The Charlotte Jewish News - May 2000 - Page 4
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Joining Alice and the Mad Hatter for Tea — Photos from Kids in
Vogue 2000
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Gabrielle Hartman.
Rachel Frick wishes us
shahm v'ahava.
Sam and Abigail
Ditesheim.
Max Motinari and
Matthew Baron.
Dana Ditesheim, Kids
in Vogue co-chair.
Lora Solomon, decora
tions co-chair with Mia.
Madeline Rodgers.
Mamt Abramowitz, Kids in Vogue
co-chair with Usa Meyerson, deco
rations co-chair.
babel and lily Hemes.
The Bimbawn girls.
Liza Gershen and Lucy
Sinsheimer show all
they need is love.
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4th Annual Kids in Vogue Children’s
Fashion Show Steps “Through the Looking
Glass”
Roni Fishkin, the
Queen of Hearts.
Paige Abramowitz and
Shana Thomas.
Surrounded by decorations in an
Alice in Wonderland motif, the 4th
Annual Kids in Vogue children’s
fashion show featured colorful
springtime fashions from Lions &
Tigers & Bears Children’s Clothing
and Lx)ndon Britches. Fifty children,
ages four through ten modeled the
clothing for the over 100 guests. The
afternoon began with an elaborate
“high tea” in keeping with the Alice
in Wonderland theme.
The show, sponsored by
Women’s Division of the Jewish
Federation, is targeted towards new
givers and also featured a presenta
tion on how money from the 2000
Annual Community Campaign is
used to help children in need in
Eastern Europe. Each guest was
asked to bring a piece of clothing to
be donated to these children.
Event Co-Chair, Dana Ditesheim
was pleased with the afternoon’s
success. “What could be better than
to see our children model such beau
tiful clothing and know that we are
helping others to understand how
what we do in Charlotte helps an
entire community of children that
we cannot see?” said Ms.
Ditesheim. “I was very excited to
work on such a fun and worthwhile
event.”
The spectacular event scenery
was designed and constructed by
Lisa Meyerson and Lora Solomon.
The decorations were also donated
by the Meyerson and Solomon fam
ilies. “We were very fortunate to
have Lisa and Lora heading the dec-^
orations committee,” said Mami
Abramowitz, who co-chaired the
event along with Ms. Ditesheim.
“Their creativity and attention to
detail was evident in each piece of
scenery from the colorful characters
decorating the room to the oversized
foot path that the models followed.
Our entire committee worked hard
to make this event a success and we
are grateful for all of their time and
energy working on the event.”
Lisa Goldberg, Nina Lewis and
Cheryl Rabinowitz chaired the
Recruitment Committee. Susan
Hader and Roberta Rodgers coordi
nated the models and selected all the
fashions. Andrea Bimbaum worked
on the event publicity. Jennifer
Newman, Linda Wasser, Rebecca
Shaffer and Robin Stier were in
charge of Children’s Entertainment
and Jill Newman chaired the
Gracious Grandmas.
Special thanks to Barry Reiner
for his generous donation to under
write the cost of the event and to
Gracious Grandmas — Ruth Atkins,
Ruth Baron, Louise Bernstein, Rena
Bimbaum, Binnie Ditesheim, Patty
Gorelick, Marcia Gottlieb, Jill
Newman, Marion Kronovet,
Meyera Obemdorff and Marlene
Rosenbaum.
The following companies also
donated door prizes for the event:
First Light Gallery
Fitigues
London Britches
Lions & Tigers & Bears
Children’s Clothing
Invitations, Etc.
Fabulous Finds by Fayne
Kiddie Graphics
Skin Care by JefT Ditesheim
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hand painted, hand block printed
or hand stiched.
Fabulous Finds by Fayne
(Fayne Fischer) — Handmade ster
ling silver jewelry and gift items.
Remer Graphic Designs
(Arnold Remer) — Judaic callig
raphy, serigraphs and computer
graphics.
Fabric Art by Berta (Berta
Goldhagen) — Judaic art noade of
fabrics, challah covers, iallit bags,
aprons, bit», quilts.
Shoshana Art (Max Rosenthal)
— Clay and crushed stone Judaica.
JBL Designs (Janet Levy) —
Hand rolled paper bead jewelry.
Selma Burke — Original oil
paintings.
Also back by popular demand
will be a representation of
Jemsalem’s “Western Wall.” The
most sacred site in Judaism, the
wall is the only remnant of the site
where King Solomon built the
first temple in the 10th century
B.C.E. The temple was destroyed
by the Babylonians and later
rcbuit by Herod in 516 B.C.E,
only to be destroyed by the
Romans in 70 C.E.
Festival-goers will again be
able to leave personal messages
there, similar to the long-held tra
dition at the original site in Israel.
Festival organizers hope the
musical and artisitic diversity of
this year’s event, combined with
the many educational exhibits pre
sented by local Jewish organiza
tions, will make for a rich cultural
and religious experience that will
not soon be forgotten.
For more information about the
festival, contact the Feder^on
office at 704-944-6757. O