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BBW holds Southeast regioiTieadership seminar
On Saturday and Sunday, Aug.
|6and 17, the Southeast Region of
B’nai B’rith Women held a leader
ship seminar in Atlanta.
Thirty current and potential
BBW leaders from the Atlanta
area participated in the seminar,
titled “Color Me Confident.” The
facilitator, who had flown in from
her Charlotte, N.C. home, was
Susan Bruck, a member of the
BBW National Leadership Devel
opment Team. The participants
learned about their organization,
its aims and bylaws, and recieved
tips for enhancing their communi
cation skills.
To keep the momentum going,
homework was assigned. The “stu
dents” were asked to complete an
inventory of their individual per
sonality styles. Reponses were tal
lied and interpreted when the work
shop resumed on Sunday morning.
The workshop continued with a
discussion on leadership styles,
showing the results of working
with, respectively, despotic, pas
sive, encouraging and democratic
NCJW to discuss
“Women in Power”
Bobbi Simonelli (left), president, Atlanta Council; Connie Giniger,
Southeastern regional director; Edie Rappaport, leadership chairman,
Southeastern regional board; and Susan Bruck at the workshop.
leaders, and discovering how groups
respond to those different styles.
Mrs. Bruck gave the participants
pointers for setting both personal
and organizational goals and meth
ods to reach those goals.
In its constitution, the BBW
statement of purpose is: “B’nai
B’rith Women unites Jewish women
as a force to promote the principles
of social advancement through edu-
Leo Frank Lodge to hold
membership meetings
cation, service and action.” Connie
Giniger, regional director, said,
“The ‘Color Me Confident’ week
end left 30 women even more firmly
committed to their roles in BBW
and in life as a whole. And there
was a bonus: they made mqny new
friends.”
More information about BBW
is available from the Atlanta re
gional office, 237-1908.
Club 50 game night
to resume Sept. 8
What’s Happening
a comprehensive community calendar
AUGUST 29, Friday:
8 p.m.—Beth Shalom Service and Oneg for Prospective Members,
the synagogue.
AUGUST 30, Saturday:
9:30 a.m.- Beth Shalom Service and Oneg for Prospective Members,
the synagogue.
SEPTEMBER 2, Tuesday:
6:30 p.m.—Leo M. Frank Lodge Meeting, Congregation Or
VeShalom.
7:30 p.m.—Shirim Chorale Auditions, AJCC/Zaban.
SEPTEMBER 3, Wednesday:
7:15 p.m.—Tri-County ORT Members’ Dinner Meeting, home of
Donna Newman.
7:30 p.m.—Atlanta Chapter AMIT Women host bingo, the Jewish
Home.
7:30 p.m.—Beth Shalom Open House/ Back to School Night, AJCC/
Zaban.
SEPTEMBER 5, Friday - SEPTEMBER 7, Sunday:
—BBYO Very Interested People Leadership Training, AJCC Peach
tree.
SEPTEMBER 5, Friday:
6:15 p.m.—Shabbat Family Dinner, Congregation Beth Shalom.
SEPTEMBER 6, Saturday:
9:30 a.m.—Etz Chaim Membership Shabbat, the synagogue.
7:30 p.m.—Atlanta Region, Woman’s American ORT Art Expo and
Auction, Tower Place Hotel.
SEPTEMBER 7, Sunday:
10:30a.m.—Young Professionals BBW Annual Membership Brunch,
Home of Jeannie Kaufman.
10:30 a.m.—Shearith Israel Open House Brunch for Prospective
Members, the synagogue.
2 p.m.—Atlanta Council BBW Silver Tea, Hyatt Ravinia Hotel.
SEPTEMBER 8, Monday - SEPTEMBER 12, Friday:
—Institute for Adult Enrichment, AJCC Senior Adult Services trip
to Barney Mednitz.
SEPTEMBER 8, Monday:
10 a.m.—NCJW Brunch and Panel Discussion, “Women in Power,”
Hyatt Ravinia Hotel.
Noon—Atlanta Chapter Spirit of Hope Opening Luncheon, Holiday
Inn, Chamblee-Dunwoody.
6 p.m.—B’nai Torah Sisterhood Loehmann’s Shopping Spree, High
way 41.
7 p.m.—Nashe Shalom BBW, Western Sizzler, Buford Highway.
7:30 p.m.—Club 50 Game Night, AJCC/Zaban.
The National Council of Jewish
Women, Atlanta Section, will hold
a brunch and panel discussion on
“Women in Power” from 10 a.m.
to 12:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at
the Hyatt Ravinia Hotel.
Moderator will be Betsy Baker,
commissioner of parks, recreation
and cultural affairs. Panelists are
the Rev. Joanna Adams, associate
pastor, Central Presbyterian
Church, Veronica Biggins, senior
vice president, C&S Bank. Beverly
Harvard, deputy chief of police,
Atlanta Bureau of Police Services,
and Eleanor Ringel, film editor,
Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Cost of the brunch is $13.50 for
members. Cost of $28 for non
members includes NCJW member
ship. Reservations are by check
sent by Sept. 1 to Karen Saul, 4376
Cornwallis Court, Marietta, Ga.,
30067. For more information, call
262-7199.
Etz Chaim to recognize
new, potential members
Congregation Etz Chaim will
hold special Shabbat services to
honor new members at 9:30 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 6. Following an
Oneg, prospective members will be
given the opportunity to meet with
members and ask questions.
For more information, call the
office, 973-0137, or Lora Frucht-
man, 998-3853.
Chevra BBW to hold
opening meeting Aug. 9
The Chevra Chapter of B’nai
B’rith Women will hold its opening
meetingat 7:30p.m. Monday, Sept.
9, at the home of Ronni Glenesk,
1505 Withmere Lane, Dunwoody.
Speaker will be sex therapist Den
nis Bagarozzi, Ph.D.
For membership, or for more
information, call 454-7219.
The Leo M. Frank Lodge of
B’nai B’rith, #3216, will hold a gen
eral membership meeting at 6:30
p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Congre
gation Or VeShalom.
WXIA-TV meteorologist Guy
Sharp will be guest speaker. A
kosher meal will be served and the
meeting is open to all members and
prospective members.
For more information, call Nick
Gold, 530-2774 (work), or 237-
7785 (home).
The Lodge will also be manning
the telephone during the Jerry Lewis
Muscular Dystrophy Labor Day
Weekend Telethon. Anyone who
would like to volunteer, call Steve
Horowitz, 951-8342.
Young Professionals to
hold membership brunch
The Young Professionals Chap
ter of B’nai B’rith Women will hold
its annual membership brunch at
10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at the
home of Jennie Kaufman. All mem
bers and prospective members are
invited.
Reservations should be made by
Sept. 1. For reservations, or for
more information, call Jennie
Kaufman, 381-1386.
Atlanta City of Hope
to hold opening meeting
That Atlanta Chapter, City of
Hope will hold its opening lun
cheon meeting at noon Monday,
Sept. 8, at the Holiday Inn on
Chamblee-Dunwoody Road.
Speaker will be Arlene Peck. There
will be a raffle drawing and door
prizes.
Donation is $ 15. For more infor
mation, call Florence Alterman,
321-3072.
Benno Wolffs is the new chair
person of Club 50 game night,
which will begin again at 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Sept. 8, at the AJCC
Zaban. Participants are asked to
bring games.
There is a donation of 50c at the
door.
Friday, 5 p.m. is the deadline for all
announcements to be placed in the Organ
izations section for the following week’s
paper. Announcements should be typed
upper and lower case, double-spaced,
include a contact number, and be sent to
The Southern Israelite, P.O. Box 77388,
Atlanta, Ga. 30357.
CORRECTION:
Shirim Chorale Auditions were listed incorrectly last week. The
correct date is Tuesday, Sept. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
5ingle5cene
All singles are invited to Scuba
Night at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at
the AJCC/Peachtree. You can re
serve a space by Sept. 1.
Scuba Night is free for members,
$3 for non-members. For details,
call Patsy or Susan, 875-7881.
& & &
The Jewish Community Center
of Metropolitan Detroit plans a
Caribbean Cruise for Singles 24-45
aboard the S.S. Victorian Oct. 27-
Nov. 3. Ports visited will include
St. Thomas, Martinique, Barba
dos, St. Lucia, Antigua, St. Maar
ten and San Juan.
For further information call Jan
Parker, (313) 645-5050, at Chuck
Randolph Travel and Tours, or
write Jill Coleat the Detroit J.C.C.,
6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloom
field, Mich. 48033.
& & &
People Meeting People will hold
a planning meeting for programs
and activities for November, De
cember and January at 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 4, at the AJC-
C/Peachtree. Admission is ideas.
For more information, call Patsy
or Susan, 875-7881.
All singles are invited to join a
two-week trip to Israel Oct. 19-
Nov. 2 sponsored by the Israel
Travel Advisory Service in coop
eration with The Temple. The group
will fly El A1 airlines from New
York.
For more information, call chair
persons Gail Ripans, 252-5530, or
Joan Rosenbluth, 394-7900.
& & &
Rita invites all singles to a party
at Annie’s Santa Fe at Lenox
Square (opposite the Macy’s park
ing area) at 8:30 p.m. Sunday,
Sept. 7. There will be food, a cash
bar, dancing and a $5 cover. For
details, call Rita, 458-4584.
&&&
Atlanta Jewish Parents Without
Partners invites all singles to a lec
ture on “How to be Neurotic With
out Making Your Kids Neurotic”
at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, at
the AJCC/Peachtree. Rusti Klein,
M.S. W., A.C.S. W., in private prac
tice at the Atlanta Center for Psy
chotherapy, will speak.
The lecture is free for members,
$1 for non-members. For details,
call Patsy or Susan, 875-7881.
The Jewish Singles Listing Ser
vice (JSLS) of Montreal will pub
lish a monthly bulletin to serve as a
central listing for singles through
out North America, as well as
information on activities in differ
ent cities.
Advertisements are free for a
year—12 issues of the bulletin—
with the subscription price of
$17.50. All names will be kept
confidential.
For more information or sub
scription forms, write to JSLS,
Box 494, Station H, Montreal,
Quebec H3G 2L5, or telephone
(514) 254-4610.
& & &
The Special Events department
of the AJCC will hold a program
featuring Dean Michael Mescon of
the College of Business Adminis
tration, Georgia State University,
at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the
AJCC/Peachtree. The program will
be followed by a social hour and
refreshments.
The program is free for members,
$1 for non-members. For details,
call Chana Shapiro, 875-7881.
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