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Vol. 2 No. 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 1980
Federation Begins
1981 Campaign
The co-chairpersons for the
1981 Federation-UJA Drive
have announced that gifts
amounting to $176,050 have
already been received. This is an
increase of 27% over these same
givers’ 1980 pledges. Co-
chairmen for Men’s Division are
Shelton Gorelick and Alvin
Levine for Major Gifts; Stan
Greenspon and Richard
Klein w^l chair the general
campaign. Co-chairwomen for
the Women’s Division Cam
paign are Rose (Mrs. Abe)
Luski, Ruth (Mrs. Alan)
Goldberg and Gail (Mrs. Mar
vin) Bienstock. Bobbi (Mrs.
Donald) Bernstein will chair
Women’s Major Gifts.
The Major Gifts Dinner for
the Men’s Division will take
place Sunday evening,
December 14, at Cafe Eugene.
As the Fund Drive begins, the
entire panel of 8 chairpersons
has released the following state
ment: “Speaking recently to a
delegate group of Americans,
Prime Minister Begin said, ‘We
need you more than ever now.’
Those who were not present for
his remarks may be hesitant to
respond. After all, the economic
situation has worsened for most
American Jews while the local
Jewish community needs have
increased. However, the follow
ing facts need to be understood
before we make our com
mitments for 1981.”
• TTie movement toward achiev
ing a higher, more secure quali
ty of life for Israel’s people has
been slowed down drastically.
• The 1980/81 projection of $523
million was reduced to $455
million last October and an even
harder look at expected income
this past February cut the final
approved budget down to $386
million.
• For 1980/81, the Agency’s an
ticipated income is $301 million
from UJA, Keren Hayesod and
all other sources. If that figure
cannot be surpassed, the
Agency must borrow $84
million, bringing it right to
its debt ceiling, and leaving no
room for response to any
emergencies which may arise.
• The basic $385 million budget
of needs is $10 miUion less than
last year’s expense budget, at a
time when it should be at least
13 percent more to allow for
U.S. dollar inflation.
• The free Jewish communities
must provide an additional $134
million to meet the Jewish
Agency’s total budget needs.
And even then there will be
severe problems.
• Immigrants expected this year
and from prior years will be forc
ed to stay in absorption centers
for periods of up to two years.
• Only one-third, or fewer, of the
Negev settlements will be es
tablished along the new Egyp
tian border. Only one new
Galilee settlement will be es
tablished this year.
(Continued on Page 12)
If You Are Jewish -
If You Care About
Your Family’s Future
You Cannot Afford To Miss
CLAY FEET & THE KISS OF COD
A New Approach -To Making
Jewish Family Life All That
It*8 Cracked Up To Be
A presentation by
RABBI RAYMOND A. ZWERIN
of Temple Sinai, Denver
Executive Director:
Alternatives in Jewish Education
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14,1980
8:15 PM
at tlie
JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
No Charge
Foundation
Is Chartered
The latest and most signifi
cant step in the development of
the Community Campus Project
took place November 17, 1980.
On that night the two separate
groups working on the concept
merged into one Board. Up to
that point separate meetings
were being held between the
group of presidents of the
Temples, Academy and JCC
and the group of major con
tributors. The first were con
cerned with the negotiations un
der which the participating
organizations could work
together on the project. The se
cond group focused on ob
taining the initial financial sup
port and planning a general
fund drive.
In early November, the
charter of the Foundation
designed to blend these two
functions and to move the Pro
ject ahead was filed with state
and local authorities. In that
charter the purposes for the
Foundation were described
as designing and promoting
programs that will help
develop an environment to
create:
• A constructive and positive
interaction and Vvarmomous
relataonship between the Jewish
institutions and organizations
in the Jewish community.
• A heightened awareness of
Jewish cultural, educational,
historical and religious ac
tivities by the Jewish communi
ty.
(Continued on Page 12)
. Chanukah Chappenings
Robert “Bob” Evans
(photo/Ellie Luski)
On November 2nd, 126 of
Charlotte’s Jewish leaders
gathered at the Radisson to pay
tribute to Albert G. Segal for
his years of devotion to the State
of Israel. More than $178,000
worth of bonds were purchased
for an all time Charlotte record.
The evening was sponsored by
Israel Bonds under the chair-
manship of Hugo
Rosenberger.
“This is like a family affair,”
said Alvin Levine co-owner
with Mr. Segal of Pic N’Pay
Stores. His remark was oc
casioned by the relationships
between many of those on the
dais. Mr. Segal is married to the
former Dorothy Levine, sister to
Alvin, Leon and Sherman
Levine. Sherman served as
master of ceremonies for the
evening. In the audience were
Mr. Segal’s three sons and
daughter.
Mr. Leonard Streilitz, former
National Chairman of the Un
ited Jewish Appeal, made the
presentation to Albert Segal. In
his introduction of Mr. Streilitz,
Alvin Irvine indicated it was
Streilitz who, in 1967, came to
Charlotte and convinced Segal
and Levine to become active on
behalf of Israel. Mr. Streilitz
picked up the threads of the
Segal story and described some
of their mutual experiences
traveling wherever and
whenever needed on behalf of
Israel. He spoke of A1 Segal as a
• man who always has placed his
ego in the service of those he
loves and of great causes. He
told of Segal’s compassion and
commitment to Jews
everywhere. After presenting
the award plaque the two men
embraced with evident warmth
and a depth of feeling which
moved all those present.
Mr. Segal began his remarks
with an emotion choked voice,
but, as he described his recent
mission to Israel, his meetings
with key government leaders
and his two hour meeting with
Prime Minister Begin, his voice
gained clarity and strength. His
speech was a most eloquent
testimony to the reasons why he
was being honored. His portrait
of Israel’s plight among the
nations and the fierce deter
mination to survive ended with
the plea for democracy to stand
by democracy, for those who
love freedom to stand by those
who love freedom and for Jew to
stand by Jew. He quoted Prime
Minister Begin, “We need you
more than eyer now.”
In the words of Sherman
(Continued on Page 5)
CHANUKAH MARA THON
In cooperation with B’nai
B’rith Women and their Plea for
Soviet Jewry, this year’s
Chanukah Marathon will be
run in honor of our Russian
emigrees. To celebrate
Chanukah with us, the
Russians from this community
will carry the torch the last leg
of the Marathon to the JCC and
will join us afterwards in the
Community Service. The entire
Chappenings will be held on
Sunday, December 7 from 1:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Runners
Temple Israel, Temple Beth
El, Temple Beth Shalom, the
Hebrew Academy and the
Jewish Community Center will
again this year have runners
participating in our Marathon
Run.
The Marathon Runners will
start at 1:30 p.m., following a
route from Temple Israel to
Temple Beth El to Temple Beth
Shalom to the Hebrew Academy
and then to the JCC at 3:30 p.m.
All joggers and runners in
the Jewish community are
asked to join the runners at
Cafe Eugene shopping
center to follow the Torch
the remainder of the run.
Those at the JCC par
ticipating in Family Events
are asked to line Sharon
Amity up to the Unitarian
Church for a parade-like at
mosphere, cheering on the
runners with posters made
(Continued on Page 8)
Some runners
last Marathon.
from the
Academy Notes P« 8
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs p. 11
Books 3
Y Bulletin Board p. 10
±1% Candlelighting p. 10
- Classified Ads p. 12
Community Calendar p. 11
Dry Bones p. 5
Editorials 2
For the Record p. 4
JCC News p. 3
This ’n That P- 8
World Beat P> 4
HAPPY CHANUKAH! p. 6-7