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Page 3-THE NEWS-May, 1985 On The Issues By Ira Gissen, Director North Carolina/Virginia Region Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith Thoughts From Adrienne In recent weeks we have been addressing audiences from Asheville, NC to Virginia Beach, VA. They have covered a spectrum of interests. William & Mary At the College of William & Mary we met on a Thursday evening with Jewish students and faculty under the auspices of the Hillel Foundation. Our remarks focused on the impact of anti-Jewish discrimination upon our choices of: where to live, what to study in school, and what careers to pursue. The discussion grappled with solutions to these basic issues. Asheville A large turnout at the Jewish Community Center was further augmented by folks coming in from miles around. An update report on ADL’s activities overseas, on the national scene, and in North Carolina was the focus of interest. A lively question and answer period topped off the Sunday afternoon meet ing. The visit to Asheville was complete with interviews on television, the daily news paper, and further meetings on into the evening. Virginia Beach The Beth Shalom Home in Virginia Beach provided two audiences. One was a meeting with a group of administrators to view an ADL film and con duct a discussion on Jewish family values. That was followed by our addressing over seventy non-Jewish staff members that same afternoon. The staff development coor dinator wrote after the meetings: “Feedback from both the Judaica group and general staff was extremely positive and informal buzz groups, formed later on, at tested to the impact of your talk.” Lynchburg A Sunday afternoon meeting at the synagogue, sponsored by B’nai B’rith, provided a forum to bring the leaders of the Jewish com munity up to date on the most recent activities of organized hate groups and their leaders. Members of the audience also expressed their concern about the incursions of religion into public education and express LEASE! Nobody Beats Our Prices Or Our Terms. All Makes & Models! CALL 398-4230 ed their expectation that ADL would continue to provide the leadership in dealing with that grawing problem. We were honored to have Virginia State Senator Elliot Schewel in the audience. Virginia Union University The students provided an extremely interested audience. Our remarks covered a period ranging from the origins of the NAACP to the present day ac tivities of hate mongers. Ques tions from students as well as faculty and administrators who were present were prac tical and down to earth. Following the meeting we received a letter from the Pro fessor who had extended the invitation: “Feedback given to me thus far is highly positive and, in my estimation, you provided a solid learning ex perience for our students.” We had sheired the platform with the President of the NAACP, the Director of the Commis sion on Human Relations and the Director of HOME. Norfolk “Jewish Family Celebra tion” was the theme of the pro gram at the Jewish Communi ty Center of Tidewater wlkere we conducted a workshop on the topic: “Rising to the Challenge — Anti-Semitism’s Impact On Home, Education and Career.” The participcuits expressed interest in a variety of concerns, as varied as that of the total program and priorities of the Anti- Defamation League. B'nai B'rith Women We were honored to be in vited again this year to speak at the Gila Chapter’s Annual Interfaith Seder. The guests were members of the Junior League. Following the conclu sion of the Seder we spoke on the theme of “Interfaith Understanding.” The Gila Chapter did its usual superb job of successfully putting together an important event. By Adrienne Rosenberg Jewish Social Services Jewish Social Services is moving more and more toward locating resources within the Jewish community for Jewish persons who have special re quests or needs. These come in various forms of tzedakah, but what they all have in common is that they assist those in need. Most Jewish persons seem to share the same stereotypes as the general public, that Jewish people do not have financial concerns or the same social problems the general community has. Unfortunate ly, although it may be a smaller percentage of the toted population, Jewish families are not immune to poverty, divorce, unemployment, or family crises. Because it is Jewish tradi tion to take care of those in need in our community, Jewish Social Services wants to encourage individuals and organizations to provide money or items for deserving persons and families. For ex ample, during the month of March, Ha Lailah Chapter of B’nai B’rith Women donated 22 Passover baskets to be distributed by Jewish Social Services. Eleven of these were given to Jewish elderly in non- Jewish nursing homes, four were given to families with children, and seven were given to individuals or couples in need. The Beth El Religious School donated $90 of their Karen Ami money to be given to someone in need at Passover time. Clothes were provided by several in dividuals. Food and gift cer tificates were made available for distribution. Job oppor tunities were called in for those who are unemployed. Persons willing to volunteer to assist seniors have called. All donations are tax deductible. Jewish SocieJ Services has contribution cards available in memory of or in honor of, which we’ll be glad to send out on behalf of contributors. Because the majority of our services are offered at no RENEE STEINER/REALTOR Merrill Lynch Realty Office — 364-1580 Home — 366-8044 *'seryicing ciients in the most professional way possible” 4529 Sharon Road Charlotte, N.C. 28211 reenspon FAssociates I inc. ' ^ 125 Cottage Place 376-7434 Providing e complete line of life insurance products, medical plans, disability plans, group-employee benefit plans. STAN GREENSPON SCOTT SWIMMER HARRY SWIMMER DAVID SWIMMER charge, contributions will enable us to continue our pre sent fee policies and to expand future programming. Beginning April 16, Dr. Marvin Weber will join the staff of Jewish Social Services as a part-time social worker. He will be available up to 20 hours per week. This should eliminate our current waiting list and mean that people who contact us for services c£in be seen sooner and be given more intense casework. Dr. Weber comes to Jewish Social Ser vices with an extensive voca tional teaching and consulting background. Because our largest caseload continues to be in the vocational compo nent, we welcome Dr. Weber’s expertise. Dr. Weber’s office will be in the Armstrong trailer. Two very successful groups were begun during the month of March in cosponsorship with the Jewish Community Center. The first of these was a Jewish Family Life Educa tion Group entitled “Coping with Aging,” offered for three weeks for grown children of aging parents. The first week’s session was entitled “The Physiological Aspects of Aging.” It con sisted of numerous simulated experiences to sensitize per sons to the physical processes of aging as it affects the senses: vision, hearing, touch, dexterity, taste, smell, mobili ty and balance. This was to help the participants get in touch with the sensory changes which are likely to af fect the way an older person reacts to his changing life situation; although in no way should it be assumed that these adaptions imply dysfunctioning or inadequate coping skills for the majority of older persons. At the second session. Dr. Rick Deitchman, a psychologist at Mecklenburg Mental Health Center and in private practice, spoke along with me on the emotional aspects of aging as it affects the family. Some of the issues examined and discussed were role reversal problems, memory loss and how this af fects family members, the pro blems when aging parents are out of state, and coping with one’s own feelings as parents age. The third session consisted of a panel of five, representing community resources serving the elderly. The panel con sisted of Rita Arundell of Senior Centers, Bridget O’Connor of Shepherd’s Center, Claire Kushner, Care and Share Senior Adult Daycare Center, Marsha Lambert from Visiting Nurse Association Home Health, and Lauren Jones from the Blumenthal Home for the Aged. The second group, which is meeting for six weeks, is an In terfaith Support Group. Five couples are participating. Topics being discussed are background differences; ex tended family reactions and pulls; support within the msu-- riage for the “other” partner in a religious setting; the rais ing of children; holiday par ticipation; rites of passages; and the Jewish community’s responsibility and response. It has been discussed by the present group members the possibility of forming ongoing groups for social support. It is also planned that a second interfaith support group will be held in the near future. Pam Crown, a social worker in an interfaith marriage, and I will co-lead the group. Jewish Social Services, a nonprofit department of the Charlotte Jewish Federation, provides a full range of profes sional social work services in cluding the areas of geriatric, vocational, family counseling, adjustment to community and/or family needs. For assistance, we can be reached at 364-6594 or 366-5007. ' Leasing Costs Less! A Pkomisi: oi Iac i i lknc i: Fi u n t i l) Vi SoiuhPark Soutlicust ( harloltc s M*M Prcsliuious \tldrc>s 22(H) Kovtord Koad. ( harlolle, 2H211 I or intormalion call (7(Ml 3M-H22^
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