Page 18-THE NEWS-March, 1988
Our Organizations
B’nai B’rith Women HiUel in the Carolinas
HaLailah Chapter
Pine needles season is here
again! HaLailah is accepting
orders through Mar. 14. The
needles, at $4.50 a bale, will be
delivered, at no extra charge,
the week of Mar. 21. To order,
caU Penny Eisenberg, 847-4037
or Lauren Lassman, 846-3310.
At the January program at
Hunter House, Erica Linden-
man created meikeovers for
seven residents who were
thrilled with their “new look.”
The annual Hunter House
Baby Shower will be held this
month. Donations of baby
clothing and toys are ap
preciated. Call Linda Spil,
846-3704.
On Feb. 3, members went to
Crisis Assistance Clothing
Ministry to sort clothes. Five
bags of clothing were also
donated.
HaLailah provided dinner
for the guests of Rachel House
on Feb. 15. This is a new pro
ject for the chapter.
The Charlotte Observer
Religious Editor Kathleen
McClain was the featured
speaker at the ADL program
meeting on Feb. 16. Ms.
McClain, who has had intense
and personal experiences in
the Soviet Union and with the
refuseniks, spoke about Glas-
nost and its effect on Soviet
Jewry.
“Tacky” was the theme of
HaLailah’s informal get-
together on Feb. 20 at the
Essex Apts. Members, spouses
and friends came dressed in
their “best” tacky, danced to
their favorite tunes and par
took of hors d’ouevres and
desserts. Thanks to Erica
Lindenman for arranging the
event.
A cocktail p£u*ty in honor of
Gail Rubinson, BBW’s new
South Atlantic regional direc
tor, was held on Feb. 24 at the
home of Maddie Joffe.
The chapter is sponsoring
the Older Adult Luncheon on
Mar. 13. BBYO, back by pop
ular demand, will be providing
the entertainment.
HaLailah is now preparing
Passover baskets for the
needy, elderly zind shut-ins in
our community. If you can
help with a donation, please
call Maddie Joffe, 554-6705 or
Wendy Rosen, 364-9765.
—Lisa Pharr
Charlotte Chapter
The Second Annual Chil
dren’s Mental Health Fair,
held on Feb. 21 in the Belk
Court at Eastland Mall, was
well attended. Parents and
children received valuable in
formation on services avail
able on mental health prob
lems concerning children and
adolescents. For more infor
mation call Elissa Meadow,
541-9545 or Jody Pinion,
821-6811.
Gail Rubinson, director of
the South Atlantic Region,
presented the chapter with
the 1987 Sidney G. Kusworm
Award during a breakfast pro
gram on Feb. 24 at Raintree
Country Club. In addition to
the award, in recognition as
the outstanding chapter in
community/volunteer services,
a program on Dolls for
Democracy was presented.
Canned goods for Loaves &
Fishes were collected at the
meeting.
The second annual Sickle
Cell Anemia screening will be
held Mar. 6 at Outlet Square.
The paid-up membership
luncheon is at Shalom Park on
Mar. 23 at 11:30 a.m. Elec
tions will be held at that time.
The parenting program, to be
held on Mar. 30, concerns chil
dren and stress.
—Jody Pinion
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A Shabbaton is in the plan
ning and students from the
schools in North Carolina,
Virginia and South Carolina
will be invited. The theme for
the retreat will be ISRAEL AT
FORTY. We are also trying a
new outreach program for re
form students. Each of four of
the North Ceirolina area re
form rabbis has been invited
to participate in a Sunday
evening program and dinner,
which will be sponsored by
their sisterhood. Hillel has in
vited Rabbi Yossi Groner, of
Lubavitch of North Carolina,
to present a program on
Jewish mysticism. We will
also be involved in a student
UJA campaign and celebrate
Passover with a communal
Seder.
Regular weekly events in
clude Tuesday night socials
which may be an all-you-can-
eat spaghetti night or Israeli
dancing. Shabbat is celebrated
with services followed by din
ner on Friday evening and a
study group and kiddush on
Shabbat morning. Once a
month on Sunday a lox and
bagel brunch is held.
Recently a pool table, ping
pong table, VCR and piano
were donated from friends of
Hillel in the community. It is
hoped that they will encourage
more students to use the Hillel
House.
Funds from the Jewish com
munities in North Carolina
and from national B’nai B’rith
allow Hillel to open its doors,
pay monthly utility bills and
staff salaries. What is really
needed is programming funds.
The Charlotte Jewish commu
nity is the largest in the State
and Hillel awaits its continu
ing and increasing support for
Jewish activities on campus.
Dorothy Gutmann
Hadassah Group
Meets Evenings
The January meeting of the
Dorothy Gutmann evening
group of Hadassah was a fun-
fiUed success. Members played
a special Jewish version of
bingo which was written and
designed by our own members.
Prizes were awarded to all.
Pleuis are now underway for
the installation of officers for
1988*89. Our next meeting wiU
be on March 16 at Shalom
Park; the program will be on
Judaic life.
If you would like to get out
for an evening and do some
thing worthwhile, join this af
fable group of women who act
for and enjoy the tenets of
Hadassah. For information
call Mirifun Darholt, 366-3057.
NCCJ Asks for Nominations for Annual Awards
The National Conference of
Christians £md Jews (NCCJ)
announces that William H.
“Bill” Grigg, executive vice
president for finance and ad
ministration at Duke Power
Co., is chedring this year’s an
nual awards banquet, to be
held at the Marriott Hotel
City Center on May 4. This
event is designed to promote
the concept that individuals
make a difference in creating
a community in which all citi
zens are important. NCCJ
feels that positive energy is
created when the community
comes together to honor a per
son or persons for going be
yond the usual call of citizen
ship in their efforts to promote
an environment which values
the rights and dignity of each
person.
As a part of this event,
NCCJ invites the community
to participate in the selection
of the honoree by nominating
a person who meets the follow
ing criteria:
• Cares about £dl people and
expresses that concern in
his/her life.
• Has made significant con
tributions to this community
in helping it to make strides
toward improving the quality
of life for all citizens.
• Is an active force for bet
ter understanding and accep
tance between persons of dif
ferent groups, races, religions
euid nationalities.
• Promotes the ideals of
NCCJ in nourishing the rich
ness of pluralism.
Among the previous hono-
rees of the Silver Medallion
Award have been Herman
Blumenthal & Kitty Huffman,
1985, and Charlotte B’nai
B’rith Women, 1967.
The award selection commit
tee is comprised of previous
years’ dinner chairs: Mark
Bernstein, Dr. Monroe Gil-
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previous honorees; Dolly &
Jack Tate, Kitty Huffman and
Herman Blumenthal; the chair
and vice chairs of the NCCJ
board of directors: Natalie
Cohen, Mary Lou Babb and
Bob Thompson. Nominations
will be accepted until March
15. Nomination forms can be
obtained by calling the NCCJ
office, 332-4420.
Reunion to Occur
On June 23,1988, a reunion
of all the volunteers who par
ticipated in Mahal (Airforce,
Navy, Army, Aliy ah Bet, and
Materials for Israel) from
1945-1949 is being held in
Israel. The program will take
place in Jerusdem, Tel Aviv
and Haifa.
Those participsuits who are
interested in joining the reu
nion or have knowledge of
other members who are eligi
ble, please call: Drora Katz,
201-575-4050; Joseph Lan-
dow, 526-766-8294; David
Gen, 201-376-8460 or write:
A.V.L, P.O. Box 292, Wayne,
N.J. 07470.
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