2 couples chosen for JCCP/CBT tribute

Randy and Paul Auerbach of Park Ridge, formerly of Washington Township and Oradell, and Nina and Russell Rothman of Englewood, formerly of Oradell, will be honored at the Jewish Community Center of Paramus/Congregation Beth Tikvah’s annual journal dinner dance on Sunday, June 14, at 4:30 p.m., at the shul. The couples will be lauded for their years of dedication to the congregation.

Randy Auerbach was involved in the shul’s nursery and religious schools, education and youth committees, and young couples club. Paul Auerbach has served on the board for 22 years. During that time he has been the shul’s treasurer and chaired finance, search, negotiation, and nominating committees. The couple has three children, Amanda, Gregory, and Josh, and daughter-in-law, Josh’s wife, Michelle, and a granddaughter, Lily.

Nina Rothman was involved in several JCCP ventures, including its nursery school, young couples club, and religious school, and she ran the community Purim festival for many years. In the community, she worked for Shelter Our Sisters. Russell Rothman was the shul’s treasurer, vice president, and president. He also is co-chair of the American Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel, and a 15-year board member of the New Jersey chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. The Rothmans have three children, Michael, Dana, and Allison; two sons-in-law, Dana’s husband, Michael Weiss, and Allison’s husband, Paul Strachman, and two grandchildren, Dana and Michael’s twins, Jake and Dylan.