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THE NEWS—August 1981—Page 3 L’Chaim THINGS I DON’T LIKE... • People who phone at dinner time asking me to buy mountain chalets, seaside condos and cemetery plots, none of which I am quite ready for. • Going to a restaurant for a leisurely meal and having crying in* fants to the left and to the right. • Folks who use temple services as a chance to socialize, not caring that their loud whispers disturb others. • Kids on horseback who ride across my front lawn as though it was their private bridle path. • Cashiers who make wrong change. If I owned a retail business I would not allow one single local near the cash register. • Phones that ring while I am still dripping wet from the shower. • Oven doors that open front ward. With my short arms I cannot reach the back for cleaning pur poses. • Front steps to any house that have no hand rail. My bifocals make all stairs look like a ramp. • Books that start out like a house on fire and then disintegrate into abject dullness. • A parade of school kids trying to sell tickets, raffles and what- have-you. I buy from one and then ten more follow from the same school, selling the same thing. • People who ignore the front door mat and track red clay all over my gorgeous ice blue carpet. • The way that Coca Cola’s taste has changed. Nowadays it seems bland and flat although overly sweet. ^ • Current prices on clothing, (Specially shoes. A hamburger,' fries and drink at McDonald’s costs •what I used to pay for a pair of ,'shoes just a few years ago. ' • Going to the movies and no ; matter where I sit, a couple is mak- i ing out in the row right in front of ! me. ■ Pessimists who talk about the good old days. There is nothing wrong with being around today even considering all the problems. It’s certainly better than the alter native. • Companies that tout skin creams to make you look younger. I am proud of my wrinkles! Each one is a badge of merit for my years of experience and I don’t want to give them away cheaply. • My inability to bake. I am a really good cook but I bat zero in the baking department. I have even been known to louse up a cake mix now and then. • Jar lids that won’t open. 1 bang, hock and squeeze, but it makes me angry when my husband gives one little kvetch and it’s open. • Folks who walk on my lawn. My yard man fertilizes, seeds and mows to keep things looking ipsy- pipsy, then some clod tramps over the grass without a second thought. • Waitresses who call me honey or darling. They are not my relatives nor am I their honey or their darling. • All the junk mail that arrives daily. My mother gave me a perfectly good name at birth. Little did she know that in my prime 1 would be referred to as Occupant or For The Record by Norman Olshansky Regional Director Anti-Defamation League Hoodlums and terrorists should be treated as such. We have known for many years that one of the most effective deterrents to terrorism and extremism, especially from groups such as the Klan and the neo-Nazis, is swift, effective and proper pro secution. Good law enforcement is the best way to deal with criminals. With this in mind, the ADL, which has been concerned over the growth of Klan and other extremist paramilitary camps, drafted model legislation for consideration and in troduction in state legislatures around the country. Our model bill recently became law in North Carolina and Connecticut and is be ing considered in the legislatures of several other states. Discussions with high government and law en forcement officials in Virginia are currently underway for possible in troduction when the General Assembly convenes in January, 1982. The model statute makes it a felony to teach or demonstrate the use of explosives, firearms, incen diary devices or other weapons with the intent to use them for creating or furthering a civil disorder, destruction of property or injury to other people. The law, which goes into effect October 1, 1981 in North Carolina, will deal with groups no matter what their political persuasion, far left or right. However, the genesis of this bill, the fact that in North Carolina the only opposition came from the Klan and the attendant publicity it has generated ... should be a clear warning to racists and anti-Semitic extremists: that they are not welcome and that their law lessness will not be tolerated. For more information about Klan and neo-Nazi paramilitary camps and effective counteraction, contact your regional office of the Anti-Defamation League at 3311 W. Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, or call (804) 355-2884. IN MEMORY My seventeen year old grand-daughter. Ten Stdoff, wrote this upon the death of her grandfather, Sam Sadoff. —Sylvia Sadoff FmOM TBE MEAMT One last look at the world and one person will never forget him. He’ll regret leaving it (LIFE), Loved Ones. We’ll always remember, individualize that ore dead person, remembering the life, and what they were all about. Getting up early to meet the sun, earning money for his loved ones, and now he may rest. He’s there with his CREATOR, back to where he originally started, sanctuary. We should be happy that we all had the joy of sharing hb life with him. He’s now in a better world. THE HEAVENS. Waiting for his family to be together again. We shall pass through this world but ooce any good, therefore, that we can do. or any kindness that we can show to any human being, kt us do il BOW. Let tts not defer or neglect it for «c shall Doi ptss Thia way agai*. Resident. • Independence Blvd. any day of the week after 2 p.m. • Television commercials that are repeated over and over again. They assault my senses and insult my in telligence. For spite I never buy the products that are touted. • Sales clerks who chat with each other casually while I stand their waiting for service. • Vacationing to Florida for the ocean and sun but the temperature dips and I wish I hadn’t left my fur jacket at home. • Neighborhood dogs that prance around in the early morning hours turning over trash cans and strew ing the driveway with refuse. • Late afternoon thunder storms that shatter the stillness with lightn ing and ferocious noise. • Hypocritical people who say one thing and do another. These I cannot abide. • Horror movies so full of blood and gore that they become boring and repetitive. • Tempermental air conditioners that conk out only when the temperature reaches the 90’s. • Writers who feel compelled to do columns on things they like or dislike. I would never fall into that category! My For The Hehrew Acadeaiy hyEktnor Wciagiass I am indeed fortunate to have been presented the challenge of workihg as Director of the Hebrew Academy for the coming year. The school affords the unique op portunity of providing Jewish children with an excellent secular education as well as allowing them to become thoroughly familiar and comfortable with their Jewish heritage. A school must be a good place to be; a Hebrew Day School must be a good Jewish place to be, where children can feel that Judaism is an integral part of their life, not just an adjunct to secular learning, or “regular” school. To accomplish this goal, the school must emphasize a secular and Judaic curriculum that are well integrated, in which Jewish values are stressed in all educational ac tivities, where children must under stand the importance of Torah and Mitzvot, where they learn about and feel the beauty of our Jewish history and tradition, where our secular program provides a variety of intellectual, artistic and physical experiences, and where children develop the skills necessary for life long learning. I look forward to a year in which the best advertisement for our school will be children who are challenged to learn, who are proud to be Jewish, and who will reflect Judaic values. The Key toaSuoos^ RMlEslato IknacHon Cvras Realty Co. OfficK)MOOO by L. Louis Albertt ACSW, Director Federation Social Services L’Chaim means to life; however, it is the quality of that life which is im portant, too. Many people know that the Jewish Federation raises money each year which is largely used to improve the quality of life in Israel. What many people do not realize is that one year ago the Federation created a Social Work Program whose purpose has been to address the quality of life for Jewish families in our community. As of this writing, more than one out of every ten families in the Jewish community have made use of social work services in one of the two defined program areas: services to older adults and services around vocational problems. We’re all well aware that Charlotte is growing rapidly as part of the Sunbelt population explosion. Older adults are increasingly choosing to retire in North Carolina for its moderate year-round climate. Younger families are moving here with the many new industries and businesses that have chosen to relocate in Charlotte. This kind of change is exciting for the Jewish community, but is not without problems. With a Jewish population of 3500, it has become almost impossible to know everyone and to develop the supports which we all need at one time or another. As the community grows we have become more and more concerned with the quality of life for Jewish families and not only with the outer trappings of growth. Several facts may be of interest. First, our older adult population in the Jewish community represents 13-15^ of the total and is growing. Like it or not, each of us must deal with physical, emotional and many times finan cial changes in our lives as we grow older. All too often we may find people who are cut off from others by these changes. The Federation’s Social Work Program works with individual older adults and their families to talk over the situation and provide the best help available whether it be counsel ing. information or arranging for concrete services. A second fact is that unemployment is on the rise and has affected the Jewish community as well as everyone else. It has become harder and harder to find an interesting and well-paid job that has some security with it. Unemployment affects newcomers, teenagers, men and women of all ages. Many people already here in Charlotte have been pressed by the hard economic times and have lost their jobs or remain in positions that do not fully utilize their abilities. Moving to a new area, looking for a job and un happiness with a current job all cause pressures on the family and may lead to excessive stress. In the vocational area the Federation’s Social Work Program offers counseling services, assistance in resume preparation and development of job hunting skills, and a job bank to help make connec tions with potential employers. The Federation’s Department of Social Services is here for your own benefit and use in these and other areas of need which may develop. 1 en courage each one of you to feel free to call on me as needed, to share your thoughts and ideas on the program or just to say hello. All contacts are on a private and completely confidential basis. The Department of Social Ser vices is located in the JCC building and the telephone numberis 366-0357. ATTI As part of its JOB BANK service the Federation’s Dei»rtment of Social Services is looking for employers who have or know of open ings in the following areas: TEXTILES (sales and management), ADVERTISING AND COM MERCIAL ART, INDOOR/OUTDOOR PAINTING. RETAIL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT OR TRAINEE, BANKING, OFFICE MANAGEMENT. For more information on the job bank or on potential employees in these areas, contact Louis Albert at 366-0357. New Location at 4426 Independence Blvd. 568-6663 FULL LINE PAPER PRODUCT DISTRIBUTOR '"The Paper Warehouse Open to the public'' FoodServicc • Tissues • Towels HH OKice Supplies • Janitorial Catering Supplies • Bags • Tape ■Copy Papers • And Much More ilk Commercial/Institutional Accts. 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