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Permit No. 1208
The Charlotte TEW1SH '=NEWS
Vol. 4 No. 6
Charlotte, North Carolina
June/July, 1982
Temole Beth El O.K. 's Agreement
On May 16 Temple Beth El
held their annual congrega--
tional meeting and at the
same time empowered its
board to finalize and sign the
the Joint Venture Agreement
for the Foundation of the
Jewish Community. As of
press time this makes three
of the participating institu
tions going in on the venture.
The JCC and the Hebrew
Academy approved it the lat
ter part of April.
Inspite of an extremely
rainy night, approximately
125 people gathered at the
Temple at 7:30 p.m. where
they nibbled on cheese and
fruit and sipped wine until 8
p.m. when the meeting
began. During this time Bob
Conn answered questions
concerning' the Foundation
site plan for those who pass
ed by its prominent display
in Fellowship Hall.
At 8 p.m. Mark Perlin,
president of Temple Beth El,
gave his annual report (other
officer and board members
reports were given at the end
.1
of the meeting). Following
this was special presenta
tions to Judy Sutker, Bud
Rosenbaum and Jeffrey
Huberman who were retiring
from their positions on the
board. The new officers and
board were then elected.
Mark Bernstein then gave
a synopsis of the Joint Yen*
ture Agreement. Both he and
Marvin Bienstock answered
questions for clarification.
Much discussion was held
from the floor. Many of these .
questions centered upon
Phase n of the Foundation-
plans; namely what building
risfw
a new Temple would entail.
Others were much like those
at the JCC meeting:' what
facilities would be built, the
timetable on building and
fundraising, and actual costs
of the project. * ’
Herman Blumenthal gave
an inspiring'^speech ^abpiit
why it was important that
Temple Beth El sign the
agreement. This was follow
ed by more discussion and in
a particularly dramatic mo
ment, Larry Segal pointed
out that he had been raised
in Charlotte and so had his
wife, Nancy Yudell Segal.
They have been married
almost a year, but, he said,
*‘It.took us 26 years to find
each other.*'. He emphasized
the lack of contact between
the- children of the various
congregatiohs and the poten
tial effect on the community.
“Do we waiit our children,
the Jewish , future of
Charlotte' arid; beyond, to
have to. go through the same
isolation and separation?
Our answer is ‘no,’ and our
vote is ‘yes’.*’
Mark Perlin then proceed
ed to read the Joint Venture
Agreement ' and a written
ballot was taken. It passed
• by a vote of 84 to 32.
After cake, and coffee.the'=
.group: finailyr disbanded
^bout 11:30 p.m'.^
aia
/.The Board of the JCC at
its ‘vMay meeting voted
unanimously to continue
Harold Cohen’s contract as
Director for the next two
years. In so voting, the
Board and officers expressed
their appreciation for
Harold’s performance this
past year and their con-
hdence in his ability.
Harold expressed his
delight in working with
everyone at the Center and
the community. He is look
ing forward to the coming
year with enthusiasm.
Even during his “off”
hours, Harold can still be
found at the JCC, be it on the
tennis courts, helping out at
Tuesday night Bingo, and
more often even, burning the
"midnight oil” doing paper
work in his office.
Harold has a B.A. degree
and a Master’s Degree in
Harold Cohen
Social Work Administration
and Group Work. An ex
tremely amiable individual,
Harold is a delight to know
and work with.
In The News-
Academy News....
..p. 5
Focus On Israel
.p. 3
Bar/Bat Mitzvahs .
. . p. 13
For the Record
p. 2
Book Reviews
..p. 3
Graduates
p. ^
Bulletin Board
JCC p.
10-11
Calendar
..p. 13
L’Chaim
p. 4
Candle Lighting ...
..p. 16
Lubavitcher Rebbe .
p. 6
Classified Ads
..p. 16
Recipes
This ’nThat
p, 16
Editorials
..p. 2
p. 4
Film Folk
..p. 12
World Beat
p. 4
By Martha Brenner,
Hundreds of candles lining
the winding driveway to
Morrocroft welcomed guests
to a most successful Hebrew
Academy Gala.
One hundred and twenty-
three patrons, more than any
previous Academy event has
drawn, paid $100 per couple
to attend the May I gala and
the opportunity to win a 10-
day deluxe trip to Israel ar
ranged by Mann Travels.
The gala was blessed with
a mild, starry night and
guests flowed through the
spacious rooms of the
English manor house and
Charlotte landmark and out
onto the terraces. Outside,
couples danced to the swing
and beach sounds of the
Smitty Flynn band. Above
the tables. Mylar balloons
swayed in a light breeze.
Delicious hot and cold
hors d’oeuvres were served.
For many guests, however,
the culinary high point of the
evening was the feast of
desserts spread on the
banquet-size dining room
table. Few could resist the
spectacular array of
chocolate mousse, coffee
layer, cheese and pound
cakes and strawberries and
whipped cream.
For Larry and Florence
Florence Widis hugs her husband Larry upbn hearing that
they won the trip to Israel. Photo by Mike Shapiro
Widis this night will always
be remembered. After
waiting through two
preliminary drawings of
"those” who did not win the
trip, Larry and Florence did
not hear their names called
by Academy President Bob
Bernhardt and master of
ceremonies Bob Brodsky as
the third and final drawing
came to a close. The last
name in the bowl was the
Widis’s. Larry brushed away
tears as he and Florence ac
cepted congratulations.
"We are thrilled and sur
prised. It made possible a
trip we long wanted to take,”
said Larry. The couple will
visit Israel in October or
November. \
Throughout the evening,
hosts Charlene and Dick
Muller, welcomed guests. In
appreciation of their
hospitality, the Academy
presented them with a dinner
for two at a local restaurant.
After the gala the Mullers
wrote a note to the Academy
families "We can’t tell you
how happy we were to share
our home with all of you for
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Inside: "Shalom Ya'II" - pagsSlla