Jewish Georgian

THE

Volume 30, Number 5 Atlanta, Georgia July-August 2018 FREE

WHAT’S INSIDE
Big Thoughts,
Big Hearts
Hadassah Chesed Awards recognize
students who demonstrate their love for
Israel, Jewish heritage, and their fellow
humans.
Page 20

Yiddish Theater
Eternal Life-Hemshech is bringing the
renowned Folksbiene Troupe to Atlanta.
Page 17

Nosh to Your
Heart’s Content
Noshfest returns to Temple Kol Emeth
September 2-3.
Page 22

Help JELF, Have Fun

On August 28, The Sky is the Limit,
a festive evening benefiting Jewish
Education Loan Fund, takes place at
Flourish Atlanta.
Page 11

Clearing the Path

Jewish Interest Free Loan of Atlanta
and The Berman Center, LLC are
collaborating on a new program for
people struggling with with addiction
and mental health issues.
Page 12

How to Fund a
Revolution
Haym Salomon may have been penniless
when he first came to the colonies,
but his brilliance in finance made the
American Revolution possible.
By David Geffen
Page 13
Page 2 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN July-August 2018
Approbation should not be motivation
BY Marvin
Botnick
The intangible component of goodwill
is an element that is included in assessing
the valuation of a business and in judging
the desirability of a personal relationship.
It is, in fact, a key element in the concept
of branding.
Goodwill is not an actual ingredient
that is purchased, but rather it is the cloak
of reliability, perceived integrity, quality
of actions, truthfulness, innovation,
involvement, and attunement to the values
of the marketplace and society in which the
company or the individual wraps itself and
him/herself.
Unfortunately, actions today appear
to be driven by success, regardless of the
method or basis, rather than integrity and
compassion.
Transactional-based motivation
too often is grounded in the duplicity
of achieving a self-defined result rather
than arriving at a reasonable solution.
Disagreement should not be an impediment
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Columnist Jonathan Barach,
Janice Rothschild Blumberg,
Marvin Botnick, Zalman Eisman,
David Geffen, Allison Glass,
Carolyn Gold, Marice Katz,
Brian Katzowitz,
Balfoura Friend Levine,
Marsha Liebowitz, Bubba Meisa,
Erin O’Shinsky, Reg Regenstein,
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to a discussion or a relationship; rather
it should be helpful in gaining a broader
perspective of the subject.
Unfortunately, the tenor of the
times seems to be an “in-your-face”
confrontational mode. The panels on the
multi-person talk show programs seem
to feel that they need to talk over other
Goodwill is not an actual ingredient that is purchased,
but rather it is the cloak of reliability, perceived integrity,
quality of actions, truthfulness, innovation, involvement,
and attunement to the values of the marketplace and society
in which the company or the individual wraps itself and
him/herself.
members on the program in order to prove
the validity of their points. They seem to
have lost the ability to disagree passionately
but agreeably, and our politicians and the
public in general have adopted this trait.
Civility and tolerance do not preclude
compromises and changes. Too often now,
violence seems to be the method to which
many people are resorting as a way to
resolve a difference.
Accusatory charges, which often have
little on which to be based, and belittling
others seems to be more important than a
fair discussion of an issue. There seems
to be no interest in trying to resolve a
disagreement without rancor.
Unfortunately, social media has given
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State of Georgia
some people and groups a semi-regulated
media platform on which to rail against
others and, by use of selective points and
adopted photographs, build a personal
power base. People are quick to accept
negative characterizations and seem to
feel empowered by the “cause” without
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acted out comport with the reality of what
they do.
Too often, politicians, social activists,
and divine interpreters are focusing on
imposing their goals and understandings on
trying to find out the facts involved. It
others rather than opting to work towards
would be interesting to learn how many of
fair and reasonable resolutions. When the
the protestors we see and read about are
motivation is winning and recognition,
registered to vote and how many actually
and when resolve outweighs compassion,
voted.
evenhanded solutions are elusive.
Intellectual honesty should dictate
In Shakespeare’s As You Like It, there
that advocacy on an issue be based on a
is the following passage that reads:
knowledge and understanding of the cause
All the world’s a stage,
melded with a sense of humanity. So much
And all the men and women merely
of the public bluster with which we are
players . . .
confronted is purported to be motivated by
Unfortunately, that appears to be the
and based on humanitarian, theological, and
mindset of too many today. I believe that
abuse of legal process concepts; however,
too much of what is advocated and the
it is hard for me to reconcile the acts and
public posturing that is taking place is
actions of so many with these precepts, nor
motivated by self-aggrandizement.
does the righteous indignation voiced and
To borrow another quotation from
Shakespeare, in Hamlet there is passage
that reads:
This above all: to thine own self be
true,
And it must follow, as the night the
day,
Thou canst not then be false to any
man.
On The Cover
Jewish Georgian
THE
Volume 30, Number 5 Atlanta, Georgia July-August 2018 FREE
WHAT’S INSIDE
Big Thoughts,
Big Hearts
Hadassah Chesed Awards recognize
students who demonstrate their love for
Israel, Jewish heritage, and their fellow
humans.
Page 20
Yiddish Theater
Eternal Life-Hemshech is bringing the
renowned Folksbiene Troupe to Atlanta.
Page 17
Nosh to Your
Heart’s Content
Noshfest returns to Temple Kol Emeth
September 2-3.
Page 22
Help JELF, Have Fun
On August 28, The Sky is the Limit,
a festive evening benefiting Jewish
Education Loan Fund, takes place at
Flourish Atlanta.
Page 7
Clearing the Path
Jewish Interest Free Loan of Atlanta and
The Berman Center are collaborating
on a new program for people struggling
with with addiction and mental health
issues.
Page 8
How to Fund a
Revolution
Haym Salomon may have been penniless
when he first came to the colonies,
but his brilliance in finance made the
American Revolution possible.
By David Geffen
Page 13
Cover art and illustration by
David Schendowich
July-August 2018 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 3
What’s
HAPPENING
BY Reg
Regenstein
MOST POWERFUL ATLANTANS. The
Atlanta Business Chronicle has just come
out with its new list of the “Power 100
Most Influential
Atlantans,”
featuring on the top
of its front page a
majestic picture of
Sam Massell, with
Atlanta’s skyline in
the background, as
if Sam is presiding
over it, which in a
Sam Massell (photo: way he does.
Byron Small, Atlanta The former
Atlanta mayor,
Business Chronicle)
current “mayor”
of Buckhead, and
head of the Buckhead Coalition is in good
company, with the likes of Falcons owner
Arthur Blank, real estate development
firm Jamestown CEO Matt Bronfman,
philanthropist Doug Hertz, Atlanta Hawks
CEO Steve Koonin, Emory University and
Emory Healthcare head Dr. Jonathan Lewin,
Home Depot co-founder (with Arthur
Blank) Bernie Marcus, Central Atlanta
Progress President A.J. Robinson, and other
movers and shakers who run Atlanta.
All this reminds us that the Jewish
people are charged with the mission of
being “a light unto the nations” (Isaiah 42:6,
60:3), something we seem to have done well
over the ages.
We don’t know how publisher Marvin
Botnick got inadvertently left off the last,
along with lots of other distinguisied
Atlantans. But, still, it is amazing that
our community, comprising some two
percent of Metro Atlanta, can produce so
many unbelievably successful leaders,
philanthropists, and entrepreneurs.
ANOTHER GREAT YEAR FOR THE
TASTING. This year’s 19th annual The
Tasting, hosted by Jewish Family &
Career Services (JF&CS) was, as usual,
a huge success. In the words of JF&CS’s
Chantal Spector, “Sipping, Savoring, and
Supporting” of the 700 guests, to the tune
of $227,000 is a major financial support
for the Zimmerman-Horowitz Independent
Living Program, which does wonderful
and invaluable work helping people with
disabilities live as independently as possible.
More than two-dozen of Atlanta’s finest
restaurants provided delicious samples of
their best culinary creations, wines, and
liquors at the posh Grand Hyatt Buckhead.
Guests swarmed like locusts over the
cuisine offered up by Il Giallo Osteria &
Bar, 10 Degrees South, 1Kept Kitchen and
Bar, Amara, Arnette’s Chop Shop, Bistro
Niko, C&S Seafood & Oyster Bar, Cibo e
Beve, Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse,
Food 101, Frosty Caboose, Grand Hyatt
Buckhead, Haven Restaurant & Bar, High
Roller Sushi, Kaiser’s Chophouse, Kevin
Rathbun Steak, La Grotta Ristorante
Italiano, La Tavola Trattoria, Lure, Nan Thai
Fine Dining, Sage Woodfire Tavern, Serpas
True Food, South City Kitchen, Tabla, The
Cheesecake Factory, and Whiskey Bird.
We heard no complaints about the food,
or anything else for that matter. Indeed,
there’s probably nowhere in the whole
world you could have eaten so well, at such
a reasonable cost, for a greater cause, and
with nicer people than at Grand Hyatt in
Buckhead that evening. But if you missed
it, there’s always next year, and you can still
make a donation to this wonderful group.
Just visit jfcsatl.org.
Special thanks and congratulations to
the event’s chairs Amy and Evan Rosen,
Arin and Lorne Tritt, Jerry and Michelle
Horowitz, and Scott and Michelle L.
Evan and Amy Rosen and Arin and
Lorne Tritt (photos courtesy of
JF&CS)
Pearlann Horowitz, Scott and Michelle
L. Horowitz, and Michelle Horowitz
Horowitz, and of course founder Pearlann
Horowitz, who seemed to be everywhere
at once, resplendent in her striking and
stunning outfit, schmoozing, kibitzing,
kvelling, and schlepping, while hugging,
kissing, and celebrating with everyone in
sight, and making them feel welcome and
appreciated, as only she can do.
EXPLORING JUDAISM AND NATURE.
Margery Diamond has for the last two
decades explored and photographed the
world. The result
of those voyages
of discovery is
her book Torah
And Trails. It is
what she calls
a photographic
trail guide for
integrating Judaism
and Jewish history
with environmental
Margery Diamond
(photo: Duane Stork) awareness and an
appreciation of
nature. It is for everyone who enjoys the
outdoors — camp directors, counselors,
rabbis, youth leaders, teachers, parents,
outdoor educators, hikers, and ecologists.
“Taking photographs, traveling the world,
and creating this book has brought much joy
into my life,” says Margery. “Being able to
share my work with others is an even greater
joy.”
Torah and Trails is available on
Amazon.com. Also check out Margery’s
website, margerydiamondphotography.
com, and visit facebook.com/
margerydiamondphotography.
REMEMBERING OUR ANIMAL
FRIENDS IN OUR WILLS. Debra Berger,
the tireless and charismatic Southeast
representative
of The Humane
Society of the
United States
(HSUS), the
nation’s largest
and most powerful
animal protection
group, just had an
interesting visitor
with a fascinating
Debra Berger background,
Joan Winograd and Leia
Joan Winograd from Miami. They had a
delicious vegan lunch at The Horseradish
Grill, which Steve Alterman does such a
great job running, featuring the freshest of
food anywhere, with its own herb garden
in back.
Joan is a fiery, brilliant, dynamic
redhead, and dedicated to helping animals
as direct or of bequests for HSUS, by
making sure people remember in their wills
the groups who protect our animal friends.
She is a former executive director of two
Conservative synagogues in southern
Florida.
Joan’s Catholic-Jewish-Polish-Irish-
all-American family history is amazing.
Her mother was born Orthodox, in
Warsaw, Poland, and immigrated to New
York City as a young girl. She lived with
her family on the Lower East Side, the
daughter of a shoemaker and a seamstress
who also cooked in the great Catskills and
Lakewood, New Jersey, hotels in season.
Her father was born in Brooklyn, the
youngest son of Irish Catholic immigrants,
and was a New York City policeman
for 20 years. His mother was a domestic
servant who became a landlady after her
husband, a tavern operator, died as a young
man as a result of a boating accident. He
attended Catholic school, later converting
to Judaism.
Joan’s husband, Michael, the son of the
late and revered Rabbi Leonard Winograd
of Pittsburgh, is assistant director of The
Miami-Dade and Broward office of The
American Jewish Committee.
The Winograds have three kids —
Benjamin is a UNC School of Law grad and
a Marine Corps officer candidate; Joshua
is a law student at Indiana University;
and Abigail is a rising freshman at UGA.
Maybe she can become a brain surgeon if
she doesn’t become a lawyer.
You can contact Joan at JWinograd@
humanesociety.org. If you want to get
involved locally in helping animals, contact
Debra at DBerger@humanesociety.org.
CHARITY CHICKS TURN MAH JONGG
INTO TZEDAKAH. Jody Franco and her
Mah Jongg pals really enjoy playing the
game for fun, profit, and charity.
She tells us exclusively that Charity
Chicks is the nickname for her eight-year-
old Mah Jongg group in Sandy Springs,
which began when the Chicks came
together after they all retired and wanted to
learn to play the venerable game.
The get-togethers became a weekly
event. They were great fun, but these Jewish
women, as so many are accustomed to do,
decided to make some worthy charities the
real winners. So they decided that, each
time they reached $200 in winnings, they
would contribute it to charity.
Over the past eight years, the
Charity Chicks have reached many $200
milestones, donating to a charity of each
player’s choice, including such outstanding
groups as The Weinstein Hospice; Hospice
See HAPPENING, page 4
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On being Jewish in America

By Gail K. Ripans
How fortunate we are to be Jewish
in America at this important time in our
history.
We stood at Sinai more than 100
generations ago and entered into an eternal
convenant when we received the Ten
Commandments and the Torah. Because
we are dispersed all over the world, we
have brought the Torah and its teachings to
mankind.
We are the world’s first monotheists.
The truth of the Shema — “Shema Yisrael
Adonai Elohanu, Adonai Echud” (“Hear O
Israel the Lord is our God, the Lord is One”)
— is being more universally acclaimed and
one day will unite the world.
As we perform mitzvot, we are a light
unto the nations, leading by our example.
As Americans, who were spared the
Holocaust by the grace of God, we still
serve as a lifeline to the State of Israel, land
bequeathed to us, to which we are all heirs:
the Promised Land.
Living in America, this democratic
republic, comprising more than 100
nationalities, we are free to practice our
religion in houses of worship of different
denominations. We can send our children
to religious day schools and freely belong to
a myriad of Jewish organizations, which are
social, communal, and philanthropic.
We can combat anti-Semitism, a deadly
virus manifesting itself in many forms
from mindless hatred to anti-Zionism, such
as the boycott and divestiture movement
especially infecting college campuses.
Since we are of different political
persuasions, Democrat, Republican,
Libertarian, and independent, we can lobby
and gain support for Israel, making sure
there is no daylight between America and
Israel.
The biggest threat the world faces is the
prospect of nuclear terrorism. That is why
fighting nuclear proliferation is so vital to
our survival.
Despite these challenges, we can also be
proud of the outstanding accomplishments
being made by the Jewish people in
every field of endeavor. Israel, with its
ever-increasing scientific discoveries, is
enhancing the life of billions.
As time goes by, we will further our
mission to repair the world: tikkun olam.
May k’al Yisrael go from strength to strength
in unity, as one people on our remarkable
journey. Gail K. Ripans at her Bat mitzvah at The Temple, May 2017

Happening Memorial Day 2018

From page 3
in Columbus, Georgia; Aaron Cohn
Middle School; Ian’s Friends Foundation;
the Anne Frank Exhibit; Jewish Family
& Career Services; St. Jude’s Children’s
Hospital; and the Sandy Springs Education
Force.
Jody says, “It feels good to lose when
you are a Charity Chick, because the
small coins add up toward another $200
contribution.”
Jody Franco (front, from left), and
Lynn Gould; (back) Leslie Levy, Rita
Bodner, Gail Cohn, and Betty Breen
BY Balfoura
“Bo” Levine
We’re sitting in the front lobby of
the Renaissance on Peachtree, a senior
retirement community where I live, being
entertained by our favorite musicians —
all celebrating Memorial Day 2018.
I’m thinking of the men and women
who have given their lives serving
our country since its inception, in the
Revolutionary War, Civil War, World
Wars I and II, Korean War, Vietnam War,
Gulf War, the wars in Afghanistan and
Iraq, and minor fights in between.
I’m proud to say, we’re a U.S. Army
family. My grandson, Tommy, is now
serving in the U.S. Army at Ft. Stewart,
near Savannah. Tommy is 19, born and
raised in Flowery Branch, Georgia, and
a graduate of the high school by the
same name. This proud grandmother can
report that within a year of service, he has
already been promoted twice.
Tommy’s grandfather, Hans Richard
Mayer, my first husband and father of our
three children, died on Memorial Day in
1968 — 50 years ago today — and was in
the Military Intelligence Unit of the U.S.
Army, serving in World War II.
I am so proud of my guys!
I have a catch in my throat and a tear
in my eye as we stand to sing “The Star-
Spangled Banner.” And my usual wish for
all of us — May God Bless America!
As a little postscript to the saga…
after graduating from the University of
Georgia, in 1950, I wanted to serve in
the U.S. Armed Forces, but the military
wouldn’t let me enlist as a 2nd Lieutenant
in the OCS (Officer Candidate School),
only because I was not yet an American
citizen. Too bad; I’m sure I’d have made
a great soldier.

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July-August 2018 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 5

Jewish Fertility Foundation looks Leon S. Socol

at male infertility: An interview 1926 - 2018
with Dr. Akanksha Mehta Over the years, a publication takes on
a character of its own. In the case of The
Jewish Georgian, that has been molded
around the quality and character of
those who have created and contributed
the content that we publish — some
periodically and some on a regular basis.
One such person has been Leon
Socol. For years, Leon was able to tap
into the pulse of the Atlanta Jewish
community — its organizations, families,
and activities — and bring to the readers
a narrative of our character and values.
Dr. Akanksha Mehta, an assistant While writing was an avocation and not a
professor in the Department of Urology, Jewish Georgian to have Leon as a
vocation for Leon, his ability to entwine a dedicated participant. How fortunate was
Emory University School of Medicine, humanistic touch to his narrative always
currently serves as the director of Male the Atlanta Jewish community to have
enhanced the subject about which he was Leon as a committed participant in the
Reproductive Health for Emory Urology. writing.
She is a guest researcher at the Division support and growth of our population and
Leon reveled in his family, who often institutions. And how fortunate are those
of Reproductive Health of the Centers for were the subjects of his articles. He and
Disease Control and Prevention. of us who knew Leon to have benefited
his wife, Frieda, to whom he was married from the friendship of a truly honorable
This interview was conducted by Noam for 62 years before her death in 2011,
Kleinman, Jewish Fertility Foundation’s human being.
were a devoted couple, and they shared in
(JFF) PR and marketing intern. the warmth of their relationship. Marvin Botnick
Dr. Akanksha Mehta How fortunate were we at The Publisher, The Jewish Georgian
Q: What is male factor infertility?
Q: In what ways does infertility affect a
A: Male factor infertility refers to any health
man’s life?
issue in a man that lowers the chances of his
female partner getting pregnant.
A: Medically, a diagnosis of infertility
can be worrisome, because it may be
Q: Is it common?
an indicator of a potentially serious
underlying medical condition.
A: Yes, it is present in over one-third of
Psychologically, a diagnosis of infertility
couples who have trouble conceiving.
can lead to profound feelings of guilt,
anger, and low self-esteem.
Q: What are some causes of male factor
infertility?
Q: Do you have any parting information
or advice for someone who may have
A: Normal male reproductive function is
infertility?
dependent on the interaction among genetic
factors, circulating hormone levels, and
A: Many male fertility issues can be
environmental influences. As a result, many
treated medically or surgically by a
different causes of male-factor infertility
urologist. Therefore, couples who
are possible.
experience difficulty conceiving should
not hesitate to seek a male fertility
Q: Is there anything that can be done to
evaluation in addition to a female fertility
help?
evaluation.
A: The workup for male infertility includes
-----
a detailed physical exam, combined with
semen analysis, serum hormone evaluation,
The Jewish Fertility Foundation helps
and, if indicated, additional genetic testing,
provide funding for fertility treatments
imaging, or tissue biopsy. Taken together, the
and emotional support to individuals and
results of this evaluation can help identify
couples experiencing infertility. JFF offers
correctable causes of male infertility.
support groups led by licensed infertility
therapists, the Fertility Buddies peer-to-
Q: So infertility can affect men just as it can
peer mentorship program (currently with
affect women?
more than 75 active participants), and
online support.
A: Historically, discussions about infertility
Have suggestions or thoughts? Need
have focused on female-factor infertility.
more information about male-factor
However, infertility is clearly a problem
infertility? Contact Elana Frank, JFF
shared by the couple and must be faced as a
executive director and founder, at elana@
team. A diagnosis of male-factor infertility
jewishfertilityfoundation.org, or visit
affects all aspects of a man’s life.
jewishfertilityfoundation.org.
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Davis Academy goes “Shark Tank”

Twenty-five Davis Academy sixth-
graders participated in an entrepreneurial
project, which included a presentation
process that emulated the popular ABC
reality show “Shark Tank.”
The project challenged sixth-grade
technology students to develop a product
that addresses or solves a problem. As
part of the project design process, students
conducted careful research about products on
the market similar to theirs and differentiated
their products from those of competitors.
Additionally, they developed business
plans, marketing plans, and budgets (which
included product manufacturing, shipping,
customer service, and office space). Finally,
they used TinkerCad to produce 3D printed
prototypes of their products.
After completing their projects, students
engaged in a series of panel presentations,
until five — Jordan Frank, Aiden Kramer,
Ryan Reiss, Mallory Rosen, and Frankie
Silverman — were selected to compete in
the final round of the competition. These
remaining students pitched their inventions
to a panel of “sharks”: (Retha) Renee Sander,
CEO of BLAMCO, LLC and founder/CEO
of BLAMtastic, LLC; Mark Edelstein,
entrepreneur and advocate for healthcare
simplification, interoperability, and patient
rights; and Ben Halpert, vice president of
Risk and Corporate Security at Ionic Security
and founder of Savvy Cyber Kids.
“It was exciting to see how mature, well-
spoken, and entrepreneurial the sixth-graders
were,” said Halpert. “Davis Academy is doing
a great service in helping students cultivate
the mindset needed to excel in today’s fast-
paced world. I look forward to seeing these
students make impactful contributions as
they continue their studies and work toward
achieving their goals.”
Jordan Frank created The STUD (Super
Tracking Utility Device), which is placed on
soccer cleats to track performance stats for
players and coaches, so players can improve
their skills.
Aidan Kramer invented The S Pack,
a fully-equipped survival backpack for
campers.
Ryan Reiss designed The Superstar
Guitar, which helps users learn to play the
guitar via an app instead of formal lessons.
Mallory Rosen developed The Pocket
Pillow, which travelers can fold and fit inside Contestants (back, from left) Aiden Kramer, Frankie Silverman, Jordan Frank,
a pocket or bag. Mallory Rosen, and Ryan Reiss and panelists (front) Mark Edelstein, (Retha)
Frankie Silverman devised The C Renee Sander, and Ben Halpert
Award, which can be customized for various
award ceremonies, such as science fairs and
sporting events.
Finalists’ pitches were evaluated based
on the on fluidity of speech during their
presentation, interest to a potential investor,
and the uniqueness of the product. All
five finalists were named winners of the
competition and received medals designed
at the Davis Academy and printed on the
school’s 3D printer.
Sandler, one of the “sharks,” saw this
program as a beneficial learning opportunity,
not only as a part of the sixth-grade
technology curriculum, but also in setting a
foundation for students as they enter their
professional careers. “Only 25% of young
people know what they want to pursue as a
career by the time they graduate from high
school,” said Sandler.
Exercises such as the Davis Academy
Shark Tank empower young people to
explore and expand on innovation through Ryan Reiss (left) pitches The Superstar Guitar.
entrepreneurship.

Gems of Wisdom
By P.D. Wendkos

Be like a cat and move furtively and quickly; when a thought pops
into your mind, write it down immediately so you will not forget it.
Treat everyone with respect and awe.
Bless Hashem each day for your freedom and being able to function;
keep your mind and body active as much as possible — learn something
new each day and don’t stagnate.
Be intelligently informed in what is going on in the world.
Be kind, considerate, and tolerant always, even if you have a differing
opinion.

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Sky’s the Limit!
The Sky is the Limit when Jewish
Educational Loan Fund (JELF) partners with
Helen Zalik, along with the Joe Alterman Trio,
on August 28, for a special event benefiting
JELF’s students, at Flourish Atlanta, located
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As a passionate Jewish community
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way. Today, Helen’s
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she inspires others to
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and impacts.
Alterman, an Atlantan native, has
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Listen to your heart and get screened
BY Estie
Rose
Tu B’Av is one of the more obscure
Jewish holidays, but I always love the fact
it is romantic and whimsical, especially as it
is juxtaposed to the seriousness of the weeks
preceding it.
Back in the day, when the men would
pick out their wives based on their looks and
dancing abilities, things were a lot simpler.
There are many qualities on a single man’s
and woman’s “must-have” list before getting
married. I think every single one of us is
deserving of a great girl or guy, and we should
have some sort of checklist when dating.
But there is always room for more items
on this checklist! I am proposing (no pun
intended) that we add genetic testing to these
lists before committing to starting a family
with someone. Today, testing for carrier status
for conditions that could affect one’s offspring
is convenient and affordable, and such testing
could be lifesaving. Finding out that you are
a carrier for a genetic disease means nothing
about your own health or who you are as a
life partner, but if you learn that both you and
your partner carry the same condition and
have an increased risk to have sick children,
you will be given the opportunity to make
decisions about your future.
More than 80% of babies who are
born with genetic conditions are born into
families with no known family history
of the condition. Carrier screening with
discussions about reproductive options
will help at-risk couples plan ahead for
healthy children. Unfortunately, we cannot
and released four critically acclaimed albums.
He has been profiled three times by journalist
Nat Hentoff.
The event, co-chaired by Joanne
Birnbrey, Nancy Galanti, and Doug Spear, has
more than 90 members on its host committee.
JELF provides interest-free, last-dollar
loans for higher Helen Zalik
education to Jewish
students in need. It then, in 1961, when it began granting interest-
has been helping the free loans for college. It formally changed its
Jewish community name to JELF in 1989.
since 1889, when the JELF loans are exclusively for higher
doors of the Hebrew education, which includes undergraduate,
Orphans’ Home first graduate, vocational, and technical education.
opened in Atlanta. Since 1961, JELF has awarded nearly $12
Over the last 120+ million in interest-free loans to Jewish
years, the organization students in need across its five-state region Joe Alterman
has transformed twice of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South
— first, in 1931, when it began providing Carolina, and Virginia (excluding metro available for purchase at jelf.org/zalik. For
adoption and foster care services under the D.C.). more information, contact JELF at events@
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completely eradicate all genetic diseases this
way, but carrier screening can play a big role
in diminishing the number of sick babies.
It is far better for couples to know they are
at risk of having children with one of these
conditions before having a sick child, so they
can make informed decisions about if, how,
and when to have children. Carrier couples
are given many reproductive options, such
as in vitro fertilization with genetic testing
of the embryos before implantation into the
woman’s uterus; they are not told they must
break up their relationship. The traditional
idea that “knowledge is power” is truly
mighty when it comes to prevention of
inherited genetic diseases.
The first time I heard about a rabbi who to have babies without these diseases, but it So while the dating scene has gotten
had refused to officiate a wedding until the should definitely be a discussion. If not done more complicated since the original days of
couple got genetic testing, I was a little bit before the wedding, it should be made clear to the Tu B’Av dance parties in the vineyards,
upset. I thought it was unfair of him to make a couple that carrier testing is recommended let’s try to make at least some parts of it
such demands. But now that I have had prior to a pregnancy. easier by getting genetic testing in a simple
some experiences and have seen firsthand Testing nowadays is so easy through and convenient way.
couples who have told me they wish they had Emory University’s JScreen program. Register for your kit today at jscreen.org.
certain information beforehand, I have come Registering for an at-home saliva test is easy.
around. I now think that it does not have to Long gone are the days of taking off from Estie Rose, MS, LCGC, is genetic counselor
be a requirement to get married, as plenty work to visit with a genetic counselor and and outreach coordinator for JScreen.
of options exist for already married couples paying enormously for your testing.
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A letter to my uncle JIFLA and The Berman Center

adopted my parents, and, because of this,
I am now a natural family member. In my
BY Marvin
parents’ home, he was held in awe and
recognized with thanksgiving. As with
many others, he gave them his protection,
Botnick and he afforded them an opportunity to live
in honor and raise their families without
the fear of persecution, degradation, or
deprivation.
A birthday is very special. It is a time When my parents died, I saved their
when we stop to remember a particular adoption papers, which meant so much to
birth and celebrate what that occurrence them and now to me. I have shown these
has added to our lives. While the birth to my children, and I know that they will
itself is a thing of marvel, the character and revere them as I have. This year, as in the
being of what develops from that birth can past, I will proudly display Feter Shmuel’s
be equally majestic. colors when I place the United States flag
July is the birth month of Feter outside of my house on July 4, Uncle
Shmuel, and I cannot let it pass this year Sam’s 242nd birthday. The following is
without acknowledging it. You see, he my birthday greeting.
-----
Dear Uncle,
Thank you for opening your house to my parents when they were seeking
both shelter from the persecution of the czar and opportunity. Through wars,
bigotry, conflict, and economic hard times, you remained steadfast in your
ideals of freedom and equality. There were times when some of your children
tried to subvert your purpose, but you never wavered.
Sometimes, I forget how lucky I am to be part of your family, but this is
always short-lived. The news from around the world is a constant reminder
of the good fortune we have to be citizens of this wonderful country. You
have afforded my family the chance to get an education, earn a good living,
travel with impunity, worship in freedom, participate in governing, and speak
collaborating on new loan
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Both organizations participated in the Federation’s Front Porch
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participants.
“Providing access to a loan for those who are unable to get a loan
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treatment,” says Justin Milrad, CEO of The Berman Center, LLC.
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openly and freely. But you also have made it clear that results from these
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advantages never supplant the rule of law and your humane character.
From my parents, Happy Birthday, Feter Shmuel. From me, Happy
Birthday, Uncle Sam. I am proud to be a member of your family, and I will try
to uphold the concepts that have made you unique and so wonderful.
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Haym Salomon, the financier of American Revolution

BY David
Geffen

Each July, millions who live in America

and expatriates in other countries join in the
celebration of the country’s founding. The
opportunities and rights that the country has
afforded its population were unimaginable at
the time of the adoption of the Declaration
of Independence, on July 4, 1776, and the
commitment, dedication, and sacrifices of
those staunch advocates remains a marvel.
There were Jews living in that day in
what became the United States of America,
The Heald Square Monument, an
and many of the fewer-than-reported 2,000 Haym Salomon (photo: 11-foot tall bronze sculpture by
Jewish residents in the country joined National Archives and Records Larado Taft showing General George
the effort. Possibly the best-known and Administration) Washington standing between
most crucial Jewish player in this fight for
the two principal financiers of the
independence was the Polish immigrant The Heald Square Monument’s
States celebrated it 200th anniversary. American Revolution, Robert Morris
Haym Salomon, who came to America as reverse side showing Larado Taft’s
My synagogue participated in and Haym Salomon
a penniless refugee and rose to the position seated Statue of Liberty
the communal activities organized
of a central figure in financing the American
around the Bicentennial, including
Revolution.
the production of a short musical play
My first real exposure to Salomon came
produced by our cantor, which served as
when I was a student at Atlanta’s Shearith
one way to show the Jewish community
Israel Sunday School, in the early 1950s.
inclusion in the celebration. Since I was
When we were assigned to read a book on
particularly interested in the recognition
a famous Jewish personality, I went to the
of the Jews in the independence effort,
library and found the biography by Howard
any concern I may have had was
Fast entitled Haym Salomon, Son of Liberty.
dispelled with the inclusion of a stamp
The book was an inspirational account of
in the United States Postal Service’s
Salomon’s life, and what he did to assist
Bicentennial Series “Contributors to the
George Washington and the Colonial Army.
Cause” honoring Salomon. The graphics
This initial introduction to Salomon
showed Salomon sitting at a desk and,
piqued what has become my ongoing
underneath this, next to his name, the
interest in him and his major contribution
wording “Financial Hero.” On the rear
to the founding of America. Having become
of the stamp, for only the second time in
aware of the complaint of American Jews
143 years, a message was printed, which Larado Taft’s bronze plaque showing seated Statue of Liberty
that there was no real monument for Haym
read: “Businessman and broker Haym
Salomon, I was happy to learn that one did
exist in Chicago, so when my wife and
Salomon was responsible for raising
I visited our son, who was studying at the
most of the money needed to finance the
University of Chicago Law School, we
American Revolution and later to save
made a point of going to Chicago’s Heald
the new nation from collapse.”
Realizing that Salomon arrived in
Square to actually see the monument. Seeing
the U.S. in 1772, his almost simultaneous
the statue and the recognition it brought to
involvement in the movement for
the Jewish participation in the founding
independence and self-rule is amazing. He
of the United States was very emotional.
joined the Sons of Liberty, a secret order of
What made it even more poignant was that
patriots, and he, along with other members
the artist had sculpted a memorial to three
of the order, was subsequently caught for
noted Revolutionary War figures: George
various subversive acts against the British
Washington; Robert Morris, superintendent
and was imprisoned. When his captors
of finance of the United States (a forerunner
realized that he had a fluency in languages,
to the position of U.S. Secretary of the
he was released to be an interpreter for the
Treasury), whom Charles Rappleye
commander of the German Hessian troops.
described in his book as being, after George
Because his love of the new nation
Washington, “the most powerful man
never ceased, Salomon became an
in America”; and Haym Salomon, who,
underground agent for the Americans in
along with Morris, was considered a major
New York. His main efforts were to help
financier of the revolution. By the time I took
French and American prisoners escape Haym Salomon commemorative stamp, 1974
up the duties as the rabbi at Congregation
British jails. When he was discovered to be
Beth Shalom in Wilmington, Delaware, in
undermining the British by helping prisoners gave birth, he smuggled her and their child to work with Robert Morris, and the reason
1970, I was well immersed in the study of
to escape, Salomon was interred in a prison into Philadelphia. Once he was established given by American historians was that
early American Jewish history. I lived in
ship, from which, in 1778, he escaped and in Philadelphia, he became a commission Morris required someone he could trust to
Wilmington and served that congregation
fled to Philadelphia. He left his pregnant merchant and a bill broker. Salomon began
until 1977, during which time the United
wife, Rachel Franks, in New York. After she See HAYM SALOMON, page 14
Page 14 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN July-August 2018
Why should I vote?
BY Marvin
Botnick
Rabbi Avigdor Nebenzahl, Chief
Ashkenazic Rabbi of the Old City of
Jerusalem, said: “A story is told that a Jew
approached the Chazon Ish (Rabbi Avraham
Yishayahu Kareletz of B’nai Brak Israel)
and informed him that he did not have the
money to pay municipal taxes. At that time,
one could not vote if [he] did not fulfill [his]
civic financial obligations. The Chazon
Ish directed this man to sell his t’fillin and
pay his taxes. You can borrow t’fillin from
someone else, the Chazon Ish explained,
but the privilege to vote you cannot borrow
from someone else. It seems clear from
this, the Chazon Ish viewed voting as a
Mitzvah.” The deeply embedded ethic of
political participation has guided Jews to
enthusiastically participate in the American
electoral process.
—Religious Action Center
of Reform Judaism
Not a day goes by now when we do
not see, hear, or read about the electoral
process in which we are involved in this
country. Consternation and disenchantment
with the process and the choices abound,
and there is much talk about the futility of
participating in the system. Misinformation
and marketing techniques, fed by
unconscionable expenditures of money,
Haym Salomon
From page 13
help sell bills of exchange coming from
Europe. Morris picked Salomon for this job.
In August 1781, George Washington
and his troops were trying to stop the drive of
General Cornwallis in Virginia. To address
the large amount of funds necessary for this
and other efforts, Morris turned to Salomon.
In an article by Richard Booker, he reports in
the March 25, 1975, Congressional Record,
the following information: “When Morris
was appointed Superintendent of Finance,
he turned to Salomon for help in raising the
money needed to carry on the war and later
to save the emerging nation from financial
collapse. Salomon advanced direct loans to
the government and also gave generously
of his own resources to pay the salaries of
government officials and army officers.
With frequent entries of ‘I sent for Haym
Salomon,’ Morris’ diary for the years 1781-
84 records some 75 transactions between the
two men.”
have clouded the process and tended to
cause the public to have a jaundiced view
of this critical element of the governance
under which we live.
Unlike some countries, there is no law in
the United States requiring citizens to vote;
however, there are constitutional provisions
providing for the right of all
citizens to exercise this
privilege. In a like
manner, I have
found nothing
in Judaism
making such a
requirement.
So why
should I name but
bother?
We
Jews have
b e c o m e
complacent
a b o u t
our present
freedoms and
financial success,
and we forget or do not
bother to learn that we were
denied the basic freedom of citizenship and
the associated right to vote in Europe prior
to 1791, when this privilege was granted
to us in France. We forget that it was as
recent as 1828 when the state of Maryland
rescinded the voting restriction against Jews
and legally recognized our right to vote.
Selection of governing officials by
those who are governed has deep roots in
our tradition. In Judaism, people are not
subordinate to those who rule, but rather
the populace is governed by the law. In
Fortunately, Cornwallis was defeated
in October 1781, and the war was over. In
the next few years, Salomon set up his own
finance business, selling bills of exchange,
negotiating drafts, and floating securities. In
Morris’ diary one finds this laudatory quote:
“This broker [Salomon] has been useful to
the public interest, and requests leave to
publish himself as broker to the office of
which I have consented as I do not see that
any disadvantage that can possibly arise to
the public service but the reverse, and he
expects individual benefits there from.”
In 2004, I visited Deeane and Arnold
Goodman, noted collectors of American
Judaica, who were living in Allentown,
Pennsylvania, at that time. When I was
welcomed to their home, I was shortly
asked to sit down, and a large bound
volume was brought for me to see. It was
the “Pennsylvania Packet” of Philadelphia,
dated July 29, 1782. In that volume was
an advertisement from Salomon, in which
he stated that he was broker not only for
the office of finance but also to the consul
general of France and to the treasurer of the
French army. The advertisement indicated
that he lent money, discounted notes, and
the Babylonian Talmud Berachot 55a, we
are told, “A ruler is not to be appointed
unless the community is first consulted.”
In Deuteronomy 1:13, Moses says,
“Select for yourselves men who are wise,
understanding, and known to your tribes,
and I will appoint them as your leaders.”
Select and elect both have the Latin root
word legere, to choose.
In an article by Professor Nahum
Rakover, entitled “The Role of Religion
in Government—Jewish
Perspective,” he states
that “G-d is indeed
the supreme
authority,
however the
actual rulers
do not
rule in his
rather in
the name
of the laws
he gave….
The people
are not
subordinate to
the rulers, but
rather to the law.”
Professor Rakover
describes the Jewish system
of government as a “nomacracy,” a society
that lives under the rule of law rather than
the wishes of individuals unguided by rules.
Much of our system in the United States
is based on the principles found in Judaism.
We, too, are a nomacracy, and for such a
system to operate properly, it is imperative
that our leaders be “wise, understanding,
and known to” the electorate. But this will
only be effective if we take an active role
in selecting such individuals through the
electoral process.
stored and sold on commission tobacco,
sugar, and tea.
James Madison, later president of the
United States, was a delegate from Virginia
to the Continental Congress. He frequently
needed money, and Salomon lent it to him.
In August 1782, Madison wrote back to a
Virginia friend. “I have for some time past
been a pensioner in the favor of Haym
Salomon, a Jew Broker.” In another letter,
Madison wrote, “…the kindness of our little
friend in Front Street, near the coffeehouse,
is a fund which will preserve me from
extremities, but I never resort to it without
great mortification as he obstinately rejects
all recompense.”
Time has a way of obscuring many
of the historical heroes, and unfortunately,
Salomon falls into that category. His is
not a story that is included in many of
the books on the history of the founding
of the U.S., but neither are his major
contributions completely obscured. In
addition to the Bicentennial stamp, the
statue, and the historical plaque put in place
by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission in 1939, Michael Curtiz
directed an American short drama film
Human nature is such that people seek
what they feel they do not have, but once
that which they seek is obtained, too often
it is not utilized. One of the cries that was
heard in the early stages of the settling of
this country was that those governing the
populace gave no representation to those
being governed. The U.S. Constitution,
together with the subsequent amendments,
grants voting rights to our citizens, and the
First Amendment guarantees the right to
free speech, a form of which would be the
ability to speak through the ballot box.
So you want to know why you should
vote?
As they say, you get what you deserve.
You complain about corruption, taxes, war,
the national debt, waste, the environment,
education, job opportunities, and health
care, but what do you do to about it?
Remember Moses’ words in Deuteronomy
1:13: “Select for yourselves men who are
wise, understanding, and known to your
tribes….” That is why you should vote.
Instead of condemning groups that try
to protect your right to free speech because
you do not approve of some of the causes
being espoused, exercise your right to speak
through the ballot box. That is why you
should vote.
If you abdicate your duty as a citizen to
protect the liberties granted by this country,
then the risk of tyranny and loss of civil
rights may loom on the horizon. That is why
you should vote.
It is your heritage, both as a citizen of
the United States and a Jew, to defeat at the
ballot box the tyrants, bigots, and usurpers
who would subjugate the populace to their
personal agenda in order to foster their
selfish desires. That is why you should vote.
Action, not inaction, is what is required.
Responsible government comes only to a
responsible electorate.
entitled Sons of Liberty, which tells the story
of Haym Salomon. At the 12th Academy
Awards, held in 1940, it won an award for
Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Sadly, on January 8, 1785, at the age
of 45, Salomon died in Philadelphia as a
result of tuberculosis that he had contracted
as prisoner in the British jails. Below is his
obituary in the Independent Gazetteer of
Philadelphia: “Thursday last, expired after
a lingering illness. Mr. Haym Salomon,
eminent broker of this city, was a native of
Poland and of the Hebrew nation. He was
remarkable for his skill and for his integrity
in his profession, and for his generous and
humane deportment. His remains yesterday
deposited in the burial ground of the
synagogue of the city.”
He died a physically and financially
decimated person, whose assets are reported
to have been primarily in obligations of the
Continental government, with a face value
of more than $300,000, but which were
essentially worthless at that time.
As we rejoice in the many benefits and
freedoms that are enjoyed in America, let us
remember a great Jewish figure who played
a key role in the American Revolution.
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Experience Atlanta’s Jewish Museum

Atlanta, GA,The first basketball team of the Jewish Progressive Club, Photograph Cira 1921.
Photograph ca 1890. Eleanor Rosenfeld
Cuba (Marx)
Family Archives is sitting
for Southern in the
Jewish front
History andBreman
at The Rosalind Rich (Rosenheim) is standing in
Museum
the back (with the golf club in white). From the Rabbi David Marx Family Papers in the Cuba Family Archives for
Southern Jewish History at the Breman Museum.

Serving Up Jewish History, Culture & Arts

Georgia’s only Jewish museum opened over 20 years
ago to connect diverse audiences to Jewish history,
culture, and arts. The Breman Museum inspires
visitors from all backgrounds through innovative
events, exhibitions, archives and Holocaust
education.
On permanent display is the exhibition Absence of
Humanity: The Holocaust Years 1933-1945. Visitors are
invited to explore new exhibitions in the Blonder Family
Gallery, dedicated to Southern Jewish history, and the
Schwartz Gallery, which hosts exhibitions connected to
our core mission.

HOURS
Sunday - Thursday 10 AM - 5 PM
Friday 10 AM - 4 PM
Closed Saturday WILLIAM BREMAN JEWISH HERITAGE MUSEUM
WEINBERG CENTER FOR HOLOCAUST EDUCATION
CUBA FAMILY ARCHIVES FOR SOUTHERN JEWISH HISTORY
EDUCATION, EXHIBITIONS, EVENTS
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THE

Eternal Life-Hemshech and the National Yiddish Theatre

Folksbiene present Mama’s Loshn Kugel

The Folksbiene Troupe (Photos: National

Yiddish music, laughter, warmth, and fun
will fill the Rich Theater at Atlanta’s Woodruff
Arts Center with the joys of being Jewish, on
Sunday, October 7, at 1:00 p.m.
Eternal Life-Hemshech and National
Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene present the
internationally renowned Folksbiene Troupe,
live from New York, in Mama’s Loshn Kugel,
with English translations on screen.
Folksbiene, the world’s longest
continuously performing Yiddish theater
company, is now in its 103rd season.
Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene, New York)
“Hitler not only took six million Jewish enjoying a huge resurgence across this country
lives; he tried to destroy who we are as a and around the world,” Edlin continued. “We
people,” said Karen Lansky Edlin, Hemshech are fortunate to be able to bring the Folksbiene
president and child of survivors. troupe live from New York to Atlanta to help
“Yiddish songs, humor, theater, and support the Hemshech mission.”
literature embodied by Folksbiene are
See FOLKSBIENE, page 18

MJCCA Arts + Culture announces 2018-2019 season

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of
Atlanta (MJCCA) has announced its 2018-2019
Arts + Culture season, with programs taking
place at the MJCCA (located at 5342 Tilly Mill
Road, Dunwoody). For more information, visit
atlantajcc.org/boxoffice or call 678-812-4002.
“This 2018-2019 season is one that I am
particularly proud of, as it comprises musical
performances, comedy, productions for the
entire family, and even an illusionist,” says
Sandra Bass, MJCCA director of Arts + Culture.
“Through this season’s lineup, there truly will be
a cultural offering for every age and interest.”
—Music. Sandcatchers, September 15,
8:00 p.m. Tickets: $15-$20. A Middle-Eastern,
Americana mash-up that grew out of Brooklyn,
this dynamic quartet brings a variety of
backgrounds, specialties, and improvisational
music together to create a vibrant sound.
Sandcatchers consists of Yoshie Fruchter on
oud, Myk Freedman on lapsteel, Michael Bates
on bass, and Tim Keiper on drums/percussion,
with special guest Erik Friedlander on cello.
—Author Talk and Signing. Eli Saslow,
Rising Out of Hatred: The Awakening of a
Former White Nationalist, September 20, 7:30
p.m. Tickets: $13-$18. A Prologue to the 27th
Annual Book Festival of the MJCCA presents
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter
Eli Saslow, whose new book tells the powerful
story of how Derek Black, a prominent white
supremacist, changed his heart and mind. Black
grew up at the epicenter of white nationalism.
His father founded Stormfront, the largest racist
community on the Internet. His godfather, David
Duke, was a KKK Grand Wizard. By the time
Black turned 19, he had his own daily radio
show and was regarded as the leading light of the
burgeoning white nationalist movement. Rising
Out of Hatred tells the intensely personal saga of
one man who eventually disavowed everything
he was taught to believe, at tremendous personal
cost. The Sandcatchers
See MJCCA ARTS & CULTURE, page 18
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Folksbiene
From page 17
Hemshech’s mission is to continue
the legacy of the founding organizers.
Hemshech provides scholarships for
educators and students teaching and
studying the Holocaust, participates in
city and state Holocaust education and
genocide programs, supports survivors to
share their stories with new generations,
and is restoring the 54-year-old Holocaust
memorial at Greenwood Cemetery,
designed and built by Holocaust survivors
in 1964. The memorial is on the National
Register of Historic Places.
Hemshech means “continuation”
in Hebrew. Eternal Life-Hemshech was
initially founded by Holocaust survivors
MJCCA Arts & Culture
From page 17
—Theater. The Ugly Duckling, October
7, 11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Tickets: $12-$16.
Lightwire Theater brings a classic tale to the
modern stage in an unforgettable theatrical
experience. With costume, puppets, and props
embellished with electroluminescent wire, the
beloved story of The Ugly Duckling plays out on
stage through a cutting-edge blend of puppetry,
technology, and dance. With dazzling visuals,
poignant choreography, and the creative use
of music, ranging from classical to pop, this
production brings this story into a new and
brilliant light.
—Comedy. Avi Liberman, October 14,
5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $20-$28. Avi
Liberman’s quirky style has made him a favorite
in comedy clubs from Los Angeles to New York.
Born in Israel and raised in Texas, Avi went
to college in New York and now lives in Los
Angeles. His style is a winning combination of
life experiences and topical issues, told through
a varied blend of characters and voices with
worldwide expertise. Avi has performed stand-
up comedy on CBS’s “Late Late Show with
Craig Ferguson,” Comedy Central’s “Premium
Blend” and “Make Me Laugh,” and NBC’s
Friday Night! His acting credits include “Dave’s
World” on CBS, “Boston Common” on NBC,
and “Andytown U.S.A.” on Comedy Central.
Avi can be seen regularly on E! as a frequent
guest on its popular countdown series. He has
also guest starred on “Movies at Our House” and
shot a pilot titled “Through the Keyhole,” both
on AMC.
—Family Theater. Little Raindrop Songs,
presented by the Alliance Theatre’s Kathy &
Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young,
October 28, 10:30 a.m., 12 noon, and 4:00 p.m.
Tickets: $12-$16. This whimsically theatrical
and imaginative journey through an anything-
but-normal day combines puppetry, a vibrantly
colorful and transformative two-dimensional set
design, comic performances, and catchy pajama-
pop Lullatone. This fully interactive theatrical
performance, written and directed by Michael
Haverty, will connect with the very young
and invite them in to the wonder of the artistic
experience.
Motl Didner and Rebecca Keren
—Book Festival. 27th Edition of the Book
Festival of the MJCCA, November 3-18, at the
MJCCA. Event prices vary. For 26 years, the
Book Festival of the MJCCA has provided the
community with a literary extravaganza, featuring
the year’s most exceptional authors, celebrities,
and influencers. Every year, thousands of book
lovers gather to enjoy their favorite authors in a
variety of forums, including author meet-and-
greets, book signings, a community read, panel
discussions, and more.
—Family Theater 2019. La Tortuga and
the Hare, presented by the Alliance Theatre’s
Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very
Young, January 27, 2019, 10:30 a.m., 12 noon,
and 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $12-$16. Join in the fun
and excitement as the tortuga and the hare hit
the starting line. Audience members are invited
into the center of the racetrack to experience
the action all around them. Through dance,
movement, music, and bilingual storytelling,
young children will engage in this classic folk
tale in wholly imaginative and new ways. La
Tortuga and the Hare is created and directed by
Lauri Stallings and Rosemary Newcott.
Gimme Please, presented by the Alliance
Theatre’s Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for
the Very Young, March 31, 10:30 a.m., 12:00
noon, and 4:00 p.m. Tickets: $12-$16. A play
about the evolving nature of friendship, Gimme
Please follows the journey of two friends from
initial meeting to lasting connection. Audiences
are invited to watch and explore as the two
friends pretend, provoke, and persist in getting
what they want and need from the world and
each other. Through the use of live music,
as well as light and magic, this story draws in
audiences with its deep sense of play and honest
exploration of growing up and finding one’s
path. This production is devised and directed by
Megan Alrutz and conceived and commissioned
in partnership with The PaperBoats.
—Comedy, Music, More. Sarge, April
7, 2019, 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tickets: $25-
$36. Sarge is an extraordinary entertainer who
has performed worldwide to adoring audiences.
A triple threat (piano savant, improvisational
comedian, and singer), he is now an author, with
the imminent release of I’m Still Standing Up,
which traces his hilarious, inspirational life of
twists, turns, ups, and downs. Sarge is a highly
sought after motivational speaker; for the last
seven years, he has been working in treatment
centers and recovery residences, bringing a
revolutionary and groundbreaking modality
of comedy therapy to people suffering from
addiction.
—Illusionist. Vitaly presents “An Evening
of Wonders,” February 9, 2019, 8:00 p.m.,
and February 10, 5:00 p.m. Tickets: $20-$28.
Hailed as one of the most unique illusionists
in the world, Vitaly Beckman brings his latest
and most ambitious production to the stage.
In this interactive experience, Vitaly blends
art and illusion to illustrate the story of his
transformation from a boy with a dream to a man
with a vision—the vision of a world in which
the rules of reality do not exist. In this world,
paintings spring to life, photographs become
mini-movies, and audience members see their
faces vanish from their own driver’s licenses.
With illusions that often touch on tender topics
such as love, loss, and growing old, “An Evening
of Wonders” not only entertains; it also moves,
inspires, and instills within all who experience it a
fresh perspective on life and a greater realization
that ours is a world of beauty and wonder.
—Dance. Ariel Rika Dance Company,
March 23, 2019, 8:00 p.m., and March 24, 5:00
p.m. Tickets: $15-$36. Ariel Rivka Dance (ARD)
is a critically acclaimed all-female contemporary
dance company led by married couple Ariel
Grossman (artistic director/choreographer) and
David Homan (executive director/composer).
Ariel Rika Dance Company
in 1964 to create the permanent memorial
to the six million and their lost loved ones.
Today, second and third generations of
Holocaust survivors, as well as other family
and friends, remain dedicated to the group’s
mission.
Sponsorships from $250 to $10,000
(categories include Bubeleh, Mayven,
and Mensch), which include tickets,
are available on the Hemshech website,
eternallifehemshech.org, or by e-mailing
eternallifehemshech@gmail.com. Sponsors
will also have first access to individual
ticket sales. There is free admission for
Holocaust survivors, who will be honored
at the 1:00 p.m. performance.
For more information or for individual
tickets, visit eternallifehemshech.
org and click the NYTF logo at
top right in “EVENTS,” or e-mail
eternallifehemshech@gmail.com.
Illusionist Vitaly Beckman
Based in New York/New Jersey, ARD creates
work with new music that explores emotionally
driven movement with underlying currents of
technique and structure. ARD shows incorporate
various styles of dance and music, exposing
audiences to quality artistry in an inviting way.
In 2016, Grossman was named a Jersey (New)
Moves Emerging Choreographer and was
invited to the 2017 Jersey (New) Moves festival
as standout past grant recipient.
—Culinary Arts. From sushi to Italian
cuisine—children, adults, and families learn
culinary techniques and create delicious dishes in
a range of cooking classes, taught by experienced
chefs. Learn more at atlantajcc.org/cook.
—Visual Arts. Classes for children and
adults take place in one of two spacious art
studios. Learn more at atlantajcc.org/art.
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MJCCA News
CHERNAK IS NEW CPO. Hope Chernak has
been named chief program officer (CPO) of the
MJCCA. Hope has been a part of the MJCCA
staff for the
past year,
serving as
the executive
director of
JUMPSPARK,
the Atlanta
Jewish Teen
Initiative
(AJTI). AJTI
is a partnership
program with
the MJCCA,
J e w i s h
Hope Chernak
Federation
(Photo: Jennifer Sami) of Greater
Atlanta, and
the Atlanta Rabbinical Association.
“I am pleased to welcome Hope to her new
capacity at the MJCCA,” said MJCCA CEO Jared
Powers. “Hope’s combination of experience
working within the Jewish community, her
passion for sports, and her extensive background
in Jewish education makes her a perfect fit for
this position.”
“I am thrilled to accept this position as CPO
of the MJCCA,” said Hope. “One of my primary
objectives as incoming CPO is to enhance the
MJCCA’s comprehensive array of programs
and services, which includes building on the
already exceptional outreach programming for
the greater Atlanta community.”
Before moving to Atlanta, Hope spent 15
years in New York City, serving as the managing
director of the North American Federation
of Temple Youth (NFTY) and as the director
of Youth and Informal Education & Israel
Programs at Temple Shaaray Tefila. Hope grew
up in Orlando, Florida, and spent eight summers
on staff at Camp Coleman. Her career in Jewish
communal work began at age 16, at the Roth
JCC of Greater Orlando, as a day counselor.
Hope brings a unique enthusiasm for
sports to this role. She was a collegiate athlete,
receiving scholarships for basketball, soccer,
and cross country. She earned a B.S. in
business administration, with a concentration
in management and marketing, at Webber
International University. She went on to earn an
M.A. in religious education, at Hebrew Union
College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and the
title Reform Jewish Educator. Hope was a 2016
recipient of the Grinspoon North American
Award for Excellence in Jewish Education.
LAMPERT DIRECTOR OF SCHIFF SCHOOL.
Stephanie Lampert is the new director of the
MJCCA Schiff
School, a new
preschool
housed at
T e m p l e
Emanu-El.
“Stephanie
Lampert is the
perfect person
to take the
helm of our
new preschool,
the MJCCA
Stephanie Lampert Schiff School,”
said Jared Powers, MJCCA CEO. “Stephanie is a
highly experienced educator and also a longtime
member of the MJCCA community.”
Stephanie has served as a pre-kindergarten
lead teacher at The Epstein School since August
2007. During her tenure at Epstein, she developed
and implemented individualized and integrated
Judaic and general studies curricula, integrated
new technologies, and was instrumental in
coaching and training colleagues.
“Stephanie is a skilled educator, adept
at bringing lessons to life through a balanced
curriculum and preparing students for 21st
century learning,” added Powers. “She is able to
manage diverse learners and experienced with
modifying, adapting, and enriching curricula to
meet the needs of each student individually. We
are fortunate to have someone with her range of
expertise and passion for education at the helm
of the MJCCA Schiff School.”
Stephanie who began her teaching career
at LaBelle Elementary in Smyrna, teaching
kindergarten and first grade, has also taught
Sunday School for many years. She earned a B.S.
in Communications from the University of Texas
and a M.Ed. in Early Childhood Education from
Georgia State University. Stephanie assumed her
new position at the beginning of June, 2018.
“I have dedicated the majority of my career
to Jewish education, fostering Jewish life, and
building community among families,” said
Lampert. “As a JCC preschool graduate and a
longtime member of the MJCCA community. I
am thrilled to bring my expertise and passion for
education to the MJCCA Schiff School.”
FALL YOUTH SPORTS. Registration is
now open for all MJCCA Fall Youth Sports,
including soccer, flag football, basketball, dance,
gymnastics, tennis, and aquatics for children
from Pre-K to 8th grade. To register, visit
atlantajcc.org/youthsports, or call 678-812-4060.
“Whether your child is looking for the
excitement of competitive team sports, the
camaraderie of recreational sports, or just a fun
way to stay fit and active, the MJCCA offers a
range of exciting sports programs that are sure
to be a perfect fit,” said MJCCA Director of
MJCCA’s Soccer Camp
Athletics Operations Stephanie McCormick. Charitable Trust; Greenberg Traurig; Lynne and
Offerings include soccer, flag football, and Howard Halpern; The Douglas J. Hertz Family
basketball youth leagues; dance (ballet, jazz, tap, Foundation, Inc; Debbie and Doug Kuniansky;
and hip-hop); gymnastics (competition teams, The Marcus Foundation; PGA TOUR
boys’ gymnastics, tumbling, and cheerleading Superstore; Chad Rosenberg; Josh Rosenberg-
classes); tennis (league play, private or group Bernstein; The Van de Grift Family; and Helen
lessons, and clinics); and aquatics (private lesson, and David Zalik.
group lessons, and the Zaban Sharks year-round In conjunction with the golf tournament,
swim team). 60 women attended a Positive Living event,
chaired by Leah Blum, Rita Breier, and Cheryl
HARRY MAZIAR CLASSIC. The MJCCA Rosenberg, with guest speaker, Dr. Marshall
recently held its 10th annual golf tournament, the Duke.
MJCCA BB&T Harry Maziar Classic, honoring “We are grateful to the golf tournament
Garrett Van de Grift, at the Atlanta Country Club, participants, whose donations through this event
in Marietta. The tournament, which included support the mission of the MJCCA, helping
132 golfers, raised a record-breaking $500,000 ensure that scholarships are available to families
through sponsorships, contributions, and a in our community,” said Powers.
silent auction, to support MJCCA programs and For more information, visit atlantajcc.org/
scholarship funds. golf, or contact Erika Barnes at 678-812-4144 or
The 2018 golf tournament was chaired erika.barnes@atlantajcc.org.
by Doug Kuniansky and co-chaired by David
Kusiel. The Host Committee included Ted
Blum, Russ Breier, Matt Brill, Ron Brill, Steven
Cadranel, Michael Coles, Michael Dinerman,
Seth Einstein, Steve Ginsburg, Howard Halpern,
Scott Jordan, Doug Kuniansky, David Kusiel,
Rick Lenner, Mark Lichtenstein, Harry Maziar,
Todd Maziar, Josh Rosenberg, and Phil Yagoda.
“The MJCCA currently has the highest user
rates in its history and serves more than 60,000
people every year through its preschools, sports
leagues, summer camps, programming for people
with special needs, cultural programs and events,
and more,” said MJCCA CEO Jared Powers. 2018 Tournament Winning Team:
“Proceeds from the annual BB&T Harry Maziar Evan Fishman (from left), Steve
Classic golf tournament enable the MJCCA to Kuranoff, Ron Eichel, and Mark
provide scholarships for individuals and families Rosenberg (Photos: Eagleshotz)
in need, ensuring that our innovative programs
and vital services are accessible to everyone in
our community.”
“The BB&T Harry Maziar Classic is the
MJCCA’s only annual fundraising event,” said
Event Chair Doug Kuniansky. “This year, the
10th annual golf tournament brings the total
raised to $2.5 million over the past 10 years,
something that we are extremely proud of.”
Each year, the MJCCA’s golf tournament
honors an outstanding member of the MJCCA
whose leadership and dedication has helped
Ken Winkler (from left), Harry Maziar,
shape Atlanta’s vibrant Jewish community.
This year, the MJCCA honored Garrett Van de
Garrett Van de Grift, Doug Kuniansky,
Grift, CEO of Red Wizard Group, a collection and Jared Powers
of closely held companies in a diverse range of
business lines.
“We were so pleased to honor Garrett at this ATLANTA HAWKS BASKETBALL CAMP.
year’s Harry Maziar Classic, for his outstanding More than 90 campers enjoyed the MJCCA Day
dedication to the community,” said Kuniansky. Camps’ Atlanta Hawks Basketball Camp in early
“A board member and past president of the June. Hawks player Antonius Cleveland made
MJCCA, Garrett’s vision and leadership have a special appearance at camp. The Hawks-led
helped enable the MJCCA to impact the lives of practices focused on fundamental skills and key
so many in our vibrant Jewish community.” topics including jump shots, dribbling, passing,
The title sponsor was BB&T. Presenting rebounding, free throws, defense, and court
sponsors were The Ron & Lisa Brill Family positioning. Visit mjccadaycamps.org for more
information.
MJCCA’s Atlanta Hawks Basketball Camp
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Hadassah Greater Atlanta

honors Jewish teens at Annual
Chesed Student Awards
Hadassah Greater Atlanta honored
the recipients of The Marian F. Perling
Hadassah Chesed Student Awards, on May
6, at Congregation Dor Tamid, in Johns
Creek. Refreshments were provided by For
All Occasions Catering.
Chesed means loving kindness. The
Marian F. Perling Hadassah Chesed Student
Awards recognize outstanding students in
Jewish day schools and synagogues who
demonstrate their love for Israel, concern for
fellow Jews, and involvement in the Greater
Atlanta community, while maintaining
good academic standing. Each year, the
exceptional accomplishments, high ideals,
and aspirations of the Chesed recipients are
an inspiration.
Guest speaker Eric Robbins, president/
CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater
Atlanta, said that it was “heartwarming”
to be asked to speak, because both his
mother and grandmother were Hadassah
life members. However, the importance of
Hadassah hit home when he was 18 years
old and diagnosed with cancer. The surgeon
who treated him at the Montefiore Hospital
in Pittsburgh came from Hadassah Hospital
yourself and others. Advocate how
incredible it is to be part of this people, to
support and connect with the land of Israel,
and continue giving back to the Atlanta
community—we need you here in Atlanta.”
Students Jonathan “Nate” Linsider, of
The Atlanta Jewish Academy, and Emily
Glatter, of Temple Kehillat Chaim, spoke
of how their involvement with Jewish
organizations helped in other areas of their
lives. They both plan to continue this same
level of commitment going forward.
Recipients of the 2018 Marian F. Perling
Hadassah Chesed Student Awards are Ethan
Povlot, Ahavath Achim Congregation;
Jonathan “Nate” Linsider, Atlanta Jewish
Academy; Jeremy Levin, Congregation
Beth Shalom; Ethan Asher, Congregation
Beth Tikvah; Hildy Newman, Congregation Marian F. Perling Hadassah Chesed Student Award recipients: (front, from
B’nai Torah; Jared Skyer, Congregation left) Shalom Dovid Schulgasser, Zoe Siegel, Jacob Mirsky, Hildy Newman,
Dor Tamid; Carly Judenberg, Congregation and Hannah Krinsky; (middle) Ian Maman, Ethan Povlot, Jared Skyer, and
Etz Chaim; Brandon Rubin, Congregation Sydney Levy; and (back) Jeremy Levin, Jonathan “Nate” Linsider, Miles
Gesher L’Torah; Naama Erez, Congregation Kirsh, Emily Glatter, Naama Erez, Dori Balser, Julia Maynard, and Max Maslia.
Or Hadash; Ian Maman, Congregation Not pictured: Carly Judenberg, Elisheva Caplan, Ethan Asher, and Brandon
Or VeShalom; Miles Kirsh, Congregation Rubin
Shearith Israel; Eli Caplan, Temima High
School; Sydney Levy, Temple Emanu-El;

Thought You’d Like To Know

in Israel.
Eric Robbins, president/CEO Jewish
Federation of Greater Atlanta
Robbins lauded the recipients for their
accomplishments, saying, “The youth that
we’re bringing into this community have
a lot more to teach us than we could ever
teach them. If this doesn’t give us optimism,
I don’t know what does. Not only do they
understand what needs to be done; they act
on it.”
Addressing the students, he said,
“Help us to inspire others and spread the
word. Leadership is more than doing—it’s
understanding, taking risks, and challenging
Emily Glatter, Temple Kehillat Chaim; Julia
Maynard, Temple Kol Emeth; Dori Balser,
Temple Sinai; Jacob Mirsky, The Davis
Academy; Zoe Siegel, The Epstein School;
Max Maslia, The Temple; Hannah Krinsky,
The Weber School; and Shalom Dovid
Schulgasser, Torah Day School.
For more information about Hadassah
Greater Atlanta, visit hadassah.org/atlanta.
Chesed organizers: (from left)
Hadassah Greater Atlanta president
Sheila Dalmat, with Chesed chairs
Phyllis M. Cohen, Eileen Cohn, and
Linda Weinroth
ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVE. Ahavath
Achim Synagogue, located at 600
Peachtree Battle Avenue NW, Atlanta,
GA 30327, is having a quarterly blood
drive, on August 5, 9:00 a.m.-2:00
p.m. For more information, call the
synagogue, at 404-355-5222.
LIMMUD 2018. Limmud Atlanta +
Southeast’s multi-day Limmud retreat
will be held Labor Day Weekend, August
31-September 3, at Camp Ramah Darom,
in Clayton, Georgia. Learn, play, and
have fun in the beautiful North Georgia
mountains. There is a full schedule of
workshops, discussions, arts, music,
performances, text-study sessions, yoga,
hiking, and more. For more information
or to register, visit limmudse.org.
MILESTONE MISSION. Hadassah
Medical Organization (HMO) delivers
the most advanced medical care to people
of all faiths in Israel and the Middle East.
Participants in the Milestone Mission,
October 7-14, will walk in the footsteps
of Hadassah’s nurses through the streets
of Jerusalem. They will experience a
reception at the Eretz Israel Museum
in Tel Aviv, an evening with Israeli
opinion leaders at the Peres Center for
Peace, a program with HMO-trained
doctors in the Israel Defense Forces,
and presentations by noted Hadassah
researchers. The cost is $3,435. For
details, contact Southeastern Region
2018 Celebration Chair Nancy Schwartz,
at nshadassah2016@comcast.net.
SAVE THE DATE. The 6th Annual
Atlanta Kosher BBQ Competition and
Festival will return October 21 to a
new site, City Springs, 1 Galambos
Way, in the heart of Sandy Springs.
It’s great food and a fun-filled Sunday
afternoon event for the entire community
presented by The Hebrew Order of David
International and The Atlanta Jewish
Times. The highlight of the day is the
Kosher BBQ Competition, where many
teams showcase their Kosher BBQ skills.
The competition is judged by a panel of
experts, but everyone who attends can
buy tastings and decide for themselves
who makes the best brisket, ribs, chicken,
and chili. For more information visit
theatlantakosherbbq.com/.
July-August 2018 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 21
Business Bits MISH MASH
By Marsha Liebowitz
BESKIND AT FEDERATION. Marcie Beskind
is the Jewish Federation of Atlanta’s new chief
financial officer/chief administrative officer.
Brought in to simplify and improve operations,
she has already pinpointed some ways in
which the staff can be more collaborative.
From automating processes to examining
the use of technology to increasing cross-
team collaboration while improving donors’
experiences, she is moving the organization
forward, helping
to create a culture
of continuously
striving toward
operational
excellence.
Beskind is the
former director
of finance and
administration at
the Frazer Center,
Marcie Beskind and previously
worked at Deloitte
LLP, Turner Broadcasting, and BellSouth.
HEALTHY, KOSHER, FRESH,
INNOVATIVE. Sandra Bank and A Healthy
Touch Catering will run the lunch programs at
Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA) and The Weber
School in the new school year. Darryl Lewis
will manage both programs. The programs will
include daily specials, a la carte options, a salad
bar with daily features, and monthly family
get-togethers. There will be a weekly meals-
to-go challah program. A Healthy Touch will
include interactive food stations at AJA, such
as a panini bar, giving students the opportunity
to put together their own lunches and try new
food items under professional chef supervision.
Federation News
PJ OUR WAY. PJ Our Way (programming
and books for kids ages eight through 12)
wrapped up its first When I Grow Up series.
Each session included icebreakers, a feature
on a professional in the community, and a
Kindness Corner activity. The “cost” was
a donation of cans of food for the Kosher
Food Bank. For an explanation of this
program, visit Jewishatlanta.org/when-i-
grow-up-series.
Participants had the opportunity to
meet meteorologist and PJ Library parent
Mark Elliot and get a behind-the-scenes tour
of the Weather Channel; create and illustrate
characters with illustrator and PJ Library
parent Alison Hertz; talk with Farmer Jeff,
general manager at Souper Jenny Westside;
and tour the garden and plant tomatoes.
Sessions included mitzvah projects,
such as decorating grocery bags to be used
at the Kosher Food Pantry and making cards
for Hadassah Hospital.
By Erin O’Shinskey
NEW CLINIC. Jewish Home Life
Communities (JHLC) has opened a walk-
in medical clinic on the campus of The
William Breman Jewish Home. Nurse
practitioners specializing in geriatrics treat
routine illnesses or injuries, conduct blood
and urine tests, manage prescriptions and
refills, and provide management for chronic
illnesses. They also make house calls for
residents within the JHLC system, including
Berman Commons and The Cohen Home.
The clinic is open Tuesday-Friday, 9:00
a.m.-3:00 p.m.; walk-ins and Medicare are
accepted. For more information or to make
an appointment, visit JewishHomeLife.org,
or call 404-665-4190.
MUSIC TO OUR EARS. The Callanwolde
Concert Band performed recently at
Congregation Beth Jacob Synagogue. The
program of music from film and stage
PJ Our Way is seeking professionals
to participate in future sessions. For more
information, contact pjourwayatlanta@
jewishatlanta.org.
COLLABORATION MEETS INNOVA-
TION. elementATL, a new co-working,
collaboration, and co-creating space
sponsored by Jewish Federation of Greater
Atlanta, celebrated its opening week June
25-29.
Located right on the Atlanta BeltLine,
just steps from Krog Street Market, Ladybird
Grove, and Mess Hall, elementATL was
created to be a collaboration place where
new ideas can bloom. And it’s open 24/7.
“Our warm, funky, affordable space
offers a front porch on the BeltLine, with all
the elements people need to be connected
and productive,” said Jori Mendel, vice
president of Innovation at Federation.
“We’re a nonprofit organization with an
included Fiddler On The Roof, Harry Potter
Symphonic Suite, West Side Story, Ben-
Hur, Beauty and The Beast, Hollywood
Milestones, and more. The Callanwolde
Concert Band is a volunteer ensemble of
65 adult musicians. Formed in 1972 as
a summer program of the Callanwolde
Fine Arts Center, it has operated as an
independent organization since 1984. The
band, which performs five to six concerts
a year, is known throughout Georgia for
its high level of musicianship and audience
appeal.
INNOVATION GRANTS. Slingshot,
which helps fund and shape innovation
in the American Jewish community, has
published its 2018 Slingshot Guide to
Jewish Innovation. On its lists of the top
50 innovative Jewish organizations in
America are Atlanta-based organizations
SOJOURN (Southern Jewish Resource
Network), the South’s resource for Jewish
The Callanwolde Concert Band
innovation mindset. We’re committed
to bringing people together, nurturing
networks, and igniting partnerships.”
elementATL has all the expected
amenities — coffee, Wi-Fi, white boards,
and printers — but co-working is just the
starting point. elementATL brings creators
together to talk about community change
and social justice, mentoring and personal
development. Book a desk, have a private
office, hold a meeting, bring your book
& LGBTQ+ programming, education,
support, and advocacy, and JScreen, which
provides testing for more than 200 genetic
diseases that impact Sephardic, Mizrahi,
and Ashkenazi Jews. This is the third time
these organizations have been included
in the guide. In past years, Slingshot has
recognized Atlanta’s Jewish Kids Groups
and the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival.
FRIEDMAN FAMILY FUND HELPS
SAVANNAH CLINIC. This year, the
Friedman Family Philanthropic Fund
of Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
made a major gift to help low-income
men, women, and children get affordable
vision and hearing screenings, prescription
eyeglasses, and other vision services.
The Friedman fund provided a $52,600
challenge grant to the Georgia Lions
Lighthouse Foundation in support of a
satellite vision clinic in Savannah. The
Savannah clinic is expected to be fully
staffed and functional by January 1, 2019.
group, or have a game night. Let your
creativity fly.
For complete information, including
fees, visit elementATL.com.
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Temple Kol Emeth Noshfest celebrates Jewish food and culture
Temple Kol Emeth will host this year’s
Noshfest on Sunday, September 2, 11:00
a.m.-5:00 p.m. and Monday, September
3, 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. The event will be
held in the parking lot of the temple, at
1415 Old Canton Road, in Marietta.
Attendees can sample Jewish delicacies,
find an array of community vendors,
unique crafts, and entertainment
Schwartz on Sports
BY Jerry
Schwartz
JERRY FARBER AT KNOWLEDGEWISE.
When I read the poster that Jerry Farber would
be performing at KnowlEdgewise at the “J”
on April 19, I marked it on my calendar. Even
though I attended his event last year, Jerry’s
such a great comedian that one can hear him
over and over again. I thought that I’d probably
be hearing the same jokes again, but boy, was
I wrong! Jerry is a creative genius when it
comes to getting people to laugh at him and
themselves.
I got to the “J” early, since I planned on
covering his performance for The Jewish
Georgian. It makes the third one in three
years—but once you find something good, stick
with it. Maybe I should become Jerry’s agent or
at least his P.R. person.
Jerry was sitting with Sid Stein and Robert
Rosner at a table on Main Street. Sid is the
chairperson of KnowlEdgewise and has been a
good friend of Jerry’s for 50 years. Sid would
be introducing Jerry, telling some jokes, and,
in his own words, “cooling up,” instead of
warming up, the audience. Sid shared a couple
jokes with me, and I told him not to quit his
day job. I’ve also known Sid for a long time
and enjoy kidding around with him. He’s been
a great source over the years in giving me many
“Schwartz on Sports” stories.
Robert Rosner told me that he was familiar
with The Jewish Georgian and my column. He
has been with Jerry on a coalition to help create
senior housing. One of the things I admire about
Jerry is his civic spirit and social awareness in
supporting worthy causes with his time and
money on projects such as this one, as well as
the Peachtree Pines Shelter for the homeless.
This guy’s values run deep.
Also sitting at a nearby table were some
Noshfest enters its eighth year
celebrating Jewish food and culture by
showcasing delicacies and activities unique
to Jewish heritage and bringing together
members of Cobb County’s diverse
community in a fun two-day festival.
Noshfest attendees can enjoy
Face painting is just one of the events
offered in the kid’s zone
Sid Stein (from left), Jerry Farber,
and Robert Rosner
familiar faces, people I knew from pickleball
and Talking Heads groups.
When we got inside the auditorium, along
with about 50 others, I saw lots of familiar
faces, including Nat Tieman, Leon Tuck,
Diane Hoffman, Stan Schwartz, Burt Cohen,
Ron Apple, Yaffa Granit, Howard Fagin, and
Jerry Mayer. Rabbi Glusman, straight from
the pickleball court, welcomed and reminded
us that the day marked the 70th anniversary of
Israel. What a nation, a David among Goliaths
in the world! Israel is inspiring in its freedom
and democracy.
Sid asked us to move forward, and I broke
one of my cardinal rules for attending any
live comedy show: Never sit in the front row!
You’re fair game for the performer. But even
when Jerry makes an audience member a target
for his jokes, it’s done in a humorous and fun
loving way. I marvel at the way he’s able to
bring people he knows or has just met into his
routine. It’s good to be able to laugh at yourself,
international foods from more than 40
vendors, browse 50 booths of unique crafts
and goods, and learn about Jewish culture
through interactive exhibits and tours of the
temple sanctuary.
There are events for children, including
a kid’s zone complete with inflatables,
Noshfest has something for everyone
Bob Isenberg (from left), Ellie Gordon, Jerry Albert, Len Naftal, and Jerry
Seligman
and Jerry certainly helps his audiences do that.
He even got author Dr. Neil Shulman, of Doc
Hollywood fame, into the act.
Jerry performed for about an hour. The
jokes, impersonations, and music kept coming,
one right after another. I haven’t laughed so
hard in a long time—well, since that last time
I heard him. He’s right on target when talking
to a senior citizen Jewish audience and sure can
identify with them. Jerry, who just turned 80,
is still going strong on tour, entertaining and
reminding us, “It’s good to laugh.”
SPORTS TERMS AND THE JEWISH
GEORGIAN SPORTS SCENE. The world
of sports has a language of its own. You learn
terms and use them, often for something other
than a sporting activity. So, I’m going to have
some fun and utilize some of these terms as
they might apply to the Jewish Georgian sports
scene. Remember now, it’s good to laugh at
yourself, and laughter could be called “inner
jogging.” So, let’s take a couple laps with these
sports terms:
• Grand Slam: Not a home run with the bases
loaded, but your lunch order at Denny’s after a
Sunday morning double header.
• Hole in One: Not getting your first shot to go
games, a petting zoo, and face painting.
There will also be special
entertainment, with dancing and live
music, including the Alex Guthrie Band,
on Sunday, at 3:00 p.m.
The event will feature the third
annual Bagel Eating Contest, in which
participants have five minutes to eat as
many bagels as possible, for a $500 cash
prize.
Goldman Photography will provide
complimentary family portrait sessions.
Admission is free. Patrons are asked
to bring two cans of food per family,
which will go to MUST Ministry’s effort
to feed the hungry in Atlanta.
Noshfest is sponsored by Superior
Plumbing.
For more information, call Temple
Kol Emeth at 770-973-3533.
in on a golf course, but finding there’s one in
your favorite softball socks.
• Second Wind: Not recovering from fatigue in
a basketball game, but turning on another fan
when you’re hot at home.
• Slam Dunk: Not jamming a basketball down
through the rim, but what you do when you get
carried away with a donut and the coffee cup at
Dunk N Dine.
• Double Dribble: Not bouncing a basketball
with both hands at once, but what happens
when you take another bite of a juicy burger
and your mouth is already full.
• Charge Call: Not what happens when you run
into an opposing player who is standing still
on the basketball court, but hearing your wife
order that new purse online.
• Kitchen Violation: Not hitting a pickleball
shot while standing in the “kitchen,” but getting
up at 3:00 in the morning to eat that extra piece
of cake in the refrigerator.
• Bullpen: Not where relief pitchers wait to
come into the game, but what goes on at the
restaurant with the guys, after the game.
I hope you enjoyed this edition of
“Schwartz on Sports” and found some things
to laugh about. Until next time, drive for the
bucket and score.
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Kosher Affairs
BY Roberta
Scher
COOKIES FOR ISRAEL. Sweet! The
Jewish community of Atlanta, Georgia,
has broken the Guinness World Record for Guinness judge Michael Embric was
the largest cookie mosaic by building an on the premises and made it official. Shortly
enormous Israeli flag. Hours and hours of after noon, he made his announcement: the
preparation went in to this record-setting3,224 square-foot Israeli flag mosaic of
event. The prior record holder was the
country of Pakistan, which made its mosaicthe floor of Congregation Beth Jacob’s
in 2017 in celebration of the country’s 70th
birthday.
Hundreds of Atlanta
volunteers spent four hours on
Sunday, June 3, assembling the
flag mosaic, which was composed
of approximately 117,000 kosher
cookies trucked in from New
York’s Strauss Bakery. More
than $103,000 was raised to
benefit three Israeli non-profits:
The One Family Fund, which
supports victims of terror; United
Hatzalah, a volunteer emergency
medical service; and an Israel
immigrant support group that Atlanta’s Israeli flag cookie mosaic breaks Guinness
World Record
holder for largest cookie flag mosaic. The this appliance in
flag, created in celebration of the State of just about every
Israel’s 70th birthday, was more than 30 small electric
percent larger than Pakistan’s 2017 entry, booth at the 2018
which was 2,438.15 square feet. By the way, International
receives donations through Atlanta Jewish
in 2016, the record was held by culinary Housewares
Federation’s IsraelPartnership2gether.
students in Jordan, whose flag mosaic was Show, I realized
Kudos to the event organizers Jodi
Wittenberg, Yitzchak Tendler, and Matt
Lewis. Funders of the project included the
2,013.28 square feet. that
be
I might
missing
Pam and Jack Williams family, Judy and A MEANINGFUL COOKBOOK something
special. Well, I
Allen Lipis, Betty and Malcolm Minsk,
Some years ago, Jacob Sztokman’s was.
and an anonymous donor. Also, individual
work as a marketing executive brought him I now air fry
supporters across the world sponsored
to Mumbai, where he was taken for a visit to French fries,
cookies for $10 each.
the Kalwa slum. There, he found children as sweet potatoes,
Dash Air Fryer
young as five working instead of attending faux crab cakes,
school. They needed to earn 60 rupees fish, boneless
(about 80 cents) each day to pay for their chicken, vegetables, and more. It is a fast,
food. Sztokman went into action. Years easy-to-clean, convenient countertop
blue and white cookies, stretched across
later, he is still working to help the children appliance. I like the Dash, since there are
of Kalwa. In collaboration with his wife, only two of us in my household; but the
Heritage Hall, was the new Guinness record
Dr. Elana Sztokman, the cookbook larger Gourmia is perfect for a family. There
are many fancier models, with fancier prices
Masala Mamas is the latest step in this
effort. and more options, but these two air fryers
are simple to operate and quite functional
Masala Mamas is a cookbook to
benefit the families of the Kalwa slum. and fun to help you prepare weekday meals.
The book tells the story of an amazing
group of women who are cooking NEWS AND NOTES
and working to motivate kids to go
to school and encourage families to MORE SWEET NEWS. The Spicy Peach,
Atlanta’s newest kosher market, was
send them. Through the pages of this
meaningful book, the reader will recently featured in the national online
publication KosherToday.com. Congrats to
meet the
M a s a l a Lydia Schloss, Tzippy Teller, and Jodi
Wittenberg for this national shout out.
M a m a s ,
16 women Read the article at koshertoday.com/how-
a-small-kosher-market-is-making-waves-
who live
in the on-israels-70th-birthday. (I can’t wait to
Kalwa see the expanded store!)
slum and are
dedicating MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE POSSIBLE.
their lives to Has anyone ever heard of the Impossible
providing Burger? This much acclaimed vegan burger
hot meals supposedly tastes just like a juicy beef
for kids in burger. It was certified kosher by the OU in
school. Early June but seems to be almost impossible to
every morning, with love and dedication, buy. The product is sold directly to restaurants
they cook hundreds of hot, nutritious meals and is not yet available in supermarkets. I’m
— made from fresh local ingredients and waiting for the Impossible
aromatic spices — for the children. Burger to become possible
The Masala Mamas cookbook shares to taste, and I hope that
very personal stories and authentic recipes. happens soon.
As I read it, some sections brought tears,
other sections smiles. The book “is about YUM! Trader Joe’s new
women, friendship, social change, Indian BBQ Rub and Seasoning,
culture, and most of all love. All through kosher-certified by the
food.” For more information, or to order the South African Vaad, is a
cookbook, visit masalamamas.org. blend of coffee, garlic,
paprika, brown sugar, and
AIR FRYERS sea salt. I find it delicious on Trader Joe’s
steaks and ribs. I also like the new BBQ
price: $1.99. Rub and
Yes, yes, yes, buy an air fryer! I have
Seasoning
recently been testing two: the Gourmia
and the much
smaller Dash. Full SHARE YOUR FAMILY’S FAVORITE
disclosure — I was HOLIDAY RECIPES
not interested in this
appliance. After Dear Readers: If you have a favorite
all, I have been a vintage or contemporary High Holiday
proud Southerner family recipe, please send it to us. If
for more than 50 available, do include the story behind it and
years, and to me a photo. We would love to consider featuring
frying means deep- it in our Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, or
frying. However, Sukkot issue. Send to: kosheraffairs@gmail.
when I noticed Gourmia Air Fryer com
July-August 2018 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 25
What’s cooking? I love to receive mail in my Kosher Affairs inbox. Share your thoughts
and recipes. E-mail kosheraffairs@gmail.com. This column is meant to provide the reader
with current trends and developments in the kosher marketplace. Since standards of kashrut
certification vary, check with the AKC or your local kashrut authority to confirm reliability.
Recipes
Here are some ideas for simple, light, summer
meals.
Easy Potato Leek Soup
1 container Imagine Brand Potato Leek Soup
1 container Imagine Brand vegetarian No Chicken
Broth
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil (or butter, if making
this dairy)
2 leeks, well cleaned and roughly chopped
1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
1 onion, roughly chopped
3 russet potatoes, peeled and cut into small chunks
2 bay leaves
1/4 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon each salt and pepper
Dairy option: 1/2 cup heavy cream
In a large pot, sauté leeks, celery, and onion
in olive oil, until vegetables are translucent. Add
soups, potatoes, bay leaves, thyme, salt and pepper.
Cover pot and simmer about 30-45 minutes until
vegetables are softened. Remove bay leaves.
Use a blender or immersion blender and
puree.
Garnish with croutons, scallions, or chives.
Optional: if preparing this for a dairy meal,
after pureeing, whisk in 1/2 cup heavy cream, and
serve.
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Caramelized Onion Tart
This side dish is inspired by the yearly harvest of
Georgia’s sweet Vidalia onions. Simple to make, it
is sensational in spring and summer. A mandoline
slicer or a sharp serrated knife is a must to create
this dish. Caramelized onions are sweet and make
a luscious filling for a savory tart; even those who
are onion-averse will enjoy this one. And, if you
cannot find Vidalias (a Georgia fave) any sweet
onions will do.
9” piecrust, homemade or store bought (We use
Wholly Wholesome.)
6 sweet onions, such as Vidalia
5 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon sugar (optional)
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon dried onion soup mix
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dry thyme
Optional topping: 1 thinly sliced tomato
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
If using a frozen pie shell, pre-bake for eight
minutes at 350 degrees to ensure a crispy crust.
With a mandoline slicer or a sharp serrated
knife, slice onions into thin rings.
Place onions in a bowl, and whisk in
mayonnaise, sugar, eggs, dry onion soup mix,
black pepper, and thyme. If desired, top with thinly
sliced tomato.
Pour filling into pie shell, and bake until set.
Serve at room temperature or slightly warm.
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Layered Taco Salad
This makes a beautiful dish as part of a casual
buffet.
1 16-ounce can refried beans
1 16-ounce container sour cream
1 package Southwest seasoning mix or taco
seasoning mix, such as McCormick Perfect Pinch
Mexican Seasoning
1 8 ounce package shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup prepared guacamole
1 cup chopped tomatoes
1/2 cup sliced green onions
1/2 cup sliced black olives
Spread refried beans in a glass shallow
serving dish.
Mix sour cream and seasoning mix in a small
bowl, until well blended. Spread over refried
beans.
Top with layers of cheese, guacamole,
tomatoes, onions, and olives. Serve with tortilla
chips.
Optional: Add bell pepper, corn, parve
chicken strips or parve ground beef to serve a
crowd.
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Peachy Crisp
How I love our Georgia (and South Carolina)
summer peaches!
4 cups fresh, peeled, sliced peaches
4 ounces cold butter or margarine
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 cup quick oats
To peel peaches: Make an x cut on the stem
end, immerse in boiling water for 2 minutes,
drain, and remove. Cool peaches until they can be
handled. The skin should peel off easily. (FYI: I
use the same method to peel tomatoes.)
Put peeled peaches in the bottom of an 8”
square or 9” pie dish.
Combine remaining ingredients, except oats,
in a bowl. Use a pastry cutter or your fingers to
crumble together, then add oats and mix together.
Pour mixture over peaches. Press topping gently
into peaches. Bake for about 30 minutes, until
bubbly.
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July-August 2018 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 27
Kosher Korner
BY Reuven
Stein
The Atlanta Kashruth Commission
publishes an annual Kosher Guide with all
the kosher information you need. For more
information or to request a copy, call the
AKC, at 404-634-4063.
Visit kosheratlanta.org/blog-grid-view-
with-sidebar/ to receive timely kosher alerts.
Names on this list are not passed on to other
groups.
Please support your local kosher
establishments listed below.
KOSHER DAIRY RESTAURANTS
Formaggio Mio
2157 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30329,
678-973-0360
A Healthy Touch
5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody 30338,
678-812-3986
KOSHER MEAT RESTAURANTS –
ALL GLATT
Chai Peking (Inside Kroger Toco Hill)
2205 LaVista Road 30329, 404-327-7810
Chinese takeout
Sunday-Thursday: 11:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Fuego Mundo
5590 Roswell Road, The Prado, Sandy
Springs 30342, 404-256-4330
fuegomundo.com
South American cuisine
Sunday-Thursday: 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Saturday night hours vary
Pita Grille
4365 Roswell Road, Suite 4360, Atlanta
30342, 404-500-4339
Israeli Fare
Sunday-Thursday: 11:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.
Pita Palace
1658 LaVista Road, Atlanta 30329, 404-
781-PITA
Authentic Israeli fare and pareve
Sunday: 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Monday-Thursday: 11:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m.
Friday: 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Tiptop Kosher Market
2211 Savoy Drive, Atlanta 30341,
470-365-2994
Specialty grocery store and meat restaurant
Sunday-Wednesday 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.
Friday: 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
OTHER KOSHER ESTABLISHMENTS
Ali’s Cookies
Costco, Dunwoody
6350 Peachtree Dunwoody Road NE,
Atlanta 30328, 770-352-8660
1255-34 Johnson Ferry Road, Marietta Kosher dairy bakery
30068, 770-971-8566 (this store only) Under the supervision of the Circle-K
shipacookie.com
Dairy and pareve baked goods, candy DONUT STORES
Cinnaholic
1230 Caroline Street, Atlanta 30307,
Krispy Kreme Donuts:
295 Ponce De Leon Avenue, Atlanta,
404-343-0805 404-876-7307
cinnaholic.com 299 Cobb Parkway, Marietta,
770-425-0374
Dolce Catering & Bakery 6689 Highway 85, Riverdale,
1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta 30309, 770-997-6210
770-451-3065 Mall of GA Store #56, Buford,
770-831-1174
Griller’s Pride The AKC certifies the donuts only. Pre-
3939 McElroy Road, Atlanta 30340, packaged beverages sold in the front of the
770-454-8108 facility must be checked individually. The
Delivery of glatt kosher meat stores have a kosher letter and sticker on the
grillerspride.com door with the AKC kosher symbol. The AKC
also supervises the Atlanta commissary that
The Kosher Gourmet provides donuts for various establishments,
2153 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30329, as well as pre-packaged donuts sold in
404-636-1114 supermarkets. The pre-packaged donuts
kgatl.com or sgilmer@kgatl.com need to either have the #149 or the initials
Deli, butcher, baked goods, specialty AKC on the inkjet.
grocer, and delivery
BANQUET HALLS WITH KOSHER
Kroger, Fountain Oaks CATERING AVAILABLE
4920 Roswell Road, Atlanta 30342,
404-843-3080 Grand Hyatt Atlanta
Glatt kosher fish, meat, and deli 3300 Peachtree Road, Atlanta 30305,
404-364-3940
Kroger, Orchard Park
2090 Dunwoody Club Drive, Atlanta Heritage Hall
30350, 770-391-9035 (inside Congregation Beth Jacob)
Glatt kosher fish, meat, and deli 1855 LaVista Road, Atlanta 30329,
404-633-0551
Kroger, Sandy Springs
227 Sandy Springs Place, Atlanta 30328, InterContinental Buckhead Hotel
404-256-3434 3315 Peachtree Road NE, Atlanta 30326,
Pas Yisroel bakery department 404-946-9000
Kroger, Toco Hill The Georgia Aquarium/
2205 LaVista Road, Atlanta 30329, Wolfgang Puck Catering
404-633-8694 225 Baker Street, Atlanta 30313,
Glatt kosher fish, meat, and deli; Pas 404-581-4125
Yisroel bakery departments
Sheraton Atlanta Hotel
Publix Super Market 165 Courtland Street NE, Atlanta 30303,
2969 North Druid Hills Road, Atlanta 404-586-3346
30329, 404-638-6022
Glatt kosher meat and fish department, deli, KOSHER PAREVE WEDDING CAKES
sub shop, kosher dairy, and pareve bakery
departments Ali’s Cookies
770-971-8566
Sublime Doughnuts
2566 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30329, Dolce Catering & Bakery
404-315-6899 770-451-3065
sublimedoughnuts.com
Publix Toco Hill Bakery
The Spicy Peach 404-638-6022
2887 North Druid Hills Road, Atlanta
30329, 404-334-7200 KOSHER CATERING
Kosher specialty market and takeout ESTABLISHMENTS
Whole Foods Market The caterers listed below are under
2111 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30329, 404- the supervision of the AKC. This means,
634-7800 minimally, that all food produced by these
Groceries and various bulk items caterers on their premises are certified
kosher under the supervision of a mashgiach.
Costco, Brookhaven Most of the kosher restaurants also have
500 Brookhaven Avenue, Atlanta 30319, catering available. Once the product leaves
404-460-1915 the caterer’s facility, conditions may vary.
Kosher dairy bakery Some customers may request continued
Under the supervision of the Circle-K supervision, so that the event, in all of
its facets, is under kosher supervision;
others may not. If an event is under AKC
supervision, there must be a mashgiach
present. If a mashgiach is not present, it is
not under AKC supervision. It is up to the
individual to determine if an event produced
by a kosher caterer is under supervision at
the venue of service.
Avenue K Catering
Based at Chabad of Cobb, 770-578-1110
Redefining glatt kosher events
avenuekosher.com
Bijan’s and Broadway Catering
2191-B Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30329,
770-457-4578
All-occasion full-service meat, dairy, or
pareve catering with baked goods
Dolce Catering & Bakery
1440 Spring Street NW, Atlanta 30309,
770-451-3065
Catering for all events and specialty baked
goods
For All Occasions and More Catering
5200 Northland Drive, Atlanta 30342,
770-565-8710
Based at Atlanta Jewish Academy; full-
service kosher catering
Fuego Mundo
5590 Roswell Road, The Prado, Sandy
Springs 30342, 404-256-4330
fuegomundo.com
Full catering, pick-up orders, and Shabbat
meals
Julie’s Kosher Catering
juliemeni@gmail.com, 678-974-2930
Full-service meat and dairy catering
Keith’s Corner Bar-B-Que
Keith.kcbbq@gmail.com, keithscornerbbq.
com, 404-250-1227
The Kosher Gourmet
2153 Briarcliff Road, Atlanta 30329,
404-636-1114
kgatl.com, sgilmer@kgatl.com
Full-service glatt kosher, take-out, and
catering
A Kosher Touch
5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody 30338,
678-447-2085
ICE CREAM STORES
Bruster’ s Ice Cream
2095 LaVista Road, 404-320-7166
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt
3011 North Druid Hills Road,
404-228-6229
The Spicy Peach
2887 North Druid Hills Road,
404-334-7200
Frozen Cholov Yisroel soft serve and ice
cream
Rabbi Reuven Stein is director of
supervision for the Atlanta Kashruth
Commission, a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting kashruth through
education, research, and supervision.
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By Belle Klavonsky
SIXTH-GRADE POETS. For their
language arts poetry unit, Davis Academy
sixth-graders explored various ways to
create poetry with found words. To create
book spine poetry, students selected a
EXPLORATIVE TORAH STUDY. In
minimum of six books and stacked one on
Hebrew class, The Davis Academy first-
top of the other, so that the combined titles
graders completed their yearlong Torah
on the spines formed a poem. For blackout
creation project, which involved listening
poetry, each student selected words within
to stories from the Book of Genesis,
a newspaper story to form a poem, then
reciting the prayer for learning Torah,
blacked out with marker the remaining
and participating in thought-provoking
words of the story. Here, Jordan Frank, Lior
chevrootah discussions. Students created
Weber, and Ari Levy work on their blackout
illustrations and commentary to represent
poems.
each story, which at the end of the year,
they attached and bound to two wooden
dowels to form their Torahs at the end of
the year. The project culminated in a Torah
presentation, complete with festive songs
and speeches from first-graders centered on
their favorite Torah stories. Pictured: Alyssa
Medwed and Oliver Richin
THANKS FOR PLAYING “A ROUND”
WITH US. The weather was perfect and
spirits were high as players, sponsors,
and volunteers gathered on May 7, at The
Golf Club of Georgia, to participate in The
Davis Academy’s 20th Annual Community
Golf Tournament. The tournament was
HAPPY 70TH, ISRAEL! In honor of Yom
followed by a post-play reception and silent
Ha’atzmaut, The Davis Academy hosted a
auction to benefit the school. Pictured:
daylong, all-school celebration. Students
(from left) Davis Academy coaches Loren
across grade levels were split into groups,
Spaulding and Barry Radulski and Davis
each with a designated name tied to Israel
Alumni Michael Rosenberg (2005) and Leo
(such as Magen David or Hagalil) and
Falkenstein (2005) (photo: Harold Alan
completed rotations of fun, interactive,
Photographers)
themed activities, such as Maccabiah games,
sand art, making birthday cards for Israel,
SPIRITUAL EXPLORATION IN ISRAEL.
“visiting the Kotel,” preparing the dessert
Davis Academy students enjoyed moments
kadorey shocolad, and singing and dancing
of reflection, dialogue, exploration, and
to Israeli music. Through these activities,
growth during their culminating eighth-
students learned about Israel and Israeli
grade trip to Israel. Students visited historic
culture, while celebrating Israel’s 70th
sites and landmarks and participated
birthday. Here, Eran Krug and Aiden Golub
in meaningful experiences during their
show off their birthday cards for Israel.
incredible journey, bringing them closer
CLASS OF 2018. At Epstein’s graduation
together and making them stronger as a ceremony for eighth-graders, Head of School
community. Pictured at the Kotel (from Dr. David Abusch-Magder offered words of
left) are Sy Polekoff, Matthew Richmond, welcome and reflection, while Rob Leven,
Eric Sherman, Evan Feintuch, Matthew representing Jewish Federation of Greater
McCullough, Matthew Szabo, Noah Atlanta and past parent, offered words of
Hirschfield, and Jordan Palgon. hope for the future. The ceremony’s theme
was The Wizard of Oz, symbolizing the heart,
brains, and courage of Epstein graduates. In
Epstein tradition for milestone events, there
was singing and dancing. Eighth-grade boys
began the ceremony by singing the Hatikva
and the U.S. National Anthem. Pictured:
(front, from left) Jonathan Merlin, Max
Chernow, Mo Zibitt, Asher Force, Aaron
Bock, and Salo Szumstein
FIELD DAY FESTIVITIES. Mechina
through seventh-grade students at The
Davis Academy enjoyed a fun day of
friendly competition during the end-of-year
Field Day. Students across grade levels were
assigned to either the blue, orange, red, or
green team and competed in a series of
activities including the three-legged race,
ga-ga, tug o’ war, scooter relays, and the
wheelbarrow race. Middle schoolers, in
their leadership role for the event, helped GRADUATION PERFORMANCE.
guide teams and facilitate activities. Here, Epstein’s eighth-grade girls performed a
Alanna Diamond and Olivia Wendt play tug moving and modern Israeli dance at the
o’ war. 2018 graduation ceremony. Pictured: (from
left) LuLu Rosenberg, Reagan Lapes, Kira
Berzack, Tamar Guggenheim, and Marissa
Goodman
YOUNG SCHOLARS. Seventeen Epstein
students qualified to take the ACT as
part of the 2018 Duke University Talent
Identification Program (TIP) seventh-
THE END OF AN ERA. Graduating eighth-
grade talent search. Jacob Beldick, Ethan
grade girls at The Epstein School gathered
Berke, Matthew Distefano, Talia Dobkin,
together for one last picture before heading
Eli Fellner, Jacob Greenwald, Amelia
off to high school. Pictured: (front, from
Heller, Micayala Kornfeld, Jordan Leff,
left) Hillary Smith, Emma Nowitz, Molly
Matan Richman, Madelyn Segal, Barri
Fisher, LuLu Rosenberg, Marissa Goodman,
Seitz, and Benjamin Sturisky received State
Gali Bendavid, Tamar Guggenheim, and
Level recognition; Matthew Distefano and
Madelyn Segal received Grand Recognition. Elana Katz; and (back) Gabrielle Rosenfeld,
Rebecca Kann, Galia Cohen, Mollie
Pictured: (back, from left) Jacob Beldick,
Meyerowitz, Olivia Lerner, Andrea Zaglin,
Jacob Greenwald, Eli Fellner, Aubrey
Reagan Lapes, Kira Berzack, and Emma
Goldklang, Eden Shaw, Matthew Distefano,
Mailman
and Madelyn Segal; (middle) Samantha
Londe, Micayala Kornfeld, Benjamin
ON TO THE FUTURE. Several eighth-grade
Sturisky, Barri Seitz, and Talia Dobkin; and
boys from The Epstein School gathered
(front) Jordan Leff, Amelia Heller, Eitan
together for a moment of camaraderie and
Force, Ethan Berke, and Matan Richman
July-August 2018 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 29
the classes, with different challenges and a
singing competition. ECD (early childhood
development) students had their own special
field day, with fun activities outside. Lower
and Middle School students competed in
their version of Maccabi games and cheered
each other on. Pictured: three Upper School
students in costumes after their performance
in the singing competition
a final picture, before moving on to the
next chapter of their lives. Pictured: (from
left) Jordan Tovin, Spencer Dickson, David
Leavitt, and Mo Zibitt
END OF THE YEAR ONEG. AJA
celebrated the end of the year with an ECD
through seventh-grade (pictured) oneg,
filled with appreciation for teachers, special
songs, and ruach. The oneg was filled with
SENIOR COMMENCEMENT. On May
“thank yous,” “see you laters,” and glow
30, Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA)
sticks.
seniors (pictured) walked across the
stage and received their diplomas at the
commencement ceremony. The students
and families took a trip down memory lane
with a slideshow and video documenting
their years at AJA. Head of School Rabbi
Ari Leubitz, AJA Board President Alan
Minsk, and Jewish Federation of Greater
Atlanta board member Nancy Weissmann
MAZEL TOV TO WEBER’S 2018
offered their congratulations and advice to
GRADUATES. The Weber School
the graduates. Salutatorian Nicole Dori and
celebrated its largest graduating class
Valedictorian Maayan Schoen spoke to their
commencement on Friday, May 25, at The
class and about talked about the amazing
Ferst Center for the Arts, on the Georgia
years they’ve shared in school.
Tech campus. Weber graduates (pictured)
received 211 acceptances to more than 77
colleges and universities.
EIGHTH-GRADE RECOGNITION
CEREMONY. On June 6, AJA eighth-
graders (pictured) received certificates
celebrating their completion of Middle
School. The teachers presented the students
with tributes that highlighted their strengths
and growth throughout the year.
2018 SALUTATORIAN AND
VALEDICTORIAN. The Weber School
recognized this year’s class salutatorian
and valedictorian, students with the second-
highest and highest grade point averages,
respectively. This achievement reflects four
years of hard work and dedication. Their
love for academics, their Jewish community,
and helping others is a true reflection of
Weber School values. Pictured: Class of
2018 Salutatorian Rosasharn (Rosa) Brown
and Valedictorian Samuel (Sammy) Weiss-
Cowie
NEVER A DULL MOMENT. Students
in Weber School science teacher Sally
LAG BaOMER AT AJA. On May 3, the
Murphy’s anatomy class took a deep dive
entire school had fun celebrating Lag
into the internal structures of animals
BaOmer. The Upper School had a battle of
during an exciting and memorable unit on
dissections. The class was looking sharp
as they performed a variety of dissections.
After their frog dissection earlier in the
semester, students in Ms. Murphy’s ninth-
grade biology class joined anatomy students
for the opportunity to participate in a pig
dissection, as shown. Students also had the
special treat of working collaboratively on
dissecting a shark that Ms. Murphy acquired
in a National Science Teachers Association
conference raffle.
ART FOR A CAUSE. As a final nod to
the unforgettable time Weber’s Spanish
Immersion Program students spent in
Northern Spain, they auctioned off the
art they created to commemorate the trip
(pictured). All auction proceeds will go
directly to student scholarships for the
Spanish Immersion Program.
IN THE GARDEN. Torah Day School
of Atlanta (TDSA) first-grade girls, as
shown, enjoy cultivating TDSA’s organic
garden. The gardening curriculum includes
weeding, planting, and learning about good
bugs versus bad bugs.
BATTLE OF THE BOOKS. Third-grade
TDSA students (pictured) competed in
an intense Battle of the Books. Each team
read 14 books and during the contest had
to identify the book based on hints such as,
“There’s no great loss without some small
gain.” (Answer: Little House on the Prairie
by Laura Ingalls Wilder.) The students
answered approximately 80 questions.
BE AN ENCOURAGER. After months
of hard work with achdus (unity), TDSA
students earned a Bas Melech (Daughter of
the King) banquet. For months, the students
acted like royalty (and dressed like royalty,
as shown here) — complimenting their
classmates’ new shoes, gently showing a
peer the place in the siddur, or responsibly
bringing in all needed materials for class.
Additionally, the banquet celebrated the
students learning the 176 most frequent
Torah nouns.
TORAH FAIR. TDSA held its first school-
wide (kindergarten through eighth grade)
Torah Fair. Parents turned out en masse for
an interactive, artistic, and creative learning
opportunity. Pictured here is a kindergarten
student with his artwork depicting a scene
from the Torah portion he learned.
TDSA YEARBOOK. TDSA eighth-graders
created their own hardcover yearbook
this year (pictured). The project included
learning skills such as editing, graphic
design, financial planning, selling ads
to cover the cost of their yearbook, and
teamwork.
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Miles Wallace with firefighters from Station #26

Miles Robbins Wallace, a rising sophomore at Pace Academy and a member of

Temple Sinai, recently earned the highest ranking the Boy Scouts of America offers, the
Eagle Scout award. A member of Troop 298, chartered at Northside United Methodist
Church and led by Scoutmaster Lee Mann, Miles served as senior patrol leader for two
years, leading meetings and organizing troop camp outs.
The award is performance-based and incorporates the longstanding mission of the
Boy Scouts: citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness. For Miles’
Eagle Project, he restored the entrance to and landscaped his neighborhood Atlanta Fire
Station #26 on Howell Mill Road. Miles was honored to have several firefighters attend
his Court of Honor ceremony, on May 19. Miles is the son of Carolyn and Nathan
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