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The Charlotte ‘JEWISH 'TNEWS
Vol. I6N0.1
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 1994
JCC and Museum of the New South Present
“An Evenins %vith Eli Evans’
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Abba Eban has said of Eli
Evans: “The Jews of the South
have found their poet laureate.”
With that in mind, the Jewish
Community Center and the
Museum of the New South are
proud to present an evening with
this renowned scholar and North
Carolina native son. Join us at
the Center on Sunday, Feb. 13,
7:30 p.m. to hear his unique
insights into presidential poli
tics, civil rights, the Jewish
world, and Southern life.
The evening will also give you
the opportunity to learn about
Mr. Evans’ newest book. The
Lonely Days Were Sundays:
Reflections of a Jewish South
erner. The title is based on a
comment that was made in his
mother’s diary about how differ
ent his family felt on Sundays
in Durham, as they watched
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Eli Evans
Photo/Ann Marie Rousseau
their Christian friends and
neighbors going to church.
Mr. Evans’ previous books,
The Provincials: A Personal
History of Jews in the South and
Temple Israel to Hold Annual
“People Power Weekend”
By George L. Shelden
Temple Israel announces that
the l.D. Blumenthal People
Power Weekend for 1994 is
scheduled for Feb. 4-6. The guest
speaker is Ari Goldman, the long
time religion reporter for the
New York Times.
Mr. Goldman spent 20 years
as a reporter for the New York
Times before joining the faculty
of the Columbia School of
Journalism in 1993. As the
religion correspondent for the
New York Times, he was given
a year’s paid sabbatical to attend
the Harvard Divinity School. In
addition to being faced with the
state of contemporary religion
while at Harvard, Mr. Goldman
was compelled to probe the
meaning behind the lessons of
his own orthodox yeshiva edu
cation and to reflect upon his-
struggle to balance his career
with his religious tenents. The
result of this experience is his
best selling book The Search for
God at Harvard, published in
1991.
Schedule of Events
•Friday night, Feb. 4, Mr.
Goldman will speak about “Liv
ing in Two Worlds” at a Shabbat
dinner at Temple Israel.
•Saturday morning, Feb. 5,
Ari Goldman
Mr. Goldman will speak during
Temple Israel’s regular services
on “The Search for God at
Harvard.”
•Saturday afternoon there
will be an informal discussion
(topic to be decided) at Temple
Israel followed by Havdallah
services.
•Sunday morning, Feb. 6,
Mr. Goldman will speak at
breakfast at Temple Israel on
“Israel and the Media” which
will be followed by a question
and answer session.
For more information about
the People Power Weekend,
which is sponsored by the Blum
enthal family, call the Temple
Israel office at 362-2796.
Judah P. Benjamin: The Jewish
Confederate have been very well
received by both scholars and
the general public. You will have
the chance to discuss these
books, as well as his newest one,
at a reception and book signing
immediately following his lec
ture.
Since graduating from the
University of North Carolina
and Yale Law School, Mr.
Evans has led an exciting and
varied life. He was a speech
writer for President Lyndon
Johnson, was involved in civil
rights working for the Carnegie
Corporation helping to increase
the number of black lawyers in
the South, and is now president
of the Charles H. Revson Foun
dation in New York City.
We are very fortunate that
Mr. Evans is taking time from
his busy schedule to speak in
Charlotte and hope everyone
will take the opportunity to
attend this exciting event and
possibly share some personal
memories.
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte
Temple Beth El
and Temple Israel
cordially invite you to attend the
1994 Federation/United Jewish Appeal
Shabbat
featuring
DR. REUVEN HAZAN
Friday, January 21, 1994 at Temple Beth El
or
Saturday, January 22, 1994 at Temple Israel
Oneg to follow both
RSVP Federation Office at 366-5007 by Jan. 18
This is a non-solicitation event
Community Services Board Helps the
Jewish Organizations Share Efforts and Resources
For the past year and a half,
representatives from various
Jewish agencies and organiza
tions have met to talk about how
to meet effectively the varied
needs of the people they serve.
These representatives form the
Community Services Board of
the Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte.
Simply stated, the Communi
ty Services Board was estab
lished:
• To create a forum for com
munity program planning
• To foster communication
among all Jewish organizations
•To link the Federation with
the entire Jewish community.
The key words here are “com
munity,” “all,” and “entire.” It
is hoped that this committee will
serve to reduce conflicts which
often result in competition for
limited resources and audiences,
and to enhance cooperative and
better integrated programming.
Such programming might in
clude concerts, exhibits and
lectures; adult education classes
and discussion groups; and
various service projects and
outreach activities. The Com
munity Services board hopes to
help various organizations net
work more effectively, share
resources and collaborate more
in program planning.
Last year the Community
Services Board was cochaired by
Bobbi Bernstein and Evelyn
Berger. Under the direction of
Ruth, Resa and Jonathan Gold
berg, the CSB conducted a
survey designed to help inter
faith couples and their families
become an integral part of the
Jewish community. Thanks to
Paul Hirschmann, Pam Appel-
baum, Audrey Krakovitz, and
others, the CSB initiated out
reach activities to Jewish univer
sity students in the area. And,
under the auspices of the CSB,
a calendar database was in
stalled into the Federation com
puter system. The calendar
centralizes all activities in the
Charlotte Jewish community
and is linked with the general
community calendar. Monthly
reports are available to everyone
at Shalom Park.
This year the Community
Services Board is cochaired by
Evelyn Berger and Jay Jacoby.
Constituencies represented in
clude: Temple Beth El, Temple
Israel, Lubavitch, CAJE, JFS,
JCC, CJN, JFGC, ORT, B’nai
B’rith Women, HaLailah B’nai
B’rith Women, Hadassah, and
B’nai B’rith Men Among the
CSB’s goals for the year are the
production of a user-friendly
handbook that will help to
demystify the roles and func
tions of various organizations in
the Jewish community. Such a
handbook should enhance com
munication between groups and
enlighten us all about commu
nity planning, protocol, etc. The
CSB also hopes to find better
avenues for informing the com
munity about upcoming pro
gramming through The Char
lotte Jewish News, a community
bulletin board, telephone infor
mation lines, etc.
The opportunities for commu
nity cohesiveness are exciting,
challenging, and necessary as we
work for the continued growth
and vitality of the Charlotte
Jewish community. If you have
any questions or suggestions to
share, please contact either
Evelyn Berger or Jay Jacoby.
In The News
CAJE
1o
Family Services
5
Calendar
8
Federation
6-7
Candlelighting
10
JCC
14-16
Classifieds
22
Library
10
Community News
8-9
Lubavitch
20-21
Dining Out
18-19
Teen Page
17
Ed-Op
2-3
This ’n That
22
Eng./Marriages
22-23
World Beat
4
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