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The Charlotte ^JEWISH ^^NEWS
Vol. 13 No. 1
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 1991
New Soviet Family Arrives in Charlotte Federation to Hold Annual Meeting
On November 29, our long-
awaited family, Julia and Leonid
Shklovsky, arrived from Lenin
grad via Belgium. They went to
Belgium in September, 1989 on
their honeymoon on a tourist
visa. While being threatened
with deportation back to the
USSR by Belgium authorities,
they received refugee status and
applied for immigration to the
United States.
The Shklovskys are our first
family reunification since the
1970s. Leonid is the younger
brother of David Shklovsky who
arrived in Charlotte on May 9
with his wife Alla and five-year-
old son Vladimir (Vova).
Leonid and Julia are a very
ambitious young couple, eager
to study and find employment.
Leonid has a degree in Civil
Engineering but is more inter
ested in business than in engi
neering. He operated his own
business in Leningrad. Julia had
studied cosmetology and would
like to continue this course of
Julia and Leonid Shlclovsiiy
study at South Eastern College
of Beauty Culture. Realizing
that the tuition of $3,279 for the
full course is beyond her reach
for now, she would like to begin
with the 300-hour manicure
course which is $869. She will
continue her English classes at
CPCC. Leonid is also studying
English at CPCC while looking
for a job. He needs to begin work
soon so that Julia can begin
classes. Leonid understands.
speaks and writes basic survival
English. He learns quickly and
could be an asset to any business.
Leonid and Julia are interest
ed in meeting people and in
becoming an active part of the
Charlotte community. Julia is
more fluent in French than in
English but understands enough
to enjoy being with people. They
both enjoy music and visiting art
galleries.
—Soviet Resettlement Update—
By Sally Schrader
Soviet Resettlement Coordinator
It has been seven months since
our families started arriving
Super Sunday Set
Plans for Super Sunday 1991,
being held on Feb. 3, are well
underway. The committee is
comprised of cochairs Errol
Cohen, Jack Levinson and Phyl
lis Schiffman; committee mem
bers, David Bernstein, Cary
Bernstein, Andrew Bregman,
Amy Hennes, Mark Gruenberg
and Ellen Goldberg. Wendy
Rosen, a past chair of Super
Sunday, is acting as advisor to
the group. The committee has
adopted its own theme, “Ex
traordinary Times Require Ex
traordinary People.” The day
will be filled with enthusiasm
and possible surprise appearan
ces by popular personalities. The
committee is divided into 7 sub
committees: publicity, adminis
tration and logistics, training,
decorations and food, prizes,
t-shirts, and youth education.
To volunteer, please call the
Federation office, 366-5007.
Come be a part of the excite
ment! Remember, “Extraordi
nary Times Require Extraordi
nary People.” Make Super Sun
day the beginning of an extraor
dinary. year for you and fellow
Jews in Charlotte, Israel and
worldwide.
from the Soviet Union. Seven of
the eight families who arrived
this summer are still with us—
the eighth, the Tsirlins, moved
to New York where Inna found
a job in her field.
All but one of the adults are
employed (see list). Mariya
Lapushin would also like to
work but needs a job that does
not require fluency in English or
standing for long periods of
time. She was a physician in
Minsk and would like to work
in a hospital or nursing home
but would be willing to work in
a factory. Semyon Lapushin,
Igor Men and David Shklovsky
are employed but hope to be
working as engineers in their
field in the near future.
All of the families are making
friends in the community. They
enjoy participating in syna
gogue, Jewish education and
JCC activities. All of the chil
dren are receiving a Jewish
education either through syna
gogue, religious schools or Lu-
bavitch.
See SOVIET page 7
Enjoy a Breath of Spring in Feb.
And Help Operation Exodus
The Southern Spring Show
Gala, benefiting the Resettle
ment of Soviet Jews in Char
lotte, is scheduled for Sunday,
February 24, 7-10 p.m. The
General Show, open to the
public, runs from February 23
through March 3,10 a.m. to 9:30
p.m. weekdays and Saturday,
and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
The Spring Show is being held
at the Charlotte Merchandise
Mart located at 2500 E. Inde
pendence Blvd. Gala tickets are
$20 per person.
This year’s Show will feature
more than 30 spectacular
gardens, 26 dazzling designer
rooms and a variety of exciting
new features. Plus, visitors will
find the gardener’s marketplace,
educational programs, celebri
ties and over 200 professional art
and craft exhibitors. It’s just the
place to enjoy—a little early—
the glories of spring.
In addition. Gala participants
will have the unique and rare
opportunity to view and pur
chase selections from the largest
collection of Israeli jewelry and
art in the United States and
preview an informative and
educational display regarding
Israeli tourism. A free trip from
Mann Travel will be raffled that
evening. Tasty refreshments and
lively entertainment will com
plete the festive celebration.
Individual tickets will be on
sale at the Shalom Park front
desk on January 10.
The Annual Meeting of the
membership of the Charlotte
Jewish Federation will be held
on Monday, January 21, 8 p.m.
in Shalom Park’s Luski Youth
Activity Center. The member
ship, those who paid $18 or more
to the 1990 campaign, will elect
its Board of Directors of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation
and the Board of Trustees of the
Charlotte Jewish Community
Fund. Proposed slates are listed,
along with an amendment to the
By-Laws of the Charlotte Jewish
Community Fund. Directors
will then elect their officers and
committee status reports will be
given.
Nominations for members of
the Board of Directors, officers
and Board of Trustees of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation
and the Charlotte Jewish Com
munity Fund, respectively, may
also be made, provided they are
endorsed with the names of not
less than ten (10) members of the
Federation and forwarded to
Alan Blumenthal, Federation
secretary, at least fifteen (15)
days before the Annual Meeting.
In addition to the business
portion of the meeting, we are
fortunate to have Dr. Alon Liel,
Consulate General of Israel,
Atlanta Office, join us as our
special guest. Dr. Liel will
provide us with a current and
timely briefing of the situation
in the Middle East and Israel’s
unique position in this complex
equation.
A quorum of fifty (50)
members must be present in
order to vote during the business
portion of the meeting. Please
make every effort to attend.
Nominating Committee Recommendations
Officers
President: Emily Zimmem Sec.: Alan Blumenthal
VP: Jared Schwartz Treasurer: Steve Menaker
VP; Meg Goldstein Past Pres.: Bobbi Bernstein
VP: Sara Schreibman
Class of 93
Dorothy Ashendorf
Adam Bernstein
Mark Bernstein
Peggy Gartner
Joel Goldman
Sandy Berlin
Class of ^91
Jtfff Gorelick
Nicki Levine
Linda Levy
Richard Osborne
Phyllis Schiffman
Ken Stern
The following will continue to serve out their terms on the board:
Herman Blumenthal, Robert Damsky, Doug Gentile, Aaron
Gleiberman, Vicki Hopkins, Phil Joffe, Alan Kronovet, Matthew
Luftglass, Moses Luski, Mattye Silverman, Evelyn Berger, Paul
Edelstein, Penny Eisenberg, Shelton Gorelick, Stanley Greenspon,
Hal Levinson, Lynne Sheffer and Rosalind Taranto.
Charlotte Jewish Community Fund
The following individuals have been recommended by the
Nominating Committee of the Charlotte Jewish Community Fund
for a three-year term (complete Board of Trustees list available
upon request). This will be formally voted upon at the Annual
Meeting of the Charlotte Jewish Federation scheduled for Jan. 21.
Bob Abel Marc Silverman
Abe Luski Bob Speizman
See FEDERATION page 19
Rabbi Binyomin Weiai kindles giant menorah. (Sec story on page 17.)
Calendar
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Federation
6-7
Organizations
22
Classifieds
24
JCC
8-11
Recipes
24
Ed-Op
2
Kids’ Page
16
Temples
20-21
Eng/Marriages
23
Library
5
This’n That
15
Family Services
3
Lubavltch
17
World Beat
4
Highlights
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San Francisco
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Winter
JCC
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