Peter Loved Yiddish

Peter Sings Raizale -- click here
Peter loved Yiddish, he loved everything about the language, its cultural foundations and the rich theatrical and literary traditions -- many bestowed to him by his father Sid Stark. This song is something he recorded when a cousin (also a Yiddish lover) was on his deathbed, it was one of a dozen tracks he recorded to bring some cheer and delight to a loved one who was suffering.

Tribute to Peter - Save the Date - March 11, 2012

"A Song of a Merryman"

Please join Peter's family and friends at a tribute on March 11, 2012, at 3 p.m., hosted by the Sudbury Savoyards, 251 Old Sudbury Road, Sudbury, MA 01776. Reception to follow.

Please RSVP here:
http://www.sudburysavoyards.org/email/stark.html

Rabbi Ilana Garber, one of Peter's students, delivered this stirring eulogy at his funeral on January 8. It was a cold and windy day, and all the gathered friends and family were in a state of complete shock. Ilana's words were comforting and heartfelt, and her tribute speaks for itself.
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=explorer&chrome=true&srcid=1drfoIPR7xzVCI-NTpjedcNrPncC1HWBf2jud3amIHCXY6aO8TIG4-UWHXz6r&hl=en_US

A Student's Tribute

One of Peter's students, Claudia (Slavin) Schwartz, wrote this essay about him 20 years ago, when she was in high school. Not only does it capture Peter's unorthodox teaching style, but her words are a moving and beautiful tribute to a teacher who had few equals.

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1V4ritDtFHR7K1_13PDIqA7e_zYUYXF92Etg7VolfLMA

For Peter, the stage and the classroom were inseparable. Please see this link to the Sudbury Savoyards, one of the theater company's with which Peter was most closely associated. In fact, he is the stage director for a show set to open in February. http://www.sudburysavoyards.org/

Peter Aron Stark, revered teacher; beloved son, brother and family man; dear friend; respected actor and humorist was laid to rest beside his family in Freehold, New Jersey on Sunday, January 8, 2012. PETER - WE LOVE YOU

A profile of Peter at Tablet Magazine, written by Allison Hoffman

Peter at the brit milah of cousin Joel Ari Levin (2008)