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Pag92'Th9M»wi-Jun9/Jufy, 1995 perspectives ^■ibbbesi To Drink or Not to Drink, That is the Question! This month’s editorial cartoon relates to an article that appeared in the May 23, 1995 Charlotte Ob server. It seems that an analysis of a survey taken in Los Angeles and New Haven, Connecticut, found that within a one year pe riod, 13% of Jewish men suffered from major de pression as compared with 5.4% of non-Jewish men. In contrast, another result of the survey found that Jewish men had a 2.8% rate of alcoholism as opposed to 14% for non-Jewish men. Dr. Itzak Levav of Brown University in Provi dence, R.I. said, “...maybe in cultures that do not use drinking as an outlet for release of tension, sadness and distress, those things show up as depression.” Whoa, wait a minute! Does that mean if Jewish men drank a little more they would be less de pressed? What a choice! Drink and be happy; don’t drink and be depressed. What about Jewish women? The survey found Jewish women did not show unusually high rates of depression. How’s this for an idea? Instead of de pressed Jewish men turn ing to drink to relieve their depression, how about turning to their wives or sweethearts for comfort and understanding ? That seems like a healthier alter native to me. 1995 Annual Campaign A Big Success The 1995 Annual Campaign has closed. We have pledged $1,347 million to support the many recipient orga nizations here and abroad. This represents a 4.8% increase over the funds pledged in 1994. My thanks go to all those who participated in the campaign. Many stretched gen erously to give dollars that don’t come easily. Special thanks also go to Sara Schreibman, campaign chair, for all of her commitment and effort. Sara, of course, was supported by a terrific group of volunteers and our small, but dedi cated staff. The big payoff for all of us comes this fall when our com munity can allocate these newly pledged dollars, so they go to work for all of us in 1996. Federation facilitates, plans and raises funds. It identifies needs, provides encouragement and resources, but we typically don’t think of Federation itself as directly providing services. This generalization is true, but, like most generalizations, misses some key exceptions. The Federation Services Com mittee, chaired by Diane Schwartz and co-chaired by Jack Levinson, coordinates the commit tees and groups which offer many services and activities in our com munity. These include Shalom Y’all, New Federation Generation, Charlotte Jewish News, Speizman Jewish Library, Uptowners and CLAL Some of these activities re quire only a few hours each month from a handful of volunteers and staff; others have dedicated staff and substantial volunteer support None occurs spontaneously. If you have thoughts on any of these ser vices or would like to participate in delivering them, Diane and Jack would be very glad to hear from you. Todd Gorelick chairs the Is raeli Programming Committee. This committee replaces the Mis- THE CHARLOTTE JEWISH NEWS 5007 Providence Road, Charlotte, NC 28226 366-5007 Fax 365-4507 Published by: Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte ... Daniel Z. Lepow, Director Jewish Community Center Alan Feklman, Director Editor Harvey Cohen Advertising Coordinator Rha Mond Advertising Rep Larry Levy CJN Executive Board Rosalind Taranto, chaur Evelyn Berger, Bob Davis, Leora Itzhaki, Ann Langman, Linda Levy, Dr. Selwyn Spangenthal OF Ml fomvrn) PubUalwd monthly mo«|M tor Ju(y Copy dsadlin* the 10th of sach montti pracading month of iMtM The CWd——tsa—> ff poMliMty ter th« ^arfityr k—hrrth mt mmy yredect Mr aarvica a>«rtiaadl. N« artkJaa *r Bdh>«rti«saMaf wmmy fca rapriatsJ widiaat stor*a a«tfc«ib.«Uaa. Pafcfiahlag «f a paM paBtical a^nrtissanat diaaa aat ca—titata aa •f mmy raadMata, paBtical party ar paBtical pasWaa by tka Fadaratiaa ar aay aa^riayaaa. Rich Osbome Federation President sions Committee which Todd chaired last year. Todd has re named the committee to better re flect the broader range of activities with which it is involved. Todd has (in the midst of becoming a first time father- Mazel Tov!) helped coordinate a visit to Charlotte in May by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce. The Com mittee also seeks to encourage more travel to Israel, on UJA mis sions, of course, but also in other venues, sponsored either locally or by other national Zionist or reli gious groups. Todd too would love to hear from you if you’re inter ested in interactions with or travel to Israel. I hope everyone has a great summer. Rkh Osbome President Letters to, the Editor ' ''i: j USA 29c Whether you are a Jewish War Veteran (JWV) member or not, you will be interested to know that the organization has a stamp distribution program. As a post, if we send the national JWV headquarters as many stamps as we can assemble, they will distribute them among patients at VA hospitals, to the handicapped, the homebound and to stamp clubs in schools. May I please ask that you clip all the stamps from letters you re ceive from here and abroad and send them to me about the Hrst of each month. Many duplicates are welcome. I, in turn, will forward all the stamps received to national headquarters where they will be distrib uted. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated. Rabbi Israel J. Gerber Continued from front page CJP Trip to Israel In remembrance of the great teacher. Rabbi Akiva, Lag B’Omer is a time to show appreciation for all teachers. The Charlotte Jewish Preschool teaches were each pre sented with a pin inscribed “Indi cated to Caring.” The teachers had also been honored by the PTO ear lier that day with a Teacher Appre ciation Luncheon. Scott Brander put his special wish in the Wailing Wail. continued from front page Anne Frank Diary “The Diary of a Young Girl,” by Anne Frank. In addition, the documentary includes remarkable, thought-to-be-lost film footage of Anne Frank herself To capture Anne’s story fully, “Anne Frank Remembered” relies exclusively on the eyewitness ac counts of those who knew her best - her family, friends, relatives, classmates, and finally, her fellow concentration camp inmates. Many of these interviews are con ducted at the original sites where the events took place, including Anne’s school and the secret hid ing place in Amsterdam, as well as transit camp Westerbork and death camps Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen, where Anne Frank died about three weeks before the camp was liberated. “Anne Frank Remembered” is the first production made with the complete cooperation of The Anne Frank House Amsterdam, which has provided the filmmakers with access to the secret annex in which Anne and seven others went into hiding when the Nazis stepped up their persecution of the Jews in 1942. Filmmaker Jon Blair also received first-ever permission to restore the furnishings of the an nex to what it had been when the Franks were in hiding. Among the eyewitnesses in- ' terviewed is Miep Gies, who was an employee of Anne’s father Otto and served as a primary lifeline for those hiding in the annex. In one of the special’s most movingmoments, Mrs. Gies comes face-to-face for the first time with Peter Pepper, the grateful son of Dr. Fritz Pfeffer, one of those whom she sheltered. In addition, the film reveals Otto Frank’s post-liberation letters that have only recently been dis covered and have never before been seen or heard by the public. oLmowH fooiwrrMAVt^
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