Page 18-THE NEWS-October, 1987
Our Organizations
Hadassah To Hold Annual Donor Luncheon
The Charlotte Chapter of
Hadassah donor luncheon and
fashion show has become one
of the most popular and well
attended meetings of the
Jewish women in our commu
nity.
This year’s luncheon will be
held on Wed., October 28, at
the Marriott City Center at
11:30 a.m.
Coplons will provide the
elegant fashions to be shown
by “The Mannequins o'/
Charlotte”, the professional
models organization.
BBW
Charlotte Chapter
September 8 marked the
start of a busy season for
BBW’s Senior Women. Ruth
Gould supplied and taught a
painting project for greeting
cards and Thelma Levy ar
ranged a great lunch donated
by the Great Wall of China.
Pumpkins for Pediatrics
There will be an open board
meeting and pumpkin-making
on Monday, Oct. 19 at 2323
KingsmiU Terrace. The pump
kins wiU be delivered to the pa
tients in the pediatric wards of
Memorial and Presbyterian
Hospitals and to the children
of Arosa House. For more in
formation call Beth Linder-
man, 542-9866.
Personal Giving
One hundred and thirty
members and guests attended
the Personal Giving luncheon
at Shalom Park on Sept. 2.
Irma Gertler, International
President of B’nai B’rith
Women, spoke of her visit to
the Children’s Home in Israel.
This residential home for emo
tionally disturbed boys
receives a Izu-ge percentage of
our donations during this
special fundraising campaign.
Stories about the boys touched
our hearts as we heard of the
last chance the Children’s
Home gives them.
Thanks go to all who helped
plan this event and to those
who gave so generously.
Membership
Over the summer we gained
eleven new members: Debbie
Brier, Syd Gerber, Barbara
Hill, Fran Lyons, Gert
Rosenberger, Theresa Shrake,
Shirley Levine, Glorie Levin
son, Emily Zimmern, Marcia
Stem and Rose Naiman. For
membership information,
please call Linda Goldberg,
362-7304 or Shirlee
Wadsworth, 364-4928.
—Jody Pinion
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Hadassah members are
reminded that the reason for
this spectacular gathering is
to celebrate a successful fund
raising campaign for Hadas
sah programs and projects.
Donor Chairman Gina
Strumpf and co chairmen Pam
Segal, Jeannie Katz, Carol
Shafranek, Linda Goldsmith,
Pearl Mann, Fran Rosenberg,
Frances Lyons and Nicki
Levine have been working en
thusiastically for months to
bring this fashion show to
Hadassah members.
The cost of the luncheon is
$12.50; the minimum donor is
$36 R.S.V.P. with luncheon
check by Oct. 1 to: Gina
Strumpf, 3300 Ravencliff
Drive, Charlotte 28226 or
Frances Lyons, 4400 Canoe-
brook Road, Charlotte 28210.
Baby sitting wiU be avail
able at the JCC and reserva
tions must be made 24 hours
in advance. For rides and baby
sitting information please call
Frances Lyons, 553-7660.
—Lillian Bienstock
AIDS: A Community Issue
AIDS is one of the most threatening issues facing our young
people.
The Charlotte Chapter of
B’nai B’rith Women and the
Mecklenburg Council on
Adolescent Pregnancy are
cosponsoring a special evening
on AIDS education. It is being
held on October 22 at 7:30
p.m. at Shalom Park and is
open to all, admission free. The
program consists of a video on
AIDS followed by a panel
discussion moderated by B.J.
Harrison, health beat reporter,
WSOC-TV.
Panel members include: Dr.
Jared Schwartz, Chairman of
the N.C. State Medical Soci
ety’s Task Force on Sexually
Transmitted Diseases and
AIDS; Leslie Koojonan, Direc
tor of Metrolina AIDS Pro
ject; Beth MiUs, Staff Nurse
with Hospice (working with
AIDS patients); Glenn
Blaifield, Director of Health
Services, Red Cross, AIDS
coordinator of Charlotte
Chapter of Red Cross.
For further information call
Dorothy Shapiro, 364-3724 or
Beth Linderman, 542-9865.
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Hadassali Study Groups
November 18, 1987
Wednesday, All day
Day Trip to Historic Charleston
Highlighting Jewish Points of Interest...
Join us for a fun-filled day of sightseeing, shopping, good
food, and fellowship — plus our own personal tour guide,
a Charleston native. Rabbi Robert Seigel of Temple
Beth El V’Shalom.
Cost: $55
December 17, 1987
Thursday, 1:30 p.m.
Jewish Medical Ethics: Organ Transplant and Donation
A provocative discussion about the circumstances under
which we, as Jews, may perform or might even be expected
to perform org£m transplants. We will also discuss the
question, “How can we be certain death has occurred?”
This is a question we all too often must face with our
modem technology of life-sustaining measures.
Speaker: Rabbi Marc Wilson of Temple Israel.
February 24, 1988
Wednesday 7:30 p.m.
West Bank: Palestinian or Israeli?
Should Israel retain the West Bank, or should she allow
the creation of a Palestinian state? Is there a peaceful solu
tion to Israel’s seemingly no-win situation? Jerry Ingalls,
Associate Professor, Geography, UNCC, a respected
scholar of the middle East crisis, will share his views on
this explosive issue.
For further information on all events call Margie Rolnick,
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