Today I interviewed Ariel Goodman, owner of Pikesville Remodeling.

 How did you start your business, Pikesville Remodeling?

 When I was in fourth grade, our house was being remodeled. When I came home from school each day, I would play with the extra construction materials and look around at everything as it was being built. As I got older, I learned to work with my hands and got involved with carpentry and construction. At the beginning of my career, I worked for a carpentry company in Owings Mills. I learned many skills on the job and got my license. Soon after I got my license, I started my own company, Pikesville Remodeling.

Today I interviewed Mrs. Rochel Rochkind, a woman of extraordinary strength who is at the foundation of many key Baltimore community moments.

When did your family arrive in Baltimore?

My mother’s parents moved to Baltimore from New York in 1940, so she moved with them.

What was your experience, being part of the first class of Bais Yaakov of Baltimore?

Bais Yaakov was founded in 1942. My grandmother and mother were listening to the Jewish Hour on the radio and heard amazing things about Bais Yaakov. They were so impressed that they decided to send me there for school. My class was the first to go through the whole system, nursery through twelfth grade. We were eight girls. Now, we are all older, and many of us have children, grandchildren, and even great-grandchildren in Bais Yaakov.

Today, I interviewed Shaindy Kelman.

What year did?you graduate?Bais Yaakov Baltimore, and what was the school like then??? 

I?graduated in 1975?with a class of 22?girls! We were in the old building on Greenspring Avenue, and Rabbi?Steinberg, z”l,?was our principal.?We had a very loving and cohesive class.? 

Today, I interviewed Elise Wolf.

What year did you graduate from Bais Yaakov of Baltimore, and how have you seen the school change since??? 

I graduated in 1986. We had two classes with 35 girls. We had outstanding teachers, like Mrs. Willner, and Rabbi Steinberg was principal. There were color wars, trips, and productions! Back then, the plays were written by students or borrowed from other schools. Or we put on popular plays like Oliver or The Sound of Music.? 

The high school used to be seventh through twelfth grade, so it has significantly grown in size. You might not know everybody in your grade like you did then, but because of the size of the grades, there are many more opportunities today to be involved in your school.? 

Today, I interviewed Ruchi Tenenbaum.

What year did you graduate Bais Yaakov Baltimore, and what seminary did you go to? 

I graduated high school in 2008 and then went to Ateres for half a year. While there, I

made many good friends with whom I am still in touch.