Newspapers / The Charlotte Jewish News … / Oct. 1, 1982, edition 1 / Page 2
Part of The Charlotte Jewish News (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Pag«2-THE NEWS-Octob«r, 1982 THE CHARLOTTE |£W1SH NEWS Published monthly by: Jewish Community Center Harold Coben, Director Charlotte Jewish Federation Foundation of Charlotte Jewish Community Marvin Bienatock, Director Charlotte Hebrew Academy Eleanor Weinglaaa, Director Editora Ann Langman & Rita Mond Staff Monroe KataA Liaaa Millman Copy deadline the 6tb of each month P.O. Box220188, Charlotte, N.C. 28222 Tb0 tppetmtc* of advntitiag in Th» Nt/wa don not eoattitate m kaabrutb ra- donemeat. Editorial There*s Good News Tonight For those who open The Charlotte Observer each morning and fearfully scan the pages to find the latest opinion pieces and cartoons on Israel, there is an alter native — subscribe to The Charlotte News. While the Observer has printed numerous pro-Israel letters and columns, it has also taken a hard line editorial stand against most of Israel’s actions. Its car toonist has consistently and viciously attacked Prime Minister Begin. He recently expanded his poison pen to include “American Jewish Liberals.” A hard working volunteer group of Federation Com munity Relations Committee members has supplied the Observer editors with informational, factual material drawn from other papers as well as from national and international resources in an attempt to balance their position. The editors have been invited and have at tended meetings with national and local Jewish leaders recently returned from Lebanon. You have read and you have ranted about the results. For three or four years, invitations to the Observer to send staff as guests of the Israeli Newsmen’s Guild have been rejected on the grounds that the Observer doesn’t want to be anyone’s guest, and therefoEe, under obligation. They were offered the opportunity to pay their way as has been done by hundreds of newspapers around the country. Their excuse has been a tight budget. The only member of the Observer staff to visit Israel was the cartoonist who went on his vacation as part of the American Friends Service Committee, a strongly pro-PLO group long removed from its Quaker roots and founders. So the Observer continues to print its opinions without being open to examining the facts, and it con tinues to print the cartoons of a man whose position has been shaped by a FLO version of the truth. Then there is '‘The Charlotte News/* This jour nalistic effort has long since risen above its early stance as the “other” paper. Although it focuses on local news and covers our community with unmatched depth and accuracy, it has come of age on world news as well, particularly on its editorial pages. It has shown a careful and'thoughful position on the Middle East with a strong emphasis on fairmindedness. Its cartoons have been aimed at more suitable targets and are drawn without vitriolic touch. It merits reading and that can best be done by subscribing to it. The Observer has been a bitter brew in the morning. The News is a soothing and cooling afternoon refresher. Across The Editors* Desks With Appreciation Spotlighting Federation Dear Editors: Many thanks for all your help and cooperation dur ing the past year. We at Temple Beth Shalom enjoy your efforts and salute you on the fine work you are do ing keeping our community informed on such a diverse CTOup of subjects. I Ic^k forward to working with you in the future. • Honey Kridel Publicity Chrm. Temple Beth Shalom Dear Ann and Rita: Thank You for the ex cellent coverage you gave to Federation in the last issue of The Charlotte Jewish News! We appreciate the atten tion you provided — especially on such short notice. • Richard Klein President. Charlotte Jewish Federation By Richard A. Klein President Just about the last thing anyone of us wishes to think about is attending another meeting. Yet-here is your in vitation to attend another meeting. We’d like for you to attend Federation board meetings on the fourth Monday of each month at the JCC, 8 p.m., for a special reason. You deserve to know where your money is going. And we like hearing from you. We need your input and invite it. The Federation is a com munity trust to the tune of $630,000 this year. Where is it being spent? Who benefits from this collection of funds? Who decides how the money is appropriated? We have answers, and we By L. Louis Albert. ACSW Director Federation Social Services Usually you read about problems in this monthy col umn, but today there is the beginning of a solution to tell abput. For many years transportation has been a serious problem for the elderly who do not drive. The Jewish Federation’s Depart ment of Social Services will soon be addressing a part of this problem. Through arrangements with the Yellow Cab Co., a van will be provided to take older adults grocery shopp ing on a weekly basis. The van will operate between 1 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons at a cost to the rider of 11.50 per round trip. Because the van can only hold 6 people at a time, reservations must be made in advance. You will be picked up at your home, driven to the supermarket, and taken home at a pre assigned time. We anticipate being able to provide ser vices to two groups of people for each of the designated days. As with any new service, we need everyone’s ideas. If there are other transporta- attempt to provide them dur ing the campaign. But time is short, especially on a telephone solicitation, so we want to give you the op portunity to learn more about your investment in Jewish services, agencies and Israel. Our board meetings last anywhere from one to two hours depending on special committee actions. The first order of business is a review by the treasurer of how the money is being ap- propriated. It will become immediately obvious that certain priorities exist. The Federation will soon be acting under a mandate to send 60% of ail money pledg ed to Israel. Only a few years ago that percentage was much higher — almost 90%. But as local needs increased. tion needs which you feel are more pressing, please let us know. This is a pilot project and the response to it will definitely have a bearing on future decisions on pro viding transportation to the elderly. If you have any questions, please call me at 366-0358, or if you would like to be one of the first to use this new ser vice, please let me know as soon as possible. The Jewish Calendar CANDLELIGHTING Oct. 1-6:08 p.m. (Erev Succoth) Oct. 2 - 6:07 p.m. (Succoth) Oct. 8-5:58 p.m. (Erev Shemini Atzereth) Oct. 9 - 6:67 p.m. (Shemini Atzereth - l^izkor) Oct. 16-5:49 p.m. Oct. 22-6:40 p.m. Oct. 29-6:33 p.m. more and more money was targeted to Charlotte ser vices and agencies. This year the Board voted to put a governor on the declining percentage to Israel, but the mandate takes effect in 1983. , Meanwhile, it is apparent jn our meetings that much discussion focuses on Israel since so much of our money goes there. During the past year we’ve had two speakers address us on their recent missions to Israel that in cluded tours of Lebanon dur ing the war. Your Federation also is deeply concerned about social services, especially at a time when many in our community have lost their jobs. We’ve also given much attention to the needs of the elderly in Charlotte and how best to assist them. Other priorities include the JCC, Hebrew Academy, Hillel and the Blumenthal Home. There are many other charities and services we support to a lesser degree, and each one of them is assigned a local advocate to study allocation requests. We quickly acknowledge that not enough is known about the workings of the Federation, but this is not the way we want it. That’s the reason our public rela- ^ tions committee will be plan- j ning ways to reach you more effectively with information about ways the Federation affects your lives. There is also confusion j about the role of ydlir Federation and the Founda tion. While the two have been and will be related, they are not the same. The Foun- I dation is concerned with the J new Charlotte Jewish cam pus and the construction of our new education building and the JCC. The Federation owns no real estate and is not involved with the construc tion of a building. However, the Federation strongly sup ports the Foundation’s work. Part of that confusion comes, we suppose, with the fact that the Federation and Foundation have some overlap with the same ex ecutive director, secretary and phone number. The Federation must prepare for that not-too- distant day when we will have to support even stronger the needs arising from the new commitments to our institutions and a growing Charlotte Jewish population. It is imperative that we plan now for a $1 million campaign to do what must be done for local needs and Israel. Federation touches our lives in many ways. The money that is raised goes toward help for the elderly, unemployed, disabled — and toward education, recreation and social needs. Your Federation dollars help Jews in Israel through the UJA, and Jews worldwide through the Joint Distribution Com mittee. Want to know more? Join us. You will be welcomed. Or call Marvin Bienstock at the Federation office (366-0368) or me (542-1403 or 847-3647). 9 L’diaim
The Charlotte Jewish News (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 1, 1982, edition 1
2
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75