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

ERIC KERSHENBLATT IS A TRAILBLAZER BUYING SPECIAL CAR FUELED BY NATURAL GAS ONLY

Motivated by wanting to become a trailblazer. Galloway Township resident Eric Kershenblatt achieved his objective by purchasing a car in January propelled by compressed natural gas. His bold action was an effort, he says, "toward a greener and cleaner environmental transportation solution," and was reported in the recent edition of the Atlantic County Utility Authority's publication, "Recycles." Eric, son of this area's noted baseball enthusiast, Bea Kershenblatt of Margate, was influenced by legendary Texas oil and gas magnate, T. Boone Pickens. Last year, Pickens touted natural gas as a way to reduce America's dependence on foreign oil. Kershenblatt asked himself this logical question: "What can I do personally to stop spending on foreign oil?" (Most of it from Arab countries and communist-leaning Venezuela.) Eric's answer was to purchase a CNG car, which was a challenging step since the nearest filling station is 50 miles away in Eddystone, Pa. Eric hopes "others will join me in this forward thinking green movement." Eric has to be credited with taking a bold step, which may take a long time to catch on.

HARRY BROWN, LEGENDARY MARGATE LEADER AND SHALOM HOUSE PREZ FOR MANY YEARS

For around 50 years, Harry Brown has been a stalwart leader religiously, civically and in Margate politics. Last week's Jewish Times ran a photo showing Brown and others celebrating the 27th anniversary of the Shalom House, but his involvement goes deeper than that facility. He was a founder and a former president of Beth El Synagogue and has been Margate's GOP leader going back to the days when the late Martin Bloom was the community's first Jewish mayor. And he was a very close friend and associate of former Mayor Bill Ross in the political and civic arena. They were buddies during World War II, serving under movie luminary Clark Gable when the U.S. Army Air Force started pounding Nazi Germany. Behind the scenes, Brown and Ross quietly achieved many accomplishments, which has made Margate one of the region's premier communities. From a Judaic perspective, Harry Brown is a real Mensch.

JCC DINNER CROWD THRILLED WITH MOVIE ON ISRAELI '47-'48 FIGHT 'CAST A GIANT SHADOW'

Since the United Nations recognized the establishment of Israel in 1948, it's been a continuous struggle to survive surrounded by hostile Arab nations whom they had to fight and defeat in very costly militarily battles. Last week a sold out crowd at the JCC watched an epic movie, "Cast A Giant Shadow," starring

Kirk Douglas as Mickey Marcus, a World War II highly decorated U.S. Army Colonel. Marcus was convinced by the Haganah to come to Israel to help lead the fight by organizing the disparate Jewish groups into a rag-tag but strongly logistical fighting force to battle the heavily armored Arab armies. Marcus succeeded in this task and he lost his life doing it, killed by one of his own fighters in an accidental shooting. This movie, which was first seen in the 1950s, reminded us in the audience at the JCC's monthly dinner-movie night of what Israel has had to contend with and still does 61 years after its birth. The battles then and now have been costly and bloody, reminding the Diaspora, that U.S. support must be maintained.

NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY WELCOMES MOLLY CORBMAN, DAUGHTER OF LINDA GREENSPUN

Molly Corbman has done so well academically at Rutgers University that she was elected and inducted into the PSI CHI National Honor Society for Psychology at Rutgers main campus in New Brunswick. Mazel Tov to this fine young woman, daughter of Linda Greenspun of Margate and the granddaughter of Ben and Marcia Aiskowitz of Egg Harbor Township. Molly also receives annually the Isidore Schmidler Scholarship, says Joyce Bank, office administrator at Beth El Synagogue, who told HM about Molly's high honor, declaring along with family and friends, "We are very proud of this aspiring young woman."

GET YOUR OLD DOCUMENTS READY FOR THE SHREDDERNATOR AT BETH ISRAEL THIS SUNDAY

Many of us don't know why we have become pack rats, holding on to old documents for years that we don't legally need. This Sunday, Congregation Beth Israel is offering an opportunity to get rid of this collection. The "Shredder-Nator" is coming to BI, says Youth Director Susan Weis, reminding those who come with bags of unneeded papers that it's not free, but offsetting the cost is the opportunity to clean out your files, attics and cellars. The cost, says Weis, is 30 cents a pound and the mobile industrial shredder (a large machine) will be in the Beth Israel parking lot from 10 a.m. until noon. The money for this unique service will go to the congregation's Youth Groups. Declared Weis, "Do you dread the thought of hand shredding hundreds of sheets of paper? Have no fear, the Shredder-nator is here!"