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The Charlotte •TEWISH TSEWS
Vol. 8 No. 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
December,1986
Federation/UJA Campaign Tops One Million of $l,255y000 Goal
With the 1987 Federa
tion/UJA Campaign currently
in full swing, the total already
stands at $1,035,000. This
represents an increase over
last year, by the same donors,
of $250,000.
“The response has been
wonderful,” says Ron Katz,
Campaign cochsdr. “The level
of commitment and generosi
ty has made every worker feel
as if they are accomplishing
their goals — and, in truth,
they are.”
More than 70 workers have
been engaged in the Cam
paign. Bobbi Bernstein, Cam-
pgiign cochair, notes that this
is the largest number of face-
to-face solicitors ever assembl
ed in Chgu-lotte for a Federa
tion Campaign.
“We know that we have on
ly seen less than half of all
those who will volunteer,”
says Bernstein. “There are
almost 100 more who have
stepped forward to work on
Super Sunday.”
The Campaign received its
initial, successful start from
the newly formed Leadership
Circle. The momentum has
continued in all the programs
and divisions of both Men’s
and Women’s Campaign.
The work of a brand new
marketing committee, chaired
by Phil Joffe, has been
credited for setting the tone
for the Campaign. The com
mittee created an exciting
series of mailer cards, posters
and other visible reminders of
the purposes of the Campaign.
Credit for the design of the
cards and the inserts goes to
a newcomer to Charlotte, Geri
Zhiss. Another newcomer, Joel
Kweskin, used his talents as
an artist to create the
menorah, in the main en
tranceway, which marks the
progress of the Campaign
toward its goal. The editing of
the copy and themes has been
the work of the other members
of the committee including
Harvey Cohen, Mike Lewis,
Super Sunday
Command Central to be at Shalom Park
The first Super Sunday to
be held at Shalom Park will be
much more than a phon-a-
thon. Cochairs for the event,
Dayle Fligel, Jack Levinson,
Bob Damsky and Hal Levin
son promise it will be a day fiU-
ed with sights and sounds and
activities for people of all ages.
“Command Central” for the
100 volunteer workers and
callers will be Gorelick Hall
where a special bank of phones
is being installed. Bfdloons,
prizes, awards and celebrity
phone callers will be part of
the show.
The goings on can be view
ed from a special visitors sec
tion. Included in that area are
phones which visitors can use
to call directly into the
workers’ area in order to msike
their own Super Sunday
pledges.
The rest of Shalom Park wiU
be equally enticing for the day
as the JCC matches the excite
ment of Super Sunday and its
very own Super Funday.
Among the special activities
and services planned for the
day are: Demonstrations,
sampler sessions and
^^Froiti Russia
To Jerusalem’*
Is New Exhibit
An art show, “From Russia
to Jerusalem”, will be hung in
the East and West Galleries,
Blumenthal Education
Building, Shalom Park in mid-
December.
The works, a group of 40
prints and drawings all by
Russian artists who have im
migrated to Israel, is a travel
ing exhibition sponsored by
the New England Center for
Contemporary Art.
All artwork will be for sale
at reasonable prices. Louise
Bernstein will chair the show.
Watch your mail for details or
call the JCC office.
pre-registration for winter
classes; variety of athletic ac
tivities in the gym; babysit
ting available.
The goal for Super Sunday
is to raise $60,000 in the one
day. Last year, Super Sunday
raised a total of $54,000.
More than 1300 calls will be
made by volunteers asking for
pledges to the FEDERA
TION/UJA '87 CAMPAIGN.
The cochairs and the
volunteers have every con
fidence that the Jewish com
munity will continue to make
this annual event an outstan
ding success.
M M Happy
Chanukah
from
The CJN
Vivian Leibowitz, Marc Silver
man and Ed Moline.
A special thank you goes to
Rita Mond, editor of The CJN,
who helped with this month’s
insert.
The face-to-face portion of
the Campaign will continue
through December.
“The needs of which we
raise our local dollars are very
immediate,” says Katz. “As of
January 1, our local institu
tions, including the JCC,
Family Services, the Academy
and the Consolidated High
School will be dependent on
our results in order to ensure
the continuance of their pro
grams. We can’t let them
down because we would only
be letting ourselves down.”
“We will do whatever must
be done,” adds Bernstein. “We
will work our evenings and our
weekends and all our available
time to make certain that we
reach and explain our needs
and our goals to every Jew in
Charlotte.”
Both agree that this year’s
Campaign will set new levels
of achievement and a sense of
pride for the community as a
whole. They are confident the
goal of $1,255,000 will be
reached.
Chanukah To Be Celebrated
With Kosher Comedy
An exciting Chanukah pro
gram is coming to Charlotte
on Wednesday, Dec, 17,
7:30 p.m. at Shalom Park. The
program, which has become an
annual event sponsored by
Lubavitch of N.C., includes
kindling of a giant Chanukah
Menorah and offers an array
of delicious Chanukah
delights.
The main feature of the
evening will be the appearance
of Marc Weiner, who will
entertain the participants with
his unique brand of Jewish
comedy, Marc Weiner, who
has performed in hundreds of
nightclubs, has also appeared
many times on National TV
with his comedy “shtick”,
Mr. Weiner has recently
rediscovered his Judaism
which has given his comedy a
new dimension. Besides
“cleaning up” his act, he has
given Jewish audiences all
across the country a fresh op
portunity to view their
Judaism in a most humorous
way.
Mr, Weiner makes his home
Sandra Weinstein Chosen **Volunteer of Month**
Ask any of more than 100
newcomers to Charlotte, and
they will tell you why Sandra
Weinstein is the volunteer of
this month.
She herself is a relative
newcomer of just 3 years, but
this is actually her second time
living in Charlotte. She realiz
ed in coming back that there
was a great need for an active
program for newcomers, and
she decided to see that the
need was filled.
Beginning with taking re
sponsibility for the quarterly
socials sponsored by Shalom
Y’All, a service of the Wo
men’s Division of the Federa
tion, she soon made these
Sandra Weinstein
evenings a magnet for the
many new faces in the Jewish
community. She gives credit
for her success to the firm
foundation and reputation
Shalom Y’All already enjoyed
in the community.
But, she saw that such ir
regular social opportunities
needed much more frequent
back-up. The result was the
weekly Newcomers Club
which now has a thriving
membership of over 40,
Articles in recent issues of
The CJN have described the
expanded newcomers pro
grams in detail. What needs to
be added is Sandra’s concept
of the group as an entry into
the ongoing community life of
our institutions and organiza
tions, She feels particularly
See VOLUNTEER pajfe 6
Mart- Weiner
in the upper west side of
Manhattan, and his show is a
regular feature in many of the
New York comedy clubs. His
routine takes him to many
communities in North
America.
A raffle drawing for a cam
corder will also take place at
the conclusion of the event.
Cost is $6 for adults; $2
children. For more information
about the program please call
the Lubavitch office at
366-3984.
— In The News—
Academy 5
Book Review 18
Calendar 19
Editorials 2
Family Services 3
JCC 10-11
Lubavitch 12-13
Organizations 17
Recipes 18-19
Temples 16
This 'n That 14
Women's Div. Federation.6-7
World Beat 4
— Features —
Adult Institute 8
Foundation: Art 7
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