An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Charlotte
Vol. 38, No. 1
Tevet-Shevat 5776
January 2016
2016 Campaign Leadership Team
“Do Good Everywhere. From
Anywhere”
What’s the mark of a great eampaign ehair? Alison Lemer’s entire
2015 eampaign team has re-upped for a seeond year. As Campaign
Chair, Alison’s inspirational leadership and her passion for Federation
motivated the Federation’s Campaign Leadership, solieitors and
donors to meet the highest eampaign goal in Federation’s history ...
$3,700,000.
The theme of this year’s eampaign is “Do Good Everywhere. From
Anywhere” beeause through Federation, at any hour of the day, you
ean be virtually anywhere on the globe making a difference in the lives
of Jews at home, in Israel, and in 70 countries around the world.
The 2016 Annual Campaign officially kicked-off at the Federation’s
Main Event on December 17. Please mark your calendars for our
upcoming 2016 Campaign Events:
* Solicitor University, Thursday, January 7
* Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Society Luncheon,
Tuesday, January 12
* Super Sunday, January 24
* Women’s Annual Spring Lecture, Thursday, April 7
* Super Sunday, The Sequel, April 17
To make your pledge, please visit our website at www.jewishchar-
lotte.org. And if you’d like to get involved, please contact Sue Littauer,
Director of Development, at sue.littauer@jewishcharlotte.org. ^
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Alison Lemer, Federation Campaign Chair for 2016, reminds us of
this year s theme.
2016 Campaign Leaders:
Alison Lemer
Annual Campaign Chair
Tracy Brown and Steve Cohen
Major Gifts Co-Chairs
Rich Osborne
Create a Jewish Legacy Chair
Gail Baron
Women’s Philanthropy Chair
Dale Polsky and Adrienne Gossett
Lion of Judah Co-Chairs
Jill Halverstam and Stacey Schanzlin
Pomegranate Society Co-Chairs
George Cronson, Risa Miller, and Jeff Turk
Team Captains
Marcie Jacobs and Jeff Turk
Super Sunday Co-Chairs
Larry Schwartz
Main Event Chair
Sara Kulbersh and Mallory Miller
Spring Lecture Co-Chairs
Zach Schwartz
Impacts 65 Chair
Stacy Gorelick
Community Campaign Chair
See You at the Movies!
The Charlotte Jewish Film Fes
tival is pleased to announee the
lineup for its exeiting 12th season
that will be taking plaee February
20-Mareh 13.
A big thank you to Sereening
Chair Jeff Turk and Sereening
Committee members Shari Baum,
Bunny Bramson, Jena Coen, Bob
Eeker, Jaekie Fishman, Miehael
Lieberman, Gale Osborne, Mason
Sklut, and Mareia Stem for put
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The Early Bird Speeial All Fes
tival Pass will be available for $90
($145 value) until January 10.
The priee for a regular All Festival
Pass will be $ 115 starting on Jan
uary 11.
Tiekets and information on this
year’s value added programming
ean be found at eharlottejewish-
film.eom. CJFF representatives
will also be in the lobby of the
Levine JCC on Sunday, January
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10 AM-1 PM.
DOUGH/ Opening Night
Celebration - $25
Saturday, February 20 -
7:15 PM - Temple Israel
Award-winning aetor Jonathan
Pryee stars in this warmhearted
and gently humorous story about
a reeently widowed Jewish baker
whose faltering business is
suddenly rejuvenated after
he hires a young Muslim
apprentiee.
ROCK IN THE RED
ZONE - $10
Sunday, February 21 -
7:15 PM - Temple Israel
An intimate portrayal of
life in the war-tom eity of
Sderot, Israel, where a di
verse musie seene has de
veloped out of the
trauma endured by
its eitizens during
years of roeket at-
taeks from Gaza.
SURVIVING
SKOKIE - $10
Wednesday, Feb
ruary 24 -
7:15 PM - Temple
Israel
Filmmaker Eli
Adler’s deeply per
sonal doeumentary
tells the story of his
father Jaek who survived the
Holoeaust and started a new
life in Skokie, IL, where he
and many other survivors had
to unexpeetedly faee the
nightmares they thought they
had left behind.
APPLES EROM THE
DESERT-$10
Saturday, February 27 -
7:15 PM - Regal Ballantyne
The rebellious teenage daugh
ter of ultra-Orthodox Jewish par
ents journeys into the seeular
world in the adaptation of the
award-winning Israeli play.
BREAKEASTATINA’S - $15
Sunday, February 28 -11 AM -
“Mr. Kaplan
“Rock in the Red Zone ”
Regal Ballantyne
Ina Pinkney, the “Breakfast
Queen,” is a living legend in
Chieago who overeame disability
and prejudiee to mn a restaurant
that beeame a loeal institution.
MR. KAPLAN- $10
Wednesday, March 2 -
7:15 PM - Regal Ballantyne
76-year old Jaeob Kaplan looks
baek on his life and questions its
worth. When he hears a rumor
about a loeal resident, he sees his
ehanee for redemption and em
barks on a erazy mission with the
help of his equally dispirited part
ner.
WEDDING DOLL - $10
Saturday, March 5 -
7:15 PM - Regal Ballan
tyne
Hagit, a beautiful young
woman with a mild mental
defieieney, dreams of inde-
^ pendenee and love while her
overproteetive mother saeri-
fiees her own life to wateh
over her.
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