The Charlotte Jewish News - February 2006 - Page 7
Major Gifts Event Marks Opening of
2006 Annual Campaign
Sandra and Leon Levine were
honored at the Jewish Federation
of Greater Charlotte’s Major Gifts
Event, which took place on
Wednesday, December 14,2005 at
the home of Stacy and Todd
Gorelick. Major Gift co-chairs
Paul Edelstein and Nicki Ostrow
chose to honor the Levines for
their philanthropic leadership in
the Jewish Federation Annual
Campaign. A beautiful tzedakah
box with the following inscription
was presented to them: “With
gratitude to Sandra and Leon
Levine for their commitment, ded
ication and generosity to the
Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte.”
Over fifty people
attended the event, which
featured Mark Wilf,
National Campaign
Chairman of United
Jewish Communities, as
the guest speaker. Wilf,
who leads the national
campaign raising close
to one billion dollars
annually, has long been
involved in local, nation
al and global efforts to
ensure the welfare and
vitality of the Jewish
community. As the son
of Holocaust survivors,
Elizabeth and Joseph
Wilf, he has drawn upon
his parents’ experiences
to become an unwaver
ing advocate for the
needs of the Jewish peo
ple, wherever they may
be. The Wilf family, a
major and longtime sup
porter of Yad Vashem in
Jerusalem, was the
largest contributor to its
new Holocaust History
Museum, which opened
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Sandra and Leon Levine were honored at the Jewish Federation's
Major Gifts Event.
earlier this year. The Wilfs
are also key benefactors of
Yeshiva University in New
York.
Donors contributing a
minimum of $10,000 per
household to our annual cam
paign are eligible to attend
the event. To learn more
about the Jewish Federation
and our 2006 Annual
Campaign, which is chaired
by Todd Gorelick, please
contact the Federation office
at 704-944-6757 or visit our
website at www.jewishchar-
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