Irving Sklaver, the youngest of five boys, was born on July 15, 1923 in the shetl of Hoscht, Poland. His father owned the hardware store. Irving grew up a proud Jew in a Jewish community. When the Nazis invaded Poland, Irving, then 17, left the village on a bicycle with two of his brothers, riding 600 kilometers to Kiev behind the Russian army. After escaping to Uzbekistan, Irving survived on his wits and grit, along with the support of the local Jewish communities. After the war, upon returning to Hoscht, he learned that only a handful of Jews, including his former classmate Sonia Kritchmar, had survived the war. Irving set out to look for Sonia, and found her in what he liked to describe as finding “a needle in a haystack.” The couple were married, traveled to a displaced persons camp in Germany and came to the United States in 1949 with their daughter, Linda, to begin a new life. Irving got a job at Hudson Pulp and Paper Company and quickly excelled. Another daughter, Sheila, was born in 1952 in the Bronx. They moved to Fair Lawn, New Jersey in 1959. After leaving Hudson Paper Company, he had many years of success as the owner of a printing company. Irving lived his life with appreciation for every moment, cherishing his Jewish identity. As the former President of the U.S. Society of Hosht , and Vice President on the board of the Fair Lawn Jewish Center and longtime fundraiser, Irving preserved the memory of the holocaust and embodied the Talmudic Statement, “Kol Yisrael arevim zeh bazeh – All Jews are responsible for each other.” Beyond his success, generosity, and commitment to his family, friends and community, especially Israel, he will be remembered for his positive attitude and for the nachas he received from being with his family. The nachas was mutual, as no family event was complete without his beautiful speeches, which always focused on his love for his family and deep appreciation for his wife, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. His memory will forever be a blessing.