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Permit No. 1208
The Charlotte ‘TEWISH ‘=NEWS
Vol. 8 No. 5
Charlotte, North Carolina
May, 1986
TOGETHER WE HAVE!
Opening Ceremonies at Shalom Park Set for May 18
With marchers, runners,
balloons, a time capsule and a
musical fanfare, Shalom Park
and the doors of the Jewish
Education and Community
Center will open on Sunday,
May 18. And, that’s just for
openers. The entire afternoon
will be filled with an Israeli
theme carnival, demonstra
tions of JCC programs and
classes, displays by all the
Jewish institutions and
organizations, self-guided
tours of the facilities, eind
much, much more.
Opening ceremonies will
begin promptly at 2 p.m. in the
upper tier of the parking lot.
Those planning to attend are
urged to come early (starting
at 1 p.m.). Parking in Shalom
Park will have to be limited
that day. Later arrivals will
park in the lot at Calvary
Church on Sardis Rd. near
Randolph Rd. Fr»n there they
will take one of the special
shuttle busses to the
ceremomes.
Beginning in the late morn
ing at Temple Israel, a march
will conmience up Morehead
and Providence Road toward
Shalom Park. Marchers from
Temple Beth El wUl join in,
and they, in turn, will be join
ed by others beginning at
Temple Beth Shalom and the
Hebrew Academy. All will
arrive at Shalom Park in time
for the opening ceremonies.
While the march is in pro
gress, runners, carrying tor
ches, will start from the in
stitution sites including the
site of the previous JCC on
Sharon Amity. The runners
will arrive and be greeted with
a musical fanfare during the
ceremonies. They wiU light a
giant 7-branch menorah and
present historical items from
their institutions. These items
will be sealed in a time capsule
to be buried in the sculpture
garden at the Park.
The brief opening ceremon
ies will feature greetings from
Mayor Harvey Gantt, the
County Commission and lead
ers from the Jewish commun
ity. It will be highlighted by
the placing of a cornerstone,
designed and donated by
Anne Yudell, and the affixing
of mezzuzahs and blowing of
shofars.
The balance of the day will
feature opportunities to see
the Jewish Education and
Community Center (JECC) in
action. Self-guided tours will
be assisted by a specially
prepared Program Book and
by volunteer tour guides sta
tioned throughout the
facilities.
In the Leon and Sandra
Levine Jewish Community
Center Building, the “J”
(Jewish Community Center)
will introduce visitors to its
wide range of programs and
activities and classes.
(cont’d on page 9)
Shalom Park
Grand Opening
May 18, 1986
1:00 p.m.
1:15 p.m.
1:45 p.m.
2:00 p.m. (PROMPT)
2:30 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
Parking Lot Opens At Shalom Park
Limited to the first 250 cars. Additional
parking and shuttle bus at Calvary
Church on Sardis Rd. near Randolph Rd.
Sign In On Ceramic Tiles
Contributors who have not already done
so, may sign these clay tiles which will
be fired and set in the sculpture garden.
Tiles will be available for signing all
afternoon.
Marchers Arrive From Temples and
Hebrew Academy
Opening Ceremonies Begin
See story for details.
Jewish Education and Community Center
Opens
• Carnival • Touring • Displays
• Activities • Art/photos • Prizes
• Programs • Refreshments
Grand Openiiix Concludes
Last shuttle bus is at 4:40 p.m.
Academy Gala Honors F*ounders siiaiotn To The Krantziers
Five of the 18 founders to be honored. Standing (L to R): Sam Lemer,
Bill Gorelick, Stanley Kornfeld. Seated (L to R): Isaac Luski, Hugo
Rosenberger. Photo/Amy Pickholtz
By Martha Brenner
No one said it would be easy,
16 years ago, when Charlotte’s
Jewish day school was
founded.
Indeed, it has been harder
work than anyone imagined to
bring the N.C. Hebrew
Academy to its latest
milestone, a long-awaited
move this summer to new
facilities in the Education
Building at Shalom Park.
That milestone will be
celebrated at the Annual
Academy Gala, Sunday, June
1, at Shalom Park when direc
tors, parents and other
patrons join together to honor
the men who made it possible
for the fledgling school to buy
its first home in 1971 at 1006
Sardis Lane.
The men to be honored at
the Gala are Marvin Baron,
the late Dr. Philip Baron, the
late I.D. Blumenthal, Herman
Blumenthal, Bill Gorelick,
Shelton Gorelick, Abraham
Kaplan, Sam Kaplan, Stanley
Komfeld, Sam Lemer, Alvin
Levine, Abraham Luski, Hugo
Rosenberger, Elliott Sch
wartz, Benjamin Sinkoe,
Gerald Sinkoe, Morris Speiz-
man and Boris Wojnowich.
“We’ll be celebrating leav
ing the old and moving into
the new,” says Peggy Gartner,
Academy president. The Gala
begins with cocktails at 6 p.m.,
followed by a kosher dinner
and dancing to the Larry
Farber Band.
Patron tickets are available
for $125 a couple from Sara
Schreibman, 8409 Raintree
Lane, Matthews, NC 28105.
Or you may call Debbie Palef-
sky, 364-1278, or Florence
Widis, 525-3957.
School Property Purchased
Abraham Luski coordinated
the purchase of school proper
ty. “At first, we were an in
vestment group which leased
the land to the school,” he
recalls. “But a year after we
invested, at tax time, everyone
agreed to donate his invest
ment back to the Academy
and take a deduction.” The
financial founders put up
$21,000 toward the purchase
price of $76,000. Even the
realtor, Gibson Smith Realty,
waived its conmiission and
contributed it to the school.
“Today, the land is worth
between $200,000 to $350,000,
depending on the zoning,”
(cont’d on page 13)
By Judy Sutker
After a decade of serving as
spiritual leader of Temple
Beth El, Rabbi Harold I.
Krgmtzler and his wife Helen
will leave Charlotte at the end
of the summer to be closer to
their three children and grand
child in California. Rabbi
Krsoitzler has chosen to retire
after serving in the Rabbinate
a total of 36 years.
Everyone in Charlotte who
has had the privilege of know
ing Rabbi Krantzler has been
inspired by his religious
knowledge which he shared
with others, his keen sense of
humor, his outreach to the
Christian community, and his
participation on many local
community boards and
cultural activities. These in
cluded serving as moderator
for the Wildacres Institute,
which has become an annual
event; President of the
Charlotte Area Clergy,
Association; President of the
Greater Association of Rab
bis; cochairman of the
Charlotte/Mecklenburg
Chapter of the National Con
ference of Christians and
Jews; and on the board of the
Charlotte Lung Association.
Rabbi Harold Krantzler
Those who attended the
Oratorio Singers of Charlotte
also enjoyed his participation
in the many performances at
Ovens Auditorium during the
nine years he was a member.
If you were a Temple Beth
El “Retreatnik to Wildacres”
each summer, you would
especially enjoy his mean
ingful weekend with family
members, inspiring Havdalah
service, and sing-a-long
concerts.
I quote from his letter of
resignation to the Congrega
tion: “Our lives have been
bound up with the Congrega-
(cont’d on page 12)
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