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The Charlotte Jewish News - March 2016 - Page 29 Lawyers Without Rights The Many Faces of Federation - Inna’s Story (Continued from page 3) For several weeks in Mareh, the law sehool at UNC will host an exhibit ealled “Lawyers With out Rights.” Jointly ereated by the Ameriean Bar Assoeiation and the Federal Bar of Germany, the ex hibit tells the story of the perseeu- tion of Jewish lawyers in Nazi Germany in the 1930s. In addition to providing the historieal baek- ground, it traees events through the personal stories of individual Jewish lawyers and their families, some of whom managed to emi grate to safety and some of whom perished in the Shoah. The exhibit has traveled all over the eountry and will be at UNC for about three weeks. Several free, publie events re lating to the exhibit are planned. An opening reeeption will take plaee at 5:30 PM on Monday, Mareh 7, in the law sehool’s ro tunda. It will feature a brief talk by Chief Justiee Mark Martin of the North Carolina Supreme Court, and hors d’oeuvres and drinks will be served. On Wednesday, Mareh 9, at 6 PM in law sehool room 5052, the law sehool will be hosting a sereening and diseussion of a one-hour doe- umentary ealled “From Swastika to Jim Crow,” whieh eonneets the story of the perseeution of Jews in Germany with the simultaneous perseeution of Afriean Amerieans in the United States. On Wednes day, Mareh 23, also at 6 PM, in law sehool room 4004, Professor Konrad Jarauseh of UNC’s His tory Department will give a pub- lie talk on the professions in Germany in the deeades before Hitler and under Nazi rule. The exhibit will be open for viewing during normal business hours between Mareh 7 and Mareh 25. The week of Mareh 14 is spring break at UNC, but the exhibit will eontinue to be open. ^ found a new job in a larger, grow ing eity. Our family moved to Charlotte, where I had the privi lege to grow up in our thriving Jewish eommunity. I spent my adoleseenee in halls of the Levine Jewish Community Center partieipating organizations sueh as Hebrew High and BBYO. I worked at Camp Mindy and TBE Religious Sehool. These positive experienees shaped my outlook and relationship with Ju daism. However, I wanted to learn more about where my family was from. I attended the George Wash ington University in Washington, DC and reeeived my Baehelor’s Degree in International Affairs - with a eoneentration in Russia and Eastern Europe, of eourse. My ex perienees at GW undoubtedly opened my eyes to the “grown up” version of how the world works and helped me gain an even deeper appreeiation of the life my aneestors endured in the Soviet Union, the risks my parents took in leaving, and the people who ehanged the trajeetory of our lives. When I moved baek home after eollege, I knew I wanted to give baek to the Jewish eommunity that had shaped my life and my Jewish identity. First, I served as a BBYO advisor for four years. When it was time to send my own ehildren. Ester, Levi, and Sophie to presehool, my husband, Albert, and I sought out a Jewish founda tion for our little ones, and the families and staff at the Jewish Presehool on Sardis beeame our extended family. It was while I was serving as president of the board at JPS that I started to put all the pieees together. It wasn’t just individuals who helped my family and me all these years, it was aetually the Jewish Federa tion that provided the resourees for all of the ageneies that helped us along the way. The Jewish Ageeny helped to resettle us. LJCC, BBYO, Hillel, Hebrew High - all shaped my Jewish iden tity. And now, my ehildren and our entire family benefit from the ageneies the Federation supports. Today my three ehildren hap pily attend the Charlotte Jewish Day Sehool and are so eomfort- able with and proud of their Ju daism. I eontinue to spend mueh of my time within the halls of the LJCC, watehing them play and grow, and partieipate in the amaz ing programs it offers. My family is immersed in Jewish life in Charlotte and I often stop to think about how blessed we are to be living here; that our ehildren ean run freely and happily in “their” JCC, and feel eomfortable being Jewish at their eore. None of this eould have been possible for us without the ineredible warmth and generosity of both the people in two southern Jewish eommuni- ties, and the Jewish ageneies - all benefieiaries of Federation - that shaped my family’s Jewish iden tity. Thank YOU for your generos ity and philanthropie leadership - through Federation, you eontinue to ehange lives every day. ^ New Director of Teacher Workshops for NC Holocaust Council (Continued from page 26) the eommittee that ereated the projeet. Other members of the eommittee were Judi Strause, Roz Greenspon, and Dana Kapustin. The vast array of resourees available to teachers in addition to the workshops is stunning. Such resources provided by the NC Council on the Holocaust are exhibits, plays, speakers, and books to schools. The Holocaust Resource Teacher’s Guide is available online to download for free. Survivors or children of sur vivors can be scheduled to attend classes and speak directly to stu dents. There are four traveling ex hibits that can be sent to schools or libraries for display, among them multi-panel displays about Kindertransport, Dr. Seuss Goes to War, Fences & Butterflies, and Jewish Resistance during World War IT There are two traveling plays that can be brought to a community. And teachers who need help with resources such as books, DVDs or attending a Holocaust related seminar can turn to the Council for assistance. “I’m really excited about this perfect confluence of my experi ence in Jewish communal work, administration, and education,” Audrey concludes. Further information on teacher workshops and Holocaust- related resources, please visit www.ncpublicschools.org/holo- caust-council/. For information regarding upcoming workshops in your area, contact Audrey Krakovitz: ncholocaustcouncil @gmail.com or 336-525-6224.^ Jewish Family SERVICES Jewish Family Services of Greater Charlotte (JFS) is dedicated to empowering individuals and families through professional counseling, programs and services inspired by Jewish values. We offer four core social service lines: senior outreach, counseling/therapy, case management and community programming. JFS is seeking a highly qualifed Executive Director Our ideal candidate is a champion listener, researcher, storyteller, project manager and leader of professional talent. Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director is responsible for the overall successful leadership and management of the agency. Key responsibilities and oversight include: Community relations/collaboration and needs assessment Strategic planning and implementation Service line program development, delivery, measurement and reporting Marketing and fundraising Fiscal management Supervisory / personnel management and development: staff of 9 Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in the areas of responsibility and: 7+ years of management, non-profit strongly preferred Presentation skills in representing agency to staff, board, donors and other external constituents Strategic organizational skills supported by proficient use of MS Office technology Jewish community culture and values HOW TO APPLY: For a full job description visit the career page at www.jfscharlotte.org Applicants should send a resume and cover letter outlining how they meet the specific requirements of the position to jfscharlottesearch@gmail.com. No phone calls. JcvN'ish Federation ivNi/yj OFCACATEBOMJkAm
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