This ’n That
Page 9-THE NEWS-May 1991
Mayor Myrick Participates in Jerusalem Conference
Norman Cohen was named president and chief operating officer
of the George Goulston Co. Inc. The Goulston Co., based in
Monroe, makes spin finish lubricants for the synthetic fiber industry.
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The law firm of Parker, Poe, Adams & Bernstein has announced
that Debra Foster has become a partner. Debra practices in the
firm s tax department in estate planning and also in areas of
charitable giving and administration of tax-exempt organizations.
She is a State Bar Certified Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate
Law,
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Rachel Schwartz, daughter of Diane and Dr. Jared Schwartz,
is a finalist in a U.S. Senate-Japan Scholarship Program. She will
be spending six weeks this summer in Japan as an exchange student.
Rachel is a junior at Charlotte Country Day School and has been
studying Japanese for two years. Last year she won the Japanese
I Award at Country Day. She is also listed in the latest issue of
“Who’s Who Among American High School Students.”
Elise Renee Guller, daughter of Barbara and Phillip Guller, was
named to the fall quarter dean’s list at the University of Georgia
in Athens.
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The Mental Health Association of Mecklenburg County recently
honored several individuals, organizations and businesses that have
contributed to the field of mental health during 1990. Among the
honorees was The Charlotte Chapter of B’nai BVith Women as
1990 Organization of the Year, for efforts to advance emotional
well-being of children and youths, especially through the Children’s
Mental Health Fair it cosponsors.
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The Jewish Chautauqua Society has awarded Campus Impact
Grants to eleven Hillels across the country. The Campus Impact
Program is designed to aid programs that strengthen Jewish identity
while actively enhancing intergroup relations within the campus
environment. Grants were made to the Hillels at the University
of North Carolina, Columbia U. in NY, MIT, Washington U. in
Missouri, U. of Michigan, Brooklyn College in NY, U. of Minnesota,
Rutgers U., Queens College in NY, U. of Wisconsin and the U.
of Colorado.
The JCS grant supported a panel discussion at UNC aimed at
correcting the misunderstandings between Jews and Catholics on
campus.
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Invin Goldstein, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Davidson
College, has been included in “Who’s Who in the South and
Southwest.” Dr. Goldstein, who is now in his eighth year at Davidson
College, has published widely and lectured at many universities
and professional meetings in America and worldwide.
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Stuart Singer, first vice president with the Charlotte office of
J.C. Bradford & Co., was named to The American Funds Group
All-American Team. He as cited for outstanding service to
investors in the Charlotte area and for excellence in financial
counseling in mutual fund investments and variable annuity
contracts.
Mayors from as far apart as
Oak Park, Mich, and Concep
cion, Chile met at the annual
Jerusalem Conference of
Mayors which brought 24
mayors from 13 countries to
Israel’s capital in March.
They seemed to share Prime
Minister Yitzhak Shamir’s opti
mism over prospects for peace
in the region since the end of the
Persian Gulf War.
Charlotte Mayor Sue Myrick,
who headed the U.S. delegation,
presented Shamir with a resolu
tion adopted by the U.S. Con
ference of Mayors praising Israel
for its restraint in face of Iraqi
missile attacks on its civilian
population.
Shamir admitted that “it was
not easy for us” but was possible
because “our goals were identi
cal to those of the anti-Iraq
coalition. Our restraint was our
contribution to the coalition
victory.”
Register for
Basketball
Camp
Registration is now being
completed for the 13th Annual
Bryan Adrian Summer Basket
ball Camp.
Boys and Girls, ages 5-18 are
eligible. Included on the
Summer Camp staff are: Chris
tian Laettner (Duke), Rick Fox
(UNC), Bobby Hurley (Duke),
George Lynch (UNC), King Rice
(UNC), Rodney Monroe (NC
State), Chris Corchiani (NC
State) and Eric Montross
(UNC).
Overnight camps are located
in Wingate, NC and Spartan
burg, SC. Day Camp locations
include Charlotte, Kannapolis
and Greensboro, NC.
For more information,
(704) 372-3236.
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Young Leaders of State of Israel Bonds to Visit Israel
Some 120 young Jewish lead
ers in communities across the
U.S. and Canada will meet with
top Israeli figures and witness
the absorption of Soviet and
other immigrants when they visit
Israel July 14-25 as part of the
State of Israel Bonds New Lead
ership Delegation.
Delegates from 30 North
American communities will
meet with Prime Minister Yitz
hak Shamir, Defense Minister
Moshe Arens, Housing Minister
Ariel Sharon and Deputy Min
ister for Foreign Affairs Binya-
min Netanyahu during a tour
which will cover urgent national
issues as well as centuries-old
historic sites. New Leadership
participants will meet recently
arrived Soviet and Ethiopian
olim, dine with Israel Navy
officers at a naval base, visit with
young Israeli entrepreneurs and
professionals and explore histor
ic sites.
An optional pre-trip to the
Soviet Union will afford dele
gates an opportunity to share the
emotion of Soviet Jews as they
prepare to make new lives in
Israel.
The tour will afford a glimpse
into the vital role played by
Israel Bonds in helping Israel
resettle these immigrants. It will
also give us an opportunity to
see the many different and
fascinating aspects of a vibrant
Israeli society.
Highlights of the program
include lunch at an army base
with Israel Defense Force offic
ers; a tour of the ancient Roman
theater in Beit Shean; a VIP tour
and dinner with Mayor Teddy
Kollek of Jerusalem at the Israel
Museum; a briefing by Housing
Minister Ariel Sharon at a new
immigrant building site in Beer-
sheba; and special tours and
lectures geared to both first-time
visitors and past participants.
See YOUNG page 19
On her first visit to Israel,
Mayor Myrick was “very en
couraged by the peaceful and
comfortable atmosphere here.”
She expressed the opinion that,
with the end of the Gulf crisis,
many families from the Char
lotte area will be visiting Israel
on pilgrimages and private
tours.
The theme of the week-long
Conference in Israel, hosted by
Jerusalem Mayor Teddy Kollek,
was “The City of Tomorrow —
Planning for the 21st Century.”
The Jerusalem Mayors Confer
ence, initiated 11 years ago, is
sponsored by the American
Jewish Congress and the U.S.
Conference of Mayors. It is
partly supported by the Marcy
and Leona Chanin Foundation.
For the first time, the partic
ipants included mayors from
Eastern Europe. Present were
Erno Kolosvori of Gvor, Hun
gary, and Wilhelm Poke
Mayor Myrick at the historic Tower
of David in Jerusalem.
of Magdeburg, formerly East
Germany.
Shamir told the visitors he
hoped next year’s conference
would include mayors from
Arab countries.
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