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The Charlotte 'TEWISH =NEWS
Vol. 8 No. 10
Charlotte, North Carolina
November,1986
Men’s Major Gifts To Honor A1 Segal \^||t A Pot Of Gold!
On Saturday evening, Nov.
22 at Shalom Park, the Men’s
Division of the FEDERA-
TION/UJA ’87 CAMPAIGN
will hold its Major Gifts Din
ner for contributors of $5000
and over.
Guest of honor for the din
ner and social evening is A1
Segal, cofounder of Pic ’n Pay
Shoes. The other cofounder,
Alvin Levine, will be Master of
Ceremonies for the evening.
A1 Segal is regarded as the
individual most responsible
for bringing the Federation to
its current level of accomplish
ment. Beginning in 1967, he
assumed major responsibility
for the Campaign and, in
1973-4, brought the level of
Campaign to $940,000 during
the Yom Kippur War in Israel.
His repeated missions to
Israel always brought him
back to Charlotte fired with an
enthusiasm which was con
tagious. His ability to present
the problems and possibilities
A1 Segal
in the Jewish State won him
the respect of involved Jewish
leaders here in Charlotte and
around the nation. He has con
tinued his role as a major force
in UJA to the present day and
expects to persevere for many
years to come.
**Light The Way To A
Bright Jewish Future** Is
*87 Federatlon/UJA Theme
“Light the Way To A Bright
Jewish Future” is the theme
chosen for the ’87 Federa
tion/United Jewish Appeal
(UJA) Campaign. The Goal is
$1,255,000 to meet the ex
panded local needs and to
maintain the community’s
obligations to the Jews in need
in Israel and around the world.
“We have chosen a menorah
as the symbol of this year’s
campaign,” says Ron Katz,
Federation President. “We
will be creating a menorah at
Shalom Park, and each week
from Nov. 2 on, we will be ad
ding to its construction as the
campaign progresses.
“The menor^ has the tradi
tional 8 branches and the
ninth shammas branch. That
means each branch is worth
$140,000 in pledges. Our in
tent is to have $1,195,000 rais
ed befor Super Sunday, Dec.
14. On Super Sunday we will
raise the last $60,000.”
Super Sunday ‘87 is design
ed to be a spectacular event
with everyone invited to
watch the process. The aU day
phone-a-thon will be held in
Gorelick Hall with a special
gallery for observers. The final
pieces of the Menorah will be
ready to be installed as the
pledge total mounts toward
the goal.
The Menorah will be located
at the entrance to the lobby
between the Leon and Sandra
Levine Jewish Community
Building and the Blumenthal
Education Building. Chanu-
kah comes late this year,” said
Bobbi Bernstein. Overall Cam
paign Cochair, “It begins on
Dec. 26, but our menorah will
be complete long before then.
We will indeed light the way to
a bright Jewish future for our
community, for ourselves and
for our people everywhere.”
Academy News 6
Calendar 23
Candielighting 18
Classifieds 23
Editorials 2
“Only in America’* 3
—In The News—
Federation 8
Foundation 9
JCC 12-14
Lubavltcher Rebbe 17
Organizations 20
Features
“It is fitting and proper that
we honor A1 Segal,” said Mark
Bernstein, chair of the Men’s
Major Gifts of $10,000 + .” He
showed us that we had the
ability and the where-with-all
to reach for the stars. His in
spiration and guidance led us
to the confidence that resulted
in Shalom Park and in the cur
rent $1,255,000 goal for this
year’s campaign. We owe him
so very much, and this is just
a downpayment on that debt.”
Speaking at the dinner will
be Professor Allen Pollack,
resident of Israel and founder
of the 17,000 member
American Professors for Peace
in the Middle East. The re
quest for a speaker on Israel
came from A1 Segal who said,
“We can see what we have ac
complished in Charlotte just
by looking around. We need to
hear, again and again, what we
must accomplish in Israel.”
See POT OF GOLD page 16
Leadership Circle
Pledges $631,000 to
*87 Campaign
In a resounding affirmation
of their commitment to the
successful future of our Jewish
community, 18 leaders met to
meike their pledges to the ’87
Federation/UJA Campaign
and increased their gifts by
37% over last year.
They expect to raise a total
of $700,000 toward the Cam
paign Goal of $1,255,000.
They are working to have
$200,000 of that total in the
form of increases.
The remaining $555,000 will
be raised from an expected
1,500 men and women donors
through the General Men's
Campaign, Women’s Division
and the Super Sunday Phon-
A-Thon scheduled for Decem
ber 14.
“We feel we have stepped
forward to provide incentive
and a chaUenge to meet the ’87
Campaign Goal,” said Mark
Bernstein, one of the Founders
of the LEADERSHIP CIR
CLE. “This year’s campaign
See LE.4DERSHIP CIRaE page 23
Social Services 5
Temples 18
This 'n That 7
Women’s Division 10-11
World Beet 4
Volunteer of the Month 8
Cochairs of
Goldstein.
‘At the End of the Rainbow”: Nicki Levine (L) and Meg
— Special Federation Supplement —
Did you ever dream of fin
ding a pot of gold at the end
of a rainbow? Now you have
the opportunity of possibly
making that dream become a
reality. On Dec. 6, the JCC is
sponsoring “At the End of the
Rainbow Celebration” at
Shalom Park. To join in the
fun and excitement, you simp
ly purchase a raffle ticket at
$125 which entitles you to a
chance for a pot of gold worth
$5,000. You also have the
possibility of winning a free
weekend at one of 10 vacation
homes/condominiums in Blow
ing Rock, NC; Myrtle Beach,
SC; Hilton Head, SC; Savan
nah, Ga.
The raffle ticket will also be
your ticket for two for a love
ly cocktail buffet with open
bar being held from 8 p.m.-
midnight. Entertsdnment will
be provided by Chuck Boozer,
WEZC personality, who will
emcee for the evening, and
dancing will be to the music of
The Instant Credit Band.
Tickets are now on sale at
the “J” office or may be pur
chased from any board
member. You may buy as
many tickets as you wish.
They are tax-deductible and
all profits will go to funding
worthwhile youth and senior
adult programs at the “J”.
You need not be present at the
See MAJOR GIFTS page 16
Sisterhoods Sponsor **Women*s
Plea for Soviet Jewry**
By Aline Lorber
On Wednesday evening,
Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. at Tem
ple Israel, the Sisterhoods of
Temple Beth El V’Shalom and
Temple Israel will sponsor
“The Women’s Plea for Soviet
Jewry.” Everyone in the com
munity is invited to attend.
Sandra Spinner will speak
on “Soviet Jewry Today —
Ending the Sounds of
Silence.” Ms. Spinner is direc
tor of the Cincinnati Council
for Soviet Jews and a member
of the Board of Directors of
the Union of Councils for
Soviet Jews in Washington,
D.C. This is a grass roots
organization made up of 37 na
tional groups and six interna
tional affiliates. Ms. Spinner
went to Russia in May 1985,
visited with many Refusenicks
and has also been involved in
the resettlement of Jews who
have emigrated to the United
States.
In addition to her speech,
she will present “Hirelings
and Accomplices”, a film
which depicts the anti-Semitic,
anti-Zionist and anti-American
propaganda shown to the Rus-
Sandra Spinner
sian public. The film has been
shown on Russian TV,
smuggled out of the country,
and is dubbed in English.
After a brief question and
answer period, there will be a
candlelight ceremony at
Holocaust Square at which the
rabbis and other members of
the clergy wiU speak and offer
prayers. Participants will then
return to the temple to par
take of refreshments in
Blumenthal Hall.
This event is also supported
by B’nai B’rith Women,
See WOMEN’S PLEA page 3