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Organizations,
J WV Post 112 Auxiliary wins awards at convention
Eight members of the Mack
Frankel Atlanta Post 112 Ladies
Auxiliary, Jewish War Veterans,
attended the July National J WVA
Convention in Las Vegas, where it
was awarded eight plaques for out
standing service. Areas of recogni
tion were Action and Jewish Affairs,
Rose Rappaport, chairperson; A-
mericanism, Carolyn Kessler,
chairperson; Armed Forces and
Veterans Service, Lena Hoffman
and Frances Horowitz, co-chair
persons; Community Relations,
Julia Butler and Tillie Shapiro, co-
chairpersons; Historian, Marjorie
Braun, chairperson; Leadership,
Eleanor Schwartz, chairperson;
Publicity, Miriam Bromberg,
chairperson; and Veterans Service,
Lena Hoffman and Frances Horo
witz, co-chairpersons.
The group was also awarded cit
ations for membership retention,
publications and participation in
five or more programs. Bess Taffel
was cited for Veterans Administra
tion Volunteer Service 100% at
tendance.
president, who participated in the
Distinguished Guests program;
Miriam Bromberg, a member of
the Resolution and Recommenda
tions committee; Ida Solomon, na
tional flag bearer; Julia Butler,
Pearl Frankel, Dora Kaye, Eva
Martin and Rose Stein.
Donna Green of San Diego was
elected National JWVA president
for 1986-87. Mrs. Solomon will be
national guard, and Mrs. Brom
berg will be national publicity and
public relations chairperson.
JFS fall workshops
accepting registration
Delegates were Eleanor Schwartz,
Remembering Hannah Shulhafer
The opening meeting and des
sert tea of Na’Amat/USA, Golda
Meir Chapter (formerly Pioneer
Women) will be a tribute to the late
Hannah Shulhafer, who was a con
cerned and active member. Her
close friend, Josephine Heyman,
will talk about Hannah, her life,
her achievements and the causes to
which she devoted her time and
energy.
Gertrude Krick, retired assistant
director of the Hebrew Academy
and a past president of the chapter,
will speak about the institutions
and projects in Israel supported by
Na’Amat.
The event will be held Thursday,
Sept. 25, at 1:30 p.m., at the home
of Sophie Boaz, 937 Berkshire Road
N.E. Co-hostess will be Anne King-
loff and Gladys Nadelson.
Both Hannah Shulhafer and
Josephine Heyman were active
Beth Jacob to honor
1986 new members
Congregation Beth Jacob will
honor all members who have joined
the synagogue in the past year with
a special spaghetti supper on Sun
day, Sept. 21, at the synagogue.
New members will receive a
special membership gift. There is
no charge for new members; and a
nominal charge for others.
Mrs. Marsha Spector, vice pres
ident of membership and dues, will
officially welcome the new members
and Michael B. Feinerman, M.D.,
president of the synagogue, will
present the gifts.
B’nai Torah Brotherhood
will breakfast Sept. 28
1 he B’nai Torah Brotherhood
will hold a breakfast meeting at
9:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 28 in the
social hall.
Speaker will be Peter White,
president and trustee of the South
ern Center for International
Studies.
White has traveled and spoken
extensively throughout the world.
He recently returned from three
weeks in Russia and was also a
guest of the Chinese government
for three weeks. His topic will be
“Soviet Threat to the West: A
European Perspective with Chinese
Overtones.”
Guests are invited. For more
information, call the synagogue,
257-0537.
leaders in the Jewish and general
communities as far back as the
1920s. Later they were actively
engaged with the resettlement of
the refugees of the Hitler era. Both
were champions of human rights
and worked for better relations be
tween the races long before the
court decisions abolishing segrega
tion.
Mrs. Shulhafer was a leading
figure in many organizations in
cluding the Atlanta Jewish Federa
tion, then the Welfare Fund. She
was an ardent supporter of Israel
and was a Zionist before the estab
lishment of the Jewish state.
Because of her love for Israel
and its people, Na’Amat is the
recipient of a generous bequest, to
be announced during the program.
For reservations, call 876-4045 or
261-3677. Members and friends
are invited.
Young Couples Club
slates dessert party
The Atlanta Jewish Young
Couples Club will hold a new mem
ber dessert party at 8:30 p.m. Sat
urday, Sept. 20, at the home of
Amy and Morris Maslia. Bring a
favorite dessert .
The club is for young couples,
married and unmarried, who are
interested in meeting other Jewish
couples. Activities are held once a
month. For more information, call
Amy and Morris, 634-9637.
Registration is under way for
Jewish Family Services fall work
shops. Workshops being offered
are Single Parents and their Kids;
Mid-life, Menopause and Me; In
terdating and Intermarriage—
Where Are We Going in the Jewish
Community? (co-sponsored with
the Atlanta Bureau of Jewish Edu
cation); A Woman of Valor—A
Forum for Women Age 60 and
Over; Parenting the Learning Dis
abled Child; and For Couples in
their Second Marriage.
All JFS workshops are offered
for a fee which can be adjusted if
necessary. For more information,
call Phyllis Levine, coordinator,
Family Life Education, 873-2277.
Yeshiva High PTA
to hold panel discussion
Yeshiva High School PTA will
hold its opening meeting at 8 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 23, in room two at
the AJCC Peachtree. A panel dis
cussion, “Ingredients for a Suc
cessful Year: Tips for Parents,”
will be conducted by Yeshiva High
adminstrator, Rabbi Herbert
Cohen. Panel participants will be
Leda Abar, M.S.W., A.C.S.W.,
with Jewish Family Services, and
Meta Wilson, parent.
Following the discussion, par
ents will meet the faculty. Refresh
ments will be served. For more
information, call the school office,
873-1492.
Reform Council elects officers
Atlanta Reform Synagogue Council incoming president, Bar
bara Turetsky (center) with outgoing president George Fox (left)
and Rabbi Frank Sundheim. Sundheim is the new regional direc
tor for the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC).
Mrs Turetsky is a member of Congregation B’nai Israel.
The council is made of presidents and rabbis of Atlanta area
Reform synagogues and national and regional UAHC representa
tives. The organization’s function is to promote unified activities
among Reform congregations.
WhaVs Happening
a comprehensive community calendar
SEPTEMBER 19, Friday:
8 p.m.—Temple Emanu-El installs Rabbi Barry Friedman, the
Synagogue.
SEPTEMBER 20, Saturday:
7 p.m.—Ein Karem Hadassah Auction, Mill Glen Clubhouse,
Dunwoody.
8 p.m.—Solel Unit of B’nai B’rith Yiddishkeit Night, 7001 Peachtree
Industrial Boulevard, Norcross.
8 p.m.—AJCC Center Players Presents “Come Blow Your Horn,”
AJCC/ Peachtree.
8:30 p.m.—Young Jewish Couples Club New Member Dessert, Home
of Amy and Morris Maslia.
SEPTEMBER 21, Sunday:
9:30 a.m.—Conference on Spiritually, The Temple.
10 a.m.—Soviet Jewry Education and Information Center Brunch to
honor Yosef Mendelevich, Congregation Beth Jacob.
11 a.m.—JWV Bicentennial Sentry Post 976, Radisson Inn, 1-285 and
Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
12:30 p.m.—JWV Post 112 Auxiliary Opening Luncheon, Club 112.
2 p.m.—AJCC Center Children’s Acting Troupe Auditions, Kids
10-12, for “Chana and Her Shabbos Dress,” AJCC/Zaban.
4 p.m.—Dedication of Rich Foundation Greenhouse, The Jewish
Home.
6 p.m.—Beth Jacob New Member Supper, the Synagogue.
6:30 p.m.—B’nai Torah Brotherhood Banquet, the Synagogue.
7:30 p.m.—AJCC Center Players, “Come Blow Your Horn,” AJCC/
Peachtree.
SEPTEMBER 22, Monday:
11:30 a.m.—Ahavath Achim Sisterhood Opening Meeting, the
Synagogue.
6:30 p.m.—Nachal Lodge “Sports Night,” Mama’s Pizza, Merchants
Festival Shopping Center.
7:30 p.m.—B’nai Torah Sisterhood Meeting, the Synagogue.
SEPTEMBER 23, Tuesday:
9 a.m.—Institute for Adult Enrichment and AJCC Senior Adult
Services Trip to Callaway Gardens.
6 p.m.—Federation Women’s Council B and P Opening Event, “Ter
rorism: The Threat of the ’80s,” Tower Place Hotel.
6 p.m.—JNF Dinner, Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel.
8 p.m.—Yeshiva High School PTA Opening Meeting, AJCC Peach
tree.
SEPTEMBER 24, Wednesday:
10:30 a.m.—Brandeis University National Women’s Committee
Opening Luncheon and Study Group Preview, Hyatt Regency Ravinia.
2 p.m.—Neurim Hadassah, The Jewish Tower.
6:30 p.m.—Regency ORT, Morrison’s Cafeteria, North Druid Hills
Road.
8 p.m.—Chabad of Georgia Evening for Women, Chabad Center.
SEPTEMBER 25, Thursday:
7:30 p.m.—Mt. Scopus and Ketura Hadassah Donor Kick-off,
Hebrew Academy.
Selichot services
Selichot, “penitential prayers,” precedes the ushering in of the
New Year. Traditionally, Askhenizim conduct the service Satur
day before Rosh Hashana at midnight, to concentrate without any
extraneous thought, and because of the hour’s mystical nature.
(This year, Selichot services will be held on Saturday, Sept. 27.)
Sephardim conduct the service the Sunday before, at dawn.
The folloiwng congregations have informed The Southern
Israelite of their Selichot services. Those interested can call con
gregation offices for more information. Telephone numbers and
addresses are listed in the Synagogue Directory on page 18.
Ahavath Achim, midnight service preceded by social hour.
Anshe S’Fard, midnight service.
Beth Jacob, 10:45 p.m. discussion followed by midnight
service.
Beth Shalom, 10 p.m. discussion, followed by social hour and
service.
Beth Tefillah, 12:45 a.m. service.
B’nai Torah, 11:30 p.m. social, discussion, followed by mid
night service.
Etz Chaim, 11:30 p.m. discussion, followed by midnight
service.
Kehillat Chaim, 10 p.m. service.
Kol Emeth, Havdalah, discussion and service beginning at 9
p.m.
Or VeShalom, Sunday, Sept. 28, service at 5:30 a.m.
Shearith Israel, discussion and social hour at 11 p.m., followed
by midnight service.
Temple Emanu-El, program at 9 p.m. followed by meal at 10:30
p.m. and service at 11 p.m.
Temple Sinai, midnight service.
The Temple, 10 p.m. Oneg, Havdallah, discussion and service.
Yeshiva High, Midnight service.
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