JewishTHE Georgian Volume 29, Number 6 Atlanta, Georgia September-October 2017 FREE WHAT’S INSIDE Book Lovers Rejoice The 26th Edition of the Book Festival of the MJCCA continues its tradition of bringing international icons and local favorites to Atlanta audiences. Page 25 One place, one vision For the first time since Greenfield Hebrew Academy and Yeshiva Atlanta merged to form Atlanta Jewish Academy, the school occupies a single campus. Page 7 Blitzer Unplugged In a departure from its usual format, this year’s Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Annual Lecture, featuring Wolf Blitzer, was a casual Q&A. By Brian Katzowitz Page 5 Local Teen Receives Prestigious Award For his work making nature more accessible to people with disabilities, Evan Barnard, of Johns Creek, has won a Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award. Page 9 Championing the Rights of All Allison Padilla-Goodman, the new director of the Anti-Defamation League’s Southeast Region, was a leading voice against all forms of discrimination in her native New Orleans. Page 7 Fighting Infertility Elana Bekerman Frank is the first executive director of the Jewish Fertility Foundation, which helps local couples build their families. Page 19 Page 2 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017

Coldwell Banker On The Cover Confront the provocateur #1 TEAM Metro Atlanta THE High Holy Days fall, and during which we Jewish Georgian are reminded to review how we are living Volume 29, Number 6 Atlanta, Georgia September-October 2017 FREE WHAT’S INSIDE against the moral yardstick of Judaism. Book Lovers Rejoice The 26th Edition of the Book Festival Our tradition teaches us that we need of the MJCCA continues its tradition of BY Marvin bringing international icons and local favorites to Atlanta audiences. Page 25 to address both the wrongs that we have One place, one vision For the first time since Greenfield Hebrew Academy and Yeshiva Atlanta Botnick committed against individuals as well merged to form Atlanta Jewish Academy, the school occupies a single campus. Page 7 as the variants in our actions against the Blitzer Unplugged In a departure from its usual format, dictates of Judaism. this year’s Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat Family Annual Lecture, featuring Wolf Blitzer, was a casual Q&A. By Brian Katzowitz Page 5 At the last day, we shall not be Moral turpitude is a legal phrase which Local Teen Receives Prestigious Award examined [on] what we thought, but what Wikipedia, at wikipedia.org/wiki/Moral_ For his work making nature more accessible to people with disabilities, THE SONENSHINE TEAM Evan Barnard, of Johns Creek, has won a Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Award. we did; and our recommendation will not turpitude, defines as “a legal concept in Page 9 Atlanta’s Favorite Real Estate Team! Championing the be that we said ‘lord, lord’, but that we did the United States and some other countries Rights of All 404.252.4908 (Office) Allison Padilla-Goodman, the new director of the Anti-Defamation that refers to ‘an act or behavior that League’s Southeast Region, was a good to our fellow creatures. —Benjamin 404.250.5311 (Direct) leading voice against all forms of discrimination in her native New Orleans. Page 7 Franklin gravely violates the sentiment of accepted SonenshineTeam.com Fighting Infertility Elana Bekerman Frank is the first standard of the community.’” It continues executive director of the Jewish Fertility Foundation, which helps local couples build their families. Page 19 Today, we have all of this modern to describe such an action as an “act of technology, the sophistication of which baseness, vileness, or depravity in the words of the prayers and listening to the is amazing and way past my level of private and social duties which a man owes admonitions of our spiritual leaders unless HIGH HOLIDAYS 5778. The cover competence. I am, however, able to make to his fellowmen, or to society in general, we take on the responsibility to change illustration of the Star of David use of some of the more basic applications, contrary to the accepted and customary rule our ways as well as speak out against the is inspired by the Tiffany-styled including the calendar program, which of right and duty between man and man.” self-serving hatred that has and will lead to stained glass window from the miraculously can send me a reminder of While I do not intend to speak to civil continued venomous speech and violence? sanctuary of the Ahavath Achim important dates. law, the definition of the term certainly Forgiveness in Judaism is not attained Congregation’s building on But it is the calendar itself that is descriptive of actions that fall into the by the recitation of words but rather by Washington Street in Atlanta, provides the database. And it is the month category of abominations in the eyes compensatory acts and actions to counter 1925-1956 (Courtesy of the Cuba of Tishrei on the Hebrew calendar, which of Judaism. And it is the admission and and change wrongs — especially changing Family Archives for Southern this year starts in September on the personal confrontation of such actions that the individual’s inner motivation and outer Jewish History at The Breman Gregorian calendar, the secular calendar in is germane to the Jewish concept of teshuva actions. Museum). Cover illustration by popular use, that sort of jerks us Jews by (atonement and refocus of priorities), which Let us not forget that there are acts David Schendowich. the neck and reminds us to stop and take is so much a part of our observance of our of commission and acts of omission. The a look at how we are living our lives. This High Holy Days. commission of a wrong is more obvious and is the special time segment in which our What is the purpose of reading the identifiable, but the omission by a person of identifying and confronting egregious and THE odious behavior is not as evident. It is not just the perpetrators of such Jewish Georgian action that need to be confronted, but TThe Jewish Georgian is published bimonthly by Eisenbolt, Ltd. It is it is also those in positions of power and written for Atlantans and Georgians by Atlantans and Georgians. responsibility that by their actions or Publisher Marvin Botnick inactions give implicit support to this moral Co-Publisher Sam Appel depravity. Editor Marvin Botnick While the recent activity highlighted by Managing Editor Marsha C. LaBeaume events in Charlottesville have put a greater Assignment Editor Carolyn Gold Associate Editor Barbara Schreiber spotlight on personal agendas of those who Copy Editor Ricky Dimon came to foment conflict, unfortunately there Makeup Editor Terri Christian are others who did not actively participate Production Coordinator Terri Christian but who have helped inflame the situation Designer David Gaudio for their own personal gain. Photographic Staff Allan Scher, Jonathan Paz We do not live as hermits on an isolated Graphic Art Consultant Karen Paz island on which we are the only inhabitants, Columnist Jonathan Barach, Janice Rothschild Blumberg, and we cannot live our lives without the Marvin Botnick, Zalman Eisman, mutual support and peaceful interaction of David Geffen, Allison Glass, Carolyn Gold, Marice Katz, R.M. Grossblatt Katz, all. 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'SI probably wouldn’t have met my wife Galina if it wasn’t for L our Jewishhana community. My Tova brothers, Darren and Ilan, met HAPPENING Galina at UGA Chabad and set us up on a blind date. Now you’d like to honor Pearlann’s husband, we’ve been married three years! So of course I paid attention Jerry, by joining the host committee, contact when Ilan recommended that we try LEADS — Federation’s Natalie Zellner, at 404-712-2084 or natalie. leadership program connecting Jewish young adults under BY Reg [email protected]. 40. LEADS gave Galina and I common ground with other See you there! Jewish young couples. Regenstein LARRY TAYLOR. Retired Marine Corps In LEADS you talk General Larry Taylor had his annual about important and Independence Day celebration on the 4th of nuanced things, like July this year, as a tribute to his late partner So many wonderful people are doing Jewish values, and your in life, Lieutenant Commander Melissa great things in and for our community. Here hopes and dreams for Matthews USN (Ret.), a 1981 graduate of are stories about just a few of them. the U.S. Naval Academy. raising a family. We are The newly-renovated but still historic fairly observant, but PEARLANN HOROWITZ. The legendary, Manuel’s Tavern, in Virginia-Highland, was our group had lovely, and delightful Pearlann Horowitz is packed for the affair with grizzled military differing Jewish this year’s chairperson for Emory’s annual veterans (we saw one flossing his teeth with backgrounds, which Fundraiser for Research on Alzheimer’s barbed wire), war heroes, ne’er-do-wells, Disease, and has she got a party planned to made for insightful political activists, conservatives, and even celebrate! conversation. Some the occasional liberal Democrat, like Tom Called “A Family Affair,” this year’s couples did not keep Houck, who conducts a popular civil rights dinner will honor Dr. Allan Levey, chairman kosher, did not go to Jewish day school, or had siblings in tour of historic Atlanta sites. of the Department of Neurology at Emory interfaith marriages. Even though LEADS is over, our group A helicopter pilot, Larry has been University. He is also director of the Emory continues to meet for Shabbat dinners and get-togethers highly decorated for his service in Southeast Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Asia, during the Vietnam war, and other and we’re talking about doing a tzedakah project together. which is making great progress towards areas of the world. LEADS has been the perfect place to connect with our peers finding the causes of and possible cures for The one culinary item we thought would in a way that’s both serious and social. this malady that strikes someone in America be missing from this year’s event was the every 66 seconds. fiery, fermented, garlicky Korean cabbage One of the highlights of the evening dish kimchi, but somehow someone thought will be meeting the “real people” involved to bring some. It is reputed to cure or prevent in this effort — the top researchers and almost any ailment, perhaps because eating doctors will be there, as will the patients it makes people keep a distance from you. + and their families and friends. It will be “a Guests we spotted included Bonnie moving experience,” promises organizer Wolloff, David Herckis, Doug Teper, Emilie Strengthening our community together. Randy Jones. Posner, and Cary King. This fabulous event — all of Pearlann’s parties are fabulous — will be held on November 16, at the posh Cherokee Town See HAPPENING, page 4 and Country Club, in Buckhead. And if

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September 11, on his amazing combat team: State Council members, district episode of “Tumble Leaf,” the award- Happening experiences in Vietnam. leaders, event volunteers, legislative winning animated children’s TV series she Earlier, at a recent monthly meeting of and administrative assistants, advocates, has starred in for four years, as the voice of From page 3 the Jewish War Veterans USA Atlanta Post, faith outreach Maple. Cary modestly described his two tours of volunteers, HSUS And 16-year-old Max made all the duty as a “nice Jewish boy in Vietnam,” staff and friends, dinner reservations and Uber arrangements for which he was awarded numerous and many new (so Bonnie wouldn’t have to deal with medals, including five Bronze Stars (two members. traffic), and Marc got them great seats for of which were for valor), the Vietnam Spotted schmooz- the musical Legally Blonde. Cross of Gallantry with Palm (for valor), ing, kibitzing, Someone should make a play based on a Purple Heart, five Air Medals, the Army and noshing on Bonnie called Legally Redheaded, but no Commendation Medal with “V” Device (for the delicious one would believe it. valor), the Vietnam Campaign and Vietnam vegetarian treats Also on the itinerary were shopping, Service Medals, the Vietnamese Honor were Nina Altman, sushi, and much more, but we’re already Medal, Air Crewman’s Wings, three Unit Debra Berger Dr. Joe Berger, exhausted just thinking about all that Citations, and the Combat Infantryman’s Lori Lewis, Judy activity. Badge. Landey, Rebecca Portman, Dana Rubin, With his unit under attack by a regiment Robyn Spiegelman, and Joan Winograd. David Herckis, Cary King, and Larry of Viet Cong during the 1968 Tet Offensive, Plus, there are always a few rescue dogs Taylor losing three of his men in the battle, Cary hanging around. We miss the blind mother told how he promised the Almighty that mutt and daughter; the former would always CARY KING. Speaking of Cary King — the if he made it home and got to be with his bump into things when not being led by her native Atlantan, Grady High School grad, newborn daughter again, he would “do daughter, but seemed very happy — and and senior partner with the law firm Jacobs something to give back.” And boy has he. certainly was, having such a great home as & King, LLC, is often the guest speaker at Cary helped found the Atlanta VA Debby’s and Joe’s. meetings of veterans groups and history/ Medical Center Legal Clinic and is a board It was a great opportunity for animal military buffs. member for Emma’s Embassadors, a non- welfare volunteers to come together and Our friend Sid Stein, who is co-chair profit organization that supports programs meet one another. Those in attendance of the Marcus Jewish Community Center for children with autism. Cary has served learned about the urgent issues facing of Atlanta’s senior speakers program on the DeKalb County Veterans Advisory animals all over Georgia and the Southeast, Edgewise, organized a talk by Cary, on Committee and conducts oral interviews of as well as how to help. veterans for the Atlanta History Center and Judaism has an entire code of laws the Library of Congress. He also volunteers (ts’ar ba’alei chayim) requiring kind Bonnie Wolloff with granddaughter at the USO at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta treatment of animals. In addition, the Ten Brooke International Airport, meeting and greeting Commandments dictate a day of rest on travelling veterans and active military. Shabbat (Exodus 20:10; 23:12), and the In 2012, the Military Legal Assistance Almighty’s first two mandates or instructions Program and the Military and Veterans in the Torah were for conservation — to Affairs Section of the State Bar of Georgia animals (“Be fruitful and multiply,” Genesis presented Cary with an award designating 1:22) and then to humans (“And God said him the Outstanding Lawyer for 2012, and unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and he was recognized by the United States replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have Department of Veterans Affairs for his many dominion over the fish of the sea, and over years of service to veterans. the fowl of the air, and over every living In 2014, Cary was awarded the Public thing that creepeth upon the earth’” Genesis Interest Law Award by John Marshall Law 1:28). School, for his continuing contributions So this must have been an important providing legal services for veterans. thing to the Almighty, and we’re sure there Cary is the immediate past chairman of will be a reward in heaven for those who the Military and Veterans Law Section of fight cruelty to other creatures. the State Bar of Georgia, is a member of If you’d like to get involved with Bonnie Wolloff’s grandson Max the Vietnam Veterans of America and the HSUS, for goodness’ sake, contact Debra at Vietnam Memorial Foundation, and has [email protected]. POTTERY ON THE PORCH. The annual recently been nominated as a candidate for Pottery on the Porch fundraiser for Chastain the Georgia Veterans Hall of Fame. BONNIE WOLLOFF. Bonnie is just back Arts Center will feature some great artists, Cary lives in Brookhaven with his wife, from Los Angeles, where, she tells us including Ann Abrams, Rick Berman, Abby Sherry. He says he enjoys spending time exclusively, she visits every year to take care Freidman, Leonard Freedman, Judy Kessler, with his grandkids and watching sports, of her two grandchildren. “This year was a Barbara Nathan, Margaret Patterson, Jill particularly football. And most importantly whole different thing,” she said. “They took Vantosh, Susan Wasserman, and many to us, Cary loves to help animals; he is a care of me. Yes, they grow up way too fast.” other talented craftspeople who generously supporter of and volunteer with the Humane With her TV producer son, Marc, and support Chastain and the arts. Society of the United States, Atlanta Humane daughter-in-law cable exec, Michelle, living This year’s event will be held Saturday, Society, the American Society for the it up at posh resorts in Costa Rica and October 28, 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m., at the arts Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), Cancun, Bonnie flew out to L.A., expecting center, 135 West Wieuca Road, at Chastain and the World Wildlife Foundation. to show her grandkids Brooke and Max a Park. Call 404-252-2927 for details. The rest of his time he has off. great time. But they already had the schedule Our friend, the lovely and delightful all planned out. Jill Vantosh, who has been taking classes at DEBRA BERGER. Debby has done an The first stop was the renowned Chastain for eight years, tells us exclusively amazing job organizing Georgia for the Langer’s Deli. Locally considered one of that the center is one of Atlanta’s greatest nation’s largest and most effective animal the best in the world, they enjoyed it, but treasures. “It offers all media for learning art protection organization, The Humane Bonnie said, “In all fairness, they haven’t skills,” she said. “There really is no facility Society of the United States (HSUS). tried Goldberg’s.” like it anywhere.” She just hosted at her home a dinner Then, they were off to the W Hotel’s This will be a wonderful show. Don’t gathering of the HSUS GA volunteer pool with 14-year-old Brooke, to film an miss it. September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 5 Wolf Blitzer opens up at the Annual Eizenstat Memorial Lecture By Brian Katzowitz This format allowed for an engaging and As one of broadcast journalism’s thought-provoking conversation, covering most recognizable personalities, Blitzer CNN’s lead political anchor, Wolf Blitzer’s birth to Holocaust survivor parents could not avoid questions about the Trump Blitzer, visited the Ahavath Achim in postwar Germany, through finding his administration and its ongoing war with Synagogue (AA) in Atlanta, as the featured “front row seat to history” as a journalist the news media, but he was quick to defend speaker of the Fran Eizenstat and Eizenstat at CNN, and finally to the current political CNN and his journalism colleagues. Family Annual Lecture. landscape. “We are the first draft of history. We On-air, Blitzer presents a serious (often have to be as responsible and precise as humorless) tone and a stern interviewing possible.” style. He seemed to shed his mechanized Since 1987, the Eizenstat Lecture style on AA’s bima, however, as he has featured prominent political figures answered Eizenstat’s probing questions discussing current events, U.S. politics, with endearing personal stories sprinkled and global issues. Blitzer, informed by a with self-deprecating quips. personal connection to Judaism and an When asked about the most surprising insider’s perspective on international news, story he covered, Blitzer discussed the illustrated the importance of responsible events leading up the first Gulf War, in 1990, journalism during the information age when Saddam Hussein positioned Iraqi and why news media has always played a troops along the Kuwaiti border. Blitzer, critical role in protecting the freedom of acknowledging his naïvete in hindsight, all citizens. put too much stock into his sources within the intelligence community and reported that Iraq was attempting a political power play, not preparing for an attack. Blitzer was proven wrong within hours, as Iraq initiated a large-scale invasion of Kuwait. Wolf Blitzer and Stuart Eizenstat depart after the lecture

Wolf Blitzer (photos: Montoya Turner, Made You Look Photography)

While previous lectures in the series have featured prepared speeches from political luminaries like Joe Biden, Shimon Peres, and Al Gore, Blitzer sat down for a more casual question-and-answer session, facilitated by Stuart Eizenstat, a former U.S. ambassador and member of the AA synagogue.

In conversation with Stuart Eizenstat and Wolf Blitzer

As the conversation with Eizenstat progressed, Blitzer’s stories about interviewing illustrious world leaders and witnessing historic events picked up steam. He recalled his breakthrough in journalism, in which he may have helped inspire Egyptian President Anwar Sadat to begin the peace process with Israel, and reminisced about being in awe of Nelson Stuart Eizenstat and Wolf Blitzer Mandela during a one-on-one interview. Page 6 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017

CLUB J. For working parents, managing dropped off at the MJCCA. their kids’ after-school activities, solving To register for the 2017-2018 school transportation needs, and ensuring a safe and year, visit atlantajcc.org/afterschool. For MJCCA News fun environment is a juggling act. Monday more information, or to schedule a tour, through Friday can feel like a three-ring contact Club J Director Megan Usow, at circus. What if there was a way to be at the [email protected] or 678-812- PROLOGUE TO THE BOOK FESTIVAL. During his captivity, Gross spent 23 hours office, knowing your child will be safely 3761. Brace yourselves for a blistering new novel. a day confined to a small jail cell, almost transported to a program with exciting On September 26, at 7:30 p.m., the Marcus completely isolated from the outside world. indoor and outdoor fun, provided healthy Jewish Community Center of Atlanta His physical, mental, and emotional health foods, and given supervised homework (MJCCA) will welcome the legendary #1 were continually challenged, as he slowly time? For families in North Atlanta, Club J, New York Times best-selling author Nelson began to wonder whether he would ever an after-school program dedicated to making DeMille, presenting his latest novel, The return home alive. life more convenient for working parents Cuban Affair. Appearing in conversation Gross’s wife, Judy—along with and life more enriching for kids between with DeMille is special guest Alan P. Jewish, interfaith, and humanitarian groups the hours of 2:30 – 6:00 p.m., provides all Gross, former Cuban hostage and economic worldwide—fought for his freedom. this and more. Whether it’s getting a head development and community engagement Finally, on December 17, 2014, after being start on homework in a supervised setting advisor. Tickets are $10-$15. A book signing unjustly imprisoned for 1,841 days, Gross or having your child served dinner one night will follow the event. For information, was released by the Cuban government on a week, convenience for working parents is visit atlantajcc.org/bookfestival or call the humanitarian grounds. He presently divides seriously considered. MJCCA box office at 678-812-4005. his time between Washington, D.C., and Tel Club J is a one-of-a-kind, after-school The Cuban Affair features an exciting Aviv. new character—U.S. Army combat veteran experience for rising pre-k through 5th graders, located at the MJCCA Zaban Park Club J bus provides transportation Daniel “Mac” ZABAN SHARKS UNDEFEATED. For campus, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody. (photos courtesy of MJCCA) MacCormick, the first time in the program’s history, the Private, supervised buses pick up students now a charter Marcus Jewish Community Center of from 15 area schools, and safely transport boat captain, Atlanta’s Zaban Sharks Swim Team went them to the MJCCA, where kids are greeted who is about undefeated, completing its 2017 summer and escorted inside. Flexible three-, four-, to set sail season with a historic 5-0 record. The Zaban and five-day options are available. on his most Sharks, a recreational and competitive swim “I searched for an after-school program dangerous team, participate in the Georgia Swimming where I didn’t have to worry about how cruise. The branch of USA Swimming and the North my kids would get there, and where there book features Atlanta Swim Association. were activities other than just playing on DeMille’s Thirty members of the Zaban Sharks a playground, or sitting for hours in yet signature swim team qualified to compete in the another classroom,” says Megan Usow. humor Atlanta Swimming Association’s Divisional “The options were either inconvenient, or and heart- Tournament, June 28-30, at the McAuley uninspired, but Club J at Zaban Park takes pounding Aquatic Center, formerly the Georgia Tech the concept of after-school programming to Getting started on homework at Club J pace. It rings with authenticity, a result of Aquatic Center. The tournament included another level.” Usow, now Club J director, his research trip to Cuba. six divisions, comprising hundreds of teams is dedicated to providing parents with a All of DeMille’s novels are still in and thousands of swimmers competing in level of convenience and caregiving that print, including his first major novel, By freestyle and medley relays, as well as back, is vitally important to her and many other the Rivers of Babylon, published in 1978. breast, and fly stroke competition. On July employed moms and dads. He is a member of American Mensa and 1, 16 members of the Zaban Sharks earned Kids are offered a wide variety the Authors Guild and is past president of their way to the Championship Finals, of counselor-led programs, including the Mystery Writers of America. He is also where the top 50 swimmers ages 10 and swimming, sports, science discovery, dance, a member of International Thriller Writers under and the top 40 swimmers ages 11 and cooking, rock wall, and more. Counselors and was chosen as Thriller Master of the over, as well as the top 20 relays, from all accompany kids from one activity to another, Year 2015. six divisions, competed. ensuring a safe and fun-filled experience. Before his sudden imprisonment For more information on the MJCCA For parents with part-time or flexible- in Castro’s Cuba, Alan P. Gross spent Aquatic Programs, visit atlantajcc.org/ hour jobs, a Transportation Only plan is more than 35 years traveling the globe as aquatics or atlantajcc.org/interior-pages/ available. This enables kids to be picked an international economic development sports-aquatics-team. and community engagement advisor. He up at their school, in supervised buses, and Swimming at Club J worked on behalf of private clients, NGOs, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, an organization dedicated to administering civilian foreign aid and promoting democracy around the world. WE STAND Gross helped fight poverty and oppression by developing projects to help people in more than 50 countries around the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and Asia. Gross’s personal and professional communities were shocked when, in December 2009, he was arrested by Cuban officials, who wrongly accused him of working for American intelligence services. He was actually working on a humanitarian project to improve wireless broadband Internet access for small communities across Cuba, with a special emphasis on helping Cuba’s small Jewish community. In March 2011, Gross was wrongfully convicted for A “acts against the territorial integrity of the WITH ISRAEL state” and sentenced to 15 years in prison. MJCCA Zaban Sharks (photo courtesy of MJCCA) September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 7 AJA opens new upper school building Atlanta Jewish Academy (AJA), the The new 19,000-square-foot building, area’s only Jewish day school running which cost $9 million and connects to the from early childhood through 12th grade, existing school, features state-of-the-art occupies one campus for the first time. science labs, a beit midrash, and a student The school, formed in 2014 through commons with breakout rooms for study the merger of Greenfield Hebrew Academy sessions. The Upper School classrooms (GHA), in Sandy Springs, and Yeshiva have been designed with modern flexibility, Atlanta High School, in Doraville, embarked including projectors and whiteboards on on a $10 million capital campaign in 2015 each side of the room. to build a unified campus on the former The classrooms reflect a modern GHA campus on Northland Drive. educational vision. There are no teacher Phase 1 of the campus plan, which desks; teachers will often move around. marked its groundbreaking in February Outside, the new Upper School features a 2016, was completed in time for the start of separate entrance and parking lot, as well the 2017-2018 school year. as a regulation soccer field and basketball The former site of Yeshiva Atlanta on court. A competition soccer field has been Raymond Drive in Doraville, which served installed beside the main entrance to the as the campus of the AJA Upper School, new school. The dedication of the new was sold in 2015 and partially rented back building, including a mezuzah hanging, to AJA until the new building in Sandy is scheduled for October 29, during AJA’s Springs was complete. It is slated to become annual L’Chaim event. a DeKalb County charter school. Aerial view of AJA’s new building and soccer field

New entrance to Upper School AJA’s new Upper School classroom with movable furniture Allison Padilla-Goodman named director of ADL Southeast region A veteran community organizer, religious freedom in Louisiana, Mississippi, and in Hong Kong, and in grassroots educator, and voice against racism and and Arkansas. community organizing around public safety anti-Semitism in her native New Orleans is “We are thrilled that Allison has and violence among youth in New Orleans. now leading the Anti-Defamation League’s agreed to lead ADL’s efforts to combat She also was the senior field instructor at (ADL) Southeast Region, based in Atlanta. anti-Semitism and bigotry of all forms in the preeminent center for service learning Allison Padilla-Goodman, who the Atlanta region,” said ADL Southeast in Southeast Asia, where she coordinated a most recently served as ADL’s South Regional Board Chair Steve Pepper. “She’s regional network of partners and practices. Central regional director, based in New clearly made an impact in her native New “Allison has been described by her peers Orleans, assumed the responsibilities of Orleans, and we are looking forward to her and local board members as a superstar, regional director in ADL’s Atlanta Office leadership here in Atlanta.” who has developed great relationships and in mid-August. ADL’s Southeast Region Born and raised in New Orleans, engaged broadly, while also doubling down encompasses Alabama, Georgia, South Padilla-Goodman lived in Italy, Colombia, on our mission to fight anti-Semitism,” said Carolina, and Tennessee. The office was Hong Kong, and several other locations, ADL CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt. “We are first established in Atlanta in 1946 and has before returning to New Orleans in 2011. so excited to see her bring her passion and served those communities in the South ever She received a B.A. from Middlebury her intellect to Atlanta and continue to build since. College; an M.A. in Latin American studies on our good work and accomplishments In her three years with ADL, Padilla- from Tulane University; and a Ph.D. and there.” Goodman led the Greater New Orleans M.A. in sociology from the City University Civil Rights Working Group, a citywide of New York Graduate Center. She has coalition that brings community leaders and taught undergraduate and graduate level law enforcement into dialogue. She trained courses on race and ethnicity, immigration, local law enforcement on responding to hate criminal justice, and urban development. Allison Padilla-Goodman crimes and extremism. And she spearheaded Prior to ADL, Allison worked in a New efforts to advocate for legislation supporting Orleans public school, with an education LGBT rights, immigrant rights, and non-profit organization in New Orleans Page 8 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017 Excitement in Atlanta — 1911 Atlanta rally in October 1911 for the re- election of Governor Joseph H. Brown, Dr. David Marx, rabbi of The Temple, BY David was asked to give a prayer. How proud Atlanta Jews were. Geffen In late November 1911, in front of the Atlanta Theater at the corner of Pryor Street and Edgewood Avenue, several It is strange how certain years seem hundred Jews of the city joined their to have more memorable happenings than fellow Atlantans to buy tickets for a play others. In Atlanta, 1911 was certainly starring the baseball great affectionately filled with noteworthy events. called the Georgia Peach, Ty Cobb. After With only .0016 of the United States’ hitting .420 during the 1911 season, total population and ranked 31st in size Cobb decided to accept the offers he had in the 1910 U.S. Bureau of the Census received for years and go on the stage. report of the “100 Largest Urban Places,” The play, The College Widow, was by it is amazing that in 1911 Atlanta was George Ade, a very noted writer of the visited by no less than three of the four early 20th century. The theatrical event individuals who were candidates for had four showings and every one was president of the country the following sold out. Even my late aunt Lottie Simon year. told me how she had once seen Cobb play The first of the candidates was baseball, and she was not a baseball fan. William Howard Taft, who was in his first The vitality and growth in the Jewish term as president and seeking a second community was evidenced by increased one. Atlanta was a key city in the South activities and expansion of services Wedding of Joseph and Fannie Freedman at the Ahavath Achim Synagogue with many commercial organizations and facilities. The Ahavath Achim on Gilmer Street, 1913 (Courtesy of Irving H. Goldstein (Dr.) Family Papers based in the Gate City. Taft knew that Synagogue, which was referred to as the and the Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History at The Breman he had to make a good impression Gilmer Street Synagogue, was remodeled, Museum) with all segments of the electorate, and, according to a local Atlanta paper, it and he had good credentials within the contained an auditorium that could seat Jewish community. Among other acts, 2,000 people. he appointed Henry Morgenthau, Sr., The Jewish Educational Alliance, ambassador to the Ottoman Empire. He which had been founded in 1910, moved had also received a Mogein Dovid flag, into its new facilities on Capitol Street known as the Flag of Zion, which had and became the center of the Atlanta been adopted as the official Zionist flag Jewish community. On December 4 of at the Second Zionist Congress held in that year, a wonderful play called A Box of Switzerland in 1898. Monkeys was seen on the Alliance stage. The second visitor was Theodore Starring were Frances Reisman, Sarah “Teddy” Roosevelt. Because his mother Jacobs, Bertha Blondheim, Charles Pearl, was from Roswell, Georgia, he considered and Dave Coleman. Later that month, the himself at home whenever he came to first vaudeville show at the Alliance was the Peach State. He traveled throughout present and included Hortense Wagner the U.S. in 1911 beating the drum for singing popular songs, Hulda Marcus himself. When he was in Atlanta, Victor playing two piano solos, and Rose Kriegshaber, who was considered the Sugarman offering a vocal solo. What a leading Jewish citizen in Atlanta, escorted night: 300 people were in attendance. Colonel Roosevelt to his hotel, which On December 28, 1911, there was probably was the Georgian Terrace. An a performance of the play The Rehersal Atlanta haberdashery, owned by a Jewish by Joseph Herbach. That dramatic merchant, ran an ad with a drawing of presentation toured the U.S.A. as an Dr. David Marx (Photos courtesy Roosevelt sporting clothing from that answer to famous play of Israel Zangwill, of the Cuba Family Archives for establishment. Jews had a great love The Melting Pot. Both plays dealt with Southern Jewish History at The for Roosevelt because during an earlier interfaith marriages, and what they meant Breman Museum) term as president he had been a strong for the American Jewish community. supporter of the continued immigration The house was full for the Alliance of Jews from Eastern Europe. production. Geffen. He began his Atlanta career The third visitor was Woodrow Two figures were helping to lead the on January 1, 1911, at Shearith Israel. Wilson, the president of Princeton. Atlanta Jewish community. One was the During the first year of his rabbinate, he Rabbi Tobias Geffen Wilson had spent his formative years noted Dr. David Marx of The Temple. A was only mentioned in the three Atlanta living with his family in Augusta; he had 33rd Degree Mason, he spoke on World newspapers — twice for weddings that he practiced law in Atlanta; his first wife Peace at the Southeastern Wholesalers performed. In his archives at the American had been born in Savannah and that was Conference in October of 1911. He was Jewish Historical Society in New York is the six kosher slaughterers of Atlanta where they were married; and two of his invited to every church because of his a get (the Aramaic word in Judaism for a to make sure, among other things, that three children were born in Gainesville. splendid speaking style and the authority bill of divorce) he oversaw for an Atlanta their knives were properly sharpened and The Democratic Party was looking for of Jewry, which he brought from The couple in August 1911. He also published that slaughtering conformed to Halachic a solid candidate for the presidency in Temple. He was in the newspaper again articles in HaMaasef, a monthly magazine specifications. 1912, and the leaders of the party urged and again. The other less known figure in Jerusalem, one of which appeared in 1911 was quite a year, which we Wilson to make himself known. At an was my grandfather HaRav Tuvia, Tobias November of 1911. He also supervised warmly recall 106 years later. September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 9 Evan Barnard receives grant from Helen Diller Family Foundation The Helen Diller Family Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties, recently announced the recipients of its annual Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards. Now in its 11th year, the national awards recognize young entrepreneurs who are committed to establishing methods for social change that address the most urgent challenges in the communities around them. This year’s award recipients are working across the globe to address issues such as health advocacy for those with disabilities, health education in third-world countries, destigmatizing illnesses such as diabetes, providing therapeutic resources for children and families with special needs, and more. Awardees received $36,000 each, in support of their philanthropic vision or to Braille sign and guide ropes along the Big Pine Braille Trail, in Rome, further their education. Georgia One of the 15 national recipients is Evan Barnard Evan Barnard, 18, of Johns Creek, Georgia. Evan is an avid outdoorsman. His project, “Nature for All,” advocates for grants and he has presented at a TEDx inclusive public spaces for the disabled event, a program of TED (Technology, worldwide, while connecting the visually Entertainment and Design), to encourage impaired with accessible outdoor the exchange of ideas about Nature For All. opportunities. He also serves on EarthEcho International’s After his experience repairing a Youth Advisory Council and as a national vandalized braille nature trail, Evan youth ambassador for the Mentor decided to work with the visually impaired Foundation USA. community to organize nature walks and The Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards build another trail. In an effort to encourage began in the San Francisco Bay Area in 2007, more people with visual impairments to as the vision of Bay Area philanthropist utilize these trails, Evan researched other Helen Diller. The awards recognize Jewish braille trail locations and found they teens demonstrating and exemplifying the existed in many states and other countries. spirit of tikkun olam, a central Jewish value He identified a need for a virtual directory meaning to repair the world. Since 2007, that connects people who are blind or the program has awarded more than $3 visually impaired with these trails and other million to 99 teens in recognition of their accessible outdoor opportunities. vision, innovation, and demonstration of His website, naturefortheblind.com, leadership. features 163 braille trails and sensory Fostering a collaborative community gardens in 28 countries, including 92 trails in among recipients and bolstering national Braille trails and Sensory Gardens offer sustainable opportunities for 31 U.S. states, plus information for schools, recognition of these forward-thinking teens increased mobility and access to nature. summer camps, sports, and educational is a primary goal of the Diller Teen Tikkun programs for the blind. The website has Olam Awards. Past recipients continue to by prestigious institutions and leaders such committees of community leaders and been promoted to tens of thousands through inspire their peers to follow in their tikkun as the United Nations Foundation, the educators located in cities around the international organizations and is featured olam footsteps and create meaningful Jefferson Awards, The White House, and country. Candidates completed detailed in the UN’s Sustainable Development relationships with new awardees through former President Barack Obama. applications describing their projects, goals, Solutions Network Youth Solutions Report. networking and mentorship activities. Many The 2017 Diller Teen Tikkun Olam inspirations and challenges, fundraising Evan has been awarded numerous past recipients have also been recognized Award recipients were selected by tactics, and ultimate accomplishments.

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By Ruben Stanley with her team to represent Israel in the championship competition of the Union of Good parenting includes exposing European Football Associations (UEFA). In your children to different experiences and 2015, Danielle was nominated by her team activities. This is the story of how such an for an award given by the city of Tel Aviv to exposure at the Marcus Jewish Community the outstanding athlete by sports category, Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) opened up an and she was selected as the recipient in the interest in a native Atlantan that landed her women’s football classification. in Lithuania this past April as a member When Danielle told her mother that of the Israeli National Women’s Football she was going to be a member of the Team. Israel National Football Team that would Living in Atlanta and having the be playing in Lithuania in the preliminary wonderful facilities, activities, and staff of round to determine which members from the MJCCA available, at age four, the Paz the smaller counties would advance to the family introduced their daughter, Danielle, qualifying group stage as part of the selection to the world of soccer. As she grew and process to select the teams to play in the gained greater proficiency, she began Women’s World Cup competition, a smile playing on club teams in the broader Atlanta came over her mother’s face. Danielle’s community, which are often referred to as mother’s family maiden name in Russia was travel teams. originally Botwinnik. 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She Surname Botwinnik is associated with participated again in the 2013 Maccabiah the village of Botwiny near Vilnus/Vilna Games, but this time on the Israeli team in Lithuania. It was also a nickname for since she has dual citizenship. persons born in Lithuania.” After graduating from Centennial What a wonderful narrative and a High School in Roswell, where she was a mirror of the historical dispersal and member of its soccer program and the 2010 acculturation of the Jewish people. Here – 2011 Offensive Player of the Year, she we have Danielle, whose father, Atsmon received a grant-in-aid to attend and play for Paz, is a first-generation Sabra, the son of Georgia State University’s Division I soccer Holocaust survivors, and whose mother, program. 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He was born Alphonso showed up at the Marcus Jewish Community Joseph D’Abruzzo. His adoptive surname Center of Atlanta, on June 27, to present his is a combination of the “Al” and the “D’A” newest book, If I Understood You, Would from the first two letters of his real first I Have This Look on My Face? He shared and last name. But then, he said, based on stories for an hour, in conversation with his family’s history, he probably is Jewish. CNN’s Holly Firfer, in the format of “Inside Originally from Spain, the family moved to the Actor’s Studio.” Now I adore Alan Alda. Naples because of the Spanish Inquisition. This man is a charmer; his smile is Two years later, Naples kicked the Jews out infectious, and he looks you in the eye. and they moved to Abruzzo, also in Italy. He “Bill Clintons” you, making you feel According to Alda, the wandering Jews took like you’re the only person in the room. on the name of the town as their last name. This man is loyal; how many Hollywood Holly Firfer concluded the conversation marriages last 60 years? He claims laughter Alan Alda (photo courtesy of Alan with questions that James Lipton might ask. as the secret, and his wife claims a short Alda) Firfer: Favorite holiday? memory. This man wants to be remembered ideas for better communication can apply to sync.” Alda: Thanksgiving and Seders [Alda’s wife for leaving behind something “useful.” anyone in any situation. Alda told a wonderful story about his is Jewish] His contribution is better communication, Alda demonstrated the “Yes, and” portrayal of Hawkeye on “Mash.” When Firfer: East or West Coast? whether in the boardroom or the bedroom. technique, to replace the usual “Yes, but.” he got the part, he had no idea how to Alda: East His inspiration began when he hosted Suppose someone said to you, “The world play the character. “I wasn’t a skirt chaser, Firfer: Aisle or window? PBS’s “Scientific American Frontiers,” is flat.” Your knee-jerk reaction would be to big drinker, smart aleck. I was very torn Alda: I don’t give a damn. for which he interviewed thousands of say, “No, it’s not, and there’s scientific proof how to be Hawkeye. The first day on the Firfer: Who would you like to have dinner scientists and realized they had no concept the world is round.” Instead, Alda suggests set, they screamed, ‘action,’ and I saw a with, dead or alive? of how to communicate complex ideas to commenting, “Yes, and I feel the same way nurse walking towards me, and I grabbed Alda: Richard Feynman, the great physicist, the layperson. Alda would tell them, “Just when I look over the horizon.” Basically, her, hugged her, and that was the birth of and Marie Curie… I fell in love with her. stop the PowerPoint presentation and talk to by initially agreeing with the comment, the Hawkeye. That wasn’t so hard.” Firfer: Funniest person? me.” A novel idea, which at first flustered person feels heard. Saying “yes” has both He also realized that for this show to Alda: Myself the intellectuals, but once they relaxed people on the same page. Nobody really be successful, the characters had to have a Alan Alda is an actor, a writer, a about the concept of ad-libbing, they were likes a disagreement or a pedantic smart legitimate camaraderie. They lived together, director, a science lover, and of course, a intoxicated with their ability to relate to aleck. However, when communicating, if worked together, and essentially knew each great communicator. He explains it so well. wide audiences. you feel that the other person has heard you, other better than family. “We would spend “When it clicks, when you’re in sync with Alda knew he was onto something there is an immediate connection and more most of our time between shots sitting someone, even for the briefest moment, and started experimenting with different open-mindedness to further discussion. together with our chairs in a circle, making it feels like the pleasure of reconciliation. groups, drawing on techniques, such as Simple, right? one another laugh. We would occasionally We’re no longer apart. We have an actual improvisation and mirroring, he learned The book offers invaluable lessons on do something useful, like going over our two-way conversation. We go from, ‘No, as an actor. The Alan Alda Center for how to relate to others, listening with your lines together, but I think the majority of you’re wrong’ to ‘Oh. Maybe you’re right.’ Communicating Science at Stony Brook eyes, looking for body language clues, our time was spent laughing. When they And boom. Dopamine. It’s a good feeling. I University was created based on his avoiding jargon, and ultimately reading the called us to the set, we kept that connection think we crave it.” discoveries. Because of their simplicity, the other person so well that you become “in going as we walked across the sound stage. A bar mitzvah project sends kids to camp Sam Barskiy will be having his bar in his place. Noah was sad that he couldn’t mitzvah in November. Knowing it is attend, but despite being sad, he was very customary to do something for charity happy that another child was able to go in as part of a bar mitzvah, he decided early his place and have a great time. that he wanted to do something for others On June 13, at Temple Beth David, in in the community. His older brother, Noah, Snellville, Sam, with help from his mom, has Crohn’s disease, so Sam decided to do dad, and sister, Ali, held a spaghetti dinner something close to home—donating to the and bake sale to raise money that would Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation. help send some children to Camp Oasis. Specifically, Sam wanted to raise Unfortunately, at the last minute, Noah was $1,000, so that three children who couldn’t not feeling well enough to attend. afford to attend Camp Oasis could go. Noah The dining area could accommodate was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease at the 100 people, and the event sold out. Sam age of 12; he will be 18 in December. He surpassed his monetary goal by quite a lot. went to Camp Oasis two years in a row and He was able to send four kids, instead of really enjoyed it; but as he was preparing to three, to Camp Oasis this past summer, plus attend Camp Oasis a third year, he became make an additional donation to the Crohn’s quite ill and couldn’t go. Another child went and Colitis Foundation. Sergey (from left), Ali, Sam, and Michelle Barskiy (photo courtesy of “Grama Reba” Herzfeld) September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 19

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The restrictions Scare, in 2010 its expanded, year-round programming, visit it, at the time, the largest public set in motion an anti-gay frenzy of humiliating AJFF.org, or stay connected via Facebook, demonstration for LGBT rights in interrogations, systematic blackmailing, and “The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Instagram, and Twitter @ATLJewishFilm. world history. is delighted to continue a longstanding Jewish Fertility Foundation hires executive director Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF), a forward to taking on the new role as board always impressed that we’ve done so much in I’ve volunteered with many Atlanta organiza- Georgia 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, chair and continuing our mission,” said such a short time, but really it’s only possible tions),” said Development Chair Shelly has hired Elana Bekerman Frank, former Elie Engler. “I am thankful to our donors because of the dedicated group of volunteers Gaynes, of president of for their support, as it allows us to take that make up our board of directors and Gee Wiz, the board of our organization to the next level. 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In this infertility. new space and with its new executive director, Address:______The medical JFF continues to provide financial assistance, committee is educational awareness, and emotional support City:______State:______Zip:______made up of to Atlanta Jewish families who have medical Please mail this form together with your check to: seven of the fertility challenges. best fertility “Becoming JFF’s first professional The Jewish Georgian specialists in employee is literally life altering, not only for Atlanta. me, but for all of the families waiting to start 8495 Dunwoody Place • Suite 200 • Atlanta, GA 30350 Elie Engler “I look families in Atlanta,” said Frank. “People are Page 20 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017 Schwartz on Sports Maccabiah Games. My son-in-law, Marc Backal, was the doctor for Team USA. He also was the BY Jerry originator and planner, with Dr. Merrick Wetzler, of the Vision Project. Vision Schwartz screenings took place in an Arab town, Jadidi Maker, in Northern Israel, and, during the games in a central Israeli town. More than 1,300 children were examined, SOPHIA’S BAT MITZVAH AND THE and more than 300 of them received glasses. WORLD MACCABIAH GAMES IN A powerful message was sent to an Arab ISRAEL. A granddaughter’s bat mitzvah is Israeli population of Palestinians: Jews a joyous, memorable occasion, and when from the United States want to help those in you combine it with a trip to Israel and the need. 20th World Maccabiah Games, it becomes Marc was working with Dr. Orna Geyer, extra special. head of ophthalmology at Carmel Medical Center, and local Israeli optometrists. To That was the occasion for Nancy and Kenny Silverboard, Cathy and Marc Backal meet in Israel for the first time. me, as we spent the last eight days of June in make the experience even more meaningful, Israel. What an experience! It was my first all the children from Jadidi Maker came to visit the Team USA athletes. The athletes trip. Nancy had been there 40 years ago as daughter Mindy and her husband, Gary, was baseball, ages 15-18), Brian Seitz (gold, had an opportunity to participate in the an ORT delegate. there as a member of the USA Tennis Team. juniors baseball, ages 17-18), Allison project. Sophia’s bat mitzvah took place June Seth arrived earlier as part of a Birthright Chernow (gold, open women’s basketball), Marc had an opportunity to speak to 26, at the Goldman Promenade in Jerusalem. group and had a great experience prior to Brent Rodgers (gold, juniors soccer, ages several thousand Arab children, educators, In this beautiful setting, with the city of the games. It also gave him a chance to 15-16), Andrew Winton (silver, swimming, and parents. It was a message and example Jerusalem in the background, she read from attend Sophia’s bat mitzvah. I can still see open men’s 400-meter; silver, 200-meter that follows the words of the Quran and the Torah, in front of family and friends. him coming down the steps to the ceremony individual medley), Leah Marks (silver, Torah: “And whoever saves a life, it is All that studying and preparation paid off with a giant suitcase and all his tennis gear. equestrian, open team dressage), Jason considered as if he saved an entire world.” beautifully. He had taken a taxi from Tel Aviv to get Aspen (silver, masters men’s basketball, Two of Cathy and Marc’s children were there. ages 45+), Scott Alterman (silver, masters in Israel at the same time. Rachel, who was Seth wrote the following heartfelt men’s basketball, ages 45+), Emily Duner participating in a Maccabiah Internship, comments on Facebook: “It was an honor (silver, open women’s soccer), and Zachary was very involved with the Vision Project, and a lifetime experience to get to represent Fisher (bronze, swimming, open men’s making a video documenting all the testing. the USA playing the sport I love. I got to play 100-meter butterfly). Hannah was taking a high school history pro level players in tennis, some ranking in Our eight days in Israel involved five course at Alexander Muss High School. the top 400 in the world. But perhaps, more full-day tours, which included a visit to the Both girls were spectators at the soccer day importantly, I made lifelong friends from Hadassah Hospital in Ein Karem. Nancy at Acre Municipal Stadium. And of course, across the world, learned more about my is co-president of the Hadassah Metulla Cathy was there as a fan, cheerleader, and Jewish heritage, and got to see Israel. I’m group and was able to arrange a tour of this supporter, providing whatever assistance not sure when I’ll be back, but part of my amazing facility, which provides outstanding was needed. heart will forever be ingrained in the Holy service to those with medical needs as well Our grandson, Seth Cohen, son of our Land. Am Yisrael Chai!!” as doing groundbreaking research and Among the Georgia Delegation development. Our tours took us as far north were many professionals, including as the Lebanon-Israel border, with trips to Kenny Silverboard, who served as the Masada; the Golan Heights, where we stood accommodations manager for the U.S. on the Syrian side, near bunkers and barbed Delegation. Kenny was the guy you went to wire; and Yad Vashem, a powerful reminder with any problems. I’ve known him for more that we can “Never Forget.” We floated in than 35 years. I had tried to get him to meet the Dead Sea, prayed at the Western Wall; Marc at past Maccabiah Games, but they saw Herod’s tribute to Caesar at Caesarea; were always going in different directions and the Baha’i Gardens in Haifa. I’m tired and never made a connection. This time just thinking about it all. I’m glad we took they did. Kenny had to seek medical advice lots of pictures. (And I still carry around for a spectator and contacted Marc. Kenny the small camcorder I’ve had for 25 years, realized to whom he was talking, and they which has provided a treasure chest of video Sophia Schwartz on her bat mitzvah made arrangements to meet soon after. memories.) day I contacted Kenny the day he returned I’ve tried to capture two of the most from Israel, and he was trying to overcome exciting weeks of my life and look forward What made the trip extra special was jet lag. (I could relate to that, as it also to sharing them with “Schwartz on Sports” that the 20th World Maccabiah Games would took me a couple of days.) He told me readers. be starting soon and continuing through July that 16 Atlanta-based athletes and coaches 18. Nearly 9,500 Jewish athletes from more participated in the games, and 10 athletes And, until next time, drive for the than 80 countries would come together to won medals: Daniel Kaufman (gold, juniors bucket and score. compete. The Maccabiah is about more than just sports. It is the diaspora showing solidarity with the State of Israel. The Schwartz, Backal, and Cohen families were all represented. While my son, Michael, his fiancée, Sara, and our grandson, Zach, were there primarily to celebrate with Sophia, other members of the family were also there because of the Seth Cohen serving an ace September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 21 A short historic trip through early Jewish history in the U.S. owned Monticello for 87 years. In 1852, Lazarus Straus immigrated to the United States, first settling in BY Selma Talbotton, Georgia, and later moving to Columbus, Georgia. He and his wife, Merbaum Sara, became successful merchants and eventually moved to New York and founded L. Straus & Sons. Straus would The first record of a Jewish presence ultimately become the sole owners of in colonial America was in 1585, when R.H. Macy & Company. His son, Oscar, Joachim Gans became part of the was United States Secretary of Commerce Roanoke Colony founded by Sir Richard and Labor under President Theodore Grenville off the coast of modern North Roosevelt, the first Jewish United States Carolina. The attempt at establishing Cabinet Secretary. the settlement was unsuccessful, and In 1861, the U.S. Congress passed Gans, with the rest of those still living, a bill permitting the commander of abandoned the colony the following year each regiment to appoint a chaplain and returned to England. with the proviso that the appointee was Sixty-eight years later, Jewish “a regularly ordained minister of some settlers arrived in colonial America Christian denomination.” When the from Recife, Brazil, to become the matter was brought to President Lincoln’s first documented Jewish community. attention, his proposed amendment was The Portuguese had conquered an area Mickve Israel exterior (photos Mickve Israel interior adopted to change the wording to allow in northeastern Brazil that had been a courtesy of Congregation Mickve “the appointment of brigade chaplains Dutch colony, and they established the Israel) of the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish protocol and authority of the Catholic religions.” As a result, on September 18, Church’s Inquisition. As a result, in April approval of A critical 1862, Rabbi Jacob Frankel was appointed of 1654 the Jewish community of the settlement player and as the first Jewish chaplain. city of Recife, which had come under of Jews in important While this is but a brief review of Portuguese rule, and refused to convert, the colony, contributor to our early American Jewish community, was expelled. Most went to other Dutch- Oglethorpe the successful one can gather that it is an interesting ruled territories in The West Indies or to recruited Dr. culmination story. We came by accident, settled in, Amsterdam; however, through a series Nunez to of the and fought for rights. We came with our of circumstances, 23 of these colonists come ashore Revolutionary culture and traditions then amalgamated arrived at the Dutch colony of New and attend War was them into the American way of life. We Amsterdam as the first documented to the sick. Haym can feel proud as we sing “God Bless community of Jews in the United States. His medical Salomon, who America” or even “White Christmas,” At that time, the Dutch West India attention assisted the as they were written by an immigrant Company had settled and colonized New helped Continental named Israel Beilin, whom we know as Amsterdam (the name of which was later ease and Army in Irving Berlin. I believe our original 23 changed to New York). Peter Stuyvesant, eventually acquire immigrants would shep nachas from us. the director-general, was not a welcoming ended the funding for host and wrote the Dutch West India medical the effort. Selma Merbaum has been a resident of Through his Atlanta since 1994. In her 94th year, Company about “these nefarious Jews,” threat, and, in Lazarus and Sara Straus, circa 1856 (photo fundraising she has stayed active giving talks on asking for permission to request the Jews appreciation, courtesy of the Straus Historical Society) to leave New Amsterdam. The reply he Oglethorpe and personal American Jewish history. received stated that as long as they did allowed the lending, he not become a burden on the community, Jews to land and settle in Savannah. provided more than $650,000 to George they could remain. Two years after landing, Kahal Kadosh Washington during the war, which today WE Ironically, in 1969 New York City Mickva Israel: Holy Congregation, the would be equivalent to approximately wanted to demolish St. Mark Church, Hope of Israel (now known as Mickve $17,000,000. He died a poor man, and where Stuyvesant and his family were Israel), now the third-oldest Jewish when his family asked the government STAND buried. It was a Jewish philanthropist, congregation in America, was founded. for assistance, they were denied. a direct descendant of one of the 23 Newport, Rhode Island is the site of In 1812 we meet Commodore original Jewish colonists, who prevented one of the oldest Jewish settlements in the Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish it from happening — how’s that Peter!? United States, tracing its history back to Commodore of the United States Navy. And it was a Jew who was instrumental the 1650s when Spanish and Portuguese He was instrumental in abolishing in the successful establishment of Jews fled from Brazil to Barbados to flogging in the Navy, and he withstood Georgia. The year after Governor James escape the Inquisition, and landed there. six court-martials, with their overriding Oglethorpe landed at what is now In 1677, they purchased property for a anti-Semitic flavor, to continue with his Georgia and founded the colony that is cemetery. In 1763, construction on what career. today Savannah, the ship William and is now known as the Touro Synagogue, It was his family that purchased Sarah landed with its 42 Jewish people the oldest extant synagogue in the United Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, which on board. Fortuitously, the passengers States, was completed. It is named after had been left in disrepair, for $2,700, included Dr. Samuel Nunez, a medical the Touro family, the patriarch of which and recued it from further deterioration. A professional. At the time of the arrival in was its hazzan and spiritual leader, Isaac Rachel Levy, Uriah Levy’s mother, is WITH 1773, Savannah was in the throes of an Touro, and whose sons, Abraham and buried on those grounds, and it was epidemic without any medical personnel. Judah, were financial benefactors of the only in 1923 that Monticello became a While the London Trustees refused synagogue. national historical monument. 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100% of donations will go directly to relief e orts. September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 27 Jewish camp builds tomorrow’s leaders day-camp setting. The program welcomes campers and staff from a broad range of Jewish backgrounds, including interfaith, BY unaffiliated, Jews of color, LGBTQ, Leon Orthodox, Reconstruction Conservative, Socol and Reform. Campers have a great deal of flexibility. Activities include sports, arts, music, field trips, science, magic, Shabbat programming, Six years ago, Eileen Price was dance, drama, cooking, nature, a ropes schlepping her four children to various course, and more. Atlanta day camps and growing weary and On Mondays, Tuesday, and Thursdays, disheartened with the results. Eileen had they participate in activities they choose been a longtime Jewish overnight camper themselves. On Wednesdays, they go on a and wanted to provide a similar day camp field trip. Each Friday, campers celebrate experience for her children, who were not Shabbat with a camp-wide program that interested in attending Jewish overnight includes The Shabbat Show, a camper camp. She envisioned a day camp for rising talent show, as well as awards, singing, kindergartners through eighth graders that A counselor helps a camper take aim and a slideshow of photos from the week. would allow them the joy of making new at archery. Campers leave camp Friday with a challah Campers prepare to experience the Jewish friends. She wanted camp activities to bake at home. ropes course. that would challenge and build confidence. To make camp as convenient as possible She wanted to broaden the availability of for the families they serve, In the City Camp choices for Jewish youth to be exposed to provides before and after camp care as well the opportunities to become leaders of their as bus service. There are full-day and half- communities and country, with an abiding day camp options. love for Israel. The camp is operated on a tight budget, Eileen had this particular feel that she while providing top-notch programs and wanted to incorporate into a day-camp counselors. There is also needs-based experience. While Atlanta is fortunate to financial assistance; this past session, have a number of well-established Jewish ITCC provided $33,000 in assistance to 44 day camps, she felt she wanted to put a new campers. face on what was available. The result is In In touring the Congregation Shearith the City Camp (ITCC), the camp that she Israel site with Managing Director Allison created to provide an affordable, accessible Boaz, I was delighted to find so many program, promote a strong Jewish identity, happy campers. Everyone greeted us as we and employ a 100% Jewish staff. The walked around the camp, and Allison told culturally Jewish camp explores different me campers jumped out of their cars every aspects of Jewish life, such as customs, morning, eager to see their friends and cooking, history, and Hebrew language. counselors. Research shows that only 10% of camp- Eileen Price’s concept of a Jewish day age Jewish children attend overnight camps. camp that feels like overnight camp has One reason might be the cost. A month at become a reality and a success. Starting six an overnight camp can be $5,000 or more. years ago with 65 campers, the program The cost for ITCC is just 25% of the typical grew to 540 this summer. For more overnight camp fees. information, call 404-698-1134, or visit Campers enjoy playing basketball. One way ITCC reduces expenses is by www.inthecitycamp.com. leasing campsites. It owns no facilities, but instead leases from synagogues and other locations that have available space during the summer months. This past June and July, the camp leased the property and facilities of Congregation Shearith Israel, a large midtown conservative synagogue. ITCC operated Monday through Friday. At Shearith Israel, it set up a covered soccer field, a ropes course, and areas an archery range. Inside the synagogue, there were art workshops, gymnastics, dancing, group singing, and other activities. At the end of camp on Friday, all equipment and small items were carefully collected and stored, so that on Shabbat morning, the synagogue was completely converted to its original state. One of ITCC’s goals is to reach Jewish youth who don’t attend a Jewish summer camp, so they can benefit from lifelong friendships, personal growth, and a connection to the Jewish community and Israel. ITCC provides the character building experience of Jewish overnight camp in a Campers and counselors before a weekly field trip Page 28 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017

were welcomed by the new Director of Student Life Rabbi Jeffrey Frances, Upper School Logistics and Communications Administrator Elizabeth Schoen, and Head world. New faculty members continue to of Upper School Instructional Leadership provide students with the tools to live their Team John Wilson. lives with direction and purpose.

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NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION AND PEER LEADERSHIP. The Weber School began the new school year with record FIRST DAY/ONE CAMPUS. AJA had enrollment and the largest freshman OUR FUTURE’S SO BRIGHT, WE’VE its first day of school as one campus on class ever, some of whom are shown here GOTTA WEAR SHADES. Weber Monday, August 14. All the students, during orientation. A vital part of ensuring science teacher Eric Smith led the entire ranging from early childhood development new students’ success is Weber’s Peer school in special programming geared to through 12th grade, were welcomed outside Leadership program, an orientation and understanding and safely viewing the first by teachers and balloons. The day was filled transition program that welcomes new total solar eclipse viewable in the United with learning, fun, and excitement about the students and makes them feel comfortable States in 38 years. In addition to using this year to come. Here, two students are ready throughout their first year. The program is opportunity to discuss the causes of an for their first day of school. built upon the belief that students can help eclipse, types of eclipses, and predicting other students succeed. Peer leaders, who when they will occur, Weber students, PICTURE PERFECT. Davis Academy mentor new students, exemplify leadership faculty, and staff viewed the solar eclipse Middle School offers a variety of electives, on and off campus. They offer a welcoming using ISO-certified eclipse shades as shown such as Digital Studio, which exposes and unintimidating perspective, easing the here. Mr. Smith reviewed safety precautions students to beginning digital photography, transition to a new school. with the entire school prior to the viewing graphic design, and post-production editing the eclipse. software to develop images for print and web. Students in the class are called upon to create graphics for school events, as well as for their own digital portfolios. Here, a few seventh-graders familiarize themselves with the camera equipment they will be using to capture images for their work. KINDERGARTEN TASTE TESTERS. Have you ever met a cookie you did not like? Kindergarteners at The Davis Academy conducted research during the 2016-2017 school year, sampling more than 16 new Oreo cookie flavors ranging CATCH A GLIMPSE. Atlanta Jewish from birthday cake to candy corn. The Academy had its Catch A Glimpse Open class tracked the results and the unanimous House for students from early childhood to winner for the year was mint. Pictured: Ms. eighth grade. Students and parents met their Weiser’s kindergarten class (bottom, from new teachers and visited their classrooms. left) Abby Rosenkoff, Carly Rubin, Hadara The Upper School also held its open house, Lapidus, Jude Galison, Max Fineman, MEANINGFUL EXPRESSIONS OF starting with a welcome tour for the new Grant Golivesky, and Stella Bernath, and JUDAISM. Davis Academy Middle ninth-graders, as well as an orientation (top) Olivia Ozias, Odel Madar, Eva Wolff, School students engage with the richness for the 10th- through 12th-graders. All Noah Swenson-Friedberg, Jesse Medeiros, and complexity of Judaism in ways that MORE CHOICES, MORE VOICES. Weber the Upper School students and parents Zachary Rosen, and Alyssa Medwed help them understand what Judaism has to students were welcomed by Head of School were excited to see the new Upper School offer in today’s world. Here, eighth-grade Rabbi Ed Harwitz (pictured). During the classrooms and facilities. Pictured: Middle BUTTON MAKING. Davis Academy’s students share their artwork depicting the opening day assembly, he spoke about School students at the open house Lower School students enjoyed their connections among the people of Israel, the the value in having a larger school, which introduction to the school’s Innovation and land of Israel, and the Torah, using the Star creates options that enrich Weber’s creative NINTH GRADE ORIENTATION. AJA held Design Studio, during a creative session of David as the symbol that unifies them all. and robust academic environment. The an orientation for ninth-graders on August 9. with 21st Century Learning Coordinator larger school and more students, adds more The Student Council was there to greet them Stacy Brown. Brown (left) and student SOLAR ECLIPSE VIEWING. Davis voices that bring energy and creativity to and facilitate introductions between new and Sammy Manolache designed and produced Academy Lower and Middle School the school, the Jewish community, and the returning students, as shown here. Students students were immersed in a day of learning September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 29

clean and fluid look, represents the growth and fluid movement of an ever-evolving academic institution, one that is always moving forward, yet rooted in firm values and Jewish heritage. The logo also includes a blue Star of David. Third-grader Ava Snapper (pictured) holds Epstein’s new logo T-shirt.

A WARM WELCOME. Starting kindergarten is not overwhelming at TDSA. This kindergartener is happy to know where ROSH HASHANAH APPROACHES. her cubby is and where she will keep her During the month of Elul, the shofar is bookbag. sounded each morning at The Epstein School during announcements, as a reminder of the upcoming High Holidays and the spiritual about the solar eclipse, with interactive work that will be done during those days. classroom activities and instruction in the ANOTHER YEAR TOGETHER. Second- Epstein student Ezra Heller, shown here morning and outside viewing of the eclipse grade students at The Epstein School, happy with Elementary School Director of Hebrew in the afternoon. Fifth-graders visited each to see each other again, enjoy reconnecting and Israel Education Idit Bendavid, began classroom in the Lower School, which after the summer break with a group hug on the month with an inspirational and pitch- includes Mechina (kindergarten prep) the first day of school. Pictured: (front, from perfect blowing of the shofar. Epstein through fourth grade, to share a presentation left) Amelit Hall, Sari Grant, Isla Gingold, students will hear the shofar every morning and lead class discussions. In the Middle and Lali Stillman, and (back) Talia Bock and study its meaning in class. School, every science class experienced a POSITIVE AFFIRMATION. On the first day solar eclipse simulation and participated of school, students can be seen embodying in various interactive activities to prepare the core values of TDSA. Here, one student for viewing the eclipse. Pictured here are helps another student tie his shoes during Mechina students. a basketball game. Every morning, the students recite this positive affirmation, “We are created in the image of G-d. Everything we think, say, and do should show that we are created in the image of G-d.”

MUTUAL RESPECT. Epstein second- grade teacher Carey Grucza discusses the importance of mutual respect with students Talia Bock, Sari Grant, Amelit CONNECTED KEHILLAH. Epstein Hall, Lali Stillman, Liam Shemesh, Layla parents like Stephanie Rubel, pictured, 25TH ANNIVERSARY KICK-OFF Skizman, and Isla Gingold, during the enjoyed taking a “Walk Through the Jewish SHABBAT. The Davis Academy community school’s community circles. Mutual respect Holidays,” exploring the meaning behind enjoyed an action-packed kick-off for the is one of the four pillars of the Tribes Jewish holiday celebrations and sharing school’s 25th anniversary year during an all- program—a social, emotional, and character poignant and humorous moments from their school Kabbalat Shabbat, featuring musical development program (along with attentive own families’ gatherings. The event was OFF TO A GREAT START. TDSA students guest Billy Jonas. The room was full of listening, appreciation, and meaningful led by Ronit Amihude, Epstein’s principal have reunited with old friends, made new Davis ruach (energy and spirit), as the entire participation). of learning, teaching, and innovation. friends, and become acclimated to their school celebrated the beginning of the new “Connected Kehillah” events are designed to classes. Even though it’s the first day of school year. Pictured here with the Billy enrich each family’s Epstein experience and school, this student remembers that it is Jonas Trio, leading the group in song and help them develop meaningful connections. respectful to raise her hand if she has a participating in the interactive performance, question or comment. are (front, from left) David Rifkin, Michele Shapiro, Stacy Schleicher, and Suzanne Friedman.

GREAT BEGINNINGS. Epstein School kindergarten teacher Juli Pollak begins each day with sharing in a community circle activity, designed to allow students to share thoughts and ideas with their classmates, and practice being attentive listeners. This WELCOME BACK. Reuniting with friends is just one element of our school-wide FOCUSING ON CORE VALUES. Dr. after a long, hot summer is so much fun for implementation of Tribes, a social and Peshie Kasloff, head of General Studies the students at TDSA. Eager students moved NEW SCHOOL YEAR—NEW LOOK. emotional learning program that focuses on at Torah Day School of Atlanta (TDSA), books into lockers, checked out their new Epstein students are glad to be back at attentive listening, mutual respect, the right addresses students about core values at the classrooms, and greeted familiar faces, as school, seeing old friends and making new to participate or pass, and appreciation, as school. They include respect (of others, of shown here. Teachers welcomed their new ones. The school is excited about its new, shown with Juli Pollak and students Morris ourselves, of our place), responsibility, and students with smiles on their faces and plans contemporary logo. The “wheel,” with its Kogon, Ella Shulman, and Ben Weinisman. gratitude. for an exciting school year. Page 30 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017 A holiday message from JScreen With 5778 nearly upon us, we reflect on the year that has passed and look forward to a bright future as the next year approaches. technology of genetic screening and peace As we strive to be a better people, do more of mind to your front door. good deeds, and live fulfilled lives, we JScreen, which can be completed from must take into consideration how we can comfort of your couch, tests for more than positively impact the lives of our friends, 200 different genetic diseases, including family members, and the entire Jewish those that are common among people of community. Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Mizrahi Jewish As we prepare for the holidays, we ancestry, as well as others that are common should also keep in mind that September in non-Jewish populations. Even more, commemorates Tay-Sachs Awareness JScreen provides results to you by way of Month. Tay-Sachs is perhaps the best- a certified genetic counselor, so you can ask known Jewish genetic disease, thanks to questions, better know what your results the large-scale public health awareness mean, and talk through all of your options, campaign of the 1970s and 1980s. During to help ensure you or your loved one has a that time, screening for Tay-Sachs became healthy baby. so widespread and mainstream that the We have a suggestion for your first prevalence of this devastating disease within good deed to start the New Year off right. the Jewish community was reduced by 90%. (And we promise that it’s much easier than Now, the children of that generation need to starting some new-wave diet.) JScreen be reminded of the importance of getting challenges you to mention genetic tested for Tay-Sachs, as well as more than screening to five people over the course 200 diseases that have since been included of the High Holidays. Whether it’s at a on the genetic screening panel. meal, at services, or in passing, you have the The modern-day public health initiative capacity to change people’s lives. Tell them bringing this issue to the forefront is JScreen, to check out JScreen.org; from there, they a national non-profit genetic screening can learn more and request a DNA spit kit initiative based out of Emory University be mailed to their home. School of Medicine’s Department of Human From the JScreen family to yours, we Genetics. JScreen brings the innovative wish you a happy and healthy New Year!

to Minsk, Belarus. Their upbeat assessment destroyed) and the breakup of the Soviet is that Federation’s 17-year investment in Union. Visit jewishatlanta.org/impact-story/ Minsk offers a successful new paradigm for atlantas-17-year-investment-minsk/ for Federation News how American Jewish communities work more information. with overseas partners. After meeting with THE FRONT PORCH. The Front Porch: Life Communities, is one of the longest Jewish community leaders, visiting summer JEWISH WOMEN’S FUND DRIVES Unlocking the (Incredible) Potential of serving leaders of a Federation affiliate camps, and seeing the social service SOCIAL CHANGE. Jewish Women’s Jewish Atlanta is a organization. “I am very infrastructure Atlanta’s investment helped Fund of Atlanta, a giving circle of 100+ bold next step for the excited about the whole build, they’ve come back with inspiring Atlanta women, recently announced its Jewish Federation Front Porch process stories of a community that celebrates being 2017 grantees. JWFA, a philanthropic of Greater Atlanta to and the opportunity Jewish and has rebounded from both the explore in the most to bring many ideas Holocaust (during which more than 90% foundational way and voices together,” of the Belarus Jewish community was See FEDERATION NEWS, page 40 — and potentially says Tabak. “When I reimagine — how moved to Atlanta, in it interacts with and 2004, meetings with supports Atlanta’s colleagues occurred Jewish community. sporadically, so it was Through the difficult to develop spring of 2018, a collective and Federation is bringing all corners of the collaborative approach to common concerns Jewish community onto the Front Porch and opportunities. Things are changing now, to help map the organization’s future. and it’s all good! The meetings are being organized into “With The Front Porch initiative, I several platform teams, including historic am hopeful and enthusiastic that working community partners, Jewish thought together and planning together, we’ll leaders, donors, board members, and other develop effective ways to build a stronger professionals, but the invitation also includes Jewish, and non-Jewish, community in people who might think of themselves on Atlanta.” the fringes of the Jewish world — people of For more information or to get involved, all ages, demographics, and political points e-mail [email protected], of view. Participants are engaging in deep visit jewishatlanta.org/the-front-porch, or dialogue, immersions in places that inspire call 404-479-1781. and provoke (the edges of Jewish Atlanta and other organizations that provide insight INVESTMENT IN MINSK. Amy Glass and on the community’s most challenging Jodi Mansbach, representing Federation’s questions), and reflection time, concluding Community Planning & Impact Team, with a series of prototypes — experiments along with members of Federation’s Caring that will move participants swiftly to action. and Continuity Outcomes Committees, Harley Tabak, CEO of Jewish Home have just returned from a remarkable trip Trustees engaged in the allocations process September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 31 Long-time golf tournament organizers to be honored by JNF at Standard Club Supporters of Israel can take a swing Howard Wexler, co-president of the on the green at the famed Standard Club Atlanta JNF Board, added, “I encourage at Jewish National Fund’s (JNF) 10th all golfers who appreciate the miracle that Annual Sam P. Alterman Memorial Golf is Israel to come out to the Standard Club Tournament, on Monday, October 2. The on October 2. Besides golf, we will have a event will also honor longtime tournament great time with friends and honor two men leaders David Birnbrey and Michael who have been the driving force for the Jacobson. tournament for several years. David and The Sam P. Alterman Memorial Michael are important leaders of Jewish Golf Tournament has been co-chaired by National Fund and great supporters of Birnbrey and Jacobson for years. One of the Israel.” area’s signature events, it brings together For more than 100 years, Jewish supporters of Israel to connect with each National Fund has carried out its mission other and share the impact of JNF’s work of developing and preserving the land and in Israel. Registration and lunch are at environment of Israel, through community 1:00 p.m., with tee-off at 2:00 p.m. A post- building, forestry, green innovations, tournament event will include cocktails, water renewal, research and development, dinner, and numerous awards for best in preserving heritage sites, and providing play and competition. Rates are $300 for therapeutic services for Israelis with special each participant and $200 for those under needs. the age of 35. Registration is now open at The Standard Club is located at 6230 jnf.org/atlgolf. Abbotts Bridge Road, in Johns Creek. Alan E. Lubel, a former president of David Birnbrey Michael Jacobson For more information and to RSVP by JNF’s Atlanta Board of Directors, remarked, September 25, contact Beth Gluck, at “We appreciate that David Birnbrey and them for all that they have done over the in our local Jewish community. With them [email protected] or 404-236-8990 x851. Michael Jacobson are allowing us to honor years to support JNF’s important work in as our honorees, the tournament is sure to be Israel, as well as their outstanding leadership a success and lots of fun.” JSU News

JSU WELCOMES HUNDREDS OF NEW reestablish those connections. Two integral MEMBERS. Ten years after its debut, Jewish components of being a JSU member are Student Union (JSU) can now lay claim to getting involved in local communities and being the largest Jewish youth organization learning about one’s Jewish heritage. in the South, connecting 4,000+ members at JSU leader Rabbi Chaim Neiditch more than 80 Atlanta-area high schools. A makes his presence felt at every JSU club, Teens celebrating Passover at JSU Teens at Centennial High School fun outlet via which the teens can explore running activities before school, after school, JSU learn the deeper meaning and their Judaism, JSU offers many teens their or during lunch. Rabbi Neiditch has created symbolism of challah. first-ever opportunities to engage in Jewish engaging interactive Jewish programming, SIGNIFICANCE OF CHALLAH. Anyone activities. Others, who have lost their such as making Hebrew name bracelets, who has ever passed by a Jewish bakery connection to Judaism since their bar and challah braiding, and making Seder plates, on Friday morning recognizes the distinct, bat mitzvahs, are afforded the opportunity to to introduce teens to Jewish holidays and enchanting aroma of challah. Challah is traditions. essential to Shabbat meals, as braided loaves of bread become sanctified to a higher purpose. Challah is the first morsel of food to enter a person’s mouth after Kiddush is made on Friday night or Shabbos day; it signifies Teens have the beginning of a meal. a blast on The significance of challah in the JSU’s ski Jewish world and the holiness of Shabbos is trip something Rabbi Chaim Neiditch conveyed Teens at Johns Creek High School’s to hundreds of teens upon visiting a dozen JSU challah-making event clubs at high schools around greater Atlanta. Rabbi Neiditch went on to teach the teens that the concept of challah originally came from the manna from Heaven that G-d provided to the Jews in the desert, during the Exodus. The tradition continues today to signify G-d’s continued sustaining of his people. Beyond the educational phases of the JSU High meetings, the participants also took part Holidays in the hands-on activity of making their programs own challah. Rolling, kneading, matting, and shaping, and braiding the dough gave the celebrations teens an appreciation of the effort the goes Teens at Riverwood High School JSU into making challah. The reward? The sweet display the delicious challos they smell of challah baking, and then, finally, the made. incomparable, delicious taste of challah at the Shabbat table. Page 32 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017

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2153 Briarcliff Road, NE • Atlanta, GA 30329 PH: 404.636.1114 • F: 404.636.8675 • [email protected] • kgatl.com September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 35 Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival returns to Brook Run Park Several years ago, Jody Pollack was were rightly rewarded, as hundreds of kibitzing with a friend when he first learned men, women, and children lined the lot to about an amusing new event taking place in taste their wares. Even Pollack himself the Jewish communities of Birmingham and contended for the cookout crown, scoring Memphis — a kosher BBQ competition. third place for his savory brisket. Pollack was regaled with stories of all- It didn’t take long for news to night grilling camaraderie, throngs of BBQ spread of this mecca of saporous stacks enthusiasts at tasting tents, and the warm of barbecue beef and chicken. The B’nai embrace of all the Jewish community, Torah Kosher BBQ Competition was connected by food and family. destined to become the official Atlanta He knew he must bring this event to Kosher BBQ Festival it is today. Atlanta. As a member of the benevolent Now in its fifth year, the Atlanta society Hebrew Order of David International Kosher BBQ Festival has become one of (HOD), he felt his organization was the the premier community events on Jewish perfect one to hold it. Atlanta’s calendar. The event, presented by Brimming with excitement, Jody HOD, is held at Dunwoody’s Brook Run approached friends and fellow B’nai Torah Park. congregants Matt Dickson, Keith Marx, and Jody Pollack and his HOD brother Brian Mailman about adapting the Kosher Ian Platt are this year’s festival co-chairs. BBQ Competition for Atlanta. Marx, “Since we’ve started at Brook Run Park, official Kansas City-style judges, is a festival Dickson, and Mailman were already a step our festival has grown tremendously,” mainstay. This year, festival organizers “HOD’s function is community service ahead of the game, planning an event on said Pollack. “We’ve officially partnered are planning carnival rides for kids and a and to do things where the community as a behalf of the B’nai Torah Brotherhood. with the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival to beer garden for adults. More kosher food whole benefits,” says Pollack. “The BBQ “Matt, Keith, and Brian really brought provide live entertainment. We’re attracting vendors, organizations, and retailers will be Festival really epitomizes what HOD stands the original Kosher BBQ Competition to more vendors and activities for the whole present. for — bringing the community together for Atlanta,” says Pollack. “I became the fourth family.” Under the auspices of HOD, a 501(c)3 all groups. Everyone comes to enjoy the man and brought the HOD horsepower.” The Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival non-profit, the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival barbecue, and that’s our goal.” In the event’s first two years, smoking recently received a grant from the Jewish exists not just for fun and camaraderie, but The Fifth Annual Atlanta Kosher BBQ green eggs lined the parking lot of B’nai Federation of Greater Atlanta. Aside from to support the community. All proceeds Festival takes place on Sunday, October 22, Torah, as teams of serious chefs and the grant, the Atlanta Kosher BBQ Festival from this year’s festival will be donated to 11:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m., at Brook Run Park, in backyard grillers basted till dawn to is entirely funded by sponsors and donors. three different charities: Jewish Educational Dunwoody. Tasting tickets are $1 each. For produce mouthwatering chicken, beef ribs, The popular barbecue competition, Loan Fund, Helping Feed Atlanta, and the more information, visit theatlantakosherbbq. and brisket. On festival day, their efforts featuring more than 20 teams and judged by Cobb County Police Department. com.

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We are such fans of Rosendorff challah honey originates. That’s why Buzz + Bloom Blend a 90/100. So, yes, I too am a huge fan Kosher Affairs that we ordered it for our grandson Noah’s only gently strains its honey, ensuring that of Don Pablo. bar mitzvah celebrations. Yes, of course, I it retains its natural pollen and unique taste From page 34 encouraged Gary to expand to Atlanta! For profile. The honeys are packaged at a lower DISAPPOINTING KOSHER NEWS more information, visit Rosendorffchallah. temperature, to help maintain the beneficial supermarkets and take it back to Atlanta. com. It is kosher certified by Star K. enzymes and antioxidants.” The Manischewitz plant in Newark, As I told Gary, after homemade, it is the Buzz + Bloom honeys are easily New Jersey, is closing in September. best I have ever tasted. (No one can top the BUZZ + BLOOM. I learned about this brand recognizable by their bright blue caps. The Manischewitz, the nation’s largest challah made by my mom, Rose Snyder, z’l, at the Fancy Food Show. I was initially Jewish “honey season” is here—so enjoy manufacturer of processed kosher food or my daughter, Marcy Kalnitz.) attracted to this OU kosher-certified dipping, spreading, cooking with, or products, has announced the closure of its Rosendorff’s is a family business. honey because of its beautiful jars, spooning on this superfood. Visit main production plant, which opened in What fun it was to see the massive barrels which depict “the global, honey- Buzzandbloomhoney.com. 2006. of dough and watch challah being made making relationship between By the way, honey does not spoil. (including the staff braiding hundreds of the honeybee and the flower.” If you see crystals form in any honey ATLANTA KOSHER NEWS loaves). With the help of his wife and seven Whether the honey jar, simply microwave it for a few children, Gary transformed his hobby into is derived from a seconds. As of the writing of this column, the the flourishing enterprise it is today. Over lychee fruit tree much-anticipated kosher dairy restaurant the past decade, Rosendorff’s has become a or fresh citrus CAFÉ DON PABLO in the former Broadway Café location has much-loved brand, and it continues to gain groves, the COFFEE. As most of not announced an opening date. However, popularity as it grows. mission of Buzz + us do, I often enjoy the the working name of the new restaurant is Bloom is to offer sampling and tastings Formaggio Mio. the highest quality at Costco as I roam the There is much buzz that a new Spiller honeys on the aisles. What I didn’t Park coffee shop will be opening at Toco market, sourced all Buzz + Bloom products realize was that the tasting Hill Shopping Center, and that it may be over the world. The demonstrator for Café Don kosher. Stay tuned. brand has no artificial ingredients, flavors, Pablo Coffee is Atlantan Michael Arnoldi. A new kosher grocer, Tiptop Kosher or preservatives, and is gluten-free, fat-free, Our paths have crossed several times in Market, has opened at 2211 Savoy Drive, and nut-free. prior years, including shared experiences Atlanta 30341. Hours are Sunday-Thursday, From the company: “Some honeys are with his wife, Helen, and his children. 9:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:00 a.m.- overheated, over filtered and over processed, Michael’s Don Pablo career started 4:00 p.m. For more information, call 470- stripping the honey of its natural pollens and unexpectedly: “Six years ago, after 365-2994. nutrients. Buzz + Bloom believes that honey retirement, I was looking for a great tasting should have natural pollen in it, highlighting coffee that I had previously COOKING AND BAKING the floral essence of the area where the tasted at Costco. I found “TWO BY TWO” Gary Rosendorff with Baruch, one of the bag on the shelf. I sent his children an email to the company, If you love to bake, order Tea @ 2, a little asking when they will book filled with recipes for homemade have the next tasting at cakes and confections. Proceeds from the Brookhaven Costco. the sale of this fundraising cookbook I sent my opinion and support the oncology patients at McGill told them that I liked it so University Health Center (MUHC). The much I bought a bag. I also Tea @ 2 program, created by Linda Pointe North mentioned that if they ever Chernin Rosenblatt, is sponsored by planned to expand, I would Cedars Can Support, and a program of INSURANCE GROUP love to promote their coffee. The Cedars Cancer Foundation. Within a few minutes, the Founded in 2007, Tea @ 2 takes place reply came back: ‘welcome weekly at the MUHC. Patients and their THE RIGHT aboard.’ I now have been doing coffee families enjoy live music, homemade cakes demos for five years at the Brookhaven and cookies, and tea served from china Costco, while having fun giving sample cups. I have tried two recipes from this COVERAGE tastes and telling people how to make the book, and they are scrumptious. To order, MAKES THE best coffee.” contact founder/volunteer Linda Chernin About the company: In 1989, Darron Rosenblatt, lindacherninrosenblatt@gmail. J. Burke, founder of Burke Brands LLC, com, or call The Cedars Cancer Foundation, DIFFERENCE moved to South Florida and met Eliana, a 514-656-6662 x332. • Personal Insurance Colombian woman who would eventually become his wife. While visiting Eliana’s • Business Insurance family in Colombia, Darron fell in love with • Employee Benefits Latin American culture and its delicious coffee. 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checked before use. KOSHER WITH A “K” Vegetables, pre-washed and/or pre-cut Kosher Korner packaged—broccoli slaw without floret Many years ago, most kosher items derived from beetle derivative.) pieces, carrots, celery, mushrooms, onions, were designated with a “K.” The courts have Fruits, dried—the following dried fruits are and potatoes determined that one cannot copyright a letter acceptable without any certification, when Water—unflavored of the alphabet, and non-kosher items can there are no additional oils or flavors listed: Wild rice include a K on the package. Big K Soda, BY Reuven apricots; dates, sliced or diced; whole figs; for example, is not kosher; the K stands for goji berries; nectarines; peaches; pears; The following non-food items are also Kroger, not for kosher. Stein pineapples; prunes; and domestic raisins. kosher without a symbol: There are still a few rabbis who use Fruits, frozen—without added flavors or Aluminum foil and foil pans a plain “K” for kosher. If one knows that coloring. (Some berries require special Cupcake holders the rabbi certifying a particular product is The Atlanta Kashruth Commission checking for infestation.) Dental floss reliable, then one can use that product. wishes you and yours a sweet new year. Guar Gum Dishwashing detergent—a hechsher is Below is a list of some products that are There are a number of new kosher Ginger preferred, but when none is available, it is acceptable with a “K.” vendors and kosher products available this Honey—pure, unflavored acceptable to use one without a hechsher. Bobs’ Red Mill Flour year, and we encourage the support of local Juices, fresh frozen—100% orange, apple, Lipstick, lip balm—some authorities prefer Kellogg’s brand products, including cereals, vendors. grapefruit, pineapple, and lemon. (Tomato those without glycerin. cereal bars, and stuffing When it is available, it is always best and grape juices need supervision.) Oven cleaner McIlhenny Tabasco Sauce to purchase an item with reliable kosher Maple syrup—mass-produced. Private farms Parchment paper—silicon-type only is Publix cookies (prepared specialty cookies supervision. Some items may require need to be checked individually for the use of acceptable. Quilon-based may contain animal with a K-D, found in bakery section) additional checking for insect infestation. animal fat in production. fat and requires certification. Starbucks bottled coffee drinks, including The following items are currently and Milk—regular milk in the U.S. and Canada. Plastic bags and wraps Frappuccino and Caramel generally assumed kosher (when there are no Vitamilk, buttermilk, and chocolate milk Toothpaste, mouthwash—some kosher Waffles by De Wafelbakkers other additives) and can be purchased without need supervision. authorities prefer those without glycerin. Western Bagels bearing a kosher symbol. This list is subject Molasses (Breath spray and breath sticks require Not recommended with a K: artichoke hearts, to change. Nuts, raw—with no oil or additives (some certification.) cheese, Jell-O, nuts, yogurt Please be aware that agricultural contain gelatin), unflavored, including Silver polish products grown in the land of Israel are blanched almonds, Brazil nuts, filberts, Steel wool—plain only; soap pads require Rabbi Reuven Stein is director of supervision not acceptable for consumption until after hazelnuts, macadamia nuts, pecans, pine certification. for the Atlanta Kashruth Commission, a non- terumos and ma’asros (tithes) are separated. nuts, and walnuts. Dry roasted nuts require profit organization dedicated to promoting If the products were grown during a shmita certification. kashruth through education, research, and (sabbatical) year, they may be forbidden Oats—unflavored supervision. to use. There is a common misperception Oat bran that all exports of Israel are routinely tithed Olive oil—100% extra virgin by a national supervision agency; this is Polenta—non-processed, unseasoned As we approach 5778, we pray for a inaccurate. Popcorn kernels Kosher Affairs sweet New Year, a time to renew, reach, and Quinoa rejoice in our spiritual lives, in our homes, ITEMS THAT ARE KOSHER Rice—white or brown, including converted From page 36 in our relationships, and of course in our WITHOUT A SYMBOL or parboiled. Arborio, basmati, sushi rice, and kitchens! May Rosh Hashanah usher in a other varieties are acceptable without added year of good health and peace for each of Applesauce—unflavored, with no additives flavor or seasonings. us, and for all good people, everywhere. Baking powder Seeds: chia (raw), flax (whole or ground), Baking soda sesame, poppy, pumpkin, sunflower RECIPES, page 39 Barley (best to check for infestation) Seltzer—plain, non-flavored Beans—dry (best to check for infestation) Spices—the following spices, ground, Beer—unflavored (including ale and lager) chopped, powdered, or whole, are acceptable: excluding craft breweries allspice, anise, basil, bay leaf, black pepper, Buckwheat (kasha) caraway, cardamom, cayenne, chervil, chives, Carob powder cilantro, cinnamon, cloves, coriander, cumin, Cocoa—plain dill, fennel, fenugreek, ginger, lemongrass, Coconut mace, marjoram, nutmeg, oregano, paprika, Coffee—plain or decaf with no flavors parsley, peppercorns (any color), rosemary, (instant or whole bean) saffron, sage, salt, savory, sesame seed (raw Cornstarch, corn grits, corn syrup, cornmeal, only), tarragon, thyme, turmeric, and white and corn powder pepper. With fresh spices, there may be an Couscous, unseasoned and uncooked issue with insect infestation. Spice blends Dextrose require a hechsher. and recipes written with two eaters in mind. Edamame Soda—does not need a hechsher on the bottle, However, I see this book as a basic guide for What’s cooking? Email kosheraffairs@ Eggs—raw, whole, non-processed eggs are but needs to be on kosher beverage list. beginner cooks or anyone looking for super- gmail.com. This column is meant to acceptable; however, they should be checked Soy grits easy, yet super-tasty recipes. I recommend provide the reader with current trends and for blood spots. Sugar—brown, cane, or confectioner’s/ it for teens, wannabe chefs, and anyone developments in the kosher marketplace. Farina—raw powdered who wants to develop fundamental cooking Since standards of kashruth certification Flour—without enzymes Tapioca pearls skills, just two portions at a time. And, of vary, check with the AKC or your local Food additives—citric acid, EDTA, high- Tea—black, green, white, orange pekoe, course, if your family grows or guests join kashruth authority to confirm reliability. fructose corn syrup, potassium sorbate, unflavored (regular and decaf) you, just double or triple the recipes. riboflavin, sorbitol, sodium benzoate, sodium Tea, herbal—plain herbal/floral, without bisulfate, sodium citrate, sulfur dioxide added flavors ------Food colors—FD&C colors with propylene Tofu—without additives glycol Vegetables, frozen—without added Fruits, canned—without added flavors, ingredients, excluding artichoke, asparagus, colors, or grape juice. (Note: Fruit cocktail and Brussels sprouts, because of infestation needs reliable kosher supervision, as it usually Other frozen vegetables that may be infested, contains non-kosher carmine, a natural color like cauliflower or chopped spinach should be September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 39

Kosher Affairs Recipes continued from page 38 Recipes I selected these recipes especially for Slow Cooker Tzimmes will react unpleasantly if it comes in Yom Tov cooking. Enjoy! In a bowl, combine mayonnaise, contact with the aluminum foil.) sugar, vinegar, juice, salt, and pepper A warming, comforting, hearty cool Bake for 3 1/2 hours, or until Apple Coleslaw to make the dressing. Add the cabbage weather dish. Turn your slow cooker the meat is tender. Remove the meat mix and mandarin oranges, and toss to low and let this simmer all day or from the pan and keep it warm. Place This coleslaw was inspired by a with dressing until thoroughly blended. overnight. the pan on 2 burners and boil the Wolfgang Puck recipe found on The Refrigerate. vegetables and sauce over medium Food Network. It is sweet, tangy, Add pomegranate arils, toss, and Serves approximately 8-10 as a side dish heat for another 30 minutes, or until and delicious, a perfect side dish for serve. the sauce is thickened. poultry, especially turkey. ----- 1/2-2 lbs. sweet potatoes, peeled and cut To serve, slice the meat across the into small chunks grain. Serve with the vegetables. Serves about 8 Orange Chicken 2 cups baby carrots or full sized carrots, From Kosher by Design Short on Time sliced into 1” pieces ----- Dressing: by Susie Fishbein 3 parsnips, peeled and diced 1 cup mayonnaise 3 cups dried fruit (such as apples, Betty Goodfriend’s Turkey Tzimmes 2 tablespoons poppy seeds This is an old family recipe from Susie’s apricots, prunes) 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar Aunt Temmie, a “go-to” recipe for a 2 cups orange juice The Goodfriend family, Cantor Isaac, 1 tablespoon sugar great, quick chicken dish. Delicious! 4 tablespoons honey Betty, and Enoch, were prominent 1/3 cup honey 1/4 cup brown sugar members of the Jewish community 1 teaspoon sea salt 2 chickens, cut into quarters 1/2 teaspoon salt and are missed by family, friends, 1 teaspoon freshly ground black 3/4 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and community. May their memories pepper 2 tablespoons dried mustard powder Optional: 1 lb. flanken, short ribs with be a blessing. This is Betty’s famous 1/2 teaspoon dried celery seeds 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg bones, or cut-up chuck tzimmes! 2 tablespoons cornstarch Salad: 1 cup orange juice (not from concentrate ) Place fruits and vegetables in a 4 medium white potatoes 2 small heads of cabbage, one red 1 12-ounce jar orange marmalade 5-6 quart slow cooker, and combine 2 lbs. sweet potatoes and one green, sliced with a knife or 2 navel oranges, sliced paper-thin well. Sprinkle with brown sugar and 3 lbs. baby carrots, peeled mandoline, or 1 bag coleslaw mix seasonings, and then add the orange juice. 1 lb. prunes, pitted 4 apples, preferably Fuji Makes 6-8 servings Drizzle the honey on top of everything. 1 1/2 lbs. turkey thigh with skin and 2 carrots, peeled and shredded or Replace the lid. Set temperature on low, bone julienned Preheat oven to 375 degrees. and let cook for 8-10 hours. 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 scallions, thinly sliced Arrange the chicken pieces, in single Alternatively: Simmer covered in the 1/2 cup honey 1/2 cup dried cranberries, pomegranate layers, skin-side up, in two 9” x 13” oven at 225 degrees, for about six hours. 1 tablespoon salt (or to taste) flavored baking pans. 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1/2 cup sliced almonds (optional) In a medium bowl, with a fork, ----- 5-6 cups water mix the brown sugar, mustard powder, In a medium bowl, thoroughly nutmeg, and cornstarch. Stir in the Brisket with Carrots and Onions Peel and cut white potatoes into blend all dressing ingredients. Dressing orange juice. Pour half of the mixture Inspired and adapted from Barefoot 1/4” slices and layer on bottom of a can be prepared and refrigerated up to over each pan of chicken. Contessa Parties by Ina Garten large Dutch oven. three days in advance. With the back of a spoon, spread Peel and cut sweet potatoes into In a large bowl, combine salad the top of each chicken piece with the 6 to 7 pounds beef brisket chunks, about 8 per potato. ingredients. Add the dressing, and toss marmalade. 2 tablespoons kosher salt Rinse baby carrots and prunes in until well blended. Refrigerate at least Scatter orange slices over the 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper cold water. one hour before serving, mixing the chicken, leaving some skin exposed. 1 tablespoon minced garlic (4 cloves) In a large bowl, combine carrots, salad at least once to evenly distribute Bake, uncovered for one hour. 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves sweet potatoes, and prunes. Put half of the dressing. Baste with the pan juices. Bake for 1 pound carrots, peeled and cut into 2” this mixture over white potatoes. Add an additional 15-20 minutes, until the chunks turkey thighs, skin side up. ----- oranges are a deep amber color and the 8 stalks celery, cut into 2” chunks Cover with remaining carrot chicken is fully cooked and no longer 6 yellow onions, peeled and sliced mixture. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Pour Pomegranate Mandarin Coleslaw pink, or a meat thermometer inserted 6 fresh or dried bay leaves honey over top of carrot mixture. Mix into the thickest part of the thigh reads 1 46-ounce can tomato juice salt and sugar in two cups water and Serves about 6 180 degrees. put over vegetables. Add remaining Transfer to a bowl or platter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. water until liquid is about 2-3” below 1/3 cup mayonnaise Place the brisket in a heavy roasting top of carrot mixture. Preheat oven to 1/3 cup sugar Note: If the pans don’t fit into the oven pan. In a small bowl, combine the salt, 325 degrees. 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar side-by-side, you many need to bake the pepper, garlic, and oregano. Rub the On the stovetop, bring to a boil, 2 tablespoons pomegranate juice chicken in the lower pan an extra few mixture on the brisket. Pile the carrots, then simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. 1/4 teaspoon salt minutes, so that the orange slices will celery, onions, and bay leaves on the Place uncovered in oven for 3-4 hours. 1/4 teaspoon black pepper caramelize. brisket, and pour in enough tomato juice Check every 30 minutes, adding water 1 16 oz. bag coleslaw cabbage mix to come about 3/4 of the way up the meat if necessary. If sauce seems too watery, 1 8-ounce can mandarin oranges, ----- and vegetables. Cover the top of the pan add 1 teaspoon potato starch mixed drained with 2 sheets of parchment paper, then 1/2-1 cup pomegranate seeds (arils) with aluminum foil. (The tomato juice See RECIPES, page 40 Page 40 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN September-October 2017

OF COMMUNITY. On August 30, the My coauthor of the first Elegant but Federation News Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Recipes Easy Cookbook brought this recipe to the presented the 2017 Community Awards to book. Its appeal comes from its lovely, From page 30 individuals and organizations. Individual From page 39 old-fashioned flavor and its speed of honorees include: Eliana Leader and preparation. It was originally called Fruit Benjamin Levy, The Abe Schwartz Young Torte. partner of Federation, makes grants to drive Leadership Award; Viktoria Abelson, with water. social change and expand opportunities Gerald H. Cohen Community Development When done, everything should be for women and girls through a deliberate Award; Stephanie Wyatt, Marilyn Shubin tender. Remove turkey from bone and 3/4 cup plus 1 or 2 tablespoons sugar gender lens. Each year, JWFA accepts Professional Staff Development Award; cut into bite-size pieces. Serve warm. If 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter proposals from potential grantee partners Eileen Snow Price, Mary and Max London refrigerated, warm at 325 degrees. 1 cup unbleached all-purpose flour, sifted and makes allocations through a process People Power Award; and Robin Chanin, 1 teaspoon baking powder whereby each trustee participates in the Tikkun Olam/Community Impact Award. ----- 2 eggs grant-making decisions. For 2017, JWFA Organization leaders include: Rabbi Pinch salt allocated $188,000 to projects in key areas Peter Berg, president, Atlanta Rabbinical Rosh Hashanah Quinoa Salad 24 halves pitted Italian (a.k.a. prune or of economic justice, gender-based violence, Association; Rick Aranson, CEO, Jewish Recipe by Elizabeth Kurtz purple) plums legal reform, and leadership development. Family & Career Services; Eric M. Robbins, For more information, contact Rachel CEO, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or more Wasserman, at rwasserman@jewishatlanta. Harley L. Tabak, CEO, Jewish Home Life Elizabeth Kurtz is a talented cookbook Vanilla ice cream, optional org or 678-222-3716. Communities; and Jared Powers, CEO, author and popular kosher food Marcus Jewish Community Center of writer. Visit her inspiring website, Arrange a rack in the lower third THE COLLECTIVE: A CELEBRATION Atlanta. GourmetKosherCooking.com. of the oven. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil, divided In an electric mixer, cream the ¾ cup 1 small red onion, diced sugar and butter. Add the flour, baking 3 cups water powder, eggs, and salt, and beat to mix 1 1/2 cups quinoa well. Place in a 9” or 10” ungreased 1 teaspoon kosher salt springform pan. Cover the top with the 1/4 cup pure maple syrup plums, skin side down. Mix the cinnamon 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar with the remaining 1 or 2 tablespoons of 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard sugar, and sprinkle over the top. Bake for 1 teaspoon orange zest 40 to 50 minutes, until the center tests 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper done with a toothpick. Remove and cool 1 cup chopped apples to room temperature, or serve warm. 1/2 cup Craisins or pomegranate seeds Serve plain or with vanilla ice cream. Chopped parsley, for garnish ----- Serves 8 Lemon Cake from Tea @ 2 In a 4-quart saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Add onion and cook until This is the most requested cake at Tea @ soft and lightly browned. Add water, 2. quinoa, and salt, and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to simmer and Cake: cook until liquid is absorbed, about 13 to 1 package Duncan Hines lemon cake mix 15 minutes. 1 package lemon instant pudding In a large bowl, whisk maple syrup, 1/3 cup oil vinegar, mustard, zest, pepper, and the 1 cup water remaining 3 tablespoons oil. 4 eggs Add hot quinoa (so that it absorbs the dressing), and stir to coat. Add apples Glaze: and Craisins. Garnish with chopped 1 cup confectioner’s sugar parsley. 2 tablespoons lemon juice Serve warm or at room temperature. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. ----- Grease and flour a 10” tube or Bundt pan. Plum Torte Combine cake mix and pudding. Add Recipe by Marian Burros oil and water. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each. Continue beating for Because of reader demand, this recipe two minutes. Pour into pan. was published in one form or another in Bake 45-55 minutes, until center The New York Times almost every year springs back when lightly touched. Cool from 1983 until 1995. The then-editor 25 minutes; remove from pan. of the food section told me to alert my Mix glaze ingredients together and readers when the recipe was in its final glaze over cake. year, because if they lost it, it was too bad. She suggested they cut it out, laminate it, Note: I divided this recipe into two loaf and put it on the refrigerator door. pans. September-October 2017 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 41 Thought you’d like to know

By Jonathan Barach On October 8, 12:00 noon- 4:00 p.m., at Zaban Park, join the MJCCA and Jewish DAILY SHOFAR ON MAIN STREET. Federation of Greater Atlanta for a Sukkot The blowing of the shofar (ram’s horn) is an celebration, featuring food vendors and a important part of the Jewish High Holiday fresh fruit and vegetable market. Activities season. Blowing the shofar in the days leading include garden workshops, flower vendors, up to Rosh Hashanah reminds us to wake up, chef demonstrations, children’s activities, a reflect on the past year, and begin the spiritual petting zoo, a community cook-off, live music, preparation for the High Holiday season. All are and more. This event is free and open to the invited to listen as the shofar is sounded at the community. For more information, contact Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Rabbi Brian Glusman, at 678-812-4161 or Zaban Park, 11:00 a.m., Monday-Friday, [email protected]. through September 19. The event is free and open to the community. For more information, SIMCHAT TORAH CHILDREN’S PARADE. contact Rabbi Glusman, at 678-812-4161 or On October 11, at 9:30 a.m., celebrate the [email protected]. holiday of Simchat Torah with The Weinstein School at the MJCCA, Zaban Park. At this free INTOWN ROSH HASHANAH PARTY. On event, young children are invited to participate September 17, 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m., at the in a special parade on Main Street, with Wylde Center, Oakhurst Garden, 435 Oakview music, dancing, songs, and more. For more Road, Decatur, join the MJCCA for activities information, contact Rabbi Brian Glusman including learning about bees and tasting local at [email protected] or 678-812- honey, creating holiday crafts with Jewish 4161. Kids Group, garden games with MJCCA Day Camps, stories with PJ Library, songs with BOOK IT TO SHABBAT. From October 20- Rabbi G, a Tashlich walk, candied-apple and 22, young families are invited to join PJ Library selfie stations, games, and giveaways at The and Ramah Darom for a weekend of building Temple’s “Abraham’s Tent.” The fee is $15 community, making new friends, and playing per family. Register (required) at atlantajcc. in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains. The org/wylde. For more information, contact weekend will include nature hikes, a family Lauren Chekanow, at 678-812-410 or lauren. Shabbat experience, story walks, live [email protected]. music, story time with a PJ Library author, climbing, and more. Pricing begins at $300 per TASHLICH, BIRDS, BUBBLES, AND family. On October 3, meet other parents who BOATS. On September 24, 12:15 p.m., the area interested in or planning to attend. For Jewish tradition of Tashlich, in which personal details on the program, fees, housing options, sins are symbolically cast away by tossing and registration, visit ramahdarom.org/year- breadcrumbs into a body of water, will be round-programs/upcoming-events. celebrated at a family picnic, at the MJCCA’s Lake RB, Zaban Park. Bring a picnic lunch, REPAIRING THE WORLD: lawn chairs, breadcrumbs, and blankets. After UNDERSTANDING OUR SHARED a brief ceremony, there will be a live bird RESPONSIBILITY. The American Jewish show, bumper boats and paddleboats, bubble Committee Atlanta and the Roman Catholic activities, a shofar-blowing contest, and songs Archdiocese of Atlanta will host their annual with Rabbi G. The event is free and open to community program with Archbishop Wilton the community. For more information, contact Gregory and Rabbi Peter Berg, October 26, at Rabbi Brian Glusman, at 678-812-4161 or The Temple, 1589 Peachtree Street NE. The [email protected]. reception begins at 6:00 p.m., with food and beverages; the program begins at 7:00 p.m. The HIGH HOLIDAY WORKOUT. Adults are evening will bring together Atlanta’s diverse invited to a fun workout, perfect for beginners religious and ethnic communities to learn about or advanced participants, on September 28, shared beliefs in tolerance and collaborate on 6:45-9:00 p.m., at the MJCCA, Zaban Park. how to work to enrich the lives of those in the Enjoy the simple moves and sassy music of community. For details, contact Julie Katz, Zumba and a Sh’Bam dance party. This event is [email protected] or visit ajcatlanta.org/NAOct26. free and open to the community; bring friends and family. For more information, contact HANUKKAH BAZAAR. Congregation Or Rachael Rinehart, at 678-812-4022 or rachael. VeShalom, 1681 North Druid Hills Road NE, [email protected]. will host its 42nd Annual Hanukkah Bazaar, December 10, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Guests can STRIKE UP THE BAND. On October 1, at sample authentic Sephardic and Mediterranean 3:00 p.m., the Callanwolde Concert Band cuisine, including handmade pastries. There will perform in a free community concert at will be booths featuring local art, jewelry, crafts, Congregation Beth Jacob, 1855 Lavista Road. used books, and more; a raffle; and an expanded The band, a non-profit, 65-member, volunteer art and game room for children. The bazaar’s wind ensemble, has been playing for 45 years in world-famous burekas will be sold individually Atlanta. Conductor is Glenn R. Moore. To learn or by the dozen, with flavors such as potato, more about the band, visit www.calcb.org. For spinach, eggplant, rice, and meat. Admission is information about the concert, call Jack Shenk, $3.00 at the door. For more information, visit at 404-634-4372. Donations are welcomed. orveshalom.org, or email Adam Kofinas, at [email protected]. SUKKOT FARM TO TABLE FESTIVAL. 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