The Charlotte ^JEWISH ^^NEWS

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NC 28226 naio U.S. Postage PAID Address Correction Requested Charlotte, NC Permit No. 1208 The Charlotte ^JEWISH ^^NEWS Vol. 15 No. 8 Charlotte, North Carolina September 1993 Charlotte Athletes Return Victorious “CJN’’ Honored by CJF in From the 14th Maccabiah Games Public Relations Competition Experience of a Lifetime The Charlotte Jewish News bronze; Kansas City, Las Vegas, A Participant’s View was recognized in the 1993 Louisville, Madison, Reading, Council of Jewish Federations Sacramento, Sarasota-Manatee, By Gene Kavadio By Reid Lerner Public Relations Awards com honorable mention. petition with a bronze award in Judging is done by a panel of From the Charlotte departure I feel very fortunate to have the category of “best newspaper experts in the field of journalism on June 25 to the arrival back been chosen as one of six junior with ads.” Presentation will be and only one edition of the paper home on July 16, the 14th tennis players from the United at the 62nd General Assembly printed in the past year may be Maccabiah Games in Israel were States to participate in the 14th of the CJF, Nov. 16-21 in Mont submitted. The winning entry the experience of a lifetime for Maccabiah Games. The Games real, Quebec, Canada. All was the March 1993 edition. liana Kavadio and for us, her began on July 5 with an extrav award-winning materials will be This is the 10th CJF Award that parents. It was our first trip to agant opening that left all of us on display at the Assembly. the paper has received in 14 Israel, and it was rewarding both participants awestruck. After a Congratulations go to all the years. as Jews and as participants in roaring salute by some low flying other winners in this category: The CJN was critiqued as the Maccabiah Games. Kafir jet fighters from the Israeli Clifton-Passaic, NJ, North Jer having the following “strengths:” liana began her adventure at liana Kavadio Air Force, the U.S. athletes sey, Ottawa which won the gold; Good photos and layout. Type a pre-camp session, during marched into the stadium to Chicago, Richmond, Seattle, is clean with solid ink cover. which the athletes had an oppor what seemed like a standing silver; Austin, Nashville & Mid Paper is very interesting, invit tunity to tour some of Israel, ovation from the nearly 45,000 dle Tennessee, Palm Springs, ing. Strong local interest to wide and, of course, train for their people. The President of Israel Stamford, Tidewater (Va), variety o f ages, interests. competitions. She and the rest had some brief remarks, but it of her swim team were housed was the performers on the field, in the Goldar Hotel in Netanya, who entertained us for over an Prager is Scholar-in-Residence a seaside resort town just north hour with singing and dancing, of Tel Aviv. They had oppor who gained our attention. To For “Book & Author” Weekend tunities to visit Jerusalem, Mas officially open the games, the By Stacy Miller Gorelick ada, the Dead Sea, Caesara and torch was lit by Israel’s first several other places of interest. Olympic Medalist, and that was The Gorelick Family Founda The organizers of the games followed by an unparalleled tions, the Charlotte Chapter of wanted the athletes to appreciate display of fireworks. Hadassah, the Jewish Federa the culture of Israel as well as All of the tennis matches were Reid Lerner tion of Greater Charlotte, and compete in the sports. at the Ramat Hasharon Israeli the Speizman Jewish Library are Opening ceremonies on July opportunity that is open to all Tennis Center, I lost only one pleased to announce a Scholar- 5 at Ramat Gan Stadium in Tel Jewish athletes who dedicate of my seven singles matches, in-Residence Weekend with Aviv were nothing short of themselves to their sport. Other which put me in the consolation te n n is Prager. Mark your ca spectacular. The fireworks dis Charlotte athletes who won draw that I ultimately won. My lendars for Nov. 5-7 when Mr. play was the most dramatic we medals in the games were golfer mixed doubles partner, Jamie Prager will be addressing several had ever seen, more than making Arthur Lavitt, and tennis players Tannenbaum, and I won three groups in the Jewish community up for missing our own July 4 Reid Lerner and Stacey out of four matches to finish and will be guest speaker at the fireworks at home. The stadium Schefflln. third among the juniors. annual Book & Author evening. security was very tight, as it was Maccabiah alumnus Stacey While winning was uppermost Dennis Prager wherever we went in Israel. Schefflin brought home two in my mind, it was important to Mr. Prager is a writer, lecturer Soldiers carrying automatic medals—a gold and a bronze— me to try to meet as many athletes and talk radio host in Los will be “Goodness and God's weapons were in plain view to add to the two bronze she from other countries as I could. Angeles. He has been called Existence.” He will speak again everywhere. earned at the last Maccabiah Since all of the junior members “probably the most perceptive at Temple Israel on Saturday At age 14, liana was the Games in 1989. Schefflin and her at the Maccabiah were housed Jewish thinker in America to youngest member of the open partner Heidi Djanogly out at Wingate Institute and College day” by the Boston Herald. See PRAGER page 8 swim team. Despite her youth, played a pair from Israel for the for Athletics and Sports, it was While frequently choosing such she faired very well, bringing top honors and together with easy for the teams from the many topics as religion, international home three medals: two silver Michael Zimmerman took the participating countries to social relations and morality to discuss Kronovet Joins medals in the 50 meter and 100 bronze in mixed doubles. ize and get to know one another. on his show, his range of spe meter free style events, with the Arthur Lavitt won a gold I was lucky to have had an old cialties also include music, hu Federation Staff respective time of 27.93 and medal as a member of the vic er sister tell me about her unfor man relations, child rearing and sex differences. In addition to Daniel 1:00.54. She also swam on the torious U.S. men’s golf team. gettable experiences at the 13th Lepow, exec 4 by 100 free relay team, which Reid Lerner, 16, a rising Maccabiah, so I knew that I was writing and publishing a quar terly journal “Ultimate Issues,” utive director won the gold medal and set a junior at Charlotte Latin, won going to make a real effort to be of the Feder new Maccabiah record. Addi the consolation round in the there for the 14th. Hopefully, I can he has written two books with friend and colleague Rabbi ation, is hap tionally, she had an opportunity Junior tennis competition. once again earn a spot on the 15th py to an to form lasting friendships with Many thanks to Harry Maccabiah team. I would encour Joseph Telushkin: The Nine Questions People Ask about nounce the Jewish athletes from all over the Swimmer, who is very active in age anyone who has an interest addition of world. the U.S. Committee/Sports for in competing against some of the Judaism and Why the Jews? The Reasons for Antisemitism. He is Alan Kron Closing ceremonies took place Israel, and personally sponsored finest Jewish athletes to try out ovet to his on July 15 at Sultan’s Pool in liana’s participation. for the next Maccabiah. completing a third book. Hap Kronovet piness is a Serious Problem. staff. Alan Jerusalem, adjacent to the old has accepted the position of B’nai B’rith has called him city of Jerusalem. Mixed emo In the News Interim Campaign Associate for “the most eloquent speaker of tions were the order of the the Jewish Federation of Greater C alen d ar........... ......................9 Federation............... ............... 5 this generation.” In addition to evening, as athletes made their Charlotte. A long time cam paign Classifieds......... ....................23 JCC ........................ .........16-18 delivering a logical and easily farewells and prepared for the volunteer, Alan has agreed to Community News ............... 8-10 Lubavitch ............... ......... 14-15 followed case for his ideas, his trip home. Teddy Kolleck and help in a professional capacity, Ed-O p................. ................. 2-3 Teen Page ............... ............. 19 lecture style is genuinely enter Yitzchak Rabin made speeches lending his in-depth knowledge En^Marriages . ............. 22-23 This ’n T h a t............. ............. 11 taining. He has lectured widely to the athletes, stirring music of the community and years of throughout the U.S., Canada, accompanied singers and Family Services . ......................6 World Beat ............. ..............4 campaign experience. For the Israel, England, /Australia and dancers, and, once again, dra next year, Alan’s responsibilities CAMPAIGN — pages 12*13 Korea. In 1990, he gave a series matic fireworks filled the night will be to plan, coordinate and of lectures in Russian in Mos time sky. The 14th Maccabiah JCC Camp — “A Pictorial Review” — page 20 implement the ^4 Federation cow. To quote the Los Angeles games were officially over, but Annual Campaign. Times, he lectures “to get people the memories remain. liana is SPECIAL now looking forward to the 15th obsessed with what's right and The 1993 Campaign ended at Maccabiah in four years. SUPPLEMENT wrong.” a record high topping SI.4 million. With the Major Gift liana's competitive swim ca Dining Out/Catering Mr, Prager will offer a full weekend of programs covering Division leading the way, the reer began on the ‘J ’ swim team.

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