9 MB 2012 August - The Charlotte Jewish News

Vol. 34, No. 7
Av-Elul 5772
August 2012
An Affiliate of the Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
The Leon Levine Foundation Awards a Challenge Grant to Charlotte
Jewish Preschool
By Elka Bernstein
We are building something special at Charlotte Jewish Preschool
this summer. It is something
which truly embodies our community spirit and our love for what
matters most - our children. It is
an exciting new park featuring a
brand new, state of the art playground. As I watch the bulldozers
and construction crews at work
each day and see the plans for this
custom designed playground take
shape, I am in awe of the effort it
took to get to this point and how
all of us at Shalom Park are working together to finish this job.
At Charlotte Jewish Preschool,
we know the importance of children having dedicated time outside each day. Our new outdoor
recreation area, currently named
Katan Olam Park, is expertly
designed to exercise our children’s
gross motor skills on every level.
There will be more room to do just
that because instead of the current
10,000 square feet, our new playground will encompass 18,000
square feet. What this expansion
does is allow our youngest
preschoolers aged one and two, to
play adjacent to the space as our
older kids do. The area which was
previously home to our playground for the threes, fours, and
five will be reinvented. Children
to enjoy and use the new the community as a whole and the
will delight in several
playground on weekends and children we serve each day. It will
new sensory stations,
during non-preschool hours. offer a valuable space for our kids
climbing
structures,
Preschoolers who attend syn- to Grow, Connect, and Learn. As
slides, turf mounds, and
agogue will be able to use you can see, it is that ideal that is
even a rubberized track
this space to explore as their woven into every aspect of this
area. The park will also
parents worship.
project. We at Charlotte Jewish
be home to beautiful nat“Katan Olam” is Hebrew Preschool cannot wait for the
ural areas as well as a
for “small world.” We hope playground’s completion and to
dedicated teacher’s garour creation of this “small introduce all of its features to our
den.
New overhead
world” behind the Charlotte new and returning young students.
shade structures will be
Jewish Preschool will be a If you would like more informain place to shield kids,
special and safe place for our tion on how to help with our
parents, and teachers
kids to play and discover playground effort or on enrolling
during the hottest days
of the year. Construction The designer’s rendering of the future Katan Olam Park. with friends as they visit your child in Charlotte Jewish
Shalom Park and attend pre- Preschool, please contact me at
crews will also be able to
repurpose the existing play equip- and Mark Vitner, Larry Schwartz, school. Our new playground is [email protected]
ment and other existing structures and the CJP Parent Teacher symbolic of our commitment to or 704-944-6777. Y
as we bring in the new additions Association. Now, we are working
diligently to do our part of the barfor the playground.
We, at Charlotte Jewish gain which is to raise an additionPreschool, have been dreaming of al $33,000 to complete the playthis new playground for years. ground. To that end, we are workHowever, we are fortunate to have ing with our parents and our
received several generous dona- Shalom Park community to raise
tions to make this dream a reality. the necessary funds. For more
In June, The Leon Levine than 20 years now, Charlotte
Foundation awarded our school a Jewish Preschool has provided a
$50,000 challenge grant which home for young families looking
www.flagsacrossthenation.org
has enabled construction to get for quality care and education for
rolling this summer. In addition to their children. This new park will
The Leon Levine Foundation allow help us continue our misgrant, there are other visionaries sion to provide the best in prewhose generosity also made this school education but we need
project possible. They include the everyone’s help to get this project
Levine
Jewish
Community to the finish line. We appreciate
During Camp SOAR this
Center, The Gorelick Family, Amy the donations we have received
summer this summer,
and high hopes of receiving more
campers made pillowcases
in the weeks and months to come.
to be sent overseas to the
Once completed, Katan Olam
troops in action.
Park will benefit more than just
For more information on
the children of the Charlotte
Operation Pillowcase,
Jewish Preschool. The park will
contact Eileen Schwartz at
Dee Griffin, a camper and a volunteer,
also serve Shalom Park agencies
eschwartz@
shows off the pillowcase she created for
as well as the visitors to Shalom
flagsacrossthenation.org.
the troops. Camp SOAR covered the cost
Park. All agencies, along with
of materials and shipping.
their constituents, will also be able
Operation Pillowcase
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JEWISH FEDERATION NEWS
Charlotte Birthright Israel Trip May 2012
Throughout history, two things have
linked the Jewish people to one another
regardless of time and place. One is the
Torah; the other is the land of Israel.
This past May, thanks to a generous
donation from The Leon Levine
Foundation, 40 young adults from the
Carolinas traveled to Israel for the first
time on a 10-day free trip with
Birthright Israel.
They climbed Masada. Floated in the
Dead Sea. Rode camels. They explored
Jerusalem and touched the Western
Wall. They met Israeli soldiers and students. All distances shrink. Cultural differences fade. In laughter and reflection, they rediscovered the meaning of
Jewish community.
This is the third community based
trip in which the Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte (JFGC) partnered
with Birthright Israel to give our
young adults the opportunity to
experience Israel together, as a
community. The goal of this partnership is that Charlotte-based
Birthright alumni will be inspired
by their first Israel experience to
become more active in our community. When a critical mass of
young adults commits to post-trip
engagement, Jewish life in our
community and NC campuses is
transformed.
For more information on Young
Adult programming please contact
Tair Giudice, Director of Outreach &
Engagement, 704-944-6759 or [email protected]
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Arlene Goldstein, VicePresident of Fashion Direction
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will present fall’s best looks
including the hottest cosmetic
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“Because this is such a
great evening, the Women’s
Professional Network is inviting all women in our community to join us,” said Kelly Gaines,
WPN Chair. Therefore, all
women who support the Jewish
Federation Annual Campaign
with a minimum household
donation of $180 are welcome
to attend.
The Women’s Professional
Network offers women the
opportunity to engage socially
and connect with a cause. The
WPN Steering Committee is
wrapping up plans for 2012 –
2013
programs.
Steering
Committee members are Kelly
Gaines, chair; Vicki Parker,
vice-chair; Jill Balick, Sharon WPN Chair, Kelly Gaines, with Belk’s
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Davidson, Fern Ingber Epley,
Mindy Kirshbaum, Jenn Koss, social action liaison between
Claire Krusch, Laurie Smith, WPN and Shalom Bayit, NC, is
and Alyson Grossman Traw.
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Thirty Young Leaders Graduate from the
Bernstein Leadership Group
The Jewish Federation of
Greater Charlotte is excited to
announce the May graduation of
the eighth class of the Bernstein
Leadership
Group
(BLG).
Federation’s selective, 18-month
leadership program, the BLG
prepares the next generation of
leaders (45 and under) to assume
leadership positions within and
beyond the Charlotte Jewish
community. This program is generously funded by Don and
Bobbi Bernstein.
Under the leadership of Chair
Lisa Blau, the program was reenvisioned this year, focusing on
Jewish Identity, Community and
Leadership
Development.
Bernstein Leaders participated in
exciting and innovative sessions
such as “Speed Dating” our community’s agencies, exploring the
“Routes to our Roots” with the
history of Jewish Charlotte and
Shalom Park or a weekend retreat
in Wildacres. BLG participants
also had the unique opportunity
to personally hear renowned
speakers such as Rabbi Brad
Hirschfield and Avraham Infeld.
Recruitment for Class IX of
the Bernstein Leadership Group
will take place this Fall. For more
information on how you or someone you know can take part in
this exciting program, please
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BLG Graduates – Class VIII
Don Bernstein, Alan Kronovet, Bobbi Bernstein, Tair
Giudice, and Lisa Blau with a gift presented to Don
and Bobbi by BLG Class VIII.
Brian Bernhardt, Glenda Bernhardt,
Rachel Brand, James Bryan, Jena Coen,
Dorit Cohen, Beth Cupp, Jason Dranove,
Cathy Eisner, Mitchell Feld, Adam
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Donations to Jewish Family
Services April 1 to May 31
IN HONOR OF
Zachary Shporer from the
Philip Stark family
Adrienne Gossett from Mattye
and Marc Silverman, Vera and
Jack Mendel
Barbara Sussman from Ruth
and Alan Goldberg
Bob Solow from Elly Miller
Cynthia Abrams from Ruth and
Alan Goldberg
Dale Polsky from Mattye and
Marc Silverman
Dr. Marvin Shapiro from Judie
and Mike Van Glish
Ellen Fligel from Mattye and
Marc Silverman
Ellie Gumnit from Eleanor and
Morton Turk
Esther Kaufman from Jo Ann
and Richard Weber, Mae and
Julius Goldman, Sheree, Martin
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Fran Scwartz from Linda and
Robert Isser
Glenn Fishkin from Jill and Ed
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Ira Starr from Stephanie, Steve,
Maddy, Melissa, and David Starr
Mae and Julius Goldman from
the Helen Josephs family
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Block
from Helen Josephs
Shirley and Edwin Goodman
from Fay Sinkoe
Rhonda and Bernard Manton
from Rose Weisman
Tara Denise Jones from Joseph
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The sister of Allan Bickler from
Eleanor and Morton Turk
Wilma Asrael from Rosalie and
Alan Blumenthal
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
Julius Goldman from Anne and
Bob Yudell, Esther Kaufman
MAZEL TOV ON
The Bar Mitzvah of Michael
Joseph to Ollie and Sam and Polk
from Vera and Jack Mendel, Jill
and Ed Newman
The birth of Blake Emma
Jacobs to Susan and Donald
Jacobs and to Lauren and Dave
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The birth of her great-granddaughter to Florence Jaffa from
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The graduaton of Amy Mann to
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The sister of Marty Birnbaum
from Barbara and Phil Guller
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Jewish Family Services News and Events
Counselor’s Corner Now Online
Visit our website www.jfscharlotte.org for monthly articles written by our counseling staff.
August’s article features advice
from JFS Child and Adolescent
Therapist Libby Rains on how to
prepare young bodies and minds
for back-to-school, including tips
for adequate sleep, proper nutrition and more scheduled routines.
Friends Run 5K and One Miler
Sign up for the JFS Friends Run
at www.FriendsRun.com. Join
JFS on Sunday, November 11, for
a chip-timed 5k and a one-mile
fun run. We will be offering postrace treats and activities at the
Levine JCC, as well as a salute to
our country’s Veterans in honor of
Veterans Day Weekend. All proceeds of the Run will directly
benefit JFS. Sign up at
www.FriendsRun.com.
JFS Receives Two Grants
MAZON: A Jewish Response to
Hunger
For the seventh straight year,
Jewish Family Services received a
generous grant to help fund
hunger relief efforts in the
Charlotte area. MAZON: A Jewish
Response to Hunger, one of the
largest privately supported philanthropic organizations addressing
hunger in America, awarded JFS a
$7,000 grant.
MAZON, which means “food”
or “sustenance” in Hebrew, was
the first national organization to
rally the American Jewish community around the issue of hunger,
and remains the only national
Jewish organization dedicated
exclusively
to
that
same
cause. The primary goal of the
MAZON grant is to promote and
support sound, effective public
and private initiatives that provide
lasting help to hungry people.
BJH Foundation for Senior
Services and the Jerome
Madans Fund
JFS is honored to be one of 19
recipients awarded a grant from
the BJH Foundation for Senior
Services. This $9,000 grant will
help fund the JFS program,
Family Connections, which will
provide support, education, guidance, and service coordination to
dispersed and local family members to ensure that proper support
services are in place to help keep
their older adult relatives as independent as possible. Like the mission and values of the BJH
Foundation, it is the goal of the
JFS Family Connections Program
to provide dignity and nurturance
and maintain the independence of
senior adults through services that
address the physical, mental and
emotional challenges of aging,
thus enhancing the lives of Jewish
Seniors in Charlotte.
Family to Family Campaign
The 2012 Family to Family
Annual Campaign is well underway. Thank you to the families
who have already made their
donations and pledges to this
year’s campaign, formerly known
as the “Friends Campaign.” JFS
volunteers will continue to make
calls throughout the campaign to
ask for your support and answer
any questions you may have.
Your tax-deductible gift to the
2012 Family to Family annual
campaign gives you and your family the opportunity to join JFS in
ensuring stability, dignity, and
compassion to all members of our
community for generations to
come.
If you have questions about JFS
or the annual campaign, please
contact us at 704-364-6594.
Donations are currently being
accepted online at www.jfscharlotte.org.
August Events at JFS
Caregiver Support Group
Tuesday, August 14, 6 PM, JFS
“Hurry Up and Relax! How to
Take Care of Yourself in an
Over Scheduled, Stressful
World”
JFS and Carol Anne Lawler,
Hospice & Palliative Care
Charlotte Region’s Communities
of Faith Liaison, present this interactive program including meditation techniques, guided imagery,
and chair yoga. August 28, 11:30
AM-1 PM, including complimentary lunch, Gorelick Hall. RSVP:
704-364-6594.
Support Group for Families of
Children with Special Needs
Schedule online
Fall Programming: JFS
Parenting Place Child &
Adolescent Programming
* Love and Logic Parenting
Classes with Wendy Petricoff will
begin in the Fall.
* If you can’t attend the summer Social Skills Group for boys,
plan to attend during the Fall session. Groups for boys and girls
will begin in September.
* Watch for more information
in your monthly JFS E-News or
call 704-364-6594.
Acknowledgements
Thank you to the following
individuals and organizations who
contributed to Jewish Family
Services in May and June. Your
support and generosity allow us to
provide quality services and programming to our community.
Food Pantry and Tzedakah
Donations: Judi and Dave Lecker,
Michael Van Glish, BBYO, Camp
Soar, Charlotte Jewish Day
"I have for years been intrigued with the ways in which Jews and southerners
are alike - stepchildren of an anguished history." author Eli Evans
School,
Charlotte
Jewish
Preschool Shmashot Class and
Temple Kol Tikvah, of Lake
Norman (formerly Lake Norman
Jewish Congregation)
Tzedakah Donations: Richard
Herd, Joel Ostrow
Mitzvah Baskets: Mariel
Cupp, Ethan Jankowitz, Carly
Lerner and Leah Porter
From Julius Goldman: Thank
you to all of the individuals who
donated funds to JFS in honor of
my 90th birthday.
Food Pantry: Bill Schwartz,
Frada Mozenter, Nancy Harrows,
Amalia
Warshenbrot,
Ben
Aizenman
Hadassah Cooks: Five dozen
delicious meals were assembled
by Hadassah volunteers on June
12. The following people participated in the June Mitzvah:
Barbara Abrams, Cathy Bogus,
Sharon Cavanaugh, Lynne Cojac,
Milly Corday, Helene Cullen,
Zelma Fink, Audrey Herman,
Mary Gordan, Karen Kantrowitz,
Judy Kaufmann, Penny Krieger,
Sharel Persin, Hagit Stav,
Amy Strasser, and Robin
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ALL THAT REMAINS
THROUGH SEPT. 9, 2012
A new panel exhibit inspired by an article in
Charlotte magazine. Writer Ken Garfield
interviewed ten people in the Charlotte area
who survived the Holocaust and understood
the importance of telling their stories before
it's too late. Photographer Chris Edwards took
beautiful, stirring portraits of each.
COURAGE & COMPASSION
THROUGH JUNE 3, 2012
Explore more than 400 years of Jewish life in the Tar Heel state, from colonial times to today.
Produced by the Jewish Heritage Foundation of North Carolina, Down Home is generously underwritten by
The Leon Levine Foundation, Sandra and Leon Levine, the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources,
and the Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation, with in-kind support from Duke University.
CHARLOTTE SPONSORS
FAMILIES OF ABRAHAM
JUNE 24 THROUGH SEPT. 9, 2012
THE GORELICK FAMILY
COME TO UNDERSTAND
Open daily
200 E. 7th St, Charlotte
This traveling exhibit tells the story of the
Bielski brothers and the more than 1,200
men, women and children they saved during the
Nazi occupation. On exhibit in conjunction
with Violins of Hope, a community cultural
initiative organized by the College of Arts +
Architecture at UNC Charlotte.
www.museumofthenewsouth.org
www.facebook.com/LevineMuseum
A photographic narrative exploring life
and faith traditions of Jewish, Christian and
Muslim families in Charlotte. Featuring the
work of 8 local photographers, and curated
by Eleanor Brawley.
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Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource Center
The Story of Israel through Stamps and
Film: Stamp Exhibit and Movie
Due to the generosity of philatelist (stamp collector/enthusiast)
Arnold Leder, the Levine-Sklut
Judaic Library has recently
acquired an extensive collection
of Israeli stamps from 1948 to the
present. We are extremely grateful
to Mr. Leder and are eager to
share this new acquisition with the
Charlotte community.
Every stamp tells a story. We
invite you to explore a rich assortment of stories and Israeli history
as the Levine-Sklut Judaic Library
hosts an exhibit of Israeli stamps
on Sunday, August 26 at 7 PM in
Shalom Park’s Gorelick Hall. Cosponsored by the Charlotte
Chapter of Hadassah in honor of
the new Israeli stamp recognizing
Hadassah’s centennial birthday,
our stamp exhibit will be accompanied by a screening of the inspirational documentary about Israel
called “Israel Inside: How a Small
Nation Makes a Big Difference.”
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The exhibit and film will be
followed by a dessert reception.
This event is free and open to the
community. For more information, please contact Debby Block
at [email protected] or
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The Florence-Melton Adult
Mini-School of Charlotte is
thrilled to announce the launch of
our new Jewish Family values
class: Foundations
What are the Jewish values you
want your child to know? This
new learning opportunity for parents and grandparents of preschool and school aged children
provides a thought provoking
encounter with the core values of
Judaism. At a time in a family’s
life when a child is experiencing
his or her own Jewish education,
this rich learning experience provides you with the learning, the
language, and the confidence to be
a teacher to your own children and
support Jewish learning at home.
Come and learn more at a free
information session on Sunday,
August 12 at 1 PM in the Library.
While you are learning about
the Foundations class, your children may participate in a program
called “Fun-dations” consisting of
Creative Movement, story-time
and crafts geared for children ages
3-7.
For more information please
contact Talli at [email protected] or 704-944-6780.
Melton “Core” classes for years
one and two are registering now,
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Judaic Library and Resource Center.
These donations allow us to expand the
collection of books, DVDs, CDs, videos,
maps, posters, games and various teaching aids. The entire community benefits
from these thoughtful gifts.
Friends of the Levine-Sklut
JLRC Fund
In honor of Julius Goldman’s
90th birthday from Alan and
Madeline Aron, Harry and Gloria
Lerner, Harold and Patricia
Shapiro
Brandon and Renee Levine and
Family in honor of Eric and Lori
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SYNAGOGUES
&CONGREGATIONS
Pre-High Holiday Shabbaton at Ohr
HaTorah
The High Holidays bring about
great awareness in the Jewish
community at large. It is a time
when the Jewish heart is awakened to hear the voice of its Divine
soul. Every year Jews gather in the
days leading up to Rosh Hashanah
with special prayers and supplications asking God to welcome our
requests for a good and healthy
year.
Although these days are days of
awe and introspection, they are
days of joy as well. This is in the
joyous tunes we sing during the
High Holidays and is quite evident
in the festive meals and sweet
foods that we enjoy on Rosh
Hashanah, on Erev Yom Kippur
and in the break-the-fast meal
after Yom Kippur.
In preparation for the majestic
days of awe, Ohr HaTorah will be
hosting a pre-High Holiday
Shabbaton on Friday, September
7, which will set the tone for the
upcoming holidays with joy and
meaning. The Shabbaton event
which is open to the entire Jewish
community will feature delicious
holiday foods and inspirational
narratives about the Jewish New
year.
The famed Ohr HaTorah
Shabbatons have attracted many
people in our community who
have taken delight in the joy of
Shabbat in a friendly and spirited
manner. The Shabbaton program
begins Friday at 7 PM with candle
lighting followed by a spiritual
and uplifting service. Shabbat din-
ner will follow at 8 PM. The
Shabbaton event will be held at
Congregation Ohr HaTorah, 6619
Sardis Road in Charlotte. For
reservations or information please
visit our website: www.chabadnc.org, or call our office at 704366-3984.
The Shabbat of September 8 is
also known as Shabbat Selichot,
as on this Saturday night at midnight we gather at the synagogue
to recite the Selichot supplications. Given that Rosh Hashanah
falls on Sunday night the 16th of
September, we begin the Selichot
a week earlier. Y
Temple Israel Religious
School Welcomes New
Education Director
We want to thank everyone who participated in the LJCC Triathlon and
we are proud to have been able to lend our support to a great event!
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to strength under the
We are extremely
educational leadership of
pleased to announce that
Rabbi Tracy Klirs.
we have a new Director
Rabbi Tracy Klirs
for
Temple
Israel
received a bachelor’s
Religious School, Rabbi
degree in Yiddish literaTracy Klirs. This has
ture from the University
been a thorough process
of Chicago and attended
which has led to a great
the Hebrew Union
conclusion, and we want
College-Jewish Institute
to personally thank
Alison Lerner and her Rabbi Tracy Klirs of Religion’s rabbinical
school in Cincinnati
committee for their
work in finding the right person to where she was ordained in 1984.
lead our school. Rabbi Klirs and Rabbi Klirs was the first woman
her family will be relocating to rabbi to lead a congregation in
Charlotte from Great Neck, NY, Canada and served congregations
and will officially join our profes- and Jewish educational organizasional staff August 1. We hope tions in Texas, California, Virginia
you all take the opportunity to and Maryland. She recently
welcome them to Charlotte and to served as the Director of the
Religious School of Temple Israel
the Temple Israel Family.
The future of the Jewish com- of Great Neck.
Rabbi Klirs is the primary
munity lies in the quality of education that we provide to our chil- author of The Merit of Our
dren. We believe that our national Mothers: A Bilingual Anthology
search led us to one of the most of Jewish Women’s Prayers and
qualified Jewish educators in the has published a number of articountry. Rabbi Klirs has a distin- cles, primarily on Yiddish literaguished career working with ture, including a chapter entitled
Conservative congregations in "Tkhines for Rosh Chodesh:
Northern Virginia, Potomac Women’s Prayers of Devotion” in
Maryland and most recently Celebrating the New Moon: A
Temple Israel in Great Neck. The Rosh Chodesh Anthology.
Rabbi Klirs is a member of the
Shema and v’Ahavtah command
us “v’shinantam l’vanecha,” Central Conference of American
teach the mitzvot to your children. Rabbis, the Jewish Educators’
Rabbi Klirs is known for her abil- Assembly, and the Women’s
ity to form strong personal con- Rabbinic Network, and recently
nections to religious school stu- served as co-president of the
dents, and for mentoring and Conservative Principals’ Council
developing teachers. She is also of Queens and Long Island. She
known for taking a family orient- has participated in Jewish chorused perspective on religious educa- es and played cello in an amateur
tion. The search committee, klezmer band called Shoresh.
Rabbi Klirs and her husband,
Executive Committee, and Board
of Trustees are very excited about Elisha, have three children: Lior
having Rabbi Klirs join our com- and his wife Ariella, of Nashville,
munity and our staff. As we pray TN; Carni of Washington, DC and
at the conclusion of every book of Talya, who is moving to Charlotte
the Torah: Hazak Hazak along with her daughter, Callie
V’Nithazek! May our congrega- (Rabbi Klirs granddaughter). Y
tion continue to go from strength
The Charlotte Jewish News - August 2012 - Page 9
Temple Israel Social Action News
On Saturday, September 8, Dr. Heath
Morrison, the new Superintendent of
Charlotte Mecklenburg School will
address the congregation at Temple
Israel. Please join us as he shares his
vision for CMS and explains why partnerships like ours with Huntingtowne
Farms Elementary is so important to the
success of our public schools. Learn
about why volunteers are so needed in
the schools and how we can make a dif-
ference in the lives of students.
Carolyn
Rodd,
principal
of
Huntingtowne Farms Elementary, will
also be attending along with some of her
staff. Following services, she will speak
with us regarding her vision and goals
for the upcoming year and how we, as
volunteers, can best help the students
and support the teachers. Y
Complimentary College
Student High Holy Day Seats
CMS Superintendent
Heath Morrison
Temple Israel welcomes college students for the High
Holidays and year round. To
reserve your free seats, contact
Reuven Green, 704-944-6816 or
[email protected] Y
Temple Israel Social Club
We invite couples and singles,
affiliated with Charlotte area
Synagogues, to join to meet
friendly people, enjoy our interesting programs and trips.
Upcoming Event
Sunday, September 23, at 2:30
PM
We will be going to see Fiddler
on the Roof. Cost per ticket:
$21.50
each;
non-members
$25.50. RSVP by 9/13. Mail
checks to: Douglas Mann, 137 N.
Canterbury Rd., Charlotte, NC
28211. Contact: Ruth Goldberg at
704-366-8903. Dinner to follow
the show. Y
Temple Israel Book Club
To the End of the Land by David
Grossman
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 7:30 PM
AT TEMPLE ISRAEL
Set in Israel between 1967 and
2000, David Grossman’s To the
End of the Land is a novel “of
extraordinary power about family
life – the greatest human drama –
and the cost of war.”
Ora, a middle-aged Israeli
mother, is on the verge of celebrating her son Ofer’s release from
army service when he returns to
the front for a major offensive. In
a fit of preemptive grief and magical thinking, she sets out for a
hike in the Galilee, leaving no forwarding information for the “notifiers” who might darken her door
with the worst possible news.
Estranged from her husband, Ilan,
she drags along an unlikely companion: their former best friend
and her former lover Avram. The
novel traces what happens as they
walk and talk.
“While Grossman’s novel has
the vast sweep of pure tragedy, it
is also at times playful, and utterly
engrossing. …. The story unfolds
with care and truth, wit and tenderness and rare understanding.
This is one of those few novels
that feel as though they have made
a difference to the world.”
The September 12 Temple
Israel book club discussion of this
“powerful meditation on war,
friendship, and family” is sure to
enrich and expand our understanding of what it means to live in
Israel.
Copies of To the End of the
Land are available at the public
library, the Levine-Sklut Judaic
Library and for sale at local bookstores and on-line for less than
$15.
Temple Israel book club meetings are open to the entire community. “Drop-ins” are welcome,
even those who haven’t read the
book. For additional information
contact Linda Levy at 704/3666362 or [email protected]
Temple Solel, the new Reform
Jewish congregation in York
County, held its first Annual
Meeting and catered picnic in
Cherry Park in Rock Hill on June
24. In addition to the business
meeting, there was plenty of food,
games, and a desert auction for
the 40 people in attendance.
Temple Solel hosts religious services on the second Friday of each
month, at the Complex at the
Greenway (Tom Hall Street), in
Fort Mill.For more information,
call 803-547-3043, or go
to www.templesolelsc.org
or find us on Facebook at
Temple Solel SC.
Temple Solel has recently
received 50 new prayer books
(Mishkan T’Filah) for use by the
new congregation. They were
donated by members Al Rogat
and Herb and Renee Feitelberg.
The Feitelbergs’ donation was
made in honor of the new congregation and Mr. Rogat’s was in
memory of his parents, Stanley
and Marie Rogat. (Left to right)
Renee Feitelberg, Herb
Feitelberg, James Fox (President
of Temple Solel), and Al Rogat.
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The Charlotte Jewish News - August 2012 - Page 10
This Labor Day, Explore “The World
Through Jewish Eyes” at Temple Beth
El’s Annual Wildacres Retreat
Do you look at things through a
Jewish lens? Are you familiar
with the term Yiddishe Kopf? Join
Temple Beth El on Labor Day
Weekend, August 31 to September
3, for our annual retreat to
Wildacres in Little Switzerland,
NC, as we explore The World
Through Jewish Eyes. We’ll discuss the various perceptions and
misperceptions surrounding how
we look at ourselves as a Jewish
people; how the world looks at us
as a Jewish people; and how we,
as a Jewish people, see the world.
We invite you and your family
to participate in programming that
will examine the ways in which
we obsess about “who is a Jew
and who isn’t a Jew,” the ways in
which Jews are portrayed, and the
ways in which we use our Jewish
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Additional activities at the retreat
will include an art gallery crawl,
hiking, apple picking, and more.
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Sue Hummel at 704-749-3054 or
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Temple Beth El High Holy Days Schedule
of Services
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Call or email us for all your sign and
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Days are scrolls: write on them
only what you want remembered.
— Bachya ibn Pakuda, 11th
century
For service, tickets and parking
information, see www.bethel.com.
Selichot, Saturday, September
8: Selichot with clergy and choirs
from Temple Beth El and Temple
Israel. At Temple Israel. Program:
8:30 PM; Dessert Reception: 9:30
PM; Selichot Service: 10 PM.
Erev Rosh Hashanah: Sunday,
September 16, 7:30 PM
Rosh Hashanah: Monday,
September 17 8:30 AM; All congregants and guests welcome to
attend
this
service.
Kindergarteners through 3rd
graders are required to attend
Junior Congregation. 3rd graders
and older - Worship with family.
Rosh Hashanah: Monday,
September 17, 11:30 AM; All congregants and guests welcome to
attend this service. Families with
children in 3rd grade or younger
must attend early service.
Kol Nidre: Tuesday, September
25 7:30 PM.
Yom Kippur: Wednesday,
September 26, 8:30 AM; All congregants and guests welcome to
attend
this
service.
Kindergarteners through 3rd
graders are required to attend
Junior Congregation. 3rd graders
and older - Worship with family.
Yom Kippur: Wednesday,
September 26, 11:30 AM; All congregants and guests welcome to
attend this service. Families with
children in 3rd grade or younger
must attend early service.
Babysitting
(reservations
required) available for children
under five yrs old at all services.
Entire Congregation:
Yom Kippur Yizkor, Healing
and Neilah Service: 3:30 PM.
Light Break Fast: 6:30 PM.
All those attending worship are
expected to adhere to sanctuary
decorum.
Tot services for children five
years old and younger. Older siblings are welcome.
Rosh Hashanah: Monday,
September 17 at 3:30 PM in the
Blumenthal Sanctuary.
Yom Kippur: Wednesday,
September 26 at 2 PM in the
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Temple Beth El Religious School and
Youth Group Reminder
If you have not returned your Temple Beth El
Religious School or Temple Beth El Youth Group
registration forms, please do so as soon as possible.
If you need registration forms, please call the
Religious School office at 704-749-3046 or email
[email protected]. Families of all students must
be members of Temple Beth El.
Notification of class assignments for Religious
School will be mailed in the beginning of September.
Religious School opening day is Sunday,
September 9.
New to our School? Please join us on Sunday,
August 26 at 3 PM for a New Family Ice Cream
Social and Orientation. For details, go to www.bethel.com/religiousschool. Y
Pride Kickoff Dinner
Friday, August 17, 7:15 PM at Temple Beth El
After a special Shabbat celebration at 6 PM, there
will be a Keshet Pride Celebration at 7:15 PM.
Join TBE’s GLBT Advocacy Committee, Keshet,
for a gourmet dinner with entertainment to kick off
the week of Charlotte Pride. Dinner costs $20 per
person. Please RSVP at www.beth-el.com/rsvp by
August 15.
Keshet and TBE will be at 2012 Pride Charlotte
Festival on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August
26: www.pridecharlotte.com.
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This Fall, Sign Up Your Kiddos for Some Jewish Afterschool Fun
Kids in the Kosher Kitchen
Kids grab your aprons, rolling
pins, and bakers hats and get
ready to have a blast in the
kitchen. Kids in the Kitchen is a
unique culinary experience which
offers cooking classes to children
with a Jewish twist, in an environment that fosters discovery and
creativity.
Each visit to our kosher kitchen
is a new and fun experience with
fresh and exciting themes.
From challah to latkes each
week they will come home with
something delicious to share with
your families.
For ages 5-10
Mondays beginning September
10 until December 3.
5–6 PM at the Ballantyne
Jewish Center 8632 Bryant Farms
Rd.
$10 per class or $90 for complete session.
Ivrit/Hebrew Club
As we prepare our children for
their Bar/Bat Mitzvah we like to
make sure that they can read
Hebrew, at a reasonable pace.
Have you ever thought of teaching
them to understand what they’re
reading? To be able to travel to
Israel and be familiar with the language that’s all around them. Or
how about just plain learning the
language that has been handed
down from generation to generation in Judaism.
Don’t worry this is not another
class – this is a fun, activity- and
craft-filled hour while they learn
the Hebrew language along the
way.
Kindergarten and up. Children
will be divided by grade.
Wednesday, 5–6 PM
At the Ballantyne Jewish
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Former Gastonia Mayor Receives
Wisdom Of Solomon Award
Temple Emanuel Recognizes Jennie Stultz for
Monumental Work as Past Mayor
On Monday, June 4, the Jewish
community of Gastonia recognized former mayor and Gastonia
native, Jennie Stultz, with the
Fourth Annual Wisdom of
Solomon Award to benefit Temple
Emanuel. The banquet, held at the
Gastonia Conference Center, celebrated Stultz’s significant role in
creating historic change for
Gaston County.
“Jennie Stultz is the epitome of
wisdom,” said Jason Gluck, president of Temple Emanuel. “Her
wisdom guided the tremendous
work she did on behalf of
Gastonians and truly paved the
way for our town to continue
being a vibrant and proud place to
live.”
Stultz, who was elected
Gastonia’s first female mayor in
November of 1999, served 12
years in office before retiring in
December 2011. During her term,
she set out to make Gastonia a
more livable, proud, and environmentally-friendly town - and she
accomplished it. Because of
Stultz, Gastonia was named All
America City twice, an award that
commends the innovation and
civic engagement of the city.
Stultz has dedicated her life to
being a community activist and
volunteer. She directed Gastonia
Clean City’s Keep America
Beautiful program which developed initiatives for recycling, litter
abatement, and beautification. She
acquired more than $1.3 million in
benefits through grants, volunteer
hours, and in-kind services for the
program, which won 10 national,
four state, and three local awards
for excellence.
Stultz
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Community Relations Director for
the City of Gastonia from 1982
until 1997 where she directed
Gastonia’s Sister City Program
and organized economic, educational, and cultural exchanges to
Germany. She gave her time and
services for numerous civic
al needs of Jews and their families
– and those interested in Judaism.
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boards, including the House of
Mercy, which assists those with
terminal illnesses; the Governor’s
Council for Children and Youth;
and as Chairperson of the Board of
Directors for the Gaston Literacy
Council.
Event co-chair, Alan Nash,
said, “Tonight, we salute a woman
who has afforded us a spirit of
optimism and pride in our community and who has give us hope
for a prosperous future in
Gastonia.”
About Temple Emanuel
Temple Emanuel is a Reform
synagogue that offers a warm,
friendly environment to study the
tenets of Judaism and explore
Jewish heritage. It has served the
Jewish community of Gaston,
Lincoln, Cleveland, York, and
Mecklenburg counties for almost
100 years. Founded in 1913, the
vibrant and diverse congregation
meets the spiritual and education-
Congresswoman Sue Myrick with
Honoree Jennie Stultz.
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High Holy Days and Beyond at
Havurat Tikvah
The hot and hazy days of
August might mark the end of
summer, but at Havurat Tikvah
they also mark new beginnings
and a time of hopeful anticipation;
we look forward to reconnecting
with old friends, making new
acquaintances, and preparing for
High Holy Days and the year
ahead.
We begin our journey with a
festive Shabbat meal and songs on
Friday, August 24 at 6:30 PM in
the Fellowship Hall at Avondale
Presbyterian Church, 2821 Park
Road. Feel free to join us and
bring a parve (vegetarian or dairy,
peanut free) dish to share. As
always, Erev Shabbat dinners are
family friendly get-togethers
designed to help us unwind from
our hectic everyday lives and into
a bit of Sabbath peace.
The journey continues as we
look ahead to the High Holy Days
and a full schedule of Rosh
Hashanah and Yom Kippur observances:
* Rosh Hashanah Day 1, potluck lunch and Tashlich: 10 AM,
Monday, September 17
* Rosh Hashanah Day 2: 10
AM, Tuesday, September 18
* Kol Nidre: 6:45 PM, Tuesday,
September 25
* Yom Kippur, Yizkor/Healing,
Mincha and Neilah: 10 AM,
Wednesday, September 26
* Break the Fast approximately
8 PM
If you are looking for a place to
celebrate the holidays we invite
you to join us for our member-led
services (see the contact information below). First time attendees
and college students are always
welcome to participate at no cost.
The year beyond the High Holy
Days is rapidly taking shape as
well. We’ll continue our tradition
of monthly Community Shabbat
services, holiday observances, and
family friendly activities. Our
popular Israeli film series, part of
the adult education program, will
resume and we look forward to the
upcoming activities of “Mitzvahs
in Action,” the Havurat Tikvah
teen group.
Our year-round Social Action
activities with Project Linus, the
Dilworth Soup Kitchen, and
Room At The Inn also continue for
the coming year. Consider lending
a hand as we make Project Linus
“security blankets” for children
who are seriously ill, traumatized,
or otherwise in need. And to learn
more about volunteer opportunities at the soup kitchen, visit their
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Brian and Luisa, and sister
Sydney.
Havurat Tikvah is an affiliate of
the Jewish Reconstructionist
Federation, providing a comfortable, family atmosphere where all
Jews can feel welcome. For those
who are interested, we invite you
to visit, get to know us, and to
become part of our congregation
of nearly 60 households.
For more information about
Erev Shabbat, High Holy Days, or
any of our activities: check our
website www.havurattikvah.org or
contact new member chair, Brian
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United Lake Norman Jewish
Congregations Become Kol Tikvah
New Name Reflects Community Aspirations
The new name for the single
Jewish congregation is now
Temple Kol Tikvah of Lake
Norman. The name, Kol Tikvah, is
Hebrew for voice of hope and was
selected by a popular vote of the
members of the community.
“We are very pleased with the
name chosen by our members,”
remarked Slade Goldstein, copresident of the congregation. “It
conveys our aspirations to be a
positive force for our members
and the Lake Norman community,” he added.
Rabbi Michael Shields, Kol
Tikvah’s spiritual leader, noted,
“Kol Tikvah is very appropriate
for this community …. In the book
of Joshua, the word ‘tikvah’ refers
to a cord of thread and also connotes expectation, attachment,
searching, and waiting. Taken all
together one could say that we are
bound together by a sacred thread.
As one of my colleagues once
wrote, ‘Hope is a thread, however
elusive, that links us to a possible
future. It demands that we take
hold of it; otherwise, it is just a
loose thread.’”
“Our new name is just the first
step ,” commented Len Sadek, copresident. “We now have an identity that sets the tone for who we
are and who we want to become.”
Temple Kol Tikvah of Lake
Norman can be found on the web
at www.templekoltikvah.org.
The congregation of 175 families expects to officially launch
during the Jewish High Holidays,
in the fall of 2012 and is currently
establishing governing boards,
launching a religious school, continuing programs for celebrating
Bar and Bat Mitzvahs and other
life cycle events, and affiliating
with the Union for Reform
Judaism.
For more information contact:
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Grant for Community Creative Learning
Temple Or Olam was chosen as
one of two recipients of this year’s
Lenora Stein Fund for Community
Creative Learning. We are honored to have received the award
and thrilled to have new resources
to devote to the Jewish education
of our children.
Since the founding of our
school, Temple Or Olam has had a
population of 10% special needs
children. This year, that population will rise to 20%, and will
include, among others, two children diagnosed autistic with
Asperger’s designation and one
child diagnosed with severe
ADHD.
We have always tried to be
mindful of the fact that our children are individuals and that they
need to be taught in a
way that honors that
uniqueness. This year’s
classes will expand to
include both new computer and curricular technologies, and both will
be implemented with our
children’s strengths and
interests in mind. The
child with Asperger
Syndrome, for example, may
access Torah study by memorizing
genealogies. Or, he may be interested in calculating each and
every brick needed to erect a temple in an ancient Egyptian city.
One of our children with severe
ADHD responds best to musical
and tactile inputs. Can we look at
Jewish holidays, Jewish festivals,
Torah and Hebrew through
the eyes of children who
read and learn and understand differently? We think
we can, and we’re pretty
excited to get started.
Temple Or Olam is a
Jewish Renewal community
that serves Cabarrus county
and parts of Mecklenburg
county (including University
City, Davidson, and Huntersville).
We encourage heartfelt, easy
access to all things Jewish. For
more information about our religious school and our congregation, please visit our website at
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theme for the first session is
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Doing.” All of our electives this
session will focus on some the
613 Mitzvot and their lessons
for modern teens. There will be
great new electives, amazing
special programs and outstandHebrew High students always have fun
ing retreats. Here are just a few while they are learning.
of the elective highlights:
Hip Hop and Hebrew
Have you ever wondered what can learn from our tradition to
your life would be like if you had ensure that our relationships are
been born in Israel? Learn about healthy and based in Jewish valIsrael from our cool new Shlicha ues.
(emissary) direct from Israel. The Hava Nashira
Learn how to be a song leader
class will spend time investigating
and learning about everything for youth groups, camps, and
from the film industry, to the arts, services. We will be learning a
to TV, music, food, sports and number of popular Jewish tunes as
how Israelis celebrate holidays. well as introductory music theory,
Students will discover how mod- breath control, and stage techern trends affect the Israeli teenag- nique. If you play guitar or keyboard, please bring them to class.
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Ability to play an instrument is
Sex In The Text
The Torah teaches us about not required, but enthusiasm is. At
everything, including how to the end of the session we will
negotiate the difficult world of share what we’ve learned with a
love, relationships and sexuality. school wide sing-along.
Using stories from our sacred Jews ‘N Schmooze
The content of this discussion
books, this class will examine
human relationships and what we based class will be determined by
the students. Areas of concern in
their daily lives will be viewed
through a Jewish lens and Jewish
values will be applied to real-life
situations. While guided by the
teacher, this open dialog will be
peer-led, diving into issues in the
school, around Charlotte and in
the Jewish and secular communities nationwide. Come schmooze
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Meals and Memories
We will honor those who survived the Holocaust in this special
cooking class. Students will use
the Survivor’s Cookbook to master the art of Jewish cooking while
learning stories of the brave men
and women who preserved these
treasured family recipes.
Enroll your 8th through 12th
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Schools
Looking at the Past; Planning for the Future
By Dedee Goldsmith, director,
Jewish Preschool on Sardis
The Jewish Preschool on Sardis
had an amazing summer. Four
weeks of camp served nearly 50
children with fun, sun, visitors and
incredible staff. With a summer
like that, it is hard to say goodbye. But with endings, come new
beginnings and with the school
year just around the corner, we say
“Hello 2012-2013 School Year.”
lot about the feelings a child has
about her school when she wants
to come back to participate in the
program as a counselor. The same
holds true to have former parents
inquire about staff positions available to keep those warm feelings
and hold onto those child centric
ties a bit longer.
The focus this year is to answer
some of those questions for
myself and for the Charlotte
Fun at JPS’s Summer Camp
Having a year at JPS under the
belt now, I’ve been able to experience and learn so much. With
learning, comes questions. What is
the history of The Jewish
Preschool on Sardis? Who is a part
of that JPS history? What made
our program grow to where it is
now? How can we keep that special past and grow with it into the
future? This summer I was able to
see some of that JPS history come
to life, in the eyes of an alumna
turned camp counselor. It says a
Jewish community. We will look
at the past by talking to former
students, former parents, and former staff. Our hope is to answer
some of the questions, one person
at a time. We would like to know
where our students go to school
currently, where their interests
have taken them, what they recall
about their JPS experience and
some of their favorite things they
remember about our school. By
exploring our past, we can appreciate our present and prepare for
our future. If you have a story to
share about your JPS experience,
please share it with us at 704-3648395. Interested in hearing the stories we find? Well, keep reading as
we will present some in future
Charlotte Jewish News articles, as
well as post stories on our website
at www.jpsonsardis.org.
While digging around for
details on the past, I am also aware
that the present needs tending to as
well. Fall is a great time at The
Jewish Preschool on Sardis as we
welcome new families, greet
returning families and busily prepare with the staff for one incredible year. Our expanded hours are
helping families meet time constraints, our enrichment programs
are enabling children to find and
hone areas of interests, and our
Mommy and Me program is
warmly welcoming the youngest
JPS students.
I am so excited about the 20122013 school year. Watching the
classrooms fill with photos, toys,
craft materials, I am filled with
anticipation for the busy children
to reacquaint with familiar friends,
meet new friends, learn from new
teachers, and continue developing
relationships as we pave the way
to the future of JPS. The Jewish
Preschool on Sardis has a 26-yearold history in the Charlotte community and in this school year, we
are more committed than ever to
the mission of nurturing children,
helping them develop into self
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teens, and adults within the Jewish
community and beyond.
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A Strategic Plan for CJDS
CJDS has its marching orders.
We now have a six-year strategic
plan that will guide us as we continue to grow the school. The main
purpose of this strategic plan is to
delineate the financial, organizational and enrollment management elements needed to provide
the strongest possible platform in
support of Charlotte Jewish Day
School’s mission-focused purposes and outcomes.
Charlotte Jewish Day School
chose ISM to be the facilitating
group to guide us through our
strategic planning process. ISM
(Independent School
Management) is an
organization that supports
independent
schools across the
country. The approach
that ISM takes is a bit
different than one
might find in a typical strategic
planning process of a non-profit. It
focuses primarily on viability
related issues. With all of the
experience that ISM has with over
2000 independent schools, they
have gathered a plethora of data
on what constitutes a school of
excellence. They used this data to
convey a list of eighteen stability
markers that a school can and
should attempt to achieve.
The strategic plan is then fashioned from information gathered
from surveys of all stakeholders in
the school, ratings from the stability marker assessment, and hopes
and dreams of the board of directors and community supporters. A
six-year plan is then laid out
together with a financial strategic
plan that matches the expected
next steps. Too often strategic
plans are created without enough
thought given to the financial feasibility of the plan.
The themes addressed in the
plan are Student and Faculty
Culture, Faculty and Staff
Support, Community Relations
with the organizations at Shalom
Park, Internal and External
Marketing, and Board Structure
and Function.
The responses to the surveys
assured us that the quality
of education, the atmosphere, and the dynamics
of the school were healthier and more robust than
found at a typical independent school. Our faculty and student culture was
healthier than is found in most
independent schools. It was clear
that our enrollment is challenged
by the economics of our times,
along with the changes taking
place in the Jewish world. Our
marketing techniques require a
different approach and the
progress we have made partnering
with organizations on the Park
needs to continue.
We completed the three day
marathon with our facilitator and
guide exhausted, but exhilarated
that we don’t have far to go to
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Community News
CRRA Continues a Compelling Calling
By Karen Brodsky
Since
Carolina
Refugee
Resettlement Agency has had the
pleasure of appearing monthly in
The Charlotte Jewish News, there
are still many who wonder about
the CRRA’s raison d’être and
what makes it Jewish.
Recently Gideon Aronoff, who
served more than six years as
president and CEO of HIAS, with
which CRRA is affiliated,
resigned his position to spend
more time with his family. His
remarks to HIAS and affiliate
staff upon leaving included, “I
sincerely believe that HIAS’ 130
years of service to the Jewish
community and to Jewish and
non-Jewish migrants in need is
one of the truly compelling callings in the Jewish community. It
has been a great honor and pleasure for me to work in partnership
with you to assist so many of the
world’s most vulnerable refugees
and immigrants. I am in awe of
the work that all of you do in your
communities - day in and day out
- providing newcomers with new
homes and new hopes for the
future. We have provided rescue
and resettlement and have made
our country and the world much
more just and humane places.”
CRRA exists to carry out that
mission and helps Charlotte to be
a more just and humane city. Its
work is based upon the Jewish
tenet in the Torah to welcome the
stranger. The Torah says, “Do not
mistreat strangers living in your
land, but treat them just as you
treat your own citizens. Love
strangers as you love yourselves,
because you were strangers once
in the land of Egypt.” (Leviticus
19:33-34)
The
Jewish
Telegraphic
Agency’s managing editor Uriel
Heilman interviewed Aronoff for
a story released on May 17.
Writes Heilman, “Aronoff’s
tenure at HIAS was not without
controversy. As president and
CEO, he was an unapologetic proponent of HIAS’ advocacy and
support for non-Jewish immigration to America - something some
Jewish critics saw as outside the
scope of HIAS’ raison d’être.
“Aronoff never saw it that way.
He said, ‘I helped the agency look
into its past and understand and
discover both from a values standpoint and a history standpoint
how you can be unapologetically
focused on Jewish … concerns
and unapologetically focused on
universal values at the same time.
HIAS always had a focus on Jews
in danger, which still exists - both
the danger and the focus - but also
historically and traditionally has
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FCJC Receives Matching Grant from JFNA and Community Support
to Begin Create Your Jewish Legacy Initiative
Charlotte Native Nancy Kipnis Named as CJL Coordinator
The Foundation for the
Charlotte Jewish Community
(FCJC) is pleased to announce the
addition of Nancy Kipnis to its
staff as its Create Your Jewish
Legacy Coordinator.
This newly established threeyear position is funded in part by a
grant from the Domestic
Endowment Fund of Jewish
Federations of North American
(JFNA) and matched by 26 local
donors. Create Your Jewish
Legacy (CJL) is an initiative of
the Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community in partnership
with ten local Jewish organizations and designed to strengthen
the financial sustainability of the
Jewish community through estate
gifts. These estate gifts occur after
one’s lifetime and can be established through one’s will, a life
insurance policy, retirement assets
or through more sophisticated
estate planning vehicles. The legacy initiative will educate and
empower the participating community agencies to begin legacy
conversations with their most
loyal and engaged donors.
In her role as CJL Coordinator,
Nancy will encourage, educate
and train the professional and lay
leadership of ten participating
community partner agencies on
how to assist their donors in placing their favorite Jewish organizations in their estate plans. In its
Annual Meeting held in May,
Board Chair, Jeff Bierer, spoke
about “establishing a culture of
legacy giving” in Charlotte. In
welcoming Nancy to the FCJC, he
noted that Nancy had set herself
apart during the interview process
when she declared that she “wanted the time she spent on the Create
Your Jewish Legacy initiative to
be her legacy” in Charlotte. “What
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Charlotte Jewish Community.
“Nancy grew up in Charlotte and
has been a very engaged leader.
Her experiences within our Jewish
community will serve her well as
she assists our CJL community
partner agencies in facilitating
legacy conversations with their
donor bases.”
In her 20+ years of experience
as a management consultant,
product manager, and in operating
her own design business, Nancy
has been involved with the development of marketing and advertising campaigns for small business
clients and nonprofits. A graduate
of Brown University, she continued her education at UNC Chapel
Hill’s Kenan Flagler Business
School receiving her MBA in
Marketing.
In addition to her professional
experience, Nancy, her husband
Bob, and four sons Michael, Josh,
Noah, and Daniel are involved
members of the Jewish community. The Kipnis’ have been members of Temple Israel and the
Levine Jewish Community Center
since 1991. She has served on the
Board of the Foundation for the
Charlotte Jewish Community and
is a past President of the Charlotte
Jewish Day School. Over the past
year, she has been an active member of the Temple Israel B’nai
Mitzvah committee and the strategic planning committee for the
Jewish Federation of Greater
Charlotte.
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A Perfect Fit
By Nancy Kipnis, Create Your
Jewish Legacy Coordinator Foundation for the Charlotte
Jewish Community
When a pair of
shoes fits perfectly, it
is a wonderful feeling.
You walk on air full of
energy and vitality.
After four weeks as the
Coordinator for the
Create Your Jewish
Legacy
Initiative.
(CJL), I feel like I have
found the perfect fit. I
have met with most of the ten
community partners involved in
the legacy initiative. I know many
of the players, some from childhood, and some from my involve-
ment in the Jewish community
over the past 20 years. Each organization has voiced their excitement
and uniqueness. They have agreed
to create CJL teams of 3-5
people who will meet
monthly, learn more about
planned giving and engage
donors who are passionate
about their organization. I
am anxious to start working
with the CJL teams individually and in group training
sessions with well-known
national speakers.
From my discussions with other
communities, engaged in their
own CJL efforts, I have learned the
importance of following the successful models already established
throughout the country. This
includes attending the planning
sessions, doing our homework and
engaging our donors in meaningful legacy conversations. These
conversations will require learning
how to listen and understand that
everyone can leave a legacy no
matter their background, age, or
wealth. This excites me. I know
that together we can begin to create a culture where meaningful
legacy conversations are commonplace and each of us will embrace
our ability to create legacies of our
own that will assist in preserving
and sustaining our Jewish community. Y
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one another and become more understanding of each others’ culture. They
stopped at Shalom Park one morning in
July on their way to the Levine Museum
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Annual Memorial Service
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Scheduled for September
23 at 10:30 AM
Have you ever attended the
Hebrew Cemetery’s Annual
Memorial Service? If not, you
may want to make a special note
to attend this year’s ceremony on
Sunday, September 23 at 10:30
AM.
On this day, synagogue clergy
will gather to lead the community
in a special remembrance of loved
ones who have passed. The ceremony will be held, rain or shine, at
the Hebrew Cemetery, which is
located in the Charlotte city center
at 1801 Statesville Avenue
(28206). Everyone from the community, affiliated or not, is welcome.
Bereavement in Judaism is a
combination of minhag, Jewish
custom, and mitzvah, a good deed
commanded by God. Mourners
are required to commemorate the
death of a relative, particularly
parents, siblings, spouses, and
children. Yahrzeit, or “Time of the
Year,” refers to the anniversary of
a death.
While the September 23
Annual Memorial Service does
not replace an individual’s
Yahrzeit, it does provide an opportunity for the community to come
together to celebrate the life of our
area’s Jews. The Mourner’s
Kaddish and the names of all area
residents who have died in the
past year will be read aloud.
After the brief outdoor service,
many families visit the graves of
their
loved
ones.
Local
Charlotteans may be surprised to
find that families from Statesville,
Gastonia, Rock Hill, and even as
far as Greensboro and Raleigh
come to the service. In 2011, over
250 people were in attendance.
The Annual Memorial Service
is an opportunity to celebrate the
contributions of each individual to
our community. And the Hebrew
Cemetery will soon have even
more reasons to celebrate.
Thanks to our many generous
Jewish families, the Hebrew
Cemetery Association will break
ground on the cemetery’s expansion in the next 60 days. While
many Jewish cemeteries across
the nation are falling into disrepair, thankfully, no such disgrace
will come to Charlotte.
Area families and rabbis from
the Orthodox, Conservative and
Reform traditions lovingly have
participated in the planning stages
for the cemetery’s building and
expansion. It will be a delight to
see these plans come to fruition
when the community is invited to
a Grand Opening in Spring 2013.
A vital part of the expansion is
the construction of a beautiful
Memorial
Building.
The
Memorial Building, to be constructed of red brick with metalwork accents, echoes the traditions of our faith and of the South.
The building will provide space
for funerals, memorials and
unveilings.
However, the project is more
involved than building construction alone. In order to develop the
remaining six acres of the cemetery’s eleven acres, the expansion
also includes extensive surveying,
grading, excavation and landscaping. By Spring 2013 the Hebrew
Cemetery intends to nearly double
the number of existing grave
plots.
The building and expansion
came about in large part due to the
responsiveness of the board to
requests from the members themselves. Many people may not
know that the Hebrew Cemetery
Association currently is over 600
member units strong.
As a community cemetery, it is
available to all Jews, affiliated or
unaffiliated. Membership in and
support of the cemetery is separate
from support of one’s own congregation, and is available for $72 per
year.
Members do have benefits.
Members receive membership
rates on plot purchases, as well as
burial and perpetual grave fees.
They also have first choice on
plots and access to sections of the
cemetery no longer open to nonmembers. However, members also
have the satisfaction of knowing
that their dues are maintaining the
cemetery for future generations.
Each person has a story to tell
and has made a contribution to the
rich tapestry of our Jewish life.
Therefore, as Jews, it is fitting that
we show respect to individuals not
only in life, but also in their passing.
We hope to see you at this
year’s Annual Memorial Service
on Sunday, September 23 at
10:30AM. Your presence at the
service is one way you can Honor
the past, Celebrate the present,
and Embrace the future.
To learn more about pre-planning or to arrange a personal tour
of the cemetery, please contact
Hebrew Cemetery Director,
Sandra Goldman, by phone at
704-576-1859 or by email at
[email protected]
The Memorial Building is a vital part of the Hebrew Cemetery’s expansion.
LJCC Presentation at JCCA Biennial
Filmed for Butterfly Project
Documentary
Judy August and Philip Berman Presented the Butterfly
Project at the JCCA Biennial in New Orleans
Every two years the leadership of JCC’s from around
the world convene to share
innovative ideas and discuss
best practices during the
JCCA Biennials. This year,
Judy August, Charlotte
Butterfly Project Co-Chair,
and Philip Berman, Levine
JCC CEO, were asked to
present the highly acclaimed High-fiving after filming the Butterfly
Butterfly Project to leaders Project presentation at the JCCA Biennial
of other JCC’s who might be (left to right) Craig Hyman (Film Producer),
interested in implementing Cheryl Price (Worldwide Project Founder),
the project in their commu- Judy August (LJCC Project Co-Chair),
nities. Hearing about the Philip Berman (LJCC CEO).
event, and believing that it
was an important milestone for the 1.5 million youth who were
the worldwide Butterfly Project, killed during the Holocaust by
the producers of a documentary painting 1.5 million ceramic butfilm about the Butterfly Project terflies during interactive educadecided to film the presentation. tional workshops. Each particiBased in San Diego, Craig pant receives a certificate with the
Hyman, Film Producer, Cheryl name of a child in whose memory
Price, Project Founder and they are painting, helping to perCreative Director, and their film sonalize the experience. The goal
crew had just returned from film- of the workshops is to combat biging footage of Butterfly Project otry, anti-Semitism, and indifferworkshops in Poland, before ence, while promoting activism.
arriving in New Orleans to film Armed with interactive materials
the
Anti-Defamation
the LJCC presentation. The pres- from
entation generated considerable League, Yad Vashem, and the U.S.
interest from the other JCC’s, and Holocaust Memorial Museum,
Charlotte’s LJCC stands ready to workshop staff and docents have
offer advice, facilitating their educated close to 4,000 participants since implementing the
efforts.
The Butterfly Project is a project in Charlotte in 2008 – and
worldwide effort to memorialize 1,100 participants this year alone.
The feedback from the workshops has been tremendous. As
CMS teacher Trinette Atri commented, “I have never received
more positive feedback from both
parents and students from a field
trip or any other learning experience in my seven year career.
Students are still talking about it
today.”
The painted ceramic butterflies
are affixed periodically to the
Children’s Holocaust Memorial
Sculpture, designed by Paul
Rousso, in the Margaret and Lou
Schwartz Butterfly Garden. The
Butterfly Garden serves as a magnet, drawing participants to the
workshops and expanding the project’s capacity to educate more
participants. The Butterfly Project
is currently raising endowment
funds to support the workshops. If
you would like to donate to the
effort, volunteer as a workshop
docent, or would like to arrange
for a workshop (geared to ages 12
through adult), please contact
Julie
Rizzo,
Director
of
Development and Social Action at
the LJCC 704-944-6730 or at
[email protected]. For more information, feel free to
talk with the project’s volunteer
leadership team: Wilma Asrael,
Judy August, Suly Chenkin, Jill
Newman, Gwen Orland, Barbara
Ziegler. Y
First JCC Kids Triathlon Benefits Levine
Children’s Hospital
If you were anywhere near
Shalom Park on June 3, you were
able to witness the first Levine
JCC Kids Triathlon benefitting
pediatric rehabilitation programs
at the Levine Children’s Hospital
(LCH). What an incredible way to
kick off the summer - over 150
able-bodied children swam, biked,
and ran alongside six children
from the Adaptive Sports and
Adventures Program (ASAP) at
LCH. The weather was just perfect
and the excitement and sense of
community was overwhelming
across the park. Children ages 514 of all different abilities, swam,
biked and ran for a cause with
their friends and family cheering
them on from the sidelines.
Some children swam with
assistance, used hand cycles or leg
braces, and others participated in a
traditional way, but each child
crossed the finish line with their
heads held high. With chants from
the sidelines encouraging each
participant, the message was clear
to all – the children were all in this
together to TRI for a Cause – continued care and aggressive rehabilitation therapies.
After a child suffers a significant injury or illness, they often
need inpatient rehabilitation services to regain strength and functional skills necessary to return
home or to school. LCH provides
the region’s only comprehensive
inpatient rehabilitation
services for children and
adolescents who have
experienced a debilitating
illness or injury. With a
continuity of care that is
unparalleled, LCH offers
high level outpatient
services once a patient is
released.
Upon release from the
hospital, LCH patients
have the opportunity to
participate in ASAP,
which is a part of
Carolina’s Rehabilitation.
This program, open to
anyone in the community, is
designed to challenge youth (and
adults) with physical disabilities to
develop skills that will lead to and
enhance an active and productive
lifestyle – one without barriers.
This triathlon mimicked others
around the city in many ways, but
the true joy and nachas was seeing
the children who have been
patient’s at LCH participate in an
event side by side other children –
a moment that was only a dream
until now. One mother expressed
her appreciation of the event stating, “All three of my girls participated ..... As a parent and as a
board member of ASAP, I really
want to thank you for this amazing
opportunity you gave the kids ...
we cannot wait for next year.” An
LCH patient expressed his excite-
Left: Rhett from the ASAP
program using his hand
cycle to complete the
cycle portion of the tri.
Below: Sam Lahn,
Danielle Kapustin, and
Emma Lahn after completing the tri.
ment by saying, “This was the best
day of my life, I cannot wait to do
it again!”
Mann Travels and Disney were
happy to support the LJCC’s first
Kids Triathlon by providing the
top fundraiser with a trip to the
Magic Kingdom. We also want to
send a special thanks the Goodrich
Corporation and the Leon Levine
Foundation for their generous
support, as well as Carolinas
Healthcare Foundation, Friendly
Dentist, Varji and Varji Salon and
Spa, Macaroni Kid, McGuire
Woods, Dick’s Sporting Goods,
Coca Cola, and Menchie’s. Along
with these sponsors’ generous support the event raised $35,000 for
the ASAP program.
Save the date for the 2nd
Annual Kids Tri, June 2, 2013. Y
The Charlotte Jewish News - August 2012 - Page 23
“I Could Have Been a
Butterfly…”
Survivors from Charlotte Gather to
Paint Butterflies for Krakow JCC
Memorial
By Amy Krakovitz
Every time they gather, it’s like
a small miracle. In spite of the
overwhelming odds against them,
these people survived to tell the
story of the Holocaust. It’s a story
that none of us will forget, but for
these people, it’s more than a
memory. It’s a history.
The gathering in May had a
special purpose. As part of the
international Butterfly Project to
memorialize children lost in the
Holocaust, there will be a new
Butterfly commemoration at a
Jewish Community Center – in
Krakow, Poland.
The irony of the children’s
Butterfly Memorial in Krakow
was not lost on the survivors gathered at the Levine JCC to paint
new butterflies. And yet it was still
bittersweet for many of them.
Henry Vogelhut, Adele Bedrick, and
Jack Mendel get ready to paint their
butterflies.
A consistent theme among the
survivors was their happiness that
a memorial in Krakow means that
the future will not forget the
tragedy of the Holocaust. Even
Elizabeth Fox, who doesn’t consider herself a survivor because
she escaped from Hungary in
1939, before the Nazis invaded,
was “glad to be a part of this, I feel
I am doing something in memory
of those who perished.”
Walking around the room, one
felt the seriousness of the project.
Each of the survivors were attentive to the color and design they
were putting on their butterflies,
knowing that a child’s memory
At the front table, Susan Ceryankwould be preserved. Each one’s
Spatz and Henry Hirschmann listen to
the story of the new memorial at the
story is unique and moving.
Krakow JCC.
Daisy Shapiro-Rieke survived
hiding in the home of a Christian
“This is a milestone,” said Suly family. She didn’t know that she
Chenkin, who survived the Kovno was Jewish until after the war was
Ghetto in Lithuania as a toddler. over. Irving Bienstock was think“It’s a miracle because this repre- ing of his mother who saved him
sents children that are all gone. … by putting him, at age 12, onto a
train to Holland, where he ended
This is a Kaddish [for them].”
Henry Vogelhut, a native of up in an orphanage. Susan
Krakow, felt a strong connection Cernyak-Spatz, who survived the
to the Jews still in Poland. “I’m terrors of Theriesenstadt and
sure that the Jewish community [in Auschwitz, declared the project,
And
Henry
Krakow] will be impressed that “Wonderful.”
Jews in the US have an interest in Hirschmann recalled the memotheir well being,” he said. “They ries of all the good people who lost
aren’t living in the same condi- their lives and fortunes.
Also in attendance and painting
tions we do here. They need help
financially and morally. This will butterflies for the memorial were
Jesse Oxendine and Sydnor
give them a moral boost.”
Thompson who were
among the American
soldiers who liberated
concentration camps.
The experience changed
both of them as they
spent much of their lives
working for and supporting interfaith initiatives. Even at age 86,
Oxendine says, “When I
get with a group like
The entire group waits to receive their certificates. this, I get flashbacks.”
Altogether, Charlotte
Vogelhut’s daughter, Adele contributed 23 newly painted butBedrick, was grateful for the terflies to the Krakow JCC
opportunity to express herself Memorial, completed by the surthrough painting. “Although the vivors, the liberators, and their
world is a more global community families. Wilma Asrael, a tireless
through the internet and technolo- volunteer for the Butterfly Project
gy, artistic expression is a funda- in Charlotte, presented certificates
to each of the butterfly artists
mental human language.”
Both Juliana Toth, who sur- with the name of a child who pervived by hiding for six months in ished. Y
Photos courtesy Wilma Asrael.
her native Hungary, and Jack
Mendel, who escaped from
Belgium as a baby, had the exact
same thing to say. If it weren’t for
good fortune, they each said, “I
could have been a butterfly.”
CRRA: Interview with Gideon Aronoff of HIAS
(Continued from page 18)
serve and build capacity for future
Jewish
emergencies,’
said
Aronoff. “‘You can’t run a resettlement network for a few hundred
Jewish refugees nationally. It’s not
possible [to not] have a resettlement network when, 10 years
from now, you need it. So from a
pragmatic basis, the work with
non-Jewish refugees is essential.’”
When Heilman asked him
where those Jewish emergencies
might emerge, Aronoff cited instability in a number of Latin
American countries with Jewish
populations, mentioned the political problems in Hungary, and said
that French Jews were really shaken by the shooting attack at a
Jewish school in Toulouse in
March that left four dead.
“The vision of HIAS as a social
justice organization and Jewish
values organization applies to our
work as much as making sure each
and every Jew and Jewish community that’s in danger gets the
full commitment of the Jewish
community,” he said. “You can
unapologetically serve Jews in
need and unapologetically serve
others who turn to us [for] help.”
CRRA provides new hopes for
about 300 refugees each year and
serves many more with employment and immigration services.
These refugee clients come from
countries where they are marginalized,
imprisoned,
tortured,
expelled, and forced to flee.
Please
visit
www.carolinarefugee.org to make a cash donation or call 704-535-8803 to volunteer. Y
The Jewish Traveler
By Sandra Feldman, guest contributor
PANAMA
What is the only country other
than Israel that has had two Jewish
presidents? Surprise! It’s Panama,
the country that links Central
America to South America, and
boasts the 50-mile canal across the
isthmus that connects the
Caribbean to the Pacific.
Most persons would not imagine Panama as the home to many
Jews. But the first Conversos from
Spain and Portugal made their
way there in the 17th century, and practiced their
religion in secret under
the Spanish colonial rule.
Once Panama declared its
independence from Spain
in 1821, Jews arrived
from Jamaica, eastern
Europe,
and
the
Netherlands.
Today, visiting Panama
reveals a vibrant international trade center with a
cosmopolitan capital city,
and small traditional villages in the other
provinces. Its historical
significance is as fascinating as its
restaurants and night life.
One cannot see Panama without a transit of the famous canal.
On one or two days each week
depending on the month, one can
take an eight-hour full transit of
the canal on a small 125-passenger ship. The transit includes an
open buffet and a guide who gives
a history of the canal and descriptions of the sights along the way.
The operation of the locks is
explained while observers gape in
awe at the enormous machinery at
work.
The Embera villages in the
rainforest along the Chagres River
give you a glimpse of a traditional
way of living most often seen only
on TV or in the National
Geographic magazine. The indigenous population keeps their ways
by living them every day, from
traveling in dugout canoes to making their own utensils and musical
instruments. This way of life is
ecologically sound and tourists
can learn how to live with minimal
impact on the environment, particularly important in the sensitive
rainforest.
But even in Panama City, there
is much to do. The history of the
city dates back to the 16th century
and offers the stark contrast of
colonial architecture of Casco
Viejo to the modern skyscrapers in
the business center of the city. The
newest addition to modernity is
the Bio-Diversity Museum which
was designed by world-renowned
U.S. Jewish architect, Frank
Gehry.
Kol Shearith Israel synagogue.
The oldest synagogue in the
city, Kol Shearith Israel, was
established in 1876 and is affiliated with the Reform movement.
The Orthodox synagogue, established in 1933, is Shevet Achim.
There are even three Jewish day
schools with enrollment of more
than 1,300 students.
According to the Jewish Virtual
Library, in Panama City there are
eight kosher restaurants, serving
both meat and dairy, as well as a
“Super Kosher” supermarket.
Dining at non-kosher establishments is an adventure as well. For
excellent local fare, try Las
Clementinas, which uses fresh,
local ingredients, including items
from its own garden. Restaurante
Barko is a great seafood restaurant
on the Amador Causeway overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Accommodations vary from
well-known chain hotels such the
Marriott, Radisson, and
Trump to luxurious resorts
on the Pacific Ocean and in
the rainforest. The Toscana
Inn, located in El Cangrejo,
one of Panama’s most prestigious neighborhoods, is
just steps away from fine
dining and an exciting
night life.
But now to that trick
question from the beginning of this article: it’s true.
In 1967, Max Delvalle
Levy-Maduro, the vicepresident, became president after some political
upheaval. In 1967, he was quoted
as saying that there were only two
Jewish heads of state in the world
at that time, himself and Golda
Meir. His nephew, Eric Arturo
Delvalle was also elected vicepresident and became president
from 1985-88.Y
Sandra Feldman is the owner of
Costa Rica Tours, Ltd, located in
Charlotte, NC. She can be reached
at 704-541-8680 or www.costaricatoursltd.com.
A traditional dance performed in Embera Drua.
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