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From the director Barrie Segall The Variety That is The Center When we made arrangements with The Southern Israelite to begin the half page of Center news called CenterSpot, it was our purpose to pull together in one place all the upcoming events that would be of interest to the community. Every Monday I ask staff to give me the articles that> they would like to include in this column so that they would appear in one part of The Southern Israelite rather than scattered here and there. At this time of the year there is so much going on at the Center that it is virtually impossible to do all our upcoming programming in this half page. The variety and quantity of Special Events pro gramming taking place at this time of the year provides a picture of the dynamic nature of this agency’s service to the community. In just the next few weeks there will be Special Events dealing with Yiddish, Hebrew, theater, parties, singles activities, Purim, education, Passover, trips and fitness. What a variety! The Sound of Yinglish There is a new sound in the halls of Peachtree in the evening. Your ears may perk up as you hear melodies from your childhood or phrases from your past. You have not entered a time warp but are witnessing a revival of Yiddish culture in the form of our own Yinglish Thea tre Group. This novel theater group will be offering its first production, “Have I Got A Story For You,” which is made of vignettes based on experiences of some of our own Center members who disembarked at Ellis Island, interlaced with familiar Yiddish songs. The production is under the direction of Beverly Schmerling from the Cen ter and the musical direction is by Ira Wajsman from a script by Scott Orlin, a talented Atlanta playwright. This production will take place Saturday, April 5 at 8* p.m. and Sunday, April 6, at 3 p.m. So mark you calend ars now. We have just completed our first six-week session of Israeli Sing-A-Long which featured learning and singing popular and traditional Israeli songs. This program was so successful that the group decided to continue and reach out to new participants. The first session of the second semester will begin Monday, March 31, at 7:30 p. m. at the Peachtree facility. Our musical director will be Joseph Meshulem who hails from our sister city of Yehud and who is completing his Ph.D. in education in Atlanta. So if you love to sing Israeli songs with a wonderfully friendly group of people, come down to the Center on Monday. For more information, call Itzhak Sordo or Chana Shapiro at 875-7881. Senior Purim Prom Another first at the AJCC will be a Senior Purim Prom on March 26 from 7-9 p.m. The program will be held by the Center for its senior adult members and will feature live music from the '20s and ’30s, a costume contest and refreshments. The fee is $3. The Center is looking for dancing partners to join in the fun. Don’t miss the party. Cali for reservations at the AJCC/Peachtree, 875-7881, Ext. 21. Little Anthony Comes To “Beach”Tree Superstar Little An thony (of Little Anthony and the Imperials) will be the featured performer at the Beach Ball, which will take place at “Beach”tree AJCC April 19 at 8 p.m. Continuous big band danc ing, wear and beach food will further enhance an even ing spent with Little An thony in a seaside setting of sand, shells and surf. Coast on in and get your tickets from Chana or Kathleen or a Beach Bum Bathing Beauty on the Beach Ball Committee. This unforgettable evening at the beach is yours for $15. This program is open to AJCC members and their guests. Singles Expo comes to the Westin Peachtree Plaza The Jewish Community Center will be sponsoring the second Jewish Singles Expo on March 28-30. The key note speaker will be William Novack, co-author of lacocca, and the program will include a wide variety of informative workshops and exciting exhibits. Rabbi Ilan Feldman will be participating in workshops and will be conducting open dialogue on such issues as inter marriage counselling and reach out to the unaffiliated. For more information, call Patsy Goldberg, 875-7881. the laws tastefully: so well, we can follow them faithfully and still prepare exciting dishes that will be the envy of all your friends. Our catering department at 659-1400, extension 2458, can tell you all about our kosher catering. They can also tell you about our excellent facilities for bar mitzvahs, bas mitzvahs, weddings, receptions, fund raisers —whatever. You could simply make your next ev ent a kosher one. Then again, you could make it kosher and have it at The Westin Peachtree Plaza. The Westin Peachtree Plaza Atlanta If only it were enough to be Atlanta’s only hotel with a completely kosher kitchen! After all, ours is sanctioned by Orthodox rabbinic authority. And a mashgiach oversees every superb dish our chefs create. But who knows how kosher is kosher? We do. We know the original laws How come wefoe so good at kosher catering? Vtfe know how to observe PAGE 13 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE March 21, 1986