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issue is a New Year's gift from the Federa
tion to the entire Jewish community. The
brochure, originally intended for newcomers,
we feel will be useful to everyone.
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Permit No. 1208
The Charlotte JEWISH TEWS
Vol. 7 No. 8
Charlotte, North Carolina
September, 1985
Buildings Named After Benefactors
Entrance to the Blumenthal Jewish Educational Building.
In a dramatic move honoring
the two benefactors whose dona
tions of $1 million dollars each
have brought the Foundation in
sight of completion, the two
halves of the Shalom Park Phase
1 facilities, the Jewish Education
and Community Center, have
been named in their honor.
Blumenthal Jewish
Educational Building
Both the Blumenthal Foun
dation and its president, Her
man Blumenthal, are well
known in philanthropic circles,
being responsible for the
establishment and conti
nuance of such outstanding
projects as the NC Home for
the Jewish Aged, Wildacres
Retreat, Circuit Riding Rab
bis, Carolina Association of
Jewish Education and numer
ous grants to institutions and
programs in the general
community.
The Blumenthal Jewish
Education^ Building will con
tain all classrooms needed by
Temples Beth El and Israel,
Hebrew Academy £ind Jewish
Community Center. It will
house offices for the Federa
tion, Social Services, Founda
tion, JCC, “CJN” news room,
and provide office and record
storage space for the Jewish
organizations. An adult
lounge, meeting rooms,
library, music room and arts
and crafts rooms are located
around the multi-purpose
room which lies in the center
of the building. Capable of
seating 450 for a lecture or
performance, it can be divided
into 3 sections for smaller
groups. The adjoining kosher
kitchen will be able to serve
300 at one time.
Leon and Sandra Levine Jewish
Community Center Building
Family DoUju Stores zind its
founder, Leon Levine, are
outstanding examples of
American business success.
They have both acquired a na
tional reputation for quality of
service and for phenomenal
growth and development.
Despite the demands of such
an enterprise, Leon Levine has
maintained an active leader
ship role in both the Charlotte
Jewish community and the
general community. In this, he
has been matched by the ac
tivities of his wife, Sandra.
Leon’s concerns, involvement
and support have been given
to Temple Israel, the Federa
tion and the Hebrew Acade
my. Sandra is past president
of Hadassah and involved
with Women’s Division of
Federation.
The Leon and Sandra Levine
Jewish Community Center
Building is that h^f of the
facility built around the
massive gymnasium. This
complex of specialized rooms
includes three racquetball
courts, a dance/excercise
room, full locker facilities,
large indoor pool, a youth
lounge and game room. An ex
tensive health club, with
separate facilities for men and
Federation Focuses On
Local Needs For *86
Leon Levine
Sandra Levine
Herman Blumenthal
women, including saunas and
whirlpools and massage rooms
and a jointly used Nautilus
workout center, is also located
there.
Inside, the entire building is
circled by a running track.
Those hungered by exercise
can visit the snack bar which
includes an outdoor, screened
area overlooking the outdoor
pool complex.
Mayor Gantt To Speak To Jewish Community
Mayor Gantt
The Conmiunity Relations
Committee of the Charlotte
Jewish Federation is pleased
to announce that Mayor
Harvey Gantt will speak at a
joint Oneg Shabbat on Friday,
Sept. 13 at Temple Beth El,
1727 Providence Rd. Services
begin at 8 p.m. with the Oneg
following about 9 p.m.
Mayor Gantt was recently
sponsored by the CRC to at
tend the “Mayor’s Con
ference” sponsored by the
American Jewish Congress.
He was one of approximately
40 mayors from throughout
the world who visited Israel
under the auspices of the AJC.
His trip through Israel pro
vided him with an insight of
the land and its people. He will
share his feelings and
thoughts on this trip with our
community.
The completion of Shalom
Park Phase I, early in 1986,
poses a challenge to the
Federation and every com
munity member. Expanded
facilities for the JCC,
Academy, Social Services,
Federation/Foundation mean
expanded budgets. In some
cases the need is for additional
staff: in others, it is dollars for
maintenance,
“In all, $250-300,000 more
will have to be raised — not by
increasing institutional
membership and fees so they
are out of reach. The answer
lies in an increased Federation
Campaign where everyone can
share in securing the future of
Shalom Park,” stated Ron
Katz, Men’s Campeiign Chair,
characterizing the enthusiasm
and intensity with which the
’86 Campaign will be conduct
ed.
A full calendar of campaign
events, including educational,
social and entertainment,
begins with a community-wide
kick-off at Spirit Square on
Nov. 12. Featured will be an
evening of Israeli popular
music performed by the
15-person-troupe, ‘‘Chassidic
Festival.” The name is from
the annual musiceil competi
tion held yearly in which the
words to the songs must come
from the Hebrew Bible. When
this ensemble performed two
years ago at Temple Israel.
450 people crowded in to clap,
sing and even to dance. “In
this case,” says Katz, ‘‘the
word ‘Chassidic’ means
‘joyous’ rather than
‘religious’. That is just the
way the ’86 Campeugn should
be run, with a sense of joy and
wonder for what we have ac
complished here in Charlotte
Ron Katz
and how we want our ac
complishments to flourish for
us and our families.”
The ’86 Campaign will be
conducted between Sept. and
Dec. 31, 1985. Dollars raised
during the campaign will be
for the ’86 budgets of the reci
pient agencies for whom
Shalom Park will be home, the
JCC being the major recipient.
Receiving allocations from the
campaign will be the Blumen
thal Home, Hillel, BBYO,
ADL, To Life and 31 other
local, state, national and inter
national organizations and
institutions.
The single largest overall
recipient will remain the
United Jewish Appeal
through which pressing social,
medical, educational and hous
ing needs of Israel’s lower
economic groups are met.
“We have struck a balance
between maintaining our
obligation to Israel and world
Jewry and meeting our in
creased needs here in
Charlotte,” says Katz. “In a
compromise, UJA will receive
the same dollar amount it
received from the ’85 Cam-
p£ugn. Every new dollar will be
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JCC **Toasted** Membersliip
The Jewish Community
Center sponsored a highly suc
cessful membership apprecia
tion event on August 10 at
Idlewild Olympic Club Pool.
Over 125 members and new
comers to the Jewish com
munity gathered for a barbe-
que dinner hosted by leader
ship and staff of the “J”. The
evening, which included music
and water volleyball, was pro
vided at no cost to all. The
JCC Board took this oppor
tunity to thank the Center’s
membership for their un
wavering support during this
transition year. The success of
this event clearly reflects the
desire of Center members to
come together for social pro
grams. The “J” looks forward
to greatly increasing oppor
tunities for socied program
ming when it finally has a
home of its own.
in The News
JCC Fall Class Schedule — Pgs. 9-11
Book Review 8
Bulletin Board 18
Calendar 19
Classifieds 19
Editorials 2
JCC 9-13
Lubavitcher Rebbe 6
Recipes 19
Social S«rvicos 3
This 'n That 17
World Beat 4
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