Anyone deserving of an 'Honorable Menschen,' can contact Howard Berger via his e-mail: Howardberger9798@aol.com or by fax: 822-3670.

NEW FINANCIAL ADVISOR DIANE SCARPA BROADENS HORIZONS WITH SEMINARS FOR WOMEN

Earlier this year as a protégé of her father, Dean Scarpa, senior vice president of UBS Financial Services in Northfield, Diane Scarpa wasted little time in honing her skills as a financial advisor. She and her father teamed up to organize within the UBS organization the "Scarpa Wealth Management Group." It was a perfect partnership and has grown, and Diane is broadening her horizons by developing a program for women called, "Basics of Investing for Women." Starting in September at ACCC and continuing in October at the Margate Recreation Center and Mainland Regional High School, Diane has scheduled a series of seminars. "The seminars will provide the basic principles applicable to most investment goals and I will apply these fundamentals to retirement specifically." And she adds, "The course is appropriate for all ages from 45 to 100 and I will cover wealth accumulation, wealth preservation and wealth transfer, while highlighting particular challenges that arise in each phase." For information on specific dates and other details call Diane at 677-2269.

DOUG WINKLESTEIN ACHIEVES SUCCESS AS HEAD OF MARGATE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER

A sign brightly lit up at night and conspicuous to motorists on Amherst avenue in the daytime in Margate advertises the Margate Performing Arts center. But the real push to publicize the center besides word-of-mouth comes from Doug Winklestein and his theater associates. Doug is the volunteer director and does a terrific job raising funds through ticket sales and, we assume, donations from theater supporters.Winklestein graduated from ACHS in 2001 and Rutgers University in 2005 with a degree in psychology, then receiving his teaching degree at Stockton College. He teaches the sixth grade at Fernwood Ave. School in Linwood and has been managing the MFAC for five years and was on the board for the Downbeach Film Festival. "While working at the center, I founded my own non-profit theater company, the Margate Players, which stages two shows each summer, and am trying to get the community involved. We do this by having a show just for children such as "Alice in Wonderland' - and one show for adults," Doug said. "I'm proud of the theater's success, which raises funds for various local charities which means we are giving back to the community for supporting us."

SARA AND SAM SCHOFFER HOLOCAUST CENTER AT STOCKTON NAMED CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

What a great honor it was for Sam Schoffer and his late wife, Sara, (Holocaust Survivors) when Richard Stockton College's Holocaust Resource Center was named after them when their son, Leo Schoffer and his wife, Patti, donated a half million dollars to the Center. Declared Leo Schoffer, "Our family wishes to express their appreciation to Stockton for the special opportunity to name the Center in honor of two survivors who are loved and respected in our community." College President Dr. Herman Saatkamp,Jr., praised Schoffer "for his family's generous gift." In addition, Saatkamp announced a gift of $250,000 from "The Azeez Foundation" of Egg Harbor Township to name a room in the Holocaust Center honoring the memory of Professor Liviu Librescu, also a Holocaust survivor who taught at Virginia Tech. He sacrificed his life for his students at VT during last year's massacre at the college. He was praised for his life saving heroics by Jane Stark on behalf of Michael Azeez and the Azeez Foundation. A third gift of $100,000 came from Jack Koopman of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, a benefactor of the Stockton Center for its Genocide studies program. Each summer at Columbia University the 16 Holocaust Centers (including Stockton) around the U.S. are given the opportunity to nominate two teachers to attend the Foundation's summer institute. The teachers are ACHS's Abby Bender and Lydia Sneed of Oakcrest High School.

AT 93, 'SUPER SENIOR' HENRY LEON GOING STRONG AT JOAS BOOKBINDERY, AVODA, JWV

When you talk about Henry Leon, he is the poster man for seniors. Despite his age of 93 he personifies the slogan that "ability is ageless" since he is very active and there are no indications that he will stop being active. He belongs to the Avoda Club, the Garr- Greenstein Post of the Jewish War Veterans and volunteers at the BERON-JOAS Bookbindery in the H.G. Rosin Senior Center in Atlantic City. "He is a valid and dedicated volunteer," boasted Bookbindery Director Emmy Todd. "We can't do without him."

FAMED BROADCASTER ED HURST COMES OUT OF RETIREMENT

Ed Hurst has retired several times from Phildelphia radio and TV broadcasting and was elected to the "Broadcasting Hall of Fame," and for the umpteenth time has come out of retirement to work part time for WIBG-AM 1020 in Ocean City. He can be heard daily from 5 to 6 p.m. "They came after me and I'm honored they thought of me," said the famed musical DJ. His career, as HM has previously reported, began while he was an ACHS junior in the late 1940s. He went on to do a television weekend show on the Steel Pier parking deck. "I'm happy to be back on the air," he told HM and we're positive his listeners are equally glad to hear him again.