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Emmy Award-Winning JuJu Chang Featured at Federation’s Main Event
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s 2023 Main Event will take place on Thursday, January 19 at 7 p.m. at Temple Israel. Co-chairs David and Julie Sheffer are excited to announce that we will welcome Emmy Award-winning co-anchor of “ABC News Nightline,” Juju Chang as our featured speaker. Her topic will be “50% Korean. 100% Jewish.”…
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Jewish Social Singles of the Carolinas Off to a Great Start
By Roy Weinberger and Robin Spivock Jewish Social Singles of the Carolinas was organized six months ago to offer individuals over the age of 45 who were born Jewish, converted to Judaism, or have a reasonable connection to Judaism, an easy and safe way to connect for fun activities. The group uses the free Meetup.…
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A New Chapter for the Charlotte Jewish Archives
Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s (JFGC) Center for Jewish Education (CJE) is pleased to announce that the archives of the Charlotte Jewish community, housed at the Levine-Sklut Judaic Library since 2005, are now part of the archival collection at UNC Charlotte’s J. Murrey Atkins Library. The creation of the archives started in 1983 when Richard…
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Did You Enter a Jewish Building, Event or Program This Year? You Probably Unknowingly Benefited From This Institution.
By Larry Luxner When Jewish summer camps unexpectedly had to cancel their summer programs two years ago after the COVID-19 pandemic hit and before vaccines became available, they faced sudden financial ruin. Jewish camps are widely recognized as uniquely effective tools for cultivating Jewish identity and leadership, and the prospect of dozens of them across…
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FCJC Awards the Inaugural Donald H. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award to Michael Marsicano
As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community (FCJC) has established the Donald H. Bernstein Distinguished Service Award to honor its first board chair, Don Bernstein, and has named Michael Marsicano, president and CEO of Foundation For The Carolinas (FFTC), as its first recipient. The award was announced at…
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Shalom Park Building Renovations: Behind the Scenes, on the Roof, Under the Ground
By Terri Beattie, Foundation of Shalom Park Executive Director All the agencies at Shalom Park rely on Foundation of Shalom Park (FSP) facilities as they strive to fulfill their missions and remain economically sustainable. Often hidden from view are critical mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) systems, major building components, and site infrastructure that make the buildings safe and…
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Ellen Goldstein Retires From BBYO After 24 Years
You don’t have to look for long at the young leaders in our community’s Jewish organizations before you find one who got their inspiration and their start in their “BBYO career,” as many BBYO alumni call it, from Ellen Goldstein, BBYO’s area
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Shalom Park Building Renovations: Behind the Scenes, on the Roof, Under the Ground
By Terri Beattie, Foundation of Shalom Park Executive Director All the agencies at Shalom Park rely on Foundation of Shalom Park (FSP) facilities as they strive to fulfill their missions and remain economically sustainable. Often hidden from view are critical mechanical-electrical-plumbing (MEP) systems, major building components, and site infrastructure that make the buildings safe and…
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A New Community for Jewish Singles
Eighteen months ago, the life I had known ended. Though my fantastic wife of more than 50 years suffered from Parkinson’s for a long while, her sudden passing was still completely unexpected. Fortunately, I had, and have, wonderful family and friend support. However, relatively quickly it hit me that virtually everyone with whom I had…
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