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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.