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The Charlotte
JEWISH
Vol. 22 No. 3
Adar l-Adar II 5760
March 2000
The Queen of Hearts Requests the Pleasure of Your Company for “Tea
Piper Glen Country Club on March 26 at 3:00 PM
The 4th annual “Kids
in Vogue” Children’s
Fashion Show and Tea
sponsored by the
Jewish Federation Of
Greater Charlotte is
scheduled for Sunday,
March 26 at Piper Glen
Country Club. The
annual fashion show is
one of many social and
educational events
enabling the Federation
to reach its $2.25 mil
lion goal for the 2000
Annual Campaign.
Marni Abramowitz
and Dana Ditesheim
who are chairing this
year’s event are very
excited about the new
format. This year we
are serving “Tea”
instead of lunch. This will give
everyone more time to mingle. It
will be a fiin afternoon, guests can
socialize with their friends, learn
about the work of the Federation
and watch our adorable children
walk down the runway in wonder
ful spring fashions.
Lisa Goldberg along with Nina
Lewis and Cheryl Rabinowitz will
chair the recruitment effort this
year. If you know of any newcom-
A
Matthew
els at the
Vogue.
ers to Charlotte let
them know so they can
gel in touch with them
personally to invite
them.
The cost to attend
this year”s event is
$18, which pays for
the cost of the ‘Tea.”
In addition, guests will
be asked to make a $75
minimum donation to
the Federation’s 2000
Annual Campaign. If
you have ab^ady made
a pledge of $75 or
more to the campaign
you are not required to
make any additional
donation. Monies
raised from the event
will have a lasting
impact on the lives of
Jewish children worldwide.
This year we are also asking for
gently used or new children’s
clothing donations. We will be
sending any clothing donations to
“SAVEZ.” Savez is an organiza
tion that will distribute our collec-
ti(Mis to needy Jews in Yugoslavia.
The average salary in Yugoslavia
these days is about $40 per month
and even that is paid late or not at
all. These are formerly middle
Baron mod-
1999 Kids in
class families reduced to severe
poverty. The Joint Distribution
Committee (JDC) sends some
clothes but none of this assistance
adds up to what a normal child
consumes in clothing during an
ordinary year. Whatever donations
you can bring will be greatly
appreciated.
The theme for the show is
“Alice in Wonderland.” Decoration
Chairs, Lisa Meyerson and Lora
Solomon are busy woiidng on the
room decor that will reflect this
theme.
Fashion’s for this year’s event
will be provided by Lions &
Tigers & Bears Children’s
Boutique and London Britches.
Sixty models ages 4-10 will be
recruited to walk down the run
way. Robin Gershen, Susan Hader
and Roberta Rodgers are in charge
of the fashions and will work with
the stores to select the clothing
that will be used on the 26th.
Jennifer Newman, Rebecca
Shaffer, Robin Stier and Linda
Wasser will be working behind the
scenes to make sure that the mod
els are having as much fun back
stage as the adults are having dur
ing the Tea. There will be enter
tainment to keep them busy before
their time in the spotlight.
Roni Fishkin will serve as
“Master of Ceremonies” for the
third year. This year she will play
Pam Segal guides Zoe Kronovet
and Anna Epstein at Kids In Vogue
1999.
the part of the Queen of Hearts.
Andrea Bimbaum is responnsible
for our invitations and programs
this year.
Once again the show will fea
ture “Gracious Grandmas,” which
Jill Newman is chairing. Any
grandmother of a cl»kl who is
modeling may make a contribu
tion to defray the costs of the
show. “Gracious Grandmas” will
be listed in the event (»t>gram. ^
Face to Face: Dealing with Prejudice and
Discrimination’’
Nationally Recognized Exhibit at Discovery Place
Face to Face: Dealing with
Prejudice and Discrimination, a
traveling exhibit designed to show
children ages 7-10 how to deal with
stereotyping and prejudice, is now
at Discovery Place. Developed by
the Chicago Children’s Museum,
this powerful multi-media traveling
exhibition is sponsored nationally
by The Metropolitan Life
Foundation and is l^ing presented
locally by The National Conference
for Community and Justice-
Charlotte Region (NCCJ), the
Cultural Education Collaborative
(CEC), The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte, and Discovery
Place.
“Face to Face introduces chil
dren to the many differences among
us all, whether it be our physical
abilities, our religious, cultural,
racial, or social background, and
how to recognize discrimination and
stereotyping that may result from
these differences,” said Linda Burr,
NCCJ Executive Director. “We real
ly have a fine program here that we
hope will reach as many students as
possible.”
“The exhibit and its supporting
public outreach campaign will be
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profoundly important as the
Charlotte community addresses
issues of diversity awareness and
tolerance in its public schools, as
well as the community at large,”
says Marvin Goldberg, Executive
Director of the Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte, one of the local
sponsoring organizations. “Federation
leaders believe this project has the
potential to enhance quality of life
for the local Jewish community and
a broad cross section of the citizens
of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area,
which is consistent with the mission
and ongoing efforts of our organiza
tion.”
Of Qreater QiARijonrm
The situations presented in the
Face to Face exhibit will probably
not be new to students. Children
often react to differences among
peers for reasons that range from
wearing glasses to life-long physical
disabilities. “Most of us remember a
time when we were teased about
being different in some way,” said
Burr. “Do you remember how you
felt? Do you recall how you handled
the situation? One primary goal of
this exhibit is to give children posi
tive strategies in overcoming these
negative experiences.”
“As Charlotte continues to thrive,
grow, and change it is important that
our students grow in an environ
ment where all are appreciated and
valued, not in spite of their differ
ences, but because of them,” said
Freda Nicholson, President and
CEO of Discovery Place. “Face to
Face is meant to build each stu
dent’s self-esteem and foster trust
between different student groups.”
The Components of the Exhibit
Caregiver Labels - Placed through
out the exhibit, caregiver labels pro
vide tools for adults to help children
deal with the difficult and some
times confusing subject matter relat
ed to prejudice and discrimination.
Name That Stereotype - A lively
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SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, April 12
7:30 PM
Anita Diamant, author of
*^The Red Tent/* will be in Charlotte for
The Jewish Federation Spring Lecture.
Ms. Diamant is a renowned author of many books
chronicling Jewish life. Other books include:
'"Living a Jewish Life, ” "Choosing a Jewish Life, ”
and *‘New Jewish Wedding. ” Come join us for an
entertaining evening. Details to follow.
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