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I I 1 Organizations What’s Happening a comprehensive community calendar B’nai B’rith distributes educational date book B’nai B’rith Men and Women of Atlanta are now distributing copies of the 1979-80 Memo-Date Book to all county and city schools in the metropolitan Atlanta area. Produced by the Anti- Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, this calendar and educational tool is distributed every year at this time to aid educators and administrators throughout America in scheduling exams and important school activities, and in developing programs dealing with prejudice reduction, m u 11 i-c u 11 u r a I activities, and the Holocaust. The newly expanded edition contains descriptions of all the major religious and national holidays and a list of educational aids which may be ordered through the ADL office in Atlanta. Mrs. Esther Rechtman is distributor coordinator. Gesher Tzion IMizrachi models Israeli fashions Gesher Tzion Mizrachi will hold its first meeting of the new year at 8 p m., Tuesday, Aug. 28, at the home of Nancy Sigal, 1050 Burton Road, N.E. The program will include a fashion show modeled by Gesher Tzion members with clothing made by Mizrachi students in Israel The public is invited to attend. For information call Bonnie Hartman, 321-1379. Stone Mountain ORT begins new season Stone Mountain ORT will begin its J 979-80 season at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the Kristopher Woods Clubhouse in Clarkston. A salad bar dinner will be served. Each member is asked to bring a prospective member and to contribute to the dinner. For information and reserva- tionscall llene, 296-2821, Peg, 292- 5645, or Beth. 981-9884. North Suburban ORT begins new year North Suburban ORT will open its year with a luncheon and swim party from 10 a nt -2 p m , Tuesday, Aug. 28. at the home of Debby Brandt, 360 Glen l ake Drive, Riverside. Guest speaker Francis Patterson will demonstrate the art of silk flower arranging. A donation of $2 will be collected. Prospective s members are invited to attend. For reservations or membership information call Harriet Siegel, 393-9178, Bert Blumen, 255-5563, or Dottie Eisen, 252-5133. Atlanta Post No. 112 holds membership meeting Atlanta Post No. 112, Jewish War Veterans will hold its monthly meeting at 8:15 p.m., Monday, Aug. 27, at the Post Home, 3840 Roswell Road, N.E. C ity of Hope plans champagne brunch The Atlanta Chapter of City of Hope w ill hold its opening meeting and champagne brunch at 11:30 a m., Tuesday, Sept. II. at the home of Mrs. Aflred Garber, 1925 West Paces Ferry Road, N.W The program will include a slide show from the national medical center narrated by a popular film celebrity. Officers for 1979-80 will be installed by Mrs. Harold Weinstein, and new members will be honored. Donations will be $3. Door prizes will be awarded. Prospective members are invited to attend. For information or reservations call Edith Pliner, 634- 0466, or Tcnnie Davis, 231-0168, by Sept 4. Shearifh Israel has open house Congregation Shearith Israel will host an open house for prospective members from 7:30-9 p.m , Tuesday, Aug 28. at the synagogue. Committee chairmen will be present to answer questions, and children can be registered for Hebrew school at that time. Everyone is invited to meet the rabbis and tour the synagogue. For information call Rona Seidel, membership chairman, 321-4030. NCJW sponsors prospective member coffee The National Council of Jewish Women, Atlanta Section and Atlanta North groups, will sponsor a prospective member coffee at 10 a m , Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the home of Marlene Colon. Babysitting will be available by reservation only. For further information call Robin Johnson, 451-0033, or Diane Haber. 992-1472. Israel stamp society hosts Bick The Atlanta Chapter, Society of Israel Philatelists will host Israel Bick, nationally known philatelic expert and specialist in Israeli stamps, at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 29, at the AJCC. Bick, a resident of Los Angeles, writes a monthly column, “Israel through Stamps." He is the founder of Stamp Expo, a large and prestigious philatelic exposition in the Western U.S. Bick will present a film-slide show on Jewish festivals as depicted by Israeli stamps. A question and answer period will follow. For information contact Martin Kwatinetz. 256-4106 or 237-8176. Mrs. Esther Rechtman (left) of B’nai B’rith and Betty G. Cantor, associate director of the Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith, present a Memo-Date Book to Atlanta Public School Superintendent I)r. Alonzo Crim. AUGUST 25, Saturday: . 8 p.m.—Perimeter ORT Swimming Party, Home of Bev Handman, Coldstream Court. 9 p.m.—Congregation Etz Chaim Bowling and Swimming Party, Fair Lanes Bowling Center, 2175 Savory Drive, Chamblee. AUGUST 26, Sunday: 10 a.m.—Congregation Or VeShalom Picnic, Dogwood Pavilion, Lake Lanier. 10 a.m.-noon—Congregation Beth Shalom Religious School Registration, Briarlake Elementary School, 3590 LaVista Road, Decatur. 12:30 p.m. Bat Ami Hadassah Meeting, Garden Room, Sears in Buckhead 2 p.m.—Open House-Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Zaban Branch AJCC, 4 p.m.—Gate City Lodge B’nai B’rith Softball Game vs. Atlanta Lodge, AJCC. 6:30 p.m.—Congregation Beth Jacob’s Patrons of Education Dinner, Peachtree Plaza Hotel. 10:30-11 p.m.—“L’Chaim” Series, “Medical Advances in Israel," WSB Radio. AUGUST 27, Monday: 8:15 p.m. - Atlanta Post No. 112, JWV Meeting, Post Home, 3840 Roswell Road, N.E. AUGUST 28, Tuesday: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. North Suburban ORT Luncheon and Swimming Party, Home of Debby Brandt, 360 Glen Lake Drive, Riverside. 7:15 p.m. - Registration for Atlanta High School of Jewish Studies, Hebrew Academy. (For information call the Bureau of Jewish Education, 873-1248). 7:30-9 p.m.—Congregation Shearith Israel Open House, the Synagogue. 8 p.m.—Simcha Hadassah Membership Coffee, Home of Ruth Berlye, 2684 Spicer Lane, Decatur. 8 p.m. Gesher Tzion Mizrachi Meeting, Home of Nancy Sigal, 1050 Burton Road, N.E. AUGUST 29, Wednesday: 10 a.m. National Council of Jewish Women, Atlanta Section and Atlanta North Groups, Prospective Member Coffee. Home of Marlene Colon 7:30 p.m.- Stone Mountain ORJ Dinner Meeting, Kristopher Woods Clubhouse. Clarkston. 8 p.m.—Atlanta Chapter, Society of Israel Philatelists Meeting, AJCC AUGUST 30, Thursday: 8 p.m.— Bicentennial Post 976, JWV Board Meeting. SEPTEMBER 1-3, Saturday-Monday: — AJCC Racquetball Tournament. Zaban Branch SEPTEMBER 2, Sunday: 10:30-11 p.m. “L’Chaim" Series. "Witness to the Holocaust," WSB Radio. SEPTEMBER 5, Wednesday: 7 p.m. Perimeter ORT Meeting, Children’s Fashion Show and Dinner, DeKalb Federal Savings and Loan, Dunwoody Village. SEPTEMBER 6, Thursday: 11:30 a.m. Simcha Hadassah l uncheon Meeting. Congregation Shearith Israel. 7:30-9 p.m. Class, "High Holiday Mach/or Review,” Congregation Shearith Israel. Help us tell your story. Remember deadline for items id next week’s calendar, people, organizations, and youth sections is Friday, 5 p.m.. The Southern Israelite prefers to have these items typed upper and lower case and double spaced, at FLO. Box 77388, Atlanta. Georgia 30357. Yeshiva High begins new term A new course in computer literacy will highlight the fall course offerings at Yeshiva High School, which begins its new term on Monday, Aug. 27. Yeshiva is one of the few high schools in Atlanta offering a "hands on” computer course for its students featuring the J RS-80 microcomputer. Instructor for the class is Sandra Cohen. She has worked for Bell Telephone's Long Lines Division as a computer programmer and is presently involved in a graduate program of computer science at Georgia State University. Other new members of the faculty include Dr. Christopher Vasillopulos, history; Patricia Piech, algebra; and Judy Griffith, history. Returning staff members include Allen Penley, physical science, biology and chemistry; Barbara Rosenblit and Ruth Kolani, English; and Fred Coolick, history Members of the Judaic faculty are Rabbis Herbert Cohen, Daniel Estreicher, Baruch Gold, and Mrs Shlomit Aharoni P«ie 19 THE SOI THERS ISRAELITE August 24, 1979