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The Charlotte ■TEWISH‘=NEWS
Vol. 9 No. 4
Charlotte, North Carolina
April, 1987
Enchanted’’ at the Hebrew Academy Gala
By Martha F. Brenner
A 14-day trip for two to
Israel with a stopover in
London will be the grand prize
at the Hebrew Academy
Spring Gala on Saturday,
May 9 at Shalom Park’s
Gorelick Hall.
Everyone who buys a
patron ticket to the Gala,
the major fund-raising event
for the Jewish community’s
day school (K-6th grades), is
eligible to win the drawing for
the trip and other prizes.
Although the Academy has
offered trips to Israel at past
Galas, this is the first year the
prize will include three nights
in London in addition to 10
nights in Israel. The El A1 tour
will take the lucky winners to
three nights in Tel Aviv, two
nights at a resort kibbutz in
the Galilee and five nights in
Jerusalem. They’ll begin the
day with full Israeli break
fasts, enjoy memorable side
trips to such famous sights as
Masada, and be entertained
one evening with a special
presentation of Israeli folklore.
First class hotel rooms, air
port transfers, bus tours, bag
gage handling and service fees
are included for both the
Israeli and London stays. In
London, the winners will be
treated to a city tour and
theater vouchers.
“This longer tour is a great
value,” notes Maxine Silver-
stein of Mann Travel, which
arranged for the trip. “I’ve
been to some of the hotels
scheduled and they’re very
nice.”
The drawing for the trip will
be the climax of the Gala,
whose theme this year is “Be
Enchanted.’’ The evening’s
festivities, including cocktails,
hors d’oeuvres and dancing to
the Larry Farber Band, will
begin at 8:30 p.m. “Be En
chanted” will be the 10th
annual Gala since the Acade
my’s first dinner featuring Ab
ba Eban in 1978. Through the
years, patrons have been
entertained by Theodore
Bikel, listened to talk show
host Barry Farber and Begin
cabinet member Zvi Hurwitz,
won trips to Israel and danced
in Discovery Place and Morro-
croft.
The 1987 Gala promises to
be a mixture of Gala traditions
with a few new twists. Gore
lick Hall will become a magical
sylvan setting of live greenery
and twinkling lights, accord-
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American cyclists seen leaving OldCity of Jerusalem through the Lions
(or St. Stephen's) Gate. This is just one of the many sights to see if you
win the Israel/London trip.
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Peggy Gartner (L) and Ann Abel (R). cochairpersons of Gala
Rita Mond Named Outstanding Volunteer
In December of this year,
Rita Mond will publish her
99th edition of The Charlotte
Jewish News.
For nine years, this com
pletely dedicated volunteer
has done the massive work
necessary to produce the mon
thly edition of the newspaper
which has become the com
munity’s most important
means of communication.
More than 2200 copies are
mailed out in this community,
around the nation and around
the world. Rita’s only annual
rest comes in June, but she
has to work twice as hard in
May to produce a June-July
issue.
While people appreciate The
CJNEWS, they seldom realize
what it takes to produce it.
From the moment one issue is
mailed, the work starts on the
next. It begins with obtaining
the ads needed to make the
paper financially secure.
The CJNEWS is cospon
sored by the Federation, Foun
dation, JCC, the Hebrew
Academy and Lubavitch. But,
it serves every Jewish institu*
tion and organization.
Rita has been beating the
pavements for nine years
generating an advertising
clientele. They trust her
because she goes beyond just
accepting their ads. Often she
Rita Mond
has to design or create an ad.
It’s a free service she offers,
and she is pleasantly surpris
ed to see her ads appear in
other print media.
While she is collecting ads
she is also busy collecting the
stories, calendar information
and photos for the upcoming
issue. All too often she has to
run to someone’s house to pick
up hemdwritten copy which
she has to then sit and type
out. Even more often, the
story is in outline form with a
plea for her to “flesh it out.”
Many a midnight hour has
been spent patiently and
creatively piecing together a
photo montage for the Federa
tion or a class schedule for the
JCC.
Even when the copy is all in,
and it never comes in on time,
she is still far from finished.
The printer has his plant out
by the airport and Rita must
drive out there several times
to deliver material for typeset
ting. When it is set she has to
proofread it all for corrections
and return it for resetting.
The quality of The
CJNEWS is due in great part
to Rita’s passion for perfec
tion. When the typesetting is
as perfect as she can get it to
be, she has to spread the
materials and decide how each
and every page will be laid out.
Only when this has been ac
complished can she drive back
to the printer and return home
to wait for the finished pro
duct to be delivered. Frankly,
she usually can’t wait and
JCC Elections -
To Precede Yom
The nominating committee
of the Jewish Community
Center, Harold Josephson,
chair; Sue Brodsky, Evelyn
Berger, Marshall Rosenfeld,
Abe Luski, Sam Lerner, Bob-
bi Bernstein, Miles Levine, ex
officio and Barry Hantman, ex
officio, have announced the
new slate of officers and board
of directors of the “J.” The
elections will take place at the
£mnual meeting on April 26,
10:30 a.m. - noon at Shalom
Park. This will be followed by
a brunch which is being hosted
by the present Board.
Nominations are as follows:
Larry Gerber, president; Bill
Gorelick, Sol Irvine, Evelyn
Berger, vice presidents; Mike
See VOLUNTEER page 15
New Mood In Israeli Art
Comes To Shalom Park
By Ethel Gordon
ing to decorating plans re
vealed by Ann Abel and
Peggy Gartner, cochairper
sons of the event.
The enchanted forest ambi
ence will match the surprises
in store for followers of the
Gala’s always inventive
menus. Hors d’oeuvres and
spectacular desserts will be
lovingly prepared by families
and friends of the school,
under the direction of Peggy,
a professional caterer and
president of the Academy.
Patron tickets for “Be
Enchanted” are $125 per cou
ple and are tax-deductible.
“We want people to know that
they can buy as many tickets
as they want, as a contribu
tion,” says Ann. “This year we
will have books of four tickets
each for $500.”
Academy Gala tickets can
be obtained by mail by send
ing a check, made out to the
NC Hebrew Academy, to
Roberta Malickson, 2216
Ashcliff Lane, Matthews, NC
28105. Or you may C£ill Phyllis
Schultz, 364-3633 or Ann
Abel, 364-8093. Please make
reservations by May 1.
“Your ticket contributions
will mean more than ever dur
ing the 10th Gala,” says Ann.
“Join us!”
Annual Meeting
Hashoah Program
Van Glish, treasurer; Meg
Goldstein, recording secre
tary. Nominated as directors
for a three-year-term are:
Louise Bernstein, Gene
Daumit, Roz Greenspon, Hal
Levinson, Paula Musler,
Elaine Schefflin and Harry
Swimmer. Sandra Gunn and
Lynn Lerner are each
nominated for a two-year-term
and Jill Newman for a one-
year-term.
Various awards will be
presented at the meeting,
among them the President’s
Cup Award and the Director’s
Award for individuals who
have given outstanding ser-
See ELECTIONS page 11
—In The News
Mystical Magical Miracle:
Recent Directions In Israeli Art
will be shown in The Galleries
of Shalom Park from April 11
through May 17. This exhibi
tion brings to Charlotte a new
spirit in the art of Israel. The
shadows of the Holocaust are
banished as five Israeli artists
present glimpses of whimsey,
magical moments and hope in
their evocative, sometimes
fanciful images that sparkle
with color and movement. The
works, irresistably contagious,
also include stylized renditions
of Bible passages and sur
realist interpretations of
memories. The artists included
are Samuel Bak, Leah Hayeru-
shalamit, Shmuel Katz, David
Sharir and Shraga Weil.
The public is invited to wine
and cheese receptions to be
held on Sat., April 11, from
5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., and on
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Acadomy
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Book Reviews
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Calendar
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Classifieds
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Family Sorvlco...
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JCC
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Lubavitch
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Organizations
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Recipes
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Temples
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This 'n That
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World Beat
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Faaturas
Feb. Volunteer
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Shalom Park Art..
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