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Vol. 3 No. 11
Charlotte, N.C.
Decern ber» 1981
^ * Charlotte Jewish New Wins CJF Award!
WeVe Done It Again!
Paper Wins Award For Third Year
Richard Klein Elected Federation President
, The" Council of Jewish
Federations held their 50th
General Assembly in St. Louis,
Mo. from Nov. 10-15 at which
time “The Charlotte Jewish
News” was presented the 1981
CJF Award for Public Rela
tions in the small city category.
This is the third time that “The
News” has been recognized in
• less than three years of ex
istence.
This year’s competition drew
more than 150 entries, the most
recieved in the history of the
contest. About 70 Federations
participated in the 1981 com
petition. The competition is
broken^ down into three
categories: large city, in
termediate city and small city.
The public relations programs
recognized in the Large City
category went to the Federa-
. , jyiia/ni. Boston. New
i^Kana Los Angeles. In the
Inlermediate City caicgory, the
Jewish Federations of West
Palm Beach, Ottawa and
Denver were the leading win
ners.
Paso (“Shalom El Paso”
brochure); Madison (“Monthly
Reporter’’ newspaper);
Nashville (newspaper advertis
ing and photos); Norfolk
(special Chanukah edition of
“UJF News”); Reading (Jewish
Holidays calendar); Savannah
(“Savannah Jewish News”
newspaper); Southern Illinois
(“Jewish Community News”
newsletter) and Tulsa
(“Conference on Religious
Roots of Anti-Semitism”).
Announcement of the awards
was made by Nat Kameny,
Chairman of the CJF Public
Relations Awards Committee ‘
and President of Kameny Com-'
munications. Other members on
the panel of judges for this,
year’s competition include
Howard Levine Director of
Public Affairs New York
At its November meeting, the
Board of Directors of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation
chose as its new president, for
1981-82, Richard Klein.' He
replaces Harry Lerner who has
served as President for three
years.
Also elected as officers are
vice-presidents: Stanley
Greenspon, Ruth Goldberg and
Dr. Jared Schwartz; secretary,
Bobbi Bernstein; treasurer,
Allan Oxman.
Elected as members of the
Board for three year terms are
Allan Gordon, Robert Speiz-
man, Paul Stewart, Sara
Schreibman, Gail Bienstock,
Shelton Gorelick, Alvin Levine,
Mel Berzack, Morris Speizman
and Sally Schrader.
The Board paid special
recognition to those leaving of
fice or the Board. They are vice-
presidents: Shelton Gorelick
and Ira Schulman; secretary,
Marilyn Shapiro; treasurer, Bob
The other Small Cities to
receive recognition for their
public relations efforts were: El
'' U'ni versity,^*'‘and' fdrrrtfeT-dire^or^'Abeh’f“*TWosd^h>^i^^y^ V thfe^
year terms as Board members
are Paul Fligel, William
Gorelick, Celia Scher and Al
Segal.
Elected to the Board for
either one or two years to fill ex
isting vacancies are Marilyn
Shapiro, Steve Fishman, Chuck
Meltsner and Ron Katz.
of Public Relations, United
Jewish Agencies of Phila
delphia, and Ronnie Tartakow,
Public Relations Director of the
Jewish Federation of Palm
Beach County. Attending the
CJF from Charlotte were Mar
vin Bienstock, Ruth Goldberg
and Harry Lerner.
Richard Klein
Richard Klein comes to the
Presidency after serving two
years as cochairperson of the ■
General Campaign. He is a
member of the Board of Temple
Israel, a past President of Con- ■
gregation Beth Shalom and a'
past Masonic president, of a
Lodge. He is also a member of
the National Young Leadership
Cabinet of the United Jewish
Appeal. With his wife Paula,
Richafd>hfts4iist'
a special 10-day Young Leader
ship Mission to Israel.
Stanley Greenspon continues
to serve as vice-president. For
the past two years he has been
the cochairperson for the
General campaign and the ’
chairperson for Allocations.
Ruth Goldberg is the current
president of Women’s Divisipn
and past chairperson for both
Women’s Division Campaign
and Cash Collections. Dr. Jared
Schwartz has had a distinguish
ed career in B’nai B’rith as well
as in civic leadership. For the
past year, he has. been active in
reorganizing the Community
Relations Committee of the
Federation.
Bpbbi Bernstein is serving for
the second year as Women’s
Division Major’Gifts chairper
son. Allan Oxm&n has also serv
ed with distinction in B’nai
B’rith, is a past president of
Beth Shalom and has been ac
tive in both the Federation
Campaign and on the Com
munity Relations Committee.
As qutg^oing t*resident, Harry’
Lerner ^as presented with an
antique Mizrach. This piece of
Jewish calligraphy dating from
the 18th century, hung on the
eastern wall of a home and was
designed-.to be, a reminder of
In making the presentation to
Harry, Richard said, “Just as
you are. unique and one of a
kind, so is this mizrach. May it
remind you, Harry, that your
obligations are far from over. I
look forward, we all look for
ward, to your continued counsel
and guidance.”
Bond Drive Reaches New High!
Henrietta Wallace To Be
Honored In Project Library
Jerome Levin presenting award to Mark Bernstein with wife,
Louise, watching proudly.
V
Chairperson of the 1981
Israel Bond Campaign, Jerome
Levin, has announced pur
chases exceeding $200,000. This
represents the single largest
campaign for bonds in
Charlotte.
The announcement was made
just days after the Sunday, Oc
tober 25th Bond Dinner at the
Radisson Hotel.
“The dinner honoring Mark
Bernstein provided the final in
centive we needed to reach and
surpass our goal,” said Levin.
“More than 150 people came to
honor Mark. They learned
about the importance of Bonds
and they made generous pur
chases.”
The dinner arrangements
were very successfully handled
by Berta Kaplan.
According to Sam Lerner of
the Bond Campaign Commit
tee, the number of persons pur
chasing bonds this year increas
ed by over 30% over 1980. Over
100 individuals or families made
purchases this year. “Bonds are
a good investment,” he said,
“Israel has never and will never
default on its promises and we
mustn’t default on our obliga
tions.”
Those attending the Bond
Dinner heard speaker-writer
Robert St. John talk of his long
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Robert St. John
The Henrietta Wallace Col
lection of Southern Judaica will
be an integral part oiF the library
planned for the Project. The
collection was made possible by
a Challenge Grant of $1000,
given by The Schoenstadt Fami
ly Foundation founded by Jean
Anoff’s grandfather. It will
feature books, photographs,
memorabilia and other
documentary materials on the
developing history of Jewish life
in the South. ‘
Rabbi Harold Krantzler of
Temple Beth El, in announcing
the creation of the Collection,
said, “Henrietta Wallace was
part of the fourth generation of
one of the most prominent
Jewish families of North
Carolina. She spoke often of
her dual pride as a Jewess and a
Southerner. It is very fitting
that she should be remembered
for her family history and for
her life long work as a
librarian.”
More than half of the $1000
challenge has been met. Those
wishing to make contributions
should send them to: The
Henrietta Wallace Collection,
Temple Beth El, 1727 Pro
vidence Rd. Charlotte, NC
28207.
Contributions are also being
sought in the form of materials
for the Collection, Books, let
ters, photographs, documents
describing the life of Jews in the
South over the past century and
a half can add immeasurably to
the understanding of the role
played by Jews in southern
history and the ways in which
that history shaped the lives of
its Jewish participants. Recent
Items can be as important as
older ones. Of particular in
terest are documents relating to
those Jews in small com
munities where there may be
just a few Jewish families.
Those having materials to
submit should contact Rabbi
Krantzler Temple Beth El.
Chanukah
Maccabead p. 11
Special Chanukah
Section p. 8-9
- In The News -
Academy News p. 5
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs p. 13
Book Review p. 15
Bulletin Board: ....... p.l2
Calendar p. 13
Candlelighting p. 14
Classified Ads p. 13
Editorials p. 2
For the Record p. 6
JCCNews p. 10-11
L’Chaim p. 3
Lubavitcher Rebbe..... p. 2
Random Thoughts p. 3
Recipes p. 9
This'n That p, 6
World Beat p. 4