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Page 16 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE November 7, 1986 Ahavath Achim Synagogue: by Richard Bono TSI staff writer To help Ahavath Achim’s 2,100 mem ber-families commemorate the congrega tion’s 100th birthday, volunteer workers have riffled through hundreds of photo graphs, letters, documents and the like to set up three comprehensive exhibits of memorabilia and history in the built-in, glass-enclosed cases that line the main hall way of the Peachtree Battle Avenue syna gogue. The first exhibit, which has been on view since Yom Kippur, shows exterior and interior shots of the three buildings that have served as home to Atlanta’s largest Jewish congregation. Following the progression of the synagogue’s growth, the current exhibit begins with AA’s first synagogue at Gilmer and Piedmont Av enue, which was home to the congregation from 1901 to 1921 when it moved into the Washington Street building. There it stayed for 37 years until the move in the summer of 1942 to its present location in Northwest Atlanta. “The members of the congregation love it,” said Doris Goldstein, chairman of the history and archives committee of the cen tennial. “They look at it and say‘Oh, 1 was there. 1 remember that. Look at that. Oh, that’s me.’” Goldstein said the committee tried to select pictures that would strike a respon sive chord in congregants “so that it would be very personal to people,” she said. Ten people are helping her with the acquisition and cataloging of materials, which, covering 100 years, is voluminous! Goldstein, who studied history at Sophie Newcomb College at Tulane University in New Orleans, said she enjoys the expendi ture of time and energy that goes into setting up historical exhibits. “I am very interested in history, espe cially Jewish history,” she said. “This is my city and this is my synagogue. I’m very South State Mortgage, Inc. Specializing In Conventional First Mortgage Residential Lending “As a broker we can shop the rates for you." • Complete fixed and ARM interest rates • Refinancing Available • Professional Mortgage C ounseling • Fasy Pre-quality mg by phone • Call for Appointment Joel A Harris l-oan Officer 613$ Barfield Rd.. Suite 210, Atlanta, (ieoruia 30328 Bus;2$2-8808. Dig.Patter 890-370$. Home:<»3-S6S6 Servicing your insurance needs. Personal and Group Life and Health disability Income Protection Steven A. Fine 2635 Century Pkwy., Suite 600 321-1200 theEquitable r manual Services llK- Equitable Ur Assurance Society << the t rated Stales. N V . N V AJCC GALA NOV. 15 875-7881