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PAGE 10 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE July 4, 1986
Peggie in the News
The Bar Mitzva of Isaac Frank
of Atlanta will take place at 9
a.m. Saturday, July 12, at Aha-
vath Achim Synagogue. A con
gregation kiddush will follow.
Isaac is the son of Lois and
Larry Frank. Grandparents are
Rae Frank of Atlanta and the
late Morris Frank, and Terri
and Mickey Lubin of Pembroke
Pines, Fla.
* * *
The Bat Mitzva of Cara Cho-
tiner of Marietta will take place at
9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at
Congregation Etz Chaim. A con
gregational kiddush will follow.
Cara is the daughter of Dr. and
Mrs. Gerald Chotiner. Grandpar
ents are Evelyn Chotiner of Delray
Beach, Fla., and Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Spooner of Sneads, Fla.
* * *
Barbara Alter of Tampa, for
merly of Atlanta, was the recipient
of Congregation Schaarai Zedek’s
President’s Cup, awarded annually
to an outstanding member of the
congregation. She was cited for her
“untiring, relentless and beyond
the call of duty" work on behalf of
the Food Bank in Tampa.
Mrs. Alter’s husband, Gary, is
executive director of the Tampa
Jewish Federation.
* * *
Bill and Rona Balser of Dun-
woody celebrated their 25th wed
ding anniversary on June 25.
* * *
Max Rittenbaum and Erwin
Zaban have been elected to the
board of directors of Shepherd
Spinal Center, and S. Stephen Selig
III has been named to the Center’s
advisory board.
Rittenbaum, chairman of the
board of Clean Rite Products, is a
member of the board of the Jewish
Home. He is a charter member of
Shepherd Spinal Center’s corpo
rate development committee.
A guiding force in National Ser
vice Industries and its predecessor,
Zep Manufacturing, Zaban serves
on the boards of several companies.
Selig is president of Selig Enter
prises Inc., and chairman of the
board of Southern Promotions Inc.
The Bar Mitzva of Greg Joss
of Atlanta will lake place at
8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at
Congregation B’nai Torah. A
congregational kiddush will
follow.
Greg is the son of David and
Cheryl Joss. Grandparents are
Bess and Aaron Joss, and Lily
and Issy Sher, all formerly of
South Africa.
Newcomers
Peggy and Isaac Klug of Atlanta
announce the birth of a son, Michael
Phillip, on April 21.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Mendel Klug of Atlanta and the
late Mrs. Lola Klug, and Mrs.
Hazel Olshan of Dallas, and Dr.
and Mrs. Robert Spielberger of
Birmingham, Ala.
Great-grandparents are Mrs.
Selma Spielberger of Atlanta and
the late I. W. Spielberger, and Mrs.
Louise Rosenberg of Dallas.
Michael was given the Hebrew
name Pesach Simcha after his pat
ernal great-aunt.
* * *
Betsey and Steven Levitas of
Raleigh, N.C., announce the birth
of a son, Jacob Livingston, on
June 3.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Jim Mills, and Dr. and Mrs. Theo
dore C. Levitas, all of Atlanta.
Paternal great-grandmother is Mrs.
Ida Levitas.
* * *
Mollie and Doug Robbins of
Atlanta announce the birth of a
son, Richard Benjamin, on May
16.
Grandparents are Frances and
Arthur Robbins of Atlanta, and
Bobbie and Flash Gordon of Mem
phis, Tenn. Great-grandmother is
Gertie Gordon of Memphis.
Richard Benjamin was named in
memory of his paternal great
grandfather, Benjamin Stein.
* * *
Lynn and D.J. Pascale of Atlanta
announce the birth of a daughter,
Renee Paula, on May 29.
Grandparents are Renee and
Raymond Arogeti of Atlanta.
Great-grandparents are Regina
Arogeti and Rachel and Isaac
Franco, all of Atlanta.
Ruth Gurwitch, Atlanta native
and graduate of the Hebrew
Academy recenly graduated 15th
in her class from Bolton High
School in Alexandria, La. Ruth,
17, received the American
Newspaper Publishers Associa
tion’s Scholastic Journalist
Award presented by the Alex
andria Daily Town Talk as the
most valuable staffer on the
Bolton High School newspaper,
the “Cumtux.” Ruth served the
paper as editor for 1985-86 and
reporter in 1984-85.
Ruth was also a member of
the National Honor Society,
Quill and Scroll yearbook staff,
and a two year contributor to
the school literary magazine,
“Ecrivez.” She participated in
the Louisiana high school liter
ary rally in her junior year in
journalism and as a senior in
English and Spanish.
In her senior year, Ruth let
tered in swimming as a member
of the Bolton High School swim
team, winners of the district
swimming championships.
Ruth was a member of stu
dent council and served the
Alexandria Temple Youth
Group as treasurer.
Ruth is the daughter of Janet
and Bert Gurwitch. She is the
granddaughter of Evelyn
Schwab of Birmingham, Ala.
and the late Martin Schwab
and the late Bernyce and Joe
Gurwitch of Mobile, Ala.
Now living with her parents
in Omaha, Neb., she plans to
enter the University of Missouri
at Columbia in the fall to study
journalism.
Natalie B. Wilensky, daughter
of Larry and Sheila Wilensky of
Atlanta, graduated cum laude from
Dartmouth College. She is a 1982
graduate of the Westminster
Schools. At Dartmouth, she was a
government major. She served as
Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority’s
representative to the Interfrater
nity Council and as the Interfra
ternity Council’s chief of social
programming. She was a member
of the Student Assembly.
She received academic citations
for outstanding work in computer
science and English courses. She
participated in the college’s For
eign Study Program in Toulouse,
France.
The Bar Mitzva of Derek
Morgan Green of Atlanta will
take place at 9:30 a.m. Satur
day, July 12, at Congregation
Beth Shalom. A congregational
kiddush and luncheon will
follow.
Derek is the son of Ellabeth
and Robert Green. Grandpar
ents are Ruth Green of Long
Beach, Calif., Sam Green of
Apollo Beach, Fla., Goldie
Thomas of Metter, Ga., and the
late Morgan C. Thomas.
Eli Steinbuch, president of Zim-
American Israeli Shipping Co. Inc.
(ZA1SCO), the merchant marine
fleet of the State of Israel, was
recently honored with a special
award by the International Trade
and Transportation Division of
the United Jewish Appeal-Federa
tion.
Steinbuch was honored for out
standing humanitarian contribu
tions to Jews and non-Jews in the
United States, in Israel, and around
the world. The award was pre
sented at the division’s annual
award dinner in New York City.
The Bar Mitzva of Roger
Marc Levine of Atlanta will
take place at 8:30 a.m. Satur
day, July 12, at Shearith Israel
Synagogue. A congregational
kiddush will follow.
Roger is the son of April
Levine and Jeff Levine. Grand
parents are Judge and Mrs.
A.D. Levy of New York City.
Actor Jack Lemmon hasbeen
named honorary president of the
world’s first International Peace
Park. The Jewish National Fund
of Greater New York is sponsoring
the project.
The park will be situated in the
Israel-Egypt border area of Ezuz
and will commemorate the Camp
David Accord. The nations of the
world are being invited to send
flora and fauna to “The Garden of
the Nations,” one of the major sec
tions of the park to be “greened”
out of the Negev desert.
NASA Teacher in Space Barbara Morgan chats with (from
left) Keith Kaplan, Blake Cohen and Kelly Cohen during her
recent visit to the Lovett School.
She is a cousin of Lovett students Blair and Keith Kaplan, and
Bruce and Denise Cohen.