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Vol. 11 No. 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 1989
“Hanukkah—Let There be Lights”
To Air on WTVI-Channcl 42
The Luski Family Hosts
“The Many Faces of Yiddish Song”
Hanukkah has been celebrat
ed for more than 21 centuries by
millions of people. Once only a
minor holiday in the Jewish
calendar, it now plays a more
dominant role in Jewish life. Yet
Hanukkah remains one of the
most misunderstood of holidays
to Jews and Christians alike,
partly because it falls so close
to Christmas each year.
Hanukkah: Let There be
Lights, produced by WVIZ-TV/
Cleveland-Akron and airing on
WTVI-42 Friday, Dec. 22 at 9:30
p.m. (A rebroadcast of the
program will be shown Dec. 24
at 6 p.m.) explains this special
Jewish celebration. Falling in
December each year, the tradi
tional lighting of candles, the
games, gifts and even the foods
all have political and religious
significance.
Hosted by educator and actor
Reuben Silver and Rabbi Ben
Kamin of The Temple in Cleve
land, Ohio, Hanukkah: Let
There Be Lights blends the
historical aspects of the holiday
with personal stories of family
celebrations. Harold Gould,
Robert Clary, Lainie Kazan and
Jack Carter share their child
hood memories of Hanukkah,
Lainie Kazan
Jack Carter
HaroMGonU
Robert Clary
and rcflect on what “The Fes
tival of Lights” means to them
today.
Hanukkah is a historical com
memoration marking the first
time in all of history.^ that a
people deliberately, carefully
and with their own blood, set
themselves free. Its heritage is
drawn from a background of
destruction, freedom fighters,
guerrilla warfare and the very
Super Sunday Set for Jan. 14
By Morris Spil
Super Sunday Chair
The 1990 Federation Cam
paign will culminate on January
14 with Super Sunday. Last
year’s Super Sunday was a
tremendous success and we all
hope to do even better this year.
Preparation has already begun
to ensure that this will be the
best Super Sunday ever. Many
thanks to some special people
who have volunteered to work
on the Super Sunday Planning
Committee. They include Errol
Cohen, Jodi Cohen, Mike
Kovner, Henry Rabinovich,
Wendy Rosen, Norman Shapi
ro, Marcia Stern, Marc Title-
baum and Kay Yaffe.
You may be asked to make
phone calls for Super Sunday.
Each shift will last two and one-
half hours (thirty minutes of
training and two hours of call
ing). Prizes will be awarded at
each shift and babysitting will be
available all day. The shifts are
9:30 a.m.-noon; 11:30 a.m.-2:00
p.m.; 1:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.; 3:30
p.m.-6:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.-
8:00 p.m. If you would like to
volunteer to be a part of Super
Sunday, please call Lisa Platock
at the Federation office, 366-
5007.
You may be called on Super-
Sunday to make a contribution
to help hundreds of thousands
of Jewish people here in Char
lotte and around the world.
Federation dollars support ac
tivities here in Charlotte like the
JCC, Jewish Family Services,
BBYO and much more. Your
contribution will also help So
viet Jews live in freedom for the
first time in their lives. So please
answer the call with your heart
felt commitment.
The Charlotte Jewish Feder
ation’s Campaign is a centralized
fundraising effort on behalf of
UJA, ten local beneficiary agen
cies and a host of other local,
national and overseas Jewish
programs and organizations.
Our dollars help more than
600,000 Jews around the world.
survival of the Jewish people.
Hanukkah has its origins 2100
years ago when Antiochus, a
Grcek-Syrian ruler, ordered all
Jews to denounce their heritage
and outiawed-the practice of
Jewish customs. To prove the
strength of his purpose, Antio
chus and his men destroyed the
Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
War ensued, and a small rebel
force, led by Judah the Macca-
bee, eventually recaptured the
Temple.
Legend holds that a great
miracle occurred while Judah
See WTVI page 6
Young or old, long-time Yid-
dishist or novice, you will want
to be in Gorelick Hall on Sun
day, December 17 at 8 p.m. for
a rousing evening of “heimische”
entertainment and culture. Zal-
men Mlotek and Shoshana Ron,
two of today’s premier interpre
ters of Jewish music, will present
“The Many Faces of Yiddish
Song.” Both Zalmen and Sho
shana are gifted musicians and
scholars of Jewish folk tradition.
They will offer a narrated con
cert that traces the development
of Yiddish music from its roots
in the shtetl through its Amer
ican evolution in the theatre,
synagogue, and among the people.
The evening of song and story
is hosted by the Luski family as
their first annual endowed Lec
tureship in Jewish Arts and Folk
Culture. It is one of an ongoing
series of Distinguished Lecture
ships sponsored by Temple
Israel, llie entire community is
cordially invited to this special
event, which is free of charge.
The Luskis will also host a
dessert buffet at the end of the
program, to which all are wel
come.
Zalmen Mlotek is a musician
who is equally at home in the
worlds of opera and Yiddish
music. Presently, he is the direc
tor of the Workmen’s Circle
Chorus in New York. He is the
editor of the anthology, “Great
Songs of the Yiddish Theatre.”
“Saturday Night Live”—
Campaign Kickoff Came “Alive”
Purple and black helium bal
loons filled the air and added to
the festivity in the Adam’s Mark
Hotel Ballroom for the 1990
Campaign Kick-Off held on
November 4. “Saturday Night
Live” was a Charlotte Jewish
extravaganza that brought to
gether young and old, involved
and uninvolved, for an evening
of learning and laughter. It was
an evening filled with a wonder
ful community spirit that soared
as a video was projected on a
large screen depicting the pas
sage of Soviet Jews from the
Soviet Union to Israel and the
United States, followed by co
median Jerry Farber who light
ened the air with his brand of
Jewish humor. It was a magnif
icent evening that heralded a
new benchmark reached by the
Federation in its communal
development.
After Emily Zimmern wel
comed the audience and spoke
to the group about the new
decade that we, as a Jewish
people, are entering. Rabbi
Israel Gerber gave an invocation
that blessed the community as
it departs on its 1990 effort. With
over 300 people standing in
reverence commitment to a year
of Jewish fundraising. Rabbi
Gerber asked for God’s help in
solidarity, achievement and
support. Paul Putterman, cam
paign chair, gave “The Call to
Action.” Sara Schreibman
spoke about the accomplish-
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Federation
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Recipes
31
Calendar
31
JCC
.... 10-13
Temples
26-27
Classified
31
Jewish Book Week ...
9
This 'n That
6
Editorials
2
Lubavitch
20-21
Tweens/Teens
14-15
Family Services
3
Organizations
.... 28-29
WorkJ Beat
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Special Features
From Here to the Soviet Union — Part IV 18-19
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Entertainment & Restaurant Section 22-24
Shoshana Ron
He has directed a number of
Anglo-Jewish productions, ap
peared as guest conductor of the
American Symphony Orchestra
and has served as an opera coach
for the Metropolitan Opera. He
coauthored the Yiddish-English
musicals, “The Golden Land,”
“On Second Avenue” and
“Those were the Days,” serving
as musical director, vocal ar
ranger and conductor.
Shoshana Ron, with her roots
deep in the European and Israeli
experiences, is a highly ac
claimed soprano of whom a New
York critic recently said, “Your
songs brought tears as well as
joy to all of us.” She was born
in Poland and raised in Russia
and Israel. Her talent was rec
ognized at an early age and she
began performing on the radio
and concert stage. Since arriving
in the U.S., she has performed
in many major cities and with
many known celebrities. She has
sung in Yiddish Theater and at
Lincoln Center and continues
concert engagements through
out Israel and Europe.
Zalmen and Shosana come to
us by way of a command per
formance, return engagement.
They were the stars of this year’s
Yiddish Institute at Wildacres
and left everyone there clamor
ing for more. Through the gra
ciousness of the Luski family,
the opportunity for “more” will
become a reality. Ask the folks
who were at the Yiddish Institute
about the treat that is in store
for all of us.
So, plan to come early and
stay late, to shed a bittersweet
tear and sing out for joy, as
Zalmen and Shoshana take us
on a magnificently guided tour
of “The Many Faces of Yiddish
Song.”
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