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BrandeisReview
Editor
Brandeis Review
Summer 1990 Volume 10 Number 1
Peace Corps Volunteers Letter from Lesotho
Write Home Steven Saltman '87
Letter from the Dominican
Repubhc
Monica Klehr '88
Letter from Cameroon
Ariane Lisann '88
A Return to the Philippines A student revisits her native 18
land and learns startling
Rowena Pineda '90 lessons
Update from Bulgaria An exchange with the first 24
Bulgarian students to study
Brenda Marder in the United States
Jodi Freedman '90
Light's Garden A strikingly original poet 30
transforms domestic life
Alicia Suskin Ostriker '59
Students Go for Baroque The fun of early music 34
(and Renaissance)
JM.
Clea Simon
I'm Not a Feminist, but. American Jewish women 38
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reshape their beliefs through
Sylvia Barack Fishman feminism
In Memoriam A tribute to the Bernsteins 44
Jack Goldstein
Around the University 2 Alumni 54
Bookshelf 48 Class Notes 61
Faculty Notes 51
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Around the University
Thirty-ninth Sports and Music Students
Annual Convocation Win Two AMS-50
Commencement Center Ground Fellowships
Exercises Breaking
Ona blustery afternoon, Michael Schiano and
March 29, President Evelyn Ray Komow, two Brandeis
E. Handlerandvisiting doctoral candidates
dignitaries broke ground for in musicology, havebeen
the $25 million Joseph and named recipientsofthe
Clara Ford Sports and American Musicological
Convocation Center. The Society's prestigious AMS-
mayorofWaltham, William 50 Dissertation Fellowships.
Stanley, joined President Schiano and Komow, who
Handlerand University will each receive a $10,000
Trustees Robert Shapiro '52 award, won fordissertations
and David Squire in saying on "Arnold Schoenberg's
a few festive words to mark Grundgestalt and Its
the occasion. Influence" and "The
GenesisofWagner'sDie
The Center, one ofthe Meistersinger von
region's largest, Niirnherg," respectively.
multipurpose indoor athletic
Approximately 900 degree facilities, will house a track, Both students are
recipients alongwith convocation seating for completingtheirdoctorates
hundreds of theirfamily and 6,000, squash courts and the m different areas of
friendsgathered on a chill 70,000-square-foot Abraham musicology, Schiano
and rainy Sunday, May 20, Gosman Field House, which focusingon music theory
as Brandeis celebratedits will include the Red and Komow on music
39th annual Auerbach basketball arena, history. A Princeton
Commencement exercises. named after the president of University graduate with a
The University awarded 708 the Boston Celtics. The master's degree from the
undergraduate degrees, 85 entire complex, named in
MasterofArts degrees, 26 honorofJoseph Ford, the
Masterof Fine Arts degrees, late foundingTrustee of
nine Masterin Management Brandeis, andhis late wife,
of Human Services degrees Commencement: Presidcu Clara, will stand next to the Tuition,
and 64 Doctorof Philosophy Evelyn E. Handlerpresents University's Abraham Financial Aid,
degrees. an honorarydoctorate Shapiro Athletic Center and Rise
toMotherClara Hale (top): the Joseph Linsey Sports
The University also awarded SenatorDanielK. Inouye Center. Completion is
nine honorary degrees. delivers the keynotespeech expectedin the springof
Commencement speaker
1992.
SenatorDaniel K. Inouye
(D-Hawaii), known forhis
leadership on both the AIDS-infected children; Don New students who enter
Watergate and Iran-Contra S. Hewitt, executive Brandeis in the fall will find
arms investigation hearings, producerof NBC News' "60 undergraduate tuition and
received an honorary Doctor Minutes"; architect Philip room andboard increasing
of Laws degree; former Johnson; Norman Leventhal 6.6 percent, from 519,600to
United States Surgeon ofThe Beacon Companies; $20,900. Thiscompares to a
General C. Everett Koop author Cynthia Ozick; and 7.6 percent increase in each
received an honorary Doctor Simone Veil, the first of the last two years and
of Science degree. Honorary president of the European remains the lowest
DoctorofHumane Letters Parliamentary Assembly, percentage increase in six
degrees went to Trustee former ministerofHealth years. The breakdown of the
Emeritus Nathan S. Ancell, and Family Affairs of France 1990-91 term bill, approved
founderofEthan Allen Inc.; and currently deputy to the April 5 by the Board of
"Mother" Clara McBride European Parliament. (For Trustees, includes tuition of
Hale, who works with additional Commencement $14,940, room andboard
and Reunion Weekend charges of $5,960 and
news, see Alumni section.) student health and media/
activity feesof $380. The
2BrandeisUniversity
Jehuda Reinharz
Awarded
President of
Israel Medal
Jehuda Reinharz, Richard
Koret Professorof Modern
Jewish History and director
ofthe Tauber Institute for
the Study of European Jewry He is the recipient of the Jehuda Reinharz (left)
at Brandeis, was awarded the Joel H. Cavior Literary with President
first President of Israel Prize Award, the Kenneth B. ofIsrael Chaim Herzog
recently forhisbiography of Smilen Literary Award and
Chaim Weizmann, Chaim the National Jewish Book The President of Israel Prize
University of London, Weizmann: The Makingofa Award. The New York was created by an act of the
Schiano is especially Zionist Leader, as well as Times cited thebiography as Knesset two years ago and is
interested in the use of his other studies on one of the most notable presented to an individual of
computer science formusic Weizmann. Reinharz, who books inhistory for 1985. In an institution who has
analysis. Komow, who received his Ph.D. from 1988, he was awarded the commemorated the past
received his bachelor's Brandeis in 1972, has won Shazar Prize, named in achievements ofanIsraeli
degree from the University several awards forhis honorof the thirdpresident president orprime minister.
of Massachusetts at Weizmann biography, ofIsrael, at a special The award waspresented to
Amherst, spent last year originally published in 1985. reception in Jerusalem. He is Reinharz at a special
studying sketches andplans currently workingon the reception at the residence of
for DieMeistersingerin the secondvolume of the the president ofIsrael.
Wagner archives in Weizmann biography, which Attending the ceremony,
Bwaiytrheuftuhn,diWnegsftroGmertmhaeny, Two Watson htheehnoepxetsttwoocoyemaprlse.te within awlaosngIswraietlhi portehseirdedingtniCtharaiiesm,
Sachar International Fellowships Won Herzog, who received an
Scholarship Competition. by Class of 1990 honorary Doctor of Laws
degree from Brandeis in 1987.
The AMS-50 fellowships,
which are named for the
50th anniversary of the
American Musicological
Society, are awarded
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Competitors must have student Commencement other distinctions
completed all formal degree speakerhave both been
requirements except the named recipients of Thomas Mann, who was also offered
dissertation at the time of J. Watson Foundation a Fulbright Fellowship, will
application. It is expected Fellowships that will allow use her Watson Fellowship
that a fellowship recipient them to travel and study to conduct an in-depth
will complete the over the next year. Terrence exploration of the
dissertation within the L. Gargiulo '90, an are associatedwith peak Palestinian issue in the
fellowship year. anthropology major as well performance and the Middle East. Fluent in
as champion fencer, and physiological effects of such Hebrew and Arabic, the
Fiillary Mann '90, a Near a performance. Washington, D.C., resident
Eastern and Judaic studies studied last year in Egypt
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national competition by the the age of 10, learned about Bank and Gaza Strip of
comparable figures for the Fionudnedpaetnidoenn,twfhoriecihgnsurpepseoarrtcsh pfieraskthpaendr.foTrhmeantcoeps-ranked Isshreaewl.ilOlvterravtehletnherxotugyhear,
1989-90 term were $13,780, and travel forrecent college U.S. juniorfencer in 1987, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Tunisia
$5,820 and $370. graduates. hUneipvlearyseidtyinGathmeeWsoirnld and Israel to learn the
attitude of Arab
To offset this rise in fees, Gargiulo, who will spendhis Yugoslavia in 1987 and was governments toward the
ninecxrteayseearitBsrasntduediesntwiflilnancial fBeuldlaopwesshti,pwyiellarcionndPuacritsaand aNamteiomnbaelrToefatmheinU.1S9.84J,unior Palestinian issue.
aid budget by 18 percent. study ofthe psychology of 1986 and 1987. In 1989 he Although the Watson
The University will also peak performance in finishedfourth in the foil Foundation requires no
continue "need blind" fencing. He plans to competition at the National formal reports from fellows,
admissions to offer interview coaches and College Athletic Association Mann has high expectations
admission to the best- players as well as monitor Division III Championships, forher work. "I wouldhope
qrueaglairfdileedssapofpltihceainrtsability to throawiniinngdisveisdsuiaolnssttroailneafronra ehoanronrisn.g AHilsl-1A9m9e0rimceaet autptwhietehnsdotmheatoIptcioounlsdtchoatme
pay. At present, peak, orextraordinary, record is 42-4. would contribute to stability
approximately 40 percent of performance, what and peace in the region."
Brandeis undergraduates personality characteristics
receive financial aid from
the University. 3 Summer 1990
Glenn Branch '90 Obituaries
Wins Mellon
Fellowship
Glenn L. Branch '90, of Benjamin Halpern in 1976 andbecame
Columbus, Ohio, has been Brandeis University mourns emeritus in 1981, was a
named a recipient ofa 1990 the passingof Benjamin retired New York
Mellon Fellowship in the Halpern, professor emeritus advertisingexecutive and
Humanities. The fellowship, of NearEastern studies, who Benjamin Halpern publicist anda leading
designed to encourage died May 5 at the age of 78. national patron and
college graduates to enter Halpern, who was bom authority on Italian promotorof jazz. At
careers in higher education, April 10, 1912, in Boston, Renaissance art, died May 9 Brandeis, he was the driving
carries with it an award of Mass., received his A.B. of cancerat his home in force behind the Louis
up to $27,000, including from Harvard University, a Wellesley, Mass. He was 59 Armstrongmemorial
tuition, fees and a stipendof second bachelor's degree in years old. Best known forhis concerts, which bring
$11,500, foreach of the first Jewish education from work on Florentine art, national jazz artists to
twoyears ofgraduate study Hebrew Teacher's College includinga bookon the campus each fall.
at an institution of the and a Ph.D. from Harvard artist Mariotto Albertinelli,
student's choice. University. He taught in the he waspreparinga "To say that Hal Davis
NearEastern and Judaic monograph on the painter lovedBrandeis, that he took
Branch, who majored in studies department at Fra Bartolommeo at the a keen interest in all aspects
philosophy and served as Brandeis from 1960 to 1980. time of his death. of life on campus and that
captain ofBrandeis' College The recipient of many he was belovedbyall ofus
Bowl team, plans to pursue honors andawards, he was a Bom in Italy, Borgo was here who were fortunate
graduate study in Guggenheim Fellow in educated at the University enough to have worked
metaphysics, philosophy of 1961-62, and was awarded of Rome and Washington closely withhim is to
language and philosophyof honorary degrees from Gratz University in St. Louis and seriously understate the
science. He gained teaching College andTel Aviv receivedhis Ph.D. in art situation," said President
experience at Brandeis as an University. A prolific history from Harvard Evelyn E. Handler. "We
undergraduate fellow in the author, he wrote The University m 1968. A fellow have lost a tireless and
University's faculty mentor American lew:A Zionist ofthe Villa I Tatti, the cherishedfriend."
program and decided to Analysis, The Idea ofa Harvard University Center
work toward a careeras a fewish State, Jews and forItalian Renaissance Davis' long careerin
universityprofessor. He Blacks and, most recently, A Studies in Florence, Italy, he communications began in
is one of 122 Mellon fellows Clash ofHeroes: Brandeis, taught at the Universityof the 1930s as a publicist at
chosen this yearfrom Weizmann andAmerican Michigan and Washington the Columbia Broadcasting
among 2,009 candidates Zionism. University before comingto System in New York and
nominatedby their teachers Brandeis in 1969. Duringhis spanned more than40 years.
as showing unusual promise Jehuda Rcinharz, Richard careerat Brandeis, Borgo From CBS, he moved to
for teaching and scholarship. Koret Professorof Modern served the University in a Columbia Records where he
Jewish History and director number of capacities, served as directorof
of the TauberInstitute at including chairing the fine publicity. Later, he
Brandeis, said, "Even before arts department. established his own public
he published The Idea ofthe relations firm, which
Jewish State, which became The author of numerous handled the Benny
an instant classic in the articles in American and Goodman Orchestraand
field, he hadbeen a much- foreign scholarly journals otherleading musical
respected essayist and and encyclopedias, Borgo organizations. Afterservice
historian who had written had most recently published in the Navy duringWorld
trenchant and sometimes works dealingwith Fra Warn, Davis heldseveral
controversial pieces. In his Bartolommeo. For his positions in advertisingand
20 years at Brandeis, he studies on Italian retired from that field in
traineda whole generation Renaissance art he is listed 1978 aspresident of Grey
ofyoung scholars, many of in Who's Whoin America. andDavis, Inc.
whom are now leading He is survived by his wife,
figures in the field of Margot Blue Borgo, and two His life-longloveaffairwith
modern Jewish history." sons, Damon ofMaynard, jazz continued afterhis
Mass., and Louis Avonof retirement. He was founder
Halpern is survived byhis New York City. andpresident of the Jazz
wife, Gertrude (Gumner); Club of Sarasota andvice
children, Elkan Halpern of Harold F. Davis president of the American
Newton and Joseph Halpern Trustee Emeritus Harold F. Federation ofJazz Societies.
of Brooklinc; and brother, "Hal" Davis died at his In addition, he was the
Samuel Halpern ofIsrael. home in Sarasota, Fla., on founding president of the
May 13 at the age of 73. Sarasota County Arts
Ludovico Borgo Davis, who joined the Board Council and servedon the
Ludovico Borgo, Robert B. board of the Professional
Mayer Memorial Professor Alliance forthe Performing
of Fine Arts and an Arts. He is survived by his
4BrandeisUniversity
Sports Notes
wife, Evelyn; two sons, Stephen Fletcher '93poses
Kenneth E. and Richard P. with Coach Bob Brannutn
Davis; a daughter,
Marcy Ellon; a sister,
Lee Schanbam; andthree
grandchildren.
Dudley F. Kimball
A foundingTrustee of
Brandeis, consulting
engineerand long-time
resident of Winchester,
Mass., Dudley F. Kimball
diedApril 8 at Clay
Memorial Hospital in Green
Cove, Fla., aftera lengthy
illness. He was 88 years old.
Kimball, who had servedon Brandeis onmes in UAA place finish at the UAA 400-meterdash in a time of
the Board ofTrustees of Stephen Fletcher '93 shot a Championship, a standing :59.08 and also placed
Middlesex University, was a 76 in the second round to that bodeswell for the second in the 200-meter
key participant in the win the University Athletic future. Spitzerwon the long dash in a time of :26.1I.
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Brandeis, Dudley Kimball late April. His two-day total Championship. men's team, competing
was one of a small groupof of 155 topped the fieldof35 without long-time coach
men ofgreat faith andvision golfers from seven ofthe Alongwith the Brandeis Norm Levine, who spent the
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reality," said Brandeis and led Brandeis to a best- competition. In herfirst second at the meet. Senior
President Evelyn E. Handler. everfourth-place finish. two seasons performing for ENrCicAhAReedqualified for the
"Over the years he Aftershootinga 79 the first the Brandeis track team, Division III
maintained a keen interest day, Fletcherwas paired June Parks '92 has not been Championships in the 1500-
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enroute to his first collegiate award as the Most
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andan M.B.A. from the was pleased with Fletcher's April at Emory University. Chisum '91 won the 3,000-
Harvard Business School. performance on the coach's metersteeplechase in a time
His professional career home course. "Steve played Parks had already garnered of9:34.72 and Ken Forde '91
includedpositions with exceptionally well andhe five first-place medals from won the 800-meter run in a
ContainerCorp. ofAmerica, beat some outstanding previous UAA time of 1:54.50.
Firestone Tire and Rubber players to win the Championship meets. At
Co. and Southwest Wheel Championship. Our team Emory, she added three
and Rim Co. Kimball was performed well on the whole more, winning the long
also active in civic and and showeda lot of jump, high jump and 400-
community affairs. He improvement, beating three meter hurdles andalso
servedon the Friends of the teams that we lost to last placed second in the triple
Harlan Chapel at Brandeis year." jump. Herwinning time in
and was awarded an the finals ofthe 400-meter
honorary degree from the The youthfulBrandeis golf hurdles was 1:04.53, but she
University in 19,S9. Kimball team featuredone senior, also set a UAArecord of
is survived by a daughter, Neal Spitzer, a junior, Mark 1:03.84 in the preliminaries
Mrs. Janet WebberofCos Pcarlstein, and three of that event.
Cob, Conn.; a sister, Mrs. freshmen, Fletcher, Paul
Ruth Partridge ofCarver, Ballam and Gregory Marks, Other winners forBrandeis
Mass.; and four in its top five and its fourth- included Jean Olds '92 who
grandchildren. won the 10,000-meter run in
a UAA recordtime of
39:08.10 and sophomore
Robyn Goby, who won the
5Summer 1990
Blueprint A Strategic Plan
for Renewal for Brandleis:
An Open Letter
to the Brandeis
Community
President Evelyn E. Handler Strategic planningis a and vitality. Judgments of theirannualoperating
hassent to theBoardof processof settingor are made regardingwho the costs and revenues. The
Trustees andreleased to the affirminglong-term goals, University serves, why ability to maintain this
Brandeis communityfor identifyingmeans bywhich students come toBrandeis, balance relates directly to
comment "Blueprint for thegoals canbe achieved howwe can serve students the relative size ofan
Renewal," a draft andselecting the bestpath better, what can be done to institution's graduate and
five-yearstrategicplan for to follow. Through strategic enhance faculty support, and undergraduate enrollments,
the enhancement planningan institution can how the University canbest the size of its endowment
andrestructuringofthe make informed decisions position itself so that it can relative to its operating
University. concerninghow to continue to recruit and costs, its relative price and
best direct available and retain the very best students student financial aid
Copies ofthe 42-pagereport potential resources to andfaculty and attract the positions, and its
plus appendixeshave been achieve its mission over necessary financial programmatic, demographic
sent to allacademic time. Forthe process resources. andfund-raisingappeal in a
department chairs, vice to succeed, it must be rooted changing market.
presidents and deans, and in a clearidea ofthe The overarchingconclusion
members ofthe facultyand institution's historical ofall recent strategic The planningprocess has
studentsenates, the chairs mission, traditions and planningefforts at Brandeis been longanddifficult, but
ofschoolcouncils and the values. It also must reflect a is that, academically, when it is completed, Iam
academicplanning clearvision ofwhat role the Brandeis University is an confident that it will create
committee ofthefaculty. institution aspires to playin extraordinarily strong a climate forconstructive
In addition, copies are the future. institution. It possesses a change and instill amongall
available forreviewsat the faculty of established members of the Brandeis
library. With this in mind, Brandeis excellence; a studentbody community a willingness to
has undertaken a that continues to accept the challenges and
Over the summer, a faculty comprehensive strategic demonstrate outstanding short-term dislocations that
committeenamed bythe planning effort, which promise and achievement; a willbe requiredto maintain
provostis expected to enters a critical stage with researchprogram of excellence andachieve long-
reviewtheplan andmake the release ofthe report that internationally recognized term strength andstability.
recommendations to follows. Ouraim is to distinction; and amodern ForBrandeis, change is both
President Handler. The assure that the University physical plant andcampus necessary and inevitable. It
Executive Committee ofthe can maintain and enhance ofremarkable beauty, can come in one oftwo
Boardhas alreadyreviewed its academic quality and its locatedwithin a ways. We can remain
earlierdrafts ofthestrategic position of leadership in metropolitan area that is a passive andpermit external
plan and unanimously American higher education national and international forces to shape our —
authorizedrelease ofthe at the dawn ofthe new centerofculture and University's future. Or
current draft. century. The process has learning. andthis isbyfart—he
demanded a self-analysis preferable course we can
ThefullBoardisexpected to and anassessment ofthe Even so, Brandeis, like other plan ourown destiny by
considertheplanformally external environment in institutions ofhigher initiating fundamental
in thefall. In transmitting which the University exists. learningacross the country, changes that will sustain
thedocument totheBoard It has required us to set existsin a rapidlychanging and strengthen the
on May 16, President priorities and make choices, and challenging University to meet the
Handlerattachedamessage andithas resultedin a environment ofexternal challenges ofafuture whose
thatreadasfollows: "Blueprint forRenewal," forces. These forces are outlines are clearly visible.
amulti-yearacademic and causing many colleges and All change entailsrisk, but
financial plan forthe universities to undertake forBrandeis the greatest risk
enhancement and significant changes in their ofall wouldbe to maintain
restructuring of Brandeis academic programs and the status quo at atime
University. financial structures. The ofrapid change inhigher
challenges are particularly education.
Theplan endeavors to intense for small research
integrate the University's universities like Brandeis In October 1985 Ipresented
past, present and future with that need to maintain an to the Board ofTrustees a
the resources necessary to economical balance with report on Institutionaland
accomplish ambitious goals. regard to both theircapital Academic Strategic
It is defined on the one hand base and the long-term trend Planning, in it I outlined 10
byourdreams and specific initiatives that I
aspirations while it isguided consideredessential to the
on the otherby a reahstic future health andvitality of
appraisal of ouracademic theUniversity, andI
andfinancial resources so expressed the conviction
that the course we chart for that Brandeis must
the future will promote and take steps to ensure that its
enhance institutionalhealth programs at the
SBrandeisUniversity