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The Charlotte JEWISH =NEWS
Vol. 7 No. 3
Charlotte, North Carolina
March, 1985
Academy Gala Returns To MorrocroSt
By Martha Brenner
What’s it like to live in a
mansion with 14,000 square
feet of space, 12 fireplaces,
leaded windows of pale
amethyst and green and a
paneled library of Norwegian
pine transplanted from an old
English manor?
You can find out for an even
ing when Charlene and
Richard Muller again open
their historic home, Mor-
rocroft, to patrons of the
North Carolina Hebrew
Academy. Their home at 2525
Richardson Drive will be the
site of the school’s annual
spring gala, Saturday, April
27 at 8:30 p.m.
Patrons at the Academy
Update
gala will dance to the music of
Larry Farber’s band in the old
ballroom, now the Middle
Eastern room. If the weather
is mild, the room’s French
doors will be opened to the ter
race. Guests will enjoy hors
d’oeuvres and spectacular
desserts prepared by parents
and friends of the school.
The climax of the gala will
be a drawing for a deluxe
10-day trip to Israel for two,
arranged by Mann Travels.
Last year’s winners were Mr.
and Mrs. George Ackerman of
Fort MiU, S.C.
Since the Academy galas at
Morrocroft in 1982 and 1983,
the Tudor style mansion has
been placed on the National
Register of Historic Places by
the Depgirtment of Interior
and designated a historic site
by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Historic Properties Commis
sion.
Built in 1927 for former
Governor Cameron Morrison
and his millionairess wife,
Sarah Watts Morrison, the
manor house, once the center
piece of a 3,000 acre estate and
farm, is a home designed to be
lived in, the Mullers have
found.
“The designer, Harrie T.
Lindeberg, was a genius in
home design,” says Richard
Muller. “The house has its
own internal atmosphere. You
could become a recluse and not
feel confined because of the
size and height of the rooms.”
Foundation Building Soars Ahead
Reaching for the sky and the
top of the walls. (See page 24 for
more pictures on progress of the
building.)
It couldn’t last forever —
the good weather! But, despite
snow, sleet, cold, ice and rain,
the construction company has
continued to forge ahead.
Given the slightest oppor
tunity, they have rushed to
the ramparts and completed
the walls for the fitness center.
Inside, the ground is criss
crossed with trenches for
plumbing and electriced con
duit, and a miniature forest of
upright pipes has appeared in
the future locker rooms and
health club areas.
Under pressure to dig the in
door pool before the building
is enclosed, bulldozers and
dump trucks have completed
the job even though rainfall
often prematurely filled the
pool.
Visitors can see a full flight
of stairs extending from the
tennis courts to the softball
field.
As the roof goes on the
fitness center, the education
and recreation centers will
start to come out of the
ground. While the walls will
seem to rise quickly and give
the facility a “completed”
look. Building Committee
Chair, Bill Gorelick, says that
patience will still be needed.
“We are building for forever,
and that takes time to get
everything right. Our desire to
have outdoor facilities ready
for this summer is pushing us
to work very hard, but it will
take the right combination of
weather £uid work to make it
happen.”
Plans are under way to offer
public tours of the facility on
a monthly basis. Details are
expected shortly.
JCC Sponsors Klezmer Music Program
The JCC is celebrating
Jewish Music Month on
March 31 with “Viva
Klezmer.” Come enjoy music
for the whole family from 3 -
4 p.m. at the Sardis Presby
terian Church Scout Hut, 6100
Sardis Rd.
“Viva Klezmer” is the only
musical ensemble in the
southeast specializing in the
performance of Klezmer
music, or “Jewish Jazz.”
Members of the group are all
musicians with the Charlotte
Symphony Orchestra: Eugene
Kavadlo plays clarinet; Ali
Kavadlo is the group’s
violinist and percussionist;
Mike Mosley performs on
guitar. Their repertoire in
cludes such songs as Shalom
Aleichem, Hava Nagila,
Chassidic Song, Shpielt Mir
Klesmorimlach and Fiddler on
the Roof.
Klezmer music originated in
Eastern Europe in the early
twentieth century. Jewish
musicians/performed this
joyous music on the occasions
of weddings and Bar Mitz-
vahs. When Eastern Europecm
Jews came to the United
States, their music mingled
with American music influenc
ing and being influenced by
Dixieland Jazz.
Klezmer is Jewish soul
music with real emotion and
feeling of the culture in the
music.
“Viva Klezmer” musicians
will arrive dressed in ethnic
costumes to help their au
dience become a part of the
musical experience. Their
music will bring tears and
smiles.
Bring the entire family to
enjoy the music and a taste of
ethnic food. There will be a
nominal fee for refreshments.
Morrocroft
Ceilings vary from 10 to 21
feet high.
Lindeberg was an eminent
residential architect from New
York who designed homes for
some of America’s wealthiest
families, including the
Pillsburys, DuPonts and
Vanderbilts. Recently, a
Lindeberg-designed estate in
Houston, much smaller than
Morrocroft, went on the
market for $6.5 million.
“You can recognize
Lindeberg’s style in other
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Federation Establishes Scholarship
To Israel For Teens
Rising high school
juniors and seniors, plan
ning to or interest^ in
participating in programs
in Israel this summer or
fall, are invited to apply
for scholarship assistance
from the Charlotte Jewish
Federation. The applica
tion deadline is April 1,
1985.
An allocation from the
1984 Campaign of $2000
has been set aside to pro
vide scholarships in
amounts from $500-$1000.
The scholarships will be
awarded primarily on
merit, based on the appli-
cant’s background,
achievements and motiva
tions. These will be
measured by the
responses to the questions
on the application as well
as personal interviews by
the Selection Committee.
Applications may be ob
tained by calling the
Federation office
(366-5007) or from the
education departments at
all the Temples, JCC,
Hebrew Academy or
Lubavitch. In order to be
eligible for a Federation
Scholarship the applicant
must: 1) Be a rising junior
or senior in a secondary
school in the Charlotte
area served by the local
Jewish institutions and
organizations. 2) Have
resided in the Charlotte
area one (1) full school year
prior to departure. 3) Re
main in the Charlotte area
for at least one (1) year
after return. 4) Plan to par
ticipate in a cultural, fra-
ternal/sororal, religious or
educational program in
Israel of six (6) weeks or
more. 5) Share experi
ences, upon return, with
the Federation Board £ind
other groups. 6) Reside
with a family who are
members of the Federa
tion (membership is defin
ed as contributing to the
most recent - ’85 Cam
paign).
Larry Gerber, Chair of
the Committee which
developed the guidelines
for the scholarships, said,
“We believe that helping
deserving teens experience
Israel first-hand is a way
of ensuring future ties bet
ween Israel and the
American Jewish
community.”
-Special Features.
Aflkomen Hunt III 9
Federation Allocations 18-19
New Adult Institute 7
Together We Are 24
JCC Spring Class Schedule — pages 11, 12, 13