The Charlotte Jewish News - November 2012 - Page 8
Temple Israel Book Club Meetings
Monday, November 12
In the Garden of Beasts: Love,
Terror, and an American Family
in Hitler’s Berlin By Erik Larson
and
Thursday, November 29
(co-sponsored with Sisterhood)
One More River By Mary Glick-
man
7:30 at Temple Israel
Erik Larson’s best selling In the
Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror,
and an American Family in
Hitler’s Berlin is “a dazzling, ad-
dietively readable work that
speaks volumes about why the
world did not reeognize the grave
threat posed by Hitler until Berlin
and Europe were awash in blood
and terror.” This work of novelis-
tie history foeuses on the family of
William E. Dodd, who in 1933 be-
eame the first ambassador to
Hitler’s Germany. Though Dodd’s
flamboyant daughter Martha, is at
first intrigued by the handsome
young men of the Third Reieh and
their enthusiasm for restoring
Germany to a position of world
prominenee, the rising ineidents
of Jewish perseeution deeply eon-
eem Dodd and he telegraphs these
eoneerns to the US state depart
ment but to no avail.
In the Garden of Beasts is sure
to enlighten readers about this
eritieal time in world history and,
in partieular, why the world did
not reeognize this “gathering
storm.”
The seeond November book
elub event on Thursday, Novem
ber 29 is eo-sponsored with Sister
hood. One More River by Mary
Gliekman is the sweeping story of
a father and son, and of the loves
that transform them amid the tur-
bulenee of the Ameriean South.
Miekey Moe in 1962 travels up
and down the Mississippi River to
diseover the gripping details of his
father’s life. This journey, taken at
the dawn of the eivil rights era,
leads him deep into the baek-
woods of Mississippi and Ten
nessee, where he meets with
danger and unexpeeted revela
tions at every turn. Only four
years old when his father died,
Miekey Moe is now a grown man,
who must prove his pedigree to
the disapproving parents of his
girlfriend to win her hand in mar
riage.
Both award-winning books are
available at the Levine-Sklut Ju-
daie Library and publie libraries
and at book stores or on-line for
less than $15. One More River is
also available at the Temple Israel
gift shop.
Temple Israel Book Club meet
ings are open to the entire eom-
munity. “Drop-ins” are weleome,
even those who haven’t read the
book. For additional information,
eontaet Linda Levy at 704-366-
6362 or levyollie@aol.eom or for
the November 29 meeting, eo-
sponsored with Sisterhood, eon
taet Teresa Brenner at
704-362-1069 or teresa.m.bren-
ner@gmail.eom.^
Temple Israel Volunteers
Needed for Blessings in a
Backpack Program
Started by Traey and Larry
Brown in eonjunetion with Tem
ple Israel, this program feeds hun
gry kids who are reeeiving sehool
meals during the week but are not
being properly nourished over the
weekend. We provide 51 ehildren
eaeh with a baekpaek of food to
take home eaeh weekend of the
sehool year. We need Temple Is
rael volunteers to eome help stuff
the baekpaeks on Thursdays at
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary
at 3:45 PM in the media eenter. It
takes about 30 minutes to put the
baekpaeks together. To sign up,
members ean go to:
http://www.signupgenius.eom/go/
805084DADAB2B0-blessings. In
addition, if anyone would like to
make a donation, they ean go to
blessingsinabaekpaek.org and
eliek on "donate" and be sure to
speeify "Huntingtowne Farms El-
ementar.” Contaet Traey Brown at
704-906-5527 or traeybrowu2@
mae.eom if you have any ques
tions. ^
Temple Israel Invites You
to Torah on Tap
Shabbat-Hanukkah Dinner-Dis
cussion
Join us on Friday, Deeember
14, at 8 PM, at the home of Rabbi
Noam and Tamar Raueher for a
delieious dinner, refreshing liba
tions, and a thought provoking
eonversation about miraeles. Cost
That’s exactly what we’ve done!
See for yourself - call our Admissions Office
or visit our web site to schedule a
personal tour and for more information.
American Hebrew Academy
An International Jewish College Prep Boarding School
Greensboro, NC • 336-217-7070 • 855-855-4334
www.americanhebrewacademy.org
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of the event is $15 whieh eovers
the eost of the meal. RSVP’s re
quired. To RSVP/Questions
please eontaet: RabbiRaueher@
TempleIsraelNC.org, or 704-362-
2796.
Torah on Tap is Temple Israel's
doorway to Judaism for ages 2U-
in North Carolina. Eaeh month we
get together to hang out, learn
something new, get to know one
another, and even eelebrate Shab-
bat with a home eooked meal.
Show up for a good time and stay
for the friendships. For more in
formation about Torah on Tap or
to get on the e-vite list eontaet:
RabbiRaueher@TempleIs-
raelNC.org, or 704-362-2796.^
Temple
Israel Social
Club
Upcoming Events:
Sunday, December 16 at 12:30
PM
Have fun at our annual
Hanukkah Party at Marriott Exee-
utive Park Hotel (off Tyvola be
fore 1-77). Enjoy a delieious
luneheon buffet and entertainment
by "Roek Ha-Hanukkah" led by
Gil Ezring and his ensemble.
Cost: $20 for members; $25 for
non-members. Deadline for reser
vations is Deeember 3. Please
mail eheeks to: Douglas Mann,
137 N. Canterbury Rd., Charlotte
N.C. 28211. For more informa
tion, please eontaet Irving and Lil
lian Bienstoek, 704-542-0094.
Early Bird Speeial: Member
ship in the Soeial Club is $18 a
person. Join now for all of 2013
and get balanee of 2012 free.
Please send your dues to: Douglas
Mann, 137 N. Canterbury Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28211.^
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