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Page 5-THE NEWS-February 1989 Women’s Division of Federation Meet the Members of Our Cabinet Each month a member(s) of our Cabinet will be profiled in the C JN. Singins in Praise of “Four Great Women” By Sandra Weinstein We’re proud to feature two outstanding ladies, Dorothy Ashendorf and Baila Pran- sky. Dorothy is a relative newcomer to Charlotte and is originally from Georgia; Baila has resided in Char lotte for 25 years and is formerly from Massachu setts. Baila Pranaky “My identity with Judaic values and Jewish responsi bility developed early on, within a family environ ment steeped in Jewish pride and deep concern for Jews throughout the world. Child hood memories recall gath erings at our home, in Malden, Mass., where lively discussions (in Yiddish) fo cused on the urgent needs of the synagogue, the poor, refugees, Palestine and later Israel, and always the polit ics of the day. “The choices of Jewish involvement, upon our arri val in Charlotte 25 years ago, though limited, were fraught with challenges...to enrich our children’s Jewish education and environment and to strengthen the Jew ish community’s identity within the greater Charlotte area. We found great stimu lation in our grass roots efforts and the drive and purpose has never ended. “Through the Charlotte Jewish Federation and Women’s Division, the arena provided for forging ahead with our Jewish commit ments is substantial. There is room for diversity and creativity, a marvelous sense of reaching every facet of the Charlotte Jewish com munity and beyond, and having an impact on its growth and success. “Each campaign year brings forth exciting de mands and challenges along with the opportunity to share the messages of opti mism for the survival of our Jewish people; the delight in discovering interested and dedicated supporters who hear our message and re spond positively; and the great pleasure in working with a group of knowledge able and dedicated women and men.” Baila has participated on several boards over the years Baila Pranaky Dorothy Ashendorf of dedicated service: Feder ation, Charlotte Chapter B’nai B’rith Women and Temple Israel Sisterhood. A highlight to our community was the evolvement and establishment of the Yiddish Institute of which Baila was a founder. Her interest con tinued and the Charlotte Yiddish Troupe was formed with Baila as director. They performed for many of our surrounding communities bringing them an evening of music and poetry in Yiddish, Hebrew and English. Baila Pransky has participated actively and given so much to our community and we thank her for her dedication through the years. Dorothy Ashendorf “I was bom and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. My immi grant parents were very de voted Jews who believed that the continuation of the Jewish people would be through a Jewish education: learning Jewish history, to read and write in Yiddish; Yiddish poetry, Yiddish songs, etc. They and perhaps a hundred more Jewish souls in Atlanta felt so strongly in their desire to continue the life of the Yiddish language that they formed a Yiddish School. They rented a house, hired Yiddish teachers and planned a proper curricu lum. I and my sisters at tended this afternoon school which was under the auspi ces of the Arbeiter Ring. I attended for seven years. “The school in Atlanta was one of perhaps twenty such schools in the South. They would convene a re gional conference once a year with the focus on the education of their children. “Atlanta was one of the southern cities where famous Jewish dignitaries would come to lecture, per form and teach. Men from the Jewish cultural world such as Haim Greenberg, Nachman Syrkin, Peretz Heishbein came to Atlanta. Our parents would take us to the lectures and performan ces. I remember that I did not comprehend the lectures but I shall never forget the face of the visitor and the faces of the Atlanta Jews who were present. Mind you, the artists did not come to Atlan ta for a ‘one night stand.’ They stayed at least a week and contributed so much to the mundane life of the im migrant Jew. “The life I was exposed to as a child and young teen was to make an everlasting impact on me. 1 had a nat ural inclination to join a Young Judea Club, then Junior Hadassah and Senior Hadassah. My devotion and support of Palestine and subsequently, the State of Israel, was an inherent hap pening for me. “My interest in the Jewish Federation and its Women’s Division occupies a very important part of my raison d’etre. I have served twice as Women’s Division Chairper son in Atlanta. However, the rank one holds in Women’s Division does not, for me, in any way reduce my interest or fervor for a strong and secure Israel. “Two and one-half years ago I moved to Charlotte. I was very flattered when I was asked to serve on the Women’s Division Cabinet. Here, I knew I would find women of all ages and from all walks of life, with one common interest: to work toward a strong, viable, in telligent Jewish community for Jews here in Charlotte and for Jews all over the world. “I have not been disap pointed!” Camien! M>s hs Great Hair. Nails tool aJ Cotswotd Mall For Appointment Call 366*5007 364-0270 Women in the Jewish com munity are invited to listen to the first woman Cantor serving the Upper Midwest at the Women’s Division luncheon to be held on Wed nesday, February 22 at 11:45 a.m. at the Marriott Execu tive Park Hotel. Holly Callen, Cantor at Mount Zion Temple in St. Paul, Minnesota, will per form her one-woman show, “Four Great Jewish Wom en.” She sings and talks about Anne Frank, Henriet ta Szold, Golda Meir and Queen Esther. Cantor Callen has won numerous awards and con tests, such as the Metropol itan opera district auditions; the San Francisco Opera Merola auditions; the Rich ard Tucker Memorial Award, first recipient; the J.A. O’Shaughnessy Memorial Award, first recipient. Ms. Callen is involved in many community service organizations. She served as Campaign Chair for the 1988 Campaign of the Busi ness and Professional Wom en’s Division of the Minne apolis Federation for Jewish Services. She is an active member of the United Jew- Holly Callen ish Appeal’s Young Wom en’s Leadership Cabinet. In addition, Holly Callen is an avid sports fan and is perhaps best known for her renditions of the National Anthem at Viking football and Gopher basketball games. When she is not sing ing, she can be found at Kenwood Financial group of Minneapolis, Inc. where she is an investment advisor and a principal of the firm. Linda Spil is chairing this event. Cost of the kosher luncheon is $12.50 per per son. The luncheon is open to all women making a $125 minimum gift to the 1989 Women’s Division Federa- tion/UJA Campaign. 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