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P««e 20 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE December 23, 1977 Israeli Consol General Joel Amon Is presented with an album recorded by tbe Hebrew Academy Chorale. PTA president Bootsie Siegel (far left) makes the presentation. Looking on are chorus director and music specialist Nancy Sigal (second from right), and executive board member Donald Minsk. The Bar Mitzva of Steven Ira Urken of Atlanta will take place at 8 a m. Monday, Dec. 26, at Congregation Beth Jacob. Steven is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Urken. James Yorra Concrtscc of Christians and Jews at a recent dinner in New York. The Bar Mitzva of James Alden Yorra of Atlanta will take place at 10:30 a m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at the Temple. A congregational kiddush will foUow. James is the son of Arnold and Louise Yorra and of Elaine Yorra. He is the grandson of Ida and Abraham Yorra of Miami and of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Sauls of Phoenix. Israeli beauty queen, Rina Messinger, former Miss Universe, is writing a book about her year as the reigning international beauty queen. Evidently the time she spent in that position was not all milk and honey and turned out not to be a short-cut to wealth. “I could have made more money as a secretary than I did as Miss Universe," she stated, "but my clothes and traveling expenses were paid for." Another interesting fact about the beauty queen is that she taught aerodynamics in the Israel Army and flew a glider—but never learned to drive a car! Steven Urken Dr. Moshe Avital has been named director of the Department of Education and Culture of the World Zionist Organization— American Section, in New York. Dr. Avital, who has served the department for the past eight years, succeeds Dr. Abraham P. Cannes who recently retired. Dr. Abraham Geffen, formerly of Atlanta, was recently presented the City of Peace Award at a testimonial dinner in his honor given by the Beth-El Synagogue- Center in New Rochelle, N.Y. A former vice president and member of the board of trustees of the synagogue. Dr. Geffen is an active member of its Israel Bond Committee and has been chairman of the Physicians Division of the Federation of Jewish Philan thropies of Beth Israel Medical Center. Dr. Geffen is senior attending radiologist and former director of radiology and radiation therapy at Beth Israel. He is also a professor of clinical radiology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Geffen is the son of the late Rabbi and Mrs. Tobias Geffen of Atlanta. Elmo Ellis, vice president and general manager of Atlanta’s WSB Radio has been selected for inclusion in the June 1978 edition of “Who’s Who in America.” Nationally known in the broad casting field, Alabama native Ellis recieved tbe Abe Lincoln Award of the Southern Baptist Radio- Television Commission earlier this year. He has also received the Peabody Award, Broadcast Citizen of the Year Award, Freedoms Foundation Gold Medal and the Abe Goldstein Human Relations Award. David Nicholas of Atlanta has been promoted to senior Investment officer by the First National Bank of Atlanta. Nicholas joined First National in 1973 as a credit analyst and was later promoted to assistant Investment officer and then investment officer. Nicholas and his wife, the former Paula Goldman, of Macon have two chBdren. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat’s personal physician, Dr. Mahmoud Attiya and Iladassah cardiologist Dr. Bernard Lewis who was in London recently with Israeli Premier Menacbem Begin, confer at Hadassab Hebrew University Medical Center. Dr. Attiya was tbe first Egyptian doctor to officially visit the hospital since 1948. Mr. and Mrs. Steve Elliot Scheer of Savannah announce the birth of a daughter, Mollie Elaine, on Nov. 16. Olympic decathalon champion Bruce Jenner and former Brooklyn Dodger great Roy Campanula highlighted a benefit for the Munich Eleven Memorial Scholarship Fund held in New York in memory of the II Israeli athletes killed by terrorists at the 1972 Olympics. O O Dr. Ron Schwarz of Atlanta was recently installed as president of the Greater Atlanta Veterinary Medical Society. Dr. Schwarz has served on the executive board of the society for the past four years. He is the son of Erwin and Sur Schwarz of Atlanta. Alien Soden, local sales manager for Atlanta’s WSB Radio, Jogs, radio in hand, through his Doraville neighborhood. Soden claims he's doubled his distance since bringing the radio along as he runs. imm* n>w ~ ii it m—if »<niT^iiiiWff-|--ii>»>nii>nw Rabbi William Berkowitz, spiritual leader of Congregation B’nai Jeshurun in New York City, was elected national president of the Jewish National Fund of America at the recent biennial meeting of the JNF Board of Directors held at JNF House in New York City. $ *> O Among those recently placed on the honor roll of Savannah's Hancock Academy were Dale Gordon, Greg Hirsch, Herbie Hornstein, ninth grade; Sheldon Black, Richard Radetsky, Heidi Rosenberg, 10th grade; Susan Gordon, Ellen Krause, Sherri Meddin, Brenda Toporek, 11th grade; Andrea Blair, Vicki Hirsch, 12th grade. Michael Kam, son of Enid and Hal Kam of Atlanta, has been admitted to the Bar in Georgia. Kam completed his undergrad uate work at Duke University and is a graduate of the University of Georgia School of Law. O »> O David Goldwasser has been named by the Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities as a recipient of a 1978 Governor’s Award in the Arts. Goldwasser’s selection was for outstanding contributions to arts services and cultural support programs. Civil rights leader Bayard Rustin (right), an early supporter of Black African liberation movements, and Rabbi Arthur Herzberg, president of the American Jewish Congress, hold a press conference to introduce a report by Mosher Decter on Israeli aid to Black African states entitled “To Serve, To Teach, To Leave.” Rustin noted that Black African states had reacted with “enthusiasm” to Egyptian President Sadat’s visit to Jerusalem. uewcomer