Charlotte Jewish News - December 2015 - Page 15 Donations to Jewish Family Services in September 2015 Jewish Family Services re ceived the following donations for Tribute Cards in September 2015. Thank you for allowing JFS to honor your friends and loved ones. IN HONOR OF Your recent retirement to Michael Borchardt from Myron and Lynn Slutsky Dr. Robert Kipnis, a fine doctor and a true mensch, from Leonard and Karen Fox HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO Richard Samer from Myron and Lynn Slutsky MAZEL TOY ON The Bar Mitzvah of Sam Schulman from Fredric and Su- sana Hoffman, Seth Koch, Amy Koppelman, Arthur and Julie Lavitt, The Lockwood family. Shelly Weil Ruthie’s engagement to Abra ham and Amalia Warshenbrot from Alan and Ruth Goldberg IN MEMORY OF Your loving husband Marc to Ruth Ben-Joseph from Dasa Crowell, Alan and Ruth Goldberg, Joe and Susan Young, Helen Lip- man and Julia Westendorf, Patri cia Maloomian Your husband Stan to Anita Grey from Abraham and Bette Bober, Joel and Anita Cohen, Myron and Lynn Slutsky Your uncle Leonard Slesinger to Steve Hockfield from Gary and Maxine Silverstein Your father to Sharon Katz from Mark and Harriet Perlin Your mother Sonia Oxman to Allan Oxman from Mike and Marilyn Tuckman, Monty Ben nett, Joel and Paulette Cohen WISHING A FULL AND SPEEDY RECOVERY TO Ed Newman from Michael and Judie Van Glish ^ Jewish Family SERVICES thr. hf.aTi ofOUT f.omnuisiii' Jewish Family Services in Our Community (Continued from previous page) Community Support Programs - 1,631 hours served by volunteers JFS staff participates on com munity committees related to Aging, Seniors, Children and Adolescents, Mental Health, Hunger, Housing, Financial As sistance, and Fundraising If you have made a pledge to our annual Family to Family cam paign, please remember that checks sent by mail must be post marked by December 31, and credit card payments must be made by December 31 in order to be included in 2015 statements. A summary of 2015 tax-deductible donations will be mailed by Janu ary 31, 2016. You may pay your pledge online, or check the status of your pledge/payment at www.jfscharlotte.org. For your convenience, credit card pay ments can also be made over the phone by contacting our office at 704-364-6594. JFS Volunteers Thank you to the following people who contributed their time to Jewish Family Services in Sep tember. Volunteers: Rick Abrams, Ben and Susan Aizenman, Linda Babich, Marcia Borden, Dan Coblenz, Jennifer Collman, An drea Cronson, Mel and Caren Frank, Robert Friedman, Gail Halverson, Becca Homer, Tara Hubara, Karen Knoble, Matt Luftglass, Helene Moll, Frada Mozenter, Margaret Musa, Bar bara Rein, Bill Schwartz, Harry Sparks, Jeff & Stacy Strauch, Amalia Warshenbrot, Mike Wein berg Hadassah Cooks: Barbara Abrams, Phyllis Berlin, Bonnie Berman, Ellen Bottner, Sharon Cavanaugh, Gladys Cherny, Aleen Epstein, Mary Gordan, Gail Green, June Hirschmann, Sandy Hoagland, Fran Kaplan, Judy Kaufmann, Penny Krieger, Shelley Leibman, Lois Mazer, Andrea McCleary, Judy Mor- ganstein. Share! Persin, Phyllis Romaine, Hagit Stav, Joyce Stoll Food Pantry Donations: Temple Israel and Temple Beth El congregants, JCC Tennis Team, Dawn Hubbs, Dana Kapustin, Judy Kaufmann, Frada Mozenter Food Drives: Temple Israel Kol Nidre Food Collection, Tem ple Beth El LIBERTY Collection, Temple Kol Ami Special Recognition: Thank you for delivering “A Taste of Rosh Hashanah” bags to Jewish seniors: Abby Adams and family, Jillian Arena and family. Matt Luftglass, Barbara Rein. ^ Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource Center Love Your Library The Levine-Sklut Judaic Li brary is a special place. It is: * A Place for Joy and Discov ery * A Place for Learning and Lit eracy * A Place for Sharing and Sto rytelling * A Place for Reading and Re search * A Place for Jewish Knowl edge * A Place for Meeting and find ing Meaning * A Place Jewish History and Culture * A Place for Studying and Tu toring * A Place for Fun, friends, cof fee (or a lollipop) and * A Place for you! “We love the Library. 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