Honorable 'Menschen'

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

COMPOSITION BY RITA BLUESTONE'S KIN PERFORMED BY ZUBIN MEHTA

Rita Bluestone of Absecon has a lot to be proud of because her granddaughter's (Jenny Bluestone Dorman) husband, Avner Dorman, has become a successful classical music composer with a bright future ahead of him in the world's concert halls. Avner was featured recently in the Jerusalem Post on his musical accomplishments and a classical piece he composed that has been performed all over the world. It was performed at Avery Fisher Hall in Lincoln Center by the New York Philharmonic, conducted by renowned maestro Zubin Mehta. This piece will be repeated this month at the Hollywood Bowl. Avner (an Israeli native) has spectacular classical music credentials, including a B.A. and M.A. received in Israel. He had a full scholarship to NYC's prestigious Julliard School, where he received a Ph.D. He met Jenny at Julliard, who is a practicing attorney in L.A., where they have lived after residing five years in the Big Apple. Jenny has a strong connection to Atlantic County as the daughter of Dr. Neal and Eileen Bluestone Sherman, and of course, granddaughter of Rita Bluestone and the late Ventnor pharmacy operator, Herman Bluestone. As a composer and perhaps future conductor, Avner could easily rival many of today's famous symphony orchestra conductors and composers. Mazel Tov Rita, Avner and family.

ALISA COOPER NAMED COUNTY EDUCATION COMMITTEE CHAIR

Atlantic County, with its many education institutions, has decided to establish an Education Committee formed by the Freeholder Board, and named as chairman is Freeholder Alisa Cooper, a music teacher in Egg Harbor Township schools. Freeholder chairman James Curcio noting the "the need to provide early childhood education, improve access to higher education and provide training for displaced workers," said the committee will work with education officials to ensure that Atlantic County remains a model for education in the 21st century. And, stated Cooper who owns a party band company, "Atlantic County is fortunate to have quality educational facilities dedicated to preparing students for success in our increasingly competitive world, and our goal is to help our schools meet their new challenges and provide students with the skills they need to become productive citizens." HM knows Cooper will do a good job in her new post as she is well qualified. Atlantic County is home of Richard Stockton State College, Atlantic-Cape Community College, Atlantic County Institute of Technology, the Special Services School District and numerous public, charter and private schools.

ONE HIGHLIGHT OF VENTNOR SUMMER SEASON IS 18TH ANNUAL "SHOW HOUSE AT THE SHORE"

"La Dolce Vita," Italian for "The Good Life," is the appropriate title for one of the highlights of Ventnor's summer season, the 18th annual "Show House At The Shore," an attraction and fund raiser of the Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund (RNS). It runs from Saturday, July 11 until Sunday, Aug. 16, preceded by a preview party Friday night, July 10. Its beneficiaries: ARMC for the RNS Digital Mobile Mammography Van, the RNS Linear Accelerator Suite and Cardiac Care Institute at Shore Memorial Hospital and Cape Regional Medical Center Oncology Patient Services and the Patient Van Services at the Bacharach Institute for Rehabilitation. The home features interior design rooms with decorative painting, state-of-the art appliances and electronics and outdoor living spaces and lots more. "La Dolce Vita" describes the feeling visitors will get touring this year's 100-year-old elegant Ventnor home at 12 South Suffolk Ave. RNS president Julie Reses, in applauding so many for making this exhibition possible said, "In this delicate economy, it is unbelievable how the sponsors (RNS), vendors, and talented designers have stepped up to help us continue our mission to bring the best treatment for Cancer and Heart Disease treatment into our area." This home is the former residence of the late and legendary AC 500 Club impresario Paul "Skinny" D'Amato, now owned by out of towners. Declared Reses and chairman Terri Calvi, "If these walls could talk you might hear Frank Sinatra crooning a tune, or Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis clowning around." It is part of the rich history of the Atlantic City scene before casino gambling, as this home hosted the Rat Pack, Patty Paige, Liberace and Milton Berle. For additional information contact Charlotte Berger 822- 7990 or by email - BCHA6@aol.com. Visiting the house is worth the $25 admission and for the good cause it supports.

BERL LAZARUS RECALLS HIS HOLOCAUST SURVIVAL AT AGE 3

ARC's maintenance man likes to fix things, which explains why he is working where he is, and he is equally talented with the pen. With the help of Stockton College's Dr.

Maryann McLoughlin, Ph.D, he has written a book on his survival from the Holocaust at the early age of three. Its title is, "Feathers, Smoke...A Shattered Family...A Three Year Old Survivor of Terezin" (concentration camp in Nazi occupied Czechosavakia). In the book's preface, Lazarus writes, "To this day, I do not know how it feels to have parents care for me; at a very tender age (3) the foundations of my life and the stability of a family life were completely shattered because of the Holocaust, and as a survivor of tragedy and turmoil, I've been inspired to write this story." Lazarus takes us on a graphic journey to where he is today. The book is available at Stockton's Holocaust Resource Center.