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Mark your calendars for
Saturday, November 4, a very spe
cial night, when hundreds of
members of the Charlotte Jewish
community will join together to
pay tribute to veteran community
volunteer, Jill Newman.
Event Co-Chairs Jennifer and
Michael Newman and Debra and
David Van Glish have been busy
planning a fabulous and fun-filled
evening the entire community is
sure to enjoy. The party will begin
n
Jill Newman
with cocktails and a silent auction
featuring a wonderful array of
desirable items. Guests will then
enter the ballroom, transformed
for the party into a stunning Art
Deco nightclub, for a fantastic
evening of dinner, swing dancing
and celebration featuring Swing
Thing. The event will conclude
with a spectacular Viennese
dessert buffet.
According to Debra Van Glish,
“Our goal is to have gala guests on
the dance floor all night long. We
have a superb menu planned, and
our only diversion will be a tribute
to Jill, our honoree for the
evening. We have planned a pro
gram that will be both fitting and
entertaining as well.”
Co-chair Jennifer Newman
adds, “When we began planning a
tribute to Jill we decid^ to ask a
number of the organizations Jill
has been involved with over the
years to share their feelings about
Jill with us. Here is what the peo-
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New Staff Members at the Jewish
Federation
pie at Temple Beth El wanted to
say about Jill.”
“Jill’s dedication and .love for
the Charlotte Jewish community
has been and still is truly a bless
ing. Her leadership skills and abil
ities are the reason that everything
she does is done exceedingly well.
Jill has contributed to the lives of
other people through her efforts
and gc^ deeds, and her successes
for the conmiunity have been seen
through her love of, dedication to
and determination for outstanding
leadership. It is well known that if
you want a successful event you
should get Jill’s input and exper
tise. It is therefore fitting that we
choose to honor her; she is a tme
reason to celebrate. Jill and Ed
Newman have been members of
Temple Beth El since they moved
to Charlotte. Among Jill’s many
efforts on behalf on the Temple
was her involvement as a co-chair
of the gala honoring Herman
Blumenthal, and her hard work on
the committee for our gala this
past spring.”
One of the goals of every gala is
to assure that the Jewish
Community Center’s fiscal pro
gram is prepared to meet the ever
growing and changing needs of
our community. This gala will
help to raise the funds needed to
supplement the JCC’s annual
operating budget, and help us con
tinue to provide the programs and
services our community deserves.
Co-chairs Jennifer Newman
and Debra Van Glish promise this
will be the most spectacular event
of the season.
Now is the time to secure your
spot at the JCC Gala on November
4, 2000. Your support is vital to
the present and future of the
Jewish Community Center.
Therefore, there are a variety of
ticket prices available, allowing
everyone to choose a level of sup
port they are comfortable with.
For more information contact
Anne Sinsheimer at 944-6753. ^
New Federation staff members
Sue Littauer, Campaign Director,
and Mamie Moskowitz, Director
of Program Development, attend
ed a New Professionals Institute in
Washington, D.C. at the beginning
of August. Sue and Mamie joined
thirty new professionals represent
ing communities as far away as
Sue Littauer
Tulsa, Oklahoma and as close by
as Raleigh. Workshops centered
around such topics as Lay and
Professional Relationships,
Succeeding in the Workplace, and
Campaign Tools. The highlight of
the Institute was a workshop pre
sented by Steve Solender,
President of United Jewish
Communities, the newly created
umbrella agency of the Council of
Jewish Federations, United Israel
Appeal and the United Jewish
Appeal. In his remarks, Mr.
Solender talked about the excel
lent organization of the UJC. “If
we (the Jewish community) had
been this organized in 1935, there
would have been no Holocaust,”
stated Mr. Solender. He went on to
say that UJC exists because
“every life is precious, and we
have the ability to take care of
people from the cradle to the
grave.” His inspiring remarks
touched the hearts of all those pre
sent at the Institute.
Sue Littauer comes to the
Federation after directing the
Consolidated High School of
Jewish Studies for the past ten
years. In addition, she recently
created and coordinated a
Lifelong Learning for Senior
Adults program at Central
Piedmont Community College. To
further her training. Sue also
attended a three-day Campaign
Director’s course in Boca Raton.
Florida at the end of August.
Mamie Moskowitz, a native of
Atlanta, was most recently
Membership Director at the Jewish
Community Center. She has lived
in Charlotte for the past four years.
Mamie attended the Southeast
Regional Exposure in Atlanta in
August, where she continued her
orientation to the world of
Federation.
Sue and Mamie are proud to
have the opportunity work for an
Mamie Moskowitz
organization which prides itself on
helping to “build the community
one individual at a time.” They
can be reached at the federation
office.^
Sue Littauer: 704-944-6758, slit-
tauer@ shalomcharlone.org
Mamie Moskowitz: 704-944-
6764, mmoskowitz@shalomchar-
lotte.org
Fax: 704-944-6766
A bedraggled groii^ of area stmdems m-Ao attended
Alexander Muss High Sckoof in /sroet rrmmrd to
Chariotte on Amgmst 4. 2000l The stmdems,
attended the eight week program, earned English and
History credits. They are {front row, L-R): Ati Wassetl.
(from Greensboro), Sara Bryan, David Krusch. Back
row (L-R): Slava Yefimov (Greensboro), Zach
Friedman (Winston-Salem), Jordan Klemons,
Matthew Gordon, Amy Shackelford (Greensboro),
Michael Borreson, Phillip Brodsky and Aaron Weiner.
To leant more about their trip and the trips of other
Charlotte students returning from summer trips to
Israel, see the forthcoming article in the October
issue of The Charlotte Jewish News.
Hktory; Chooses Josqih
The National Jewish Democratic
Council applauded Democratic
presidential candidate A1 Gore’s
choice of Connecticut Senator
Joseph Lieberman as his vice-pres-
idential running mate. Gore’s
choice marks the first time in
American history that a Jew has
appeared on a presidential ticket.
“A1 Gore has made history and
we are thrilled about his bold and
courageous choice,” said NJDC
National Chairman William B.
Dockser. “By any standard, Joe
Lieberman is an outstanding indi
vidual who is truly qualified for
the highest office in the land. In
addition to being a champion of a
strong US-Israel relationship and
reproductive rights. Senator
Lieberman is universally regarded
as a tme mensch in every sense of
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the word. A1 Gore has made an
inspiring vice-presidential choice
that will truly light a fire of excite
ment within the Jewish communi
ty and the larger electorate this
election season.
“America is clearly ready for a
Jewish candidate for high office,”
Mr. Dockser continued. “In fact, a
March 1999 Gallup poll shows
that 92 percent of Americans
would vote for a Jew for president.
Some will say that this vice-presi
dential pick will cost A1 Gore the
‘anti-Semite’ vote, but such voters
would never support A1 Gore —
no matter who he selected to be
his vice-presidential running
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