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Page 4 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2007 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 a solid résumé lays the foundation for DINE-IN TAKE-OUT CATERING 6080 Roswell Road Atlanta, GA 30328 Tel: 404-943-0091 Fax: 404-943-0098 www.nothingbutnoodles.com an effective job search.” Check out her website, www.myresumeworks.net. Randi is a true professional, and we’ve got a challenge for her: finding us a real job so we don’t have to keep plugging restaurants and bars in our column just for the 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
September-October 2007 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN 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. I n 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 From page 4 always served what people love so much, the best deli food in town. As good as New York’s, without the rudeness. Our favorites are the healthy and delicious Jewish-style grits, barley and mushroom soup, veggie burger, and all the Odwalla fruit drinks, which somehow seem to taste better when 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- If I had known how pleasurable it is to give money away, I would have worked harder to make more.” The entire Atlanta community is invited to attend the chapter’s anniversary event. Meeting the needs of the Jewish community 3734 Chamblee Dunwoody Rd www.JewishFuneralCare.com 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. Pre-Arrangements Burial anywhere in the world Monuments Acknowledgement cards Casket choices Yahrzeit calendars Edward Dressler, President Broc Fischer Tim Scott Licensed Funeral Directors 770.451.4999
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