Hello!
Well, it looks like all the synagogues are the same everywhere! It's almost always impossible to talk to someone in my synagogue too :) You should try and go there, for example for the Shabbat office, and talk to the Rabbi after. That way you won't have to wait until someone picks up the phone :)
Take care,
Claire
PS I've found some links about the spellings:
Lipman:
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/view.cgi?image=lipman.gif&name=lipman&id=13683Lipmann:
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/view.cgi?image=lipmann.gif&name=lipmann&id=13684Eleazar:
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/view.cgi?image=eleazar.gif&name=eleazar&id=6713Eliezer:
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/view.cgi?image=eliezer.gif&name=eliezer&id=6788Levi:
http://www.my-hebrew-name.com/view.cgi?image=levi.gif&name=levi&id=13417This message was edited 10/18/2004, 8:09 AM