Mo Diamant Keeper of the Flame

What is FJMC Keeper of the Flame?

Federation of Jewish Men’s Clubs (FJMC) is the international umbrella organization for approximately 200 men’s auxiliaries at Conservative synagogues serving more than 20,000 men around the globe.  In 2001, the New England FJMC region founded the “Keeper of the Flame” award program to enable each synagogue’s Men’s Club or Brotherhood to honor one of their greatest contributors, someone who inspires us to rise to a greater purpose. Metaphorically, these Keepers of the Flame illuminate the darkness to keep the fires of brotherhood and community burning.  The award is the highest recognition a Brotherhood can offer one of its members.  

KOF 2022 is Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. Morris (Mo) Diamant 

Mo was the paradigm of what service to a community looks like. He exemplified a deep love of Judaism and love of its institutions. He was generous with his time and his money.  He was the heart and soul of the Temple Emunah Men’s Club as well as the New England Region of the Federation of Jewish Men's Clubs.  Whether the programs were for the Region (Keeper of the Flame, Tour de Shuls, or the Yellow Candle project) or for his beloved Temple Emunah (annual Sukkah building, World-Wide Wrap, Man of the Year, or bringing Rosenfeld’s bagels to Board meetings), Mo took them all on with an unparalleled standard of excellence.


Mo was much more. There were some paradoxes. He was deeply religious, but not frum. He was meticulous in his work (which is good for a radiologist) but had a great sense of humor. One had to listen to his slow meter to only learn he was pulling your chain. He is the person who you want to talk-to every day.  Our hearts go out to his wife, Lisa, his children Sam and Julia, Julia’s wife Maya, and granddaughter, Layla.  Like you, there is a huge void in our hearts from his passing in February 2022. May Mo’s memory be for a blessing.

New England Region Keeper of the Flame Honorees 2001-2024

B’nai Tikvah

Canton, MA 


Edward M Shoenig z”l 

Stanley Philip Zoll 

Paul Sirk 

Joseph Doniger 

 

Cong Agudat Achim 

Leominster, MA


Bob Sarafconn 

 Jack Messing  

Herb Jones z”l 

Alan L. Bernstein  

Norman J. Gould z”l 

 

Cong Ahavas Achim 

Newburyport, MA 


Michael Pearlman 

Michael Fried 

Ron Pressler 

Barrie Paster 

Russ Bernstein 

Jerry Litcofsky 

Bob Mandel

Robert Kaplan

Rick Linn

 

Congregation Beth Israel

Worcester, MA 


Manouch Darvish  

Joseph Cohen z”l  

Richard Silver  

Morty Sreiberg  

Ronald Silver  

David Kravitz  

Richard Sobel  

Howard N. Fixler  

Barry Z. Aframe  

Richard Traiger 

Steven H. Wolfe  

Adrian Zeffert z”l

Alan Harris 

Saul Slovin

Jay Freedman

 

Cong Merrimack Valley

Temple Beth El, Lowell, MA


Phillip Wizwer  

Sidney Mizner z”l 

Howard Schiff  

Jerold Golner 

 


Cong Mishkan Tefila

Brookline, MA


Sheldon Strauss z”l 

Ronald Sieve z”l  

Herbert Lerman z”l 

Mel Miller z”l  

Jonathan Delatizky  

Chuck Diamond  

Terry Patinkin z”l 

Peter Matusow  

Gerald Josephson z”l  

Morton Gondelman z”l  

Murray M. Gorelick z”l 

Joseph H. Miller z”l 

David Dembling z”l 

David Kaplan 

Daniel M. Kimmel 

David Rubinstein 

Mitchell Selig z”l 

Robert Cohen 

Michael Sheff 

 

Temple Aliyah

Needham, MA


Neil Sacks z”l  

Stephen Baum  

Murray Davidson z”l 

Larry Cohen z”l  

Andrew Newman  

Jeff Lesse  

Martin Sklar  

Arnold Bearak  

Gilbert Brodsky  

Stuart Altman  

Howard Hirsh  

David S. Lintz  

Bruce Patz 

Steve Markman 

Harold Dubin 

Rick Kramer 

Howard Kaufman 

Bruce Berns  

Fred Borgenicht 

Jason Shniderson

Arthur Schwabel

Keith Lewinstein

David Farbman


Temple B'nai Abraham  

Beverly, MA


Josh Rudin 

 


Temple Beth Am

Randolph, MA


William Becker z”l 

Marshall Silberberg  

Paul Greenblatt  

Irving Weisberg z”l  

Howard Cooper  

Scott Belgard  

Peter Swartz z”l  

Abraham Lookner z”l 

Steve Bernstein

Martin Cohne  

Barry David Caplan  

Stanley L. Jacobs z”l 

Douglas Lurie z”l 

Floyd Aaron z”l

Jay Wassersug z”l

Jarret Lotto 

Harvey Levine 


Temple Beth Emunah  

Brockton, MA


Arnie Miller  

Mark Kaplan  

Billy Kracoff z”l 

Barry Abrams  

Steven Weiner  

Ken Goldblatt  

Richard Cohen  

Larry Strumpf  

Dan Goldstein  

Leonard Freed z”l 

Gary S. Rabinovitz  

Melvin H. Spivack z”l 

Stanley Marcus 

Rabbi H. David Werb 

 

Temple Beth Sholom  

Framingham, MA 


Aaron Zwicker  

Richard Trompeter  

Marc Shapiro z”l 

Bill Blumsack  

Alan Rothman  

Ed Broadwin  

Paul S. Kaufman  

Dave Steier  

Herbert Itzkowitz  

Gerald H. Brody  

Elliot Pozmanter z”l 

Stephen Golden 

Carl Barnett 

Sidney Katz 

John Chansky  

Jonathan Hochman 

Eric Pell


Temple Emanuel

Newton, MA


Harold Parritz z”l 

Jack Weisman z”l  

Sam Silverman z”l 

Frank Aronson  

Alan Nissenbaum  

Irwin Cherniak  

Gergory Kaidanov  

Daniel Paisner  

Robert N. Brown  

Bruce A. Gold  

Robert A. Finkel  

David Greenfield 

David Beckman 

Dennis Buchenholz 

Marc Lowenthal 

Martin Paley 

Danny Mandeau  

Steven N. Broder 

Steve Goldstein  

Rick Thau 

David Mamon

Barry Bergman

Larry Glazer

Temple Emeth
Chestnut Hill, MA


Richard Gray  

Daniel Smolens z”l 

Glenn Mamon z”l 

Harris Rosenthal z”l  

Samuil Manski z”l  

David Decter  

Harry Tillinger  

Herbert Brody z”l 

Leonard Catz  z”l

Robert Lefkowith  

Yefim Kogan  

Alan Barron z”l 

Joseph H. Schwartz 

Phillip P. Cohen 

Elliot Mark 

Richard Hodin 

Scott C. Gladstone 

Julian E. Hyman  

Joel Katz 

Mark Gelfand

  


Temple Emunah
Lexington, MA


Morris Diamant z”l 

Barry Seidman z”l  

Dave Shnidman  

Garry Feldman  

Benjamin Cohen  

Mark Druy  

Howard Epstein  

Jack Karmazin z”l 

Stephen Dangel  

Shelly Lowenthal  

Mark Bobrow  

Edward Willins  

Howard Reubenstein 

David Goldberg 

Fred Ezekiel 

Joe Nissenbaum 

Mike Rosenberg 

Hal Miller-Jacobs  

Larry Marin 

David Srebnick 

Harvey Lowell 

Scott Lerman

Larry Andler

Buzz Hausner

 

Temple Israel of Natick 

Natick, MA


David Singer  

Cary Schwartz  

Allen D. Block  

Ralph Korenstein  

Norm Shufrin 

Kurt J. Linden  

Mark Needleman 

Joel Pravda 

John M. Sudenfield 

Doug Koltenuk 

David Talamo 

Philip J. Legro  

David Tursky 

Rabbi Daniel H. Liben 

Jay Salinger 

Daniel Zwelling

Jake Barth

 Alan Avery-Peck


Temple Israel
Sharon, MA


Robert Zeitsiff z”l  

Arthur Spar  

Motti Pupkin  

Morey Waltuck  

Elliot Feldman  

Sam Hurvitz z”l  

Harvey Wolf  

Neal Fineman  

David L. Arons  

Larry A. Lencz  

Irving Kempner  

Paul Davidson  

Cantor Alan Kritz 

Michael Getz 

Noah Horowitz 

Andrew Fandel 

Ron Czik 

Stephen E. Shrago 

Mark A. Popovsky, MD 

Aaron Kischel 

Larry Sandberg

Sonny Michelson

Harold Waisel

Steve Rafsky

 

Temple Ner Tamid

Peabody, MA


Harvey Cohen z”l 

Richard Strauss  

Allen Talewsky  

Larry Shuman  

Mark Rudin  

Henry Kaplan z”l 

Edward Gustat  

Mark Lerner z”l 

Elliot F. Wyner  

Rich Band  

Alan Titelbaum  

Sumner Feinstein z”l  

Todd Levine 

Melvin Babner 

Morris Sack z”l 

Steven J. Ring 

Alan F. Lehman 

Eric Richman 

Mark Lubarsky 

Jeffrey Schultz  

Larry Malatzky

David Ponn

David Goldberg z”l 

 Neal Kaufman


Temple Reyim
Newton, MA


Bernard Zigman z”l  

Arnie Weisman z”l  

Bruce Jacobs  

Bryon Rakoff  

James Bloom z”l  

Alan Radding  

David Stollar  

Leonard Brick z”l  

Stephen Soltoff z”l

Lawrence Saloman  

David Carlen  

Stuart M. Perlmutter  

Stuart Horowitz 

Fred Mermelstein 

Michael Baker 

Ian Marinoff 

Richard Brunell 

Ari Goldberg 

Joel Bloom 

 

Temple Shaare Tefilah 

Norwood, MA 


Bob Braitman  

Leonard Kaster z”l 

Stu Zorn  

Maury Weiner z”l 

Stu Green  

Ken Turkewitz  

Steven Baturin  

Robert A. Backman  

Marvin Wolfert  

Chazzan Joshua Grossman 

Peter Kolbe 

Mark D. Sukenik 

Ken Gordon (Shaare Tefilah / Beth Abraham) 

 


Temple Torat Yisrael 

East Greenwich, RI


Alan Olinsky 

Steven Shapiro 

Barry Kaplan 

David Talan 

Alan Field 

Lary Norin 

 Jeff Salk

 

Temple Emanu-El
Providence, RI


Josh Jacob

 

Cong Beth Israel of the Merrimack Valley


Rick Pike

 

Region Honoree


Richard Gray

Philip Platcow

David Kravitz (Community Builder)