The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2014 - Page 2
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library
and Resource Center
Finding Your
Roots: Let’s Get
Started
The inaugural meeting of the Jewish Geneal
ogy Club was a big success, with over thirty
people in attendance. Debbie Long of the Trian
gle Jewish Genealogy Society was our guest
speaker. She told the unforgettable and moving
story of her search for her family, many who had
perished in the Holocaust. We are deeply grate
ful to Debbie Long for setting the stage for a
strong and enthusiastic Jewish Genealogy Club
right here in Charlotte.
The Levine-Sklut Judaic Library, sponsor of
the Jewish Genealogy Club, plans to organize
meetings approximately every second month.
The next meeting will be Sunday, March 23 at
10:30 AM in Shalom Park’s Sam Lerner Center.
Guest speaker Mike Kalt will share tangible sug
gestions and techniques for getting started. This
program is free and open to all who are inter
ested.
If you would like to join us or would like to be
added to our electronic mailing list, please con
tact Debby Block at the Levine-Sklut Judaic
Library dblock@shalomcharlotte.org 704-944-
6763.
In the meantime, please visit the Levine-Sklut
Judaic Library for newly purchased genealogi
cal resources including:
* Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy
* A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their
History
* Where Once We Walked: A Guide to Jew
ish Communities Destroyed In the Holocaust ^
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itude the following donations
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brary and Resource Center.
These donations allow us to
expand the collection of books,
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posters, games and various
teaching aids. The entire com
munity benefits from these
thoughtful gifts.
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Nina and Herb Greenwald
in loving memory of
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Manuel de la Nuez
in honor of
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Jewish Family
Services
Dear JFS
An Advice Column from Our Clinical
Therapists and Professional Staff
The “Dear JFS” advice col
umn is written by JFS therapists,
and published in the monthly JFS
e-news. If you are not a current
subscriber, please sign up at
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Dear JFS,
Things are finally looking up
for our family. After two years of
looking for a full time job, I just
got hired for my dream job and
start next week. I’m so excited for
the opportunity, and for the finan
cial stability it will bring, which is
why I don’t understand why I am
feeling so stressed out. You would
think this would make me happy
and secure, but instead I’m terri
fied. Is there something wrong
with me that I feel this way?
Signed,
“Seriously Stressed Out”
Dear “Seriously Stressed Out,”
In our lifetime, we will each
experience numerous transitions.
Leaving our childhood home, get
ting married, having children,
changing jobs, buying our first
home. Sometimes these transi
tions are expected, other times
they can be sudden; some are ex
citing, others can be scary, and
some are both. Positive or nega
tive, planned or unknown, these
transitions and the variety of emo
tions they produce all cause some
level of stress.
Each person deals with his or
her stress in a different way. Dif
ferent events may mean different
things to the person experiencing
it. Perhaps you are afraid you
won’t be available to your family
once you are working full time.
Or maybe you are someone who
has a difficult time dealing with
change. Try to remember that the
feelings and stress you experience
as go through a transition can be
different than you would expect.
and may change as you go
through the transition.
For example, when preparing
to welcome a newborn, one fam
ily might feel completely pre
pared and excited for the new
arrival while at the same time
feeling frightened and scared.
Both reactions are normal. Life is
a series of frequent changes. So
what can you do as you go
through these changes and transi
tions?
* Be open and flexible. This is
easier said than done. We often
become comfortable in our rou
tines, which is why change causes
our stress levels to rise.
* Take a step back to regroup.
We cannot predict change but
when it does come, identifying
ways to adjust can be helpful.
* Develop supportive relation
ships. Studies have shown that
having someone that you trust and
can rely on during a stressful time
can help the negative effects of
stress.
* Take care of yourself. This
includes eating right, exercising,
getting rest, and relaxing.
* Build your self-esteem.
Knowing who you are, your spe
cial skills and talents helps you
feel better about yourself
* Stay positive. Focus on what
is going well. Do not dwell on the
negative.
Other examples of transitions
include moving into a new home,
changing a job, experiencing an
accident, medical problem, or
loss.
If you find yourself having dif
ficulty with the stress of your tran
sition, or you are interested in
speaking with a therapist to dis
cuss ways to handle the transi
tions in your life, please call the
Counseling Center at Jewish Fam
ily Services at 704-364-6594.^
CONTENTS
Federation News p. 1
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library pp. 3-5
Jewish Family Services pp. 2, 3
Youth Visions pp. 3, 4
Schools pp. 5, 8, 9
Community News pp. 10-14
Synagogues/Cong pp. 15-20
Women’s News pp. 20, 21
Purim pp. 22-24
Dining Out p. 25
Jewish Community Center pp. 26, 27
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