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

RECIPES OF HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS CATCH THE EYE OF GOVERNOR CORZINE AT DRUMTHWACKET

Holocaust survivor Betty Grebenschikoff (Ventnor), author of "Once My Name Was Sarah," the dramatic book on how she and her family escaped from Nazi Germany to the safety of Shanghai's Jewish enclave, Hangkew, recently related her experience with Governor Corzine. They had met at Drumthwackett in Princeton, the governor's official residence, when Betty attended a book signing for "Words for All Time: Student's Letters to Holocaust Survivors." She and three other survivors are featured in the book: Sonia Kaplan, Rose Zelkovitz and the late Janet Moskowitz. Also displayed at the gathering was a recipe book from the survivors, which included Betty's mother's cookie recipe, courtesy of the Stockton College Holocaust Resource Center. "I've always loved those cookies," said Betty, who told us about a recent gathering at ACCC where they demonstrated some of the recipes contained in the book, "From Europe to New Jersey: A Sampling of Recipes from Holocaust Survivors - A Taste of New Jersey, Cultures and Culinary Traditions." Betty also announced that she will be a speaker at the JCC Nov. 10 on the 70th anniversary of Krystallnacht, "which I witnessed as an eight year old. And that week I also speak as part of a panel at New Jersey's Drew University in a meeting entitled, 'Scattered to the Winds.'" Betty never stops. "Nor will I ever, when an opportunity occurs for me to speak about the Holocaust," she says.

ECUMENICAL SPIRIT WILL BE FOREMOST AT NOV. 24 INTERFAITH SERVICE AT VENTNOR CHURCH

"Never in the 15-year history of the Downbeach Interfaith Clergy's annual Thanksgiving Service has the world and our nation been in such financial, military and political turmoil," declared Temple Emeth Shalom's Rabbi Gordon Geller. Rabbi Geller has been president of the Downbeach Interfaith Clergy for the past seven years, which includes Jewish, Catholic and Protestant spiritual leaders. Among the Jewish clergy are Rabbis Aaron Gaber (Beth Judah) Rabbi Shalom Plotkin (Beth El) and from Northfield's Beth Israel, Rabbi David Weis. The service will take place at Ventnor's Epiphany Episcopal Church on Atlantic avenue in Ventnor. Reverend David Fleming of Margate's Community Church will be the keynote speaker and choirs from all the churches and synagogues will unite in song and prayers. Proceeds from the audience donations will go to Sister Jean Webster's Atlantic City kitchen. "This service will be uplifting in the Ecumenical spirit," emphasized Geller.

LAWRENCEVILLE SCHOOL'S MINA SHAKARSHY NAMED AS A TOP PLAYER BY U.S. SQUASH ASSN.

The game of squash is a tough non-contact sport requiring stamina, eagle-eye concentration resulting in much sweat and fatigue. Those I know who play the game will attest to all the requirements and outcomes. One of the area's outstanding squash players is Mina Shakarshy of Margate, a member of the girl's junior varsity team at the Lawrenceville School in Princeton, whose superb play drew her the honor as one of 112 top players in the nation as a student-athlete by the U.S. Squash Association. She is ranked 22nd in the U.S. of girls under 15 division and will be competing for a spot on the United States Junior Squash team in the 18th Maccabiah games to be held in the summer of 2009. She is the daughter of Drs. Jack Shakarshy and Shirley Rosenfeld and the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Rosenfeld of Penn Valley, Pa., and Mrs. Rachel Shakarshy of Forest Hills, N.Y. "We are proud of her," said Jack and Shirley.

FOUR BETH JUDAH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL GIRLS CLOSE TO RAISING $2,500 FOR AREA FOOD BANK

Possessing the ingenuity and an enterprising skill which shows they are well beyond their age, four Congregation Beth Judah religious school girls are very close to raising $2,500 desperately needed by the area's community food bank to provide food for families who otherwise would not enjoy a Thanksgiving Day feast. "This is a fabulous accomplishment by these youngsters," said Lirone Turner, mother of two of the girls who informed HM about this charitable mitzvah. These compassionate girls are Georgia (10) and Isabella (8) Turner; and Kate (10) and Chloe (8) Dulac are Margate residents and students in Margate Schools. They discovered the plight of the food bank during a recent visit to the EHT facility and decided to raise money to buy turkeys. They collected items to be sold and made posters advertising their fund raising efforts which included several yard and bake sales asking friends and family to become donors which they did. More recently they delivered "Shannah Tovah" candy grams to religious school students from Beth Judah raising $300 and they placed coin jars in their classrooms, and wrote letters to their classmates. The final count will total $2,500. These girls are our "Honorable Menschen" for the month of October. Mazel Tov for your great accomplishment.