Page 2-THE NEWS-September, 1984
THE CHARLOTTE JEWISH NEWS
PubUsh^ monthly by:
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Foundation of Charlotte Jewish Community
Marvin Bienstock, Director
Jewish Community Center Charlotte Hebrew Academy
Martin Schneer, Director Eleanor Weinglass. Director
Editor Rita Mond
JCC editor. Ann Langman
Advertising mgr. Blanche Yarus
Staff. Doris Edelstein, Lottie Goldman, Monroe Katz,
Raenea Siegel. L. Edward Sizemore, Ted Teitelzweig
Copy deadline the 10th of each month
P.O. Box 220188, Charlotte, N.C. 28222
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From the Desk of Marty Schneer
—JCC Executive Director
Guest Editorial
A Rosh Hashanah Message
By Rabbi Robert A. Seigel
The High Holy Days are upon us. Another year has
somehow whisked by, and we face the shof£u*’s call
to admit all our unfulfilled pledges. A year ago we
were certam we would accomplish so much. Yet, that
year has passed, and many of those things were not
done because “we didn’t have time”. Now, again, we
have an opportunity to revise priorities and refreshen
our perspective on life.
These Holy Days press us to reflect on what we
have done and what we have not done this past year,
where we have not even tried. What have we done
this past year to cause us a sense of accomplishment?
And what are our goals in the year ahead? How many
lives have we touched since last Yom Kippur?
In an English murder-mystery, a detective who had
spent severed days searching the scene of a crime
throws up his hands in disgust. “This is the perfect
crime!” he laments. “He didn’t leave a fingerprint!”
That also happens to be the perfect crime against
life: To go through life without leaving fingerprints
gmywhere — without leaving a trace of generosity,
a touch of benevolence, a fingerprint of compassion,
caring, concern or love. The p>erfect crime against life!
These Days of Awe beckon us to change, to become
more like the person we want to be. Let this be a year
when “I don’t have time” is used judiciously in pur
suit of the go£ils we determine for ourselves during
the deep introspection of Rosh Hashanah and Yom
Kippur. Let this be a year when all of us leave our
fingerprints on life.
The members of Temple Beth Shalom join Faye and
me in wishing all of you a year of heeJth and content
ment, a year of touching the lives of those around us.
Ushana tova tikatevu b’sefer chayim: May you be
inscribed for a good year in the Book of Life.
(Editor’s note: Rabbi Richard Rocklin of Temple Israel, Rab
bi Harold Krantzler of Temple Beth El, the sponsoring institu
tions of “CJN” — Federation, Foundation, JCC, Hebrew
Academy, and the “CJN” Staff also extend their wishes for a
happy and healthy New Year.}
A Welcome to New Staff Members
Over the summer the “CJN” staff has increased.
The paper is pleased to welcome volunteers Doris
Edelstein and L. Edward Sizemore, a newcomer to
Charlotte, as special correspondents; Lottie Goldman
and Raenea Siegel who have been helping with Tem
ple and Club news; Ted Teitelzweig, who will be
assisting in editing and proofing.
Monroe Katz, who has returned to Chgirlotte after
living in Texas for several months, has volunteered
his services once again as our editorial cartoonist. We
are happy that Ann eind Monroe decided to come back
home.
Now that vacation time is rapidly coming to a close
and the staff will be doing less traveling, we an
ticipate that with their help, the Charlotte Jewish
News wiU continue to grow and improve. If you are
also interested in dabbling in printer’s ink, just call
the editor!
As I am sure you are aware,
September marks the begirni-
ing of JCC Fall Programs.
While our two new program
directors (Susan Ett - Adult
Activities, Irene Komor *
Children’s Activities) have on
ly been on the job a short time
I think you will find they have
developed an exciting and
diverse schedule of programs
and special events from which
to choose. The staff has made
every effort to find convenient
and accessible program sites,
as we are of course faced with
the continuing problem of
limited space. We greatly ap
preciate the community’s sup
port of our programs during
this transition period, and it
seems that together we have
fostered a heightened spirit of
creativity and ingenuity that
has.enabled us to effectively
deal with new and changing
circumstances.
The key to our programm
ing success now and in the
future is the level of participa
tion and involvement of the
membership. Two events in
July clearly illustrated some of
what the ‘J’ can accomplish
with the support of the
membership. Our part-time
Athletic Director, Nancy
Segal, organized both a Coed
Softball Game and Dinner and
a Mixed Doubles Tennis Tour
nament. In these cases we
were able to promote and coor
dinate activities which struck
a responsive chord in many of
our members, resulting in both
a recreational and social occa
sion for all participants. We
feel strongly that it is our role
to bring membership together
around a variety of formal and
informal activities, and we ex
pect to function in this capaci
ty on a much wider scale when
the new ‘J’ opens. If we are to
be fully prepared for this task
we need to leam from mem-
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Letters to the Editor
Public Officials Promoted
Governors Council on Holocaust
Is is with a great deal of
he£irtfelt appreciation that I
publicly thank Jo Graham
Foster, Ruth Easterling,
Louise Brennan and Senator
Marshall Rauch, our represen
tatives in the NC House of
Representatives and Senate.
Each of these public officials
have given wholeheeu’tedly to
our effort to make the Gover
nors Council on the Holocaust
a permanent council. The slide
program and speakers bureau
have been presented to the
area school superintendents
and hopefully we wiU get a
substantial program into our
schools. Our endeavor to bring
education of this horrible time
in history has been closer to a
reality due to the efforts of the
aforementioned people.
It is a pleasure and blessing
to know them. May they con
tinue in good health in their of
fice and allow us the privilege
of calling upon them to further
our goal.
Lest We Forget!
Shalom,
Celia Scher
bers’ experiences in center pro
grams. The JCC phase-in pro
cess is a very structured and
systematic method of plann
ing for the future, but we must
also gain feedback from the
community’s active participa
tion in programs leading up to
the grand opening. We ask
that you either enroll in a pro
ven and familiar program this
Fall or try something new and
different. Hopefully our pro
grams wiU not only benefit
you personally, broadening
your experience or knowledge,
but also help to fine-tune our
offerings in preparation for
our expanded schedule in the
future.
One new program, worth
highlighting and which we are
especially excited about, is the
J’s After School Care Pro
gram. Our Children’s Commit
tee and staff have long
recognized the need for an
After School Program for
working parents. We are
therefore initiating a program
of study and activities for
elementary grade children
Monday through Friday dur
ing the entire school year. The
Hebrew Academy has
graciously agreed to provide
space for this vital new service
to the conununity. Specific in-
formatioin will be mailed to
the membership in the near
future.
The Jewish Community
Center will be moving its en
tire operation to the House on
the new site by September 15.
We are presently involved in
negotiations with a Charlotte
Tennis Club to provide our
members with both a location
for Queens City Tennis and
courts for open play during
most or all hours of the week.
We also anticipate obtaining
space for our youth soccer pro
gram for the public schools or
city parks in the area. Further
detaUs will be forwarded to our
membership prior to the mov
ing date. On behalf of the staff
and myself I look forward to
greeting as many of you as
possible at our new temporary
home and wish you all a very
happy and healthy New Year.
Deadline for
October Issue
is Sept. 10
Candleligh ting
Sept. 7 - 7:23 p.m.
Sept. 14 - 7:13 p.m.
Sept. 21 - 7:03 p.m.
Sept. 26 - 6:59 p.m. (Erev Rosh Hashanah)
Sept. 27 - 6:56 p.m. (Rosh Hashanah)
Sept. 28 - 6:54 p.m. (Rosh Hashanah)
Oct. 6 - 6:44 p.m. (Erev Yom Kippur)