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TEXAS JEWISH POST SINCE 1947
April 22,2010 I 21
(Above) At the "Daytimers"
luncheon on April 14, TCU
Political Science Professor Dr.
Jim Riddlesperger talks to Dr.
Hugh Lamensdorf and Rita
Hoffman. He has just signed
Rita's copy of his book, "The
Austin-Boston Connection."
(Right) Dr. Riddlesperger was
presented with a very enter-
taining introduction by Dr.
Lamensdorf.
confirmation service on Friday,
April 30, at 8 p.m. This year's
class will be honored by their
parents at a traditional, festive
oneg Shabbat.
Confirmands include Alex
Keller, son of Stewart Keller and
Nancy Keller; Bessie Bronstein,
daughter of Antonia and Dale
Bronstein; Chase Koger, son
of Carol Koger; Jennie Brow,
daughter of Jackie Brow; Drew
Goldstein, son of Lara and Gary
Goldstein; Chace Miller, son of
Susan and James Miller; Meyer
Wallace, son of Laurie Wallace;
Emily Englander, daughter of
Marilyn and Marty Englander;
Jenna Lee, daughter of Judy and
Jim Lee; Parker Miller, son of
Susan and James Miller; Rory
Ginsburg, son of Cara and Mark
Jones; Stella Bronstein, daughter
of Antonia and Dale Bronstein;
Ted Dayton, son of Debra and
Greg Dayton; and Joseph Clark,
son of Sharon and Bill Clark.
In the meantime, our friends
at Congregation Ahavath Sho-
lom are preparing for their con-
firmation service on Friday, May
28. Their class includes Emily
Derozier, daughter of Arlene and
Gregg Derozier; Alivia Berman,
daughter of Karen and Danny
Berman; and Cameron Nudle-
man, son of David and Elise
Nudleman and grandson of Rhea
and Paul Nudleman and Sal and
Vicki Mitrani. As is our custom,
the confirmands will be honored
by their parents at the oneg Shab-
bat following.
We are preparing our list of
high school and college students
and any awards they may have
achieved in their educational
pursuits. Please contact me at
news@texasjewishpost.com or
by calling 817-927-2831.
WLCJ
continued from p. 9
Fox, ritual, San Antonio; De-
nise Monk, Zahava (under 45s),
Houston; Jackie Leader, mem-
bership, St. Louis Park, Minne-
sota; Phyllis Harris, education,
Minneapolis; and Elaine Scharf,
Torah Fund, Piano. Plenary ses-
sions, orientation for new del-
egates and board training will be
conducted by Glazier and Lukin;
Sherry Lynn Rubin of Piano,
past region president and now a
Women's League vice-president,
will lead a session on "The Art of
Communication."
On the "strictly fun" side: A
Sunday night party will feature
a live White Elephant Sale while
a simultaneous silent auction
raises funds for projects WLCJ
supports, including the Western
Hemisphere's three Conservative
rabbinic seminaries. Displays of
activities conducted by all par-
ticipating sisterhoods will be
brought by delegates for display,
and may be viewed at the hotel
throughout the conference.
MAZON
continued from p. 3
currently work with the JCRCs
of Greater Miami, Birmingham,
Silicon Valley, St. Louis and Metro-
politan Detroit. These young people
enhance staff capacity for work on
anti-poverty activism, with a strong
focus on hunger advocacy. This also
allows JCRC directors to play a cru-
cial role in mentoring the next gen-
eration of community leaders.
On Saturday, board members
will attend Shabbat morning servic-
es at Shearith Israel, with Rabbi Joe
Menashe officiating, when Ms. Ber-
gen will give a talk on Mazon. They
will gather at Emanu-El for an af-
ternoon retreat, during which Barry
Diamond will facilitate a discussion
on strategic planning. The evening's
dinner will be at the Davidoff home,
hosted by Shirley, her husband Bill,
and Ellen and Jim Markus.
Everyone will be back at Shearith
Israel at 9 a.m. Sunday for a business
session and the final presentation of
recommended grantees to the full
board. Joining the group at lunch
will be Michael Fleisher, executive
director of Dallas' Jewish Family
Service, who will tell how the cur-
rent economic crisis has affected
food banks and other area organiza-
tions dealing with hunger and pov-
erty. JFS, North Texas Food Bank
and Wilkinson Center have been
among local Mazon grantees.
During the board's meeting last
October, Mazon worked with other
anti-hunger groups to hold a "Lunch
Without a Lunch" for congressional
"Mazon is not just feeding the hungry:
It is working to find a solution to the
problem."
Shirley Davidoff and Ellen Markus,
official hostesses for Mazon board meeting
spouses. Instrumental in organizing
this program was board member
Barbara Levin, wife of Senator Carl
Levin from Detroit. Now the two
local women, noting grim area sta-
tistics — one of every four children
in Dallas County is living in poverty
— are advancing Mazon's position
as a North Texas leader in the fight
against hunger.
Shirley is a native Texan, born in
Galveston, and a Dallas resident for
more than a quarter-century. Ellen
is a New Yorker who lived in Dal-
las, moved away for a few years, then
came back to stay. Both share this
dream: "We are highlighting Mazon
as a way for all Jews to respond to
both local and global hunger, with
donations and with advocacy. We
really can band together and make
a difference through this organiza-
tion, because Mazon is not just feed-
ing the hungry: It is working to find
a solution to the problem."
Full information on the organiza-
tion is available on its newly updated
Web site, http://mazon.org. There
are details on "The 5th Question:
Why on This Night Are Millions
of People Going Hungry?" which
many Mazon supporters incorpo-
rated into their Passover seders this
year, plus Jewish texts on hunger
and tzedakah, a new tikkun olam
program for bar and bat mitzvahs,
and information on grantees.
Also online is a new download-
able iPhone app with a donation
button, plus information on how to
volunteer with hunger relief orga-
nizations in all localities. Shearith
Israel's Rabbi David Glickman, a
self-described "unabashed technol-
ogy freak," wrote extensively about
Mazon and its new app in the latest
issue of the synagogue's Religious
School newsletter.
"Mazon's Synagogue and Gov-
ernmental Affairs committees are
working to meet the needs of our
rabbis and congregants for hun-
ger facts and tools," Shirley notes,
"with ways to work together to use
our collective influence at the state
and national levels."
Contacts for more informa-
tion about Mazon and its up-
coming local board activities are
Ellen Markus (markus.ellen@
gmail.com) and Shirley Davidoff
(sdavidoff@civadallas.com or 214-
987-2525). Donations can be sent
to MAZON: A Jewish Response to
Hunger 10495 Santa Monica Blvd.,
Suite 100, Los Angeles, CA 90025
MENINGITIS
continued from p.2
vaccinations, at least 10 days before taking residence, for
first-time college students living on campuses in Texas.
As of last Oct. 1, it is now mandatory that all seventh-
grade students in Texas must also be vaccinated.
The Schanbaum family formed the J.A.M.I.E.
Group and the organization received its nonprofit sta-
tus in February. The mission of the J.A.M.I.E. (Joint
Advocacy for Meningococcal Information and Educa-
tion) Group, recipient of proceeds from a November
fundraiser in Dallas and the organization's first an-
nual Bluebonnet Gala on Feb. 27, is to lead the cause
through education and community awareness and to
advocate for increased information for students, par-
ents, teachers and the medical profession.
Jamie, once again driving and looking forward to new
prosthetic legs that will allow her to run and to swim, is
at UT fulltime, juggling days filled with study and physi-
cal therapy, speaking engagements and the social life of
a young adult. "My calendar was always full; it's just that
now 'full' is also fulfilling. It's a powerful thing to talk
about my situation, knowing that lives will be saved."
Jamie has recorded a public service announcement,
has been the subject of numerous interviews and is
speaking, teaching, warning and making her point clear
at every opportunity. "People HAVE to get the vaccine,"
she said. "I don't want anyone else going through this."
For more information, visit thejamiegroup.org.
YOGURT
continued from p.15
yourself, it really pays off. I've had help
along the way, but it's really been my
deal. I have to take a step back every
now and then because it doesn't feel
real. It's awesome."
Martin, the public relations man-
ager, said one of the best parts for her
has been seeing Greenberg transform
from a college student to a business-
man. She believes Purple Kiwi will be
successful.
"I've seen all of this happen before
my eyes and it's been wonderful. Zach
has come into his own here," she said.
"Meeting all the kids is the best. They
get to pick out their own yogurt and
toppings; it's kind of like build-a-bear
for them with yogurt. It's really im-
portant, as small business owners, to
show the community that we really
care. That's what brings people back."
Purple Kiwi is open from 11 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thurs-
day, and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and
Saturday. For more information, visit
www.purplekiwiyogurt.com or call
214-618-5813.
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