Newspapers / The Charlotte Jewish News … / Sept. 1, 1995, edition 1 / Page 10
Part of The Charlotte Jewish News (Charlotte, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
Page 10 - The Charlotte Jewish News - September, 1995 ONT Of Qe^eater Charlotte ON[ Of Greater Charijotte Of Greater CHARucrrm Women’s Business and Professional Group Kicks Off the 1995-96 Season By Meredith Levy The Women’s Business and Professional Group, co-chaired by Gail Osborne and Judy August and sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, has finalised plans for the first three meetings of the year. The B&P Group will kick off the 1995-96 season on Wednesday, September 20 with a No Agenda Luncheon uptown at Si! Piazza at 11:30 a.m. Si! Piazza, a new uptown restaurant, is located at 227 West Trade Street in the Carillon Building. The cost of the lunch is $ 10, payable at the door. Parking is available in the Carillon parking deck and Si! Piazza will validate the parking ticket. Please RSVP by September 12 to the Federa tion office at 366-5007. On Wednesday, October 18, Stacy Levinson will host a dessert re ception at 7:30 p.m. with Sandra Feldman as guest speaker on Sexual Harassment. On Wednesday, November 15, the group will meet for lunch at Providence Cafe at 11:30 a.m. The Women’s B&P group alternates its gatherings between lunch and dessert in order to be flexible for its partici pants. The B&P group meets monthly and provides an excellent opportu nity for women to network and exchange ideas. This year’s meetings will cover such topics as sexual harassment, politics in North Carolina and the challenges of juggling work and family. Tlie meetings are open to all women currently in the work force, as well as those planning to enter or reenter the job market. This year’s committee members include: Ellen Block, Ruth Cohen, Sandra Feldman, Ellen Goldberg, Wendy Hennes, Sherrie Kantor, Alison Levinson, Stacy Levinson, Meredith Levy, Liz Mann, Debbie Rivkin,Tricia Sinoway, Julie Tache, Debra Van Glish, Terry Waldinger. For further in formation about the group and how to get involved, please call the Fed eration office. Your input is always welcome! Small Town America: Being Jewish Takes Real Commitment With Deedee Daumit...Your Home ... ae Good as Sold! When you want to sell your home, you nee5l the best working for you. Deedee Daumit is as “^ood ae gold" when you want your home sold. Here’s why you should team up with her: • Your ^oals are her goals... her customer comes first • Her innovative marketing techniques bene fit you • Very professional and knowledgeable • Expertise in financing, merchandising, negotiating and closing Deedee Paumit is Sold on Service! RE/hAAX Masters Associates 0739 fa'uView Koad, Charlotte, NC 23210 Office: 362-5570 Home: 366-3643 'Idiilxvi (ir Are Arriving Daily At Ellison’s Come See Our IMew Fall Footwear Collections by ifnrJta . 4ie>f*rr/ Ian f'fi an*/ ntoie Specialty Shops OnTh* Puk 6401 Mornson Blvd.. Charlotte 365-8889 (N«xt Door To The Carriage) Special sizes available AAA AAAA Tha Artxxatum 8036 Providence Rd. Chartotte 543-4655 New York, NY —In the bible belt, Christian friends worry about your eternal salvation; in some parts of the Pacific Northwest, the Rabbi is the only Jew who wears a kippot twenty-four hours a day. In Key West, you give your money to the United Jewish Appeal not knowing that you’re repaying a debt from decades before. These are the stories of Small Town, U.S.A. Where Jewish life requires a commitment far beyond what most urban Jews can imagine. ‘There’s no hiding in a small Jewish community. If you work for UJA, you also have to work for B’nai B’rith, your congregation, Hadassah, everything,” says Dr. Stanley Hersh, Waco, Texas, a member of the executive commit tee of the Network of Independent UJA Communities (NIUC). “You do have to do things you don’t really want to do,” agrees Gene Huppin, NIUC’s Washington State Chair. “A few years ago, some members of The Spokane Club wanted to bring down the club’s religious barriers, and invited me to join. I’m not a country club guy, but I felt an obligation to do it. It took some time and the expulsion of a couple of bigots but it happened.” Spartanburg, South Carolina- businessman Ben Stauber, whose father was a rabbi, had to travel to larger cities to join BBYO. “Being one of only a handfiil of Jews was normal for me. There wasn’t a lot of anti-Semitism. In fact, non-Jew- ish friends used to celebrate shabbat at our house on Friday nights. But as 1 got older, I had to seek out Jew ish life.” UJA research found that there are more than 450 independent American Jewish communities not connected to Jewish federations. And in those communities, there are at least 350,000 Jews; 70,000 of them under 18. Beyond that, the number is growing as young and middle-aged Jews move to smaller communities for a better quality of life. Nashua, New Hampshire’s Jewish community has grown from 100 to 700 families. Reno, Nevada could barely support one syna gogue ten years ago, now it has three. In anticipation of this growing trend, in 1993 United Jewish Ap peal launched the NIUC to build an infrastructure that links America’s small Jewish communities. Leading the NIUC effort is Martin F. Stein, a prominent Mil waukee businessman who headed the $60 million Operation Moses campaign. When asked why he took on the new portfolio, Stein says that when he served as Na tional Chairman of UJA from 1986 to 1988, he realized that “national Jewish organizations, especially UJA, have an obligation to reach out to small independent commu nities ... Deep down, I want to help Jews be more Jewish.” To help meet those needs, NIUC began to publish its own newspaper. Network, three times a year. The Network debuted in Spring 1994 with a mailing list of 25.000 people; and included sub scription coupons and mission in formation requests — 150 people responded. The next issue was sent to 40,000 people and 250 coupons came back. In response to requests like these, the upcoming issue of Network will be distributed to 65.000 households in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Because most Jewish people in small towns still get their news from temple newsletters, the Net work also is being offered in an ab breviated camera-ready form. Other things in the works: personal ads and the Network on the Intemet. Another NIUC plan just under Break one of our eolorfyl hand- blom^ii jlatset at your weddln) and save the shards. Your shards Kfill then be lnte§rated into an exqulste Star of David Sculpture, Kiddush-Cup, mezuzah or menorah. Eaeh piece can be etched with the aanes and date of the ceremony. First Light Gallery Carmel Commons Charlotte NC 70V542-9449 eifl ey } CA 1 way is the Israeli Emissary pro gram, where an Israeli is invited for a two-month stretch into a state to help organize its small Jewish com munities. in a trial run, Michigan grew from seven active campaigns to fourteen. Emissaries are now in Pennsylvania, Texas and Wiscon sin, with start-ups set for Virginia, West Virginia, Florida and North Carolina. NIUC North Carolina State Chair Linda Beerman, who is also a UJA Young Leadership Cabinet alumna, is excited about the arrival of her Israeli Emissary. “We have meetings already set up for his en tire stay. The program has created so much enthusiasm.” Beerman and NIUC Nebraska State Chairman Gary Hill agree that it’s tough to be maintain your Jew ish identity in smaller communities and maybe that’s why the commu nities are so strong. In any case, the NIUC has been an enormous help. Repaying A Debt Last year, when United Jewish Appeal Assistant Vice President Russell Robinson made a trip to Mi ami, he decided to make a detour to Key West. Gladys M. was a con tributor to the UJA and had bei for many years, but, because Key West is one of the country’s 450 independent Jewish communities, no one at UJA had ever met or talked with her. As the new direc tor of the Network of Independent UJA Communities, Robinson de cided to make the outreach. Gladys wasn’t interested; “I’m 82. I’ll continue to give the money. .. just leave me alone.” Robinson persisted and the meeting was set. It wasn’t going well. “It was a hot day and a cold meeting,” he said. Soon, Gladys started to remi nisce. She mentioned that she was from Romania. She had lived in Key West since she was two, but she had relatives — aunts and cousins — who had remained there. They had told her about the food packages they received. Many times, that was the only thing they ate in a week. Gladys said that if she knew who gave the food packages to her fam ily in Romania, that would be “something worthwhile.” Those are the people to whom she would like to contribute. Robinson told Gladys she’s been giving to the right people all along — The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), one of the primary UJA- sponsored organizations. Tlie JDC has been running it’s food program throughout Romania for decades. In fact, it continues today, with more than 50 trucks distributing shabbat meals every Friday. Gladys started to cry. Robinson said, “Come to Israel with me.” She said she was too old, too tired, didn’t have a passport. Robinson said he would take care of the pass port. She gave him her birth certifi cate. It turns out, Gladys is 87, not 82. Since then she’s b^n to Israel four times. The last trip she took her daughter and son-in-law; and Gladys now plans to send all her •gFandchtkbeiH •
The Charlotte Jewish News (Charlotte, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 1, 1995, edition 1
10
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75