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Millions Raised
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U JA Mission
Participants in the United
Jewish Appeal’s Washington
Mission Program pledged
nearly $13 million to the 1983
UJA/Community campaign
in the first three months of
1983, Jerome J. Dick of
Washington, D.C., the pro
gram’s National Chairman,
announced.
Dick, a UJA National Vice
Chairman, said that 821 com-
munity leaders from
throughout the nation par
ticipating in 21 missions
pledged more than $9.8
million to the 1983 Regular
campaign—an increase of
24.1 percent over their gifts
during the. same period in
1982—in addition to almost
$1.5 million to the Israel
Special Fund and more than
$1.6 million to Project
Renewal.
‘‘The Washington Mission
Program has been sponsored
by UJA in cooperation with
the Council of Jewish
Federations since 1980,”
Dick said, “and it has solid
ly established its value. In
1982, 1,698 people par
ticipated in 62 Washington
Missions, which raised more
than $22.2 million.
“The program, however,
raises consciousness as well
as funds,” Dick stated, “by
giving our leaders an ‘in
sider’s’ view of the decision
making process on foreign
and domestic issues of con
cern to the Jewish communi
ty.”
Mission participants have
been briefed by Vice Presi
dent George Bush, Secre
taries of Commerce and
Defense Malcolm Baldrige
and Caspar Weinberger,
Deputy Secretary of State
Kenneth Dam and Under
Secretary of Defense Dr.
Fred Ikle. Senators address
ing the missions have includ
ed Rudy Boschwitz of Min
nesota, Christopher Dodd of
Connecticut, Henry Jackson
of Washington, Edward Ken
nedy of Massachusetts,
Howard Metzenbaum of
Ohio, Arlen Specter of Penn
sylvania and John Tower of
Texas.
Former Israeli Am
bassador Moshe Arens and
Acting Ambassador Ben
jamin Netanyahu have brief
ed mission sessions, as have
Thomas Dine, Executive
Director of the American
Israel Public Affairs Com
mittee, and Mark Talisman,
Director of the Washington
Action Office of the Council
of Jewish Federations.
Noting that community
missions have already been
booked through October,
1983, and that the first
available dates are in
December and January,
Dick said that, “The demand
for these missions is so great
that we urge communities to
plan at least six months in
advance if they wish to be
assured of participating.”
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Congratulations to Rachel Solomon, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Solomon, who has been chosen to attend the
N.C. School of the Arts next year.
Ethel (Mrs. Allen) Gordon had her work featured in an art
exhibit at Queen’s Gallery.
At the convention of MAFTY (Mid-Atlantic Federation of
Temple Youth) held in Baltimore, Md., Betsy Polk, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Polk, was elected first vice-president in
charge of programming. Her election to the leadership of
MAFTY also gives her a seat on the board of NFTY (the Na
tional Federation of Temple Youth) and makes her eligible to
attend the NFTY national convention to be held in San Fran
cisco this winter. The Polks are members of Temple Beth El.
Mayor Eddie Knox appointed a 54-member Performing
Arts Center Study Committee to determine whether to
replace Ovens Auditorium. Chairing the executive commit
tee is Mark Bernstein. Also serving on the executive commit
tee is Heinz Jaffe.
Zach Coleman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Coleman, was
one of four Alexander Graham Junior High School ninth
graders who created a toy robot. This machine and the
students won the senior high division of the N.C. State
Olympics of the Mind contest in Cullowhee — the mental
marathon for N.C. students.
Awards and scholarships were presented to outstanding
Junior Achievement members at the organization’s recent
annual Future Unlimited banquet. Receiving one of the $150
Board of Directors Scholarships was Stuart Oxer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Oxer. He was counseled by Allstate In
surance. Stuart was also recognized as the runner-up for
Vice President of Finance of the Year.
News from the Ostrovsky family: David Ostrovsky, son of
Mr. and Mrs. 'Dmitri Ostrovsky, recently returned from
Fayetteville, N.C., where his soccer.team (coached by his
father), the Matthews-Wildcats, played in a state tourna
ment. Seeded fourth, the team made it all the way to the final
game which it lost with a score of 3-4. Last fall, this team won
the city championship. Alla Ostrovsky, an accomplished ar
tist, has just illustrated a coloring book, “Color Me,
Charlotte,” which is presently on display at various stores
in the city. The book is dedicated to our city’s historical
places. Two more books designed and illustrated by Alla are
now in printing.
Dayle Jaffa, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sol Jaffa, a recent
graduate of Jacksonville U. (see page 11 for “CJN’s”
tribute to the graduates), was one of 30 students to be named
Shapiro-
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of the Charlotte Lodge in
1980-81, is the newly elected
president of the N.C. B’nai
B’rith Association, is a
member of District 5 Board
of Governors. He has been a
member of the Board of
Directors of the Hebrew
Academy for the past four
years. His children Lila and
Dina are students at the
Academy.
When asked about his
9Ilfe ^o\t
of Charlotte
goals for the Academy, he
responded, “I have three ma
jor goals: to insure that the
Academy will continue to
provide the finest available
secular education in Char
lotte as well as a complete
Jewish education; to in
crease the size of our student
body; and to make sure that
the Academy is on firm
financial grounds both in
this building and in the new
facility.”
to the 1982-83 edition of “Who’s Who Among Students in
American Universities and Colleges.” At Honors Convoca
tion she was named the outstanding student in the Special
Education department. Dayle, who served as president of
the Panhellenic Congress, was named “Woman of the Year”
by that group. She plans to begin teaching in the fall.
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New officers for BBYO, N.C. Council were elected at the
recent Spring Council weekend in Greensboro. Those from
Charlotte holding executive offices are: Jennifer Cohen,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Errol Cohen, BBG Vice President;
Jodi Mend, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irving Mond, MIT-
“Mom”; Mike Cohen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joel Cohen, AZA
President; Evan Somerstein, son of Dr. and Mrs.David
Somerstein, AIT-“Dad.”
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Libby Ginn won the $1000 top prize for fine arts in the 1983
Springfest Visual Arts Competition. About 120 artists com
peted in both the fine arts and crafts categories.
•
Leon Barkan, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mark Barkan, has
received a scholarship to Charlotte Latin School, based on
his academic achievements. Leon was formerly a student at
the Charlotte Hebrew Academy.
•
Jason Foodman, son of Dr. and Mrs. Lance J. Deutsch,
won the Best of Show Award in Discovery Place’s Computer
Games Contest and won second place in the Problem-Solving
Contest.
Lisa Anne Sebotnick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Sebotnik, has won first place in a writing contest sponsored
by the Carolina Raptor Rehibilitation and Research Center
as part of a city-wide Raptor Awareness Day observance.
Lisa is a third grade student at Lansdowne Elementary
School. Her poem is:
Mr. Owl, You Only Say
•‘Who, Who*’
Hello, Mr. Owl.
How do you do?
Tell me, tell me
What is new?
Why do you only say,
“Who, Who?”
You sleep in the day,
hunt in the night.
You dine on rodents
after your flight.
Small horns on your head,
a dish on your face.
Your feet are clawed.
Thick branches are your place.
Goodbye, Mr. Owl.
Nice talking to you.
Even though you can
only say,
“Who, Who?”
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