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The Charlotte TEWISH ‘=NEWS
Vol. 9 No. 8
Charlotte, North Carolina
Septemkier, 1987
JCC Welcomes Its lOOOth Member
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Ch«riott«ans at th« Pan Amariean Maeeabl Qamas In
Caracas, Vanazuala: (L to R) Harry Swimmer, vice president of the
U.S. Sports for Israel Committee; Art Lavitt, assistant basketball coach
for the U.S. team which won the silver medal; Jeff Fisher, captain of the
U.S. golf team. Jeff took home the silver medal in the golf competition.
Mrs. Kitty Giese recently
became the Jewish Communi
ty Center’s 1000th member.
It’s almost unbelievable that
in a little more than one year
since moving into Shalom
Park, the JCC has practically
doubled its membership.
Mrs. Giese and her husband
received a free health club
membership for the rest of the
year for being the lucky
“1000.”
The staff of the ‘J’ hopes
that every one who has joined
is participating in and
thoroughly enjoying the wide
range of activities that are be
ing offered. In this issue of
The CJN, you will find a com
plete listing of programs being
offered to all age groups this
Barry Hantman, JCC director, congratulates Kitty Giese on being the
“lucky” lOOOth member.
fall. ‘J’. but better yet, bring them
Tell your friends about the out to see and enjoy!
Death Toll in Charlotte Jewish Community Enjoyed SpMlal Evening
Was High During This Summer Sponsored by Phil’s Deli
It has always been a policy
of The Charlotte Jewish News
to exclude any listings of
births, engagements, mar
riages and deaths. However,
this summer was not only an
unusually hot one in Char
lotte, but also saw an unusu-
aUy high number of deaths
among our Jewish population.
This was very evident within
the senior group, many of
them octagenarians and most
of them in nursing homes.
Each in his/her own way con
tributed to our community
and to their families and
friends go our condolences.
We would be very remiss if
we did not mention three in
dividuals who were stalwarts
in the Jewish community and
will be missed by all of
Charlotte in many different
ways.
Sam Citron, a prominent
businessman (Southern Watch
Co.), was also an outstanding
musician. He gave of his talent
to the community: the sym
phony and concerts. He fre
quently played his violin at
Temple Israel, of which he was
a member, and often enter
tained other senior citizens.
He leaves his brother. Dr.
David Citron, and nieces and
nephews. Our condolences to
the Ashendorf, Citron and
Boxer families.
Sam Lerner met his un
timely death in an automobile
accident. Only in his early 50s,
he already left an indelible
mark within the community.
Sam was one of the founders
of the N.C. Hebrew Academy
at Charlotte and was an ar
dent supporter of Israel
Bonds, having been the local
Bond Drive chairman for
several years. He had served
on the board of Federation and
was a very active member of
Temple Israel. Sam, a native
of Lincolnton, NC and a
graduate of UNC-CH, was a
partner in the real estate
business (Lerner and Co.)
with his brother Harry. He is
also survived by his wife Lynn
and four coUeg^aged children,
Mark, Gary, Eric and Julie;
his father David Lemer; his in
laws Hugo and Helga Rosen-
berger. Sam wiU be greatly
missed by all of us.
Morris Speizman, who died in
July at the age of 81, was
chairman of the board of
Speizman Industries Inc. He
was bom in 1905 in Lodz,
Poland, but arrived in the U.S.
when he was 6-months-old. He
spent his youth in Paterson,
NJ and Kingston, Ontario, but
as a young man, Wilkes-Barre,
PA was his home. He attended
the Philadelphia School of
Textiles. He came to Charlotte
in 1936.
His activities within the
community were staggering.
Much of his time was given to
Mercy Hospital, Temple
Israel, the Mint Museum and
to his writings. He authored
“Jews of Charlotte,” “This
Week’s Miracle,” “A Little
Sense,” “Our World to Come”
and “Some Things I Wish I’d
Said.” He was a strong sup
porter of The Charlotte Jewish
News and frequently wrote ar
ticles on many different sub
jects as well as submitting
items to be reprinted which he
thought were of interest.
Sam Citron
Sam Lemer
Partygoers enjoyed supper and later were entertained.
Morris Speizman
Mr. Speizman had served as
president of the Mint Museum
of Art, the Charlotte Lodge of
B’nai B’rith, the Charlotte
Jewish Federation, the Char
lotte Textile Club, the World
Council of Synagogues, Tem
ple Israel (was later named an
honorary life president).
He was chairman of the
board of Mercy Hospital and
a director of the Jewish
See DEATH TOLL page 15
The first annual “Chai” Buf
fet and Entertainment Night
sponsored by Phil’s Deli, took
place on Sat. night, Aug. 15 at
Shalom Park, and met with re
sounding success. The party
brought out over 100 enthusi
astic 62 + seniors who
thoroughly enjoyed the even
ing, which started out with a
light supper, perfect for the
warm weather. The menu con
sisted of salads (egg and tuna),
cream cheese & lox, noodle
kugel, potato salad, cole slaw,
tomatoes, cucumbers, assorted
breads, eclairs, cream puffs
and soft drinks. Gorelick Hall
was festively decorated with
clusters of blue and white
balloons at each table.
After enjoying the meal, the
partygoers were entertained
by ‘Viva Klezmer!’, a trio com
prised of Eugene Kavadlo,
clarinet; Ali Kavadlo, violin;
and Mike Mosley, guitsu-. This
group really knows how to
play Jewish Folk Music and
had the audience singing, clap
ping and dancing along with
them. They played many favo
rite melo^es, among them
“Sabbath Prayer” and
“Sunset, Sunrise” from “Fid
dler on the Roof.” Steve Haas,
the new cantor at Temple Beth
El V’Shalom, also added
greatly to the evening’s enter
tainment. He delighted
everyone with his superb
voice, singing many familiar
Jewish songs, such as
“Raisins and Almonds” and
“My Yiddishe Mama”. He
also had the audience get in
volved in a ‘round’ of “Shalom
See SENIORS page 10
in The News-
Book Reviews
....22
Bulletin Board
....23
Calendar
.... 24
Editorials
.... 2
Family Services..
... 3
JCC
..11-14
Lubavitch
.... 8
Organizations
..20-21
Recipes
.... 24
Shalom Y’ail
.... 7
Temples
....18
This 'n That
.... 9
Tributes
.... 19
World Beat
...4-5
JCC FALL PROGRAMS Pages 12-14
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