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Fayetteville Area Transportation and Local History Museum Celebrates Fayetteville���s Jewish Heritage by CRAIG SHORE Sunset on March 26 began the week-long celebration of Passover, one of the the McKeithan Building on Market Square as well as the Stein Bridge Building. holiest times in the Jewish tradition. Fayetteville is rich with the contributions and Desiring a more permanent place of worship, Beth Israel���s synagogue was sacri���ces of the Jewish community, and in celebration of that, the Fayetteville completed in 1922. Area Transportation and Local History Bruce Daws, director of the museum, Museum is hosting an exhibition of Jewish shared the importance of the exhibit. ���The history running from March 15 through Jewish population has been a cornerstone in early 2014. the growth of Fayetteville. This exhibit looks The presence of a Jewish community in at two periods in history primarily, events Fayetteville coincides with the founding occurring from Fayetteville���s inception and of the county of Cumberland. In fact, contributions from the mid-20th century.��� Fayetteville was North Carolina���s second With the advent of World War II, largest town in the 1820s. After a devastating Fayetteville grew exponentially and the Jewish ���re in 1831, the town emerged from the population was extremely supportive of the ashes and was rebuilt. Judah P. Benjamin, military. The Stein brothers offered the top who gained fame as a Confederate leader ���oor of their building as an Of���cer���s Club. serving as Secretary of State and War in The Jewish community was also active in the the Cabinet of Jefferson Davis, lived in USO and adopted soldiers with the aim of Fayetteville from 1815 through 1822. While providing fellowship, a place to worship and there was a Jewish presence in Fayetteville some down-home kosher food. There were early on, numbers remained modest. Jewish military members from Fayetteville who Despite that, in the early 1900s, Jews paid the ultimate price and the exhibit is one would contribute immeasurably to the city���s way of honoring their service. economic growth. The museum is located at 325 Franklin Beth Israel, Fayetteville The ���rst ���skyscraper��� in Fayetteville Street in downtown Fayetteville. was built by the Stein brothers. Another Hours of operation are Tuesdaydepartment store was established by Hyman Saturday from 10 a.m. through 4 Fleishman and these businesses became anchors of Fayetteville���s growing p.m. For more information please call 910CRAIG SHORE, Contributing economy. In 1910, Jewish families formed Beth Israel. To that point, they 433-1457or visit the museum website at Writer, COMMENTS? Editor@ had been worshipping in homes for religious services. They met for years at www.fcpr.us/transportation_museum. upandcomingweekly.com. COMMUNITY NEWS Fort Bragg Updates Status of Sequestration Effects a STAFF REPORT The uncertainty over Sequestration-related reductions of services, and the potential for furloughs, is generating expected and understandable speculation and rumor, that if left unchecked, will cause unwarranted concern for Fort Bragg���s service members, families, civilian work force and retirees. ���I want to reassure the Fort Bragg community that we have made public every concrete decision that has been made about sequestration-related service reductions. We will not, however, engage in speculation about decisions that have not yet been made,��� said Col. Kevin Arata, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg spokesman. As was announced by the Department of Defense spokesman George Little March 21, the decision to furlough civilian employees was delayed by two weeks to allow the Department to carefully analyze the impact of pending continuing resolution legislation on the department���s resources. The DoD has not made any decisions on whether or not the total number of planned furlough days for ���scal 2013 will change as a result of this delay. Announcements: ��� As of March 27, there are no solid plans for Department of Defense Schools to furlough teachers, according to Dr. Emily Marsh, Fort Bragg Schools superintendent. Planning for the potential is ongoing and if a decision is made by DoDEA to restrict school days, the decision will be announced as soon as possible. ��� The shuttle between the Fort Bragg cantonment area and Linden Oaks will cease April 1. ��� The Airborne and Special Operation Museum reduced its hours of operations on April 1. The museum���s new hours will be Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. ���We will continue to dialogue with the Fort Bragg community about the effects of Sequestration through the of���cial Fort Bragg Facebook page, Twitter (@ ftbraggnc), the Paraglide newspaper, unit chains of command and news releases to the news media,��� Arata said. 12 UCW APRIL 3-9, 2013 Hay Street Tapped by American Planning Association With more than 2,000 votes cast by North Carolinians from throughout the state, the winners are in! Union Street in downtown Concord has been named the People���s Choice for ���Great Main Street��� and Clayton���s Riverwood neighborhood has earned bragging rights as the People���s Choice for ���Great Neighborhood for Kids.��� These awards are part of the second annual ���Great Places in North Carolina��� initiative sponsored by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-NC) to celebrate great communities throughout the state. ���All of these ���Great Main Streets��� are vibrant town centers that help build community,��� said Ben Hitchings, president of APA-NC. ���Through this program, we celebrate some of the great places in our state and the local partnerships that have made these streets a focal point for community life.��� ���As planners, we know the importance of public-private partnerships in ensuring great communities,��� said Emily Bedding���eld, co-chair of the initiative. ���We want to recognize the great places in our beautiful state and the teams of people who worked together to create places that people love and cherish.��� A ceremony will be held in each community this spring to recognize local planning efforts. All of the communities will be featured on www.greatplacesnc. org. Building on the success of last year���s inaugural initiative, APA-NC is pleased to recognize great communities in North Carolina. Hay Street was recognized in the Coastal Plain. After its transition from the epicenter of Fayetteville���s ���red light district��� in the 1970s to the pleasant tree-lined boulevard of today, Hay Street is the heart of Fayetteville. With thriving restaurants, sidewalk caf��s, a mix of everyday uses, of���ces, and residences, the street is a popular destination for tourists and residents alike. Anchored by the historic Market House landmark on its east end and the Haymount Residential Historic District and Airborne and Special Operations Museum on its west end, this distinctive corridor represents a journey through time as re���ected in its architecture. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM