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SUPER
SUNDAY
January 14
The Charlotte "OEWISH ^TSEWS
Vol. 12 No. 1
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 1990
Federation Announces
Meeting and Elections
Bobbi Bernstein, president of
the Charlotte Jewish Federa
tion, announces that the Feder
ation’s Annual Meeting will be
held on Monday, January 15, at
7:30 p.m. in the Luski Youth
Activity Center of Shalom Park.
At this time the membership
of the Federation will have the
opportunity to elect Federation
officers and Board members,
and the Board of Trustees of the
newly formed Charlotte Jewish
Community Fund (Endowment)
for this new year. Bernstein said,
“I hope the community comes
out in support of Federation and
its vital programming leading
our community into the decade
of the 90s.”
Barry R. Swartz, Charlotte
Jewish Federation’s consultanV
from the Council of Jewish
Federations, will be present to
help Federation’s membership
reflect on the past and look to
the future. We will also have a
special guest speaker who will
provide us with a top level
briefing on the status of Soviet
Resettlement and the role that
North American Jewry will be
playing.
The entire Jewish community
is invited to attend. Refresh
ments will be served at the
conclusion of the meeting. For
further information, please call
366-5007.
The Charlotte Jewish Feder
ation is the centralized fund
raising and allocation organiza
tion on behalf of UJA and 10
local beneficiary agencies and
host of other local, national and
overseas Jewish programs and
organizations. Its dollars help
more than 600,000 Jews around
the world.
The ‘Main Event’ was Quite an Event
Women’s Division gatiiers at Speedway Club. piioto/Robin Drinnen
On November 30, approxi
mately 150 attended the Wom
en’s Division “Main Event” at
the Speedway Club. Three bus
loads of women were shuttled
from Shalom Park at 6 p.m. to
the Club for a lovely kosher
dinner. An hour earlier another
smaller group went by van to
attend a cocktail party preceding
the dinner.These women were
the Lions of Judah, of which
there are currently 10 members.
and the Pacesetters who number
23.
The entire group was wel
comed by Marsha Scheer, who
cochaired the evening with Peg
gy Gartner. The invocation and
Hamotzi were given by Ruth
Goldberg. Introductions were
presented by Sara Schreibman
and Lynne Sheffer, 1990 Wom
en’s Division cochairs. They
See MAIN page 7
Don*tLet the Light Go Out
On SUPER SUNDAY, Januaiy 14, you will be called upon to participate
in the continuation of your own personal uniqueness.
As Jews we are {privileged to be the
recipients of hundreds of generations’
unbroken concern for community
welfare. It is a torch wfiich has blazed
with the light of maintaining the
dignity and value of each individual
in the community. We have always
been able to put aside the multi
faceted approaches to our religion in
order to sustain this continuum.
The torch is bdng kindled once
again in our growing community of
Charlotte. The flame has been kept
alive for over three thousand years.
Please join in on Super Sunday,
January 14 and DO^VT LET THE
UGHTCOOVT.
Adult Institute Presents 1990 Winter Lecture Series
The Adult Institute of Jewish Studies presents its 1990 Winter
Lecture Series to be held on three Thursday evenings, January 11,
February 1 and February 15, at 8 p.m. at Shalom Park.
Refreshments and conversation with guest speakers will follow each
lecture.
Rosalind Taranto, chairperson of the Adult Institute, announces
the following lectures:
“A Christian View of the Holocaust”
Dr. Ross S. Rhoads, Senior Minister, Calvary Church, Charlotte, N.C.
Thursday, January 11 at 8 p.m.
Moderator: Ruth Goldberg, Federation Education Committee
“The American Jewish Family — An Endangered Species”
Dr. Thomas P. Liebschutz, Rabbi, Temple Emanuel, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Thursday, February I at 8 p.m.
Moderator: Shelley Blum, attorney
“Black/Jewish Relations — Two Views”
Dr. Robert L. Albright, Pres., Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C.
Ira Gissen, NC/VA Regional Director Anti-Defamation League of B’nai
B’rith
Thursday, February 15 at 8 p.m.
Moderator: Maurice Weinstein, attorney and past chairman. International
Council of B’nai B’rith
The lectures are open to the
public. Ticket price for the series
of three lectures is $12; individ
ual lectures are $5 each. Tickets
may be purchased in advance at
the reception desk of the Jewish
Community Center or at the
door the evenings of the lectures.
The Adult Institute of Jewish
Studies is jointly sponsored by
Temple Beth El V’Shalom, Tem
ple Israel, Lubavitch of North
Carolina, Charlotte Jewish Fed-
See ADULT page 21
Dr. Rhoads
Rabbi Liebschutz
Ira Cissen
Dr. Albright
Golden Circle Theatre/JCC Had
Great Success with First Program
As Dorothy Masterson,
founding Artistic Director of the
Golden Circle Theatre says, it
was “Magic Time Again.” That
certainly was in the air the
weekend of November 18-19 at
Shalom Park as over 600 people
enjoyed the humorous and clev
erly performed play. Social
Security by Andrew Bergman.
This play was the first of four
plays being presented by the
Golden Circle Theatre in coop-
ertion with the JCC. The JCC
sees this project as “an extension
of its educational, recreational
and cultural activities in the
community,” according to the
Center’s Executive Director,
Barry Hantman.
The next play, to be held in
January, is the chilling drama.
Suddenly Last Summer by Ten
nessee Williams. Set in the posfi
Garden District of New Orleans,
this play chronicles the struggle
of a young woman to prove her
sanity and save her very life.
Opposing her are greedy rela
tives and the proud, vain matri
arch of the family. Suddenly
Last Summer will be presented
at 8:15 p.m. on January 20, 25
and 27 with a 2:00 p.m. matinee
on January 21. Single tickets for
this show and the remaining two
shows. Separate Tables in
March and All My Sons in May,
are available at the JCC front
office, or by calling 366-5007.
Prices are $8.50 for adults, or
$7.50 for students, seniors and
JCC members.
This is the JCC’s major fund
raising program of the year.
Your support will be greatly
appreciated, and in return you
still have the opportunity to see
three very exciting and profes
sionally performed plays. All
proceeds will benefit the Golden
Circle Theatre and the JCC’s
youth and senior adult depart
ments.
The success of this joint fea
ture with Golden Circle Theatre
would not have been possible
without the overwhelming ef
forts, hard work and support of
Marsha Scheer, chairperson of
the Benefactors and Patrons
Committee, and Ethel Gordon,
See GOLDEN page 7
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Classifieds
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Editorials
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Family Services
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Federation
6
JCC
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Kids’ Page
14
Lubavitch
8-9
Organizations
26
Recipes
28
Teen Page
19
Temples
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This 'n That
21
World Beat
4-5
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From Here to USSR-
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IrYStde Look of Riga
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Dining Out Section .
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