, Pag* 15-THE NEWS-Aprll. 1982
Charlotte Delegation Attends
U JA National Young
Leadership Conference
Left to right: Marvin Bienstock, Gail Bienstock, Richard
Klein, Mel Berzack, Congressman Martin and Paula Klein.
By Richard A. Klein
(Washington, D.C.) Five
members of the Charlotte
Jewish community attended
the third United Jewish Ap
peal National Young Leader-
ship Conference in
Washington, March 14-16.
Among the speakers for the
conference was Vice Presi
dent George Bush, who gave
unqualified support for
Israel.
Those representing
Charlotte included Mel Ber
zack, member of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Board; Marvin Bienstock,
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Executive Director; Gail
Bienstock, Women’s Cam
paign; Paula Klein,
president-elect of Temple
Israel Sisterhood; and
Richard A. Klein, Federa
tion president and member
of the National Young
Leadership Cabinet.
The three-day event was
held at the Washington
Hilton, which saw over 2000
young Jewish leaders con
vene from all areas of the
U.S.
Highlighting the con
ference was the Vice Presi
dent’s address, an introduc
tion to Ambassador Moshe
Arens of Israel, seminars on
important national issues
and listening to such
speakers as Senator John
Heinz, Senator Gary Hart,
UJA President Herschel W. ^
Blumberg, AIPAC President
Thomas A. Dine and U.S.
Attorney General William
French Smith.
The Vice President receiv
ed an enthusiastic standing
ovation for his strong, mov
ing words in support of
Israel. He voiced a commit
ment from the Reagan ad
ministration for Israel’s
future and survival.
Several concurrent panels
were held during the con
ference and leading national
figures were also in evidence
at those. Senator Howard
Metzenbaum spoke out on
anti-Semitism. Senator
Robert W. Kasten, Jr. was
part of a panel outlining a
domestic agenda. Senator
Carl Levin discussed
“Israel: Our Strategic Ally.”
One afternoon of the con
ference was spent on Capitol
Hill with all 2000 par
ticipants mee’ting with their
congressmen and senators to
express concerns involving
Jews and Israel. The
Charlotte delegation was
well-received by Con
gressman Jim Martin, who
accepted UJA recognition
for his vote against the sale
of AWACS to Saudi Arabia.
Members of the Charlotte
delegation also met with an
aide to Congressman
Stephen Neal of Winston-
Salem, who also received
UJA recognition for his sup
port for Israel. Congressman
Neal was hospitalized at the
time of the visit, but his aide
expressed the congressman’s
appreciation.
Representative Martin
noted that he would be in
clined to strongly oppose
any support for the United
Nations if any kind of vote
advocating Israel’s expul
sion is considered in that
body. The congressman also
said he would consider other
issues that were discussed,
including loans to Israel be
ing converted to grants and
the opposition to any arm
sales to Jordan.
Following the Capitol Hill
meetings, the group assembl
ed for a reception hosted by
Senator Rudy Boschwitz and
Representative Sidney R.
Yates.
Senators Alan Cranston
and Bob Packwood were
among the honored guests at
the conference’s Israeli buf
fet on March 15 at the Hilton.
The buffet allowed the group
to go from table-to-table to
sample typical Israeli food.
A Season of Change
and Growth
I drove to work slowly
this morning stopping
often to enjoy the radiant
blossoms. Thoughts of
both Passover and of the
Project chased around in
my head, and I found
myself thinking of the
wonders of growth and
change.
Of all the seasons and
of all our beloved
holidays. Spring and
Passover are the most
characterized by growth
and change. It is more
than coincidence that our
community Project
should suddenly surge
forward with vitality and
strength at just this time
of year.
During the cool of fall
and the chill of winter,
the leaders of our com
munity have huddled
around the conference
tables carefully shaping
the legal documents
which embody the uni
queness of the Project.
Now, that work is done
and in the hands of the
respective boards, soon
it will be placed before
each and every one of us
and we will be asked to
give our votes of support
to this bold and in
novative concept.
With the coming of
Spring has come a time
to burst out of the con
fines of our individual
houses. Just as our
ancestors joined together
and surged out of Egypt
and into history, so we
need opportunities to
join together, to grow
together and to celebrate
together the joy of our
bright future.
Throughout the Spring
there will be those op
portunities. For the
growth of you and your
family, make yourselves
part of these celebra-
tions. Enter the
Afikomen ' Hunt and
thrill to the music of the
Klezmorim. And there is
more - attend services,
make seder, celebrate
Shabbat. Then, come to
your organizational
meetings at the Arm
strong House, walk the
property, recreate at the
JCC. Find your place for
change and growth in our
community. Our time
and yours has come.
— Marvin Bienstock
That was followed by Israeli
songs and dancing.
Rabbi Harold M. Schuweis
was among the concluding
speakers who launched an
idea for Jewish para-
rabbinics to attend the needs
of growing Jewish com
munities. It was an idea that
quickly appealed to the
Charlotte delegation. Gail
Bienstock has accepted a
leadership role in Charlotte
to see if the community
would be receptive to such a
plan.
The National Young
Leadership Conference was
sponsored by the National
Young Leadership Cabinet
(men) and the National
Women’s Young Leadership
Cabinet, and is held once
every two years in
Washington.
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