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The Charlotte Jewish News - January 2004 - Page 6 Major Gifts Event Over 50 people attended the Jewish Federation’s Major Gifts Dinner held at The Westin Charlotte Hotel on Thursday, December 11,2003. United Jewish Communities’ National Campaign Chair, Mr. Steve Selig of Atlanta spoke from his heart as he addressed mem bers of our community whose household annual gift is a minimum of $10,000. At the age of 43, dealing with the death of his parents, Mr. Selig found himself at the helm of his family foundation. A Federation support- I er took Mr. Selig on ' a tour of the Jewish agencies in Atlanta supported by the Federation, and the rest as they say is histo ry. Seventeen years later, Steve Selig travels ail over the Your Connection To The Jewish Community... WHETHER CROSS TOWN OR ACROSS COUNTRY, assisdi^iiunilies in buying and selling real estate since 1985. 704.814.6693. home 704.904.7250. mobile 704.849.6654 - office CAROLINA MARKING DEVICES, INC. P.O. BOX 32143 3405 S. TRYON STREET CHARLOTTE, NC 28232-2143 TEL. (704) 525-7600 FAX (800) 777-8619 Rubber Stamps Notary and Corporate Seals, Laundry Markers, Stenciling Supplies SAME DAY SERVICE Ada Shapiro Jeffrey Shapiro world sharing his story and encouraging others to support the Jewish Federation and its partner agencies which assist Jews in local communities, in Israel and around the world. The 2003 cam paign has already exceeded over Patti Gorelick, Stacy Gorelick, Todd Gorelick. Major Gifts Chair, Don Bernstein, Steve Selig, Bill Gorelick. Jill Newman. President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, shares a moment with Rabbi Judy Schindler of Temple Beth El. Rabbi Schindler gave a very meaningful d'var torah at the event. 750 million dollars. Todd Gorelick, Major Gifts Chair, set the tone for the evening with an electrifying speech encouraging donors to raise flat gifts and to encourage sec ond and even third gen eration participation in the major gifts cam paign. For more informa tion about becoming a major giver, please contact Todd Gorelick, Jerry Levin, Campaign co-chair, Randy Czarlinsky, Executive Director, or Sue Littauer, Campaign Director at 704- 944-6758. O Barbara Levin, Jerry Levin, 2004 Annual Campaign Co-chair, and Randy Czarlinsky, Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. Photos by ArtShots, Arthur Mattos photographer. Of GteEAIER Qiarlotte Luncheon Honors Lions of Judah The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte honored its Lions of Judah at a luncheon at the Duke Mansion on Thursday, December 4, 2003. Guest speaker Victoria Agron, Senior Vice President of Financial Resource Development at United Jewish Communities, told a very engag ing, personal story relating her rise from a new convert to Judaism and volunteer for the Jewish Federation in Denver, Colorado to the staff person directly responsible for raising over two billion dollars for the I 100% PRESTIGE |rlOO% PERFORMANCE ' I iGTAGHeuer Left to right: Nicki Ostrow, co-chair Lion of Judah campaign; Vicki Agron. Senior Vice President, United Jewi.sh Communities; Mary Wojnowich, co chair Lion of Judah campaign; Jill Newman, president, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. Jewish federation system in 2003. A highlight of the luncheon was the signing of an anniversary/ketubah by four women who have endowed their Gifts to Lions of Judah increased 9.6% card for card. Lion of Judah gifts. The ketubah was sent to us to mark the 10th anniversary of the Lion of Judah Endowment program of which there are currently over 2,000 par ticipants throughout North America. For more information on becoming a Lion of Judah or on endowing your gift, please contact Sue Littauer, Campaign Director, at 704-944-6758. Y > " I ^ Left to right: Meg Goldstein, Aleen Epstein, Bobbi Bernstein and Linda Seigel display anniversary/ketubah after the initial signing. The ketubah will hang in the Federation office and will be updated as new endowments are added. Tiger Woods Signature Limited Edition Watch {Not Shown-availability not guaranteed) DAVID’S LTD. jEWELERS OF DISTINCTION SINCE 1977 COTSWOID VILLAGE SHOPS • CHARLOTTE, NC 28211 704/364-6543 • M'ww.davidsltd.com “There is much we can learn from the woman’s movement in terms of our own growth as Jews. There is much that feminism can gain from the perspective of traditional Jewish values.” — Blu Greenberg, activist, teacher, and author, “Judaism and Feminism,” The Jewish Woman: New Perspectives, edited by Elizabeth Kohn (1976)
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