The Charlotte Jewish News - April 2007- Page 2
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From the Editor
This June will mark nine full
years that I have served as edi
tor of The Charlotte Jewish
News. From my seat in front of
this computer screen, I have
witnessed astonishing growth
and maturity in this small com
munity. Two large education
wings for children from pre
school through high school; a
summer campsite of independ
ent buildings for activities
beyond imagination; a second
swimming pool with slides and
a splash area; expanded syna
gogues and additional religious
choices in worship and educa
tion - all this in less than ten
years.
The Charlotte Jewish News
has always tried to keep up with
this amazing growth. Our mis
sion is to be the voice of this
community and as it increases
in size, both the number of
agencies as well as the popula
tion, so must this newspaper.
But with expanded responsibil
ities comes higher costs. And so
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come to you, our loyal readers
for help.
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JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS
The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte raises and distributes funds to support and to enrich the lives ofJews locally, nationally, in Israel and worldwide. Through
education, planning, and community building the Federation s mission ensures that Jewish values, goals, traditions, and connections are preserved for current and
future generations
Jewish Federation Annual Meeting and
Community Yom Ha’Atzmaut Concert Features
Israeli Perfomer Shuly Nathan
Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30
PM* in Gorelick Hall at the
Levine Jewish Community
Center, the Jewish Federation
will hold its Annual Meeting fol
lowed by a special com
munity concert to celebrate Yom
Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence
Day). The annual meeting,
chaired by Linda Seigel, will
include the election of new offi
cers and board members for the
Jewish Federation. The event is
free and open to the public.
The Community Yom
Ha’atzmaut concert will feature
Israeli Performer Shuly Nathan.
Bom in London and raised in
Israel, Shuly Nathan made histo
ry with the song “Jemsalem of
Gold.” At the age of 16, she
began playing the guitar, singing
and collecting folk songs.
Songwriter and composer Naomi
Shemer heard her performing,
and asked Shuly Nathan to sing a
song she had written. The year
Shuly Nathan
was 1967; the song was
“Jerusalem of Gold.” Two weeks
later the 1967 war broke out and
the song became the anthem of
the war, a prayer for the reunifi
cation of Jemsalem. This year
along with the celebration of
Israel’s 59th Independence Day
we are commemorating the 40th
anniversary of this memorable
song. Shuly and her guitar have
traveled the world, bringing the
songs of Israel to audiences
everywhere. A gentle, compas
sionate storyteller, she weaves a
narrative that combines Jewish
folklore and legends, personal
history, and the stories of the
songs she sings.
As part of our Yom
Ha’atzmaut events this year, the
Federation will be hosting an
exhibition celebrating the vision
ary of the Jewish state, Theodor
Herzl. The exhibit “Herzl: Up
Close and Personal” consists of
28 panels of stimulating visuals
and texts that will be displayed on
Main Street at Shalom Park
beginning April 11 and ending
April 30.
Through photographs, illustra
tion, graphics and text, the exhi-
'bition will bridge present and
past, imbuing a new generation
with an understanding of the
Zionist vision, the context in
which it emerged, and its rele
vance today.
Show your
pride
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your
homeland. Come hear the sounds ^
of Shuly Nathan and visit the ^
Herzl exhibit at the Jewish ^
Federation’s Annual Meeting and ^
Community Yom Ha’atzmaut ^
Concert. For more information, ^
please call the Federation at 704-
944-6757. 0 ^
^Temple Israel’s evening miny- ^
on will be held at 7:15 PM in the ^
Foundation of Shalom Park ^
Boardroom. ^
Community Yom Ha ’atzmaut ^
Concert sponsored in partnership ^
with the Foundation of Shalom ^
Park, Jewish Federation oj ^
Greater Charlotte, Levine Jewish ^
Community Center, Temple Beth ^
El, and Temple Israel.
OF GREATER
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FEDERATION
HAHLOTTE
Local, Global, Eternal
Space Still Available for Author Susan Isaacs
The 9th Annual Spring
Lecture, sponsored by the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte’s
Women’s Campaign, is
Thursday, April 12 in the Sandra
and Leon Levine Social Hall at
Temple Israel. Susan Isaacs, best
selling novelist of ten books
including Compromising Positions
and Any Place I Hang My Hat, is
the guest speaker. Her newly
published novel Past Perfect is
Shabbat Candle Lighting
For April 2007
Friday, April 6, 7:30 PM
Friday, April 13, 7:35 PM
Friday, April 20, 7:41 PM
Friday, April 27, 7:47 PM
Susan Isaacs
breathlessly paced, witty, and
riveting in its portrait of a
woman who can’t bear to leave
the past behind. Tickets for the
event are $36 for dinner, lecture
and dessert reception, or $18 for
lecture and dessert only. Susan
will be signing books following
the lecture. To reserve your
space, please call the Federation
office today at 704-944-6757.
Thank you to our Spring
Lecture Sponsors:
Table Sponsors: Amy
Augustine and Tracy Brown;
Tammy Cohen, Nancy Kipnis
and Liz Winer; Stacy Gorelick;
Penny Krieger; Dana Meiselman
and Jenny Meiselman; Linda
Seigel. 4*
Mama Ricotta’s
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&
SpedaSsts In Pediabic OentistrY & Ortttodontics
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FEDERATIONS
OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
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CONTENTS
Federation News pp. 2-5
Community News pp. 6-10
Jewish Family Services pp. 10,11
Judaic Library and Resource Center p. 12
Women’s Page p. 14
JewishTraveler p. 17
Youth Visions pp. 18, 20
Mazel Tov p. 21
Jewish Community Center pp. 22, 23
Synagogues and Congregations pp. 24, 26-28
Dining Out p. 25
Schools pp. 28, 29
Passover pp. 30, 31
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