Jacksonville Jewish News April 2013

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Jewish News Jacksonville

April 2013 • Nisan/Iyyar 5773 • Published by Jewish Federation of Jacksonville • www.jewishjacksonville.org • Volume 25, Number 10 • 28 pages

Purim 2013

View JJN’s feature photos

Each month the Jewish News receives more photos than it has room to print. However the Federation’s website has plenty of room. So each month the Jewish News has been publishing extra photos from select events on its website.

To find these gems, look in the photo captions and in the stories for the link.

Past photo web pages have featured the Federation’s Girlfriend Connection, the Federation’s Chanukah Menorah contest and Etz Chaim Synagogue’s gala.

This month is scenes from Purim.

If you are interested in your event being considered for the monthly showcase, email Communications Director Diane Rodgers at jjn@jewishjacksonville.org.

River Garden raises over $7.6 million

By BETH WOLPOFF

River Garden Senior Services

Above: Torah Academy students visit River Garden. For more photos, go to jewishjacksonville.org/purim.aspx.

Above: A scene from The Temple. Below: A scene from Martin J. Gottlieb Day School.

River Garden closed its capital campaign at its Anniversary Day and annual meeting, March 17. Capital campaign chairs Susan DuBow and Sandy Zimmerman announced that the campaign raised over $7.6 million, exceeding the goal by more than a half million dollars.

This milestone could not have been achieved without the commitment of the leadership, donors, community members, residents and families.

Martin A. Goetz, River Garden CEO, gave a special thank you to honorary chairs, Linda and David Stein, who made a lead gift of $1 million. “The success of our campaign is due to the relationship River Garden has with everyone who walks through our doors,” said Development Director Kathy Osterer.

“Our commitment to treat every client and family with dignity and respect is

Above: Center religious school teachers Below: Beth El The Beaches Synagogue

Above: Adele Grant celebrates with some visitors. Below: Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool

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Spotlight: JCA celebrates 25th birthday As Jewish Community Alliance readies for its 25th birthday celebration, one of its founders reflected on the importance of JCA to not only the Jewish community, but to Jacksonville’s south side.

“The Jewish community built the Jewish Community Alliance, which enhances individuals culturally and physically. The JCA is a common meeting ground for Jews, and is inclusive of the entire south side,” said David Stein, a permanent JCA board member and one of its founders.

As part of the birthday celebration, JCA plans in November to unveil a display on “How it all Began … The

JCA Story.”

Construction began on the JCA in 1987 at the former site of the Beauclerc Country Club after community surveys and focus groups revealed a need for a Jewish Community Center in Jacksonville. The facility opened in 1988.

Through the years, the JCA added nationally accredited preschool and summer camp programs. The annual Jewish Book Festival began in 1996 along with the first Theatre of Youth Production. The JCA later added the Concert in the Round series and the JCA Film Laurie DuBow, left, presents David Stein with the Lifetime Series, both of which offer free Achievement Award for his work in developing and supporting cultural events for the entire the Jacksonville area at a Jewish National Fund Tree of Life dinSee SPOTLIGHT, p. 24 ner in 2012.

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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE TV documentaries remember the Holocaust

Over 70 attend Holocaust survivor Seder

By RABBI SHAYA HAUPTMAN NCSY Jax

Scene from ‘Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance.’

By WJCT Public Broadcasting

In observance of Holocaust Remembrance Day, WJCT-TV presents programs that pay tribute to victims of the Nazis and help a new generation remember. The programs air on WJCTTV 7.1 (Comcast 8, 440).

“Echoes of the Holocaust” showcases the evocative Holocaust Memorial on Miami Beach and follows four docents, Holocaust survivors who regularly share their stories of survival with schoolchildren, tourists and visitors from around the globe.

(April 4 at 9 p.m.)

“Rescue in the Philippines: Refuge from the Holocaust” is the dramatic story of seven highprofile friends (including then Col. Dwight D. Eisenhower) who launched an international

plan of rescue and re-settlement, saving 1,300 Jews from certain death in Nazi concentration camps. (April 4 at 10 p.m.)

“Defiant Requiem: Voices of Resistance.” Six decades after its first performance by courageous Jewish inmates, conductor Murry Sidlin and a new choir take Verdi’s Requiem back to Terezin and bring the story of Raphael Schachter’s artistic uprising back to life. (April 7 at 10 p.m.)

“Never Forget to Lie.” In his latest film (presented by “Frontline”), Marian Marzynski (Return to Poland, Shtetl) returns to the Warsaw ghetto of his childhood, revealing his personal experiences and the deeply moving stories of other child survivors of the Holocaust.

(April 30 at 10 p.m.)

The outside air was redolent with the fragrance and color of spring’s arrival. Pesach was on its way. It was early Sunday afternoon, March 10, at the River Garden Chapel and the model Seder for the Holocaust survivors and their families was about to begin.

Naomi Mirensky, Holocuast survivor advocate at Jewish Family & Community Services, organized and coordinated all the details.

A special Holocaust Haggadah was published just for the occasion. It included excerpts of interviews written by Sandalwood High School students, under the direction of their teacher, Patrick Nolan.

He and his students were also in attendance. A local artist, Edward

Survivor Ingrid Moss makes an impromptu speech to those in attendance.

Cover Edward Kitzis designed for the Holocaust Haggadah Kitzis, was commissioned to design the artwork for the cover of this unique Haggadah.

Etz Chaim’s youth group, NCSY JAX, was invited to lead the Seder and help set up. The teens prepared the charoset, cut up the karpus and laid out the Seder plates, all the while rehearsing their roles and the stories they would soon retell to the over 70 in attendance.

The model Seder finally began.

The room was packed to overflow with survivors, their families and other Jewish community members.

The program, under the direction of Mirensky, ran flawlessly.

Participants were touched, inspired and moved that day.

Ingrid Moss, one of the survivors in attendance, unabashedly took the microphone and proclaimed that Hitler’s attempts at genocide were disproven by those who sat in the room as the progenitors of Judaism. Sarita Weltman and Hannah Gendzier, two NCY

teens, approached survivor Carla Schipper to stand by her side while they retold her incredible tale of loss and salvation. As Sarita related the story of Carla’s young children, Sarita began to cry and couldn’t go on.

A few minutes later, Carla unsteadily raised herself from her chair and tearfully thanked everyone for their support.

The survivors and their families embraced the teens and students and said good bye after having shared this experience. It was a moment of bonding for all in attendance where no one went home unchanged.

For information on the JFCS Holocaust survivor program, call 394-5777.

Sandalwood High School history teacher Patrick Nolan reads one of the interviews his students took with the Holocaust survivors as a class project.

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HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE /COMMUNITY NEWS Healing Network presents Rabbi Friedman SS St. Louis survivor speaks perspectives. And 7 p.m., she will at 2013 Yom Hashoah observance We are all on our own life’s journey and, al- ataddress the entire

By Jewish Family & Community Services

By Jacksonville Jewish Center

In May 1939 – just a few months before the outbreak of World War II – a ship named the St. Louis set sail from Hamburg, Germany, with 937 Jewish refugees on board. Desperate to escape Nazi persecution, they headed toward Cuba with high hopes for asylum. Tragically, the passengers’ visas were refused by Cuban authorities.

Despite humanitarian pleas from many North American Jewish leaders and clergy, the passengers of the St. Louis were refused entry by American and Canadian authorities as well.

Returned to their port of embarkation, many of the St. Louis’ passengers were killed during the Holocaust. The

refusal of numerous countries, including the United States, to open their doors to Jews fleeing Nazi persecution remains a shameful episode in world history.

Our featured speaker at this year’s community-wide 2013 Yom HaShoah observance will be Charles Mendel, who sailed on the St. Louis as a child. Returned to Europe, he spent most of the war years in hiding, separated from his family. Please join us on Sunday, April 7, at 4 p.m. at the Jacksonville Jewish Center, as Mendel recounts his riveting story. The afternoon’s program, led by the clergy of area synagogues, will also acknowledge survivors and honor with prayer and poetry the memory of the six million murdered during the Holocaust.

though the destinations may be the same, how we get to that destination is something we each face differently.

This year, Alexandra & Mark Miller speaker Rabbi Dayle Friedman MSW, MAJCS and board-certified chaplain, will address that issue.

“Whether we make the journey smoothly, or if we encounter bumps in the road; whether we face the unknown with a spirit of adventure or with apprehension – these are choices we each make,” said a spokesperson for JFCS. “Rabbi Friedman will provide tools to help us better understand the Jewish and spiritual resources that are available to us. To help us learn to not only grow older – but to grow wiser.”

There will be two presentations on Wednesday, April 17. Friedman will speak to healthcare professionals at Baptist Medical Center at noon, blending inspiration from the wisdom of Jewish tradition with cutting-edge professional

community in the program, “Cultivating Wisdom Across the Lifespan,” to be held at the Jacksonville Jewish Center, 3662 Crown Point Road. Both presentations are free.

Rabbi Dayle Friedman The Alexandra & Mark Miller Speaker Series is coordinated by the Jewish Healing Network, a program of Jewish Family & Community Services. It is made possible this year through the generous support of Barry and Eunice Zisser, ComForCare Home Services, Baptist Medical Center and other individual sponsors and friends.

For additional information or to RSVP, call Karen Susman (904) 394-5737.

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Questions answered about Volunteer in Israel

By Jacksonville Hadassah

When Gail and Stanley Greenfield presented to Jacksonville Hadassah on their recent experience volunteering on an army base in Israel, we took some time to ask them some questions: Q - What exactly is the Volunteer in Israel program?

A - Volunteers For Israel is an American, nonprofit organization that supports Sar-El, organizing, training and placing civilian workers on Israeli Defense Forces bases.

Q - What made you decide to sign as a volunteer in this way?

A - We wanted to experience Israel from the inside rather than as tourists.

Q - Did you accomplish that?

A - Yes, we did. Accommodations were on an army base so it is not exactly like staying at the Hilton. But we had such a feeling of pride knowing we were contributing in a hands-on way to Israel.

Q - It sounds like quite an adventure. Did you ever feel uncomfortable in this role you were assigned?

A - Quite the opposite. We were thanked everywhere we went. From the commander of the base to strangers that we would meet, everyone expressed such gratitude that we were volunteering our time to help Israel in this way. It was very gratifying.

Q - Was it all work? Did you have any time off?

A - We received wonderful care from the young female soldiers that were our madrichot (leaders). They led fun and educational programs every evening.

And we had weekends off.

Participants can travel on their own, Thursday through Sunday, or visit family and friends who may live there.

Q – Now, you sound like spokespersons for the program.

A – Actually, we are now the VFI North Florida representatives. If you would like more information about VFI, please contact us. Gail can be reached at gailsgreenfield@hotmail.com or 534-738 and Stanley at stanleybgreenfield@hotmail.com or 233-9052.

River Garden Auxiliary honors Judy Paul

By River Garden Auxiliary

Join us at the Closing Luncheon for the auxiliary as we honor Judy Paul, this year’s recipient of the Minnie Schreiber River Garden Auxiliary Award.

This award is presented to an auxiliary member who has demonstrated outstanding service, support, and dedication to the auxiliary. Judy has been involved at River Garden since she was a

child, following in the footsteps of her mother, Rubye Safer, a past president of the auxiliary.

This special day starts with a delicious lunch and entertainment provided by Sweet & Stryker Music Company, an acoustic jazz duo. Mark your calendars for noon Tuesday, May 28, $10 per person. Co-chairs of the day will be Michele Steinfeld and Hollie Arnold. Details will follow in the May Jewish News.

Spring fashion show set for April 16

By Bet Yam Sisterhood

Tuesday, April 16, is the Temple Bet Yam Sisterhood Spring Luncheon and Fashion Show. The event will be held at Serenata Beach Club at a cost of $30 per person.

Special guest performer will be our own Margaret Kaler, and fashions will be presented by Patchington. For reservations contact Jane Gray 904-819-0191 Janegray305@bellsouth.net or Ronnie Botnick 904-940-0972 botnick5@yahoo.com.

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Special Event set for April 25

By River Garden Auxiliary

The excitement is building for the River Garden Auxiliary’s Special Event on April 25. All That Jazz is the theme for the annual event at the Jacksonville Marriott Hotel at Southpoint beginning at 11:30 am. We want you to be there and swing with us to support the residents of the River Garden Senior Services.

Remember that all monies raised by the auxiliary are returned to River Garden.

Live jazz from Swing Shift will liven up the day. White House I Black Market will present a Jazz It Up fashion show with auxiliary members as the models. The silent auction will feature one-of-a-kind items and gift certificates from local restaurants and businesses, and someone is sure to be a raffle winner.

Auxiliary members volunteer thousands of hours to help provide for the needs of the residents. The Special Event is the auxiliary’s major fundraiser

Chairs Sandy Selwitz, Rhoda Goldstein and RGA President Karen Backilman look forward to the Special Event. of the year.

A ticket to attend the Special Event is $45. For those wishing to provide additional support for the auxiliary, we encourage you to be a sponsor or a patron which includes a table for eight with priority seating. Contact chairs Rhoda Goldstein at 269-8124 or Sandy Selwitz at 238-0505 for

additional information.

Invitations have been mailed, but everyone is welcome. We’re rapidly reaching capacity so don’t be left out of this really special event. RSVPs with your check payable to River Garden Auxiliary can be mailed to Michele Steinfeld, 3828 La Vista Circle, Jacksonville, FL 32217.

Centennial Shabbat honors The following past presidents of Temple Sisterhood were honored during the WRJ Sisterhood Centennial Shabbat held at Congregation Ahavath Chesed on March 1. Front row, from left: Thelma Nied, Laura Osofsky (Rhoda London, Susan Board- Current Co-Presidents) Pat Goldberg. Middle row, from left: Sharyn Allen, Arlene Newman, Ruth Nachman (Centennial Ambassador), Anita Teitelbaum, Celeste Danos, Pat Ennis, Lois Schlesinger.

Back row, from left: Gail Jarrett, Rabbi Lief, Wendy Efron.

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Temple Sisterhood retreat planned

By SAM GRISWOLD

Congregation Ahavath Chesed

Temple Sisterhood of Congregation Ahavath Chesed will once again hold its annual Women’s Spirituality Retreat at the Marywood Retreat and Conference Center in Switzerland, Fla., April 19-21.

“For many of us, our sisterhood retreat is one of the most relaxing and refreshing weekends of each year. No cooking, no cleaning, no dressing up. It’s a quiet, Jewish weekend with old and new friends in a beautiful setting. Enjoying Havdalah outside at sunset is the perfect way to end the Shabbat. I always look forward to it!” said Rhoda London, co-president of Temple Sisterhood.

Just a short drive down San Jose Boulevard, the Marywood Retreat and Conference Center is located along the St. Johns River among towering live oak trees.

The weekend starts with a Shabbat dinner followed by worship later that evening. Saturday morning includes Shabbat

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Temple Sisterhood of Congregation Ahavath Chesed will hold its annual Women’s Spirituality Retreat at the Marywood Retreat and Conference Center, April 19-21. worship, programming, a social action project and free time.

A fun evening program follows Havdalah by the dock later that night.

It all concludes on Sunday morning after breakfast and a morning program.

“By then, you feel incredibly relaxed and ready to face a busy week ahead,” London said.

The cost for a double room, meals and everything is $150 for

Temple Sisterhood members and $175 for friends. Private rooms (if available) are $215.

Confidential partial and full scholarships are available for Temple Sisterhood members.

For more information, contact Morleen Berlin at morber76@ yahoo.com, or Leslie Goldstein at lesliegjax@gmail.com.

Spend a weekend with old and new friends – no cooking, no cleaning and no dressing up.

Komen walk set for Mother’s Day

By Walk for Awareness

The Komen North Florida Walk for Awareness will be held in the spring for the first time — on Mother’s Day. The popular 2k began years ago on the Sunday following the Race for the Cure in October to accommodate those whose religious practices prevented them from participating in the larger race, typically held on Saturday.

“Over the years, the event has grown, with many others joining to participate,” said Executive Director Bruce Grob. “So this year, on Sunday, May 12, we will gather in Mandarin for a larger, more prominent walk, honoring mothers and daughters and reminding the community that breast cancer occurs all year long – not just in October during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Of course, we’re expecting that, in addition

River Garden Auxiliary holds book sale

By River Garden Auxiliary

Have you read a good book lately? Now’s your chance to buy a new or slightly used book and help the auxiliary at the same time. All proceeds go to benefit programming for our very special

Museum honors five inspiring women

to moms and daughters walking together, their husbands, fathers and brothers will come out to join them. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate Mother’s Day,” Grob added.

The walk begins at 9 a.m. at the Susan G. Komen North Florida Office, 2950 Halcyon Lane, #501.

For more information contact Delores Wise at (904)448-7446 or visit www.komennorthflorida.org.

The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the only museum dedicated to the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture, is proud to announce the winners of the 17th Annual Breaking the Glass Ceiling Awards for five women who have been successful in fields generally dominated by men.

This year’s winners are: Judge Jeri Beth Cohen of Miami, Sherryl Susan Evans of Tampa, Sonia Pressman Fuentes of Sarasota, Marilyn Hoder-Salmon of Miami and Betsy Kaplan of Miami.

Each of the winners will be honored during the museum’s award reception and ceremony, which will include presentations made by the honorees describing the obstacles and inspirations they encountered on their individual journeys to success.

The program is scheduled for 3 p.m., Sunday, April 21, at the museum, which is located at 301 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The award ceremony will include light refreshments. Cost for museum members is $15, nonmembers is $20 and students is $5. For reservations, contact 786-972-3175 or info@jewishmuseum.com

The Artist Series presents ‘Rock of Ages’

By The Artist Series

The five-time Tony Award nominated smash-hit Broadway musical “Rock of Ages” will rock Jacksonville’s Times-Union Center for eight performances April 2-7. In 1987 on the Sunset Strip, a small-town girl met a big-city dreamer – and in L.A.’s most legendary rock club, they fell in love to the greatest songs of the 80s. It’s “Rock of Ages,” a hilarious, feel-good love story told through the hit songs of iconic rockers Journey, Styx, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, Whitesnake, and many more. Don’t miss this awesomely good time about dreaming big, playing loud and partying on.

Tickets for “Rock of Ages” begin at $32 and are available at the Artist Series Box Office between

10 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, at (904) 442-BWAY (2929) and online 24/7 at www.artistseriesjax.org. Discounts are available for groups of 10 or more at (904) 442-2947 or groupsales@fscj.edu.

“Rock of Ages” contains some adult language. For more information, visit www.rockofagesontour. com.

“Rock of Ages” is a worldwide phenomenon with a smash hit production in London and still rockin’ on Broadway, featuring 28 classic rock tunes including “Don’t Stop Believin,’” “We Built This City,” “The Final Countdown,” “Wanted Dead or Alive,” “Here I Go Again,” “Harden My Heart,” “Can’t Fight this Feeling,” “Renegade,” and “I Want To Know What Love Is.” To see a video sneak peek of the show visit: http://bit.ly/ROAVideo.

River Garden residents. This sale will take place in the lobby of River Garden on Sunday, April 28, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is part of an ongoing used book drive. For further information or to donate books, please call Michele Steinfeld 636-7580.

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OneJax announces 2013 Humanitarian Awards

year’s celebration in May to be an outstanding and successful event OneJax Institute has anin every way.” nounced that the Jewish commu“The 2013 Humanitarian nity’s Frieda Saraga will be one Awards Dinner marks the 43rd of the recipients of its time that we will honor 2013 Humanitarian individuals in our comAwards., to be held on munity who are makMay 14 at the Hyatt ing a real difference,” Regency Riverfront said Susan Wilkinson, Jacksonville. The OneJax Board Chair.

OneJax Humanitarian “We are proud to spotAwards honor those light them as they all who have demonstratjoin with us to promote ed the highest level of respect and underFrieda Saraga personal and professtanding among people sional integrity, have of different religious, given generously and extensively racial, ethnic and cultural differto our community, and have been ences. These honorees embody dedicated to the improvement of the spirit of this commitment and human relations among diverse I know this year’s event will be a groups in our community. very special celebration.”

Other 2013 Silver Medallions The co-chairs of the 2013 will be awarded to Dottie Dorion, event are University of North philanthropist and community Florida President John Delaney volunteer; Steven T. Halverson, and Edward Waters College Presipresident and CEO, Haskell; and dent Nat Glover, both previous Madeline Scales-Taylor, executive honorees themselves. director, City Kids Art Factory.

In collaboration with the A Federation supporter, Saraga OneJax Board of Directors, the has been a longtime community UNF Board of Trustees estabvolunteer and is known for her lished the OneJax Institute at work with HIV/AIDS. the University of North Florida “I am delighted with the honin February 2012. The OneJax orees selected for the 2013 OneInstitute compliments services Jax Humanitarian Awards,” said already provided to faculty, staff Celeste Krueger, OneJax Execuand students through the Intertive Director. “This year’s class faith Center and the Intercultural includes true leaders and stewards Center for PEACE. Periodically, of the Jacksonville community these three units work together to and each is deserving of the recco-facilitate campus and commuognition and honor. I expect this nity-wide programs.

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Museum presents Bat Mitzvah comes of age

By Jewish Museum of Florida

On Saturday morning, March 18, 1922 – two years after American women received the right to vote – Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, became the first American girl to mark her bat mitzvah during a public worship service.

With this revolutionary act, she and her father initiated what would become the widespread American Jewish practice of bat mitzvah.

To mark the 90th anniversary of Judith Kaplan’s bat mitzvah, the National Museum of American Jewish History and Moving Traditions collaborated to organize a traveling exhibition, Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age, featuring the remarkable story of how, in less than a century, individual girls, their parents and rabbis challenged and changed communal values and practice to institute this now widely observed Jewish ritual.

As the only venue in the southeast to display Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age, Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will draw Florida connections to the exhibit, represented by the stories of more than 40 bat mitzvah ceremonies around the state and spanning many decades. The exhibit will open to the public April 9 at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, located at 301 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach.

The stories of bat mitzvah

Bat Mitzvah of Marla Rosin, Beth Shalom Synagogue, Jacksonville, May 21, 1977. Marla, a fourth generation Floridian on her father’s side, was the first girl to read from the Torah at Beth Shalom Synagogue in Jacksonville. Marla is the granddaughter of Aurel Rosin, who was the first Jew to be named city attorney in Sarasota and was later a state tepresentative of Florida. “firsts,” as told in this exhibit range from secular to ultra-Orthodox and from small town to urban center. It includes the stories of everyday trendsetters and prominent women, such as Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, community leader Ruth Messinger and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, a

Floridian, which illustrate the substantial impact of bat mitzvah on Jewish life and on each of the featured women. Following her bat mitzvah in St. Louis in 1950, Dee Radman Hermann responded, “I can do anything I want if I pursue it,” when asked about the lessons she learned in training for her special day.

JFCS offers workshop ‘Caring for Our Parents’

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Jewish Family & Community Services is offering a new perspective on its Prepare to Care workshop.

Caring for our Parents is a look at the relationships and changing

roles of parents and their adult children.

The first session, April 9, will be for caregivers only; the second, May 14, caregivers and their mothers are invited; and the third, caregivers and their fathers are invited to attend. There is no

charge for the sessions but a $10 donation is requested to cover the cost of lunch. You may attend any or all of these sessions.

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FEDERATION NEWS

Experience First Wednesday Art Walk and Photo Scavenger Hunt

By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville

You’ve been wanting to go but just haven’t made it. Here’s your chance to experience the magic of Downtown Vision’s ArtWalk on Wednesday, April 3, at 6 p.m. The theme is Earth Without Art is eh, i.e., ArtWalk goes green.

Back by popular demand, we invite you to capture the city’s spirit and join Shalom Jacksonville for this opportunity to discover the excitement of down-

town Jacksonville. The event spans a 15-block radius in the downtown core. Forty galleries, museums, cultural venues, restaurants, bars and businesses, and an open-air art s and crafts and entertainment fair in Hemming Plaza offer everyone a complete cultural experience.

Music and art are everywhere as you walk to your destinations. You can enjoy free entry to Jacksonville Museum of Contemporary Art as well as all other art galleries. The streets are filled

with people singing, dancing, eating or buying handmade items from local vendors. It’s the kind of excitement you don’t expect to see in Jacksonville. Yet, it happens once a month. It is so energizing that you want to take it all in and capture everything our city offers.

For those interested in riding the Skyway Express, we will leave at 5:45 p.m. from the King Street Station to Hemming Plaza and then meet others at 6:15 p.m. at the bookstore entrance of the

Main Library lobby on Laura Street. From there we will get instructions for our downtown photo scavenger hunt. There will be plenty of free time to browse, eat and enjoy the energy. You can’t get lost because there are downtown ambassadors in orange shirts to guide you. Prizes for everyone.

Ride with us on the Skyway Express or drive yourself. The Skyway Express and downtown parking are free after 6 p.m. as well as parking at Clay and

Adams Street garage. Feel free to call Shalom Jax for more information. Should it rain, the event will be rescheduled.

For more information, please call Isabel Balotin, 448-5000 x 206 or shalomjax@jewishjacksonville.org. It doesn’t matter how long you’ve lived in Jacksonville, you are welcome to join us.

The Jewish Federation’s Shalom Jacksonville is the official Jewish welcome wagon of Northeast Florida and is sponsored by Florida Blue.

Using social networks to make connections and meet new people

By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville

Chances are most of us are users of one or more forms of technology to keep in touch with friends and family. We connect and share by phone and/or computer using Facebook, Twitter, texting, Pinterest, Instagram, foursquare and more. It’s a way of life for many.

While some of these apps and sites are time savers and entertaining, they can never take the place of a face-to-face meeting. I, personally, love technology and use it throughout the day. I email and text new people and refer them to links and our wonderful website.

However, I truly enjoy meeting newcomers at our programs, in my office or for a cup of coffee around town. In March, I began

making more personal visits to newcomers, and I find that people are generally appreciative of my time and more willing to share their hopes and expectations for their new lives in Jacksonville.

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FEDERATION NEWS

Come celebrate innovation and independence at Community University

By JEANINE HOFF

Young Leadership Division Director

Registration is now open for Community University 2013 – Innovation, Ideas, and Independence: Israel on the Cutting Edge.

This year’s theme celebrates both Israel’s gifts to the world and the Israeli Independence holiday of Yom Ha’atzmaut.

For the first time ever, we will

join nearly 100 cities worldwide in a virtual walk for Israel as part of “Walk the Land: Celebrate Life” honoring Israel’s 65 birthday. The first 500 Community University registrants will receive a T-shirt and packet of Israeli flower seeds. In addition, Community University will host the Windows of Identity art project, a joint effort between our Israel Partnership region of

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Hadera-Eiron and a Southern cities consortium. The project will also be on display during the April 7 Women’s Division Champagne Brunch. Irene Jaffa, one of the artists on the project, will lead a brief discussion on her involvement with Windows of Identity followed by an art project during the first session of Community University.

Several new components

we’ve added to this year’s Community University youth program include a mock Israeli election for grades 8 – 12 led by Hazzan Jesse Holzer of the Center, and an onsite mitzvah program and Gadna experience for grades 5 – 7 led by Michelle Penson of The Temple.

Following the adult learning and youth programs is our Community Café, which is open to all participants of Community

University and offers the opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate.

The café will provide delicious, light Israeli fare and will feature our teen elections. The event will culminate in a free concert at the Center, beginning at 12:30 p.m., open to the entire community, and featuring Yair Dalal and Friends in a concert of Middle East music.

Join us for Jewish Java in Mandarin

By ISABEL BALOTIN Shalom Jacksonville

Join us for coffee and schmoozing on Wednesday, April 3, 9-10:30 a.m., at Let’s Nosh, 10950 San Jose Blvd. Buy your bagel, omelet or nosh, and enjoy a free cup of coffee or tea,

courtesy of Let’s Nosh.

It doesn’t matter how long you have lived in Northeast Florida, you are invited to join a group of very friendly people and find out the latest happenings in the community. Jewish Java meets the first Wednesday of every month. Mark your cal-

endars now.

Shalom Jacksonville is a program of the Jewish Federation and is the official Jewish welcome wagon of Northeast Florida. For more information please contact Isabel Balotin, 448-5000 x 206 or shalomjax@ jewishjacksonville.org.

Proposed slate of officers, board members announced

By Jewish Federation of Jacksonville

In accordance with the bylaws of the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville, the nominating committee chaired by immediate past president, Gary Perlman, presents to the members of the Jewish community a proposed slate of officers and board members for the fiscal year July 1, 2013, to June 30, 2014. Election and installation will occur at the annual meeting to be held on May 30 at the Jewish Community Alliance. Any changes to this list will be noted in the May issue of the Jewish News.

The executive committee will include: Harold Resnick, president; Sandy Zimmerman, first vice president and campaign chair; vice presidents,

Jeanine Hoff joins Federation

By Jewish Federation of Jacksonville

Federation Executive Director Alan Margolies recently announced that Jeanine Hoff is the newest member of the Federation professional team. Hoff is the new Young Leadership director.

Margolies said that her responsibilities will include providing staffing for Community University, the Jewish Educators Committee, all facets of the Young Leadership Division and other duties.

Jeanine and her husband, Matt, moved to Jacksonville five years ago from Brooklyn, N.Y. For the past three years, she has worked for the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School as a music teacher. In New

York, Hoff worked for International Creative Management, a talent agency.

Jeanine is excited about the opportunity to work for the Jewish Federation. “I hope to engage more young people in Federation activity, working closely with our volunteers to revitalize and refresh this important part of Federation,” she said.

Jeanine’s volunteer experience includes chairing Community University, chairing the Ben Gurion Society and being on the Young Leadership Steering Committee.

Margolies said he sees Jeanine’s volunteer experiences with Federation “as assets to lead toward much success.”

Wendy Efron, Iris Kraemer, Mike Nussbaum and Risa Herman, women’s division president; Ken Jacobs, treasurer; Jon Israel, secretary; Erica Jolles, chair Young Leadership Division; Larry Appel, immediate past president; Richard Sisisky, presidential appointee; and Mark Green, president of the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida. The chair of the women’s campaign will be determined.

Board members include: Francine Kempner (Jewish Family & Community Services); Mark Lodinger (River Garden); Jan Lipsky, (Jewish Community Alliance); Michael Abel, Claudia Baker, Nancy Davis, Susan DuBow, Andrew Jaffa, Michael Koren, Michael Korn, Andrea

Mail, Lenny Maiman, Adam Marmelstein, Ben Marsh, Danny Miller, Jennifer Plotkin, Zachary Sherman, Emily Rosenbaum, Ellen Rosner, Diane Rothstein, Benjamin Setzer, Mike Solloway, Susan Wolchok, and Eugene Wolchok.

Past president/honorary life members include: Scot Ackerman, Guy Benrubi, Jack Coleman, Ronald Elinoff, Joel Goldman, Leslie Held, Joan Levin, Mitchell Levine, Gary Perlman, David Robbins, Kenneth Sekine, Leonard Setzer, Richard Sisisky, Arnold Vandroff and Elliot Zisser.

Rabbis include: Rabbi Yossi Kahanov, Rabbi Yaakov Fisch, Rabbi Joshua Lief, Rabbi Jonathan Lubliner and Rabbi Michael Matuson.

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EDUCATION

Two MJGDS students win Jewish Interactive competition

By Martin J. Gottlieb Day School

Jewish Interactive is building a database of students’ products, 4 Kidz by Kidz, which aims to provide resources to teachers and children on Jewish topics in the words of students. In order to grow the database, Jewish Interactive runs regular competitions inviting students to send in their digital work. Students are asked to choose a Jewish topic that they either learned in class or are passionate about, choose any digital content creation tool, and submit their digital creations to the competition.

Jewish Interactive recently announced the winners in its second international digital work competition. Entries were judged ac-

cording to digital skills, creativity, content and originality. Out of 165 entries from four continents and 15 schools, the overall prize of the iPad went to Aaron Silverstein, Ezra Fax and Daniel Katzovitz from Harkham Hillel Hebrew Academy in Beverly Hills, Calif., for the video they created in Minecraft about the Beit Hamikdash. Junior group winners were Adam Harth, Itamar Aviani, Gina Levi and Adi Gordon from King David Linksfield, Johannesburg; Jonah Willens from Martin J. Gottlieb Day School; Sam Lobetta, Joshua Jacob, Ollie Waldman and Louis Rogove from Wolfson Hillel Primary, London; and Romy Freinkel from Bellevue Hill School in Sydney.

Senior group winners were

Center students experience rich Jewish culture

By Center Religious School

The Bernard & Alice Selevan Religious School students of the Jacksonville Jewish Center have been busy experiencing our rich Jewish culture. In the past two months, they have celebrated Purim with other JJC congregants of all ages.

Middle School students learned first-hand how to wrap tefillin at the Men’s Club’s World Wide Wrap. All grades heard about ARMDI, American Friends of Red Magen David, and inspected a brand new ambulance, donated by Hadassah, before it was shipped to Israel. Legendary mitzvah hero Danny Siegel accompanied the children to Burnett Park, where they spent a morning in a “Clean it up - Green it up” project for Mitzvah Day. One of the favorite experiences this year was to learn and perform with Pizmon, an a capella group from Jewish Theological Seminary, Columbia University, and Barnard College.

Liat Shear, Kayla Diamond and Ben Marks from Yeshiva College in Johannesburg, Rebecca Bubis from Martin J. Gottlieb Day School, and from Herzlia Constantia in Cape Town, Jamie Joffe and Leah Gluckman. Specially mentioned students, whose entries won certificates, included students from South Hampstead High (London), Greenfield Hebrew Academy (Atlanta), Hasmonean Girls’ High (London), King David Linksfield (Johannesburg), King David Victory Park (Johannesburg), Yeshiva College (Johannesburg), Martin J. Gottlieb Day School and Herzlia Constantia (Cape Town).

Jewish Interactive is an innovative nonprofit organization, founded in South Africa, that

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Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool celebrates Yom Ha’atzmaut

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Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool

If you’ve been around the JCA lately, you might have heard about Discover Israel, a program designed to give participants a chance to experience the culture, sights, sounds, tastes and feel of the land and people of Israel. Now, the teachers of Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool are giving students a chance to discover Israel.

The school will host a celebration for Yom Ha’atzmaut, Israel’s Independence Day – on

April 16. This year’s holiday will commemorate 65 years of Israeli independence.

In Israel, the evening of Yom Ha’atzmaut is celebrated at Mt. Hertzel, Jerusalem. The rite includes a symbolic lighting of 12 torches, which represent the 12 tribes of Israel. Families gather for picnics, singing and dancing as they proudly display the Israeli flag in their homes and businesses.

Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool students will experience Israeli life during a Yom Ha’atzmaut celebration

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The students of Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool will immerse themselves in Israeli life and gain a wonderful appreciation, not to mention a fun time, celebrating Israel’s birthday.

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The DuBow Preschool is a Community of Kindness

By SHEREEN CANADY DuBow Preschool

Jewish values are taught, modeled and observed at the DuBow Preschool every day. Kids make a card for a sick friend - bikkur cholim. Invite our Martin J.

Gottlieb Day School buddies to sit at the snack table with them hachnasat orchim. Give coins or cans of food for tzedakah each Friday. We focus on a Jewish value each month. Acknowledging menschlecheit behavior leads to more peaceful classrooms

Kids travel to River Garden to spread Purim cheer.

and helpful classmates. Noticing Jewish values leads to Jewish behaviors, and to richer, deeper understandings of what it means to be Jewish.

This school year the DuBow Preschool participated in a Community of Kindness program. Examples of G’milut Chasadim, acts of loving kindness, are central to our daily classroom life.

Being a good friend, and helping care for others and our environment has been a big part of this program. In one classroom the teacher saw a couple of children being unkind. She knew that 4 year olds are testing the power of their words and learning how to be good friends, but sometimes they cross the line and it can become bullying. The teacher developed a lesson about superheroes. She asked the children to describe the qualities all superheroes have. The class said

Fourth grade conducts marriage ceremony

By Martin J. Gottlieb Day School

Fourth-grade MJGDS teachers used the silliness of Purim to hold a mock wedding to teach their students about a traditional Jewish wedding ceremony. Rabbi Jesse Olitzky and Hazaan Jesse Holzer officiated the mock wedding and made it a lot of fun for the class while teaching them the traditions and customs of a Jewish wedding. The ceremony, including the Ketubah signing, Bedeken and Tisch, can be viewed on the fourth-grade blog at www.mjgds. org/classrooms/4thgrade.

MJGDS works with Hadera school on science project

By Martin J. Gottlieb Day School

This past winter break, Liat Walker, Martin J. Gottlieb Day School Jewish studies coordinator, traveled to Israel to visit the MJGDS partnership school Tzafririm in Hadera, Israel. This provided the unique opportunity for the MJGDS and Tzafririm students to collaborate on a science fair project, as students from both schools would participate as subjects in the experiment.

The experiment was to compare learning preferences between MJGDS students and their Israeli friends. The concept came from Brianna Grossman, a MJGDS sixth-grade student who tested how students recall a list of words using the actual words or pictures that represent those words. Brianna administered

the experiment to the fourth and fifth grades at MJGDS, and Liat conducted the exact experiment with Israeli students when she visited the Tzafririm school. The conclusion was: overall, Ameri-

can students preferred words and Israeli students preferred pictures.

The findings were displayed at the MJGDS Science Fair in February and shared with the Israeli students via email.

Shalom Baby shares five steps to a healthy world

By DuBow Preschool

This past month we had two super play dates. We learned some great songs with signs to help make our daily home routines go smoothly.

We loved the cleanup songs and signs we learned from Wendy Pozin and Dale Schemer of Baby Sign-A-Long. At our second play date we held a Healthy Child

Party. We learned five easy steps to make our homes healthier for our infants and toddlers by using green or natural products.

5 Easy Steps to a healthy world: 1. Avoid pesticides 2. Use nontoxic products 3. Clean up indoor air 4. Eat healthy 5. Be wise with plastics We loved the products and

samples shared. For more details about this nonprofit agency, visit www.healthychild.org.

Come join us in April for Shalom Baby on April 5 and 26 at 11:15 a.m. We invite all Jewish parents and their cuties 2 – 36 months of age. This is a free playgroup that meets at the DuBow Preschool. We always have time to play, learn, socialize and have fun.

Announcing a Camp Ki Tov – Ramah Darom partnership

By Jacksonville Jewish Center

The Jacksonville Jewish Center announces that Camp Ki Tov and Camp Ramah Darom will offer a special partnership program, beginning this summer. This three-

week program for rising third and rising fourth graders includes two weeks at Camp Ki Tov, preparing for an experience at sleep-away camp; and one week at Ramah Darom in Clayton, Ga., with roundtrip bus transportation to

Ramah. Discounted cost of this special partnership program is $1,400 for three weeks.

Please contact Rabbi Olitzky at 268-4200 ext. 134 or jolitzky@ jaxjewishcenter.org if you’re interested in signing up.

Kids collect tzedakah for ARMDI. Every week the kids are the DuBow Preschool bring tzedakah, sometimes money and sometimes food. that superheroes are kind, help other people, help the Earth, and do good things for people. Next the teacher asked the children to tell her what superhero qualities each child in class possessed.

They drew pictures of themselves exhibiting superhero qualities.

The theme continued when Rabbi Olitzky came to the class to read

the “The Purim Superhero” by Mike Byrne. Superhero menschs are what all the children are striving to be. If a child is unkind to another child, the teacher will ask, “Was that what a mensch would do?” Now they are all trying to be like Queen Esther, Mordechai, Judah Maccabee and other Jewish superheroes.

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EDUCATION

Frank The Frog visits DuBow Preschool

MJGDS Kaleidoscope Day focuses on theater

By DuBow Preschool

The Mitzvah Pals are 10 adorable stuffed animals who are traveling around the country to 65 USCJ Early Childhood Programs, visiting classrooms, rabbis and other synagogue office staff, participating in Shabbat

celebrations, learning about recycling and the mitzvah of tikkun olam, teaching kids about Kl’al Yisrael, and more.

See an adorable video of Frank and his Mitzvah Pal friends by watching the YouTube video at http://www.youtube.co/ watch?v=6J5c7EbNzyI, or fol-

low them on their journeys this year on Facebook at https://www. facebook.com/bennythemitzvahbear.

Frank will be staying at the DuBow Preschool until March 22. He will be visiting each class.

We will share more on Facebook and in the May Jewish News.

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This year’s PTA sponsored Kaleidoscope Day of the Arts was spent with the Theatre Department of the Florida State College of Jacksonville on Feb. 20. The day was spent in three rotations: acting, staging and dancing. Grades were divided up and were given instruction in all three

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categories, which then culminated into each grade performing a skit for the rest of the school in the Wilson Center for Performing Arts auditorium. PTA Kaleidoscope Day co-chairs, Claudia Margolies and Melanie Setzer, planned a very entertaining day that was enjoyed by students and faculty, alike.

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Dubow students love shabbat

By DuBow Preschool

The Doobonim and Kofim classes at the DuBow Preschool recently performed their annual Shoobee Doobee Shabbat program for their families and friends. They sang their favorite Shabbat songs, danced and shared their Shabbat spirit. Both classes made special gifts to give the parents and grandparents. The Doobonim (1-2 year olds) made beautiful pictures and cards using their hands and feet. Ms. Cheryl’s Kofim (2 -3 year olds) were so proud of their beautiful creations.

Each child made challah, and a complete Shabbat set: challah cover, a placemat with the blessings, a Kiddush cup, a tzedakah box, and a vase with flowers. Ms. Cheryl said, “The kids all want to have their own Shabbat stuff.

They are excited to have a kit that will not break and that they can bring to the Shabbat table each week.”

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EDUCATION

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Spring is in the air at Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool and the birds are chirping – literally.

Each day for four weeks, students peered into an incubator containing Pekin (Long Island) duck eggs, checking the temperature and humidity. They tore off one link a day of the 28-link paper chain the kindergartens made and numbered.

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chain became shorter and shorter.

Finally, four of the eggs cracked and the ducks emerged: Lucy, Ricky, Fred and Ethel. Lucy was the last to hatch and is still the smallest but is very feisty.

For two weeks, the students have been feeding and handling the ducklings and following the Growing Up WILD nature curriculum. They compared and contrasted the difference between chicks (hatched earlier in the year) and ducks. They predicted what might happen if the ducks went in the water.

And they added several activities not in the curriculum like pool parties on Shabbat. Students gathered on the school music patio to watch them swim while they danced to tropical beach music. After watching them grow for two weeks, it was time to send them on to the farm. We can’t wait to see the picture of them having fun on the farm together.

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J Café plans Lag B’Omer Family Picnic

By Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool

Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool invites parents and family members of students for a special Shabbat celebration for Lag B’Omer. Join us for a relaxing picnic with family, friends, music and yummy food.

Traditionally, Lag B’Omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, is

designated as a celebration day.

Many families plan picnics, outings, parties and music for this holiday. Come have fun with us for Shabbat and learn more about this tradition. The festivities will take place on Friday, April 26, at 5 p.m. as part of the J Café series: Cultural Arts Family Experience.

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Second Annual Jewish Food Festival set for May 5

By ANDREW OCEAN

Congregation Ahavath Chesed

The Temple is proud to host its second annual Jacksonville Jewish Food Festival. More than 600 people attended last year, and another large crowd is expected for this year’s event, which is scheduled for Sunday, May 5.

“We’re very excited that so many vendors (about 15 thus far) of Jewish food in Jacksonville will be offering samples of their gastronomical delights this year,”

is paired with a random bottle.

There will be a large variety of wines, with values ranging from a few bucks to hundreds of dollars.

This year’s cooking contest, Bubbe’s Bake Off, has two categories – cakes and cookies. Entry deadline is Friday, April 26.

The festival is Temple’s largest fundraiser, and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Jewish Food Festival: When: Sunday, May 5, 11:30 a.m.—2:30 p.m.

Where: Congregation Ahavath Chesed, 8727 San Jose Blvd.

What: Samples of Jewish foods provided by area businesses Other treats: L’Chaim wine wall, Bubbe’s Bake Off (cooking contest), kids’ corner (cotton candy, popcorn, activities) Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door Bubbe’s Bake Off rules: Entrants must bring at least one

co-chair Betty Rohan said.

“As of this moment,” said Michelle Pargman, the other co-chair, “brisket sliders, corned beef, matzah ball soup, pickles, bagels, lox, kugel and macaroons will be available for sampling by all attendees. There is still room for a few more, but they’d better let us know right away, because space on the sampling floor is limited and filling up fast.”

New this year is the L’Chaim wine wall. For $18, attendees purchase a cork, and each cork

Conquering challenges Temple Kol Tov youth conquers group challenges that involve their bodies and their brains at the Nassau Outdoor Education Center on FSCJ’s Yulee campus. The group of 17 was accompanied by their group adviser Stephanie Natale Frus, parent Michelle Lohmann (who gets the photo credit), and Rabbi Matt Cohen, who participated in a number of the activities.

Here he is pictured running through a trust zipper of Kol Tovies. If you would like more information on this group, please email Stephanie at koltov678@gmail.com.

Etz Chaim Synagogue is proud to host Kaila Lasky as its scholar in residence for its annual spring shabbaton on May 10 -11. Kaila will be presenting several dynamic presentations over the weekend.

Kaila Lasky is a former actress and broker/sales team trainer in the Manhattan luxury real estate market. While rubbing shoulders with royalty, attending inaugural balls and jet setting to exotic locations, Kaila began exploring her Jewish roots. She has been dedicated to reconnecting Jews to their heritage since finding her own way back in the early 90s.

She has studied on the east and west coasts with a variety of Jewish scholars.

She has been active in state of Israel Bonds and the American Jewish Congress in Manhattan, and has served on the Young Women’s Cabinet of The Jewish Federation of Greater Buffalo and

Beth El plans share Shabbat

By Beth El The Beaches Synagogue

Beth El will have a special Community Shabbat on Friday, April 19, starting with a brisket dinner at 6 p.m., service at 7 p.m., followed by a festive Oneg.

We look forward to meeting and sharing this joyous evening with you and family.

Dinner is $10 for adults, $5 for children 3-11. A child friendly entrée will be available.

Prospective members will be our guests.

Please contact Beth Small at Bethsmall@bethelbeaches.org or call 904.273.9100 for reservations and information.

cake or 4 dozen cookies; you do not need to be an actual bubbe to participate.

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the Women’s Campaign Board of the Jewish Federation of Rockland County.

She is a founder of the Jewish Discovery Center of Western New York, an organization dedicated to encouraging Jews of all ages, backgrounds and affiliations to further explore their Jewish identity.

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Dean of Hebrew Union College visits Temple

By SAM GRISWOLD

written on Jewish bio-ethics, the status of married women, the evolution of Jewish welfare law, Rabbi Jonathan Cohen, Ph.D., ritual-slaughter, Jewish commerdean of Hebrew Union College in cial law and Jewish solidarity.

Cincinnati, will speak at ConPrior to becomgregation Ahavath ing dean, Cohen Chesed (The Temserved as the direcple) on Thursday, tor of Outreach April 18, at 7 p.m.

Education on the His topic will be Cincinnati Campus “Moving Beyond of Hebrew Union the Traditional College. There, Family: A Look he galvanized the at Recent Cases campus and its regarding Parental faculty to offer Status in Light of innovative public Medical Developprogramming that ments in Procrehas attracted people ative Technology.” of all faiths to the Rabbi Jonathan Cohen His presentation campus. He has also will address the used social media medical, legal and ethical issues for a more effective outreach to posed by such questions as “Is the younger generations of Jews. sperm donor always dad?” and “Is Cohen will deliver the sermon the egg donor always mom?” during Kabbalat Shabbat worship An Israeli-born scholar, Cohen on April 19, lead Shabbat morncame to Cincinnati in July 1998 ing Torah study on April 20 and when he was appointed assistant lead a discussion after lunch that professor in Talmud and Halakhic afternoon.

Literature. His interests include Cohen is coming to Jacksonthe history of law, law and reliville, thanks to the generosity of gion and specifically the evoluDr. Larry and Kathy Kanter who tion of Jewish law in Christian established the Lawrence and Europe. He holds a Ph.D. in law Kathy Kanter Fund for Jewish from the University of Liverpool.

Preservation. Temple is proud to Cohen was named director of have the Duval County Medical Hebrew Union College-University Society and the Jacksonville Bar of Cincinnati Center for the Study Association as co-sponsors for of Ethics and Contemporary Mor- Cohen’s April 18 presentation. al Problems in January 2000 and, The entire community is invited. in 2003, was awarded the Rabbi For more information, call the Michael Matuson Professorship Temple office at (904) 733-7078. for Emerging Scholars. He has Congregation Ahavath Chesed

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DISCRIMINATE. With millions still out of work, many people in our own community are forced to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table. That’s why we’re, through Jewish Family & Community Services, not only running food pantries and meal programs, we’re also offering financial assistance to get people back on track.

Today, more people are turning to us for assistance than ever before. Help us ensure that no one is turned away.

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Frequently asked questions about the DuBow Preschool

By SHEREEN CANADY DuBow Preschool

Picking the best preschool for your child is important. Finding that special, home away from home, a school that will partner with you to build a foundation upon which all future learning will be supported is essential.

So, what are parents asking when they tour the DuBow Preschool?

Q: What qualifications do your teachers possess?

A: Our lead teachers are degreed professional educators, with early childhood teaching experience. Our specialty teachers all possess specialized training and education. Our assistant teachers are all trained and experienced.

Our school-wide focus this year has been technology and science. Our school is equipped with 21st Century technology and our

teachers are involved in learning about and piloting some exciting new tech tools. Our teachers love children, have a passion for early childhood education and are talented, caring individuals.

Q: What will my child learn?

How will the DuBow Preschool prepare my child for kindergarten?

A: The DuBow Preschool is an integrated early childhood program, where Jewish and general curriculum are woven together through the day. We believe in a hands-on, experiential approach to learning. Daily literacy, art, music, science, technology and math activities are embedded in play. The American Academy of Pediatrics supports a play-based approach stating, “Play allows children to use their creativity while developing their imagination, dexterity, and physical, cognitive and emotional strength.”

you provide?

A: Each week our children, from one year olds through our VPK students, enjoy Jewish studies, music, physical education and Discovery Studio specialty classes. Students who are enrolled in our full-day program also attend specialty classes at the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School. Our preschool has access to resources at the MJGDS private K-8th grade school such as a beautiful library, excellent technology, art studio, music class, and physical education all taught by the talented MJGDS faculty.

Each classroom has a daily schedule that includes both teacher structured learning experiences and time for children to explore, choose activities, and interact with their peers.

Q: What special programs do

Q: What amenities does the DuBow Preschool offer?

A: We have a newly renovated, state-of-the-art facility that includes beautiful classrooms, large shaded playgrounds, multiple indoor and outdoor learning and play spaces, a Discovery science lab, organic garden, library,

kitchen, daily hot lunch and more.

Q: How is social development supported?

A: Building a trusting, caring relationship with each child and helping our children build strong bonds is important to us. Optimal learning occurs when the social and emotional development of children as well as their cognitive development is the focus in preschool. Our school has a unique Jewish values curriculum that is a part of daily life in our school.

Becoming self-reliant individuals who work well with others and strive to be mensches (good, helpful people), is valued, modeled and taught. Team work and problem solving is encouraged and celebrated.

To learn more about our special school and to set up a tour, call Shereen Canady at 268-4200 ext. 143.

Center attends Policy Conference Torah Academy honors

Rabbi Yaakov and Henny Fisch

By Jacksonville Jewish Center

Over a dozen members of the Jacksonville Jewish Center and the Jacksonville Jewish community joined together at the beginning of March to attend the annual AIPAC Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of pro-Israel advocates in the country. This year over 13,000 conference attendees gathered in support of Israel and heard from such speakers as Vice President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Members of the Jacksonville delegation also lobbied on Washington on Tuesday in support of stronger U.S.-Israel relations. This year, every member of Congress was lobbied and the Jacksonville delegation lobbied the offices of Florida senators Rubio and Nelson as well as local congressmen Crenshaw and DeSantis.

By Torah Academy

“This was a powerful moment,” said Rabbi Jesse Olitzky, who organized the delegation.

“Our teenagers and our young adults were meeting with politicians and leading the conversation, explaining why supporting Israel was so vital.”

Last year, only a handful of representatives from Jacksonville attended the conference, so the increase in participation this year from the First Coast went a long way. “We showed

that Jacksonville is a pro-Israel city and that the Jacksonville Jewish community are zionists!

Next year, we are planning for a delegation twice the size as this year’s delegation,” Olitzky added.

It’s never too early to sign up for next year’s AIPAC Policy Conference, March 2-4, 2014, in Washington, D.C. You can do so at http://aipac.org/pc or by contacting Olitzky at jolitzky@ jaxjewishcenter.org.

Center USYers win sub-regional leadership roles

By Jacksonville Jewish Center

The Jacksonville Jewish Center congratulates two of its teenagers who have recently been elected to Mercaz USY sub-regional leadership positions.

Talia Fetner was elected as sub-regional president, and Jenna Levine was elected as sub-regional secretary at the recent Mercaz USY Sub-Regional Spring Convention hosted in Jacksonville.

Mercaz is one of three subregions of the Southeast Hanegev USY region.

This sub-region consists of chapters in north, central and western Florida. The Hanegev region of USY consists of chapters in Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina and Puerto Rico.

USY offers chapter, regional and international programming.

The youth group meets regularly at the Center, and regional and sub-regional events include trips to Disney and weekend long conventions. There is an annual International Convention in a different city each year and opportunities to travel across the country and to Israel with USY. For more information on any of our youth groups, please contact Gayle Bailys, the Center’s youth director at 268-4200 ext. 149.

Ten years ago, Torah Academy opened its doors to a small but excited group of young day school students.

There were only a few grades at that time but the secular and Judaic education the students received was top notch.

Today the school is thankful to be bustling with the sounds of students from preschool to the eighth grade.

While the school has grown tenfold, the quality of learning remains superior. In fact, Torah Academy is now an accredited day school with students who maintain high test scores in national and state standardized testing.

On May 5 at 6 p.m., Torah Academy will commemorate this milestone with a grand anniversary dinner.

The dinner will be held at Etz Chaim Synagogue and will be honoring not only the 10-year accomplishment but also the school’s spiritual adviser, Rabbi

Yaakov Fisch, and its preschool teacher, Morah Henny Fisch.

Rabbi Fisch served in many roles at Torah Academy from teacher to leader of numerous committees dedicated to the school’s growth. Morah Henny has been teaching at Torah Academy for nine years and, even though she holds a master’s in education, she considers her greatest accomplishment to be the many smiling faces she sees at her preschool graduation each year.

The event features special guest speaker Rabbi Nate Segal, founding director of Community Development and Outreach for Torah Umesorah.

Segal has helped launch over a dozen Jewish day schools and placed rabbis in over 50 synagogues nationwide.

For more information please visit our website at www.torahacademy.com or call 268-7719.

Dinner reservations are $125 per person and journal ads range in price from $36 to $360. Some ads include complimentary dinner reservations.

Registration open for Camp Ki Tov summer 2013

By Jacksonville Jewish Center

Now is the time to sign up for Camp Ki Tov for summer 2013.

Ki Tov is offering early bird rates for those who sign up by May 15. Tuition rates will increase after that. Camp Ki Tov has been providing fun, positive and safe programming in a Jewish setting for over 50 years.

Located on over 35-acre grounds of the Jacksonville Jewish Center, Camp Ki Tov offers a ton of great programming – both indoors and outdoors – for children of all ages. Our outdoor facilities include an Olympicsized swimming pool, tennis courts, soccer fields, a basketball

court, and baseball diamond, a Gaga pit, as well as a Gazebo and picnic tables for outdoor bunk programming.

Our indoor facilities offer opportunities for quiet indoor games, as well as drama, arts and crafts, music, dance, and many other activities. Ki Tov is the only camp in the area that offers weekly sessions and guarantees the fun of a sleep-away camp in a day camp setting.

Our camp, under the leadership of Pamela Lewis and Alex Hills, also offers a Camp Rishonim Preschool program, under the leadership of Shereen Canady.

The preschool program is a perfect complement to those little

ones looking to continue their learning and exploring that they regularly experience in preschool during the summer months. A daily kosher lunch is provided at camp, along with morning and afternoon snacks.

Additionally, Camp Ki Tov will be offering weekly specialty sports camps with Coach Jared Goldman: flag football (July 8-July 12), floor hockey (July 15 – July 19), basketball (July 22 – July 26), and soccer (July 29 – Aug. 2). For more information about camp or to sign up, please contact Rabbi Olitzky at 268-4200 ext. 134 or kitov@ jaxjewishcenter.org and check us out online at campkitov.org.

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JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES

Feeding the community: It takes a village

By Jewish Family & Community Services

448-1933 www.jfcsjax.org

Briefs Conversation Café

Save the date! The next JFCS Conversation Café, our series of health-related topics served over lunch, will be held Thursday, May 23, 2013.

The next topic is a timely one, “Social Media & Your Teen,” with presentations by. The Café is free but RSVP’s are a must, as seating is limited (904) 394-5782.

CALL2GO

Remember rides to synagogue for Shabbat and Holidays are absolutely free, and other rides to medical appointments, the grocery store, etc. are offered at a reduced rate. Need a ride?

Call the transportation line at 224-6287.

Since its inception, Jewish Family & Community Services has provided food to help ensure that no individual or family in our community goes hungry. It is a known fact that no one can succeed on an empty stomach. Thanks to your ongoing support of our Winn-Dixie Emergency Food Pantry, through donations of both nonperishable food items and monetary contributions, JFCS is able to provide nutritious emergency groceries to those experiencing difficult times and to help those in need live with more dignity and comfort At JFCS we are proud of our Winn-Dixie Emergency Food Pantry. We are also extremely grateful to the local efforts of the many individuals, civic/religious organizations and businesses that support our pantry through the Feed A Needy Neighbor program.

High Holiday food drives, as well as donations throughout the year, makes this service possible and is very much appreciated.

Dollars and cents

Did you know that JFCS spends $36 per month to feed one family?

Without a doubt, your continued support is needed for us to keep up with the demands and needs of the community. Thanks once again to the generosity of the Block family and their Annual Block Family Food Challenge, all cash gifts to FANN during April and May will be doubled.

Oh what a night

Join JFCS, together with Honorary Chairs Laurie and Linda DuBow and Wayne and Delores Weaver as we celebrate how our community helps each other. Save the Date: Thursday, October 17th.

More information to follow; sponsorships will be available. If you have any questions, contact Heather Corey at 394-5727.

Be a JHN volunteer

If you have ever wanted to be a Jewish Healing Network volunteer but didn’t know where to begin, call Karen Susman today. Volunteers made friendly visits to those who are ill (bikkur cholim) and to those who are feeling isolated from the Jewish community.

Office and event volunteers needed too (394-5737).

appreciated.

Again, all gifts – including those given through the Virtual Food Drive – will be doubled during April and May. For more information, or to make a direct donation to FANN, contact 394-5721 or rlevin@jfcsjax.org.

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A fun – and educational – way to give

Here is a fun way you can teach two lessons to your children, or grandchildren: (1) how to shop for groceries with a budget, and (2) giving tzedakkah.

We have created a Virtual Food Drive Donation Center, an online

Kosher Kart

The Kosher Kart program at JFCS provides a convenient alternative for meals that are “ready to heat.” Many people order our meals as a way to have healthy and easy meals available when recuperating from an illness or hospitalization, or just to have on hand when they don’t feel like cooking. Call 394-5724.

outlet and interactive way to put groceries in your shopping cart and then virtually donate them to our food pantry. This is located on our website, www.jfcsjax.org. Set a dollar limit with your children, and let them go shopping. This will be fun and educational, and the gift will be

Welcome Vanessa Solomon

By Jewish Family & Community Services

Thanks to all our food pantry volunteers who tirelessly and consistently give of their time to help out in our on-site pantry which is open Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.

Thank you volunteers

By Jewish Family & Community Services Mimi Kaufman, Marty Kulchin,

In honor of National Volunteer Week, April 21-27, we want to thank our JFCS volunteers who help in our food pantry, at the front desk, and throughout our office with a variety of projects and clerical tasks.

Thank you to Cheryl Berlin, Richard Birnbaum, Joyce Borgida, Paula Caplan, Fay Garber, Judy Greenfield, Judy Greenberg, Lorraine Jenkins, Elaine Hodz, Edith Horovitz, Natalie Kelly, Marty Kaufman,

Sondra Mallow, Jordan Mallow, Maxine Mallow, Samantha Mallow, Abbe Moody, Alyssa Moody, Ivan Peltz, Penny Powell, Shelley Rabon, Kate Robbins, Stacia Rosenblum, Jeanne Sandberg, Elinor Snow, Bob Fischer, Beth Goldberg, Rose Goldberg, Irene Jaffa and Hilda Warfield.

You help us make our jobs so much easier. Want to be part of our volunteer team? Please contact Helen at (904) 394-5782 or hhill@jfcsjax.org.

Mt. Carmel residents, Holocaust survivors hold Seders

By Jewish Family & Community Services

Holocaust Survivors and their families enjoyed a model Passover Seder, which was lead by the NYCS Jax Youth Group of Etz Chaim. Over 75 survivors and their families shared all the traditional blessings and songs using a Haggadah that was created specifically for this occasion. The Haggadah also contained personal stories of local survivors.

Students of the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School led a model seder at Mt. Carmel Gardens. There, too, approximately 65 Jewish residents, most of whom are in their 70s and 80s, interacted with the sixth-grade students in familiar

prayers, readings and song.

“Just tasting the charoset and seeing these beautiful children’s faces brings back memories of Passover Seders I used to have when I was a child,” one of the residents said. The students enjoy it too. Sitting along side of the residents, the students share haggadahs they made and brought along with them.

Thank you to the Martin J. Gottlieb Day School and their teacher Edith Horovitz. We are also appreciative of the parents and volunteers who helped make this a success and to the Department of Jewish Services who help coordinate this annual Passover event.

Vanessa Solomon is one of the newest board members at JFCS and serves as the chairperson for the Programs & Services Committee.

A graduate of Damelin Management College in Johannesburg, South Africa, Solomon has worked for such Companies as Revlon, Estee Lauder, L’Oreal and The Colomer Group, where she led and supported strategic brand building and business development. She has held various senior leadership roles both internationally and domestically in the consumer and manufacturing industries throughout her 30-year career in this field.

Prior to moving to the United States in 2000, Solomon held the position of CEO Revlon Sub Sahara Africa and simultaneously sat on the company’s European Board where she helped to set and direct strategy. She describes herself as a retail industry veteran who has developed expertise in the area of leadership development, research and development process, consumer research, change management and corporate culture.

A recipient of a number of business awards in South Africa, she also served as chairperson

Vanessa Solomon of the Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association and official advisor to the minister of Trade & Industry. Her work has taken her to New York, Central and South America and Africa. She and her husband have lived in Jacksonville for the past seven years, where they maintain extensive family and business relationships throughout the globe.

Vanessa Solomon was drawn to JFCS “because of the work they do and the principles by which they operate.” She hopes her extensive career experience can contribute to the growth and strength of this amazing organization and adds, “It is an honor to be working with such a prestigious board and all the dedicated people that work every day at JFCS.”

Camp season is around the corner

By Jewish Family & Community Services

JFCS has a long history of helping families in need by providing for Jewish day camp experiences for children in our community. This year, our camp fund is low, and we need your help. Please consider donating to our Day Camp Scholarship Fund.

JEWISH FAMILY & COMMUNITY SERVICES 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $250,283

A donation to help a child go to camp helps the future. Children who attend Jewish camps become more Jewishly engaged as adults.

We need your support. Please send your gift to JFCS, 6261 Dupont Station Ct. E., Jacksonville, FL 32217 or you can donate on line at www.jfcsjax.org. Simply indicate Camp Scholarship Fund.

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RIVER GARDEN SENIOR SERVICES

10th Annual Prom at The Coves a smashing success

By DARA GIDDINGS

River Garden Senior Services

The Coves members and staff were excited to host the 10th Annual Coves Senior Prom, again organized and presented by the students of Mandarin High School, and led by Student Council President Olivia Martins and Vice President Hunter Talley.

This year’s student class really blew us out of the water with an Under the Sea theme and decorations complete with live goldfish.

The Coves dining room pulled out all the stops with a beautiful buffet

of hot appetizers and desserts, and the food tasted even better than it looked. DJ and Mandarin High School student Jacob Hecht kept us moving and dancing the night away to new and old favorite songs.

The final event of the evening was the traditional crowning of the prom queen and king, with Stella Eison being crowned the 2013 prom queen and “Happy John” Cockram crowned prom king. The new royalty shared a dance and graciously posed for photos to celebrate their new fame.

The 10th Annual Prom was the

talk for days following the dance and will not soon be forgotten, especially with the beautiful photos taken by Mandarin High student Clarese Moller to remind us. Already planning ahead, Coves members, staff and Mandarin High School students are trying to discover ways to top this year, and make next year’s 11th Annual Prom even more exciting. A big thank you goes out to The Coves staff, Mandarin High School Student Council and advisors and everyone who helped make this year’s prom a most memorable night.

Helen Gottlieb and Stella Eison get acquainted with a couple of students.

Helen Gottlieb and ‘Happy John’ Cockram kicked up their heels all evening.

Not just parsley

Olivia Martins, president of Mandarin High School Student Council, celebrates Prom Queen and King Stella Eison and John Cockram.

Arline Leckart enjoys delicious foods served during the Tu B’Shevat Seder.

By RABBI MARK WIEDER River Garden Senior Services

Tu B’Shevat, the New Year of the Trees, is often celebrated in warm climates with tree planting, while in the frozen north, children plant parsley, which will grow in time for Passover a couple of months later. At River Garden, we have planted a wide variety of trees during Tu B’Shevat, but the focus has shifted over the past few years to a Tu B’Shevat Seder, modeled on the kabbalistic tradition from Safed.

The Tu B’Shevat Seder is inspired by a Passover Seder, including the drinking of four cups of wine or grape juice, and four questions. The fours continue with an investigation of four worlds: earth, water, air and fire, translated into mystical realms, and also into types of nuts, berries, shelled and pitted fruits, as well as seasonal changes to the tints of grape juice.

On Sunday, Jan. 27, River Garden residents gathered in the Rabinowitz Dining Room, located in The Wilf & Parker Pavilion, to read, sing and eat, forge a stronger bond with nature and ecology, and develop a new appreciation for the many gifts we receive every day from our Creator.

RIVER GARDEN 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $179,132

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JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA

JACKSONVILLE CELEBRATES AND THANKS THOSE WHO ARE CREATING LEGACIES TO SUPPORT JEWISH CAUSES On January 31st, the Jewish Community Foundation partner agencies and synagogues presented an event to honor those in our community who are helping to secure the future of our Jewish community. Presenters applauded 350 attendees, many

Mark Green: “The Foundation is our community’s savings plan.

We ensure the future for all our agencies and synagogues we serve. We work for you.”

Seeman and Nancy Zimmerman enjoying the CJL event.

On behalf of the Jewish Community Foundation and our partner organizations, many thanks to the following who helped make our January 31st Create a Jewish Legacy event a great success: the Jacksonville Jewish Center and JJC staff, Event sponsors, CJL Community Chairman: Richard Sisisky, Foundation Board President: Mark Green, JCF Board, CJL Steering Committee, Founda-

whom have declared their intent to remember Jewish causes in their wills and estate plans.

Highlighting the January 31st event were videotaped stories by individuals representing each of Foundation’s 9 partner organizations. The

JCF Steering Committee member Eunice Zisser with board member Sandy Zimmerman.

Ellen Rosner: “What a thrill it is looking out at so many faces that care so much about the Jewish organizations in our city. We pay tribute to the memory of Mike Donziger— he certainly would be proud.”

evening also included a moving tribute to Mike Donziger, Foundation’s first President, and presentation of the first Donziger Legacy Leader award to Richard Sisisky, Community CJL Chair.

A collaborative effort of

Andrea Mail: “Regardless of our title or status, wouldn’t we all like to believe that our lives will have lasting meaning and significance?

What will our legacies be?”

Richard Sisisky: “The legacy work done by the Foundation and our partners is critical to providing for our agencies and synagogues in the future. Create your own legacy, let Foundation execute it for you, and we will honor your intent.”

major synagogues and Jewish agencies, CJL began in 2008 as a pilot program of Jewish Federations of North America.

Since inception, we have received 265 signed declarations of intent.

To view the event video and

Catching up at the CJL event: Judy Silverman and Larry Appel.

Joanne Rosenberg, Deborah Shapiro, Kimberly Sisisky, Carole Wolpin, Eunice Zisser.

CJL event presenters: Richard Sisisky, Mark Green, Andrea Mail, Jeanine Rogozinski, Ellen Rosner, Volunteer: Penny Marks, Toast Participants/ Friends of Mike Donziger: Barry Zisser, Ron Elinoff, Jeffrey Block, Mel Fruit, Win

Barry Zisser: “Mike would have been so proud. He cared so much about the mission of the Foundation and all Jewish causes. I, and his friends here tonight, toast our friend, Mike Donziger: May your memory always be as your life was—a blessing to all of us.”

Jeanine Rogozinski: “Our own local stars will entertain and inspire us. When we wish upon our stars and dream together, dreams can come true.”

Ella and Chaim Rogozinski share a special moment.

SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR MANY DEDICATED CJL VOLUNTEERS! tion Staff, Event Co-Chairs: Andrea Mail, Jeanine Rogozinski, Ellen Rosner. Host Committee: Isabel Balotin, Shirley Bielski, Mike Donziger (of blessed memory), Mary Edwards, Sue Elinoff, Leslie Held, Jeanine Hoff, Elliott Horovitz, Michele Katz, Iris Kraemer, Deanna Lissner, Mike Lissner, Lita Poehlman, Judy Poppell,

photos, visit the Foundation website at www.jewishfoundationnefl.org.

To learn how easy it can be to create your own legacy that will impact Jewish causes you care about, contact the Foundation at 394-0720.

Gartner, Michael Korn, Jack Selevan, Russell Selevan, Richard Wolfson. Videotaped Stories: Iris & Mark Kraemer, Gary Wilkinson, Linda & Albert Wilkinson, Barbara & Hal Resnick, Doris & Jeff Goldstein, Fran Young, Rachelle Gottlieb, Deborah & Steven Shapiro & family, Judy & Len Elikan, Judy & Steve

Silverman, Monique & David Miller & family, Mel Fruit.

Instrumental Entertainers: Hazzan Jesse Holzer & members of Koltrain. CJL Lyricists: Isabel Balotin, Shirley Bielski, Jeanine Hoff, Hazzan Jesse Holzer. CJL Singers: Isabel Balotin, Shirley Bielski, Rabbi Matthew Cohen, Mary Edwards, Ellen Hare, Jeanine Hoff.

“WE STAND STRONGEST WHEN WE STAND TOGETHER!” Create a Jewish Legacy is a partnership of our area synagogues and Jewish agencies

Please join us and the 500 members of our community who have created their Jewish legacies.

Remember the Jewish community in your will and estate plan.

For more information, contact the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast Florida. 904-394-0720 www.jewishfoundationnefl.org To create your Personalized Legacy Agreement including which causes will be your beneficiaries, contact the Foundation. Then, use the following language in your will and to change a beneficiary designation on other assets such as IRA’s or life insurance. “I give and bequeath to the Jewish Community Foundation of Northeast FL Inc., its successors and or assigns X %”, (whatever % or dollar amount that is comfortable for you) “of my residual estate or/asset.” Contact the Foundation with additional questions.

JEWISH COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA 2012 FEDERATION ALLOCATION: $76,422

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JEWISH COMMUNITY ALLIANCE

Musicians battle elements to play at JCA

By MOLLY SWEET

Jewish Community Alliance

Though nothing in their performance would have given it away, by the time violinist Paul Huang and pianist Jessica Osbourne played the first notes of the Beethoven Sonata in their concert at the JCA this February, they had been awake for 12 hours, traveled nearly 950 miles, and still managed to squeeze in some practice before the 3 p.m. downbeat. Fortunately for us, when you are a virtuoso musician, the show must go on, and that meant that even a blizzard wouldn’t stop them from coming to the JCA to play a concert.

The original travel itinerary had the two musicians arriving in Jacksonville a day in advance of the performance. However, after inclement weather grounded all flights out of New York, Thelma Nied, JCA cultural arts director, had the two Young Concert Artists on a Sunday morning red-eye from New York that would give them only couple of hours on the ground in Florida before perform-

By MOLLY SWEET

Jewish Community Alliance

ing their show-stopping recital.

In addition to their Sunday afternoon concert, Huang and Osbourne performed two more concert/lectures the next day, one at River Garden Hebrew Home and one for students from Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool and JCA Youth Services after-school program. Huang and Osbourne are both part of the Young Concert Artists, an organization that aims to give talented young musicians opportunities to be

heard throughout the nation. Each young artist has proven their gift through a competitive, international audition. The finest of these contestants are selected to participate in a series of performances and educational outreach programs throughout the country.

The JCA is lucky to host such fine talent. Be sure to catch the next concert in the YCA series, pianist Andrew Tyson. He will perform on April 14 at 3 p.m. in the Setzer-Frisch Auditorium.

JCA Birthday Party set for April 20

By Jewish Community Alliance

The JCA’s year-long 25th Birthday Celebration continues in April, highlighted by a fundraiser birthday party on April 20.

Other April birthday events include an Adult Birthday Breakfast on April 7 and the Expressions Art Show from Israel April 14-21.

JCA Swim School committed to children

And beginning April 24, the JCA’s Vandroff Art Gallery will display photo stories about the JCA and its members.

The JCA will host the April 20 party as the whole community meets for an evening of cocktails, dinner, dessert, dancing and many more surprises.

Funds raised by this event will help the JCA provide

educational, social and cultural programs and projects for our community.

Funds also will go toward scholarships for children, the elderly and others who may not be otherwise able to afford the benefits of the JCA. You can purchase your tickets or become a sponsor online at www.jcajax.org/birthday.

Proton Institute radiation oncologist Dr. Robert Malyapa. Malyapa will be discussing various cancers and the great success that The Proton Institute has seen with the use of this alternative treatment. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to hear how this breakthrough technology is changing the face of cancer. This program is free to JCA members and $5 for nonmembers. All are welcome. For more information or to register, contact Dorri Kraus, 730-2100 ext. 239 / dorri.kraus@ jcajax.org.

Bike Shop. Learn how to change a flat tire, quiet a squeaking chain, adjust your brakes and more.

Meet at the JCA at 9 a.m. on Sunday, April 28, with your bike in tow and leave with the confidence of knowing you’ll never be stranded on your bike again. The fee is $5 for JCA members and $8 for nonmembers.

“Swimming is a life skill and a social skill that all children should have,” says Lauren Egleston, JCA assistant director of Sports and Recreation and head Makos swim coach. “We watch them mature in their physical and emotional skills and gain self-assurance.”

The JCA Swim School, under the direction of Egleston, is a safe entryway into the art of swimming for many students.

Throughout the year, the school offers lessons to introduce breath control, kicking, swimming strokes and the foundations of aquatic proficiency.

“Our swim school staff is truly committed to all children

involved in our swimming program, and especially with swim lessons. We try to establish a special bond with each child that makes them feel unique. We try to build confidence in and out of the water,” says Egleston.

As the summer months approach, children are around pools and water more often. The JCA Swim School is dedicated to preparing its students for the summer season ahead — particularly for JCA Summer Camp, when campers spend time at the pool daily, and need to be secure in the water.

JCA Swim School offers weekly lessons, for children as young as six months old. For more information, visit www. jcajax.org/aquatics or call Lauren Egleston at 730-2100 ext. 240.

Israeli art will be displayed

By Jewish Community Alliance

Expressions, the largest collection of Israeli art outside the Jewish state, will be on exhibit at the Jewish Community Alliance April 14-21 as part of the JCA’s 25th Birthday Celebration.

Expressions features artwork by more than 70 Israeli artists and artisans. The exhibit and sale is free and open to the public.

Expressions has toured the United States annually since 1985, when retired Israeli Army Col. Itzhak Assour convinced the Israeli government to subsidize the show.

Assour studied sculpting during three years of rehabilitation after being wounded in 1969.

After he returned to active duty, he took art classes and continued sculpting after he retired from the army in 1984.

Attendees can meet Col. Assour at the opening on Sunday, April 14, at 1 p.m. Join us for light refreshments and an opportunity to preview and buy beautiful sculptures, fibers, ceramics, jewelry, Judaica, lithography, wood, antiques and paintings.

The JCA also hosted the Expressions exhibit in November 2010 and October 2007.

JCA happenings Vandroff Art Gallery

The Vandroff Art Gallery will exhibit works by members of The Art Guild of Orange Park through March 20. This organization promotes the visual arts in Clay County and Northeast Florida.

Beginning March 22, the gallery will exhibit the paintings of Bronwen Chandler. Bronwen grew up in New Zealand. She expresses herself mainly through landscapes.

She loves to paint in acrylics and she works in both brush and knife, and there is always some purple to be found in her paintings. You may remember Bronwen as a dance instructor here at the JCA.

JCA to welcome Dr. Robert Malyapa

As part of the Jewish Community Alliance’s Continuing Health series, the J Institute is pleased to present “Using Proton Therapy to Treat Cancer.”

Cancer – the word alone can cause most people to wince, but many of us have had to deal with the harsh reality of hearing that diagnosis for ourselves, a family member or even a friend. However, according to the American Cancer Society, “The death rate from cancer in the U.S. has fallen 20 percent from its peak in 1991.”

Part of the decline is due to earlier detection, but part is also due to medical breakthroughs like the use of proton therapy to treat a variety of cancers, including lung, brain and prostate.

On Monday, April 15, the JCA is pleased to welcome UF Florida

Concert In the Round

The JCA presents a free concert by pianist Andrew Tyson at 3 p.m. on Sunday, April 14.

At age 22, Andrew Tyson is already the recipient of many awards and prizes. Entering his final year of studies with Claude Frank at the Curtis Institute of Music, Andrew has performed at a number of prestigious venues, including the National Chopin Foundation in Miami and the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York. He has performed as a concert soloist with the Guilford Symphony Orchestra, the Durham Symphony, The Raleigh Symphony and the Chapel Hill Philharmonia.

Thanks to the generosity of the Berman family, this concert is free and open to the entire community.

Bicycle maintenance for the layman

Get your bike ready for the season with maintenance tips from Railee Halbuna of Open Road

Cyberspace security

Whether you’re on Facebook, Twitter or another social media site, learn how to protect your identity and privacy with digital marketing and Internet security expert Kenny Harper. He will show you how to have fun with social media while ensuring that you are well-protected. Must bring your own laptop to participate.

This program is at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 22. It’s free for JCA members and $5 for nonmembers.

Florida-friendly gardening

Tired of looking at your plants withering in the hot Florida sun?

Join master gardener and assistant director of the Duval County Extension Office, Evie Pankok, at 1 p.m. on Thursday, April 4, as she teaches you how to plant a garden that will survive the hot summer days and cool winter nights.

This program is free for JCA members and $5 for nonmembers.

Special parent workshop: helping your child cope with allergies Children‘s lives are affected in so many ways by allergies and asthma. Join Dr. Sunil Joshi,

vice president of Family Allergy Asthma Consultants, as he shares his expertise and insights into the complicated world of allergies whether environmental, food, or seasonal.

Bring your questions and concerns to this informative evening at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 11. This program is free and open to all.

Break Away Days

The JCA offers full days of fun when school is out of session.

Each school day off is filled with exciting activities such as sports, swimming, arts and crafts, and cooking.

We will be offering Break Away Days during most schools’ spring breaks March 25 through April 5 (call 730-2100 ext. 245 for dates and fees). This spring we will take a journey under the sea. We will make jeweled jellyfish, hunt for sunken treasure and much more.

Adult Flag Football League

The JCA’s Adult Flag Football League for ages 18-plus will play at Bolles Stadium Field on Sundays from 4 to 7 p.m. The season runs from April 14 to June 9 (no games May 26).

Form your own teams of 6 to 8 players for 5-on-5 flag football.

You can also register individually or with a friend and be placed on a team. Contact Geoff at 730-2100 ext. 250 or pespecialist@jcajax.org with questions. Fee is $60 for JCA members, $90 for nonmembers.

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Babysitter’s training course

Learn how to prepare for an emergency if home alone or if babysitting in this one-day class.

Valuable safety tips will be taught and basic CPR and first aid skills will be reviewed.

This class is for ages 10-15. It will be from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 5. The fee is $50 for JCA members and $75 for nonmembers.

JCA Makos summer swim team

Get out your swimsuits and caps because it’s River City Swim League season for the JCA Makos Swim Team. The team begins practice in May, during our Swim Team Registration Week, so make sure you register in advance because space will be limited.

All levels of swimmer are welcome. We have two options for registration; practice/meet and meet only (must be practicing with another swim team to qualify).

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LIFECYCLES Birth

Dr. Mark and Roz Abramson announce the birth of their grandson Henry Rhys Mooney on Feb. 6, 2013, in Santa Fe, N.M. Parents are Drs. Alexandra AbramsonMooney and Barrett Mooney.

Grandparents are Melinda and Jeff Cramer. Great-grandparents are Roslyn and Bernard Abramson of New Jersey, and Rochelle Segal of Orlando.

B’nai Mitzvah

Mackie Scott Garwood, son of Simon and Judi Garwood, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on April 13, 2013, at Congregation Ahavath Chesed.

Sharing in the simcha will be his grandparents Marvin and Joanne Specter of Eastchester, N.Y., Adrienne EO Jackson of Jacksonville, and many other friends and family.

Mackie is a seventh-grade honors student at The Bolles School. He is a percussionist in the middle school band and also volunteers as an usher for the Jacksonville Symphony. Mackie enjoys soccer for the JYSC Fury select team, playing basketball for Bolles, AAU, and attending Camp Winnebago in the summer.

Jacob Dean Glassman, son of Dean and Lisa Glassman, was called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah on March 16, 2013, at the Congregation Ahavath Chesed.

Sharing in the simcha was his sister Sienna, 22, Gabriella, 21, and Julian, 15; his grandmother Elinor Glassman and the late Dr. Jacob Glassman of Miami Beach; and grandparents LaVerna Sanford of Delaware, and Norman and Sharon Sanford of Belleview. Aunts, uncles and cousins also attended, coming from Seattle to Baltimore.

Jacob is a seventh-grade honors student at The Bolles School.

He loves to play basketball and was on the seventh grade team as well as playing AAU. Jacob

also played football for the Bolles middle school. Currently he plays the clarinet in the middle school band. When Jacob is not outside shooting the ball he is playing his X box.

Travis Melamed, son of Kevin and Bonnie Melamed, will be called to the Torah on the occasion of his Bar Mitzva on Shabbat, April 6, 2013, at Etz Chaim Synagogue.

Sharing in the simcha will be his brother Brandon along with many family and friends from across the United States and other countries.

Travis is in the seventh-grade honors program at Julia Landon College Preparatory and Leadership Development School. Travis has been a dedicated student of Cuong Nhu (Vietnamese martial arts) for over five years. Travis became an open water certified scuba diver in 2012 and loves being a scuba buddy with his dad.

He also enjoys hiking, canoeing, camping and is an active member of NCSY Jacksonville of the Etz Chaim Youth Department. Travis wants to become a paleontologist.

Marriage

Sarah Michelle Anderson and Lawton Donnie Daniels were married at the Jacksonville Jewish Center on March 3, 2013.

The bride is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. John Anderson, and the granddaughter of the late Dr. William and Mrs. Martha Stromberg, and Mrs. Margaret Anderson. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a degree in history, and teaches at Mandarin High School. Lillian Anderson served as her sister’s maid of honor. Among bridesmaids and attendants were long-time friends Andrea Seebol and Julia Kufman.

The groom is the son of Sherry Binter of Branson, Mo., and the grandson of Sandra and the

late Lawton Daniels of Kissimmee. He is also a graduate of the University of Central Florida, with a degree in finance, and is an operations analyst with Deutsche Bank. Grady Roach served as his brother’s best man.

Following a Disney World honeymoon, the couple will reside in Jacksonville, to the delight of the bride’s parents.

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community. The Vandroff Art Gallery presents monthly exhibits of the work of local artists.

The birthday celebration kicks off with a fundraising party on April 20. A complete schedule of

birthday events is online at www. jcajax.org/birthday.

Stein noted the importance of the partnership between the JCA and the Jewish Federation of Jacksonville, “The money Federation gives to the JCA is very important.”

The JCA is a beneficiary agency of the Federation.

Accomplishments

Marilyn Feldstein’s article “Are You Building Strong Career Relationships?” has been published in the December T+D Magazine, and her article “Know Your Professional Value and Learn How to Leverage it to Get What You Want—and Deserve,” has been published online in the January T+D Magazine.

In addition, her book Infoline: Defining and Leveraging Your Professional Value was published in February by the American Society for Training and Development. Marilyn is a certified career coach, founder of Career Choices Unlimited, and an author.

Sympathy

… to the family of Elliot Shapiro, father of Joel (Sylvia) Shapiro and Robin (Bill) Heston, grandfather of Joshua, Sarah, Jessica and Rachel Shapiro and Jacob and Neve Heston and brother of Marcia Ehrlich. Elliot died Feb. 25, 2013. Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association. … to the family of Howard Wolpin, who died March 5, 2013. He is survived by his wife, Carole; his children Rick (Cindy) Wolpin, Allison (Sven Erik) Jansson, Michele Katz (Christie Radney), and Jeffrey (Stacy) Katz; and grandchildren Matt (Kat) Wolpin, Travis (Crystal) Wolpin, Daniel Jansson, Jacob and Maddie Abraham. Contributions may be made to the Debbie Katz Fund for Ramah Scholarship at the Jacksonville Jewish Center, or to Jewish Family & Community Services.

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River Garden’s No. 1 priority.”

The campaign allows River Garden to grow its outpatient services. It enabled the agency to add a 10,000-square-foot addition, known as The David A. Stein Family Center, which is home to the Frisch Family Adult Day Care Pavilion and Alice and Bernard Selevan Therapy Pavilion. The project also repurposed 7,500 square feet of existing space including the Trager/Peltz Admissions & Home Health Pavilion, the Sloat Memory Care Pavilion, the Wilf & Parker Dining Services Pavilion and the DuBow Pharmacy.

In the next few months River Garden Senior Services Home Healthcare program will expand, as well. “Once our program becomes Medicare-certified we will be able to offer skilled nursing and rehabilitation services to older adults residing in their own homes in the community,” said Dr. Sue Leger-Krall, director of Community Clinical Services/ Family Care support.

River Garden is no longer thought of as a nursing home but is nationally recognized as a system of services for aging adults and their families. Visit the website at www.rivergarden.org.

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This important opportunity, reporting to the Foundation’s Executive Director, will be accountable for cultivating, coordinating, implementing, and supporting the collaborative Jewish Community’s involvement in the “Create a Jewish Legacy” (CJL) bequest development program. A primary goal of this position is to effectively incorporate CJL into the Jacksonville Jewish community’s organizational infrastructure.

Duties and responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to: Working with Foundation and partner organizations to implement the Create A Jewish Legacy community Strategic Plan and, monitor and calibrate the success, consider course corrections, develop and engage in implementing a strategic approach to agency and donor engagement, and mentor/train volunteers in their efforts to conduct bequest gift conversations.

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COMMUNITY NEWS River Garden ranks among best nursing homes

By Jewish Federation of Jacksonville

US News & World Report has ranked River Garden Hebrew Home among the Best Nursing Homes in the United States.

This ranking is one of the most popular tools among Baby

Boomers when researching and evaluating nursing homes. Approximately 20 percent of all nursing homes in Florida, and slightly less than 19 percent nationwide, earned an overall five-star rating.

This prestigious status reflects

River Garden’s 5-star ranking for overall performance in health inspections, nurse staffing, and quality of medical care by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the federal agency that sets and enforces standards for nursing homes.

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Hebrew Bible insights revealed in scrolls

By DIANE RODGERS Communications Director

Story has it that Bedouin goat herders, searching for a lost goat in a cave near Khirbet Qumran, discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls by accident in 1947. They were found in jars, of which inspired the design of the Shrine of the Book at Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

The scrolls are about 2,100 years old.

Written on parchment, most of the scrolls survived as fragments, but scholars have reconstructed about 850 manuscripts from the fragments. Some manuscripts are apocryphal and sectarian, but the biblical manuscripts represent about 200 books of the Hebrew Bible.

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tion about Jewish society in Israel during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, including the origins of rabbinical Judaism and early Christianity.

Inside the shrine, reconstructed fragments –hand-stitched together – are displayed on the inner walls of the jar-shaped structure. Visitors can view the Sons of Light and Sons of Darkness scrolls, the thanksgiving scroll, and the temple scroll. The biblical scrolls include all the books of the Hebrew Bible except Nehemiah and Esther. The Isaiah scroll was the only biblical scroll that has been preserved in its entirety.

Federation Communications Director Diane Rodgers visited the museum in January as part of an American Jewish Press Association press tour.

The white dome of the Shrine of the Book symbolizes the lids of the jars in which the first scrolls were discovered. The corridor leading into the shrine represents a cave.

f e at u r i n g

Naser Musa Hamid Saeidi-Santur Dror Sinai Yair Dalal SATURDAY, APRIL 13 at 9:00 PM, USTLER HALL ATRIUM SUNDAY, APRIL 14 AT 12:30 PM, JACKSONVILLE JEWISH CENTER

Admission is free and open to the public. The Jacksonville concert will take place immediately following Community University and is made possible through a generous gift from the Levin and Shorstein Families.

A replica of Jerusalem as viewed from the City of David in in 66 C.E., the second temple period at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

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The Temple is proud to host this 2nd Annual community-wide celebration of food, music and fun! The festival is Temple’s largest fund-raiser and we are expecting a great turnout again this year.

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Don’t miss the brisket sliders, corned beef, matzah ball soup and more!

NEW IN 2013: “L’chaim” Wine Wall.

We will have fun, kid-friendly activites so come hungry and bring your family!

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