models for us all.
 
 
Love,
Renee and Eyal Halevy and Family
Laurie and Bernard Hasten and Family
Shuli and Josh Hasten and Family
 
Mazel Tov to:
 
Hart & Simona
Mark & Anna Ruth
 
Your vision has kept Jewish values alive
in Indianapolis and around the world.
May you continue to go from strength to strength.
 
Linda and Murray Laulicht
Mazel Tov on the HAI-Life Award
to
Hart and Simona Hasten
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten

Congratulations
to 
Mrs. Sherry Hamstra
and
The Graduating Class of 2011

Linda and Herb Melrose & Family 
 
 
Mazel Tov
 
to the Hasten Family
who are most worthy honorees
 
The Chouake Family
Congratulations
 
  Hart & Simona           Mark & Anna Ruth
 
You have made a great difference
in our community
 
Gerald Francis
 
In honor of the Hasten Family.

Keep up your great work.

Lee and Murray Kushner
& Family
 "No person was ever honored for what he received.
Honor has been the reward for what he gave."
(Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of these United States.)
 
We thank you for all you have done to promote
Jewish education in the city of Indianapolis.
You should be proud, and those of us who have worked
beside you even prouder of your achievements.
Yasher Koach!!!
 
The Leapman Family
 
Judith and Stephen Leapman
Rebecca and Stephen Learner
Shana and Adam Scholder
Samantha and Scott Spolter
TO THE HASTEN FAMILY:
 
THANK  YOU
 
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra

Mazel Tov to the Graduating Class of 2011

Sandi and Benton Marks
 
 
With respect and affection for our benefactors:
 
Mark Hasten    Anna Ruth Hasten
 
Hart Hasten            Simona Hasten
 
Susan and Marvin Mitchell
 
To Mark and Anna Ruth, 
two special people who have
made this world a better place,
and for all they do around the world
for Yiddishkeit
 
Wendy & Larry Platt
Los Angeles
 
 
In honor of two couples who are true
examples of people who embody Chesed.
 
May you continue until 120!
 
Esther and Bill Schulder & Family
In honor of Mark & Anna Ruth Hasten

World-wide pillars of Torah

from

Professor William and Bernice Schwartz
Dr. Baruch and Robin Jacobs 
IN HONOR OF

MARK AND ANNA RUTH HASTEN

FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP OF
TORAH CAUSES AND
LIFE-LONG COMMITMENT TO
TOURO COLLEGE
AS WELL AS THEIR PERSONAL WARMTH.

FRANKLYN AND ROSALYN SNITOW
 
Mazel Tov to our special daughter, Naomi, on your graduation.
You are our 5th child to graduate from the Hasten Hebrew Academy
and we are so proud!
 
Mazel tov to Hart and Simona &
Mark and Anna Ruth who helped make it happen.
 
To Sherry Hamstra for caring so much about your students.
 
And of course, to the 8th grade class,
Naomi’s classmates and friends.
We wish you the best of luck!
 
David and Vika Farahan
Royal Gallery of Rugs
Congratulations to
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
Hart and Simona Hasten
 
Your vision and dedication to
the education of our young people
serves as an inspiration to us all.
 
U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management
 
Team members:
Steven Stein
Celeste Center
David Kushnir
Melissa Mobley Martin
Congratulations to the HHAI-Life Award honorees

Simona and Hart Hasten
and
Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten

The world depends on three things:
On Torah study, on the service to G-d, and on kind deeds.

You have truly supported these three pillars and for that we are forever indebted to you. Your generous support has helped not only Indianapolis, but the world as well.
 
Vivian and Michael Aronson
 
In honor of Hart and Simona Hasten
 
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten

Best Wishes
from
Alice Berkowitz
כל מי שעוסקים בצרכי צבור באמונה הקב"ה ישלם שכרם

Anna Ruth, Mark Hasten and Family Honorees
are extraordinary people and with their acts of chesed, courage, accomplishments and more exemplify
and define the true Jewish spirit.
 
Their awesome life journey with relentless devotion to Yiddishkeit casts honor and pride to themselves and klol Yisroel. May they have Arechas Yomim.
 
Dr. David and Miriam Drelich, Miami Beach Florida
 
In honor of

Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hasten
and
Mr. & Mrs. Hart Hasten

Congratulations on this well-deserved honor

From Phil and Jackie Merk
Special thanks to Mrs. Miriam Gettinger and all of our grandchildren's teachers for all they have done for our kids.

It has been our honor to have met Hart Hasten.

Congratulations to Simona and Hart Hasten,
& Anna Ruth and Mark Hasten on this beautiful honor.

The Hasten Hebrew Academy reflects the values of the Hastens and the community of Indianapolis.
Excellent education, strong Jewish affiliation, Ahavas Yisroel, & recognition of societal responsibilities, all in a Torah environment.
 
Serka and Mitchell Morgenstern
 Congratulations to Moriah Naomi Atlas
 
מוריה נעמי אטלס
 
on her graduation from HHAI Class of 2011.
 
We are so proud of you!!!
 
Love, Mom, Dad, Ari, Bubby, and Mémé
 
Best wishes to The Hasten Hebrew Academy
 
Broad Ripple Knit Shop
6367 Guilford Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46220
(317) 255-0540
 
 
Congregation B'nai Torah
is very proud of the 2011 HAI-Life Award honorees
 
Hart and Simona Hasten
&
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
 
Their foresight 40 years ago and their continued years of dedication
and commitment to the Hasten Hebrew Academy and the entire
Jewish Community of Indianapolis are an inspiration to all.
 
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra for receiving the Distinguished Teacher Award. You have made a difference to so many Academy students.
 
Mazel Tov to the Graduating Class of 2011.
You have a great beginning of your Jewish and secular education.
Congratulations on 40 years
of educational success
 
Drs. Peng-Sheng and Lan Chen
In celebration of our Hasten Hebrew Academy Stars
 
   Hart & Simona Hasten        Mark & Anna Ruth Hasten
shining their leadership and beneficence on our school
 
Sherry Hamstra
whose compassion and creativity light up our students' lives
 
Class of 2011
who are shooting toward a glorious future
 
With best wishes and gratitude,
The Orentlichers
Mazel Tov to Hart and Simona Hasten
and
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
The Ekhaus family is so grateful for your dedication
to the Hasten Hebrew Academy.
 
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra,
a dedicated teacher and treasured colleague.
 
To the Eighth Grade Class, we wish you all the best as you graduate from this wonderful school.
 
Marcy and Ivan Ekhaus
Hart and Simona
Mark and Anna Ruth

Thank you for 40 years of dedicated leadership in Jewish education, not only in Indianapolis,
but throughout the Diaspora and Israel. 
 
We are honored to be your friends.
 
Arthur & Gigi Marks Felsher

We congratulate the HAI-Life Award Honorees
for their remarkable contributions to the
Jewish community of Indianapolis

Best wishes to the Class of 2011

Judith and Allon Friedman
 
Congratulations to
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
 
Their support of Jewish education
has touched the lives of
countless young Jews
and made the world a better place
 
Solomon Goldfinger
 "The world rests on three foundations: study, service and benevolence."
-- Ethics of the Fathers
 
We Salute

Hart and Simona Hasten
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
 
For their long standing dedication and service to Jewish education.
 
We congratulate them on this well-deserved tribute,
The 2011 HAI-Life Award.
 
Marilyn Schankerman
Irwin and Eileen Prince
Gerald and Shirley Kurlander
 
 
Living on Miami Beach comes with some great benefits
besides the sun, sand, surf and hurricanes.
You get to know some extraordinary and wonderful people.
With deep appreciation and affection of our friends
 
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
 
Congratulations on your well earned HAI-Life Award.
You inspire us with all that you do.
May you merit to continue in all your good work
and efforts for many years.
 
Alice and Joshua Manaster  -  Miami Beach, Florida
 
ב"ה ארבעים לבינה
On behalf of the Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies
teachers, students and alumni,
 
We wish a hearty Mazal Tov to tonight’s honorees,
our dear friends Hart, Simona, Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
 
Thanks to your support, the Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis has brought much “bina” (wisdom) to thousands of young students, who are today sharing their knowledge with Jewish communities across the globe.
 
With blessings and gratitude,
Rabbi Kasriel Shemtov, Executive Director
Rabbi Shlomo Gestetner, Dean
 
Mayanot Institute of Jewish Studies
 
In honor of
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
&
Hart and Simona Hasten
 
Beth Popp and Abshalom Meiri
& Family
 
Mazel Tov to Mark & Anna Ruth Hasten 
and
Hart & Simona Hasten

On receiving the 2011 HAI-Life Award.
 
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra
Our best wishes to the graduating eighth grade class!
 
Michael & Sally Meyers
Best Wishes to
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
A truly deserving couple who is always there for us and Touro

and to 
Hart and Simona Hasten
For your endless community service
and for loaning us your partner at Touro.
 
May you continue your good works for many years to come.
 
Marsha and Mel Ness and Family
 
In tribute to
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten
Hart and Simona Hasten
 
Whose lives have been devoted to the Jewish people
and the land of Israel,
who through courage, dedication and vision
built out of the ashes
the foundation for a proud Jewish future
 
Simcha Katz, President, Orthodox Union
Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO, OU Kosher
Rabbi Steven Weil, Executive Vice-President
 
Mazel Tov to Mark and Anna Ruth
on a lifetime of great work.
 
Your dedication to your community,
the Jewish People and Jewish education
is an inspiration to our family. 
 
You should continue having much Nachas
from your family and all of your great work.
 
Sincerely,
Al Rubinger
 
Congratulations on a well-deserved honor
for your many contributions to
Hebrew and Jewish education.
 
from your Minnesota relatives
The Anti-Defamation League salutes

Mr. and Mrs. Hart and Simona Hasten
and
Mr. and Mrs. Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten

Celebrating their achievements and devotion to Jewish causes
in Indianapolis, the nation and Israel.
 
In honor of
Mr. Mark Hasten
A true hero of the Jewish people
 
With admiration,
Abraham Biderman
 
Mazel Tov to the Hastens whose vision and commitment
enrich the Indianapolis Jewish community.

Congratulations to Mrs. Hamstra
on this well-deserved honor.

Best wishes to this year's graduates!

Sally and Jack Cotlar
The Sages say that it is "only at the age of 40 that the disciple is fit to understand properly the thought of his master," for "40 years is the age of wisdom." Perhaps we can also say it is only after 40 years, that we can truly appreciate HHAI and the gift of education that the Hasten families keep giving. For half of those 40 years, Sherry Hamstra has taught, led, and inspired students and teachers at HHAI. For her dedication and her smile we thank her. Thank you very much for all you do and may Hashem continue to bless you and your families, and all the Jewish people, with health, happiness, and success!

Kathy & Steve Frankel and Stan Lipshutz
"My kids" are all grown up
and have matured into wonderful leaders
of Jewish Indianapolis tomorrow.

"Much have I learned from my teachers.
More so from my peers, but from my students most of all."  
-Ethics of the Fathers

With love and pride, 
Mrs. Gettinger
 
To Sherry Hamstra, my "part"ner in crime,
who has inspired me to dream and to create.... 
Your tenacity, dedication and pursuit of excellence
propel HHAI to new heights.
Congratulations on this richly deserved honor.
 
Appreciatively, Miriam
 
Congratulations to the
Hasten Hebrew Academy
on 40 years of
outstanding education for our children
 
Dr. and Mrs. Jerrold Goldsmith
Handmade Knitting and Quilting to Specification
Sarah Goldstein
726-1839
babgoldstein@gmail.com
 
Secular and Judaic Studies Tutoring
Benjamin Goldstein
726-1839
babgoldstein@gmail.com
 
 
 
 
In honor of Tal Rothenberg
 
Love, Savtah and Saba
 Mazel Tov to
Mark & Anna Ruth Hasten and
Hart & Simona Hasten

On a tribute so richly deserved. By your example you have shown yourself to be leaders of the community and Klal Yisrael. Your love of family, education, Judiasm and Israel is an inspiration to us all. 

We are proud and honored to know such wonderful people

Karen and Eli Kripor at SAVOY TVL
Mazel Tov 

Mark & Anna Ruth Hasten
Hart & Simona Hasten

On this well-deserved honor

Rita & Sol Margolis

It was an honor to work for Mr. Hart Hasten

It was a pleasure to work with Mrs. Sherry Hamstra

It was and remains most enriching to befriend
Dr. Mark & Mrs. Anna Ruth Hasten and their family.
(I also had the merit to work with Rabbi & Mrs. Hasten as teachers at HHAI.)
 
Mazel Tov to the honorees who have made HHAI what it is today.
 
Raphael Nemetsky
Mazel Tov to

Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten &
Hart and Simona Hasten on receiving
the 2011 HAI-Life Award
 
Michael and Dorothy Papo
In honor of two pillars of the Indianapolis Jewish Community,

Mr. & Mrs. Hart Hasten and Mr. & Mrs. Mark Hasten
Mazal Tov on this well deserved honor! We admire your dedication and generousity towards Jewish education and values. Thank you for all that you do.
 
In honor of Mrs. Sherry Hamstra
An honor well deserved. Thank you for all that you do.
 
Lastly, to Mrs. Miriam Gettinger, a role model to all.
We have no words to express our Hakaras Hatov for everything. Thank you.
 
Mordechai Zvi and Estie Rotstein
 
 
 
We send Mazel Tov from Charleston, South Carolina to:
 
Anna Ruth and Mark & Simona and Hart
 
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra!
 
We miss all of you at the Hasten Hebrew Academy!
 
Terry and Sig Schildcrout
 
Congratulations and Best Wishes
to all the Honorees
as well as the outstanding achievements
of the Academy
 
The Style Store for the Big and Tall
 
Mazel Tov to:
 
Mark and Anna Ruth Hasten 
& Hart and Simona Hasten
on receiving the 2011 HAI-Life Award
 
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra
and to the Eighth Grade Graduates
 
David and Nonie Vonnegut-Gabovitch
 
In honor of
Mark & Anna Ruth Hasten and Hart & Simona Hasten

You have served your community and K'lal Yisrael
with distinction, honor and devotion. 

Thank you for all that you have done.

Thomas & Rhonda Weiss
Dear Simona and Hart,
Dear Anna Ruth and Mark,
 
A heartfelt Mazel Tov to you and to the Hasten Hebrew Academy on having reached this 40th Anniversary milestone.
May you all go from strength to strength.
 
Yasher Koach,
Alla and Peter Weisz
With appreciation for a lifetime of inspiration and service to K'lal Yisroel.
 
Elliot & Ethel Bartky 
Mazel Tov to the Honorees,
to Anat and the 8th grade graduating class.
Thank you to HHAI's hard-working teachers and staff.
 
Abba and Mommy
Grandma and Grandpa
 
Mazel Tov to Anna Ruth, Mark, Simona and Hart 
for this well-deserved honor of their
timeless commitment to the
Hasten Hebrew Academy of Indianapolis.
 
Barbara and Marc Freeman
Mazel Tov to
Mark & Anna Ruth and Hart & Simona
for all your contributions over these many years.
 
Best wishes to our graduating eighth graders.
I will miss you!
Sherry Hamstra
IN HONOR OF OUR DEAR FRIENDS, HAI-LIFE AWARDEES

MARK AND ANNA RUTH HASTEN

FOR ALL OF THEIR WONDERFUL WORK AND
MESIRAS NEFESH IN FURTHERING TORAH
EDUCATION THROUGHOUT THE WORLD

ANN and BERNIE HOENIG
Congratulations and best wishes to our honorees:
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Hasten & Mr. and Mrs. Hart Hasten
Mrs. Sherry Hamstra
The 8th grade graduating class, and
Especially to our granddaughter, Karen Reznik! 
 
Fran and Sam Lazerov
Congratulations Sherry on this award.
It is our honor and great pleasure
to work together with you.
 
Mazel Tov 8th Graders!!

The Middle School Team
Congratulations to
Max Mordechai McKasson
on his graduation from
HHAI Class of 2011
Love Mom, Erik, Michaela, Taylor and Sean
Dad, Sarah and Danny
Congratulations to Sherry Hamstra for many years
of devoted service to the Hasten Hebrew Academy
 
May your good works come back to you many times over
 
Bruce Solomon and Sue Swartz
"Pleasure in the job, puts perfection in the work." Aristotle
 
Tim Fuller Mobile DJ
507-5460
tim.fuller1@comcast.net
 
Congratulations from Florence Nelson
Robin and Michael Nelson
Congratulations Sherry, a wonderful educator & friend – Susie & Darrell Pike
We love you Frumie & Tehila – Bubby and Zaidy Platnick
Joan Rosenfeld
Gerald K. Rubin
Sy Schwartz and Lois Tarshes
Mazel Tov, Honorees and Thank You – Susie Skok
Ariyeh and Terhas Solomon
Lori and Mitch Steinberg
Mazel Tov from the Stoller Family
Sherry, Congrats to my longtime friend – Debbi Wagner
 
The Atlas Family congratulates the 2011 honorees & graduates
Don and Ginger Bievenour
Mazel Tov to our friends, the Hastens – Mike & Sylvia Blain
Les Brail and Cindy Spier
Congratulations Alek – Love, Dad, Paula, Arik, Eliana, Jacob & Noah
Congratulations from Dolly and Don Craft
Double 8 Foods
Congratulations – The Engelhardt-Kennedy Family
Janine, Evan, Hanna, Rachel and Rebecca Fogel
Congratulations Sherry from Margie Fougeron
Mazel Tov, Clara and Honorees – Lana & Boris Fridman
Congratulations Tali from Mom & Dad, Daniela, Etai and David
Mazel Tov from Phil Lande of Re-Max, Legends Group
Mimi and Marty Linderman
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen H. Morrall
Keep up the good work! Paul & Shirley Nathan
Noa Abaiov
Oran Abaiov
Yalee Abaiov
Jonathan Alkobi
Lynne Alkobi
Tahlia Alkobi
Charles Brail
Maris Brail
Chava Bunes
Rivka Bunes
Ari Cohen
Naomi Cohen
Yael Cohen
 
Ryan Diamond
Ariel Benson Ekhaus
Simon Louis Ekhaus
Roni Faraggi
Shoni Faraggi
Eliana Frankel
Jeremy Frankel
Josh Frankel
Moriah Frankel
Adi Marcus Friedman
Eyal Moshe Friedman
Tal Daniel Friedman
Benjamin Glazier
 
Daniel Glazier
Eva Glazier
Hannah Glazier
Farrah Housefield
Jonah Katz
Natanya Katz
Evan Kenyon
Gabe Kenyon
Bina Landis
Haviva Landis
Blake Lazerov
Abraham Levine
Herschel Nathan
 
Gabriel Reznik
Karen Reznik
Frumie Rotstein
Tehila Rotstein
Meghan Schwab
Doron Shaked
Tamir Shaked
Elijah Shemesh
Ella Shemesh
Ben Solomon
Ethan Solomon
Alexander Vasquez-Jaffe
Gabriel Vasquez-Jaffe