Page 6-THE NEWS-February,1987
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Leadership Development Program Opens Volunteer of the Month
Participants at orientation meeting.
With over 40 participants,
the Leadership Development
Program for the Charlotte
Jewish community, sponsored
by the Federation, held its
orientation meeting on
January 11.
Chaired by Dr. Paul Putter-
man. Federation Vice Presi
dent, nominations to the pro
gram were submitted by the
presidents of the institutions
and organizations. The
criteria for nomination includ
ed leadership ability and in
terest in long term communi
ty involvement.
Over the next year and a
half, the group will meet mon
thly to learn about and discuss
local, national and world-wide
Jewish issues. They will serve
as participant observers on
boards and committees, and
they will journey together to
national meetings and to
Israel.
The goal of Federation in
establishing the program is to
promote the development of
future leaders in every institu
tion and organization. In the
spirit of Shalom Park, this pro
gram will forge firm
understanding and relation
ships between the participemts
as individuals so they will
have a basis for working
together in mutual concern for
the future of the Jewish
community.
Within a month of her ar
rival last fall, Soral Eglowstein
had already made herself into
an irreplaceable asset to the
Federation and the com
munity.
Participants in Shalom
Y’all, the Federation New
comers Program, alerted the
Executive Director to her
presence and her skills.
“She is a full charge book
keeper and executive secretary
who is looking to get involv
ed.” they said.
And that is just exactly
what she is and what she has
done. When asked about giv
ing time in the office, Soral ac
cepted immediately and, from
that time to this, she has put
in a minimum of 2 full days a
week.
Her abilities and her com-
Soral Eglowstein
petence have made it possible
for her to be assigned the
widest variety of tasks with
the knowledge that she will
get them done the right way.
Moreover, her gentle, warm
smiling personality has been a
calming influence during the
rigors of the FEDERA-
TION/UJA ’87 CAMPAIGN.
Bienstock Not Renewing Contract
(cont’d from page 1)
Federation articles and doing
much of the photography of
Federation, Foundation, JCC
and other institutional
activities.
He has seen presidents come
and go he served with Sol
Shapiro, Mark Bernstein, Ben
Jaffa Jr. and Bob Abel (JCC).
With the Federation, the
following were presidents with
whom Marvin served: Herman
Blumenthal, Paul Stewart,
Morris Speizman, Harry
Lerner, Richard A. Klein, Stan
Greenspon and Ron Katz. He
worked with the following
presidents of the Foundation;
Herman Blumenthal, Alvin E.
Levine and Mark Bernstein.
Besides his professional
positions, Marvin has been
deeply involved with the
Charlotte Yiddish Institute,
Beth El V'Shalom Wildacres
Retreat. BBYO, etc. He will
certainly be missed for his
entertainment prowess in
case you didn’t know, he
“strums a mean guitar.”
The general community has
gained tremendously from
Marvin’s involvement. He has
served as the Jewish co-chair
of the NCCJ. has been a
WTVI membership drive
trainer for volunteer callers, a
guest auctioneer for WTVI,
served as United Way vice
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president at large, Jewish co
chair of N.C. Land Steward
ship Council, and was on the
board of Friendship Trays.
Presently, he is president of
the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Development Assoc., chair of
Irwin School committee, an in
structor for the Chamber of
Commerce Leadership School
and also teaches at the Con
solidated Hebrew High
School.
How does he do all that he
does? Marvin, himself, in a re
cent article about volunteers
said; “They say if you want
something done you should
ask a busy person.”
With Marvin leaving, we
will also be missing the
Bienstock family. His wife
Gail certainly has left an im
pact within the community.
She also has been active in
many ways. She has served in
many key positions of
Women’s Division of The
Charlotte Jewish Federation,
notably as co-chair and presi
dent for several years in the
late '70s and early ’80s. At the
Wildacres Temple Retreats
she has given of her expertise
in the various programs; along
with her husband she has kept
the groups on their toes.
During the time that they
have lived in Charlotte, Darcy,
their lovely daughter, was Bat
Mitzvahed at Temple Beth El
and she graduated last year
from East Mecklenburg High
School. Jordan, their son, was
born in Charlotte. An extreme
ly bright nine-year-old, he is
destined to be a leader like his
parents.
In the meantime,^ we have*
until the end of June to really
say our “goodbyes” and to do
a follow-up on the “man of
many talents.” For those of
you who have never met or
had the opportunity to get to
know Marvin, you still have
time. He is truly a “Lamed
Vovnik.”
Meet Some of Our Newest Newcomers
(L to R) Lisa Shporer, Fred Shporer, Glorie Levinson, Susan Epstein.
Lori and Barry Wertheim
Fran Rosenberg (L) and Susan Gene Zhiss (L) and Vic Bergelson Vivian and Len Jacobs
Bergelson
(Ed. note: To get to know more about those pictured and others, turn to page 8).
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