Atlanta Jewish Times, No. 38, October 9, 2015

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Organizers hope Rabbi Ken Spiro brings modern unity with his talk of Jewish history’s wonders. Page 6

RAINY JOY

SWEET LIFE

Despite wet weather during Sukkot, Jewish Atlanta found time for fun in sukkahs of all sizes. Page 28

David Abes is overseeing three Buckhead Atlanta restaurant concepts that aim to be a cut above. Page 31

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Bukharan Shul Set To Celebrate New Home

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Dr. David Kooby, an Ahavath Achim Synagogue member who is the director of surgical oncology at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital, is looking for ways to be more precise in surgeries for pancreatic cancer to improve what remain grim odds for survival. Page 21

GREEK TO THEM

UGA’s Sigma Delta Tau chapter is doing more than grinding out campus fun and fundraising with its annual all-sorority dance competition. Page 25

DIVERSE TOUCH

As it prepares for Atlanta Pride, SOJOURN works with youths at day schools and in other groups to build support systems. Page 30

INSIDE

Israel 3 Sukkot 28 Calendar 8 Business 31 Candle Lighting

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Opinion 10 Obituaries 37 Education 24 Crossword 38 Simchas 26 Marketplace 39

ongregation Beit Yitzhak is ready for a homecoming party in Norcross, and the whole Jewish community is invited.

The Orthodox congregation serving a Bukharan population — Jews from Central Asia — has spent about two years renovating a building it purchased in 2009 to serve as its synagogue at 6030 Goodwood Blvd. in Norcross.

The work includes an expansion of about 1,000 square feet and a new mikvah, said Simon Barayev, who handles communications for Beit Yitzhak. The congregation also erected an eruv around 2,000 houses; brought in a new spiritual leader, Rabbi Nathan Phuzayloff; and established a night kollel in association with Kollel Ner Hamizrach in Toco Hills.

Rabbi Israel Zelman, who has led the congregation, remains a spiritual leader for Atlanta’s Russian Jews and becomes a teacher at the Beit Yitzhak kollel.

“Our new home allows people to live next to shul rather than walking two miles every Shabbat or holiday” to the King David Community Center at 5054 Singleton Road, the former site for services, Barayev said. “We can invest this time in learning Torah and to actually enjoy the holy day with the family.”

Beit Yitzhak is dedicating the facilities and inaugurating the kollel with a two-part Chanukat HaBayit celebration Sunday, Oct. 18. A dinner at the shul at 5 p.m. is for invited guests only, including Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson. But the event at the King David Community Center at 7 p.m. is for everyone. ■

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U.S. purchase of burn treatment. The Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has awarded a $112 million contract to Yavne-based Mediwound. BARDA will use Mediwound’s NexoBrid in major incidents to remove dead tissue from medium to severe burns. BARDA will also help Mediwound finance its efforts for Food and Drug Administration approval for NexoBrid.

Award for cancer therapy. A team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev won the Best Heath and Medicine Project category in the 12th annual Giant Jamboree International Genetically Engineered Machine competition in Boston with a cutting-edge biological cancer therapy called Boomerang.

New center for hearing-impaired children. The Jerusalem Foundation has opened a home in Abu Tor for Jewish and Arab children with hearing impairments. The MICHA (Society for Deaf Children in Israel) center contains four preschool classes and an audiology institute.

Academic degrees up 500 percent since 1990. The number of universitylevel degrees handed out in Israel has multiplied by five the past 25 years.

At the end of the 2013-14 school year, 75,100 degrees were awarded to Israeli students. The increase is particularly high among Israeli women and Arabs.

Study Israel in Washington. George Washington University is establishing an Israel studies program, including an endowed professorship, in the latest example of universities developing closer ties with Israel.

Zambian Embassy reopens. Zambian Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba

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reopened the country’s embassy in Israel, saying, “We view Israel as a true friend in the Middle East.” Kalaba also said Zambia expects “cooperation and the strengthening of ties.”

Big buy for Teva. Petah Tikva-based Teva Pharmaceuticals has announced the $2.3 billion purchase of Rimsa, giving the company a manufacturing and

18-country delegation to fight BDS. A delegation of 22 lawmakers from 18 countries is in Israel for the Israel Allies Foundation’s annual Jerusalem Chairman’s Conference. The visitors will sign a resolution declaring support for Israel and vowing to take a stance against anti-Israel movements such as boycott, divestment and sanctions.

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EU needs Israeli encryption technology. Top international lawyer Patrick Van Eecke has said that stricter European Union regulations on data security in the wake of leaks at Target, Sony and the Internal Revenue Service require companies to seek advanced encryption software such as that supplied by Israeli cybersecurity firms.

Keeping West Point cadets in shape.

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point and numerous NBA teams are turning to Tel Aviv-based startup PhysiMax, which, using 3D cameras, provides cloud-based analytics of how players are performing. One of the main aims of the system is to prevent injuries from inefficient movement.

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Cutting greenhouse gases. The Israeli Cabinet approved plans to slash emissions of greenhouse gases by 25 percent by 2030. The cost of 800 million shekels ($206 million) would eventually save the economy 100 billion shekels in fuel and reduced disease from pollution.

Bon Jovi rocks. In front of 50,000 fans at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park, Jon Bon Jovi kicked off his band’s first performance in Israel by telling the crowd, “I’ve waited a long time for this!” He later dedicated a new song, “We Don’t Run,” to the crowd, saying “This should be the fight song for Tel Aviv.”

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Hope for bipolar depression. NeuroRx, an Israeli company that does research in the United States, has demonstrated a 50 percent reduction in symptoms of depression and a 75 percent reduction in suicidal feelings in a small trial of its Cyclurad treatment in combination with ketamine on treatment-resistant patients with bipolar disorder.

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Neuman Trial Set Hemy Neuman’s second murder trial for the killing of Rusty Sneiderman has been scheduled for August 2016.

At a hearing Wednesday, Sept. 30, DeKalb County Superior Court Judge Gregory Adams scheduled jury selection to begin Aug. 1.

Adams was the judge in Neuman’s first trial in 2011, which resulted in his being found guilty but mentally ill of gunning down Sneiderman outside a Dunwoody preschool in November 2010.

In June, the Georgia Supreme Court threw out that verdict, ruling that Adams erred in allowing evidence from two mental health experts who were hired by the defense but were not going to be called to testify at the trial.

Neuman admitted killing Sneiderman but claimed that he was out of his mind because of an affair he was having with Sneiderman’s wife, Andrea, who worked for him at GE Energy. Andrea Sneiderman, who was convicted in 2012 of perjury, lying to police and obstructing the murder investigation, has repeatedly denied having a romantic relationship with Neuman.

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Driver Charged in I-285 Wreck Sandy Springs police have charged Howard Silverstein, 64, with failure to maintain his lane in the crash Friday, Sept. 25, that sent a Publix tractortrailer and a tanker truck careering off eastbound Interstate 285 onto Ga. 400

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Although the crash tied up traffic for hours, no one was seriously hurt.

Police released videos from a traffic camera and another vehicle’s dashboard camera that showed Silverstein’s 2014 Kia Sorento veering to the right so that its right front tire hit the Publix truck’s left front tire and caused truck driver Leroy Edwards to lose control.

Silverstein told various media outlets that the wet road caused the trouble.

ADL Condemns Alabama on IDs The Buckhead-based Southeast office of the Anti-Defamation League has criticized Alabama for a decision to help balance the state budget by ending the issuance of driver’s licenses at 31 satellite offices statewide, including every office in any county with a population that is at least 75 percent black.

Alabama last year enacted a voter ID law, so the lack of a local office to get a license creates a voting rights issue.

ADL Southeast Regional Director Mark Moskowitz responded with a statement Thursday, Oct. 1, the day the changes went into effect.

“Alabama’s decision is disgraceful and will undoubtedly further undermine the right to vote in counties with the largest communities of color,” he said. “Citizens in the affected areas will now have to expend additional time and money to obtain a driver’s license needed to cast a vote.”

The action “raises the obvious question of whether it was intended to disenfranchise communities of color,”

The Metulla Group of Greater Atlanta Hadassah visits the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum on Sept. 3 for a curator-led tour of the Midtown museum, followed by a kosher lunch. If you are interested in participating in Metulla Hadassah events, call 678-443-2961.

Moskowitz said, so the ADL is urging an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department.

Eight of the 10 Alabama counties with the highest percentages of nonwhite registered voters no longer can license new drivers, so potential voters will have to travel to other counties to get the IDs they need to vote.

“This is a sad — and dangerous — reminder of 50 years ago when marchers literally gave their blood, sweat and tears for the right to vote on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Alabama,” Moskowitz said. “Before passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Alabama and other states constantly devised new and creative ways to disenfranchise communities of color.”

The ADL also renewed its call for passage of the Voting Rights Advancement Act. That act, sponsored by Atlanta Democratic Congressman John Lewis among others, would restore the federal preclearance of voting-related laws that the U.S. Supreme Court threw out in 2013.

The new legislation would replace the Voting Rights Act’s fixed list of states requiring preclearance with a changing list of the states facing the most voting rights complaints.

Sykes to Lead School in Israel Rabbi Loren Sykes, who was the founding executive director of the Conservative movement’s Camp Ramah Darom, has been hired as the new principal of the Reform movement’s NFTY Eisendrath International Experience High School in Israel.

The Union for Reform Judaism announced Friday, Oct. 2, that Rabbi Sykes will spend November and December working with Baruch Kraus, who is retiring at the end of December after a quarter-century as the NFTYEIE principal. As of Jan. 1, Rabbi Sykes will be the principal.

In addition to his work at Ramah Darom, Rabbi Sykes founded Camp Yofi for Jewish families with children with autism. Rabbi Sykes and his family made aliyah in 2013.

“As a rabbi and educator, my mission is to help Jewish teens take the next steps on their Jewish journeys. It is also to create opportunities and experiences that lead to loving the people, the land and the state of Israel with all her blessings, achievements, challenges and shortcomings,” Rabbi Sykes said in the announcement. “As principal of EIE, I look forward to combining these two missions, to helping grow the future leadership of Reform Judaism in North America, and to strengthening the value of religious pluralism in the state of Israel.”

He also said he was humbled to follow Kraus.

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10 Years Ago Oct. 7, 2005

■ Delta Air Lines will begin daily nonstop service from Atlanta to Tel Aviv on March 28 as part of a marketing campaign to lure some of the nation’s estimated 98 million evangelical Christians from the heart of the Bible Belt to the Holy Land. The Israeli Tourism Ministry estimates that the new route could mean an additional 100,000 seats a year available on flights between Israel and the United States.

■ Neil and Lauren Schwartz of Atlanta announce the birth of their second daughter, Sydney Claire, on March 17, 2005.

25 Years Ago Oct. 12, 1990 ■ More than 300 people responded positively to a survey on the creation of a Reform Jewish day school in Atlanta.

The results of the survey, taken by Reform leaders, were released at an Oct. 7 meeting on the proposed school. Fewer than 40 people attended the meeting at Temple Sinai. Sandy Springs was the first choice for the school’s location; Dunwoody was second.

■ The bar mitzvah of Micah Gabriel Katz of Atlanta, son of Nathaniel and Monica Katz, will take place at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at Beth Jacob Synagogue.

50 Years Ago Oct. 8, 1965 ■ Forty-seven leading Jews, representing all groups and denominations in American Jewry, joined Protestants, Orthodox Christians and Catholics meeting with Pope Paul VI on Monday in New York to dramatize “the mutual concerns of religion for world peace.”

■ Mr. and Mrs. Elliott Levitas of Atlanta announce the birth of a son, Kevin Noah, on Sept. 7. A bris was held Sept. 15 with Rabbi Harry Epstein and the Rev. M. Kleinmann officiating.

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fter reading and listening to Rabbi Ken Spiro’s books and classes, David Weinstein wanted to hear him in person. Learning that the rabbi would be traveling from Israel to the United States, Weinstein decided to try to bring him to Atlanta.

“I ran into some stumbling blocks,” said Weinstein, a gastroenterologist who lives in Sandy Springs with his wife and children. “I had never done anything like this before.”

Rabbi Spiro will be speaking about “The Seven Wonders of Jewish History” on Sunday, Oct. 11, at Atlanta Jewish Academy’s Sandy Springs campus.

“I wanted to create an event that would be uplifting and inspiring. I strongly believe we have more cause to celebrate and more to be thankful for as a people today than we have cause to worry about,” Weinstein said.

He said he recruited cousin Mitchell Blass of Sandy Springs to help “in the spirit of our grandfathers, who did so much for the Jewish community.”

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Fraternity brother Brian Statisky also helped, he said.

Dentist Nathan Blass, Weinstein’s maternal grandfather, lived in Atlanta all his life and died in 1973. He was well known in the Jewish community.

“He’s always been this mythic figure in my life,” said Weinstein, who was 4 when his grandfather died. “He gave us the blessing of a great name.”

Saul Blass, Mitchell’s grandfather, was born in 1916 with a twin, Annie (Mislowe), in Atlanta. He started a grocery store. His father, Moses, was the first gabbai at Congregation Beth Jacob.

“My grandfather was one of the kindest men I have ever known, second only to my own father, Allen,” Blass said.

For Weinstein, growing up Jewish was cultural and Zionistic, he said. He knew he was expected to marry Jewish but said he wasn’t raised observant.

But he said his family went to his grandparents’ home every Friday night for Shabbat dinner until his grandfather died. About six years ago, he started becoming more observant and learning about Jewish history.

“There’s this overriding sense of anti-Semitism in the world. Everything in the news is about the Middle East and Iran. Israel is either villain or potential victim. Both are negatives.

I wanted to do something positive,” Weinstein said.

He and his wife, Julie, are members at Congregation Or Hadash. Weinstein also likes to attend daily minyan at Congregation Beth Tefillah and Shabbat at The Kehilla in Sandy Springs.

“I’m obsessed with the divisions in our community. I think about Iran, but I feel like the biggest threat to us is our own fractiousness. That’s why the Second Temple fell,” he said.

He felt that bringing Rabbi Spiro to speak about the wonders of Jewish history could bring the community together. “We can’t argue about our own history,” he said. “We should all know our own history. You can’t ignore the miraculous in it. You can’t ignore the fact that it’s inspiring. No synagogue can have an issue with it. History is unifying when it’s your history.”

He noted that biblical Hebrew doesn’t have a word for “history.”

“It’s all about memory,” he said, noting that one of the common refrains in the Torah is to remember.

Born and raised in the United States, Rabbi Spiro made aliyah in 1982. He served in an Israel Defense Forces infantry unit and lives in Givat Zeev with his wife and five children.

He is known for his quick-paced, humorous style and ability to explain deep concepts. He is a lecturer and researcher with Aish HaTorah’s Discovery Seminar and a licensed tour guide.

He has appeared on radio and TV and is the author of “WorldPerfect — The Jewish Impact on Civilization” and “Crash Course in Jewish History.” ■

Who: Rabbi Ken Spiro What: “The Seven Wonders of Jewish History” Where: Atlanta Jewish Academy, 5200 Northland Drive, Sandy Springs When: 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 Admission: Free Information: Email David Weinstein at d.weinstein@hotmail.com

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Shabbat Ruach. The Marcus Jewish Community Center’s music-filled, casual community service starts at 7 p.m. at Congregation Dor Tamid, 11165 Parsons Road, Johns Creek. Free; www.atlantajcc.org.

SUNDAY, OCT. 11

Pride Parade. Organized by SOJOURN, 44 Jewish organizations march together in the Atlanta Pride Parade from the Civic Center MARTA station to Piedmont Park at 1 p.m. To march, meet by 12:30 at the white float in the grand marshal’s staging area on Ralph McGill Boulevard between Courtland and Peachtree streets. The parade is part of the Pride Festival at Piedmont Park from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Participation is

free; www.sojourngsd.org/atlpride.

Walk to fight cancer. Relay for Life of Ruach, the only American Cancer Society Relay for Life held on a Sunday, begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 8 at North Springs Charter High School, 7447 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs. Sign up at www.RelayForLife.org/ruachga.

Gathering your key documents. Jewish Home Life Communities presents Part 2 of “Preparing Your Top Drawer File,” a program providing information and tools to create your own file of important medical, legal and financial documents, at 2 p.m. at the William Breman Jewish Home, 3150 Howell Mill Road, Atlanta. Free; RSVP to 404-3518412 or JewishHomeLife.org.

Jazz show. Pianist Joe Alterman performs at the Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, at 5 and 7 p.m. Tickets are $17 for JCC members and $22 for nonmembers; www.atlantajcc.org.

Ethics in science. Arri Eisen of the Center for Ethics at Emory addresses “The Convergence of Science and Religion” to inaugurate the Dr. Paul Fernhoff Ethics in Science Program Lecture at Atlanta Jewish Academy, 5200 Northland Drive, Sandy Springs, at 7 p.m. Free; secure­.acceptiva.com/?cst=e4b126.

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Self-defense for middle school girls.

Girls Can Fight Too, a weekly, five-class self-defense workshop operated by Divas in Defense for girls in sixth through eighth grades, starts at 6:30 p.m. at the Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. The series is $140 for center members, $180 for nonmembers; www.atlantajcc.org/ pldb-live/girl-s-can-fight-too-self-defense-workshop-29675 or 678-812-3978.

“Spill the Honey” discussion. A trailer for a documentary about Spill the Honey, which spreads knowledge of the civil rights movement and the Holocaust and promotes genocide prevention, is shown at 7 p.m., followed by a discussion among faith leaders and educators including Rabbi David Spinrad, the Rev. Gerald Durley, C.T. Vivian and Susannah Heschel, at The Temple, 1589 Peachtree St., Midtown. Free; RSVP to cwinsett@the-temple.org.

Business discussion. Entrepreneur Michael Coles, namesake of the Kennesaw State University business school, talks to the Sinai Business Alliance about “Taking on Goliath” at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Drive, Sandy Springs. Admission is $10 in advance or $20 at the door; templesinai.wufoo. com/forms/k1i5ky9l1wf65ro.

Self-defense for high school girls.

Fierce & Fabulous, a weekly, five-class self-defense workshop operated by Divas in Defense for girls in high school, starts at 7:45 p.m. at the Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. The series is $140 for center members, $180 for nonmembers; www.atlantajcc.org/pldb-live/ fierce-fabulous-self-defense-workshop-29676 or 678-812-3978.

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Rothschild Memorial Lecture. Dartmouth College Jewish studies professor Susannah Heschel addresses “The Age of Race: Judaism, Ethics, and the Invisible Seductions of Racism,” the keynote of the Race With Judaism conference, at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Emory’s Oxford Road Building, 1390 Oxford Road, Atlanta. Free; js.emory. edu/events/RacewithJewishEthics.htm.

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Conference on race and ethics. Emory University’s Tam Institute for Jewish Studies and Center for Ethics hold a

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Saturday, Oct. 10, Shabbat ends at 7:47 p.m.

Parshah Noach Friday, Oct. 16, light candles at 6:45 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 17, Shabbat ends at 7:39 p.m. conference on Race With Jewish Ethics from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Room 162 of the Center for Ethics, 1531 Dickey Drive, Atlanta. Free; js.emory.edu/events/RacewithJewishEthics.htm.

Caregiver help. Federation and the Meyer Balser Naturally Occurring Retirement Community present a series of six weekly classes teaching powerful tools for caregivers and using “The Caregiver Handbook,” starting today at 4:30 p.m. at the Meyer Balser NORC inside the Zaban Tower, 3156 Howell Mill Road, Buckhead. Free but registration required; agdavis@meyerbalser.org or 404-355-5696.

Dealing with elderly parents. AJT contributor Nancy Kriseman leads a workshop at the Renaissance on Peachtree, 3755 Peachtree Road, Buckhead, at 5 p.m. on approaching such sensitive topics as moving a parent into assisted living, giving up driving, going to the doctor despite resistance, and overcoming resistance from someone with dementia or depression. Free; rmatthews@ arborcompany­.com or 404-237-2323.

Infertility support. The Wo/Men’s Infertility Support Havurah holds its monthly meeting, this time focusing on providing group support, at 7 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 5645 Dupree Drive, Sandy Springs. Free; www.wishatlanta. org, wish@templesinaiatlanta.org or 404-252-3073.

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Super Sunday. Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta holds its phonathon for the Community Campaign from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.; www.jewishatlanta. org/supersunday or 678-222-3721.

Fall fun. The Marcus Jewish Community Center offers a petting zoo, bounce house, face painting, crafts and more from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Brook Run Dog Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody. Admission is $20 per family for JCC members or $32 for nonmembers; www.atlantajcc.org.

Kosher barbecue contest. The third Atlanta Kosher BBQ Competition &

Festival starts at 11:30 a.m. at Brook Run Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody, with $1 tastings, additional food and arts and crafts for sale, children’s activities, and Atlanta Jewish Music Festival entertainment. Free admission; TheAtlantaKosherBBQ.com.

Pet blessings. The Marcus Jewish Community Center and My Pooch Face present the Blessing of the Pets festival from noon to 2 at Brook Run Dog Park, 4770 N. Peachtree Road, Dunwoody.

Free; www.atlantajcc.org.

Shul dedication. Congregation Beit Yitzhak celebrates the opening of its new building, its new mikvah and its night kollel program at 7 p.m. at the King David Community Center, 5054 Singleton Road, Norcross. Free.

WEDNESDAY, OCT. 21

Israeli author. Etgar Keret reads from “The Seven Good Years,” screens some of his short films and talks with Emory psychologist Marshall Duke at 7 p.m. at Congregation Or Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Road, Sandy Springs. Free; RSVP to communication@or-hadash.org.

THURSDAY, OCT. 22

Baking bread. The Shabbat Project and the Marcus Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody, hold the Great Big Challah Bake at 7 p.m. Advance registration for $10 is required; atlanta.theshabbosprojectusa.org.

SATURDAY, OCT. 24

Photography presentation. The Center for Israel Education presents Israeli photographer Adi Nes and his work at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Or Hadash, 7460 Trowbridge Road, Sandy Springs. Free; RSVP required at www. israeled.org/adi-nes-rsvp.

SUNDAY, OCT. 25

VFI potluck picnic. Volunteers for Israel (www.vfi-usa.org) holds a picnic at 1 p.m. at 2276 Fair Oaks Road, Decatur, to share information about volunteering on an Israel Defense Forces base for two to three weeks. Free; contact Stephen Prestwood at 470-331-7241 or vfi_georgia@bellsouth.net.

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wo men who just took turns criticizing each other in speeches before the U.N. General Assembly now must work together or see their New York rhetoric explode into West Bank warfare.

As we go to press, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is reasserting his governmental authority, pushing his security forces to quell the violent protests that spread from Jerusalem through the West Bank and inevitably led to the deaths of young men challenging the Israel Defense Forces.

Yet when he spoke to the United Nations on Sept.

30, Abbas did his best impression of Pontius Pilate, washing his hands of all responsibility for his people and their actions while declaring the 1993 Oslo peace accords to be null and void.

Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is again focusing on Judaea and Samaria and the areas nominally controlled by the PA while weighing the angry recommendations of his coalition partners and security advisers. He has cleared the way for the homes of Palestinian terrorists to be bulldozed but has shown restraint and, we dare say, leadership in not unleashing the IDF to attack.

Yet when he spoke to the United Nations on Oct. 1, Netanyahu treated the Palestinians like an afterthought, issuing a less-than-convincing call for peace talks as a rebuttal to Abbas after aiming most of his speech and all of his passion at the international bogeyman of Iran.

Can anyone be surprised that Palestinian gunmen killed a couple driving home with their four children within a day of Abbas’ nullification of the agreement that was supposed to end terrorism as a Palestinian tool? Especially after Abbas incited Temple Mount rioters the past month and continued to deny Jewish roots in Israel?

Can anyone be shocked that Palestinians, frustrated at seeing the world focus on Syrian refugees and the violence and chaos elsewhere in the Middle East, responded to Netanyahu’s Iran obsession with a wave of violence designed to grab his attention?

Netanyahu and Abbas now face the ultimate test of leadership. The easy path for each is to let the hawks sway them to escalate the violence into war — a war that, because of Israeli settlements in the West Bank, would be far messier, deadlier and harder to disengage from than last year’s fighting in Gaza.

Since at least the failure of President Bill Clinton’s last-ditch bid to be a peace broker in 2000 and the resulting murderous violence of the Second Intifada, Israeli and Palestinian leaders have preferred the blame game to the adult business of making peace with people you fear and perhaps hate. If we’re to avoid a Third Intifada — one that could destroy the national dreams of two peoples — Netanyahu and Abbas must take the ultimate leap of faith.

If they commit to their peoples’ future and their personal places in history over their grasp on contemporary political power, we’ll perhaps look back at this month’s terrorist killings as the terrible but final price paid for peace. Otherwise, the names of Rabbi Eitam and Naama Hankin, Nehemia Levi, and Aharon Benet might be lost in the bottomless pool of 10 blood spilled on both sides. ■

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than 6 months old) is to get a flu shot — something I izarre occurrences and upsetting incidents are more common than sweetness in a newspaper- have never done. Why bother?

As a healthy adult, I’m at low risk for complicaman’s life, but I experienced a sweet moment tions if I get the flu. I don’t hang around with a lot at the end of the Atlanta Scholars Kollel’s networkof toddlers or retirees, so the risk of passing along ing event at Atlanta Jewish Academy last month. the virus to a more vulnerable person isn’t high. The While I gathered up my camera, notebook shot doesn’t work all the time and was less than 20 and cellphone-as-voice-recorder a few rows from percent effective last the stage, the dean of the kollel, year, and who wants Rabbi David Silverman, came to deal with the side rushing over with a big smile Editor’s Notebook effects? Besides, I figand a greeting that included a ure I’m more likely handshake and a kiss.

By Michael Jacobs to catch something Rabbi Silverman of course mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com while waiting in a delivered a lesson before moving doctor’s office for on to other familiar faces. He obthe shot than I am to served that I was always taking notes and acknowledged that doing so could help me get the flu in my everyday life.

I’ll have a hard time overcoming that last remember what was said. But he wondered whether thought, especially given my irrational dislike for all the writing prevented me from contemplating doctor’s offices, hospitals and other health care and understanding what I was hearing. facilities. But if I stop and think about Schneider’s Like all good lessons delivered to not-so-good overriding point — the flu is so miserable and the students, that 10-second teaching from Rabbi Silvershot’s side effects so minor that even a vaccine with man was quickly forgotten but not gone. It settled a 20 percent success rate is worthwhile — I have no into my subconscious, only to emerge this week rational reason to say no to the vaccination. while I observed my 46th birthday. (I’m not sure The second story brings home a more important middle-age birthdays are cause for celebration, but reality if I bother to think about it. that’s a discussion for another day.)

I spent two hours at the William Breman JewIn this week’s Health & Wellness section, two ish Home on Sept. 25 to learn about planning for stories bring home Rabbi Silverman’s point: I’m end-of-life decisions, and I must admit I’m no more hearing what people are saying, but am I so focused prepared now than I was at 18. I’ve never had The on presenting the information that I don’t bother to Conversation with my wife or with my parents think about it myself? about preferences regarding lifesaving medical care One of the stories is about the arrival of flu and dying with dignity. Not only don’t I have a living season. Dr. Jason Schneider of the Emory School of will, but I don’t have a final will either.

Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital explains If I’ve learned from Rabbi Silverman, I’ll be callhow we can reduce our risk of catching the flu bug ing a lawyer soon and perhaps having an uncomfortand minimize the consequences if we do get it. able talk with my parents when I visit. If not, well, at Of course, the No. 1 recommendation for me least I’m thinking about thinking about things. ■ and you (unless you’re reading this while younger

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slippery slope can be hard to recognize until you’re already sliding downhill.

John F. Kennedy warned during his 1960 presidential campaign that America was edging close to such peril on religious grounds. Protestant leaders suggested that because the Democratic senator from Massachusetts was Catholic, he might be beholden to the pope in Rome, and they called on him to repudiate church teachings.

In a forceful rebuke, delivered Sept. 12, 1960, before the Houston Ministerial Association, Kennedy said, “I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute.”

Watch the address (www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/ALL6YEBJMEKYGMCntnSCvg.aspx). Consider his words in light of today’s political climate.

“For while this year it may be a Catholic against whom the finger of suspicion is pointed, in other years it has been, and may someday be again, a Jew or a Quaker or a Unitarian or a

Baptist. Today I may be the victim, but tomorrow it may be you — until the whole fabric of our harmonious society is ripped at a time of great national peril,” Kennedy warned.

Kennedy recognized the slippery slope.

Since 9/11, that finger of suspicion has pointed at American Muslims.

That no Muslim is seeking a

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major 2016 presidential nomination has not stopped Republican hopeful Ben Carson from pandering to that suspicion by declaring Islam “antithetical to Americanism” and saying that a Muslim should not lead the country.

Carson later said he could support a Muslim who would swear to put the Constitution before religion and disavow Sharia (a religious legal code based on the Quran and the words of the Prophet Mohammed).

Article 6, Paragraph 2 of the Constitution, known as the “Supremacy Clause,” states that the Constitution “shall be the supreme law of the land.”

Article 6, Paragraph 3 states that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.”

Citing these provisions, Arsalan Iftikhar, a lawyer and senior editor of The Islamic Monthly, suggested that Carson should retroactively fail eighth-grade social studies.

In a Gallup Poll conducted in June, 91 percent of respondents said that if the presidential nominee of their party was a Jew, they would vote for that person. Likewise, 60 percent would vote for a Muslim and 58 percent for an atheist.

Someday we may have a president who attends a synagogue.

Someday we may have a president who attends a mosque.

When a Jew, a Muslim or someone of another non-Christian faith — or someone with no religious affiliation at all — is elected president, that person will swear an oath that includes the words “and will, to the best of my

ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Decades ago, alleged fealty to the pope was at the root of prejudice against Catholics and suggestions that they were insufficiently loyal to American values.

If you suggest that a U.S. citizen who is Muslim might be less committed to the nation’s well-being than a U.S. citizen of another faith, you are treading near that slippery slope.

Jewish candidates should not face suspicions about the role of religion in their lives — such as whether Judaism divides loyalties between the United States and Israel — any more than Kennedy should have as a Catholic.

American Jews — whose history is replete with suffering from prejudice in the workplace, in education and in public accommodations — must be willing to publicly reject any litmus test based on religion.

Kennedy’s warning is as valid in 2015 as it was in 1960. ■ Dave Schechter’s career includes writing and producing reports from Israel and elsewhere in the Middle East.

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he Reconstructionist Rabbinical College voted Sept. 21 to admit and graduate students in committed relationships with partners who are not Jewish. By revoking its “non-Jewish partner” policy, the RRC has become the first major Jewish seminary to welcome students in interfaith relationships.

As a Reconstructionist rabbi and the director of InterfaithFamily/Atlanta, I see this as a monumental decision for Jews and the future of Judaism. Some compare this event to a change in the admissions policy in 1984 when RRC became the first rabbinical seminary to accept openly gay students. This new decision further opens the door to inspiring spiritual leaders and dynamic role models.

This is an important time in Jewish history. According to the Pew Research Center, about 60 percent of Jews who married between 2000 and 2013 had a spouse of another faith.

In Atlanta, I’ve met with many Jews with partners from other back-

grounds. They are searching for Jewish community, meaningful experiences and deep connection. Many of these couples have felt rejection from Jewish leaders, their families and members of the Jewish community.

Our role as rabbis and as Jews is not to exclude interpartnered Jews who want to remain involved in Jewish life; rather, it is our duty to welcome,

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empower and enhance the lives of our community members. We need to make Judaism relevant, accessible and inclusive and find creative ways to welcome these religiously diverse families.

To say that rabbis are only allowed to in-marry is to say that being in an interfaith family is wrong, thus forcing interfaith families to feel like second-class citizens.

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rabbis whose partners are not Jewish models radical hospitality and acceptance of all kinds of Jewish families.

Not everyone agrees with this change of policy at RRC. There is concern that rabbis should only marry other Jews and be held to a higher standard than their congregants.

There is a prominent fear in the Jewish community about the watering down of Judaism or that these rabbis are not taking Judaism seriously enough.

And yet the only litmus test for these rabbinical students is the religion of their partner — not their morals, values, Jewish practices, family observances, etc. The expectation should be about how a rabbi’s family engages in Judaism and embodies a Jewish life.

I strongly believe that the religion of the rabbi’s partner does not detract from the rabbi’s ability to serve as a Jewish leader. In fact, I see it as a unique asset.

Rabbis with partners of different backgrounds are in constant dialogue with religion. They can relate to the challenges, struggles and rejections that these couples and families face.

At the same time, they can share their wisdom and experience as they navigate Jewish community, family life, rituals and customs.

We need to embrace rabbis who

exemplify a deep commitment to Judaism and religious life, no matter their partners’ religions.

There are many examples in the Torah that explicitly point to the importance of the stranger in our midst as a source of strength and hope.

Moses, for instance, who was credited as being our first rabbi, married Tziporah, the daughter of a Midianite priest. He was not married to a Jewish woman and would not have been accepted into rabbinical school solely based on his marital status. And yet we regard Moses as one of the most important spiritual leaders in the Bible for the Jewish people.

There is much hope and excitement about the future of Judaism. We need to embrace families where one partner is not Jewish. If not, we will drive these families away.

It is not enough to say that intermarriage is acceptable for our congregants but not our leaders.

Beyond performing interfaith lifecycle events and educational programming, Jewish communities must live out their claims of inclusivity.

In order to honor and affirm Jews and the people who love us, we must keep Judaism relevant while embracing the beauty of tradition.

We must welcome all who wish to lead a rich and meaningful Jewish life. ■

Letter to the Editor On the Mount r Octobe lasses C g n i t Ac n 10/20 begin o

Some excellent points were made in this week’s Our View column (“Stones’ Throw,” Sept. 25). However, I must disagree with the suggestion that Israel “ignore the international criticism.” It is extremely important that Israel tells her story, loud and clear, and that she keeps telling it until the world starts asking the right questions.

Do people who stockpile stones and explosives in their own mosque have a right to demand that soldiers respect the sanctity of that mosque? Do people who hurl stones and Molotov cocktails down on worshippers at the foot of the mountain have a right to demand access to the mountaintop?

I do not favor the rebuilding of the Temple or a return to our ancient sacrificial system. However, a good start on the road to true peace would be for the Waqf (Jordanian Islamic authority in charge of Haram al-Sharif) to recognize that the site is holy to Jews and Christians as well as Muslims and to find a way for good people of all faiths to visit peacefully, just as Israel has found ways to accommodate both Jewish and Muslim prayer at sites such as the Tomb of the Patriarchs (Machpela).

— Toby F. Block, Atlanta Write to Us The Atlanta Jewish Times welcomes your opinions on our articles and other issues of interest to the Jewish community. Letters to the editor should be 400 or fewer words; proposed guest columns may be as long as 700 words.

Email them to Editor Michael Jacobs at mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com. Include the town where you live and a phone number for verification.

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Towering Talent Rises to Support Children’s

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ncore! Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s anniversary concert returns for more tikkun olam and talent.

Some 700 ticketholders will attend the Tower of Talent concert, marking Children’s 100th anniversary, at the Alliance Stage/Woodruff Arts Center at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, sponsored by Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits, owned by benefactor Michael Greenbaum.

The event is coordinated by Robyn Spizman Gerson and inspired by musicologist and beloved classical music teacher Dr. Warren Woodruff and his book “Dr. Fuddle and the Gold Baton” (soon to be a major movie).

Gerson has assembled a worldclass team of talent by pulling together Woodruff, Thomas Ludwig of the Beethoven Chamber Orchestra, Lynn Stallings of the Atlanta Workshop Players and Maniya Barredo of the Metropolitan Ballet Theatre to raise the curtain for “Beethoven to Broadway” to benefit Children’s Healthcare

of Atlanta.

The idea was initiated and funded

by Greenbaum, who is dedicated to supporting medically fragile children.

“During the High Holiday time of self-reflection, I thought about the passion for my own grandchildren and others who are less fortunate,” he said.

“I have enough to live on and the rest

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to do good with. My father stepped up to the plate to help others ever so quietly. That is my legacy. Music is healing. And as Dr. Woodruff says, ‘One note can make a difference’ for these medically fragile children.”

Melisa Morrow, a CHOA development officer, said, “Greenbaum’s generosity thus far has developed in his honor a rehab room where families can stay while recovering children

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We’re currently evaluating this year’s Greenbaum project. It may involve advancing technology.

Greenbaum knows that CHOA is a nonprofit where all children are treated equally.”

“We’ve already sold 500 tickets and secured 50-plus world-class children ages 6 to 16 performing an amazing program Photo by Marcia Caller Jaffe of orchestral strings, Robyn Spizman Gerson joins Michael Greenbaum, pianos and dancing,” the owner of Tower Beer, Wine & Spirits, and Warren Gerson said. “Greenbaum Woodruff, the author of “Dr. Fuddle and the Gold Baton.” is generously covering 100 honor of Children’s Healthcare. percent of the expenses so all revenues “So many people have been can go directly to the children.” touched by Children’s … from a broken She added: “This is one of the arm to a heart transplant,” Gerson most meaningful things I’ve ever done. said. “The bottom line is you’ll want to We’ve raised WAY over half a million bring the family to this event. These dollars in just two years. One of the kids will knock your socks off.” many impressive performers is 8-yearThe VIP reception before the old Angelica Hale, who received a show is sold out, but a few more spots kidney from her mom. Her Streisandcould be reserved for generous conesqe emotion is amazing; she recently tributors. Regular-admission tickets sang the national anthem at the U.S. are $30. ■ Open. The children are appearing on Channel 11 with astounding responses for a sneak peek.”

What: Tower of Talent The chairs for the event include Where: Alliance Theatre, 1280 Peachtree Marianne Garber, Alvaro Arauz and St., Midtown Linda Suvalsky, who are backed by When: 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6 such generous supporters as Sara Tickets: $30 standard, $75 VIP; www.

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Website Tries to Spread Gaucher Awareness

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harmaceutical company Genzyme is sponsoring a new national program called Gaucher on the Map to raise awareness of Gaucher disease during October, which is Gaucher Awareness Month.

Gaucher is a genetic disorder that affects one in 40,000 to 60,000 people worldwide but whose incidence is one in 850 among Ashkenazi Jews.

By visiting GaucherOntheMap.com, you can light up your state on an interactive map and share information about Gaucher disease in a few clicks using social media and other communication tools. Participation is free.

The goal is to get every state involved in raising awareness of Gaucher during October.

“Because Gaucher disease is such a rare disorder and the community of people impacted is spread so thin across the United States, we often find that efforts to improve awareness and understanding of the condition are fragmented,” said Jarrod Trainque, the senior product manager for Gaucher disease at Genzyme.

People who revisit the website will be able to track the participation of states and to read messages that other members of the community have posted.

Gaucher is the most common condition in a family of more than 40 rare diseases known as lysosomal storage disorders. A deficiency in a particular enzyme leads to lipid accumulation in organs.

Symptoms ranging from bone pain and fatigue to life-threatening complications can appear at any time from infancy to adulthood in people with Gaucher.

For more information about Gaucher disease, visit www.gaucherdisease.org. ■

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Doctor, CDC Agree: Get a Flu Shot

By Michael Jacobs mjacobs@atljewishtimes.com October means not only cooler temperatures, the end of the Jewish holiday season, the start of the Braves’ long offseason and the rise of GeorgiaFlorida football excitement, but also the arrival of flu shot season.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, everyone over the age of 6 months should get a flu shot by the end of the month. Doctors’ offices, drugstores and Grady Memorial Hospital, among other health care facilities, have the vaccine ready for the public, said Dr. Jason Schneider, an associate professor at Emory University’s School of Medicine who works in general medicine at Grady.

“It’s important to emphasize that a flu shot is the single best way to protect yourself and friends and loved ones from the flu,” Schneider said during an interview about the 2015-16 flu season.

The flu vaccine could be a harder sell than usual this year because of the poor results last year. The vaccine’s composition badly missed the mark, blocking only 19 percent of the U.S.

million doses of flu vaccine flu cases, one of the lowest to be ready this flu season. matches Schneider can reSchneider said people member. have misconceptions about “Last year was a pretty the potential side effects of rough year,” he said. He exa flu shot. plained that the CDC usu“You cannot get the ally succeeds in planning flu from the flu shot,” the the shot’s makeup based doctor said, because the on flu activity in the Southvaccine uses only killed ern Hemisphere, but the viruses, which provoke a genetics of the viruses can response by the immune change quickly.

Dr. Jason Schneider system but cannot repliThe hope is that the says a flu shot is the cate and spread. vaccine is more effecbest way to protect Common side effects tive this year, but even if yourself and others. include some soreness at it’s not, Schneider said, it’s worth getting the shot. After all, if the injection site, a low-grade fever mutating viruses make the vaccine ef- and muscle aches, but they last only a fective against only 20 percent of the couple of days and can be treated with flu cases, that’s still one in five poten- over-the-counter acetaminophen (Tyletial cases of the flu that are avoided. If nol), Schneider said. “The side effects you don’t get a shot, you’re protected are nowhere near as bad as the actual infection itself.” against none of the flu viruses.

The flu can make you feel misera“If it were a riskier proposition, it would be a different discussion,” ble for days with a high fever and musSchneider said, “but there is little harm cle aches, but the danger comes from to getting the flu shot in my opinion as complications like dehydration and secondary infections. Schneider said a physician.”

The CDC expects 171 million to 179 18,000 people were hospitalized last

year with flu complications, and Grady saw 95 percent or more of its beds filled at the peak of the flu season.

The people hardest hit by complications are younger than 5 years old or older than 65, as well as those who are pregnant or already ill. Anyone in a high-risk group should err on the side of caution and seek medical attention right away for flu-type symptoms, Schneider said, because doctors have tests to diagnose the flu and have effective medications that can cut the severity and duration of the illness and reduce the chance for complications.

Even if you’re at low risk, getting the shot helps protect high-risk people around you, Schneider said. “If I get the flu shot, I’m much less likely to pass it on if I were to become infected.”

The vaccine is unlikely to be as ineffective as it was last flu season, but it won’t be 100 percent successful. You can fight the flu by covering yourself when you cough and sneeze, washing your hands regularly, and using hand sanitizer. If you still get the flu, Schneider said, stay home from work or school. ■

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quently receives medical care is to complete a physical order for life-sustaining treatment, Koufman said. The hinking about death isn’t fun POLST form, which is pink to be highly or pleasant, but one of the best visible, is filled out and signed by a things you can do for your loved physician and a patient or a patient’s ones is to make formal plans for your representative to provide immediate end so they don’t have to. guidance in a medical emergency.

Two lawyers, Michelle Koufman The form, which can be updated at any time, directs whether the patient wants to receive CPR, medications, nutrition and fluids through tubes, and other lifesaving measures. Legally, the wishes expressed on the POLST must be followed in all health care settings, Koufman said.

The POLST works Photos by Michael Jacobs with an advance direcMichelle Koufman helps tive for health care, the sort through the alphabet form that in Georgia soup of terms related and some other states to advance directives, combines a living will including do not resuscitate, allow natural and a durable power of death, physical order for attorney to guide endlife-sustaining treatment of-life decisions. and cardiopulmonary While the POLST resuscitation. is important for anyAbbey Flaum strongly one who anticipates advises against creating those decisions coman advance directive ing soon, the advance without a lawyer’s help. directive is appropriate for any adult because accidents hapand Abbey Flaum, walked a crowd of pen, Koufman said. about 75 people through the steps they Flaum used the example of Terry need to take and the forms they need to Schiavo, whose husband and parents fill out in Georgia to ensure that end-of- fought in court for 15 years while she life decisions and actions match their lay in a hospital bed in a vegetative preferences. The meeting Sunday, Sept. state, to show the value of completing 25, at the William Breman Jewish Home an advance directive. was the first of two sessions about creIf Schiavo had expressed her wishating a “top drawer file” of vital docu- es in a living will, her family would ments for your heirs. have avoided the bitter legal battles.

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treatment without complications) but onfidence in our appearance artistic failure (you simply don’t look is an important component of better or perhaps look even worse). developing a positive self-image.

As we move through life, strong self-es- Aesthetic procedures are just that — aesthetic. If you don’t look naturally teem often contributes to our success. more beautiful after treatment, the Throughout the teen years, our procedures have not served you well. faces go through a transformation because of normal growth and development. It is during this time that our most prominent facial feature, Guest Column the nose, morphs into its

By Dr. Seth A. Yellin adult shape. It also is often during these years that nasal appearance becomes an issue. It is not uncomPersonally, I respect the ethnicity mon for teens to get self-conscious of the face and aesthetically enhance about appearance, and if a feature as the nose in that context. Cosmetic prominent as the nose causes disconrhinoplasty should create a natural, tent, their self-confidence can be hurt. un-operated-on, more attractive apModern nasal surgery techniques pearance. often permit complete correction of While both aesthetic rhinoplasty and functional improves one’s issues during the appearance, the same procedure. real power lies However, aesin its ability to thetic nasal surenhance self-congery, also known fidence. Achievas rhinoplasty, ing that goal is often referred consistently deto as the most fines excellence challenging of all in rhinoplasty. cosmetic surgery procedures. There- This patient (shown before surgery on the Choose your rhileft and a year later on the right) has an noplasty surgeon fore, the expertise improved but natural look after rhinoplasty. wisely. Your face is of the surgeon is worth it. ■ critical to obtaining consistently excellent outcomes.

Dr. Seth A. Yellin is the founder Of course it is absolutely necesand director of Marietta Facial Plastic sary that your surgeon be knowledgeable and skilled, but, just as important, Surgery, Laser & Aesthetics Center (www.

MariettaFacialPlastics.com, 770-425he or she must also have an artist’s eye 7575). He is a fellow of the American for detail, proportion and symmetry.

Academy of Facial Plastic & ReconstrucIf you are unhappy with your native Surgery and is dual board-certified sal appearance, you might wish to exby the American Board of Facial Plastic & plore surgical correction. But patients Reconstructive Surgery and the Ameriare often confused. Whom should I can Board of Otolaryngology-Head & see? What can I afford? These are real Neck Surgery. As one of Atlanta’s most issues that must be considered. well respected and sought after facial Allow me to share some of the plastic surgeons, he has treated thouwisdom that I have acquired dursands of patients during more than 20 ing my 20 years in practice. Find a years in practice, with the goal of making surgeon with experience who listens each patient happy. Yellin is nationally to your concerns, whose aesthetic you renowned for his expertise in creating a share and whose judgment you trust. natural look when performing cosmetic Don’t spend more than you can afford, but don’t choose a doctor solely and reconstructive facial plastic surgery and 3D facial volumization. He has apon price. Price is not an exact indicapeared on NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN and Fox tor of quality, but there’s truth to the to discuss facial aesthetic procedures and statement “You get what you pay for.” was the chief of facial plastic surgery at You can achieve technical success Emory Healthcare from 1999 to 2011. (a result that is appropriate for the

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his time of year many of us critique our lives, including the people who have come in and out of our world. We never know who will play an important role, who will inspire and who will disappoint.

I will never forget my first time walking into the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Arbiser, who lived in the Emory University area. Sam was getting a bit older, wanted to remain in his home to maintain his independence and knew home care was coming fast. His wife, Pola, was none too thrilled to meet me.

Both were fiercely independent, having immigrated to the United States in 1959, built a successful business, raised a family and enjoyed life. Pola told me my services would not be needed, and she politely thanked me for coming.

Husband and wife exchanged some words in Yiddish and Russian, and I was told my company would begin services but only two days per week, and it was only temporary.

I did not have high hopes that this

family would become a bigger client, much less one of the most important people in my life. But then again, no one knows the future other than our Creator.

Over the years, as the Arbisers needed more assistance in their home, I became very involved. Our company eventually had a caregiver in the home

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on a 24/7 schedule. Most important, I built a relationship with Sam and Pola, and I had lunch with Sam every other Tuesday.

Sam was an amazing man. His background was fascinating, with the history he shared of their journey to America: from Warsaw to Siberia to Israel and eventually to the United States. He told me stories of the old country, his transition here, how they almost moved to Chicago but it was

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too cold, how he built his company, Arbiser Machine, with a niche in building parts for any type of machine that needed custom designs.

The other thing about Sam was his determination that age, even at 90 years old, would not slow him down.

I admired that as he got older, needed more care, went from walking to a walker and from walker to electric wheelchair, he always remained positive.

Sam would preach over and over that the brain can continue to thrive even as the body ages. He was able to remain positive and mentally vibrant via a combination of many factors that, if we incorporate into our own lives, could help us remain young: • Stimulation. Sam subscribed to three daily newspapers: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution for local news, The Wall Street Journal for the stock market and financial aspects of his life, and The New York Times. He read each cover to cover every day. He and Pola were avid readers, and their library had hundreds of novels on every subject. Each wrote an autobiographical novel. Pola’s was titled “Give Me the Children,” and Sam’s was “An Unlikely Life.” I believe both are still available on Amazon.

• Hobbies. Sam made artistic pieces throughout his life, even in his 90s. One of his most famous pieces is a huge sculpture titled “The Worker,” which can be seen today on the campus at Emory University near the Visual Arts building. On the lighter side, he was an avid fisherman, a pastime he loved to share with daughter Sherry’s children, Jordan, Malree, Elan and Zoe. • Nutrition. Although Sam had a sweet tooth, he knew the importance of a balanced diet. He would eat the right combination of fresh fruits (with

an emphasis on the berry and melon families) and protein (chicken and fish, light on meat).

• Exercise. Sam did some form of daily exercise, though he did not particularly enjoy it. The Arbisers owned an exercise bike that was placed right in the kitchen.

• Spiritual faith. Sam remained involved with Congregation Beth Jacob to feed his soul. He was a grateful man and knew there was a G-d standing over us.

• Family. Most of all, Sam understood the importance of family. He was a dedicated and loyal father to his two children, Jack and Sherry. He was always there for them during any crisis or just to say hello. And Sam’s real highlight was his grandchildren.

His face would light up when any of the grandchildren visited or called.

I learned more about life with Sam than almost anyone who has come into and out of my life. He was a role model as a businessman, a father, a husband and a survivor, but most of all in terms of his sheer determination that no matter the odds, one has to remain positive and keep pushing forward. There is no giving up if you want to succeed.

Sam was 94 years young when he passed away Sunday, Jan. 12, 2014.

I cried the day he passed because he was such an important part of my life.

But I am also happy that he taught me the importance of diet, exercise, staying mentally challenged, and the most important things in life, such as family, faith and close friends. We could all learn a lesson from Sam. ■ Jeffrey Taratoot is the owner of A Caring Approach Home Care.

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Why to Eat Seasonally range of vitamins that nature offers.

By eating foods seasonally and locally, we also support small and midsize local farmers and in turn cut down on pollution, reduce our carbon footprint and boost our local economy.

Seasonal local foods are also often cheaper and save you money.

When you eat seasonally, you are

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getting fruits and vegetables that are at their peak in health benefits, can strengthen your immune system, and support the environment and local farmers. ■ Belinda Ossip is a holistic health practitioner for Jewish Family & Career Services’ Health Power Initiative.

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he fall season is traditionally a time to harvest, when we gather the abundance of Mother Nature’s crop before the dark days of winter. As we begin to observe our environment, it empowers us to respond to daily and seasonal changes in our local climate.

Most of us adapt our habits seasonally without being conscious of doing so.

For instance, summer is a time when we often eat strawberries and raspberries in abundance; those berries protect eye health with their antioxidant properties, an important factor during the bright, sunny days of summer.

In the fall months we make pumpkin muffins and warming soups, foods that naturally boost our immune systems in preparation for the winter ahead. By making diet and lifestyle choices that embrace each season, we can improve and balance our health throughout the year.

The diet is a powerful tool to help nourish and protect the body and bolster the immune system while embracing the change of season. By incorporating seasonal fall foods into your diet, you can help avoid the common colds and flu that are associated with the fall and winter months.

When you eat seasonally from one season to the next, you strengthen and support your immune system.

One season supports the next, and they are all connected. The very foods we need to protect our health are available in nature during that season.

Adapting to a seasonal diet and building meals around the foods that have been harvested at their peak of ripeness offer huge health benefits.

Fruits and vegetables that are harvested just as they’ve matured are abundant in nutrients.

In contrast, fruits and vegetables transported from far away are picked before they’re ripe and nutritionally mature. The produce thus can endure days or weeks in a truck and storage, but that doesn’t do your body any favors.

Produce that is seasonal generally is more nutrient-dense and higher in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants.

Eating sweet potatoes in fall provides us with up to three times as much vitamin C as eating them out of season.

We also bring a variety of tastes and flavors to our diet as we get the full

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hen Albert Maslia battled pancreatic cancer and endured a second surgery in 2012 to remove his pancreas, his family showed support by participating in the 10/2/15 7:47 AM annual PurpleStride Atlanta walk.

In 2013, his grandson Andrew Ladden decided to take that support further by raising money for pancreatic research for his bar mitzvah project.

In the past two years Andrew, now a freshman at Pace Academy, has raised more than $30,000 for the cause to honor his grandfather, affectionately known as Poppy, who died from the disease in 2014.

“I feel like he would be proud of me if he knew all about this, and I think he does,” Andrew said.

It’s not just Andrew walking for Maslia. Family members have walked with Andrew each year, and last year friends from school joined Andrew’s Team Poppy for the 5K walk at Centennial Olympic Park.

“I think it’s really cool how all these people come out and support,” Andrew said. “They all want to help.”

With just more than a month before this year’s walk Saturday, Nov. 14, Andrew has raised more than $3,300.

In the past, Andrew raised money by asking for donations, but this year he hopes to hold a bake sale at school as a fundraiser.

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teary when she talks about her grandson’s project.

“I get choked up,” she said. “I’m so proud. It’s been very difficult for me since I lost my husband. He was a big factor in Drew’s life. Andrew is very much like him, very much.”

In addition to honoring her late husband, the walk is instrumental in bringing pancreatic cancer awareness to the forefront.

According to the American Cancer Society, pancreatic cancer accounts for approximately 3 percent of all cancers and 7 percent of cancer deaths in the United States.

Approximately 24,840 men and 24,120 women will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer each year, and approximately 20,710 men and 19,850 women will die from it.

“It’s neglected,” Lucy Maslia said.

“You hear so much for the walk for breast cancer and recently for dementia. They brought that to the forefront.

When the American Cancer Society sends out their general mailings, they always mention other cancers but very, very seldom mention pancreatic. It’s quite a killer. It needs to be brought to the attention of the American public.”

Her grandson’s efforts have landed him at No. 3 on the PurpleStride’s list of top fundraisers.

“It’s remarkable how much he’s earned for pancreatic,” Maslia said.

“It’s really amazing.”

The 2015 PurpleStride Atlanta 5K Run and Family-Friendly Walk will be held on Nov. 14 at Centennial Olympic Park. ■

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St. Joe’s Tests Tool Vs. Pancreatic Cancer ago. And people are more likely to talk about pancreatic cancer now.

The biggest risk factor for pancrehen Dr. David Kooby writes atic cancer is something you can conor talks about pancreatic trol — smoking — and Kooby said it’s cancer — specifically pan- likely that obesity and diet play roles in creatic ductal adenocarcinoma — he cancer in a digestive organ. Dysfunccan’t get around the reality of a grim tion in the pancreas is connected to prognosis. diabetes, so it’s not surprising that the The best approach to fight this development of diabetes later in life is cancer is surgery that carves out the associated with pancreatic cancer. malignant cells, but Kooby said only There also are genetic influences, 15 percent to 20 percent including the BRCA gene of patients, who average linked to breast cancer. If about 67 years of age, are you have a family history candidates for the operaof pancreatic cancer, your tion because the disease is risk is higher. But unlike too advanced or they aren’t breast, colorectal, prostate healthy enough for the proand lung cancers, there’s cedure. not a good test for panPerhaps 20 percent of creatic cancer, so it’s hard those who get the surgery to catch early even if you see a long-term survival think you’re at risk. benefit. That’s three or four The symptoms often out of every 100 patients Dr. David Kooby is are nonspecific, such as cautiously optimistic diagnosed who will live for weight loss and malaise, several years after surgery, about better results against but jaundice in someone pancreatic cancer. said Kooby, a member of in his 60s is a sign, as are Ahavath Achim Synagogue dark urine from bile in the who is the director of surgical oncology bloodstream or white stools from bile at Emory St. Joseph’s Hospital. not making it to the colon.

That’s not to say the surgery is For those pancreatic cancer pararely worthwhile. The average patient tients who have surgery, Kooby said, who gets no treatment lives six months one of the keys to success is removing after a ductal adenocarcinoma diagno- the whole tumor but as little healthy sis; the life expectancy grows to eight tissue as possible. Taking out the whole or nine months with chemotherapy. pancreas, for example, leaves the paWith surgery, survival is typically clos- tient with diabetes and digestive prober to 20 months, the doctor said. lems. The more of the pancreas you can Kooby and his colleagues are leave, the better. working hard to improve the odds and “We’re pioneering ways to identify perhaps have reason for optimism in where the tumor ends and tissue bea tool developed by Georgia Tech and gins to optimize removal,” Kooby said.

Emory engineers and scientists.

That’s where a surgical tool called “We are hopeful that survival for the SpectroPen, announced by Emory patients will improve in the years to and Georgia Tech five years ago, might come,” he said. make a difference.

The additional grim news is that A medical dye that binds to prosurgeons need more success against teins in the bloodstream is injected into pancreatic cancer because the inci- the patient at the start of surgery. Bedence of the disease is growing. cause the blood vessels around a tumor The Centers for Disease Control are abnormal, the amount of dye spikes and Prevention reported about 29,000 at the edges of a tumor. The SpectroPen new cases annually 15 years ago; now uses a spectrometer to identify with the number is about 50,000. precision those areas and thus define Multiple factors are producing the margins of the tumor. more cases, Kooby said. The most obIn preliminary testing, the pen vious is that baby boomers are hitting seems useful, Kooby said. their 60s and 70s, so more people are “We’re in an era when we are in the age group most likely to develop treating and helping patients with this the disease. Better diagnostic technolo- disease — making some progress,” he gy is helping find tumors whose spread said. “We have to maintain some optimight have confused doctors 20 years mism for the future.” ■

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WE’RE CELEBRATING!!

100 YEARS OF HADASSAH ATLANTA A CENTURY OF SUCCESS! You are invited to Hadassah Atlanta’s Kickoff Event and Opening of the Centennial Exhibit with honored guest, Marcie Natan, National Hadassah President Sunday, November 1, 2015 12:30 pm The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum 1440 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA 30309 Paula Zucker, GAH President Phyllis M. Cohen, Centennial Chair Ruthanne Warnick, Exhibition Chair A day of EXCITEMENT and FUN for everyone!

Be the first to see our history come alive, record your memories in a photo/video booth, color an original Hadassah coloring book, enjoy the entertainment and all Breman exhibits.

Following the Hadassah program, author Joan Adler will discuss the letters between Nathan Straus Jr. and Otto Frank, and reveal the amazing Straus-Hadassah connection.

Committee: Sheila Barid Lois Blonder Delilah Cohen Justine Cohen Eileen Cohn Gail Cohn Arlene Glass Cheryl Gordon Linda Hakerem Martha Jo Katz

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HPV can lurk for decades before causing no-symptom oral cancer

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hen Jason Mendelsohn felt a bump on his throat last year, he immediately made an appointment with his doctor. After 10 days of antibiotics and steroids without seeing a change in the bump, Mendelsohn had a needle biopsy and was faced with something he never expected: Stage 4 tonsil cancer that had spread to two lymph nodes.

“I had no symptoms,” said Mendelsohn, 45, who leads a financial firm in the Orlando area. “Zero. I was taking a financial exam, put my hand on my face, moved it down to my neck and found a bump. Had I not felt that bump on my neck, cancer would have spread throughout my whole body.”

Mendelsohn was terrified of succumbing to the cancer, leaving his wife of 19 years and their three children, who are regulars at Camp Barney Medintz. He immediately called his insurance agents to make sure his life insurance policy was on auto draft just in case he didn’t survive.

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“I was scared to death,” he said.

“Financially, I wasn’t worried about my family. But, I’ll tell you, it is heartbreaking to think about missing every aspect of your kids’ lives. The whole thing is really overwhelming. The good thing is that I’m not afraid of dying anymore.”

Within a few weeks of his diagnosis, Mendelsohn underwent a radical tonsillectomy and neck dissection during which 42 lymph nodes were removed from his neck. That was followed by seven weeks of chemotherapy, radiation and a feeding tube.

Now in remission, Mendelsohn has made it his goal to spread the word about tonsil cancer, which can be caused by HPV. Doctors think Mendelsohn got the virus when he was a student at Emory University, where he graduated in 1990.

“They don’t think I just got this,” he said. “They think I had it. The face of oral cancer used to be a 75-year-old man that smoked. Now it’s men and women in their 20s who are athletic and got the virus.”

To promote his cause, Mendelsohn

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Top: With his teammates letting him take the lead, Jason Mendelsohn crosses the finish line in the Ride to Conquer Cancer in Washington, D.C., in early September.

Right: Jason Mendelsohn raised $24,022 through last month’s bike ride.

participated in the Ride to Conquer Cancer in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago. He rode with employees of AgencyOne, one of his clients, and when his team approached the finish line, his teammates let him cross first.

“They were just so appreciative and wonderful that it was a great experience from the beginning to the end,” Mendelsohn said.

He raised $24,022 for the ride, surpassing his goal of $20,000 and landing him in third place among fundraisers.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 7 percent of Americans have oral HPV, but only 1 percent have the cancer causing strain.

Each year, around 8,400 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer caused

by HPV. The virus and cancer are more prevalent in men than women.

Even though HPV vaccines on the market, such as Gardasil, are geared

toward other forms of the virus, the CDC says it’s possible they will protect against oral cancers caused by the virus.

Mendelsohn is getting the word out about the vaccines in the hope that more parents will vaccinate children. Boys and girls can be vaccinated against HPV starting at age 9.

In addition to participating in the Ride to Conquer Cancer, Mendelsohn spoke at the ride’s opening ceremonies.

“They always say to me, ‘Jason, before you, I never knew anyone who had tonsil cancer from HPV,’ ” Mendelsohn said. “It’s been so interesting to me how much interest there is on a topic that’s kind of like an epidemic. Rather than be quiet, I thought, if I can stop someone from getting it, that would be a wonderful thing.” ■

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free series of six weekly classes is being offered to help family caregivers reduce stress, improve self-confidence, communicate feelings better, find balance, make tough decisions and locate needed resources.

Two experienced class leaders conduct “Powerful Tools for Caregivers” with interactive lessons, discussions and brainstorming to help caregivers choose and use the right tools for them.

The classes use the Caregiver Helpbook, developed specifically for the class.

The classes are free, thanks to support from the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Meyer Balser Naturally Occurring Retirement Community.

Classes will be held at the Meyer Balser NORC at the William Breman Jewish Home, 3150 Howell Mill Road, Buckhead, on Thursdays from Oct. 15 to Nov. 19.

Each 90-minute session will start at 4:30 p.m.

To get more information or to register, contact Anne Davis at 404-355-5696 or agdavis@meyerbalser.org. Advance registration is required. ■

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JCC Helps Girls Defend Themselves The Marcus Jewish Community Center is teaming up with Atlantabased Divas in Defense to provide two sets of self-defense workshops for sixth- to 12th-grade girls.

The weekly Tuesday-night classes start Oct. 13 at the Marcus JCC, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. Girls Can Fight Too! is for sixth- to eighth-graders and meets at 6:30. Fierce and Fabulous

for ninth- to 12th-graders meets at 7:45.

Each class lasts an hour.

“Navigating through the difficult dynamics that adolescence, middle and high school present is daunting,” said Colette Steel, a mother of teen girls and the chairwoman of the BBYO Parent Committee. “I am proud that the MJCCA is taking this matter seriously and providing the resources to arm our daughters — both literally and figuratively — with the life skills they need to navigate the challenges they face.”

Girls Can Fight Too! covers basic self-defense, bullying prevention, Internet safety and personal empowerment. Fierce and Fabulous includes basic self-defense, personal and street safety, boundary setting, and personal empowerment.

To register, visit www.atlantajcc. org/teens, or call 678-812-3978. The cost of either series is $140 for JCC members and $180 for nonmembers.

Cancer Drug Disappoints on Fertility A breast cancer drug with promise for resolving unexplained infertility without increasing the risk of multiple births apparently does not deliver, according to a comparative study.

“The question was could we reduce the risk of twins and triplets without

negatively impacting the total number of women who can conceive,” said Dr. Michael P. Diamond, a reproductive endocrinologist and the chairman of the obstetrics and gynecology department at the Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University in Augusta.

In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers showed that pregnancy rates and live birth rates were significantly lower in women treated with letrozole, an aromatase inhibitor that enables ovulation, than in those receiving the front-line drugs gonadotropin and clomiphene. The live birth rate was 32.3 percent in women taking gonadotropin and 18.7 percent with letrozole.

The cancer drug has been used offlabel for infertility for several years because of anecdotal reports that it could help women conceive with less risk of multiple births.

PCOS affects 5 percent to 10 percent of reproductive-age women whose major infertility problem is that they don’t ovulate.

But letrozole’s success in women with PCOS does not hold up when the cause of infertility is unclear.

While patients with unexplained infertility taking letrozole did have a significantly lower number of multiple

births than those taking gonadotropins, those rates were comparable to clomiphene, said Diamond, the new study’s corresponding author. Letrozole therapy did significantly reduce the number of multiple births compared with gonadotropin, but its rates were 2½ times those of clomiphene.

“The conclusion for couples with unexplained infertility is that clomiphene probably still remains the firstline therapy,” Diamond said.

Women taking gonadotropin, which is given by shot rather than by tablet, had the highest rate of pregnancy and live births but also the highest multiple birth rate, Diamond noted.

There were no significant differences among the three treatments regarding birth defects or complications.

The study looked at 900 women ages 18 to 40 with unexplained infertility at 12 centers nationally.

A third of patients were randomly assigned to receive up to four cycles of ovarian stimulation with gonadotropin, clomiphene or letrozole; there was no placebo group.

Researchers obtained an investigational new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration for the study because letrozole is approved only for breast cancer treatment.

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Ruach Atlanta Relay Seeks Teams Relay for Life of Ruach Atlanta, the only Relay for Life event held on a Sunday, returns Oct. 11 and is seeking more participants.

The fourth annual event, which is moving to North Springs Charter High School, 7447 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs, is held on a Sunday so Shabbat-observant Jews can participate.

Teams representing Temple Beth Tikvah, Temple Kol Emeth, Congregation Ner Tamid and Jewish Family & Career Services have signed up, as have teams from across the area, to help raise the $35,000 goal. By Monday, Oct. 5, $18,000 had been raised.

Relay for Life is an American Cancer Society fundraiser that traditionally lasts up to 24 hours to represent the 24-hour-a-day struggle against cancer and takes place on Friday night and Saturday, conflicting with Shabbat.

Former Temple Beth Tikvah President Sheryl Blechner came up with the idea of a Sunday Relay as a solution.

“People that participate in this event help raise awareness for American Cancer Society’s research efforts to find a cure for all cancers,” said Blechner, a co-chair of the event. “By participating, they are also sending a message to the American Cancer Society that there is a need for a Sunday Relay for Life for those who observe Shabbat on Friday and Saturday.”

She said participation is off this year, so Ruach Atlanta hopes more people sign up. The walk coincides with the 45th annual Atlanta Pride Festival, for which SOJOURN has lined up 44 Jewish organizations as co-sponsors.

“We are not sure why participation is down,” Blechner said. “Participation in many nonprofit events has been down this year. We are having a hard time getting people to register prior to the event; however, we know of many people who plan to attend but have not yet registered.”

The event runs from 1 to 8 p.m.

Oct. 11 and incorporates traditional elements of Relay for Life.

To register or join a team, go to www.RelayForLife.org/ruachga. A $10 donation is suggested as a sign-up fee.

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UGA sororities dance for SDT fundraiser Last year’s competition, in which

By Rebecca McCarthy niversity of Georgia student all 17 UGA sororities participated, Leigh Harris was visiting some raised $76,000 for Prevent Child Abuse friends at another school when America, a national nonprofit organithey took her to a campus event, a zation that raises awareness and prodance competition in which sororities vides education to stop child abuse. competed and raised money for a char- Prevent Child Abuse America is the national philanthropy for all SDT chapity.

A big fan of dance, Leigh remem- ters. bers thinking, “Why don’t we have something at UGA like this?”

She discussed the idea with her sorority sisters at Sigma Delta Tau, who loved it. Thus, SDT Greek Grind was born.

Eleven years after Harris’ idea took to the dance floor, SDT Greek Grind is still going strong — in fact, stronger than ever.

This year’s event is Wednesday, Oct. 14, at the Classic Center in downtown Athens.

You can cheer for the sorority of your choice — SDT, as the host, doesn’t compete but does perform.

Hosting the evePhotos by Blane Marable Photography ning is Josh Murray, a Top: Alpha Chi Omega members perform star of “The Bachelorduring the 2014 SDT Greek Grind. ette,” ex-fiancé of JewBottom: Sigma Delta Tau members celebrate the ish Atlanta native and fundraising success of the 2014 event. reality TV star Andi Greek Grind raises money through Dorfman, and older brother of former UGA quarterback Aaron Murray. He’s ticket sales — $20 for sorority memfollowing in the footsteps of Aaron’s bers and $30 for fraternity members former football teammate Chris Con- — raffles, T-shirt sales and donations, Friedman said. Donations have been ley, who hosted in 2014.

Conley was a star student athlete flowing in for months. To contribute, who majored in journalism, finished visit sdtgreekgrind.com/donate.

The event’s creator, Harris, said soschool in 2014 and now is a backup wide receiver for the Kansas City rorities begin practicing their routines Chiefs. Aaron Murray is the Chiefs’ in August to be ready by the fall, and some teams lay out the choreography third-string quarterback.

The theme of this year’s SDT in May. Besides bragging rights, the Greek Grind is “Rock the Grind,” said sororities are competing for monetary SDT Greek Grind coordinator Rebecca donations to their own philanthropies of choice.

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Fifteen percent of teams’ final There are changes on tap. For example, Greek Grind will include an scores come from spirit points, based all-male act, the Accidentals, one of the on involvement in events led by Sigma many outstanding a cappella groups Tau Delta, donations and other promotional programs before the show. A on campus.

The show is moving from the Clas- panel of judges determines the other sic Center Auditorium to the 1,500-seat 85 percent of the score based on cosClassic Center Arena on a stage being tumes, use of the theme, performance and originality. ■ built for the event.

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The theme of the conference, set for Nashville from Oct. 29 to Nov. 1, is “Jews and the Urban South.” Presentations will include Nashville, Atlanta, Columbus, New Orleans, Miami, Gadsden, Ala., Dallas, Texas, and Jackson, Miss.

Professor Ira Sheskin of the University of Miami’s Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Jewish Studies, who edits the American Jewish Year Book and writes its article on the number of Jews in the United States, will deliver the keynote address Saturday, Oct. 31, on Jewish demographic trends in the South since 1950.

Another highlight will be dinner and Friday night services at The Temple (Congregation Ohabai Sholom) on Oct. 30. The speaker will be Rabbi Gary Zola, a Hebrew Union College history professor and the executive director of the American Jewish Archives in Cincinnati.

The conference will begin with an optional tour the afternoon of Oct. 29 of a Julius Rosenwald school in Cairo and the Rosenwald Collection at Fisk University.

That tour should be of particular interest to anyone who saw Aviva Kempner’s documentary “Rosenwald” when it came to Atlanta in September.

During lunch Oct. 30, Vanderbilt University Chancellor Nicholas Zeppos will address his university’s outreach to Jewish students and the Jewish community.

That afternoon the Forward’s Paul Berger will talk about the most notorious killing of a Jew in the South in the half-century between the end of the Civil War and the lynching of Leo Frank: the nonhanging lynching of shopkeeper Samuel Bierfield in Franklin, Tenn., in 1868.

Among Atlantans participating in the conference, Georgia Tech’s Ronald Bayor will chair a session on violence during the civil rights movement Oct. 31. The Breman Museum’s Jeremy Katz will be part of a discussion of synagogue archives.

The full schedule is available at www.jewishsouth.org/upcoming-conference. Activities will be based at the Homewood Suites and Vanderbilt University. Registration, open only to society members, is $125; student registration is $50. ■

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erna and Noah Levine of Marietta announce the marriage of their son, Avi Levine, to Meghan Rice, daughter of Becky Rice and Peyton Rice Jr. of Little Rock, Ark. Avi is the grandson of Cecelia and Eugene Levine of Delray Beach, Fla., the late Anne and Edward Leonard of Delray Beach, and the late Deana and Sam Popowcer of Cherry Hill, N.J. Meghan is the granddaughter of Betty and the late Jim Miller of North Little Rock, Ark., and the late Catherine Rice and the late Betty and Peyton Rice, all of Little Rock.

The ceremony and reception were held Sept. 6, 2015, in Vail, Colo.

The bride has bachelor’s degrees in engineering science and Spanish from Vanderbilt University and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. She is a brand manager for the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. The groom has a bachelor’s degree in economic science from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and a master of business administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. He is the executive director of the Digital Professional Institute.

After a honeymoon in Santorini, Greece, the couple lives in Chicago.

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Aquarium Likely to Appeal Ruling Stranding Belugas to keep caring for the belugas indefinitely. “It’s a stalemate. If we give it up, we just don’t know what’s going to happen to these animals.”

That stalemate continues after U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg issued a 100-page ruling Monday, Sept. 28, that NOAA acted properly when it refused Aug. 5, 2013, to issue the aquarium an import permit. The aquarium sued the government in September 2013, about four years into its effort to add diversity to the U.S. beluga gene pool.

(Note: AJT Publisher Michael A. Morris is on the aquarium board.)

The aquarium owns two belugas, which are in Florida, while three whales on loan are in Atlanta. The plan to bring belugas from Russia grew out of a desire to have a large and diverse enough beluga population at U.S. aquariums for the whales to be selfsustaining without any further capture of animals in the wild.

The aquarium wanted to bring in 12 whales, but NOAA suggested 23, Leven said. The two sides settled on 18, to be shared with other U.S. facilities, and the aquarium contracted with the Russians for that number and paid most of

the purchase price while also paying for the belugas’ upkeep.

After working with the aquarium for several years to bring in the belugas, NOAA abandoned ship and poked holes in the application just weeks before the transaction was to be executed.

NOAA Fisheries got a new administrator, who quickly denied the permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act. That law defines the legal path for aquariums to obtain belugas.

NOAA decided that the loss of the belugas from their home waters might hurt the wild population and, in a related factor, that if the Georgia Aquarium imported 18 whales, Russians would catch more to sell in the future. Those concerns had been discussed and reviewed at length earlier in the process.

NOAA was asking the aquarium to prove that importing the belugas wouldn’t hurt the Russian whale population, and Leven said the aquarium did so, providing ample scientific evidence that the wild population would not be depleted. He added that the point of importing 18 belugas was to provide enough biodiversity so that no U.S. aquarium would need to buy more

Russian whales, so the transaction would not have encouraged captures.

Leven said NOAA applied subjective standards, possibly because someone or some group wants to stop putting mammals on display. NOAA Fisheries denies that the decision represents anything beyond this specific case and says a different application could receive approval.

The decision on the belugas represents a slippery slope of irrational regulatory overreach, Leven added.

According to aquarium lawyers, Leven said, the subjectivity and irrationality come through in inconsistencies in Totenberg’s decision. The aquarium likely will appeal, he said — not in the hope of seeing a more favorable administration in 2017, but because the decision was unfair and the lives of the belugas are at stake.

Still, Leven said he’s not optimistic about the long-term outlook for facilities such as the Georgia Aquarium that are devoted to education and conservation or about the fate of the belugas. “I wish I could get more optimistic,” he said. “If it’s a rational decision, I think we win, but we can’t be certain.” ■

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federal judge’s decision supporting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s refusal to allow the Georgia Aquarium to import 18 beluga whales from Russia could be a death sentence for those marine mammals — if the aquarium doesn’t successfully appeal the ruling.

After nearly a decade under human control in some cases, the belugas are incapable of living in the wild. But their care and feeding cost the aquarium $700,000 to $800,000 a year, a figure that approaches $1 million after additional expenses such as personnel traveling to Russia with translators and security every three or four months to check on the whales, aquarium CEO Mike Leven said in an interview.

After spending almost $11 million on the project, the nonprofit aquarium can’t afford to care for the whales overseas forever, Leven said.

“I don’t know what’s going to happen to them if we go away,” he said, noting that only a couple of aquariums outside North America work with belugas, and they couldn’t take more than three or four whales.

Leven doesn’t expect the Russians

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Celebrating Sukkot

The rainy weather through most of Sukkot dampened decorations but not spirits in sukkahs around Atlanta. We thank all of you who shared photos of your holiday huts and your celebrations. See additional photos online at atlantajewishtimes. com. We welcome more photos at submissions@atljewishtimes.com to add to the gallery.

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The sukkah has a long local history: The Blasses got it from a friend, Andrea Goldklang, who received it from a mutual friend, Devorah Shaw, who said it started with the Blasses’ neighbors and close friends Sam and Sheli Feldman.

C and E: Claire and Howard Peck personalize their Sandy Springs sukkah to bring home their out-of-state grandchildren. Claire Peck has painted biblical characters to decorate the sukkah, then added their grandchildren’s faces.

The latest addition is a new grandson depicted as Moses in a basket.

D: Geo and Janet Cohen welcome friends into their Marietta sukkah.

F: Doris and Martin Goldstein have ample room for a full dining table in their sukkah.

G: Children’s decorations add color to one of two sukkahs outside the entrance to the Marcus Jewish Community Center while the weather forces most of the action at the Blues, BBQ and Jews event inside Thursday, Oct. 1.

H: Jeanine Bekerman hosts her annual ladies’ sukkah party, featuring her famous chocolate martinis, in her Dunwoody sukkah.

I and J: Amid threatening skies Thursday, Oct. 1, The Kehilla, Tribe Atlanta and the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival hold their annual sukkah bash.

K: Strings of lights add nighttime color to the sukkah at Marc Medwed’s house.

L: The Atlanta Jewish Times’ Stacy LaVictoire and Julie Benveniste and ORT America’s Jay Tenenbaum and Evan Alberhasky get into the holiday spirit with the help of Chabad of Georgia’s mobile sukkah lounge.

M: Ahavath Achim Synagogue Rabbi Laurence Rosenthal’s family sukkah is open to all throughout the holiday.

N: Sheryl and Alan Cohn’s sukkah embraces the spirit of the fall harvest season.

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acts as a consultant to the new Gender & Sexual Diversity Alliance. English teacher Michael Bennett said students he upcoming Atlanta Pride Fes- initiated the program. tival and the associated parade “A few years ago a group of Weber are the immediate focus of SO- students started going to the Pride PaJOURN, the Southern Jewish Resource rade informally,” he said. That number Network for Gender and Sexual Diver- grew the past two years, leading to the sity, but the pattern of partnerships formation of the GSDA. for Pride is repeated year-round in SOIn its first year as an official club, JOURN’s work with youth. its goal is to encourage kids to become A workallies, Benshop on prenett said. “It’s venting bulabout giving lying is one them the voexample. cabulary to Held at understand the Epstein in the context School early of gender and in 2015, the sexual diverworkshop sity. It also was meangives them ingful, said the skills to Robyn Faintadvocate for ich, the Contheir peers, to servative become more day school’s informed outreach and citizens in engagement the modern coordinator. world.

We “Ever yone talk about the walked away way history with somehas unfolded. thing they This is all were thinkabout educaSOJOURN Executive Director Rebecca Stapeling about, tion.”

Wax and Assistant Director Robbie Medwed something Weber is read to Epstein School kindergartners. they wanted committed to to take action on or share with another diversity, said public relations direcperson.” tor Elana Frank, speaking the day that The attendees were a mixture Muslim and Christian students visited of professionals, clergy, parents and the high school for the Peace by Piece teens, Faintich said. “I think the impact program. “We’re not one-size-fits-all.” on people was significant.”

SOJOURN also holds reading proThe session included a screening grams for kindergartners and works of the documentary “Let’s Get Real,” a with teen youth groups, including hard look at the prevalence of student B’nai B’rith Youth Organization and violence. SOJOURN also invited the the North American Federation of makers of the film to appear.

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“SOJOURN is now a resource for The Pride Parade from the Civic us as a result of that, and we have an Center MARTA station to Piedmont ongoing relationship with them,” Fain- Park starts at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11. SOtich said. “I’ve reached out to them JOURN is a grand marshal. when parents ask us about how to SOJOURN Executive Director Rehandle a situation with their kids — becca Stapel-Wax said her organizaquestions about bullying, LGBT, com- tion picked many Pride partners, such ing out. Sometimes it’s a personal ques- as the Davis Academy and Jewish Kids tion, sometimes a professional one, like Groups, because of youth connections. when colleagues are struggling with an More than 40 Jewish organizaLGBT issue in their family. It’s impor- tions, including the Atlanta Jewish tant for Epstein to know that SOJOURN Times, are co-sponsoring SOJOURN’s is available to help in the community.”

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Conexx Names Board, Officers Conexx: America Israel Business Connector has selected its 2015-16 officers and board members, led by Chairman Benjamin Fink of Atlanta law firm Berman Fink Van Horn.

Fink, recently chosen by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2016 in the area of labor and employment litigation, has three vice chairmen at Conexx: Tal Cohen, the founding partner of My Seed Tech Fund; Jonathan Zucker, the president of the InterTech Group; and Randall Foster, the CEO of Vumii Imaging.

Jonathan Minnen, a partner at law firm Smith, Gambrell & Russell, is the secretary, and Steve Horn, a partner at acBenjamin Fink counting firm Williams Benator & Libby, is the treasurer.

“I am looking forward to working with our incredible board members and Conexx staff,” said Fink, who replaces two-year Chairman Joel Neuman. “This organization does such extraordinary things, and I’m proud to lead it into the next phase.”

Also selected for the executive committee are Dawn Ely of Palladium Group International, Morris Ellison of Womble Carlyle, Todd Porter of H.T. PROF Executive Search, Adam Feinberg of UPS and Mark Spiegel of UBS. Guy Tessler remains Conexx’s president and top professional staff member.

New to Conexx’s board are Justin Daniels (Baker Donelson), Renée Rosenheck (Global Growth Advisors), Steven Rosen (Raymond James), Pamela Dubin (CyberUP), Robert Friedman (King & Spalding), Orna Sharon (Mergence Global) and Diane Weiner.

“Our members are our driving force,” Tessler said. “We’re thrilled to have such esteemed members of the business community helping us accomplish our mission.”

Conexx’s upcoming activities include a group Southeastern trip to Israel from Oct. 10 to 15 for the WATEC water conference in Tel Aviv.

Rotenberg Joins HHR Atlanta family law firm Hedgepeth, Heredia & Rieder has added Jon Rotenberg to the firm in an of counsel

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“Jon Rotenberg is known in his practice of family law for his compassionate, evenkeeled approach, w h i c h m a k e s him a valuable Jon Rotenberg addition to our team,” managing partner Hannibal Heredia said in an announcement.

Rotenberg has practiced family law for more than a decade.

The Congregation Bet Haverim member serves as a guardian ad litem for Fulton County and volunteers with the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Association.

He earned bachelor’s and law degrees from Emory University and was a partner in family and commercial law at Howick, Westfall & Kaplan.

The Candler Park resident has two children at the Paideia School in Druid Hills.

Five Stars for Morgan, Weinberg Three estate-planning lawyers at Atlanta firm Morgan & DiSalvo have been named 2015 Five Star financial service professionals by Atlanta magazine: Richard Morgan, Loraine DiSalvo and Diane Weinberg.

M o r gan, a sixtime recipient of the recognition, is a member Richard Morgan of Congregation Dor Tamid in John’s Creek, and Weinberg is a member of Congregation Beth Shalom in Dunwoody.

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By David R. Cohen david@atljewishtimes.com work around. ow can Americans and Israelis Zaibert said Israelis are notoribest conduct business? ously tough negotiators and have That was the central ques- been raised to be naturally suspicious. tion at the opening session of the 19th Whereas Americans typically negotiannual Professional & Business Semi- ate in three rounds, he said, Israelis nar presented by Conexx: American never stop until a deal is finalized.

Israel Business Connector on WednesSatisky, the vice president of corday, Sep. 30. porate development at Duluth-based The event at Northpark Town Center aimed to discuss American and Israeli business cultures and explore methods to expand partnerships between the countries. The session was moderated by Cheri Levitan, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s vice president of community planning and impact, and featured speakers Alon Zaibert of MaxMedia and Mark Satisky Photos by David R. Cohen of NCR. Above: Alon Zaibert (left) and Mark Satisky take After a brief introduction by questions to close out the Conexx session Sept. 30.

Top: A packed room listens to Levitan, Zaibert shared an Israeli MaxMedia’s Alon Zaibert. perspective on American business culture. “Many Israelis can speak English,” he said, “but not all can NCR, detailed his company’s dealings speak American.” with Israel.

Zaibert, who was born in Israel “We bought a leading company and has lived in the United States for in Israel, Retalix, and it’s been a great two decades, explained that not only acquisition that we’ve been very happy are there cultural differences between with,” Satisky said after the event. “I the countries, but there also are vast was pleased to share with the group differences among States. at Conexx why it has been a good deal “In New York,” he said, “people are and some of our lessons learned from eager to get down to business, but in the experience.”

Georgia they usually want to establish After Satisky and Zaibert spoke, a rapport. Every state has their own they participated in a question-and-ancolloquial and sports team.” swer session with Levitan moderating.

The vice president of business de- They agreed that although navigating velopment at MaxMedia described the cultural differences can be difficult, advice he gave two Israeli profession- both sides have much to gain by partals before a business trip to Alabama. nering.

“There’s only two words you need to The next session of the Conexx know there,” he told them. “Roll Tide.”

Professional & Business Seminar Just as there are subtle differences is Nov. 11. To register, contact Barry between the cultures, there also are Swartz at bswartz@conexx.org. ■

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‘1944’ and the Decision Not to Bomb Auschwitz

By Al Shams

delay the transport process, but that plan was not implemented.

Winik and I agree that FDR was ay Winik’s “1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History” examines a great wartime leader who did much in great detail the major events that to save Western civilization. He was a occurred in that pivotal year of World man of great intellect, insight and perWar II and how President Franklin D. severance. He was instrumental in creating the War Refugee Roosevelt dealt with Board, which saved these events and the more than 200,000 unfolding Holocaust.

Jewish lives.

The book proBut the key quesvides a view from tion remains: Being FDR’s vantage point, such a compassionate including relaperson, knowing of tions among the Althe Jewish plight, why lied leaders: FDR, didn’t he do more?

Churchill and Stalin.

Winik offers no Winik also dedefinitive reasons, votes many pages to but we can speculate the events leading up about what was on to 1944.

FDR’s mind during About half the 1944: book examines the • Enormous manHolocaust — its oripower and resources gins, its scope, its imwere dedicated to Dpact on the war, what Jay Winik also has written about the was known and what end of the American Civil War and Day. It was essential could have been done. the United States from 1788 to 1800. that the invasion be successful; a failure It is clear from was intolerable.

“1944” that the Allies •People within the Roosevelt adwere aware of the final solution, what was occurring in the concentration ministration, especially the State Decamps and the fate of 750,000 Hun- partment, were deeply opposed to imgarian Jews. They had received much migration of Jewish refugees.

• The war could easily have been creditable information from a variety of sources, and detailed information lost.

• Germany was working on an reached London and Washington.

In early 1944, Churchill was in fa- atomic bomb, wonder weapons, longvor of bombing the camps, but the Brit- range rockets and biological warfare, ish did not have the resources for such although it was later learned that Hitler regarded nuclear physics as “Jewraids.

Some military historians say Aus- ish science” and did not see a military chwitz was beyond the range of U.S. value to the research.

• The Russian occupation of Eastbombers, but raids were conducted on rubber factories a few miles from the ern Europe was a growing concern.

• FDR was seeking re-election camp.

New evidence reveals that the Al- while in poor health.

• Many felt that a rapid conclusion lies did bomb the camp by mistake.

When that occurred, the inmates stood to the European war was the best way in the open cheering, while the Nazis to aid the Jews.

• Allied war deaths were escalating scurried for cover like scared rats.

Inmates later said they would have rapidly.

• The United States was almost willingly run the risk of dying in a raid just to see the Germans run for cover alone in fighting Japan, and losses were escalating in the Pacific. or be killed.

We should remember that no maThe Allies could have diverted some aircraft for that purpose, and jor decision is reached in a vacuum; the raids would have upset the Nazis’ there are always many considerations timetable. The inmates could have dis- to weigh. Events were moving fast, and persed into the woods, creating some the full implications were visible only in hindsight. havoc.

In my opinion, as a person familWinik offers some discussion that Budapest could have been bombed to iar with the Allied bombing effort,

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ARTS OBITUARIES – MAY THEIR MEMORIES BE A BLESSING raids could and should have been launched against Auschwitz or other camps. Many of the camps were within range, especially Auschwitz.

The diversion of military resources would have been modest. I believe that 10 bombers could have done material damage to camp facilities and would have caused some disarray among the Germans.

Long-range fighter aircraft could have provided support, and it is unlikely that the Germans had anti-aircraft defenses for the camps.

For the novice as well as a seasoned historian, “1944” is a fascinating read. ■

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Key Events

This chronology should help those without a good grasp of the history before and through 1944.

• 1933 — Adolf Hitler is elected chancellor of Germany in January. Franklin Roosevelt becomes U.S. president in March. Anti-Semitic actions begin in Germany.

• 1936 — Germany begins to rearm, occupies the Rhineland and supports Fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War. • 1938 — Germany annexes Austria. Chamberlain secures “peace in our time” with Hitler at Munich. German troops occupy all of Czechoslovakia.

• 1939 — Britain and France warn Hitler to cease all aggression or face war. On Sept.

1, Germany invades Poland. Britain and France declare war. Poland is overrun in one month.

• 1940 — Germany invades Western Europe in the spring. By June, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and most of France are occupied. The British army in Europe is destroyed. Winston Churchill becomes prime minister. German air raids over Britain begin. Britain fights alone. Roosevelt and Churchill form a friendship.

• 1941 — Britain wins the aerial Battle of Britain to survive. In June, Hitler invades Russia; by November, German forces are 30 miles from Moscow. The Russian army loses more than 1 million men in six months. On Dec. 7, Japan attacks the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor. The United States enters the war.

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• 1942 — On Jan. 1, the war could be described as the bad guys are on our 10-yard line, trying to secure a total victory. The Philippines, Dutch East Indies, Guam, Wake and Singapore are lost to Japan early in the year. In July, the United States scores a stunning naval victory over Japan at Midway. Japanese power has passed its peak.

Small U.S. offensive operations begin in the Pacific. In November, U.S. troops invade North Africa, forcing the German Afrika Korps to fight on two fronts. By December, German forces have bogged down at Stalingrad, and German power has passed its peak.

• 1943 — Germany is decisively defeated at Stalingrad and loses more than 250,000 men and 25 percent of all German military equipment. By June, North Africa is cleared of all Axis forces. The Allies invade Sicily. In October, Italy switches to the Allies’ side. In April, Jewish patriots arise in the Warsaw Ghetto and fight the Nazis for more than six weeks. The U.S. island-hopping campaign begins to secure bases and put Japan within bomber range. British and American planes begin long-range bombing of Germany. The Germans suffer huge losses on the Eastern Front as the Russians take the offensive, which they maintain through the war’s end.

• 1944 — The Allies start the year with enormous momentum and the ball on the Axis 35-yard line. The United States and Britain regularly conduct 1,000-airplane bombing raids over Germany. Planning for D-Day begins. Germany occupies Hungary and begins to deport the Hungarian Jewish community (750,000 people) to Auschwitz.

The Russians drive westward, destroying much of the German army. Roosevelt shows clear signs of great fatigue and illness as he campaigns for a fourth term. Free Polish forces arise against the Nazis but are not aided by nearby Russian forces, so they are crushed. The fate of postwar Poland is clear. D-Day is a huge success. The Germans suffer huge losses in France after D-Day. In July, some German officers try to kill Hitler. Erwin Rommel, once Hitler’s favorite general, takes part in a coup and is later forced to commit suicide. Paris is liberated. The U.S. Pacific campaign secures Guam, Saipan and the Philippines. The bulk of the Japanese navy is sunk at Leyte Gulf.

Roosevelt wins a fourth term. France, Belgium and Holland are mostly liberated.

Hitler launches the last desperate offensive in the West (the Battle of the Bulge) in late December. After some initial success, the Germans suffer huge losses. Virtually all of the Hungarian Jewish community is destroyed by year’s end.

• Jan. 1, 1945 — Nazi Germany is doomed. The Allies have the ball on the 8-yard line, and the Germans have a third-string defense on the field.

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• New American Pathways, which offers a variety of programs and services to resettle refugees in Atlanta. Volunteers will help set up an apartment for a newly arrived refugee family or help organize the storage room.

• Oldcastle Nature Trail (project partners: Hebrew Order of David and Young Israel of Toco Hills), an outdoor learning space at the Marcus Autism Center. Volunteers will help enhance the trail by removing weeds and invasive plants and by mulching.

• Concrete Jungle — Dog Head Farm (project partner: PAL), which helps distribute food to the hungry.

Volunteers will weed fall crops, turn over garden beds for winter and help with general farm maintenance.

• JF&CS Toiletry Packing (Families Inspired to Serve project; families only). Volunteers will pack toiletries for JF&CS clients and make celebration cards for older adults.

• William Breman Jewish Home (FITS project; families only), a nursing home that provides short- and long-term dementia, Alzheimer’s, and skilled nursing care. Volunteers will have an ice cream social with the residents and brighten their day.

• PAWS Atlanta (project partner: Marcus Jewish Community Center Young Adults), which provides love, nutrition, medical care and basic training to enrich the lives of orphaned animals. Volunteers will help with general landscaping and socializing with the animals. This project is full.

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Bennie Auerbach 94, Atlanta

Bennie Auerbach, 94, passed away Monday, Sept.

28, 2015, in his home.

Affectionately known as Bobo, he was born in Atlanta, where he attended Boys’ High School before serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II. While in the service, he married Sylvia Pamarance, also from Atlanta. After the war, he worked with his father, Abe Auerbach, and his brother Sam at the Auerbach Furniture Store, but he made his career in the real estate industry.

He loved working in partnership with his brothers Leon and Hymie. In business as in life, Bobo was honest and generous, and all who knew him understood that his handshake was as good as a contract. He took great joy in helping other people succeed and would go to any length to ease the suffering of not only friends and family, but also strangers.

Bobo loved football and was a holder of Atlanta Falcons season tickets since their arrival in Atlanta in 1966. Many friends and acquaintances attended the games over the years because of his largesse. With his father, he was a member of Congregation Shearith Israel and was responsible for its relocation from Washington Street near Turner Field to University Drive in Morningside. After the death of his father, he joined Congregation Beth Jacob, where he continued to enjoy attending services until his death.

Bobo Auerbach was predeceased by his first wife, Sylvia Auerbach, with whom he had three daughters, Elaine Alexander (Peyton), Sheryl McCormick and Jill Auerbach (Tim Crimmins). He was proud of his six grandchildren, Dorie Mufson (Mike), Stacy Morris (Gary), Joshua McCormick, Casey McCormick, Sydney Shaffer (Jeff Roizen) and Mickey Shaffer, and his special niece, Shelley Pamarance Alperin. He had three great-grandchildren, Alex and Wyatt Mufson and most recently 2-year-old Paul Morris, whose frequent visits brought joy to his great-grandfather. He was also preceded in death by his brother Sam; his sister, Betty Cohen; and his second wife, Florence Berger Auerbach. He always wanted to live out his life in his home, which was also the home of his parents, Minnie and Abe. With the support of his daughters, sons-in-law, grandchildren and caring caregivers, his last wish was made possible.

A graveside service was held Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, at Greenwood Cemetery. There is an online guestbook at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to One Good Deed, 1308 Vista Leaf Drive, Atlanta, GA 30033, www.1gooddeed.org/donations; Congregation Beth Jacob, 1855 LaVista Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; Atlanta Scholars Kollel, 1959 LaVista Road, Atlanta, GA 30329; or the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

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to Ruth and Samuel Miller, both of blessed memory. After marrying in 1946, Janet moved to Atlanta to start her family. She had a warm, friendly, outgoing personality and loved to socialize with family and friends. She was a woman of great compassion, always concerned for and eager to help all of her many friends. She was a strong, loving, devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her family. Since arriving in Atlanta and joining, she was an active member of Ahavath Achim Synagogue. She was a past president of Sisterhood and worked in the gift shop for many years.

She is survived by her loving husband of 69 years, Leonard A. Meyer; her three sons, R. Scott Meyer of South Lake Tahoe, Nev., Dr. Roger P. Meyer of Carson City, Nev., and Richard C. Meyer and daughter-in-law Donna Edwards Meyer of Milton; four grandchildren, Dr. Seth E. Meyer (Shinobu), Hilary Pine (Kristopher), Annie-Michele Meyer and Max David Meyer; and two great-grandchildren, Ben and Remy.

Janet will be so dearly missed but always remembered. Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 1, at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs with Rabbi Neil Sandler officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to one’s favorite charity. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Death Notices

Albert Pashman of Atlanta on Sept. 30.

Elias Rafal, 91, of Watkinsville, Temple Sinai charter member and father of Diane Gresham, Ron Rafal and Sam Rafal, on Sept. 30.

Motown Press Officer Dies at 74

Al Abrams, the first press officer for Berry Gordy’s Motown Records, died Saturday, Oct. 3, at his home in Ohio. He was 74. The Detroit native once described himself as a “white Jewish kid in an all-black company where people my age were making music and history.” ■

Shimon Edery 55, Atlanta

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Shimon Edery, age 55, of Atlanta died Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

He was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to Esther and Yaacov Edery. Mr. Edery was the co-owner, along with his wife, of Café Posh.

Survivors include his wife, Simona Edery; children Coby, Talya and Benjamin Edery; mother Aliza Edery; and sisters Mimi Sababo, Claudine Chazan, Floret Shachir, Eti Benhamoun, Teres Benzimra, Anita Levy and Yaffa Benhamoun.

Sign the online guestbook at www.edressler.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Weinstein Hospice or the Chabad Israeli Center. A graveside service was held Sunday, Oct. 4, at Arlington Memorial Park with Rabbis Yossi New and Mendy Gurary officiating. Arrangements by Dressler’s Jewish Funeral Care, 770-451-4999.

Janet Eleanor Meyer, 90, of Atlanta passed away Monday, Sept. 28, 2015, surrounded by her family.

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Cheshvan: A Chance To Make Bitter Better

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osh Chodesh Cheshvan is observed Tuesday, Oct. 13, and Wednesday, Oct. 14.

Cheshvan’s Zodiac sign is Scorpio; Hebrew letter, nun; tribe, Menasheh; sense, smell; and controlling organ, intestines.

Often this month is referred to as Mar (bitter) Cheshvan, with no holidays to celebrate. Some believe that Cheshvan is set aside as the month in which the Moshiach will arrive to create the Third Temple and also that Moses will reincarnate to return as the Moshiach.

The 11th is the yahrzeit of our matriarch Rachel, who died while birthing her second son, Benjamin. This is the Jewish Mother’s Day. To honor her memory, we strive to become our best selves, exhibiting principles and behaviors that would make our mothers proud.

Water is highlighted during Cheshvan, whether through the tears Rachel cried when her children were exiled or from the rain that fell during the great flood, lasting from one Cheshvan until the next. In Israel, the focus is on preparation, plowing the land and planting seeds that rely on water for growth. On the 7 Cheshvan, prayers for rain begin.

Our task is to integrate personal discoveries made during the holidays into our daily lives and routines.

We cleared our spiritual and emotional weeds, nourished our souls, and now must distinguish between the thoughts and behaviors that will move us toward or away from the mark.

The Zodiac sign is Scorpio, represented by the scorpion, whose positive aspects are loyalty, passion, resourcefulness and dynamic personality. When out of balance, scorpions exhibit jealousy and obsessiveness and are power-driven, suspicious, manipulative, controlling and inflexible.

There’s no middle ground with scorpions, only black or white, with the ever-present stinger on the scorpion’s tail in between. It is reminiscent of the snake’s venom in the Garden of Eden.

The Hebrew letter this month is nun. In our time, it’s bent over and constricted, but the belief is that with the arrival of the Moshiach it will extend itself into a final nun.

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contains the letters of neshama, or soul. Menasheh had the gift of turning darkness into light. In much the same way that the pains of childbirth are dimmed once one beholds the beautiful baby, Menasheh had the ability to transform the difficulties of the exile.

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The sense is smell, which is considered the only sense not tarnished by sin in the Garden of Eden.

It is also the sense associated with the Moshiach in the Book of Isaiah, which states that “he shall smell with the awe of G-d” and that “he shall judge by smell” to connect the Jewish souls to their Source and to their tribes of origin. The sense of smell is appreciated by the soul rather than by the physical body.

The controlling organ is the intestines. In the Torah laws, fats in the intestines created the pleasing aroma on the altar for G-d. In traditional Chinese medicine, the intestines are linked to the lungs, which represent grief. The small intestine sends waste down to the large intestine to be excreted.

Fiery Scorpios can retain too much heat as a result of toxic relationships or environments. It’s held in the body as stagnation from poor dietary choices, grief or pent-up anger that’s not released. This can appear as an inability to let wasteful things go. Holding on to anger and resentment accumulates toxic energy. Water, again, is important in flushing out the immobility that produces imbalance.

Meditation focus: Imagine your own small parcel of land. You’ve just cleared the weeds, tilled the soil, and amended it with composted, organic material. It’s now rich and fertile.

You’ve divided rows for planting and are ready to drop in seeds that you’ve carefully selected.

Visualize yourself nurturing those seeds, protecting and watering them through the winter. See them in spring, growing strong, rooted to the earth but pushing up the soil as they reach upward toward divine light.

Nourish and grow your spirit in the same way. ■

ACROSS 1. Fixes a torn kittel 5. Joins a Seder 9. Billy Crystal might do this when hosting 14. Dreyfus made one 15. Rabbinic contemporary of Ravina 16. Who opposed Joshua leading the Jews after Moses died?

17. Uncle of Judah 18. Author often taught in high school 20. Abraham gets into a dispute over them 22. They make (kosher) waffles 23. High Holiday time: Abbr.

24. Lift to the top of Hermon 26. Before Einstein was Doktor 28. Geoff Schwartz and others: Abbr.

29. Plots, like Haman 32. What Marty calls Emmett Brown 34. “___ Myself” (“The Producers” song) 35. ___flot, cheaper way to get to Israel, often 38. Levi to Leah 42. Slash called her “a shot in the arm for music.”

44. Dreidel 45. Jake Gyllenhaal wears one on his wrist sometimes 46. Murderous Judean king 47. “25th ___,” David Benioff novel and film 49. Make smooth for Shabbat 50. Oy 52. Bring to a total, as Dershowitz might do at the end of an arguement 54. “___ La-La” (1964 Manfred Mann hit) 57. Many a Jewish custom: Abbr.

60. Say “lo” 61. Quaker that’s kosher 63. Rages, likes Moses after the golden calf incident 65. Bear that must have

traveled a long way to get to Noah’s Ark 68. Author often taught in college 71. Magazine that called Netanyahu “King Bibi” 72. Locale for doing the mitzvah of shiluach hakan 73. One of a plague in Egypt 74. Singer Day in Landis’ “Animal House” 75. Kill, biblically 76. Heaven-___ 77. Clark created by Siegel and Shuster DOWN 1. Gush forth, like a rock did in the Torah 2. “Anything ___” (2003 Woody Allen film) 3. Bloomberg, compared to millionaires 4. Author often taught in grad school 5. A fan may send one to get Ryan Braun’s autograph: Abbr.

6. Main setting of a Helen Hunt - Tom Hanks film 7. Sciatic nerve local 8. One started on 10 Tevet 9. ___ Maamin 10. Kosher forest animals 11. Schlemiel 12. Like a schlemiel 13. Zets (yiddish) 19. Amen, in slang 21. Shortened name of two Judges 25. Portman’s “V for Vendetta” co-star 27. Campus military org. not at YU 29. Iran ruler, once 30. Make like Egypt in ’67 31. Third son 33. Author often taught in middle school 36. Hopper in novelist Elliot Perlman’s homeland

37. “The Mishneh Torah,” e.g.

39. Dweller in Judah, once 40. Mel Brooks, to many 41. A ready challah in the oven 43. Nusach ___ Hamizrach 48. Go up against Bibi 51. ___ Lehnsherr (Magneto) 53. Howard Stern’s hair 54. Shabbat crashing items 55. Ladies locale in Esther 56. Video game name once owned by Jack Tramiel 58. Some Israeli citizens 59. He played Elias in Stone’s “Platoon” 62. Mashugana fit 64. Very little of it is asked to be shown in Meah Shearim 66. Ugandan madman 67. It’s what Shabbat is for 69. Zayin counterpart 70. El Al plane reading: Abbr.

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I WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT GRADY. I’VE BEEN DOWN THOSE STAIRS A THOUSAND TIMES. But this time I lost my footing, tumbled down the steps and hit the side of my head on a concrete wall. Grady paramedics knew the severity of it and got me to the hospital. I had broken my jaw, a rib, my skull in several spots and a large blood clot had formed on my brain. When I arrived at Grady’s Marcus Trauma Center, the team was waiting and very quickly took me in for surgery and removed the clot. The care at Grady was outstanding. I am alive because of them. I am forever grateful.

OCTOBER 9 ▪ 2015

Alicia Bryant Trauma Survivor

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