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The Charlotte ‘TEWISH =NEWS
Vol. 9 No. 2
Charlotte, North Carolina
February, 1987
Animal Federation Meeting;
Officers and Board of
Directors Are Elected
At the annual meeting of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation
on Jan. 19, Ron Katz was
elected president for a second
year. Joining him as officers
for another year were: Mrs.
Bobbi Bernstein, first vice
president; Emily Zimmern and
Dr. Paul Putterman, vice
presidents; Vicki Hopkins,
secretary; and Larry Gerber,
treasurer.
Elected to the Board of
Directors for three-year-terms
were: Hsirry Berzack, Herman
Blumenthal, Simon Estroff,
Phil Joffe, Richard A. Klein,
Abe Luski, Bennett Lyons,
Wendy Rosen, Mike Simon
and Aaron Gleiberman.
The year of 1986 was a year
of great growth and develop
ment for the Federation. The
move into Shalom Park meant
major adjustments and
changes in administrative
staff assignments. The 1986
Campaign was the first in the
history of the Federation to
raise over $1 million. The 1987
Campaign faced even a greater
challenge. It was charg^ with
raising the dollars needed to
support the first full year of
operation in Shalom Park for
all the major recipients. It set
a goal in excess of $1.2 million.
New programs and ideas
were created which greatly
enhanced the overall Jewish
community. As a result of a
Federation study of Jews not
affiliated with temples, the
temples offered 6 months of
free membership to all unaf
filiated from January to June
of 1986. Some 70 families and
singles accepted the offer and
50 of those chose to become
full members of a temple for
the 1986*87 membership year.
Shalom Y’all the new*
comer’s welcoming service
sponsored by Women’s Divi
sion, expanded its activities
and programs to weekly
daytime meetings and mon
thly evening meetings, in ad
dition to quarterly socials. The
emphasis was placed on
building a support system for
new arrivals and helping them
integrate into the existing
organizations and institutions.
In campaigning, a new
Marketing Committee created
and implemented a mailing
campaign which included
special sections in The
Charlotte Jewish News, post
cards and personal letters. On
Super Sunday, the success of
their efforts was shown as 320
new pledges were recwded as
part of an all-time high of
$65,000.
The year-round efforts of the
Marketing Committee will
continue on into 1987 as will
the work of Shalom Y’all. The
latter is planning two new pro
jects. The first will be to
brighten the first Shabbat for
new arrivals with a “Shabbat
Shalom Y’all” basket. The se
cond project involves contac*
ting newcomers personsdly to
obtain the kind of
demographic data and infor
mation about their personal in
terests which will then be
given to the institutions and
organizations to assist them in
outreach.
A major program in 1987 for
the Federation is the Leader
ship Development Program
for the Charlotte Jewish com
munity. This 18-month under
taking brings together couples
and individuals nominated for
their leadership abilities by
the presidents of the institu
tions and organizations.
Together they will learn about
Judaism, the Jewish com
munity locally and nationally
and about Israel. They will
serve as participsmt observers
on institution and organiza
tion boards and committees,
and they will travel together
to Israel in March of 1988.
All of this is coupled with
the ongoing work of Women’s
Division, the Community
Relations Committee, the new
ly established Jewish Com
munity Fund, Jewish Family
Services, Missions Committee,
Outreach, and Jewish Educa
tion. The results continue to
assure the total community of
a planned and positive future
through the efforts of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation.
In The News-
Academy
.4
Lubavitch
15
Book Reviews
17
Organizations
18
Calendar
?0
Recipes
19
Editorials
?
Temples
16
Family Services
14
This 'n That
,17
Federation
6
Women's Division...8*9
JCC 12-13
World Beat
..3
Super Sunday
10-11
Volunteer of Month..
Shalom Park Art
.7
Bienstock Announces Tliat He
Is Not Renewing Contract
By Rita Mond
It has now been made of
ficial that Marvin Bienstock
will not be serving as Ex
ecutive Director of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation
after his present contract ex
pires. The following letter was
submitted to Ron Katz, presi
dent of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation:
Dear Ron,
For the past eleven and a
half years, I have enjoyed a
unique partnership with the
Charlotte Jewish community.
Together we have created a
JCC, a multifaceted Federa
tion, a Foundation, Jewish
Family Services, the Jewish
Community Fund and, of
course, Shalom Park.
Charlotte has become a model
for the national Jewish com
munity — a role it richly
deserves.
The next years will be a time
of consolidation as the
Temples are built and as the
institutions of Shalom Park
build a programmatic and
financial base to ensure their
continuation.
This year, 1987, is a pivotal
time for change between the
creativity which was so
necessary and the stability
which is now essential. The
marked increase of the
FEDERATION/UJA '87
Campaign is a good sign of the
ability of the community to
achieve a solid position.
Just as '87 is pivotal for the
community, it is also a key
year for me to assess my
career. It is my considered opi
nion that my greatest
strengths lie in creativity and
community organization.
These areas motivate me to
my best and most productive
efforts.
As proud as I am of what we
have accomplished, I feel the
time has come for me to seek
new challenges. As a conse
quence, I will not be available
to discuss renewal of my pre
sent contract which expires on
June 30, 1987.
In these next months, as we
wind down our partnership, I
want to offer every assistance
in finding a new director for
At the White House: A group of Lubavitch Rabbis met
with President Ronald Reagan during Chanukah and
presented him with a Chanukah menorah for his oval office.
Shaking hands with him is Rabbi Yossi Groner of Charlotte.
photo/Bill Fitz-Patrick
The White House
Marvin Bienstock
the Federation.
It is my fondest wish that
the Federation and the entire
Jewish community continue to
go from strength to strength.
Sincerely,
Marvin Bienstock
Marvin’s absence will leave
a tremendous void, not only in
the Jewish community, but in
the entire Charlotte communi
ty. In 1981 when he assumed
the added position of Director
of the Community Foundation
Project (now known as the
Foundation of the Charlotte
Jewish Community, Inc.), we
wrote about him as being the
“Wearer of Many Hats —
Man of Many Talents.” Never
a truer statement was ever
made! For the first six years
of his being in Charlotte, he
served not only as Federation
Director, but as Director of
the Jewish Community
Center. In Aug. 1981, he
resigned as JCC Director to be
involved with the Foundation.
The Charlotte Jewish News
came to be because of Marvin.
He was highly receptive to the
concept that the Jewish com
munity needed a paper that
could reach out to everyone; it
was a means of consolidating
the news from many institu
tions and saving much money
by eliminating duplication of
maihngs, etc. Throughout the
existence of the paper, Marvin
has been like a right arm to
me, not only with his support,
but with the many hours he
has put into writing the
See BIENSTOCK page 6
Yad Vashem Additions Memorialize Children, Communities
By David Landau
(JTA)
A massive hall of haunting
lights and mirrors, and a
silent, artificial valley are two
striking projects now under
construction within the Yad
Vashem Holocaust Memorial
site. Together they will add a
major new dimension to Yad
Vashem for the hundreds of
thousands of Israelis and
foreign tourists who visit the
unique and dignified memorial
each year.
The chamber of mirrors is an
underground hall situated just
east of the main buildings. It
is the concept of world-
renowned Israeli*Canadian ar
chitect Moshe Safdie, who has
become the foremost planner,
architect and executor of
massive projects in modem
day Jerusilem.
Indeed, some observers, not
altogether in jest, have com
pared Safdie to Herod the
Great in terms of imbuing the
city with lasting new form.
Safdie recently unveiled the
first stage of the new Hebrew
Union College campus on King
David Street, itself a mam*
moth project, and that is
ultimately to be encompassed
by Safdie’s grandly planned
complete revamping of the en
tire area stretching from the
Jaffa Gate of the Old City to
the King David Hotel in the
newer section.
See Y’AD VASHEM page 14