The Yearbook Project

Fifteen years ago we wanted to make a high school yearbook. But in the Yeshiva environment we were learning in, yearbooks were forbidden. Were they concerned about us going into the community to sell advertising, or afraid that someone would have a girl sign their yearbook? I don't know what made a yearbook traif, but like the classes both before and after us, there was no yearbook.

Over the last fifteen years I have lost touch with most of the people from my class. Which is not really that big a deal. People move on, change interests, move to new cities, and make new friends.

But I am curious about what happened to them. What direction did their lives take? Where did they end up living? How did the 1991 Ner Israel of Toronto class fare over the past decade and a half.

So I am putting together a yearbook. I'm not going to have it printed, but it will be a high-quality printable PDF. My goal is to get in touch with all the people from my graduating class, have them answer a questionnaire, write something about their lives, throw in some contact information, and then send a copy to everyone in the class.

I have wracked my brain, emailed friends I am still in touch with, and came up with a lsit of about 21 people in the class, plus another 6 who didn't quite graduate. I also started emailing people from the class, and getting two or three addresses from each one, so that now IU have about half the classes email addresses, and a elad on a few others.

The reaction I got from people I contacted was positive. Some couldn't believe so much time had passed, others thought it would be nice to have the contact information.

I think it will be a fun project, and I am looking forward to working on it over the coming months.

Dudi thought that since adults can't do anything on their own, I shouldn't shoulder the load alone, so he and I are now on the Yearbook Committee. We even have a meeting scheduled for some time next week.

I will let you know how it goes.