Page 14-THE NEWS-April. 1985
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Bulletin Board
Temple Happenings
Beth El
Apr. 1 - Temple Board of Directors Meeting, 8 p.m.
Apr. 3 - Sisterhood Board Meeting, 10 a.m.
Apr. 5 - Temple Seder
Apr. 13 - Sisterhood Sabbath
Apr. 24 - Religious School Board Meeting 8 p.m.
Apr. 26 ' MAFTY Spring Conclave (thru Apr. 28)
Sabbath Eve Services each Friday, 8 p.m.; Sabbath Morn
ing StudyAVorship Services each Saturday, 10:30 a.m.
Israel
Apr. 10 - Sisterhood Meeting
Apr. 14 - Men’s Club Breakfast
Apr. 21 - Holocaust Service
Apr. 23 > Sisterhood Board Meeting
Apr. 28 - Seder Breakfast — Israel Independence Day
Charlotte BB Women
-Yiddish Vinkl
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Here are some of our most elegant Banquet
Selections, from hors d’Oeuvres to desserts.
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Mushroom Caps with Snails Bourguigononnee
Lobster Medallions • Steak Tartaree
Tempura Hors d’Oeuvres
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Roast Duckling a I’Orange
Beef Wellington
Rack of Lamb
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Chocolate Cheesecake • Cherries Jubilee*
Individual Baked Alaska Flambee
Parties of up to 175 people welcomed.
Please call Ms. Pat Heiss, our Director of
Catering, for all the glorious details.
Don’t forget, any Friday, Saturday or
Sunday a luxurious room at the Registry is
only $59 -- up to four people per room.
Spcciai group rates available.
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Special Olympics
It’s spring and we could all
use some fresh air! A wonder
ful way to welcome this season
is by participating as a
volunteer for Special Olym
pics. Come and experience the
joy of watching the excite
ment in these special students
and athletes on April 25 at
Country Day School. Please
contact Judy Miller (542-5921)
or Ilene Burstein (847-7232)
for more information.
Amblyopia Screening
We have now screened nine
Eirea preschools with many
more scheduled for screening.
Each school has praised this
free service we are providing
to the community. The screen
ing process is very simple and
requires only a few hours of
your time. Training sessions
will be provided to those who
need it. We would love to have
you join in this valuable pro
ject. Please contact Margie
Liebstein (541-1844) or Ilene
Goldfischer (541-0899).
Eyes for the Needy
Eyeglass frames are always
needed for this long standing
project. Frames are collected
and recycled through the
Lions Club. If you have old
frames, please contact Betty
Silver at 366-9192.
— Susan Coen
The Charlotte Yiddish Vinkl recently celebrated its first year
with a large and loyal following of enthusiastic Yiddishists who
meet the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at Tem
ple Beth El, 1727 Providence Road, Charlotte, N.C.
The Yiddish Vinkl offers classes in Yiddish for beginners
(onfeingers), intermediates (mittel) and advanced (gor kenners),
along with cultural programs featuring Yiddish music, prose
and poetry, slide shows depicting East Europeem Jewry gmd
Jewish life and a warm atmosphere of Yiddishkeit.
Remaining meeting dates until summer break are April 10,
May 8 and June 12.
If you are interested in Yiddish enrichment and need infor
mation about the Charlotte Yiddish Vinkl, call Baila Pransky
at 704-366-5564.
First ^‘Twinning’* Bat Mitzvah
Held At Temple Beth El
The plight of Soviet Jewry
was reemphasized when Jillian
Marcus, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Ron Marcus, shared her
Bat Mitzvah on March 16 with
Anna Paritsky, the child of
Soviet Refusniks living in
Kharkov. Sharing a Bar/Bat
Mitzvah in abstentia is called
“twinning” and Jillian’s
“twinning’' was the first to be
held at Temple Beth EL
There are several reasons for
the proxy Bar/Bat Mitzvah.
Refusniks are Soviet Jews
who have asked to emigrate to
Israel. In retaliation, the
Soviet government strips
them of their homes and jobs.
Their children are denied
schooling and the family
comes under the scrutiny of
the KGB.
When an American child
undertakes a “twinning,” she
or he begins correspondance
with the Russian child. For a
Refusnik to receive mail from
the United States indicates to
Soviet authorities that these
people are known outside the
country. Hence, they cannot
be made to “disappear.”
Besides offering Soviet Jews
this small measure of protec
tion, the letters also offer
moral support. Additionally,
in the United States the pro
xy Bar/Bat Mitzvah brings to
light the situation faced by
Soviet Jewry.
The Paritsky’s situation is
typical of that of many
Refusniks. Anna’s father
Aleksandr was sentenced to
three years in a labor camp for
so-called “anti-patriotic” ac
tivity. Prior to the family’s ap
plication for a visa, he was a
Soviet academician.
His wife Polina was
threatened with arrest by the
KGB for continuing efforts to
free her husband. The Parit
sky children, Anna and Dorin-
na, have been terrorized and
threatened by the KGB.
The Proxy Bar/Bat Mitzvah
program is sponsored by
Women’s American ORT and
additional information may be
obtained from Marcy
Mehlman, 542-2096.
If you do not see your organization or temple news
in this issue, it is because it was not received. All ar
ticles are to be typed and double spaced. Photographs
should be black & white and can not be returned.
Deadline for May’s issue is April 10.
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Temple Beth El
Has Successful
Series of Events
The series, “Moral Issues in
My Work,” presented during
January, February and March
as part of the regular Friday
evening sabbath services at
Temple Beth El, struck an en
thusiastic response
throughout the Jewish com
munity. Represented were the
fields of law, government, jour
nalism, medicine, business and
politics. During the discus
sions held in Fellowship Hall
following the services, con
gregants and guests posed
some sharp questions back to
the speakers. The complete
program was conceived and
planned by Rabbi Harold I.
Krantzler and assisted by the
Adult Education Committee.
On February 13, Sisterhood
sponsored a luncheon in honor
of the community’s senior
citizens. A delightful meal,
planned and prepared by
Ethel Gordon and her commit
tee, was enjoyed by all. Gladys
Lavitem entertained the group
with eight short book reviews,
presented in her inimitable
style with her usual
enthusiasm.
On February 23, the
Sisterhood and Men’s Club
cosponsored a spaghetti sup
per and game night held at
Fellowship Hall. It was a
relaxed evening of good
fellowship.
Saturday morning services
have established themselves
as a regular feature of the
religious program at Temple
Beth El. Commencing at 10:30
a.m. in the sanctuary, they in
clude the Torah reading led by
Rabbi Krantzler. This is
followed by an informal colla
tion of coffee and sweets at
which time a round-table
reading of the Torah lesson of
the week is followed with
discussion. On those Satur
days when a Bar/Bat Mitzvah
takes place, the service begins
at 11 a.m. and replaces the
group Torah discussion.
The Men’s Club completed a
successful series this season of
“lox and bagel” breakfast
discussions on February 17.
Guest speaker that Sunday
morning was Wendell White,
City Manager of Charlottte.
This year’s programs which in
cluded the community’s most
prominent figures in govern
ment service, were well attend
ed and received an en
thusiastic response from the
Club’s members, their wives,
and other guests.
— Roland Heller
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