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PAGE 10 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE May 9, 1986
People in the News
The Bat Mitzva of Melissa
Gould of Atlanta will take place
at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 17, at
Ahavath Achim Synagogue. A
congregational kiddush will
follow.
Melissa is the daughter of
Lynn and Myles Gould. She is
the granddaughter of Gladys
and Arthur Gould, and Ida and
Charles Borochoff, all of At
lanta. Great-grandmother is
Pauline Borochoff of Atlanta.
Melissa is sharing her Bat
Mitzva with Marina Khait of
Odessa, U.S.S.R.
The Bar Mitzva of Scott
Bryan Sirotkin of Atlanta will
take place at 8:30 a.m. Satur
day, May 17. at Congregation
Shearith Israel.
Scott is the son of Judith and
Barry Sirotkin. He is the grand
son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Sirotkin of Manhattan and Long
Beach. Long Island, N.Y., and
Frances Fried of Atlanta, and
the late Michael Fried.
Scott w ill share his Bar M itzva
with Evgeny Pekar of Moscow,
U.S.S.R.
* * *
Joyce Tenenbaum Spielberger
has been named youth-adult servi
ces director for the Birmingham,
Alabama Jewish Community Center.
A magna cum laude graduate of
the University of Georgia School
of Social Work, she is a graduate
of the Hebrew' Academy of Atlanta
and Druid Hills High School.
Married to Jeffrey Spielberger,
she is the daughter of Alvin and
Barbara Tenenbaum of Atlanta.
The Bat Mitzva of Johanna
Rae Spector of Atlanta will
take place at 10:30 a.m. Satur
day, May 17, at Temple Sinai.
A congregational kiddush will
follow.
Johanna is the daughter of
Lauren and Robert Spector.
She is the granddaughter of
Charlotte and Lew Auster of
Hollywood, Fla., and the late
Charles Spector, and Adele and
Morton Epstein of Great Neck,
N.Y.
* * *
The Bar Mitzva of Karon S.
Greenfield of Smyrna will take
place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May
17. at The Temple. A congrega
tional kiddush will follow.
Karon is the son of Carol Green-
linger-Harless and Gerald Green
field. Grandmother is Selma Green
field of Brooklyn. N.Y.
* * *
Dr. A. Bartlett Giamatti, presi
dent of Yale University, and Ira A.
Hirshmann noted author and for
mer personal envoy for President
Franklin D. Roosevelt, have been
awarded the Doctor of Humane
Letters degree by Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Reli
gion. The honorary doctorates
were conferred by Dr. Alfred Gott-
schalk, president of Hebrew Union
College, at Founders’ Day Exer
cises in New York recently.
* * *
Linda Sarah Frank of Doraville,
Deborah Leigh Levine of Atlanta
and P. Novy Scheinfeld of Marietta
have been selected for inclusion in
the 1985 edition of Outstanding
Young Women of America.
The honor recognizes women
21-36 who have distinguished them
selves in their homes, professions
and communities.
The Bat Mitzva of Lauren
Elizabeth Abes of Atlanta will
take place at 10:30 a.m. Satur
day, May 17, at Temple Sinai.
A congregational kiddush will
follow.
Lauren is the daughter of
Marshall and Stephanie Abes.
She is the granddaughter of Mor
ton and Harriet Engel of W'est
Hempstead, N.Y., and Arnold
and Ann Abes ofNatrona Heights,
Pa. She is the great-granddaughter
of Sam and Ann Sklamberg of
Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Lauren will share her Bat
Mitzva with Diana Bukhmam
of the U.S.S.R.
Newcomers
Ira and Gail Greenberg of
Chamblee announce the birth of a
daughter. Michelle Suzanne, on
April 21.
Grandparents are Martin and
Martha Niles of La Mesa, Calif.,
and Dr. Irving and Regina Green
berg of Atlanta.
Michelle was given the Hebrew
name of Shoshana in memory of
her paternal great-grandmother
Susie Gabler.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold P. Adler
of Savannah announce the birth of
a son, Stephen Hollis, on Jan. 25
* * *
Ann and Allen Piassick of Dal
las, Texas, announce the birth of a
son, Samuel Levy.
Grandparents are Lester Levy
and the late Bertha Rose Levy of
Dallas, and the late Sam and Ann
Piassick of Atlanta.
♦ * *
Brian and Alice Wertheim ot
Atlanta announce the birth of a
daughter, Robin Carol, on March
27.
Grandparents are George and
Evelyn Wertheim of Glen Cove,
N.Y., and Van and Carol Hart of
Montgomery.
Robin Carol was named in
honor of her paternal great-grand
mother, Rebecca Wolf, and her
maternal grand mot her. Carol
Hart.
She was given the Hebrew name
Rivkah in memory of Rebecca
Wolf.
Carole and Andrew Shovers of
Atlanta announce the birth of a
son, Timothy Inian. on April 10.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Adler of Omaha. Neb.,
Mrs. I man Shovers of Atlanta, and
the late Mr. Shovers.
* * *
Connie and Sheldon Zimmer
man of Atlanta announce the birth
of a son, Blake Evan, on April 14.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Jesse Zimmerman of St. Peters
burg, Fla., and Mrs. Tanya Weine
of Miami Beach.
Rabbi Donald Tam officiated at
the namingeeremony. Cantor Akiva
Ostrosvsky performed the bris.
* * *
Amy and Larry Clark of Pen
nington. N.J., announce the birth
of a daughter. Julianna, on April 9.
Grandparents are Helen and Maxix
Kumansky of Atlanta, and Frances
and Lewis Clark of Tulsa. Okla.
Julianna was given the Hebrew
name Pninah Channah in memory
of her maternal great-grandmothers.
Pearl Silver and Annie Kuniansky.
* * *
Betty and Alan Sunshine an
nounce the birth ot a son, Marshall
Brian, on April 24.
Grandparents are Pinkus and
Bella Solmk. and Ann and Ted
Kaplan.
Marshall Brian was given the
Hebrew name Moshe Baruch in
memory of his maternal great-uncles,
Moshe Urbach and Barrish Solmk.
Neil Wasser and Valerie Habif
of Atlanta announce the birth of a
son. F rank Alan VN asser, on
March 19.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Morris Habif and Mr. and Mrs.
Richard Wasser, all of Atlanta.
Great-grandparents are Mrs. Vic
toria Salinas of San Juan. Puerto
Rico, Mrs. Eleanor Constangy of
Atlanta, and Mrs. Jeanne Wasser-
stein of Deerfield Beach, Fla.
The baby was named in honor of
his great-grandfather, Frank Alan
Constangy.
* * *
Daniela M. and Jeffrey D.
Medintz of Largo, Fla., announce
the birth of a daughter, Jacqueline
Fannie, on March 28.
Grandparents are Myra and Cole
man Medintz of Atlanta, and Bri-
gita and Georg Maier of Quito,
Ecuador. Great-grandparents are
Edit Neuman ofQuito.and the late
Afredo Neuman.
The baby was given her Hebrew
name at B’nai Israel Synagogue in
St. Petersburg, Fla., with Rabbi
Jacob Luski officiating. She was
named after her great-grandmother,
the late Fannie Medintz.
* * *
Rabbi Yosef and Bracha Pol-
stein of Chicago announce the
birth of a son. Moshe, on April 4.
Grandparents are Shirley and
Jerry Rosenblatt ot Baltimore, and
Sharon and Leon Olstein of At
lanta. Great-grandmother is Eva
Halperin of Atlanta.
The Bat Mitzva of Robyn
Kay Gurin of Dunwoody will
take place at 8:30 a.m. Satur
day, May 17, at B’nai Torah
Synagogue. A congregational
kiddush will follow.
Robyn is the daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. Ronald B. Gurin. She
is the granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Gurin, and Mrs.
Sidney Klepak, all of Atlanta,
and the late Mr. Klepak.
Robyn will be sharing her
Bat Mitzva with Diana Solovei
of the U.S.S.R.
The Bar Mitzva of Matthew
Harris Brill of Atlanta will take
place at 10 a.m. Saturday. May
17, at Temple Emanu-El. A
congregational kiddush w ill lollow
Matt is the son of Lisa and
Ron Brill. He is the grandson ot
Esther and Morris Brill of Sher
man Oaks, Calif., and the late
Bobbe and Ben Feldman of
McKeesport, Pa.
Harvey Jacobson of Atlanta was
recently elected president of the
Diabetes Association of Atlanta.
During his 30-year career with
National Services Industries, Jac
obson served as president of Na
tional Linen and as a board mem
ber and executive vice president of
National Services Industries.
A board member of the Atlanta
Jewish Federation, he has served
as a board member of the Bov
Scouts of America, the Atlanta
Jewish Community Center and the
Jewish Home. He is a past board
member of The Temple.
Semi-retired, Jacobson is a
partner in JMS Computer Asso
ciates.
