Page 26-THE NEWS-May 1989 Our Organizations HaLailah B’nai B’rith Women HADASSAH Charlotte Chapter BBW The Country Inn in Mat thews was the scene of Ha- Lailah’s annual installation dinner on April 11. Using a poetic theme, Sue Brodsky and Wendy Rosen dis charged and installed old and new officers. A heartfelt thanks to outgoing Presi dent Penny Eisenberg for her excellent leadership this year. Newly installed offic ers are: President, Claire Putter- man; Administrative VP, Linda Spil; Membership VPs, Jackie Stutts and Mer- ridith Glazer; Programming VP, Debby Palefsky; Fund Raising VP, Marty Gerber; Communications VP, Ra chel Rosenfeld; Treasurer, Debby Rosenberger; Finan cial Sec., Michelle Perlmut- ter; Recording Sec., Lisa Pharr; Corresponding Sec., Eileen Darholt; Advisor, Penny Eisenberg. Passover was brought to 13 of our community’s shut- ins, needy and elderly. Ha Lailah delivered baskets filled with matzos, wine and many other food necessities with which to celebrate the holiday. Many thanks to The Name Specialists of Providence Square for their donation and to Randi De- filip and Linda Spil for their leadership on this project. On April 2, HaLailah held its second Soviet Letter Writ ing Campaign.This time the campEiign is the first in a series of three. The other two campaigns will be held with the Sunday schools of both Temples and Hebrew High. Participants wrote letters to the Minister of Chemical Industry in the USSR on behalf of a Refusenik who has been denied immigra tion status on the gn^ounds that he possesses State se crets. A petition was also circulated on behalf of another Refusenik family. HaLailah will be involved in the “Passage to Freedom” Campaign, the fund raiser to support the new wave of Russian immigrants. If you would like to volunteer for the Phonathon on May 21 please contact Claire Putter- man, 542-8369 or Linda Spil, 846-3704. PINE NEEDLES ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR YOUR SPRING LANDS CAPING. The cost is $4.50 a bale, and they will be delivered. For more informa tion, or to order, call Jackie Stutts, 364-8360. — Lisa Pharr The Charlotte Chapter of Hadassah will hold its In stallation Luncheon on May 17, 11:30 a.m. at Raintree Country Club. Reservations are being taken by Linda Segal, 372-6157. The cost of the luncheon is $10 and your check, which is your reserva tion, must be mailed by May 13 to Linda, 810 Colville Rd., Charlotte, NC 28207. Dovie Melnick, a vice pres ident of Southern Seaboard Region, is the installing officer. — Marla Brodsky If your organiza tional news is not here, it^s be cause we did not receive it. Next month *s deadline is May 10 for the June/July issue. There wili not be a CJN in July. Please submit copy typed and double-spaced B’nai B’rith Institutes to be Held at Wildacres The N.C. B’nai B’rith will present the 42nd Annual Institute of Judaism at Wil- ^ dacres, August 7-August 10. Entitled “Ancient Days to Yiddish Plays,” it will fea ture Dr. Kalman Bland, speaking on “Crisis and Survival in Jewish History;” Dr. Jay Jacoby, whose lec ture will be on“Out of Gene sis: The Many Faces of Eve, Adam and Other Legendary Jewish Figures;” Eddy Grove on “The Golden Age of Yiddish;” VIVA KLEZ- MER! and Adam Holtzman ^ leading Israeli folk dancing. Institute Chairmen are Stan and Sandy Deckelbaum and Bill and Retha Jasper. For further information and reservations contact Audrey Madans, 541-8360. District V. B’nai B’rith Dr. Jay Jacoby presents Wildacres Institute of Judaism No. II, August 10-August 13. Entitled “The Bible: What Does It Say to Us Today?”, it features Rab^ bi Jack Riemer and Rabbi Gilbert Klaperman, both of whom are outstanding sch olars. Institute chairmen are Todd Savitt and Richard Melenson. Cochairmen are Dr. Kalman Bland Rudy Cohen and Frank Ros en. For information contact any of the aforementioned; for reservations contact Todd Savitt, 3101 Ellsworth Dr., Greenville, NC 27834, phone (919) 355-6580 (night). More details and reserva tion form can be found in the April issue of The Jewish Times Outlook. McEuien iFuneral i»Eruic£, 3nc. Approved by Rabbi Marc Wilson Rabbi Robt. Seigel 334-6421 Only 2 Blocks from Temple Israel 375-6502 INFLATION PROOF PREARRANGEMENTS AVAILABLE MINT HILL CHAP£L Mint Hill Road Mint HIU, N.C. WEST CHAPEL 727 E. Morebead St. Charlotte, N.C. DERITA CHAPEL 6300 Mallard Creek Rd. Derlla, N.C. A Leadership Training Conference was held Satur day and Sunday, April 1 and 2, at the Embassy Suite Hotel. It was attended by all outgoing office holders, in coming officers, and repre sentatives from the South Atlantic Region: Gail Rubin- son, vice chairperson, Terri Cathcart and Joan Gordon. “If Looks Could Kill,” a video tape, was shown to illustrate the interaction between people, both on a confrontational level and a positive level. A lovely brunch was then served which gave us time to dis cuss the movie we had just seen. Then the real down-to- earth meeting started. A definite program was chosen to illustrate just how to or ganize something from in ception to completion: items such as involving as many people as possible in carry ing out the program, month- by-month goals and finally a follow-up critique after the program. It was a lively conference and everyone left feeling excited and antici pating a good new year for BBW. Wednesday, April 5, the installation of new officers was held at the Bamboo Garden Restaurant. Jody Pinion, outgoing president, presented the year-end re port. We accomplished many tasks: amblyopia testing, participation in a Mental Health Fair at SouthPark, Gift Wrap, participating in the Special Olympics and many other activities. We ended the year with 275 members, including 26 new members and 54 lifetime members. Jody awarded cer tificates to all committee chairpersons. She was pres ented with a beautiful piece of statuary in appreciation of the fine leadership shown during her time of office. Gail Rubinson presented Beth Linderman, president of our chapter during 1988, with the Sidney G. Kusworm award, the highest honor to be given to any local chap ter. The Installation Pro gram was conducted by Ter ri Cathcart and Beth Lind erman. A Steering Commit tee comprised of Margie Liebstein, Abbi Bryan and Rovman, will serve this coming year instead of a president. We participated in a walk for Muscular Dystrophy on April 9 and worked at the Special Olympics on April 13. A very special program on Travel will be held May 24: A breakfast meeting at Rain tree Country Club, fashions by “OUR PLACE” and a travel guide for long wee kends by the AAA. For furth er information contact Nina Haas, 3^-1029. A Quilt Mural depictine; Soviet Jewry will be dis played in Charlotte. We and HaLailah Chapter, Hadas sah and the Jewish Federa tion will underwrite its transportation to the next showing in San Francisco. *- Ruth Eisenberg Yiddish Institute to Meet in August The 1989 Charlotte Yid dish Institute at Wildacres, Little Switzerland, NC will convene August 24-27. Ap plication forms will be mailed mid-June. Interested? Wish to be on the mailing list? Call Baila Pransky, CYI coordinator, 366-5564 or Liebe Pollard, CYI Reserva tions, 366-7846. HALAIIAH B’NAI B’RITH WOMEN TRAVEL FUNDRAISER Save 30-60% On any cruise ship on date of your choice. Cruise to Motco, China, the Caribbean, Alaska, So. 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