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Chanuhah
P.O. Box 13369
Charlotte, NC 28270
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The Charlotte *TEWISH ‘rlEWS
Vol. 14 No. 11
Charlotte, North Carolina
December 1992
JCC’s Gala Dinner Dance-Auction was Rousing Success
Saturday night, Nov. 7 was
one of the most enjoyable events
of the season for the Jewish
Community Center and all those
who attended the Gala Dinner
Dance and Auction. There was
excitement in the air from the
moment guests arrived until the
evening ended. Over 165 tickets
were sold for this spectacular
function.
The decorations were in keep
ing^with the international theme
which was carried out with the
delicious dinner elegantly ca
tered by Eli’s. The gym was
beautifully transformed; the
tables were covered with an
array of different colored cloths
in keeping with the international
motif.
Gorelick Hall was filled with
tables laden with outstanding
and varied items to be auctioned.
It was also where the busy
“buyers” could partake of cock
tails and hors d’ouevres as they
shopped for their bargains.
When people were not bidding,
they enjoyed dancing to the
music of “Black & Blue.”
The evening was not only a
great social success, but a very
profitable one for the JCC, as
they raised well over $18,000. All
this could not have been possible
without the tireless efforts of the
committee, those who purchased
tickets, the hard working JCC
staff and of course the many
individuals and companies who
Line dancing was a big “hit” as was the entire evening.
so generously donated items for
the auction. (A complete listing
is to be found on the JCC pages.)
Our thanks go to the commit
tee members: Sue Ades, Scott
Gorelick, Arlene Karp, Barry
Klemons, Hal Levinson, Alan
Rosenberg, Mike Van Glish,
Nancy Bernstein, Dr. Sam
Blumenthal, Ed Karp, Barbara
Levin, Vera Mendel. A very
special thank you to the follow
ing committee members: Jill
Newman, Eric Sklut, Linda
Goldsmith, Ethel Gordon,
Joanne Bigel, Nancy Kipnis,
Dan Levinson, Pam Segal, Gary
Silverstein and Elaine Schefflin,
who really went that “extra
Temple Beth El
Appoints Interim Rabbi
The Interim Rabbi Search
Committee of Temple Beth El
has appointed Rabbi Robert W.
Shapiro as interim rabbi. He
assumed the rabbinic duties
Nov. 17.
Rabbi Shapiro was the rabbi
of Temple Emanu-el, Marble
head, Mass., a Reform Congre
gation, with approximately 600
families. In 1992 he was desig
nated Rabbi Emeritus after 30
years as their religious leader.
Rabbi Shapiro was awarded
a BS in Psychology, Jewish
Studies from New York Univer
sity in 1951 and a BHL, Hebrew
Union College, Cincinnati, 1955.
His ordination as Rabbi and
MHLtook place in 1957. In 1974
he received a Doctorate of
Ministry, Pastoral Psychology
from Andover Newton Theolog
ical School, Newton, Mass. The
Doctor of Divinity, Hebrew
Union College, Jewish Institute
of Religion was awarded in 1982.
In his long career he has held
many significant positions and
has had a number of notable
experiences. They include six
years as lecturer at Tufts Col
lege, Medford, MA and asst,
professor at Salem State Col
lege, sabbatical leaves to both
the Hebrew Union College,
Rabbi Robert Shapiro
Hebrew University, Jerusalem
and Tavistock Clinic, London.
Rabbi Shapiro has been active
and chaired many community
committees on drug abuse, men
tal health, interfaith and inter
racial understanding, and inter
denominational clergy organiza
tions as well as hospital review
boards. He has served hospitals
as chaplain and on youth com
missions.
Rabbi Shapiro and wife Char
lotte have four children, David,
Joel, Tamar and Sorena.
We invite you to attend ser
vices on Friday evenings at 8
p.m. (nursery available at no
charge for children through 6
years) and Saturday mornings at
10:30 a.m. to meet Rabbi Sha
piro and to share in the Shabbat.
mile.” And what would have
been, if we didn’t have the hard
working team of Paula Musler
and Paul Edelstein as the com
mittee cochairs...they did a
spectacular job!
“Aneem Zemirot”
Youth Choir
Formed
Charlotte has a new group of
talented young singers. The seed
that grew into Aneem Zemirot,
The Jewish Youth Choir of
Charlotte, was planted last
January at a meeting of the
dedication committee of Temple
Beth El.
Susan Kramer, a very active
volunteer, suggested having a
group of children singing at the
family day that would cap a
weekend of dedication activities.
Susan called on the talents of
Peri Flohr, a teacher at Beth El’s
Hebrew School, to help put it
all together.
In August, the children re
ceived an invitation to perform
this December, at “The Festival
of Lights,” sponsored by The
Guild of Discovery Place and
The Nature Museum. Arthur
Kramer, educational director at
Temple Beth El, realized that
this was an opportunity to be
shared by all our Hebrew School
children. Working with Roz
Cooper, educational director at
Temple Israel, Aneem Zemirot
was formed.
See ANEEM page 10
Calendar 28
Classifieds 28
Dining Out / Ent 16-20
Eng/ Marriages II
Family Services 7
Federation 6
JCC 12-15
Lubavitch 22-23
1993 Campaign to Kick-Off
With Workers’ Brunch
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte is pleased to
annouce that the Campaign
Kick-Off for the 1993 Annual
Federation Campaign and the
Continuation of Operation Ex
odus will be held Sunday, Dec.
13, 10 a.m.-noon. All those who
are interested in working on the
campaign are invited to attend.
Peggy Gartner and Steve
Menaker, Kick-Off cochairs,
have planned an exciting educa
tional and .social brunch. The
program will mark the beginning
of the campaign and highlight
“the case for giving.”
This year’s theme is “Jewish
Continuity...Around the Cor
ner...Around the World.” We
must continue to support our
local organizations and agen
cies. So too, must we ensure the
continued immigration from the
Soviet Union. “With increased
needs, we must increase the
scope of our efforts,” says Peggy.
To get involved, please call the
Federation office, 366-5007.
Chanukah Prosrams
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Community Celebration
This year’s Community Cha
nukah Celebration, sponsored
by the Charlotte Jewish Com
munity Center, Temple Beth El
and Temple Israel, will be on
December 17 at 6 p.m.
A very exciting evening is
planned, beginning with a candle
lighting ceremony and a deli
cious dairy dinner which in
cludes potato latkes and sofgan-
yot. After dinner, while waiting
for the highlight of the evening,
there will be a songfest with all
the traditional songs, as well as
some new ones.
While enjoying the music, 3rd
through 7th grade children from
the Jewish community will be
getting ready for their stage
debut. The actors and actresses,
as well as set and costume
designers, prop and stage man
agers, have been rehearsing for
weeks. They will be performing
in “Chanukah—Behind the
Scenes,” a Chanukah play that
will keep everyone laughing and
their parents glowing with pride.
We will then be entertained by
the new Jewish Youth Choir.
For more information call
Debby Rosenberger, 366-5007.
—In The News—
Op-Ed
2-3
Organizations ...
24
Recipes
... 20 & 28
Reviews
21
Temples
8-10
This ’n That
25
Tributes
15
World Beat
4
Uncle Moishe is Coming
To Town
As preparation for the festive
holiday of Chanukah, Lubavitch
is sponsoring a children’s musi
cal concert by the famous group
“Uncle Moishe & the Mitzvah
Men.”
The event will be held on
Sunday, Dec. 13, 2-4 p.m. at
Shalom Park in Gorelick Hall.
“Uncle Moishe & the Mitzvah
Men” are very popular with
children all over the country.
They have released over a dozen
recordings, and all have been
best sellers. Uncle Moishe con
certs are exciting, funny and
always attract large audiences of
children and parents. Tickets are
$5 per person.
On Sunday, Dec. 20, a giant
size Menorah will be kindled at
the Arboretum Shopping Cen
ter. The kindling will take place
at 5:30 p.m. “Judah the Maca-
bee” will deliver Chanukah gifts
to participating children. The
lighting will start by passing the
“Freedom Torch” through the
crowd. Hot latkes and apple
cider will be served along with
other holiday delights.
Special Features
Kids’ Page 26
Resettlement 5
“Tribute to
A Sf>ecial
Lady”
page 21