1992
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The Charlotte jEWISH ^^NEWS
Vol. 14No. 1
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 1992
Children Adopt a Soviet Family
(Top going clockwise) Mikhail Kutsenko, teacher Shirley Levine, Micah
MonosofT and Erin Goldstein. photos/V. Berger
By Virginia Berger
On December 10, Mrs. Shirley
Levine’s Daled class of Temple
Israel’s Religious School, had a
pizza party for their adopted
Soviet family at Shalom Park.
The Kutsenkos came from Mos
cow to Charlotte this past July.
They have one son, Maxsim,
who is in the second grade at
Lansdowne Elementary School.
It was a wonderful opportu
nity for the children to meet the
Kutsenkos. Mr. Kutsenko has a
doctorate in chemical engineer
ing and is happy to be living in
Charlotte with his family.
Please help the Daled class in
welcoming the Kutsenkos by
calling them, bringing them to
temple and inviting them into
Maxsim Kutsenko (L) and his
mother Marina Kutsenko.
their home. There are several
new Soviet families who need to
socialize in our community.
Won’t you help?
Prime Minister of Israel Attended
CJF’s 60th General Assembly
Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Israeli Ambassador to the
United States Zalman Shoval share a brief moment of conversation with
CJF Executive Vice President Martin S. Kraar and CJF President Charles
H. Goodman prior to Prime Minister Shamir's major policy address to
the Council of Jewish Federation’s 60th General Assembly.
Attending the GA from Charlotte were Emily Zimmem, Bobbi Bernstein
and Pam Appelbaum. Also present was Dan Lepow, Charlotte Jewish
Federation’s new executive director.
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Come to the Cabaret
The Charlotte Jewish Feder
ation is kicking off the 1992
Annual Federation Campaign
with a cabaret-styled evening of
Jewish humor with Moshe Wal-
doks on Saturday, January 18
at 8 p.m. at the Atrium, Two
First Union Center. “Come to
the Cabaret,” the theme for the
campaign kick-off, will celebrate
our accomplishments and mark
our beginnings for 1992.
In keeping with a true cabaret
style, the evening will begin with
lively music, followed by guest
entertainer Moshe Waldoks.
Refreshments will feature delec
table desserts. Moshe Waldoks
is coeditor (with William Novak)
of the “Big Book of Jewish
Humor” and the “Big Book of
New American Humor.” He is
a nationally renowned stand-up
comedian who provides a sump
tuous and delightful feast of
Jewish jokes, anecdotes and
dramatized excerpts from lead
ing Jewish writers for audiences
of all ages and backgrounds. His
enthusiasm and largeness of
spirit will create an unforgetta
ble evening of entertainment.
The officers of the new orga
nization resulting from the
merger of the Federation and
Foundation will be introduced
as will the new Executive Direc
tor, Dan Lepow.
Campaign kick-off cochairs,
Lisa Platock and Jack Levinson,
said, “This will undoubtedly be
an exciting community-wide
event — an event to celebrate
our success as a spirited Char
lotte Jewish community.” Cam
paign Kick-Off Committee
Major Gifts Dinner Launches
Federation Campaign 1992
On Dec. 12, at the home of
Mickey Gold, 40 people at
tended the Major Gifts Dinner.
According to Don Bernstein,
1992 Chair of Major Gifts,
$562,000 was pledged that eve
ning for the 1992 Federation
Campaign. This is a 14% in
crease over their last year’s
pledge of $492,000.
Also important to note, is that
there are six new Leadership
Circle members and two new
Lions of Judah.
Guest speaker for the evening
was Ernest Michel. He was born
in Germany and is a Holocaust
survivor. He spent over five
years in a number of concentra
tion camps including Auschwitz,
Birkenau and Buchenwald. He
was brought to the U.S. in 1946
with funds provided by UJA.
Until his retirement in 1989, he
served as one of two Executive
Vice Presidents of New York
UJA-Federation, the largest
Jewish philanthropic organiza
tion in the world. In that capac
ity, he has been intimately
involved in most of the major
events in Jewish history since the
end of the war.
In addition to his professional
responsibilities, Michel is a
spokesman for the survivors of
the Holocaust and has been an
outspoken and prominent public
figure, constantly reminding the
world about what happened
during those years. He organized
and served as Chairman of the
highly publicized World Gath
ering of Jewish Holocaust Sur
vivors in Jerusalem in 1981. He
is also Co-Chairman of the New
York Holocaust Museum, and
AW
Ernest Michel
has often appeared on television.
His articles have been printed in
newspapers throughout the Uni
ted States.
Moshe Waldoks
members, Adam Bernstein, Cary
Bernstein, Peggy Gartner, Margi
Goldstein, Susan Hennes, Hal
Levinson, Amy Marx, Gene
Marx and Sara Schreibman are
all rolling up their sleeves to
make this a creative and enjoy
able evening.
Please R.S.V.P. to the Fed
eration office, 366-5007. Cover
charge is $10 per person. Tickets
are available at the Federation
office. Complimentary parking
will be available at Two First
Union Center (entrance to the
garage is on Second Street
between College and Tryon
Streets). We gratefully acknowl
edge the generosity and support
of our sponsor. First Union
National Bank.
Temple Israel
Leaves Dilworth
By Florence Jaffa
The sale of Temple Israel’s
property was finalized on Dec.
4, 1991. Though the closing was
long awaited, the departure from
the site was quickly enacted and
the final services were held on
Dec. 20 and 21. It was a nostalgic
time for congregants as an era
spanning over 40 years was
drawn to a close. The Synagogue
on Dilworth Rd. was the focal
point of the most personal and
memorable events in their lives:
namings, weddings. Bar and Bat
Mitzvahs, etc.
Temple Israel members face a
challenging time for the next six
months as they await the com
pletion of their beautiful new
facility at Shalom Park. In the
interim, all Temple functions,
both religious and programatic,
will continue uninterrupted at
the JCC.
Many thanks go to Ben Jaffa
who is interim chairman, to
Barry Hantman, Debbie Rosen-
berger and the other JCC staff
members, and to Ethel Gordon
of Temple Beth El V’Shalom for
making the necessary accommo
dations.
The Temple offices have tem
porarily been moved to 9303
Monroe Road, Suite B.
The new telephone number is
845-2088.
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