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Wishing You a Healthy and Sweet 5768
THE
Jewish Georgian
Volume 18, Number 6
What’s Inside
Have a Kosher
New Year
Thinking of going kosher? Now is a
great time to start.
By Rabbi Reuven Stein
Page 41
March of the Living
Two weeks changed the life of a Jewish
teenager.
By Josh Slovin
Page 28
Distinguished Speaker
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is featured at this
year’s Leo and Berry Eizenstat
Memorial Lecture.
By Susan Kahn
Page 37
The Real Unreal Deal
Genuine Fake Rabbis reach out to the
unaffiliated.
By Joel Alpert
Page 16
Protecting Your
Good Credit
Atlanta, Georgia
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007
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TRIBE Three-Sixty a new option for Atlanta’s Jewish teens
What’s in a name? When you’re talking
about the newest Jewish agency in town,
there’s a lot. Since TRIBE Three-Sixty,
Atlanta’s hub for today’s Jewish youth,
burst onto
the community scene
July 1, the
agency has
been the talk
of the town.
“ We ’ r e
creating
something
entirely new
and exciting
for Atlanta’s
J e w i s h
teens,” says
C h e r i
Cheri Levitan
Levitan,
TRIBE’s executive director. “We’re replac-
ing classroom lectures with interactive and
energizing educational activities that will
turn on the teens to Judaism.”
The agency—in a previous incarnation,
the Center for Jewish Education &
Experiences and Tichon Atlanta—is offering teens a unique combination of community-wide programs and educational opportunities that are intended to complement
Jewish youth groups, summer camps, student clubs, and day school experiences.
“TRIBE Three-Sixty meets one of the
major needs discovered in the demographic
study conducted for the Jewish Federation
of Greater Atlanta,” says Robyn Faintich,
senior director. “That is the need to create
Jewish youth who are confident with their
Jewish identities, as demonstrated by a
commitment to Jewish values, Jewish continuity, and Israel. Through a creative combination of experiential education and initiatives, TRIBE Three-Sixty wants to help
Atlanta’s teens grab their Judaism, twist it,
turn it, and
ultimately
own it.”
Hence
the name.
The
word
“tribe,”
w h i c h
became part
of
Jewish
heritage
after
the
Exodus from
Egypt, when
the Jewish
people were
Robyn Faintich
divided into
12 tribes, speaks of community, in this case,
a community of teens. The number threeSee TRIBE, page 5
Hope comes from a great hospital
By Leon Socol
At the beginning of the last century, a
small, four-tent “hospital” was set up in the
desert outside Los Angeles to quarantine
patients with tuberculosis. The hospital
staff consisted of a doctor and a nurse. It
was the beginning of the renowned City of
Hope Hospitals. That institution has grown
to become one of the world’s best hospitals
for cancer research and treatment, as well
as other medical fields such as diabetes,
HIV/AIDS, and bone marrow transplantation.
City of Hope’s medical campus is located on a 134-acre site in Duarte, California,
where its original tent hospital began. The
institution has been recognized as one of 30
outstanding medical research and treatment
centers in the country and lauded for its caring medical staff. Its outreach programs are
offered throughout the United States and
many foreign countries.
City of Hope directs 85 cents of every
dollar raised to essential research and treatment. Patient services are offered on a nonsectarian basis.
In the past few years, exciting discoverSee HOPE, page 5
With the Brickery’s pay-at-the-table system, you’ll never lose sight of your credit card.
By Brian Katzowitz
Page 6
A Leader in His Field
Robert Friedmann is Georgia State
University’s first Distinguished Chair of
Public Safety Partnerships.
Page 34
Jeanie and Dick Katz attended the
City of Hope convention and honored the memories of their loved
ones.
Don’t miss the multimedia presentation of Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat. This community theater production can be
seen at the Morris and Rae Frank Theatre at the MJCCA, September
6-16. For the complete story, go to MJCCA News on page 10.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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Reclaim Righteousness
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I have written before about the soundness of the time cycles in Judaism. The
Sabbath gives us a day of rest and reflection
each week to put our thoughts in renewed
priorities. Our daily prayers are designed to
put our relationship with God and the teachings of the religion in the forefront of our
lives. And for most of us, the Days of Awe,
which occur once each year at this time, act
as a focal point to bring all of this to bear
almost as a summation.
We live our lives with a microscopic
view of our existence, and we tend to see
the world as it affects us at this time and this
place. Even during the annual Rosh
Hashanah-Yom Kippur holy days, we tend
to focus on the small window of life as it
deals with our own personal space. And this
is as it should be, for this is a time when we
try to realign our existence with that which
Judaism teaches us should be.
But part of this introspective examination must be couched in a realization that,
unlike the sun, the world does not revolve
around us, nor is there only the present:
there is the past and the future. The words
of our prayers are guideposts, not acts.
These words should stimulate us to delve
deeply into who and what we are, our relationship with other individuals, and our
responsibilities as Jews, Americans, and
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Restaurant Eugene
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BY Marvin
Botnick
humans. Words are merely the joining of
letters of an alphabet into something to
which a meaning has been ascribed. Saying
or reading words does not do anything but
create an utterance. It is understanding and
believing the words, which are being read
or spoken, that is necessary, and it is the
transference of these words into actions that
actually gives true meaning to the words.
A good, wholesome life is something
that most of us seek. Part of this package is
an inner peace, which seems to be one of
the most elusive parts of life. Maybe this
elusiveness is partially caused by a misdirection of what is important and a priority
of values. Maybe we do not visualize the
realistic picture that we are really only one
of many dots.
I have heard a number of people, some
of whom may not attend services on a regular basis, say that the solemnity of the holidays, the aura arising from the services,
and the extended removal from the daily
routine leaves them with a feeling like no
other they experience during the rest of the
year. The hustle and bustle seems to give
way to calm, and there is a feeling of serenity that they say envelops them.
In different degrees, we all lack interpersonal skills. This is a time when we can
and should try to understand our shortcomings and realize how we unintentionally
may have hurt others, many times those
who mean the most to us. Take this time to
stop and think about this and remember, as
an unattributed quote I read recently put it,
“To the world you may mean just a person,
but to a person you may mean the world.”
Many of us are caught up in the dynamics of everyday living and the competitiveness that has become a mantra. We seem to
have imputed into our value system a need
for tangible rewards for our actions rather
than our Jewish concept of good deeds for
the sake of righteousness. In Judaism we
refer to a righteous person as a tzaddik, a
person who does not just obey the letter of
the law but also encompasses in his actions
the spirit and intent of what is required. As
we enter this High Holiday season, this is a
concept that should guide us in this time of
introspection and prayer. Hopefully we will
move forward into the new year in a spirit
of tolerance and acceptance.
Shana Tovah!
Atlanta Art Gallery
"Bistro Chefs", Robert Spooner, oil on panel, 24" x 26"
3005 Peachtree Road, NE . Suite B . Atlanta, Georgia 30305 . Tel: 404.816.7322
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
www.AtlantaArtGallery.com
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
What’s
HAPPENING
ARTHUR BLANK, MICHAEL VICK,
AND JEWISH LAW. We attended Atlanta
Falcons owner Arthur Blank’s July 24 press
conference on the Vick dog-fighting kerfuffle and can tell you that he said all the right
things, although many of them never got
reported in the press. He stressed how much
he loves dogs and hates dog fighting and
other cruelty to animals, which took some
courage, since his star quarterback had just
been accused of doing terribly cruel things
to dogs.
Although Arthur had a ten-year, $130million contract with him, he clearly distanced himself from Vick. This did not
please some of his fans, but was the right
thing to do, and we congratulate Arthur on
the integrity he showed early on in this crisis for his
team.
Maybe
he will even
help support
legislation to
be introduced
next year to
strengthen
G e o rg i a ’s
laws against
dog fighting.
Amidst
all
this
uproar, we
Atlanta Falcons owner
are proud to
Arthur Blank
note
that
Judaism has strong laws and teachings forbidding cruelty to animals, and even the Ten
Commandments require kindness to creatures in our care, mandating that they, too,
be allowed a day of rest on Shabbat.
RENAISSANCE WOMAN ANN TITELMAN. Our “Most Interesting Person” this
month is the always delightful, strikingly
beautiful, and elegantly glamorous Ann
Titelman—fashion model; commercial realtor; bond broker; art and classical music aficionada; web entrepreneur; founder of the
Concorde Group, a brokerage firm for tenants specializing in leasing—and full-time
animal lover and rescuer.
Ann’s family founded the famous
Puritan Sportswear company and moved
here from Pennsylvania a few years back.
At Emory, Ann majored in anthropology
and business, with a minor in French, and
she has had an exciting and successful
career in real estate and bonds. She’s even
dated real estate tycoon and U.S. News &
World Report owner Mort Zuckerman, the
lucky guy.
Ann also has a heart of gold. After
Hurricane Katrina left tens of thousands of
pet dogs and cats stranded in New Orleans,
BY Reg
Regenstein
many trapped
in their aband o n e d
homes, Ann
spent almost
three months
there, wearing wading
b o o t s
(designer, of
course) up to
her
hips;
breaking
down doors
with
axes
The multi-talented
and
crowAnn Titelman
bars; wading
through filthy water; rescuing, feeding, and
rehabilitating stranded pets; and getting one
or two hours sleep a night.
One of her rescued cats, a veterinarian
told her, had only about a ten percent
chance of survival, but now is her “angel in
heaven”—happily living with Ann in her
home.
Ann is very private, and the only reason
she is letting us write about her is to plug
her animal rescue group, Camp Rescue,
with which she now spends much of her
time. As long as there are animals that need
help, her business ventures will have to
share her valuable time.
Check out her group at www.camprescue.org, and contact them if you’d like to
get involved. Just getting to meet Ann
would make all your effort worthwhile.
Ann is an amazing person—she told us
that once, in Africa, she ate a peanut butter
and jelly sandwich while hanging from a
tree limb in Kenya, but that’s for another
column.
A NIGHT IN BARCELONA. If you can’t
take a trip to Spain this year, the next best
thing is the William Breman Jewish Home’s
upcoming gala, “A Night in Barcelona,”
November 17, at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta.
Celebrating the romance of Spain, the gala
will feature stirring flamenco dancers, classical Spanish guitar, a mime performance,
singers, a dance band, a European-style
market, fabulous food prepared by Chef
Billy Skiber of the Grand Hyatt Atlanta,
plus live and silent auctions.
The gala honors two of our community’s most dedicated and respected members,
S a n d y
London and
F r e d
Halperin,
who volunteer for the
home on an
almost daily
basis.
Publicity
Chair
Randi Levy,
of ResumeWorks (more
Sandy London
about
her
later), promises “a sensory feast, with the
heady scent of blooms wafting through the
o u t d o o r
European
market, full
of
unique
items…..The
e v e n i n g ’s
excitement
builds, as the
exquisite aromas and delicious tastes
of our culinary extravaganza
are
u
n
v
e
i
l
e
d
.”
Fred Halperin
We can hardly wait. Hasta la vista!
The muy sympatica, bonita Co-Chair
Janet Selig says, “The 2007 Fall Golden
Gala promises to be a most unique and
exciting celebration,” with a live auction
that includes a brand-new 2008 ES 350
Lexus and a silent auction featuring swanky
dinners and trips.
For complete info on the gala, contact
Adria Wiggins at the Jewish Home, 404351-8410.
To everyone involved in this wonderful
evening, we offer congratulations and
muchas gracias for all your hard work.
HELPING ISRAEL’S DISABLED. No
group does more good work or is more
deserving of our support than the Israel
Sport Center for the Disabled, which helps
rehabilitate disabled Israeli kids, wounded
soldiers, and others.
Executive Director David Koren was in
town a few days ago, meeting with some
Atlanta Friends of the Center—including
Mark Euster, Lois and Larry Frank, Beverly
Greenwald, and Lori Halpern at the lovely,
woods-surrounded home of Marcia and
Michael Schwarz.
Right now, the center serves 550 kids,
teaching them swimming, table tennis, and
wheelchair basketball.
As David says, it’s a wonderful feeling
to see the kids go from total helplessness to
being useful members of society; many
have even won numerous competitions in
tournaments around the world.
The Friends of the Center in Atlanta are
encouraging kids who get bar/bas mitzvahed to take on the center as a project, especially in helping them purchase wheelchairs. For information on how to contribute and help out, contact Marcia and
Michael at msmrs@mindspring.com.
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From October 14-17, the center is sponsoring “Good Wheel 2007,” a four-day,
265-mile bike ride, through the lovely
scenery of the Galilee and the Golan, to
support the ISCD. For details, contact
info@iscd.com,
or
visit
http://bikeride.iscd.com.
SENIOR CITIZENS’ BEST FRIENDS. Jill
Berry and Jade Sykes have for years been
making life more enjoyable for our senior
citizens, entertaining them during the holidays, providing them with gifts, and spending time with folks who sometimes get
lonely from a lack of visitors or family. The
mother-daughter team is so beautiful, just
seeing and being with them would be
enough to cheer up anyone. It sure lifts our
spirits.
Recently, Jill and Jade helped organize a
cocktail party at the magnificent home of
two of Buckhead’s most gracious and
charming hosts, Danielle Berry and Mark
Squillante. The party benefited Santa for
Seniors, which gathers gifts all year long, to
be delivered to seniors during the winter
holidays. Some 150 hungry, schmoozing,
gift-bearing guests showed up, and it was a
delightful evening.
“Senior citizens are probably our loneliest and least considered group,”
Chairperson Jill Filler Saul Berry explained.
“A little bitty gift makes them smile like the
days when they were young.”
Reg with Jade Sykes (left) and Jill
Berry
Santa for Seniors, a program of Senior
Citizen Services of Metropolitan Atlanta
(which is probably best known for its Meals
on Wheels program), is collecting new,
unwrapped “senior-friendly” items, such as
large-print books, bath or personal hygiene
products, small blankets, slip-resistant slippers, personal fans, flashlights, and stationery. Items can be dropped off at SCS,
1705 Commerce Drive NW, between 9:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. For more information, contact Steve Hargrove at hargrove@scsatl.org
or 404-605-8450, or visit www.scsatl.org.
MISS AMERICAN PIE OUT IN PAPERBACK. Margaret Sartor’s acclaimed book
about growing up in Louisiana in the 1970s,
Miss American Pie, is just out in paperback.
Better get one—or several for gifts—before
they sell out.
The New York Times and Washington
Post bestseller was included in O, The
Oprah Magazine’s “What to read this summer”; the Chicago Tribune said it was “the
best book of the year”; and, of course, we
here at The JG gave it our highest praise,
which we’re sure helped it soar to the top.
See HAPPENING, page 4
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Page 4
Happening
From page 3
Margaret is married to native Atlantan
and renowned photographer Alex Harris,
whose distinguished old Atlanta family—
Helen and Cecil Alexander, Carol and Art
Harris, Judith and Ed Augustine, Jill and
G e o r g e
Brown, and
Sophie and
Alan
Joel,
celebrated the
paperback’s
publication at
a great party
at Wordsmith
Books
in
Decatur.
M a r g a r e t ’s
diary
has
Author Margaret Sartor some
wild
entries, such
the one on November 22, 1963, when she
heard that President Kennedy had been shot
and then went and got her hair done. Well,
Margaret’s hair certainly looked fine at her
book party, but we’ve gotta say that the
prettiest woman there was her mother-inlaw, Helen.
Here’s an entry from July 3, 1972: “A
111-year-old lady in our church died yesterday. I thought she was already dead.”
And on August 9: “Today everyone was
angry. Momma was angry at Stella and
Mary, who were angry at each other.
Momma was angry at Daddy because he
didn’t care enough about who was angry.
Daddy left and Stella started crying and
Mary went outside and slammed the door.
Mama made a racket in the kitchen. Bill
went to his room and read comic books. I
hated it.”
Bless their hearts!
Miss American Pie is available at
Amazon.com and better bookstores everywhere.
RESUMEWORKS. If you wonder what
ResumeWorks is, let us tell you. It is Randi
Levy, a professional résumé writer who
“enables clients to ‘wow’ prospective
employers
with...interview-generating
communications.” She coaches clients
through the interview process, and her
“attention-getting communications open
doors and empower clients confidently to
sell themselves in a competitive marketplace.”
Randi is from Montgomery; is married
to Savannahian Sid Levy, a commodities
broker specializing in peanuts; and has two
sons: Matthew, a junior at Emory, and Zach,
a freshman at UGA. She is on the boards of
Congregation Or Hadash and the Jewish
Home Auxiliary.
Randi has been involved with career
consulting for over 15 years, mostly with
one of the largest corporate outplacement
firms in the world, where she teaches seminars on managing the job search and résumé
writing. She started ResumeWorks about
six months ago, “because I was getting
requests from people that I know who were
interested in changing careers, getting back
into the work force, or had children getting
ready to embark on jobs after college. Over
the years, I have worked with people from
virtually all industries. My expertise is in
the process. Thinking through and developing a solid résumé lays the foundation for
an effective job search.” Check out her
website, www.myresumeworks.net.
Randi
is a true professional, and
we’ve got a
challenge for
her: finding
us a real job
so we don’t
have to keep
plugging
restaurants
and bars in
our column
just for the
free
meals
Résumé writer
and
drinks.
If
Randi Levy
she can make
our résumé look good, she can do anything.
CLAUDIA LEWIS VISITS HER HOMETOWN. Native Atlantan and now Miami
resident Claudia Lewis was in town for a
few days in July, and she looks just as beautiful and youthful as when she was growing
up here, and all the guys had a crush on her.
She made a side trip to visit her 92-yearold cousin in Alabama, Donald Lewis, who,
she says, “...still has the bluest blue eyes
and all his hair! He is a vegetarian. He was
a lieutenant in the war, and he was assigned
to Supreme Headquarters on Eisenhower’s
staff.”
Claudia Lewis with Yetti Levinson
Arp, Laura Krugman Vincens, and
Susan Postal
DINE-IN
TAKE-OUT
CATERING
6080 Roswell Road
Atlanta, GA 30328
Tel: 404-943-0091
Fax: 404-943-0098
www.nothingbutnoodles.com
Claudia had dinner with some old
friends, the lovely and charming native
Atlantans Laura Krugman Vincens (now
living in Paris) and Yetti Levinson Arp, as
well as Florida friend Susan Postal, who
went to camp Sky Lake with many
Atlantans.
Best of all, we even got to have a drink
with Claudia under the pretense of conducting an interview for our column.
Claudia has a family of mentally and
physically challenged folks that she mentors and helps, and she takes them to the
Piccadilly Cafeteria at Greenbrier Mall
whenever she is in town. Now that’s a real
power lunch—the power of compassion—
and Claudia is truly just as sweet as she is
beautiful.
THE WEINSTEIN HOSPICE. Bailey
Barash’s great film, 203 Days, co-produced
with the Weinstein Hospice, has won a prestigious CINE Golden Eagle Award. Golden
Eagles are recognized “internationally as
symbols of the highest production standards
in filmmaking and videography.” Among
the previous winners are such luminaries as
Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, Ken Burns,
Frederick
Wiseman,
and
Charles
Guggenheim.
203 Days is the story of an 89-year-old
terminally ill Atlantan, Sarah Neider, and
her daughter, Kaye Green. It shows the final
months of Sarah’s life and how she, Kaye
(with whom she is living), their family, and
the hospice conduct their day-to-day activities and cope with her impending demise.
Weinstein Hospice will use the documentary for
education
and outreach
to community
groups,
synagogues,
and
other
interested
organizations. It will
be submitted
to film festivals (including
next
Filmmaker Bailey
y
e
a
r
’ s
Barash
A t l a n t a
Jewish Film Festival) and media outlets.
In collaboration with Joseph M. Civetta,
M.D., professor of surgery, University of
Connecticut School of Medicine, 203 Days
is available for viewing on the internet at
http://fitsweb.uchc.edu/days/days.html,
accompanied by a study guide. This is
offered without cost to anyone who might
find it useful for educational purposes.
To purchase a DVD of 203 Days, go to
http://bbarash.com/bb_203days.htm.
BANGKOK THYME. We have become
addicted to the delicious food at Bangkok
Thyme restaurant in Sandy Springs, and
lots of other folks have, too, judging by the
many loyal customers we see there.
The food is authentic Thai, featuring
delectable dishes from the various regions
of the country, including several types of
curry, noodles, rice, and soups such as
coconut and spicy/sour—most of which can
be ordered to your specifications, including
leaving out the meat. There is even a sushi
bar, with the most imaginative and diverse
rolls and variations we have seen in a long
time. You can view the menu at
www.bangkokthyme.com.
Bangkok Thyme is conveniently located at 4969 Roswell Road at Belle Isle
(phone: 404-389-0909). We wish you the
Thai equivalent of bon appetit.
GOLDBERG’S DELI. We don’t know if
it’s the new décor or the old food, but loyal
customers are mobbing the newly refurbished Goldberg’s at 4383 Roswell Road.
Before proprietor Howard Aaron admonishes us, let us hasten to add that we don’t
mean the food’s old, of course, just that it’s
the same treasured dishes. Goldberg’s has
See HAPPENING, page 5
Tribe
From page 1
sixty, in conjunction with the arrows in the
agency’s logo, illustrates the comprehensive approach designed to encourage teens
to create and be comfortable with their own
unique Jewish identity.
TRIBE Three-Sixty is leveraging the
expertise of local rabbis, youth educators,
and other professionals to construct something entirely new in Atlanta. Its foundation
is based on three cornerstone programs.
Pathways, a Jewish learning community for 8th-graders, is centered on four minicourses that launch September 9. Each
mini-course is themed and comprises two
Sunday sessions and a weekend retreat, for
a complete program total of eight sessions
and four retreats. The themes are: American
Jewish Teen; Discover Israel; The Big
Questions; and Shmirat HaGuf: Guarding
the Mind, Body, and Soul. Parents are invited to some of the Sunday sessions.
Journeys, the program for 9th-graders,
begins October 14 and includes six Sunday
Hope
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ies have been made in the institution’s laboratories. In one study, it was found that
directly injecting islet cells into the liver of
a diabetic allows the organ to regenerate
insulin on its own, which may result in a
cure for diabetes rather than just a treatment. Other medical treatment discoveries
are just as dramatic. Many patients who
have been told by other medical facilities
that their conditions were terminal have
turned to City of Hope and had wonderful
results.
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June, City of
Hope held
its
2007
National
Convention
in Beverly
Hills, with
800
delegates
and
volunteers
from across
the country
Hazel Katz, a pioneer in
attenmember of the Atlanta dance. The
chapter of City of Hope
three-day
conference was packed with programs and
seminars about the workings of the research
Happening
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always served what people love so much,
the best deli food in town. As good as New
York’s, without the rudeness. Our favorites
are the healthy and delicious Jewish-style
grits, barley and mushroom soup, veggie
burger, and all the Odwalla fruit drinks,
which somehow seem to taste better when
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workshops and three trips to Southern
cities. Participants will travel to Charleston,
Birmingham, Montgomery, and Utica,
Mississippi, in a program focusing on
Southern Jewish identity.
Crossroads, launching September 30,
provides a variety of alternatives for 10ththrough 12th-graders, including Pop
Culture, Leadership Development, and Sex
in the Texts. The program includes 15
Sunday evenings and two camp
Shabbatonim.
All Sunday programs will be held at
The Weber School, and all Shabbatonim
will be at Camp Ramah Darom.
But that’s not all. TRIBE Three-Sixty
also encompasses the Israel Experience
program, which disburses scholarship
money provided by the Jewish Federation
of Greater Atlanta. Passport to Israel certificates, presented to youth becoming b’nai
mitzvah at participating congregations, provide $350 for approved high-school Israel
programs. Scholarships for Jewish camps
are also allocated by TRIBE Three-Sixty,
although the money comes from endowment funds housed at the Federation.
To further encourage teens to travel to
Israel, TRIBE Three-Sixty will launch a
pilot community-wide trip next summer,
when Israel will celebrate its 60th year.
March of the Living, another program
of TRIBE Three-Sixty, takes high-school
juniors and seniors to Poland for a week to
memorialize Yom HaShoah and then to
Israel to celebrate Yom HaAtzmaut. The
next march is April 28-May 11, 2008.
Recruitment for this life-changing experience is in full swing. Space is limited, so
teens are encouraged to contact TRIBE
Three-Sixty as soon as possible.
Experiential education comes in many
forms. For instance, TRIBE Three-Sixty
encourages teens’ involvement in community service. Amy’s Party, in its 13th year, is
a holiday party for children living in homeless shelters and foster homes. Scheduled
this year for December 9 at The Weber
School, Amy’s Party is an informal program
designed for Jewish 8th- through 12thgraders to give back to the larger community.
J-Serve, scheduled for April 13, 2008,
is the Jewish element of an annual day of
service for youth throughout the world. It is
a day on which Jewish teens join their coun-
terparts in other faith communities, other
cities, and other countries, in giving of their
time to serve the communities in which
they live. J-Serve 2007 engaged over 7,000
students in service projects coordinated in
over 70 different communities.
“TRIBE Three-Sixty’s target market is
the 89 percent of Atlanta’s Jewish teens
who do not attend Jewish day schools,”
says Levitan. According to the Atlanta
Population Research study, of the 9,700
Jewish teens between the ages of 12-17,
only 1,200 are engaged in Jewish programming or formal education. More worrisome
is the fact that 49 percent of Atlanta’s
Jewish teens live in intermarried households, and, of those, 67 percent have not
had any Jewish education.
TRIBE Three-Sixty hopes to find these
teens where they are. Thus, the marketing
efforts will employ the latest media and
technology, such as podcasts, as well as utilize terminology that speaks to teens.
“The whole idea is to encourage our
teens to become members of the TRIBE,”
states Faintich.
For more information, visit www.tribethreesixty.org, or call 404-961-9950.
hospital and its accomplishments. Among
the many volunteers recognized for their
work and support were Dick and Jeanie
Katz, who represented the Atlanta City of
Hope chapter.
Dick Katz said he was amazed at the
operation of the hospital and research facilities, even though, as a layman, he didn’t
understand all the scientific material presented at the seminars. He and his wife
were drawn to the research of City of Hope,
in part, because their previous spouses died
from the same type of cancer. In addition,
Dick’s parents, Hazel and Jay Katz, were
ardent volunteers for the organization. Dick
explained that his parents weren’t able to
make large donations, but his father said his
greatest contribution to City of Hope was
his wife. Hazel recruited many volunteers
for the Atlanta chapter and continued to
work on its behalf until her death. Dick
found several plaques in the institution’s
buildings dedicated to his parents.
On October 8, the Atlanta chapter of
City of Hope will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a dinner at the Fish Market. The
guest speaker will be Bill Nigut, regional
director of ADL. At the dinner, Dick and
Jeanie will be honored for their philanthropy and recent $100,000 pledge in Hazel
Katz’s memory. Dick has generously supported many charities, but, he said, “I was
tremendously impressed with what I saw
and heard at the City of Hope’s convention.
If I had known how pleasurable it is to give
money away, I would have worked harder
to make more.”
The entire Atlanta community is invited
to attend the chapter’s anniversary event.
For more information and to make reservations, call Reva Riener, 770-565-6793. For
information about City of Hope, including
patient admission, call 800-423-7119.
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The Brickery wants to take the headache out of settling the bill
By Brian Katzowitz
The routine is the same for almost
everyone, everywhere. Whether you’re
grabbing a quick bite during a busy lunch
hour at Chili’s or enjoying a filet mignon at
Atlanta’s finest steakhouse, paying the bill
can be an arduous, multi-step process. But
in an industry that has come increasingly
under fire due to credit card theft and
“skimming,” in which a card’s magnetic
strip is duplicated, restaurant owners are
beginning to seek out other options.
Bruce Alterman, the longtime owner of
The Brickery, a Sandy Springs restaurant
staple for the synagogue crowd, understands the massive flaw in the restaurant
industry’s payment system and is participating in a pilot project to offer a pay-atthe-table system for his customers.
Developed by Verifone, the project supplies
The Brickery’s waitstaff with manual credit card machines that allow customers to
never lose sight of their cards.
“It benefits us and our customers in a
number of different ways,” said Alterman.
“In addition to streamlining efficiency and
greatly reducing the chance that cards get
misplaced, it will hopefully eliminate the
credit card fraud that’s plaguing our industry.”
Already prevalent in Europe, the payat-the-table system has yet to hit the mainstream in the U.S., although many owners,
Alterman included, predict that it will.
Whether due to the expense, up to $12,000
per restaurant, or skepticism about its reliability or effectiveness, it is unclear whether
systems like Verifone’s will become the
norm when dining out.
For Alterman’s restaurant, the pay-atthe-table system offers him the chance to
jump ahead of the curve in the restaurant
business, an opportunity rarely afforded to
a family-owned, neighborhood establishment. “We haven’t always had the financial
resources to compete against the big chains,
but the advent of new technology like these
systems puts us on equal footing,” he said.
While he may not enjoy the revenue of
Atlanta’s chain restaurants, Alterman has
done something right in his 16 years of
owning The Brickery. The customers are
loyal and the crowds steady. Rarely does
one pass through the front door without recognizing a familiar face from down the
street or down the aisle at temple.
The pay-at-the-table system may or
may not make it out of the pilot stage, but
Alterman will continue seeking out options
to lead the way in customer service and
restaurant efficiency.
PAY AT THE TABLE: Katie Rosenberg with Brickery regulars Arlene Turry,
Kimberly Jordan, and Sherry King
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Your everyday life will fascinate
future generations
For the last several years, I have been
writing my memoirs. Since I was the only
Jewish kid in a small Southern mill town, I
thought it could make some interesting reading, similar to The Jew Store by Stella
Suberman.
I have published some of my experiences
in The Jewish Georgian and may still put the
stories in book form. However, if that does not
happen, there still will be a record for my kids
and their kids. I believe that all of us have a
story to tell, and, if we do not act, that story
will be forgotten after we leave this earth. Of
course, there will be photographs and letters
(although, these days, many people e-mail or
call). However, thoughts and feelings cannot
be captured by a photograph alone.
Recently, I saw the “Anne Frank in the
World” exhibition and learned a great deal
when I saw a video that gave a brief history of
the Franks. Anne’s father said he did not realize the depth of his daughter’s personality
until he read her diary. He said he thought he
knew his daughter, but he did not. His comments reinforced my determination to keep
writing my memoirs.
Another occurrence also helped me continue to write. Several years ago, my wife’s
cousin Michael Carasik, who lives in
Philadelphia and is a Judaics scholar at the
University of Pennsylvania, received an email from the YIVO Institute for Jewish
Research in New York, asking if he was related to a Sam Carasik. It seems that over 50
years ago, there was a contest in which participants were asked to submit accounts of their
immigrant experiences. Sam Carasik, who
was born in Russia and immigrated to
Baltimore in the early 1900s, submitted his
story.
The stories entered in the contest were
forgotten, only to be rediscovered in the mid1990s. Of the more than 200 stories, YIVO
wanted to publish 15 in book form. Sam
Carasik’s entry was one of the 15. Needing a
release from a family member, YIVO located
Michael via the internet and contacted him.
The bottom line is that Sam Carasik was
indeed my wife’s grandfather. YIVO sent the
120-page story to Michael, who sent a copy to
my wife. The story was written in Yiddish, but
the institute provided an English translation.
My wife and I read with great interest her
grandfather’s account of growing up in
Poland. At one point in the story, Sam mentioned his beautiful two-year-old granddaughter. (My wife was his first grandchild.) He also
had some vivid comments about his wife. I
met Sam once, after Marilyn and I were married. (He was living in Jacksonville, Florida,
at the time.) He had an infectious smile and a
wonderful, hearty laugh. I remember Marilyn
telling me how intelligent he was. In his autobiography, he recounted many times the books
he read as a boy. Sam had truly left a legacy to
his family.
By now, I know what you are saying. “I
can’t write. My memories are not that good. I
can’t remember things.” Just know that you
BY Bill
Sonenshine
probably are not going to publish your story.
You are writing for future generations. Don’t
worry about grammar. Just write as if you
were talking. Start off slowly—maybe a halfpage, maybe once a week, maybe once a
month. You don’t have to show your work to
anybody.
A technique to help you remember experiences is to look at old photographs. Think
about what was happening at the time. What
were your thoughts? Were you happy, sad, or
angry? There are also good books on writing
memoirs. If you really do not want to write,
use a good tape recorder. If you feel comfortable doing so, you might ask someone to type
what you have recorded.
Remember Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign?
You will be amazed how you can remember
things once you get started—and, I promise
you, it will be fun. Just think—one day, maybe
your grandkids or great-grandkids will read
your story instead of just looking at pictures. I
like to imagine my own saying, “Wow, I didn’t know that about granddad. He was really
something.”
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A mission to Moldova brings blessings to all
By Susan N. Orloff
With trepidation, this 60-year-old occupational therapist packed suitcases
crammed with toys and began a journey that
would actualize the Yiddish song, “Mayn
Shtetle Beltz” (My Little Shtetl Beltz).
It was a journey less of miles and more
of visualized memories of what my Bubbie
Yettie had told me of her life “back in the
old country” and images of my mother, of
Blessed Memory, glibly referring to herself
as the “Queen of Romania.” In so many
ways, I felt as if I went home.
And like trips back home, it was warm,
welcoming, and familiar.
I almost didn’t go. I was scared and
unsure about going far away to a place
where I didn’t know anyone. My daughter’s
good friends, the Spaldings, convinced me
otherwise, and so, on faith in Hashem, off I
went.
Once the decision was made, it was as if
instant fairy godmothers appeared in the
form of Terri Bagen, Julie Kaminsky, and
Natalia Alhazov. The trip was organized by
Jewish Healthcare International and directed by Terri, who is a mitzvah guided by the
hand of G-d.
The first stop was Kishinev, a bustling
city of electric streetcars and outdoor cafés.
It is also home to the Kishinev Jewish
Center, a large building housing a daycare
Inbar Kremer, Miri Ratson (standing), Susan Orloff, Natalia Alhazov,
Brooke Zimet, and Lauren Zimet
center and multiple Jewish agencies, working to recreate, stimulate, and preserve
Jewish life in an area of the world that was
over 60% Jewish before World War II. The
optimism, dedication, and hunger for information demonstrated by the staff and program participants was infectious; I was at
once both the teacher and the student—
learning from them about appreciating life
at its roots, while re-discovering mine.
Next came Tiraspol, an island of
Russian rule in the middle of the country,
where visas are required for entry. Now that
was scary! It was as if we needed a visa to
go from Buckhead to Marietta.
But visas and rules and a 90-minute
border delay didn’t diminish the warm
reception we received from the doctors,
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who displayed an evident love of learning.
As an occupational therapist who uses
games as therapy, I know that the language
of play requires no interpreter, so I prepared
various activities in which the children
eagerly joined.
Beltz was amazing, both the Jewish
center and the home visits. Going to see the
homes—the small, well-kept living quarters
of people who are poor but proud—was
heart-warming. This was the shtetl. The dirt
roads, the gardens of potatoes, and kitchens
smaller than most of our guest bathrooms
awed me as I remembered my bubbie’s
“struddle and milikah”—how did she do it
in such a small place? I could close my eyes
and see Shabbos of 100 years ago in these
humble, well-loved little homes.
Camp was another experience—I taught
baseball, one of my favorites—and both
children with and without disabilities
played together. Although all the games
were “tied”—courtesy of a little rigging on
my part—clearly, I felt like the winner.
My mission-mates were outstanding.
We became more than colleagues—we
formed friendships that I am sure will last.
We learned so much from one another.
Lauren Zimet expanded my vision of
speech therapy, and her empathy with children, teachers, and families expanded my
professionalism as well. I am lucky that she
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My wishes for the New Year
I listen to the news all during the day
and into the night—on the radio, on TV, in
my car, in the kitchen, in my bedroom. It is
a habit I need to break. I’m sick of the
news!
All this over-saturation has one
redeeming feature—it has made me sure of
what I wish for the New Year. My first wish
is that I never hear of another American
soldier killed in Iraq. I cry for these young
boys and for their
families.
My next wish
is for a political
climate free of
lies, spin, deception, and wrongdoing. May our
country
know
truth, honor, and
the respect it so
richly deserves.
I wish that stem cell research becomes
a reality. When lives could be saved with
this advance, how can the funding for it be
questioned?
Recently, I heard the news of an agreement to sell more arms to countries in the
Middle East. How can increased arms be
thought the road to peace?
Every day here in Atlanta, there are
BY Carolyn
Gold
more and more shootings—families, children, young and old victims of violence. Is
it too much to ask for stricter limitations on
firearms?
I wish that the
trillions of dollars
we are spending
on war could be
allocated
elsewhere, such as on
the now questioned funds for
child healthcare.
And while we are
speaking of health,
I hope for good health here at home for
many friends and relatives.
Lastly, in my simplistic list of dreams, I
wish that Atlanta’s traffic could be helped,
but I guess that is going to take Divine
Intervention.
Best wishes for a Happy New Year, and
may all your wishes and mine come true.
Best wishes for a
Happy New Year, and
may all your wishes
and mine come true.
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November 7, Wednesday, 9:45 a.m.
December 5, Wednesday, 9:45 a.m.
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MJCCA News
DREAMCOAT RETURNS. The Broadway
musical Joseph and the Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat returns to the
Morris & Rae Frank Theatre of the Marcus
Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, 5342
Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Directed by
George Fox and running September 6-16,
this community theater production is for all
ages. It includes a cast of talented members
of Atlanta’s Jewish community and a live
pit orchestra directed by Bob Schultz and
Matt Bernstein.
George Fox says, “This is Joseph like
you’ve never seen it before: it’s multimedia,
and this version will be even better than the
November ‘05 production, which sold out
all seven performances.”
Performances will take place Thursday,
September 6, and Monday, September 10,
7:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 8, and
Saturday, September 15, 9:00 p.m.; and
afternoons on Sunday, September 9, and
Sunday, September 16. Tickets are $16-$19
for children and $21-$28 for adults.
Discounts are available for seniors, children, and MJCCA members. All seats are
reserved.
To order tickets, call 1-800-494-TIXS
or visit www.boxofficetickets.com.
OUTSTANDING LEADERS. The MJCCA
honored outstanding community leaders at
the 6th annual Breakfast for our
Champions, August 19, at Zaban Park.
In addition to the two awards traditionally given during this event, the Erwin
Zaban Bridge Builder and Good Sport of
the Year awards, the MJCCA added a third,
the BBYO Leadership Award.
George Stern received the Erwin Zaban
Bridge Builder Award, which is given for
demonstrating leadership in building
bridges between the MJCCA and the greater
Jewish community by facilitating communication, understanding, and cooperation.
Mike Schube is the Good Sport of the
Year honoree. This award is given to the
individual who has shown sustained commitment to the MJCCA’s Sports & Fitness
department through a longtime involvement
in coaching, mentoring, or recruiting.
pizza and watermelon.
Philip Karlick received the BBYO
Leadership Award. This honor goes to a
successful community leader and Jewish
philanthropist who is also an advocate for
teen programs and has demonstrated an
exemplary commitment to BBYO.
NEW YORK LIFE MAKES CASH
AWARD. The MJCCA was awarded a grant
through the New York Life Foundation’s
Competitive Grants Program. The New
York Life Foundation annually awards up
to 40 grants of $5,000 to the most compelling children-related projects submitted
by eligible New York Life employees,
agents, or retirees. The MJCCA is using the
grant to provide a safe place for refugee
children whose parents are unable to supervise them during the daytime summer hours
and after school. Approximately 50 refugee
children and teens attended at least one full
week of day camp at the MJCCA this summer or will attend vacation camp during the
year.
“I am proud to be actively involved with
the MJCCA,” said Bryan Wulz, a volunteer
from New York Life’s Atlanta office. “This
organization is making a difference in our
community, and I am pleased to support its
mission.” Wulz has been involved with the
MJCCA for 12 years, serving as a member
of the Sports & Fitness Committee, commissioner of the Men’s 40 & over basketball league, captain in multiple basketball
leagues, and a volunteer at many community events.
FRIENDLY COMPETITION. Despite two
consecutive Sunday rain-outs and continuing inclement weather on the third, the
Fugees and the MJCCA Maccabi U14 (14year-old) and U16 (16-year-old) boys’ soccer teams finally met on the soccer field,
Sunday, July 22, at the MJCCA for an afternoon scrimmage.
All was not sunny skies, however, as the
rain finally interrupted play after the Fugees
outscored the U16 team, 1–0, and the U14
team, 4–2. After the skies cleared, the two
teams enjoyed an afternoon of non-competitive fun, including swimming and eating
The Fugees and the Maccabi boys’
soccer teams enjoyed a scrimmage
and socializing on July 22 (Photo
courtesy the MJCCA)
The Fugees, a Clarkston-based team of
refugee children between the ages of 9-17,
made national headlines earlier this year
when Mayor Lee Swaney told a local newspaper that there would be no more soccer
played in the town park. Following an article in the New York Times, Mayor Swaney
invited Coach Luma Mufleh and the Fugees
back to the park, citing a misunderstanding
on the part of the city.
For now, the Fugees are back on grass.
However, the biggest surprise came straight
from Hollywood: Universal Studios plans
to immortalize the Fugees on the big screen
and has agreed to a $3 million book and
movie deal. This money will be held in a
trust and used for the Fugees’ continuing
education.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME. The
MJCCA’s Sophie Hirsh Srochi Jewish
Discovery Museum is presenting “Your
Jewish Home,” through February 1.
This new exhibition opens the door to
children’s imagination when they step
inside a home built just for them. Children
can play with furry pets in the front yard,
help one another plant and harvest in the
garden, have a picnic in the Sukkah, prepare
a kosher dairy or meat meal, explore the
treasures and toys in the child’s room, try
Your
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and more. Each portion of the exhibition
has a detailed explanation of its relationship
to Jewish thought, holidays, and customs.
Additionally, the museum invites children and their families from across the
community to enjoy Sunday Family
Fundays. Families will delight in traditional
stories and songs, while making crafts relating to Jewish holidays and customs. The
first Sunday Family Funday, September 30,
10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, is called “Make
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“Your Jewish Home” was designed by
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who donated her time during Jewish
Festival 2007 to cut hair for Locks of
Love.
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Things to do if you’re a 20-something Jew
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There are so many opportunities to get
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Scholars Kollel, hosts a discussion group
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in the Toco Hill area.
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THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
“Genuine Fake Rabbis” are a
hit with the unaffiliated
Getting unaffiliated Jews into a synagogue is no easy task, even on the High
Holidays. Many people don’t have much of a
Jewish education or familiarity with rituals.
And many have an interest in keeping up with
our Jewish traditions, but don’t feel that comfortable walking into a synagogue that they
don’t attend very often. Getting unaffiliated
Jews into an Orthodox synagogue could be High Holiday tickets, saw our ads. She was
particularly intrigued by the phrase we used
even more challenging.
Enter, stage left, the Genuine Fake Rabbis in last year’s marketing, which branded the
two lay leaders as “Genuine Fake Rabbis.”
of the Atlanta Jewish Experience.
Her
article eventually appeared in 30 daily
They’re two lay leaders, non-rabbis, who
newspapers
and publication websites, includlead unique learner’s services in Atlanta.
ing
New
York
Newsday, Chicago Sun-Times,
During Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services last year, almost 300 unaffiliated Jews Miami Herald, Washington Times, and
followed these pied pipers into a synagogue Forbes. And when she mentioned the
for what was promised to be inspiring servic- “Genuine Fake Rabbis,” that handle stuck. In
fact, people who made it to the services—and
es they could understand and appreciate.
even people who didn’t—seemed to rememFour years ago,
ber “Genuine Fake
Beth Jacob, “the
Rabbis” as much as
Orthodox synagogue
“Atlanta
Jewish
for all Jews” started a
Experience.”
learner’s service for
At last year’s
the High Holidays.
services, a wide variLittle did the congreety of people experigation know that, by
enced these “genuine
becoming “fake,” the
fakes,” including three
project could gain so
college girls with nose
much genuine attenrings, grandmothers
tion. But let’s take a
Genuine
Fake
Rabbis:
Kivi
Bernard
who always wanted to
step back, and see how
and
Matt
Lewis
know more, a gentle“the
experience”
man from Alabama
evolved.
dressed
in
army
camouflage,
a father from
Matt Lewis and Kivi Bernhardt are two
Beth Jacob members who gave up their own Alpharetta with his three sons—and even a
participation in High Holiday services to do few members of Congregation Beth Jacob,
this community outreach. In their first year, our host synagogue, who wanted to sit in on
they had 40 or so people at Rosh Hashanah these unusual and inspiring services.
Participants heard inspiring stories and
services and about 70 at the Yom Kippur servperspectives
on the Jewish New Year from
ice. “We thought there were many more peoKivi
Bernhardt
(the son of a real rabbi in
ple, young people especially,” says Matt
South
Africa),
whose
knowledge of leopards
Lewis, “who would be interested in our servin
the
African
jungle
somehow seamlessly
ices, and we wanted to share what we could
makes
its
way
into
conversations
about our
offer and actively promote these unusual
individuality and our Jewish spiritual herservices.”
Taking on the marketing of these holiday itage. “It is, indeed, a privilege for me to have
services, Matt, Kivi, and I “pumped up the the opportunity to talk with my fellow Jews
volume.” First we named the services from all backgrounds about the meaning and
“Atlanta Jewish Experience,” designed a perspective of our traditions and perhaps
logo, developed a four-color ad campaign in ignite a spark that touches their Jewish souls.”
Participants also benefited from Matt
distinctive colors, and gave this learner’s
Lewis’
practical introductions to prayers,
service a home on the internet at
responsive
readings in English, and answers
www.AtlantaJewishExperience.org.
We
to
questions
about the services, plus a nopromised our services would be “spiritual, but
accessible…with fewer prayers and more per- holds-barred Q&A session about anything
Jewish, where all sorts of usual and unusual
spective.”
We explained that you don’t have to be questions were discussed. Throughout the
familiar with ritual, and you don’t need to service and during the Q&A, there were quite
read Hebrew. It was for anyone with any level a few raised eyebrows and “so that’s what
of experience and from any background— that’s all about” moments of recognition.
From reports last year, most partici
Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist—
pants
were wowed. One said, “”It was a great
who wanted an interactive, experiential servexperience.
And probably my first visit to
ice that had explanations and inspiration for
synagogue
during
High Holidays when I did
the coming New Year. We also explained that
it wouldn’t cost a nickel to get in, and there not feel that I do not belong there.” Another
said, “It was my first time at this congregawould be no solicitation.
An Associated Press reporter, who was
See FAKE RABBI, page 17
doing an article on the annual scramble for
BY Joel
Alpert
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Page 17
What was OK yesterday is risky today
By Cecile Waronker
When my children were little (and it
continues even today) I had the “Five
Second Rule.” If food drops on the floor
and you pick it up within five seconds, you
can go ahead and eat it. Germs don’t grow
that fast!
I loved walking around barefoot, and so
did my children, but my husband didn’t, so
when we heard him coming home, everyone ran to get their shoes. It was a carefree
feeling, walking around with no shoes on.
I used to leave frozen meat out to thaw
before I went to work. I would come home
that night and cook it, and nobody got sick.
We never heard of food poisoning.
I grew up in a small town, and we hardly ever locked the door to our house. We
had a key, but everyone who needed it—
including the plumber, electrician, or any
workman—knew the Cohens’ house key
was under the pillow of the rocking chair
on the front porch. After I was married and
long gone, I was visiting home and sitting
on the porch with my mom when we
BY Cecile
Waronker
noticed that someone had stolen one of the
rocking chairs.
We didn’t have automatic locks on the
car doors. Who locked cars? You turned off
the car and got out. End of story!
Things have really changed. You have
to be so careful with all the food you eat.
We lock our houses and cars, and we carry
cell phones for safety. You used to look
from left to right and then look again when
crossing the street to avoid being hit by a
car. Now, you look all around yourself even
when you are simply walking to your car.
It’s being sensible.
We have security systems for our houses. About twenty years ago, our home was
broken into in the middle of the day. The
burglars stole the oddest things—passports,
WORLD PREMIERE
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to the Mafia and brings a loan shark to his
family’s Upper East Side apartment to
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Fake Rabbi
From page 16
tion. Since I am not Orthodox, I would not
have come otherwise. Their interesting examples, metaphors, explanations were most
enjoyable.” And Jewish DJ Jimmy Baron,
formerly of Atlanta’s 99X, said, “It helped me
understand Judaism a lot better. Everybody I
talked to left feeling they had gotten something meaningful and valuable.”
This year, we took the marketing concept
further, capitalizing on the press we received
last year. We developed the official Genuine
Fake Rabbi (GFR) seal and bestowed it upon
Matt and Kivi. As we did last year, in this
year’s marketing we’ve promised that Matt,
an anesthetist in real life, won’t put people to
Sharon Zoe Litzky and Eric
Mendenhall in Mark Goldsmith’s
Comparing
Books
(Photo:
TWMEYER.com)
sleep, and Kivi, an outdoorsman from South
Africa, will leave his machete at home.
We also began to take advantage of “Web
2.0” internet tools—the enhanced capabilities
and interactivity available via evolving internet technology—by embedding a fun video
on every page of our website. And we’re
offering free tickets that are personalized and
returned via e-mail immediately after you
request a ticket on the site. So that’s instant
gratification plus access to a taste of our
Jewish heritage—a pretty sweet deal for the
New Year.
L’shanah Tovah!
Joel Alpert, a direct marketing specialist and
business strategist, has been a part of what’s
now called Atlanta Jewish Experience since
2005.
coins in a metal cabinet, but no money, no
televisions, no silver, no jewelry. We aren’t
even sure how they got into our house.
Shortly after that, we installed a security
system—after the horses were out of the
barn. Back when I was young, no one had
house alarms, and no one felt scared living
alone. It was not a fearful or scary time.
Once on a Sunday, my mother heard my
father talking to someone in the living
room. She went to see who it was. A strange
lady had knocked on our front door, Daddy
let her in, and he was now listening to her
sad story—she had apparently been
dropped off by some unknown person and
just walked up to our house. I don’t know
her whole story, but my parents didn’t think
twice about helping her out that day. Who
today would dream of letting a strange person off the street into their home?
My grandmother wanted to pick up any
hitchhiker, but we convinced her that it
might be dangerous. You seldom see hitchhikers today, although you might see homeless people on the streets.
Those were the days. Times sure have
changed.
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A football fan’s High Holy Day dilemma
Happy, healthy New Year to the readers of
The Jewish Georgian and to the non-readers
of The Jewish Georgian. Happy, healthy New
Year to everyone.
As I look back over the 70 years of attending High Holy Day services, I realize that my
favorite sermon was in 1946. I was a freshman at the University of Miami in Coral
Gables, and no member of the student body or
faculty was a bigger Miami football fan than I
was. I may not have been the eternal sophomore, but I certainly was the most spirited
freshman. Go Hurricanes, go, go, go!
In the first game of the season, the ‘Canes
defeated a solid William & Mary team 13-3.
The second game was against the highly rated
North Carolina Tar Heels, featuring two AllAmericans, the great Charlie (Choo Choo)
Justice and glue-fingered end Art Weiner. This
was going to be a home game for Miami in the
Orange Bowl. I couldn’t wait. But of all
things, the game was to be played on Yom
Kippur Eve. All week, I was beside myself.
What do I do? Get my chance to see
Justice and Weiner and watch my Hurricanes
unload a stunning upset on one of the nation’s
top teams or go to services and miss the
game?
Talk about frustration. On the one hand, I
had been looking forward to this game since
the first day of school. On the other hand, this
was Yom Kippur Eve and, since I can first
BY Gene
Asher
remember, I never had missed a Yom Kippur
service.
Well, I decided, North Carolina or no
North Carolina, I never had missed a Yom
Kippur service, and I wasn’t going to start
now.
On Yom Kippur Eve, I went to temple, but
my thoughts were on what was happening in
the Orange Bowl, not the service.
Then the rabbi got to his sermon. He
talked about attendance and said, “The only
time the temple is full is for the High Holy
Days.” And then he said, “Even tonight, the
holiest night of the year, some of our congregants who should be here are at the Orange
Bowl.” He then looked down and then looked
out at the congregation and said, “And those
same congregants who should be here are at
the Orange Bowl seeing North Carolina lead
14-0 at the half.”
Well, North Carolina won 20-0, and am I
glad I went to temple and not to the football
game.
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We never really went to Uncle Ben’s and
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always came to our house for the family gettogethers. I guess it was because there were
so many of us, and my aunt and uncle were
never blessed with children. Mama and
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two, three, four, five, six. And, of course,
there was always room for two more around
the table, even if Mama didn’t always know
whether they were coming.
As youngsters, my brothers and sisters
and I were always glad to see Uncle Ben,
because he presented each of us with a shining new nickel, which gave us the clout to
press our noses against the candy case in Mr.
Gandy’s grocery store and make a mouthwatering selection.
Our aunt and uncle lived in Newton, one
of the few towns small enough to make our
hometown of Pelham come on like a city
lady; but we loved our outings over there,
first of all because we crossed a huge, clumsy bridge over the Flint River, and Daddy
would tell us about the time of the bad flood.
Newton, Baker County’s seat, had the courthouse right there in the middle of town; there
were hitching posts, hogs going aimlessly
about their way along the unpaved streets,
and there, in the middle of it all, a wonderful,
continuously flowing sulfur water fountain
whose unique odor announced, “Hey, I’m
over here.”
But, like climbing Mt. Everest, everybody drank the water because it was there.
And it was free during Depression days.
Twice a day in Newton, a bell that
reached every eager ear was rung by the postmaster to announce that the mail was up. We
loved catching one of those times. It seemed
BY Shirley
Friedman
that all of the people ran out of their houses at
one time to stampede the post office—a custom I still think made a lot of sense.
Everybody in Baker County loved Uncle
Ben and Aunt Byrdie, and they always told us
about how he fell in love with her as she was
sitting on the steps of the house where she
roomed (she was a schoolteacher), drying her
beautiful long red hair. He watched this
“Bathsheba” every Saturday morning, and
she remained his faithful redheaded wife all
of his life.
When Uncle Ben died, I inherited his
laugh, which was a legacy that served me
right, because I used to make so much fun of
his unmistakable cackle when he was alive—
but so did all my siblings and cousins. So I
don’t know why I was chosen to be the benefactor of what the French would call “rire,”
when my cousins inherited a more negotiable
remembrance. When we used to go to Albany
to the picture show and stage review on
Sunday afternoon, we would sometimes hear
the telltale sounds of Uncle Ben’s response to
something humorous, and we’d look at each
other and say, “He’s here!”
Actually, even though I already had a distinct laugh of my own, I’ve enjoyed that extra
one, especially when I’m alone and something strikes me as being hilariously funny,
and I can cackle and not break up a polite
gathering. It’s well worth a shiny, new nickel.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Epstein works to enhance
its community of peace
Kehillat Shalom (community of peace)
is the “buzz” at the Epstein School.
Students, teachers, parents, and community
members are joining together to enrich,
nurture, and further develop the caring
community and culture for which Epstein is
known by bridging communication gaps,
enforcing messages of love, building on
strengths, defusing power struggles, and
working cooperatively. Kehillat Shalom
supports academic excellence as it
enhances a learning environment that is
embedded in Jewish values.
mood and tone as the program launches this
year. All students and faculty are learning
the song.
The principles outlined in Positive
Discipline, a book by Jane Nelsen, Ed.D.,
have been lauded by many psychologists as
the gold standard for creating mutual
respect with children, bridging communications gaps, winning cooperation at home
and at school, and teaching children how to
think, not what to think. Epstein educators
are utilizing the Positive Discipline program to create common strategies and language in helping children develop the
ABCs of Kehillat Shalom: Accept new
challenges and responsibility. Be kind, caring, and loving. Cooperate with others.
Under the direction of Epstein’s
Director of Family and Student Services
Janet Schatten, the Leadership Team, teachers, and parents will be involved in creating
Kehillat Shalom.
Epstein student Amir Dressler and
his granddad Jay Barcus take a
break from planting flowers to beautify a memorial garden.
Since music is a universal language, a
Kehillat Shalom theme song was written
and a video created to help establish a
GAUCHER DISEASE
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about it.
Type 1 Gaucher disease (pronounced Go-Shay) is the
most common Jewish genetic disease, and among the
least well known. In fact, it is much more common than
Tay-Sachs disease. The symptoms of Gaucher disease
are progressive and often debilitating. Symptoms can
begin at any age.
Early Childhood Program Principal
Cathy Borenstein with S h a n y
Shaked (right) and Itai Gonen.
Two years ago, a task force was gathered to think about what Epstein was doing
as a caring community and what people
would like to see happen in the future. A
questionnaire, sent out to all families and
faculty members, included questions
regarding the importance of creating a caring community at the school. It was designated as a priority, and a caring community
committee set out to find programs that
might be used as tools to create a peaceful
culture. The board of directors approved the
committee’s choice to use the Positive
Discipline program.
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Director of Family and Student
Services Janet Schatten
The program goals are:
• Develop and implement a training program for teachers, master trainers, and
administrators. With the guidance of
Positive
Discipline
trainer
Tracy
McConaghie, LCSW, CPDA, teachers
attended a two-day workshop at the end of
the 2006-07 school year and will continue
to be involved in professional development.
• Create opportunities to foster community
and student leadership, including multi-age
experiences. Students are exploring group
dynamics by working with children of different ages and communicating with students from different cultures using the principles of Positive Discipline.
• Develop a parenting program and parentstudent programs to support the values of
the school. Parents are being encouraged to
read and discuss Positive Discipline and to
attend book club meetings as a way of getting familiar with the principles and language that are becoming part of the school
culture.
• Create opportunities to foster community
among staff and among families. Kehillat
Shalom programs and communications are
using Positive Discipline tools to enhance
and create community.
Fortunately, Gaucher disease is treatable, and the earlier
the diagnosis the better, because irreversible problems or
premature death can occur if left untreated. If you
or your family members are experiencing any of the
following symptoms, ask your doctor if a Gaucher
blood test is right for you.
— GAUCHER DISEASE SIGNS & SYMPTOMS —
• FATIGUE (ANEMIA) • BONE PAIN
• EASY BRUISING AND/OR BLEEDING
• ENLARGED ABDOMEN (SPLEEN AND/OR LIVER)
If you are Jewish and of Eastern European
ancestry, and would like more information,
call Genzyme Medical Information at
1-800-745-4447 (option 2) or visit
www.genzyme.com.
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Schwartz on Sports
Andy Lipman was born in 1973 with
cystic fibrosis (CF). It’s a debilitating,
incurable, and usually fatal disease that
attacks thousands of youngsters. CF causes
the body to produce abnormally thick,
sticky mucus, due to the faulty transport of
sodium and chloride within cells lining
organs such as the lungs and pancreas.
Doctors told Andy’s parents that he’d be
lucky to live to age 25. The same disease
killed Andy’s sister, Wendy, who lived only
16 days.
On his 25th birthday, Andy picked up a
pen and began writing his story, Alive at 25:
How I’m Beating Cystic Fibrosis.
At age 34, he’s living an active life as a
husband, father, son, and brother. He’s met
34 years of challenges with courage and
determination, and I’m proud to be able to
tell a small part of his story in The Jewish
Georgian.
I first heard about Andy Lipman from
Susan Andre of the Wish For Wendy
Foundation. She thought his story would be
an inspiring one for The Jewish Georgian
readers. After meeting and talking with
Andy and reading Alive at 25, I agreed that
Susan was completely right.
Andy grew up in the Dunwoody area,
graduated from Dunwoody High School,
and attended the University of Georgia,
where he was a member of the TEP fraternity and graduated with a degree in business administration with a minor in
Spanish.
His story could be similar to that of hundreds of Jewish boys, except that Andy had
to fight daily a disease that, as Boomer
Esiason put it, is ugly and fatal. Andy realized he was different from other kids. He
coughed all the time. His parents had to
give him daily therapy, spending 30 to 60
minutes pounding on his chest and back to
break up the thick mucus in his lungs that
could literally suffocate him. There were no
overnight camping trips, and playing the
typical kids games was difficult. Andy
couldn’t be like anyone else. He knew he
had a terminal disease, and that was tough
emotionally. He read at age seven about CF
in an encyclopedia and learned that he
BY Jerry
Schwartz
might not live to 25.
Now, what would you say if I told you
that this sickly boy is not only 34 but has
run 11 Peachtree Road Races, the most
recent in July 2007 with his wife Andrea,
who has run the race five times? Andrea’s
story is also an inspirational one of courage.
She has beaten thyroid cancer and lives
with multiple sclerosis. Along with 18month-old daughter Avery, they call themselves the “the A Team.”
Andy was selected to carry the Olympic
torch in December of 2001, after his wife
and friends nominated him. His 2/10-mile
run was in Athens, near his fraternity house
at UGA. He said that next to getting married and becoming a father, it was the greatest experience of his life. Andy then nominated his wife, and she was selected to carry
the Olympic torch in 2004. I wonder how
many other husband-and-wife teams have
shared this honor.
Not only did Andy start writing his
book at age 25, but he also found out at that
time that his sister, Wendy, died in infancy
from CF. Her death, although tragic, probably saved Andy’s life, because when he was
born, he was immediately diagnosed with
CF and started receiving treatment.
In honor of Wendy, the Wish For Wendy
Foundation was formed in 2001, with its
major goal to raise awareness of CF. His
sister’s memory has been an inspiration to
Andy all of his life.
Andy is also the organizer of a yearly
softball tournament that has raised over
$400,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation. This year’s tournament will be
held on November 3 at Alpharetta Park.
There will be 16 teams involved, corporate
sponsorships, the Atlanta Falcons
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Andy told me that there have been
many challenges and setbacks along the
way. His lowest point was probably at age
20, when he was at college. He stopped taking his medication, was sick all the time,
and dropped down to 120 pounds. He was
depressed and had about given up, but
something happened to change that. A basketball game at his fraternity needed one
more player. He was the only person available, and so he tried to play. He was
knocked down, and one guy made a derogatory remark—”Joining any weight-lifting
contests anytime soon?” At that low point,
Andy made a determined effort to take better care of himself. He started lifting
weights again and running. Six months
later, during a basketball game, he knocked
down the guy who taunted him. His whole
attitude about life, physically and emotionally, changed drastically.
Andy’s second book, A Superhero
Needs No Cape, is a story about dreams,
dedication, and desire. The book is dedicated to his parents, Eva and Charles, “who
taught me how to step up to the plate on and
off the field.” Andy is planning book number three, which will center on CF as it
relates to the parenting experience. If it’s
like his first two, it will be well worth reading.
I asked Andy what he does daily to take
care of himself. He gets up at 5:00 a.m.,
takes his 40 pills, goes through 30-60 minutes of therapy, works out with weights in
his home gym for 30 minutes, and tries to
run at least once a week. Then he gets
dressed and goes to work as a purchasing
director for a heating and air-conditioning
company.
Andy told me his inspirational message:
“Live your dreams, love your life.” It’s a
message that he’s lived for 34 years. When
he was in 6th grade, a fellow student asked
him if he was going to die. He didn’t have
an answer then, but he has one now. “Sure,
I’m going to die—when I’m done living.”
Andy Lipman is an inspiration for all of us.
Andy Lipman, holding his book,
stands in front of the sculpture
Winning at the Marcus Jewish
Community Center of Atlanta.
A JEWISH GEORGIAN AT THE
NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES. It used to
be that when I thought about Louisville,
Kentucky, I thought about Cassius Clay
(Muhammad Ali), Rick Pitino, Rich
Petrino, Freedom Hall, Churchill Downs,
and the Louisville Slugger bat. That was
before this June. Now I have another memory: the National Senior Games, which
were held in Louisville, June 22-July 7.
I was a member of the Atlanta Classics,
which participated in the 3X3 half-court
basketball tournament, one of 17 sports
events. We qualified by winning the
Georgia Golden Olympics in September
2006. The basketball competition was held
at the Kentucky Exposition Center, right
next to Freedom Hall, where the University
of Louisville plays. There were 16 courts
set up, and basketball was played from 8:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m. every day. Our age group,
65-69, participated during a four-day span
in which we played nine games, finishing
with a record of seven wins, two losses. We
made the “Elite Eight” and finished 6th in
the country. It was great competition and a
great experience. Luckily, our seven players
were Roger Kaiser, two-time All American
at Georgia Tech; Jimmy Pitts and Alan
Johnson, who started at UGA; Paul Vickers;
Bill Ide; Dave Hinderliter; and myself. It
was good that we had a 7-player team,
because we played nine games in four days.
Most of the guys brought their wives, and
we had a great time eating out together. The
wives—Martha Vickers, Janice Pitts, Judy
Johnson, Beverly Kaiser, and Nancy
Schwartz—were our cheerleaders and fan
club all rolled into one.
Our team is moving in the right direction. In 2003, at the games in Hampton
Falls, Virginia, we didn’t win a game. In
2005, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, we made
it to the “Sweet Sixteen” and now the “Elite
Eight.” Our goal for San Francisco in 2009
will be a “Final Four,” that is, if we can find
a 65-69 year old guy who is 6’ 7” and can
still play basketball!
Louisville is a great city, very tourist
friendly, and we had a chance to tour the
Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory
and get some souvenir bats for our grandkids. We even saw bats from Braves Jeff
Francoeur and Andruw Jones on display.
(Andruw’s had a hole in it....just kidding.)
Also, if you ever get to Louisville, you have
to eat at Proof, which is downtown. It is a
unique experience, one you’ll never forget.
The Atlanta Classics: (from left) Alan
Johnson, Paul Vickers, Roger
Kaiser, Bill Ide, Jimmy Pitts, Dave
Hinderliter, and Jerry Schwartz
Hope you enjoyed reading this edition.
Until next time, drive for the bucket and
score.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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The Blumberg Report
The Days of Awe—High Holy Days, as
we have come to know them—are a time
for reflection and renewal. They are like an
extended annual Shabbat in which we try to
catch up with all of the Sabbaths that we
have missed during the year. We attend
services, sit quietly listening (or not listening) to the rabbi, praying or not praying as
the liturgy indicates, singing or not singing
with the cantor and the choir. We greet
friends, many of whom we haven’t seen
since the last High Holy Days, exchange
comments on the rabbi’s sermon, and hopefully internalize some of the ideas from it.
Observant or not, we take time to think. We
come away from the sanctuary mindful of
what has been, invigorated for what will be.
Scholarly conferences are something
like that. They give us an opportunity to
relax and reflect, to listen and learn, to gain
inspiration, to schmooze with friends whom
we haven’t seen since last year’s conference, to retool our intellect for tomorrow’s
challenge. That is why I look forward each
year to the annual conference of the
Southern Jewish Historical Society. I anticipate its meeting this year and next with
special pleasure, because this year it will be
in Washington, D.C., where I live, and next
year it will be in Atlanta, my hometown.
Both events promise exciting programs in
cities replete with unique offerings in terms
of history and community.
As chair of the host committee for the
upcoming 2007 conference in D.C., I have
been blessed with a superb group of friends
who generate ideas and expedite them
enthusiastically. Most members, like me,
are transplants from farther south, and a
few, such as former Texan Maryann
Friedman, who serves as host committee
co-chair, are longtime members of SJHS.
BY Janice Rothschild
Blumberg
Other Georgians on our team are Carole
Ashkinaze and Rabbi Michael Safra from
Atlanta and Mary Beth Schiffman from
Columbus.
While it is the host committee’s duty to
make everyone welcome and supervise
operations, the real tachlis—the meat of the
meet—is in the capable hands of another
Atlantan, Mark K. Bauman, and his
Program Co-Chair Stephen Whitfield.
Bauman shares another distinction, however, as editor of the society’s annual journal,
Southern Jewish History, now celebrating
its 10th consecutive year of publication.
Beginning with a slim volume in 1998, with
very few illustrations and no advertising, its
latest issue is almost twice that size,
includes book reviews, offers numerous
illustrations with each of six essays, and
proudly displays eight pages of advertising
by notable publishers. This success is due
not only to the quality of its peer-reviewed
contents, which Bauman nurtures with professorial discipline and discrimination, but
also, in great part, to the diligence of
Managing Editor Rachel Heimovics.
Together, they have made Southern Jewish
History a gift eagerly anticipated each
October by SJHS members, who receive it
automatically. Copies are available for purchase through Heimovics at 954 Stonewood
Lane, Maitland FL 32751 or by e-mail at
journal@jewishsouth.org.
A glance at the subjects dealt with dur-
Conference details
The Southern Jewish Historical
Society will welcome the nation’s preeminent scholars of Southern Jewish history
to a historic gathering, November 2-4. The
three-day conference, “Honoring the Past
for the Sake of the Future,” will be the
society’s 32nd and the first to be held in
Washington, D.C.
The SJHS, whose membership is
determined by scholarship and not geography, defines its focus as the study of Jews
from Baltimore to mid-Texas and the
Caribbean. In addition to its academic
journal, Southern Jewish History, it also
publishes a quarterly newsletter, The
Rambler, and offers grants for research
and travel and an annual book prize.
The Jewish Historical Society of
Greater Washington, co-sponsor of the
conference, expects some 150 scholars
and students to participate in the three-day
meeting, which will feature provocative
discussions on topics ranging from the
Jewish response to Hurricane Katrina, to
“failures and successes” among East
European Jews in Texas, to a consideration of mid-twentieth-century quotas and
institution building in the U.S.
Organizers are also planning a special
briefing at the Israeli Embassy, a behindthe-scenes tour of the U.S. Holocaust
Memorial Museum, and a reception at the
home of the celebrated Jewish cookbook
author Joan Nathan, featuring some of her
favorite recipes.
Conference headquarters will be at the
Hyatt Regency Hotel, Bethesda,
Maryland, with opening sessions at the
6th and I Synagogue and the Library of
Congress, and Shabbat dinner and services at the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. The community is invited;
advanced registration is required.
For further information, contact
Stephen J. Whitfield, stevewhitfield@
juno.com or 781-736-3035; Janice
Rothschild Blumberg, jorb@verizon.net
or 202-362-3047; or Mark K. Bauman,
markkbauman@ aol.com, 404-366-3306,
or 678-428-3622.
ing these ten years of publication tells much
about the enormous diversity of Southern
Jewish history and the widespread interest
among scholars who research it.
Geographical and chronological gamuts run
from the memoir of a Jewish woman on the
Florida frontier to Kinky Friedman in contemporary Texas; from a study of Alsatian
Jewish immigrants in the Mississippi Delta
by Anny Bloch of Marc Bloch University in
Strasbourg, France, to anti-Jewish violence
in the New South by Patrick Q. Mason of
Notre Dame and Jewish response to civil
rights by British historian Clive Webb.
Southern Jewish History also provides
interesting profiles of Jewish Georgians.
The story of noted Atlanta educator Annie
Teitlebaum Wise and the city’s school system, by Atlanta educational consultant
Arlene G. Rotter, appeared in 2001. In the
most recent issue, there is a well-illustrated
essay on Rabbi David Marx and Atlanta’s
religious diversity in the early 20th century,
written by George R. Wilkes of Cambridge
University in England. My own work on
Rabbi Edward B.M. (Alphabet) Browne
and his founding of the South’s first Jewish
newspaper in Atlanta was featured in the
2001 volume—and, likewise, in the 2006
volume, one about his wife, Sophie Weil
Browne of Columbus, describing the ongoing activities of the Century Club, which
she founded there in 1900.
It would be presumptuous to claim
Southern Jewish History as the bible of its
field, but, thus far, it has no rivals for that
exalted position. We invite you to decide for
yourself. Join us for the upcoming
Washington Conference (registration
includes 2007-2008 dues for new members)
and, in addition to receiving Southern
Jewish History, you will get all the benefits
of that once-a-year intellectual invigoration
that follows your spiritual reinvigoration of
High Holy Days at shul.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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Business exchange produces “speed dates”
for Israeli and North American companies
Twenty emerging Israeli and Southeast
U.S. companies joined more than 40 leading North American companies in the new
media industry for the first-ever U.S.-Israel
New Media Business Exchange. Held July
25 – 26 at the Atlanta corporate campus of
Turner Broadcasting, the event offered an
unparalleled opportunity for the emerging
companies to present themselves at prearranged and pre-qualified meetings with
companies from the U.S., Canada, and
Mexico to foster joint venture research and
development, investment, content, and
marketing alliances.
The event was hosted by Turner
Broadcasting System, Inn., and organized
by the American-Israel Chamber of
Commerce, Southeast Region (AICC), in
partnership with Microsoft.
Uri Admon, co-founder and CEO of Tel
Aviv-based Dyuna, said, “In less than two
days, we met 17 companies, every one
worth a trip alone. A key point was that we
met the right people, who received information on Dyuna in advance and came prepared for our meetings. We left Atlanta
with a number of strong open leads.”
Participating North American companies included Turner Broadcasting,
Microsoft, Time Warner, AOL, Warner
Brothers, HBO, Intel Capital, Time, Inc.,
Time Warner Investments, Arris, UPS
Strategic Enterprise Fund, Veritas Venture
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The Weather Channel, Intent Media Works,
Cox Enterprises, Ericcson, Pulvermedia,
Cablemas, and Comcast Interactive
Capital.
The Israeli and Southeast emerging
companies included 5min, Arootz,
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Exent, Gumiyo, Hingi, i-Mature,
MuseStorm, Oversi, Pando, Playcast,
PLYmedia, Radvision, Scopus Video
Networks, SimplyGen, SpeedBit, and
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In 2006, 27 Israeli and eight Southeast
emerging companies participated in the
2nd annual U.S.-Israel Broadband
Business Exchange in Atlanta, organized
by the AICC in partnership with Cox
Communications and CableLabs. In less
than 24 hours, the innovative matchmaker
event produced more than 600 one-on-one
meetings with major U.S. companies, producing business relationships, investments,
joint ventures, and the decision of several
Israeli firms to establish their U.S. headquarters in Atlanta. AICC invented the
Business Exchange economic development
model in 1994 and has since organized 13
matchmaker events in Atlanta, Memphis,
Nashville, and Huntsville in telecommunications, medical technologies, software,
automotive, and aerospace.
“Atlanta is a major center for telecommunications and new media entertainment
such as gaming, with significant leadership
in cable broadband,” said Christopher
Klaus, CEO & founder of Kaneva and vice
chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce’s technology marketing council. “With access to world-class research
universities, high-tech companies, and a
talented workforce, Atlanta is continuing to
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THE
Jewish Georgian
Kosher Affairs
By Roberta Scher
NEW YEAR, NEW PRODUCTS
For an appropriate addition to the Yom
Tov table, Robert Rothschild Farms has
introduced two unique and delicious
sauces. Cranberry Pomegranate Preserves,
a combination of pomegranate, sweet
oranges, and tart cranberries,
is excellent on baked or
grilled salmon or chicken or
as a spread for challah,
bread,
or
bagels.
Pomegranate
Cranberry
Chutney, a zesty blend of
pomegranate with pineapple and cranberries, roasted
Cranberry
peppers, and onions, can be
Pomegranate used as a glaze “with a
Preserves,
kick” for meats, chicken, or
new from
fish. Along with the
Rothschild
spreads, Rothschild has
Farms
introduced a new and
As they say in Walkers’ hometown,
Aberlour Speyside, Scotland, they’re just
perfect for tea. Check them out at
Walkersshortbread.com.
scrumptious ground peppercorn cracker
(OU dairy), which simply cannot be
“topped”! For recipes, to order, or to view
the entire product line, visit robertrothschild.com.
And speaking of foods with a kick, Hot
Squeeze, the “sweet heat” chipotle sauce
developed and manufactured by Atlanta
caterers Sue Sullivan and Carol Bosworth,
is an extremely versatile, ready-to-use
sauce that is perfect as a marinade, glaze,
condiment, garnish, dressing, or dip. The
all-natural Hot Squeeze is a combination of
smoky and hot chipotle peppers, sweet
orange, and soy. It is available locally at
Whole Foods. For recipes and to order
online, visit TheHotSqueeze.com.
AM I NUTS? Are there brownies in the
walnuts? Usually there are walnuts in the
brownies. Oops, it’s no mistake, but a delicious new treat for chocolate-nut lovers.
Emerald Nuts has recently introduced a
glazed walnut with a brownie center, along
with other omega-3-rich, glazed-nut treats,
including pecan pie, apple cinnamon, and
butter toffee. Many products are available
locally at Kroger and Publix. For some
great nut recipes, visit Diamondnuts.com.
To view the full line of products or to order,
click “gift shop.”
In my opinion, there is no competition—Walkers makes the best butter cookies in the world, no artificial anything.
Walkers has just introduced the new pure
butter Shortbread Petticoat Tails, a round
cookie with six delicious buttery sections.
Emerald Glazed Nuts: Delicous in
sweet salads and baking
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King Arthur Flour and Red Star yeast
recently partnered with Congregation Beth
Jacob to present an evening focusing on the
mitzvahs and traditions of challah-making
in the Jewish household. Part two of the
class is scheduled for November and is
open to the public; a tasting and demonstration is included. For more information on
the November class or to purchase a copy
of the Beth Jacob community recipe booklet ($18 donation), contact kosheraffairs@gmail.com.
King Arthur Flour and Red Star Yeast
are the “go to” resources for professional
and home bakers. King Arthur Flour, “operated by bakers, for bakers,” is an employeeowned company. In the words of the company, “practice makes perfect,” and they
have been in business for 200 years. Visit
kingarthurflour.com for recipes and expert
baking advice; be amazed at how many different types of flour are available for your
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From Red Star Yeast are these facts you
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See KOSHER, page 33
Where have all the “shtetl” Georgians gone?
By Balfoura Friend Levine
As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I think
back on the days when we lived in
Hawkinsville, Georgia, and, with other
Middle Georgia Jewish families, were planning to worship in our Fitzgerald Hebrew
Congregation, about 60 miles south of us.
Back in the ‘50s, my husband, Hans
Mayer, and I combined our names for
Bohans, the shoe store we owned.
Hawkinsville had a handful of other
Jewish-owned businesses, too, including
Dobkins Department Store, Silver’s, United
Department Store, Freed’s, and Sam
Sommer Pecan. By the end of the ‘60s, all
of them were gone, either by attrition or
death. Minnie Silver and I, both of us now
in Atlanta, are the only folks left standing.
The children, now in their fifties, are no
longer in Hawkinsville, nor are any of them
running mom-and-pop stores. The young
‘uns are now professionals, living and
working in the big cities. Many are attorneys, doctors, accountants, and teachers.
Hawkinsville, the seat of Pulaski
County, is part of what’s called the TriCounty area. What happened with
Hawkinsville’s Jewish community also
occurred in the other county seats—
Cochran, in Bleckley County, and Eastman,
in Dodge County—as well as in such neighboring towns as McRae, Adel, Camilla, and
Dublin. In each of these various locations, a
small group of Jewish merchants raised
their young families and then moved to the
big city. The children all went off to school,
mostly to the University of Georgia, and
followed their professions to the large
cities.
Such cities as Macon, Savannah, and
Columbus still have sizable Jewish communities, but I doubt they still have mom-andpop stores.
I understand that a visiting rabbi conducts Shabbat services once a month at the
synagogue in Fitzgerald and also travels to
other small synagogues like the ones in
Vidalia and Valdosta.
Fitzgerald’s High Holy Day services
will attract some old-timers, mostly from
the Atlanta area, whose kinfolk have
remained in the area, although they, too, are
in their eighties and retired.
I think fondly of our days in
Hawkinsville, where our children attended
the public schools, rode their bikes all over
the place, played baseball, went to Girl
Scout and Cub Scout meetings, were in the
annual Christmas parade, and joined in various music, garden, and PTA group activities.
Cadet Scout Sandy Mayer, with her
mother and Girl Scout leader Bo
Mayer (now Levine), November 1965
Laurie, Sandy, and Ronnie Mayer in
Hawkinsville, 1963
We parents fully participated the
Jaycees, Lions, and PTA, as well as the
Merchant’s Association, and were good,
civic-minded families. No one ever locked
their house or car door, either.
Last year, on my visit to the Big H for a
neighbor’s funeral, I ran into a member of
one of the town’s original and leading families, a deacon of First Baptist Church. He
told me how much he missed my family and
said, “All of our Jewish residents are gone,
and we miss y’all a lot. Hawkinsville is
much the poorer for it.”
I thought that was a lovely compliment
for all of us who lived in Hawkinsville and
all the other “shtetls” as well.
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By Jonathan Barach
KIDS AT HOME. “Your Jewish Home,” an
interactive exhibition for children, runs
through February 1, 2008, at the Sophie
Hirsch Srochi Jewish Discovery Museum
of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of
Atlanta. The exhibition offers children the
opportunity to play and explore Jewish life
in a home built just for them. Hours are
Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,
and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Admission is $3 per child for non-members
and free to members. For information on
the exhibition and related Sunday Family
Fundays, contact Cyndi Shapiro at 770395-2511 or cyndi.shapiro@atlantajcc.org.
HELP IS ON THE WAY. The Jewish
Genealogical Society of Georgia offers oneon-one assistance to genealogists in
researching family history. Upcoming sessions are Thursdays, September 6,
November 1, and December 6, 11:00 a.m.1:00 p.m.; and Sundays, September 9,
October 14, November 11, and December
9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. Sessions take place at the
Breman Museum, 1440 Spring Street.
Admission is free for museum members
and $5 for non-members. For more information, visit www.thebreman.org/jgsg.htm,
or leave a message at 404-575-3767 or
JGSG@TheBreman.org. Reservations are
required.
WORKSHOPS FOR WOMEN. From
September 18 through November 5, Jewish
Family & Career Services is partnering
with Atlanta area experts in a series of
workshops throughout the metro area
designed to support women in career and
life transitions. Topics include communication styles, building boundaries, back-towork plans, and more. For more information, contact Ann Vitale at 770-677-9472 or
avitale@jfcs-atlanta.org. For a complete
schedule of workshops and classes, visit
www.jfcs-atlanta.org.
SOUPER DUPER. Join ORT Atlanta for a
“souper “ night, September 25, 7:00 p.m., at
Souper Jenny, Andrews Square Shopping
Center, 56 E. Andrews Dr. NW. Enjoy a
cooking demo and tasting, and learn new
recipes. Souper Jenny, the renowned
Buckhead hot spot, is owned by Jenny
Levison, a part-time actor who employs acting buddies to help make mealtime entertaining. The cost for the evening is $30 per
person, which includes wine & heavy appetizers. Space is limited. Your check (made
payable to ORT Atlanta) is your reservation; mail to Andrea Levy, 1866 Olde
Village Run, Dunwoody GA 30338.
TICKLING THE IVORIES. Internationally
acclaimed pianist Jeffrey Siegel returns to
Atlanta, September 30, 4:00 p.m., to perform “America: Fascinatin’ Rhythms!”
This concert, first in the 2007-08 Keyboard
Conversations series of concert-plus-commentary programs, will be held at the
MJCCA’s Morris & Rae Frank Theatre,
5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Jeffrey
Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations series,
exclusive in the Southeast to the Morris &
Rae Frank Theatre, was designed to make
classical music more accessible to everyone. Tickets are $20/general admission and
$12/MJCCA members, with discounts for
children and seniors. Tickets are available
at 770-395-2654 or www.jplay.org.
LAYING DOWN THE LAW. Michael S.
Chernuchin, former executive producer and
head writer of “Law & Order,” “Michael
Hayes” and “Brooklyn South,” will speak at
the Hadassah Attorney’s Council program,
October 10, 6:30 p.m., at Maggiano’s Little
Italy, in Buckhead. The cost is $36 for
Hadassah members and $40 for nonmembers, plus $5 for Georgia Bar members who
want to earn CLE credit. Any attendee who
becomes a Hadassah Life Member during
registration or the event will receive a gift.
Reservations are requested by October 1.
Contact the Greater Atlanta Hadassah office
at
678-443-2961
or
hstrelzik@hadassah.org.
AT THE BREMAN. The William Breman
Jewish Heritage Museum presents “The
Forgotten Photographs: The Work of Paul
Goldman from 1943-1961,” October 11December 30. “Where the Wild Things Are:
Maurice Sendak in His Own Words and
Pictures” continues through September 30.
For information on these exhibitions and
other programming, visit www.thebreman.org.
JF&CS@SINAI. JF&CS@Sinai, a new
component of JF&CS based at Temple
Sinai, is presenting several events. “When
Someone You Love Has a Mental Illness” is
October 21, 2:00-6:00 p.m. “Tools for
Women: How to Move Forward With Your
Back-to-Work Plan” is November 5, 9:30
a.m.-2:30 p.m. For more information or to
register for “Tools for Women,” contact
Ann Vitale at 770-677-9472 or
avitale@jfcs-atlanta.org.
SHOP FOR A CAUSE. Help JF&CS at the
Shopping Benefit at Bloomingdales,
October 25, 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m., at
Lenox Square and Perimeter Mall. Receive
a certificate for 15-20% off regular and sale
prices. Admission is $10 per person; 100%
of your admission ticket will benefit
JF&CS. For tickets, contact Susan Metz at
770-677-9329 or smetz@jfcs-atlanta.org.
A WISH FOR WENDY. The 8th Annual
Wish for Wendy Softball Challenge, benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, is
November 3, 9:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m., at
Alpharetta’s North Park. The event will feature the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders and a
silent auction. Visit www.wishforwendy.org
for directions and details. The event is free,
but donations will be accepted.
Contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation can also be sent to Marisa C. de
la Garza, Coordinator of Special Events for
A Wish for Wendy, Cystic Fibrosis
Foundation, 2302 Parklake Drive NE, Suite
210, Atlanta GA 30345-2896.
FILLING THE BOWL. The Empty Bowl
Dinner, the annual “soup kitchen” benefiting Project Connect, JF&CS’ homelessness
program, takes place November 11, at First
Presbyterian Church. For more information,
visit www.jfcs-atlanta.org/emptybowl.asp.
STEM CELL RESEARCH. “Touching
Tomorrow: The Promise of Stem Cells” is a
panel discussion on the medical, political,
ethical, and religious issues surrounding
embryonic stem cell research. Panelists are
Dr. Yaron Ilan; Georgia Senator David
Adelman; and Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz. This
free program, sponsored by Greater Atlanta
Hadassah, takes place November 18 at
Congregation Or Hadash/The Weber
School, 6751 Roswell Road. The program
begins at 10:00 a.m., followed by refreshments from 11:30-noon. For more information, contact Greater Atlanta Hadassah at
678-443-2961.
EXPERIENCE HISTORY. Tour the internationally acclaimed “Anne Frank in the
World: 1929-1945” exhibition, housed in
the Old Courthouse in the Square in downtown Decatur. This unique exhibition,
which reveals the lessons of the Holocaust
through Anne Frank’s eyes, reinforces the
universal message of tolerance, human
rights, and mutual respect. Free docent-led
tours for adult and school groups can be
scheduled by visiting www.holocaust.georgia.gov.
GETTING TOGETHER. 45+ Shul Singles
and Friends is a new group uniting
Atlanta’s congregation singles and the unaffiliated. Events will be activity based to foster relaxed conversation. Most will feature
table games and food; special interest activities will be created by participants. Events
will rotate among the congregations, people’s homes, and other locations. Costs will
be kept low to cover expenses. Contact
Dave Savage, dave@davesavage.com, to
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March of the Living
By Josh Slovin
March of the Living is an international
educational program that brings Jewish
teens from all over the world to Poland on
Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day)
to march from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the
largest concentration camp complex built
during World War II. They then travel to
Israel to observe Yom HaZikaron (Israel
Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut
(Israel Independence Day).
Last spring, Josh Slovin participated in
March of the Living. This is what he wrote
about the experience.
The most important idea a Jew in this
generation can remember is to never forget.
For thirteen years in Jewish day school, this
idea has been drilled into me. Of course, I
took it seriously; who wouldn’t? I was
taught that millions of people were brutally
murdered just for being Jewish. The problem was I didn’t feel it. I knew the facts, I
knew the stories, but I didn’t truly understand.
When the opportunity for the March of
the Living came around, I admit I was a little skeptical. I didn’t know if missing two
weeks of school right before AP testing was
the best idea. However, friends and family
pushed me to go, and I can’t thank them
enough.
Starting off in Budapest, Hungary, my
group (consisting of the entire Southern
Region) took wonderful tours highlighting
the Jewish life in the city. That night, we
flew to Poland.
Poland was unlike any other country I
had ever visited. As I took my first step off
the plane, it hit me. I was now in the country where three million of my brothers and
sisters had been murdered—a place where
Jewish life had once flourished; a place
where many great yeshivas once stood; a
place where my ancestors had been born,
had their bar mitzvahs, had their weddings,
and had died. As the trip continued, I began
to feel uncomfortable. I had a feeling in my
gut that we were not welcome. Not to say
that it was not safe; the security we were
provided was more than adequate. I knew
that I should be there, but I was not happy
to be there.
We spent a week in Poland. After touring many areas where my people once
flourished, the day finally came: we visited
Auschwitz, and I began to understand the
importance of the trip. The day of the actual march, 8,000 people from all around the
world marched from Auschwitz to
Birkenau. Even with so many of us marching in, Birkenau felt empty. The enormity
of the killing center was mind-blowing. We
then traveled to Majdanek, where we saw
the terrible ash pit containing tons upon
tons of human ash.
It was now time for our trip to Israel. I
cannot describe the feeling of utter relief as
I boarded that plane. We had just spent an
exhausting week in a country where we
were not welcome, a country that no longer
contained the top Jewish thinkers of the day
but instead was clouded by the death and
destruction of three million Jews.
As we landed in Israel, I turned to my
friend and saw tears pouring down her
cheeks, and I finally understood what my
teachers had been trying to tell me for all of
those years. People may hate the Jews, people may try to kill us, but we will always
find a way to survive. Hitler sought to kill
every Jew on the planet, but we came up
from the ashes and formed Israel, a place of
haven for all Jews.
I will never forget the March of the
Living. I don’t believe Jews should allow
themselves to miss the opportunity of seeing firsthand the power of hate, and then
seeing how strongly we, as a people,
responded.
Next year’s March is scheduled for April
28-May 11. The first deadline for applications is September 15. For more information, go to www.tribethreesixty.org, or call
404-961-9950.
Josh Slovin is a senior at Yeshiva Atlanta.
Making the right choices in life is what learning is about.
May the New Year be filled with the joy of learning,
the fulfillment of good choices, and much happiness.
Middle School At-a-Glance:
Monday, November 5, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
9:00 a.m.
Lower School Open House:
Sunday, November 18, 2007
10:00 a.m.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
10:00 a.m.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
The Alfred and Adele Davis Academy
Atlanta’s Reform Jewish Day School
For information or a tour, please call Carolyn Berk, Director of Admission,
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Spa Day at the Breman Jewish Home
Entering the auditorium, I was overwhelmed. There were balloons and lights on
all of the little trees, and there were smiling
faces in a roomful of people. Lots of residents
were present to take advantage of everything
that was offered at Spa Day.
And offered it was, by a wonderful
woman named Sydell Harris—yes, Miss Spa
Sydell, as I nicknamed her, who has been
involved with the William Breman Jewish
Home for 20 years, including a stint on the
board. She brings spa services to the residents
on the last Tuesday of every month and created the festive, annual Spa Day three years
ago.
Marie Allen, Spa Sydell education
director, and Adelle Levine, resident
The first person I ran into was Audrey
Galex, who is volunteer director at the home
and who puts her heart and soul into her job.
Then, I met Mr. Martin Isenberg and his wife,
Phyllis. I was impressed by Martin’s contribution that day—taking pictures of everybody, which he did non-stop. Phyllis
described the goings-on as “incredible,” and
BY Marice
Katz
no other word could have properly described
it.
The pampering the residents received was
impressive. Ann Lamb told me how much she
looks forward to Spa Day. Billie Smith told
me she is from St. Anne’s Terrace, but she
comes to the home because it is the best place
for therapy that she has ever known. Several
residents described Spa Day as “relaxing.”
In every corner, there were staff members
from several Spa Sydell locations, giving
manicures and hand, neck, and shoulder massages. I asked several of the staff what made
them give up their Sunday to do this work,
and they all said the same thing—they wanted to give back to the community and wanted
to make the people at the home feel good.
Kimberly Hard, director of the Park Place
at Perimeter Spa Sydell, put in a lot of time
making arrangements for the food, entertainment, and the staff who would attend. Doug
Jervey, who played the piano and sang
throughout the event, did a great job.
Kimberly and I even joined him in singing
“New York, New York,” which was not too
good, because neither she nor I can carry a
tune.
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added a MAC book mini-lab, consisting of
ten state-of-the-art laptops; these allow students to create movies, work collaboratively, and integrate information from all subject areas. Epstein also purchased three
more Activboards, an integrated whiteboard system, for a total of seven. Pictured:
Sidnie Gothard works on an Activboard
By Belle Klavonsky
HONORING DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS. At the 30th annual Dinner of
Honor, GHA will pay tribute to parents
Sheli Feldman and David Frankel for their
volunteer work in the GHA community and
in the Jewish community. The Dinner of
Honor will be held at the Crowne Plaza at
Ravinia in Dunwoody on January 13 2008.
For more information, contact Gail
Medwed, director of development, at medwedg@ghacademy.org.
OFF TO A GREAT START. Greenfield
Hebrew Academy’s new principal of general studies hit the ground running with the
start of the new school year. Leah Summers
(pictured) started in August and was a hit
with both students and parents. Summers
was at the Cohen Hillel Academy in
Massachusetts for 27 years, where she held
numerous positions, including lower school
principal, assistant principal, director of
student services, Jewish studies teacher,
and general studies teacher. She was the
interim co-head of school for the past year.
TOP POEM. A poem about Darfur written
by GHA graduate Erica Halpern was named
a Top Ten poem by Creative
Communication. Erica wrote the poem in
8th grade, during a lesson on the challenges
facing the people of Darfur. Her poem,
which will be featured in the anthology A
Celebration of Young Poets, was selected
from thousands of entries from across the
country.
A NEW SEASON. The GHA girls’ volleyball teams (pictured) kicked off their seasons after successful campaigns last year.
The girls’ A team finished second in the
conference, and the B team finished in first
place. Over the last five years, the teams
have a combined record of 110-10.
Pictured: (l-r) 8th-grader Leah Topper (A
team) and 6th-grader Carly Berlin (B team)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY. This year, the Epstein
School will celebrate Israel’s 60th birthday
in grand style with Shiriyah, a Hebrew
song-and-dance extravaganza. Middle
schoolers bring down the house every year
with this fun-filled, “Epstein-style” family
event. In honor of Israel’s 60th birthday,
this year’s presentation, which takes place
November 15, 7:00 p.m., will be very special. Coming the day before VIP Day, it is a
wonderful event for grandparents. For more
information, visit www.epsteinatlanta.org.
Pictured: Shiriyah 2006
MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE “NET
GENERATION.” Under the leadership of
Principal of Media and Technology Patty
Nathan, the Epstein School is constantly
moving forward in the development of its
technology programs, so that Epstein students can assume leadership positions in the
global community. The school recently
and staff underwent an intensive 5-day
accredited technology training course to
help them better plan and implement technology-integrated instruction in the classroom. As part of the school’s increased
commitment to technology education,
SmartBoards have been installed in classrooms throughout both Davis facilities.
SmartBoard interactive whiteboards have
been found to positively impact student
engagement, learner motivation, and
knowledge retention in pupils with a variety
of learning styles, including those with special needs. Pictured: Instructional
Technologist Carole Kamerman trains
teachers on the use of SmartBoard technology.
HEBREW OF THE HEART. Epstein
Middle School teachers have been engaged
in long-term professional development for
the last three years with Dr. Vardit
Ringwald, director of the Hebrew and
Arabic Languages Program at Brandeis
University. This process has led the Middle
School Hebrew teaching team to develop a
program called Ivrit Mehalev (“Hebrew of
the Heart”). This program matches students’ interests and skill level to their
Hebrew education, resulting in a personalized program of study. Pictured: Teacher
Liat Kadosh speaks with Ali Marbach and
Sloane Arogeti during Hebrew class
SOUNDING THE SHOFAR. Davis
Academy 2nd-grader Micah Cohn (pictured) is sounding the Shofar every morning throughout the Hebrew month of Elul—
the month preceding the High Holidays.
This daily ritual serves as a reminder of the
upcoming High Holidays and helps the
Davis community mentally prepare for this
important time.
EPSTEIN WELCOMES NEW BOARD
OF TRUSTEES PRESIDENT. The Epstein
School began the school year with a new
president of the Board of Trustees, Robert
Franco (pictured). The parent of two alumni, he assumes leadership as the school
begins exploring options for expansion and
renovations of the Colewood Way facilities.
AHEAD OF THE CURVE. This summer,
Alfred and Adele Davis Academy faculty
NEW POSITION. Jamie Kudlats is the
Davis Academy’s first Middle School assistant principal. Kudlats first came to Davis
in 2000 to work as a teaching assistant. In
the Middle School, he has worked as a math
teacher and middle school cluster leader,
and he was named dean of students in 2004.
His expanded responsibilities include
teaching, scheduling, grade monitoring and
reporting, discipline, technology, and coordinating alumni affairs and additional student life events. Kudlats supervises the
school’s yearbook and broadcasting staffs
and recently coordinated the rollout of the
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new SmartBoard technology. Pictured: 8thgraders Sam Lack and Lauren Siegel with
Jamie Kudlats.
their students and stressed the four principles of trust, respect, optimism, and intentionality. Pictured: Betty Siegel (left) and
Middle School language arts teacher Susan
Fields.
FIFTEEN YEARS AND COUNTING. The
Davis Academy began its 15th school year
on August 14, with a record 700 students.
The school, which opened in 1992 with 20
students in grades K and 1, has progressed
from a rented space on Abernathy Road to
two state-of-the-art campuses on Roberts
Drive in Sandy Springs. Davis, the fastest
growing Reform Jewish Day School in
North America, is one of only five private
schools in the Southeast with triple accreditation from SACS, SAIS, and GAC.
Pictured: Lower School Principal Becky
Hunt escorts Ayden Grey into school for her
first day of Kindergarten.
INSPIRING TEACHERS. Dr. Betty Siegel
recently spoke to Davis Academy faculty
members about how teachers can change
students’ perceptions of themselves and,
therefore, their lives. Siegel, the first
woman to head an institution in the
University System of Georgia and the
longest-serving woman president of a public university in the nation, served as president of Kennesaw State from 1981 to 2006.
Siegel inspired the teachers to develop
social consciousness and responsibility in
BUSINESS BITS
By Marsha Leibowitz
ATTRACTING ISRAELI INVESTORS.
The American-Israel
Chamber
of
Commerce, Southeast Region (AICC), and
the Renaissance Communications Group
are launching Atlanta ROI*—Real Estate
Opportunities and Investments, a publication and website (www.atlantaroi.com)
introducing Israeli institutional and entrepreneurial investors to the commercial real
estate market in Atlanta and the Southeast.
The magazine will be delivered directly to
more than 250 Israeli investors. The first
issue of Atlanta ROI* will be distributed in
October, at a special event during the
AICC’s October 27-November 1 mission to
Israel.
TOPS IN FUNDRAISING. Steven Green,
campaign executive of the Jewish National
F u n d ’ s
Southeast
region,
was
n a m e d
Campaign
Executive of the
Year at JNF’s
annual professional conference. In his
nearly two years
on the job,
Green has cultiSteven Green
vated a strong
JNF presence in the region, which includes
North and South Carolina, Georgia,
Tennessee, and Alabama. Before joining
JNF, Green served as director of media and
public affairs for the Consulate General of
Israel to the Southeastern United States. He
has also held positions at the American
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Israel Public Affairs Committee, the AntiDefamation League, and the Washington,
D.C., office of Congresswoman Denise
Majette.
PARADIES WINS DIVERSITY AWARD.
The Paradies Shops received the Airport
Minority Advisory Council (AMAC)
Corporate Partner Award at the Annual
AMAC/FAA Airport Business Diversity
Conference in Las Vegas. Paradies was recognized for its significant commitment to
the development of Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises, as well as having a
workforce that reflects a sound dedication
to diversity. In addition, Paradies’ internship program for college students and
recent graduates was praised as the standard
by which other programs are measured.
LIEBERMAN AT PRUDENTIAL. Real
estate professional Sunny Lieberman has
joined the Prudential Georgia Realty sales
team. She is
based out of the
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Johns
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Atlanta, is a member of the Atlanta Board
of Realtors, the Georgia Association of
Realtors, and the National Association of
Realtors.
HAPPY CUSTOMERS. Microtel Inns &
Suites has been ranked highest in guest satisfaction among economy/budget hotel
chains in the J.D. Power and Associates
2007 North America Hotel Guest
ACTING UP. As an extension of the Davis
Academy’s emphasis on the fine arts,
Applause for Kids, a local drama troupe, is
now teaching drama in Kindergarten
through 3rd grade. Each grade will receive
weekly drama lessons as part of the curriculum. This opportunity for younger students to express themselves through the
dramatic arts is one more way in which the
Davis Academy is continuing to expand
students’ exposure to the fine arts. With the
adoption of the school’s Board of Trustee’s
Fine Arts Initiative several years ago, the
Davis Academy has added arts programming and/or expanded arts facilities each
year.
Satisfaction Index Study. Microtel is the
only economy/budget brand in the hotel
industry to have received this recognition
six successive times. Microtel Inns & Suites
scored highest of 11 national hotel brands in
its segment, outperforming competitors in
six out of seven key guest satisfaction
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JF&CS News
DENTAL CARE FOR THE WORKING
POOR. Jewish Family & Career Services
(JF&CS), one of Atlanta’s leading human
services agencies, has earned the O’Connell
Community Impact Award for expanding
dental care to the working poor.
The award, presented by the United
Way Tocqueville Society, recognizes the
role of JF&CS, as parent organization of the
Ben Massell Dental Clinic, in raising more
than $3.86 million to relocate the clinic to
larger quarters, thereby doubling its capacity to serve indigent clients. It also lauds
JF&CS for a strategic alliance with the
Dental Technology Center at Georgia Tech
A NEW CLINIC FOR A NEW ERA.
JF&CS recently received the
O’Connell Community Impact Award
for the Ben Massell Dental Clinic.
Pictured, from left: Gary Price, managing partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP; Gary Miller, CEO,
Jewish Family & Career Services;
Mark O’Connell, retiring CEO, United
Way of Metropolitan Atlanta; Jack
Hardin, managing partner, Rogers &
Hardin; and David Witt, president,
Jewish Family & Career Services
(DenTec) to bring state-of-the-art technology to the new clinic.
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Massell Dental Clinic has a 96-year history
of providing a full range of dental services
to Atlanta’s most needy. The clinic is staffed
by more than 92 volunteer dentists, who
have worked in a woefully inadequate,
2,000-square-foot building in Midtown
Atlanta.
The new Ben Massell Dental Clinic on
14th Street will have 7,900 square feet, 15
operatories, enlarged laboratories and sterilization areas, and extensive client support
services. The clinic will be Atlanta’s first
silver-level LEED-certified health facility.
LEED, which stands for Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design, is a
national standard for high-performance,
environmentally sustainable buildings.
“As the only all-volunteer dental clinic
in the United States, Ben Massell is in the
business of restoring smiles and is an
opportunity for a population whose oral
health has been severely neglected,” said
Gary Miller, CEO of Jewish Family &
Career Services, on accepting the
O’Connell award. “The clinic provides
clients with more than just fillings and
extractions—it offers hope, the possibility
of employment, and the confidence to succeed.”
The grand opening for the new clinic is
anticipated in early 2008. For more information, or to become a clinic volunteer,
contact Deborah Fluker or Barbara Jones at
404-881-1858.
TEEN
LEADERS.
JF&CS
and
Congregation Etz Chaim will sponsor
“Tools for Teens: Lead On!,” an interactive
leadership workshop, October 14, 1:004:30 p.m., at Congregation Etz Chaim, 1190
Indian Hills Parkway, in Marietta. The 2nd
annual teen workshop will focus on skillbuilding and will impart skills to help teens
lead their youth groups.
Jewish teens in 10th-12th grade are
invited to participate in this special workshop, which will include a self-assessment
test to determine leadership styles, roleplays, and group discussion facilitated by
JF&CS professionals. Synagogue and
agency staff will discuss volunteerism and
performing good deeds, and teens will complete a service project for the Ben Massell
Dental Clinic, for which they will receive a
certificate for 3.5 hours of community service.
The program is $18 per person, which
includes snacks and take-home materials.
Pre-registration and payment is required by
October 7. Register online at www.jfcsatlanta.org/cobbcounty.asp, or mail checks
(payable to JF&CS) to Susan Halpert,
JF&CS of Cobb, 1501 Johnson Ferry Road,
Suite 100, Marietta GA 30062. For more
information, contact Susan Halpert at 770933-0081 or shalpert@jfcs-atlanta.org.
Kosher
From page 25
cake yeast will rise approximately six cups
of flour.
• Active dry yeast is processed one step
further than cake yeast. Three 1/4–ounce
packets of active dry yeast equals the activity of 2 ounces of cake yeast.
• Quick-rise/bread machine yeast is highly
active yeast that will shorten the rising
time as much as 50%.
For everything you “knead” to know
about yeast, visit redstaryeast.com.
King Arthur Flour and Red Star products are locally available at most supermarkets including Wal-Mart, Kroger, and
Publix.
On a personal note: My mother, Rose
Schoen Snyder, always made her delicious
challah with Red Star Yeast. She was a
great fan of Red Star and believed that the
quality of this company’s product gave her
challahs that extra “rise.” That may be true,
but I, of course, believed that it was her
special touch!
SPEAKING OF CHALLAH. “And there
was a continual blessing in her dough,”
writes Tamar Ansh in A Taste of Challah.
This new book, from Feldheim Publishers,
is a comprehensive guide to challah baking. Ansh, an experienced recipe developer
and food columnist, shares her advice, tips,
and recipes for challah baking. She writes,
“There is something mystical and unique
about challah. The skill of baking and
braiding challah has been passed down by
generations, surviving upheaval, migration, and exile.” Clear, easy-to-follow
instructions, along with 350 photographs,
make bread-baking seem accessible to the
home baker. Ansh offers complete directions on how to make unique challah creations, including pull–aparts, twists, simcha braids, cloverleaf challah rolls, and
yom tov shapes. The book offers tips on
several other tempting breads and baked
desserts, including traditional babka and
mouthwatering cinnamon buns. To preview the book and view some sample
recipes, visit tasteofchallah.com. This
“tasteful” gift is available locally at
Judaica Corner and Chosen Treasures and
online at Amazon.com.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
way. U.S. residents 18 or older are invited
to submit an original, kosher, easy-to make
entrée (eight ingredients or less) for this
judged competition. Recipes must include
at least one Manischewitz product and be
prepared and cooked in one hour. For official contest details and registration, visit
www.manischewitz.com. All recipes must
be received by September 21.
May 5768 be a sweet and peaceful year
for the Jewish people and for all good people everywhere. May we grow in our spiritual lives and rejoice in our relationships,
in our homes, and, of course, in our
kitchens!
What’s cooking? Email kosheraffairs@gmail.com.
This column is meant to provide the
reader with current trends and developments in the kosher marketplace and
lifestyle. Since standards of kashruth certification vary, check with the AKC or your
local kashruth authority to confirm reliability.
See RECIPES, page 39
Have a vintage New Year
Here are some great ways to toast
the New Year.
From the Recanati Winery, an artisan winery based in Israel’s northern
Galilee, Palm Bay Imports offers some
quality selections. Vineyard founder L.
Recanati’s strong bond with the land of
Israel, coupled with his deep passion for
fine wine and his Italian heritage,
inspired him to pursue his dream of a
state-of-the-art winemaking facility.
Royal Wine, America’s largest
kosher wine importer, is introducing
some exciting new labels at varied
prices. It is primarily due to the foresight and vision of the Royal Wine
Corporation that America’s kosher wine
drinkers have been given the opportunity to enjoy fine wines from vineyards
around the world.
ATLANTA, START YOUR OVENS.
Here’s your chance to win a grand prize
package worth $25,000, including GE
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Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off is under-
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mark on all 50 official flavors of packaged
Jelly Belly beans. To check out the flavor
menu, go to JellyBelly.com; click on “fun”
and then “flavor guides.” Jelly Belly beans
are parve.
OPENING SOON. Trudy’s Bakery is
located in Toco Hill Shopping Center, next
to Kroger. It’s been quite a few years since
Atlanta has had an all-parve kosher bakery.
We can hardly wait!
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THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Friedmann honored with endowed chair
The College of Health and Human
Sciences at Georgia State University has
established the Distinguished Chair of
Public Safety Partnerships in the
Department of Criminal Justice. The purpose of the endowed chair is to help ensure
the provision of better public safety in an
era of international terrorism and support
the efforts of the Georgia International Law
Enforcement Exchange (GILEE) and the
International Law Enforcement Exchange
(ILEE).
Robert R. Friedmann, criminal justice
professor and founder and director of
GILEE and ILEE, is the first faculty member to hold the Distinguished Chair of
Public Safety Partnerships. This chair will
promote a better understanding of crime
and international terror threats and the challenges they pose. It will also work to
increase international cooperation in the
area of homeland security and promote
shared experiences of best practices.
Dr. Robert R. Friedmann
Friedmann, who has been a faculty
member at Georgia State University since
1986, has considerable experience in developing and growing partnerships throughout
the law enforcement community. His areas
of research interest include his work on a
$4.5 million research grant from the
National Institute of Justice to improve
crime-reporting databases. He is also a
known expert on law enforcement executive development and community policing.
Friedmann is the author of five books
and numerous book chapters and journal
articles, including A Diary of Four Years of
Terrorism and Anti-Semitism: 2000-2004,
Volumes One and Two and Community
Policing: Comparative Perspectives and
Prospects.
In addition to chairing the Department
of Criminal Justice, Friedmann has served
in various capacities in the law enforcement
community. He chaired the Georgia
Commission to Assess State Crime
Laboratory Needs into the 21st Century,
was vice president from 2000 to 2003 of the
Metropolitan Atlanta Crime Commission,
and chaired the advisory board of the
Georgia Security Council. He also served as
executive-on-loan to Central Atlanta
Progress; was a member of the Atlanta
mayor’s 911 Blue Ribbon Commission and
the Fulton County Courthouse Security
Blue Ribbon Commission; and assisted in
planning, preparation, and evaluation of
security for the 1996 Olympic Games.
The establishment of the chair was
announced at a reception held at Cox
Enterprises for the 15th delegation of the
GILEE trip to Israel. The reception was
attended by Carl V. Patton, president of
Georgia State University; Susan J. Kelley,
dean of the College of Health and Human
Sciences; Richard J. Terrill, acting chair of
the Department of Criminal Justice; major
GILEE supporter Jay Davis, CEO of
National Distributing Company; and other
Department of Criminal Justice and GILEE
donors such as UPS, The Home Depot,
Georgia Power, Equifax, and Carbon
Motors.
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THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Wishing your family a sweet
and peaceful New Year
L’Shana Tova
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Justice Ginsburg will give the 20th Annual Leo and Berry Eizenstat Memorial Lecture
By Susan Kahn
Ahavath Achim Synagogue will host
the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, as
the guest lecturer for the 20th Annual Leo
and Berry Eizenstat Memorial Lecture. This
year’s event will take place on Sunday,
October 21, 2:00 p.m., at the synagogue.
Established by the Honorable Stuart
Eizenstat, a key figure in both the Carter
and Clinton administrations, the lecture
series is one of Ahavath Achim’s most
important gifts to the community.
Distinguished world figures, including Elie
Wiesel, Ehud Olmert, and Presidents Carter
and Clinton, have come to Atlanta through
Stuart Eizenstat’s innovative effort to honor
the memories of his father, Leo, and his
uncle Berry, both of whom were pillars of
Ahavath Achim.
Justice Ginsburg was nominated to the
Supreme Court by President Clinton in
1993. Prior to her appointment to the court,
she served as a member of the U.S. Court of
Appeals and taught law at Columbia
University. Justice Ginsburg has written
widely on legal issues from civil procedure
to constitutional law.
Rabbi Neil Sandler said, “It is a particular honor for our congregation to host
Justice Ginsburg as the U.S. Supreme Court
opens its fall session. Justice Ginsburg
found her voice in a particularly interesting
manner last spring, and I am sure she will
leave us with much stimulating ‘food for
thought’ concerning the future of the court.”
Justice Ginsburg’s lecture is free and
open to the public. Tickets will not be
issued. For security purposes, attendees are
MISH MASH
By Erin O’Shinskey
FIVE RECEIVE NATIONAL HADASSAH AWARD. Five members of Greater
Atlanta Hadassah have received the 21st
Annual Hadassah National Leadership
Award. The award pays tribute to members
whose leadership within Hadassah and
beyond reflects Hadassah’s dedication to
the principles of the volunteer ethic. The
five recipients are: Rachel Schonberger,
representing the Greater Atlanta Hadassah
chapter; Sara Dell, representing the chapter’s Nes Harim group; Tamara Haas, representing the Kol Nashim group; Sandy
Sarlin, representing the Ketura group; and
Susan Rosenheck, representing the Metulla
group.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED. Coordinators
of the internationally acclaimed “Anne
Frank in the World 1929-45” exhibition are
seeking volunteers for visitor services and
docent positions. Training is provided. The
exhibit is open Tuesday-Sunday and is currently housed at the Old Courthouse in the
Square in downtown Decatur. For more
information, call 404-370-3056, or visit
www.holocaust.georgia.gov.
TAKE A SEAT. In honor of Jewish Theatre
of the South’s bat mitzvah (13th) season,
the Marcus Jewish Community Center of
Atlanta is offering a one-time opportunity
to dedicate a seat. For just $250, naming
rights can be purchased for a seat in the
Morris & Rae Frank Theatre. Dedicate a
seat—in honor of a birthday, in memory of
a loved one, to celebrate your love of the
theater, or in recognition of your organization—with an elegant, permanent plaque.
For information, call 770-395-2614, or visit
www.atlantajcc.org.
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs • Weddings • Corporate Events • Fundraisers
Exclusively Planning Parties for 13 Years
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770-395-1094 • itsmypartyinc@hotmail.com
Special Occasions • Holiday Parties • Banquets • Meetings
asked to arrive 30 minutes early. For information,
contact
Ahavath
Achim
Synagogue, 404-355-5222.
Previous Eizenstat lectures have featured Elie Wiesel, Natan Sharansky, the
Honorable Abba Eban, the Honorable Dr.
Henry Kissinger, the Honorable Teddy
Kollek, the Honorable Simcha Dinitz, the
Honorable Itamar Rabinovich, Rabbi
Shlomo Riskin, the Honorable Shimon
Peres, Cantor Benjamin Muller and Choir,
Professor Alan Dershowitz, Herman Wouk,
the Honorable Joseph Lieberman, U.S.
Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, the
Honorable Jimmy Carter, the Honorable
Bill Clinton, the Honorable Ehud Olmert,
the Honorable Hillary Clinton, and Paul
Wolfowitz.
Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg
BBYO KICKOFF EVENT. The Atlanta
Council BBYO, the Jewish Youth
group for 9th-12th-graders, held its
first event of the year on Sunday,
August 19. Activities included bowling and a live band. More than 300
teens had the opportunity to mingle
and see friends. Pictured: Nikki
Cohen, Maddy Oppenheim, Ashley
Matatiaho, Lindsey Friedrich, and
Charli Cohen
A blessed and sweet year to all
ʺʥʡʸ ʭʩʰʹʬ ʥʫʦʺʥ ʺʫʸʥʡʮʥ ʤʡʥʨ ʤʰʹ
Celebrate Rosh Hashanah
and Yom Kippur with
Congregation Or VeShalom
Our multi-generational Sephardic congregation
has been bringing Southern hospitality, spirituality, and
tradition to the Atlanta community for over 90 years.
You are invited to join us for services on the High Holy Days.
Please come by the OVS office in advance
to pick up your complimentary visitor tickets
and a schedule of services.
We look forward to welcoming you.
Rabbi Hayyim Kassorla
Lenny Franco
President
1681 North Druid Hills Road • Atlanta, GA 30319
Phone 404-633-1737 • Fax 404-633-5938
www.orveshalom.org • office@orveshalom.org
For security purposes no one will be admitted to services without a ticket.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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Paul Goldman’s career as a press photographer focused mainly on a newborn and
its growing pains. Goldman photographed
vivid scenes in the life of his adopted homeland as it became Israel and struggled to
survive. His simply composed, brightly lit
images, shot with a chunky Speed Graphic
news camera during the 1940s and 1950s,
document intimate moments at a time of
sweeping, historic change.
More than 100 of his newly restored
images, many never published, will be
included in “The Forgotten Photographs:
The Work of Paul Goldman from
1943–1961,” which will be on display at
the Breman Museum, October 11December 31.
Paul Goldman was a Hungarian-born
photojournalist who fled from Budapest in
1940 with his wife, Dina, to escape spreading Nazism. Arriving in Palestine during its
tumultuous final years under the British
control that began in 1918, Goldman found
work as a freelance photographer for local
newspapers and international news services.
Thanks to his privileged access—first
as a British Army member, later as a journalist befriended by Israeli leaders—he
gained a front-row perspective at a pivotal
time for the Middle East.
The resulting collection of 40,000 negatives embodies a panorama of events, families, leaders, struggles, and hopes.
Goldman’s best-known image is one taken
in September 1957, showing Israeli Prime
Minister David Ben-Gurion doing a headstand at the Sharon Hotel beach in
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Johns Creek • 4070 Johns Creek Pkwy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-622-1444
Jonesboro • 7861 Tara Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-471-1670
Kennesaw • 1550 Hickory Grove Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-290-8709
Lawrenceville • 4830 Sugarloaf Pkwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-513-0804
Lawrenceville • 1355 Riverside Pkwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-277-1440
Lilburn • 4960 Stone Mountain Hwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-344-2579
Lithia Springs • 662 Thornton Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-819-8061
Lithonia • 5289 Minola Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-418-0198
Loganville • 4329 Atlanta Hwy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-554-9112
Marietta • 3525 Sandy Plains Rd. NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-509-3785
East Cobb/Marietta • 665 Johnson Ferry Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-565-4517
Newnan • 510 Bullsboro Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-304-2457
Norcross • 6040 Singleton Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-421-0382
Peachtree City • 2765 W. Highway 54 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-486-8484
Powder Springs • 1066 Richard D. Sailor Parkway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-567-2095
Riverdale • 7110 Hwy. 85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-996-8271
Roswell • 765 Holcomb Bridge Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-998-1234
Stockbridge • 3501 Hwy. 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-565-0969
Stone Mountain • 5900 Memorial Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-499-0362
Stonecrest Mall • 8055 Mall Pkwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-526-0338
Smyrna • 3520 Atlanta Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-432-3384
Woodstock • 9695 Main Street . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-516-9661
David Ben-Gurion performing a
headstand
“Paul Goldman seemed to have been
almost everywhere and at the right
moment,” said curator Shlomo Arad, a
renowned former Newsweek photographer.
“He stood with his camera by the cradle of
the state in the making.... His subjects were
refugees and diplomats, leaders, and ordinary men and women.”
The images in the exhibition are from
the collection of Spencer M. Partrich, a
real-estate developer based in Farmington
Hills, Michigan. Partrich purchased the 4” x
5” negatives from Goldman’s daughter in
late 2001 and had them restored at a
Jerusalem lab.
The images span 18 years and an array
of subjects. Some scenes are ordinary, others extraordinary; some are poignant, others
disturbing.
Images include peaceful 1945-46
streetscapes and beach scenes in Tel Aviv,
including a roasted-corn vendor at Mugrabi
Plaza and a beggar with a performing monkey. On other days in 1945, the same camera pointed at Holocaust survivors from
Buchenwald, Auschwitz, and other Nazi
camps as they landed at the Port of Haifa
and reached resettlement camps in
Palestine.
In July 1946, Goldman raced in his Jeep
to the site of an historic attack by Israeli
underground fighters against British Army
offices at the King David Hotel in
Jerusalem. He arrived in time to photograph
casualties being evacuated from the explosion site, where 91 people died and hundreds were wounded.
Historic rarities include a 1949 photo
essay showing the secretive journey of
Yemenite Jews from Aden to camps in
Israel. They were among 47,000 refugees
relocated in an Operation Magic Carpet airlift by 380 American and British planes.
There are also such familiar faces as
Chaim Weizmann, the nation’s first president, and emerging figures destined to gain
international fame—Golda Meir, Moshe
Dayan, Menachem Begin, and a young lieutenant colonel commanding a paratroopers’
brigade in March 1957. That uniformed
officer is Ariel Sharon, who became Israel’s
prime minister.
Goldman worked in anonymity at a
time before photojournalism was respected
as a creative form. News photos generally
appeared uncredited or with a tiny credit
line. “His images made their way into the
national pantheon in almost total anonymity,” Arad writes. In the museum catalog,
Arad calls the collection “a treasure for historians and sociologists, students and
researchers.”
For more information about “The
Forgotten Photographs” exhibition or the
Breman, visit www.thebreman.org or call
678-222-3700.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Remove from heat and slowly stir in rum.
RECIPES
continued from Kosher Affairs , page 33
Our Favorite Easy Appetizer
Adapted from TheHotSqueeze.com
1 8-oz. package of cream cheese or 6-oz.
log of goat cheese
1 jar Hot Squeeze
Crackers of choice
Pour Hot Squeeze liberally over
cheese, and serve with crackers.
———————Go Nuts with this Easy Rum Cake
By Roberta Scher
Cake:
1 6-ounce package Emerald Glazed
Chocolate Brownie Walnuts or any sweet
glazed nuts (I use the nuts whole, but they
can also be coarsely chopped)
1 package yellow cake mix (Duncan Hines
brand is parve)
1 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding mix (most Royal and Jello flavors are
parve)
4 large eggs
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup rum
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease
and flour a 12-cup Bundt pan. Sprinkle
nuts on bottom of prepared pan. Combine
all cake ingredients. Beat for 1 minute on
low with electric mixer, then scrape sides
and beat for an additional 2 minutes on
medium. Pour into the pan.
Place on center oven rack. Bake for 5560 minutes or until golden and center
springs back to touch. Cool in pan for
about 20 minutes. Use spatula or knife to
loosen sides, and invert on serving plate.
Use a drinking straw, toothpick, or skewer
to poke small holes on top of cake. Drizzle
warm glaze (recipe below) over top and
sides of warm cake. Serve at room temperature.
Glaze:
4 tablespoons margarine
2 tablespoons water
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup rum
Melt margarine in saucepan. Stir in
water and sugar. Simmer for 5 minutes,
stirring constantly, until thickened a bit.
NOTE: Although I usually use dark rum in
this recipe, any rum will do.
———————The following recipes are adapted from
the
Recipezaar
website.
Visit
recipezaar.com/recipes/rosh-hashana,5-orless-ingredients to discover 65 reviewed
and rated easy Rosh Hashanah/Holiday
recipes. For those of us who are timedeprived, this site provides short-cut
recipes to create delicious yom tov meals.
(Don’t miss the recipe for esrog liqueur!)
Mom’s Holiday Fruit Salad
(5-minute preparation)
2 11-ounce cans mandarin oranges
2 16-ounce cans chopped pineapples
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 16-ounce container dairy or parve sour
cream
1/2 cup shredded coconut
Mix all ingredients, and refrigerate 5-6
hours before serving.
Simple, Utterly Delicious
Chicken With Onions
2 cut-up roasting chickens (8 pieces each)
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2 tablespoons garlic powder
1 large, thinly sliced onion
2 cups sweet wine
Put the chicken in a baking pan. Rub
and sprinkle liberally with garlic powder.
Lay the onion pieces on top of the chicken.
Pour the wine over the chicken.
Cover and bake at 350 degrees for 90
minutes. Uncover and bake for another 30
minutes to get nice, crispy onions, and a
lovely glazed skin.
Deli Style Crock Pot Brisket
1 4-lb. beef brisket
1 large, thinly sliced onion
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1/4 cup ketchup
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour (optional for
gravy)
Sprinkle brisket with garlic powder,
and rub on ketchup. Place brisket, fat side
up, in slow cooker. Add onion slices all
around and on top of meat. Add enough
water to coat the bottom of the cooker.
Cook on low for at least 8 hours (or
overnight) for a very tender brisket.
Optional: To make gravy, mix 1 tablespoon flour with 1/4 cup water, add to slow
cooker, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Serve alongside brisket.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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Vintage
From page 33
from both importers. In my opinion (one
shared by some members of my very willing tasting team), some are exceptional, and
several provide excellent value. Highlights
are summarized below. The wines are listed
in order of suggested retail price; descriptions are culled from tasters’ opinions and
importers’ websites. Depending on your
preferences and budget, any of these wines
will provide a delightful accompaniment to
a yom tov table!
RECANATI WINERY
Yasmin White 2006—$9.99
A value! Light, refreshing, fruity “reception” wine. Pairs well with appetizers, poultry, fish, and vegetarian entrees.
Yasmin Red 2006—$9.99
A value! A light, fruity, medium-bodied,
all-occasion red blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon, Merlot, and Shiraz.
Sauvignon Blanc 2005—$12.50
100% Sauvignon Blanc, full-bodied and
lively, with flavors of tropical fruits.
Merlot 2005—$12.50
Deep garnet red, medium-bodied, with
hints of fruit, pomegranates and vanilla.
Chardonnay 2005—$15.50
Tropical fruit aromas accentuated by subtle
nuances of caramel and hazelnut. Full-bodied, harmonious, with a long, smooth finish.
Reserva Merlot 2003—$22.50
A highly recommended personal favorite. A
bouquet of red berries, cassis, and roses,
underscored by hints of white pepper,
cloves, and green olives. Aged for 14
months in French oak barrels.
Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon 2004—
$22.50
Rich, full-bodied red wine; one to enjoy
now or age gracefully over the next decade.
Pair with hearty meat and pasta entrees.
Weinstock Cellar Select Zinfandel 2004
(California)—$18.99
An earthy, rich, and intense wine with notes
of dark berries, tobacco, and spice. (A
smooth, dry red, this is one of my special
favorites!)
Herzog Late Harvest Chenin Blanc
Clarksburg 2005 (California)—$19.99
Medium-sweet white, displaying apple and
pear flavors. Viscous, full-bodied.
Herzog–Edna Valley Pinot Noir 2005
(California)—$26
This is the first arrival of a Pinot Noir in the
Herzog portfolio of special wines. It has a
garnet hue, with intense aromas of rose
petals, red berries, and cloves.
ROYAL WINE CORPORATION
Carmel Young Moscato 2006 (Israel)—
$8.99
A perfect selection for the sweet-wine fan
on a budget. With an easy twist-off cap, this
Moscato is young and refreshing, offering
real value. It is moderately sparkling, lowalcohol, and appropriate for a toast, aperitif,
or light sipping during the meal.
Sforno Pinot Grigio 2006 (Italy)—$10
An Italian Pinot Grigio, crisp with a slight
effervescence; aromatic with tropical fruit
flavors. Perfect with poultry, fish, and
pasta.
Baron Rothschild Haute Medoc 2003
(France)—$30
From Barons Edmond and Benjamin de
Rothschild, an elegant blend of Cabernet
Sauvignon and Merlot, aged 12 months in
French oak barrels. Spicy notes with rich,
red fruit flavors.
Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine du Boite
2005 (France)—$34.99
I have not yet tasted this wine, but hope to
in the near future. According to the
importer, this is a very special selection
from an ever-growing portfolio of distinguished French wines.
For a varied selection of kosher wine in
the Atlanta area, try Jax on Roswell Road,
Quality Kosher Emporium, Total Wine
(newly opened in Kennesaw), and Kroger
or Publix in Toco Hill and Sandy Springs.
In addition, Sam’s Club on Clairmont Road
currently carries several types of Herzog
and Recanati wines. For a huge selection
and wine reviews, visit kosherwine.com.
Many of the online wines are not yet available in the Atlanta area.
A WORD ABOUT MEVUSHAL AND
NON-MEVUSHAL WINES. There are two
levels of kosher wine: (1) that made
through the normal processes of winemaking and (2) that made with one extra
process. The second is called “mevushal”
(Hebrew for “cooked or boiled”). Wine
made in this manner is chemically different
from non-kosher wine in every respect.
According to the laws of kashrut, a
mevushal wine retains its kashrut quality
(kosherness) no matter who opens, pours,
or drinks it—for example, when the bottle
is opened by a non-Jewish waiter or passed
around the table at a mixed gathering.
Modern technology allows the rules of fine
wine production to merge satisfactorily
with religious laws.
The Recanati Yasmin series of wines is
specifically produced to be mevushal—
making it kosher, regardless of who serves
it, an important consideration for kosher
caterers and restaurants.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
Kosher Korner
AKC
Approved
Israel Bonds
START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT—
GO KOSHER
In determining whether a recipe you
want is kosher, bear in mind the basic concepts of kosher food: no mixing of dairy
and meat; no pork or pork products; no
shellfish.
This also applies to the ingredients in
food products. For example, a food coloring such as cochineal extract, made from
a shellfish and used in fruit cocktail and
some pink grapefruit juices, would be
considered non-kosher and would taint
the food in which it might be used.
Similarly, using an animal fat
together with dairy ingredients renders the product non-kosher and
taints even the implements
used in making it.
MEAT. Allowed meats are
beef, veal, venison, mutton,
lamb.
Meat that is kosher must have
been slaughtered (shechted) according to
Jewish Law.
Even kosher liver contains blood,
which is non-kosher. All liver must be
broiled in a special way before use to
remove this blood.
Because we do not eat the sciatic
nerve, which is in the hindquarters of
beef, generally you will not find kosher
filet mignon, rump, sirloin, or leg of lamb.
BIRDS/POULTRY. Allowed birds/poultry
are chicken, turkey, quail, Cornish hens,
pigeon, goose, duck, and pheasant.
FISH. Allowed fish have fins and scales.
Not allowed are shellfish (e.g., shrimp,
lobster, clams, oysters, scallops, crabs,
crayfish); scavengers (e.g., catfish, monkfish), unless they have fins and scales; and
sturgeon.
FRUITS,
VEGETABLES,
AND
GRAINS. All are acceptable, unless they
are infested.
PROCESSED FOODS. About one-third
of all supermarket foods are kosher
approved. For a list of reliable kosher certification symbols, visit the Chicago
Rabbinical Council (CRC) website
(www.crcweb.org), or access the CRC site
from www.kosheratlanta.org.
Because of the sacramental dimension
of wine in Judaism, a special body of laws
governs grape products. Kashruth-observant Jews use only those grape products
that have proper supervision. This applies
to wine, grape juice, grape jelly, vinegar,
and all soft drinks that may use white
grape juice as a sweetener. It does not
apply to fresh grapes or raisins.
Israeli products should be tithed
before they are used. If a product has a
kosher symbol on it, it has already been
tithed.
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BY Rabbi Reuven
Stein
SEPARATION OF DAIRY AND MEAT.
Meat and dairy ingredients must not be
mixed together. Milk dishes must be
cooked on separate equipment, and that
equipment must be washed separately.
Meat dishes must be cooked on separate
equipment, and that equipment must
be washed separately.
This prohibition against
mixing dairy and meat also
extends to the plates, cutlery, utensils, and cooking
vessels used in association
with them, necessitating a
full set of each (which, again,
must be washed separately) in a
kosher kitchen. In addition, many
keep additional sets and equipment that
are pareve (neutral). One should speak to
a rabbi about which equipment can be
used for both.
KOSHER NEWS
TCBY, Loehman’s Plaza, 2484
Briarcliff Road, is under the Orthodox
Rabbinical Supervision of the Atlanta
Kashruth Commission. All yogurt products, cones, and toppings are kosher dairy
with the exception of gummi bears, prepackaged cotton candy, and smoothies
that are prepared with vitamin supplements.
Although the soft-serve sorbets
(mango, orange, raspberry, and strawberry-kiwi flavors) are not made with diary
ingredients, the equipment used to serve
them has been in contact with dairy, therefore, for kosher classification purposes,
these sorbets are considered diary. The
hand-scooped sorbet (psychedelic flavor)
is kosher if served using a dedicated
scoop.
Cake cones are pareve.
The following toppings are pareve:
cherries, coconut flakes, pineapple,
peanut butter sauce, and sprinkles (rainbow/chocolate).
All pre-packaged yogurt cakes, pies,
and quarts are kosher dairy.
Customized decorated yogurt cakes,
Frappechillers, and milkshakes are also
under supervision.
This certification does not include
Passover.
Rabbi Reuven Stein is director of supervision for the Atlanta Kashruth
Commission, a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting kashruth through
education, research, and supervision.
SECURIT
Y
PROSPERITY
OPPOR
TUNITY
As the New Year begins, we
pray for blessings for all Israel.
Lowell Fine
Atlanta Chairman
Security
for our People and our Land
Brad Young
Executive Director
Brenda Rothschild
Prosperity
to build, to work, to live
Opportunity
for all
Shana Tova!
Registered Representative
Development Corporation for Israel
State of Israel Bonds
1100 Spring St., #720 · Atlanta, GA 30309
404-817-3500 · 800-752-5649
atlanta@israelbonds.com
www.israelbonds.com
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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Helping ordinary people become heroes to kids in need
I was looking for a good human-interest
story for the New Year when a close friend
told me about some people she had met at a
Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce
meeting.
The organization they represent, Dream
House for Medically Fragile Children, Inc.,
is dedicated to increasing the opportunities
for medically fragile children to live in a
stable, permanent, home environment. They
are doing this by developing support
resources and programs that will increase
the number of families and communities
prepared to care for these children.
I had never heard of the organization or
the term “medically fragile children.” My
friend said the organization helps kids with
complicated health care conditions, many of
whom have been abandoned by their families.
I visited the Dream House corporate
office in Lilburn and met with its public
relations coordinator, Jeff Jansma. Jeff
showed me an introductory video about the
organization and its mission. I have seen
many such videos in my day, but this one
was exceptional. It was informative and
extremely inspiring.
During our meeting, I asked Jeff to
define a medically fragile child. He stated
that a medically fragile child is “any child,
who, because of an accident, illness, congenital disorder, abuse, or neglect, has been
BY Bill
Sonenshine
left in a stable condition, but dependent on
life-sustaining medication, treatment,
equipment, and the need for assistance with
activities of daily living.”
Dream House is the brainchild of Laura
Moore, a pediatric nurse of over 20 years.
She earned a master’s degree in nursing
education, was an associate professor, and
Dream House children pictured with
(back row) Dream House CEO and
Founder Laura Moore, Atlanta
Braves’ Jeff Francoeur, and Delta
Captain Mike Doyle
Serving The Community For Over 25 Years!
Happy New
Year!
Adam Zukerman
Kevin Deutsch
President/General Managing Partner
Director of Operations
Over 400 New Hondas In Inventory!
www.CurryHonda.com
5525 Peachtree Industrial Blvd.
Chamblee, GA 30341
770-451-2700
spent a year working on a CDC fetal alcohol research project. Laura said it was frustrating to see kids saved by new medical
technology, only to be abandoned by relatives who lacked the money or knowledge
to care for them.
One particular patient inspired Laura to
do something about this problem. Mickey
became a quadriplegic at age 14, due to a
gunshot wound to his neck. He lived in the
hospital for four-and-one-half years. He
became very depressed and tried to bribe
Laura to turn off his ventilator. “If I were a
dog,” she recalls him saying, “you would
treat me better and put me to sleep.”
After receiving support from her local
community, Laura established a specialized
foster home in Lilburn to provide a safe and
stable family-centered environment for
medically fragile foster children who were
ready to leave the hospital but had nowhere
to go. Laura and her husband, Mike, sold
their own home and moved into the Lilburn
Dream Foster House as the pilot foster family.
In early 2004, six-year-old Katie was
accepted as the home’s first foster child.
Suffering from a severe digestive disorder,
Katie was near death. The Moores provided
months of almost continual care. Katie ultimately required two five-organ transplants,
the first occurring in January 2005. Now
nine years old, Katie is two-and-one-half
years post-transplant and doing very well.
The Moores adopted her in December 2006.
Laura’s next dream is building the
Dream House Resource Center, LLC. The
looming project is a planned campus in
Conyers, on 10 acres of donated land just
off Sigman Road. The center will provide
transition care and support services for children and their families from all over the
state. Included on the campus are three transition homes, one respite home, overnight
accommodations for family members while
they learn to care for their children before
taking them home, and a state-of-the-art
training facility that will provide educational classrooms and a skills lab. Just over $5
million is needed to start this project. Laura
says there is not a campus or program like
this in the whole country.
So far, Dream House has served over
500 families and 540 children from 25
Georgia counties. “When these children
with special healthcare needs have a safe
and stable place they can call home,” Laura
said, “they become emotionally and mentally healthier, which, in turn, improves their
physical health.”
The Dream House has received national
recognition. In January, the Moores were
featured in People Magazine as “Heroes
Among Us,” and Laura was chosen as
“Person of the Week” by Charlie Gibson
and ABC World News Tonight. Atlanta
Braves outfielder Jeff Francoeur has teamed
up with Delta Air Lines to give Dream
House 25,000 Sky Miles every time he hits
a home run.
I asked PR coordinator Jansma for a
wish list. He said the families Dream House
Laura Moore was a keynote speaker
at the Health Care for Kids Rally at
the State Capitol in Atlanta,
November 4, 2006.
serves need funding for lifts in their vans
($15,000), specialized car seats ($500), hospital beds ($5,000), and bedroom and bathroom modifications ($5,000). They also
need help defraying the costs of childcare
training for family members. The Dream
House Family for Keeps course is $350 per
person. Jeff also said there are families
waiting to foster or adopt children, but they
also require training and equipment.
If you would like to make a donation or
participate in a fundraising event, contact
Jeff Jansma at 770-717-7410.
As we start our New Year, I knew you
would find the Dream House story uplifting. When I left the interview with Jeff, I
knew I was going to do something besides
writing this article. Each of us should, at
every chance we can, engage in “Tikun
Olam”—repairing the world.
THE JEWISH GEORGIAN
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