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The Charlotte HKWISH ‘T^iEWS
Vol. 13 No. 9
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 1991
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The Golden Circle Theatre and the Jewish Community
Center are proud to present another satisfying season for
lovers of contemporary theatre classics. This is a major fund
raiser for the JCC.
Four outstanding plays will be presented: "Catch Me If
You Can/' on Oct. 31, Nov. 2, 3, 7, 9 and 10; 'The Little
Foxes," Jan. 9, 11, 12, 16, 18, 19; "Design for Living/' Mar.
19, 21, 22, 26, 28, 29; "The Diary of Anne Frank," Apr. 30,
May 2, 3, 47, 9,10.
Patrons and benefactors are invited to the Annual Gala
which will be held on Sat., Nov. 9. For information on how
to be a patron/benefactor, please call the JCC, 366-5007.
"Catch Me If You Can,"by Jack
Weinstock and Willie Gilbert,
is a mystery thriller highly rated
by Golden Circle Theatre patrons
in a recent audience survey. Set In
an isolated lodge in the Catskills,
this "whodunit" involves an advertising
man, his new bride, a priest, the local police, two murder
victims and a comjc delicatessen owner among the suspects.
"The Little Foxes,"by Lillian Heilman, is a mile
stone in American drama, it is set on a charm
ing plantation in the South after the CivH War.
The play is about the prosperous Hubbard fam
ily—scheming, unprincipled, and wickedly
clever—each trying to outwit the other for
control of the family business.
'Design for Living,"by Noel Coward, is
one of the classics of 20th-century
English-speaking theatre. This
comedy takes audience members
to Paris, London and New York. The
story concerns a double menage a trois
between a painter, a playwright, an art dealer and the one
girl in love with them all.
"The Diary of Anne Frank," by Frances
Goodrich and Albert Hackett, is a Pulit
zer Prize-winning play of the drama
tization of "Anne Frank: The Diary of a
Young Girl." It recounts the real-life leg
acy of a spirited and courageous Jewish girl
during the Nazi occupation of World War
II. It will be presented during Yom Hashoah,
the Jewish remembrance of the Holocaust.
For ticket information call 366-5007.
“Tales of Elijah the Prophet” Highlights
Annual Book and Author Evening
On Nov. 24 a full day pro
gram, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., celebrat
ing Jewish Book Month cospon
sored by the Jewish Community
Center, Hadassah and the Speiz-
man Jewish Library, will be held
at Shalom Park.
The highlight of the fair will
be Peninnah Schram, author
and storyteller, presenting her
newest book, TALES OF ELIJ
AH THE PROPHET. This
book is a brilliant and multi
colored portrait of Elijah and his
role in Jewish life and tradition
throughout the ages.
Recognized as the “Queen of
Storytellers,” Peninnah is also a
teacher, recording artist and
author. She is associate profes
sor of Speech and Drama at
Stern College of Yeshiva Univer
sity. Peninnah is also the direc
tor of the Jewish Storytelling
Center at the 92nd Street YM-
HA, NYC, coordinator of the
Jewish Storytelling Network,
and coeditor of the national
JEWISH STORYTELLING
NEWSLETTER.
Through the masterful use of
her voice, her animated facial
expressions and the spoken
word, Peninnah reaches out to
involve her adult listeners in the
story. Selecting only stories that
she loves, she takes adult audien
ces on a magical journey. Don't
See TALES page 19
NC Participates in Leadership Action Day
A delegation of eight North
Carolinians, including Emily
Zimmern, Alan Kronovet, and
Adam Bernstein from Charlotte,
joined over 1,200 Jewish com
munity leaders from across the
nation in Washington to lobby
Senators and Congressmen for
passage of the $10 billion loan
guarantee program to help re
settle refugees from the Soviet
Union and Ethiopia in Israel.
The Leadership Action Day
entailed morning briefings and
afternoon appointments with
Senators and Congressmen. The
morning briefing on absorption
guarantees was presented by
Shoshana Cardin, Chair of the
National Conference of Soviet
Jewry, Arden Shenker, Chair
man of the National Jewish
Community Relations Advisory
Council, and Tom Dine, Exec
utive Director of the American
Israel Public Affairs Committee.
A loan guarantee update was
provided by the Honorable
Zolman Shoval, the Israeli Am
bassador.
Upon completion of the
morning briefing, the Charlotte
delegation headed to Capitol
Hill. The delegation met with
Senator Terry Sanford and
Representative Alex McMillan
and with the aides of Senator
Jesse Helms and Representative
Bill Hefner. The purpose of the
meetings was to explain the
humanitarian need for the loan
guarantees and to separate the
issue of refugee^liyah from the
political questions of the region.
The delegation! also urged all
members of Coi^gress to support
the loan guarantee program
without delay. The visits con
cluded with mixed results. It was
clear that members understood
the humanitarian needs of the
refugees. However, some either
misunderstood the urgency or
linked the immigration with
politics.
Furthermore, this linkage was
inappropriately developed by
President Bush. While delega
tions were on the Hill discussing
the issues with their respective
members of Congress, President
Bush held a press conference,
where he admonished Jewish
lobbying efforts, threatened to
veto the loan guarantee legisla
tion and liked the rights of Jews
to settle in Israel with the
outstanding political issues to be
solved in peace negotiations.
The results of the meetings
indicated that some members
agreed with the President’s
position, others were not sure
that this was the proper battle
for supporters of Israel to fight
and still others felt that Presi
dent Bush was incorrect to have
linked the issues and not support
Israel.
Clearly, the issue of loan
guarantees is political hardball
and our visits were extremely
important. Also important, as
was mentioned by Senator San
ford and Senator Helm's aide,
are our letter-writing campaign
and phone calls. Our continued
efforts to inform our elected
officials will help in their under
standing the difficulties facing
Israel now and in the future.
Luski Family Hosts Third Jewish Arts Lectureship
Young or old, long-time Yid-
dishist or novice, you will want
to be in Gorelick Hall at Shalom
Park on Monday, October 21 at
8 p.m. for a rousing evening of
“heimische” (Jewish term for
“down-home”) entertainment
and culture. Zalmen Mlotek and
Shoshana Ron, premier inter
preters of Jewish music, gifted
musicians and scholars of Jewish
folk tradition, will perform a
narrated concert. The program
traces the development of Yid
dish music from its roots in the
shtetl through its American
evolution in the theater, syna
gogue and among the people.
“The Many Faces of Yiddish
Song” ushers in the newly en
dowed Jewish Arts and Folk
Culture Lectureship. The eve
ning of song and story is hosted
by the Luski family. It is one of
an ongoing series of Distin
guished Lectureships sponsored
by Temple Israel. The entire
community is cordially invited
to this special event. Everyone
is welcome to share the evening
as guests of the Luskis. There
is no charge.
Zalmen Mlotek is one of the
foremost authorities of Yiddish
song. He has directed a number
of Yiddish-English productions,
appeared as a guest conductor
of the American Symphony
Orchestra and has served as an
opera coach for the Metropol
itan Opera. He coauthored the
Yiddish-English musicals, “The
Golden Land,” “On Second
Avenue” and “Those were the
Days,” serving as musical direc
tor, vocal arranger and conduc
tor. He appeared in Charlotte in
December, 1989 and also was a
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Zalmen Mlotek.
guest soloist at the GA last year
in San Francisco.
Shoshana Ron was born in
Poland and raised in Russia and
Israel. She is a highly acclaimed
soprano of whom a New York
critic recently said, “Your songs
brought tears as well as joy to
all of us.” Since arriving in the
United States, Shoshana’s en
gagements have included perfor
mances at the Yiddish Theatre
and Lincoln Center.
Zalmen and Shoshana were
Shoshana Ron.
the stars at the Yiddish Institute
at Wildacres, and left everyone
there clamoring for more.
Through the graciousness of the
Luski family, the opportunity
for “more” will become a reality.
So plan to come early and stay
late, to shed a bittersweet tear
and sing out for joy as Zalmen
and Shoshana take us on a
magnificently guided tour of
“The Many Faces of Yiddish
Song.”
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