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PAGE 10 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE August 22, 1986
PeoBleJn the News
l ne Bar Mitzva oi Mmy aoi-
omon of Lilburn will take place
at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30,
at Congregation Beth Jacob. A
congregational kiddush will fol
low.
Simy is the son of Alona and
Michael Solomon. He is the
grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Saltzberg of Beachwood, Ohio,
and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Sol
omon of Orlando, Fla. He is the
great-grandson of Mrs. Rebecca
Lander of Beachwood.
The Bat Mitzva of Marisa
Jane Forrest of Marietta will
take place at 9:30 a.m. Satur
day, Aug. 30, at Congregation
Etz Chaim. A congregational
kiddush will follow.
Marisa is the daughter of
Nina Forrest and the late Barry
Forrest. She is the granddaugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard
Karmel of Philadelphia, and
Evelyn Forrest and the late
Julian Forrest.
The Bat Mitzva ot Sheri Lynn
Boaz of Dunwoody will take
place at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug.
30, at Temple Emanu-El. A
congregational kiddush will foF
low.
Sheri is the daughter of Daniel
Boaz and the late Bonnie Boaz.
She is the granddaughter of Dr.
Herman and Sophie Boaz and
Osrar and Harriet Kersh all of
The Bat Mitzva of Sarah Eliz
abeth Rottenberg of Atlanta
will take place at 8:30 a.m. Sat
urday, Aug. 30, at Congrega
tion B’nai Torah. A congrega
tional kiddush will follow.
Sarah is the daughter of Fran
and Howard Rottenberg. She is
the granddaughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Rottenberg, and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Veinish,
all of Montreal, Canada. She is
the great-granddaughter of Mrs.
The Bat Mitzva of Melissa
Faye Yerlow of Atlanta will
take place at 9 a.m. Saturday,
Aug. 30 at Ahavath Achim Syn
agogue. A congregational kid
dush will follow.
Melissa is the daughter of
Richard and Eileen Yerlow. She
is the granddaughter of Saul
and Jerre Ashkenazie and the
late 1. (Sonny) Friedman, and
Chick and Irma Yerlow, all of
Atlanta.
The Bat Mitzva of Stephanie
Rose Oxman of Charlotte, N.C.
will take plaqe at 8:30 a.m. Sat
urday, Aug. 30 at Temple Israel
in Charlotte. A congregational
kiddush will follow.
Stephanie is the daughter of
Marcelleand Allan Oxman. She
is the granddaughter of Renee
and Jules Buxbaum of Char
lotte, and Sonia and Jerry
Oxman of Atlanta.
Stephanie will share her Bat
Mitzva with Marina Khait of
Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Mrs. Morton Wittenberg, of
Augusta participated in sessions at
the 74th annual meeting of the
American Podiatric Medical Asso
ciation, held recently in San An
tonio.
Mr. Wittenberg is first vice pres
ident and president-elect in charge
of membership for 1986-87 of the
American Podiatric Medical Aux
iliary.
* * *
The JWB Book Council has
presented its Body-Of-Work Cit
ation to Dr. Philip Birnbaum in
recognition of a lifetime of work in
Jewish culture, language, liturgy
and religion.
Rena Baranan, daughter of
Aaron and Marianne Baranan of
Atlanta, has been accepted by Bar-
Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel,
for a one-year American program.
The program integrates formal
academic course work with infor
mal education utilizing the state of
Israel as a living text.
Miss Baranan graduated from
Riverwood High School in June
1984.
* * *
Joseph I. Lichten, head of the
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai
B’rith’s liaison office to the Vati
can, has been designated as “Knight
Commander of the Pontifical
Equestrian Order of St. Gregory
the Great" by Pope John Paul II.
Atlanta.
Sheri will be sharing her Bat
Mitzva with Geulah Ghinis of
Moscow, U.S.S.R.
Dr. Stuart Jay Simon has been
appointed a fellow of pulmonary
medicine at Yale University Medi
cal Center, New Haven, Conn. Dr.
Simon is chief resident of internal
medicine at Michael Reese Medi
cal Center, Chicago.
A graduate of the Medical Col
lege of Georgia, class of 1983, and
Tulane University, 1979, he gradu
ated cum laude with a B.A. degree,
in sociology and a B.S. degree in
biology.
Dr. Simon is the son of Susan
and Stanley Simon of Macon.
Gussie Amsel of Montreal.
Nancy Siefert, a recent Tufts
University graduate, has been
named the New England regional
coordinator for the university ser
vice department of the American
Zionist Youth Foundation. She
will be working with college stu
dents throughout the New Eng
land area organizing cultural events,
fairs, regional seminars and lec
tures to instill a deeper Jewish and
Zionist consciousness in Jewish
students. She will also be promot
ing study in Israel.
Mrs. Siefert, one of eight regional
coordinators, is the daughter of
Theda and Len Siefert of Atlanta.
Newcomers
Brenda and Alan Lewis of Ros
well announce the birth of a
daughter, Alison Brooke, on July
II.
Grandparents are Joan and
Mickey Benamy of Atlanta, and
Perrye and Julian Lewis of Mobile,
Ala. Great-grandmothers are
Cecelia Brener and Jean Benamy
Turry of Atlanta, and Elsa Lewis
of Los Angeles.
♦ * *
Marae and Barry Koffler of
Atlanta announce the birth of a
son, Micah Jesse, on July 19.
Grandparents are Sylvia and Ben
Gross of Atlanta, and Betty and
Abbott Koffler of Philadelphia.
Great-grandmother is Rose Smooke
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Micah was given the Hebrew
name Moshe Yeeshai in memory
of his paternal great-grandfather,
Morris Rosenfeld.
The bris was performed by Can
tor Isaac Ostrofsky, with Rabbi
Juda Minsk officiating.
Robin and Steve Bennett of Lil
burn announce the birth of a son,
Jacob Samuel, on July 15.
Grandparents are Selma and
Danny Burke of Atlanta, Jeanne
Morgan of Stone Mountain, and
Bill Bennett of Athens.
Jacob was given the Hebrew
name Shlomo Yakov in memory of
his maternal great-great-uncle,
Shlomo Goldberg.
* * *
Ross and Charna Perloe of At
lanta announce the birth of a son,
David Martin, on July 7.
Grandparents are Melvin and
Yetta Silon of Atlanta, and Paul
and Betty Perloe of Cliffside Park,
N.J. Great-grandparents are Fan
nie Needleman and Herman Per
loe, both of West Palm Beach, Fla.
David was given the Hebrew
name David Moshe in memory of
his paternal and maternal great
grandfathers.
The bris was performed by Can
tor Akiva Ostrovsky.
David and Cantor Barbara
Margulis of Highland Park, N.J.,
announce the birth of a son, Louis
Gregory, on July 17.
Grandparents are Comer Gay of
Atlanta and the late Edgar Gay,
and Betty and Harry Margulis of
Royal Palm Beach, Fla.
The bris was performed by Rabbi
Rubin at Anshe Emeth Memorial
Temple in New Brunswick, N.J.,
where he was given the Hebrew
name Elazar Gili.
Louis Gregory was named for
his great-grandfather, Louis Mar
gulis, and his great-grandmother,
Georgia Hymes.
* * *
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Shenk of
Atlanta announce the birth of a
daughter, Tzina Ronit, on July 23.
Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Shenk of Atlanta, and Haz-
zan and Mrs. Joseph Wieselman of
Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Tzina was named in memory of
her great-aunt, Sylvia Banner.
Dr. Paul B. Weinberg has com
pleted his fellowship in pulmonary
disease at the University of North
Carolina Memorial Hospital. He is
now in private practice in Gwin
nett and Forsyth Counties.
Dr. Weinberg, his wife and their
two children, are returning to At
lanta after three years in Chapel
Hill, N.C.
* * *
Atlantans Mike Hessing, Dr.
Gerald Kumin, Herman Mitchell
and Dr. Barry Warshaw were re
cently honored at the National
Kidney Foundation of Georgia’s
10th annual awards banquet held
in Atlanta.
Hessing, medical editor at the
Cable News Network, accepted the
Norm Weaver Memorial Award
for CNN’s efforts in promoting
organ donation.
Kumin was presented with the
Director’s Award for service on
behalf of the foundation. He has
been chairman of the Medical Ad
visory Board for the past two years
and serves on the board of direc
tors. Through his leadership, the
board’s research grants committee
was organized to fund kidney dis
ease research locally. Kumin is the
medical director of the Cobb Coun
ty Dialysis Facility.
Mitchell, president of Happy
Herman’s, was given the founda
tion’s President’s Award which goes
to an individual or organization
that supports the National Kidney
Foundation of Georgia through
fund-raising efforts. Happy Her
man’s has organized and sponsored
a wine tasting event, A Taste For
Life, for the past two years. The
event has raised over $11,000 for
the foundation.
Warshaw, pediatric nephrologist
at the Emory University School ol
Medicine, received a Georgia Re
search Award and grant monies to
continue research into the causes
of kidney disease.