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more books to bring the pro-
ject to completion. Audio-
visual equipment, such as a
television, VCR and overhead
projector, also are lacking.
Even worse is the schools'
mounting debt. As of July 1,
the school had a cumulative
deficit of nearly $500,000.
This year's budget is
estimated at about $2.1
million.
Tuition helps offset some of
the cost, but the yeshivah-
doesn't refuse a child for lack
of funds. It absorbs the cost of
the student, and according to
Holtzman, that contributes to
the budget shortfall. The
schools receive funds from the
Allied Jewish Campaign —
this past year totalling
$197,000 — from donations
and from proceeds from the
annual dinner. The dinner
will be held Nov. 20 at the
Westin Hotel, with Hannah
Karbal as the honoree.
A recent gift from Toronto-
based philanthropist Joseph
Tanenbaum will give the
yeshivah another $2 million,
payable in annual in-
stallments of $36,000-$49,000
depending on whether or not
enrollment increases.
When the schools can't
meet their bills, what then?
According to Freedman, the
school hopes it can depend on
the faith of its teachers and
staff. On occasion, the
teachers are asked to have pa-
tience until they can be paid.
The school tries to borrow
from private individuals and
as a last resort goes to the
banks. But the $3,000-$5,000
daily debt makes it almost
impossible to stay afloat.
"The bottom line is to get
rid of the $500,000 debt,"
Rabbi Freedman said. "It
prevents us from moving for-
ward. It's not only what we
owe today, but a cumulative
debt that grew as we ex-
panded!'
What also has been upset-
ting to the school is the il-
lness this past year of its
leader, Rabbi Kahn, who was
incapacitated by a stroke and
heart attack. Kahn's roots in
the school go back 25 years.
He was hired originally to
run the office, but has been a
teacher of science, math and
Talmud and a janitor.
Where he held the reins
over the entire operation
before his illness, today he
deals mainly with the larger
issues, such as fund-raising.
He doesn't see his role as
diminished, just different.
"I'm still in full control of the
yeshivah," he said recently. "I
just have more help. I didn't
delegate before. Now I
delegate a lot of the work."
Much of that work went to
his administrative teammate,
Rabbi E.B. Freedman. During
Kahn's absence, Freedman
took care of finances, worked
on fund-raising, kept in touch
with the teachers, met with
the board and basically
became the spokesman for
the Beth Yehudah Schools.
He credits the fact that he
was able to slide easily into
these responsibilites to his
teacher and mentor, Rabbi
Kahn.
"Rabbi Kahn and I have an
exceptionally good working
relationship!" Freedman ex-
plained. "He was my mentor
to a degree . . . I can learn
from him. We've weathered
many a storm together and
it's our mutual strengths that
got us through." Kahn calls
the relationship complemen-
tary. "There's no better team
than Kahn and Freedman:'
But it is not only • the ad-
ministration that keeps the
school on an even keel. The
boards, both the parent board
and the financial board, also
help to keep the school above
water.
Freedman said he detects
greater participation by the
parent board, comprised
mostly of college-educated
professionals whose children
attend the Beth Yehudah
Schools, in addition to in-
terested persons from the
community. Because the
parents have a vested interest
in the school via their
children, they are more con-
cerned about what the finan-
cial status of the school is
rather than outside donors.
"If we ask the parents for
more tuition, we have to be
accountable to the parents!'
Rabbi Freedman said.
Kahn's prowess as a fund-
raiser also keeps the schools
running. Even from his
hospital bed, he continued his
fund-raising activities. He at-
tributes that talent to his
relationships with people.
"The key to my success was
personal friendships. I was
there for them in joy and sor-
row. People have been very
nice to me!"
In spite of all the problems,
Holtzman is happy with what
the yeshivah is trying to ac-
complish. "They do a
marvelous job with what they
have." Real estate investor
Spencer Partrich, also a long-
time supporter and dinner
chairman, agrees. "It (the
yeshivah) serves a very im-
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