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page 10 the Southern Israelite October 3,1986 The Bar Mitzva of Mark Louis Mintz of Atlanta will take place at 8:30 a.m. on Shabbat Shuvah, Oct. 11, at Congregation B’nai Torah. A congregation kiddush will follow. Mark is the son of Rabbi Juda and Gloria Mintz. He is the grandson of Rosa and Edward Dashefsky of Swampscott, Mass., and the late Rabbi Moshe and Brocha Mintz of Brooklyn, N.Y. Mark will share his Bar Mitzva with Lev Vigdarov of Moscow, USSR. Peter S. Trager, D.D.S., of Marietta, has been named an hon orable fellow of the Georgia Den tal Association for his contribu tions to denistry. He has also been elected vice president of the North western District Dental Society, representing 22 counties in north west Georgia. Moshe Nativ, who retired from the Israel Defense Forces with the rank of major general, has suc ceeded Ambassador Avraham Avidar as executive vice president of the Jewish Agency and Treasury representative of the World Zion ist Organization. The Bat Mitzva of Robyn Lynn Merrill of Atlanta will take place at 10:30 a.m. Satur day, Oct. 11, at The Temple. A congregational kiddush will follow. Robyn is the daughter of Barry and Bunnie Merrill. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Merrill of Brook lyn, N.Y., and the late Mr. and Mrs. Irving Froehlich of Brook lyn. Rhonda and Bill Langley of Chicago, announce the birth of a son, Adam Scott, on July 19. Grandparents are Shirley and Stanley Tenebaum of Atlanta, and Clara Langley of Coral Gables, Fla. and the late William Langley. Adam was given the Hebrew name Odom Shmuel after his mat ernal great-grandmother, Annie Silberstein. The bris was performed by Dr. Julian Ullman, with Rabbi Donald Ross off of Temple Sholom offici ating. Marc C. Alembik is attending Georgetown University School of Medicine. He holds a bachelor of science degree and master of science degree in chemistry from George Washington University in Washing ton, D.C. His brother, Gary M. Alembik is attending Mercer University School of Law. Gary holds a bachelor of arts degree in political science from George Washington University. They are the sons of Aaron I. and Judith M. Alembik of Atlanta. Abraham J. Kremer of Fair Lawn, N.J., vice president of the New York-based PEF Israel En dowment Funds, has been elected president of the JWB Jewish Book Council. The council promotes Jewish literary creativity and an apprecia tion of Jewish literature and con fers the annual National Jewish Book Awards, sponsors J ewish Book Month, publishes the tri-lingual Jewish Book Annual and t he quar terly Jewish World, syndicates “Jewish Books in Review,” con ducts conferences on Jewish books, and serves as a clearing house for information on Jewish books. The Bar Mitzva of Justin Zane Israel of Atlanta will take place at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Oct. 11, at Temple Sinai. A congregational kiddush will follow. Justin is the son of Dianeand Jack Israel of Atlanta and the grandson of William Israel of Edison, Ga., and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Garvis of Savannah. The Bar Mitzva of Emanuel Citron of Atlanta will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at Ahavath Achim Synagogue. A congregational kiddush will fol low. Emanuel is the son of Bea trice Gruss and Joseph Citron. He is the grandson of Ruth and Julius Citron of Atlanta. Newcomers Peapie in the News Felker W. Ward Jr, (second from left), recipient of the JNF Tree of Life Award, with Sheila Wilensky (left), Atlanta JNF president, Charlotte Jacobson (second from right), JNF honorary president, and Peggy Shulman, JNF Southern Region executive director, at a recent dinner held in Ward's honor. At the dinner Shulman read a letter from Coretta Scott King praising Ward's role in the development of the Martin Luther King Center for Non-Violent Social Change, inc. W ard is on the center’s board of directors. * * * Rabbi Arnold and Debbie Sam ian of St. Louis, Mo., announce the birth of a son. Hillel Shimon, on Sept. 1. * * * Suzanne and Ervin Gerson of Atlanta announce the birth oi a daughter, Lindsay Beth, on lune 30. Grandparents are Anita and Harry Weisser, and Tobi and Max Gerson, all of Atlanta. Lindsay Beth was named in memory of her maternal great grandmother and was g.ven the Hebrew name Rosa Scheindel, in memory of her paternal great- aunts. C onsul General of Israel Issachar Katzir (left) and Dr. Marvin Go d s te,n, Georgia State chairman for Israel Bonds (right) present William Frankel Israel’s Freedom Award on behalf of the Atlanta office of the accounting firm Laventhal-Horwath, for its support in firm Sfael B ° ndS pro Eram. Frankel is a managing partner of the The firm will be honored at a dinner in Philadelphia this month.