Jewish Post, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1986 — Page 2

Persian bridal shower gleams with gold

By GISELA WEISZ 255 5019 WITH RINGS ON HER FINGERS AND BELLS ON HER TOES: A few months ago Mitra Faraban attended a wedding in Chicago. She met a

good-looking young man there,

whose background was very similar to her own. Both young people and their families came to the United States from Iran. After a short courtship, the young man, Goel Ahdoot, spoke to Mitra's family. The result was an engagement party at the Sheraton Motel on 86th street on Nov. 30. The engagement of the daughter of Juliet and Shokrollah Farahan and the son of Tooran and Nourallah Ahdoot was celebrated with a dinner for a hundred guests and the traditional shower of sweets,

according to Persian customs. As soon as the engagement was declared, the groom’s immediate relatives each brought their offerings to Mitra. She stood at the middle of the room — like many of her female ancestors did before her — and at a certain moment, offerings of multitudes of gleaming, gold jingling jewelry were hung around her neck, on her forehead. Angers and wrists. This made the engagement ofAcial and the wedding is scheduled at B'nai Torah on March 20.

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DOUBLE BIRTHDAY: Jackie Cohen's parents, each, Helen and David Kupsinel, will celebrate their birthday which falls on the same day, Jan. 15. They will be with the Cohens and the grandchildren, Jeff Cohen and Jan and her husband, Morris Maurer, in a new restaurant, the Normandy, at 86th and Dean Rd.

*** VISITOR: Eva Czastkowski's daughter, Sarah Czastkowski, was visiting her mother from Beverly Hills, CA.

*** PROJECTED: The new

president of the Broadmoor Country Club, Ronald Brodey, said that the manager of the club, William Szili, has left as of Dec. 31, 1985 and the new manager will take position as of Febmary 1, 1986. The club will be closed until March 1. A complete renovation for the interior of the clubhouse will take place. Carol Bioomgarden, who is in charge of decoration, said that the dining room will be done in soft rose and will have new lighting Axtures and new chairs. Pieces of furniture will be reftnished. The entry and the living room will be upholstered with black chintz, the Bowery pattern repeating the pale rose colors and cheerful hues of rose, off-white, green and blue will be the combination in the fairway

*** BACK HOME: Mr. and Mrs. William Hanson, with daughter Samantha Rose, moved back to Indiana. Mrs. Hanson is the former Laura Dorfman. She manages the westside Donlevy dress shop and he is with the Target stores. THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY: The children of Audrey and Ed Goldwasser came home for the Thanksgiving holiday. The roast turkey was enjoyed by Alan, from Northwestern University, Chicago; Howard, Cincinnati;

and Pam also from Cincinnati. Among the guests were Elise Cayelli, Chicago; Helen and Hillard Barrett and the Israeli artist who exhibited that week at the Jewish Community Center, representing 80 Israeli artists, Yitzchock Azour.

COVERED AND UNCOVERED ROADS: Two unusual events took place in Phoenix, AZ in December. One event that has not occurred there for a long time, was a snowfall. The thick white snowcarpet, on the ground, was news and the other once-in-a-lifetime event was the conference titled "The Evolution of Psychotherapy." Among the 27 masters in the Aeld, from all over the world, were Carl Rogers; survives psychologist, Bruno Bettelheim; the granddaughter of Dr. Sigmund Freud, Sophie Freud, R.D. Laing, England, Rollo May, the existential psychologist; Murray Bowen and Salvador Manuchin from Argentina and many other giant personages of modem day psychology. Participating in the Ave-day conference among 7,000 psychologists were Susan Cabn and Dr. Gerald Goldstone irom Indianapolis. *** HERE: Three-month-old Continued on page IN 5

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