Judy Berk Schancupp's Page

car 54 where are you!!!!

hi judy how are you ,just found this site its amazing after 43 years seeing how everyone made out .the last time i saw everyone was at graduation in 67.hope all is well.

I'm sending in my check for the reunion next week
This tragedy has been my life for the past seven days.
The unfortunate thing was that I knew one of the victims well. I knew her from synagogue, she lived around the corner from me, and her son and his wife were friends with my wife and I. When these things happen, it's always someone else. This time it was not. And that made it all the more difficult to do what I had to do.

Hi Judy-Sorry it's taken me so long to write...been somewhat crazed lately!
So good to hear back from you. I remember those days when you girls came out to the new house. Oh, how i hated it when i first moved. I was a Queens girl, and it took a long time to adjust to the suburban life. For a while, i used to come in on Saturdays with my Dad when he had a store on Queens Blvd, and hangout with you and barbara. It's been a long time...
Life's been good-- i have 3 kids. My oldest son Andy is a junior @Cornell, my daughter Nicole is a senior in HS. She'll be going off to Cornell in the fall as well, and my youngest son Cory is in 5th grade. Not many 54 year old mothers in the grade!
I don't know if i'll be able to go to the reunion yet. It's my daughter's 18th birthday. when it gets closer, i'll have a better idea of what i'm doing. Would love to see the school again and my old apartment. Remember i used to live right across the street?
Do you love living in Atlanta? I was there about 2 years ago for a Bar Mitzvah and absolutely loved it. My husband and I always say that if we had to do it all over again, we would have moved out of New York. Do you ever come up to NY to visit? Do you still have family here? Be in touch and let me know what you're up to. Best, cheryl

I slept on it last night after writing to you. I thought that was a little presumptuous of me to ask you to convince me, and I apologize for that. That was wrong and pretty stupid.
I'm leaning toward coming. I discussed it with my wife this AM, she's not so inclined. So I'll probably send in a check for myself within the next two weeks. My daughter is going to Israel this summer, and I'll have to drop her off and pick her up @JFK, so the dates, if I am lucky, may line up. I am unsure of her departure and arrival dates.
So take it mostly as an affirmative. And you're idea of writing about it might not be so out of the question. Maybe I can query a couple of publications and see if there is a market.

I'm really torn about it. Sometimes I feel like yeh, definitely. And then other times I feel like nah, it's not for me.
I'm sort of ambivalent. As you can tell, it depends on my mood. You and Barbara want to try to convince me?

Hi Judy- Is this crazy or what? I left a message for Barbara and she reminded me that the last time I saw her was at the Raleigh Hotel where she was working as a counselor-- probably early 70's?? If I remember correctly, you were there too, right? How is it possible that so many years have passed ? When i found the site, i started digging through pictures and other school mementos which triggered so many fond memories from the good old days at 164. Would love to hear from you ...be in touch when you have the chance.
All best, Cheryl (slimcherc@aol.com)

You're the first one who has said they wouldn't have recognized me. Kids I hung around with - such as Jerry Cohen - have commented here that I haven't changed since I was eight. I don't know if I should take it as a compliment or criticism.

Take a look. Finally posted a pic of the entire family on my page.