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The Charlotte Jewish News - January 2011 - Page 3
Tribefest, March 6-8, Mandalay Bay Resort and
Casino, Las Vegas
In March 2011, over 2,000
young Jews will wander into the
desert for a journey into their
own Jewish identity. Many will
come to Las Vegas having had
no prior Jewish community
involvement and no real sense
of why this should even matter
to them. Upon arrival, they will
find a wide range of ways to
connect - to their Judaism, to
the Jewish community, and to
others on a similar Jewish jour
ney.
TribeFest will reflect the
vibrant setting of its host city
Las Vegas, offering meaningful,
fun, and top-quality content.
Through presentations by
dynamic leaders in politics,
entertainment, music, art, food,
religion and other aspects of
Jewish life, TribeFest will offer
attendees many ways to connect
to their own Judaism. In addi
tion, participants will work
hands-on in partnership with the
local Las Vegas community on
meaningful service projects.
demonstrating powerfully the
impact giving back can have for
community - and even more so
for the giver.
Setting the event at the chic
and fun Mandalay Bay Resort
offers TribeFest participants the
opportunity to sample all of the
FAST FACTS ABOUT TRIBEFEST
Who: Young Jews ages 21-45 from all communities
across North America
Where: Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas
When: March 6-8, 2011
Why: Join other young Jews from across North America
in the vibrant city of Las Vegas. Hear dynamic leaders in
politics, entertainment, music, art, food, religion and
other aspects of Jewish life.
Participate in a meaningful service project.
Cost: $400* Prior to January 11 (covers registration &
meals) *Jewish Federation is offering a $400 subsidy first
come, first served.
Hotel: $169/night and can accommodate up to four beds
How to Register: Contact Tair Giudice at
tair.giudice@jewishcharlotte.org or 704-944-6759.
attractions that make Las Vegas
one of the top tourist destina
tions in the world. TribeFest
programming will be comple
mented by the Las Vegas experi
ence, acknowledging that par
ticipating in Jewish communal
life can and should be about
having fun as well.
Practical Matters
TribeFest will take place
from March 6-8 at The
Mandalay Bay Resort in Las
Vegas, Nevada. The host com
munity will be holding an event
Saturday evening for those
arriving early.
The cost per person for regis
tration for TribeFest is $400
prior to January 11 and $475
after
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte is offering a
$400 subsidy, on first come,
first served basis.
Hotel rooms are $ 169/night
for single occupancy, but can
accommodate up to four beds.
TribeFest is the seminal event
National Young Leadership www.trlbefest.org
CONNECT. EXPLORE AND CtLEBRATE AT
TribeFest 2011: Las Vegas
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for young Jews to come togeth
er to connect to their own
Judaism, to the Jewish commu
nity, and to other young Jews
from across North America.
Under the Federation umbrella
it will bring together many
aspects of Jewish life so that
Jews will recognize that all of
them lead to our core communal
aspiration- caring for our global
Jewish community.
For further information, visit:
www.tribefest.org or contact
t air. giudice @j ewishchar-
lotte.org ^
Jewish Federation Lions of Judah Honored
Amy Augustine, co-chair of
Charlotte’s 2011 Lion of Judah
campaign with Amy Gould and
Alison Lemer, welcomed our
Lions and their guests by thank
ing them for their generosity
and commitment. Amy present
ed our newest Lion Gloria
Feibus with her Lion of Judah
pin. Following was a surprise
announcement for Sandra
Levine that her daughter Amy
Dawson had also become a
Lion.
Amy Gould began the pro
gram by saying, “Women’s
Philanthropy is the fastest grow
ing component of the Annual
Campaign in the Federation
movement representing 23% of
the total campaign. In Charlotte,
our Lions of Judah are a dynam
ic group of 52 philanthropic
women whose gifts to the 2010
Annual Campaign totaled
$732,560. This represented
86% of the total Women’s
Campaign and 26% of the total
Campaign.”
Guest speaker Sue Fishkoff,
national correspondent and con
tributing editor for JTA, the
Global News Service of the
Jewish People, was the guest
speaker Ms. Fishkoff said, “The
Jewish community has never
been larger, more creative, or
more influential than it is
today.” She continued by saying
that this new strength and cre
ativity is being expressed in dif
ferent ways such as an increased
interest in Jewish spirituality
and the transformation of syna
gogues into centers of Jewish
Above, Lion of Judah Co-Chair Amy Augustine, guest
speaker Sue Fishkoff, LOJ Co-Chairs Alison Lerner and
Amy Gould
At right, new Lion, Gloria
Feibus and Amy Augustine
At right. Lions of
Judah Dale Polsky,
Sandra Levine, Fern
Ingber Epley, Jenny
Meiselman and Jill
Newman
life. Other areas of growth are
the increased awareness for
Jewish rituals, a booming inter
est in Jewish education, the
explosion of Jewish culture, and
a much more welcoming
approach to intermarried cou
ples and the newly converted.
Tracy Brown, chair of the
Lion of Judah Endowment
(LOJE), called upon our newest
LOJE Sue Worrel, Executive
Director of the Jewish
Federation, to sign the beautiful
LOJE ketubah. Tracy also pre
sented the Kipnis-Wilson
Friedland Award to her dear
friend Stacy Gore lick, 2010
award recipient from Charlotte
(see article p. 2).
If you would like additional
information about becoming a
Lion of Judah or LOJE, please
contact Sue Worrel, Executive
Director, or Sue Littauer,
Development Director, at the
Federation office 704-944-
6757. ^
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