The Charlotte
Vol. 31, No. 10 Cheshvan-Kislev 5770 November 2009
An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Chariotte
Jewish Community Relations Council Celebrates Two Years
November is JCRC Month in the Chariotte Jewish Community
CELEBRATE JCRC MONTH
November 8. 2009
Behind the Headlines: Effectively Advocating for Israel with
internationally acclaimed expert in the field of Israel advo£
effective communication training.
10:00 am, Gorelick Hall at Shalom Park
November 16. 2009
Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win
with Dr. Daniel Gordis*
7:00 pm, St. Albans Episcopal Church, Davidson, NC
May Never End
November 17. 2009
Saving Israel: How the Jewish People Can Win a War that May Never End
with Dr. Daniel Gordis*
7:30 pm. Temple Israel
*Dr. Daniel Gordis is Senior Vice President of the Shalem Center, a Jerusalem research
and education institute. Since moving to Israel in 1998, Dr. Gordis has written and
lectured throughout the world on Israeli society and the challenges facing the Jewish
state. His latest book. Saving Israel: How the Jewish State Can Win a War That May
Never End was published in early 2009. To learn more about Dr. Gordis visit his website,
www.danielgordis.org.
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) promotes the interests of the
Charlotte Jewish community by creating working relationships with our
neighbors and serving as the collective voice of the Jewish community.
The Jewish Community
Relations Council (JCRC) of the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte is proud to announce
two full years in the Charlotte
Jewish community. Under the
leadership of JCRC Chair Jeff
Epstein since its inception in the
summer of 2007, the JCRC has
taken on an immediate and active
role serving as the Jewish commu
nity’s collective voice and pro
moting the interests of our Jewish
community. During times of need
the JCRC has taken the lead,
quickly organizing a community
solidarity rally in the center of
Uptown when Southern Israel was
being attacked with Qassam rock
ets from Gaza. On a daily basis,
the JCRC is helping the Greater
Charlotte community to actively
partner with us, inviting guests of
all backgrounds to our Lunch at
the Park Series. JCRC meets regu
larly with leaders in the Charlotte-
Mecklenburg Schools and Union
County Public Schools to assist
with programming and calendar
ing or to discuss diversity. Our
primary goal is to work on behalf
of the collective Charlotte Jewish
community to create a voice that
is well-respected and well-con
nected in Charlotte.
In two very short years our
accomplishments include, but are
certainly not limited to, the fol
lowing:
^ High caliber speakers on
Israel, the Middle East, and cur
rent events:
* Dennis Ross, American
diplomat and author (9/07)
* Ari Fleischer, Former Press
Secretary under President George
W. Bush (10/07)
* Ambassador Reda Mansour,
Consul General of Israel to the
Southeastern US (9/08)
* Neil Lazarus, Expert in Israel
Advocacy (11/08)
* Sagi Bashan, Israel’s Channel
Two News Correspondent (2/09)
^ Quality programming con
cerning political elections:
* 1/08: Doug Bloomfield: 2008
Elections from a Jewish
Perspective
* 5/08: Pre-primaries Presidential
candidates’ forum with surrogate
Congressmen
* 10/09: Mayoral debate be
tween Anthony Foxx and John
Lassiter
^ Community Solidarity Rally
with Israel (1/09), during the War
with Gaza, where Israel needed
our support. Charlotte came
together to show our commitment
and our love for Israel.
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Daniel Gordis
^ Twelve Lunch At the Park
(LATP) events, welcoming guests
from City Council, County
Commissioners, Board of
Education, State leadership.
Leaders of the Arts, Charlotte
community builders, and school
principals from public and private
institutions
^ Ongoing communication
with Charlotte media
^ Ongoing communication
with CMS and UCPS
As JCRC Month approaches,
we will be organizing some of our
most engaging speakers and some
of our best programming yet.
Please make a concerted effort to
join us for the Mayoral Debate
between Anthony Foxx and John
Lassiter on Tuesday, October 20;
for Neil Lazarus on Sunday,
November 8; and for the passion
ate author and speaker Daniel
Gordis on November 16 and 17.
These are evenings that you will
not want to miss. See the calendar
on this page for more inform
ation. ^
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The Charlotte Jewish Teen
Coalition (Charlotte B’nai
B’rith Youth Organization,
Temple Israel United
Synagogue Youth, Temple Beth
El Youth, Consolidated Hebrew
High School, The Levine JCC
Teen Department, the Jewish
Federation of Greater
Charlotte, and Jewish Family
Services) are teaming up to spon
sor an evening celebrating Israel.
On Saturday night, November 8,
Charlotte Jewish teens will spend
the night “Falling in Love with
Israel.” The reason? Because we
love Israel. Instead of waiting for
a time when there is a crisis, we
wanted to celebrate Israel simply
because we are Jews and we want
to feel connected.
The event starts at 9 PM with a
Havdalah service and will last
until the morning. The highlight
of the night will be when
renowned Israeli speaker Neil
Lazarus takes the stage. He is an
exciting and inspirational speaker
that always stirs emotions when
he speaks. Lazarus will be sure to
ignite our teens with passion for
Israel. The rest of the night will be
filled with activities, movies,
crafts, food, and a dance. This
night is sure to be one that you
won’t want to miss out on. ^
Neil Lazarus
Saturday, November 8 at 9PM
‘til Sunday, November 9 at
7:30 AM
Cost: $18*
*scholarships are available through
your respective agency