Page 5-THE NEWS-Jun«/July. 1983
Highlights of Women’s Division Raleigh Trip
By Blanche Yarus
Thirty Charlotte women
went to Raleigh on April 20.
This was arranged by Renee
Gorelick, trip chairwoman of
Women’s Division of Char
lotte Jewish Federation.
They met with Governor and
Mrs. Jim Hunt and toured
the Governor’s Mansion.
Governor and Mrs. Hunt
greeted the tour members in
dividually, and said, “We’re
delighted to have special
friends come....Many of you
are friends I have worked
with on things to improve
North Carolina, to open
doors to opportunity....we’re
really all part of a pro
gressive leadership team.
North Carolina is a special
state, and I think your
members have helped make
it that way.”
Among the showpieces in
the executive mansion was a
massive crystal and gold-
leaf chandelier, the gift of
the Horowitz family. They
had lived in Germany at the
time of the Nazi regime, but
managed to escape to the
U.S., eventually to Ashe
ville, N.C., where they
started a family business.
After the war, they cor
responded with friends and
learned that an acquaintance
had purchased their family
home in Germany. Discover
ing that the chandelier had
not been destroyed nor con
fiscated, arrangements were
made to purchase it. as well
as some tapestries, and ship
them to the U.S. In the late
1960’s, the family presented
the chandelier and the
tapestries to the State of
North Carolina for the
Governor’s mansion.
Following the tour of the
Governor’s mansion, the
group went to the new North
Carolina Museum of Art,
where they were welcomed
by Marilyn Katz, Docent,
who guided the tour. The ex
hibits were unusually in
teresting, ranging from
modern and contemporary
art forms, to the early Egyp
tian period. Among the areas
toured were the 20th Century
American and a collection of
ancient classic sculpture. In
the Egyptian collection was
the oldest object in the
museum, a ceramic vase
5,000 years old; and in com-
mon with other fine
museums, a group of mum
mies.
There are plans for a room
to be used exclusively for a
Judaica collection which
may be ready by January
’84.
On the return trip, the
group were guests of Corky
Segal, president of
Greensboro Women’s
Federation, at her home for a
cocktail buffet; other
Greensboro Women’s Divi
sion leaders joined the group
for the evening.
Opening remarks were by
Muriel Hoff, Poet-in-
Residence in Greensboro,
who read “Daughters.” Deb-
by Miller of the Greensboro
Women’s Division, member
of the National Board, in
vited the women of Charlotte
to join them on a Women’s
Federation Mission to Israel
Renee Oorelick, Trip chair’
woman.
October 13-24. It will also in
clude a visit to Prague,
Czechoslavakia.
The city of Prague, once a
prosperous city with a
Jewish Community of
350.000 Jews, in a highly
democratic country, now has
6.000 Jews in a strongly anti-
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Governor and Mrs. Jim Hunt greet Patty Gorelick.
On the front steps of the Governor *s mansion: B. Berns
tein, E. Berger, L. Blumentbal, E. Cojac, H. Friedman, R.
Gleiberman, R. Goldberg, P. Gorelick, R. Gorelick, G.
Gross, R. Hannes, F. Jaffa, M. Kodsi, G.G. Koscb, M.
Kropp, S. Kurtz, L. Levine, M. Levine, R. Luski, L. Marx,
B. Pransky, H. Rosenberg, C. Scbarf, R. Siegel, R.
Silverberg, E. Small, R. Steinberger, C. Weiner, S.
Winokuer, B. Yarus.
American country. There is a
collection of 33,000 Jewish
artifacts and 90,000 docu
ments, some of which are
coming to the U.S. in Oc
tober, to be shown at the
Smithsonian, and other
museums in other major
cities. This is the collection
that the Germans called “an
exhibit to an extinct race.”
One of the high points of
an extraordinary day was
the concluding talk by Bea
Fine, president of Women’s
Cabinet of Richmond, Chair
woman of the Women’s Divi
sion of the Southeast Region,
and member of the National
Board. She has traveled very
widely, and recently return
ed from a trip to Russia.
“When I meet with a group
like this, all I can think is
how wonderful it is that we
can meet publicly, and we
can do the things we’re do
ing, and we can do them in a
home, on the street, or in a
hotel; we can meet wherever
we please.
“I remember what my
father said to me years ago
Bea Fine, Chairwoman of Women *s Division: SE Region;
Bobbi Bernstein (I.), Charlotte Division Campaign chair
woman, and Ruth Goldberg (r.), Charlotte Women’s Division
Co-president.
-‘You’re a Jew - pay your
dues.’ Women have the same
right and responsibility to
pay their dues as men do.
This is why Women’s Divi
sions exist and work to keep
Judaism and Israel alive.
Israel must be supported at
any cost, and by all means,
from money to political ac
tion.”
This trip was the con
cluding event of the current
season for Women’s Divi
sion.
Plans are well underway
for the first trip of the next
season. This will be to
Washington, D.C.,
December 7 and 8, 1983. The
trip will be open to everyone
who contributes $1 a day for
the 1984 campaign. For more
information contact Renee
Gorelick, Trip Chairwoman,
366-1137.
The Charlotte Jewish
News will announce details
at a later date.
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