Buckhead - The Jewish Georgian

Wishing You a Healthy and Sweet 5768 

Jewish 

THE 

Georgian 

Volume 18, Number 6 Atlanta, Georgia SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2007 FREE 

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 

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 

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’re 

creating 

something 

entirely new 

and exciting 

for Atlanta’s 


teens,” says 

C h e r i 

Levitan, Cheri Levitan 

TRIBE’s executive director. “We’re replac- 

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, 

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 

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 

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 

divided into 

Robyn Faintich 

12 tribes, speaks of community, in this case, 

a community of teens. The number three- 

See TRIBE, page 5 

Hope comes from a great hospital 

Jeanie and Dick Katz attended the 

City of Hope convention and honored 

the memories of their loved 

ones. 

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 discover- 

See HOPE, page 5 

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.

Page 2 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2007 

THE 

Jewish Georgian 

The Jewish Georgian is published bimonthly by Eisenbot, Ltd. It 

is written for Atlantans and Georgians by Atlantans and 

Georgians. 

Publisher Marvin Botnick 

Co-Publisher Sam Appel 

Editor Marvin Botnick 

Managing Editor Marsha C. LaBeaume 

Assignment Editor Carolyn Gold 

Consulting Editor Gene Asher 

Associate Editor Barbara Schreiber 

Copy Editor Ray Tapley 

Assistant Copy Editor Arnold Friedman 

Makeup Editor Terri Christian 

Production Coordinator Terri Christian 

Medical Editor Morris E. Brown, M.D. 

Photographic Staff Allan Scher, Phil Slotin, Phil Shapiro 

Graphic Art Consultant Karen Paz 

Columnist Andi Arnovitz (Israel),Gene Asher, 

Jonathan Barach, 

Janice Rothschild Blumberg (Washington), 

Marvin Botnick, 

Shirley Friedman, Carolyn Gold, 

Jonathan Goldstein, George Jordan, 

Marice Katz, Balfoura Friend Levine, 

Marsha Liebowitz, Howard Margol, 

Bubba Meisa, Erin O’Shinsky, 

Ben Rabinowitz (Israel), 

Lew Regenstein, Roberta Scher, 

Jerry Schwartz, Leon Socol, 

Rabbi Reuven Stein, Nancy Taffel, 

Hannah Vahaba, Cecile Waronker, 

Evie Wolfe 

Special Assignments Susan Kahn, Lyons Joel, 

Advertising Marsha C. LaBeaume 

Editorial Advisory Board Members 

Sam Appel Rabbi Alvin Sugarman Sam Massell 

Jane Axelrod Albert Maslia William Rothschild 

Gil Bachman Michael H. Mescon Marilyn Shubin 

Asher Benator Paul Muldawer Doug Teper 

290 Carpenter Drive, Suite 100 

Atlanta, GA 30328 

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AA's Eizenstat Memorial Lecture 32 

AAA Sandy Springs/Buckhead 13 

Alon's 40 

Atlanta Art Gallery 2 

Atlanta Jewish Experience 11 

Bangkok Thyme Thai Cuisine & Sushi Bar 11 

Baskin Robbins in Sandy Springs 32 

Bennie's Shoes 8 

Beverly Beren 10 

The Breman 22 

Brickery Catering 35 

Buckhead Garage 15 

Buckhead Plaza Shoe Service 17 

The Cohen Home 12 

Congregation Or Ve Shalom 37 

Curry Honda 42 

The Davis Academy 28 

Dressler's Jewish Funeral Care 5 

Dunwoody Opticians 21 

EdenBrook of Dunwoody 7 

Ellen's House of Sweets 13 

The Epstein School 36 

Fido Fido 18 

Five Guys 13 

Gaucher Disease 19 

Goldberg's Bagel Restaurant Deli 14 

Grand Hyatt Buckhead 33 

Greenfield Hebrew Academy 9 

Habif Arogeti & Wynne 8 

Halpern Enterprises 20 

Havurat Lev 7 

Israel Bonds 41 

Huntington Learning Center 26 

Reclaim Righteousness 

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 

It's My Party 37 

JF&CS Child Testing & Evaluation 16 

JF&CS Transition Program 21 

JF&CS Legacy Home Care 31 

JF&CS Volunteer Program 41 

Kroger 44 

Landmark Diner 26 

Marcus Jewish Community Center 36 

Stan Milton Oasis Hair Salon 23 

Nothing But Noodles 4 

Oak Grove Market 27 

Options for Senior America 16 

Omni National Bank 24 

Perimeter Clinic 18 

Personal Touch Lawn Care 9 

Presstine Cleaners 29 

Realty First 26 

Restaurant Eugene 6 

Sandy Springs Pharmacy 15 

Sensible Networks 15 

Shield's Meat Market 26 

Southern Sweets 29 

Sprong - Shoes for Kids On The Go 13 

Sukkot Family Retreat 36 

The Temple 39 

Tires Plus 38 

Trader Joe's 40 

Vein Innovations 34 

Video Impact 17 

The Weber School 6 

Wilson & Sons, Ltd. 43 

Wish for Wendy 32 

Young Chefs 11 

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

September-October 2007 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 3 

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 

Georgia’s 

laws against 

dog fighting. 

Amidst 

all this 

Atlanta Falcons owner 

Arthur Blank 

uproar, we 

are proud to 

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 TITEL- 

MAN. 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 

The multi-talented 

Ann Titelman 

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 

and crowbars; 

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, 

Sandy London 

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 Resume- 

Works (more 

about her 

later), promises “a sensory feast, with the 

heady scent of blooms wafting through the 

outdoor 

European 

market, full 

of unique 

items…..The 

evening’s 

excitement 

builds, as the 

exquisite aromas 

and delicious 

tastes 

of our culinaryextrava- 

Fred Halperin 

ganza are 

unveiled.” 

We can hard- 

ly 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, 404- 

351-8410. 

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. 

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 PAPER- 

BACK. 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


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. 

Margaret’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 

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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 

Résumé writer 

Randi Levy 

free meals 

and drinks. If 

she can make 

our résumé look good, she can do anything. 

CLAUDIA LEWIS VISITS HER HOME- 

TOWN. 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 

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(includ- 

Filmmaker Bailey 

Barash 

ing next 

y e a r ’ s 

Atlanta 

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 

From page 1 

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 

Hazel Katz, a pioneer 

member of the Atlanta 

chapter of City of Hope 

the country 

in attendance. 

The 

three-day 

conference was packed with programs and 

seminars about the workings of the research 

Happening 

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are the healthy and delicious Jewish-style 

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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 

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. 

they are served by our favorite waitress, 

Patti. 

And if you happen to be a few miles 

southwest of that location, the Goldberg’s at 

Northside Parkway and West Paces Ferry is 

equally good and just as crowded with 

happy, hungry customers. 

COMING UP. Next issue: Exclusive 

Report—what ever happened to native 

Atlantans Ruth Abram, now in New York, 

and Laura Krugman, now in Paris? 

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- 

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money away, I would have worked harder 

to make more.” 

The entire Atlanta community is invited 

to attend the chapter’s anniversary event. 

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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. 

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. 

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Kimberly Jordan, and Sherry King


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 mid- 

1990s. 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 

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 

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 

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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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we are working on possibly helping him 

with improving healthcare conditions there. 

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the mascot of our mission); Israeli psychologist 

Inbar Kremer; Israeli physical therapist 

Miri Ratson; Drs. Elena Deseatnicova 

and Octave Cenusa, who were our translators; 

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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 

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and mine come true. 

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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. 

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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. 

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 

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pizza and watermelon. 

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 

Avigail Slifkin and Zoe Shapiro play 

with the pets and the doghouse in 

“Your Jewish Home.” 

their hand at Hebrew school homework, 

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 

Your Own Chocolate Sukkah.” 

“Your Jewish Home” was designed by 

Museum Director Cyndi Shapiro and Travis 

George. Museum hours are Tuesday- 

Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Friday, 10 

a.m.-2:00 p.m., and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.- 

4:30 p.m. Admission is $3 per child for nonmembers; 

free for members. For more 

information, contact Cyndi Shapiro at 770- 

395-2511 or cyndi.shapiro@atlantajcc.org. 

WORKING TOGETHER. The Jewish 

Community Center Association/ 

Coca-Cola Company Days of Caring 

and Sharing Program at the MJCCA’s 

Camp Isidore Alterman Teen 

Leadership Camp allowed teens 

ages 13-15 to gain a strong sense of 

teamwork, community, leadership, 

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Things to do if you’re a 20-something Jew 

La Shana Tova! Enjoy your family and 

friends during the High Holidays, whether 

it is in synagogue or at a big dinner party. 

There are so many opportunities to get 

involved with local Jewish groups this time 

of year. Hope to see you at one of the cool 

events listed below. 

BIRTHRIGHT ISRAEL. The registration 

for Birthright Israel’s Atlanta group trip, a 

free trip to Israel for young adults, is open 

now. Contact Erin Hirsch at 404-870-1614 

or ehirsch@jfga.org, or visit 

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RABBI SILVERMAN. Rabbi Dave 

Silverman, one of the founders of Atlanta 

Scholars Kollel, hosts a discussion group 

that meets one Sunday a month at his house 

in the Toco Hill area. 

The goal of the group is to raise young 

adults’ level of Jewish awareness by presenting 

the Torah and the responsibility that 

Judaism entails in a sophisticated and 

meaningful way. Topics include contemporary 

situations, the Jewish calendar, and 

current events. For more information, contact 

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in Midtown, the Highlands, and, rarely, 

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hosted by Spiral Entertainment, which has 

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“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 

even more challenging. 

Enter, stage left, the Genuine Fake Rabbis 

of the Atlanta Jewish Experience. 

They’re two lay leaders, non-rabbis, who 

lead unique learner’s services in Atlanta. 

During Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services 

last year, almost 300 unaffiliated Jews 

followed these pied pipers into a synagogue 

for what was promised to be inspiring services 

they could understand and appreciate. 

Four years ago, 

Beth Jacob, “the 

Orthodox synagogue 

for all Jews” started a 

learner’s service for 

the High Holidays. 

Little did the congregation 

know that, by 

becoming “fake,” the 

project could gain so 

much genuine atten- 

tion. But let’s take a 

step back, and see how 

“the experience” 

evolved. 

Matt Lewis and Kivi Bernhardt are two 

Beth Jacob members who gave up their own 

participation in High Holiday services to do 

this community outreach. In their first year, 

they had 40 or so people at Rosh Hashanah 

services and about 70 at the Yom Kippur service. 

“We thought there were many more people, 

young people especially,” says Matt 

Lewis, “who would be interested in our services, 

and we wanted to share what we could 

offer and actively promote these unusual 

services.” 

Taking on the marketing of these holiday 

services, Matt, Kivi, and I “pumped up the 

volume.” First we named the services 

“Atlanta Jewish Experience,” designed a 

logo, developed a four-color ad campaign in 

distinctive colors, and gave this learner’s 

service a home on the internet at 

www.AtlantaJewishExperience.org. We 

promised our services would be “spiritual, but 

accessible…with fewer prayers and more perspective.” 

We explained that you don’t have to be 

familiar with ritual, and you don’t need to 

read Hebrew. It was for anyone with any level 

of experience and from any background— 

Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist— 

who wanted an interactive, experiential service 

that had explanations and inspiration for 

the coming New Year. We also explained that 

it wouldn’t cost a nickel to get in, and there 

would be no solicitation. 

An Associated Press reporter, who was 

doing an article on the annual scramble for 

BY 

Genuine Fake Rabbis: Kivi Bernard 

and Matt Lewis 

Joel 

Alpert 

High Holiday tickets, saw our ads. She was 

particularly intrigued by the phrase we used 

in last year’s marketing, which branded the 

two lay leaders as “Genuine Fake Rabbis.” 

Her article eventually appeared in 30 daily 

newspapers and publication websites, including 

New York Newsday, Chicago Sun-Times, 

Miami Herald, Washington Times, and 

Forbes. And when she mentioned the 

“Genuine Fake Rabbis,” that handle stuck. In 

fact, people who made it to the services—and 

even people who didn’t—seemed to remember 

“Genuine Fake 

Rabbis” as much as 

“Atlanta Jewish 

Experience.” 

At last year’s 

services, a wide variety 

of people experienced 

these “genuine 

fakes,” including three 

college girls with nose 

rings, grandmothers 

who always wanted to 

know more, a gentleman 

from Alabama 

dressed in army camouflage, a father from 

Alpharetta with his three sons—and even a 

few members of Congregation Beth Jacob, 

our host synagogue, who wanted to sit in on 

these unusual and inspiring services. 

Participants heard inspiring stories and 

perspectives on the Jewish New Year from 

Kivi Bernhardt (the son of a real rabbi in 

South Africa), whose knowledge of leopards 

in the African jungle somehow seamlessly 

makes its way into conversations about our 

individuality and our Jewish spiritual heritage. 

“It is, indeed, a privilege for me to have 

the opportunity to talk with my fellow Jews 

from all backgrounds about the meaning and 

perspective of our traditions and perhaps 

ignite a spark that touches their Jewish souls.” 

Participants also benefited from Matt 

Lewis’ practical introductions to prayers, 

responsive readings in English, and answers 

to questions about the services, plus a noholds-barred 

Q&A session about anything 

Jewish, where all sorts of usual and unusual 

questions were discussed. Throughout the 

service and during the Q&A, there were quite 

a few raised eyebrows and “so that’s what 

that’s all about” moments of recognition. 

From reports last year, most partici 

pants were wowed. One said, “”It was a great 

experience. And probably my first visit to 

synagogue during High Holidays when I did 

not feel that I do not belong there.” Another 

said, “It was my first time at this congrega- 

See FAKE RABBI, 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 

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 

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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Theatre of the South opens the season 

October 13, with Mark Goldsmith’s 

Comparing Books. This new comedy tells 

the story of Brown University student 

Brad Feingold, who finds himself in debt 

to the Mafia and brings a loan shark to his 

family’s Upper East Side apartment to 

search for money. Mark Goldsmith also 

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From page 16 

Sharon Zoe Litzky and Eric 

Mendenhall in Mark Goldsmith’s 

Comparing Books (Photo: 

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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 

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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 All- 

Americans, 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 

We never really went to Uncle Ben’s and 

Aunt Byrdie’s for dinner, because they 

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 

Daddy counted their blessings, all right: one, 

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 

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. 

A nickel for your laugh 

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.


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. 

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. 

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 

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. 

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 

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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 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. 

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 

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- 

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.


Image courtesy of The Maurice Sendak Archive, The Rosenbach Museum & Library, Philadelphia. 

CLOSING SEPT 30! 

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Twenty emerging Israeli and Southeast 

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meetings with major U.S. companies, producing 

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joint ventures, and the decision of several 

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introduced two unique and delicious Squeeze, the “sweet heat” chipotle sauce 

sauces. Cranberry Pomegranate Preserves, developed and manufactured by Atlanta 

a combination of pomegranate, sweet caterers Sue Sullivan and Carol Bosworth, 

oranges, and tart cranberries, is an extremely versatile, ready-to-use 

is excellent on baked or sauce that is perfect as a marinade, glaze, 

grilled salmon or chicken or condiment, garnish, dressing, or dip. The 

as a spread for challah, all-natural Hot Squeeze is a combination of 

bread, or bagels. smoky and hot chipotle peppers, sweet 

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In my opinion, there is no competition—Walkers 

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in the Jewish household. Part two of the 

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See KOSHER, page 33 

Where have all the “shtetl” Georgians gone? 

By Balfoura Friend Levine 

Hawkinsville’s Jewish community also the public schools, rode their bikes all over 

occurred in the other county seats— the place, played baseball, went to Girl 

As Rosh Hashanah approaches, I think Cochran, in Bleckley County, and Eastman, Scout and Cub Scout meetings, were in the 

back on the days when we lived in in Dodge County—as well as in such neigh- annual Christmas parade, and joined in var- 

Hawkinsville, Georgia, and, with other boring towns as McRae, Adel, Camilla, and ious music, garden, and PTA group activi- 

Middle Georgia Jewish families, were plan- Dublin. In each of these various locations, a ties.ning 

to worship in our Fitzgerald Hebrew small group of Jewish merchants raised 

Congregation, about 60 miles south of us. their young families and then moved to the 

Back in the ‘50s, my husband, Hans big city. The children all went off to school, 

Mayer, and I combined our names for mostly to the University of Georgia, and 

Bohans, the shoe store we owned. followed their professions to the large 

Hawkinsville had a handful of other cities. 

Jewish-owned businesses, too, including Such cities as Macon, Savannah, and 

Dobkins Department Store, Silver’s, United Columbus still have sizable Jewish commu- 

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 

nities, but I doubt they still have mom-andpop 

stores. 

I understand that a visiting rabbi conducts 

Shabbat services once a month at the 

Cadet Scout Sandy Mayer, with her 

mother and Girl Scout leader Bo 

Mayer (now Levine), November 1965 

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 Tri- 

County area. What happened with 

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 

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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Conversations series of concert-plus-com- for directions and details. The event is free, 678-443-2961. 

mentary programs, will be held at the but donations will be accepted. 

KIDS AT HOME. “Your Jewish Home,” an MJCCA’s Morris & Rae Frank Theatre, Contributions to the Cystic Fibrosis EXPERIENCE HISTORY. Tour the inter- 

interactive exhibition for children, runs 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Jeffrey Foundation can also be sent to Marisa C. de nationally acclaimed “Anne Frank in the 

through February 1, 2008, at the Sophie Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations series, la Garza, Coordinator of Special Events for World: 1929-1945” exhibition, housed in 

Hirsch Srochi Jewish Discovery Museum exclusive in the Southeast to the Morris & A Wish for Wendy, Cystic Fibrosis the Old Courthouse in the Square in down- 

of the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Rae Frank Theatre, was designed to make Foundation, 2302 Parklake Drive NE, Suite town Decatur. This unique exhibition, 

Atlanta. The exhibition offers children the classical music more accessible to every- 210, Atlanta GA 30345-2896. 

which reveals the lessons of the Holocaust 

opportunity to play and explore Jewish life one. Tickets are $20/general admission and 

through Anne Frank’s eyes, reinforces the 

in a home built just for them. Hours are $12/MJCCA members, with discounts for FILLING THE BOWL. The Empty Bowl universal message of tolerance, human 

Tuesday-Thursday, 10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., children and seniors. Tickets are available Dinner, the annual “soup kitchen” benefit- rights, and mutual respect. Free docent-led 

and Sunday, 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 770-395-2654 or www.jplay.org. ing Project Connect, JF&CS’ homelessness tours for adult and school groups can be 

Admission is $3 per child for non-members 

program, takes place November 11, at First scheduled by visiting www.holocaust.geor- 

and free to members. For information on LAYING DOWN THE LAW. Michael S. Presbyterian Church. For more information, gia.gov. 

the exhibition and related Sunday Family Chernuchin, former executive producer and visit www.jfcs-atlanta.org/emptybowl.asp. 

Fundays, contact Cyndi Shapiro at 770- head writer of “Law & Order,” “Michael 

GETTING TOGETHER. 45+ Shul Singles 

395-2511 or cyndi.shapiro@atlantajcc.org. Hayes” and “Brooklyn South,” will speak at STEM CELL RESEARCH. “Touching and Friends is a new group uniting 

the Hadassah Attorney’s Council program, Tomorrow: The Promise of Stem Cells” is a Atlanta’s congregation singles and the unaf- 

October 10, 6:30 p.m., at Maggiano’s Little panel discussion on the medical, political, filiated. Events will be activity based to fos- 

Italy, in Buckhead. The cost is $36 for ethical, and religious issues surrounding ter relaxed conversation. Most will feature 

Hadassah members and $40 for nonmem- embryonic stem cell research. Panelists are table games and food; special interest activbers, 

plus $5 for Georgia Bar members who Dr. Yaron Ilan; Georgia Senator David ities will be created by participants. Events 

want to earn CLE credit. Any attendee who Adelman; and Rabbi Dr. Analia Bortz. This will rotate among the congregations, peo- 

becomes a Hadassah Life Member during free program, sponsored by Greater Atlanta ple’s homes, and other locations. Costs will 

registration or the event will receive a gift. Hadassah, takes place November 18 at be kept low to cover expenses. Contact 

Reservations are requested by October 1. Congregation Or Hadash/The Weber Dave Savage, dave@davesavage.com, to 

Contact the Greater Atlanta Hadassah office School, 6751 Roswell Road. The program get on the e-mail list. 

at 678-443-2961 or begins at 10:00 a.m., followed by refresh- 

hstrelzik@hadassah.org. 

ments from 11:30-noon. For more information, 

contact Greater Atlanta Hadassah at 

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 

AT THE BREMAN. The William Breman 

Jewish Heritage Museum presents “The 

Forgotten Photographs: The Work of Paul 

Goldman from 1943-1961,” October 11- 

December 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 

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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 

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. 

Lower School Open House: 

Sunday, November 18, 2007 

10:00 a.m. 

Sunday, January 27, 2008 

10:00 a.m. 

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 

HAPPY NEW YEAR! 

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 

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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. 

Middle School At-a-Glance: 

Monday, November 5, 2007 

9:00 a.m. 

Wednesday, November 14, 2007 

9:00 a.m.


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 

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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By Belle Klavonsky 

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) 

HONORING DEDICATED VOLUN- 

TEERS. 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. 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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. 

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. 

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


new SmartBoard technology. Pictured: 8thgraders 

Sam Lack and Lauren Siegel with 

Jamie Kudlats. 

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. 

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 professionalconference. 

In his 

nearly two years 

on the job, 

Steven Green 

Green has cultivated 

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 

Israel Public Affairs Committee, the Anti- 

Defamation 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 

company’s new 

Johns Creek 

location, 11035 

Bell Road, 

Johns Creek 

Walk. Formerly 

with ERA 

Buckhead 

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Lieberman has 

three years real 

estate experi- 

ence. Originally from Connecticut, she 

moved to Atlanta seven years ago and 

resides in Forsyth County. Lieberman, who 

specializes in residential real estate and 

investment properties in northern metro 

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 

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 

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. 

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 

measures, including reservation, checkin/check-out, 

guestroom, hotel services, 

hotel facilities, and costs and fees.


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, Pricewaterhouse- 

Coopers, 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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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, 

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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, 1:00- 

4:30 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 770- 

933-0081 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. 

YUMM! FINALLY! Jelly Belly is becoming 

OU kosher certified. Look for the OU 

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! 

ATLANTA, START YOUR OVENS. 

Here’s your chance to win a grand prize 

package worth $25,000, including GE 

Profile kitchen appliances. The 2nd annual 

Simply Manischewitz Cook-Off is under- 

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. 

Some excellent selections from 

Rothschild (France), Herzog 

(California), and Recanati (Israel) 

I recently had the opportunity to 

taste several of the newest selections 

See VINTAGE, page 40


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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and peaceful New Year 

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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 

MISH MASH 

By Erin O’Shinskey 

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. 

FIVE RECEIVE NATIONAL HADAS- 

SAH 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 

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 

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 

It’s My Party,Inc. 

Full Service Event Planning 

Sharon Fisher 

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. 

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 

Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg 

A blessed and sweet year to all 

 

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 

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Alpharetta • 3895 Old Milton Pkwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-521-8644 

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Athens - Jennings • 1181 Jennings Mill Pkwy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .706-549-5583 

Athens - Watkinsville • 1980 Experiment Station Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .706-769-9393 

Austell • 4195 Austell Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-945-4295 

Buckhead • 3041 Piedmont Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-814-1751 

Canton • 100 Juniper St. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-720-0367 

Cascades • 3735 Cascade Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-696-6614 

Conyers • 1270 Dogwood Dr. SE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-922-2847 

Cumming • 612 Old Buford Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-513-2909 

Decatur • 577 DeKalb Industrial Way . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .404-296-8901 

Douglasville • 6081 Fairburn Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-920-8480 

Duluth • 2709 Buford Highway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-474-0558 

Duluth • 3755 Satellite Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-475-9987 

Dunwoody • 8911 Roswell Rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-650-2822 

Johns Creek • 4070 Johns Creek Pkwy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-622-1444 

Jonesboro • 7861 Tara Blvd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-471-1670 

Kennesaw • 1550 Hickory Grove Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-290-8709 

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Lithonia • 5289 Minola Dr. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-418-0198 

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Marietta • 3525 Sandy Plains Rd. NE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-509-3785 

East Cobb/Marietta • 665 Johnson Ferry Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-565-4517 

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Powder Springs • 1066 Richard D. Sailor Parkway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-567-2095 

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Roswell • 765 Holcomb Bridge Rd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .770-998-1234 

Stockbridge • 3501 Hwy. 138 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .678-565-0969 

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At the Breman: Photographer documented 

the beginnings of the State of Israel 

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 11- 

December 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 

Herzliyah. 

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.


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. 

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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 55- 

60 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. 

Remove from heat and slowly stir in rum. 

NOTE: Although I usually use dark rum in 

this recipe, any rum will do. 

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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) 

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.


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. 

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. 

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. 

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.


Kosher Korner AKC 

Approved 

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. 

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. 

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As the New Year begins, we 

pray for blessings for all Israel. 

Security 

for our People and our Land 

Prosperity 

to build, to work, to live 

Opportunity 

for all 

Shana Tova! 

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Atlanta Chairman 

Brad Young 

Executive Director 

Brenda Rothschild 

Registered Representative 

Development Corporation for Israel 

State of Israel Bonds 

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atlanta@israelbonds.com 

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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 

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 

Serving The Community For Over 25 Years! 

Adam Zukerman 

President/General Managing Partner 

5525 Peachtree Industrial Blvd. 

Chamblee, GA 30341 770-451-2700 

BY 

Happy New Year! 

Kevin Deutsch 

Director of Operations 

Bill 

Sonenshine 

Dream House children pictured with 

(back row) Dream House CEO and 

Founder Laura Moore, Atlanta 

Braves’ Jeff Francoeur, and Delta 

Captain Mike Doyle 

Over 400 New Hondas In Inventory! 

www.CurryHonda.com 

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.

September-October 2007 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 43


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