“Jewish Continuity —
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The Charlotte TEWISH >=NEWS
Vol. 15 No. 2
Charlotte, North Carolina
February 1993
Federation ’93 Campaign
Is Going Strong
Super Sunday to
Culminate Campaisn
Campaign Chairman Don
Bernstein announced that the
campaign has topped $875,000,
almost 20% ahead of last year,
following a highly successful
major gift event and significant
increases by many in the Lead
ership Circle, the next step'
becomes crucial if we are to keep
up the pace.
The challenge to Paul Edel-
stein and Bill Gorelick, cochair
men of the $3,000-$ 10,000 Di
vision, is to reach the 35 con
tributors in their group with the
case for giving at the same rate
as the Majors. Rich Osborne,
Campaign vice chairman, indi
cated that each division must
stretch to exceed 15% increases
if we are to attain our goal of
$1,500,000.
Following on the heels of
Edelstein and Gorelick are Allan
Oxman and Larry Boxer for the
$l,000-$3,000 Division. Work
ing with them are Alan Kronovet
and Cary Bernstein, chairmen of
the $1,000 Event. They are now
in the midst of planning a rather
special evening for all who give
at that level, Alan, Cary and
their committee are working
hard to bring in a high level
speaker as a way of expressing
the community’s appreciation
and recognition for its contrib
utors. Mark Lerner and Jack
Levinson, captains of the $500-
$1,000 Division, have been busy
lining up solicitors while Shel
Campaign ’93 — The Second Line
While the Federation’s Annu
al fund drive is moving ahead,
many have not yet responded to
the Continuing Exodus Cam
paign. Also known as Operation
Exodus n. This special appeal
provides the funds to reach out
to Jews in distress and bring
them to Israel. For example, a
$ 1,000 gift pays the transporta
tion cost for a couple to be
rescued from a Moslem Repub
lic in what was the Soviet Union.
Many articles have been written
about the conditions in these
areas, each scarier than the next.
Over one million people have
requested the necessary paper
work to travel to Israel.
Operation Exodus I was a huge
success but was geared to resettle
only 220,000 refugees. To date
over 400,000 have settled in
Israel and more continue to
arrive on a daily basis. Israel is
struggling to incorporate them
into its economy but simply
doesn’t have the money. The
Jews of the former Soviet Union
are caught in the dilemma of a
life in a country where anti-
Semitism is rampant or life in
a country that does not have the
resources to adequately resettle
them.
The answer lies with Diaspora
Jewry to fulfill its commitment.
National Jewish leaders have
accepted the challenge on behalf
of the American Jewish commu
nity and have asked each city to
respond in kind. The Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte
has been asked to raise $900,000
towards the national goal. While
a gift made today is payable over
three years, there is a sense of
urgency that the pledges be made
this year. Israel and The Jewish
Agency for Israel must know
how much they can expect in
order to plan accordingly.
When you make your pledge
to the annual campaign ^ sure
not to forget the second line.
Don Bernstein, Campaign chair
man, suggests that if each person
adds 75% to their ’93 gift we can
meet our local needs while
fulfilling our commitment to all
the Jews in distress around the
world. Only the first third of the
Exodus pledge needs to be paid
this year.
The second line is no less
important to Jewish Continuity.
The Charlotte community is
encouraged by its Campaign
Leadership that our 1993 Slogan
is “Jewish Continuity, around
the corner and around the
world!
Black College Execs
Visit Israel
Students at
Israeli universi
ties may soon
be joined by a
number of Af
rican American
classmates
from predomi
nantly black
American col
leges. That was
the hope expressed by the pres
idents of twelve black colleges
and universities, all members of
the United Negro College Fund
consortium, who recently spent
a week in Israel visiting their
Israeli counterparts.
The group was welcomed to
Ben-Gurion University of the
Negev by BGU President Avi-
shay Braverman. Their trip was
underwritten by the Israeli gov
ernment and the United Negro
College Fund.
See BLACK page 10
Goldstein, Ron Weiner, Susan
Jacobs and Bernice Roberts are
organizing for Telepledge.
Shelton Gorelick expressed
his appreciation for all who have
come forward to help make this
year successful. However, we
need more people willing to
participate. When you are called
upon to make your gift please
be generous. In addition, please
consider joining our campaign
team. We have many generous
givers but without enough askers
there is always the fear that
someone will not be reached.
This is the time when we reach
out to everyone in the commu
nity and we need your help.
When you make your gift let the
solicitor know if you know of
someone you would in turn
solicit. Together we can raise the
dollars needed for Jewish needs.
Plans are underway for an
exciting Super Sunday sche
duled for Sunday, Feb. 28. This
month. Federations across
North America will be raising
money for their respective local
Jewish communities, Israel and
Jews worldwide. This communi
ty wide event will culminate the
1993 Federation Annual Cam
paign and continuation of Op
eration Exodus Campaign.
Super Sunday Cochairs, Gene
and Amy Marx, have recruited
a terrific committee to strategize
all activities to guarantee suc
cess. Committee members in
clude Allen Fein, Edie Lehner,
Jeff Turk, Karen Turk, Dan
Levinson, Libby Sutker, Andy
Dinkin and Marci Willenzik.
The committee is responsible for
publicity, administration, logis
tics, training, decorations, food
and prizes. The committee wel-
n
Amy and Gene Marx
comes all volunteers and sugges
tions for the event. The day will
be filled with enthusiasm and
possible surprise appearances by
popular personalities. Come be
a part of the excitement. Let’s
all make Super Sunday a suc
cess. For more information,
please call Pam Appelbaum at
the Federation Office, 366-5007,
ext. 209.
Grey Seal Puppets Present
“The Nightingale”
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The Grey Seal Puppets will be coming to the
“J” on Sunday, Feb. 21 at 4:30 p.m. with the
birth of their new show ’‘The Nightingale.” This
is Grey Seal’s first new show since 1987’s “A
Tangle of Tales”
and we are proud
to be one of the
first places in
Charlotte where it
can be seen. This
original tale by
Hans Christian
Anderson is about
an emperor who
has everything and
is unhappy until he
captures what he
can not have: a
nightingale’s song.
The king soothes
his need with a me
chanical bird
which ultimately
breaks. The king
almost dies of
heartbreak only
until he hears the
song of the real
nightingale. The
beauty of this tale
is in the telling.
Adults will enjoy
the theme of exces
sive materialism
while the children
will take delight in
the zany antics of a court jester whose only duty
is to please the spoiled emperor.
Drew Allison performs this tale and is visible
to the audience for most of the show. He
manipulates an assortment of shadow and rod
puppets that take imagination on the part of
the audience to become involved and believe
the magic of pup
petry. As quoted in
The Charlotte Ob
server, “The Night
ingale is the antith
esis of television
and remote con
trol: a live perfor
mance that does
not try to hide and
pull strings or its
string puller. By
doing it so grace
fully, Grey Seal
Puppets reinvigo-
rates that which
TV zaps: Our
imagination!”
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The JCC is ex
cited to host this
wonderful event,
part of the J’s Chil
dren Performance
Arts Series, and we
hope you will at
tend. The show
will be in Gorelick
Hall. Admission is
$5 for adults and
$3.50 for children.
Advanced tickets may be purchased at the
JCC front desk. For more information, please
call Carolyn Gitlin, 366-5007.
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— Spccial Feature —
Charlottean Reports
On Her Stay on an
Israeli Army Base
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