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Special Supplement
Charlotte Jewish Federation
The Charlotte OEWISH TffiWS
Vol. 6 No. 9 Charlotte, North Carolina October, 1984
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We’ve Done It Again!
The Charlotte Jewish News
will receive the silver award
for best newspaper in the
small city category at the 53rd
General Assembly of the
Council of Jewish F^erations,
Nov. 14-18, 1984. The Canton,
Ohio and Charleston, SC
papers also are receiving the
same award. Being a 5 time
winner in six years is not bad!
The Sheraton Centre £ind
Royal York Hotels in Toronto,
Ontario, will be headquarters
for the gathering of some
2,500 Jewish community
leaders from cities across the
United States and Canada and
their overseas guests.
Speakers scheduled for the
1984 General Assembly in
clude many of the foremost
scholars, political and spiritual
leaders impacting on contem
porary North American
Jewish life. Among them are
Dr. Joseph Yerushalmi of Col
umbia University; Dr. Gerson
Cohen, Chancellor of the
Jewish Theological Seminary;
Dr. Henry Kissinger; Mendel
Kaplan, World Chairman of
Keren Hayesod; Rabbi Gun
ther Plaut, President, Central
Conference of American Rab
bis; Leon Dulzin, Chairman,
Jewish Agency Executive.
Major issues confronting
Federations in the coming
year will be explored in depth
at nine General Assembly
Forums: Ethiopian Jewry £md
Syrian Jewry; Peace in the
Middle East After the U.S.
and Israeli Elections; Jewish
Education and Culture;
Sephardic Jewry; The Arab
World; Soviet Jewry; Long-
Range Planning; Latin
American Jewry; Black-
Jewish Relations.
A key theme of the General
Assembly — The Community
Leader as a Learning Person
— will be defined at the Thurs-
See WE’VE Page 11
Jewish Community Center
To Hold Major Fundraiser
The Jewish Community
Center’s major fundraiser for
the year will take place on
Saturday, October 20 at 7:30
p.m. at the Marriott Hotel
neeu* 1-77. A “silent auction”
will be held throughout the
evening to help the JCC meet
expenses incurred since the
catastrophic fire of August
1983.
The Center will auction off a
wide variety of items in
cluding: A new automobile, an
ulta-lite airplane, luxurious
condominiums (for vacation
rentals), appliances, jewelry,
dinners at Charlotte’s finest
restaurants, etc. Bidding for
most items will begin at 50%
off retail prices. Tickets are be
ing sold at $20 per person
which covers a complete
kosher dinner £uid dancing to
the sounds of Larry Farber’s
band. The tickets can be pur-
Israel Bond Dinner
To Honor Rosenbergers
Sunday evening, October 28 marks the date of this year s
Israel Bond Dinner. For the second year, the location will be
the Marriott Hotel Executive Park on Tyvola Road. Sam Lerner
is the 1984 Israel Bonds Campaign Chairman.
The honorees are Hugo and Helga Rosenberger, an energetic
pair who have devoted a good part of their lives to community
service. The renowned journalist Wolf Blitzer, Washington cor
respondent for the Jerusalem Post, will be the guest spe^er.
Hugo Rosenberger's long list of past and current activities
include, serving for two years as chairman of the Israel Bond
Drive, past president of Temple Israel as well as a twenty-year
board member. He was on the board of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation and a charter member of the Hebrew Academy
Board. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Blumen-
thal Jewish Home and also is a member of the Board of Visitors
of Mercy Hospital. Mr. Rosenberger has served four terms as
vice president of the Seaboard Region of the United Sjmagogue
of America and two terms on The Advisory Council of the
United Synagogue of America. He was also on the Board of the
American Red Cross.
Helga, in addition to always being at the side of Hugo in all
his community affairs, was active in the beautification and
decorating projects at Temple Israel. She also provides much
needed vital services for the Chai group, a senior citizens
organization sponsored by the Jewish Federation. Hugo and
Helga are both avid gardeners and are on the executive board
of the Carolinas Orchid Society.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend the Israel Bonds
Dinner to honor Hugo and Helga Rosenberger, as well as hear
the stimulating and knowledgeable speaker Wolf Blitzer. It
should be noted that the purchase of Israel Bonds is not a re
quirement to attend.
The cost of the dinner, scheduled for 7 p.m. with an open bar
prior at 6 p.m., is $15 per person. Dinner chairperson is Jill
Newman. For reservations call Mary Wojnowich, 366-4936.
Hugo & Helga Rosenberger
Wolf Blitzer
In The News-
Together We Are — p. 16
Acad«my N«ws 3
Calendar 15
Candlelighting 2
Classified 15
Club News 14
Editorials 2
JCC 8*10
Lubavitcher Rebbe 12
Social Service 5
This 'n That 5
Women's Division 6-7
World Beat 4
Charlotte Jewish Federation - supplement
‘‘The Little House” survived the fire. Now it will be razed by
the new owners of the J's property. For more “nostalgia*' see page
10.
chased from any JCC board
member, fundraising commit
tee member or by stopping by
the J’s new headquarters at
the Armstrong House. Chair
ing the event is Linda
Greenfeld. Members of the
committee are Sue Alvarez,
Ben Jaffa Jr., Lila Josephson,
Lynne Lemer, Margie Leven-
son, Roberta Malickson, Wen
dy Rosen, Bob Stein and Carol
Weiner.
Show your support for the
JCC by attending this very
special evening.
Campaign Reaches Out
To Touch Everyone
University Experience, featuring Blu Greenberg and a Day at
UNCC, sponsored by Women’s Division - See page 6
For the 1985 Federation-
UJA Campeiign, Men’s Divi
sion plans to personally con
tact every potential partici
pant through a series of
outstanding events. “The suc
cess of this campaign will af
fect the future of each
Charlotte Jew,” said Ron
Katz, Chair of the General
Men’s Campaign. “People
deserve to ask the questions
and hear the answers in per
son. Only this way will we
reach our $1 million goal.”
Katz also cited that the sup
plement in this issue of the
"News” is the first step in
education — presenting the
facts. Then comes person to
person effort.
Major Gifts FIy*In
“We start by asking the top
level givers from the 1984
Campaign to set the pace,”
says Richard A. Klein, Chair
of the Men’s Major Gifts.
“And they have already
responded magnificently.” In
a non-stop parade from Oc
tober 1 to October 3, those in
vited to participate took time
for their schedule to come to
the Adam’s Mark Hotel to
meet, discuss with and make
their 1985 pledge to a promi
nent Israeli lawyer, a member
of the national UJA Board
and the Major Gifts Campaign
workers, Stan Greenspon,
Harry Lemer and Richard A.
Klein.
Events For Professionals
Following a successful pat
tern established last year,
events are scheduled on Sun
day, November 4 for Cheu"-
lotte’s Jewish lawyers, accoun
tants, doctors, dentists and
health professionals.
Superior Sunday, Nov. 18
Chaired by Simon Estroff,
Superior Sunday is a massive
effort in which 30 or more
volunteers will be invited to
the homes of as many as 100
donors to spend a half hour
discussing the issues and ob
taining pledges for 1985. Last
year, this one day effort rais
ed over $45,000. The goal for
1985 is to raise $75,000.
Super Sunday, Dec. 2
The 5th annual Super Sun
day Telephone campaign has
set its sight on $60,000 — up
from last year’s $44,000. This
is a joint effort of Men’s and
Women’s Divisions, cochmred
by Wendy Rosen, Larry Ger
ber and Linda Binnick. It in
volves more than 70 volun
teers and 1200 prospects.
Walking Every Path
"V^'hile the events are spec
tacular,” said Katz, “they will
not reach everyone. There will
still be the 40-50 staunch
volunteer workers who will
See CAMPAIGN Page 11