News
-
Jewish Family Services to Honor Kevin Levine and Louis Sinkoe at Live, Laugh, Give 2022
Jewish Family Services (JFS) is thrilled to announce the first-ever honorees for Live, Laugh, Give 2022. “This year we have the esteemed pleasure of recognizing Kevin Levine and Louis Sinkoe for their many contributions to JFS, the Jewish community, and the Greater Charlotte community,” said Howard Olshansky, JFS executive director.
-
Van Gogh Painting Stolen from Rothschild by Nazis Sells for Over Than $35 million, Breaking Record
By Shira Hanau, November 14, 2021 (JTA) A watercolor painting by Vincent Van Gogh that was stolen by the Nazis from its Jewish owner during the Holocaust was sold at auction for $35,855,000 Thursday, breaking the record for the largest sum ever paid for a Van Gogh painting on paper at auction. The painting, called…
-
Federation Announces Milestone $5,000,000 2022 Annual Campaign Goal
Each year, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte’s (JFGC) Annual Campaign is critical to fulfilling its mission as community builder and convener, fundraiser and grantor, and sustainer of Jewish life and Jewish identity for Greater Charlotte and beyond. Each year the community’s generous donations enable Federation to meet the needs that sustain our community. And each…
-
Tourists Will Be Barred from Traveling to Israel for Two Weeks as the Country Monitors Omicron Variant
(JTA) — Israel will bar all non-citizens from entering the country for at least two weeks due to concern about the spread of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus. The travel ban begins Sunday night at midnight.
-
How Thanksgiving Helped Jews Carve Out a Piece of the American Story
(JTA) — Thanksgiving seems to have all the right ingredients for a holiday that most American Jews can embrace: It doesn’t fall on Shabbat, its roots and message are nonsectarian, and its only real ritual is a multi-course meal.
-
The Real Jewish Story Behind the Will Ferrell-Paul Rudd Series “The Shrink Next Door”
One of the first images of “The Shrink Next Door,” the limited series premiering Friday on Apple TV+, is of a smiling man wearing a huge kippah, chatting at a party in the Hamptons.
-
JCRI’s 4th Annual Welcoming the Stranger to the Table Will Focus on Local Afghan Resettlement
A perfect storm: a pandemic, a shortage of low-income rental housing, and the arrival of evacuated Afghans needing a place of refuge. In the coming months, Charlotte will be one of six North Carolina cities to resettle Afghans, many of whom are coming under the umbrella of “humanitarian parole” rather than with refugee or SIV…
-
Behind the Badge of Shalom Park Security: Security Fund Supports Comprehensive Program
A well-planned and implemented security program and well-trained security team are critical to the health and vitality of any Jewish community of any size. But for a large, multi-building campus like Shalom Park, the challenges, efforts, and cost are greater than with most. A 54-acre campus that serves as the center of Jewish life in…
-
3 Jewish Baseball Players Could Make or Break the 2021 World Series
(JTA) — The World Series is upon us, and there are likely more Jewish players in this year’s edition than there have been in decades. The American League champion Houston Astros, who ousted Chaim Bloom’s Boston Red Sox last week, feature star slugger Alex Bregman. The National League champion Atlanta Braves boast an impressive duo…
Advertise With Charlotte Jewish News
Serving the Jewish community since 1979
