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Page 22 THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE December 26, 1986 YLCers kick up heels at kick-off Somt nf the neirly 500 people who »ttended the Atlanta Jewish Federation Voonj Leadership Council's opening event at the Standard Club last week. T»f program was an opportunity for individuals between 25 and .10 to meet and socialiee, learn about the YL.C and become involved in committee activities. Man) newcomers to Atlanta, and people who have not been involved in Jewish activities, were among those present. Shiel Ldlin. co-chairman of the council, welcomed the group. FOr information about future YLC events, call Beth Cluck at &7A-1661 Write on! Displaying the Theodor Merit Awardsthev received at the April 15 Jewish National l-und dinn Vida Goidgar (second from left | and Durwood Mc Alister (right! W ith the honorees are (from left) Kaplan, co-chairman; Martin Xgronsky, speaker; and I eon Holstein, co-chairman Proceeds fro dinner and other contributions will be used to establish a \ Ida Coldgar / Durwood Vic Mister pro; Temple adopts second refugee family C ongregafion Beth Shalom's religious schoi recently contributed J500 raised from weekly tze \doption Medical Emergency F und of Jewish Farr il are s jl eni! A,'”’ V v " •C'‘^'f&t Greenhouse at Jewish Home in full bloom for residents Hillel elections New Atlanta Hillel officers and their responsibilities are (left to rightI: Patricia Pngoff (< hatiannoga). Soviet Jewry . Dannv Israel (Atlantal, president. 1- a khatkm (Atlanta), secretary treasurer. Jonathan Teitelhaum (Bellmore. N \ I, publicity I aura Tujak (I ittle Neck. N \ ), sice president N.»! shown are Karen Nadler (I ort I auderdale. I la.i, mem- beiship. Anabelle Perez (Miami!, social, and Alan Maser < Atlanta*, religious All are undergraduates at Imor* l niversitv l tt&Alll ikri) ihr ^ifenhou»r •Jbrrfc. Bigot hr Kghr. Check this out Danny Siegel (far right) with Shearith Israel s fourth graders, left to right, Michael Bender, Hal Lange. Mark Sirotkin. Alan Lishman (hold ing challah cover). Scotl Hershovitz, teacher Mrs. Hae Bellman, Jessica Budnitz and ( erect Rosenthal. Not present for photo was Trie Siegel Shearith Israel’s kids raise $104 in tzedaka m Jerusalem and a plan she and Siegel had devised Mrs. Bellman shared the beautiful challah covet with her students and thev struck a bargain I he students would lake turns taking home the challah cover or. weekends to use on Shahbat. n return thev would r.nsr $*>(> in t/e daka tor l ifeiinc What het eight students accorr. pished, howevet not even Mrs Bellman coulo have expected I hev ! wo summers ago. Mr Rae Bel lman. fourth grade teacher at Shear- !th Israel Rel.gjous School, reptes- ented both Shearith Israel and the L pstnn School at the annual meet ing of the ( onfercncc on Altema lives m lewsh Fducation (( Ml I She took nine hours of classes with Dannv Megel. chairman of /iv I/edaka lr,c She came back wan a challah cover made b> Life t me to» th Old * Vad ! aKashish) March 26 Dressed in costumes, nearlv 200 persons darned to the lively music of I li Fnsih and his Band I he creative talents of (ilo- i la Bcnamv transformed the aud nonum into a majestic Sushan of old Juha .md A< Milt, dressed as the Bar.-n and Baroness of Atlan ta wo-, the most ercat vc costume I he first Puimi Prom for AJC’C Seniors was held on Wednesday. tribute Focus on Campaign *86 desserts a.vd enthused seniors made the success Bat mitzva returns to Torah to observe 50th anniversary Matzo mitzva Rabbi Yossi New (center) gives out handmade shrnura mat to Emory students ( arl (apelouto (tight) and Moshe Oherma The program was sponsored bv < habad of Georgia and Rab New distributed over 200 packages of matzo for Passover. On Saturday morning. Sept 6 at l. ongreganon Beth Shu!*m. Man • \ n and H*‘rh Gerber will have an aiivah tcall to the lorah) to cele brate the SOth anntversarv ul her hat md/va Beth Shalom is a Conservative svnagoguc that includes women in the minv a it and encourages * omen to read from the I oiah Mrs (ierbet tememhers being in the (iT'vt bat mii/va etas' Sept |0th at Beth Ihlah ( ongrega i ion in ha it i mon. Sin >aid. \s .«» Orthodox congregation, girls wen not all< wed to tead from the I oral and a bat md/va was unheard of However, eight soung girls studici Marilyn and Herb Gerber with Rabbi I ronard l.ifsl Srv f r»l of ihr wtimrn and teenaged girls who ha,e read 1 or.h .n services at Lit Chaim gather around the f .reenspun I orah I eft to right arc: Miriam Rosenbaum. Julie Prislaih. f lissa Budow. Susan Wen, Rabbi Shalom l ewis. Hachrl Popowcer and Iran King Special Torah adds dimension to Etz Chaim Sisterhood event It’s official In support of Soviet Jewry Members of more (hail 40 Jewish or gam/at ions pat tier pate in a refosmk roll i all during Womens Plea for Soviet Jrwrv See slorv. page 2