An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Charlotte
Vol. 39, No. 5
lyar-Sivan 5777
May 2017
Jewish Federation Annual Meeting
Commemorates 50th Anniversary of
Six-Day War
The Annual Meeting of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte will take plaee on Mon
day, May 22 at 7:00 pm in the
Sam Lemer Center for Cultural
Arts at Shalom Park. During the
Annual Meeting, the 2017-2018
slate of offieers and Board of
Trustees will be presented, and an
eleetion will be held. Anyone eon-
tributing at least $36 to the Annual
Campaign is eonsidered a voting
member.
This year marks the 50th an
niversary of the historie Six-Day
War, a watershed moment in the
history of modem Israel. In reeog-
nition of the anniversary, please
join Emory Professor Kenneth W.
Stein as he speaks about the 1967
Six-Day War: How it Changed Is
raeli, Jewish, and Middle East
History.
Kenneth W. Stein, Professor of
Contemporary Middle Eastern
and Ameriean foreign poliey to
ward the region. For a deeade,
with innovative eurrieulum, webi
nars, workshops, and a robust
website, his Atlanta based Center
for Israel Edueation has equipped
students, elergy, teaehers, and the
general publie with reliable and
timely Israel learning, www.is-
raeled.org
We look forward to seeing you
on May 22. For more information,
please eall the Federation offiee at
704-944-6757.^
Kenneth W. Stein
History, Politieal Seienee and Is
raeli Studies, has taught at Emory
University sinee 1977. He holds a
joint appointment in the History
and Politieal Seienee Depart
ments. Stein’s seholarship foeuses
on the modem Arab world, Israel,
Jewish Federation
OF greater charlotte
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Local Residents Produce Documentary about Charlotte’s Jewish World War II
Veterans, see page 9
Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community: Farewell from Judy August;
greeting from Mark Vitner, see page 10
SLATE OF OFFICERS & TRUSTEES AS NOMINATED BY
THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
OFFICERS FOR 2017-2018
President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretary
Past President
Larry Schwartz*
Aiison Lerner*
Risa Miiier*
Ron Townsend*
Amy Augustine*
ira Siomka*
Hoiiy Levinson
BOARD MEMBERS - TERM ENDiNG 2020
Stephanie Gitlin* Jeff Turk*
Bill Zimmern*
BOARD MEMBERS - TERM ENDiNG 2019
George Cronson Amy Vitner
Brad Winer Marisa Zeibert
BOARD MEMBERS - TERM ENDiNG 2018
Gail Baron Slade Goldstein
Sharyn Handelsman Julie Sheffer
*Nominees
CONSTITUENT AGENCY DESIGNEES:
Levine Jewish Community Center Representative:
Jonathan Kulbersh
Jewish Family Services Representative: Debbie Porter
Foundation of Shalom Park Representative: Linda Seigel
BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Sam Bernstein, Chair
Ben Benson, Gale Osborne, Wendy Petricoff, Jen Rosen,
Jenny Rosenthal and David Van Gllsh
It’s Always Something. That’s Why
There’s Federation.
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Through our Annual Cam
paign, the Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte joins with 153
Federations aeross North Ameriea
to answer the needs of the Jewish
world.
When a ehild needs a Jewish
edueation, a subsidy to partieipate
in a Jewish experienee like Jewish
summer eamp or a BBYO leader
ship eonferenee. Federation is
there. When a family loses its in-
eome or an entire eommunity is
devastated by a disaster. Federa
tion is there. It’s a pledge we live
by
We are there to help a dis
tressed family regain its footing;
to reseue and rebuild after a
eatastrophe. We make sure a
Holoeaust survivor isn’t deserted,
and that no one who is disabled
is without assistanee. Federation
holds out a safety net. And we’ll
never let it fall.
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte has been sup
porting, sustaining and revitaliz
ing Jewish life for more than 75
years. Today our work is far from
finished - and we need your sup
port to meet our 2017 Campaign
Goal of $3,750,000....mueh
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