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Holocaust survivors to say thank you’ at N.Y. reunion Several thousand Jewish survi vors of the Holocaust and their families from across the country will gather at the Statue of Liberty Sunday, Sept. 7 “to thank America for providing them with a home and haven.” A group of Atlantans will attend the ceremonies, including Cantor Isaac and Betty Goodfriend, Lola and Rubin Lansky, Karen and Andy Edlin, Harold and Helen Hersch and daughter Nica, Alex Gross and Ben and Sylvia Gross. At a news conference, Benjamin Meed, president of the American Gathering and Federation of Jew ish Holocaust Survivors, said the Liberty Island ceremonies, to be followed by a reunion and dinner that evening at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, would celebrate “40 years of a new life.” The American Gathering and Federation represents 55,000 Jew ish Holocaust survivors in the U.S. and is co-sponsoring the Sept. 7 program with HIAS, the world wide immigration and resettlement agency. Robert L. Israeloff, president of HIAS, told of his organization’s pride at being instrumental 40 years Natan Rapoport’s 15-foot sculp ture, “Liberation.” ago “in helping those who survived the long nightmare of the Holo caust to restart their lives in free dom and dignity.” The flags of 11 American Army units that liberated the Nazi death Emory lecturers complete Holocaust study in Israel Two lecturers on the Holocaust at Emory University were among 32 students from the United States, Canada, West Germany and Aus tralia who have just completed the Summer Institute on the Holocaust, conducted by the Center for Teach ing the Holocaust of Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem(Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority) and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem’s Vidal Sassoon International Cen ter for the Study of Anti-Semitism. The two, Bill Kostelec and Mi chael Lodahl, will teach a course on the Holocaust this coming aca demic year at Emory. Both have completed doctoral programs in religious studies this year at Emory and went to Jerusalem to study with the top people in the field of Holocaust studies. Lodahl found the seminar “a unique opportunity to be with Jewish scholars who can speak with such authority and clar ity.” The attraction of studying in Jerusalem also was a great factor, said Lodahl. Kostelec noted that this fall will be the first time that the course on the Holocaust will be offered at Emory every semester, due to a growing interest in the subject. The Summer Institute on the mfiRCIA DWORETZ commuNicfluoNS • Image Development • Brochures • Publicity & Promotions • Special Projects fTlarcia Dworetz 1429E Willow Lake Dr.. NE Atlanta. GP 30329 404 634-4016 camps will be displayed during the Statue of Liberty program, begin ning at 11:30 a.m., which will in clude performances of patriotic American compositions and Yid dish music by the 100-member U.S. Army Band and Choir, Meed said. A high-ranking administration offi cial is expected to address the gathering, he added. The “Liberty Reunion” will be the first to be held in New York, according to Meed. The first inter national gathering took place in Jerusalem in 1981, followed by a 1983 reunion in Washington. A dinner in the grand ballroom of the Waldorf-Astoria, with some 1,200 people in attendance, will conclude the day’s activities. Elie Wiesel, chairman of the United States Holocaust Memor ial Council, will address the dinner. In addition. Meed said, the Ameri can Gathering and Federation will honor Claude Lanzmann, whose award-winning film “Shoah” fea tured interviews with Holocaust survivors, and sculptor Natan Rap- oport, himself a Holocaust survi vor. Rapoport’s sculpture of an American soldier carrying a Holo caust survivor, titled “Liberation,” is situated in Liberty Park on the New Jersey shore facing the Statue of Liberty. 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The group studying this year included college students, profes sors of history and theology, high school teachers, officials of Holo caust research or historical centers, and synagogue school teachers and administrators. Ten participants were non-Jews. Sponsors of the program, in addition to Yad Vashem and the Vidal Sassoon Center, are the Rothberg School for Overseas Stu dents of the Hebrew University and the Department of Education and Culture of the World Zionist Organization. Atlanta’s First Fashion Jewelry “SUPER STORE” GRAND OPENING August 28th Prices from 99<P to $ 9.99 Discounted Up To 75% -Over 30,000 Pcs.-Direct From Factory- -Free Gift With $ 5.00 Purchase- -Grand Opening Specials- -New Arrivals Weekly- factory jewelry outlet 3898 N. Druid Hills Rd. Shamrock Plaza Near N. DeKalb Mall (corner of Lawrenceville Hwy. & N. Druid Hills Rd.) OPEN Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a m .-6 p .m 320-9696 Wholesalers-Retailers Flea Market Inquiries Invited on MONDAYS ONLY. PAGE 17 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE August 22, 1986