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Local Jewish Leaders Attend Life and Legacy Leadership Conference
The Foundation for the Charlotte Jewish Community (FCJC) sponsored five Jewish community professionals to attend the Harold Grinspoon Foundation’s 2023 Life & Legacy Leadership Conference in Springfield, Massachusetts in early May. Joining FCJC’s Phil Warshauer and Abby Kleber were Annie Keith and Melanie Hersch (Levine Jewish Community Center), Jonathan Friedman (Temple Beth El), Sam Bernstein…
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Israel Advances to Second Round of Men’s Under-20 World Cup With Dramatic Last-Minute Defeat of Japan
By Juan Melamed BUENOS AIRES (JTA) In its first-ever appearance in the tournament, Israel’s under-20 men’s soccer team advanced to the second round of the FIFA U20 World Cup with a last-minute goal against Japan on Saturday. Israel was an underdog going into the match, but the victory was made even more improbable by something…
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Biden Plan To Combat Antisemitism Demands Reforms Across the Executive Branch and Beyond
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Joe Biden unveiled a multifaceted and broad strategy to combat antisemitism in the United States that reaches from basketball courts to farming communities, from college campuses to police departments. “We must say clearly and forcefully that antisemitism and all forms of hate and violence have no place in America,” Biden said…
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Around the Table: A Shavuot Recipe for Guava Queso Empanadas
For Shavuot this year, I wanted to shake things up and try something unique. I was first introduced to this unusual combination of flavors at a little place in Matthews called Go Go Empanadas whose Colombian-style empanadas run the gamut from savory to sweet and everything in between (including this one!). I decided to give…
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Student to Student Program Aims to Stop Antisemitism Before It Begins
By Mary Eshet It is easy to become distressed about increasing trends of antisemitism, but difficult to answer the question, what can we do? For high school students Rosie Smolowitz and Max Harr, the Student to Student program offers a way for them to take action. The program, now offered by the Stan Greenspon Holocaust…
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Ceasefire Ends Israel-Gaza Conflict After Five Days of Fighting
By Ben Sales (JTA) — Fighting between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza ended after five days, as a ceasefire took effect and appeared to hold late Saturday night. Over the course of the fighting, 33 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, including civilians and combatants. Two civilians were killed in Israel — a woman…
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Shalom Park Perspectives: Imagining the Future of Shalom Park
On February 19, 2023, the Foundation of Shalom Park Board of Directors participated in a discussion titled Imagining the Future of Shalom Park. They reflected on the founding principles of why Shalom Park was created over forty years ago. They discussed what is working at Shalom Park today and where change may be needed. And…
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When Harry Belafonte, Robert Schrader and Charlotte’s Visulite Theater Made History
By Amy Lefkof Singer, actor and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte, who died on April 25, 2023 at the age of 96, broke racial barriers in the 1950s. One of those barriers was his performance in Island in the Sun, a movie about race relations and interracial romance. As The Guardian wrote on the evening…
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An Interview With Hanoch Piven: Artist-in-Residence
By Debby Block Hanoch Piven is an award-winning illustrator, educator, and advocate of creativity. As part of the celebration of Israel’s 75th birthday, Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte is proud to bring acclaimed Israeli artist, Hanoch Piven, to Charlotte for an artist-in-residence weekend April 28 – May 1 for the entire community. Here is Debby…
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