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The Charlotte JEWISH =NEWS
Vol. 9 No. 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
December, 1987
Charlotteans Attend CJF’s S6th 6A
Wins Two P.R. Awards
Ostrow Athletic Field
Has Dedication Ceremony
(L to R front row): Vicki Hopkins, Bobbi Bernstein, Adrienne Rosenberg,
Rita and Irving Mond. (L to R back row): Sandra Weinstein, Mike Minkin,
Evelyn Berger. Not pictured: Sandy Berlin, Ron Katz, Berry Zander.
By Rita Mond
The Charlotte delegation,
headed by Mike Minkin, ex
ecutive director of the
Charlotte Jewish Federation,
and comprised of Sandy Ber
lin, Evelyn Berger, Bobbi
Bernstein, Vicki Hopkins, Ron
Katz, Rita Mond, Irving
Mond, Adrienne Rosenberg,
Sandra Weinstein and Berry
Zander (Greer, S.C.), attended
the 56th CJF General Assem
bly at the Fontainebleau-
Hilton Hotel, Misimi Beach,
November 18-22. The theme
was “Dor L’Dor — From Gen
eration to Generation”.
We were awarded 4 P.R.
Awards: Gold Award for the
Campaign brochure which was
actually the series of post
cards done by the marketing
The J*s Caught the Spirit!
By Cheryl Jankowitz
Spirit Square, whose reputa
tion is unsurpassed in the com
munity as a cultural arts in
stitution, will be undergoing
major renovations for 18
months. Spirit Square had
been looking to relocate its
programs so that it could con
tinue to offer quality program
ming to the Charlotte commu
nity. After months of negoti
ation, Spirit Square and the
Jewish Community Center of
Charlotte are proud to an
nounce the undertaking of a
joint program, offering classes
in the visual, media, perform
ing and theatrical arts at
Shalom Park.
Tom Spray, Executive Di
rector of Spirit Square, said
that he is thrilled with the col
laborative efforts of Spirit
Square and the JCC. He also
said that the effort gives
Spirit Square the opportunity
of branching out in south
Charlotte and enables them to
reach a potentially new group
of attendees.
Barry Hantman, executive
director of the Jewish Com
munity Center, said, “This is
a historical opportunity. It will
enable us to lift the spirits of
the community and bring
quality culture to Shalom
Park. The JCC has always
been in the business of cultural
arts, and this will enable us to
expand in a quality £ind dy
namic way.”
Some classes that will be of
fered are: Clay Studio; Lunch
time Ballet; Jazz Dance;
Drawing and Painting; Water
Aerobics; Basketry; Begin
ning, Intermediate, and Ad
vanced Acting; Clay for Kids;
Art for Pre-Schoolers; Pencils,
Paints and Prints; Private
Lessons in Brass, Guitar,
Piano and Woodwinds; and
Life Drawing.
December 20 will be the
kick-off for this joint effort.
The community will have an
opportunity to meet with the
artist and register for classes
on that day. Refreshments will
be served. Programs will of
ficially begin on January 4,
1988. Come catch the spirit at
the J!!
In The News
Book Review 15
Calendar 23
Day School 6-7
Editorials 2
Family Sorvicos 3
Fodoration 8
Lubavltch .’.*. . V.^ ..... .10^11
Organizations 20-21
Recipes 23
Temples 18-19
This ’n That 15
committee. Besides the cer
tificate, the gold awards this
year received a small sculp
ture. A Silver Award was
given for one of our invita
tions. A Silver Award was also
received by The Charlotte
Jewish News for an advertise
ment done for Campeugn and
an honorable mention was also
received by The CJN for best
newspaper with advertising.
We were the only small city to
be recognized for its paper.
The days were not long
enough to take in all the
wealth of information that
abounded. There were many
forums and workshops that
each of us would have liked to
have attended, but it was im
possible to be in 2 or 3 places
at a time. Except for the
Plenary sessions, we never
really got to see one another,
as each of us was busy at dif
ferent sessions: some at social
services forums; others at
community relations meet
ings. We attended such
forums as Soviet Jewry;
Catholic-Jewish relations;
Jewish education; the Jewish
teenager; intermarriage. There
were over 300 Forums and
Workshops something for
every one of the 3500 dele
gates attending from the U.S.,
Canada, Israel, South America
and other parts of the world.
For a capsulated coverage of
the GA please read this
month’s centerfold. Hopefully
it will give you some insight as
to what trsmspired.
(L to R) Barry Hantman, exec, director of Foundation & JCC; Joel and
Cindi Ostrow; Harry Swimmer, Foundation president.
On Sunday, November 1, ap
proximately 175 people were
in attendance at Shalom Park
for the Ostrow Athletic Field
dedication ceremonies. It was
a beautiful sunny day and fit
tingly the JCC Soccer teams
had a soccer game in progress.
Through the generosity of Cin
di and Joel Ostrow, the ath
letic field was named in mem
ory of Stuart Ostrow, son of
Connie and Paul Ostrow, who
lost his life a few years ago as
a young msin in an automobile
accident.
Harry Swimmer, president
of the Foundation of the
Charlotte Jewish Community,
acted as Master of Ceremo
nies; Mark Bernstein, past
president of the Foundation,
delivered the historical
perspective of Shalom park.
Robert Phillips introduced
Roman Gabriel, NFL Hall of
Famer, who is currently a TV
sports commentator in Char
lotte, as the keynote speaker.
Gabriel spoke about the im
portance of athletic programs
building character and per
severance. He conmiended the
Jewish conmiunity for offering
such fine facilities for today’s
youth and thanked Cindi and
Joel for making all this
possible.
Highlight of the ceremonies
was when Harry Swimmer
presented Cindi and Joel
Ostrow with a special-made
memento of the occasion — a
professional soccer ball
mounted on an engraved
stand.
Appreciation is extended to
Sol and Ada Shapiro who
helped in planning the
program.
«JCC Hires New Staff Member
Jessica Kranz has been
hired as Youth Programming
Director for the Jewish Com
munity Center. She was born
in Washington, D.C. but came
to North Carolina to attend
Guilford College in Greens
boro, from which she received
a B.S. in Psychology and
Sociology in May, 1987.
While attending college, she
was a resident assistant,
supervising seven houses on
campus, and worked with the
housing staff and counseling
center. She also worked with
the Family Life Council in
Greensboro as an intern with
the Coalition on Adolescent
Pregnancy. During the ’85-’86
school year, Jessica was a
religious school teacher at
Temple Emanuel in Greens
boro. During the summers of
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Tributes 22
Women’s Division 9
World Beat 4
• Spaclal Foatur* ■
GA Convention 12-13
Jessica Kranz
’84 and ’85, she was a head
counselor for the Jewish Com
munity Center Camp in Rock
ville, MD. This past summer
she accompanied 37 high
school students from the JCC
of Greater Washington, D.C.
(Rockville, MD) and the
AZYF. That alone takes a
great deal of stamina.
Jessica received the Guil
ford College Student Develop
ment Leadership Award, 1987,
is listed in Who’s Who Among
Students in American Univer
sities and Colleges and was a
graduation speaker. Her col
lege activities included: Peer
Counseling, Co-Coordinator;
Student Senate; Judicial
Board; Psychology Club, v.p.;
Hillel, president; Socio-Anthro
Club. She has traveled
throughout the U.S., Israel,
Europe and spent a semester
abroad in 1985 at the Univer
sity of London. She finds time
to pursue her hobbies of
photography and sailing,
though the latter may be a lit
tle difficult in Charlotte.
When asked why she de
cided to move to Charlotte,
she stated that she always
liked N.C. and that the
Charlotte community is grow
ing and she wants to be a part
of that growth. She finds that
her position offers many chal
lenges and hopes to introduce
new innovations in program
ming for the youth.
Jessica is young, enthu
siastic and motivated. Why
not stop by her office and in
troduce yourself to her? And
by all means watch for the new
programs which she will be
starting, one of which will be
the expansion of the “after
school” program.
—Rita Mond