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Vol. 10 No. 5
Charlotte, North Carolina
May, 1988
Federation Establishes Committee Beth El V’Shalom Appoints
As Advocacy Group for Jewisli Education Silverman New Building Chair
Bobbi Bernstein, president
of the Charlotte Jewish Feder
ation, recently announced the
appointment of Ruth Gold
berg to chair a special commit
tee on Jewish Education in
Charlotte. Mrs. Goldberg’s ac
tive involvement in Jewish
educational activities in
Charltote ranges from teach
ing at the Hebrew Academy to
her current position as editor
of the American Jewish Times
Outlook.
Also appointed to the com
mittee are Sol Levine, Michael
Simon, Lenora Stein, David
Swimmer, Peter Telem, SaUy
Schrader and Dr. Gary Wald-
man. Herman Blumenthal is
serving as an honorary mem
ber of the committee because
of his lifelong commitment to
Jewish education.
Mrs. Goldberg states that
the role of the Federation
Je^sh Education Committee
is to serve as “an advocacy
Ruth Goldberg:
group for Jewish education in
Charlotte.”
The committee’s first task
was bringing Rabbi David
Shluker, Ed.D. to Charlotte.
Rabbi Shluker is the Director
of the Department of Commu
nity Consultation and Plan
ning at the Jewish Education
Services of North America,
Inc. (JESNA). JESNA is the
planning, coordinating and
service agency for the field of
Jewish education, which was
established by the Jewish fe
deration movement of North
America. Currently in his
sixth year as a community
consultant at JESNA, Rabbi
Shluker has worked extensive
ly with federations, central
agencies for Jewish education
and schools, providing indi
vidually designed consulta
tions, assisting in educational
planning, assessing educa
tional needs, and evaluating
institutions and programs.
Rabbi Shluker spent April
21 and 22 here, consulting
with professional and lay
leadership of Jewish education
and religious organizations in
Charlotte. Commenting on his
visit, Ruth Goldberg said,
“The committee’s work wiU be
guided by Rabbi Schluker’s
recommendations on how to
improve the quality of Jewish
education for everyone in
Charlotte, from the cradle to
the golden years.”
Leadership Development Program
Has Graduation Dinner
On Sunday, April 17 the
first class of the Charlotte
Jewish Federation’s Leader
ship Development Program
cuhninated eighteen months
of activities with a “Gala
Graduation Dinner.” Forty-
one participants received cer
tificates for completing the
program.
Keynote speaker for the
event was Martin F. Stein, Na
tional Chairman of the United
Jewish Appeal. Mr. Stein
spoke of the importance of
new leadership in being in
volved in all aspects of com
munity. He charged the group
with continuing their commit
ment to Israel and local Jew
ish issues. He extended con
gratulations on the success of
the program.
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Bullstin Board
15
Calsndar
24
Day School
6-7
Edttortals
2
FamSy Sorvlcos
5
Federation
8
JCC
Lubavttch
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Opinions
3
Organizations
20
Recipes
Templss
22
TMs *n That
10
Womeii*> Division ...
9
World BeM
4
(L to R) Martin P. Stein, national
chair UJA, and Paul Putterman,
chair of Charlotte Leadership
Program.
Dr. Paul Putterman, chair
man of the Leadership Pro
gram, received special recogni
tion for his outstanding leader
ship of the program. Dr. Put
terman spearheaded this first
complete program. He now be
comes an advisor to the new
program chairman, Bobby
Damsky.
Graduates are: Alan and Lee
Blumenthal, Richard Bober,
Robert Damsky, Ellen Gold
berg, Scott and Becky Good
man, William and Gloria
Grifenhagen, Vicki Hopkins,
Paul Putterman (R) hands over
gavel and other “goodies” to new«
chair, Bobby Damsky.
Michael Jaffa and Debra
Foster, Philip and Madeline
Joffe, Alan and Barbara Katz,
Philip and Dee Kridel, Alan
Kronovet, David Lash and
Marcia Lampert, James and
Elissa Meadow, Steve Mena-
ker, Jody Pinion, Paul and
Claire Putterman, Frank and
Wendy Rosen, Larry and Nan
cy Segal, Michael and Shari
Simon, Selwyn Spangenthal,
Morris and Linda Spil, Sandra
Weinstein, Robert and Patti
Winters, and Scmn and Emily
Zinmiem.
Marc H. Silverman is the
General Chairman of Temple
Beth El V’Shalom’s new tem
ple building project. Ap
pointed by the Temple Board,
Marc will coordinate the effort
to raise funds for the building
as well as oversee the design
and construction aspects of
the project. The new temple
will be located on a tree-
shaded hilltop at Shalom Park.
Sally Schrader, president of
the Temple, commented on
Marc’s appointment: “We are
fortunate to have Marc Silver
man accept this project. It is
perhaps the single most impor
tant challenge to our congre
gation in the past 5 years and
Marc has the skills and exper
ience to make it successful.”
Marc, 49, and his wife
Mattye have three children.
Originally from Philadelphia,
he was graduated from Ohio
Wesleyan CoUe^^e and moved
to Charlotte in 1962. Until
recently, he was the president/
owner of Schloss Outdoor
Advertising Company.
In addition to his business
experience, Marc has been in
volved in numerous commu
nity activities including the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Parks
and Recreation Commission,
serving as a commissioner and
leading the successful Park
Bonds drive. He served as vice
president of the Jaycees, presi
dent of the N.C. Outdoor
Advertising Association and
as a national director of the
National Outdoor Advertising
Assoc. He is currently on the
Board of the Mint Museum
and the Board of Visitors of
Johnson C. Smith U. and
Mercy Hospital. Marc was a
vice chair of the Leadership
Circle of the Men’s Cabinet of
the Charlotte Jewish Federa
tion this past year.
Herman Blumenthal
Accepts Position
Herman Blumenthal, honor
ary Temple Beth El V’Shalom
president, has accepted the
position of Honorary Fund
raising Chairman for the new
temple project. The philan
thropy of the Blumenthal
Foundation throughout the
community and the Carolinas
has had a significant influence
on the quality of life for us all.
We, as a community, are in
debted to Herman for his con
tinued leadership.
Marc Silverman
Herman Blumenthal
Marketing Committee
Designs Logo
The Marketing Committee,
co-chaired by David Lefkowitz
and Paul Simon, and ably
assisted by Phil Joffe, has
designed a new logo for the
Building Campaign Project.
The logo represents the bold
round window and arc in the
new temple design and incor
porates the campaign theme of
“Once in Your Lifetime.” It
will appear on all communica
tions concerning the building
of the new temple.
Campaign Chairs Announced
Marc Silverman commented
that “...the unique qualifica
tions and deep commitment of
these individuals virtually
assures a successful fund rais
ing campaign. I’m looking for
ward to working closely with
each of the chairs in the up
coming months.” Campaign
Chairman is Don Bernstein;
Leadership Chairman (over
$25,000), Mark Bernstein;
Benefactors Cochairmen
($10,000-24,999): Allen Gor
don, James Montag, Mark
Rothman; Founders Cochair
men ($5,000-9,999): Alan
Blumenthal and Sam Zim-
mern; Sponsors Chairman
($2,500-4,999), William
Grifenhagen; Contributors
Chairperson ($1,000-2,499),
Honey Kridel.
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