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Vol^ No.3
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 1981
Women’s Division
Holds Two Events
Lt. Colonel to speak
at Major Gifts Luncheon
Lt. Colonel Ruchama Hermon
of the Israeli Defense Forces will
be featured speaker at the
Women’s Division Major Gifts
luncheon on Ihursday, March
5.
The luncheon will be held at
•the home of Mrs. Lynn Lemer
and is open to women whose
contribution to the Charlotte
Jewish Federation Women’s
Division 1981 campaign is $100
or more.
The event will begin with a
champagne brunch highlighted
by a question and answer
dialogue with two Israeli
students (see story p. 5). The
touring students will discuss life
in Israel from an adolescent
perspective as well as their view
of the United States.
Lt. Colonel Hermon is a fourth
generation Israeli and one of ten
children. As an officer of the
Israeli Defense Forces she was
Director of the office of Chief of
Staff for both General Yitzhak
Rabin during the Six Day War
and afterwards for General Bar-
Lev.
She went on to serve in
Washinf^ton for two year* as Ex
ec utive Assistant to Am
bassador Rabin. After Colonel
Hermon’s Washington Tour,
she returned to the army and
became Chief Editor of the
publishing house of the Defense
Ministry and then was placed in
charge of Pubhc Relations for
the Israel Defense Forces.
Colonel Hermon represented
Israel in the Parliament of
Sweden in the “Year of the
(Continued on Page 12)
Sol Jaffa
Receives Award
by Beverly Greenwald
The room radiated very warm
feelings despite the chilly
temperatures outside as almost
100 people gathered to honor Sol
Jaffa. The occasion was a
luncheon sponsored by
Charlotte CSiapter B’nai B’rith
Women at which Sol was award
ed the chapter’s 1980 Human
Relations Award.
Stan Gertzman, in his
keynote address, spoke of Sol’s
contribution to the cause of
equal rights and opportunity.
He spoke at length of the world
chaos of the last ^ years and
the importance of instilling the
proper values in our children
and ourselves if we hope to
perpetuate Judaism and
democracy.
David Berryhill, CSty Ck)ymcil
Member, presented Sol with a
proclamation from Charlotte
(Continued on Page 10)-
A very special event just for you
“An Evening With Shalom Aleichem”
by Rita Mond
“An Evening with Shalom
Aleichem” sponsored by the en-
tire Jewish community
promises to be a happy, sym
bolic, positive event to be shared
by the total C!harlotte communi
ty.
Saturday evening, April 4,
1981, 8:15 p.m., has been
specially reserved for the
Jewish community. Following
the performance at Spirit
Square by a cast from the N.C.
Shakespeare Festival, there will
be a gala reception with the
players.
Never before has such a uni
que and exciting undertaking
been done. In addition to Satur
day, the two performances on
Sunday, April 5, which will be
open for a general audience, are
being sponsored by the
Charlotte Jewish Federation,
Jewish Community Center,
N.C. Hebrew Academy, Temple
Beth El, Temple Beth Shalom
and Temple Israel. Tickets are
available through each of these
groups.
The reception is being spon
sored by a large number of host
and hostess couples. If anyone
would like to be a sponsor they
may call Patty Gorelick,
chairperson of the reception, at
366-5134. All sponsors will
receive two tickets for Saturday
evening.
“An Evening with Shalom
Aleichem” not only gives the
Jewish community a chance to
THE SHTETL BOOK
Diane K. Roskies and David G. Roskies
Diane K. Roskies and David G. Roskies
get together for a look into its
past but the tremendous and
joyful opportunity of sharing its
heritage with the community at
large. This can only be a
positive approach for a better
understanding with people of all
faiths.
The play was originally per
formed on Broadway (circa
1950) and had an extensive run.
The play consists of
dramatizations of three classic
Yiddish stories depicting the
comedy and tragedy of Jewish
life during the days of the sh ietl.
The N.C. Shakespeare
Festival received high critical
acclaim and performed to
capacity houses during the Fall
1980 Spirit Square season. Their
rendition of “An Evening sil^th
Shalom Aleichem” has been
presented in other cities and
was very well received. The per
formance in High Point last
year was extremely successful.
Chairperson for this splendid
event is Brenda Meltsner.
Committeepersons are: Judy
Perlin and Louise Bernstein,
tickets; Roz Greenspon and Elsa
Multer, publicity; Patty
Gorelick, Carol Speizman and
Jill Newman, reception; Larry
Horwitz, special groups; Gloria
Lerner, invitations; Paula
Musler, arrangements for com-
pany.
A hearty thank you is in order
for the community sponsors, the
reception sponsors, the com
mittee persons and all the others
who have made “An Evening
with Shalom Aleichem” possi
ble. Don’t delay pick up your
ticket(s) today!
Begin Cabinet Member To
Speak At Academy Dinner
by Martha Brenner
Harry Hurwitz, the former
South African Zionist and jour
nalist who serves as Minister of
Information in Menachem
Begin’s cabinet, will speak at
the Hebrew Academy Patron’s
Dinner on Sunday, May 3,1981,
at Temple Israel.
As Swretary-General of the
Zionist Revisionist Party of
South Africa and as editor of
The Jewish Herald, the major
Jewish newspaper in South
Africa, Hurwitz has earned a
reputation as a dynamic
speaker. He often is compared
with Abba Eban, another South
African native.
Hurwitz made aliya to Israel
three years ago to serve as ad
visor to Begin when the Prime
Minister took office. A year ago
Hurwitz was appointed
Minister of Information.
Academy patrons will have
the opportunity to meet Hurwitz
at a reception preceding the
dinner at 6 p.m. in I.D.
Blumenthal Hall. They will also
be able to greet the honorees of
this year’s dinner, seven women
who have contributed their ser
vices to making the Academy an
outstanding school. Called “The
Magnificent Seven,” the women
to be honored are: Wilma Asrael,
Martha Brenner, Beryl
Hshman, Ruth Goldberg, Max
ine Levine, Rita Mond and Sally
Schrader.
Food arrangements for the
kosher reception and dinner will
be prepared and supervised by
Academy parent Peggy CSar-
tner, who is a partner of Pegme
Caterers.
The annual event is open to a
limited number of patrons.
Patron tickets, $100 per couple,
are tax deductible. Early reser
vations may be made by calling
either Mel Berzack, Dinner
Clhairman, at 554-7584 or Dr.
Stephen FHshman, Academy
President, at 537-0220.
In
The
News Candlelighting p. 12 JCC News p. 8-9 World Beat
Israeli Students Arrive In Charlotte....p. 5
Academy News p. 7
Bar/Bat
Mitzvahs p> 11
Books in Review ...p. 3
Bulletin Board p. 10
Classified Ads p. 12
Calendar p. 11
Dry Bones p. 12
Editorials p. 2
For the Record p. 3
Lubavitcher
Rebbe
Random
Thoughts...
This *n That
Project Box Score
**Wishdays** Scheduled
With the hiring of Wilber, Kendrick, Workman and Warren,
Architects, the Foundation has embarked on the most ex
citing phase of the project.
In order to obtain the best perceptions of the needs of each of
the participating Institutions, the architects, headed by Gene
Warren, have been meeting with officers, directors and I^b-
bis to sch^ule a series of meetings which have, imaginative
ly, been titled “Wishdays.”
Under the wishday concept, all interested members of an in
stitution will be invited to attend a mass meeting. This
meeting would begin with a brief outline of the agenda by the
architects. Those present will then break into small groups in
order to discuss the members’ ideas, concerns and wishes with
respect.to the physical needs of that institution at the com
munity project. . • • »
Areas for member input would vary for each institution but
items to be discussed at the various meetings will be school
classrooms, adult education space, sanctuaries, social halls,
kitchens, gymnasium, pools, sports areas, library, day camp,
ete.
Individuals not affiliated with a particular institution but
interested in attending that institution’s wishday should call
for a day, date and time.
The material gathered at the wishdays will be processed by
committees appointed at each institution. The fmal results
will be transmitted to the architects who will translate the
collective community “wish list” into a master plan.
Each and every member of the Jewish community is urged
to attend one or more wishdays. As was said by William
(jorelick, Chairperson of the Foundation Building Com
mittee, “Wishing can and will make our dreams come true!”
Foundation Selects Executive Director
'Hie position of Executive Director of the Foundation and
the Charlotte Jewish Federation has been offered to and
accepted by Marvin Bienstock. In assuming this new position,
Mr. Bienstock has relinquished his Directorship of the Jewish
Community Center.