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The Charlotte 'JKWISH
Vol. 15 No. 6
Charlotte, North Carolina
June/July 1993
JCC Installs New Board at Annual
Meeting and Awards Banquet
Campaign Closins was an Exciting Event
On Sunday, May 2, the Jewish
Community Center held its
seventh annual meeting at 10
a.m. in Gorelick Hall with a
brunch and awards presenta
tion. This occasion marked the
beginning of a new tenure for
incoming JCC President Dr.
Gene Daumit and his Board of
Directors. Elected to the Exec
utive Committee for 1993-1994
were the following: President,
Dr. Gene Daumit; Vice Presi
dents, Jill Newman, Eric Sklut
and Elaine Schefflin; Treasurer,
Dr. Scott Menaker; Corres
ponding Secretary, Marshall
Rosenfeld; Recording Secretary,
Gene Kavadlo; Immediate Past
President, Hal Levinson. In
addition to returning board
members. Sue Ades, Nancy
Bernstein, Joanne Bigel, Nancy
Blacker. Paul Edelstein, Linda
Goldsmith, Bill Gorelick, Don
ald Jacobs, Sol Levine, Darren
Mond, Paula Musler, Butch
Rosen, Gary Silverstein, and
Mike Van Glish, the following
new Board members were elect
ed to office: Dr. Jay Jacoby,
Craig Katzman, Sandy Rose,
Dr. Gary DeFilipp, Morris Spil,
Melissa Raphael, David Silver
man and Lane Ostrow.
A special plaque was awarded
to Hal Levinson for his out
standing service and leadership
to the Center as outgoing JCC
President. During the two years
of his presidency the Jewish
Community Center continued to
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Dr. Gene Daumit
expand its services to the Jewish
and general community, in ad
dition to becoming a mofe
responsive partner to the agen
cies and organizations at Sha
lom Park. The plaque was only
a symbol of the Center’s appre
ciation and gratitude for all of
Hal’s hard work.
Dr. Gene Daumit, a former
vice president, will now lead the
new Executive Committee and
Board. Gene used the annual
meeting to outline his goals for
the JCC for the next two years.
His vision includes the develop
ment of clear and concise goals
by the staff and lay leadership
which will be written down for
all to understand, work toward
and be judged against. Also, to
formulate a realistic budget for
the JCC, so that the Center can
continue to offer the types of
programs and quality of service
that the community demands
See ANNUAL Pase 9
An exciting “Campaign Clos
ing” was held May 1 at the home
of Mickey Gold. This was an
opportunity to acknowledge
campaign workers for their
leadership in serving on the
campaign. Don Bernstein, Cam
paign chair, announced that the
1993 Federation campaign had
reached $1,366,000, representing
a 17% card for card increase. He
thanked everyone for ensuring
Jewish continuity around the
corner and around the world.
A special component of the
event was the presentation of
awards to outstanding individ
uals for making a difference in
the campaign.
The presentation of these
awards was done Academy
Award style by Don Bernstein,
Campaign chair; Rich Osborne,
Campaign vice chair; Sara
Schreibman, Women’s Division
president; and Phyllis Schiff-
man. Women’s Division Cam
paign cochair. A new award, the
Hall of Fame, was presented to
Harry Lerner and Ruth Gold
berg for their unrelenting lead
ership. They contribute in an
extraordinary way to the cam
paign. Already in its second
year, the Ben Gurion and Golda
Meir awards were presented to
Allan Oxman, Penny Eisenberg
and Jill Newman. The Ben
Gurion award represents a deep
commitment and as Ben Gurion
ensured that “The gravity of our
work is at present,” so too did
Women’s Division Goes on Mission to Washington
The Women’s Division of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte sponsored a one-day
trip to Washington to honor the
leadership roles of women in the
Charlotte Jewish community.
Sandra Levine and Stacy M.
Gorelick were honored to have
the privilege of chairing this
special event. The participants
included Bobbi Bernstein, Alice
Buxbaum, Randy DeFilipp,
Linda Goldberg, Ruth Gold
berg, Bari Gorelick, Patty Go
relick, Mara Huber, Berta Ka
plan, Karen Kropp, Donna
Levin, Jill Newman, Lisa Pla-
tock. Ana Resnik. Adrienne
Rosenberg, Sara Schreibman,
Phyllis Schultz, Marcia Simon,
Lori Sklut, Corinne Speer, Mary
Wojnowich and Berry Zander.
The mission began with a
briefing from Liz Schrayer,
director of Political Develop
ment at the American Israel
Public Affairs Committee
(AIPAC). Liz urged us to ad
dress the issue of foreign aid with
our members of Congress by
specifically asking “Will you
support foreign aid?” She rein
forced the fact that only .9% of
the Federal budget is spent on
foreign aid and that 73% of
foreign aid is spent in the U.S.
The luncheon on the Hill al
lowed the group to hear from
the following members of Con-
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(L to R) Stacy M. Gorelick, cochair of Mission; an aide to Sen.
Metzcnbaum; Sen. Jesse Helms. In right foreground, Sandra Levine, cochair
of Mission.
gress: Howard Coble, Mel Watt,
Jesse Helms, Martin Frost and
Nita Lowey. Amidst the aura of
political energy, our voices were
heard—we were making a dif
ference.
The mission culminated with
a tour of the United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum.
The museum is dedicated to
presenting the history of the
persecution and murder of six
million Jews and millions of
other victims of Nazi tyranny
from 1933 to 1945. “Daniel’s
Story: Remember the Children”
is designed for youngsters and
the Hall of Remembrance is
photo/Ruth Goldberg
America’s national memorial to
the victims of the Holocaust.
The impact of the museum was
extremely emotional and each
woman experienced the museum
in a different way. While most
of us found it difficult to express
our thoughts, Phyllis Schultz
shares her personally touching
account, written a day after the
visit to the Museum, in the
article appearing on page 12.
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Harry Lerner
Allan. The Golda Meir award,
representing women of valor, is
indicative of the leadership of
Jill Newman and Penny Eisen
berg. The Kfir awards. Young
Lion, were presented to Stacy
Gorelick, Amy Marx, Jack Le
vinson and Mark Lerner. As
Young Kfirs, their leadership is
off to a healthy start and will
undoubtedly continue to make
great strides in making a strong-
Ruth Goldberg
er Jewish community.
In addition, awards were
presented to Harry Lerner and
Emily Zimmern for chairing the
Major Gifts Division, Leon and
Sandra Levine for hosting the
Major Gifts Division, Paul
Edelstein and Bill Gorelick for
chairing the $3-$ 10,000 Divi-
See CAMPAIGN page 12
Clinton Meets with Lubavitch
President Bill Clinton greets Rabbi Yossi Groner at a recent Oval Office
meeting at the White House. (L to R) Rabbi Zalman Posner (Nashville,
TN), Rabbi Moshe Herson (Morristovi'n, NJ), Rabbi Israel Deren
(Stamford, CT).
A delegation of eight Luba
vitch Rabbis, including Rabbi
Yossi Groner of Charlotte, met
with President Bill Clinton on
April 29 in the Oval Office at
the White House. The meeting
was in honor of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe’s birthday, which was on
April 2, and was proclaimed as
National Day of Education and
Sharing by the United States
Congress.
Rabbi Abraham Shemtov,
National Director of American
Friends of Lubavitch, presented
the President with three special
gifts. The first was a silver
charity box which symbolizes
the theme of sharing. The second
was a dollar bill sent especially
for this meeting, with personal
greetings from the Lubavitcher
Rebbe. In addition. President
Clinton was presented with a
specially embroidered Yarmulke
which read in Hebrew and En
glish “President Clinton.”
Rabbi Shemtov explained
that the dollar is the currency
in the world which has the
statement “In God We Trust”
and the pyramid with an eye at
its pinnacle. The eye represents
the eye of Divine Providence
which oversees all. We must
remember that even when we
reach the top, the eye of G-d is
above us and oversees the world.
The President donned the
yarmulke, folded the dollar bill
and placed it in the charity box,
and as he did so he said warmly,
with great awe, “These two will
be with me forever.”
The President spoke with each
delegate individually and
thanked them for sharing some
special moments with him. It is
noteworthy that the meeting
took place on the lOOth day of
his presidency.
Salute to our Graduates
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