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The Charlotte Jewish News - April 2013 - Page 13 Community Mews From the New President of the Hebrew Cemetery Association By Brian Yesowich, President, Hebrew Cemetery On March 1,1 became the latest in a long line of Hebrew Cemetery Association Presidents in Char lotte. I am truly humbled to follow in the footsteps of outgoing Board President Kevin Levine, who has demonstrated tremendous com munity leadership and accessibil ity for Hebrew Cemetery members throughout his tenure. Kevin guided the Board through the development of a cemetery Master Plan, which resulted in the current cemetery expansion and the second Capital Campaign in the cemetery’s 140 year history. Further, I have so much respect for our dedicated Hebrew Ceme tery board volunteers, some of whom have spent nearly 40 years in service to our cemetery, and our cemetery’s warm, approachable Executive Director, Sandra Gold man, who continues to be a com fort and helpmate for our Jewish families. But to explain a bit about how I became involved in the ceme tery, I should say that my knowl edge and interest in our community cemetery actually pre ceded my family’s move here in 2007. During the summer of2003, my travels took me to, of all places, the Renaissance Bookshop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. If you are familiar with it, you know that it is a tremendous bookstore, lo cated in the Milwaukee airport, with a large Jewish interest sec tion. The Renaissance Bookshop was where I picked up a book with the following passage by Harry Golden: “When the Ped dler’s Pack became too heavy in middle age, he picked his favorite spot and laid the foundation for the department store. The first [Jew] in Charlotte was an Aaron Cohen, a veteran of Washington’s Army, who was also a silversmith. His daughter, Elizabeth, was the first to be interred in the local He brew Cemetery.” Harry Golden, bom Herschel Goldhirsch in the Ukraine, moved to Charlotte in 1941, became a journalist for The Charlotte Ob server and soon there after began a 25-year career as publisher of The Carolina Israelite. Golden became a na tionally-known essay ist who championed civil rights and never shied away from con troversy. He, too, is buried in our Hebrew Cemetery. So back in 2003, I paid $3.95 for Harry Golden’s book, which many readers may recognize as Only In America, and $2.75 for its sister volume. For 2 Cents Plain, and that was my in troduction to the Charlotte He brew Cemetery. Aaron Cohen is not the only peddler that came to Charlotte. All Jewish Charlotteans should know Witkowsky’s Dry Goods at the corner of Trade and Tryon. Mr. Witkowsky’s partner, Jacob Rin- tells lived above the Dry Goods store with his family. Mr. Rintells, his wife and two of their children also are buried in our Hebrew Cemetery. And while the Cohen family is our cemetery’s link to the Revolu tionary War, our cemetery has rep resentation from each of our Country’s conflicts with many honored veterans finding a final resting place here. Over time, our community cemetery has become a veritable Charlotte Jewish his tory book. Many people do not realize that as our community has grown and diversified, our community ceme tery, which is not affiliated with any one temple, has also grown and diversified. New sections are now available for Orthodox or in terfaith families and for those fa voring cremation. This fall, our beautiful, new Memorial Building will be complete and new gravesites will be prepared for community access in the coming months and years. I encourage you to visit our website at www.hebrewcemetery.org to see the map and pricing structure. The cemetery we enjoy today is the result of a lot of forethought and generosity from the Jewish Construction progresses at the Hebrew Cemetery. community. The original dozen or so Jewish families in Charlotte purchased a huge tract of land for our cemetery just north of the city. Fortunately, they planned with ample “room to grow.” We, in 2013, have become the beneficiaries of our ancestors’ vi sion. Working with the dedicated volunteers of Charlotte’s first and oldest Jewish institution, I will do my best to honor that vision and the memory of those who are buried at the Hebrew Cemetery in Charlotte. Our Executive Director, Sandra Goldman, would be happy to an swer any questions you might have about becoming a member of our Hebrew Cemetery Association or purchasing plots. She may be reached at director@hebrewceme- tery.org or 704-576-1859. 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