The Charlotte Jewish News -October 2001 - Page 5
The Bernstein Leadership Group Learns about the Federation and
Several of Our Local Agencies
Federation President Sara
Schreibman.
On Sunday, September 9, Sara
Schreibman, President of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte, spoke
to the Bernstein
Leadership Group
about the ABC’s
of Federation. She
informed them
that the Federation
is the one place
that belongs to
every Jew, the
place where phil
anthropy, volun-
teerism and shared
commitment come
together to make a difference, to
repair the world. As part of a con
tinent-wide system, federation has
the capacity to reach every Jew in
need with a social-service network
unparalleled in the world. These
resources and the
experience and
reach of its two
preeminent over
seas partners - the
Jewish Agency for
Israel and
American Jewish
Joint Distribution „ o , ,
^ , , Penny Wagner-Scnuster and
Committee - enable , ^ ^ i ■ } r- •;
„ , . , . Jeff lurk, of Jewish ramify
federation to bnng
liie-savmg and liie-
sustaining caring to
all Jews in need. And it brings
North American Jews into direct,
personal, meaningful partnerships
with the people of Israel through
many innovative programs.
Among them: Partnership 2000
community-to-community pro
grams; birthright israel, providing
free first-time trips to Israel for
Jewish youth; OTZMA volunteer
opportunities in Israel for recent
college graduates, and much
more.
Each year the Federation
Annual Campaign is the primary
means of meeting the ongoing
needs of the Jewish community
local and worldwide. Your gift to
our annual campaign is the best
way to assist in the rescue of the
imperiled, to care for the vulnera
ble, to preserve Jewish identity
through Jewish education and to
strengthen our entire
Jewish community.
That same evening,
the Bernstein Group
was privileged to have
three agencies give an
overview of their orga
nization and their role
in the community as
well as how Federation
dollars benefit their
organization. Penny
Wagner-Schuster and
Jeff Turk of Jewish
Family Services (JFS) informed
the group about the importance
that JFS has in our community.
JFS is committed to preserving,
strengthening, and enhancing the
quality of life for Jewish individu
als and families. In
response to those in
need, Jewish Family
Services provides a
continuum of profes
sional services in a
supportive and confi
dential environment.
Members of the com
munity in crises or
struggling under the
pressure of normal
life transitions receive
private, professional and caring
attention.
Mariashi Groner, Director and
Gale Osborne, President of the
Charlotte Jewish Day School
(CJDS) enlightened us with infor
mation about the special ways of
learning at the CJDS that makes
them a step above the rest. The
facility may be less than attractive,
but the learning and caring of our
children is their number one prior
ity. The school is dedicated to pro
viding a school experience that is
both enjoyable and challenging.
Alan Feldman, Executive
Director and Lane Ostrow,
President of the Jewish
Community Center (JCC) spoke
about cultural diversity and how
1 + 1 = 3 Danny Siegel’s
Latest Formula for Living
the Good Life
Please join the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte
and the Bernstein Leadership
Group as they welcome Danny
Siegel to Charlotte on
November 4 at 7:30
PM at the JCC.
Danny is a well-
known author, lectur
er, and poet who has
spoken in more than
200 North American
Jewish communities,
synagogues, Jewish
Community Centers,
Federations, and other
communal organiza
tions on tzedakah and
Jewish values, besides
reading from his own
poetry. He is the author of 25-1/2
books on such topics as mitzvah
heroes and practical and personal
ized tzedakah, and has produced
an anthology of 500 selections of
Talmudic quotes about living the
Danny Siegel
JCC President Lane Ostrow, JCC
Executive Director Alan Feldman
important it is for us to promote
Jewish cultures, perpetuate our
Jewish heritage, foster Jewish val
ues, nurture positive Jewish iden
tity and help everyone to develop
themselves as people, as Jews and
as Americans. At the JCC, we are
all given the opportunity to
accomplish these goals.
(Whether
Se/ffoflf
fe worra fua
fiadray
Harman
Realtor"
fate and MO
H'lirn
V Ham
(o) 704-849-6666 And Get Results!
(h) 803-802-7624 (ceil) 704-236-5945
audrey.herman@atemail.com
Gale Osborne, Charlotte Jewish
Day School President; Mariashi
Groner, Day School Director.
The group left this particular
session feeling good about our
Jewish community and how the
Jewish Federation helps all of
these agencies with their funding
every year.
Next month, the Bernstein
Leadership groups welcomes
Rabbi David Woznica to speak.
His topic will be on how the
“Ten Commandments Confront
Contemporary Values.” For fur
ther- information, please call
Mamie Moskowitz, Director of
Program Development, in the
Federation office at 704-944-
6764.
HAYMOND
COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE COMPANY
54L6903
Memberships
Union County Farm Bureau
National Association of Realtors
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
Union County Chamber of Commerce
Charlotte Commercial Board of Realtors
Gerald S. Haymond, Licensed Broker, NC & SC
Jewish life well called Where
Heaven and Earth Touch.
Siegel is sometimes referred to
as “The Most Famous Unknown
Jewish Poet in
America” - among his
not-well-enough-
known poetry books are
A Hearing Heart and
Unlocked Doors - as
well as, “The World’s
Greatest Expert on
Microphilanthropy,”
‘The Feeling Person’s
Thinker,” and “The
Pied Piper of
Tzedakah.” His volume
Healing: Readings and
Meditations combines
poetry and prose and
classical Jewish texts for those in
need of healing words.
His most recent books in prose
include 1 + 1-3 and 37 Other
Mitzvah Principles For a
Meaningful Life, Heroes and
Miracle Workers, and Good
People, collections of essays
about everyday people who are
Mitzvah heroes and great
Menschen, Tell Me a Mitzvah,
(Continued on page 7)
iSI
(3f (3teEAim Charlotte
Information & Reservations: Toll-free: 1-866-248-4824 • 704-248-4000
10000 Ballantyne Commons Pkwy. • Charlotte NC 28211
hallantyneresort.com