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The Work of Belonging: How Jewish Learning Shapes Our Collective Future
By Adam Kolett What makes someone feel deeply connected to Jewish life? There is no single answer. For some, it begins in preschool, learning a Hebrew song or celebrating Shabbat with classmates. For others, that bond takes shape around the family table, at Jewish summer camp, in a synagogue classroom or on a trip to…
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What They Lived Through Must Never Be Forgotten
By Elizabeth Johnson As Holocaust survivors become fewer each year and antisemitism continues to rise, Fred Valfer believes preserving Holocaust memory now falls to the next generation. For Valfer, “Never Again” is not simply something we say. It is a moral imperative that demands vigilance, historical understanding and the courage to confront dehumanization before it…
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Jewish Charlotte Welcomes Its First ShinShinim
By Jessica Goldfarb This year, Israel is coming to Jewish Charlotte in a new way. Not through a speaker, a program, or a single event, but through two young Israelis who will spend the year becoming part of the community. Ori and Keren have arrived in Charlotte as the community’s first ShinShinim, part of a…
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Meet the Next Generation of Jewish Leaders: Bernstein Leadership Group Applications Open This Fall
By Elizabeth Johnson Over the past year, The Charlotte Jewish News has introduced readers to graduates of Bernstein Leadership Group (BLG), whose leadership and service are helping shape the future of Jewish Charlotte. While each story has been unique, they have shared a common thread: a deep commitment to strengthening our community and investing in…
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Charlotte Jewish Day School Earns Top Marks in National Parent Survey
By Gale Osborne As part of its commitment to continuous improvement and self-reflection, Charlotte Jewish Day School (CJDS) conducts a parent survey each spring. This year, Prizmah, the organization that supports Jewish day schools across North America, introduced a benchmarked assessment to help inform school leadership. CJDS chose to participate. The survey enabled CJDS to…
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Coming Home to Shalom Park: Daniela Mickey Named New Event Manager
By Terri Beattie For Daniela Mickey, becoming the new event manager for the Foundation of Shalom Park (FSP) feels a little like coming home. A longtime member of Charlotte’s Jewish community, Daniela has spent much of her professional career creating programs, events and experiences that bring people together including several years right here at Shalom…
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A Quiet Legacy: Artist Jack Boul and the Jewish Roots of Camp Catawba
By Shira Firestone, CJN August, 2025 This fall, the Blowing Rock Art & History Museum — just a short drive from Charlotte — will present Jack Boul: Land, City, Home (August 30, 2025 – March 7, 2026), a retrospective of the acclaimed Jewish American artist whose work captures both quiet domestic moments and lyrical landscapes.…
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Antisemitic Assaults and Vandalism Are Down on Campuses but Online Bullying Is Up, Hillel Finds
By Grace Gilson (JTA) July 17, 2025 — The number of antisemitic assaults and acts of vandalism on college campuses fell sharply in the last school year, according to Hillel International. And the pro-Palestinian encampments that ignited fear among many Jewish college students in early 2024 effectively disappeared in the year since, with just nine…
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The Leon Levine Foundation Expands to $2 Billion, Launches Bold NextChapter of Strategic Giving
CHARLOTTE, NC — July 8, 2025 The Leon Levine Foundation (TLLF), one of the Southeast’s leading philanthropic institutions, today announced a major milestone: its assets are now $2 billion, nearly tripling in size since 2023. This extraordinary growth is a direct result of the profound generosity of Leon Levine, the Family Dollar Stores founder, entrepreneur,…
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