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PAGE 8 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE May 2, 1986 Harper’s Flowers THREE GENERA TIONS SER VtNG ATLANTA SINCE 1921 8-5:00 Weekdays 9-12:00 Saturdays 876-5766 ' 1300 SPRING STREET., N.W. ENTRANCES ON SPRING ST. AND 16th ST. We accept all major credit cards. Harry Borman, realtors At Your Service. Promise. Brian Lawson Realtor Specializing in listing, marketing and selling residential property in Northeast and Northwest Atlanta. 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Druid Hills Rd • 633-1737 Reservations Required - S15 Adults • S10 Children 12 and under Himmelfarb will keynote program on Israeli culture The establishment of the state of Israel has led to the creation of a dynamic new Israeli culture, which has had a profound impact on American Jewish life. 1 he extent of this influence, and its effect on Jewish creativity and identity will be explored in “Vne culture of Israel: Reflections in American Life,” Wednesday. May 14, at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Beth Jacob. This program is the second in a five-part public symposium, “Jew ish Renewal in the Post-Modern World," co-sponsored by the Na tional Foundation tor Jewish Cul ture and the Atlanta Jewish Federa tion. Milton Himmelfarb, director of Information and Research Servi ces of the American Jewish Com mittee. w ill be the keynote speaker. Himmeltarb is also an editor of “The American Jewish Year Book," and a contributing editor of Com mentary magazine. He has served as a visiting professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Re constructionist Rabbinical College and as a visiting lecturer at Yale. In addition, he is the author of “The Jews of Modernity” and editor of “Zero Population Growth For Whom." Respondingto Himmelfarb’s com ments will be Dr. Yael Zerubavel, associate director of the Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Dr. Zerubavel holds a Ph.D. degree in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania. Her areas of specialization are Jewish Folklore, Israeli culture and so- Patronize our advertisers. They help bring you The Southern Israelite re as Milton Himmelfarb ciety, myths and symbols, and urban folklore. Her doctoral re search on the transformation of symbols of heroism in modern Is raeli culture, based on extensive interviews with Israelis, compared traditional Jewish and contempor ary Israeli views on the social meaning of heroism in its historical eration, 873-1661. Yiddish Institute offers full slate for students context. Judith Taylor will servi chairman for the program. The remaining three programs in the symposium will address the effects of the trends toward accul turation and the revival of Jewish Identity on contemporary Jewish life in America. The final event will feature “Galgalim,” a unique multi- media performance. Edward Elson is program chairman of the Atlan ta Symposium. “Jewish Renewal in the Post- Modern World” is part of a nation wide series of public programs en titled “Creativity and Continuity: Jewish Culture in America,” planned to celebrate the National Founda tion for Jewish Culture’s 25th anni versary. Similar symposiums tak ing place in communities through out the U.S. will explore the nature of Jewish culture in the American environment. Major funding for “Creativity and Continuity" has been provided by a grant from the National Endowment for the Hu manities. All symposium events are tree and open to the public. For addi tional information, contact Jane Leavey, at the Atlanta Jewish Fed- The eighth annual Charlotte Yid dish Institute will convene May 22- 25 at Wildacres, N.C. Sponsored by the Jewish Community Center of Charlotte, the Institute is open to men and women interested in ad vancing their knowledge and use of the Yiddish language and culture. A scholarship program is of fered to encourage the participa tion of “under 40 Yiddishists.” I he Institute features faculty lectures, Yiddish language work shops, culture w orkshops, concerts, folksinging and dancing; daily and Shabbat services, a gift shop; nature walks, and an environment of Hai- mishkeit. I he faculty includes Samuel Norich, executive director of Yivo Institute for Jewish Research; and Michael Alpert, musician and Klez- mer band member. Special guest will be Yiddish comedienne Chayele Ash. Cost is $125, which includes tu ition. room, meals and gratuities. A deposit of $30 must accompany each reservation. Balance of tui tion must be paid in full by May 15. For more information on the Institute’s schedule, fees and scho larship program, write the Char lotte Yiddish Institute JCC, Box 13369, Charlotte, N.C. 28211 Or call Baila Pransky, coordinator, (704) 366-5564, or l.yba Pollard, reservations transportation. (704) 366-7846. JAGUAR “Over 35 Years Experience I offer all my new Jaguar customers... 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