The Charlotte Jewish News - October 2012 - Page 2
JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS
^ JCRC Fall Lecture to Feature CBS News Correspondent
^ Dan Raviv
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The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte’s Community
Relations Couneil (JCRC) wel-
eomes Dan Raviv, Washington-
based eorrespondent for CBS
News and host of the national
radio magazine Weekend
Roundup, to Charlotte on
Sunday, November 18, 7 PM in
the Sam Lerner Center for
Cultural Arts at Shalom Park.
Raviv will be speaking about
his new book “Spies Against
Armageddon: Inside Israel’s
Seeret Wars.” Best-selling spy
novelist Daniel Silva writes:
“Buyer beware: Onee you eraek
the eover of ‘Spies Against
Armageddon,’ you won’t be
able to put it down. It is mueh
more than simply the most
authoritative book ever written
about Israeli intelligenee. It is
storytelling and drama of the
highest order.”
When the World Trade
Center was stmek, Amerieans in
their ears and others listening to
news radio were led through the
shoeking events of September
11 by the ealm, elear and expe-
rieneed voiee of Dan Raviv.
Flundreds of stations earried his
live eoverage for over eight
hours that day, and he eontinues
to anehor all the major events in
the war against terrorism.
Dan Raviv’s exeiting, frank
“you are there” style and
ineredible energy have thrilled
leeture audienees from eoast to
eoast. Fie has a unique ability to
entertain and exeite audienees,
touehing their hearts and minds
with his own diverse experi-
enees and a elose-up view of
Ameriea’s ehallenges in the
world.
For more than 20 years a for
eign eorrespondent for CBS
News on radio and television,
he is now the Washington-based
National Correspondent for the
radio network, as well as a best-
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Last Night of Sukkot, October 7
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Dan Raviv
selling author. Flis Every Spy
a Prince: The Complete
History of Israel’s Intelligence
Community was a national best
seller. Flis book. Comic Wars, is
the full story of one of
Ameriea’s most eontentious
business battles - the Marvel
Comies bankruptey. Flis
newest book, “Spies Against
Armageddon: Inside Israel’s
Seeret Wars,” was just released
in July.
An expert on worldwide
espionage and foreign affairs,
Raviv has interviewed Olmert,
Peres, Sharon, Barak,
Netanyahu, Arafat, Mubarak,
and all the major Middle East
players. Fie was in Beirut at the
U.S. Marine base destroyed by
a suieide bomber; in Loekerbie
just hours after the Pan Am jet
was blown up; in Red Square
with Reagan and Gorbaehev;
and in Poland, Ireland, Afriea
and Argentina with the Pope.
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Raviv will take questions
after his leeture and will sign
eopies of his new book. The lee
ture is free and open to the pub-
lie.
For more information, please
eontaet Raehael Levine,
Direetor of Community
Relations and Israel Affairs,
at 704-944-6757, or email
raehael. le vine @jewishehar-
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dons, synagogues, and ageneies
to develop and implement new
or enhaneed innovative pro
grams and serviees that provide
impaetfril engagement opportu
nities for the greater Charlotte
Jewish eommunity. Grants
should align with one or more of
the Areas of Community Impaet,
eaeh of whieh is eonsistent with
the Federation’s mission and
strategie plan.
Areas of Community Impaet:
1. Fleritage, Culture, and
Religion:
* Programs and serviees
designed to ensure the
propagation of our unique
Jewish story, ethie, eulture,
and religious observanee.
2 Jewish Identity and
Engagement:
* Programs and serviees that
attraet individuals and fam
ilies to engage and/or
strengthen their eonneetion
to Charlotte’s Jewish eom
munity and their Jewish
identity.
3. Jewish Edueation:
* Programs and serviees
that inerease partieipants’
knowledge of and eonnee
tion to Jewish teaehings,
prineiples, and traditions.
4. Soeial Responsibility/
Tikkun Olam:
* Programs and serviees that
promote the Jewish values
of gemilut hasidim (aets of
loving kindness) and
tzedakah for the vulnerable
in our eommunity and eon-
tribute to building a eom
munity that embodies a eul
ture of serviee.
5. Israel:
* Programs and serviees that
foster meaningful eonnee-
tions with, eommitments
to, and passion for the State
of Israel and Jewish people
worldwide.
Applieations are available in
the Federation offiee or online at
www.jewisheharlotte.org.
Deadline for submission is 12
noon on Thursday, Oetober 25.
Notifieation of grant deeisions
will be made on or about
November 30.
For questions or additional
information on the 2013
Community Impaet Fund,
please eontaet the Jewish
Federation of Greater Charlotte
at 704-944-6757 or info@jew-
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Federation News pp. 2-5
Synagogues/Cong pp. 7-14
Schools pp. 14,15
Levine-Sklut Judaic Library pp. 16,17
Mazel Tov p. 17
Jewish Community Center pp. 18,19
Jewish Family Services p. 20
Dining Out pp. 20, 21
Youth p. 22
Community News pp. 24-30
Sukkot p. 31
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