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Vol. 11 No. 2
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 1989
’89 Federation
Campaisn Update
The 1989 Charlotte Jewish
Federation Campaign is a
mixture of the bitter and the
sweet. Richard A. Klein,
1989 Campaign general
chairman, reported that the
campaign is (as of January
15) running approximately
4% ahead. Though our hope
was to reach a consistent
increase of 18%, the cam
paign had an unfortunate
setback due to several unex
pected cuts at the major gift
level. Naturally, this has a
severe impact on the dollars
raised in the general cam
paign.
The good news is that
more workers than ever be
fore are working on this
year’s campaign. The lower
divisions of the campaign
structure, namely $1000 and
under, are running increases
from 15% to 35%. This repres
ents a tremendous growth in
the “underbelly” of the cam
paign. Klein said of this
accomplishment, “This is
our future, this is what will
keep Charlotte as a progres
sive city. We must be patient
and work diligently so that
we can bring new leaders
into the forefront and devel
op a new level of leadership
to spearhead the Cam
paign.”
Richard A. Klein
The dollars raised from
the Charlotte Jewish Feder
ation Campaign go to meet
ing the human service needs
of Jews in Charlotte, Israel
and around the world. The
dollars are allocated
through a local allocation
process throughout the local
community and the United
States. Dollars raised to
serve Jews in Israel and
overseas are allocated
through the Jewish Agency
in Israel and the Joint Dis
tribution Committee.
If you have questions re
garding the Federation, its
funding, or involvement in
the fundraising effort,
please feel free to call the
office, 366-5007.
Super Sunday Plays
Important Role in Campaign
By Wendy Rosen
Super Sunday Chair
Super Sunday, always an
important part of the overall
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Campaign, was an over
whelming success. The an
nual event, held in Gorelick
Hall at Shalom Park on
Sunday, January 15, was
filled with excitement as
many of this year’s volun
teers were calling for the
first time. Also the majority
of the cards were new gifts.
It is my theory that if your
new gift cards outnumber
the existing gift cards, then
the upgrading system is
successful. And that’s the
way the cards stacked up
this year.
Approximately $43,000
was pledged as volunteers
made over 1,000 calls during
the day. Without these vo
lunteers, Super Sunday is
non-existent. It is to these
men and women the success
is credited. The underlying
success of Super Sunday
goes to a fabulous and ded
icated committee: Dee Kri-
del, Phil Kridel, Rick Bober,
Maddie Joffe, Marilee Ford,
Ellen Goldberg and Sandra
Weinstein with special help
from Simon Estroff and Phil
Joffe. It is to all of these
people that I extend a heart
felt thank you to everyone
who answered their call.
WTVI-42 Presents “Ripples in Time
By Stuart Grasberg
The elderly man spoke
with a heavy Polish accent,
but his passion and emotion
came through. “With my
brother, we used to talk
about it — sometimes we’d
say, ‘Maybe this was a
dream, maybe it’s not true.
How could we live like this?’
But we did.”
For Isaac Lepek, the mem
ories of his months and
years in Hitler’s concentra
tion camps may have
seemed like a dream. But as
he spoke, the look in his eyes
revealed a frightening real
ity. Isaac survived. Eleven
and one-half million people,
nearly one quarter of World
War II casualties, died of
starvation, disease, physical
abuse, and poison gas. Of
those 11V2 million, six mil
lion were Jews; 5% million
were Christians, intellectu
als, Gypsies, the mentally ill,
and any other minority the
N azis deemed to be undesira
ble. We have all heard the
statistics of the number of
deaths in the Holocaust, but
what do we hear of those
who survived?
On February 13 at 9 p.m.,
WTVI-42 will broadcast a
locally produced hour-long
documentary. Ripples In
Time, which profiles a num
ber of people in the Charlotte
area with various connec
tions to the Holocaust of
World War II. The project is
supported with major fund
ing from the North Carolina
Council on the Holocaust,
Royal Insurance and The
Charlotte Observer.
We began work on Rip
ples In Time last summer,
when associate producer,
Sandra Barley and I sent out
questionnaires to a number
of people on a list provided
by the N.C. Council on the
Holocaust. Through re
sponses and other word-of-
mouth connections, we
culled the list down to nine.
“CJN” Editorial Board Announced
In a precedent setting an
nouncement, Joel Gk>ldman,
chair of the newly formed
Charlotte Jewish News Ed
itorial Board, revealed that
all six members of the Board
have now been appointed.
“It is in the interest of the
CJN’s future growth to have
a dedicated and talented
Board, and I believe we have
achieved that goal,” Gold
man said. “Also, it was
necessary to secure as wide
a representation as possible
of the Federation and the
other sponsoring agencies of
the paper and we were suc
cessful in this respect,” Gk>ld-
man added.
In addition to Gk)ldman,
the Board is comprised of
Phil Joffe, Sally Shrader,
Marcia Simon, Dr. Selwyn
See CJN page 7
Art 8
Book Review 24
Calendar 23
Editorials 2
Family Services 3
Federatk>n 5-6
JCC 14-16
Lut>avitch 17
Organizations... 22
Temples 20
This n’ That 10
World Beat 4
Stuart Grasberg (L) interviewing Henry Hirschmann.
Photo/Sandra Barley
Before production began, we
talked with each person sev
eral times in an effort to get
to know the individual. In
the process, and in varjdng
degrees, each one began to
relax. By the time we rolled
videotape, they opened up,
and shared their stories.
For some, it was difficult,
having not spoken about
their experiences for over
forty years. As the world was
licking its wounds firom the
devastation of WWII, survi
vors and liberators were told
to “forget,” to go on with
their lives. Indeed, it is ap
parent that people often do
not want to hear of the hor
rors of the camps — and a
growing number even deny
that the Holocaust ever hap
pened.
The people we interviewed
are only a few of the area’s
residents with connections
to one of history’s darkest
See RIPPLES p&ge 7
Rita Mond Honored for Years
Of Ser%^ce as CJN Editor
On January 16 at the An
nual Federation meeting,
the 10th birthday of The
Charlotte Jewish News was
celebrated and Rita Mond
was honored for her ten
years as editor of The CJN.
The program began with an
outstanding videotape of the
history of the paper done by
Sam Eneman.
Bobbi Bernstein, presi
dent of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation, made the pres
entation of the gift to Rita,
which was as follows: “ITiis
beautiful menorah is a uni
que blend of ancient and
contemporary elegance. Its
branches symbolize for us
the many branches of infor
mation that are woven into
the community and into the
fabric of our lives through
your work on The Charlotte
Jewish News. Just as the
menorah illumines the dar
kness, so the information
and knowledge you dissem
inate enlighten and enrich
our community. Rita, your
talent and creative ability
allow you to communicate to
the world through the print
ed word. And your skill in
design and layout have
been recognized nationally
through the many awards
won by The CJN.
“Rita, you are one of the
most dedicated and hard
working women this com
munity has ever known. For
too long, we have taken for
granted your valuable and
vital contribution. That is why
Rita Mond
we are so delighted to recog
nize you this evening.
“We can’t imagine our
community without The
CJN. Indeed it’s the first
thing we give to every new
comer who moves to Char
lotte. And we can’t imagine
the CJN without Rita Mond.
So we thank you for ten
years of dedicated service
and look forward to many
more years of excellence that
lie ahead.”
The menorah is attached
to a removeable base which
is inscribed: Rita Mond —
with deep appreciation and
love for ten years of dedicat
ed service as Editor and
“Chief’ of The Charlotte
Jewish News, 1979-1989.
Charlotte Jewish Federa
tion. January 16, 1989.
The evening ended with a
dessert reception. Thanks go
to Herman Blumenthal for
sponsoring this special
event.
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