family photo on the holiday cards that larry and his wife barbie sent each year, you would think about half of the 320 million people in our country were actually winebergs. the cards were wonderful, and they just seemed to go on and on and on. during that first conversation, larry asked me about family. i told him about my great-uncle max, who is one of the last jews to be murdered in auschwitz. i told him about my parents who pitched into the war effort during world war ii. and that was one of the first bonds i had with larry wineberg, and i think that was true of many of his friends. we had family who either were veterans themselves, loved ones who had wanted to make sure that the united states prevailed in world war ii. and that was larry. he served in europe during the war and sustained serious injuries in france. throughout his life, he carried that dedication to service that was so characteristic of so many of his generation. larry wineberg applied the lessons of the world to his leadership, of the american jewish community. he worked to promote understanding between religious groups while demonstrating a firm commitment to the jewish tradition of