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The Charlotte ^DEWISH ^ISEWS
Vol. 15 No. 9
Charlotte, North Carolina
October 1993
Osborne is ’94 Campaign Chair Feldman to Serve as JCC Executive Director
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte is pleased to
announce that Rich Osborne has
accepted the chairmanship of the
1994 Annual Campaign. Rich
served as the 1993 Annual Cam
paign Vice Chairman, The ex
perience that Osborne brings to
this year’s campaign, coupled
with his enthusiasm and leader
ship, offers a combination of
skills that prove invaluable as
the 1994 Campaign moves
ahead.
Osborne, along with the Fed
eration leadership, is putting
together the Campaign Cabinet
and planning the Campaign
Calendar. The 1994 Campaign
hopes to build on the success of
the record breaking 1993 Cam
paign.
As we enter into 5754, the
Jewish community continues to
be faced with the many chal
lenges of preserving and enhanc
ing Jewish services and reaching
Rich Osborae
out to all members of the com
munity. The Federation Cam
paign needs continued commu
nity support and volunteers in
order for us to meet the needs
of our community. If you have
any questions about the Feder
ation Campaign or are interested
in getting involved, please call
Alan Kronovet at the Federation
office, 366-5007.
After serving the Jewish Com
munity Center for over seven
years and guiding it through its
infancy, Barry Hantman has left
to pursue other interests. Some
of Barry’s many accomplish
ments were the creation of a
program for children with spe
cial needs, a kosher hot lunch
program for senior citizens, and
expanded camp and infant/
toddler programs. We wish
Barry, his wife, Felicia, and his
three children the best of health
and success.
The Jewish Community Cen
ter is pleased to announce the
appointment of Alan Feldman
as its new Executive Director.
He comes to Charlotte with 15
years of experience in the Jewish
Community Center field, as well
as an outstanding education
with a Master’s degree in Social
Work and a Doctorate in Psy
chology.
Martin Kraar to Lead Community Forum
Martin Kraar, executive vice
president of the Council of
Jewish Federations, will be in
Charlotte on Thursday, October
14 to meet with the leadership
of the Jewish community and to
discuss current National and
International issues at a Com
munity Forum that evening. All
are welcome to Gorelick Hall at
Shalom Park at 7:45 p.m.
With Kraar’s extensive back
ground in Jewish affairs both in
the United States and Israel and
currently being a key leader in
the ongoing development of our
Jewish community, this is an
opportunity to help Charlotte
get an insight into the issues of
today.
Martin Kraar assumed the
post of Executive Vice President
of the Council of Jewish Fed
erations in 1989. Prior to his
appointment with CJF, Mr.
Kraar has served as the Exec
utive Vice President of the
Detroit, St. Louis and Nashville
Jewish Federations, He was the
founding Director General of
the CJF Israel Office in 1984,
He has also been the director of
Jewish Community Centers in
St, Louis, MO.
Mr. Kraar has a Master’s
Degree in Social Work from the
University of Illinois, a certifi-
Declaration of Principles Signed
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(L to R) Prime Minister Rabin, President Clinton, Yasir Arafat following
the signing of the Declaration of Principles at the White House.
UJA Photo/Robert A. Cumin*
Martin Kraar
cate in Social Work from the
Hebrew University in Jerusalem,
and a Bachelors Degree in Psy
chology and Social Work from
Memphis State University.
In addition to his numerous
professional and academic in
volvements, Mr. Kraar has
taught management, personnel
administration and supervision
courses and has served as a
lecturer, instructor and trainer
for various Jewish Federations,
National Agencies and other
organizations on such topics as
leadership development, facilita
tion training, board-staff rela
tionships and non-profit man
agement. Mr, Kraar has lived in
Israel for several years and has
lectured on Israel, the Middle
East and Israel Diaspora rela
tionships.
Temple Beth El Brotherhood Sponsors
Candidates for City Council Forum
The Brotherhood of Temple
Beth El will sponsor a Forum
for candidates seeking an At-
Large scat on the Charlotte City
Council, The Forum is open to
everyone and will be held in the
Silverman Social Hall of Temple
Beth El on Sunday, Oct, 10,6:30
p.m.
According to Peter Levinson,
Brotherhood president, “This is
probably one of the only oppor
tunities to see and hear all of
these candidates together. We
hope that everyone will come to
hear these folks who wish to
represent us.”
There are eight candidates
running for the four At-Large
seats: Mary Barker (D), Lecil
Henderson (D), Bill James (R),
Pat McCrory (R), Craig
Madans (D), Don Reid (R), Ella
Scarborough (D) and Lynn
Wheeler (R). Levinson says
that all have agreed to partic
ipate.
Further information may be
obtained from Temple Beth El,
366-1948.
Mark Feldman
Alan spent six years at the
Pittsburg Jewish Community
Center starting as a teen worker
and leaving there as Program
Director to become the Associ
ate Executive Director of the
JCC on the Palisades. In 1990
he became the Director of the
Klein Branch of the JCCs of
Greater Philadelphia.
He is very active in several
professional associations and
activities within the Jewish
communal work field and has
also attended many training
institutes and courses to enhance
his professional and Judaic
knowledge.
For the past year and a half
Alan and his wife lived in Israel
where he accepted a fellowship
to the Senior Educators Pro
gram, Samuel Mendel Melton
Centre for Jewish Education in
the Diaspora, The Hebrew Uni
versity of Jerusalem. Alan was
the first executive from the
Jewish Community Center
movement to participate in this
very prestigious program. His
experience, both professionally
and educationally, will help the
Charlotte JCC to continue to
make its mark on the Jewish
community and the Charlotte
community at large.
Alan’s wife Chris will also be
an asset to our community. She
has a degree in elementary
education and has 18 years
experience at the JCC on the
Palisades in several different
capacities, from Director of
Children’s Programming to
Public Relations.
Chris and Alan were both
born and raised in the Bronx
which explains why Alan is a
life-long New York Knicks fan.
We will have to get him used to
Charlotte’s “Teal and Purple.”
Their son Jesse was born in
Israel last June, shortly before
their return to the States. His
parents are going to teach him
to love “Rock & Roll” just as
they do.
Please try to meet both Alan
and Chris when you are at the
“J” and show them what “south
ern hospitality” means.
With Jonathan Pollard
By Avi Weiss
When Jonathan Pollard first
asked me to serve as his personal
rabbi in May of 1987, I did so
with a sense of rabbinic respon
sibility. I knew little about the
Pollard case. But I have always
felt that a rabbi’s sacred task is
to reach out to every Jew—to
be there in their time of need,
to lend support, and when nec
essary, to help in a process of
growth — even rehabilitation.
Once I learned more about the
details of the case, however, I
was moved to become one of his
political advocates. A rabbi is
there for someone right or
wrong; an advocate only sup
ports someone he/she agrees
with.
1 have become a Jonathan
Pollard advocate because I
believe a grave injustice has been
done.
During these past six years, I
have come to know Jonathan
Pollard the man. Since August
of 1988, when I was first given
clearance to see Jonathan, 1 have
visited him in the Marion Fed
eral Penitentiary 29 times, once
every two months.
Each time we spend six intense
hours talking to each other. I feel
as if we have become “brothers.”
Our relationship is something
like that of the biblical David
and Jonathan; of Jonathan,
David lamented, “I feel distress
for you my brother.”
I have learned much from
Jonathan, “my brother.” He has
taught me much about Jewish
pride, about admitting wrong in
the most difficult of circumstan
ces, about inner strength in the
face of unbearable prison con
ditions, about going on and
believing in our people even as
certain segments of the Amer
ican Jewish leadership and, in
earlier years the Israeli govern
ment, abandoned him.
Over the course of these years,
I’ve tried to step back to reflect
on Jonathan’s human condition.
What follows is an attempt to
connect with Jonathan’s soul, to
understand his inner feelings and
to articulate what I believe to be
Jonathan’s sentiments on some
of the key issues and conflicts
he faces.
For those in government who
may read this piece, let it be said
clearly, none of the thoughts
here are Jonathan’s unless oth
erwise indicated.
One can only truly understand
the moral dilemma Jonathan
Pollard faced as a U.S, Naval
Intelligence officer when one
takes into account the back
ground of his early years.
Jonathan Pollard was raised
in a family where loyalties as a
Jew and as an American were
one. Jonathan was interested in
fully becoming part of his coun
try.
At an early age, Jonathan
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