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Vol. 38, No. 3 Adar I- Adar II 5776 March 2016
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The 2016 Annual Spring Lec-ture will be held on Thursday,April 7 at Temple Beth El and willfeature Jennifer Teege.
The Spring Lecture is the sig-nature campaign and outreachevent benefiting the Jewish Feder-ation of Greater CharlotteWomen’s Division and the 2016Annual Campaign. This multigen-erational event brings togethernearly 300 women for an inspiringand entertaining evening. Our pastspeakers have included bestsellingauthor Jennifer Weiner and culi-nary icon Ruth Reichl.
This year’s Spring Lecture willfeature Jennifer Teege, bestsellingauthor of My Grandfather WouldHave Shot Me: A Black WomenDiscovers Her Family’s Nazi Past.The book was born of a shockingdiscovery: At age 38, married withtwo children, Jennifer picked up abook by chance at Hamburg’smain library and discovered thather grandfather was the brutalNazi commandant of the Plaszowconcentration camp, portrayed somemorably by Ralph Fiennes inthe film Schindler’s List.
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Nigerian father, Jennifer wasplaced in an orphanage and thenfoster care before being adoptedby her foster parents at age 7. Al-ready coping with the trauma ofrejection by her birth mother,Teege now faced other cruel facts:that she had to learn about her bi-ological family’s secret from abook; and that a monstrous man,Amon Goeth, reviled for decadesas “the butcher of Plaszow,” washer biological grandfather. Thechilling discovery about her an-cestry sent Jennifer into a pro-found confrontation with her past,
her family, and her sense of self,topics she explores in her memoir,written with award-winning jour-nalist Nikola Sellmair, who alsosupplies historical and other con-text in a separate, interwoven nar-rative.
Jennifer will share her emo-tional pilgrimage withour community on April7, and we invite you tolive this journey withher. The evening willbegin with a strollingdinner at 6:30 PM in theMain Hall at TempleBeth El and the lecturewill take place at 7:30PM in the temple sanctu-ary. A dessert receptionand book signing willfollow the program.
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There’s a lot to like aboutthe month of March if you’rea gardener.
This is when the dullshades of winter give way tothe fresh greens and pastelsof approaching spring andthe planning and hard workthat went on during themonths of winter begin topay off.
The committee in chargeof Shalom Park CommunityGarden and its volunteershave done plenty of spadework inthe garden over the past severalmonths preparing for the firstsummer season. Raised beds havebeen built, trellises raised, mulchspread and perennials planted.
If you haven’t visited the gar-den, which is part of the park’sShalom Green environmental ini-tiative, you’ll find it to the right ofthe entrance to the Levine-SklutLibrary.
Louise Frumkin, who workswith Bridget Cohen and AaronLipsitz to select and schedule theplantings, expects pansies andprimrose to be in bloom thismonth, weather permitting.Radishes and carrots should becoming up, garlic is in place, andhopefully the peas will be thriv-ing.
The garden has begun servingits role as a tool to teach commu-
nity children Jewish valuesrelated to the environment,agriculture, festivals, andtzedakah. Students from thereligious schools at bothtemples, the day school, andthe preschool have been vis-iting the garden for classes,and many of them have beeninvolved in planting wintercrops like onions and garlic.
The Garden committee’seducation team of Bette An-drews, Candice Serbin,
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Watching things grow.
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Thank you, Charlotte, for an-swering the call on Super Sunday.
More than 60 volunteers repre-senting the Jewish Federation’snetwork of community agenciesweathered the icy storm on Sun-day, January 24 to make calls onSuper Sunday. Thanks to their ef-forts, and the community mem-bers who answered their phonesand generously contributed to theJewish Federation 2016 AnnualCampaign, the day was a SuperSuccess.
The day’s unofficial total,$85,968, far exceeded expecta-tions and the $50,000 goal. A bigshout out to our Super Sunday co-chairs, Marcie Jacobs and JeffTurk, for all their work planningthe event. A special thanks alsogoes out to all the dedicatedcallers who hit the phones and put“Tzedakah” on the speed dial.
Super Sunday, Federation’slargest annual community-widefundraising phonathon, helps sup-port the Jewish Federation’s an-nual campaign, which touches
more Jewish lives than any otherorganization in the world.
Through your support, you carefor Jews everywhere, connectpeople to their Jewish communi-ties, and respond to crises close tohome and around the globe. To-gether, our impact stretches fromCharlotte to Israel to 70 countriesaround the world.
If we somehow missed you onSuper Sunday, there is still time todonate to the 2016 Annual Cam-paign. Visit our website today atw w w. j e w i s h c h a r l o t t e . o rg .Through Federation you can dogood everywhere, from anywhere.
The mission of the Jewish Fed-eration of Greater Charlotte is toraise and distribute funds to sup-port and enrich the lives of Jewslocally, nationally, in Israel, andworldwide. Through educationand community building, the Fed-eration’s mission ensures thatJewish values, goals and traditionsand connections are preserved forcurrent and future generations.Y
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Good afternoon, my name isInna Manoim. If you didn’t catchthat, it’s OK. I spend a good bit oftime repeating and spelling myname. Typically, after such an ex-change comes the question“where are you from?” I some-times answer “Columbia, SouthCarolina” in hopes of keeping theconversation to a minimum. Itnever works and usually onlyserves to pique curiosity further.Inevitably, I end up delving intowhere I was born, how old I waswhen we immigrated, and why weleft the Soviet Union. Many, whoare not familiar with the SovietJewry movement, are often sur-prised and fascinated by my story.So, how does a girl named Innacome to be from Columbia, SC ofall places?
Let’s start at the real beginning:I was born in Belarus in 1975. Atthat time, Belarus was part of theSoviet Union, which was undercommunist rule. For the first fewyears of my life, I lived with myparents and extended family in acrowded two-bedroom apartmentin the capital city of Minsk.Sometime after I was born, myparents began seriously contem-plating emigration. As you proba-bly know, life for most people inthe Soviet Union was not easy, butfor Jewish people in particular itwas made even more difficult dueto the strong culture of anti-Semi-tism which was and still is perva-sive in that part of the world.Historically, Russia and other
eastern European countries hadopenly anti-Semitic policies andwhen Communism took hold,those policies continued to limitand oppress the Jewish peoplethat lived within its reach.
In 1980, when I was just shy offive years of age, my parents weregranted permission to emigratefrom the U.S.S.R. By that time,many of the larger cities in the USwere saturated with Soviet Jewishimmigrants and the resources ofthe Jewish organizations that werehelping newcomers were strained.Jewish federations in manysmaller cities were willing andable to act as hosts for new immi-grants. This is how a girl namedInna ended up in Columbia, SouthCarolina.
For my parents and grandpar-ents, it was a culture shock forsure. At that time, Minsk was abustling metropolis of just over amillion people, whereas, the cityof Columbia boasted a populationof just over 100,000. My family
was able to escape theclutches of an oppressiveregime and a society, whichloathed them, based simplyon their ancestry. In Colum-bia, outside of the small Jew-ish community, most peoplehad never even met a Jew,and certainly not an immi-grant from Russia. Columbiaoffered my family a new be-ginning and the promise of afuture we never would havehad in the Soviet Union.
None of this would havebeen possible without theleadership and generosity of
a small Jewish Federation in theSouth. Our host family, the Baz-ermans, welcomed us and madesure we had what we needed tobegin our new life. The JewishFederation of Columbia gener-ously provided us with a fur-nished apartment, as well as aninterest-free loan to purchase ourfirst car. Caring individuals fromFederation gave my parents valu-able lessons in the life skills nec-essary to navigate our new world.The personal and financial gen-erosity of the Columbia JewishFederation, much like the gen-erosity of the Charlotte JewishFederation during the Soviet re-settlement in the 1970s and 1990s,made all the difference for myfamily, and other families likeours. They helped us get settledand begin a new life in this amaz-ing country.
About three years after welanded in Columbia, my father
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The Many Faces of the Jewish Federation Inna Manoim and Sharon Fargian recently shared their personal stories at the Jewish Federation’s Lion of Judah and Pome-
granate Society Luncheon. Inna was born in the Former Soviet Union and Sharon lived and worked in Israel. Their journeysshow Federation at its best – as it was and as it will be. The Federation takes pride in these young women who are the faces ofFederation and Jewish leadership in the 21st Century.
Inna’s Story
Inna with her family.
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A friend of mine recently toldme that I am a unicorn, her nick-name for the rarity of meetingpeople who were born and raisedhere in Charlotte. We are uni-corns. What, then, do we affec-tionately call the Jewish peoplemy age who were born and raisedin Charlotte? An even rarer phe-nomenon? There were maybe 50of us in my preschool graduation.Have you seen the bustling pre-school hallways today? It hasbeen amazing to move back toCharlotte after years away to seethat the small, but mighty, Jewishcommunity that I grew up in hasflourished into a thriving exuber-ant and impactful Jewish commu-nity led by the Federation. Thanksto all of your time, energy andgenerosity, I am thrilled that mydaughter Eleanor will grow uphere, be a part of it, and have astrong Jewish identity.
I grew up in a family that caresdeeply about the Jewish commu-nity, both domestic and abroad.My parents took a leap of faithmoving to the South nearly 40years ago, and it is no surprise thatthe Jewish Federation of Charlotteplayed a huge role in my child-hood and who I have become.
I was an LJCC rat for starters-swim team, soccer, basketball,
pottery and summer camp (nowCamp Mindy) to name a few ofmy favorite activities. I loved myHebrew High classes (side note:for a while I even thought I mightbecome a Rabbi), and really lovedBBYO. I still keep up with someof my friends from BBYO, andjust a few weeks ago had lunchwith a friend of mine from Vir-ginia who now lives inCharleston. It was pretty cool totake pictures of his nine monthold son sitting with my Eleanorand see the next generation.
After graduating from the Uni-versity of North Carolina atChapel Hill, I worked for Hillel atthe University of Virginia for oneyear because I knew that I wantedto give back to the communitysomehow. That year I staffed twoBirthright trips, which was my 3rdcup of the Birthright “Kool-aid,”and I knew that I had to spend
more time there. I knewthat I needed to con-tribute to our Jewish fam-ily in Israel, and that Ineeded to find a Jewishhusband in Israel becauseI knew I wasn’t findinghim here in Charlotte. Ican confidently say that Isucceeded in both.
All of my experiencesin Charlotte led me tosigning up for OTZMA,a one year volunteer pro-
gram in Israel. Jewish Federationsacross America universally spon-sor a portion of each participant’strip, just like the Charlotte Feder-ation sponsored mine. They alsoprovide the connections andframework for meaningful volun-teer opportunities in our sistercities. That year was, as you canimagine, eye opening. As a privi-leged American girl, I lived in ab-sorption centers with newimmigrants from Russia andEthiopia who came to Israel withnothing. Although my freshmandorm room was more glamorous,I wouldn’t trade that experiencefor anything. To live and volun-teer with people who left every-thing they had to come to Israelwas inspiring.
While I predominantly went onOTZMA to volunteer in hospitals
Sharon’s Story
Sharon and her family.
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The Jewish Federation’s Com-munity Relations Council (JCRC),welcomed Dr. Ronen Hoffmanon Tuesday evening, February 2.Dr. Hoffman has a long list ofbona fides that qualify him tospeak about the Israeli peaceprocess. He has a Ph.D. in WarStudies from King’s College inLondon and served on defense,
foreign affairs, and public diplo-macy committees while a memberof the Knesset. He served as ad-viser to both the Ministers of De-fense and Health on the subject ofinternational co-operation. He waspersonal assistant to Prime Minis-ter Yitzchak Rabin and coordi-nated the Israeli delegation thatnegotiated peace with Syria. And
he is the co-founder of the Inter-national Policy Institute forCounter-terrorism.
All of which is a long way ofsaying simply, he has the experi-ence to know and understand thechallenges Israel faces in foreignpolicy implementation.
Hoffman’s simple thesis whenhe addressed the Charlotte Jewish
community is that Israel’s use ofmilitary and intelligence person-nel in pursuing peace could beaugmented and improved by usingpsychological and intellectualmeans. By understanding the un-derpinnings of the thoughtprocesses of the local Arab states,Israel could be in a better positionto negotiate peace.
He outlined many historicalevents that led to where the Mid-dle East is today, including theIranian Revolution of 1979, thevictory of Osama bin Laden overthe Soviet Union in Afghanistan,and most recently, the “Arab
spring.” And while Jordan andEgypt obtained their own treatieswith Israel, the PLO has neverbeen “authorized” by any of thenations in the Arab world to nego-tiate a final peace with Israel.
Currently, Hoffman sees thatthere is common ground beingcultivated between Israel andmany of her neighbors becausethey want Israel on their sideagainst ISIS. But Israeli negotia-tors need to understand how theprevailing culture impacts the psy-chological and intellectual de-meanor of her future partners inpeace. Y
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Dr. Ronen Hoffman Speaks About the Peace Process
Dr. Ronen Hoffman speaks at JCRCevent in Shalom Park.
Yael Rosenberg-Osovski, a formerstudent of Dr. Hoffman’s at the Inter-disciplinary Center Herzliya, whonow lives in Charlotte.
Nearly 100 young adults spent Saturday evening, January 30,enjoying the hilarious comedy of Steve Hofstetter, tunes by All OutBlues, and mingling with friends old and new. Impact 365 ComedyNight co-chairs are Eric Cohen and Zack Schwartz.
Impact 365 Comedy Night was generously sponsored by Fifth ThirdBank and Center City Partners. Delicious food was donated byLuciano’s Ristorante Italiano.
Impact 365 is a giving society for young adults donating a-dollar-a-day ($365) to the Jewish Federation Annual Campaign. Y
Impact 365 5th AnnualComedy Night
Comedian Steve Hofstetter and ZackSchwartz
Capacity crowd at Impact 365 Comedy Night
P2G stands for Partnership-2Gether Peoplehood Platform. Ithas become the paradigm for suc-cessfully partnering Jewish com-munities around the world withIsraeli communities. The JewishFederation of Greater Charlotte isone of 10 Federations that partic-ipate in our P2G Southeast Con-sortium through a variety ofactivities including teacher andpupil exchanges, cultural ex-changes, and youth summer expe-riences.
This year our cultural exchangeprogram focused on pairingAmerican artists with Israeliartists to produce an exhibitionabout Psalms that will travel be-tween the US and Israel and willeventually be shown in Charlottelate 2016. Four local Charlotteartists participated in our Art ofPsalms project. Gwen Orland,Marilyn Milden, Sharon Hock-field, and Betsy Klein all part-nered with Israelis in our HaderaEiron P2G partnership city. Eachpair studied for the past severalweeks with their Israeli counter-parts studying the text of Psalmsand then collaborated together onart pieces based on the studytheme. This on-going discussionand collaboration further deepensthe connection between our localCharlotte community membersand Israelis through common in-
terests such as art. The opening artexhibit will take place Thursdayevening, April 7, in Hadera Eiron.During the summer the exhibitwill then travel through each ofthe American communities. As thedate approaches to ship artwork toIsrael, our local artists have takenthe time to write about their expe-riences.
Gwen Orland: “It has been apleasure getting to know andworking with Daniela Rozen, anIsraeli paper artist. We ‘met’ eachother on skype and chatted brieflyabout our families, our art, andourselves. Instant warmth, smiles,and a few good laughs were all ittook to ‘connect.’ She recognizedthat poetry and words of inspira-tion were an important part of mywork and likewise, her art fit wellwith the theme in one of thePsalms we learned so we took aleap of faith as I sent her ‘pieces’of ceramics that she will incorpo-rate into her boxes — fingerscrossed that everything fits.
“I know when I travel back toIsrael one day, I have a ‘newfriend’ to visit.”
Marilyn Milden: “Thisproject gave me an oppor-tunity to stretch myself asan artist and try some-thing sculptural ratherthan the normal func-tional wheel thrown workthat I do. Creating andpainting something threedimensional presented adefinite challenge. I amalso so very pleased that Ihave made a new friend inIsrael, Yafa Winker, whois also a talented artist.Although we had someinitial difficulties withcommunication, I am inawe of her ability to make
herself understood not only in alanguage that is not her native onebut also managed to discuss artis-tic terminology as well. I defi-nitely plan to keep in touch withYafa even after this project iscompleted as I enjoy my time withher.”
Sharon Hockfield: “When Iwas given the name of my Israeli
partner, Yossi Veissid, I imme-diately looked him up. Wow. Iwas thrilled as I loved his workand was excited that he alsohad a Boston connection. Bythe time we met online, he hadalso checked out my work—thank you Google. We weregiven some photos as a ‘get-to-know-you ice breaker,’ and weboth chose the same two im-ages for the same reasons —instant connection.
“Our discussion of Psalmsfor the next five weeks wentfar beyond the actual texts.Yossi’s wife, Lila, is a rabbi,and she added much to our dis-cussions and recommended ad-ditional readings for me. ThePsalms became a starting point forus to discuss current events, phi-losophy, politics, and art.
“Recurring themes for us werehope vs. despair, order vs. chaos,and tension between God andman. We decided to create mixedmedia pieces based on Psalm115:16, ‘As for the heavens, theheavens are the Lord’s, but theearth He has given to mankind.’Chaos, order, and tension informour works, which are filled withimagery, though neither piece istoo literal. The art is intentionallyenigmatic, and we want viewers tofind their own meaning.
“Though I cannot go to the ex-hibit opening in Israel, Yossi andI plan to meet this summer inBoston, where we hope to drawand paint together.”
Betsy Klein: “I very much en-joyed working with my Israelipartner, Galit. Through our con-versations and collaborations wediscovered the power of thehuman spirit and endeavored tocreate a piece of work that showsthe power of color and women’sinner strength.”
More information about theproject can be found on Facebookat “Art Beyond Boundaries,”where Israeli and American artistsinvolved in the project can be fol-lowed. Y
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Partnership2Gether Art Beyond Boundaries
The ceramic pieces that Gwen Orland sent toDaniela Rozen.
Marilyn Milden’s collaborative piecewith Yafa Winker.
Sharon Hockfield with one of the piecescreated in collaboration with YossiVeissid.
The Jewish Federation ofGreater Charlotte thanks andacknowledges the followingtributes made December 5, 2015– January 31, 2016
In honor of Bode BittonBy: Michael Bitton
In honor of Eli ShermanBy: Leon and Jennifer Golynsky
In honor of Holly LevinsonBy: Alison Lerner
In honor of Mark, Alison, Seanand Carly LernerBy: Paul and Lynn Edelstein
In memory of David CabillisBy: Michael and Jodi Iagnocco
In memory of Bea JaffeBy: Michele Hart
If you would like to make aTribute to the Jewish Federation,please contact the Federationoffice at 704-944-6761. Y
Tributes to the JewishFederation Annual Campaign
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It is difficult to measure thevalue of a Jewish education innumbers or in charts. How do youquantify a child’s smile when heshows his mother the clay meno-rah he made? How do you evalu-ate the pride a man feels when hisgranddaughter recites the“Shema”? How do you measurethe warmth of Shabbat candles litby your own teenager?
Yet, many studies have demon-strated the tremendous impact ofa day school, Hebrew school,Jewish camp, or trip to Israel onfostering Jewish identity. There isa general consensus that each ac-tivity, in its own way, brings Jewscloser to our collective roots inboth history and Torah. All theseformal and informal educationalactivities share a common loveand respect for our common an-cestry, history, religion, and cul-ture.
As a community, Jews shareand embrace the value of Jewisheducation and recognize the manyforms education may take. To thatend, the Jewish Federation ofGreater Charlotte supports a widevariety of educational opportuni-ties, enabling individuals and fam-ilies to discover for themselveshow best to learn about our her-itage and foster identity and affil-iation with Jewish communal life.
The Jewish Federation is proud
to provide scholarships and spe-cial grants for all types of educa-tional initiatives enabling parentsto send their children to summercamps as well as to participate inIsrael Experience programs.Nothing makes Jewish identityand history come alive for young
people like an Israel ExperienceProgram or a Jewish summercamp.
Special thanks to Bill and PattyGorelick and Harry and GloriaLerner for their ongoing supportand generosity. Y
BUILDING AND STRENGTHENINGJEWISH IDENTITYJewish Federation Scholarships and SubsidiesAvailable for Jewish Experiences
Jewish Experience Fund: Need based subsidies are avail-able to local Jewish youth meeting at least one of the follow-ing criteria:
• Household gross income not to exceed $75,000• Change in household circumstances within the last six
months necessitating financial assistance (ie: medicalconcerns, job loss, change in family status, etc.)
• Multiple children attending camps and/or Jewish programs• Extenuating chronic family circumstances (ie: special needs
children; disability, etc.)
For an application or more information, please contactJewish Family Services at 704-364-6594.
Gorelick Teens to Israel Fund: Subsidies are available tolocal Jewish teens ages 13-19 traveling to Israel on a Feder-ation approved program.
Gloria and Harry Lerner Family Fund: Subsidies are avail-able to local Jewish young adults between the ages of 21-30traveling to Israel on a Federation approved program.
For more information, please contact Tal Stein, Director ofIsrael Affairs and Community Relations, 704-944-6751 or
By Inbal Ozeri, CommunityShlicha
Keeping with tradition, theMidreshet Sde Boker environmen-tal Adloyada Parade was held onPurim, led by the students of theHigh School for EnvironmentalEducation.
On Purim, students of the high-school for environmental educa-tion led the environmental“green” Adloyada held again thisyear at Midreshet Sde Boker. Theevent took place on Saturday,March 15, 2014, in cooperationwith the Ramat HanegevRegional Council.” (Taken from:http://rng.org.il/en/?p=17204)
Why am I mentioning this arti-cle? Because I was there that year.Not only I was there, out of all the9th-12th graders, we were theones that had been mentioned themost. Why? Since we picked atopic that made everyone feel aconnection. Reporters came fromall over the world to talk about the
10th graders from that boardingschool in the south of Israel thatparticipated in an amazing eventthat happened every year, was al-ways green, and always madeeverything from recycled materi-als, but that year the subject was“green,” too.Café Ivrit
The monthly Café Ivrit is stillon every month. Last month wehad an amazing Israeli cooking atthe Moishe House. You’re morethan welcome to look it up onFacebook under the name “CaféIvrit – Hebrew Coffee” or contactme. This month it is going to be atShalom Park.
I would love to get to know youbetter. I love meeting new people,making new friends, grabbing acup of coffee, and just chattingabout things that matter, anythingabout Israel, my story, Hebrew,etc.
Please feel free to contact [email protected] or
704-944-6784 if you want to. I look forward to hearing from
you.Y
Purim in Israel
Inbal dressed up for the environmen-tal Purim parade at Midreshet SdeBoker.
The Purim parade.
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Our Judaica curriculum is hol-iday driven. As we approach theholidays, from Rosh Hashanah toShavuot and all that’s in-between
you can experience Judaism sim-ply by walking through our hall-ways and observing the artprojects on our bulletin boards or
listening to the songs sung inmusic class. You have not wit-nessed the future of the Jewishpeople until you have attendedone of our weekly CJP Shabbatcelebrations. Our students are an-imated as they sing traditionalprayers like Shalom Aleichem andthe Shema and they remain capti-vated through the D’var Torah ofthe week led by a visiting rabbifrom either synagogue.
But our preschoolers know thatJudaism is not just what happensin preparation for or during theholidays and Shabbat. In ourclassrooms Jewish values arepresent. The Charlotte Jewish Pre-school Judaica curriculum encom-passes the chagim (Jewishholidays), Torah teachings, andJudaic concepts; we emphasizefive core Torah teachings and Ju-daic values that all preschoolersshould live by:
1. Tikkun Olam – Performingacts of kindness to help repair ourworld.
2. Hachnasat Orchim – Wel-coming visitors and treat themnicely.
3. Derech Eretz – Being politeand respectful.
4. B’tzelem Elohim – Everyoneis created in God’s image.
5. Tzar Ba’alei Chayim –Being kind to all of God’s crea-turesTikkun Olam
Our students are charged withleaving the world a better placethan they found it. One of theways they achieve this is by recy-cling in their classroom. After aunit in Judaica where studentslearn what items are for the trashand what can be recycled, stu-dents bring signs back to theirclassrooms to remind themselvesthat we are partners with God.Our students actively participatein caring for our garden in the out-door learning center. Last springeach student released a ladybug inthe garden and learned from ourparent volunteers how ladybugskeep our garden healthy. This ex-periential education gives our stu-dents a hands-on experience thatthey will never forget.Hachnasat Orchim
Our children love visitors. AtChanukah we have our annualLatkes, Lights, and Love programfor parents or close family friendsto do a special activity with theirchild. Before the program, ourstudents create personalized invi-tations to bring home to their par-ents to cordially invite theirparents. When parents arrive, stu-dents greet their special visitorsand must be on their best behaviorwhile they are there. While sepa-rating can be difficult for ouryounger students, we find thathosting Latkes, Lights, and Loveand other special programs instillin our kids the Judaic value ofhachnasat orchim.
Each week at Shabbat we wel-come a visiting rabbi to our Shab-bat service led by Morah Beccaand Miss Patty. After the Torahservice, Morah Becca prepares thestudents for the D’var Torah bysaying “please keep your listeningoznayim (ears) on and your peh(mouth) closed for our Rabbi.”This teaches our students thatwhen we have a visitor we exer-
cise our respectful behavior toshow that we are grateful theycame and we are interested inwhat they will teach us.Hachnasat orchim is a weekly, ifnot daily, practice for all of ourstudents.Derech Eretz
If you were to spend a day inone of our vibrant classrooms, nodoubt you would hear the phrase“make a good choice” more thanonce. Our job as early childhoodeducators is not to give studentsthe right answer all the time, butto guide them toward making theirown right decisions. We do nottell our students what the “goodchoice” is, rather we instill inthem the confidence and where-withal to make their own right de-cisions. B’tzelem Elohim
Early childhood education isimperative to teach socializationstarting at a young age. Startingfrom 12 months, our students arelearning to be good citizens andfriends through sharing, respectfulcommunication, collaboration,and more. But, we all know that achild’s favorite question is“why?” At CJP, it’s easy. We teachour students that each one of ushas a piece of God in our heart;we are made b’tzelem Elohim.Not only must we nurture and carefor God inside of us, but we arekind to our friends because God isinside of them, too. This explana-tion turns an abstract concept intosomething physical that a childcan understand.Tzar Ba’alei Chayim
So many of our CJP friendshave a pet that is part of their fam-ily. These pets are a great way toteach young children about the re-sponsibility of taking care of a liv-ing being. At home, they can helpto feed, play, and snuggle withtheir furry family members. Thisis their first exposure to true re-sponsibility and caring for anotherliving being. For our studentswithout a pet at home, we spendan entire month learning Torahstories about our Bible heroeswho performed tzar ba’aleichayim and our three-year oldstake a trip to the “farm.” Therethey have an opportunity to takecare of animals in the petting zooand enjoy their experiential edu-cation in which we turn an ab-stract concept into a physicalactivity.
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It might be the Rosh Hashanahfor the trees, but it is a challengeto mark it when our climate doesnot match the weather in Israel.Morah Donna takes her firstgrade to the wooded trails inBoyce Park each year on Tu Bi-Shevat. Yes, the trees are bareand it is cold and wet. But, KitahAleph still found a way to appre-ciate the trees. The letters of theHebrew alphabet, the Alef Bet,are fresh in the children’s minds.They are learning what they looklike, their sounds, and how theyblend into the words once vowelsare added to them. Using them ina variety of modalities is the bestway to cement the pictures andknowledge in their brains. Whenwalking on these trails, MorahDonna asks the children to findbranch and tree formations thatresemble the letters they know.She also tells them, that they canuse their bodies to complete theletter in the tree. Using all of oursenses is the way to learn, theway to store what we’ve learned.Todah, Morah Donna! Y
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MissionJewish Family Services strengthens and empowers
individuals and families through professional counseling, programs and
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Dear Friends of Jewish Family Services,
This is an exciting milestone year for Jewish Family Services as we celebrate 36 years as the heart
of our community. Many of you have been a part of JFS since we started in 1980; others became
impassioned for JFS more recently. To each and every one of you, thank you for your vision.
As of January 1, 2016, I took over the Presidency of the JFS Board of Directors from the very capable
hands of Jennifer Collman. Jennifer demonstrated tremendous leadership and immense passion for
the mission of JFS and plans to remain very active with the JFS board of directors as Immediate Past
President.
I have been on the JFS board since 2009 and have previously served JFS as Secretary and President
Elect. Prior to moving to Charlotte from St. Louis in 2004 I was on the board of a non-profit agency
providing therapy for children suffering from divorce or loss of a parent, as well as on the school
board of the Parkway School District in suburban St. Louis. Professionally I spent most of my career
in Information Technology as a programmer, manager and IT auditor. About two years ago I became
an entrepreneur by buying a window cleaning franchise.
As one of 72 members of the JFS Legacy Family Circle, it is my pleasure to share the great work
that Jewish Family Services has done for our community in 2015. This is work that we could not do
without your gift, and I hope you see the impact your generosity makes on our community – now and
in the future.
The Counseling Center at JFS
Two new therapists have joined our team, serving children, adolescents and adults of all ages.
People dealing with mental health and/or developmental issues received over 1,500 hours of
counseling from JFS licensed therapists.
Individuals who would not have been able to afford this counseling received more than $45,000 in
subsidies.
My Solutions Case Management
Individuals and families struggling with financial instability received 190 hours of one-on-one
help from JFS case managers.
120 individuals received nourishment from our Jewish community’s only food pantry.
Families struggling to meet life’s basic needs received $22,000 in financial assistance from the JFS
Tzedakah fund.
Senior Outreach from JFS
124 homebound seniors were connected to Jewish life through discussion groups, Shabbat service
and one-on-one visits.
Families continue to reach out to JFS as the Jewish community’s resource for families dealing with
issues related to aging.
Community Support and Programming
Teens, parents, caregivers, families and senior adults attended over 50 support groups and
workshops led by JFS.
As we embark on our 36th year, I would like to thank our long time Executive Director, Stephanie
Starr for moving the agency forward during her nine years with JFS. Stephanie has decided to move
on to pursue a new professional direction and we wish her great success in future endeavors.
One of Stephanie’s many accomplishments last year was to restructure the organization. I am
confident the new organizational structure provides a framework for growth and accountability
that will serve us well into the future. Stephanie has agreed to stay at the helm until we can find a
replacement. We have assembled a search committee and hope to have a new executive director in
place by summer.
Please, let me thank you again for your thoughts to the future of the Charlotte Jewish community and
to Jewish Family Services. Along with the key elements of a vibrant Jewish community – synagogues,
a community center, a cemetery and our Jewish schools - a strong JFS ensures the health of our
community.
Thank you for supporting this vision.
Respectfully,
Harry SparksJFS Board of Directors President
IN MEMORY OFDr. George Adams to Joshua
and Tracey Adams, Josie Adamsfrom Marissa Brooks, Richardand Suly Chenkin, Josh Dopi-rak, Wayne Kelley, Jeff andWendy Kornegay, StephenMoore, Karen Orzechowski,Mary PenderCoplan, The Con-necticut Crew
Jeffrey Aronoff to GeraldAronoff from Allan and Mar-celle Oxman
Abe Bober to Bette Boberand Richard Bober from Irvingand Lillian Bienstock, Bill Cas-sell and Ruth Brandt, Alan andRuth Goldberg, Ed and GailGreen, Ed and Sue Kanterman,Thomas and Emma Lewis,Dou-
glas and Rosaline Mann, AnnMay, Eleanor Miller, Points ofView, Mr. and Mrs. RussellRobinson II, Eric and Lori Sklut,Temple Israel Social Club,Robert and Anne Yudell
Sara Heskins to Glenn andBarbara Davis from Leon andSandra Levine
Nathan Rabhan from Edwardand Debora Pizer
Sylvia Paul to Leslie Rusgofrom Allan and Marcelle Oxman
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TORachel Goodman from Gloria
GoldbergLee Pesakoff from Mr. and
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Donations to Jewish Family Services in January 2016
Thank you to the following people who contributed their timeto Jewish Family Services in January.
Volunteers: Rick Abrams, Ben & Susan Aizenman, DanCoblenz, Jennifer Collman, Andrea Cronson, Sheryl Effren, Meland Caren Frank, Jennifer and Leon Golynsky, Robert Friedman,Gail Halverson, Bob Jacobson, Karen Knoble, Gary Lerner, AnnieLord, Matt Luftglass, Frada Mozenter, Allen Oxman, BarbaraRein, Harry Sparks, Jeff and Stacy Strauch, Lindsay Strawser, LizWahls, Amalia Warshenbrot, Mary Wennen, Mike Weinberg, JanWeiner, Dori Whitman, Lisa Wielunski, Nancy Wielunski, AllisonWinshel
Hadassah Cooks: Barbara Abrams, Bonnie Berman, Ilene Can-tor, Sharon Cavanaugh, Gladys Cherny, Milly Corday, Gail Green,June Hirschmann, Sandy Hoagland, Sari Hochberg, KarenKantrowitz, Fran Kaplan, Judy Kaufmann, Penny Krieger, ShelleyLeibman, Andrea McCleary, Phyllis Romaine, Joyce Stoll, LyndaWhite
Food Pantry Donations: Temple Israel and Temple Beth El Con-gregants, Karen Backer, Carol Fink, Sheryl Effren
Food Drives: CJDS 2nd gradeSpecial Recognition: Temple Israel Religious School students
for baking challah & making Shabbos cards for seniors; LindsayStrawser for volunteering in Food Pantry and assisting with Tem-ple Beth El Religious School class program
Simcha Centerpieces: In honor of Charlie Gorelick Bar Mitz-vah Y
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The letter above from the Jewish Family
Services’ Board President was previously mailed
to all of the members of our JFS Legacy
Family Circle.
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full summer of learning opportu-nities for Camp Mindy, the teencamp and the 80 children whowill attend the Shalom Park Free-dom School, a literacy based pro-gram for low income families.
The garden committee also hasdeveloped a plan to contributethe food grown by its membersand volunteers to Jewish FamilyServices and Friendship Trays.This part of the garden’s missiondetermines the list of crops sched-uled for summer, which includestomatoes, peppers, cucumbers,squash, green beans, eggplants,cilantro, and dill.
The garden will host a varietyof programs through the growingseason, the first of which isscheduled March 6 for familiesthat signed up for “Eating Green,Growing Green” this month’stheme in the Shalom Green Chal-lenge. If you are interested in at-tending, contact Julie Rizzo [email protected].
The garden committee willschedule monthly workdays forroutine garden maintenance andcould use the help of anyone in-terested. The work days will beannounced on the Shalom GreenFacebook page and on its sched-uling Website at lotsahelping-hands.com.
Bobbie Mabe, the garden’s de-signer and construction consultanthas been hired on a one-year con-tract to coordinate the activities inwhat is expected to be a busy sea-son. Mabe is the owner of Growththrough Gardening, a companythat specializes in horticulturaltherapy. She also will serve as aconsultant to keep the gardengrowing well. Her contract is paidwith grants from the ClearPathFoundation and the Jewish Feder-ation of Greater Charlotte.
Anyone interested in support-ing ongoing garden operations isinvited to join the Shalom ParkGarden Committee simply by
showing up at committee meet-ings held the second Wednesdayof each month in Room A-111ofthe Levine Jewish CommunityCenter. Y
By Brian Yesowitch, President,Hebrew Cemetery Association
The Hebrew Cemetery Associ-ation continues to conduct itsbusiness of serving families attheir time of need as it has sinceour first funeral in 1870. Althoughits mission is respected and thecommunity praises its volunteersand director, it’s still a fact thatnearly 90% of the Greater Char-lotte Jewish community doesn’tchoose to affiliate with the Ceme-tery Association by paying $72dues each year. There are individ-uals who do not have the means toassociate with the Cemetery Asso-ciation (or other Jewish institu-tions), but finances should neverbe an impediment if Jewish fu-neral arrangements are required.To that end, a partnership has beencreated between Jewish FamilyServices, The Jewish Federationof Greater Charlotte, our fourpartner Temples (Congregation OrHaTorah, Temple Beth El, TempleIsrael, and Temple Kol Tikvah)along with our community’sclergy and two partner funeralhomes (JB Tallent and Sons andHarry and Bryant). This partner-ship works in tandem with our As-sociation’s Steinberger FuneralAssistance Fund to support thoseneedy families at their time ofloss.
What about the other familiesand individuals who live an active
and engaged Jewish life in Char-lotte and the surrounding region?Charlotte is a unique city in thatour Cemetery Association is inde-pendent from the synagogues andother Jewish agencies. That is asimple result of Southern Jewishhistory and geography. Many ofyou have seen the black and whitephotograph of Rabbi Mendelsohnthat is displayed in Shalom Park(near the snack bar in the Jewishhistory display). For those Jewsliving in Charlotte at that time,their spiritual needs prior to 1870were met by affiliating with thesynagogues in Charleston, SC orWilmington, NC. It wasn’t untilafter the Civil War that the Char-lotte Jewish community assumedits own identity distinct and sepa-rate from those coastal towns.Furthermore, in those days, peo-ple were self-reliant. They wereoften their own butchers, grocersand clothiers. Some could evenargue they didn’t need their owncemetery as Jews in our regionhad opportunities to be buried incemeteries in the area. We haverecords of Jewish individualsburied in the historic ElmwoodCemetery among others.
At some point in time, though,it becomes more than an individ-ual responsibility to live a Jewishlife and instill Jewish values inone’s community. That’s what thepost-Civil War community said in
1867 when they purchased the 11acres of land on McColl Streetnorth of Uptown to consecrate astheir community’s Bet Olam –Eternal House – the HebrewCemetery. People don’t often rec-ognize the need for a well-fundedand maintained cemetery. How-ever, for nearly 150 years, ourcommunity has supported its BetOlam and made it available to all,regardless of station in life orTemple affiliation.
The winter has been extreme.In just this short period our chil-dren missed three days of school.The weather did close the Ceme-tery for a day, as the ice onStatesville Avenue as well aswithin the Cemetery gates wouldhave posed a challenge for driversand walkers alike. Because of thephysical toll ice and water play onthe grounds, upkeep and mainte-nance are required. When you be-come a member of the HebrewCemetery Association, your $72dues goes towards this mainte-nance. Your membership and sup-port are needed to continue toperpetuate the mission of the He-brew Cemetery Association – pro-viding a dignified final restingplace for the Greater CharlotteJewish community.
With the New Year, make thisthe time that you consider funeralpre-planning. When you pre-plan,you can save over 30% in plot and
service fees. Payments are gener-ally on a two-year term. Our Di-rector, Sandra Goldman, can walkyou through the process – andthere’s never “hard-selling” in-volved. Membership is affordableat $72 annually – and funeral pre-planning is available immediatelyupon becoming a member.
Perhaps in 2016, your family isexpecting a child or grandchild.Maybe you have just received aninheritance or are drafting a will.These are just some of the waysthat you can participate in the Cre-ate Your Jewish Legacy programand create a lasting relationshipbetween your family and the He-
brew Cemetery. Our HebrewCemetery has been a very real tes-tament to the sustained successesof our Charlotte Jewish Commu-nity. I hope you will consideradding the Hebrew Cemetery As-sociation to your CJL bequests.
For more information aboutmembership or funeral preplan-ning, legacy planning or any ofthe programs discussed, pleasecontact our director Sandra Gold-man at [email protected] or 704-576-1859. Y
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Three runners recently repre-sented Friendship Circle of Char-lotte in the Miami Marathon.Their task: Raise $3500 for theFriendship Circle, spend an inspi-rational Shabbat in Miami learn-ing all about Judaism’s uniqueapproach to special needs, and ofcourse run a marathon. Here is apersonal account by one of therunners, Carrie Rabinowitz.By Carrie Rabinowitz
How can you tell if someonehas run a marathon? Don’t worry,they’ll tell you.
I am so proud that I participatedin The Friendship Circle MiamiMarathon. I only ran the halfmarathon, so I’m only half crazy,but I am completely grateful thatI did it.
For me, it wasn’t a race. A raceis something you try to win and Iwas pretty sure I wasn’t going tobeat 25,000 other runners to thefinish line. Rather, for me, it wasa run. It was a journey, both phys-ically and mentally, when I com-mitted last May. Could my legscarry me 13.1 miles? Could I
commit to a training schedule?Would I be stalwart enough to runin the rain, in the Charlotte humid-ity, in the cold?
I wasn’t prepared when I got tothe starting line at 4:58 A.M. thatSunday morning. It was Miami; itwas supposed to be warm andsunny, right? But because of 42degrees and 16 mph winds, I was-n’t able to wear the clothes I hadtrained in and was comfortable in– I had to spend Friday shoppingfor cold-weather running gear andhad only ripped off the tags as Iwalked out the hotel room door. Ihuddled with the other runners aswe waited an hour for our race tobegin.
There’s something bondingabout suffering with others. Notthat this was any catastrophicevent. But here we were, everysingle one of us, shivering fromthe cold and with anticipation ofgetting started. Here we were,25,000 people, propelling our-selves, in any and every way wecould, toward the finish line. Herewe were, all seemingly with the
same goal, but with as many dif-ferent reasons to run as there werebody types, ages, and abilities.Here we were, all running thesame race, all doing the best wecould.
I had several moments of clar-ity while running the streets ofSouth Beach. I had a couple ofhours to think. I thought about myfamily and their endless encour-agement. I was thankful for mycheering squad – my mother –who raced out of town two daysearly with me to beat the fore-casted ice storm and put up withmy panic attack the day before theevent. And the morale boosts from
unexpected sources - from afriend with whom I hadn’t spokenin a while, from honks and fistpumps when I was struggling upthe hills on Providence Road,from the cop who stopped trafficon Highway 51 so that I didn’thave to break my stride.
It’s amazing to know peopleare cheering for you, no matter thechallenge.
I’m not a graceful runner, and Iwas definitely more of a tortoisethan a hare, but I finished. Thatwas my challenge.
Thank you to Chaya Groner,Carrie Rabinowitz, and LaurenStark for representing Friendship
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What It’s Like to Run a Marathon for Friendship Circle
Judie and Mike Van Glish areamong the 323 individuals andfamilies in our community whohave created 668 unique legacygifts to support its future. Pleasetake the time to read their storyand thank them for their generos-ity. It is our hope that you will beinspired and encouraged to helpsustain our Jewish community bycreating your own Jewish legacy.By Mike Van Glish
After two especially bad win-ters in New Jersey, Judie and I de-cided there must be a better placeto raise our young family.Through my business travels I hadbecome familiar with Charlotte.Providing our children, David andMelissa, with a strong Jewishidentity was a priority. We trav-
eled to Charlotte and toured theJCC, Temple Israel in Dilworth,and Wallace’s kosher butchershop. We arrived in Charlotte in1977 and found it very welcom-ing.
Judie grew up with an Ortho-dox background in Lakewood,NJ. Her grandfather was an activeZionist and very philanthropic,donating a Torah to the congrega-tion. I grew up in Ocean Town-ship, NJ raised in a Conservativecongregation. We met on a blinddate in 1964 and were marriedtwo years later.
It was easy being Jewish in theNortheast but once in Charlotte itrequired a bit more effort. TempleIsrael and the Jewish CommunityCenter (now LJCC) provided reli-
gious education for our children,spiritual support, programs, andthe opportunity to socialize withother Jewish families. The major-ity of our life-long friendshipswere established during thoseearly years. We all gained agreater sense and purpose of ourJewish identity.
The vision of Shalom Parkmade it easier for our family, andmany others, to interact, developrelationships and build strongJewish lives. While serving asPresident of the Levine JewishCommunity Center I was able toparticipate in our community’scollaborative efforts. A third gen-eration of Van Glish’s have nowbenefitted from our community.Our grandchildren have attendedboth the Jewish Preschool onSardis and the Charlotte JewishDay School and participated innumerous activities at the LJCC.There are many more Jewish ex-periences available to them thanexisted for their parents. We takepride in the work of Jewish Fam-ily Services and appreciate thesupport provided by the JewishFederation.
Judie and I feel it is our gener-ation’s turn to continue the legacythat was created from the vision ofthose who preceded us. Today,young and more seasoned fami-lies have so many ways to connectwith their Jewish heritage. We feelit is important to grow and perpet-uate the programs being offeredso future generations will have thesame opportunities. We are veryfortunate that through our legacygift we have the opportunity to as-sure that others will have the samewonderful and positive Jewish ex-periences growing up and livingin Charlotte. Y
Legacy StoryJudie and Mike Van Glish
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Moishe House is a nonprofitorganization dedicated to promot-ing community among Jewishyoung adults in their twenties andearly thirties. Moishe House looksto fill the void that often existsafter graduating college and priorto settling down. The organizationbrings together groups of three tofive Jewish adults who live to-gether and plan local programs,both home-based and external, forother young Jewish adults. Thereare currently 76 Moishe Houses in18 countries around the world.
Moishe House Charlotte beganin August 2013 and since then hashosted 130+ events ranging fromservice projects to social events toJewish learning and more. We arealways happy to see new and re-turning faces, so be sure to join us.
We are pleased to share with youour exciting events for this March:
Event 1: Pool Night in SouthEnd - Thursday, March 3 at7:30 PM at Slate Billiards, 200E. Bland St. Chalrotte, NC 28203
Chalk up your cues and join theMoishe House for an evening ofpool. All skill levels are welcome,including beginners to hotshotpool sharks. We will have re-served tables at Slate Billiards toplay team and individual games.Please RSVP as soon as possibleso we can ensure that the propernumber of tables is reserved. Cuesticks will be provided. We lookforward to seeing you there.
Event 2: Taco Tuesday -March 8 at 7 PM at Moishe House
Lett-uce have fun. “Meat” us atthe Moishe House for a Taco
Tuesday night. We’ll supply thetacos, toppings, and sauce but feelfree to bring your own stuff aswell. I don’t mean to be cheesy,but come to this event and you’llsee not only that we guac theguac, but we tac the tac(o.) Taco-bout a good time.
Event 3: Joint Birthday Party- Friday, March 18 at 9 PM atMoishe House Charlotte
It’s birthday month at theMoishe House. All of yourMoishe House residents (Allison,Matt, and Rebecca) have birth-days that are less than one monthapart, so we decided to rage ap-propriately and host a joint birth-day party. We will be starting offthe night by lighting the Shabbatcandles and progressively in-crease and/or decrease the classy
as the night progresses.Event 4: Havdalah,
Bonfire, and Smores -Saturday, March 26 at 7PM at Moishe HouseCharlotte
Don’t want another s’moringSaturday night? Then come toMoishe House for some s’moreswith friends. We will have a firepit going in the backyard and willprovide all s’more materials.
To learn more about Moishe
House Charlotte, visit us atwww.moishehousecharlotte.org/houses/charlotte or check us out onfacebook: www.facebook.com/MoisheHouseCharlotte. To con-tact us, please e-mail [email protected]. Y
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The 2016 Annual Institute ofJudaism at Wildacres will takeplace on August 15-18.
The institute is a three day setof lectures and discussion groupsby outstanding scholars in resi-dence, plus entertainment in theevenings. Time is allotted in theafternoons for those who wish tohike, play tennis, or relax out-doors or indoors. The WildacresRetreat Center is up in the beauti-ful Blue Ridge Mountains nearthe Blue Ridge Parkway. Lodg-ing and meals are included in thefee. Attire is very casual.
The B’nai B’rith Institute ofJudaism is the longest running ofthe many retreats at Wildacres.This is the 69th year. Althoughthe audience is predominatelyfrom the Southeast, there are at-tendees from all over the country.
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Chai Expectations warmed the city up on a chilly Wednesday eveningwith its Jewish Singles Event at Bulldog Beer & Wine in Southend.
The free event attracted over 50 Jewishsingles, in their 20s and 30s. It was a greatopportunity for singles to mingle and forJewish young adults to interact, whether itbe a romantic connection made, a new friendfound, or just a chance to network within thecommunity. Laurie Berzack of Chai Expec-tations sponsored the event. Stay tuned -
there are more events in the works. Seekingsponsors to assist in underwriting eventcosts. For more information on Chai Expec-
tations, you can visit www.chaiexpecta-tions.com or contact Laurie at [email protected]. Y
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Youth VisionsWhere does the time go? It is
hard to believe that we are aboutto begin the final Hebrew Highsession for 5776. This session willbe dedicated to Jewish creativityand inspiration. All of our elec-tives will highlight the ingenuitythat makes our people (includingour students) so special. Follow-ing are highlights of some of ourcourses:
Chopped (liver) - This cookingclass will use the format of thepopular TV show to encouragestudents to get creative in thekitchen. Each week, the class willbe given a basket of mystery in-gredients (one of which will betraditionally Jewish), and be chal-lenged to produce a deliciousdessert or appetizer in less than anhour.
Art With Heart - This class willcreate one of a kind art pieces thatwill be donated to a variety oflocal charities in the Charlotte
area. They will create art tobrighten someone’s day atAlexander Children’s Network,Ronald McDonald House, JewishFamily Services, and other specialorganizations. We will work onseveral projects throughout thissession that teach our students thatcreating art for others is good forthe heart.
Superheroes and the JewishConnection - Superheroes have al-ways captured the imagination ofpeople of all ages and are cur-rently having an impact as neverbefore. Hollywood has producedblockbuster movies including:The Avengers, The Amazing Spi-derman, and The Dark KnightRises. The class will explore in-spirational, ethical, and spiritualmaterial from a variety of story-lines, and the Jewish influence onthese heroes. Themes may in-clude: Revenge vs. Justice, Soci-ety and Vigilantism, Repairing the
World, Order vs. Chaos, Powerand Responsibility, and Guilt,Confession, and Forgiveness.
LOL-The Culture of JewishHumor - What do the Marx Broth-ers, the Three Stooges, MelBrook, Joan Rivers, Adam San-dler, Henny Youngman, BillyCrystal, Jerry Seinfeld, AmySchumer, and Sasha Baron Cohenhave in common? They are allJewish and they make us laugh.Jewish humor is considered by
Jews and non-Jews as a recogniz-able and distinct form ofhumor. This course will explorewhat, if anything, ties togetherJewish humor from the Book ofEsther to the latest in stand-up.Students will learn about the rela-tionship between humor and theJewish experience throughout theages. We will read, tell, and watchJewish humor exploring howhumor developed to help a peoplesurvive and how that became partof popular humor in the UnitedStates and elsewhere.
In addition to the classes de-scribed above, we will focus on“Black Jewish Relations,” preparefor Confirmation services, createperformances for the communitywide Yom HaZikaron and YomHa’atzmaut programs, and con-tinue our popular “Hebrew forCredit” class. Hebrew High willfinish the year with lots of energy,and exciting Jewish learning. Y
Hebrew Highlights
Hebrew High students participated in theForward4Love project andmade orange t-shirts to express their support of positive relationships forteenagers.
Welcome Israeli artists
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Cover charge is $3
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Saturday night, January 30, Charlotte BBYO held its annual Sweet-heart Beau Dance. The theme was “Under the Sea” and over 150 peo-ple attended. Towards the end of the night, we held a special ceremonyto honor the graduating seniors and then crowned the new chapterSweethearts and Beaus. Congratulations to Anna Wilson, Adina Peck,Ari Feldman, and Jordan Schuler on being crowned.
The four Charlotte BBYO Chapters - Chai Chaverim BBG, OhavimBBG, Hank Greenberg AZA, and Mickey Barak Aberman AZA - areexcited to welcome the twenty five 8th graders that have joined BBYO,a place where teens have fun, stay connected to their Judaism, andmake friends that will last a lifetime. For questions about BBYO,please contact Jamie Bryan and Sara Abadi, Charlotte BBYO City Di-rectors [email protected]. Y
BBYO Sweetheart BeauDance 2016
The 2016 Charlotte Sweethearts and Beaus are, from left to right, Ari Feldman,Anna Wilson, Adina Peck, and Jordan Shuler.
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Join us for a Purim Celebrationin NYC right here at the Ballan-tyne Jewish Center. Our annualPurim parties are famous for beingfabulous, delicious, and a greattime for all ages. Join us for an un-forgettable evening of fun, greatfood, and an experience you don’twant to miss. Listen to the tradi-tional reading of the Megillahscroll of Esther, which depicts theage old story of Purim. Enjoy an
entertaining slideshow illustratingthe historical events, a bingo gameto keep you guessing, and yourkids will each receive an activitybag to engage them during thereading.
Dress up NYC style and takepart in a delicious buffet dinnerand Hamentashen. Don’t forget toenjoy all the activities like crafts,taking awesome pics in the photobooth, and making your own
Purim Basket to give to a friend.Visit Times Square, the DiamondDistrict, China town, the UpperEast Side - all in one night. Adultswill enjoy an open bar whileeveryone has a fantastic time.Don’t miss out on this great eventand celebrate Purim with friendsand family.
Thursday, March 245:30 PM - Megillah Reading6 PM - Dinner and PartyBallantyne Jewish Center, 8632 Bryant Farms Rd. $15 per person or $45 per family For more info or to RSVP, con-
tact Rabbi Yisrael and Leah Levin,704-246-8881 or [email protected] or visit our web-site www.JewishBallantyne.com.
There will also be a Megillahreading Wednesday night, March23, at 7:30 PM also at the Ballan-tyne Jewish Center: 8632 BryantFarms Rd. Free of charge.Y
Purim in the Big Apple
“What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to them.” –Rabbi Hillel, Talmud: Pirke Avot
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“All who are hungry, let them come and eat.”What do we mean when we read
these powerful words from the Haggadah?
This Passover, let’s start really talking about hunger in our community.
SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2016 4:00pm – 6:00pm
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Attending this community-wide Hunger Seder will empower you to:
Learn about the prevalence of hunger within our community,
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communities. RESERVE YOUR SEAT WWW.JEWISHCHARLOTTE.ORGThis interactive event will include round-table
discussions and a light meal of soup and salad. Suggested donation of $18 per person appreciated.
This Seder is a collaboration between Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte, Jewish Community Relations
Council, and Jewish Family Services.
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Purim, the happiest dayon the Jewish calendar,comes this year on Thurs-day March 24. The festiv-ities at Ohr HaTorah willbegin on Wednesdayevening, March 23, with aPurim and Megillah serv-ice at 7:45 PM.
The Purim theme thisyear at Ohr HaTorah isPurim in Mexico whichwill feature MexicanPurim costumes as well asauthentic Mexican food.
Purim is celebration ofJewish survival and although ittook place in Ancient Persia in the4th century BCE, it still resonateswith us today. There was a reasonwhy Mordechai and Esther estab-lished Purim as an eternal holidayto commemorate the amazingevents of their time.
It was a prophetic vision of Es-ther who realized that Jews willbe languishing in the Diaspora infuture generations and that theywill face similar challenges as didthe Jews in Persia. Byrecording the story ofPurim in the Book of Es-ther, also known as theMegillah, and enactingspecial observances onPurim day she ensuredthat the lesson she andMordechai learned wouldnever be forgotten andwill be a source of en-
couragement for thousands ofyears to come.
Jews worldwide celebratePurim on the 14th of Adar, whileresidents of walled cities – likeShushan or Jerusalem – celebrateon the 15th of Adar. This yearbeing a leap year we celebratePurim in Adar ll.
The five Mitzvot of Purim are:1) Reading or listening to thereading of the Megillah (eveningand morning). 2) Reciting prayers
of thanksgiving. 3) Sending atleast two ready to eat fooditems to a friend. 4) GivingTzedaka to at least two poorpeople. 5) Rejoicing with aPurim feast at the end of theday.
Purim is a time of joy andfun. Costumes, sweets andHamantaschen are very muchpart of the fabric of this holi-day and will be in great abun-dance at the Ohr HaTorah.
The celebration will con-tinue at Ohr HaTorah with aGrand Purim Feast extrava-
ganza on Thursday, Purim day, at6 PM at the synagogue – 6619Sardis Road. The feast is will fea-ture music, excellent food, and acostume contest as well. Plus mar-garitas for L’chaim and a kosherpiñata. Children will have an op-portunity to try their luck at crack-ing open the piñata.
In addition to the Megillahreading at the early morning serv-ice, there will a Megillah readingat 5:15 PM for those who prefer a
later reading. The Purimfeast is open to all in thecommunity. A fee of $20 peradult and $12 for childrenunder Bar or Bat Mitzvah.Reservations can be madeonline at www.chabadnc.orgor by sending a check to OhrHaTorah 6619 Sardis Road,Charlotte, NC 28270.Y
Purim at Ohr HaTorahMexican Purim Feast and Margaritas
because I thought I wanted to goto medical school at the time, Ialso taught special needs childrento swim, fed baby bats at theHaifa Zoo, and perhaps my fa-vorite memories of all came fromvolunteering with Acharai - help-ing underprivileged high schoolstudents prepare for the army. Wetrained with them twice a week,working on skills such as naviga-tion and teamwork. They were sotouched that fancy American Jewscame all the way to Israel to bepart of their lives. I have photos ofmy bruised shoulders after a drillthat we did through the night - 15kilometers through the desert -carrying stretchers on our shoul-ders in the pitch black - ending atSde Boker, Ben Gurion’s grave,where we had a ceremony withAcharai participants from all ofthe country. In time, these kids,who come from nothing, will bethe future leaders of Israel be-cause of the opportunities andsupport they have thanks to all of
Federation’s hard work, andthanks to you.
That one year helped me real-ize I didn’t want to pursue med-ical school, and that one yearturned into five amazing years. Istayed in Israel and worked forMASA programs, which providethe framework for Jewish youngadults from all over the world tospend two to twelve months there.Seven years in nonprofit taughtme that I really wanted a stint inthe “for profit” world, so shortlyafter starting graduate school atthe Technion, I found my wayback home to complete my MBAat UNC Chapel Hill and recentlyback to Charlotte.
One of Federation’s themes is“Our History Is Only Our Begin-ning.” Here I am, on the crux ofthe history of the Jewish Federa-tion of Greater Charlotte, lookingto the future. I am so lucky tohave benefitted from your work,and look forward to benefittinggenerations to come. Y
The Many Faces of Federation -Sharon’s Story(Continued from page 3)
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Havurat Tikvah will hold com-munity Shabbat services onMarch 5, 10 AM at AvondalePresbyterian Church, AitkenClassroom, 2821 Park Rd. Kid-dush will follow. The communityis welcome to attend.
A Purim mask making will beheld on March 13, 1-3 PM atStrawberry Hill Clubhouse, 5101Strawberry Hill Dr. Rick Crownwill lead participants in the cre-ation of artistic, one-of-a-kindcrafted holiday masks. Crown is aformer associate professor of artat Queens University of Charlottewhere he spent 38 years teachingand mentoring students in the ArtDepartment. He received his Mas-ters in Fine Arts in Ceramics fromthe University of Massachusetts atAmherst. He now spends his time
in his own studio fashioningpottery and sculpting.
To celebrate Purim, a fes-tive Megillah reading willtake place on March 23, 8PM at Avondale Presbyte-rian Church, McLean Fel-lowship Hall, 2821 Park Rd.Charlie Brown will be thereader during this joyouscelebration and groggerswill be provided. Brownserves as the cantor for Tem-ple Emanuel in Gastoniaand is also a member ofHavurat Tikvah. Attendeescan enjoy hamentashenalong with the fellowship ofthe congregational family.This event is open to thecommunity.
Havurat Tikvah is awarm, supportive and nur-turing Jewish Reconstructionistcongregation with Shabbat serv-ices and a full spectrum of holidayobservances, as well as religiouseducational options for bothadults and children. We are a di-verse group of families, singles,and Jewish and interfaith coupleswho participate in projects thatpromote social justice.
We value and depend uponmember participation and leader-ship for our religious services,
spiritual growth and governance.Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish ReconstructionistCommunities, in association withthe Reconstructionist RabbinicalCollege.
For more information on up-coming services, programs, mem-bership or other queries, call980-225-5330, write to HavuratTikvah, P.O. Box 12684, Char-lotte, NC 28220, email [email protected] or visithavurattikvah.org. Havurat Tik-vah is also on Facebook atfacebook.com/groups/havurat-tikvah/.Y
Congregation Celebrates Purim, HostsArtsy Workshop
Charlie Brown, center in cape and crown, ata previous Purim celebration with HavuratTikvah members and guests. He will be thereader of the Megillah on March 23 during thefestival observance.
After the success of last year’sFair, Charlotte Hadassah ispleased to announce that the 3rdAnnual Israeli Products Fair willtake place on November 20 atSam Lerner Center at ShalomPark. “We were thrilled to be ableto raffle off a Hadassah Missionto Israel to Carey Shookoff at lastyear’s event, and we anxiouslyawait to hear more about Cary’sSeptember trip.”
Our committee is currentlyworking hard to secure sponsor-ships and individual donors whohave an interest in Israel and arewilling to help us spread the wordabout the importance of “Support-ing Israeli by Buying Israeli.”Please contact Stacy Baum [email protected] if you areinterested in learning more aboutour fantastic sponsorship opportu-nities. Again, this year, we will beexpanding our offerings of IsraeliProducts by increasing our con-nections to Israeli and local ven-dors offering Israeli made items,Judaica, Jewish holiday themeditems, and kosher foods. Pleasecontact Shellie Barer [email protected] if you orsomeone you know are interested
in participating as a vendor. We are also beginning our se-
cure raffle donations for our gen-eral raffle, and will be announcingplans shortly regarding a specialsilent auction. Please contact Hi-lary Rosenbaum at [email protected] with your personal orbusiness raffle donation, and staytuned for more information. Foradditional information, or to findout how you get can get involvedand help, contact Stacy Baum [email protected] or AmyDeloach at [email protected].
Thank you for your past sup-port. We are very excited to gearup for another exciting event. Seeyou at the Fair. Y
3rd Annual CharlotteHadassah Israeli ProductsFair, November 20
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By Sandra Goldman, president,Charlotte Chapter of Hadassah
You all know about Hadassah’sfairly new tag line “Hadassah, thepower of women who do.” I wantto talk to you about the real powerof us women and Hadassah as anorganization standing behind eachand every member. As many ofyou know by now, my breast can-cer has returned after just fiveyears. Now I have a choice: I canpity myself, curl up into a fetal po-sition, expect the worst and crymy eyes out; or I can once againlook at this as a stumbling block,fight this ugly disease with all mymight, educate along the way andgo on with my life because it isbeautiful. If you know me, youknow my choice. Yes, you are cor-rect, I do and move on. Life is tooprecious to be sorry, too much en-joyable than to ask “why me?”Henrietta Szold once said: “In thelife of the spirit there is no endingthat is not a beginning.” How trueis this and that is one of the rea-sons why I got involved withour Breast Cancer ResearchFundraiser Celebrate the TaTas. Iurge you this year to support allour efforts to raise funds for HMObut especially this one because itis obviously a cause dear and per-sonal to me. Remember, it is im-portant to have purpose anddetermination because effort isnot enough to make a real life. Italso is important to have a supportsystem and how wonderful haveall my Hadassah sisters been sofar. It is obvious to me that no one
can or should do this journey bythemselves.
As my son, Noah observedwhen he returned from his solidar-ity mission during Operation Pro-tective Edge: “Hadassah is reallythere for everyone, including thelittle accidental guy around thecorner.” I too made this observa-tion. I had to make a choice formy treatment plan and I decided
to contact Hadassah in Jerusalemto find out if there is a person whocould help me understand thedrugs better so that I could makea more educated decision. In theprocess, I found out that one of thesuggested drugs was in fact devel-oped at Hadassah. How incredibleis that. Within twelve hours I re-ceived an email to call the Direc-tor of Ein Kerem Hospital and so
I did. As I explained my situationto him he pointed me in the direc-tion of the treatment that theLevine Cancer Institute right herein Charlotte suggested. Eventhough this Israeli doctor was in-volved in developing the otherdrug, he told me it was not for me.I feel so humbled and at the sametime blessed to be part of thisamazing women’s volunteer or-
ganization. How amazing to getsuch a response and help whenyou really need it and you receiveit because you are one of Hadas-sah’s women. That’s where it allstems from: the power, the pas-sion, and the purpose. So let’s doand continue supporting this oneof a kind organization who ownsone of the biggest hearts I know.Y
The Power of Women Who Do
Charlotte residents Barbara andJerry Levin received the Israel68Award at the Israel Bonds Interna-tional Prime Minister’s Club Din-ner held January 31 in BocaRaton, FL. The Levins were oneof 13 honorees from across NorthAmerica recognized by IsraelBonds for exemplary efforts onbehalf of Israel and their respec-tive Jewish communities. Over$250 million in Israel bond in-vestments were announced at theevent. In a video message, IsraeliPrime Minister Benjamin Ne-tanyahu congratulated IsraelBonds on its 65th anniversary andcalled the organization’s feat ofsurpassing $1 billion in U.S. salesfor three consecutive years an“outstanding achievement.” FredZeidman, chairman of the IsraelBonds National Campaign Advi-
sory Council, and actress FranDrescher hosted the event.Y
Barbara and Jerry Levin Honored by Israel Bonds
From left to right: Israel Bonds president and CEO Izzy Tapoohi,Bonds Chairman of the Board Richard Hirsch, Barbara Levin, JerryLevin and Fred Zeidman, chairman of the Israel Bonds NationalCampaign Advisory Council.
Actress Fran Drescher and Fred Zeidman, chair-man of the Israel Bonds National Campaign Ad-visory Board.
Mazel Tov & Congratulations
By Amy KrakovitzFor most of our lives, my sis-
ters and I were convinced that wewere the last of our family name,a rare and nearly unpronounceablerelic of Eastern Europe. Thesedays, with Google as your friend,we can see that is far from thetruth, but even as recently as 1993,we were fairly certain this was thecase.
When I arrived in Charlotte inlate 1993, within a few days, Ifound myself investigating
Shalom Park and the agenciesherein. As I stood by the frontdesk (which at the time was in thelocation of the Jewish FamilyServices bulletin board in the cir-cle by the rear gym door), Iskimmed a list of personnel at theJewish Federation of GreaterCharlotte. One name caught myattention: Audrey Krakovitz.
“That can’t be,” I thought. Butit was. I had found what mighthave been a long lost cousin. Asof yet, we have not been able to
confirm a familial relationship At the time, Audrey was the
Program Associate in Federationand then the Campaign Associate.A few years later, she moved on toGreensboro, where she has sinceserved in many capacities, usingher Masters in Jewish CommunalService from Brandeis University.She has worked actively in theJewish field for the past 20 years,including the Greensboro JewishFederation and Jewish FamilyServices, as well as congregations
in Greensboro (Beth David),Chapel Hill (Kehillah Syna-gogue), and Winston-Salem(Temple Emanuel).
Recently, the NC Council onthe Holocaust tapped Audrey asDirector of Teacher Workshopswhere she will coordinate one ofthe Council’s most important mis-sions, to aid NC educators in theirteaching of Holocaust Studiesthroughout the state.
“I’ve also worked in the class-room as a substitute teacher,” Au-drey explains, “and I have anunderstanding of the difficultiesteachers have in planning and im-plementing lesson plans.” TheCouncil runs 7 to 9 workshopsaround the state each year to helpteachers navigate the rough roadof teaching one of the most un-speakable events in human his-tory, the Shoah. The workshopsare available for teachers from100 NC counties to spend a daylearning, so Audrey has her handsfull. “Teaching the Holocaust is arequired curriculumin North Carolina,”Audrey points out.“These workshops en-hance the teachers’knowledge, experi-ence, and resources todo the subject justice.
“In general,” shecontinues, “Holocausteducation is taughtthrough Social Stud-ies or Language Artsby teachers in middleand high schools.However, all teachersinterested in expand-ing their knowledge,from elementarythrough university, as well as fromother subject areas – media, li-brary, music, art – are welcome.”
The NC Council on the Holo-caust is a division of the NC De-partment of Public Instruction andthe workshop offers teachers con-
tinuing education credits and sub-stitute teacher pay for publicschool teachers. The morning por-tion of the workshop includes ascholar who outlines the historyand ideology of the period. Theafternoon sessions includes in-struction on teaching the Holo-caust with approved pedagogicmethods and a survivor or the
child of a survivor speaks to thegroup. Here in Charlotte, IrvingBienstock, Suly Chenkin, HenryHirschmann, and Susan Cernyak-Spatz have filled this role foryears. “This has the most pro-found impact on the educators,”Audrey says.
“In fact,” adds Mike Abram-son, Chair of the NC Council onthe Holocaust, “Susan Spatz wasa founding member of the Counciland continues to contribute hergifts to the program.”
And teachers have great ac-claim for what they have learnedat the workshops. “My studentshave been empowered by … theknowledge and understanding ofthe Holocaust,” says Lee Holder,a teacher at North Lenoir HighSchool in Kinston. “They tell methey have learned not to be by-standers, not to be perpetrators ofhate, and equally importantly, notto be victims.”
The newest available resourceis called “The Suitcase Educa-tional Exhibit.” There are eightteaching suitcases with book,videos, photographs, and artifactsrepresenting a Jewish person sentto a ghetto, available at no chargefor classroom use for up to sixweeks. “The best part about thesuitcase is that a seasoned teachercan utilize the resources and ateacher looking to supplementmaterial will find use for it, aswell,” says Talli Dippold, who led
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I spent my adolescence in hallsof the Levine Jewish CommunityCenter participating organizationssuch as Hebrew High and BBYO.I worked at Camp Mindy andTBE Religious School. Thesepositive experiences shaped myoutlook and relationship with Ju-daism. However, I wanted to learnmore about where my family wasfrom. I attended the George Wash-ington University in Washington,DC and received my Bachelor’sDegree in International Affairs -with a concentration in Russia andEastern Europe, of course. My ex-periences at GW undoubtedlyopened my eyes to the “grown-up” version of how the worldworks and helped me gain an evendeeper appreciation of the life myancestors endured in the SovietUnion, the risks my parents tookin leaving, and the people whochanged the trajectory of our
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college, I knew I wanted to giveback to the Jewish communitythat had shaped my life and myJewish identity. First, I served asa BBYO advisor for four years.When it was time to send my ownchildren, Ester, Levi, and Sophieto preschool, my husband, Albert,and I sought out a Jewish founda-tion for our little ones, and thefamilies and staff at the JewishPreschool on Sardis became ourextended family. It was while Iwas serving as president of theboard at JPS that I started to putall the pieces together. It wasn’tjust individuals who helped myfamily and me all these years, itwas actually the Jewish Federa-tion that provided the resourcesfor all of the agencies that helpedus along the way. The JewishAgecny helped to resettle us.LJCC, BBYO, Hillel, HebrewHigh – all shaped my Jewish iden-tity. And now, my children andour entire family benefit from theagencies the Federation supports.
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For several weeks in March,the law school at UNC will hostan exhibit called “Lawyers With-out Rights.” Jointly created by theAmerican Bar Association and theFederal Bar of Germany, the ex-hibit tells the story of the persecu-tion of Jewish lawyers in NaziGermany in the 1930s. In additionto providing the historical back-ground, it traces events throughthe personal stories of individualJewish lawyers and their families,some of whom managed to emi-grate to safety and some of whomperished in the Shoah. The exhibithas traveled all over the countryand will be at UNC for aboutthree weeks.
Several free, public events re-lating to the exhibit are planned.An opening reception will takeplace at 5:30 PM on Monday,March 7, in the law school’s ro-tunda. It will feature a brief talkby Chief Justice Mark Martin ofthe North Carolina SupremeCourt, and hors d’oeuvres anddrinks will be served. On
Wednesday, March 9, at 6 PM inlaw school room 5052, the lawschool will be hosting a screeningand discussion of a one-hour doc-umentary called “From Swastikato Jim Crow,” which connects thestory of the persecution of Jews inGermany with the simultaneouspersecution of African Americansin the United States. On Wednes-day, March 23, also at 6 PM, inlaw school room 4004, ProfessorKonrad Jarausch of UNC’s His-tory Department will give a pub-lic talk on the professions inGermany in the decades beforeHitler and under Nazi rule.
The exhibit will be open forviewing during normal businesshours between March 7 andMarch 25. The week of March 14is spring break at UNC, but theexhibit will continue to be open.Y
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the committee that created theproject. Other members of thecommittee were Judi Strause, RozGreenspon, and Dana Kapustin.
The vast array of resourcesavailable to teachers in additionto the workshops is stunning.Such resources provided by theNC Council on the Holocaust areexhibits, plays, speakers, andbooks to schools. The HolocaustResource Teacher’s Guide isavailable online to download forfree. Survivors or children of sur-vivors can be scheduled to attendclasses and speak directly to stu-dents. There are four traveling ex-hibits that can be sent to schoolsor libraries for display, amongthem multi-panel displays aboutKindertransport, Dr. Seuss Goesto War, Fences & Butterflies, andJewish Resistance during WorldWar II. There are two travelingplays that can be brought to acommunity. And teachers whoneed help with resources such asbooks, DVDs or attending aHolocaust related seminar canturn to the Council for assistance.
“I’m really excited about thisperfect confluence of my experi-ence in Jewish communal work,administration, and education,”Audrey concludes.
Further information on teacherworkshops and Holocaust-related resources, please visitwww.ncpublicschools.org/holo-caust-council/. For informationregarding upcoming workshopsin your area, contact AudreyKrakovitz: [email protected] or 336-525-6224.Y
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The Sydney Taylor Book AwardWinner for Younger Readers:Ketzel the Cat who Composed byLesléa Newman with illustra-tions by Amy June Bates (Can-dlewick Press)
The Sydney Taylor Book AwardWinner for Older Readers:Adam & Thomas by Aharon Ap-pelfeld, translated by Jeffrey M.Green with illustrations byPhilippe Dumas (Seven StoriesPress)
The Sydney Taylor Book AwardWinner for Teen Readers:The Hired Girl by Laura AmySchlitz (Candlewick Press)
Sydney Taylor Honor Books forYounger Readers:Everybody Says Shalom byLeslie Kimmelman with illustra-tions by Talitha Shipman (Ran-dom House)
Shanghai Sukkah by Heidi SmithHyde with illustrations by JingJing Tsong (Kar-Ben Publishing)
Sydney Taylor Honor Book forOlder Readers:Hereville: How Mirka Caught aFish by Barry Deutsch (AmuletBooks)
Sydney Taylor Honor Books forTeen Readers:Serendipity’s Footsteps bySuzanne Nelson (Alfred A.Knopf, an imprint of RandomHouse)
Stones on a Grave by KathyKacer (Orca Book Publishers)
Notable Books for YoungerReaders:Hanukkah Cookies with Sprin-kles by David A. Adler, illus-trated by Jeffrey Ebbeler (Apple& Honey Press, an imprint ofBehrman House & Gefen Pub-lishing House)
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The Sydney Taylor BookAward honors new books for chil-dren and teens that exemplify thehighest literary standards whileauthentically portraying the Jew-ish experience. The award memo-rializes Sydney Taylor, author ofthe classic All-of-a-Kind Familyseries. The winners will receivetheir awards at the Association ofJewish Libraries Conference inCharleston, SC this June.
Lesléa Newman and Amy JuneBates, author and illustrator ofKetzel, the Cat who Composed,Aharon Appelfeld, PhilippeDumas and Jeffrey M. Green, au-thor, illustrator and translator ofAdam and Thomas, and LauraAmy Schlitz, author of The HiredGirl, are the 2016 winners of the
Sydney Taylor Book Award.Newman and Bates will receive
the 2016 gold medal in the Syd-ney Taylor Book Award’s YoungerReader category for Ketzel, theCat Who Composed, published byCandlewick Press. This delightfulpicture book tells the true story ofmusician Morris Moshe Cotel,whose cat helped him compose aone-minute composition that re-ceived an honorable mention inthe Paris New Music Reviewcompetition. The illustrations areheartwarming and add muchcharm to the story. Appelfeld,Dumas, and Green will receiverthe 2016 gold medal in the Syd-ney Taylor Book Award’s OlderReaders category for Adam andThomas, published by Seven Sto-
ries Press. This sweet story tells oftwo nine-year-old Jewish boyswho survive the last winter ofWorld War II, helping each otherso that one grows physicallystronger and braver and the othergrows spiritually. Laura AmySchlitz will receive the 2016 goldmedal in the Sydney Taylor BookAward’s Teen category for TheHired Girl, published by Can-dlewick Press. This sensitive storytells how fourteen-year-oldCatholic Joan Skraggs becomes ahired girl to a Jewish familywhere she learns and grows in un-expected ways.
Five Sydney Taylor HonorBooks were named for 2016. ForYounger Readers, the HonorBooks are Everybody Says
Shalom, written by Leslie Kim-melman and illustrated by TalithaShipman, published by RandomHouse, and Shanghai Sukkah,written by Heidi Smith Hyde andillustrated by Jing Jing Tsong,published by Kar-Ben Publishing.Hereville: How Mirka Caught aFish by Barry Deutsch, publishedby Amulet Books, is the Honorbook in the Older Reader cate-gory. For Teen Readers, the Honorbooks are Serendipity’s Footstepsby Suzanne Nelson, published byAlfred A. Knopf, a division ofRandom House, and Stones on aGrave by Kathy Kacer, publishedby Orca Book Publishers.
Winners and Honor recipientsparticipated in a blog tour fromFebruary 7-12. For more informa-
tion about the blog please visitwww.jewishlibraries.org/blog.
In addition to the medal win-ners, the Award Committee desig-nated twelve Notable Books ofJewish Content for 2016. More in-formation about the Sydney Tay-lor Book Award can be found atwww.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org or contact Amalia Warshenbrot,Association of Jewish Librareis,Vice President, President [email protected] or DianeRauchwerger, [email protected].
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2016 Sydney Taylor Book Awards for Children and Teens Announcedby the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)
The 2016 Sydney Taylor Book Awards
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The Parakeet Named Dreidel byIsaac Bashevis Singer illustratedby Suzanne Raphael Bedrkson(Farrar Straus Giroux)
Sadie & Ori & the Blue Blanketby Jamie Korngold illustrated byJulie Fortenberry (Kar-Ben Pub-lishers)
Notable Books for Older Read-ers:The Girl in the Torch by RobertSharenow (Balzer + Bray, an im-print of Harper Collins Publish-ers)
Mr. Doctor by Irene Cohen-Jancaand illustrated by Maurizio A. C.Quarello (Annick Press)
The Safest Lie by Angela Cerrito(Holiday House)
Watch Out for Flying Kids byCynthis Levinson (Peachtree)
The Wren and the Sparrow by J.Patrick Lewis, illustrated by Yev-genia Nayberg (Kar-Ben Pub-lishers)
Notable Books for Teens:Courage & Defiance by DeborahHopkinson (Scholastic Press)
Deep Sea by Annika Thor (Dela-corte Press)
Imagining Katherine by CarolSolomon (Tova Press)
Last Night at the Circle Cinemaby Emily Franklin (CarolrhodaLab)
Sydney Taylor Award Book List(Continued from previous page)
By Rebecca Pliner (The Nosher via JTA) - As a
former chef and pastry chef, I hadmany delicious sweet and savorytreats in mind to turn into haman-taschen for this year. But I wantedto keep it simple enough to re-cre-ate in a home kitchen, yet some-thing different to also get peopleexcited about Purim and haman-taschen, of course.
Rice Krispie treats on a stickare always one of the most popu-lar items I sell from my dessertcompany, and so it felt only natu-ral to turn these into a Purim de-light for the whole family toenjoy.
The best part about this recipeis that there is no oozing of filling,no seams of the dough breaking,and no baking. This recipe may bedifferent than your average RiceKrispie Treat since there is nofluff involved. The authentic wayto make Rice Krispie Treats usesreal marshmallows melted with alittle butter to insure a crunchy,not too sweet, and absolutely de-licious dessert.
To use these in your mishloachmanot, or Purim gift baskets, Irecommend heading to AmazingSavings or Michael’s to get somecute treat bags to store them. In-clude a packet of hot chocolatemix and you have yourself an easyand delicious s’mores-themedbasket. Ingredients:
6 c. Rice Krispies 10 oz. mini marshmallows – do
not substitute fluff 3 T. butter or margarine
Lollipop sticks 15 oz. bar of semi-sweet
chocolate Sprinkles, candy or other deco-
rative items Grease a large bowl and the
spatula you will be using. Thiswill help avoid too much sticking.In a microwave-safe bowl, meltthe margarine with the marshmal-lows at 30 sec. intervals at fullpower. Stir after each interval.When melted, remove and pourinto bowl with the Rice Krispies.
Mix well till all are coated withmarshmallow. Spread mixtureinto a greased sheet pan. Usingyour hands, spread mixture evenlyonto pan, then press together sothe Rice Krispie Treats are com-pact. Allow to sit for several min-utes at room temperature to cool.Form the Rice Krispie Treat mixinto hamantaschen shapes. Placelollipop stick into center. Over adouble broiler, melt 3/4 of a largebar (15 oz.) of semi-sweet choco-late. Reserve the last 1/4. Melt
chocolate, stirring gently until allis melted. Take chocolate care-fully off the double broiler. Bevery careful not to let any waterdrip into chocolate. If this hap-pens, you need to start over.Chocolate “seizes” when watergets into it. If this happens, thetempering process does not work.Add in the remaining chocolate.Let sit in hot chocolate for 30 sec.,then stir. Dip hamantaschen intochocolate, tap stick lightly to re-move the excess chocolate. Place
on parchment to let dry. After 2-3dipped pops, start decorating be-fore that chocolate sets in. Useyour favorite sprinkles, chocolatechips, Oreos, or candy to add yourown flare. Yield: 2 dozen treats.Y
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Rice Krispie Treat Hamantaschen
