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Reading Back On Top is like a conversation with your hilarious best girlfriend
By Shira Miller
G
Back on Top:
Fearless Dating After Divorce
By Ginger Emas
2009
GPP Life
240 pp., $14.95
inger Emas is the author of the new
book Back On Top: Fearless Dating
After Divorce, and I am so glad I dis-
covered her. She has such a wonderful
writer’s voice—Ginger is funny and warm,
irreverent and wise. Reading Back On Top
makes the reader feel as if she’s having a con-
A
sustainable way to address homelessness
has resulted in a $10,000 grant for
its creator, David Baron of Atlanta, a
sophomore at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill.
David’s Homeless Outreach Poverty
Eradication (HOPE) Garden was one of more
than 100 student-initiated projects to receive a
Davis Projects for Peace grant from philanthropist
Kathryn W. Davis.
HOPE Garden is a partnership of Carolina
students and the Town of Chapel Hill, working
in collaboration with the North Carolina State
University Department of Horticultural
Science. In this project, homeless people will
versation with a good girlfriend, which is an
amazing experience. The mixture of practical
advice, laugh-out-loud humor, and unique
insight is very compelling. Even the disclaimer
at the front of the book cracked me
up!
Ginger breaks down online dating into
doable steps—none of it is overwhelming, but
all of it is stuff a woman needs to know for
savvy dating. I am making all of my friends
who are currently single—divorced or not—
add it to their must-read list.
As helpful and insightful as the tips are—
it’s clear that she’s been doing this for
awhile—it’s Ginger’s humor and honesty that
make the book a truly great, fun read.
train and work alongside volunteers and mentors
in a community garden, with land donated
by the town. The workers will gain valuable job
skills and income, while the organic produce
they grow will be sold on the UNC campus and
given to disadvantaged families, who could not
otherwise afford to buy this fresh, high-quality,
and nutritious food.
“HOPE Garden will promote employment
security, food security, and the overall security
that comes from strong community ties,” Baron
said. “It will promote peace by bridging the
gaps that exist in the Chapel Hill community,
while providing program participants and the
community at large with a greater sense of com-
Some of it was validating. I loved hearing
Ginger confirm that it was a good idea for me
to take a few years off to really get to know
myself and date differently, and it has certainly
paid off in my current relationship with a
wonderful man.
Some of it was eye-opening. The dating
stories themselves are hilarious—I love the
one about Chad, the fitness guy who Ginger
turned to “the dark side” with her chocolate
espresso martini. This is a very timely, scintillating
read—so appealing, it is sure to
become a social phenomenon.
For more information on Ginger, her
workshops and the book, visit backontopthebook.com.
David Baron receives a Projects for Peace grant for HOPE Garden
David Baron
BUSINESS BITS
By Marsha Liebowitz
FAMILY MATTERS. Marvin L.
Solomiany, managing partner at KSS
Family Law, has been selected chair of
the Family Law Section of the Atlanta
Bar Association. Solomiany joined KSS
Family Law in
1995 and became a
partner in 2003.
His numerous honors
include Georgia
Trend Legal Elite
(2008) and Georgia
Super Lawyers,
Rising Stars (2005,
2006, 2007, 2008).
Marvin L.
Solomiany
Solomiany graduated
with a B.A. with
distinction from the
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and
received his J.D. degree from Emory
University School of Law. He is married
to Kerry Solomiany and has two children.
BRINGING GOLDBERG’S TO YOU.
Goldberg’s Group of companies, with
five locations in Atlanta, has launched a
catering division, headed by Linda
Baron. A Georgia native, Baron studied
with James Beard, managed a Buckhead
catering company for 17 years, led workshops
for The Scarlett Tassel, and taught
cooking classes at The Delectable Fig.
GRILL THRILLS. FuegoMundo (“world
of fire”), a South American wood-fire
grill restaurant, recently opened at the
newly redeveloped The Prado in Sandy
Springs. The restaurant offers flavorful,
affordable, and healthy South American
cuisine that is geared to meat lovers and
vegetarians alike. FuegoMundo is owned
by Udi and Masha Hershkovitz. Udi,
born in Israel to Romanian and Polish
parents, came to America as a teenager.
Masha was born in Barranquilla,
Colombia, and came to Atlanta in 1972 at
Udi and Masha Hershkovitz
the age of 9. They have three children,
Arie, Tali, and Ariele. For hours and
menus, visit www.fuegomundo.com.
SMILE FOR THE CAMERA. Ilan
Regenbaum recently returned from
Washington, D.C., where he was recognized
as one of six finalists, out of 6,000
entrants, in the Young Entrepreneur
Foundation’s entrepreneurial scholarship
competition. At 13, Ilan began taking
pictures at events around Atlanta for Ilan
Event Photographer, his own company.
At 14, he founded Flash Foto Events
(www.flashfotoevents.com). This studio
specializes in digital green screen photography;
at events, Ilan takes pictures of
Ilan Regenbaum
munal security.”
Davis Projects for Peace invited all students
from partner schools in the Davis United
World College (UWC) Scholars Program, plus
students at International Houses worldwide and
Future Generations, to submit plans for grassroots
projects for peace, to be implemented during
the summer of 2009. University students
from nearly 100 campuses collectively received
over $1 million in funding during the summer
of 2009 for projects in all regions of the world.
David is the son of Roy and Karen Baron,
and a grandson of Alvin Brown and the late
Doris Brown and Henry and Elizabeth Strauss.
guests against a green screen, superimposes
the images on one of many digital
backgrounds, and then prints pictures onsite
for guests.
PLANNING AND EVALUATION. Rick
Aranson, of Jewish Family & Career
Services, has published a paper in The
American Review of Public
Administration. The paper he coauthored,
“Mission-Market Tensions and
Nonprofit Pricing,” was published in
early May. The paper is based on JF&CS’
comprehensive program planning and
evaluation methodologies.
AICC LEADERSHIP. The American-
Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast
Region, has elected its officers and board
members for 2009-2010. Officers are
Charlie Harrison, chairman; Lorin Coles,
chairman-elect; Joel Neuman, vice chairman;
Benjamin Fink, vice chairman;
Jonathan Minnen, secretary; and Steve
Horn, treasurer. Tom Glaser continues as
president and chief professional officer.
New to the Executive Committee are
Randall Foster, Saar Bracha, Arie
Goldshlager, and Maggie Bellville. New
board members are Ben Taube, Robin
Spratlin, Heith Rodman, Warren
Binderman, Robert Kadoori, Ken
Anderson, Ted Schwartz, Philip Cooper,
Ralph Jordan, Kobi Margolin, Gilly
Segal, Gadi Shapira, Diane Weiner,
Robyn Fritz, and Rebecca Chang.