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The Charlotte
JEWISH
I Vol. 20 No.T
Nissan - lyar, 5758
April, 1998
Temple Israel presents “From
Profession to Passion: A Spiritual
Approach to Work” with Dr. Adam
Goldstein
How is our professional life
influenced by our Jewish beliefs?
How do our spiritual beliefs, as
Jews, determine our values
regarding capital punishment,
marriage, public health, crime and
dying?
How do we gain personal
strength from searching for spiri
tuality in every day life?
These important questions will
be discussed by Dr. Adam
Goldstein, guest lecturer presented
by Temple Israel’s Adult
^ucation Committee the evening
of May 3, 1998, 7:00 PM, at
Temple Israel.
E>r. Goldstein’s talk, very much
relevant to contemporary life
style, is entitled “From Profession
To Passion: A Spiritual A[!^Foach
To Woric.” He will highlight deal
ing with life, family, friends and
professional associates and how
we can effect spiritual change in
these relationships.
Dr. Goldstein is an assistant (n-o-
fessor in the Department of
Family Medicine at die University
of No^ Carolina at Clu^l Hill.
He was bom in Atlanta, Georgia
and received his B.A. in
Sociology at Tiifts University. He
went on to complete his m^cal
training at the Medical College of
Georgia and completed his resi
dency there in the field of Family
Practice.
Recently, he has received a
three year National Service
Research Award for primary care,
served as faculty coordinator for
several medical student organiza
tions at UNC-Chapel Hill and now
maintains a large clinical practice
with special interest in the care of
AIDS patients.
Dr. Goldstein has published
over sixty articles, b^ks and
essays on medicine and health
related matters. His work has been
featured in the Journal of
Medicine of the American
Medical Association and
American Journal of Health.
He is currently President of
Durham-Chapel Hill Jewish
Federation.
Dr. Goldstein resides in Chapel
Hill with his wife, Beth, and sons
Dr. Adam Goldstein will speak at
Temple Israel on May 3.
Jared, 7, Michael, 4 and a daugh
ter, Elianna, 1.
Because Dr. Goldstein must
return to Chapel Hill the night of
May 3, the Adult Education
Committee has scheduled the pro
gram to begin at 7:00 PM instead
of the usual 8:00 PM time.
Dr. Goldstein’s lecture is open
to the conmiunity. ^
The untold story of Henrietta Szold
comes to Charlotte
Hadassah Book & Author Evening features
Dr, Baila R, Shargely author of Lost Love: The
Untold Story of Henrietta Szold
Book review by Suzanne Cannon
I have to admit that when I was
given this book to review, I wasn’t
looking forward to reading it. It’s
fairly thick (335 pages), and I
expected it to be traring, boring,
boring. Despite the fact that I am a
lifetime Hadassah member and I
am familiar with the accomplish
ments of Hadassah’s founder,
Henrietta Szold, I couldn’t think
of a compelling reason to be inter
ested in this book. Let me just say
that I was wrong, wrong, wrong!
This book was so riveting that I
virtually ignored my family over
the winter holidays because I
couldn’t put it down.
The author, Baila Round
Shargel, worked painstakingly to
research the “lost” years of
Henrietta Szold’s Ufe, the period
before she became an active
Zionist, founded Hadassah and
eventually made aliyah. Prior to
the publication of Shargel’s book,
most of what we knew about
Henrietta Szold centered around
her significant public works on
behalf of worldwide Jewry. It
almost seems impossible to think
of Henrietta Szold as having any
kind of personal life; her accom
plishments as a Zionist, feminist
and intellectual cast a great shad
ow over the “other” Henrietta
Szold, who describes herself in
Shargel’s book as “a woman with
red blood ranning in my veins” —
in other words, as human as any
one else.
Lost Love tells the story of this
“other” Szold — and, I submit, the
real woman behind the towering
achievements. This book chroni
cles the years Szold spent as the
little recognized editor of the
Dr. Baila Round Shargel
Jewish Publication Society, and
traces the development of her
friendships with members of New
York’s Jewish intellectual elite -
men such as Solomon Shechter,
Judah Magnes, Mordecai Ki^Ian,
Louis Ginzberg and Israel
Friedlander, among others. Most
impOTtant, we witness the flower
ing of a unique relationship
between Szold and Ginzberg,
which Shargel has meticulously
(Conwuud on page 16)
Hornets sign on as the
’98 Maccabi Games
Diamond Sponsor
By Jonathan Supranowitz
Before community relation
programs became popular (and
mandatory) in the NBA ranks,
Homets players and staff mem
bers were in the forefront, vol
unteering their time and donat
ing hundreds of thousands of
dollars to local charities. They
have been “giving back” since
their inception in 1988.
So, when Michael Gold,
Charlotte’s Fundraising
Chairman of the 1998 JCC
Maccabi Games, set out for a
Diamond Sponsor, the Homets
headed the wish list.
“When I was put in charge of
raising fiinds for these Games,
the Homets came to mind right
away,” said Gold, who is also a
Homets charter season ticket
holder. “Their history is so rich
when it comes to conununity
involvement.”
The JCC Maccabi Games are
a sporting competition for 13-
16 year-old youths that are held
each summer in different cities
in North America. The Jewish
Community Center Association
of North America chose
Charlotte as one of only two
host cities for the 1998 Games.
The smallest community ever
chosen for such a prestigious
honor, Charlotte looks forward
to hosting approximately 700
out-of-town teenagers plus
their coaches and chaperons
this coming August 9-14.
Competition will be held at
venues throughout the city
including UNCC and the JCC
in Shalom Park. Detroit will
then take over the hosting
duties — their set of Games
will start on August 16.
To make the Games possible,
each host city is responsible for
finding sponsors to help pay for
the operating costs. That’s
where the Charlotte Homets
come in.
“We are pleased to be a part
of this nationally acclaimed
event,” said Executive Vice
President of Business, Sam
Russo of the Charlotte Hcnnets.
“Our educational programs
reach over 150,000 students
annually and this is just another
avenue for us to reach out to
mOTe kids and give these ath
letes a special experience in our
great city.”
“The Homets are the very
first professional sports team to
sponsor this event at the
Diamond level,” the Hornets’
(Continued on page 2)
’98 Community
Campaign ahead 12%
For a third consecutive year the
UJA/Federation Campaign is on
its way to a new record for the
Charlotte coimnunity. The cam
paign total as of March 10th is
$1.35 million toward the overall
goal of $1.7 million.
“We are thrilled with our results
to date and are confident that we
can achieve the goal,” said Don
Bernstein, Campaign Co-Chair.
Bernstein h(^s to complete the
campaign by the second week in
April.
Campaign Co-Chair Jill
Newman attributes the success of
the campaign to a strong show of
support from the Federation’s
major donors and to the efforts of
the campaign solicitors.
“This year our major donors
increased their giving more than
Inside tiiis issue...
Panovcr - A Prayer for Redemption page
Rabbi Yossi Grvrter on the cekbration ^freedom and redemption
VohiBtrfr of the Moi^ *P*8C
Htrm ZiegLer's paaion for sodal action is makmg m impact in Chariotte
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Erin NetMn wrhes abom ^ deepfy pergoml nature of prayer
THkoi* to Leo* Levte Mi lAir to nnnikcr
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Jewish Family Services
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7
Temple Beth El
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8
Temple Israel *.....
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Lubavitch of North Carolina ...
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Speizman Library
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16
CAJE
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Jewish Community Center ....
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The Jewish lYaveler
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24
Dining Out
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12% card for card. This set the
pace for the rest of the campaign,”
said Ms. Nevmian.
The Charlotte community cam
paign has experienced unprece
dented growth during the last 3
years, moving from a $1.2 million
drive to $1.7 million during this
time period.
“We are f(Mtunate to live in a
community which has responded
to the call to action,” said Mr.
Bernstein. “The needs of Jews
locally and throughout the worid
continue to grow and we are lucky
to be able to raise the dollars nec
essary to fund these needs.”
Lo^ly money is allocated to a
variety of agencies and services,
including scholarships for chil
dren to attend JCC Sununer Camp
programs, Jewish preschool
opportunities for 250 children,
emergency loans for the commu
nity TzedidEth Fund and nursing
care services for the ill and elder
ly. Internationally, funds go to
food and support for oldo’ adults
living in the fonner Soviet Union
and at»orption services for 58,000
new inunigrants to Israel.
If you have not already made
yotff cotnmitment to the campai^
and would like to do so, please
contact Cary Bermtein at 366-
5007. O