Celebrating Special Women of Hadassah

Charlotte Jewish News May 2022

By Aileen Greenberg-Kriner

The wildly successful Mother’s Day Lox Box returns on Sunday, May 8. Order yours by May 1 at www.hadassahcltevents.org. Treat your mom or a special person in your life to a delicious lox box brunch. Each box sells for $20 and will be delivered to your home. Buy a box for your family members and make it a Mother’s Day party. Brunch includes bagel, nova lox, cream cheese, onions, capers, tomatoes, kugel, rugalach, fruit, coffee, and tea.

The COVID-delayed in-person Hadassah Charlotte Metro Board Installation is finally happening on Sunday, May 15 at 11a.m. Join us for brunch as we honor our incoming chapter leaders. Check our website for details.

Hadassah is very proud of board member Beverly Maurice,

who was recently appointed to the North Carolina Council on the Holocaust (The Council). The Council works with the North Carolina state government and is the only state-mandated organization in North Carolina with the mission of educating public school teachers and students about the Holocaust. The Council provides Holocaust resources, including survivor narratives and workshops for

teachers. It supplies historical information about the Holocaust and antisemitism to students and teachers along with lesson plans and teaching strategies. The Council also shares names of Holocaust survivors, second-generation survivors (children of survivors), and Holocaust experts who present talks to classes. Such important work. Mazal tov, Beverly!

Hadassah leadership will be sending a membership survey via email, asking the women in our chapter about events and activities they would like us to provide. There will be a link to the survey in the email. The survey will also be available on the Hadassah website. Please respond no later than May 30. Monthly Happenings Enjoy a night out with Hadassah women with Wine & Schmooze at Vintner Wine Market in the Arboretum Shopping Center. Join us on May 3 and the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m., for good wine and great conversation. Whether you are a longtime member, a new member, or interested in knowing what Hadassah is about, come on over for a fun, casual evening.

Join us for BookTalk on Tuesday, May 24 at 7 p.m. and chat about this month’s book, “All Who Go Do Not Return” by Shulem Deen. The book, which won the 2015 National Jewish Book Award, is a moving and revealing exploration of Hasidic life and one man’s struggles with faith, family, and community. Our June 28 book is “Henna House” by Nomi Eve.

Beverly’s Book Nook in Lake Norman will meet on Friday, May 13 at 1:30 p.m. The book is

“Our Country Friends” by Gary Shteyngart. The Levin-Senderovskys; Sasha, Masha, and little Natasha; wait out the virus at their country estate with four close friends and one movie star.

On June 10, Beverly’s Book Nook is having a very special event and fundraiser. A chance meeting at a bookstore in upstate New York propelled author Liza Wiemer to write the multi-award-winning book “The Assignment,” which explores how two brave teens found the courage to speak up against antisemitism, discrimination, and hatred. Join us for a powerful book club presentation and discussion about the real-life assignment, behind-the-scenes details, and the journey to publication. Q&A with the author will follow the discussion. RSVP to both Book Nook events at www. jewishcounciloflakenorman.org/ book-club.

The Short Stories Discussion Group reads stories by American authors and stories translated from Yiddish or Hebrew. The next meeting is Friday, May 20, with future meetings on June 17 and July 15, all via Zoom. The schedule for the summer and decisions about in-person versus Zoom will be decided by the group in July. Meetings are held on the third Friday of the month at 11:45 a.m. In Other News… Interested in joining Hadassah or learning more? Contact Anik Harrison at the phone or email below and come to one of our events.

The next Hadassah Charlotte Metro board meeting is Monday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Our first summer meeting is on June 20. Check the website for location.

Our website, www.hadassahcltevents.org, has details about most of our events. If you have questions or need a Zoom link, please email HadassahCLT@ gmail.com or call our general phone number, (980) 553-1880. Your message will be forwarded to the correct person.

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