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F’ermit No. 1208
The Charlotte ^UEWISH'TCWS
Vol. 10 No. 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
December, 1988
Charlotte Federation Honored
at GA in New Orleans
The' Charlotte Jewish Fed
eration was triply honored at
the einnual meeting of the Gen
eral Assembly of the Council
of Jewish Federations, which
was held this year in New
Orleans on Nov. 16-20. The
first honor was an acknow
ledgment of the 50th Anniver
sary of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation.
The next and a very special
honor was the presentation of
the coveted Shroder Award to
the Federation for the work
done by Jewish Family Ser
vices’ Task Force of the
Physically Disabled, culmi
nating in the Barrier Aware
ness Day held at Shalom Park
on Feb. 21,1988. The Shroder
Award is given to three com
munities throughout the U.S.
who present the most creative
programming idea using com
munity resources. Charlotte
won the award for the best
programming idea in a small
city.
Adrienne Rosenberg, ACSW,
Director of Jewish Family Ser
vices, was a presenter at a ses
sion of the General Assembly
and explained the work of this
task force. A video of the day
was also available for preview.
Jewish Family Services is a
branch of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation.
“We as a community are, in
deed, proud of all our volun
teers who serve on the Task
Force of the Physically Dis
abled,” said Bobbi Bernstein,
president of the Federation.
“Their efforts and advocacy
help ensure our local commu
nity and serve the needs of all
Jews in Charlotte.’
The third presentation was
a silver award given by the
GAF Public Relations Com
mittee for an invitation for one
of our Women’s Division
events.
Volunteers Preparing for
A Super *Super Sunday’
On Sunday, January 15,
more than 80 volunteers will
be making calls to men and
women of the Jewish commu
nity asking for their pledge to
the 1989 Federation Cam
paign.
The community goal for this
year is $1.4 million and we
know everyone will do their
part in reaching it. It is so im
portant that each man and
woman answer their call and
make their individual pledge
on Super Sunday.
Through cards, letters and
The Charlotte Jewish News,
we hope to help everyone un
derstand why their pledge is
so important and how it
touches so many lives world
wide as well as family and
friends at home.
We have moved Super Sun
day back to January because
of timing and availability. But
for those who still wish to
make and pay their Super Sun
day pledge before December
31, you may do so by mailing
your check £ind note to the
Federation office.
On Super Sunday, Gorelick
Hall will be filled with excite
ment, fun and eagerness by all
who enter. We urge everyone
who comes by Shalom Park to
come see what we are doing
and how the money we raise
helps.
Again this year we will offer
babysitting services to our
volunteers. Please let us know
in advance so that we can
make the proper preparations.
Much thanks goes to Wen
dy Rosen, Super Sunday chair
person, and her committee:
Wendy Rosen
Dee and Phil Kridel, Maddie
Joffe, Sandra Weinstein, Ellen
Goldberg, Richard Bober,
Simon Estroff, Steve Menciker
and Marilee Ford, who have
been working hard to organize
Super Sunday.
Special thank yous go to
Phil Joffe for his help with the
mailings and to Simon Estroff
who will be doing our training.
And of course we can never
forget the volunteers from the
organizations and institutions
who will be making the calls.
PLEASE answer your call
on January 15 and DON’T
PUT JEWISH NEEDS ON
HOLD.
Show Your Support at Soviet Jewry Rally
The entire Charlotte and
neighboring communities £ire
invited to come share in an
evening dedicated to Soviet
Refuseniks.
December 11 was chosen as
the day for this rally as it is
the United Nation Women’s
Plea for Human Rights Day.
What a better way to com
memorate this day!
The evening will begin with
this day having been declared
Soviet Jewry Day by the City
of Charlotte. A film put to
gether by B’ngii B’rith Women
on Ida Nudel’s struggle for
freedom will be shown. Linda
Fleishman, a national board
member of Hadassah, will
speak. Ms. Fleishman, a
woman dedicated to both Jew
ish and civic voluntary ser
vice, received the first Annual
North Carolina Human Ser
vices Award, a tribute pre
sented by the State of North
Carolina. Through her involve
ment with Hadassah, she was
one of nine particip£mts in a
special mission to visit Refuse
niks in the Soviet Union in
March 1988. This experience
proved to be extremely emo
tional, very enlightening and
unforgettable. Kathleen Mc
Clain, religious writer for The
Charlotte Observer, will be
honored for her continued sup
port with Soviet Jewry. Con
cluding the program will be
the lighting of a menorah in
honor of eight Refusenik chil
dren. Steven Haas will lead us
in songs during this ceremony.
The success of the evening
depends on your presence
which is so vital to this on
going plea for freedom. Please
bring a Chanukah present for
a Refusenik to show your sup
port of Soviet Jewry and cele-
Linda Fleishman
brate for those who can not.
You can make a difference!
The rally is being sponsored
by HaLailah and Charlotte
Chapters B’nai B’rith Women,
Hadassah, and the CRC Com
mittee of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation.
UJA Raises Millions in Pace-Setting Events in Israel
UJA Square Dedicated in Jerusalem
In a series of pace-setting
UJA fundraising events in
Israel recently, $38.8 million
was announced from over
1,000 participants from 70
U.S. communities.
One major event alone, the
Jubilee Mission, raised
$22,351,000, including $1.2
million for Project Renewal,
the successful partnership pro
gram of American Jews and
Israelis to help rehabihtate
distressed Israeli neighbor
hoods.
UJA National Vice Chair
man David B. Hermelin of
Detroit, Jubilee Mission Chair
man, announced that the
amount represented an overall
29 percent increase over
pledges made by the same
donors last year.
“The success of this Mission
is the greatest 50th birthday
present that the UJA could
have asked for,” Hermelin
said. “Not only did we see a
substantial rise in commit
ments to the UJ A/Federation
Campaign, but we demon
strated that the partnership
between American Jewry and
Israel is as strong as it has
ever been.”
During five days of inten
sive programming in Israel,
Mission participants saw their
funds in action at Jewish
Agency schools for new immi
grant children, rural communi
ty development programs.
Project Renewal neighborhood
community centers £md Amer
ican Jewish Joint Distribution
Committee (JDC) facilities for
the aged.
In Jerusalem, Mission parti
cipants marched near the
Knesset junction, where
Mayor Teddy Kollek joined
Morton A. Kornreich, UJA
National Chairman, and Bobi
Klotz, UJA National Women’s
Division Chairman, for the
dedication ceremony of KI-
KAR HAMAGBIT - UJA
Square. The Jubilee Mission
then moved to a colorful out
door festival in Jerusalem’s
Liberty Bell Park, featuring
Israeli artists and entertain
ment troupes, many from Pro
ject Renewal neighborhoods.
The Jubilee Mission, the
first in a series of special
events marking the 50th an
niversary of the founding of
the UJA, was welcomed to
Israel by Minister of Foreign
Affairs Shimon Peres.
At the Mission’s farewell
dinner. Prime Minister Yit
zhak Shamir addressed the
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Kids’ Page
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Calendar
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Lubavitch
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Classifieds
27
Organizations
.. 22-23
Editorials
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Recipes
27
Family Services .
10
Temples
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Federation
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This ’n That
11
Foundation
13
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JCC
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World Beat
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Soviet Jewry Rally
Sunday, December 11
Shalom Peirk 7-9 p.m.
Everyone is invited to come learn more about Soviet Jewry.
— Linda Fleishman, a national board member of
Hadassah, will speak.
— December 11,1988 will be declared Soviet Jewry Day.
— Film presentation of Ida Nudel
— Kathleen McClain, religious editor of The Charlotte
Observer, to be honored.
— Candlelighting in honor of all Refuseniks; musical
presentation by Steven Haas
On this last day of Chanukah, celebrate your heritage for
all the Refuseniks who can not.
Admittance; Chanukah present for a Refusenik