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Hats Off to Grads Welcome to the next stage of life, the “real world,” where your future looks bright and the possibilities are endless.

Beyond the platitudes, there’s a sense of accomplishment and renewal that comes with moving from one phase to another, whether that be graduating middle, high school, or college.

In this issue, we cover graduations and interview some atypical graduates, from twin thespians to a new rabbi who just became a dad to twins. Then there’s the 93-year-old college grad who proves it’s never too late to fulfill a dream.

She may have lived a full life, but there was something missing and education doesn’t have an age limit.

Speaking of older grads, two Atlanta frat brothers from Emory University’s class of 1950 got together by conference call to reminisce about their college days.

They recounted how much Atlanta and the Jewish community have changed in the past 70 years from the small town in which the college, itself, felt like it was located in the countryside.

Also from Emory, we spotlight a rising senior elected to an international Hillel post.

We have a story about a Pace Academy star athlete headed to Tufts University after being recruited to play basketball, and we recognize three athletes from The Weber School who won national awards.

Then there are the nine students from The Epstein School tapped by the Duke University’s Talent Identification Program.

Not everything is education-related this week. Our dual-citizen correspondent Jan Jaben-Eilon follows the shakeup in Israeli politics with new elections planned for the fall.

CNN anchor and correspondent Daryn Kagan is our Lowdown this week and we look back at a rich broadcast career that included live coverage of a Super Bowl, the Oscars, the Gulf War, AIDS in Africa and 9/11.

We also share the early 20th century music and comedy of the Marx Brothers as recaptured Sunday as part of the Molly Blank Concert Series. Taking stock

THIS WEEK of the past and setting sights for the future, that’s the theme of graduation and also next week’s focus on Father’s Day and parenting. Always something to celebrate this summer. ■

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LOCAL NEWS Music of the Marx Brothers Shines at Breman

By Bob Bahr Most people who went to Marx Brothers films during the 1930s probably didn’t go for the music. But music was very much a part of their best films. On Sunday, The Breman Museum presented a nostalgic visit back to that time, particularly in the 1920s and 1930s when Harpo, Chico and Groucho were such an important part of the American entertainment landscape.

Several of their greatest hits were revived when the Molly Blank Concert Series at The Breman presented the Theatrical Outfit’s production of “The Music of the Marx Brothers: An Evening of Song and Comedy.”

The music was a reminder that, at their best, the Marx Brothers were capable of more than witty dialogue and snappy one-liners.

In songs such as “Hello, I Must Be Going” and “Hooray for Captain Spaulding” from their 1930 film, “Animal Crackers,” the lyrics were a fitting complement to the brothers’ ability to turn their movie sets into scenes of uproarious anarchy.

“I’m Against It” from “Horsefeathers” in 1932 and “Lydia, The Tatooed Lady,” composed by the famed team of Yip Harburg and Harold Arlen for “At The Circus” in 1939 were also part of Sunday’s performance. They are among the half-dozen or so numbers that most Marx Brothers fans can follow in an enthusiastic sing-along.

As they were described in the Breman performance, the individual stage personalities of the three Jewish Marx Brothers evolved slowly over time.

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“The Music of the Marx Brothers” was part of the Molly Blank Concert Series at The Breman Museum.

“Duck Soup,” from 1933, is considered one of the greatest of the Marx Brothers films.

“Harpo got so much negative feedback from his line delivery that he became a silent mime; Chico played the Italian bumpkin, although his Italian accent had as much Spanish and Yiddish in it as Italian. Blissfully ignorant of American social conventions, audiences delighted in people mangling English in creative ways in doubletalk,” which is where Groucho came in.

Groucho’s quick wit and way with words were largely responsible for the long and enduring impact he had on American comedy. After the Marx Brothers' film career dimmed in the late 1940s and Harpo and Chico went into retirement, Groucho continued.

His quiz show, “You Bet Your Life,” ran for 14 seasons and was a top-rated NBC show on early television. Not

Groucho Marx received an honorary Academy Award in 1974 for the many achievements of the Marx Brothers.

only did Groucho gain a new audience, but the program’s toy duck, with a strong resemblance to Groucho, became a national institution. It came down from the ceiling with a prize in its mouth for the contestant who uttered the secret word each week, a vintage Marx Brothers touch.

Later, Groucho made a famed appearance on the music variety television show “Hollywood Palace” in 1965. There he was reunited with Margaret Dumont, the long-suffering foil for much of his antics on the screen.

They restaged the Captain Spaulding number that the Breman highlighted in its Marx Brothers evening.

His intelligence, sharp observations about daily life and reputation as an elder statesman of screen comedy made him a frequent guest on late-night television. He wrote several best-sellers. Groucho also appeared in a series of live performances that was capped by a soldout performance at Carnegie Hall in 1972. He received an honorary Academy Award in 1974.

But lovable as the Marx Brothers are and as clever as their music sometimes is, the songs lose considerable impact when they are removed from the context of the films from which they were taken. That’s particularly the case when they are performed in the familiar Blank concert series format of a staged reading without the benefit of costumes or sharp characterizations.

Although the trio of featured performers from the Theatrical Outfit gave a polished and professional reading of writer-director Adam Koplan’s well-researched script, nothing can replace the original performances.

The Breman auditorium came to life most often when the lights were dimmed and the Marx Brothers film clips flickered on the screen. The evening would have benefited from more of the big production numbers taken from those screen productions that helped to burnish their reputation.

But the audience for the Sunday performance was a happy and appreciative one and rose to its feet at the end to give the performers and musicians a standing ovation, a tribute as much to the inspired madness of the Marx Brothers and their legacy as it was for the evening’s capable performance.

Previously, the same creative team of Koplan and the Theatrical Outfit created a number of musical biographies for the Blank concert series. Their works about famed songwriter Harold Arlen, rock ’n’ roll composers Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, and Barbra Streisand’s favorite lyricists, Marilyn and Alan Bergman, were also part of the performances at The Breman. ■

LOCAL NEWS Now

Honorary co-chairs: Pearlann Horowitz, center, with daughter, Michelle, left, and son and daughterin-law, Scott and Michelle L.

Then

Horowitz family from previous The Tasting event.

Now

Jack and Rachael Rosenberg with daughters, Marla Rosenberg and Sharon Kroll.

Then

Rosenberg family from past event.

The Tasting Turns 20 Two decades ago, The Tasting began as small parlor events in volunteers’ homes for what has become the only fundraiser for the Zimmerman-Horowitz Independent Living Program of Jewish Family & Career Services.

It grew to a small wine tasting in the Cascade Room at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead, and over the years, into an annual event with dishes from more than 20 acclaimed Atlanta restaurants and more than 200 wines, beers and spirits.

The ZH-ILP, part of JF&CS’s Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Services, provides services for adults with disabilities in group homes with a house manager and 24-hour care, or in their own home with support.

On May 16, participants in the program, such as Matt Southern, dressed up in their finest and joined 700 guests at The Stave Room for the 20th anniversary of The Tasting.

This year’s co-chairs, Amy Fingerhut and Kevin Blate, and Robin Feldman and Chuck Edelberg, re-envisioned the event at the new venue.

Fingerhut, who has helped secure restaurant participants since 2013, convened an impressive display of delicious culinary creations with many returning restaurants such as Aria, Serpas, True Food Kitchen, Kaiser’s Chophouse, and La Grotta Ristorante Italiano as well as several new restaurants, including Nowak’s, Fox Bros. Barb-B-Q and Local Three Kitchen and Bar. Mark Brown, the self-described “forever libations chair,” has secured the drinks from generous distributors since he and his parents, Joan and Don Brown, helped start the first event at the Hyatt.

“It’s been a wonderful 20 years, and we have raised a lot of money for a great cause. I hope we keep it going for another 20 years. I think it’s wonderful that the program gives adults with disabilities the chance to live independently,” Brown said.

Tasting co-chairs: Amy Fingerhut and Kevin Blate and Robin Feldman and Chuck Edelberg

Tyler, a participant in The Artist Collective, proudly shows his artwork to silent auction bidders.

“The distributors have always been extremely supportive. Doug Hertz and Jay Davis, in particular, have always stepped up to the plate for this organization, and it’s great to see the new generation step up as well.”

Pearlann and Jerry Horowitz were the honorary chairs again this year along with their daughter, Michelle Horowitz, and their son and daughter-in-law, Scott and Michelle L. Horowitz.

During the event, guests also bid on a silent auction, which this year included artwork created by participants in The Artist Collective, a new initiative in which adults in the IDDS program work with volunteer artists from the community.

“The ZH-ILP is exceptional among residential programs because of the quality of care we insist upon providing to our residents,” said Melissa DaSilva, director of JF&CS’s intellectual and developmental disabilities program. “And it is because of the support from our long-term patrons, the Zimmerman and Horowitz families, and the money raised at the Tasting, that we are financially able to offer a residential service that meets all of the best practices in the industry, including high-quality care, community inclusion and outings, and person-centered planning.”

New JF&CS CEO Terri Bonoff said, “The extraordinary success of The Tast-

ing is a reflection on the broad and diverse community that JF&CS serves. I loved seeing people of all ages, from millennials to great-grandparents, celebrate together with such joy. It truly represents the mission of JF&CS. The heart and soul felt so strongly at The Tasting mirrors the caring that participants experience as part of the program,” Bonoff said.

“This event’s success has been due to the dedicated co-chairs, committee heads, volunteers and staff members who work hard each year, not only to raise funds for the program, but also to give each guest a

wonderful culinary experience.

“In addition, guests get to see firsthand who they are helping. Often you give money to a cause and hope that the money gets to the right place. Here, at this event, you can meet and talk with the incredible men and women in the program.”

The program currently includes seven group homes, and JF&CS opened a new one last year at Camp Twin Lakes.

Feldman is already looking forward to 2020. “People loved this year’s event and are still talking about it. The Tasting continues to be one of the best, and most delicious, signature fundraising events in the city, supporting a very worthwhile cause.”

Restaurants in attendance this year included: Alma Cocina, Arnette’s Chop Shop, Baroque Culinary Services, Batter Cookie Dough Counter, Biltong Bar, C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar, Casi Cielo, Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse, Grana, il Giallo Osteria & Bar, High Roller Sushi, Shake Shack, South City Kitchen, Tabla, Whiskey Bird, and The White Bull. ■ To learn more about the ZH-ILP, visit www.jfcsatl.org.

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E L James says her middle-aged, noncelebrity, unidentifiable looks help protect her anonymity.

“The Mister” is the latest by the bestselling author of the “Fifty Shades of Grey” series.

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You’re either a fan, or you're not.

But there is no denying that E L James, with her breakthrough set of novels, the “Fifty Shades of Grey” series, blew the lid off convention, sales records, and some would say, morals.

No one other than James herself was more shocked by their popularity in both publishing and movie land. Publishing records for adult books scored 150 million copies worldwide with her somewhat-acceptable enactment of S&M presented as a form of courtship among intriguing and attractive subjects.

The British author is back with “The Mister,” a contemporary romance set in Eastern Europe, Cornwall and London.

She appeared, as many bestselling authors do, at the Marcus JCC’s A Page from the Book Festival May 30.

Bantering on stage with publicist and consultant Alison Law, James displayed her off-the-cuff ease chatting about “lust at first sight,” getting her nails properly repaired in Atlanta, visiting the Atlanta History Center and the Margaret Mitchell House. She dropped the “f” word and laughed that she used the Tinder dating app as research. When asked about her financial success, she demurred, “Being wealthy means you can’t complain about anything and your voice may not be heard.” When queried from the audience if she gives out sex advice, she said, “Tell your men to just listen to women.”

Some claim to read the James books at work or on a plane with a brown wrapper to obfuscate the topic, but who’s judging? In her latest novel, Alessia, a Balkan maid, known as a “daily” in England (hired to regularly clean someone’s

house), winds up working for Maxim, the aristocrat. One can imagine what they get into down the road.

Prior to her MJCCA appearance, James took time to talk with the AJT. While she’s not Jewish, she said “Jewish women have been among my readers from the very start. In fact, my earliest events in the U.S. were in New York City and Long Island, with a very dynamic, predominantly Jewish women’s group comprising much of the audience.”

One of the astounding things about James’ rise to fame is that she was an unknown office worker who wrote some of the story that became “Fifty Shades” on her phone while riding the Tube to work.

“If I have an idea and I’m out and about, I will quickly write an email to myself, or jot the idea down in a notebook (I always try to carry one with me). I started a rough version of ‘The Mister’ in 2009, and tried to rewrite it many times.

I realized that I couldn’t get a handle on Alessia, unless I went to her home country. So my husband and I went to Albania in April 2018, and then I finished the first draft of the book in July that year.”

She said she is happy with her noncelebrity, unidentifiable looks. “As a middle-aged woman I am totally invisible, and very rarely get recognized. But I really value my anonymity, so this is a good thing.”

In terms of her connection to Atlanta, she said she’s been before. “I went to the Romantic Times convention there a few years ago. I had the best time. Everyone was so friendly and hospitable, … and I swooned when I got called “ma’am!”

As for what’s to come, she concluded, “There might be a future follow-up book or two. We shall see.” ■

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ISRAEL PRIDE

News From Our Jewish Home Guy Ritchie, Madonna’s ex-husband and director of the live-action remake of “Aladdin,” has studied Hebrew for 15 years.

years and share an adopted son, Rocco.

His bar mitzvah was at the Kabbalah Center in New York in 2013.

Madonna’s Ex Speaks Hebrew

Guy Ritchie, Madonna’s ex-husband and film director-producer-writer, revealed during a recent interview with Ynet that he speaks Hebrew, and has studied the language about 15 years. At the time, Ritchie was discussing his live-action remake of the animated film “Aladdin.”

Madonna, who performed in Israel last month at the Eurovision Song Contest, is public about her belief in Jewish mysticism. Apparently Madonna was the inspiration for Ritchie’s connection to Judaism. Ritchie said he speaks Hebrew with his present wife, fashion model Jacqui Ainsley, who also studied Hebrew.

The couple have three children together, all with biblical Hebrew names.

“My wife also speaks Hebrew, so sometimes in front of our children we speak Hebrew,” explained Ritchie. “It’s a hard language, but a secret language as well, so they don’t understand anything.”

Ritchie, whose teacher lives in Haifa, said that he would like his children to learn Hebrew.

Madonna and Ritchie, who is not Jewish, were married for nearly eight

Today in Israeli History June 7, 1930: Magen David Adom (Red Shield of David) is reborn as the emergency medical service for the Jewish community of Palestine in response to the Arab riots against Jews in 1929. The original Magen David Adom began in 1915 to help those captured or wounded during World War I, but it ceased operations in 1921. The organization’s revival is the work of either nurse Karen Tenenbaum or seven men in Tel Aviv, including Meshulam Levontin, who commanded the Zion Mule Corps’ medical unit in World War I. Magen David Adom officially becomes Israel’s Red Cross affiliate in 1950.

June 8, 1971: The first El Al flight using a Boeing 747 jumbo jet departs Lod Airport for London and New York. The fully booked flight, captained by Oded Abarbanel, carries 400 passengers. The Israeli government approved the purchase of the plane after El Al’s board of directors in 1967 recommended buying two 747s. The plane, which arrived from 8 | JUNE 7, 2019 ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES

Billionaire and Holocaust survivor Sir Frank Lowy is making aliyah.

Australian Billionaire Sells Empire to Make Aliyah

Holocaust survivor, Haganah fighter, United Kingdom knight, Australian billionaire and philanthropist Sir Frank Lowy is on to his next life experience – moving to Israel.

The 88-year-old sold his real estate empire to return to his homeland. “I feel that I’m home,” Lowy said in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12. “That’s all.

Very simple.”

Born in what is now Slovakia, he and his family were in a Budapest ghetto during World War II. When he was 14, Lowy’s father Hugo disappeared while trying to find an escape for his family.

He was never seen again, forcing Lowy to become “the man of the house” as a teen.

Lowy managed to escape to France and was caught by the British. He was interned in Cyprus before reaching Palestine. Upon his arrival, at age 17, he joined London on June 2 with Transportation Minister Shimon Peres and a few other passengers, is nicknamed “The Flying Elephant” by El Al head Mordechai Ben-Ari. June 9, 1967: Israeli forces led by Maj. Gen. David Elazar launch an offensive into the Syrian-controlled Golan Heights on the fifth day of the Six-Day War. Defense Minister Moshe Dayan, who had opposed moving into Syria, orders the attack after Syria announces at 3:20 a.m. its intentions to accept a ceasefire. After an aerial assault, Israeli forces attack Syrian positions in five places. The offensive produces heavy Israeli casualties but gives Israel control of the Golan before accepting a cease-fire the next day.

June 10, 1930: Frederick Kisch, the head of the Jewish Agency’s political department, writes in his diary that he has learned from a variety of sources that all members of the Arab leadership in Palestine except the mufti of Jerusalem acknowledge that refusing to participate in British government discussions about

a commando unit with the Haganah and fought during Israel’s War of Independence.

Speaking in Hebrew during the interview, Lowy explained, “When I was a lone soldier, I didn’t have a penny with me. Everybody was eating hummus with tahini and ate falafel, and I couldn’t buy it. I was a little hungry, but I managed.”

In 1952, he moved to Australia with his mother and brother. By 1959, his ragsto-riches story was taking shape. He cofounded the Westfield shopping center company, which sold in 2017 for $33 billion.

Lowy was knighted by Queen Elizabeth “for his contribution to the U.K. economy through the company he founded, Westfield, and its major investments in the U.K.” With Israel always close to Lowy’s heart, the successful businessman and philanthropist decided it was time to return to the country he helped establish by making aliyah.

Winery in Samaria Wins World Wine Award

Gvaot Winery, located in Samaria, on the banks of Shiloh Valley, recently won a gold medal at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards competition in London.

The winning wine was the company’s 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon.

Despite worldwide calls to boycott Israeli products, the Israel Export Institute notes that the demand for Israeli the future of Mandatory Palestine has been a failure. While the Arabs have boycotted British talks in a rejection of any Jewish national home in Palestine, Jewish leaders have engaged with the process and gained political leverage.

June 11, 1947: Emma Gottheil, one of the first female Zionist leaders, dies at her New York home at age 85. A native of Beirut, she is educated in Paris and moves to New York in 1891 after marrying Richard Gottheil, a Columbia University professor and son of the rabbi of the city’s Temple Emanu-El. The Gottheils are delegates to the Second Zionist Congress, and she helps found a group that becomes Hadassah, named in memory of Emma’s mother. She becomes a major fundraiser for Zionist organizations.

June 12, 1948: A mob attacks the Jewish Quarter in Tripoli, Libya, while North African Arabs are passing through the city on their way to join the armies fighting against Israel’s independence.

In the resulting two days of riots, 14 Jews

Gvaot Winery won a gold medal in the Decanter World Wine Awards in London.

wines and spirits continues to grow at a rate of about 6 percent annually.

This year’s competition was the 16th held by DWWA, an international wine competition established and managed

by Britain’s Decanter wine magazine.

It is the world’s largest and most prestigious wine competition judged by top experts from around the world. This year’s panel consisted of more than 270 judges, including 71 Masters of Wine and 24 Master Sommeliers. Wines are judged through blind tastings arranged by country, region, color, grape, style, vintage and price.

Gvaot Winery said its standout product is a result of advanced technology, professional knowledge of wine production, and a slow, cold fermentation that preserves the aromas and flavors of the grapes. The location of the vineyard is also key. At 800 meters above sea level in a hilly region known for its ancient tradition of successful vine cultivation, it is especially conducive to high-quality vines, the company reported. ■ Compiled by AJT Staff are killed, and 300 lose their homes. Rioters are heard shouting, “If we cannot go to Palestine to fight Jews, let’s fight them here.” Defense groups that formed after November 1945 riots in Tripoli, in which 130 Jews were killed, help prevent higher casualties.

June 13, 1950: The Knesset adopts the Harari Resolution, sponsored by member Yizhar Harari, a compromise proposal stipulating that Israel will adopt a series of Basic Laws instead of crafting a constitution as a single document. The Declaration of Independence had called for a constitution to be drafted by Oct. 1, 1948, but religious parties (preferring the Torah) and Prime Minister David BenGurion (arguing for a focus on more important tasks) are among the opponents of such a document. ■ Items are provided by the Center for Israel Education (www.israeled.org), where you can find more details.

New Israeli Elections Set for Sept. 17

ISRAEL NEWS

By Jan Jaben-Eilon All political bets are off now that Israel is heading to new parliamentary elections after Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu was unable to assemble a coalition government. At the end of May, just five weeks after the April election and a month after taking their seats, Knesset members voted to disband the parliament.

“There really is no historical perspective” in which to place this new election, scheduled for Sept. 17, “because this is unprecedented,” said Richard Walter, vice president of curriculum and outreach at Emory University’s Center for Israel Education.

“The closest thing in recent memory would be in 2008 when Ehud Olmert resigned as prime minister and Tzipi Livni was tasked to form a new government,” Walter recalled. “She was not able to put a coalition together and early elections were called for February 2009.”

In that election, even though Livni and her Kadima party won the most seats – 28 over Likud’s 27 – the mandate to form a government was given to Netanyahu and Likud because more MKs, or members of Knesset, recommended Netanyahu for prime minister, Walter said. “The big difference is that this came after a resignation and not following an election.”

“Unprecedented” is also the term used by Mitchell Kaye, former five-term Georgia representative, to describe the latest political upheaval in Israel. “At first glance, Netanyahu appears to be the big loser, appearing to win another term as prime minister and then having to face the uncertainty and risk of it falling apart with another election. However, he is beyond savvy and one would be wise not to bet against him.”

Here’s what we know for sure: Netanyahu’s Likud Party won 35 of the 120 seats in the April election, the same number as the upstart center Blue and White party. But Netanyahu’s “natural partners,” consisting of two ultra-Orthodox parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, each won eight seats. The center-right Kulanu party won four, the Union of Right-Wing Parties won five, which only totaled 60 seats. He needed one more to get a majority. Former Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beiteinu Party won five seats. Although Lieberman’s party aligned with previous Netanyahu governments, he chose not to join this time around.

That doesn’t mean Lieberman won’t

Atlanta native Rachel Broyde is the former head of Likud’s English campaign.

Richard Walter is vice president of curriculum and outreach for Emory University’s Center for Israel Education.

change his mind after the September elections.

At this point, there’s a lot we don’t know. Already there are indications that parties will merge, while others that merged for the last election may disband or divide into multiple parties. Reportedly, Kulanu will join up with Likud. But as Rachel Broyde, former head of Likud’s English campaign, noted, “Deals like that typically must receive Likud Central Committee approval, so we will have to see if it is approved.”

Broyde, an Atlanta native who now lives in Israel, speculated that the makeup of the Union of Right-Wing Parties will depend on Naftali Bennett. Prior to the last election, he launched his own party – the New Right – which failed to win enough votes to make it into the Knesset. “If Bennett decides to return to Bayit Yehudi, I think Otzma Yehudit [the right-wing extremist party] will be excluded. There is also a possibility all the small right parties will combine. New Right plus Union Right plus Zehut or something like that.”

Walter notes that “there is also talk of the four Arab parties, which in April ran as two blocs, once again joining together in a single bloc as they did in 2015.

We also may see some people switch or rekindle old allegiances.” For example, he said, there are ongoing conversations between Likud and former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked, who did not make it into the Knesset in the New Right party.

Another big question mark is whether Israeli voters have the stomach for another election. “Since there is no precedence, there really is no way to know how election fatigue may impact the country,” Walter said. “That being said, in the April elections, ultra-Orthodox par-

ticipation was high and overall participation declined.”

The April election was widely viewed as a referendum on Netanyahu, who in July will become the longest-sitting prime minister in Israeli history. Many Israelis can’t imagine an Israel without him. But he is living under the shadow of several

indictments. Israeli Attorney General Avichai Mendelblit has stated that he plans to indict Netanyahu, pending a hearing, on charges of bribery, fraud and breach of trust after a two-year investigation into Netanyahu’s connections with wealthy businessmen, Israeli newspaper publishers, and the head of Israel’s largest telecommunications company.

That hearing is scheduled for early October, making a likely indictment follow any potential government coalition that Netanyahu could establish if he should again come out ahead in the elections. Israeli law doesn’t preclude a sitting prime minister from remaining in office after an indictment. But he would be the first sitting prime minister to be indicted.

Other issues, such as the independence of the Israeli Supreme Court and a pending new law that would draft more ultra-Orthodox males into the Israel Defense Forces may also impact who and how many Israeli voters come to the polls in September.

The actual election campaigning hasn’t even begun. ■

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OPINION Living in The South, But Not a Southerner had learned American histoI have lived in Atlanta ry. In their high school classes, for nearly 32 years, yet in no the Northerners had reached way do I consider myself a the 1963 assassination of PresSoutherner. I say this mindident John F. Kennedy. “We ful that my three children got to 1945,” Feiler, a photogwere born here; that I eat rapher and management confried green tomatoes, fried sultant, told me a few years okra, and sweet tea (but not ago. “They spent one week on pecan pie, banana pudding the Civil War and didn’t know or collard greens), and that about Reconstruction. We I find it quaint when my Dave spent three weeks on the Civil wife is referred to as “Miss Schechter From Where I Sit War and two weeks on ReconAudrey.” struction.”

Had we not hired on For most of our years here, my job with the Cable News Network bureau in Jerusalem in the mid-1980s and later demanded attention to national and inbeen invited to work for the network ternational news. I rarely read the metro in Atlanta, I doubt that we would have section of the newspaper. Not until about moved here. I didn’t expect that we would five years ago, when I began working as a freelance writer, did I begin to study local remain this long, but such is life.

Several years ago, a local rabbi, him- (particularly Jewish) history.

No region of this country is without self a native Atlantan, asked how long I had been here. “I’m a relative newcomer,” its stained past; perhaps the South, just a bit more so. I feel no compunction as the I replied. “I’ve only been here 28 years.”

I enjoy telling the story of my par- South reckons with the consequences of ents’ visit to Atlanta, to attend a biennial its history. Nor am I compelled to defend of Judaism’s Reform movement, shortly the region when others posit a moral suafter we moved here. My mother and I periority based on the inferior ranking of rode the train around Stone Mountain Southern states in various measures of and listened to the recorded spiel. My health, education and welfare.

In his book “There Was mother, whose graduate deA Fire: Jews, Music, and the gree was in history, asked, American Dream,” the mu“Don’t these people know sician and musicologist Ben they lost that war?”

Sidran writes of how Jewish Having been here all immigrant composers, many of three weeks, I replied in of whom had never traveled mock horror, “Shhh. No, I beyond New York City, idealdon’t think they know that.” ized the region in song. “For In truth, I knew little the Jews, the South wasn’t so about the South. Growing up much a place, but a premise: near Chicago, the South was “There Was A Fire: Jews, the concept of home, the idea a scary place. Nothing good happened there, insofar as I Music, and the American of belonging somewhere,” Dream” by Ben Sidran. said Sidran, who delivered could tell from the newspaper headlines and the evening network an enlightening talk at this year’s Atlanta Jewish Music Festival. newscasts.

I am not a Southerner. No matter Neither my Jewish Sunday school nor public school education taught me how long I live here, that will not change. about the 1915 lynching of Leo Frank or My father, a born-and-bred New Yorker, the 1958 bombing of The Temple. I was said it took at least 45 years before he felt unaware of the complicated lives led by like a Chicagoan. Musically, I still prefer Southern Jews, as they related to both “Sweet Home Chicago” to “Georgia On their gentile neighbors and their North- My Mind.” ern cousins. I had yet to learn of the alMy children, who range in age from liances between Jews and blacks during 20 to 28, think of themselves as being the civil rights movement and the ten- from the “A-T-L” more than belonging to sions that tested those bonds. the surrounding region. In time, they may When Savannah-native Andrew understand how the history of the South – Feiler, who traces his Georgia family back and its unique Jewish culture – shaped the to 1855, went off to the University of Penn- environment in which they were raised. sylvania in the early 1980s, he discovered a As natives, their attitudes and talents will difference in how many of his classmates help determine its future. ■ 10 | JUNE 7, 2019 ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES

OPINION

Publisher's Note sion that Hitler was expect“Ok, let’s go!” General ing.

Dwight David Eisenhower Operation Overlord uttered these words on the brought England, the U.S. morning of June 5, 1944. and Russia together in an These simple words from uncommon alliance. In the Supreme Allied ComChurchill’s words of Operamander unleashed the largtion Overlord, “What a plan. est amphibious invasion the This vast operation is unworld had ever seen, put into doubtedly the most complimotion an armed force of cated and difficult that has 6,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes Michael A. ever occurred.” In Stalin’s and 160,000 troops, and de- Morris Publisher words, “the history of war termined that D-Day would does not know of an underforever be remembered as June 6, 1944 (The slightly less well-known taking comparable to it for breadth of conception, grandeur of scale and masH-Hour was 06:30).

While the main thrust of D-Day was tery of execution.” And years later, Tom Operation Overlord, there was another Brokaw, “the greatest military invasion operation of equal import that ran simul- in history, which was the beginning of the end for the greatest threat to Western taneously.

Operation Neptune preceded Opera- civilization the world had known.”

No one offered a more sobering tion Overlord by a few hours. Operation Neptune was the code name of the sea- statement than Ike when he was addressborne phase that ultimately carried over ing the troops hours before the invasion. troops, munitions, heavy artillery and “Soldiers, sailors and airmen. ... You are even tanks, on the morning of D-Day and about to embark on the Great Crusade tofor days to come. Operation Neptune was ward which we have striven these many an elaborate deception campaign aimed months. The eyes of the world are upon at offering false information about loca- you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-lovtion, timing, size and scope of the inva- ing people everywhere march with you.

In company with our brave Allies and brothers-in-arms on the other fronts, you will bring about the destruction of the German war machine, the elimination of Nazi tyranny over oppressed peoples of Europe, and security for ourselves in a free world. Your task will not be an easy one. Your enemy is well-trained, wellequipped and battled-hardened. He will fight savagely. But this is the year 1944. ...

The tide has turned. The free men of the world are marching together to victory.

I have full confidence in your courage, devotion to duty and skill in battle. We will accept nothing less than full victory.

Good luck. And let us beseech the blessing of Almighty God upon this great and noble undertaking.”

One interesting tie to Georgia concerning D-Day is Fort Benning. The concept of paratroopers was invented during World War II, unfortunately by the Germans. In 1941, the U.S. Army created its first battalion (501st) and ultimately two divisions (82nd and 101st) at Fort Benning. The 82nd was the first paratrooper division to face combat, in 1943 in Sicily. Both divisions were subsequently deployed, with many other Allied country’s paratroopers, on D-Day, as almost 13,000

troops were dropped behind the beaches of Normandy the evening prior to the morning’s invasion. Today, Fort Benning is still the training ground for a vast majority of our paratroopers, including our highly specialized ranger paratrooper brigade.

And here we are, 75 years later, after the 20th century’s largest gamble. A somber day, recalling the deaths of almost 10,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy alone. Even more distressing, remembering the almost 80 million military and civilian lives lost during the entire worldwide conflict. Almost 3 percent of the world’s population. A staggering thought only 75 years ago.

On June 6, the heads of state for most European countries, America and Russia meet near the cemeteries in Normandy to memorialize this day, pay tribute to Operation Overlord and remember the sacrifices made for freedom. This will mark the last time that this memorial will occur with living World War II veterans in attendance. Firsthand knowledge is rapidly evaporating, and nothing can replace their memories. More about the ceremony, and some of the veterans in attendance, next week. ■

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GRADUATION Joyful Philosophy Enriched with College Degree at 93

By Flora Rosefsky Within minutes of meeting Joyce Lowenstein in her Midtown home, surrounded by stunning fine and decorative art collections, her warmth and innate curiosity to learn become obvious. They are the core of this remarkable woman’s personal philosophy.

Proudly giving a thumbs-up to a graduation cap topped with the words “I’m Done” posted on her door reminded her family and friends arriving for her postgraduation party that she certainly had achieved a major life accomplishment by receiving her bachelor’s degree in art history May 9 from Georgia State University.

Perhaps because Lowenstein is 93, reaching that lifetime goal was even more impressive.

Lowenstein’s love for art took root in the 1950s, spending time with The Art Students League of New York’s summer school program near Woodstock, N.Y., while her two daughters were at camp in Maine. She also took drawing lessons in Sands Point, N.Y., with classes taught by Frank Kleinholz.

Around 1973, Lowenstein and her hus-

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Photo by Meg Buscema // GSU graduate

Joyce Lowenstein gives a thumbs-up about her recent achievement.

Graduate Joyce Lowenstein surrounded by proud family members at her graduation at the Georgia State Stadium May 9.

band, Larry, sold their New York City apartment to start a new life in Atlanta, where Larry found a public relations job opportunity in a city they both came to love.

When friends remarked, “You’re so brave to move to a strange place,” Joyce answered, “To me, it was an adventure.”

This sense of not being afraid to try something new manifests itself over and over again in Joyce’s decision-making process, such as when she enrolled in the GSU-62 program that offers waivers for tuition and certain fees for students 62 and older.

Perhaps Lowenstein’s love for collecting antiques began when she saw her mother’s hand-painted porcelain vases, one of which is part of her current deco-

rative arts collection. Throughout her life she pursued an intense interest and career in antique furniture and accessories, while working as an interior designer for private clients. In Atlanta she owned a highly respected antique shop concentrating in the Art Deco and Art Nouveau periods. She was represented for many years in a popular showroom at the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, where she brought for designers and their clients containers of traditional antiques and accessories collected on her many trips to Europe. A stop in England was always a must for antique wooden boxes of all periods, for which she became known.

One art history course project she

particularly enjoyed at GSU was to find a building that had Greek or Roman architectural designs. She chose The Temple, using 50 of her photos to add to her detailed report. When asked, she admitted she received an A on that project, as she did on most of her other coursework, so that she graduated GSU with honors.

When I mentioned that I hadn’t learned how to use my new digital recorder for our interview, she said, “Where is your iPad?” She told me that is how she recorded all the lectures and took photos, yet she also took handwritten notes. Because she was able to secure permission from the GSU Disability Services office, she could bring the iPad into the classroom and was allowed extra time to take exams. During the course of seven years, she only used that accommodation once.

With her college goal completed, you may find Lowenstein at the High Museum of Art, perhaps attending a monthly Mystery Book Club gathering, or dining with friends from the Ansley Park area.

Whatever she does with all her newfound free time, she will continue to use her curious and engaged mind to inspire others that education is a lifetime journey. ■

Congratulations to my amazing daughter Abby Smith With consistency and perseverance, you have invested all your energy and a lot of work. Indeed, it was a tiring and trying time. You kept moving forward and were laser focused on the goal ahead. Getting your degree in nursing is a great achievement that I know will bring hope and strength to the needy. You certainly are light to others, and this field is right for you. I am so very proud of the woman you have become, and look forward to enjoying this next episode. I love you. I am proud of you, now and always.

Your Father

Alex Koplin University of Alabama Congratulations Alex!

We are so proud of you and love you very much!

Dad, Mom, Charles and Sarah

Alex Vitale Walton High School Congratulations!

We are so proud of you.

Mom, Dad, Danielle and Jeremy

Allison Reish The Galloway School Mazel Tov!

Congratulations on graduating from Galloway and the acceptance to the University of Miami.

So proud of you!

Love, Dad

Asher Yitzchak Zeiger Torah Day School of Atlanta We are so happy for you! We wish you much success in high school!

Mom, Ron, and Family

Becca Nadolne University of Georgia Mazel tov, Becca!

We are amazed by all you do, and excited for what is to come!

Love, Mommy and Daddy

Brent Rodgers The Weber School

Mazel Tov We are so proud of you.

Mom, Dad, Blake and Brock

Caroline Garfunkel Atlanta Jewish Academy Mazel Tov Caroline! We are so proud of all your accomplishments!

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GRADUATION

Rabbi Ed Harwitz welcomes the 2019 graduating class.

May Abravanel and Ed Harwitz perform.

The Class of 2019 throws up their caps.

Song and Inspiration Top off Weber Graduation

By Chloe Levitas As the song “Kids” by MGMT played, The Weber School’s Class of 2109 walked into their graduation at Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts May 24.

Head of School Rabbi Ed Harwitz welcomed those gathered for the graduation and thanked Nicole Brite, grade level dean and teacher and dean of science for organizing the graduation. “Some of my favorite memories of this graduating class was when they would approach me or the faculty with great initiatives to make Weber a better place,” Harwitz said.

Salutatorian Sydney Rein asked the parents and grandparents to stand and she thanked them for their guidance and support over the years. The room roared with cheers, claps, and gratitude for the parents. Rein spoke about Weber’s motto of Head, Heart, and Hands, and how the graduates should continue this philosophy throughout their life. Rein ended her speech with a quote from football star Drew Brees: “Do it the right way and better the way you found it.”

Valedictorian Ruthie Stolovitz said she felt “grateful and thankful to be standing here today” and thanked the

faculty and administration for supporting the students throughout the years. Stolovitz quoted Steve Jobs, who co-founded Apple: “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.” Stolovitz closed her speech by saying “I don’t know how our dots will align, but I know they will connect somewhere in the future.”

Weber chorus sang a lovely rendition of “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty and harmonized while Drew Cohen, music program director, played guitar.

Graduate JoJo Rinzler introduced Michael Bennett, the dean of student affairs, ninth-grade dean, and an English teacher, who was the graduation faculty speaker. Bennett talked about how interruptions can change your life for the better. “Don’t wait for life to pull you out of the library, your phone, or your comfort zone, let the interruptions happen.” He

encouraged the graduating class to continue their thirst for learning and closed his speech with an inspirational quote: “Knowledge is not the end of education, it is the bread that keeps you going on your journey.”

Another graduate, May Abravanel, sang a song in Hebrew, while Harwitz played guitar and those familiar sang along.

Principal Shlaina Van Dyke gave a final commencement speech and wished the graduating class the best on all their endeavors. Associate Head of School Paul Ginburg called out each student’s name as they walked across the stage, where they shook Harwitz’s hand and gave Van Dyke a hug after receiving their diplomas.

Celebrating the accomplishment of finishing high school, the class of 2019 ended the ceremony by cheering and tossing up their caps. ■

Weber Class of 2019 Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting.

So... get on your way!

All the best, Mrs. Geppert

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Temple Beth David honors Confirmation Class Graduates (l. to r.): Ethan Schloss, Olivia Howard, Melina Stein. The young people completed three years of study and were honored during services on May 17, 2019. In the coming months, each of the students will conduct or participate in Shabbat services. Officiating at the graduation, Barry Nickelsberg, TBD President, said, “We are proud of your hard work and dedication, you have been an inspiration to the younger students in our Hebrew school Congratulations�!

Danielle Vitale University of Georgia We are so proud of you!

3 years, 2 majors and Magna Cum LAude!

Mom, Dad, Alex and JEremy

Donny Grossblatt Torah Day School of Atlanta

Mazel Tov Donny!

Thank you Torah Day School for all you do!

Adam and Robyn Grossblatt

Emilia Markson Maryland Institute College of Art Mazel Tov on your graduation.

We are so proud.

Love, Mom, Dad and Noah

Esther Freitag Atlanta Jewish Academy Mazel Tov Esther!

We love you and are so proud of you!

Abba, Mommy, Chaya, Aryeh, Yaakov, and Shalom

Gavin McKee Goddard School - Sugar Hill Mazel Tov to our grandson on his graduation from Pre-K. We are so proud!

Bubby and grandpa

Eliana Glusman Globe Academy

Rebecca Glusman T he Weber School

Mazel tov Eliana, on your graduation from Globe.

We know you will love Weber!

Mazel tov Rebecca, on your graduation.

We are very proud of you!

With love, Cookie and Zaydie

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GRADUATION

Rabbi Ari Leubitz, AJA head of school, addresses the Class of 2019.

Yitzi Zolty and Mayaan Starr deliver the d’var Torah.

Medad Lytton delivers his valedictory address to friends and family in attendance.

Dave Byron, English teacher and grade dean, shares his personal thoughts with the graduating class.

AJA Seniors Look Back and Forward at Graduation

By Eddie Samuels Fifteen seniors took to the stage May 29 at the Atlanta Jewish Academy graduation to celebrate their achievements and look toward the future.

While the class of 2019 is smaller than its predecessor in number, it’s impact on the school and on Jewish Atlanta reached well beyond its size, according to John Wilson, head of the Upper School Instructional Leadership Team.

Head of School Rabbi Ari Leubitz opened the ceremony by wondering how

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everything could move so quickly.

“It only seems like yesterday we were gathered for our first day of school, and now, another year has passed,” he said. “Indeed, it has been a great year, … in and out of the classroom. We have been privileged to watch our students thrive, in the way only an AJA student can.”

He then recognized the faculty and the staff, many of whom helped organize the ceremony. “We will forever be grateful to our staff and our faculty for giving so much to our children,” Leubitz said.

Following the faculty entrance, the

graduates took their turn strutting their way through the crowd and claiming their spot on the stage.

“It is a night of celebration, but it is also a night of unique and mixed emotions.

On one hand, a door is closing. You are watching your children complete a chapter of their lives. … Don’t worry too much: there’s always money and dirty laundry to bring them back,” Leubitz joked.

A number of speakers followed, including Mark Silberman, board chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, and Alan Minsk, president of AJA’s board.

“I would like to recognize AJA as … a shining jewel in the landscape of Jewish day schools here in Atlanta,” Silberman said twice, emphasizing its importance to him.

Minsk quoted from international theologian Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, explaining the evolution of the rules of Jewish schools. “‘A generation ago, Jewish schools were often seen as second best. They were where you send children if they couldn’t get in elsewhere,’” he quoted. “‘Today they are the first choice for many.

That is a tribute to their excellence.’”

Students and teachers took the lead for the rest of the ceremony. First, Mayaan Starr and Yitzi Zolty gave the d’var Torah. In an impressive feat, the duo managed to liken questions around kosher fish to what it means to be Jewish.

“The backbone is what makes the fish kosher,” Starr said, quoting halachah, Jewish law. “It is the very quality that allows it to swim upstream. A kosher Jew, just like a kosher fish, must have a backbone that … allows them to swim where no one else dares to go.”

Zolty continued, “No matter the environment we find ourselves in, we should never lose what makes us, us.

That trait, like the backbone of the fish, like the description of Avraham, is what makes us special in the eyes of G-d.”

Wilson then took the stage to congratulate the graduates and discuss their

achievements.

“While life is our greatest teacher, and there are more lessons to come, I say with great confidence that the graduating class of 2019 is fully equipped with the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful in life’s next chapter,” he said.

Dave Byron, Upper School English teacher and 2019 grade dean, then gave his keynote address to the class. In true English teacher fashion, he couldn’t resist telling a story and explaining the imagery in it.

“Too often we are critical of our past, and too often we are anxious about our future, and as a result, we miss out on the beautiful and bountiful present,” he said.

“The past was, and the future will be, but now is the only time that is.”

Next came Zoe Sokol to give her salutatorian address, which focused on passion.

“What do people always say? ‘Find your passion, follow your passion.’ What does that even mean?” she asked.

She described her challenge to understand the word and ultimately discovering it by struggling in AP Biology.

Valedictorian Medad Lytton was the final speaker, and he discussed some of the challenges and contradictions of following halachic law, such as shomer negiah, the restriction not to touch members of the opposite sex outside of marriage.

“When I look at our class, I see contradictions, but I also see a community born out of these contradictions,” he said. “The common struggle unifies us as a class.”

Then it was time for the main event as students took turns hearing remarks compiled from the thoughts of upper school faculty — a benfit of having a class size of 15.

The class of 2019 received a standing ovation as they exited the auditorium, toward their future colleges, yeshivot, Israel Defense Forces service, and other choices. ■

Henry Alexander The Weber School

Zoe Alexander Walton High School

If pride is a sin – I must ask for forgiveness!

If pride is a sin – I must ask for forgiveness!

Always loving you!

Nana

Always loving you!

Nana

Jack Weinstein Centennial High School, Franklin, TN

Mazel Tov Jack!

We are so proud of you!

Parents and Grandparents

Mazel Tov Kavan!

We are so proud of you!

Parents and Grandparents Kayle Rothenberg Georgia State University

Mazel tov Kayle on your Graduation. We are so proud of you and know you are going to be a great success whatever you do. We love you lots.

Love your Mom and Dad

Saint Francis Middle School

We are so proud of you.

Mazel Tov!

Mom and Dad

Kavan Husney Riverwood

Kort Husney

Leah Malka Linder Torah Day School of Atlanta Your entire family is so proud of your accomplishments and growth, and we look forward to your High School experience!

Gail & Harve Linder

Lilli Jennison Kennesaw State University

Mazel tov, Lillian!

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GRADUATION

Head of School Amy Shafron offers the opening remarks and congratulates the class of 2019.

Drew Frank, principal and associate head of school, hands out degrees to students one by one.

Rabbi Micah Lapidus offers the benediction to the students after becoming graduates.

The class of 2019 sings the “Schehecheyanu” to close the ceremony and look forward to new experiences.

Energetic, Spirited and Loud: Davis Graduates 20th Class

By Eddie Samuels The Davis Academy celebrated a major milestone on May 30 as it recognized its 20th eighth-grade graduating class. The Class of 2019 consisted of 62 students, of which 43 are members of Davis’ Emet Society, meaning they have attended since at least kindergarten.

In a night full of inside jokes, reminiscing and laughter, Head of School Amy Shafron gave the opening remarks, noting that nine years ago, when many of these students were beginning their journey at Davis, she too had just stepped into her current position.

“When you walked through the door to kindergarten, I too felt like a newbie,” she said. “Fast forward nine years later, we celebrate the journey we have shared together from beginning to end.”

After joining the eighth-grade class on their recent trip to Israel, Shafron remembered some of the highlights from their trip, along with some of the more amusing moments.

“Here we are, back from our big trip, photos shared, laundry put away, memories solidified,” she said, “and yes, diplomas signed.”

Drew Frank, principal and associ-

Drew Frank shares his memories with the class of 2019.

Arielle Scherz of the Davis class of 2003 offers her advice to the class and reflects on her time at Davis.

ate head of school, took the stage next, and reflected on some of his favorite moments with the class.

“Tonight we celebrate the academic, personal, spiritual, creative, musical, and sometimes comical aspects and achievements of an exceptional group of students,” he said. “All of these experiences offered me a glimpse into the amazing young men and women you already are and the fabulous leaders of our community you are destined to become.”

While 2019’s class was the latest to

graduate, a representative from one of the school’s earlier classes was also in attendance. Arielle Scherz from the Class of 2003 was the alumna speaker, discussing some of the changes the school has seen and some lessons that she keeps with her from Davis.

“As hard as it may be to believe, 16 years ago at this time, I was sitting in your place,” she said. “While my memories are so clear, I had trouble relating back to my 13- or 14-year-old self. … What would I say that would make an impact on my younger self?”

Talya Wittenberg Atlanta Jewish Academy

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Her advice for herself and for the graduates in attendance was quite simple.

“Say ‘yes,’” she emphasized. “Say ‘yes’ often. Say ‘yes’ to the opportunity to make a new friend. Say ‘yes’ to trying difficult things. Say ‘yes’ to new experiences and say ‘yes’ to the situation that takes you out of your comfort zone.”

Scherz added that experiences, even those that might seem challenging during the graduates’ time at Davis, might help them more than they realize in the future. She referenced her brother’s experience of landing a job in the financial sector, thanks, in part, to his Hebrew knowledge from his time at Davis.

A student video presentation featured each graduate alongside a photo of them as a young child, interspersed with their answers to questions about their time at Davis.

Among the questions: “How would you describe your grade in one word?”

Four students answered that question with: energetic, spirited and loud, prompting laughs from the family in attendance, and as diplomas were handed out, there was little doubt that the class of 2019 cheered each other on with the same volume, energy and spirit for which they were known. ■

Weston McKee Goddard School - Sugar Hill Mazel Tov to our grandson on his graduation from Pre-K. We are so proud!

Bubby and grandpa

Lilli Jennison

Kennesaw State University

Mazel Tov!

You are an amazing young woman.

Working three jobs and graduating Cum Laude is not easy to do. however, somehow you made it seem easy. I am very proud of you. Wishing you success always.

Love, ‫אמא‬

Lucy Anne Reish Dunwoody High School We are thrilled for your next adventure at Georgia College and State! Make good friends and memories.

Melody Zadeh

George Walton Comprehensive High School Graduation congratulations to our beautiful, smart, and kind daughter who has outgrown our laps but will never outgrow our hearts.

Hengameh and Maurice Zadeh

Natalie Abramov

The Weber School Mazal tov from the Abramov Family

LUM, Mom and Dad and Ethan

Maddie Asarnow University of Georgia

So proud of you!

Mom and Dad

Madison Tessler The Weber School Congratulations!

Madison off to Madison.

A new experience awaits.

We are proud of you and your accomplishments.

Grammy and Grumpy

Shani Rebecca Kadosh Atlanta Jewish Academy Our dearest Shani, Mazal Tov on your graduation. Good luck in Israel. We love you.

Aba, Ima, Yondi, Yifat, Jake, Dafna, Rotem, Saba & Savta

Sydney Rein The Weber School

Mazel Tov! We are so proud of you!

Mom, Dad, Lauren, Marni, Nana, Bubby and Grandpop (Piper and Pilot, too!)

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GRADUATION

Not Your Typical Song and Dance Graduation

By Chloe Levitas The Epstein School’s eighth-grade graduation at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center May 23 took a different approach from graduations of the past. In previous years, the ceremony was held in the school’s gym and students performed a song and dance. This year, they proudly arrived at the stage in groups of four and spoke about their experience at Epstein.

Brian Granath, president of the board, introduced the graduating class of 2019. “Mazel Tov on all you have accomplished. My hope for you is that you will use the tools The Epstein School has given you to make the world a better place.”

David Abusch-Magder, head of school, welcomed everyone to graduation. “The class of 2019 embody what an Epstein education seeks to instill.”

He asked everyone to take a look around them and notice “the beautiful community that powers our students.”

Eric Robbins, president and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, greeted the class of 2019 and wished them well on their high school careers.

Normally, a rabbi speaks at eighth-

Head of School David Abusch-Magder welcomes those gathered to the graduation.

The three rabbis blessing graduates are: Michael Bernstein, Brad Levenberg and Josh Heller.

Class president Bari Seitz speaks about what Epstein meant to her.

grade graduation. This year three rabbis, who are also parents of the graduating class, spoke — a first for Epstein. They were Josh Heller of Congregation B’nai Torah, Brad Levenberg of Temple Sinai, and Michael Bernstein of Congregation Gesher L’Torah. The rabbis blessed the eighth-grade class with the “Shehecheyanu” because graduation is a very special occasion.

Eighth-grade class Knesset president Bari Seitz spoke about what Epstein meant to her. “Little moments are what makes the Epstein class of 2019 so special; it really is the little things that define us.” Seitz presented the class gift, which was an electronic board to post an-

nouncements “so that students will never have to miss the little things.”

Students came up on stage in two groups of four and spoke about 11 themes that were important to them during their time at Epstein. The themes were: first days of school, preschool, elementary school, milestones, shiriyah (song, dance, music, drama), Judaism, middle school, sports, trips, Israel and bar and bat mitzvahs. Each student spoke about their favorite themes and what Epstein meant to them.

The only singing the students did was toward the end of graduation. The graduating class preformed “Shir Israeli”

by Shlomo Gronich. The students were lively and sang proudly as they spent

their last moments as a class together.

New principal Leslie Smith-Rosen spoke about each student individually.

She had very kind and unique things to say about each student. “This was a marvelous group of eighth-graders for me personally because, since they are the graduates for my first year at Epstein, they helped give me such a positive start as they are such an enjoyable group. I loved teaching many of them in a special seminar on “To Kill a Mockingbird,” but most of all, I loved being in Israel with them – they were a delight. I will miss most their maturity and good humor, and I hope the Class of 2020 follows in their footsteps!” ■

Yaakov Zeiger Druid Hills High School Mazal Tov! We are so happy and excited for you and know greatness lies ahead!

Mom, Ron, and Family

Yitzi Zolty Yeshiva Atlanta How proud we are of you! You are bright, kind, respectful and a leader.

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GRADUATION

Bryan as Nathan Detroit in “Guys and Dolls” at Johns Creek High School.

Evan as Lord Pinkleton in “Cinderella.”

Theatrical Twins Take the College Leap

By Marcia Caller Jaffe Is it Evan or Bryan? Who starred in “Cinderella” versus “Guys and Dolls”?

Which twin is going to Alabama or Northeastern? Parents Michelle and Michael Penn can indeed tell them apart as they sought out the best programs and encouraged the twins to express themselves theatrically and parlay that into college choices.

Michelle recounts, “It is always a pleasure to see your children do what they love. As theater lovers ourselves, it was amazing to be able to watch them perform in high quality shows. We had wonderful drama teachers and great programs in their schools.” She added that being in drama programs teaches responsibility, timeliness and being part of an ensemble. “They had incredible experiences in a variety of shows, musicals, Shakespeare, dramas and comedies.”

Bryan and Evan recently graduated Johns Creek High School and shared their “Oscar winning” experiences.

AJT: How would you define talent?

Bryan: I believe it’s learned. Some people have a stronger genetic affinity for singing, and because they like it, they sing often and work harder to improve.

There is no way to constantly work on something you love without getting better.

AJT: Have you been competitive in seeking parts?

Evan: Bryan and I definitely have our own strengths and weaknesses.

Rarely has our high school director even considered us for the same roles. I am more comfortable singing higher notes, while Bryan is more of a baritone. I believe that Bryan is strong at archetypal comedic roles. We have participated in

Evan and Bryan in their college shirts with dog Teddy.

Evan and Bryan at graduation.

many shows together. If there were two shows in one season, our director would cast us separately to ensure that we had our own space to shine and not confuse the audience.

Bryan: We have both been in almost every show at my high school. Recently, Evan and I were double cast as the role of Frederick in “Noises Off.” It was the only time that happened, but we weren’t competitive about it, and we played the role differently, and well. … Also, we have different “types,” so we usually aren’t going for the same role.

and Rusty Charlie in “Guys and Dolls.”

One of my most fun roles was Cleante in “Tartuffe,” which was unexpected, as the show is from the 1600s and oddly rhymed. We incorporated over-the-top, stylistic physicality and homemade masks. I basically waddled and squawked on stage, which was joyful. Another role I loved was Lord Pinkleton in “Cinderella,” which allowed me to showcase my singing.

Some dream roles would be Molina in “Kiss of the Spider Woman” or Jesse Tuck from “Tuck Everlasting.”

AJT: Of which roles are you most proud?

Bryan: Often the most enjoyable roles are the most challenging. My three favorites are Nathan Detroit in “Guys and Dolls,” Frederick in “Noises Off,” and Valere in “Tartuffe.” Nathan was my first lead role in a musical. It was definitely stressful and a lot to do and remember.

My “dream roles” are Marius in “Les Miserables”, Evan Hansen in “Dear Evan Hansen,” and futuristically, Miss Trunchbull in “Matilda.”

Evan: I played Bert Berry in “42nd Street,” Tommy in “The Cover of Life,”

AJT: Was the college application process daunting?

Michelle: The college audition process was time-consuming, expensive and hectic during senior year. Bryan auditioned for BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in musical theater programs, which are highly selective and very small. His program has only 11 rising freshmen. He knew he had to work very hard to get into a program. Evan decided to look for a strong Bachelor of Arts programs in theater.

Bryan: The process, for me, was crazy. Because I was auditioning for musical

theater programs, I applied to several schools. Then I submitted prescreened videos of me singing, acting and dancing. After passing the prescreens, I was invited to audition live. I traveled for six weekends in a row to auditions. It was extremely stressful, yet fun. Luckily, I had help from my voice teacher and acting coach. I plan to attend the University of Alabama for a BFA in musical theater and am super excited!

Evan: The college process was very long and confusing. I had to consider the role theater would play in my life to select a school with a strong BA program, plus the opportunity for other academics. I could not be more excited to continue my love for the arts at such a comprehensive school as Northeastern University and have the entirety of Boston right there.

AJT: What’s your take on being separated for the first time?

Evan: I’m a little nervous. It has been very nice having a companion by my side. However, it is also extremely exciting to be independent and cultivate an individual identity. I am excited to share experiences when we see each other during breaks.

This summer, the twins are volunteering at a drama minicamp for younger students involving dance, music, acting and improv. They are also going to Israel for the first time and working at “In the City” camp.

“Parents with talented kids should find ways for them to shine,” Michelle said. “We were lucky to have wonderful school programs, but not all schools have that. There are many extracurricular programs and camps to learn acting, dance and voice. Theater helps kids in so many ways to express themselves and be more confident!” ■ ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES JUNE 7, 2019 | 21

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Emory AEPi Brothers Look Back 70 Years

By Roni Robbins At 90, Arnold Zipperman was feeling nostalgic. A chance encounter with a former frat brother’s one-time crush inspired Zipperman, an Atlanta native, to begin tracking down the six members of his Emory University Alpha Epsilon Pi pledge class. Having graduated in 1950, it’s been nearly 70 years since the men helped build a frat house, played team sports and bonded over group meals.

“I just felt the urge to do,” Zipperman said about his quest to find his brothers and reminisce about the good ole days of college and Atlanta. He located three brothers. The reunion of sorts was originally planned as a teleconference for nonagenarians who can’t travel.

When the event finally arrived, though, only Zipperman and one other Atlanta native and fellow business school graduate, Malcolm Minsk, were part of the conference call May 29 facilitated and moderated by AEPi. The questions centered around the background of the men, why they joined AEPi, what they gained from the experience, their favorite memories, and advice they might offer other brothers.

Zipperman, once chief operating officer of his family’s Atlanta Tallow Company, said he joined AEPi because it was one of two Jewish fraternities on campus and the only one with Southerners like himself. The other fraternity, Tau Epsilon Phi or TEP, was mostly Northerners.

Minsk is a well-known Atlanta accountant who still works nearly every day. He said he was told if he pledged AEPi he could play center field softball. Other

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Photo by Eddie Samuels // When the Korean War broke out, Zipperman enlisted in the U.S. Air Force.

He went to teletype school and was a clerk/typist, “pencil pusher” in the West and Germany.

Arnold Zipperman, left, recalled helping to build an AEPi house on “frat row.” Previously the frat met in the business school auditorium and then in a house off campus.

than classes, he worked in his family’s kosher grocery store near the Georgia Capitol.

He recounted eating lunch at the frat house, which was on North Decatur Road at the time. “I paid my dues and did what I needed to do, not much. It was nice to say I went to school and I was a frat brother.”

Neither man lived on campus. Zipperman hitchhiked to campus every day. “We lived on East Rock Springs Road and if you go north, you wind up on campus. It’s a straight shot. I’d get up at 7 and at 7:30 I’d stick my thumb out and I was on time for my 8 o’clock class.”

He said he only spent time at the frat house after he helped build it in their senior year.

Minsk reminisced about the pledges being blind-

folded when they were initiated. “They left us out in the country and we did not know where we were.” Soon they discovered a familiar cemetery, which marked the end of civilization in 1946, but it wasn’t far from campus. Minsk lives within a mile of there today and often passes the site.

At this point, Zipperman chimed in, “I lived closer then than Malcolm. … After we oriented ourselves where we were, we went over to my home and got my car, Papa’s car, and we got back [to campus] before the people who left us off.”

Both agreed Atlanta has changed dramatically since then. “The city limits were Peachtree Creek, Peachtree Battle,” Minsk said. “You can’t find the edge now. It’s such a massive city.

“The Jewish community was all on the south side while I grew up. There was not much interaction, at least on my level, between the Reform and the Ashkenazi on the south side. The Temple in the mid-30s was on Peachtree Street, a long way away. … It seemed way out in the country.”

Zipperman and Minsk remembered serving in the military when the Korean War broke out soon after graduation. Minsk was drafted into the U.S. Army. “I was lucky. I never went overseas.” Zipperman enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. While overseas, his first of four sons was born. Today he also has six grandchildren, four greatgrandchildren and a 2-year-old great-great-grandson.

Minsk has three children and 10 grandchildren. His daughter and four grandchildren live in Israel, including two granddaughters in the Israeli Air Force.

He said his best advice to younger frat brothers is “Stay connected. I’ve been involved with Jewish camping and the day school movement. Staying connected Jewishly is going to lead to continuity.”

Neither one experienced anti-Semitism at Emory or in Atlanta, they said. But Minsk pointed out that his fellow Jewish business school graduates didn’t work for big corporate or non-Jewish firms, only other Jewishowned firms, a family business or their own company.

“You didn’t work for a bank or Standard Oil or IBM. To me, that was just the way it was.”

As for the experience of reuniting with his brothers, Minsk said, “I think it’s good to go back and reminisce. We don’t do enough of that. … There are not too many of us left at this stage. Life has been good to us.”

Ending the call, Zipperman wished all good health, “gey gezunt,” to which the AEPi moderator added, “Amen.” ■

GRADUATION

Micah Weiss at his graduation with Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., president of Reconstructing Judaism, and Seth Rosen, chair of Reconstructing Judaism’s Board of Governors.

Micah with his wife, Nomi Teutsch, who recently gave birth to their twin sons.

Big Month for New Rabbi, New Dad

By Eddie Samuels

Ordinarily skipping one’s own senior sermon at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College would be cause for concern, but in Micah Weiss’ case, it was cause for celebration.

“My wife called me as we were two minutes in, and I stepped out of the room and she told me we were having babies [twins] that day,” he said. “I walked back in and said, ‘My wife is giving birth,’ and everyone cheered, and I left in the middle of things. That was my senior sermon.”

Weiss grew up in Atlanta as a member of Congregation Bet Haverim, the son of an interfaith family.

“It was the place that felt the most welcoming for my parents when they were trying to find a Jewish home to raise their children,” he said. “I grew up surrounded by love and in a community that lived out Jewish values with deep integrity.”

As a child, his diverse community and political activism defined his early journey in Judaism.

“I was not involved a lot in Jewish life outside of the synagogue,” he said. “CBH and our home really were the central orienting sites of my Jewish identity. My dad has been the Tikkun Olam chair and my mom has built a really beautiful music program, and that was a big part of my growing up.”

Rabbi Joshua Lesser at CBH helped Weiss become a bar mitzvah and he sang in the synagogue choir his mother directed, which kept him connected to Judaism throughout his time at Henry W. Grady High School.

“Rabbi Josh was a really big part of my journey. He is a mentor and a counselor and has been there at every big life moment,” he said. “He will be at graduation and will be giving me a blessing as part of the ceremony.”

Weiss added that Lesser was a role model for being a rabbi — a thought that first blossomed around his bar mitzvah — but perhaps more importantly for being a mensch.

“I first had the thought of becoming a rabbi pretty young,” he said, “but I didn’t take the idea seriously until my first job after college. I was organizing faith-based communities to support an anti-gun violence program ... and I realized I wanted to do this kind of work in the Jewish community. I thought that sounded like what a rabbi might do.”

Weiss graduated from Wesleyan University with a bachelor’s degree in religious studies and African-American studies and worked for Atlanta-based Etgar 36, where he organized civil rights trips about history, politics and activism.

He attended Yeshivat Hadar in New York for two years and celebrated his graduation from RRC Sunday, but that was not the only recent milestone. He and his wife, Nomi Teutsch, welcomed twin sons into their lives last month, and Weiss has a new role as the assistant director for Thriving Communities and Tikkun Olam specialist at Reconstructing Judaism, the central organization of the Reconstructionist movement.

“Thriving Communities department provides support to the almost 100 Reconstructionist synagogues and chaverot [groups of friends],” he said. “As a Tikkun Olam specialist, I help the movement and our communities deepen our commitments to social justice.”

Weiss reflected on the confluence of so many life-altering events in such a short time.

“There’s a Jewish principle that we try not to group moments of joy and holiness on top of one another, ... and, sometimes people plan and G-d laughs. I don’t think it would be possible to add any more joy but it has been an incredible blessing” Weiss took a moment to reflect on what Reconstructionist Judaism means to him.

“I lived much of my adult life as a pretty traditionally observant person, but for me what gives me my commitment to Judaism is connection to other Jewish people,” he said. “From a Reconstructionist approach, there cannot be a Judaism other than the lived experience of the Jewish people.” ■ ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES JUNE 7, 2019 | 23

COMMUNITY Tufts Scores With Pace Academy Graduate

By Robyn Spizman Gerson Recent Pace Academy graduate Joelle Zelony has a lot to be excited about. Headed to Tufts University as a recruited athlete, this honor roll student has her eye on the ball. A star on and off the basketball court, Zelony hails from a big sports family. Her father Sam got her involved in basketball and it’s been her destiny ever since.

To Zelony’s credit, she has served as a dominating force for the varsity girls basketball team at Pace since entering as a freshman. A four-year starter and two-time captain, Zelony was named to the 2019 Georgia Coaches Association allstate team, was a three-time Co-Offensive Player of the Year and was named to the Region 5AAA All-Tournament team three years in a row. She also led the Knights in steals and charges.

“Basketball took up a lot of my time as well as academics. The time I have left [before college] I enjoy spending with my family and friends. I love the sport and want to impact the Tufts program as much as I can over the next four years and hopefully win a national championship at least once,” she said.

vice Learning Award.

“Tufts is a great Lori Zelony, Joacademic school in an elle’s mom, shared her amazing city. The Tufts daughter’s sports backcoaches are amazing, ground. “My husband and all had outstandand I realized Joelle was ing college careers, so I going to pursue basketknow I can learn a lot ball as early as fourth from them. Our head grade, and she started coach, Coach [Carla] playing year-round in Berube coached the seventh grade. She was USA 17U national never the kid you had team for a few years to tell to practice. She and coached the best loves basketball and talent in the country, works hard truly every which is outstandday to improve on her ing. They are top conskills. When she entenders for a national tered high school her championship every college dream came year as well, which alive. She’s had many would also be really amazing coaches along cool to be a part of.”

Off the court, Basketball standout Joelle Zelony brings the way on her journey.

Zelony is an admired to Tufts University a strong background Truly now her journey as a star player from Pace Academy. has just begun. ... We student, welcoming prospective families to Pace as an admis- are so excited for her to have the opportusions ambassador. She volunteers with nity to train with the coaching staff and an Creating Connected Communities and is amazing team at a top academic school.”

Joelle said of the sport, “The game a member of the National Honor Society.

She was also awarded the Cara Isdell Ser- has taught me so much. How to be a good

leader, but most importantly that your team comes first. I know I need to do whatever I can for my team to be successful, which has taught me that I need to put my friends and family before myself and always have their back, too.”

Pace coach Troy Baker said, “Joelle is the hardest working player that I’ve ever coached. She is relentless on both ends of the floor, and her insatiable appetite for preparation and improvement will serve her well on the next level. She has developed a complete game; she filled the stat sheet in every category. She takes charges, she rebounds, she is the first person on the floor to dive after a loose ball. She’s scrappy and tough and she was a big part of our defensive identity,” said Baker, who is director of athletics and head girls’ varsity basketball coach.

“On the offensive end, she facilitated our offense and was a primary scoring option as well. More importantly she is a leader, a consummate teammate and a joy to coach. We will miss her dearly, and I know Tufts is getting a great one.”

Editor's note: Carla Berube recently left Tufts to become head coach of Princeton University women's basketball. ■

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The 2019 All-American Athlete Award winners are (from left) Stephen Rusnak, Shayna Leibowitz and Shami Frenkel.

Three Weber Students Win Athletic Awards

By Chloe Levitas Three students of The Weber School were recognized as 2019 All-American Athlete of the Year Award winners from the National Strength and Conditioning Association. The award recognizes the outstanding dedication to strength, conditioning and athletic achievements of Stephen Rusnak, Shayna Leibowitz and Shami Frenkel.

The weight and conditioning program has been at The Weber School for two years. “By being in the program, students have seen improvements in the sports they play because the program has made them stronger,” said Assistant Coach Jessica La Gala.

Not only does the program help the students in the athletic world, but also in the academic world. “In order to be an athlete at Weber, students must be in high academic standing and these three students have proved that they can thrive in athletics and academics,” La Gala said.

As a freshman, Leibowitz “has broken many school records for such a young age,” the coach said. Leibowitz participates in track and field at Weber.

Rusnak, a sophomore, has been in the program since it was created and received his award for wrestling. Freshman Frenkel told La Gala that he noticed a difference after trying out for the baseball Maccabi team and that “he could hit harder and throw pitches faster because of the weight training classes,” the coach recalled.

She said it is exciting for the students at such a young age to receive this award and it proves they can balance academics and athletics. ■ ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES JUNE 7, 2019 | 25

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Epstein Students Qualify to Take ACT

By Chloe Levitas Nine students of The Epstein School have qualified to take the ACT as a part of the 2019 Duke University Talent Identification Program’s seventh grade talent search. Epstein students have been participating in the Duke TIP program for 15 years, but this year six students scored high enough on the ACT to receive state recognition.

The seventh-grade students who received state recognition were Joey Bardack, Jonah Blum, Elliott Furie, Asher Glenn, Zachary Meyerowitz and Owen

Rosenthal. Students who reached the Georgia state level were recognized at a ceremony last month at Middle Georgia State University. They also received a medal for their achievement.

Other students who qualified to take the ACT were Naomi Furie, Ryan Kardon and Dolev Brown.

“Every year students have received state recognition. It is incredible that seventh-graders can score very high, when some high school students cannot reach that level yet,” said Coleen Lou, director of communications at The Epstein School.

“The Epstein School is very proud of the extraordinary achievement of our students,” the school said in a release.

“This is a wonderful reflection of the exceptional quality and benefits of Epstein’s dual-language academic program in combination with a STEAM-focused, 21st century learning environment,” the statement read.

“The ACT test reflects the learning that goes on in the classroom and is a clear indicator that Epstein students are very well-prepared to enter the very best high schools and colleges of their choice.” ■

The students who qualified to take the ACT were, back row: Ryan Kardon, Dolev Brown, Owen Rosenthal, Asher Glenn and Jonah Blum. Front row: Naomi Furie, Zachary Meyerowitz, Joey Bardack and Elliott Furie.

Students Honored With Hadassah Chesed Awards The 28th annual Hadassah Greater Atlanta Chesed (loving-kindness) Student Awards May 5 at Temple Emanu-El honored excellence and menschlichkeit in Atlanta’s Jewish teens.

Hadassah partnered with JumpSpark to honor 22 of the best and brightest young leaders and “mensches,” representing synagogues, day schools and

Jewish organizations in our community.

New this year were three individual awards with monetary gifts. The Phyllis M. Cohen Chesed Leadership Award was presented to Jereme Weiner, nominated

by Creating Connected Communities.

She was one of two Chesed essay contest winners. The Linda and Michael Weinroth Chesed Community Service Award

Student essay award winners with their donors were: Grant Chernau, Linda Weinroth, Phyllis M. Cohen and Jereme Weiner.

Steven Resnick received JumpSpark’s Change Maker Award.

essay contest winner was Grant Chernau, nominated by Congregation Etz Chaim.

Each recipient received $500.

The Change Maker Award was presented by JumpSpark, Atlanta’s initiative for Jewish teen engagement, to Steven Resnick, youth director of Etz Chaim.

The Change Maker Award recognizes a

Jewish professional who has made an impact in the lives of Jewish teens and has shown great dedication to the Atlanta Jewish community.

Resnick was chosen from nominations by Chesed Award teen recipients and received $1,000 for programming and supplies for his youth group. ■

Other Chesed student award recipients were: Miriam Sirota, Atlanta Jewish Academy Elaine Berger, Congregation Beth Shalom Robbie Garber, Congregation B’nai Torah Alex Rothenberg, Congregation Dor Tamid Morgan Cushing, Congregation Gesher L’Torah

Nolan Siegel, NFTY-SAR Melina Stein, Temple Beth David Leah Faupel, Temple Beth Tikvah Jacob Sloman, Temple Emanu-El Alexa Phillips, Temple Kehillat Chaim Zoe Alexander, Temple Sinai

Sarah Jeffres, Congregation Or Hadash

Julia Harris, The Epstein School

Paulo Ariel Fulgenzi, Congregation Or VeShalom

Molly Edlein, The Temple

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Adam Cohen, The Weber School Tzipora Estreicher, Torah Day School of Atlanta

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NCJW past president Luci Sunshine, Julie Roberts and Nicole Lipman rave about Sherry Frank’s leadership in moving NCJW forward.

Event co-chair Ray Ann Kremer, Nancy Levine and Flora Rosefsky recall the great work of NCJW.

A Shero’s Shero in Sherry

By Marcia Caller Jaffe At the National Council of Jewish Women’s first “Women Who Dare” luncheon May 30, 200 gathered at The Temple to celebrate a panel of “sheroes:” Elana Bekerman Frank, Elizabeth Finn Johnson, Dr. Mimi Zieman and Joanie Shubin. Valerie Habif was also honored, but could not attend.

The panel discussion with the women was moderated by longtime Jewish community activist Lois Frank.

Rabbi Loren Filson Lapidus gave a rousing invocation. “Women need to push boundaries as did Devorah and Ruth. ... Don’t wait for permission. Go ahead and roar!”

The women honored were indeed accomplished, but the true shero was the new NCJW president Sherry Frank. No stranger to leadership or plain-speaking, Frank laid out a plan to use the council’s 50-year history as a springboard for her plans to turn this “moment into a movement.”

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Sue Tilis, left, surprised Rachel Rosner with the Hannah G. Solomon Award touting her optimism and relentlessness.

Earlier in the program, past NCJW Frank started by laying out her goal to lift up the NCJW agenda by expanding president Luci Sunshine said, “I’m so glad the overall mission and increasing volun- Sherry is taking over. She is a genius.” teerism. She outlined sponsored events Event co-chair Ronnie van Gelder also such as the recent Atlanta Jewish Film praised Frank’s foresight and creative energy.

Festival’s “Ask Dr. Ruth” As part of the event, movie and Q&A with NCJW national treasurer Ruth’s daughter, the ComSue Tilis presented the Hanmunity Women’s Seder at nah G. Solomon Award to a Congregation Or Hadash, surprised Rachel Rosner, and strides made in literatreasurer of the Atlanta cy tutoring at elementary council and a former presischools, which involved dent, for her optimism and more than 100 volunteers. relentlessness.

“Five thousand needy Event co-chair Ray students got to select Ann Kremer said, “NCJW Mother’s Day jewelry is important because gifts for their Moms and that’s how my generation deserving others. We recently hosted 17 Israeli New president Sherry Frank learned to be leaders.”

For more upcoming feminists including Pal- delivered a passionate charge about making NCJW a NCJW events: Georgia Rep. estinians in Washington, D.C., ... the largest group in movement, not just a moment. Deborah Silcox (R-Sandy Springs) speaks about the “heartbeat bill” history at one time.”

Frank also has vision on important at noon on June 11 at the NCJW office topics such as gun control, hate crimes, for a free lunch ’n’ learn. Former CNN women’s rights, protection against sex executive Gail Evans interviews Sherry crimes, and voting rights. She said to Frank at 10:30 a.m. June 19 at Park Place watch for NCJW billboards coming soon in Buckhead about Frank’s new book, “A Passion to Serve.” ■ to Atlanta streets.

The Lowdown I Bet You Didn’t Know …

Daryn Kagan Atlanta is chock full of interesting “movers and shakers,” some bent on creativity, others on empire building, activism and/or just plain having fun and living the good life. Lean in to hear some off the cuff remarks about what makes Daryn Kagan tick.

One year ago, Kagan appeared as a commentator on CBS “Sunday Morning” with Jane Pauley. Her topic was the happiness she found a bit later in life creating a blended family and adopting her new husband’s daughter, as well as another daughter whom she mentored as a Little Sister.

Looking back, Kagan launched from a childhood in Beverly Hills to the prestigious Stanford University, then spring-boarding into a 12-year stint as anchor and correspondent for CNN. Her broadcast career was nothing short of stellar: Covering the Super Bowl, the Oscars, the Middle East/Gulf War and AIDS in Africa.

She was heralded as one of the few reporters who reported live on 9/11, including being on air when the second plane hit the Twin Towers.

Kagan reinvented herself with books, blogs and radio (Oprah Radio on Sirius XM) and the made-for-TV documentary “Breaking the Curse” about leprosy in India.

Her message is positivism and the victory of human triumph.

Get to know Kagan better right here.

Greatest extravagance?

Spending hours walking the BeltLine with Butter, my 2-year-old rescue mutt.

I am often mistaken for …

Sandra Bullock.

Which talent would you like to have?

Singing in tune, which my family can confirm does not happen.

I’ve been known to freak out about …

Being served any kind of cheese. I even gag at sprinkled Parmesan.

My friends tease me about …

Being single for so long, dating a variety of men and forgetting who they were and mixing them up.

Guilty pleasure?

Haagen-Dazs Banana Peanut Butter Chip and Vanilla Swiss Almond.

What are you listening to?

My favorite podcast is “How I Built This” posted by Guy Raz about entrepreneurs building successful businesses.

You’ve interviewed a lot of famous folks. By whom were you most awestruck?

Bono. I spent two weeks on the road with him. I was impressed with how he educated himself and is so passionate about social justice activism.

What’s the best advice you’ve ever gotten?

My maternal grandfather said: “As long as you know what’s true in your heart, that’s all that matters. Not what others think of you.

Best advice you give your children.

You can’t screw up the right one; and you can never make the wrong one work. Otherwise known as “bashert.”

To learn more about Kagan, check out her website, www.darynkagan.com and her nonfiction, “Hope Possible: A Network News Anchor’s Thoughts on Losing Her Job, Finding Love, a New Career, and My Dog, Always My Dog.” Reported by Marcia Caller Jaffe Photo by Heidi Morton

CALENDAR CANDLE-LIGHTING TIMES

FRIDAY, JUNE 7

Friday Night Live – Congregation Shearith Israel, 1180 University Drive, Atlanta, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Shearith Israel’s monthly, spirited, song-filled Friday evening service followed by a lovely oneg and socializing. It’s a wonderful way to welcome Shabbat.

Free. For more information, www.bit. ly/2Gp5SRI.

Bamidbar: Friday, June 7, 2019, light candles at 8:28 p.m.

Saturday, June 8, 2019, light Shavuot candles at 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, June 9, 2019, light holiday candles at 9:31 p.m.

Monday, June 10, 2019, holiday ends at 9:31 p.m.

Naso: Friday, June 14, 2019, light candles at 8:31 p.m.

Saturday, June 15, 2019, Shabbat ends at 9:33 p.m.

bers, $12 for nonmembers. For more information, www.bit.ly/2HitlCJ.

Brain Health Boot Camp – Jewish

SATURDAY, JUNE 8

Family & Career Services, 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Atlanta, from 3 to 5 p.m. This can help maintain and enhance your memory and brain function. $25 per class, $200 per semester. For more information, www.bit. ly/2Ob6bCB.

Tikkun Leil Shavuot – Congregation Etz Chaim, 1190 Indian Hills Parkway NE, Marietta, from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. The theme is “The People Who Choose.” Join Etz Chaim as it hears stories from congregants who converted to Judaism, along with a complimentary Torah study led by Rabbi Daniel Dorsch. Dairy desserts will be provided. Free. For more information, www. bit.ly/2Vp1gxe.

SUNDAY, JUNE 9

Shavuot Party – Chabad Intown on the BeltLine, 730 Ponce De Leon Place NE, Atlanta, from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Join Chabad for a children’s program, dairy brunch and ice cream buffet. Open to children of all ages. Free. RSVP, www. chabadintown.org/shavuot.

Vote With Your Dollar: Jewish Ethics of Giving – The Temple, 1589 Peachtree St. NE, Atlanta, from 12:30 to 2 p.m. This Shavout, The Temple and Repair the World are partnering to bring you a thoughtful brunch, where they will study Jewish texts to delve into conversations about how to make decisions when it comes to charitable giving, where to give, to whom and how much. Join in as we answer questions with more questions and think critically about how to vote with our dollar. Free. For more information, www.bit.ly/2W7ML5l.

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and vulnerable place deep within you; or you just want to start each day from a positive, humble and grateful frame of mind, this course is for you. To register and for more information, www. bit.ly/2V3TUyY.

JUNE 11 - JUNE 28

Conditioned Minds Summer Camps @ AJA – Atlanta Jewish Academy, 5200 Northland Drive, Atlanta, at various times. Summer camps will be led by the pros at Conditioned Minds, nationally recognized as one of the best mental/physical leadership sports training systems in the country. They are offering three options for June camps at AJA. The camps use training techniques developed for middle school, high school and college-level teams.

Former Atlanta Hawks player Dikembe Mutombo will be a guest instructor during each week. This is a once-in-alifetime opportunity to receive coaching and feedback from one of Atlanta’s most famous players. Students from across the Atlanta area are encouraged to register. For times, dates and to register, www.tinyurl.com/CMcamps19.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12

Open Play Games – Marcus JCC, 5342

Babyccino – Alefbet Preschool, 5303

Sweet Summer Series – Locations around Atlanta from 5 to 6:30 p.m. PJ Library’s Summer Series is back again, with a twist! Sweet Summer Series will run every Wednesday night for nine weeks at a local ice cream shop.

Each week Sweet Summer Series will be held in a different location around Atlanta. For more information and locations, www.bit.ly/2Yq9ozA.

THURSDAY, JUNE 13

Temima High School Graduation – Temima High School, 1839

Lavista Road Atlanta, at 7:30 p.m. For tickets and more information, www. temima.org.

Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Open play tables are set up every week on MJCCA’s Main Street on Mondays and Wednesdays for you to enjoy popular strategy and skill games while making new friends. Free for members, $5 for the community. For more information, www.bit.ly/2H6mYRt.

Winters Chapel Road, Atlanta, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Babyccino chic meet for modern moms and their tots (babies to toddlers) led by their Alefbet Preschool’s Babies educator.

Every Thursday in the Babies Room.

Free. For more information, www.bit. ly/30kViRZ.

SUNDAY, JUNE 16

Kabbalah and Coffee – Chabad Intown on the BeltLine, 730 Ponce De Leon Place NE, Atlanta, from 9:30 to 11 a.m.

Discuss, explore and journey through the world of Jewish mystical teaching and learn how to apply these profound teachings to your daily life. This ongoing class probes the esoteric through a unique program of English text-based study. No prior Kabbalistic experience required. Free. For more information, www.chabadintown.org.

Magic and Monotheism – William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. In Judaism, there has been a belief in the power of magic spells and rituals to help achieve health and success. The lecture by Rabbi Joe Prass traces the controversial role that magic has had in Jewish history and culture. Free for mem-

JLI: With All My Heart – Chabad Intown on the BeltLine, 730 Ponce De Leon Place NE, Atlanta, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays through June 18 and from 12 to 1:15 p.m. on Thursdays through June 20. Whether you’re seeking relief from stress; you’re hoping for focus, clarity and connection to a raw

MONDAY, JUNE 17

Magical Mondays – William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. For children ages 6 to 12 years old and their families. Do you want to learn some magic? This summer at the

JUNE 7-23 Breman you’ll have your chance. Every week a staff member or a visiting guest magician will perform and teach magic that you can do using items you have around the house. By summer’s end you’ll be a regular Houdini. Free for members, regular admission for nonmembers. For more information, www.bit.ly/2FRA3yP.

Metulla Hadassah: Jewish Women in Judaism Study Session – From 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Featuring Rabbi Ari Sollish, noted author, teacher, founder and director of the Intown Jewish Academy.

As managing editor at Kehot Publications Society in New York, he worked on transcribing, editing and preparing ancient Kabbalistic publications. Rabbi Sollish also teaches Jewish studies at Emory’s continuing education program. $5. For location and more information, www.bit.ly/2Hn0SeQ.

Find more events and submit items for our online and print calendars at:

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FRIDAY, JUNE 21

Bayning on the BeltLine – Chabad

Calendar sponsored by the Atlanta Jewish Connector, an initiative of the AJT. In order to be considered for the print edition, please submit events two weeks in advance. Contact community relations director, Jen Evans, for more information at jen@atljewishtimes.com.

Intown on the BeltLine, 730 Ponce De Leon Place NE, Atlanta, from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. Join Chabad for live music, soup and challah prior to the start of Shabbat. Open bar with cocktails for adults and mocktails for the kids. Walk the BeltLine with your loved ones and friends to usher in the Shabbat in a naturally relaxed state. Free. For more information, www.chabadintown.org.

Meet the Atlanta Magic Clubs – William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 1440 Spring St. NW, Atlanta, from 7 to 9 p.m. See how magicians interact and develop their skills. Both local clubs, IBM Ring 9 and SAM Assembly 30, will be on hand performing creative and mystifying feats. The theme of the evening is “Wild About Harry: Magic Inspired by Magical Harrys.” Free for members, regular admission for nonmembers. For more information, www.bit.ly/2HgSJIW.

SUNDAY, JUNE 23

The Leo Frank Case Tour – Marietta Museum of History, 1 Depot Street, Marietta, from 2 to 4 p.m. Join Historic Jewish Atlanta Tours at the Marietta Museum of History for a special lecture on the Leo Frank case by legal expert Van Pearlberg. Free for William Breman Jewish Heritage History Museum members, $10 for nonmembers. For more information, www.bit. ly/2E8niii.

Artists in the Wild – En Plein Air Art–

A Page From the Book Festival presents Jennifer Weiner – Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. From Jennifer Weiner, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of “Who Do You Love” and “In Her Shoes” comes a smart, thoughtful and timely exploration of two sisters’ lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places in “Mrs. Everything.” $32 per person for members and the community and includes one hardcover copy of the book. For more information, www.bit.ly/2E7GHzy.

Chattahoochee Nature Center, 9135 Willeo Road, Roswell, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. every Tuesday through August.

The CNC partners with the Roswell Fine Arts Alliance to present local painters creating en plein air art focused on spring and summer blooms.

Visit with the painters and observe them at work. Artist availability may be dependent on weather, so please call ahead to determine schedule. Included with general admission to the CNC. $6 per child, $10 per adult, $7 for seniors 65 and up, $7 for students ages 3 to 18, and free for CNC members and children 2 and under. For more information, www.bit.ly/2JnQXba. ■ ATLANTA JEWISH TIMES JUNE 7, 2019 | 31

COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT

Emory Senior Elected to Hillel International Post

By Eddie Samuels Emory University rising senior David Kulp set some pretty lofty goals for himself and consistently achieved them.

He was recently elected co-chair of Hillel International’s Student Cabinet and spoke with the AJT about his life and the journey to his newest role.

Kulp was raised in Potomac, Md., outside of Washington D.C., in what he called a “very liberal, modern Orthodox” community. His parents were very involved in both Jewish and civic life, and a Jewish education was paramount to them.

“I started out at preschool at Beth Sholom Congregation, and then attended a pluralistic Jewish day school from kindergarten through 12th grade,” Kulp said.

“I found a really awesome Jewish community there.”

He grew up in a shomer Shabbat household, something he appreciates to this day.

“I found a lot of value in celebrating Shabbat and getting together as a community for 25 hours every week,” Kulp said.

His senior year of high school he traveled to Israel for three months with

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After his senior year of high school, David Kulp spent a year in Israel, part of which he volunteered with Magen David Adom.

his grade, which graduated in February to enable the trip.

“I spent another two months in Israel volunteering at hospitals and with my family for my brother’s bar mitzvah,” he said. “Come July, I decided that I wanted to extend for another year.”

He spent the first half of the year learning at a Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem, and the second half volunteering as a medic with Magen David Adom. He then returned to the U.S. to attend Emory.

“I knew that I wanted to be somewhere with a strong Jewish community,”

Kulp is associate director of Camp Possibilities for children with Type-1 diabetes.

Kulp said, “but I also wanted to be a big to physical activity programs such as fish in a small pond. What I mean by that yoga classes.

Leadership roles are nothing new to is that I knew Emory would give me opportunities to use my Jewish leadership Kulp, who also is associate director of Camp skills and education to move into leader- Possibilities for children with diabetes.

“There is no one more deserving to ship roles.”

Academics played a part in his deci- be part of national Jewish leadership than sion too, of course. Kulp especially ap- David,” said Rabbi Russ Shulkes, executive director of Hillels of preciated his ability to Georgia. “Ever since he meld his pre-medicine set foot on campus, he studies with those in has endeavored to be an humanities and beyond active participant of so at Emory, and when he many different commuwas finally on campus, nities and leave them it was no surprise where all better than when he he made his first stop. found them.”

“Hillel was probIn his final year at ably the first place I Emory, Kulp accepted went for a move-in the larger role on the Shabbat,” he said. “It cabinet. felt very familiar and it was an amazing envi“As co-chair, I head ronment. … In my secup all the initiatives After a year in the Hillel ond year I served as the and also sit as a stuInternational Student Cabinet, Kulp chair of Jewish Life, so I dent representative on was recently elected co-chair. organized a lot of High the Hillel International Holiday services and all of the education board of directors,” he said. “We have around holidays, in general.” a great, diverse and strong cabinet this After his second year at Emory, Kulp year, and we want to use our reach to get applied and was elected to the Hillel In- even more support for our initiatives.” ternational Student Cabinet with the While he is no longer involved directhope of expanding his reach. ly with Emory’s Hillel, Kulp was a vocal “I love Emory’s Jewish life, but I was Jewish voice on campus when recent antiready for something a little bit larger,” he Israel protests took center stage, includsaid. “There are a lot of Hillels in the world ing mock eviction notices posted on dorm that don’t have the same resources, so I rooms by Students for Justice in Palestine. thought I could use a larger platform.”

“I was able to be a bridge between As the lone representative from the administrators and the Jewish commuSoutheast that year, Kulp’s voice covered nity, and create a dialogue,” he said. a wide area, beyond just Emory and even In its fourth year, the cabinet is still beyond Hillels of Georgia. defining its role, and Kulp aims to be a “We’re advising executive leadership part of that effort. on hot topics happening in Hillels, and “Hillel International is an organizawe respond and work directly on various tion for students and by students,” he said. initiatives,” he said. “For example, this “There’s a lot of potential for the cabinet, year I was working on HillelWell.” and all of its initiatives. … I think building It was a multi-faceted program that relationships is especially important. Givaddressed wellness in many forms, from en that the cabinet is very young, we want mental health awareness and resources students to have a strong voice.” ■

COMMUNITY SIMCHA SPOTLIGHT

Mazel Tov

Eliana Goldin Eliana Goldin was selected for The Bronfman Fellowship. The program chooses 26 outstanding North American teenagers and 20 Israeli teenagers for a rigorous academic year of seminars, including a free, five-week trip to Israel between the summer of junior and senior years of high school. The program educates and inspires young Jews from diverse backgrounds to grow into leaders grounded in their Jewish identity and committed to social change.

This is the second consecutive year that an AJA student was selected. Last year it was Medad Lytton, who was valedictorian of the class of 2019.

Engagement Announcements Taylor – Ruhl

Michèle and Dr. Kenneth Taylor of Atlanta are delighted to announce the engagement of their daughter Zoë Nicole to Christian Philipp Ruhl, son of Christina and Dr. Stefan Ruhl of Buffalo, N.Y. Zoë was raised in Atlanta and attended The Paideia School. While in high school she lived in Steamboat Springs, Colo., for the winters to compete as a member of the U.S. Telemark Ski Team, winning a World Cup race in 2012.

Zoë attended Williams College, where she graduated with honors with a bachelor’s in art history in 2017. Over the past two years she has been working on a photography project, traveling around the world and studying women’s health in partnership with Planned Parenthood Southeast. This August, she will attend the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, where she will pursue a medical doctor/master of public health degree.

Christian grew up in Regensburg, Germany, and Buffalo. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Williams College in 2017 with a bachelor’s in art history. He spent the next two years as a graduate student on a Herchel Smith fellowship at the University of Cambridge, where his current research focuses on the history of U.S. nuclear strategy. He will graduate in 2019 with two master’s degrees: the history and philosophy of science, and international relations and politics.

A summer wedding is planned in Steamboat Springs.

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Beiner – Oren

Stan and Rabbi Judith Beiner announce the engagement of their daughter Zoe Michal Beiner to Eytan Oren, son of Ido and Jodi Oren of Gainesville, Fla. Zoe is the granddaughter of Martin and Linda (z”l) Rosenthal and Irvin (z”l) and Betty (z”l) Beiner. Zoe graduated from the University of Florida and earned her law degree from Vanderbilt University. She is currently clerking for a federal judge.

Eytan also graduated from the University of Florida. He is currently earning his master’s in education at Kennesaw State University.

A July wedding is planned at The Temple.

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COMMUNITY Hi, Terry, I understand why your cousin’s note feels like a slap in the face. Especially in our times, when different diets are in vogue, it is the norm for a host to make special accommodations for people who have specific dietary needs. This one has nut allergies (or any other food allergy), he’s vegan, she’s a vegetarian, they’re gluten-free…

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Jewish Joke of the Week

Got a problem? Email Rachel Stein at oyvey@atljewishtimes. com, describing your problem in 250 words or less. We want to hear from you and get helpful suggestions for your situation at the same time!

Yiddish Word of the Week yiddishkeit Yiddishkeit ‫ייִ דישקייט‬, a summation of all things Ashkenazi Jewish culture, used similarly to a word like Americana.

This week’s Yiddish word hails from an unlikely source, the Scripps National Spelling Bee. One might assume the biggest shock for those in attendance, but for many Jews watching, it was the Jewish-ness of the word selection.

Saved by the Bear?

Solomon is out in the woods when he comes across a bear. Frightened for his life, Solomon runs as fast as he can to escape the bear and manages to hide in a cave. But he is horrified to find that the bear has run after him into the cave and now Solomon is trapped. He closes his eyes and begins to recite “Shema Yisrael” in anticipation of his final moments.

When he is finished, he opens his eyes and is surprised to see the bear in front of him with his eyes closed, also praying in Hebrew. Solomon thinks to himself, “How lucky am I to be cornered by what must be the only Jewish bear in the area! We’re mishpachah; I’m saved!” And then he listens more carefully to the bear’s prayer: “Hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz.”

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Kicking off the final rounds of the spelling bee, contestant Rishik Gandshari was asked to spell, “Yiddishkeit.” He asked for the language of origin, and was given Yiddish, prompting him to quip, “I don’t know what I expected.”

While it may have caught him off guard, the bee veteran spelled that word.

Gandshari was also given another Jewish word later in the day, in the eighth round, this time with Hebrew origin. He was asked to spell “keriah,” the mourning ritual of tearing one’s clothing, which he again nailed before being crowned one of eight winners of the bee.

According to FiveThirtyEight, between 1996 and 2014, no words stumped a higher percentage of contestants than those derived from Hebrew, which were misspelled 55 percent of the time.

Compiled by AJT Staff

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Remember When

given the Hebrew name of David Yaakov at a brit milah performed on May 10 by Rabbi Phillip Kranz.

15 Years Ago // June 4, 2004

50 Years Ago // May 30-June 6, 1969

■ Rabbi Ron and Jill Segal and their children, Adam and Benjamin, enjoyed the festivities during Temple Sinai’s May 16 groundbreaking ceremonies for its nearly $10 million expansion project.

■ Mrs. Stanley J. Tinter of Atlanta celebrated the bar mitzvah of her son Richard David Tinter on Saturday, June 7 at Shearith Israel Synagogue. Richard is the son of the late Stanley J. Tinter, the grandson of Mrs. Simon Zimmerman of Atlanta, and Mrs. and Mrs. Alex Tinter of Miami Beach.

■ Jena Eisenberg and Jordan Edelstein were named The David Academy’s female and male Athletes of the Year for their athletic prowess, leadership skills and positive sportsmanship.

25 Years Ago // June 3, 1994 ■ Earl Wasserman and Susan Chase Wasserman announced the birth of their son, David Jacob, on May 3. David has a brother, Alexander, and a sister, Samantha Deitch. David was

Rabbi Ron Segal and his family enjoyed the festivities at Temple Sinai’s groundbreaking for its expansion.

■ Larry Frank was named dinner chairman for the annual dinner launching the 1969 Israel Bond campaign. Mr. Frank is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and president of Olympic Manufacturing Company. He also served on the boards of the Atlanta Jewish Welfare Federation, Atlanta Jewish Community Center, Hebrew Academy, and Jewish Children’s Services. He was a vice president of the Atlanta Jewish Community Center and served on the planning committee of Camp Judea.

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OBITUARIES

Karen Barris Bragman 64, Atlanta

Karen Barris Bragman, 64, of Atlanta, died May 31, 2019. Karen was born and raised in Detroit, where she earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Michigan and then her law degree from Wayne State University Law School.

She moved to Atlanta in 1986, where she practiced law and became a partner with Arnall Golden Gregory. In her 33 years with AGG, she served as the litigation department chair, a member of the firm’s executive committee and as the firm’s general counsel – the first woman to serve in each position. Karen loved practicing law, as did her father and other family members, and was deeply respected and honored for her legal achievements.

Karen was a loving mother, a devoted wife and loyal friend. She battled and overcame breast cancer more than two decades ago and went on to serve as president of the Atlanta chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. She received a new cancer diagnosis earlier this year, unrelated to her breast cancer, to which she ultimately succumbed.

Karen was an overachiever and competed fiercely in all of life’s endeavors. She was an active volunteer with the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta as well as numerous other causes. Later in life, Karen became an accomplished bridge player.

Survivors include her husband Dr. Alan Bragman; sons Adam Bragman and David (Jaclyn) Bragman; sister Peggy (Harry) Ellman; and brother, Bill (Arlene) Barris.

A graveside services took place June 3 at Arlington Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta, www.komenatlanta.org.

Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, Atlanta 770-451-4999. Sign online guestbook, www.edressler.com.

Arthur Heyman II 92, Atlanta

Arthur Heyman II, 92, passed away May 27. Born December 31, 1926, to the late Josephine Joel and Herman Heyman, Arthur lived in Atlanta his entire life. He shared his life for 52 years with his late beloved wife Elsye Weil Heyman. He is survived by daughters Terri (Marc Cohen) Heyman of Sandy Springs and Pam Lavender of New Milford, Conn.; grandsons Aaron Lavender, Andrew (Maya) Lavender, Adam Lavender, Alex Cohen and Beth (Jesse) Pullias; and great-grandson Rio Paul Lavender. Arthur is also survived by his loving companion Shirley Michalove.

Arthur graduated from Druid Hills High School in Decatur in 1943 and was a lifetime Atlantan except for his college years at the University of Georgia and his service in the U.S. Navy as a radio operator from 1944 to 1946. He received his bachelor’s in business from UGA in 1948. Arthur joined Davison’s Department Store as men’s sportswear buyer. In 1958, he founded his own store, Arthur’s Men’s and Boy’s Shop, in southwest Atlanta, which was a ticket agent for the Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Falcons. In 1968, he began a successful career developing shopping centers, particularly Kmart stores. In 1971 Arthur became president and CEO of Financial Properties, a subsidiary of Abrams Industries, and in 1983 he became a partner in T.O.H. Associates until his full retirement in 2009. Arthur was a founding member of Temple Sinai in 1968 and remained active until the end of his life, serving as president from 1980 to 82 and on many committees.

He had a lifelong passion for Reform Judaism and served on the national boards of the Union for Reform Judaism from 1987 to 2008, and as an honorary board member until his death, including working on the Maintenance of Union Membership committee, Association of Reform Zionists of America, and he was a delegate to the World Zionist Congress many times.

Arthur loved to travel, making it to all seven continents in his lifetime, and was proud of being a driver for Israel’s Olympic team during the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta.

Arthur was an avid golfer and achieved two golfing milestones in his life: shooting a round of golf below his age and making a hole in one.

Most of all, Arthur will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, great-uncle, cousin and friend to many people he supported throughout his life, whose lives were blessed by his presence, and who will be diminished by his absence. The family would like to thank his caregivers Morris, Prisca and especially Sharon Oliver. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Weinstein Hospice or Temple Sinai’s Arthur and Elsye Heyman Endowment Fund. ■ Obituaries in the AJT are written and paid for by the families; contact Managing Publisher Kaylene Ladinsky at kaylene@atljewishtimes.com or 404-883-2130, ext. 100, for details.

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Six Degrees touch the floor with their I have not run any studfeet. Sometimes they just ies. Nor have I run around sat toward the front of the with a tape measure accostsofa or chair — this seemed ing innocent folks. to work quite well for them I happen to be gifted and their size 5 little feet. with a very discerning eye, If one of these tactics which makes measuring was not employed, feet the height of people particuwould stick out at a comfortlarly easy. (Not so gifted with able 40-degree angle. Unforgirth.) tunately, no video available I never actually mea- Shaindle for a YouTube moment. sured any of my aunts or for Schmuckler Thank our lucky stars that matter my uncles. I did Shaindle’s Shpiel none of them drove cars. On not have to. It did not take more than a nanosecond for me to collect the other hand, if they did, I would have enough evidence to be able to unequivo- had the opportunity to make my presencally say: my aunts were shorter than my tation to “Shark Tank,” and become a non-Jewish friends’ aunts. For example: millionaire with my colorful, easy to inmy friend Theresa’s aunts’ height started, stall, car pedal pushers.

Will I get hate mail for the following yes started, with her shortest Aunt Mary, at 5 feet 6 inches, I think. All I know is I generalization? Gosh, I hope not. Jewish had to stretch my neck when speaking folks of my mom’s generation — how to her. OK, just kidding, but I did have to shall I say this with political aplomb and correctness, which, by the way, did not look up!

My little mom (z’’l) and her sisters exist when I was growing up — were (z”l), had to have pillows behind their short! Body image be damned!

Yes, yes, I am aware that other peobacks when relaxing on a sofa. This tactic allowed them to almost, I stress almost, ples are short, however, my story is about

CLOSING THOUGHTS my family – a family of shorties.

This particular physical attribute carried over to my sisters and my cousins. True, one or two are in the 5-feet-5 or -6-inch category, but they don’t count because I don’t know how that happened.

Admittedly, I anticipate most of my grandbabies will be taller than me.

I understand how that happened.

Two of my girls married up! I refer to the height of my sons-in-love! Two of my girls went linear. Of the 10 grandchildren they’ve gifted to me, most are already taller than I am; the younger ones will be.

Thank goodness it was the number one grandchild who made me a savta. We will always be the same height. I feel seriously validated when I am with her.

So, you wonder, what brought all this on? You would not have to wonder if you knew where my work cube and desk were located.

I am less than five feet from the entry door. Everyone needing to check for mail, requiring IT consultations, having an appointment with any one of our senior staff must walk by my work cube.

One would think I would see each person as they open the door to enter.

The ‘walls’ to my cube are about five feet in height. I see and acknowledge the tall folks who enter, the short ones, not so much. I hear them, but never see them.

Occasionally I see the tippy top of their heads. I can recognize folks by their tippy tops.

Now, I beg you, with all the anxieties consuming us in these challenging times, do not get bent out of shape with the following discovery I am about to share with you.

I remind you of the words at the top, and I quote: I have not run any studies; nor have I run around with a tape measure accosting innocent folks.

It would seem to me, from where I sit, in a chair that is lifted to the top rung so I can comfortably reach my keyboard and comfortably sit on the edge of my chair, most of the taller folks are six degrees of separation from my childhood friend, Theresa Mary Elizabeth.

My family, six degrees of separation from Dr. Ruth. ■

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