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Page 5-THE NEWS-January, 1985 This ’ti That Things have been rather quiet for this column; perhaps it has been due to the aftermath of the elections and/or the holiday season. It is hoped that now that a new year has arrived, you will send your “news” to this paper c/o the Editor. Erica Portnoy has graduated from Ohio State University and is now working and living in Atlanta. Mark Portnoy, a UNC stu dent, has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa. The proud parents are Gil Portnoy and Marilyn Goldsmith. Samuel Berkowitz has been named director of corporate development for Peter Cooper Corporation. • Merle Prior has been elected to the Board of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. State Sen. Marshall Rauch, D-Gaston, of Gastonia, was the emcee at the Gastonia Debutante Club’s 29th annual ball on Dec. 29. • Four members of First Ward Elementary School’s Chess Club competed against about 50 Southeastern school tesims in a chess tournament Dec. 1-2 in Crossville, Tenn. The school won second place overall. Aviv Sheffi, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Sheffi, and Rafi Goldberg, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Goldberg, both fifth- graders, were members of the team. Aviv won fifth place in the unrated category and 10th in rated; Rafi placed fifth in rated. • Marian (Mrs. Jerald) Davidson has been named warehouse and fleet msmager for Ivey’s Carolinas. A Review Cowboys and YIdden Thoughts From Adrienne By L. Edward Sizemore The three Sisterhoods of our local temples held a joint meeting the evening of November 14. This year’s meeting was hosted by Tem ple Beth El, whose Sisterhood president, Lee Blumenthal, spoke briefly and introduced the other two Sisterhood presidents, Lois Benjamin of Temple Israel and Faith Sizemore of Temple Beth Shalom. Rabbi Krantzler of Temple Beth El opened the evening with a prayer. Following the introductory welcome and orientation by Lee Blumen thal, a film was shown to the group of sisterhood ladies and a few brave husbands. West of Hester Street dealt with the attempts, during the early years of this century, to direct European and Russian Jews to other American ports than New York’s Ellis Island. Among those active in this endeavor were the banker Jacob Schiff and the writer Israel Zangwill. The story dealt specificaUy with those immigrants who went to Galveston, Texas and, from that landing point to other cities in Texas, as well as the other nearby southwestern states and even up into the northern plains states. As should be expected, there were great difficulties involv ed: American officials who us ed the law to further their anti- Semitism, economic dif ficulties of a different nature (if not actually more severe) than those of New York, even philosophical differences among the leadership. Never theless, they persisted, and Jewish immigrants settled “west of Hester Street.” The film was produced by Allen and Cynthia Mondell. Sam Jaffee was heard as the narrator, though he never ap peared in the film. The film is available for rental to educa tional gjroups for $100, from Media Projects of Dallas, Texas (214-826-3863). I found the film to be both exciting and moving. It deads with a little-known part of our history, and does so fairly. Having lived in the west, I gun aware that it really is different from the east, and that the Jewish communities of some of the western cities have been influenced by these differences — influenced but not assimilated, any more than an eastern Jew would be con sidered assimilated because he wears a suit and tie. Each viewer will bring to bear upon this film his own ideas regar ding' Jewish sociology. From the point of view of cinematic or theatre art, the film was a success. The producers inter wove stories, tableaux, snip pets, clips, dialogue, monologue, all covered and supported by music that was familiar, or seemed feuniliar, or maybe wasn’t actually familiar but seemed as though it should have been familiar. All of this — music, dialogue, scenes, situation — was Jewish. Oh, yes, there were, I should mention lest I forgot, Jewish Indians. I mean real ones, not the famous tribe of "schmohawks.” The Jewish peddler who married the In dian woman in South Dakota left great-grandchildren who now lay Tefillin. Rabbi Krantzler spoke of his experiences as a Rabbi in the West after the film. I am pleased to share some of the directions and communi ty involvements Jewish Social Services are establishing. Jewish Social Services should not operate in a vacuum, and the wonderful response I have received from the community by making a few contacts has been gratifying. As a result of the Geriatric Needs Assessment sent to the community, a nice core of volunteers has been compiled to provide transportation for isolated seniors who could not otherwise get to services, doc tors’ appointments, or other places. The B’nai B’rith Women’s group has agreed to provide visitation and social contact for the nine Jewish nursing home residents in non- Jewish nursing homes in Charlotte. Unfortunately, there are persons and families who ex perience financial problems for numerous reasons. To address this concern, the Ha Lailah Chapter of B’nai B’rith Women provided Chanukah baskets which Social Services distributed. The Temple Beth El Men’s Club regularly presents us with food coupons to distribute on an “as need ed” basis. Other individueds have donated furniture, food, a calculator, and other items for those in need. Included elsewhere in this paper is a copy of a job listing we recently sent to prospec tive employers in the area. If you are in a position of hiring and/or are aware of an open position where you are em ployed, please consider hiring a skilled Jewish person. People find themselves unemployed for a variety of reasons, most ly out of their control. It behooves us to give someone in our conmiunity an oppor tunity we would afford anyone else. As a result of the Geriatric Needs Assessment and calls 1 have been receiving, 1 am aware that many of you are coping with the problems of Chanukah Gifts Shipped By JWB Thousands of holiday gift items and Jewish ceremonial objects were shipped by JWB to bases and installations across America and overseas to make the festival of Chanukah brighter for U.S. Jewish military personnel, their families and Jewish pa tients in VA hospitals. “A Jewish gift from ‘home’ means so much, specially when one is station^ in not only a remote country in distance but in Jewish at mosphere as well,” one Jewish chaplain wrote JWB. 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