An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation
of Greater Charlotte
Vol. 36, No. 1
Tevet-Shevat 5774
January 2014
Leon and Sandra
Levine Lead the Way
into 2014
With the announcement of their
2014 Federation Annual Cam
paign gift, Leon and Sandra
Levine have set the pace for a
record-breaking $3.5 million
Campaign by combining a gener
ous base gift with an inspiring and
motivating combination of Chal
lenge Grants and Matching Gifts.
The Levines have contributed
the cornerstone gift to Federa
tion’s Annual Campaigns for
decades, increasing their dona
tions annually to help Federation
achieve its ever-growing Cam
paign goals. In recent years,
however. The Leon Levine Foun
dation has partnered with the
Federation to incentivize its
donors to thoughtfully do the
same. With the help of “last dol
lar” Challenge Grants, The Leon
Levine Foundation has repeatedly
galvanized the community to
stretch its fundraising capacity, all
in the spirit of achieving a collec
Thank you to
Leon and Sandra
Levine!
• Cornerstone Gift
• Matehing Gift
• Challenge Grant
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Super Sunday Is January 26
Experience The Magic Of Community
Sandra and Leon Levine
tive goal. This year, in addition to
a $50,000 Challenge Grant, the
Levine’s have generously added a
$35,000 Matching Gift to the mix
- enabling donors to leverage
their own contributions by dou
bling the impact of their new or
increased Campaign donations.
Leon and Sandra Levine are
having a profound impact on our
community, not only through the
gifts they make to the Federation
and other beneficiary agencies,
but also in the way in which they
inspire each and every one of us
to work together to achieve our
annual fundraising goals. We
know that Jewish life in Charlotte
is thriving thanks in large part to
their support and generosity. We
also know that by following their
lead, together we can do extraor
dinary things. ^
Join in on The Magic of Com
munity during Super Sunday
2014, the community’s largest
fundraising phone-a-thon.
On January 26, you too can be
come a Mitzvah Magician. By an
swering the call you can help
serve a hot meal to a poor child in
a village in Ukraine or deliver
medicine to a fragile Holocaust
survivor in Israel. With just one
gift you can give a teenager her
first Israel experience or inspire a
young family’s love of Jewish life
and culture through PJ Library.
That’s the magic of our Jewish
Federation.
This year, the Jewish Federa
tion is doubling its annual Super
Sunday phone-a-thon, and will
hold two Super Sundays - on
January 26 and May 4. This year’s
Super Sunday Co-chairs are
Marcie Jacobs and Jeff Turk.
Additionally, the Federation is
thrilled to have received a match
ing grant from The Leon Levine
Foundation giving donors the op
portunity to double the impact of
their gifts. Any new or increased
gift will be matched dollar-for-
dollar. Now that’s the kind of
magic that will help the Jewish
Federation reach its goal for the
2014 Annual Campaign.
While the full-day phone-a-
thon takes center stage, the pro
grams and activities for all ages
make Super Sunday a community
celebration and day of social ac
tion. Families with young children
will enjoy a magic show with
Thomas the magician, while hav
ing the opportunity to participate
in a hands-on mitzvah project.
There are three conveniently
scheduled call sessions: 9-11 AM,
11 AM-1 PM, and 6-8 PM. Train
ing is provided on site as well as
meals and snacks to help fuel our
busy volunteers.
So, bring your positive energy
and join us as we mobilize our
Jewish values of tzedakah and
tikkun olam into action on this
magical day.
Together, we do magical things.
For more information or to
volunteer contact Tair Giudice,
Director of Outreach and Engage
ment, at 704-944-6759 or tair.giu-
dice@jewishcharlotte.org. ^
For more details on Super
Sunday, see page 8.
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Charlotte Jewish Film Festival
Announces 10th Anniversary Slate
Ten years ago. The Charlotte
Jewish Film Festival presented
two films over one weekend to
about 140 people. This year, the
CJFF celebrates its 10th Anniver
sary season with more than 20
events to an expected audience of
more than 4,000.
“We wanted to do something
special to recognize the tenth an
niversary,” said Festival Director
Rick Willenzik. “We think we’ve
done that with an incredible slate
of award-winning, entertaining,
and thought-provoking films.”
The number of films included
in the All Festival Pass has been
increased from 11 to 13. In addi
tion, the festival is offering a num
ber of “CJFF Extras,” separate
events that will run before, during,
and after the core festival (Febru
ary 22-March 9).
“There are a number of groups
that we are collaborating with this
year for the first time that we hope
will become long-time partners
with us,” said Willenzik. “We also
have extended agreements with
our long-time community partners
that continue to give us tremen
dous support.”
The All Festival Pass is now on
sale at the JCC front desk and on
line, along with a special Early
Bird All Festival Pass that repre
sents a $50 savings over buying
each film individually. More in
formation and the complete
schedule of films and events can
be found at charlottejewish-
film.com.
dessert celebration follows the
film. A heartwarming Israeli crime
comedy about a 12-year old boy
who concocts a plan to enact re
venge on the bank that ruined his
family.
When Jews Were Funny, Sun
day, February 23, 7 PM at Temple
Israel (sponsored by Temple Is
rael). Insightful and hilarious!
(Continued on page 16)
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2014 Charlotte Jewish Film Fes
tival Schedule
Hunting Elephants, Saturday,
February 22, 7:30 PM at Regal
Ballantyne Village Stadium 5;
Opening Night lOth Anniversary
Celebration (sponsored by the
Charlotte Chapter of Hadassah);
special Diamond Anniversary
Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte:
What does the Jewish
Federation do?
What does the Jewish
Federation support?
How can you help?
See pages 6 & 7.