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VOL. 2 NO. 1
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 1980
Academy
“Anne
On Tuesday, January 29, the
Hebrew Academy will sponsor
the Charlotte Little Theater’s
version of “The Diary of ^ne
Frank.” This will be a benefit
performance for the Academy
and tickets are $10,00 each (tax-
deductible).
“ITie Diary of Anne Frank” is
a story of the indominability of
the human spirit despite the
most desperate circumstances.
As Anne Frank, herself, put it:
“In spite of everything I still
believe that people are really
good at heart.”
As to the play itself, Walter
Kerr wrote: “Frances Goodrich
and Albert Hackett have
fashioned a wonderfully sen
sitive and theatrically crafts
manlike narrative out of the
real-life legacy left us by a spirit
ed and straight-forward Jewish
girl.”
The cast includes Karen
Smith, a student at Charlotte
Country Day, as Ann; Ka
Basso, from Bologna, Italy, by
way of New York, as Margo;
Dottie Tobias, with the perform
ing arts department of the Char
lotte-Meek len burg Schools, as
Mrs. fVank, and Jerry Moore of
Sponsors
Frank”
Anne Frank
Eastern Airlines as Mr. Frank.
The performance will start at
7:30 p.m. Afterwards you will be
invited to join the cast for a
reception, which will include a
lavish dessert table and
beverages, in the theater’s new
ly redecorated lounge.
There are only 278 seats
available so it is necessary to
make reservations as soon as
possible. For further informa
tion, and reservations, please
contact Pat Freeman, 523-7300
or Eleanor Weinglass, 536-4474.
Focus On Federation
Lemei* fie-E^lecVeci F^rexy
At its December 17th meeting the Charlotte Jewish Federation
elected as officers for the next year: Harry Lerner, president;
Shelton Gorelick, Stan Greenspon and Ira Schulman as vice
presidents; Marilyn Shapiro as secretary and Bob Abel as
treasurer. This will be a second term for all these officers except for
Marilyn Shapiro. Her election as secretary replaces Stan
Greenspon who moved to vice president when Sol Shapiro declined
to run for a second term.
Campaign Tops $450,000
Still running 28% ahead of 1979 the overall 1980 Campaign pass
ed the $450,000 mark as the first 101 contributors pledged more than
$97,000 more than last year. In the Men’s Campaign the pace of
pledging has been extremely encouraging. Ifthe present trends con
tinue the final totals should show in the neighborhood of $600,000
or an increase of over 20%. More than 20 campaign workers have set
a deadline of January 15 for completing the first 200 cards in the
Men’s Campaign. Early indications show they will accomplish
their goal.
Dinner For $1,000 & Over Givers
As a result of the success of the November 18th Men’s Major
Givers Dinner, a Large Gifts Dinner has been set for the evening of
Sunday, January 27 at Cafe Eugene. Open to all who pledge $1000
or more to the 1980 Men’s Campaign, the featured speaker for the
evening will be Rabbi David Teutsch of the National Jewish
Resource Center. Rabbi Teutsch, who has been a lecturer, professor
and teacher before becoming Director of Program Administration
for the National Jewish Resource Center, will speak on “Two Great
Jewish Communities: Our Maturing Relationship.”
Women’s Division Education Day
Oil, Islam, and The American Jew
On l\iesday, January 15,
1980, the Women’s Cabinet of
the Jewish Federation will pre
sent a community-wide Educa
tion Day entitled “OIL, ISLAM,
and THE AMERICAN JEW”
featuring Gail Evans and Ruth
Katz, partners of Global
Research Services, Atlanta, Ga.
The program will be held at the
JCC from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
will include lunch. (This day is
made possible through the
cooperation of the Temple Israel
Sisterhood who cancelled their
regularly scheduled January
program in order that their
members may attend this in
stead.)
“OIL, ISLAM, and THE
AMERICAN JEW” addresses
itself to the current situation in
the Middle East and its affect on
the American Jewish communi
ty. Some of the issues which will
be raised, in addition to a I^ddle
East overview, are: how Con
gress responds to Israeli needs
through the barometer of the
American Jewish commitment
to Israel; an understanding of
the psychological differences
between the Arab, Israeli, and
American mind; and the mis
taken belief that American Jews
can relax now that the world’s
focus is on the Arab world and
not on Israel.
Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Katz
will make a formal presentation
in the morning, followed by
lunch and a period of informal
discussion, questions, and
answers.
Mrs. Evans and Mrs. Katz
combine a variety of ex
periences in the world of foreign
affairs. Their professional back
grounds range from Capitol Hill
and the White House to one of
the country’s leading public
relations firms. Both women
have traveled extensively
throughout the world and have
lived in Moscow and the Middle
East. Their academic creden
tials include degrees from Smith
and Bennington Colleges, as
well as graduate work in
political science at Georgetown
University, Atlanta Uni
versity, The New School, and
Emory University School of
Law.
Currently they are active
members of the Southern Center
for International Studies’ ad
vanced seminar programs. In
the past 18 months Mrs. Evans
him traveled throughout the
Arab World and met with
leaders in Egypt, Saudi Arabia
and Lebanon. She has just
returned from an extensive trip
to Israel where she met with and
interviewed Prime Minister
Eiegin and other leading Israeli
officials, as well as delegates
from the United States and
Egypt to the autonomy talks.
T^is program is open to the
entire community and reser
vations may be made by calling
the federation office, 366-0358.
Baby sitter will be available.
Deadline is January lUii.
JCC - Center of Attractions
THE JCC HAS EVERYTHING FROM A-Z! A - art; B - batik & bingo; C - cooking, ceramics
& Chai; D - dance; E - exercise; F - friendship & fun; G - Great Decisions; H - harmony; I - in
termediate bridge; J - Jr. Assembly; K - kinder & kites; L - life drawing; M - Mini-Camp &
music; N - needlepoint; O - organizations meet here; P - photography; Q - quality; R - rac-
quetball; S - study groups & swimming; T - tennis; U - understanding; V - value; W - Women’s
View & weaving; X - Xciting!; Y - yoga & Yiddish; Z - ZERO IN ON ALL THESE AC
TIVITIES!
JCC SPRING CLASS
SCHEDULES...
pgs. 4, 5, 6 & 7
In The News
WOMEN’S DIVISION page 9
ANNIVERSARY SECTION pages 12 & 13
Bulletin Board page 10
Candle]ighting Page 10
Classified Ads page 11
Community Calendar page 11
Dry Bones page 3
Editorials page 2
This ’n That page 15
World Beat P«ge 3