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The Charlotte Jewish News - December 2003 - Page 2 Of Greater Qiarloite Federation News Of Greater QiARLOrrE Your Federation Dollars at Work Helping Jews in Charlotte, in Israel and Worldwide A Kavkazi-Isracli youth will gain skills, sclf-confidcnce and self-respect in a new homeland after making aliyah from the Former Soviet Union. An elderly woman in the Former Soviet Union will receive life-sustaining medical prescrip tions. A student at Neve Michael will travel safely in a new community van. A Hadera teenager will receive a scholarship for one year at the Ycmin Orde Youth Village. An impoverished Argentinean family reeling from financial and emotional shock will receive vital food, medical and housing assis tance. A “child at-risk” who suffers from lack of support and neglect will receive hot meals each day through an after-school program at Talpiot Children’s Village in Hadera. Israeli police and the Arab com munity in Hadera will discover coexistence, tolerance and mutual understanding through programs that promote improved relations. All these things and more were made possible by you and your generous contribution to the 2(X)3 Campaign of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte. The more than $2.5 million that the Charlotte Jewish Community donated last year has been allocat ed here and abroad to help build and maintain Jewish continuity, and to protect the interests of the Jewish people in Charlotte, in the United States, in Israel, and in many countries worldwide. “By supporting the Yemin Orde communities you are supporting a beacon of love and hope for these children.” —Chaim Peri, Executive Director, Yemin Orde Youth Village By far, the largest portion of the money is kept here in the local community where everyone from the smallest preschoolers to the elderly, and everyone in between, directly experiences your gifts to the federation. Of the 30 percent of campaign donations to Israel and Overseas needs, our community was able to designate some of the monies to meet the specific needs of Jews in the Former Soviet Union, Argentina and Israel. A special allocations subcommittee, chaired by Ivan Cooper, met to determine how these dollars should be spent. As an agency under the umbrel la of United Jewish Communities (UJC), the Jewish Federation of Shabbat Candle Lighting For December 2003 Friday, December 5,4:53 PM Friday, December 12, 4:54 PM Friday, December 19,4:56 PM Friday, December 26, 4:59 PM The Charlotte Jewish News 5007 Providence Road - Charlotte, NC 28226 Office Hours Hours: 10:00 AM -4:00 PM Phone (voice mail after office hours) Office 704-944-6765 FAX 704-365-4507 email: amontoni@shalomcharlotte.org A Publication of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte Amy Krakovitz Montoni - Editor Advertising Coordinator/Sales Rep: Rita Mond, 704-366-6632 Advertising Sales Reps: Pam Grossman, 704-841-1544; Jodi Valenstein, 704-841-4040 CJN Editorial Board Co-Chairs - Bob Abel - Bob Davis Members: Evelyn Berger, Ann Langman, Linda Levy, Jeff Epstein The CJN does not assume responsibility for the quality or kasruth of any product or service advertised. Publishing of a paid political advertisement does not constitute an endorsement of any candidate, political party or position by this newspaper, the Federation or any employees. Published monthly except July Greater Charlotte is in a perfect position to assist our community’s Partnership 2000 (P2K) sister region in Israel, Hadera-Eiron. P2K Hadera-Eiron and Yemin Orde Youth Village They come from countries at war, cities in chaos and nations in turmoil. They come from families who abandoned them, could not afford them, and offered them no future. They come from all over the world, from the gutters of Israel - their lives torn into pieces. They are the children of Yemin Orde — 500 refugee, immigrant and disad vantaged youth from 22 countries who come home to Israel. And these are their stories ... Sarah, Mryiam and Hannah Benros were deserted by their mother when she lost her ability to cope with everyday life after their Kids from the Talpiot children’s vil lage. father died. Six months after their mother left, the three sisters immi grated to Israel from Morocco and came to Yemin Orde. “Not everyone has the luck we CONTENTS had to come here (to Yemin Orde). Not everyone has the fortune to see people like the kinds of people here - with hearts that are open - the most generous kinds of peo ple,” says Hannah, the eldest of the three Benros sisters. “You have to continue through life because life continues. You can’t let it be the end of your spirit.” “Not everyone has the fortune to see people like the kinds of people here — with hearts that are open — the most generous kinds of people.” —Hannah Benros, Yemin Orde student/resident. Another spirited Yemin Orde teenager is Yonaton Getahoon, who remembers the difficult jour ney to Israel with his family. “We walked from Ethiopia to the Sudan, and then the Israelis air lift ed us to safety. Many families wit nessed the death of their loved ones on the way” Getahoon recalls. Yemin Orde Executive Director Chaim Peri, who was in Charlotte in early November to meet with contributors and the campaign cabinet, also remembers the arrival of Getahoon and many of the other refugees who make the arduous journey on foot to escape from appalling living conditions. “Every bed here serves a child who either has no family or no family around in Israel, or no other solution for their upbringing,” Peri says of the children who come to Yemin Orde, all of whom have Jewish lineage. Located on a verdant ridge overlooking the Mediterranean, just south of Haifa, Yemin Orde is a home, a village and a high school with living quarters for 500 teenagers, and a staff of educators, counselors, therapists and social workers. Their doors never close, and they never send a child away. Placing a solid and permanent foundation under each child’s feet is Yemin Orde’s single purpose, all the while integrating children of Jewish descent from diverse cul tures and backgrounds, cultivating their self-esteem and building leadership skills through innova tive educational and community outreach programs. “When the children come to us, they’re not just our kids. They’re your kids too,” says Peri of the responsibility we all have to raise the Jewish children of the world. “By supporting the Yemin Orde communities you are supporting a beacon of love and hope for these children.” Rachamin Malacho and Revital Pikado also immigrated to Israel from Ethiopia. Both are graduates of Yemin Orde. “Most of the Ethiopians who attend universities in Israel graduated here. One of the reasons for this is that you never really leave here. As graduates, we receive scholarships to study, so we don’t have to give up. Many of us come back to Yemin Orde to serve as role models to the other (Contined on page 5) Federation News pp. 2-6 Synagogues and Congregations pp. 7-11 Library p. 12 Foundation of Shalom Park pp.13-16 Schools pp. 17-20 Jewish Community Center Winter Program Guide following p. 20 Cultural Arts Festival p. 21 Women’s News p. 22 Jewish Family Services p. 23 Community News pp. 24-25 Hanukkah pp. 26-27,33-35 Mazel Tov p. 28 Dining Out pp. 37-39 I I would like to make a contribution to demonstrate my ' support of The Charlotte Jewish News. I I I I I Enclosed in my check for $. I I Name Phone (. Address City State ..Zip . $18.00 Basic Annual Subscription $25.00 Friend $50.00 Patron $100.00 Grand Patron Other Mail to: The Charlotte Jewish News Voluntary Subscription Appeal 5007 Providence Road Charlotte, Nc 28226
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