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The Shalom Lake NormanFestival returns for a third year onSunday, September 18 from 12noon-4 PM at Ramsey Creek Parkin Cornelius. The festival issponsored by the Jewish Councilof Lake Norman, which consistsof Beth Shalom of LakeNorman, Lake Norman JewishCongregation, CongregationEmanuel of Statesville, Chavurah,and Hadassah, with support fromthe Jewish Federation of GreaterCharlotte.

The festivalpromises to be a dayof fun for the entirefamily. Much morehas been added tothis year’s festival.More entertainmentfor both adults andchildren, more ven-dors and more foodchoices.

Featured enter-tainers this yearinclude the BaalShem Tones -Helene and MichaelKates. A Baal Shem

Tones concert is more than greatmusic. For many, it is a spiritualevent that stays with them foryears. Helene and her husbandMichael, the duo’s producer, co-wrote most of their material, atightly crafted style of pop-influ-enced Americana, which has beendescribed as “100% American and100% Jewish,” with a powerfulspiritual punch that stands out.

Batsheva is a singer, song-writer, musician, and comedywriter. She sings in Ladino,

Yiddish, Hebrew andEnglish. She is an awardwinning songwriter and hasperformed in Israel,Canada, Australia, and theUnited States. Her “Song ofRemembrance” is parto ofthe official archives of YadVa Shem, the HolocaustMartyrs’ and Heroes’Remembrance Authority.She is a classically trainedmusician, studying pianoand cello at the RoyalConservatory of Music inToronto. She accompaniesherself on guitar. Batsheva

holds a degree in theater fromYork University of Toronto.

In addition to these great per-formers, there will be a children’sarea with performances, magicshows, and crafts. For the shop-per, the shuk area will have ven-dors, who will be selling Judaicafrom specialty food to art.

If parking is full at RamseyCreek, there is also offsight park-ing with free transportation pro-vided.

Please call Stew Eisberg at516-270-5265 with any ques-tions. Y

Shalom Lake Norman Festival

The Baal Shem Tones

Batsheva

By Diana AdesThe eleventh year of Camp

SOAR (Special Olympics AthleticRetreat) was held at the LevineJCC in June and was enjoyed by300 athletes. The number of ath-letes was a far cry from the firstCamp SOAR in 2001 which onlyhad 54 athletes and 40 volunteers.This year’s Camp had approxi-mately 400 volunteers.

The week of June 13, the Campbegan with a “slam dunk” presen-tation from Charlotte BobcatsPresident Fred Whitfield and twoof the Bobcats’ star players, DJAugustine and Stephen Jackson(since traded to Milwaukee).Special Olympics VolunteerExtraordinaire Bob Bowleraccepted a check for $10,000 fromthe Charlotte Bobcats for operat-ing Camp SOAR.Whitfield saw forhimself what anamazing job LevineJCC AssistantExecutive DirectorBarry Schumer andBowler have donewith the Camp overthe last elevenyears.

After the presen-

tation, Augustine and Jacksonspent time playing basketball withthe athletes and signed auto-graphs.

All week long the athletesenjoyed various sports such astennis, basketball, bocce, volley-ball, swimming and even bowling.

They received basketballpointers from NC StateStar David Thompsonand enjoyed the starpower of veteran collegebasketball official, JamieLuckie when he helpedout with the soccer activ-ities.

Not only did the ath-letes enjoy the sportingactivities, they had a

great time playing Bingo anddoing Arts and Crafts. The finalday, like years in the past, all 300athletes enjoyed a dance, movies,and their favorite: PIZZA!

Athlete Kim Jones wrote“thank you for always trying toimprove the camp and make usathletes and our surroundings soarhigher and higher.”

Camp Soar would not be suc-cessful without the wonderful vol-unteers from area schools, corpo-rations, and the Jewish communi-ty.

Volunteer Danielle Adler feelsvolunteering is a life changingexperience. “The main factor thatbrings me back each year is all thehuge smiles that spread acrosscampers’ faces each day,” Adlershared.

So, 600 PB& J sandwiches, 300pimento cheese sandwiches, 300tuna fish sandwiches, 120 pizzapies, and more snacks than youcan imagine later, Camp Soar cel-ebrates another successful year.

For additional information onthe Camp or to volunteer fornext year, please contact BarrySchumer at 704-944-6744 orb a r r y. s c h u m e r @ c h a r l o t t ejcc.org Y

Soaring Through Eleven Years of Smiles

A camper and a volunteer are A-OK.

Playing bocce ball.

B’tzavta, the Hebrew word that means doing things together, per-fectly summarizes this past year’s experience for a group of 15 teensfrom Charlotte and our Partnership 2000 region in Hadera-Eiron,Israel. After an initial introduction through Facebook, the teens metand spent the month of July visiting each other’s communities, partic-ipating in Tikkun Olam projects, and enjoying the hospitality of localfamilies. In Israel, the teens shopped in Tel Aviv and visited historicsites such as the Western Wall and Yad Vashem. After returning toCharlotte, the teens went white water rafting, volunteered to work withOasis senior citizens, baked challahs for JFS, and, of course, spent theday at the NASCAR Hall of Fame. The program, which focuses onfostering responsibility and leadership among teens, proved to be aresounding success as the teens engaged in hands-on fundraising andworked together to allocate funds to improve their communities. ByAugust, the teens chose a different Hebrew word to describe

their group – mishpacha, the Hebrew word forfamily.

For more information please contact the JewishFederation of Greater Charlotte at: 704-944-6757.

P2K Teen Exchange with Israel

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SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY CANDLE

LIGHTING FOR SEPTEMBER 2011

Federation News......................................pp. 2-7

Jewish Family Services ................................p. 8

Levine-Sklut Judaic Library...............pp. 9, 10

Women’s Page................................................p.8

Youth....................................................pp. 11, 12

Schools...................................................pp.12-16

Community News...........................pp.18-25, 29

Jewish Community Center................pp. 26, 27

Synagogues/Congregations. ....pp. 31-33, 35-37

Dining Out ..........................................pp. 34, 35

High Holy Days.....................................p. 38, 39

CONTENTS

Local, Global, Eternal

MEN’S GIFTS

Int’l Leadership Reunion $250,000 & Above

The Leon Levine Foundation

Leon Levine .................300,000

Prime Ministers Cabinet $100,000-$249,999

Blumenthal Foundation

Alan, Philip and Samuel

Blumenthal ...................210,000

Levine, Howard ..............200,000

The Levine-Sklut Family

Foundation

Eric Sklut......................150,000

King David Society$25,000-$99,999

Gorelick, William .............75,000

Levine, Alvin E. ...............45,000

BestSweet Inc ...................35,000

Jewish Federation

Restricted Fund at

FFTC ..............................34,450

Luski & Associates...........30,000

Osborne, Richard..............30,000

President’s Club$10,000-$24,999

Bernstein, Donald ............22,025

Epstein, David ..................21,750

Gorelick, Todd A ..............21,250

Gorelick, Shelton..............20,400

Brown, Larry A. ...............19,500

Cohen, David....................15,000

Lerner, Harry ....................15,000

Silverman, Marc H ...........15,000

Schwartz, Larry ................14,500

Levin, Jerome L................13,000

Cohen, Steven N...............12,500

Gorelick, Scott..................10,000

Gross, Richard ..................10,000

Levinson, Hal ...................10,000

Polsky, Larry ....................10,000

Sandler, Bernie .................10,000

Theodore Herzl Society$5,000-$9,999

Baron, John

Berman, Phil

Bisnov, Irvin

Borchardt, Michael

Gorelick, Jeff

Kipnis, Robert J.

Kronovet, Alan

Newman, Edwin

Segal, Melvin

Selkin, Robert

Silver, Milton

Winer, Brad

Wojnowich, Simon

Zimmern, Sam

Patriarchs$3,600 - $4,999

Greene, Frederick

Weintraub, Mark Y

Yitzhak Rabin Society$1,800 - $3,599

Abel, Bob

Anonymous

Benjamin, Sanford P.

Bienstock, Irving

Greenspon, Stanley

Hader, Stephen

Howard, Jonathan

Isser, Robert

Karp, Edward

Karro, Marshall

Krusch, Alan R.

Lerner, Gary C.

Lerner, Mark

Lipsitz, David

Lyons, Bennett

Moody, Brad YRauch, Marshall

Rosenthal, Sanford

Stark, Robert

Steinberger, Norman

Steiner, Joseph

Valenstein, Robert S.

Vitner, Mark

Ben-Gurion Society$1,000-$1,799

Ackerman, Bernard

Asrael, Gerson

August, Stanley

Epley, Alan

Gilbert, Richard

Goldstein, Jay M.

Goldstein, Milton

Goodman, Alvin

Greenman, David

Greenman, Herb

Greenman, Maxwell

Greenspon, Keith E.

Guller, Philip

Huberman, Jeffrey

Klein, Richard A.

Kosofsky, Jaime

Koss, Michael A.

Kronovet, Neal E.

Lefkowitz, David

Levine, Miles S.

Levy, Frederic E.

Meltsner, Charles P.

Miller, Gerald

Perlin, Mark N.

Powell, Stephen

Rousso, Harold

Schwartz, Zachary

Simon, Lewis

Slesinger, M. Leonard

Solomon, Arthur

Taub, Neal

Zucker, Joseph

Bonim (Builders)$365- $999

Anonymous (2)

Berlin, Sanford

Cojac, Stuart

Comen, Robert

Estroff, Simon

Farber, Larry D.

Goldberg, Alan S.

Goldberg, Jonathan M.

Goldfarb, Dana YGoldsmith, Mark E.

Gordon, Ron

Husney, Martin

Jaffa, Michael

Kaufmann, Stephen M. Y

Kossove, David

Lawrence, Lorin

Levin, Norman

Levinson, Ellis H.

Levy, Samuel

London, Richard R.

Luski, Moses

Malickson, Jeffrey W.

Musler, Jeffrey I.

Neveleff, David S.

Raphael, Steven

Rosenthal, Rich

Rousso, David S.

Sandler, Neil

Schumer, Barry

Shapiro, Lawrence

Shields, Michael

Snitz, Arnold I.

Solomon, Philip J.

Spangenthal, Selwyn

Stewart, Paul L.

Stokes, Liam G. YSussman, Sidney L.

Sweet, Richard S.

Turk, Jeff

Wallas, Jonathan P.

Weinstock, Barnet M.

Widis, Howard

Worrel, Kim

Shomrim (Guardians)$100-$364

Alpert, Bruce

Altman, Adam

Anonymous (2)

Benson, Benjamin

Berlin, Steven R.

Bernard, Andrew

Bernhardt, Robert

Bernstein, Adam

Birnbaum, Marty

Blanco, Glenn

Blau, Barry

Blumenthal, Robert

Bograd, Edward

Brawer, Walter

Daumit, Gene P.

Deitchman, Rick L.

Dranove, Jason

Ehrlich, Jeff A.

Elman, William

Fales, Raymond

Feldman, Elliott J.

Freedman, Glenn A.

Gartner, Elliot W.

Gentile, Douglas K.

Girard, Stephen

Goldman, Henry I.

Goldman, Julius

Gomez, Adrian

Goodman, Brett

Greenberg, David

Gross, Leon

Hirschman, Joel

Hirschmann, Henry

Holloman, Robert

David

Horowitz, Larry A.

Horwich, Joel

Jacobs, Paul

Jaffe, Aaron

Kantor, Bruce H.

Kaplan, Jeremy

Kavadlo, Eugene O.

Klein, Andrew

Klein, Jeff M.

Kobre, Melvin

Kritzer, Lee

Levine, Brandon

Light, Andrew

Lindner, Marshall

Littauer, Michael

Lyons, Jeffrey S.

Margolies, Allan

Mays, Charles R.

Meyer, Steven L.

Miller, Fred

Montgomery, Steve

Montoni, Jeff

Newman, Stephen

O’Connor, Gregory

Pearlman, Joseph

Pickett, Jerry

Pienkny, Stefan

Presel, Alan

Raffler, Michael

Richardson, Shai

Rosenauer, Steven

Rosenbloom, Edward

Ross, Howard

Rotberg, Michael H.

Rothkopf, Robert

Scharf, Michael

Schechter, Walter M.

Schwebel, Keith

Shearer, James N.

Sherman, Allen

Simmons, Brent

Speizman, Robert S.

Stolar, Richard


Supplemental Gifts provide customized givingopportunities over and above Annual Campaign giftsto enable donors to maximize their giving potentialand fulfill their philanthropic goals. (see page4)

2011 Annual Giving Snapshot

$3,014,453 $118,987 $3,133,440+ =

ANNUAL CAMPAIGN + SUPPLEMENTAL GIFTS = ANNUAL GIVING TOTAL

We thank all of our donors and volunteers for their generous financial supportand for their precious gift of time during the 2011 Campaign.

The Annual Campaign raises money tomeet the needs of our beneficiaries athome, in Israel and in 70 countries aroundthe world. Annual Campaign dollars areallocated for Jewish education, socialservices, Jewish identity and communitydevelopment.

Augustine, Pat and AmyBaron, John and GailBernstein, Donald and Barbara KBernstein, Sam and NancyBest Sweet Inc.Bisnov, Irvin and DanaBlumenthal Foundation

Alan, Philip, andSamuel Blumenthal

Blumenthal, LeeBorchardt, Michael and LenoraBrown, Larry and TracyCohen, Steven and OliviaCohen, DavidEdelstein, Paul and LynnEpstein, David and AleenGoldstein, Stuart and Shari

Gorelick, Jeff and BariGorelick, Rael and GabiGorelick, Scott and DanaGorelick, Shelton and CarolGorelick, Todd and StacyGorelick, William and PattyGross, Richard and AnnetteKipnis, Robert and NancyKronovet, Alan and

Bernstein, CaryLerner, Harry and GloriaLevin, Jerome and BarbaraLevine, Alvin and HeleneLevine, Howard and

Lerner-Levine, JulieLevinson, Hal and HollyLevy, Gerald and PamelaLuski & Associates

Abe and Rose LuskiIsaac and Sonia Luski

Michel, Gary and Jodi Miller, David and JudyNewman, Edwin and JillOsborne, RichardPolsky, Larry and DaleSandler, Bernie Schwartz, LarrySeigel, LindaSelkin, Robert and StaceySiegel, Samuel and RaeneaSilverman, Marc and MattyeThe Leon Levine Foundation

Leon and Sandra LevineThe Levine-Sklut Family

FoundationLori and Eric Sklut

The Meiselman FamilyWiner, Brad and LizWojnowich, Simon and MaryZimmern, Sam and Emily

Thank You! It’s What Being Jewish Feels Like

The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte and itsbeneficiary agencies would like to thank you our com-passionate and loyal donors who gave so generously tothe 2011 Annual Campaign. Together we met TheLevine Challenge and raised $3,133,440 for our com-munity.

Federation’s Annual Campaign fills a gap as our com-munity’s needs expand and our needy grow in number.From school and camp scholarships to senior program-ming, from aid to the unemployed to social services forthe most vulnerable, the Federation Campaign changeslives. Jews in need at home, in Israel, and all over theworld are counting on us. Thank you for making a differ-ence in Jewish lives. IT’S WHAT BEING JEWISHFEELS LIKE!

Continued on the following page

Local, Global, Eternal Local, Global, Eternal

Jewish Federation 2011 Annual GivingDonations as of August 8, 2011 Campaign Total: $3,133,440

w Life Insurance w Health Insurance w Dental & Vision Insurancew Disability & Long Term Care Coverage w Annuities w HSA’s

7 0 4 - 3 7 6 - 74 3 4w w w . g r e e n s p o n . c o m

Luck doesn’t buy & sell homes...Experience does!

Buying... Selling... Relocating...Connecting people to the Jewish

Community Since 1972

We thank our major donors who donate a minimum of $10,000 per household.

Special thanks to The LeonLevine Foundation for the $50,000

Levine Challenge Grant.


Sutker, Stephen

Tesch, Kirk

The Akropolis Café

at the Arboretum

Thurm, Joel

Warshauer, Tom

Weiner, Aaron

Wetzel, Tom

Wise, Stephen

Worrel, Reid

Chaverim (Friends)$1-$99

Abramovitz, David

Anonymous (3)

Bagdan, William

Balick, Craig C.

Benitez, Hector

Berman, Larry F.

Birzion, Louis

Brandt, Neal

Braverman, Howard

Chase, Ira

Copulsky, Stephen F.

Corzin, Harvey

Domashevskiy, Anatoly

Eisner, Michael

Feldman, Peter

Fuerstman, Jacob

Furgatch, Paul

Gimbel, Y’honatan

Goldberg, Steven J.

Green, Reuven Douglas

Grifenhagen, William

Grupin, Lev S.

Hitt, Brian

Jampol, Stephen

Kahn, Sherman

Kane, Seth

Kaplan, Howard

Kestin, Marty

Klein, Richard

Koch, Shaun

Koster, David

Kwiatkowski, Bill

Labovitz, Mel

Leibner, Joshua

Levinson, Eric L.

Mechanic, Baruch “Bo”

Moskowitz, Scott

Neiss, Aaron

Nicholson, Andrew

Ormand, Mitch

Parker, Scott

Parton, Jay

Riddley Solutions Inc.

Rosen, Joshua

Rubin, Joshua

Schaffer, Eugene

Schrader, Robert

Schreibman, Mike

Shapiro, Rick

Share, David H.

Sherbal, Barry

Sherwin, David

Sigal, Marvin

Solow, Eric

Solow, Robert I.

Tannenbaum, Marc H.

Truzman, Miguel

Turtletaub, Philip A.

Vizel, Elliott

Vogelhut, Henry

Wallens, Peter

Wolfman, Lou

Ilan Ramon Society - New GiftsBlitstein, Bryan

Bryan, James

Corfine, Marc

Feinglass, Brian

Friedman, Mike

Hackel, Bruce

Harkavy, Andy

Kaplan, Howard J. YKutner, Ian

Marlow, Douglas

Miller, Ron C.

Nussbaum, Tzvi

Pfeffer, Herb

Press, Dave Lawrence

Robins, Larry

Rubin, Bernard G.

Steinschriber, Justin

Weiss, Robert

Wolf, Louis

WOMEN’S GIFTS

ILR Lion of Judah$250,000 and above

The Leon Levine Foundation

Sandra Levine .................300,000

Prime Minister’s Council$100,000-$249,999

The Levine-Sklut Family

Foundation

Lori Sklut ......................100,000

Emerald Lion of Judah$25,000-$35,999

Gorelick, Patty ..................25,000

Sapphire Lion of Judah$18,000-$24,999

Lerner Levine, Julie ..........24,950

Augustine, Amy ................18,000

Blumenthal, Lee................18,000

Ruby Lion of Judah$10,000-$17,999

Levy, Pamela R. ................13,000

Bernstein, Barbara K ........12,024

Seigel, Linda ....................12,000

Gorelick, Stacy..................11,800

Epstein, Aleen ...................10,750

Brown, Tracy L.................10,100

Lerner, Gloria....................10,000

Levine, Helene ..................10,000

Lion of Judah$5,000-$9,999

Anonymous

Bernstein, Cary

Bisnov, Dana

Borchardt, Lenora

Cohen, Olivia T.

Dawson, Amy

Ditesheim, Dana

Feibus, Gloria

Goldstein, Arlene

Goodman, Rachel

Gorelick, Bari

Gorelick, Carol

Gorelick, Dana

Gorelick, Marcelle

Gossett, Adrienne

Gould, Amy

Handelsman, Sharyn

Hart, Bonnie F.

Ingber Epley, Fern

Jaffa, Florence

Kipnis, Nancy L.

Kosofsky, Elise

Lerner, Alison R.

Levin, Barbara B.

Levinson, Holly

Lipsitz, Penny

Luski, Rose

Meiselman, Jenny E.

Newman, Jill

Plaus, Jennifer YPolsky, Dale

Pransky, Baila

Rotberg, Heidi L.

Rounds, Anita “Neet”

Selkin, Stacey

Silverman, Mattye B.

Winer, Liz Star

Wojnowich, Mary

Worrel, Susan

Zimmern, Emily

Pomegranate Guild$1,800-$4,999

Agisim, Debbie

Algire, Jennifer A. YAnonymous (1)

August, Judy H.

Balick, Jill R.

Benjamini, Leslie

Blanco, Jeanette Hait YBlau, Lisa

Brodsky, Stephanie

Cohen, Wendy W.

Engelhardt, Ellen R.

Fasciana, Shelly

Greene, Donna

Gross, Annette

Hader, Susan

Hall, Ruthy

Lerner, Donna M.

Levine, Jayme B.

Littauer, Sue

Luski, Sonia

Menaker, Elise K.

Mitschele, Elsa

Moody, Elaine YMorganstein, Judith

Nicholson, Rhonda

Porter, Debra

Raphael, Melissa

Rosen, Elizabeth J.YSchreibman, Sara H.

Shapiro, Ada R.

Shapiro, Lisa Cohen

Stein, Aviva R.

Stern, Jenny

Stiefel, Lorin Silverman

Weinstein, Linda Joy

Weintraub, Jennifer

Ben Gurion Society$1,000-$1,799

Anonymous (1)

Baum, Shari

Blumenthal, Jill K. YBottner, Ellen

Chenkin, Suly

Jaffa, Janet H.

Kushner, Laya

Levy, Linda

Madans, Audrey

Rosen, Edith

Sarett, Helen

Sinkoe, Fay G.

Valenstein, Ellie L.

Vitner, Amy

Wojnowich, Lori

Bonim (Builders)$365-$999

Abel, Ann

Ackerman, Teri

Anonymous (4)

Benjamin, Lois

Bienstock, Lillian

Cernyak-Spatz, Susan

Cojac, Lynne

Goldberg, Ruth A.

Goldfarb, Leslie YGoldsmith, Linda L.

Goldstein, Margi

Greenspon, Roslyn G.

Harley, Suzanne

Huber, Jeanne G.

Husney, Roslyn

Kabat, Andrea

Kaplan, Sis

Karp, Arlene G.

Kaufmann, Judy YKronovet, Gail

Lefkowitz, Janet B.

Leibowitz, Vivian S.

Levy, Janet

Lieberman, Pam

Luski, Frances

Menaker, Tamera R.

Mond, Rita

Osborne, Gale M.

Poliakoff, Beth

Radiloff, Mona

Rosenthal, Jenny

Sandler, Carol F.

Scheer, Marsha

Schindler, Judy

Sklut, Barbara

Stafford, Susan

Stark, Eva E.

Steiner, Renee S.

Stickler, Marsha YStrause, Lisa

Straz, Berta

Tarbis, Nancy Cohen

Zander, Berry J.


Ackerman, Sarah B.

Alley, Cheryl

Andrews, Bette

Anonymous (3)

Ansaldo, Stephanie

Ballard, Laurelei

Bamford, Rebecca

Blumberg, Sharon Lachow

Bograd, Roberta

Boyd, Sharon

Bramson, Bernice

Brawer, Marian Edith

Brodsky, Karen

Cigler, Elaine

Coplon, Dorothy

Crown, Pamela

Daumit, Deedee

Ehrlich, Donna B.

Evans, Carolyn

Feldman, Sandra A.

Fox, Elizabeth

Frank, Shirley H.

Friend, Sandra W.

Fytelson, Shirley

Garfein, Karen B.

Gartner, Peggy S.

Gelber-Beechler, Edie

Gentile, Paula F.

Gleiberman, Rhoda

Goldberg, Resa W.

Goldman, Judy K.

Goodfriend, Beverly

Goodman, Leigh Anne

Graham, Tracy

Greenfield, Abbe Bryan

Greenman, Susan

Gross, Ellyn

Guller, Barbara

Hirschman, Sandra

Hochberg, Cheryl

Hopkins, Vicki J.

Jantzer, Estelle

Kaplan, Marcia

Klein, Carol A.

Kogan Jackson, Marcia

Koss, Jennifer

Krusch, Claire C.

Lampert, Marcia

Langman, Ann

Leavitt, Robin

Lederer, Dale

Levin, Betty

Levin, Gail

Levine, Debbie

Lichstein, Irene

Lindner, Faylinda

Lipman, Helen

London, Marianne

Lubin, Lesley

Malickson, Roberta

Mannlein, Sharon

Marshall, Karen

Mehlman, Marcy S.

Meyer, Susan S.

Michaels, Leslie

Miller, Charlotte

Montoni, Amy Krakovitz

Moskowitz, Marnie

Murchison, Gail

Musler, Paula S.

Ostrow, Nicki

Parker, Vicki

Patrick, Emily

Pawlyk, Shelley

Perlin, Harriet

Pickett, Patti

Powell, Penni Ackerman

Raffler, Dena M.

Rauch, Stephanie

Reeves, Gloria

Rizzo, Julie

Roginsky, Rina

Romanoff, Nancy

Rosenberg, Barbara

Rosenfeld, Marisa

Rosner, Janine

Roth, Terri S.

Rothkopf, Mary

Schulman, Dorothy

Seigel, Tammy

Shapiro, Amy

Shapiro, Dorothy

Sigal, Margie

Silverman, Ruth

Smolen, Betty

Snitz, Ginger R.

Solomon, Marcia

Sosnik, Carolyn

Spangenthal, Cheryl

Sperry, Jennifer

Stoner, Barbara

Strawser, Amy

Sweet, Arlene Lou

Tanenbaum, Kara

Tirsun, Beverly

Trapani, Lori

Turk, Karen Hodes

Urban, Barbara

Weinstein, Sandra G.

Weinstock, Harriet E.

Weisman, Rose

Wicker, Suzanna

Wolochwianski, Jacqui

Woodman, Ilene

Chaverim (Friends)$1- $99

Abel, Jane V.

Abrams, Sara

Amato, Yvonne

Anderson, Rebecca

Andrews, Amy C.

Anonymous (9)

Bamford, Michelle M.

Baum, Cheryl A.

Bernat, Tami

Bernhardt, Barbara G.

Bickford, Sharon

Black, Leslee

Blades, Jill

Blumberg, Susan

Borgenicht, Audry

Bosley, Naomi

Boyet, Elissa

Brand, Donna

Brandt, Felicia

Braverman, Mollie

Broome, Anna “Tootie”

Bryan, Sara

Burnham, Patricia Ann

Byer Emery, Diane

Chatham, Emily C.

Cherrybone, Sandra

Cochran, Allyson

Coen, Jena

Costello, Linda

Crane, Eula

Darienzo, Beverly

Darmstadt, Gayle

De Leon, Maggie

Dermack, Ellen

Diuguid, Myra

Dubroff, Marjorie

Eisner, Cathy

Ellington, Mary Jane

Estroff, Susan

Fagan, Gail G.

Fallowes, Kristi

Ferrin, Ilisa

Fine, Amy

Fine, Susan

Fischer, Sandy

We thank our sponsors for their support during the 2011 campaign:

ArtShots Photography, Bank of North Carolina, Belk SouthPark,

Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte Radiology, Community

Culinary School of Charlotte, Creative Events, Dressler’s

Restaurant, Friendly Neighborhood Dentist, Guliani’s Fine Jewelry

in The Shoppes at Blakeney, Hendrick Lexus, Izzy’s Catering –

Jered Mond, Kelly Ann Wilson, Ph.D., Kosher Charlotte, Laxer,

Long and Savage, Long Island Baked Goods, Lowes Foods,

Melanie Rowe Catering, McColl Center for Visual Art, PRP

Wines, Perfect Image Printing, Phil’s Deli, Piedmont Natural Gas

Test Kitchen, Piedmont Plastic Surgery and Dermatology,

Presbyterian Urogynecology William Porter, MD, REACH

(Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte), Sanger

Heart and Vascular Institute, Shain Gallery, Shower Me with Love,

Swooz Hair and Make Up Salon, Via Veneto Shoes and Clothing

CORPORATE SPONSORS

The Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte thanks and acknowl-edges the following companies for generously matching their

employee gifts to the 2011 Annual Campaign:

Ally Bank, Bank of America, Foundation for the Carolinas,

Gannett, GE Foundation, John Hancock, Ingersoll Rand, Microsoft,

Premier and St. Paul Travelers

Total Matching Gift Dollars are $22,397.

MATCHING GIFTS

Supplemental Giving provides customized giving opportunities over and above Annual

Campaign, gifts, enabling donors to maximize their giving potential and fulfill their philan-

thropic goals. In 2011 supplemental gifts totaled $118,987.

We gratefully acknowledge and thank the following donors who generously made the followingsupplemental gifts:

Debbie Agisim .............................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

Anonymous .............................................................................Campaign Face-to-Face Matching Gift

Anonymous ...........................................................................Teen Israel Experience Scholarships (3)

Donald and Barbara K. Bernstein............................................................Bernstein Leadership Group

Donald and Barbara K. Bernstein. ..................................................................................Viva Klezmer

Michael Borchardt ...............................................................................JAFI La’ad (Forever) Program

Michael Borchardt....................................................................................................JDC/FSU Welfare

Charlotte Jewish Burger of the Month Club..............................................................Tikvah Charlotte

Jill Halverstam.............................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

Randi Lan ....................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

The Leon Levine Foundation......................................Birthright Israel Community Bus Sponsorship

The Leon Levine Foundation. .............................................................Community Planning Initiative

The Leon Levine Foundation .........................................................................Levine Challenge Grant

Dana Meiselman ..........................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

Jenny Meiselman .........................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

Linda Seigel .................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

Aviva Stein...................................................................................Annual Spring Lecture Sponsorship

Donations for Israel

Main Event Donations

Shalom Park Freedom School Donations

Spring Lecture Donations and Tributes

SUPPLEMENTAL GIFTS


Fishbein, Janni

Fisher, Sheila

Fishman, Jackie

Form, Mollie

Froehlich, Jill

Gargano, Vicki

Garner, Stephanie

Gelber, Loren

Gelper, Tova

Gertzman, Jeri

Gluick, Debora

Goldberg, Lisa

Goldberg, Marci

Goldfarb, Donna

Goldman, Mae

Goldstein, Barbara

Gordon, Nadine

Gray, Amie

Greenberg, Janice

Grifenhagen, Gloria

Gunsher, Anna

Halperin, Charlotte

Hargus, Maxine

Harrison, Jessica

Hawa, Tammy

Helman, Barbara

Herzog, Susan *

Hochstat, Evelyn

Hollander, Sheryl

Jaffe, Beatrice

Jampol, Pat

Jankowitz, Helene L.

Josephs, Helen

Katz, Lita

Kern, Barbara

King, Irene P.

Klein, Linda

Klein, Paula

Koch, Zipora

Kropp, Alexis

Kropp, Karen K.

Kugelmass, Sharon P.

Labovitz, Karen

Ledyard, Shoon

Lefkowitz, Leona A.

Levine, Cathy

Loeb, Suzan

Lowell, Jane

Lucente, Lori

MacDonald, Linda

Marcadis, Kim

Marsh, Karen

Martin, Edith

Martin-Kohl, Tracey

Marx, Lenore G.

McShane, Mindy

Meirowitz, Diane

Melnicoff, Ruth F.

Meyer, Suzanne

Miller, Eleanor

Moats, Jean E.

Nagel, Gail

Nagel, Lisa

Neumann, Vicki B.

Nove, Eva

Novell, Nancy K.

Nussbaum, Marcy

Ochs, Kathryn

Pepper, Anita

Prager, Erika B.

Proctor, Susan

Ransenberg, Karen T.

Rauch, Victoria

Ritter, Carol A.

Roode, Karen

Rosenbaum, Julie

Rosenberg, Sandy D.

Rousso, Doris

Rousso, Sandie C.

Rousso, Stephanie

Rubenstein, Susan

Rubin, Donna

Samuels, Marion

Schrader, Sally

Schulken, Toni

Schwartz, Eileen

Serbin, Haley

Share, Irene M.

Sharer, Sharyn

Shearer, Claire

Sherwin, Linda

Shure, Susan

Snider, Della S.

Sorell, Kim

Soto, Susan

Sparks, Doreen

Spivock, Robin L.

Starr Hitt, Deborah

Stewart, Rebecca

Stewart, Sheryl

Strunin, Lisa

Sussman, Selma

Szatmary, Judith L.

Tigler, Jane

Tunney, Natalie

Turtletaub, Diana

Van Glish, Melissa

Victor, Susan

Wallsh, Bonnie

Wand, Thelma F.

Webber, Susan

Weisberg, Andrea

Williams, Daphne S.

Wise, Andrea

Wolf, Nora

Wolpin, Ina

Woodburn, Lynda

Woodruff, Lynn

Zander, Rachel

Zeitlin, Bernice

Zofnas, Judith M.

Ilan Ramon Society - New GiftsAbadi, Sara

Anonymous (3)

Bachman, Sherry

Bellavia, Irm

Benjamini, Leslie

Blais, Patricia

Bloch, Yifat

Bradlow, Julie

Brand, Rachel

Britton, Cathryn

Caron, Ellen

Chandler, Marilyn

Cohen, Gail

Cohen, Jessica

Danile, Laura

Davis, Eileen

Doliner, Lila

Elzey, Melissa

Fagin, Ray

Fleury, Jerrilyn

Fremderman, Eileen

Friedlander, Tamara YGoldsmith, Dedee

Green, Mor

Grim, Rayleen

Gustin, Ann

Handelsman, Sharyn

Harrow, Nancy

Herman, Barbara

Juhasz, Cynthia

Kaplan, Dana

Kaufman, Francine

Kintzing, Deborah

Koss, Maxine

Kram, Nancy

Lyons, Nancy

Mandel, Lisa

Mandell, Ellen

McLeod, Chris

Moll, Helene

Mroz, Alissa

Neiss, Allison YPapadopoulos, Eleni

Pickett Up Recycling, LLC

Powell, Rhoda

Pressman, Sheryl

Raghavan, Judy

Rains, Libby

Reilly, Myrna

Rifkin, Mollie

Rosenfeld, Janet

Roth, Louise

Ruben, Leah Beth

Savage, Rosemary

Silverstein, Susan

Sinda, Wanda

Stern, Micki

Stewart, Lauren

Stewart, Melissa

Tomsho, Lynne

Valinsky, Ilana Y. YWeiner, Rebecca

Wexler, Lisa

Wieder, Joan

Zucker, Lisa

FAMILY GIFTS

King David Society$25,000-$99,999

The Meiselman Family.....25,000

President’s Club$10,000-$24,999

Edelstein, Paul and Lynn ..18,000

Gorelick, Rael and Gabi ...13,000

Bernstein, Sam and

Nancy..............................10,250

Michel, Gary and Jodi ......10,000

Miller, David and Judy .....10,000

Siegel, Samuel and

Raenea ............................10,000

Theodore Herzl Society$5,000-$9,999

Bernstein, Mark and Louise

Brenner, David and Sandy

Garfinkel, Steven and Darcy

Goodman, Scott and Rebecca

Jacobs, Donald and Susan

Levine, Daniel and Leigh

Levinson, Peter and Cynthia

Menaker, Scott and Pam

Miller, David and Risa

Singer, Stuart and Teresa

Strause, Sam and Alene *

Abraham and Sarah Society$3,600-$4,999

Baumstein, Michael and

Meredith

Gromet, Matthew and

Schultz, Phyllis

Menaker, Steven and Polly

Shapiro, Marvin and Anita

The Swimmer Family

Yudell, Robert and Anne

Yitzhak Rabin Society$1,800-$3,599

Anonymous (2)

Ashkin, Kenneth and Audrey

Breidbart, Stuart and Sarise

Catenazzo, David and Suzy

Cheen, Bishop and

Rosenberg, Ginny

Davis, Robert and Elizabeth

Deane, Thomas and Laura

Dumas, Frederick and Marcella

Ezring, Murray and Barbara

Fligel, Scott and Sarah

Golder, Kenneth and Tammy

Greenwald, Josh and Jodi YHennes, Neil and Susan

Hopmeier, Paul and Sondra

Jacobson, David and Bellita

Jervis, Wheeler and Lisa

Kahn, Ronald and

Kutchei, Dalya

Katzman, Craig and Cindy

Klein, Walter and Elizabeth

Klemons, Barry and Lorrie YLevy, Jay and Kathryn

Marshall, Barry and Linda

Mesoznik, Adrian and Andrea

Nalibotsky, Albert and Janice

Patten, Floyd and Brenda

Philipson, Stephen and Laura

Schapiro, Gerald and Barbara

Schwartz, Jared and Diane

Shafran, Kerry and Valerie

Sheffer, Morris and Lynne

Sherman, Peter and Robin

Sinsheimer, Michael and Anne

Slomka, Ira and Stacey

Stein, Jeffrey and Aviva

Stein, Robert and Maxine

Van Glish, Michael and Judie

Waldman, Samuel and Ellen

Wasser, Steven and Linda

Widis, Robert and Jeanie

Wilk, Jonathan and Tracie

Ben-Gurion Society$1,000-$1,799

Alban, David and Darcy

Anonymous (3)

Berger, Jonathan and Tess

Bernhardt, Brian and Glenda

Bierer, Jeffrey and Lee YBrenner, Saul and Martha

Cohen, Bruce and Elizabeth

Cohen, Micah and Melissa

Cooper, Ivan and Roz

Culbreth, Charles and Toba

Denenberg, Michael and Elaine

Dinerman, Michael and Jill

Dubin, Dan * and Ellen

Farbman, Mark and Melinda

Fellman, Herb and Sinai, Laura

Fligel, Stuart and Ellen

Gale, Charlie and Caren

Ganem, Jacques and Sherry

Gerger, Zach and Pili

Goldstein, Shelton and Ellen

Gordon, Allen and Ethel

Halverstam, Andrew and Jill

Hennes, Stuart and Carolyn

Hennes, Michael and Wendy

Jackowitz, Kenneth and Lori YKapustin, Andrew and Dana

Kelso, II, William and Marcie

Korczynski, Andrew and

Seymour, Rachel

Kushner, Howard and Mary Jean

Lan, Justin and Randi

Laxer, Eric and Judy

Lebet, Michel and Edith

Levinson, Jack and Alison

Magid, Allen and Adrienne

Marx, Eugene and Amy

Mayopoulos, Timothy and

Lefkof, Amy

Oxman, Allan and Marcelle

Pesakoff, Lee and Diggie

Petricoff, Adam and Wendy

Pizer, Edward and Debora

Plepler, Andrew and Claudia YPutterman, Paul and Claire

Rimler, Lee and Irena

Roochvarg, Elias and Linda

Rosen, Butch and Shirley

Rusgo, Edwin and Leslie

Samarel, Matthew and Francine

Schwartz, Jason and Jennifer

Shapiro, Harold and Patricia

Silverstein, Gary and Maxine

Sinkoe, Louis and Levine, Kevin

Spiegler, Jason and Karen

Starr, Steven and Stephanie

Stern, Kenneth and Marcia

Strause, Leonard and Judi

Townsend, Ted and Stephanie

Usadi, Moshe and Rebecca

Wallach, Charles and

Schindler, Judy YWarshauer, Phil and Beth YWeiner, Ronald and Janice

Williams, Chris and Marcie

Zimmerman, Steven and Robin

Zimmern, Bill and Angie

Bonim (Builders)$365-$999

Aaron, Nelson and Carol

Anonymous (5)

Aron, Alan and Madeline YAustin, James and Nina

Bedrick, James and Adele

Berger, Stefan and Renate

Berkman, Milton and Arlene

Bernanke, Seth and

Goldberg, Ellen

Birenbaum, Marc and Jana

Bogarad, Gary and Susan

Bornstein, David and Bonnie

Box, John and Shari

Brackis, Jonathan and Anne

Cantor, David and Faith

Cohen, Jeff and

Seldin-Cohen, Judy

Cohen, Stuart and Jodi

Collins, Kenneth and Mary

Dermack, Andrew and Julie

Dippold, John and Talli YDoline, Robert and Stacy

Eisenberg, Carl and Penny

Feit, Seth and Carrie

Fishkin, Glenn and Roni

Fleishman, Larry and

Fleishman-Gooder, Patricia

Fox, Dale and Lyn

Freedman, Mark and Debbie

Frick, Steven and Lisa

Gaines, Roger and Kelly

Glaser, Rick and Reich, Ellen

Goldman, Steven and Talia

Goldman, Joel and Lottie

Goldstein, Slade and Stacey

Goldstein, Matthew and

Morganstein, Barrie YGolembe, Barry and Trish

Gottheim, Alan and Merle

Greene, Adam and Nicky

Greenspon, Burt and Donna

Grey, Michael and Beverly

Grossberg, Philip and Angelica

Grubb, Clay and Deidre

Kadis, Jeffrey and Shauna

Keeling, John and Kelly

Kirsh, Ivan and Carolin

Klein, Robert and Moira

Klingberg, Travis and Melissa

Kraizel, Alvaro and

Balconi, Wendy

LaRowe, Bruce and

Strauss-LaRowe, Anita

Levine, Jonathan and June

Levine, Joshua and Elissa

Levinson, Dan and Stacy

Lewin, Marc and Laura

Lewis, Greg and Kimberly YLieberman, Michael and

Ross, Cheryl YLindner, Andrew and Gwendolyn

Liss, Donald and Ellice

Lord, Harrison and Anne

Malton, Mark and Roberta

Manton, Bernard and Rhoda

McChesney, Michael and Brenda

Meltsner, Brian and Tonya

Meyers, Gene and Janie

Mond, Darren and Staci

Morganstein, Mel and Judith

Myers, Jeffrey and Tamar

Nathanson, Saul and Helene

Nevid, Arthur and Elyse

Newman, Michael and Jennifer

Norman, Michael and Judith

Pake, Lee and Wendy

Perlmutter, Barry and Michelle

Pharr, Robert and Lisa

Reich, Barry and Laura

Richman, Doug and Lisa YRifkin, Mitchell and Tonda

Rodgers, Austin and Roberta

Rosen, Frank and Wendy

Rosen, Mark and Helene

Rosenberg, Arnold and Diane

Rosenberger, Adam and Sari YRosenthal, Brian and Lori

Sacks, Steven and Nikki

Satinover, Les and Gina

Schanzlin, Todd and Stacey

Schorr, Kenneth and Jane

Schwartz, Colby and

Wainright, Caroline

Seitlin, Lawrence and Stephanie

Serbin, Richard and Francie

Simon, Jon and Stephanie

Starr, Gary and Teresa

Stier, Michael and Robin

Stoll, Robert and Joyce

Travis, Martin and Irene

Turk, Morton and Eleanor

Turtletaub, Harold and Cynthia

Vogel, Jonathan and Lisa

Vogelhut, Mark and Rhea

Widis, Phillip and Doris

Willenzik, Richard and Marci

Wilson, Douglas and Kelly Ann

Yaffe, Michael and Nancy


Adler, Robert and Amy

Alexander, Aaron and Liza

Alter, Morry and

Rasmussen, Joan

Anonymous (8)

Anonymous YBagnasco, Steven and Karen

Barer, Harvey and Michele

Barrocas Joseph and

Koehler, Alison

Bass, Ira and Linda

Baum, Allen and Stacy

Baumgarten, Michael and Meryl

Baumwell, Clyde and

Grey, Robin

Bear, Troy and Shelley

Berglass, Michael and Wendy

Berman, Adam and Katie

Berman, Merle and Joye

Bernstein, Andrew and Elka

Berzack, Kevin and Laurie

Bigger, Jr., Richard and Margaret

Block, David and Debby

Bloom, Kenneth and Stephanie

Boyar, Scott and Donna

Braitman, Andy and

Horner Braitman, Carol

Brooks, Adam and Marissa

Brown, Barry and Judy

Brown, Matthew and Margie

Bucay, Nisso and Stavans, Iliana

Callif, Marvin and Sera

Cantor, Sheldon and Lauren

Charlotte Jewish Dayschool Staff

Chernotsky, Harry and Elaine

Choffin, Matthew and Amy

Cigler, Michael and Jordan

Coates, Richard and Judith

Coblenz, Philip and Stacie YCoen, Stephen and Susan

Cohen, David and Bridget

Cohen, Jeffrey and Jody

Collin, Charles and Terri

Collman, Jonathan and Jennifer YCronson, George and Andrea

Daitch, Matthew and Jessica

Dennis, Patrick and Laurie

Deutsch, Lance and

Jones Deutsch, Lenore

Di Paolo, George and Stephanie

Diamond, Lee and Jane

Drechsel, Robin and Rebecca

Drucker, Andrew and Ruth

Ecker, Robert and Christine

Eilenberg, Douglas and Karen

Eisenoff, Richard and Beverly

Elliott, Marc and Monique

Epstein, Howard and Dawn

Epstein, Mark and Kelly

Epstein, Wayne and Jennifer

Eshet, Nachum and Mary

Felder, Alec and Nancy

Fermaglich, Michael and Lauren

Ferrin, Robert and Sarah Beth

Fine, Steve and Nancy

Finkelstein, Sy and Kathy

Fischel, Richard and Cynthia

Fischer, Danny and Fayne

Fisher, Jonathan and Julie

Fisher, Lewis and Janice

Fox, Leonard and Karen

Frank, Alain and

Afflerbach, Audrey YFrank, Gordon and Mimi

Freiberg, Joe and Sandy YFriedman, Leonard and Shelley

Friedman, Steven and Lisa

Frumkin, Brian and Louise

Gale, Anthony and Dawn

Gamlin, David and Andrea

Garfinkle, Stephen and Lisa

Gartner, Geoffrey and Meredith

Gerrard, David and Sheryl

Glazer, Howard and Merridith

Glick, Chuck and Dayle

Goldfarb, Marty and Nita

Goldman, Yaron and Sandra

Goldman, Jeff and Beth

Gould, Jonathan and Debra

Granow, Robert and Nanci

Gray, David and Sian

Greenblatt, Barry and Karen

Greenfeld, Steven and Diana

Greenwald, Earl and Cheryl

Groner, Yossef and Mariashi

Gross, Ted and Susie

Hahn, Andrew and Sheryl

Hargett, Dale and Cathy

Harrison, Steven and Anik

Hartman, Michael and Patty

Hellinger, Solomon and Mary

Herbstman, Donald and Shevi

Hochman, Michael and Rachel

Hollander, Kenneth and Andrea

Hoody, Jason and Emily

Horwitz, Andrew and Christy

Houston, James and Joy

Hunt, Tom and Janet

Hyman, Aaron and Illana

Iagnocco, Michael and Jodie

Jacobson, Robert and Leigh

Kagan, Bruce and Cheryl

Kanterman, Edward and Susan

Kantor, Ronald and

Mary-Margaret

Kaplan, Gary and

Miles-Kaplan, Laura

Kaplan, Jonathan and Jennifer YKaplan, Morton and Joan

Karlin, Jon and Teri

Karp, Nils and Carol

Kasher, Gidon and Hadas

Katz, Alan and Barbara

Katz, Manfred and Libbie

Kaunitz, Franklin and Hannah

Kellman, Ross and Maya

Kent, Eric and Susan

Kerman, David and Sandra YKirschner, Lewis and Joan

Kirschner, Steve and Heidi

Koltun, Roman and Tamara

Korman, Michael and Phyllis

Kornfeld, Robert and Sherry

Krause, Uri and Etti

Kreitman, Alvin and Jayme

Kurstin, Randy and Susie

Kushner, Gary and

Travis-Kushner, Laurie

Kweskin, Joel and Wendy

Lahn, Jon and Jennifer

Lash, Jack and Carole

Lauer, Steve and Judy

Lavitt, Arthur and Julie

Lavitt, Paul and Mobley, Marty

Lawrence, Jared and Elizabeth

Leavitt, Sheldon and Rebecca

Lecker, David and Judi

Lepow, Steve and Linda

Levin, David and Brenda

Levine, Eric and Nancy

Levine, Peter and Yvonne

Levinton, Russell and Jennifer

Levy, Adam and Kimberly

Lewis, Gary and Nina

Liss, Ronald and Frances

Loewensteiner, Joshua and Adina

Luczynski, Stephen and Teressa

Makowski, Paul and Sheri

Malkin, Steve and Sandra

Maltz, David and Hoffman, Julie

Mann, Douglas and Roseline

Manoim, Albert and Inna

Marco, Leonard and Judy

Marko, Bruce and Jeri

Mattos, Arthur and Beth

McGinley, Michael and Roberta

McManus, Jr., John and Peggy

Merrill, James and Marcia

Miller, Michael and Sarah

Mogilevsky, Mikhail and Alla YMond, Jered and Elizabeth

Multer, Martin and Elsa

Musa, Gregory and Margaret

Natt, Alec and Joann

Neufeld, Jeffrey and Michelle

Newmark, Steven and Laura

Nordan, Phillip and Dianne

Orenbach, Ken and Sydor, Chris

Orland, Paul and Gwen

Osborne, Victor and Evelyn

Oudmayer, Arthur and Nadine

Pearlman, Guy and Audrey

Pearlman, Iftach and Aree

Pesakoff, Bobby and Beth

Pinion, George and Jody

Poler, Milton and Gene

Polk, Sam and Aileen

Pomerantz, Richard and Marlene

Post, Jonny and Libby

Prystowsky, Joel and Carol

Radoff, Steven and Laura

Raznick, Alan and Jan

Reichard, Joel and Wendi

Rieke, Robert and

Shapiro-Rieke, Daisy

Rish, Carlos and Bitar, Nayla

Rivers, Dale and Stephanie

Roberts, Nat and Bernice

Rogelberg, Steven and Sandra

Rogovin, Rick and Tina

Rose, Nicholas and Leigh

Rose, Stanley and Louise

Rosen, Douglas and Marlene

Rosenfeld, Marshall and Barbara

Rosenzweig, Scott and Marlene

Rosewater, Jim and Amy

Ross, Barry and Sharon

Rubin, Craig and Husney, Robin

Rubin, Ilya and Chantal

Ruda, Dan and Toby

Russ, Donald and Frances

Rutman, Leon and Mary

Sacks, Neil and Carr, Caren

Sadek, Leonard and Jan

Sadinsky, Matthew and Wendi

Safir, Jay and Amy

Salam, Scott and Heather

Saltzman, Paul and Bama

Sass, Kenneth and Lynn

Saul, Jeffrey and Ivy

Saxe, Allen and Jessica

Schefflin, Marvin and Elaine

Schewitz, Clive and Andrea

Schimelman, Daniel and Beth

Schlesinger, Michael and Stacey

Schlussel, Stephen and Allison

Schulman, David and Beth

Schwartz, Alan and Bette

Schwartz, Jeffrey and Marsi

Schwartz, Tyson and Susan

Seidler, Howard and Andrea

Sherman, Eric and Linda

Sherr, Michael and Nancy

Shore, David and Deborah

Siegel, Brian and Meri YSlonim, Alan and Maureen

Small, John and Marsha

Smith, Harvey and Laurie

Smith, Thomas and Ruth Ann

Sparks, Harry and Laurie

Temple Beth El Staff

Stark, Philip and Lauren

Stein, Eric and Laura

Steinman, Norman and Jean

Stiefel, Roger and Susan

Strause, Aron and Stephanie

Strause, Joel and Kristen

Stutts, Terry and Jackie

Sugarman, Daniel and Joanne

Sussman, Alan and Denise

Taras, Albert and Teri

Titlebaum, Marc and Cheri

Totten, Christopher and Tracey

Van Glish, David and Debra

Vaughan, Jeff and Emily

Vaynshteyn, Yuriy and Lyudmila

Voncannon, Bob and Zelda

Weidner, Gregory and Julianne

Weiner, Steve and Barbie

Weisblat, Howard and Charlotte

Weiss, Michael and Anne

White, James and Lynda

Wilkoff, Evan and Kimberly

Wine, Mark and Wendy

Wojnowich, Marc and Kim

Wolff III, Charles and Karen

Wolochwianski, Enrique

and Tania

Yesowitch, Brian and Martha

Zimmerman, Dick and Sue

Zulman, Jonathan and Kerryn


Abbott, Jon and Claudia

Abeles, Brad and Lauren

Abrams, Jeremy and Kiyoko

Abramsky, Sidney and Pearl

Adin, Jef and Sarah

Aframian, Farhad and Shulamit

Anonymous (11)

Archer, Gregory and Beth

Arena, Paul and Allison

Baratz, Andrew and Dana

Baron, Jeff and Melanie

Bar-Tal, Jacob and Naomi

Berendt, Larry and Rachel

Berger, Jeff and Helene

Bernstein, Robin and Pamela

Bickler, Alan and Audrey

Birnberg, Todd and Donna

Bixen, Scott and Lisa

Bodner, Murray and Loretta

Bond, Elihu and Mary

Boughton, Douglas and Vicki

Brewton, Kevin and

Currin, Mariah

Brezicki, Paul and Gayle

Brooks, Jeffrey and Nicole

Brown, David and Susan

Budin, Jeffrey and Berta

Bundis, Evan and Ashley

Cantor, David and Janice

Cantor, Richard and Donna

Cassell, Allen and Julie

Clemente, Jonathan and Robyn

Cohen, Aaron and Marsha

Cohen, Harvey and Yolanda

Cohen, Itai and Dorit

Cohen, Jeffrey and Marsha

Cohen, Shlomo and Yiska

Cole, Herbert and Florence

Cook, Robert and Lisa

Corday, Barry and Stacy

Cupp, Michael and Beth

Dale, Richard and Ellen

De Groot, David and Donna

Decker, Christopher and Gila

Dordick, Robert and Fran

Eckert, Wayne and Sherry

Eilenberg, Robert and Rita

Eisberg, Stewart and Arlyne

Elko, William and Meryle

Ezarsky, Barry and Mary Ellen

Farber, Julius and Natalie

Farrell, James and Tracy

Feldman, Jay and Judy

Fine, David and Robin

Fischer, Joal and

Langsam, Deborah

Flash, Michael and Renee

Frankenberg, Brett and Sara

Freivogel, Richard and Paula

Gardner, James and Julie

Garten, Albert and Phyllis

Glasgow, Steve and Lynne

Gold, Alan and Sharon

Gold, Daniel and Brodie

Goldberg, James and Susanna

Goldberg, Sam and Barbara

Goldbrum, Larry and Liz

Goldfarb, Barry and Janet

Goldstein, Howard and Mindy

Goldstone, Jeff and Kathy

Good, Mark and Nancy

Goodfriend, Jason and Kathryn

Goodman, Barry and Michelle

Gordon, Michael and Heidi

Gorelick, Bruce and Janet

Greenberg, Irving and Beverly

Greenwald, David and Joy

Gundersheim, Stephen and Susan

Gupton, Bill and Yudell, Nancy

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Hackman, Allen and Shari

Hamilton, Chris and Liz

Hampton, Ron and Janet

Herman, Gerald and Ronni

Herson, Matt and Jane

Hirschfield, Marc and Johane

Hitt, Randall and Audrey

Hollander, Leonard and Anita

Hooker, William and Judith

Houser, Lindsey and Alison

Hummel, Mark and Susan

Hyman, David and Brigitte

Hyman, Saul and Jessa

Isralow, Jarett and Jody

Janpol, Richard and Angela

Johnson, George and Carolyn

Jones, Roger and Linda

Kalik, Steven and Alyson

Kaplan, Joel and Amanda

Katz, Donald* and Sharon

Katz, Peter and Erica

Kersnowski, Jim and Kathy

Kharnas, Simon and Irina

Kiel, David and Jennifer

Kirschenblatt, David and Stacey

Klein, Leonard and Carol

Kohn, Jr., Theodore and Betty

Kroll, Steven and Barbara

Kubalik, Vladimir and Nataliya

Lamparello, Andrew and Amy

Lederer, Eric and Tracey

Leibman, Lawrence and Shelley

Lemkin, Alan and

Brooks-Lemkin, Gail

Lev, Michael and Anat

Levin, Jonathan and Kyle

Levin, Yisroel and Leah

Levine, Justin and Nicole

Levine, Mitchell and Ann

Lewis, Bob and Sandra

Lipson, Marc and Jill

Listhaus, Steven and Beth

Lubitz, Barry and Shirley

Madrazo, Carlyle and Kim

Mann, Alan and Pearl

Margolis, Ilya and Sophia

Martin, Curtis and Ilana

Martin, Tim and Ellen

McCabe, Jeffrey and Jennifer

Meier, Daniel and Susie

Mendel, Jack and Vera

Me-Zahav, Menahem and Malka

Miles, Thomas and Susan

Miness, Brad and Joyce

Moreland, Ted and Lisa

Morse, Jeffrey and Caryn

Mucatel, Ryan and Risa

Muhlfelder, Steve and Ellen

Nadel, Ronald and Rhona

Naman, Jeremy and Asplond, Liz

Netupsky, Ian and Allison

Oringel, Joseph and Susan

Osborn, Frank and Barbara

Patlock, Bernard and Janice

Peck, Mark and Susan

Phillips, David and Sally

Pollack, Nicholas and Martha

Pressman, Brian and Leslie

Pruce, Andrew and Leslie

Pruzan, Jeff and Amy

Rabinovich, Daniel and Monica

Rappaport, Jonathan and Bettina

Ratner, Robert and

Hersch-Ratner, Carole

Reider, Scott and

Ordan-Reider, Matti

Reinhard, Ronald and

Alexander, Ronni

Repella, Steven and Amy

Rivlin, Allen and Helene

Robins, Dennis and Gina

Rotatori, Frank and Cheryl

Rowles, Eric and Judith

Rubin, Brian and Laura

Rusgo, Alexander and Michelle

Salvato, Philip and Melissa

Samland, James and

Gurevitch, Michelle

Schaefer, Alan and Rhoda

Schoenbrun, Scott and Diane

Schreibman, Philip and Renee

Seidman, Robert and Lori

Sessoms, Michael and

Burstein, Ilene

Sichel, Roy and

Persin Sichel, Michele

Siegel, Robert and Carol

Silberman, Bruce and Susan

Silverman, Richard and Janis

Silverstein, Scott and Tami

Simon, Murray and Linda

Skodnick, Joel and Mary

Snyder, Norman and Gayle

Solar, David and Sara

Spatz, Ken and Gale

Spindel, Herb and Adrienne

Spitz, Adam and Sheila

Spitzer, Lewis and Toby

Stefanac, Jason and Lori

Stein, Alejandro and

Biler, Jeannisse

Stein, Michael and Janna

Steinberg, Stephen and Abbe

Stone, Ryan and Sivonne

Stone, Arnie and Helaine

Strunk, David and Nancy

Swartz, Irving and Sylvia

Tanenbaum, Jason and Jamie

Tannenbaum, Perry and Sue

Tuckman, Ari and Stephanie

Vinnik, Michael and Michelle

Vorst, Menachem and Rochele

Warshaw, David and Kathy

Weiner, Donald and Ilene

Weiss, Binyomin and Chanie

Werner, Seth and Monique

Witte, Marvin and Phoebe

Wolkofsky, Evan and Robyn

Wood, Reid and Debbie

Woodruff, Joseph and Leslie

Yerry, James and Valerie

Zimmermann, David and Sherri

Zolotorofe, Marc and Nancy

Zukerman, Michael and Suzan

Ilan Ramon Society - New GiftsAnonymous (2)

Cohen, Brian and Sonia

Cole, Michael and Melissa

Danny and Fay Green

Endowment

Davids, Jeremy and Andrea

Deane, Thomas and Laura

Dropkin, Dave and Kathi

Dubinsky, Harold and Sharon

Freedman, Allen and Marguerite

Gale, Charlie and Caren

Gindi, Chad and Kelly

Goldsmith Jr., Larry and Valerie

Green, Steve and

Herman Green, Bonnie

Greenspon, Michael and Jenny

Groner, Bentzion and Rochel

Heist, Dusty and Levine, Rachael

Hochberg, Alan and Sari

Hughes, Russell and Holly

Humphrey, Noah and Linda

Jacobson, Ray and Miriam

Kosofsky, Howard and Cindy

Koudinov, Youriy and

Yukhaev, Stella

Krumholz, Harvey and Linda

Lichstrahl, Robert and Wendy

Mahoney, James and Kristine

Mayo, Peter and Susan

Mazur, Joseph and Melissa

McRary, Robert and Naomi

Moshfegh, Joseph and Helen

Murphy, Lance and Amy

Osborn, Andrew and Allison YPalmer, Scott and Dana

Pentes, Dorne and

Fishman, Wendy

Perkins, Ian and Beverly

Perneszi, James and Beth

Reifkind, Ian and

Wright, Raegan

Rubenstein, Brian and Ilyssa

Schaen, Larry and Seidman, Teri

Schlesinger, Edward and Carissa

Semel, Adam and Lori

Shapiro, Bruce and Nancy

Sherrill, Stephen and Lenore

Solomon, Scott and Nina

Steiner, Gary and Shelly

Vega, Ernie and Christy

Weber, Richard and JoAnne

Weinstein, Mike and

Curry, Kathleen

Wertheimer, Daniel and Alison

Widger, Ken and

Sapir-Widger, Shellie

Wiener, Robert and

Epstein, Carol

Wisotsky, Eric and Joanna

Wohlreich, Clement and

Silver, Anne

Wolff, Joshua and Kelly

Zeibert, Joe and Marisa

CHILDREN’S GIFTS


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Cantor, Amidon

Cantor, Devorah

Cantor, Garriela

Goodman, Hannah

Goodman, Jacob

Goodman, Seth

Gorelick, Adelaide

Gorelick, Charlie

Gorelick, Henry William

Gorelick, Jack

Lahn, Emma

Lahn, Max

Lahn, Sam

Moskowitz, Harper

Moskowitz, Will

Schrader, Joseph R.

Wallach, Alec

Wallach, Max

Ilan Ramon Society - New GiftsGreenfield, Abby L.

Ditesheim, Abigail

Ditesheim, Samuel

A Note to Our Donors

You deserve to be properly

and accurately recognized.

If you find an error in your

listing, please contact our

office at 704-944-6761.

The mission of the JewishFederation of Greater Charlotte isto raise and distribute funds tosupport and enrich the lives ofJews locally, nationally, in Israeland worldwide. Through educa-tion, planning and communitybuilding, the Federation’s missionensures that Jewish values, goals,traditions and connections arepreserved for current and futuregenerations.

The Jewish Federation ofGreater Charlotte appreciates thesupport from the boards of direc-tors of the following beneficiaryagencies/institutions that haveachieved 100% giving to the 2011

Annual Campaign:

B’nai B’rith YouthOrganization

Beth Shalom of Lake NormanCharlotte Jewish Day SchoolCharlotte Jewish NewsCharlotte Jewish PreschoolCongregation Or HaTorahConsolidated High School of

Jewish StudiesFoundation for the Charlotte

Jewish CommunityFoundation of Shalom ParkHebrew Cemetery AssociationJewish Council of Lake

NormanJewish Family Services

Jewish Federation of GreaterCharlotte

Jewish Preschool on SardisLake Norman Jewish

CongregationLevine Jewish Community

Center Levine-Sklut Jewish Library

and Resource CenterTemple Beth ElTemple IsraelTikvah Charlotte

In addition, the 2011 AnnualCampaign recognizes and appreci-ates the support of the followingagencies/institutions that haveachieved 100% staff participationin the campaign:

B’nai B’rith Youth OrganizationCharlotte Jewish Day SchoolCharlotte Jewish NewsCharlotte Jewish Preschool*Consolidated High School of

Jewish Studies*Foundation for the Charlotte

Jewish CommunityFoundation of Shalom ParkHebrew Cemetery AssociationJewish Family ServicesJewish Federation of Greater

CharlotteJewish Preschool on Sardis*Levine Jewish Community

Center*Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and

Resource Center

Temple Beth ElTemple IsraelTikvah Charlotte

*full time staff

Agency Boards and Staffs Achieve 100% Giving

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Local, Global, Eternal

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YOUR INVITATION TO PERFORM ONE MORE ACT OF KINDNESS BEFORE THE HIGH HOLY DAYS

This Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we’re not asking you to make a resolution for next year, we’re asking you to do something meaningful right now. Your donation will help pay for food, medicine and employment counseling to help families get back on their feet. And it’ll pay for other things you can’t put a price on. Like connecting every generation to Israel and inspiring a lifelong passion for Jewish living. Do a world of good. Make a world of difference.

www.jewishcharlotte.org jewishcharlotte 704.944.6757

The Torah begins and ends withacts of tzedakah, caring and lov-ing kindness. – Talmud.

The giving of tzedakah at theNew Year is an important mitzvahand according to Jewish tradition,the spiritual benefit of givingcharity is so great that the giverbenefits even more than the recip-ient. Judaism holds that people inneed have a legal right to food,clothing, and shelter that must behonored by more fortunate people.

By making a donation to theJFS 2011 Friends Campaign, youwill be reaching out to those inneed by providing JFS with themeans to serve the growingdemands in the Charlotte Jewishcommunity and to empower manypeople with the tools andresources to succeed.

Take a look at how your giftcan make a difference in our com-munity:Social Skills Groups for Children

Your gift helps support groupsfor children who struggle withsocial and emotional regulations.JFS completed two cycles of sixweek classes for children ages 8-12 and 12-14. The children whoparticipated in JFS social skillsgroups have shown improvementin making and keeping newfriends, identifying and under-standing their emotions and feel-ings and how it impacts others,and cooperating with adults andpeers. Libby Rains, JFS Childand Adolescent therapist says,

“With the use of hands-on activi-ties, like interactive games, sci-ence experiments, art activitiesand yoga instruction, the childrenand adolescents who have partici-pated in the groups have been ableto practice such skills as problem-solving, initiating and sustainingsocial conversations, understand-ing verbal and non-verbal socialcues, and identifying the emotionsand/or understanding the feelingsof others. Some have even devel-oped connections that have car-ried over outside of our groupactivities, something that has beenpositive for the kids and their fam-ilies.”Love and Logic Classes forParents

Your gift to JFS helps supportprogramming that gives parentsthe building blocks needed to cre-ate children who grow up to beresponsible and successful teensand adults. Through discussion,video clips, handouts, and exercis-es, the course teaches practicalsolutions to everyday issues, suchas getting your child ready forschool in the morning, whining,and dealing with power struggles.Dozens of parents in the commu-nity have benefitted from theLove and Logic classes offeredthrough JFS. Lisa Blau feels thatthe Love & Logic class has helpedher family. She says, “My kidsnow respond quite well to mewhen I say, ‘We do nice things fornice people.’ They know now thatif they are not nice, they will notget things like treats, play dateswith friends, time at the pool, etc.”Lisa related a funny story abouthow the program helps with fami-ly communication: “We all satdown to dinner one evening andKate, my five year old, was nothappy with my menu. Kate’s com-ment was, ‘I’m not eating that!’ Iresponded, ‘Ok, Kate, I under-stand. It’ll be here when you’rehungry. I love you too much toargue with you.’ Kate’s responsewas, ‘I think you need a littlealone time Mommy.’”Therapy and Case Management

Your gift helps provide therapyand case management for adultswho suffer with depression,abuse, illness, divorce, and finan-cial difficulties. “Judy”’s husband,“Jeff,” passed away suddenly afew months ago. “Judy” was mar-ried for 30 years and never han-dled the family finances. She was

overwhelmed with her situation aswell as depressed and anxiousabout dealing with life alone. JFSprovided “Judy” with therapy tohelp her work through her griefissues. In addition, the JFS casemanager assisted “Judy” withfinding lower cost housing,affordable insurance and budgetand credit counseling in the com-munity.Senior Outreach and CaregiverSupport

Your gift helps provide a con-nection to the community forolder adults and also supportsthose people who care for them.Older adults are not forgotten;they are cherished and nurtured,due to JFS outreach services. JFSworks with approximately 150seniors who live in nursing, inde-pendent, and assisted living facili-ties across Charlotte. For many ofthese seniors, a visit from JFSstaff and volunteers is the onlyconnection to the Jewish commu-nity. JFS provides Shabbat servic-es, Jewish programming and sore-ly needed companionship. JFSalso facilitates a monthly supportgroup is held for people caring fortheir loved ones as well as quarter-ly educational programming, togive Caregivers the tools to copewith the difficult issues they arefacing and to learn from experts inthe field.

Jill Lipson, JFS Board memberand Chair of the 2011 FriendsCampaign, extends a heartfelt“Thank You” to JFS FriendsCampaign supporters. Thank youfor caring, for reaching out tomake a difference, and for helpingthose in need.

Jill says, “Because of loyalcommunity members who supportthe agency both financially andwith their time, JFS continues todo important work such as provid-ing financial assistance, helpingchildren with behavioral chal-lenges, and working closely withour seniors, amongst others. The2011 Campaign’s slogan,‘Changing Lives Together,’ reallyexpresses the importance of theJewish community and the greaterCharlotte community workingtogether to meet the needs of thosewho live amongst us. Supportingthe JFS Friends Campaign bringsto life the Jewish belief inTzedakah, and our communityneeds us all, right now.”


JEWISH FAMILY SERVICESHere’s How Your Donation to the JFSFriends Campaign Helps YourCommunity

(Continued on following page)

JFS would like to thank the fabulous women of Hadassah who cook with love each month.

On August 4, the following Hadassah women contributedto the preparation of 100 meals for JFS to distribute:

Barbara Abrams, Tess Berger, Susan Breines, Cathy Bogus,Sharon Cavanaugh, Milly Corday, Helene Cullen, Deedee

Daumit, Zelma Fink, Judi Fogel, Mary Gordan, SandyHoagland, Judy Kaufmann, Penny Krieger, Sharel Persin,Phyllis Romaine, Barbara Rosenfeld, Gabby Starr, Hagit

Stav, and Lisa Strunin.

What is your connection toJudaism? How do you identifyyourself as a Jew? Are youambivalent about your connectionto Judaism? Are you movingtowards or away from the practiceof Judaism or you totally sure ofyour identity? Charlotte JewishFilm Society is proud to present aseries of four films which willexplore the many facets and varia-tions of Jewish identity and Jewishpractice. The Charlotte JewishFilm Festival and the Levine-SklutJudaic Library are once again part-nering to bring high-quality docu-mentary films to the Jewish com-munity throughout the year.

The first in the series is anuplifting documentary film calledGut Shabbes, Vietnam. In thismemorable film a young Israelicouple and their newborn baby setout to the Far East on a one-wayticket. But this is no ordinaryyoung family, they are emissariesof the Chabad Movement who aresent to Vietnam to encourage andcreate a Jewish community there.

Menachem and Racheli arrivein Ho Chi Minh City just weeksbefore Rosh Hashanah and franti-

cally organize High Holiday serv-ices. And so their encounter with anew and strange culture chal-lenges them in ways that are bothtouching and baffling. The perfectfilm to watch right before RoshHashanah.

All films will show at 5 PM inthe Sam Lerner Cultural ArtsCenter at the Levine JCC. Eachfilm will cost $5 and tickets willbe sold at the door. Passes for theseries of four films will be avail-

able at a discounted price $12.(Passes will be available in thelibrary.) For more informationplease contact Debby Block [email protected] or704-944-6763. Y


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unique. Discover how we will developyour child’s abilities and talents.

Open HousesJK/K: October 4, 7 pm

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Your donation will provide themeans to:

* Connect a homebound seniorwith a friendly visitor and hotkosher meals.

* Provide therapy for a childwith social and behavioral diffi-culties.

* Assist a family coping withgrief and loss.

* Provide workshops, supportgroups and educational resourcesfor parents, caregivers, job seek-ers, and seniors.

* Supply case management fora family who needs help applyingfor food stamps and financialassistance.

We need your support to con-

tinue these vital services. Fundsraised through the FriendsCampaign allow us to be theresource center accessible to theentire community; all ages, allincomes and all stages of life.

Your gift will help us reach the2011 fundraising goal of$280,000.“Changing Lives Together”

Please mail your JFS 2011Friends Campaign donationdirectly to Jewish FamilyServices at 5007 ProvidenceRoad, Suite 105, Charlotte, NC28226, or call 704-364-6594. Youmay make a secure donationonline at www.jfscharlotte.org. Y

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Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource CenterLevine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource CenterBeing Jewish: Films about Jewish Identity

Gut Shabbes, Vietnam,Sunday, September 25Who the Jew Are You?,

Sunday, October 23Leaving the Fold,

Sunday, November 13To Be Announced,

Sunday, January 22

Anchorage:Anonymous, Monty Bennett, JillBlumenthal, Karen Greenblatt,

Susan and Michael Littauer,Nancy and Eric Levine, Sheila

Peltzer, Lynne and Morey Sheffer

Piers:Bob and Ann Abel, Jan Aniel,

Gerson and Wilma Asrael, Alanand Lee Blumenthal, Steven andEllen Engelhardt, Barbara and

Jerome Levin, Jean Moats,Marcelle and Alan Oxman,

Debora and Edward Pizer, Eliasand Linda Roochvarg, Frank andWendy Rosen, Warren and Mary

Sepkowitz, Elaine Zerden

Main Cable:Suly and Richard Chenkin, Andy

and Tammy Cohen

Suspender:Judy and Stanley August, Loisand Sanford Benjamin, Barry

Bobrow and Karen Knoble, Maeand Julius Goldman, Holly and

Hal Levinson, Lori and EricSklut, Emily and Samuel

Zimmern

Tower:Gloria and Harry Lerner

We acknowledge with gratitude thefollowing donations (received fromJuly 12 through August 8) to theLevine-Sklut Judaic Library’sBuilding a Bridge to Tolerancethrough Literature in honor of JennyStern.


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The library is beginning a drop-in program for preschoolers oncea month. Join us for a variety ofactivities in the children’s library,from stories, to creative move-ment, to puppet shows, and guests.This series of fun activities is freeand open to the community.

When: 11 AM, the first Sundayof every month (with a few excep-tions, due to holidays). Join us forthe first program Sunday,September 11, when we will have

a Pirate “party” with stories and atreasure hunt.

Who: Preschoolers with a par-ent (designed for children 2½-5years old).

Where: Levine-Sklut JudaicLibrary – Children’s Room

Helpful Hint: Great for familieswith siblings in Religious School.

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* Did you know thatLSJL has a terrific collec-tion of Young Adultbooks?* Did you know thatLSJL has over 500 usedbooks (general and Jewish)for sale?

* Did you know thatoffers free coffee and freeWiFi? Why drive back andforth when your childrenare at Religious School?Relax in the library! Y

Mensch ‘N Me! NewProgram for Preschoolersat the Library

Fun with MIss Debby and friends.

Did You Know?Fun Facts About Your Library

Check out the books for teens at LSJL, saysvolunteer Nicole Perneszi.

We acknowledge with grati-tude the following donations tothe Levine-Sklut JudaicLibrary. These donations allowus to expand the collection ofbooks, DVDs, CDs, videos,maps, posters, games and vari-ous teaching aids. The entirecommunity benefits from thesethoughtful gifts.Friends of the Levine-SklutJLRC FundEric Alpert in honor of EdwinNewman

Women’s News

Blue Sheets on the Way for 2012As Charlotte’s Jewish commu-

nity continues its steady growth,something else is growing alongwith it: The annual Charlotte AreaJewish Community Directory cel-ebrates its 65th year.

For more than 60 years, mem-bers of the Charlotte chapter ofthe national Hadassah organiza-tion have diligently compiled afree list of names, addresses, andphone numbers of members of theCharlotte area Jewish community.Individuals, families, temples,schools, and other communityorganizations are listed, as well asthe businesses and professionalsconnected in some way to the fab-ric of Jewish life in Charlotte.

“We consider this to be a publicservice,” say Judy Kaufmann andTess Berger who have worked onthe directory for several years intheir role as Hadassah volunteers.“So many people are moving tothe Charlotte region from all overthe country and we want to createa strong sense of communitythrough a single resource. It’s agreat way to stay in touch withfriends old and new, and to con-nect with doctors, lawyers,plumbers, real estate agents,financial advisors – anyone who’sa member of our extended Jewishcommunity.”

Hadassah’s hard work pays offwith a resource guide that is con-sidered the most comprehensiveof its kind in the U.S. The firstedition was published in 1947,and a complete collection of

directories is housed in theCharlotte Jewish HistoricalSociety at the Levine-Sklut JudaicLibrary. “People tell me that whenthey’re conducting fundraisingcampaigns and working fromagency databases, they’ll often getfrustrated with inaccurate contactinformation and instead they’llpick up the directory,” Berger sayswith a chuckle. “I hear all the timethat it’s the ‘Jewish White andYellow Pages.’”

Beyond its community servicecomponent, the directory is a keyfundraising tool for Hadassah.Last year’s revenue from directo-ry sales, sponsorships and adver-tising netted more than $24,000for medical research programs.

Preparations for each year’sdirectory kick-off in Septemberwith a mailing of the now-familiarBlue Sheets to anyone listed in themost recent edition – meaning thatthe community should be receiv-ing these forms in the mail rightabout now. “We urge everyone toupdate their information eachyear,” Kaufmann explains. “Wedon’t want to assume that phonenumbers or addresses haven’tchanged just because we haven’treceived responses. There’s also a‘do-not-list’ box for those whoprefer not to have their informa-tion published.”

In case a mailed Blue Sheet ismisplaced, or for newcomers tothe community, the form can beprinted out from Hadassah’s web-site: charlottehadassah.org or the

Hadassah DirectoryContinues to Serve as the“Jewish White and YellowPages”

Heidi Rotberg Receives the Rosalie Citron

Ashendorf AwardOn May 2011, during the Installation of Officers, The Charlotte

Chapter of Hadassah presented the Rosalie Citron AshendorfAward, the chapter’s most prestigious award, to Heidi Rotberg.Heidi is a past president of our chapter, and has stayed activelyinvolved on our Board. Heidi is always ready, able and willing topitch in and help where needed. Currently Heidi serves as ourHealth Chair, Directory advertisement leader and Keeper of theGate chair. Heidi is a Life Member of Hadassah, a Keeper of theGate, and the mother of a Life Member (Emily) and LifeAssociate (David). Heidi’s husband Michael is also a LifeAssociate.Y


Congratulations to LIBERTY(Temple Beth El’s 8th-12thgrade Temple Youth Group) forbeing ranked #1 in a nationalreport by the Union of ReformJudaism. Temple Beth El had themost participation at a singleregional event and also the high-est registration at NFTY-SARconventions (North AmericanFederation of Temple YouthSouthern Area Region) through-out the 2010-2011 year. Wethank our Youth Director AndyHarkavy, our LIBERTY Board,our Youth Activities Committee,and our entire congregation fortheir support of our TBE youth. Tosee our outstanding statistics onparticipation, visit the TBE web-site homepage, www.beth-el.com.

We are thrilled that

LIBERTYites (Life in Beth ElReform Temple Youth) are partic-ipating in record numbers on botha regional and national level.Andy Harkavy advises a dynamicteen board to create exciting,meaningful programs for every-one. From social and cultural pro-grams to fun weekends with

Jewish teens from around theSoutheast, LIBERTY offers teensa terrific way to get involved,develop their leadership skills,make lifelong friendships, and setthe course for their own Jewishjourneys. Y


JCC reception desk.While there is no charge for

basic listings, Patrons of the direc-tory have the opportunity toreceive a special acknowledgmentin the front section, a mailed copyof the directory, and the satisfac-tion of knowing that they are help-ing to support Hadassah’s efforts,all for $40. Advertising is soldthroughout the directory, andincludes a listing in a specialindex organized by name and cat-egory. A “Jewels” section honorschildren and grandchildren for adonation of $3 per child. Personalads are available, and for a smallfee, individuals and businessescan add additional phone and faxnumbers as well as e-mail andwebsite addresses.

Hadassah requests all complet-

ed Blue Sheets be returned byNovember 1, to ensure an annualdirectory release date timed tocoincide with the Purim Carnivalin the spring. Priced at $25, theHadassah Directory can be pur-chased at the gift shops of TempleBeth El and Temple Israel, and atthe JCC front desk.

Judy and Tess are excited towelcome Heidi Rotberg and FranDordick as advertising co-chairsfor the directory.

For additional informationabout the 2012 directory calleither Tess Berger at 704-708-4857 or Judy Kaufmann at 704-847-1022. You can also contact usat [email protected].(put “directory” in the subjectline). Y

Hadassah Directory(Continued from previous page)

Youth VisionsWhy are so many teens flock-

ing to the JCC on Tuesday nights?It is to connect with other teens atBBYO meetings. BBYO which isthe world’s leading pluralisticJewish youth movement has fouractive chapters in Charlotte, twoAZA (boys) and two BBG (girls),with over 160 high school studentsinvolved.

So what is BBYO about?BBYO is a place for Jewish teensto call home. It is also a place forteens to develop their leadershipskills by planning programs andserving their communities.Finally, it is a great place toexplore Judaism and make life-long friends. Each year, teens inBBYO chapters have many oppor-tunities to plan, implement andparticipate in great activities.During the past year our Charlotteteens coordinated and/or partici-pated in the following activities:weekly chapter programs andmeetings, “Stand UP Campaign”community service events, J-Serve, sleepovers, conventions,dances, pool parties, PurimCarnival, and more. Our youth

leaders are planning a greatyear for all our Charlotteteens. All BBYO chapters,Chai Chaverim BBG, OhavimBBG, Hank Greenberg AZAand Mickey Barak AbermanAZA, have meetings onTuesday nights and are excit-ed to welcome new membersto Charlotte BBYO. It’s nevertoo late to join BBYO, whichis open to all Jewish teens in9th–12th grade. For informa-tion about BBYO, please call704-944-6834 or email [email protected]. New members willhave the opportunity to attendtheir first BBYO con-vention the weekendof November 11-13,so save the date. Y

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By Dedee Goldsmith, director,Jewish Preschool on Sardis

“Coming together is a begin-ning, staying together is progress,and working together is success” -Henry Ford

September is a time of newbeginnings and a time of comingtogether. In Judaism, RoshHashanah marks the new year. Ineducation, September marks newclasses, goals, and benchmarks. Interms of personal beginnings, Ihave The Jewish Preschool onSardis, a new community withwhich to grow in the comingmonths and years.

In my new position as Directorof the Jewish Preschool on Sardis,I wear a variety of hats and have a

variety of responsibilities. Iapproach these responsibilitieswith the head and heart of ateacher. What do I mean by that? Ithink that a school represents thecommunity it serves; the children,the parents, the staff, the neighbor-hood. Children need a comfort-able, safe environment where theycan explore, create and share in acommon space. Teachers culti-vate that environment, adding thematerials, the decor, and moreimportantly, the guidance and sup-port to make each child success-ful. JPS is known to provide allthese qualities and more. Ourschool is an environment whereindividuality and a sense ofJewish identity can flourish.

I also come to JPS as a mom. InHebrew, the woman of the houseis called “akeret habayit,” theessence of the home. It is thefemale head of house that sets thetone and determines the characterof the home. As my own childrengrow into their roles as membersof the Charlotte Jewish communi-ty, my new position allows me toexplore beyond my own home andinto the community. Along withthe staff, we will work together toset the tone at JPS, a place of

warmth, support, respect, andlearning. It is my hope and wish tohelp the Jewish Preschool onSardis and the JPS communitycreate more opportunities for chil-dren to dream, create, and grow.

There is anticipation andexcitement with each new begin-ning and I find that to be more truethis year. Developing relationshipswith the children, families, staff,and the community at large will bemy top priority. Through theserelationships, we will create anenvironment that is not onlydevelopmentally appropriate, butalso stimulating and nurturing. Iknow there is much to discoverand I look forward to taking it allin and contributing to and build-ing upon the solid foundationalready in place.

As we all begin this new jour-ney, let us come together, staytogether and work together tomake this year one of the best. Y

Hebrew High’s School yearbegins, with our annualParent/Student Open House onSeptember 14 at 7 PM. This yearthe parents and students will have

a chance to preview some of ourgreat electives and study (briefly)with some of our outstanding fac-ulty. Below are highlights fromthe program:

* Krav Maga - Israeli selfdefense with attitude. Learn a bitabout the history of this methodand practice a few moves.

* Israel Advocacy - Hear abouttechniques that will help you indifficult conversations aboutIsrael.

* Text study - See how our stu-dents investigate and unpack thetreasures of our ancestors wisdom.

* Jewtopia- Plan for the Jewishfuture as you formulate what aJewish planet would be like.

* Jewish Souls/Jewish Soles-Think about your Jewish identity,and do an art project to helpexpress it.

* From Psalm to Slam, Israelthrough Poetry - Study a song orpoem that expresses our people’slove of the land of Israel.

If you have a teenage son or

daughter (8th through12th grade), please joinus for this exciting pro-gram and if they are notregistered for the 5772year at Hebrew High,it’s not too late. HebrewHigh is a place to learn,challenge and develop astrong Jewish identity.It’s the place for Jewishteens to be onWednesday nights! Formore information, andquestions call Roz At704-944-6782 or [email protected]. Y


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By Elka Bernstein, CJP DirectorCorrection: CJP’s 2011 SilentAuction Green Garden Party

The Charlotte JewishPreschool would like to thank ourSilver Sponsor, Robin Husney ofKeller Williams Realty for herongoing support to our school.

When is a good time to plant atree? The ideal time to plant treesis during the dormant season andin the fall after leaf drop. This willallow plants to establish roots inthe new location before springrains and summer heat stimulatenew top growth. Each fall, theCharlotte Jewish Preschool plantsa new family tree. The 2011/2012school year is under way. InSeptember, CJP will carefullyplant family seeds of educationand community. We will enjoywatching them grow and blossomover the year. Along with theapproaching Jewish New Year,this year brings beautiful newfaces (leaves), exciting additionsto our curriculum (roots), and awonderful new community pro-gram (branches) called Joined inEducation.Leaves

CJP would like to warmly wel-come back to our family tree our188 families. For the 2011/12school year, forty-six new leaveshave grown on the CJP familytree. From January throughAugust, I watched as Charlottefamilies enrolled their children inpreschool for the first time, as wellas, families migrating to Charlottefrom all over the United States;Florida, California, Illinois,Maryland, New York, New Jerseyto name a few. As the roots to thenew school year grow strong, fam-ilies will come together to create acanopy of friendship.Roots

Our leaves will also showhealthy growth as CJP continuesto develop strong educational

roots for our preschoolers andfamilies. New pieces have beenadded to our curriculum for the2011/2012 school year.

Science - Stacey Koval will bejoining CJP as our science teacher.The preschooler has a wonder andfascination with the world. Thisnatural curiosity is a steppingstone to a strong partnership withScience. Stacy will bring a sciencecurriculum that will focus on pro-viding our students a foundationfor future learning and scientificunderstanding.

Fine Motor Curriculum-TheCharlotte Jewish Preschool willserve as a pilot program forPathways for Learning and Meadto introduce a Fine Motor andEarly Writing Curriculum. Thefundamentals of this program willhelp our students succeed in over-all fine motor control and writingdevelopment for optimal kinder-garten readiness.

Gross Motor - The students inCJP’s threes and fours programhave always participated in gymwith Coach Dan at the LevineJewish Community Center. Ourfive day ones and twos classes willhave the opportunity this year tobuild on their gross motor devel-opment. Miss Patty, in addition toher music program, will create agross motor program that willallow our littlest preschoolers tocontinue to grow physically.

Judaica - Morah Becca justreturned from 2011 NewCAJE2conference held in Greensboro.NewCAJE is the Coalition for theAdvancement for JewishEducation. NewCAJE gave MorahBecca the opportunity to meetwith Jewish Educators fromaround the country. Morah Beccaexplored new directions in pre-school Jewish education and willbring these exciting new ideas tothe classroom.Branches

The Charlotte Jewish Preschool

has joined with The CharlotteJewish Day School and TheJewish Preschool on Sardis to cre-ated Joined in Education (JIE).CJP, CJDS and JPS are three fulltime educational institutions serv-icing the Charlotte Jewish com-munity. JIE creates synergybetween the three organizationsand their professionals and volun-teers. Our three organizations willwork cooperatively to present tothe community one of the mostrenowned child psychologists inthe U.S., Wendy Mogel. As well asbeing a renowned child psycholo-gist, Wendy Mogel is aparent/teacher educator, and aNew York Times bestseller authorwhose philosophy is grounded inJewish values. Along with bring-ing this amazing Jewish educatorto Charlotte, this event will elimi-nate the need for each institutionto have its own fundraiser, and“builds bridges for the future.”Two Days with Wendy Mogel willtake place on January 11 and 12.Visit us at www.joinedineduca-tion.org for sponsorship and ticketopportunities. Purchase early so asnot to miss this incredible event.

CJP would like to wish every-one L’shanah Tovah TikatevV’taihatem, may you be inscribedand sealed for a good year.

Learn. Grow. Connect. with ourstaff and families at the CharlotteJewish Preschool. For furtherinformation on how to enroll yourchild into our wonderful world oflearning, please contact AlysonKalik at 704-944-6866 or [email protected]

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Jewish education has beenproven to be the key factor inJewish continuity. In an effort topromote Jewish awareness andeducation, our Talmud TorahHebrew School offers a stimulat-ing yet friendly environmentwhere children embrace theirJewish roots and gain a true senseof Jewish pride, no matter theirlevel of observance or affiliation.

Talmud Torah provides an aca-demic and enjoyable environmentwhere children acquire a broadknowledge of Judaism through amotivating and challenging venue.Through our Aleph Champ Karatestyle Hebrew reading program,Jewish history, holidays and more,the students gain an appreciationfor the joys, values and traditionsof our heritage as it is vividlybrought to life by the dedicatedand enthusiastic teachers whosecreativity and dynamism makeevery lesson a unique learningexperience.

To quote one of the TalmudTorah parents: “When I was achild, Hebrew School always

seemed like such a chore, but bothmy children embrace TalmudTorah and look forward to everyclass. They have a great connec-tion to Judaism, it’s not somethingthey have to do, it is somethingthey want to do.”

Entering its 5th year of educa-tion Talmud Torah now offers acomprehensive curriculum forgrades K-6. For more informationor a personal tour of our facility,please call 704-366-3984 or visit

www.TalmudTorah.net.Talmud Torah Hebrew School

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“The two most precious gifts wecan give our children are Roots

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Renowned child psychologistDr. Wendy Mogel is coming toCharlotte January 11 and 12 tolead two days of educationalinsights and parenting skills. Thistwo day event is being sponsoredby Charlotte Jewish Preschool, theJewish Preschool on Sardis andCharlotte Jewish Day School. Dr.Mogel is a New York Times best-

selling author of two books, TheBlessing of a Skinned Knee, andThe Blessing of a B-.

Dr. Mogel is a popular guest onmorning television news for par-enting issues, and she is featuredin the movie Race to Nowhere,which deals with the enormouspressures facing today’s childrenas they navigate the educational

system on the road to college. Shehas become a household name,with her engaging combination ofwarmth and wit and her signaturecoupling of Jewish teachings andpsychological research.

This year for the first time,Charlotte Jewish Preschool, theJewish Preschool on Sardis, andCharlotte Jewish Day School havecreated JIE (Joined In Education),a partnership promoting and bene-fiting Jewish education inCharlotte. The strength of thethree schools is what will enableus to bring Dr. Wendy Mogel toCharlotte for two days. The suc-cess of this event will not onlybenefit our parents and friends, itwill bring attention to the impor-tance of Jewish education in thebroader Charlotte community, anddemonstrate how three organiza-tions can work hand-in-hand toaccomplish something great.

Through this unique partner-ship, which brings together threefull time educational institutions,we have created a fundraiser thatwill educate the parents in thecommunity as well as generatemuch needed funds for the threeschools’ operating budgets. In pre-vious years, due to the nine monthschool calendar, each institutionconducted its own fundraisingevent, usually within a few weeksof each other. By creating oneevent, the three schools can com-bine their resources and create anevent that is open to the entire

Charlotte community. Businessesand community members areenthusiastic about supporting thejoint venture through sponsorshipsand advertising opportunities.

The two day Wendy Mogel visitwill begin Wednesday eveningJanuary 11 with “The Big Talk,”an unconventional explorationproviding parenting insight, whichwill be held downtown at KnightTheater and is open to the entireCharlotte community. There willbe a special pre-reception partybeginning at 6 PM at the Theater.She will challenge pre-conceivedparenting notions on how to raisea generation of self-reliant, com-passionate, ethical children andyoung adults. Over 500 ticketshave already been sold, and theevent is expected to sell out.Members from independentschools have already expressedinterest in supporting this event.

On Thursday, January 12, themorning event, “Wendy MogelUnplugged,” will be an intimateconversation with Dr. WendyMogel where no topic is “taboo”and all types of questions will beanswered. Delicious breakfasttreats and caffeine will be provid-ed. In the afternoon, Dr. Mogelwill lead a teacher workshopfor educators throughoutMecklenburg County. These twoevents will be held at the LevineJewish Community Center.

Tickets are available throughCharlotte Jewish Preschool, the

Jewish Preschool on Sardis,Charlotte Jewish Day School, orthrough [email protected]. To sponsor or advertise go tothe website joinedineducation.org.

Wednesday, January 11* Pre-reception, 6 PM, Knight

Theater $250 (includes admissionto The Big Talk)

* The Big Talk, 7:30 PM,Knight Theater $36/ticket tillOctober 15, dessert reception andbook signing immediately follow-ing

Thursday, January 12* 9:15 AM, Wendy Mogel

Unplugged, Gorelick Hall LevineJewish Community Center $100

* 3:30 PM, teachers workshop,Lerner Hall, Levine JewishCommunity Center $125 Y


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By Phil WarshauerExecutive Director of theFoundation for the CharlotteJewish Community, New Jerseynative, and fan of BruceSpringsteen and the E StreetBand

On the evening of June 18, my

life was jolted by a text messageinforming me of the death ofClarence Clemons, legendary sax-ophonist and the mountain ofBruce Springsteen’s E StreetBand, a week after he had suffereda stroke. Over that week I had pre-pared myself for the worst but,

was still stunned by the news.Deep down inside I’m still a

New Jersey guy and a devoted (ok,borderline obsessed) fan of BruceSpringsteen and the E Street Band.My first exposure to the music ofBruce Springsteen and the saxo-phone of Clarence Clemons dates

back to 1975. The recentlyreleased Born to Run album wason the turntable (you know thatdevice with a needle that played avinyl circle with a hole in the mid-dle) and the song “Tenth AvenueFreeze Out” was blaring through-out the house with its forceful sax-ophone introduction that was dis-tinctively Clarence Clemons.

Over the years the music andsound of Bruce Springsteen andhis legendary E Street Band hasbeen a supportive friend, trustedcompanion and spiritual guide.Led by Springsteen, the band is aunique “band of brothers,” whohave developed a special relation-ship with each other and their fans.Their music and lyrics provide aspecial connection that links mewith long time friends and issomething I’ve shared with eachof my four children. My wife andtwo older daughters have attendedconcert experiences with me and Iregret that my younger son anddaughter will not have that sameexperience of witnessing the orig-inal legendary E Street Band.Featured in the majority of thesesongs and stage-right at each ofthose 20 plus concerts was the eas-ily identified saxophone ofClarence “Big Man” Clemons. Iwas and continue to be saddenedby the loss of this musical icon.

Immediately following hisdeath, while listening to my col-lection of recorded songs and liveconcert performances, I read manytributes by fans and fellow artistsfrom around the world. Mythoughts moved from sadnessabout the void left behind to theincredible life Clarence fit into his69 years and the legacy leftbehind. What a way to live yourlife. Wouldn’t each of us like togain fame and fortune by doingsomething we love while provid-ing comfort and pleasure to totalstrangers during our lifetimes andbeyond? As William C. Rhodenstated in his New York Times col-umn, “The Big Man is gone, but

he leaves a rich and timeless lega-cy.” Isn’t that something we eachshould strive for?

What better time than duringthis reflective time of year toremember those who made a dif-ference in our lives and ask our-selves how we can make a differ-ence in the lives of others. It iseasier than you think. We eachhave the ability to create and leavea legacy of our own and inspireothers to do the same. It may comein the form of a financial gift, as adedicated lifelong volunteer orthrough the lessons passed downto your children. It can also befound in the organizations andprograms that you helped to cre-ate, worked to strengthen andassisted to sustain.

“The quality of our lives isdiminished every time we lose agreat artist,” said fellow bandmember Steven Van Zandt. “It’s adifferent world without SamCooke, Otis Redding, JimiHendrix, Janis Joplin, JimMorrison, Curtis Mayfield, BrianJones, and the rest. But like all ofthem, Clarence leaves us his work,which will continue to inspire usand motivate us, and future gener-ations, forever.”

As I listen to one of my favoritesongs, “Jungleland,” I am onceagain inspired by that dramatictwo minute and seventeen secondsaxophone solo that is the song’smost dramatic moment. It isClarence’s reminder to me that weall have work to do, people toinspire and future generations toserve.

For additional assistance in cre-ating your own lasting legacyplease contact Phil Warshauer at704-973-4544 or [email protected]. Y


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“The Big Man,” Clarence Clemons, and The Boss. Photo credit: GuyAceto/Backstreets

Our Temple, in conjunctionwith Shalom Bayit and UnitedFamily Services’ VictimAssistance Program, is collect-ing cell phones for victims – orpotential victims - of domesticviolence. Unwanted cell phoneswill be reprogrammed to call 911

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The Carolina Center for Jewish Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers a rich academic program and a popular public eventsprogram for those who seek a deeper understanding of Jewish history, culture and thought.

The Center is proud to introduce a new undergraduatedegree program, allowing Carolina students to make Jewish history and culture the centerpiece oftheir studies. This makes Carolina the first institutionin the state to offer an undergraduate degree in Jewish Studies.

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By Lorrie Klemons, publicityAnnual Memorial Service

October 2 – 10:30 AM1801 Statesville Avenue

Rain or ShineAt the closing of the Yom

Kippur Ne’ilah service each year,the Book of Life is sealed for yetanother year. How many of us willbe inscribed for another year oflife? On what does God base that

inscription?We Jews believe that our God is

a merciful and forgiving God. Wealso know - many of us throughfirst-hand experience - that beinga good person and having a goodneshamah (soul) does not neces-sarily guarantee anotheryear of life. In fact, weknow that bad things hap-pen to good people. Ifbeing a good person andfollowing in the image ofGod by praying, perform-ing mitzvot, and studyingTorah does not guaranteeus life year after year, thenwhy the need for such prayer andsupplication and self-deprivation(fasting) on Yom Kippur?

The most learned rabbis cannotanswer the question: Why badthings happen to good people? Wecan ask the rabbis and God,Himself, all the questions we want– and in Judaism we are requiredto ask those questions; however,for some questions there are justno sufficient answers. Judaismteaches us that prayer, the per-formance of mitzvot, and thestudy of Torah are the most impor-tant things a Jew can do. In per-forming mitzvot, we becomealmost God-like. The mystics tellus that when God created the uni-verse, He had a huge container toput all of the holiness into. Butthere was so much holiness thatthe container broke into a thou-sand pieces. It became our task asnewly created men and women ofthe world to go around andretrieve God’s holiness.

During the High Holidays,when we gather in prayer as oneuniversal Jewish community, Godsmiles down on us for the holinesswe portray. We gather in prayer.We gather in song. We gather inritual. We gather in love. We gath-er as one loud chaotic crowd andyet periodically we hush quietly tohear God’s small voice. That smallvoice… which looms in the

chasms of our consciousness andsubconsciousness. That smallvoice… which gives direction andmeaningfulness to our lives. Thatsmall voice…which creates thefaith that guides us to do God’swork here on earth.

So yes, while badthings do happen to goodpeople, holiness remainsthe essence of life. Andthough living a holy lifemay not guarantee yourbeing inscribed in theBook of Life from oneyear to another, it suredoes make you a great

and righteous person… and a per-son who will be memorialized byothers for the holiness and good-ness that made you so special.

We are living in times ofunprecedented economic volatili-ty. Unemployment rates soar. Jobsare hard to keep. Homes are beingforeclosed. Money is tight. Formany of our friends and neigh-bors, the present is gloomy anddark and their prospect for thefuture is scary and uncertain. Nowmore than ever, the HebrewCemetery Association needs yoursupport. Your tax deductible annu-al dues of $72 will help maintain adignified and sanctified restingplace for all those who precedeyou in eternal life and will guaran-tee the same for you and yourloved ones when that unthinkableevent occurs.

If you would like to make adonation to memorialize a lovedone at this time of the year, sendyour check payable to the HebrewCemetery to 5007 Providence Rd.,Charlotte, NC 28226. For moreinformation about membershipbenefits, graves, prepaid funeralcosts, endowments, and/or includ-ing the cemetery in your estateplanning, contact cemeteryDirector, Sandra Goldman at 704-576-1859 or 704-944-6854 [email protected].


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