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The Charlotte ‘TEWISH '=NEWS
Vol. 7 No. 9
Charlotte, North Carolina
October, 1985
*86 Federation Campaign
Goal Set At $1,111,000
JCC To Hold Gala Auction
Leon and Sandra Levine Jewish Community Center with outdoor pool
in foreground.
“The future of our commun
ity is based on the ability of
the ’86 Campaign to raise
$1,111,000.” With these
words, Don Bernstein, Chair
of Federation Allocations, ask
ed the Board to accept this
amount as the 1986 Campaign
Goal. The Board did so
unanimously.
“This figure is an increase of
$308,000 over last year’s cam
paign,” said Bernstein. “It
reflects the opening of the
Jewish Education and Com
munity Center facilities at
Shalom Park. We are embark
ing on a new era in our com
munity’s history—an era of
new, high quality services and
programs. We need them, we
deserve them, and I know we
will willingly pay for them.”
The Allocations Committee,
consisting of Don Bernstein,
Mike Schreibman, Harry
Lerner, Vicki Hopkins, Ben
Massachi, Bennett Lyons and
Allan Oxmem, had labored
long and hard over the propos
ed ’86 budgets of the JCC,
Academy, Federation, Social
Services, Foundation, Hillel,
Blumenthal Home, Lubavitch,
BBYO and ADL. For almost
12 hours on August 27 and 28,
they met with representatives
from these institutions and
organizations.
“We knew how many peo-
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Linda Greenfeld, JCC Fund
raising Chair, has announced
that the Jewish Community
Center’s 2nd Annual Silent
Auction will take place Satur
day night, November 2, at the
Marriott Hotel, Executive
Park. Linda wiU model some of
the items to be auctioned, in
cluding a blue fox jacket, tri
color 14K gold earrings,
3-strand, 9mm pearls and a
pearl handbag. Approximate
ly $10,000 worth of merchan
dise and prizes will be
available for bid at the
Auction.
Tickets for this extraordin
ary event (attended by over 80
couples last year) are $25 per
person. This includes cocktails
at 7:30 p.m., a sumptuous buf
fet dinner at 8:30 p.m., and
dancing to the tunes of Larry
Farber’s fabulous band.
The Silent Auction enabled
the Center to raise over $8,000
last year. This concept allows
people to stroll around the
ballroom at the Marriott view
ing items on display that will
be auctioned. If someone is in
terested in bidding on a par
ticular item, they simply write
down a bid amount and their
bid number (listed on their ad
mission ticket) on a pad in
front of the item. Late in the
evening bids are closed with
the item going to the person
with the highest bid.
Foundation Sponsors Contest & Mini>Tours
“What will Shalom Park mean to us?” That’s
the theme of the art and essay contest being
sponsored by the Foundation. Prizes include
hot air balloon or helicopter rides over
Charlotte £md cash awards of $54 and $36. En
tries will be accepted in three categories: Ages
6-11, 12-17 and adult. (See back page for
det£iils.)
“With the opening of the Jewish Education
and Community Center just months away, we
want to know how this ‘dream come true’ will
affect our community,” said Alan Blumenthal,
chair of the Foundation Specieil Events/Public
Relations Committee. “We will have a special
display of all entries as part of the opening
celebration.
“We are hoping people of £dl ages will tell
us in words and show us in art what their
hopes and dreams are for themselves, their
families, friends, the Jewish community, the
entire Charlotte community, and how Shalom
Park and the Jewish Education and Commun
ity Center will make those hopes and dreams
into reality.”
Entries in the form of art might include
painting, drawing, sculpture, collage, carving,
etc. Written entries can be essays, stories,
poems or statements. All entries must be
received by Monday, Nov. 4. They can be
brought to any Temple, the Academy or the
JCC/Federation/Foundation offices.
Mini-Tours Held for Institution Boards
Bill Gorelick, Foundation Building Chair,
has been conducting a series of tours of the
facilities under construction. The Boards of
William (Bill) Gorelick.
each of the participating institutions and
special groups, by request, have been taken
through the buildings and shown the excellent
progress.
“The reactions have been outstanding,”
says Gorelick. “People literally can’t believe
their eyes at what this community has done
for itself. The Leon and Sandra Levine Jewish
Community Center Building is further along
at this point and is a high point. The
massiveness of the gym and indoor pool and
the views of the outdoor pools and playing
courts and fields leave people breathless."
On Sunday, October 20, Gorelick will be on
hand as the JCC sponsors a second Imagina
tion Tour for the public. “Those who came the
first time,” says Gorelick, “will think they are
coming to a different place entirely. That’s
how much things have grown since the first
tour was held in June.”
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Linda Greenfeld modeling some of the items to be auctioned
A major portion of this
year’s proceeds will go toward
the purchase of a JCC van for
the Jewish elderly and youth
of our community. For ticket
information contact the JCC
office, 366-0357. Additional in
formation will be mailed to the
community listing additional
items to be auctioned.
Spirit Raiser To **Kick*Off
Federatlon/UJA Campaign
At Spirit Square
The Charlotte Jewish Fed
eration is proud to announce
the forthcoming visit of the
1985 ISRAELI CHASSIDIC
FESTIVAL. This spectacular
music£il production of song,
dance and music, performed
by top Israeli stars, is coming
to SPIRIT SQUARE on Tues
day evening, November 12 at
7:30 p.m. Tickets are on sale at
the three Temples, JCC, Fed
eration and the Academy.
Unreserved seats will be $5 for
adults and $2 for students and
children. Reserved seats will
be $25 a pair.
“This is a ‘Kick-Off and
Community Celebration’ for
everyone of every age,’’ said
Ron Katz, ’86 Campaign
Chair. “We want to begin our
biggest and most important
Campaign in just the right
way, and this is it!
“This is NOT a fund-raising
evening, that will happen at
other events and other times.
This night is a wonderful
opportunity for the whole
community to gather toget
her, to look around at a pack
ed house and to say—we feel
good about being Jewish in
Charlotte!”
Sixteen years have passed
since the first curtain went up
revealing what was destined
to be the greatest annual
event in the musical world of
Israel, “The Israeli Chassidic
Festival.” The first Israeli
Chassidic Festival, in 1969,
was intended to be a one-time
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—In The News—
Academy News 5
Book Review 17
Bulletin Board 18
Calendar 19
Candlelighting 15
Classifieds 19
Editorials 2
JCC 9-11
Lubavitch 8
Recipes 19
Social Services 3
This 'n That 6
Women’s Division 15
World Beat 4
Features
Adult institute 7
JCC Classes 10-11