page 4-THE NEWS-March 1979
Looking Backward
Congratulations to Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard Ma-
dans who won^ the Ha
Lailah BBW raffle.
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Children cavorting at Hebrew Academy’s Tu B’Shvat
Seder.
Sweethearts & Beaus
At the recent Charlotte
Sweetheart-Beau weekend the
BBYO chapters chose their
sweethearts and beaus for the
coming year, Leah Kraus from
Chaverim Chapter is the
sweetheart for the Mickey Aber-
man Chapter; Lisa Kronovet
from Chaverim Chapter is the
sweetheart for Barak Chapter.
Selected to reign as beau for
Chaverim Chapter is Steve
Leighton who is president of
the.Mickey Aberman Chapter.
David Portnoy, from Barak
Chapter, is the beau for Chai
Chapter.
U.S. Postal Service
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private employers to “make a
reasonable accommodation” to
the religious needs of their
employees.
'Hie Anti-Defamation Ijeague
has received more complaints of
religious discrimination
against the United States
Postal Service than against any
other federal or quasi-federal
agency. ITie United States
Equal p]mployment Opportuni
ty Commission has the respon
sibility for enforcing equal
employment opportunity com
pliance for the Postal Service
and for communicating equal
opportunity requirements to the
Postal Service.
Eleanor Holmes Norton,
Chairperson of the U.S. Equal
Employment Opportunity Com
mission, has issued strong war
nings to employers to make ap
propriate accommodation to
those who require time off to
observe religious days.
There are specific steps which
can be taken by postal workers
who have complaints regarding
time off for religious obser
vance. Your nearest ADL office
can be of assistance to postal
workers who are having
problems in this regard. While
the regulations emphasize
religious accommodation for the
Jewish holidays, it clearly en
compasses time off for the
Jewish sabbath.
At the time of this writing, the
Anti-Defamation League is
working with officials in
Virgfinia and North Carolina to
provide relief for state
employees who lose time firom
work because of religious
reasons. It is the contention of
ADL that loss of pay, vacation
time, etc., interferes with the
freedom of religious practice
which is inherent in con
stitutional provisions of
church/state separation.
Reasonable and equitable
resolutions to this concern are
currently being negotiated for
state employees.
More information on issues
related to religious discrimina
tion or other huihan relations
issues is available from your
Help For Sexual
. Assault
Family and Children’s Ser
vices is having group therapy
for sexual assault victims and
their families. The purpose of
this group is to offer the victim
and her family opportunities to
gain insight and understanding
into the psychological and
social dynamics of her assault
experience. It will also give
them opportunities to deal con
structively with the emotions
generated by the experience so
that the victim and her family
can “move on” to personal and
family gn“owth. This is for those
whose assault was in the past as
well as victims of recent
assaults.
Referrals can be made to Jan
Reading at the Victim
Assistance office (334-5656) or
Mrna Tracy at Family and
Children’s Service (332-9034).
All potential group members
will have at least one session
with Mma Tracy before the
beginning of the group.
The group will l^gin March 5,
1979 at 7.'00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. and
will be held in Room 210 of the
United Community Services
Building. The fee for this service
is on a sliding scale.
Mma Tracy and Jim Eller,
both master’s degree level staff,
will be responsible for the group.
regional ADL office, 331 West
Broad Street, Richmond,
Virginia 23230; phone: (804) 355-
2884. .
Academy
News Notes
March marks the second
month that an adult study
group is meeting on Saturday
afternoons at the home of Rabbi
Sanford Tucker. Parents of the
Academy students are atten
ding and are studying Jewish
laws and Jewish philosophy,
llie text being used is Conser-
uatiue Judaism — Our Ances
tors and Our Descendents by
Elliot N. Dorff.
This month the Academy will
participate • in the North
Carolina annual testing
program. This is a special test
for reading and math for the 1st,
2nd, 3rd and 6th graders. Test
results will be revealed some
time in May.
Prom March 18 - 21, Rabbi
Tucker will be at the Concord
Hotel at Kiamesha Lake, New
York attending the Jewish
Educators Assembly Conven
tion. Solomon Schecter Jewish
Day Schools from all over the
United States will be
represented there.
This is the last notice for get
ting your “Tax Break” raffle
tickets and possibly winning
the $1(X)0 prize. Price of a book
of 12 raffles is only $10.00; price
per ticket is $1.00. The drawing
takes place March 15. You may
still obtain tickets by calling
Phyllis Tenenbaum at 366-7301
or Belle Jacobs at 366-7292 or
from any Academy parent.
“Todah” to all who have sup
ported the Academy on this fun
draising effort.
Yiddish Poet
Honored By
B’nai B’rith
WASHINGTON (JTA) -
Abraham Sutzkever, the Yid-
^..dish poet v^hose themes have
spanned his experiences in pre
war Vilna, in the Vilna ghetto,
with the partisans and through
three decades of modern Israel,
has been named winner of the
1979 B’nai B’rith International
Literary Award.
' The prize of $1,0(X) — made
possible by'a grant from the
Joseph Meyerhoff Foundation
— was presented to Sutzkever in
a public meeting Feb. 18. It took
place in conjunction with the"
annual meeting of the B’nai
B’rith Commission on Adult
Jewish Education in New York
City.
Sutzkever, who was born near
Vilna in 1913, a descendant of
rabbinic and Hasidic families,
had his first works published in
1933. During World War II, he
managed to escape the Vilna
ghettOi joining the partisans
who roamed the woods nearby.
When Vilna was liberated, he
returned and helped to rescue a
large number of valuable
documents of YIVO.
In 1945, he published “Di
Festung” (Fortress), a volume of
poems whose best lyrics were
about his mother, who died in
the Holocaust. TTie following
year, “Lider fun Geto” (Songs of
the Ghetto) and "Fun Vilner
Geto” (From the Vilna Ghetto),
a volume of prose, appeared.
Sutzkever then emigrated to
Palestine, where he continued to
write. In 1949 he became editor
of “Di Goldene Keyt” (TTie
Golden Chain).
Blizzard #1 Arrives
Classes Delayed
THE JCC
OF THINGS
' by Sara Schreibman
The five inches of snow
Charlotte received Tuesday,
February 6th caused the closing
of schools Wednesday, Thurs
day, and F'riday and in turn the
cancellation of classes at the
“J” on those days. The “J”'s
policy is “Schools closed -
Classes cancelled”. These
classes will be made up at the
end of the semester.
Tuesday, February 6th ice
skating at Ice Capades Chalet
began with oyer 15 students par
ticipating in 4 and 5 year old
beginner and continuing
classes. These classes have been
very successful through the
cooperation of Kathy Kirby and
Ice Capades Chalet.
The week of Febiruary 12th
saw the beginning of many
classes such as crafts, creative
drama, puppetry, cooking, mini
gym, M&M’s and the JC(5’s new
gymnastics program. March
12th will see the start of
woodshop and tennis classes.
Currently there are ap
proximately 100 children par
ticipating in these activities. An
additional 60 in our gymnastics
school and an indeterminable
number will be enrolled in ten
nis classes as that registration
is still open.
Cathy Siderman is back at the
“J” teaching craft time on
Wednesdays. This class is
again filled to Capacity due to
Cathy’s creativity and fantastic
work with the children. Pam
White is teaching two move
ment and music classes for 3
CRC Promotes
Projects
The Community ’ Relations
Committee is continuing its ef
forts , with the National.,Con-.^
ferenCe of Chjrtstiarfs and Jews
in two areas. The first is the
development of a Holocaust
curriculum for the public
schools. A meeting with the new
curriculum supervisor, Dr.
Patricia Ashley, a number of in
terested teachers and ad
ministrators, Mrs. Kitty Huff
man of NCCJ, Mr. Jack Bullard
of the Charlotte Community
Relations Council and Marvin
Bienstock of the Federation will
be held at the Jewish Communi
ty Onter in the beginning of
March.
'Fhe second area concerns the
annual commemoration of Yom
Hashoa, the Day of Remem-
and 4 year olds. M&M has
proven to be one of oui most ex
citing and popular classes for
the little ones. Debbie Hirsch is
found in our kitchen again with
our “little chefs” on Tliursdays.
Their families are in for great
treats on class days and the
children do it all! Pamela Mul-
linis, a recent graduate of
UNCC, joins our staff as our
creative drama instructor and
we look forward to an exciting
semester from the dramatists in
this class oh Fridays. Bobby
Lyle joins our staff as our
puppetry instructor. After
watching Bobby with the
children in the winter mini
camp and seeing what a great
time the children had, there is
no doubt that these new
puppeteers are in for a treat.
Damon Kumsch will be back
• with us beginning March 12th
with our woodshop class. 'I’he
3:30 Monday cliass is filled, but
due to popular demand a second
class will be held and there are
still a few openings in it. The
time will be 5:00-6:30 on Mon
days for 1st through 3rd graders
COED. Call the “J” (366-0357) to
reserve a place.
Penny Brawley will be back
this month as our tennis instruc
tor for beginnei*s and Cathy
Gleaves joins us as our in
termediate and advanced class
instructor. '
Welcome to ALL our new and
returning staff! Our Spring
semester of classes is an ex
citing one and once again the
“J” is a bustle of activity.
YOURS TRULY ^
NEEDLEPOINT •
at the home of: ^
Lynn lj(}rncr
^ 380 U Columbine
Open every Tuesday
9 to 5*
Come see a great trunk show
ing of hundreds of beautiful
hand-painted canvases! '
Bring your friends and start
a great new project in 79.
All proceeds go to local
Jewish charities.
brance, for the victims of the
Holocaust. The effort is to have
the date made into both a city
and county official observance.
Dry Bones
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