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Permit No. 1208
The Charlotte 'TEWISH “^NEWS
Vol. 8 No. 2
Charlotte, North Carolina
February, 1986
Shalom Park Progressing:
Buildings Nearing Completion
Katz Elected President Of
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Building progress is rapidly
moving toward completion. In
addition to the work on the
building itself, extensive pro
gress has been made on the
outdoor facilities, including
the soccer field and track, ten
nis courts and baseball fields.
The furnishings phase has
begun with meetings for the
various institution represen
tatives to review plans for fur
niture and equipment.
The Special Events Steering
Committee, under the chair
manship of Alan Blumenthal,
has been meeting on a regular
basis planning the opening
ceremonies and programs.
Representation from all the
participating institutions has
been brought into the plan
ning.
Participates in Personnel Study
For the past three months
the Foundation has joined
with the Federation and the
Jewish Community Center in
conducting a study of person
nel and staffing patterns need
ed at Shalom Park. The study
was conducted by an indepen
dent consultant hired by the
three institutions. The results
of that study have now been
presented to the boards of the
three sponsors as well as to
the boards of Temple Israel,
Temple Beth El and the
Hebrew Academy. With ap
proval from these boards, the
JCC, Federation and Founda
tion will proceed with hiring
the staff as recommended by
the study.
The study also focused on
the needs for committees com
prised of representatives from
the institutions. The purpose
of these committees would be
to ensure the continuity of the
concepts under which Shalom
Park was developed. These
concepts include preservation
of the autonomy of each in
stitution while exploring and
implementing cooperative ef
forts for the maximum benefit
of each institution and the
community as a whole. Follow-
ing approval of this committee
structure, appointments wiU
be made from the boards and
memberships of each of the
five institutions.
Ron Katz has been elected
President of the Charlotte
Jewish Federation for 1986.
He comes to the position after
having served as first Vice
President and Campaign Chair
for the 1986 Men’s Campaign.
Well experienced in Federa
tion work, Katz has been on
the Board of the Federation
for 4 years. He has been exten
sively involved in all aspects of
campaigning. As a member of
the Executive Committee, he
has played an active role in
shaping the directions Federa
tion will take in the coming
years.
Elected as Vice-Presidents
are Bobbi Bernstein, Emily
Zimmem and Dr. Paul Putter-
man. Mrs. Bernstein has serv
ed as Campaign Chair and as
President of Women’s Divi
sion. She has also served as
Chair of the Social Services
Committee. Mrs. Zimmem has
been cochair of the 1986
Women’s Division Campaign
and past Education Chair of
Women’s Division. Dr. Putter-
man has chaired the Medical
Division of the Men’s Cam
paign for the past two years.
Secretary for 1986 be
Vicki Hopkins. Mrs. Hopkins
has been Chair of Community
Relations, cochair of the 1986
Women’s Division Campedgn,
cochair of Missions and a
member of the Allocations
Committee.
Bienstock Honored For lO Years of Service
Surpriso, Surprlsol (left upper): Marvin Bienstock, Ex
ecutive Director, Charlotte Jewish Federation, walks in for
Dec. Federation Meeting, but finds a celebration in progress
for his 10 years of service. Stu Epstein, new JCC athletic direc
tor, is following him. (Above): Ron Katz (L),presents Marvin
(R) with a silver menorah, as Stan Greenspon looks on. Federa
tion also gave Marvin a gold chain, which had its significance
since he celebrated his big 50 this past year. (Left lower):
Richard Klein (L) reading an amusing note to Marvin (R). Ron
Katz seems to be enjoying the joke, too.
Community Brochure To Be Published
A wonderful variety of
Jewish educational ex
periences have been announc
ed for the period of February
through June.
WhUe the planned classes
and programs are sponsored
by individual institutions,
they are open to participation
by everyone in the communi
ty, both members and non
members.
The spjonsors of these ac
tivities include Temple Beth
El, Temple Israel, Temple
Beth Shalom, Lubavitch and
the Jewish Community Cen
ter.
Inside the pages of this
issue and future issues of the
“CJN” the individual pro
grams and classes will be
featured in articles and adver
tisements. They include Fri
day evening lectures, Hebrew
classes, cooking classes, study
groups in Jewish theology, the
Bible, mysticism, and basic
Jewish information and know
ledge, to name just a few.
Holiday workshops offering
information and advice on
home celebrations for Pass-
over and other spring holidays
are being planned.
Through cooperation of all
the sponsors, a brochure,
cataloging all the programs, is
being prepared for mailing to
the entire community. This
marks the first time such a
combined listing has ever been
done. While there has been the
brochure for the Joint Adult
Institute, the new innovation
is to feature the individually
sponsored programs and
classes on an open enrollment
basis.
The Joint Adult Institute,
which was so successfully held
in the past fall season, will
return in May and June as the
concluding segment in these
months focused on enhancing
Jewish life and understanding.
Responsibility for the JAI has
been assumed by the Jewish
Community Center and its
Adult Program Director,
Jackie Fishman. She will plan
and coordinate the many and
varied classes which will be
held in the new Jewish Educa
tion and Community Center at
Shalom Park.
Ron Katz
Treasurer is Larry Gerber,
cochair of Super Sunday for
the past two campaigns.
Elected for three-year-terms
were Ruth Goldberg, John
Pransky, Geri Lit, Allen Gor
don, Evelyn Berger, Meg
Goldstein, Ira Schulman, Stan
Tulman, Ben Massachi and
Alan Blumenthal. Elected to
fill unexpired terms were
Shelton Gorelick and Harry
Berzack.
At the annual meeting held
on January 20, tribute was
paid to those leaving office
and to those whose terms of
service on the board have been
completed. Stsm Greenspon
was honored as outgoing
President. Don Bernstein was
honored for chair of Alloca
tions £uid Allan Oxman as
treasurer. Those completing
board terms were Gerald
Sinkoe, Judy Strause and
Larry Widis.
The annu£d meeting also
marked the election of a Board
of Trustees for the newly
created Jewish Community
Fund. This fund will offer en
dowment and trust oppor
tunities for the benefit of a
wide range of Jewish and gen
eral charities. Full details of
the fund, its purposes and its
opportunities will be publish
ed in an upcoming issue of the
“CJN.”
Elected as trustees are: Bob
Abel, Don Bernstein, Mark
Bernstein, Herman Blumen
thal, Aaron Gleiberman, Meg
Goldstein, Shelton Gorelick,
Stan Greenspon, Harry Ler-
ner, Alvine Levine, Leon
Levine, Abe Luski, Hy Polk,
Morris Speizman and Harry
Swimmer.
In The News
Acadomy Nows 5
Bulletin Board 14
Calendar 15
Candlelighting 2
Classifieds 15
Editorials 2
Federation.
JCC
Lubavitch..
10
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Social Services 3
This 'n That 6
World Beat 4
Tomplos prosont spoclal •ducatlonal programs page 13