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PAGE 10 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE June 20, I People in the News Rae and Louis VVeintraub of Marietta announce the birth of a son, Samuel Benjamin on May 24 Grandparents are Elaine and Morris Shapiro of Columbus and Tess Weintraub of Atlanta. Samuel was named in memory of his paternal grandfather, Samuel Weintraub, and his maternal great-grandfather, Benjamin Levy. * * * * Jean and Steve Alhadeff ot At lanta announce the birth of a son, Noah Ian West, on May 29. Grandparents are Ruth and A1 Alhadeff, and Francis and Bill West. Great-grand parents are Jean Johnson of Atlanta and Sylvia Reicher of Baltimore. ♦ * * Laurie and Todd Platt of Dallas, Texas, announce the birth of a son, Jeffrey Morris, on June 4. Grandparents are Carol and Ike Feldman of Atlanta. Mrs. Bobbie Erlich of St. Louis, and Jack Platt of Dallas. Great-grandmothers are Claire Seltzer of Atlanta and Dorothv Platt of Sarasota, Fla. The Bar Mitzva of Michael E. Leavey of Dunwoody will take place at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at'Ahavath Achim Synagogue. A congregational kiddush will follow. Michael is the son of Jane and Bob Leavey. He is the grandson of Dr. and Mrs. Jerome Denaburg of Baltimore, and Minnie S. Leavey of Royal Palm Beach, Fla. Michael will share his Bar Mitzva with Gennadi Lubensky of Minsk, U.S.S.R. Edward E. Elson of Atlanta has been elected a member of the board of directors of the National Foundation of Jew ish Culture. The Foundation is the central coordinating body for American Jewish cultural life, stimulating artistic and scholarly activities. Elson is also on the Presi dent’s Council and is a fellow of Brandeis University. He is treasurer of the American Jew ish Committee and serves on its board of governors and as a trustee. He has served as vice president of the American Jew ish Historical Society and is a member of its executive com mittee. In addition to being chair man of W.H. Smith and Son (USA) Holdings, Elson is also chairman of Elson’s, a chain of retailers in major hotels, air ports and train stations through out the country, and chairman of Atlanta News Agency, dis tributors of periodicals and books throughout the Southeast. The Bat Mitzva of Debbie Medintz of Decatur will take place at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Congregation Shear- ith Israel. A congregational kiddush will follow. Debbie is the daughter of Robin and Phillip Medintz. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Sears of Hallan dale, Fla., and Mrs. Dorothy Ashendorf of Charlotte, N.C., and the late Barney Medintz. Great-grandparents are Mrs. Ruth Davis of Atlanta, and Mrs. Lena Silverman of Chica go. Debbie will share her Bat Mitzva with Diana Solovei of the U.S.S.R. The Bat Mitzva of Stephanie Blumenfeld of Atlanta will take place at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Congregation Beth Sha lom. A congregational kiddush will follow. Stephanie is the daughter ot Alvin and Lisa Blumenfeld. She is the granddaughter of Millie Cohen of Atlanta and the late Nat Cohen, and Martha and lsador Blumenfeld of Rock- mart, Ga. The B’nai Mitzva of H. Michael Litt and A. Jonathan Litt of Atlanta will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, June 28, at Congrega tion Or VeShalom. A congregational kiddush will follow. Jonathan and Michael are the sons of Barbara and Eric Litt. They are the grandsons of Rosalind and Martin Litt of Plainview. N.Y., and Terry arid Jack Galet of Tamarac, Fla. Great-grand mother is Mrs. Vivian Landskroner of Tamarac. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Levy of Atlanta will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary June 23. A reception was held June 1 5 in their honorat Vinings on the River Res taurant by their four children and eleven grandchildren. One hundred tw'enty-five friends and relatives joined them in celebration. ram Kothstein ot Atlanta recently received a master’s degree in engineering psychology from Rice University in Houston. She graduated three years ago from Columbus College, magna cum laude in each of her three degrees. She has been accepted at the University of Texas to work on her doctorate. A graduate of Briarcliff High School. Pam is the daughter of Irene and Herman Rothstein. Melissa Strada, a senior Riverwood High School, was r cently selected to participate in t 1986 Georgia Governor’s Hono Program in the area of Engli communicative arts. The progra will be held at Valdosta State Cc lege June I 5-July 26. Melissa recently received tl Smith College Book Award. She euitor of the Riverwood Yearbot and is a teacher at Temple Sin Religious School. She is the daughter of Berylai and -\! Strada of Atlanta. Marcia Dworetz of Atlanta recently received an award from Mits Uchida, president of the United States TAIDO Associa tion, for outstanding accomp lishments in public relations on behalf ol the Japanese martial arts organization. Ms. Dworetz, a native of New York, is president of Marcia Dworetz Communications. Julie I.ayne Kinsler. of Atlanta recently graduated from the Lovett School. She was a student at the Hebrew Academy through the fifth grade. Julie was awarded first runner- up in the Alumni Art Show during her junior year. As a senior she received the Fine Arts Guild Cit ation for Excellence in the field of visual arts. She attended Camp Barnev Medintz tor the past seven years. C urrently she is on the CBM staff as an arts specialist. Julie will attend the University of Georgia in the fall and partici pate in the arts program. She is the daughtei of Jan and Jack H. Kinsler. Dunwoody photographers Eric and Bob Wittmayer have been se lected to participate in a major national marketing program spon sored by Eastman Kodak Com pany’s Professional Photography Division. The campaign is aimed at pro spective brides to explain the servi ces and benefits of professional wedding photography. The photo graphers’ input is included inelab orate “how to” brochure. The Wittmayers own Wittmayer Photography in Dunwoody. They are members of the Georgia Pro fessional Photographers' Associa tion and the Professional Photo graphers of America. In addition. Bob Wittmayer is a member and past president of the American Society of Photographers. * * * David A. Kleber, son of Mi and Mrs. Garvin Kleber, recently graduated from Riverwood High School delivering the commencery address. David was an honor stu dent and graduated with a 3.8 grade point average.’” He was a finalist in the National Merit Scho larship competition and attended the Governor’s Honors Program in the field of communications. David is a member ol the Na tional Honor Society and was re cently honored by the Rotary C luh of Sandy Springs as a recipient ol their annual scholarshin. He wnl attend the Honors program at t ie University of Georgia on full aca demic scholarship in the tall. He was also awarded the flemy King Stanford Scholarship to the IJni\ersity of Miami. Danny Gross was the winner of two round-trip airline tickets on Air Atlanta at B’nai B'rith Leo M. Frank Lodge’s recent Las Vegas night. Net proceeds from the event will support the lodge and B’nai B’rith Youth Organization. Newcomers