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PAGE 10 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE September 5, 1986
People in the News
The Bar Mitzva of Jeremy
Lichstrahl of Dunwoody will
take place at 8:45 a.m. Satur
day, Sept. 13. at Congregation
B'nai Torah. A congregational
kiddush will follow.
Jeremy is the son of Janice
and Marshal Lichstrahl. Grand
parents are Sondra and Michael
Lichstrahl of Rego Park, N.Y.,
and Beatrice and Morris Sloan
nf lartsnn HeiehtS. N.Y.
Dr. Paul C. Lauterburg, devel
oper of magnetic resonance
imaging as a tool for medical
diagnosis and research, was
honored with the Henrii ta
Szold Award of Hadassah. The
award was presented reccntlv at
Hadassah’s 72nd National 1 a-
vention.
The Henrietta Szold Award
is presented annually to indi
viduals whose lives and work
reflect the humanitarian values
of Hadassah’s founder. Previous
recipients include writer Elie
Wiesel, United Nations Ambas
sador Jeane J. Kirkpatrick,
Soviet “refusnik” and exile Ida
Nudel, former Israel President
Yitzhak Navon, President Harry
S Truman and Israel Prime
Ministers David Ben-Gurion
and Golda Meir.
Linda E. Fleishman of Greens
boro, N.C., a member of the na
tional board, was elected a national
vice president of Hadassah at the
organization’s 72nd national con
vention held recently in Miami
Beach. Mrs. Fleishman is a former
president of the Southern Seaboard
Region of Hadassah.
Mrs. Fleishman serves as liaison
to the national organization depart
ment; is a member of the Task For
ces for the national membership
department; national major gifts
department and for the national
leadership development depart
ment.
Danny Israel (right) shakes hands with Congressman Pat
Swindall in front of the nation’s Capitol. Israel recently completed
an internship in the congressman's office.
A 1985 graduate of Lakeside High School, Israel is an interna
tional studies and economics major and will be a sophomore at
Emory University this fall. He is the son of Firooz and Gigi Israel
of Atlanta.
The Bar Mitzva of Adam
Harold Kulbersh of Dunwoody
will take place at 10a.m. Satur
day, Sept. 13, at Temple E-
manu-El. A congregational kid
dush will follow.
Adam is the son of Amy and
Bill Kulbersh. Grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Emanuel Kul
bersh of Lauderhill, Fla., and
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Brown-
stein of Clarksdale, Miss.
Great-grandmothers are Mrs.
Sinai Brownstein of Greenville,
Miss., and Mrs. Herman Dams-
ker of Clarksdale.
Herbert Katzi, assistant secre
tary of the Joint Distribution
Committee, was honored for 50
years service at a reception held
recently at the JDC headquarters
in New York. Ralph Goldman,
executive vice president, presented
Katzir with a nickel, silver and
pyrex menorah by artist Ludwig
Wolpert.
The Bat Mitzva of Rebecca
Eve Lutz of Dunwoody will
take place at 9:15 a.m. Satur
day, Sept. 13, at West End Syn
agogue in Nashville, Tenn. A
kiddush luncheon will follow.
Rebecca is the daughter of
Rosanne and Harry S. Lutz.
Grandparents are Myer and
Sally Spector of Milton, Mass.,
and Harry and Helene Lutz of
Albany, Ga.
Middle East specialist Gail
Ripans of Atlanta will again teach
the annual Middle East Update at
Oglethorpe University beginning
Tuesday evening Sept. 23 through
Oct. 21.
Topics include the rise of Islamic
Fundamentalism, terrorism, fluc
tuations in oil prices, the peace
process, the Lebanese civil war and
U.S. and U.S.S.R. involvement in
the region.
The Bat Mitzva of Angie
Welch of Atlanta will take place
at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at
Ahavath Achim Synagogue. A
congregational kiddush will
follow.
Angie is the daughter of Solo-
mon and Adrienne Cohen.
Grandparents are Merton Levin
and Eleanor Levin, both of
Atlanta. Great-grandparents are
Ada Miller of Atlanta, and the
late Dave Miller and the late
Larry and Selma Levin.
Maury Shapiro, co-adviser of
Frank Fierman AZA, was chosen
as 1985-86 AZA Adviser of the
Year. He has been an adviser for
four years and has been active at
BBYO events, adviser workshops,
and at the AJCC on Sundays.
While he was in high school, he
was a member of Frank Fierman
AZA.
He is employed by the Equitable
Financial Services.
The Bat Mitzva of Michelle
Eileen Herzfeld of Atlanta will
take place at 8:30 a.m. Satur
day, Sept. 13, at Congregation
Shearith Israel. A congregation
al kiddush will follow.
Michelle is the daughter of
Susan G. Herzfeld and Bennett
B. Herzfeld. She is the grand
daughter of Mrs. Lorna Huie of
Atlanta and the late Louis
Greene and Mrs. Lillian C.
Herzfeld of Miami Beach and
the late Max Herzfeld. Mater
nal great-grandmother is Mrs.
Jack Goldberg of Miami Beach.
The Board of Directors of
Ampal-American Israel Corp. has
elected Michael Arnon president
and chief executive officer. Arnon
replaces Ephraim Reiner, whose
resignation from all positions he
held in the Ampal group was ac
cepted by the board.
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Newcomers
Bonnie and Steve Pepper of
Marietta announce the birth of a
son, Scott Chad, on Aug. 17.
Grandparents are Connie and
Bob Snider of Boca Raton, Fla.,
and Elaine and Bob Pepper of
North Miami Beach. Great-grand
mother is Mrs. Minette Snider of
Hollywood, Fla. Great-great-
grandmother is Mrs. Anna Cap-
pon of Cleveland, Ohio.
Scotty was given the Hebrew
name Chaim in memory of his pa
ternal great-grandmother, Clarice
Ramer. The bris was performed by
Dr. Mark Safra.
* * * *
Ron and Bonnie Draluck of
Roswell announce the birth of a
son, Mark Philip, on Aug. 1.
Grandparents are Sam and Har
riet Draluck of Atlanta, and Mil-
ton and Judy Tager of Charlotte,
N.C.
Great-grandmothers are Sarah
Rosenbaum and Rose Draluck of
Atlanta, Essye Rosenkrantz of Hol
lywood, Fla., and Jean Tager of
Clemmons, N.C.
Mark was given the Hebrew
name Moshe Fivel in memory of
his great-grandfathers, Maurice
Rosenkrantz a"d Philip Tager.
Annette and Al Goldwasser of
Lilburn announce the birth of a
son, Michael Benjamin, on Aug.
10.
Grandparents are Zelda and Sol
Newman of Savannah, and Ann
and Harold Goldwasser of St.
Louis.
Great-grandmothers are Mary
Goldwasser and Ida Loenthal, both
of Atlanta.
Michael was given the Hebrew
name Nachim Hallel in memory of
his maternal great-grandfather,
Norman Mirsky, and paternal
great-grandfather, Charles Loen
thal. The bris was performed by
Cantor Akiva Ostrovsky, with
Rabbi Juda H. Mintz officiating.
* * *
Eve and David Adler of Atlanta
announce the birth of a son, Jona
than Benjamin, on July 13.
Grandparents are Edna and Lou
Adler of Atlanta, and Margaret
and Izrael Benjamin of Miami.
Jonathan was named in memory
of his great-grandparents Julius
Grunebaum and Josephine Rosen
berg, and his great-great-grand-
father Benjamin Izrael, whose name
was reversed during World War I
resulting in the name Benjamin,
also representing his mother’s
maiden nan-'