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Page It THE SOirWEltN ISRAELITE July 21, Robert Lipebutx, counsel to President Carter, and Joyce Starr (center), presidential adviser on Human Rights, greet Toby Willig, national president of Emunah Women of America. A delegation of 3t Emunah leaders were in Washington to urge the Carter Administration to support national anti-Nazi legislation and exert maximum pressure on Soviet Jews who have been tried and imprisoned in recent weeks. Andre and Marsha Kessler of Marietta announce the birth of a son, Lawrence Josef, on July 2. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Tenenbaum of Savannah and Mrs. Olga Kessler of Long Island, N.Y. The bris was performed by Rabbi I.M. Aisenstark. * * * Dr. Maurice and Sheryl Kreh of Savannah announce the birth of a son, Aaron Michael, on June 24. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Karp of Savannah and Mr. and Mrs. Max Kreh of New Orleans. Great-grandmother is Mrs. Clara Harris of Savannah. The bris was performed by Rabbi i.M. Aisenstark, with Rabbi Richard Fagan officiating. * * * Herman and Ellen Weinberg of Decatur, Ga., announce the birth of a son, Jeffery Isaac, on July 3. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Milton Weinberg of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Merriam of West Haven, Conn. The bris was performed by Rabbi Baruch Gold. * * * Dr. Neil and Carolyn Draisin of Charleston. S.C., announce the birth of a son. David Alan, on June 28. Grandparents are Lou and Ethel Draisin of Charleston and Frances and Sam Feinberg of Opelika, Ala. The bris was performed by Rabbi I.M. Aisenstark, with Rabbi David Radinsky officiating. * * * Samuel and Deborah Shemper of Hattiesburg, Mias., announce the birth of a son, Benjamin Alan, on June 12. Grandparents are Mrs. Peggy Short and Walton Yeager, both of Binuingham, Ala., and Mrs. Ben Shemper of Hattiesburg and the late Ben Shemper. The bris was performed by Rabbi I.M. Aisenstark. * * * Marvin and Barbara Isenberg of Atlanta announce the birth of a daughter, Amanda Beth, on June 18. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Joe Isenberg of St. Simons Island, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wollman of Charlotte, N.C. * * * Brenda and John Ives of Dunwoody announce the birth of a daughter, Stephanie Ellen on June 30. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Wise of Chattanooga and Mrs. Charlotte Ives of Birmingham and the late Sylon Ives. Great-grandparents are Mrs. David Toser of Chattanooga and Mrs. Louis Jacobson of Birmingham. ♦ * * Steven and Marcella Simon of Clarkston, Ga., announce the birth of a son, Michael David, on June 27. Grandparents are Raymond and Faye Tanenhaus of Louisville, Ky., and Mark and Selma Simon of Fair Lawn, N.J. The bris was performed by Rabbi Baruch Gold, with Rabbi Marc H. Wilson officiating. * * * Rabbi David and Barbara Radinsky of Brith Sholom Beth Israel Congregation, Charleston, S.C., announce the birth of a son, Ben-Zion Mordechai, on June 27. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Jack Radinsky of Seattle, Wash., and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Cooper of Randolph, Mast. Great- grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Abe Silver of Seattle. The bris was performed by Rabbi I.M. Aisenstark, with Rabbi Radinsky officiating. Elmo Ellis, WSB Radio vice president and general manager has been listed in the 40th edition of Who*s Who in America for 1978- 1979. Among Ellis’s latest accomplishments listed in his biographical sketch are receipt of the 1977 Abe Lincoln Award from the Southern Baptist Radio- Television Foundation and hit authorship of a career guidance book. Opportunities in Broad casting, published earlier this year by the National Textbook Company. * * * Dr. Mark Funk, after completing a two-year tour of duty with the Public Health Service in Dawsonville, Ga., will be moving to Columbus, Ga., where he will go into practice in internal medicine. Mrs. Funk is the former Barbara Wollner of Atlanta. M. Kay Powell of Atlanta has been named theater manager for the Harlequin Dinner Theater. Ms. Powell’s experience includes dinner theater management with extensive background in business management, marketing and sales. She has served as vice president of the Georgia Chapter of Hotel Sales Management Association, secretary of the Atlanta Banquet Managers Guild and is a past member of Sales and Marketing Executives and the Atlanta Ad Club. Ms. Powell has been in Atlanta for IS years. Kay’s put her ‘Jewish mama’ background to good use in planning and supervising Harlequin's new Sunday Brunch. * * * Rapprochement between Israel and Egypt has permitted an Israeli bridge team to play against an Egyptian team in the World Bridge Olympiad in New Orleans. Previously the Egyptian teams have invariably forfeited their matches rather than compete across the bridge table with Israelis. The Israelis—Dr.. Hugo Schwartz, Shalom Seligman, Eliakim Shaufel and Yeshayahu Levitt; defeated their opponents. Israel Finished seventh in the competition which was won by Poland. * * * Valerie Harper, (center), star of television's “Rhode," joins the recent Seattle march in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). On the following day in Washington, nearly 109,009 counterparts braved scorching heat to demonstrate for an extension of the seven-year deadline for ratification of ERA. * * * Thirty-year-old cellist Nathaniel Rosen, of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, was a genuine sensation when he became the first American to win the gold medal in cello at the international Tchaikovsky competition in Moscow. He learned of his award when Russian photographers gathered around to take his picture. Restraining himself until the official announcement, he said, Tm tremendously elated. It’s a fantastic thrill.” Thirteen years ago—in 1965, he sought the honor when he was only 17-years-old. Managing director of the Pittsburgh orchestra, Seymour L. Rosen; who is no relative, said that the cellist could well become the next Rostropovich. “A lot of it has to do with the personality of the performer. ‘Nick’ has the kind of personality that comes across the footlights." * * * Lady Bird Johnson, widow of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson, arrived in Israel last week with a 34- member delegation of the American National Geographic Society. The group’s leader. Dr. Erwin Schneider, told reporters that the association is financing a number of projects in Israel, including archaeological excavations at Tel Jemma near Beertheba and a research project at the Dead Sea. * * * Georgia ’State University assistant professor of management Craig Aronoff recently accepted an award for the GSU Chair of Private Enterprise presented by the Ad Council at New York’s Plaza Hotel. The award was given “in recognition of material contributions to the cause of ‘economic literacy.’ " The Chair of Private Enterprise was cited for its support of the Ad Council’s American Economic System campaign. GSU was the only educational institution to receive an award. Knesset Members Geula Cohen, LUtud, (left), and Shulamit Aloni, Citizens Rights, disagree on tactics at a demonstration In the Tel Aviv area against easy army exemptions for women.