Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 February 1984 — Page 3
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1 Heard It On Thursday
Incident In Baltimore Has A Happy Ending
By GISELA WEISZ 255-5019 NON-COMFORMER: Around Hanukkah, last year, on a TV gram in Baltimore, the mean ing of the holiday was discussed. Rabbi BleefeM and his family were invited to light the Menorah and say the blessings. Gisela The program was a live broadcast. While Rabbi Bleefeld, Marjorie LMott’s son-in-law very solemnly explained the story of the Maccabis and the consecutive lightings of the eight candles, his four year old son Hershel, standing at the front of his father made funny faces to the camera. When no one stopped the boy, he got bolder, contorting his face, first put one finger in his mouth and another, very determinedly stretching his mouth and face into odd shapes. The incongruity amused everyone, including Baltimore TV directors. They sent the videotape of the Bleefeld family’s appearance to Hollywood. First the original tape was aired on the Life's Most Embarrassing Moments. hosted by John Ritter. The audience reaction to the hilarious scene was so great that later the whole family, Rabbi Bradley Bleefeld, his wife, Merrie, and the two children, Marshall and Hershel, the latter the culprit, were invited to Hollywood to be interviewed. This time the host was Steve Allen. *** REUNION: Bebe and Bill
Weinstein will visit their children soon. First they will go to Switzerland, where daughter, Gayle, and her husband, Bruce Loventhal, live. Together with tl.em they will travel to the home of the other daughter, Anne Weiss, and husband, Steve, who live in Carmiel, Israel. ••• SHOWBIZ: Second grader, Scott Potasnik, son of Cynthia and Mike Potasnik, made two commercials for national television. In one, for Archway Cookies, he sang a jingle with a number of children, and for the Westinghouse washing machine commercial, he played baseball with other boys. *** BACK: Katie and Joe c'sillag have returned from the Bahamas. *•* ON WINGS: The daughter of Shirley and Abe Redlich, Dr. Leila Redlich, St Paul, has just received her license to practice as a veterinarian. She is associated with the University of Minnesota’s Veterinary Clinic and specializes in birds. *** COMPU-TZEDAKAH: Times have changed. There was a time when people in need asked for used clothing or a few dollars. Today, while those things are still needed at places, the elementary school at the town of Rishon Lezion, Israel, is in need of a computer. The school is asking
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Jason Frankovitz To Be Bar Mitzvah Jason Frankovitz, son of Joe and Miriam Frankovitz, will be Bar Mitzvah at services Saturday, Feb. 11 at B’nai Torah Congregation. He attends the Hebrew Academy and is active in tennis, coin collecting Jason and working with computers. Mrs. Rose Hercbergs is the maternal grandmother and paternal grandparents are Harry and Hencia Frankovitz. Paternal great grandparents are Sam and Peggy Frankovitz. Out of town guests will be Mr. and Mrs. Arye Elkowitz, Mrs. Rumi Waynryb, Miss Heidi Waynryb and Mrs. Izsak all of Columbus, Oh.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Gurvitz announce the engagement of their daughter, Sherri, to Yehuda Ganz, son of Mr. and Mrs. Abba Ganz, Brooklyn. An engagement celebration was held in Indianapolis for 75 people on Jan. 15. Miss Gurvitz is the granddaughter of Lena Frankovitz
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gurvitz, Tucson, AZ. On Jan 29, hostesses Lena Frankovitz, Barbara Frankovitz, Tina Gurvitz, Helen Goldstein and Treva Silverman, gave a miscellaneous shower for the bride. The wedding is planned for April 1 at B’nai Torah synagogue.
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