The Charlotte Jewish News - May 2009 - Page 9
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Temple Israel News Temple Israel Book Club
Mother’s Day Brunch
May 10
Free for Mom
Mother’s Day Branch is com
ing up on May 10 at 10 AM. This
is the perfect way to show your
mom, wife, special friend or fami
ly member, just how much you
appreciate her There is no charge
for the special mom in your life.
All others pay $5 each. If you
donate a non-perishable kosher
food item you’ll receive $1 off per
paying guest. The food will be
donated to Jewish Family
Service’s food pantry.
Shavuot and 2009/5769
Confirmation Class Dinner
May 29
Come join us as we celebrate
Confirmation, Shavuot and more.
Services begin at 6:15 PM and
dairy dinner at 7 PM. Adult
Dinner is $14 each and children
under 12 are $7 each. Confirmands
and parents eat free. Please RSVP
by May 22 to Terri Cathcart at
704-362-2796.
Baccalaureate Service
Saturday, May 30
Come join us on Shabbat morn
ing as we honor our high school
graduates.
Wanted: High School
Graduates for Baccalaureate
Service
Please e-mail Mary Beall,
mbeall@templeisraelnc.org, in the
Rabbi’s office, no later than May
9, with your High School gradu
ate’s name, the school name they
are graduating from, and their
plans for after High School gradu
ation.
Temple Israel Youth Department
Car Wash
May 3 at Temple Israel
Jr. Kadima, Kadima, and USY
will be holding a free Car Wash,
10 AM-1 PM. A $5 donation is
suggested. Make up rain date:
May 17. ^
The Ministry of Special Cases By Nathan Englander
Tuesday, May 19, 7:30 PM, Temple Israel
Discussion Leader: Jay Jacoby
A reviewer of The Ministry of
Special Cases notes that it has
been eight years between Nathan
Englander’s short story collection
For the Relief of Unbearable
Urges, and his latest book - a
novel - The Ministry of Special
Cases, but that because of its
“depth, poignancy, humor,
thoughtfulness complexity, irony
and maturity,” it is well worth the
wait.
The novel takes place in 1976,
the beginning of the bloodless mil
itary coup that removed Peron
from the presidency of Argentina.
Tens of thousands of “subversive
elements” disappear. Kaddish
Poznan works at the behest of the
middle-class Jews in Buenos Aires
to erase the names of their unsa
vory relatives from graves. His
nineteen year old son, Pato, reluc
tantly helps Kaddish with this
thankless task. The relationship
between father and son resonates
throughout this “extraordinarily
well-paced, suspenseful and often
surreal story.” Pato is snatched and
his parents become obsessed with
finding him, despite the fact that
no members of the Jewish com
munity will assist him.
Important questions about iden
tify, aspiration, ambivalence, and
family politics and psychopathol
ogy are raised in Englander’s
book. With an intensive novel
such as this, a powerful discussion
leader is called for, and Jay Jacoby
meets that need. English Professor
Dr. Jay Jacoby, formerly with
UNCC and now with UNC
Asheville, has led many Temple
Israel Book club meetings, and the
Temple Israel book club is delight
ed to have him back to lead the
May 19 discussion.
Copies of Englander’s The
Ministry of Special Cases are
available at the public library, the
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and
Resource Center and may be pur
chased at local book stores or on
line for about $15.
Temple Israel Book Club meet
ings are open to all community
members. For additional informa
tion call Linda Levy (704-366-
6362) or Sandra Hirschman (704-
867-7051). ^
The Temple Israel Social Club-for active couples and singles-invites you to join our social group.
Meet new people and enjoy our interesting programs and trips. Call Janine Rosner, 704-366-5631, for
information.
Sunday, May 31 - The trip we’ve been waiting for, departing at 8:30 AM from Temple Israel - the
Mystery Bus Ride. Members, $35.00 per person; non-members, $40.00. Includes comfortable bus and
snacks. Individual lunch checks. Send your check before May 18 to: Douglas Mann, 137 N. Canterbury Rd.,
Charlotte 28211. For more information call Ruth Goldberg, 704-366-8903.
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