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Charlotte, N.C.
Permit No, 1208
The Charlotte 'TEWISH T1EWS
Vol. 8 No. 4
Charlotte, North Carolina
April, 1986
*86 Federation Campaign Tops $l Million
Women^s Division Up 4S% to $lOSyOOO
For the first time in history,
the Jewish Community has
raised over $1 million in its an
nual Federation/United
Jewish Appeal Campaign.
“We made a promise in the
last issue of The Charlotte
Jewish News,” said Ron Katz,
overall ’86 Campaign Chair
and newly elected President of
the Federation, “That promise
was to announce $1 million in
this issue. I can’t begin to tell
you what it means to each and
every member of our com
munity for that promise to
have been fulfilled.”
One of the most dramatic ac
complishments in the ’86 Cam
paign was the achievement by
Women’s Division of $105,100.
Under the cochairship of Emi
ly Zimmem and Vicki Hop
kins, Women’s Division
dramatically increased from
$72,000 in ’85 to their new all
time high — a tremendous
45% increase. Leading the
way in Women’s Division were
four members of the exclusive
Lion of Judah Association.
The dramatic and striking
Lion of Judah pins are award
ed to women whose individual
contribution is $5000 or more.
The four proud Charlotte
members of this group are
Anita Blumenthal, Gloria
Lemer, Pearl Kier and Bobbi
Bernstein.
The success of the total cam
paign is a result of success in
each and every division. Super
Sunday, the largest ever, rais
ed $54,000 and attracted over
100 new givers. The Medical/
Legal Dinner showed an equal
ly high attendance and level of
giving. The tireless efforts of
the more than 100 campaign
workers and volunteers and
their skilled division chairs,
were the secret ingredient —
that essential element without
Wearing their Lion of Judah pins are (L to Rh Bobbi Bernstein, Pearl Kier, Anita
Blumenthal (not pictured: Gloria Lerner).
which the $1 million could not
have been accomplished.
“But,” says Katz, “most of
edl it was the generosity of the
individual donor that put us
where we are. It was the
recognition of the oppor
tunities and the obligations
facing us as Shalom Park
opens. Everybody just dug
deeper than ever before. They
gave with open hands and
open hearts.”
(Cont’d on page 6)
Dear Fellow Members of the Community:
I am pleased to announce that Shalom Park and all of
its educational and recreational facilities will be dedicated
and opened on Sunday, May 18, 1986 at 2:00 P.M.
This monumental and historical occasion represents the
realization by the Charlotte Jewish community of its
dream to complete a project that will be unique in the
United States. For the first time in history, five major
Jewish institutions worked together to unify their
facilities. Shalom Park is the culmination of years ofplan^
ning and dedication by numerous committed community
leaders.
The Special Events Committee, ably chaired by Alan
Blumenthal, plans a festive and exciting afternoon that
will feature a carnival for the children and an open house
for the adults to view for the first time our outstanding
facilities.
We hope that the entire Jewish community will be pre
sent to celebrate with us this grand occasion.
Mark R. Bernstein, President
Foundation of the Charlotte Jewish Community, Inc.
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Shalom Park Is Site Of Academy Gala
By Martha Brenner
The multi-purpose “hub”
room of Shalom Park will be
the scene of this year’s
Hebrew Academy G^a on
Sunday, June L
“It’s fitting that the first
fancy event at Shalom Park is
for the Academy,” says Ann
Abel, chair of the school’s an
nual fund-raiser, “because we
will be bringing together peo
ple from all segments of
Charlotte’s Jewish communi-
Invitations moU be mailed in
mid-April for the Gala, an
evening of cocktails, a kosher
dinner and dancing that
begins at 6 p.m. Larry
Farber’s Band, Academy
patrons’ perennial favorite,
will again enliven the dance
floor with “Elvira” and other
standards.
Shalom Park is also an op-
propriate setting for the Gala,
adds Abel, because the com
plex will soon be the new home
of the Academy, Charlotte’s
Solomon Schecter Day School
for children in grades K-6. Im
mediately following the close
of the school year, the
Academy will move from its
Sardis Lane site to new
quarters in the Blumenthal
Jewish Education Building.
Patron tickets for the Gala
are $125 a couple. If you would
like an invitation or want to
send a check (payable to N.C.
Hebrew Academy) for tickets,
write to Sara Schreibman,
8409 Raintree Lane, Mat
thews, NC 28105.
More details of the event
will be announced in the May
issue of The Charlotte Jewish
News.
JCC To Hold Annual Election
D.G. Martin Jr., attorney
and civic leader, will be the
guest speaker at the 11th An
nual Meeting of the Charlotte
Jewish Community Center,
Monday evening, April 14.
The theme of Mr. Martin’s
presentation will be “The
Significance of the New
Jewish Education and Com
munity Center for the
Charlotte Community-at-
Large.”
A noted figure on the local,
regional and national scene,
Mr, Martin brings a broad
understanding of community
life, A partner in the law firm
of Kennedy, Covington, Lob-
dell and Hickman, he has been
active in a wide diversity of ac
tivities. A graduate of David
son College and Yale Law
School, he is a lecturer and
author, a former instructor of
Business Law, active in civic,
church and professional life.
D.G. Martin. Jr. is a past
trustee of Mecklenburg
Presbytery, a member and
former chairman of the
Charlotte Civil Service Board,
D.G, Martin Jr.
a member of the Board of
Visitors, Davidson College
and member of the Board of
Directors of the Rotary Club,
His involvement with Human
Services agencies includes
former trustee of McCrorey
Branch YMCA, member of
Social Planning Council and
Human Service Planning
Board of the United Way and
member of Board of Directors
and former cochidrman of the
Charlotte Chapter of National
(Cont’d on page 15)
JCC To Participate In
N.A. Maccabi Youtli Games
(L to R) David Swimmer; Mitch Gaylor, Olympic gymnast and former youth Mac
cabi participant; Harry Swimmer.
“Sound the trumpets,..bang
the drums..hang the banner...
and call young Jewish athletes
from every community nation
wide. The third North
American Maccabi Youth
Games are slated for August
15*21, 1986 in Toronto
Canada.”
This festive event, under the
auspices of the United States
Committee Sports fw Israel
and Maccabi Canada and
sponsored by the JCC of
Toronto, matches interna
tional athletic achievement
with a sense of Jewish pride
that is cultivated by social and
cultural activities, and shared
by over 2,000 Jewish youth
participating from 10
countries.
Charlottean Harry Swim
mer is the Vice President of
the U.S. Conmiittee Sports for
Tsrael. This year Swimmer will
be joining forces with Harry
Berzack and other interested
community leaders, in organiz
ing the first group in our
history to represent the
(Cont’d on page 15)
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Coming next month: Souvenir Supplement on Shalom Park