Paul was a mentor, a colleague, a friend and most importantly a father figure. I do believe he “raised” many of us professionally over the years. I’m blessed to be included in that flock. I’m grateful for his wisdom he bestowed, the patience he had when working with us when we were younger and then the friendship that was built over the years. After I left the URJ and would run into Paul, the first thing he would ask, “How’s your mom doing? How’s your brother?”. He cared deeply about relationships and if there is one thing I can take away from his legacy was that… relationships. That is what counts. That is what matters.
My heart is with his children…thank you for sharing your dad with us all these years. We all are sending you love.
Two people pose outdoors at URJ Kutz Camp, as identified in Hope Chernak’s caption. Shared by Hope Chernak; the people pictured, date and photographer are not identified in the submission.RB-PHO-0343Hope Chernak describes this as one of the photographs she took while working at Kutz Camp in the early 2000s. Two people sit across an office desk. Their identities and the exact date are not supplied.RB-PHO-0344Hope Chernak captions this photograph “Paul with Al, outside the camp offices.” The image shows two people in an interior corridor. Date and photographer unknown; Al’s full name and the camp are not supplied in this caption.RB-PHO-0345Joui Hessel contributed this photograph as “Hootenanny2025.” Hope Chernak supplied the same image and identifies Paul, Jodi Hessel, Joui Hessel and Hope Chernak, placing it in New York City in autumn 2025. Names, place and season are contributor-supplied; exact date and photographer remain unknown. The archive reuses its existing photograph.RB-PHO-0338Hope Chernak identifies the four people in this photograph as Paul, Joui, Hope and Dorothy. Shared by Hope Chernak; date, place and photographer unknown.RB-PHO-0346