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The Charlotte ‘TEWISH =NEWS
Vol. 6 No. 7
Charlotte, North Carolina
August, 1984
Project Site Work Moves Towards Completion
Marvin Bienstock, Foundation Director, stands on site of future
athletic field. See P. 16 for more details.
Kick»0££ Sept. 16
JCC Phase-In Process
The Jewish Community
Center has begun to formalize
its plans for developing a
phase-in scheme that will
study and recommend a wide-
range of policies, programs
and procedures to be con
sidered for the new Center
building. The Steering Com
mittee leading this comprehen
sive approach to assessing the
future needs and structure of
the center consists of Chair
man Michael Scharf, Bob
Abel, Bill Gorelick, Stan
Greenspon, Ben Jaffa Jr.,
Harold Josephson, Miles
Levine, Lynne Sheffer, Morris
Speizman and Marty Schneer,
who will staff the committee.
The Steering Committee has
started to approach a variety
of individuals to lead the
various committees pictured
in the phase-in chart. All com
mittee chairpersons and
members will be invited to the
September 16 kick-off of this
most important process. The
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The windows of the Arm
strong House living room look
out like box seats on the Pro
ject site. In the past 45 days
hundreds of members of the
community have stood and
stared and marveled as the
vast acreage has been chang
ed from a random appearing
series of bulldozer cuts into a
clear picture and pattern of
the future buildings and out
door facilities.
These community members
have been at the House to par
ticipate in meetings of the
various boards and commit
tees of the Federation, JCC,
Foundation and the other in-
situtions and organizations.
In early June, the Arm
strong House became the of
fices and meeting facilities for
the Foundation and the
Federation and the depart
ment of Social Services.
Sometime in September, the
JCC will move its offices and
many of its programs into the
same facility. The A parking
lot has been constructed adja
cent to the House.
The House will be “box
seats” on the 50 yard line of
the completed soccer-football
Project
Update
YOU ARE
INVITED!!!
Organizations and
Individuals
You are invited to
use the facilities at the
Armstrong House for
meeting and functions
- See invitation on
back page for details...
Swim Team Undefeated
By Nancy Segal
The JCC Swim Team completed the regular season
undefeated in dual meet competition. This is the first time this
has been accomplished in anyone’s recollection.
We also finished in 5th place in the League Relay Meet and
3rd place in the All-Star League Meet.
Both our 9 & 10 Girls and 13 & 14 Boys Medley and Freestyle
Relays remained undefeated after all meets. The 9 & 10 Girls
Relay members were: Alexis Lerner, Ruthie Abel, Cher Fox, Sarah
Fox, Amy Goldman, Katherine Ray and Ashley Widis. The Boys
Relay members were: David Rosenfeld, David Fox, Scott Crago,
Kevin Tritten and Joe Labovitz.
The following were 1st place finishers at the All-Star Meet:
Erin Collins, 8 & under breast stroke; Lauren Weisman, 8 & U
butterfly; Reid Lerner, 8 & U breast stroke: Alexis Lerner, 9 &
10 backstroke and freestyle; Phillip Rosenfeld, 9 & 10 breast
stroke; Richard Rosenfeld, 11 & 12 backstroke; David Rosenfeld,
13 & 14 breast stroke.
The depth of our 8 & unders should prove our g^eat strength
in the next few years. We even had a large number of 5 and
6-year-olds participating in practices and meets.
Regular Season Meet Results
JCC 231 vs. Hampshire Hills 238
JCC 237 vs. Heritage Woods 223
JCC 207 vs. Waverly 173
JCC 243 vs. Old Georgetowm 216
JCC 327 vs. McClintock Woods 127
JCC 301 vs. Windrow 157
Many thanks go to our team Coach Marla Shapiro and Assis
tant Coach Jered Mond for all their hard work this year and in
the past to produce such a fine group of swimmers. Thanks also
to the many parents who gave so much of their time and en
thusiasm to make this season such a success.
The team’s greatest asset this season was the camaraderie,
team spirit and good sportsmanship they all shared. Con
gratulations to the entire team!
All team awards will be given at the ice cream evening, Aug.
22 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El.
field. Spread out in front of the
viewer is the sweeping arc of
the future parking area and
the raised mound of the “Pad”
for the building. Also clearly
visable are the areas for the
baseball fields and the tennis
courts. The two high points on
which Temple Israel and Tem
ple Beth El will build their
sanctuaries complete the
picture.
None of this is visable from
Providence Road where the ex
tensive frontage of trees re
mains intact, except for the
two locations where a small en
try road is visable and the se
cond spot where an old house
has been removed.
This is a conscious effort on
the part of the architects and
the Foundation to make the
construction process as accep
table as possible to both the
neighboorhood and to the
many residents of the areas
emd commutors who pass the
site daily on Providence Road.
In order to see the miracle in
process it is necessary to drive
a short distance up Jefferson
Drive and then turn onto the
former Armstrong Drive. The
end of that much used road
goes directly onto the site, but
the visitor is cautioned to turn
on the curving driveway to the
left in order to reach the Arm
strong House and to be able to
park and view the massive
work in safety.
The coming months will see
the final shaping of the entire
site as well as the installation
of roads, parking areas, tennis
courts and playing fields that
are part of this first contract.
These outdoor areas will be
ready for use while the actual
building of the msiin facilities
is being accomplished.
B'nai B*rith Women To Hold
Major Gist Giving Campaign
BB3V International President To Speak
By Meryle Elko
The Children’s Home in
Israel, B’nai B’rith Youth
Organization (BBYO), the
Anti-Defamation League and
Hillel are just some of the
philanthropies that B’nai
B’rith Women support. This
year Charlotte and Ha Lailah
Chapters of B’nai B’rith
Women will join forces under
the auspices of Avodah Coun
cil to hold a joint “Personal
Giving” event in September to
raise $10,000 to help support
these philanthropies. The
chapters are honored that
Beverly Davis, International
President of BBW, will be the
featured guest and speaker at
this event.
Mrs. Davis has been active
in B’nai B’rith Women for 35
years. She has served as BBW
non-governmental represen
tative to the UN, Membership
Chairman, member of the
Allocations and Budget Com
mittees, and on the Hillel,
Career and Counseling, and
BBYO Commissions.
New York Governor Mario
M. Cuomo recently appointed
Mrs. Davis to the State Com
mission on Domestic Violence.
Beverly Davis
She is also a member of the
New York Conference of
Soviet Jewry, the President’s
Conference and the Women s
Leadership Conference. She
has also served as assistant
director of field services for
the New York City division of
the American Cancer Society.
Honored as a Woman of
Achievement by the Anti-
Defamation League, Mrs.
Davis continues to serve on
the ADL Commission and was
elected to its national ex
ecutive committee. She is vice
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