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Charlotte, NC
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Charlotte, North Carolina September 1989
Plans for 1990 Federation Campaign Begin
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The Charlotte
Vol. 11 No. 8
Lerner and Schefflin Triumph
In World Maccabiah Games
By Vicki Galliher
Asst. H&PE Director JCC
(L to R) Alexis Lerner, Stacey Schefflin and Wendy Sacks (from
Memphis) prior to opening ceremony of the Maccabiah Games.
“Uniting the Generations” is Theme
The 13th World Maccabiah
Games were held in Israel July
5-9, 1989. By the conclusion of
the Games, two of our outstand
ing JCC athletes had left their
marks. Stacey Sheffiin, compet
ing in the Women’s Open Tennis
Division, and Alexis Lerner,
competing in the Women’s Ju
nior Swim Division, both col
lected numerous medals for the
United States team.
Harry Swimmer, National
Vice-President of the United
States Sports Committee for
Israel, accompanied the United
States team, which consisted of
450 athletes. There were 4000
athletes from 38 countries com
peting in 35 different sporting
events at the World Maccabiah
Games. Included among this
year’s participants was a first-
time Russian delegation entry.
In highlighting the accomp
lishments of our JCC athletes,
Stacey Schefflin won a bronze
medal in the Women’s Open
Tennis Division. Stacey reached
the semi-finals of the singles
before losing out to Israel’s liana
Berger. She also received the
bronze medal in mixed doubles.
Stacey’s tremendous talent and
charming personality endeared
her to all competitors and spec
tators present at the Maccabiah
Games.
Alexis Lerner accomplished
incredible feats in the swimming
arena. Competing in the Wom
en’s Junior Swim Division,
Alexis earned two gold medals
in the 50/100 M free style events,
two silver medals in the 200 M
free style and 200 M butterfly
events and two bronze medals
in the 200 IM and 100 M but
terfly events. Alexis’ determina
tion and enthusiasm for the
competitive sport of swimming
continue to drive her to greater
accomplishments and perfor
mances in the world of compet
itive swimming.
Besides the athletes from
Charlotte, David VanGlish was
assistant press attache and Jamie
Levine served as a chaperone of
the Junior athletes. Others at
tending were Marilyn and Harry
Swimmer, Bernice and Buddy
Roberts, Neal Kronovet, Marty,
Elaine and Hallie Schefflin,
Harry Lerner.
We, as staff and members of
the Charlotte Jewish Communi
ty Center, wish to extend our
heartiest congratulations to
Stacey and Alexis in celebrating
their accomplishments at the
13th World Maccabiah Games
in Israel. We are truly proud to
have such outstanding young
women representing our com
munity and country.
For more on the Games see page 4
Michael L. Minkin, Executive
Director of the Charlotte Jewish
Federation, announced plans for
the 1990 Campaign. The 1990
Campaign is very special be
cause “we are entering a new
decade. The next ten years will
be very significant to the devel
oped health and vitality of our
community in Charlotte and in
Israel. I am looking forward to
working the community leader
ship to develop a strong and
responsive campaign structure.”
Dr. Paul Putterman, a pedi
atrician in Charlotte, will head
this year’s campaign. With the
help of Paul Edelstein, Matthew
Luftglass and Emily Zimmern as
1990 Campaign Cochairs, the
Federation will tell the story of
the needs that exist in Charlotte,
in Israel, and of Jews around the
world.
Sara Schreibman and Lynne
Sheffer have assumed the re
sponsibility of chairing Wom
en’s Division this year. They
have begun to put together their
team and are well on their way
to another record-setting
achievement.
If you would like to be part
of this campaign effort, please
call the Charlotte Jewish Fed
eration, 366-5007. Look to The
Charlotte Jewish News for infor
mation regarding events and
meetings related to campaign.
New Jewish
Preschool Opens
By Jody Pinion
The Charlotte Jewish Pre
school, newly established
through the Task Force for a
consolidated preschool between
Temple Beth El V’Shalom and
Temple Israel, is pleased to
unveil its new school philosophy
and logo. The new preschool,
opening its doors on Sept. 5, is
dedicated to providing young
children with a secure and loving
environment in which to grow
and develop a positive self
image. The educational ap
proach will be developmental,
offering hands-on activities and
using age appropriate materials
which encourage creativity and
self-expression. The program
will integrate Judaism and Israel
with day-to-day experiences and
social interactions through play
and directional activities. Mar
vell Ginsberg, Preschool Educa
tion Specialist for the Chicago
Bureau of Jewish Education, has
been consulted to evaluate the
preschool secular and Judaic
programs in late October. She
will aUo be available to offer
workshops for teachers and
board members and will leave us
with recommendations for bet
ter integrating these programs.
The logo, designed by graphic
artist and Charlotte resident, Jo
Littin Taich, portrays our most
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By Dr. Paul Putterman
Campaign Chair
The 1990 Charlotte Jewish
Federation-United Jewish Ap
peal campaign is underway. The
theme for this year is “UNITING
THE GENERATIONS.” Our
mandate for the 1990s is concern
for the Jewish family, both
locally and abroad. In Charlotte,
the 1980s have been a time that
saw the destruction of the old
Jewish Community Center, only
to see the dream of Shalom Park
become a reality. Jewish Family
Services began with limited
resources and expanded to the
point where it now serves one-
fourth of our Jewish population.
The community is now ready to
build two new Temples to be
completed in the next two or
three years. The 1980s have
indeed seen a major change in
the landscape of the Charlotte
Jewish community.
In Israel and around the
world, the 1980s have been a
time of major events. The war
in Lebanon led to division
among Jews throughout the
world but then we watched with
pride as Israel proceeded with
Operation Moses. We were
astonished as more than 250,000
people marched on Washington
demanding the release of our
brothers and sisters in the Soviet
Union. Our voices were heard as
“Passage To Freedom” became
a reality.
As we begin 1990, we perhaps
find ourselves at a more critical
and exciting time than ever as
we “Unite The Generations.”
Our concern for the Jewish
community locally translates
into raising the dollars to fund
all the wonderful and needed
programs for our families at the
“J.” We need to continue to
expand and serve our families
that rely on Jewish Family
Services as their constituency
grows. The “hot” topic over the
next few years will be the status
of Jewish education in Char
lotte, from preschool to adult
hood. We will have to pay for
the one thing we all consider
important — a quality Jewish
life for ever Jewish person in
Charlotte.
Paul Putterman
We also must never lose sight
of our obligation to all our
Jewish family around the world.
We must never forget that being
Jewish means supporting the
existence of Israel, our Jewish
homeland, no matter what our
political beliefs are and at a time
when it seems that the entire
world is against us. We must
continue to give our support to
our Soviet and Ethiopian breth
ren as they try to settle into their
new existence. And we must
never forget our obligations to
care for the few remaining Jews
in Eastern Europe a they live out
their lives after the horrors of
the Holocaust.
You will hear more about the
needs and the events of the 1990
campaign in the coming months.
For now, I can only ask that you
remember that when it comes to
supporting our Jewish family in
Charlotte and throughout the
world, we have no one to look
to but ourselves.
•
Paul Putterman, the 1990
Charlotte Jewish Federation
Campaign Chairman, has re
sided in Charlotte for the last 12
years. He has been a Federation
member for seven years and has
served for three years as a vice-
president. In 1986 he was re
sponsible for starting the Char
lotte Federation’s Leadership
Development Program.
He attended undergraduate
and medical school at the Uni
versity of Virginia and did his
residency in pediatrics at Char
lotte Memorial Hospital. He
practices general pediatrics in
Matthews, N.C. He resides in
Charlotte with his wife, Claire,
and two children.
Seniors Feted to Party
Over 80 senior adults were
treated to an early evening of
food and entertainment by Phil
Levine at the 3rd Annual Phil’s
Deli Chai party on July 30 at
Shalom Park.
Each one attending received a
Phil’s Deli T-shirt; the ladies
were presented gifts (selected
jewelry from a “grab basket’^
and lovely door prizes were
given to the lucky winners.
After the delicious buffet and
desserts, VIVA KLEZMER li-
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Book Review 27
JCC
... 9-14
Calendar 31
Lut>avitch
.. 22-23
ClMSlfieds 31
Organizations
.. 28-29
Editorials 2
Temples
.. 30-31
Family Services 5
This ’n That
. . 15
Federation 6-7
Worid Beat
4
Specials
Passport to Freedom —
Part III
..24
From Here to the Soviet Union — Part 1 ...
..26
Outreach '89 Mission to Israel — Part III ...
.. 8
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