The Jewish News - March 2012 by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

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March 2012 - Adar/Nisan 5772 INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

10A Community Focus 16A Jewish Interest 20A Commentary 21A Israel & the Jewish World 25A Focus on Youth 27A Life Cycle 1B Jewish Happenings 14B Recent Events

8A Interview with former terrorist Walid Shoebat

9A An exciting and emotional mission to Israel

15A

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15B

Volume 42, Number 3

Talking truth about The Jewish Federation The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee has become known as a cutting-edge agent of change and role model for community building and collaborative organizations nationally. This is not your Bubbe’s or Zeyde’s Federation. Are you… • A new resident looking to meet like-minded Jewish people? • Interested in Jewish visual and performing arts? • A parent looking for a unique cultural, educational and engaging environment for your teen and family? • Interested in learning about Judaism, Israel … where we fit in this world? • A philanthropist looking for a well-managed, thoughtful fiduciary to make your philanthropic dreams come true? • A friend of Israel looking for a new way to engage with our Jewish state? • Creative … inventive … looking for a new way to reach out in our community and to feel a sense of belonging and community? Your Federation has successfully navigated through the last 10 years, undergoing continuous processes of evaluation and change. We have emerged as a strong, vibrant, financially sound, growing, impact-based organization. As an outcome-driven grantor, evaluating every program we fund or run, Federation plans based on facts and interests, and examines ways of providing services through a 21st century lens. • Our talented staff and committed volunteer leadership are uniquely situated to identify and address major communal issues. • Our volunteer corps has grown and has a huge impact on the success of our initiatives and programs. • Our donors are generous and supportive, understanding their roles as investors in the future and in the work that it takes to maintain a viable, vibrant and healthy community. We strive to fund, support and create programs that will appeal to a broad range of generations that span from early childhood through later adulthood. That support is our expression of “Jewish Peoplehood” here, around the world and in Israel. Our Mission is clear – SAVING JEWISH LIVES AND ENHANCING JEWISH LIFE – which is expressed in our programs and activities. “BE” involved in OUR Federation. “BE” a part of OUR meaningful and vibrant Jewish community. To learn more about our NEW Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, please email Howard Tevlowitz at htevlowitz@jfedsrq.org. And yes … there’s more to come …

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Building living bridges: Jewish Federation and Kiryat Yam foster a thriving partnership By Sandy Chase

he recent visit by a delegation from Kiryat Yam, Israel, to Sarasota exemplifies how these coastal cities are striving to realize their vision of “enabling significant and enduring connections between people in both communities and enhancing their bond with their Jewish identity and with the Jewish people.” Last September, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Living Bridge Committee, chaired by Alan Ades, was invited by Kiryat Yam Mayor Shmuel Sisso to visit his city. The goal of the mission was to explore how these two coastal cities could create a vibrant cultural, educational and potential economic partnership. The purpose of this partnership is to form a “living bridge” between Jewish people in both countries in order to foster friendship, understanding, awareness, learning, creativity and an ongoing exchange about our Jewish experience as Americans and as Israelis. The communities each committed $80,000 annually to build and develop the partnership. Reciprocating the invitation, the Federation’s hosting committee cochairs, Irwin Davis and Ruth Klein, organized the Kiryat Yam delegation’s visit to Sarasota. The 10-member Kiryat Yam delegation arrived at the end of January. Kiryat Yam, Israel’s Mediterranean City of Immigrants Known as a visionary, Mayor Sisso has dedicated his extensive political expertise to creating a city of distinction. Through his indefatigable energy and commitment, he has met head-on the overwhelming challenge of helping Ethiopian and Russian immigrants assimilate into their new home while

affirming their rich cultural backgrounds. Since 2003, Mayor Sisso has been redeveloping Kiryat Yam by attracting investors and improving the education system – earning him such awards as the Ministry of the Environment’s National Prize and a Ministry of Education award for improving the high-school graduation rate in his city. Situated between Akko and Haifa, Kiryat Yam boasts a new multimilliondollar educational, sports and art complex because of the philanthropy of Betty Schoenbaum, a Sarasota resident. Named for her and her late husband, the Alex and Betty Schoenbaum Science, Educational, Cultural and Sports Campus is a testament to the mayor’s foresight and the Federation partnership. Kiryat Yam continues to design innovative educational and cultural programs and to garner worldwide acclaim for its music and dance academies and multitalented students. Four-day visit Headed by the mayor, the Israeli delegation toured the Sarasota area while learning more about the work of the Jewish Federation and its partner agencies, the arts community, and area

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businesses. The goal is to create a more vibrant cultural, educational and economic partnership. Guests toured such cultural venues as the Florida Studio Theatre and the elite Ringling School of Art and Design, whose president hosted a lunch on January 30 at the recently renovated illustration gallery, the Arland and Sally Christ-Janer Center. President Larry Thompson welcomed the Federation-Kiryat Yam partners, shared information about this extraordinary visual arts institution and its students, and invited his guests to tour the campus. “Living Bridge/People to People” During lunch, Mayor Sisso received a framed original numbered work of art depicting the “Living Bridge/People to People” relationship. Created by Roi Horn, an award-winning illustrator studying at the college, this creative artwork commemorates the establishment of the two-city partnership. Illustrating the beauty of each city, the original work of art highlights Kiryat Yam on one side and Sarasota on the other, both connected by a bridge. This 18 by 24-inch illustration will hang in Kiryat Yam as well as in the Federation offices. Roi Horn, one of the five Israeli students at the college, hails from Rehovot, Israel. An innovative artist, Roi continues to draw inspiration from medieval fantasies, historic illustrations, and the Crusader era. Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, the religious leader and adviser behind the Hillels of the Florida Suncoast (Ringling College of Art and Design, University of South Florida, Eckerd College, New College, and University of Tampa), began his presentation with “I’m kvelling,” referring to Roi’s creative genius. According to the rabbi, “The Ringling campus is a magical place that fans the ember of the Jewish soul.” Future activities The committees have mapped out a timeline to include peer exchange in business, education, science and tech-

Roi Horn, Alan Ades, Irwin Davis, Shmuel Sisso, Howard Tevlowitz, Betty Schoenbaum (photo by Mitch Brown)

nology, and arts and culture. To realize these goals, several subcommittees will be formed for: Children and Youth: From early childhood through high school Next Generation: From college attendees to young families with Bar/ Bat Mitzvah-aged children Active Adults: 50 years and above Women’s Programming Envisioned activities include: Bar and Bat Mitzvah projects Israel travel Jewish identity programs Visit by March of the Living participants (an international mission for teens to travel to Poland with Holocaust survivors to visit the concentrations camps and then on to Israel to observe Yom HaZikaron, and Yom Ha’Atzmaut) Volunteering The Sarasota-Kiryat Yam Partnership has embarked on a noteworthy journey, helping to fulfill the Federation’s mission: To save Jewish lives and enhance Jewish life in SarasotaManatee, in Israel, and around the world. For more information about Kiryat Yam, contact Ilene Fox at 941.371.4546 x110 or ifox@jfedsrq.org. Sandy Chase is president of WordMasters, a writing-editing company that empowers businesses to improve their professional image and assists authors to write memorable manuscripts. Contact her at www.thewordmaster.net.

Mayor Shmuel Sisso’s Vision How does Roi Horn’s artwork epitomize the partnership between our two cities? I was pleasantly surprised when “Living Bridge/People to People” was unveiled. Even more important is that an Israeli student created this artwork, which truly shows his creative genius and the connection between Kiryat Yam and the Sarasota Federation. On one side is the Ringling School of Art and Design and the Federation; the other is the Alex and Betty Schoenbaum complex consisting of the innovative high school, dance and music academies, sports facility and planetarium. I was most impressed when I spotted the young, talented tuba player who performed for the Federation delegation members during

their September visit to Kiryat Yam. Where do you envision this partnership in five years? I want the Sarasota Jewish community to visit Israel and know that Kiryat Yam is their home. I invite the young generation to bring their passion while witnessing our challenges...Israel’s challenges. I see two Jewish communities enriching each other.

FEDERATION NEWS 3A March 2012

March 2012

Your Federation: A financial snapshot By Michael Ritter, Treasurer, and Inna Sideman, Chief Financial Officer

bout ten years ago, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee (Federation) embarked on a journey to become more relevant and responsive to our Jewish communities locally, nationally and globally. In the process, the Federation recognized the need to change its overall financial funding model, no longer relying only on an annual fundraising campaign to address the needs of our Jewish community.

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Today, the Federation’s financial resources come from multiple sources. In addition to the annual campaign, which is still the Federation’s main revenue source, increased funding comes from designated gifts – gifts designated by donors for a specific Federation-related program or purpose or to be used by another local, national or overseas not-forprofit organization to meet its needs. Federation also generates income by selling advertising in its Jewish News

monthly newspaper, the annual Connections magazine, and through various sponsorships from businesses and individuals. When the Flanzer Jewish Community Center closed its doors a few years ago, the Federation ultimately assumed the responsibility of running programming and maintaining all the buildings and grounds on campus. In addition to continuing to host various Jewish community programs and events, we are also renting the facilities to certain outside organizations for their programs. Rental income is helping us cover some of the costs of maintaining this community resource. Similar to other large not-for-profit entities, Federation leadership realizes that our future depends on building a large and well-managed endowment fund. The goal is to build the endowment so that more programming and social needs can be met through restricted fund purposes, as well as increased investment income. We currently have many generous donors in our community participating in our various endowment fund programs and we are looking forward to significantly expanding overall participation and funding in future years. Ten years ago, due to the size and timing of the annual fundraising campaign and the significant ongoing needs of our Jewish communities, both local-

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ly and globally, the Federation was required at times to spend or commit the use of funds in advance of raising funds in a particular year. Given the economic downturn in recent years, as well as uncertainties relative to unbudgeted emergency situations, this financial model was not as fiscally responsible as we would have preferred. Federation leadership has worked diligently in recent years to accumulate operating and endowment fund reserves to help mitigate any unforeseen needs of our precious financial resources. We have hard-working Overseas and Domestic Granting Committees and various underlying approval processes to ensure that direct spending for Federation programs, as well as grants made to other organizations receiving Federation dollars, are used appropriately. We also have a diligent Investment Committee that effectively manages and monitors our investments and underlying transactions in a fiscally responsible manner. The Federation budget and ongo-

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Prominent filmmakers coming to Jewish Film Festival By Roz Goldberg

hen the 2012 Jewish Film Festival kicks off on Sunday, March 11, audience members can expect to experience an outstanding roster of new, award-winning films that will transport them to 1936 Berlin, 1944

Co-Chairs Roz Goldberg and Jordan Shifrin

Poland, 1960s Israel, and contemporary settings in both Israel and the United

States – and, for the first time, the director and producer of one of our films and an award-winning journalist who is the central figure in another film will be coming to Sarasota to participate in the post-film discussion of their respective films. “Having prominent film professionals come to Sarasota underscores the stature and importance of this Federation event. We believe that this third year of our Jewish Film Festival will be even more exciting and compelling than last year – and the 2011 Festival is a hard act to follow!” said Roz Goldberg, co-Chair of the Festival. Dani Menkin, director of Dolphin Boy, will be present for the Sunday, March 11 and Tuesday, March 13

screenings. “Dolphin Boy is an amazing documentary about the use of dolphins in Eilat to treat Post-Traumatic Shock, and we are thrilled that Mr. Menkin will join us for the post-film discussion and the reception afterward,” Ms. Goldberg said. On Sunday, March 18 at 3:00 p.m., Phil Jacobs, the central figure and inspiration for Standing Silent, and an awardwinning investigative journalist, will be present for the screening and post-film discussion of this provocative documentary about the presence of sexual abuse in some parts of the Orthodox Jewish community. “Mr. Jacobs’ film has given a voice to the survivors, and should be seen by every parent and grandparent,” Ms. Goldberg added. Mr. Jacobs will

be joined for the discussion by psychotherapist Dr. Jacqueline Platenik. “Films with Jewish/Israeli themes provide a window into our history, and make us think about the historical events and human experiences that have shaped us – and continue to shape us – as individuals and as a people,” co-Chair Jordan Shifrin added. “We are proud to be premiering these unique and highly diverse films.” If you don’t already have your tickets, check out the event listings in the “Jewish Happenings” section on pages 5B-9B for film descriptions, a complete schedule of events, and ticket information.

Newcomers reception ifty newcomers to Sarasota-Manatee and the Federation enjoyed a reception in the Jerusalem Room on the Federation Campus on January 24, followed by a concert by the Ariel String Quartet. Richard Bergman, Director of Community Building, spoke about Federation programs.

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March 2012

The unknown future of the Middle East By Rabbi Howard A. Simon, Chair of the Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative Established 1971

PUBLISHER The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Road Sarasota, FL 34232-1959 Phone: 941.371.4546 Fax: 941.378.2947 E-mail: jewishnews@jfedsrq.org Website: www.jfedsrq.org Published Monthly Volume 42, Number 3 March 2012 44 pages in two sections USPS Permit No. 167 April 2012 Issue Deadlines: Editorial: February 27, 2012 Advertising: March 1, 2012 PRESIDENT Nelle Miller EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Howard Tevlowitz ASSOCIATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Marty Haberer COMMUNICATIONS CO-CHAIRS David Gruber, Linda Lipson MANAGING EDITOR Ted Epstein CREATIVE MANAGER Christopher Alexander ADVERTISING SALES Robin Leonardi PROOFREADERS Adeline Silverman, Stacey Edelman JOSEPH J. EDLIN JOURNALISM INTERN Haven Miller MISSION STATEMENT: The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee strives to be the source of news and features of special interest to the Jewish community of Sarasota-Manatee, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions in the Jewish community, and to communicate the mission, activities and achievements of the Federation and its Jewish community partners. OPINIONS printed in the Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee do not necessarily reflect those of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, its Board of Directors or staff. SUBMISSIONS to the Jewish News are subject to editing for space and content, and may be withheld from publication without prior notice. Approval of submissions for publication in either verbal or written form shall always be considered tentative, and does not imply a guarantee of any kind. Submissions must be sent electronically to jewishnews@jfedsrq.org.

t is a year since the self-immolation ing in the streets have assumed the real of a Tunisian street vendor trig- power and have defeated the leadership gered the seismic changes that have in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Libya. occurred in the Middle East. These 2. The belief held in the West, and changes paint a totally new canvas of adhered to by the United States, that we relationships in the Middle back the government East that affect relations bewe know and have tween this part of the world dealt with for years and each and every nation rather than welcome that has a vested interest in the uncertainties of this area, including the Unia new government, ted States. no longer holds true. This fact of life has All governments are had a major impact on Isscrambling to find out rael, a country that remains who is truly in charge economically and militarily and how can that strong, but is unable to influgroup be brought into Rabbi Howard A. Simon ence the decisions that octhe Western camp. It cur on a daily basis in the Middle East. is a new way of dealing with a totally Israel watches and waits to see what the different reality and it is fraught with future will be. Presently, her greatest problems of gigantic proportions. fear is the collapse of Syria’s govern3. The Sunni-led Muslim Brotherment, giving way to an Iranian Islamist hood is gaining strength on a daily batakeover of the government and the sis and threatens to take over many of country. This would signal an end of the the newly liberated countries. If that standoff that has existed between Israel occurs, the problems presented to the and the Bashar-led land of Syria, which Arab Christian population will grow could mean monumental changes in the ever more serious. Possibly one-half relationship between Israel and Syria. of the present Arab Christians residing As Israel, the United States and the in countries taken over by the Muslim world observe the manifest changes in Brotherhood will emigrate in the next the Middle East, all parties have come decade, searching for homes where they to realize four main realities: have the freedom to practice their reli1. Regimes that counted on main- gion without fear of retaliation from the taining power by the threat of force now government. see that men, women and children rally4. Authoritative regimes that count-

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ed on the combination of military power and economic control to maintain their authority will no longer be able to survive in the face of continual public outcry and demonstration. What this means is that confusion reigns supreme. No one can accurately predict what the future face of Libya, Syria, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Lebanon and Tunisia will be. The hope is some form of democracy will arise, but that is pure speculation. What can be expected is greater influence of the Muslim Brotherhood, greater influence of Islamic thinking and, sad as it is to say, more problems and more suffering for the people who fomented the revolutions, but could be swallowed up by a new leadership determined to see their definition of “freedom” visited upon one and all. The future is unknown and fears abound. Questions arise everywhere, and while this all takes place Israel watches and waits, while at the same time preparing for any and all eventualities. To learn about how you can get involved with the Heller IAI, please visit www.helleriai.org or contact Geneve Kallins at gkallins@jfedsrq.org or 941.371.4546 x105.

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By Amy Hirshberg Lederman y mother called tonight while I toss the salad as my mother shares I was cooking dinner. Again, the events of her day: a doctor’s apfor the third time today. I knew pointment for my father who can’t see who it was because the words “Mom’s as well as he thinks but she lets him cell” lit up my own cell phone like a drive anyway, lunch with a friend whose marquee on Times Square. I lay down husband has Alzheimer’s disease, and my cutting knife and shook the pieces an exercise class for osteoporosis even of onion and red pepper though she’s sure the from my hands. Mom teacher has shrunk two with a cell phone; boy, inches since she began have things changed! taking the class. It doesn’t There was a time in really matter what we my life, B.C. (Before Cell talk about. What matters phones), when my mothmost is the invisible line er would become anxof connection we create ious, depressed and even in spite of the time and mildly hysterical because distance between us. she couldn’t reach me by There are times when phone. No matter that I she calls and I become irworked full-time and ran ritated by her vast generAmy Hirshberg Lederman a marathon life shuttling alizations about people or kids, groceries and the dog from one annoyed that she has told me the same end of town to the other. If she called story numerous times. Other times I am the house and I didn’t answer, some- too preoccupied or tired to talk, and I thing had to be wrong. simply listen to her stories while I fold “Where are you? I’ve tried a hun- clothes or cook dinner. dred times but you don’t answer. Is anySometimes I wonder if I am being a body there?” were the plaintive words good daughter. Am I giving her the kind I’d find on my answering machine. If of attention she deserves, listening to my mother got lucky, she’d reach my her with one ear while the other one is daughter and tell her to leave me a mes- focused on the evening news? sage, which I’d usually find about a Family relationships, especially week later written in crayon on the back those between parents and children, are of the phone bill. “Call gramma. She perhaps the most complex of all relawants to know if you still live here.” tionships. From the beginning of time, At 78, my mother now lives in a they have fascinated the human mind country whose borders are defined by and dominated the human spirit. Nomountains of fear. Its landscape is re- where is this clearer than in the way the stricted by age, illness and the loss of Torah elevates the relationship between much of what and whom she has cher- parents and children. ished all her life. The roads she traveled The Fifth Commandment tells us on so easily in her youth have become what is expected of us as children when more treacherous as she loses confi- it says: “Honor your father and your dence in her ability to understand and mother.” A passage in Leviticus exnavigate through the world we live in pands upon this duty by commanding: today. “Let each of you revere your mother

FEDERATION NEWS Amy Hirshberg Lederman (www.amyhirshberglederman.com) is an awardwinning author and syndicated columnist, international speaker, Jewish educator and attorney. Her second book, One God, Many Paths: Finding Meaning and Inspiration in Jewish Teachings, won the 2009 Best Book on Religion and Spirituality from the Arizona Book Publishing Association. Amy will serve in a scholar-in-residence capacity for The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee this year. Stay tuned to The Jewish News for information about Amy’s upcoming programs. and father.” (19:3) Jewish tradition is clear: the two fundamental obligations that a Jewish child owes his or her parents are to honor and revere them. According to the Talmud, honoring our parents is expressed through the performance of positive deeds, such as providing them with food, clothing, shelter and assistance. Much like our parents cared for us when we were young and vulnerable, we are expected to do the same for them in their time of need. Revering our parents is different from honoring them in that it takes the form of restraining from doing certain things, such as not contradicting them in public, taking sides against them or “sitting or standing” in their place. In essence, we do our best as children to avoid causing our parents harm or emotional pain. These commandments to honor

and revere our parents are not without exceptions, however. Judaism does not expect a child to blindly comply with every parental demand if the request is unreasonable or will damage the child’s own financial, emotional or spiritual needs. For example, a child can refuse a parent’s demand to do something immoral (such as lie) or to violate a Jewish law (such as drive on the Sabbath.) Moreover, a child is not expected to use his or her own resources (financial as well as psychological) to provide for a parent if the parent has the ability to do so. I say goodbye to my mother, cell phone falling from my ear like an oversized clip-on earring. I hope that in the days ahead I can give her what she so well deserves – honor, respect, an open heart and willing hand. Whatever the cost or whenever the time, I know she has my number: it’s called Cellular Love.

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March 2012

March of the Living 2012 participants By Orna Nissan

he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is proud to present the March of the Living 2012 participants. The four wonderful ladies who will represent our Jewish community are Haley Eiffert, Leah Genn, Jaclyn Jacobson and Julianne Simson. On Wednesday, January 4, the participants met at McIntosh Middle School to study more about the Holocaust with educator Jill Rothenburg. The March of the Living requires participants to complete 15 hours of Holocaust education prior to their departure on April 15 to Poland and Israel. Mrs. Rothenburg has graciously agreed to volunteer to be the educator to ac-

complish this goal. She has designed a curriculum that will allow the participants to expand their knowledge of the Holocaust. Special emphasis is directed to encouraging the students to reflect on moral and ethical questions and on their responsibilities as citizens of a democracy. At the first lesson, the participants discussed the meaning of prejudice. Relevant literature was read in the class, such as the poem Empathy by Amy Maddox. Future lessons will focus on the effects of racism, stereotyping, individual identity, peer pressure, indifference and obedience. During the second part of the

lesson, Dr. Helen Fagin, a Holocaust survivor and educator, shared her wisdom with the participants. Dr. Fagin’s message for the class was to always try to follow your inner moral compass and use your talents and education for doing good in the world. Mrs. Rothenburg read from Helen Fagin’s legacy to the Generations After Group, “We pass to you the symbolic torch that carries the flame of responsibility and of obligation for vouchsafing integrity, justice, reverence for life and human dignity for all men, women and children of the world.” We are sure that our representatives for the March of the Living Mission

2012 participants Jaclyn Jacobson, Haley Eiffert, Julianne Simson and Leah Genn with Jill Rothenburg and (sitting) Dr. Helen Fagin

will carry the torch for future generations and will represent our Jewish community with great pride. To learn more about the March of the Living Mission, please contact Orna Nissan at onissan@jfedsrq.org or 941.371.4546 x104.

Enhancing Jewish lives around the world

By Jessica Katz

y sister, Leanna Katz, is currently teaching high school students in rural Ghana. We grew up in a home where all Jewish holidays are very important. When it came time for the High Holidays, she wanted to make sure she could celebrate Rosh Hashanah properly in Ghana. After some research, she discovered a small Jewish community called Sefwi, in Western Ghana, that invited her to spend the holiday with them. Leanna sent an email about her experience with this community to her family and friends with plenty of pictures to share. Her email described the book they used for Rosh Hashanah prayers and how she started laughing when “they read about Shana Tova greeting cards they should send to those

who are less fortunate, like our brothers and sisters in the Soviet Union.” When she checked the publishing date, she saw that these books dated back to 1978. Many family members and friends started asking what they can do to help this small, isolated community of Jews. At The Jewish Federation of Sarasota- Manatee, we have a program called The PJ Library that is supported by the Karp Family Foundation. Philanthropist Harold Grinspoon conceptualized and funded this program and brought it to cities across North America and to Israel. The PJ Library encourages families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewish-content books and music on a monthly basis to children from six months to eight years of age. Hun-

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dreds of children in Sarasota-Manatee benefit from this program every month and learn about Jewish traditions and values through the books they receive. Federation believed this would also be a great program to share with the children of the Jewish community in Ghana. Our Federation, along with The Harold Grinspoon Foundation and The PJ Library, is sending updated Jewishthemed books to this Jewish community in Ghana. The community members speak and read English so these children’s books will help build up their Jewish library and expand their knowledge of Jewish values and customs. This is the first time The PJ Library is reaching a community outside of America and Israel. We are very proud to be able to help this Jewish community. Our Federation clearly meets its mission of saving Jewish lives and enhancing Jewish life in Sarasota-Man-

Leanna Katz sharing apples and honey with the children of Ghana

atee, in Israel and around the world. Federation helps local families in need and we send money abroad to Israel to help needy families there. Now, we truly take on enhancing Jewish lives around the world. I am proud to be a part of all the great work we do to help the Jewish community at home and abroad. For more information about The PJ Library, please contact Jessica Katz at 941.371.4546 x123 or jkatz@jfedsrq. org.

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An interview with former terrorist Walid Shoebat By Haven Miller, Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern

n January 9, The Jewish Fed- Haven Miller (H): When and why did eration of Sarasota-Mana- you first become a PLO militant? tee’s Heller Israel Advocacy Walid Shoebat (W): Well it evolves; it Initiative hosted speaker Walid Shoebat, doesn’t start at a specific time. It was a former PLO terrorist. Shoebat was after prison. Terrorism evolves; it starts born in Palestine in 1960 to an Ameri- by rioting and all these things and then you end up proving yourcan Christian mother, and a self and then you end up Palestinian Muslim father. in prison, of course. And At a young age he was inin prison, that’s where the volved in terrorism against recruitments began. I was Israel and its people, inrecruited by a PLO terrorcluding planting a bomb in ist who fancied himself of a bank in Bethlehem. There planting fifteen explosives is some skepticism as to in Israel. And I was sixteen whether he indeed was years old, in 1976. involved in planting the H: What made you change bomb, because it is claimed your beliefs? that the bank has no record Haven Miller W: It was a change of mindof the occurrence. Walid Shoebat has a very interest- set. You have to understand, ideology is ing story, and I was fortunate enough to very strong. And the ideology is not only a secular ideology. It’s not [an] ideal [of] be able to interview him. simply throwing out the “occupier,” but Editor’s note: Since English isn’t Walid Shoebat’s it is the ideology of destroying world primary language, and his message is Jewry. It’s killing civilians that have more important than style and correct nothing to do with fighting occupation. usage of grammar, Walid’s answers So, the idea is theological as well, bein the interview that follows are as he cause even if you fix the education system in the Palestinian areas, you still spoke them to Haven Miller.

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March 2012

An exciting and emotional mission to Israel By Rich Bergman, Director of Community Building, Jewish Federation

n late October, I was honored to lead a band of 14 hardy Sarasotans on an exciting and emotional mission to Israel. It is difficult to compress 10 action-packed days, filled with so many moving experiences, into this short article, but here goes. From our first moments of singing Hatikvah at Independence Hall and then driving Rich Bergman South to Sderot, where we saw playground equipment that doubled as bomb shelters to protect Israeli children from Hamas rockets, to a visit to the Palmachim Air Force Base with General Nehemia Dagan, to a spectacular sound and light show at David’s Tower in the Old City, it was all simply wonderful! How can we explain the powerful effect that serving breakfast to the young soldiers of the Israeli Tank Corps on the Golan Heights had on our group? It seems impossible to relate the gutwrenching tour by Hazy Flint at the Children’s Memorial and Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Memorial. Could we ever show you our immense feelings of pride at the Bullet Factory (where young Israelis secretly made the bul-

lets to fight five Arab armies in 1948), at Masada, the ancient tunnels at the Western Wall, at the JDC Supportive Community for the Elderly, at the Ethiopian Absorption Center, at Kiryat Yam (where our own Betty Schoenbaum helped create a cultural and educational campus for poor immigrant children and families), and simply at the city of Tel Aviv (a bustling metropolis built on sand dunes not so many years ago? We had so many joyful moments on our mission: dinner at Elli and Linda Streit’s beautiful home, the tender wedding of two of our participants, John and Ann Ebin, at the Tishbi Wineries, seeing Israeli Arab and Jewish children warmly playing together at the Israel Tennis Centers, the private tour of the Reuven Rubin Art Museum, walking the Old City with our fabulous guide, praying at The Wall on Shabbat, being in the Mahane Yehuda Market at the start of Shabbat, and joining Bobbi Bernstein and Gerri Aaron in their emotional farewell toasts to Israel. Did I tell you about our speakers? Avraham Infeld, who thrilled us with his emotional perspective of “We Jews Are a Family;” Benny Begin, Minister without Portfolio and son of Menachem Begin; Refusnik and head of JAFI, Natan Sharansky; PLO representative Ashraf Ajrami; Israeli Police spokes-

man Mickey Rosenthal; leaders of West Aaron, Marvin Albert, Don and Bobbi Bank settlers, JDC, JAFI, AIPAC, and Bernstein, Renee Crames, Lenny and more. It was simply amazing to hear so Geri Drexler, John and Anne Ebin, many points of view on so many impor- Annette Long, Marvin and Marsha Svirsky, and Bruce and Janet Udell, for tant issues! It wouldn’t be a Federation mission adding their wisdom, stamina and love without mentioning the food. From Mo- to our mission. If you would like to read roccan to Lebanese to Italian, you name more about our mission, please visit it; humus, tahini, shwarma, falafel, hal- israeltrip-geriandlenny.blogspot.com. vah, fresh fish right out of the Mediterranean Sea, great Israeli breakfasts... all really satisfying! The importance of Israel to us all was summed up by Avraham Infeld when he said, “Before the birth of the State of Israel, we Jews were a family of refugees. Now, because of Israel, there are no Jewish refugees in the world!” Many thanks to Gerri The group at Palmachim Air Force Base

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Walid Shoebat...continued from previous page executed by the family. Honor killing doesn’t only encompass women who had sexual relations out of the marriage, honor killing is killing anyone who leaves the faith of Islam. In fact, the Manual for the Muslim Traveler, and even the manuals in the U.S. for Muslim travelers, say if your children leave the faith of Islam, then you have to kill them. In fact, this is very etched in the Koran. “If they leave the faith, take them and kill them.” And the question that is always asked to the West is what part of kill do you not understand? H: So, did your family agree with what’s said in the Koran? W: Of course! In fact, my relationship to my family began to deteriorate. My father called me up [at] one o’clock in the morning [and] said “you should go die by shooting.” My brother started to harass us, and [the relationships] just continued to deteriorate. I finally had to make a run for it, take my family, sell my home, and go into hiding. I have a sister living in Saudi Arabia, [and] we don’t talk at all. My brother; we don’t talk. The only part of the family I talk to, keep in contact [with], is my American side of the family. But most of them are

gone. The only one left is my mother. H: Do you believe that there is a chance for peace in the Middle East? W: Well, we should never say that there is no chance, but we have to be realistic. Hatikvah is [the] Israeli national anthem. Hatikvah means hope. Shalom is the first greeting of a Jewish person. But Shalom, peace and hope don’t live in a vacuum. They have to come by truth and justice as well. It’s not justice to the Palestinians, as the Palestinians claim there’s not much that the Jew is doing. He’s offered everything. The Jews have given 98% of the land, the Jews have came home to the land, and we simply said to the Jews, “you have to open your windows, and you have to open your doors, so we can come at your Adam’s apple.” We have to be realistic, you know. The question people ask me if there is hope for peace in the Middle East, is like saying is there hope and peace during Nazi Germany. The answer is yes, after a major war. For more information about the Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org, or visit www. sarasotalovesisrael.com.

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March 2012

Joyous education for our children

Education Corner By Chanie Bukiet

his time of year generates loads of excitement in my family. My children love preparing for the holiday of Purim by baking hamentaschen (traditional Purim treats), preparing their costumes, and packing food gifts (mishloach manot) for their friends. If ever there was a holiday for children, Purim is the one!

The festival of Purim is celebrated every year on the 14th of the Hebrew month of Adar. It begins this year after sundown on Wednesday, March 7 and ends at nightfall on March 8. The holiday commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in Ancient Persia from Haman’s plot “to destroy, kill and annihilate all the Jews, young and old, infants and women, in a single day.” The name of the holiday, Purim, literally means “lots,” for Haman determined the day of the annihilation by drawing a lottery. It is observed by public readings of the Megillah, or Scroll of Esther, to recount the story of the Purim miracle, sending food gifts to friends, giving gifts of money to the poor, and enjoying a festive Purim meal. Upon deeper reflection of the Purim story, we see that children played an integral role in the salvation of the Jewish nation from the devious hands of Haman. Did you ever hear the phrase “From the mouths of babes”? There is actually

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a biblical reference to this saying. The Talmud teaches that children have a measure of prophecy. Haman, knowing this, questioned the Jewish children on their way home from synagogue as to what they had learned that day. One answered, “Do not fear sudden terror, nor the destruction of the wicked when it comes.” Another added, “Contrive a scheme but it will be foiled, conspire a plot, but it will not materialize, for G-d is with us.” And yet another continued in the same vein, “To your old age I am (with you), to your hoary years I will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you. I will sustain you and deliver you.” When the children recited these words to Haman with such complete faith, it aroused G-d’s mercy and served

as a catalyst for G-d’s salvation. In these turbulent times, when the Jews are once again faced with many wicked Hamans, let us reaffirm the importance of children by providing a joyous education to our children. After all, it is through them that salvation comes. Purim is such a happy holiday; it’s a great opportunity to demonstrate to our children that Judaism is fun, meaningful and exciting. You can bake hamentaschen with them, go out and deliver a food basket, dress up, and take them to synagogue to hear the Megillah reading. The list of fun things to do on Purim is endless. Have a joyous holiday! Chanie Bukiet is program and educational director at Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch.

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JFCS offers help and support to Holocaust survivors By Andria Keil Bilan, JFCS VP of Development re you a Holocaust survivor? You may be entitled to reparations from the Claims Commission, hardship or emergency funds and/or supportive services such as homecare. Gulf Coast Jewish Family Services in Clearwater is the regional processing center and Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Sarasota-Manatee is serving as the local coordinator and advocate to help you file claims and access services. JFCS Jewish Healing Coordinator Susan Finkelstein, RN, MAS, has expanded her outreach to the Jewish community as the primary contact for Holocaust survivors. She is able to do so thanks to the support of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. “We are currently helping 25 individuals who self-identified as survivors,” stated Susan. “It is my role to assess their financial eligibility for hardship and emergency funds as well as determine their physical ability to perform activities of daily living. The forms are complicated and the financial qualifications very specific. During a home visit, I will help individuals gather up all the documentation to complete the required paperwork. So many individuals in our community don’t know where to start with this process. JFCS is here to advocate and help.”

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“My wife Charlotte was diagnosed with dementia back in 2007. She is a Holocaust survivor and I am her fulltime caregiver,” noted Marvin Meyers, resident of Kobernick. “Thanks to the support of Susan Finkelstein and JFCS, we are receiving four hours of homecare each week and have applied for financial reparations from the Claims Commission, Article II Fund. The homecare

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provides me with much needed time off in my caregiver role. With great compassion and support, Susan helped us pull together all the required documents so we could file our claim. We are so grateful to JFCS for their help.” For more information about eligibility requirements for Holocaust survivor benefits, please contact Susan Finkelstein at 941.366.2224.

JWV and JFCS team up Sarasota Post 172, Jewish War Veterans will become involved with Jewish Family & Children’s Service’s Operation Military Assistance Program. Commander Stuart Krupkin has been named to the Advisory Committee. A recent meeting of the Committee was held to discuss the program’s $516,670 grant from Supportive Services for Veterans Families within the Department of Veterans Affairs. This program serves veterans and their families who are homeless or about to become homeless. It will serve honorably discharged eligible veterans, regardless of era served. The service area includes Sarasota, Manatee and DeSoto counties. JWV will provide mentors.

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JFCS offers hope & healing through a Jewish connection By Andria Keil Bilan, JFCS VP of Development

usan Bernstein moved to Sarasota in August 2010 seeking a fresh start after fifteen years of treatment for metastatic thyroid cancer which was being monitored as a chronic incurable disease and diagnosis of Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia. And then, three months after settling in Sarasota, Susan was diagnosed with breast cancer. Susan had a lumpectomy, secondary lymph node surgery and underwent radiation. Susan felt like a ticking time bomb and needed help. It was the spring 2011 when she made the call to Jewish Family & Children’s Service seeking counseling and support. “I knew I needed counseling and made a few calls to local therapists and organizations, but nothing clicked. Then I called JFCS and spoke to Gwen Gold, and although it would be a couple of weeks until she could see me, she said, ‘If you are in crisis, call me and I’ll see you right away.’ That lifeline was all I needed to know that I would be okay,” stated Susan. “The enormity of the breast cancer diagnosis and treatment affected me on so many levels. I was in a state of high anxiety and needed someone to talk me off the ledge. Gwen understood both my medical and emotional needs and showed genuine compassion and empathy. The Jewish connection that I had with Gwen as my therapist was a huge comfort to me. “ Gwen Gold is the Jewish Care Manager at JFCS, her professional counseling services are funded in part by a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. “There are many therapists and counseling service options in the community; however, for many individuals it is important to make a Jewish connection for the unconditional support they will receive.

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The Jewish Federation provides the financial support so JFCS can offer hope and healing to our Jewish community,” offered Gwen. Susan met with Gwen on a weekly basis and thanks to the support she received, Susan states, “I found that place of comfort and strength. When I heard the ‘J’ in JFCS, the light bulb went off and I said, ‘of course’ I didn’t need to call anywhere else. I am so grateful to have Gwen in my life, providing the wind beneath my wings. She has helped me get to a place where I am feeling much healthier and able to share my blessings with others.” Interested in giving back and helping others, Susan attended the JFCS Volunteer Fair in the fall and now serves as a trained adult mentor for atrisk youth at McIntosh Middle School. Susan also volunteers at the weekly Friday Senior Outreach Services (SOS) Program, providing a Jewish connection to homebound isolated seniors.

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Service, Shabbat Dinner and Special Presentation by Fradle Freidenreich, author of “Passionate Pioneers, The History of Yiddish Education in North America, 1910-1960,” followed by a Yiddish Sing-A-Long! Everyone in the community who ever attended a Yiddish school or camp is especially invited.

Friday and Saturday, March 23-24

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Charles and Arlene Silberman Memorial Lecture. Rabbi Marc Margolius of West End Reconstructionist Synagogue in New York His topic is: “Can we find meaning in Traditional Prayer?” A Reconstructionist Approach (Location: Pelican Cove Condominium Harbor Club. Pre-registration is required for gatehouse entry.)

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TEE Social Action Committee Kobernick Anchin wins remembers the hungry programming award By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman

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collection basket for food “Our slogan, When You Can’t Do It placed prominently in the lobby Alone, must be changed to JFCS Can’t of Temple Emanu-El and the Do It Without the Help we receive from dedication of the synagogue’s Social Temple Emanu-El!” she continued. Action Committee have been a lifeline “The collective support of the Congrefor hungry Jews in Sarasota-Manatee. gation underscores the Jewish value of Throughout the year, Temple Gmilut Hassadim - performing acts of Emanu-El’s Social Action Committee loving kindness.” oversees the collection of nonperishable Social Action Committee Chair foods for donation to Jewish Family & Emily Tennenbaum emphasizes that Children’s Service. Recently the syna- Temple Emanu-El’s food collection gogue was recogefforts are ongoing nized by JFCS Vice and encourages doPresident Andria Binations. “Many grolan for these efforts. cery stores run ‘buy “In the past six one, get one free’ months, the Social specials,” she noted. Action Committee “This is a good way has collected and to buy what you need delivered more than and put the other one 200 bags of canned in our collection box. goods and grocer“Hunger is a conies to JFCS,” Bilan tinuing problem,” she stated in a letter to added, “and we can Temple Emanu-El’s help.” leadership. “As soon Nonperishable as the food is defood donations may livered by [Social be dropped off before Action Committee and after Shabbat sermember] Lorraine vices and other TemGlixon, it is immeple events. For more On behalf of the Temple Emanu-El diately distributed to Social Action Committee, Lorraine Glixon information, please has delivered over 200 bags of food to families who turn to call 941.729.4349. JFCS this year JFCS for help.

or the third year in a row, Kobernick Anchin has won the Association of Jewish Aging Services’ (AJAS) annual Programming Award. The international honor was given for the residents’ re-creation of Jerusalem’s Western Wall. The project was conceived and supervised by resident clergy member Rabbi Barbara Aiello. Independent and assisted living, memory support unit, and skilled nursing home residents all helped create the replica. “So many of our residents, both Jewish and Christian, have visited the wall in Jerusalem,” Rabbi Barbara said. “Many have tucked their hopes, dreams and prayers on tiny notes placed in the crevices of the ancient stones.” The project brought those memories back to those who had visited before and gave

Editor’s Note: The project described in this article was first reported on in the November 2011 issue of The Jewish News. Congratulations to Kobernick Anchin for winning this prestigious award.

the experience to those who could not. Staff and residents contributed nearly 100 shoeboxes that would become the “bricks” of the wall. Memory unit residents applied white latex paint to the boxes, assisted living and skilled nursing care residents applied some texture to them, and independent living residents added delicate touches of glitter glue to represent the sun shining on the wall. Some residents participated in all three phases. Many people wrote and placed their prayers into the wall. After the wall was dismantled, the prayers were sent to Israel, where they now are in the actual Western Wall. “I am honored and humbled to have the wall acknowledged by my AJAS colleagues,” Rabbi Barbara said. The award will be presented in March at the AJAS Maintenance Director Chris Edenfield 2012 annual conference. and Rabbi Barbara Aiello position the bricks

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Retired economist is bullish on books for kids By Elaine Durbach, Staff Writer, New Jersey Jewish News

fter a storied career as an economist, William Freund has embarked on a venture in which rewards are measured in smiles, not profits and losses. At the age of 85, he is the author of his first children’s book, with another on the way. Freund, who was senior vice president and chief economist of the New York Stock Exchange for 18 years, brought out his first storybook last year, The Cookie that Saved My Family. Now splitting his time between Sarasota and Chatham, New Jersey, he is well into his second one: The Towel that Saved the Child. While both books relate true stories and the first one involves a business idea, Freund rejected any notion that they relate to his career as an economist, as a professor at New York University’s Graduate School of Business and later at Pace University, or to the two books he wrote about business or the numerous others to which he contributed. On the other hand, they do illustrate his lifelong belief in individual responsibility. Freund has focused both books on people who use their abilities to do what’s right. He still gives occasional talks on the economy – and said he would like to see those in charge do what’s right to correct the current inequities. But he glories in his retirement. In a phone interview [from Sarasota], he said that “it’s wonderful” to be free of the pressures and ethical conflicts involved in the financial world. To survive in that world, as his late wife Judy advised him and as he still advises others, it helps to step back and see the humor in a situation. It also helps, he said, to have a good story to tell. “I always loved stories,” he said. He decided to write down one of his favorites for his five grandchildren. He grew up in Germany, and was 11 when his parents decided to escape the tightening Nazi noose. Freund’s mother knew that any valuables they carried might be confiscated. Worried about how they would survive, she considered the one thing no one could steal from her – knowledge. She persuaded a local baker to teach her one of his prized cookie recipes. He offered to write it down, but she insisted on memorizing it. The family arrived in the United States with a grand total of $7 among the parents and their two children. They found an apartment but struggled to make ends meet. Bill’s mother went into action, baking and selling her cookies. With imported delicacies no longer available because of the war, she was soon able to open a bakery. That kept the family afloat through the war years, after which Freund’s father was able to earn a better living. A friend and children’s book author, Mollie Wilson Ostroski, published his book in December, and the 1,000 copies that were printed are selling rapidly. “Amazon is always having to restock,” he said. He has been asked to address a number of audiences. “My book appears to have struck a responsive chord,” he said with delight.

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His second book was inspired by his wife’s sister Lottie. As it happens, he and the two girls were cousins. At the age of nine and visiting their grandmother, she went swimming in the Rhine and saw a five-year-old girl struggling in the water. She was clutching a towel, and Lottie grabbed it and managed to pull her out. A local newspaper reported the rescue, and because of her heroism, she was allowed to stay at the local school when the other Jews were expelled. That little girl never forgot the experience. Freund took his children and grandchildren to Germany last year to explore their roots, and they met for dinner with that woman – now in her 80s, and heard how she was saved from drowning. Soon others will learn her story as well.

William Freund, center, reads to four of his five grandchildren from his first children’s book

Editor’s Note: Mr. Freund and his late wife, Judy z”l, have endowed the William and Judith Freund Scholar-in-Residence Fund at Temple Beth Sholom in Sarasota. The Cookie That Saved My Family is available in the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood Judaica Shop.

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Yiddish Culture Center opens in Sarasota County

he Yiddish Culture Center recently opened in Venice. The mission of the Center is to encourage interest in the revival of Yiddish as a spoken language and to promote a love for Yiddishkeit. High-quality programming, available the first Sunday of every month throughout the year, will feature presentations and entertainment in the areas of art, music, literature and movies. The Jewish Congregation of Venice (600 N. Auburn Road) has generously offered the use of their building in support of this endeavor. All programs begin at 2:00 p.m. The January and February programs included presentations by Baila Miller on the subject of 19th century painters

and by Jack Boxer and Alva Dworkin, authors of Gefrishte Mayses - Twice Told Tales in English and Yiddish, a book of the authors’ favorite “Yiddishisms.” The Sunday, March 4 program features Eve Annenberg’s award-winning film Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish. The movie is a colorful, complex comedy/ drama that is over 50% in Yiddish with English subtitles. It has been billed as “the most significant film in the last eight decades that encourages interest in the Revival of the Yiddish language.” And on Sunday, April 1, the program will feature “The Influence of Jewish/Yiddish Culture on Contemporary Jazz.” Dr. Henry Ettman will

play portions of jazz/klezmer fusion music that took shape in New York in the 1980s. He will also talk about the influence of the “new wave” of Jewish influence in modern jazz. Future programs will offer participants a chance to share memories, chat in Yiddish, and learn more Yiddish vocabulary. Yiddish Culture Center Director Baila Miller, daughter of Polish and Russian Holocaust survivors, learned Yiddish as her first language, as did several of her educational staff, which includes Chaya Perara and Pauline White. For more information, send an email to baila@bailamillerprograms.com.

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Bea Friedman is newest Jewish benefactor to All Faiths Food Bank ith a gift of $100,000 to All Faiths Food Bank’s Capital Campaign, Bea Friedman continues her celebrated commitment to philanthropy and strengthens the connection between the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community and All Faiths Food Bank. In a recent interview, Bea and her daughter Ilene explained that their donation “is a very tangible type of gift to support families. When the public realizes what is going on [with the tremendous number of people in Sarasota who are food-insecure], they will respond and help. I want to be in that group! “It is part of Jewish ethics to help

when one can,” Ilene continued. “You help when you see a need. Religion is not a criterion.” Providing six million pounds of food – a 400% increase over the last decade – to over 40,000 clients annually, All Faiths serves one in eight people in Sarasota County. Friedman’s gift will support All Faiths’ new state-of-the-art building, which enables the food bank to store and distribute this much-needed food to the community. On behalf of All Faiths Food Bank, Capital Campaign Chair Rabbi Brenner Glickman expressed gratitude for Friedman’s gift. “Bea is awesome,” he stated. “When Bea and Ilene came

to the food bank, they were stunned by the enormity of the enterprise – just how much food we distribute and how many people we serve. “The Friedman family is discerning in the charities that they choose,” he added. “They make sure their gifts help the right causes. All Faiths Food Capital Campaign Chair Rabbi Brenner J. Glickman Bank is honored to be sewith Ilene Friedman and Bea Friedman lected by them. For more information, please call “Bea is just charming,” he concluded. “I have really enjoyed working with 941.379.6333. her in helping the hungry.”

Grand Opening of Chabad’s new Lakewood Ranch facility set for Sunday, March 18

hese are very exciting times for the Manatee County Jewish community. For the thousands of families of all denominations touched by Chabad’s activities, this is a true time of rejoicing. Construction for the all new Chabad Jewish Center of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch is all but complete. A Grand Opening date has been set for Sunday, March 18, and will take place at the site of the new Center – 5712 Lorraine Road in Lakewood Ranch. “We invite every member of the community to celebrate this great milestone,” said Rabbi Mendy Bukiet, Executive Director of Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch, which operates the Lakewood Ranch location. “Our doors are open to everyone,” he said. The event, which is free and open to all, will begin at 2:00 p.m. The new Center will serve all segments of the community with a large variety of educational, social, cultural and religious services. The largest space of the facility will be designated as a multi-purpose room, housing the sanctuary as well as the social hall. The educational wing of the building will include children and adult classrooms, and a library. In addition, space is set aside for offices. “The entire community is very, very excited about this new Center,”

said the rabbi. “People are eager to contribute and to get involved in any way possible.” For the past seven years, Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch has been operating out of various rentals around Lakewood Ranch. With the steadily increasing demand for Chabad’s services, however, this setup proved to be inadequate. And so, armed with the desire to do good and help others, and the backing of some dedicated supporters, Chabad began searching for a permanent home. With the help of some very generous community members and donors, led by Moshe Tabacinic, Chabad purchased a five-acre lot of land. The existing building on the land needed a complete makeover to make it suitable for a Chabad Center. To that end, the organization commissioned the services of Jonathan Parks, a local, renowned architect, to draw up plans that would reflect Chabad’s needs and activities. In addition, the services of contractor Adam Wieand and other local community members were secured to help with the construction project. Rabbi Bukiet credits several key community members in helping Chabad purchase the building. They include Richard & Lauren Vallone, Steve Shapiro, Joel & Roz Ehrenpreis, Mark Walzer, Don Coarsey, Ed Martineau,

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“Max Miller: Final Mourner’s Kaddish – 333 Days in Painting” Jewish Museum of Florida current exhibit, through May 13

fter the death of his father, Murray A. Miller, artist Max Miller chose to undertake the custom of saying Kaddish, the Jewish prayer of mourning. This prayer, exalting the name of God, is recited in the presence of a congregation daily for eleven months. Miller’s father was an architect who grew up Orthodox, with Yiddish as his first language. The artist’s grief provided the inspiration for a vivid, moving and cathartic account of his experience of honoring his father through the daily recitation of Kaddish. “The Kaddish provided me with time to grieve and reflect on spiritual aspects of life and death, and because of this I felt compelled to create images that captured my response to what I was experiencing.” As an historic record and for personal reasons, Miller created a watercolor of each of the synagogues he visited during the 333 days of saying Kaddish in New York, Vermont, Ohio and Florida (including Congregation Beth Jacob that is now the Jewish Museum of Florida). The 50 vibrant watercolors, consid-

ered by the artist to be a coherent unit, are painted on paper. As a whole, the collection suggests the diversity of the social and religious settings that Miller frequented, as well as the breadth of personal transformation and learning he experienced over the course of those eleven months. Though the form varies, humanity’s expression of mourning transcends time, society and culture. The extraordinary body of work that ensued is an intimate document of Miller’s faith, observance and the Jewish community. The ultimate unity of the Jewish people is found in these remarkable works. Each image is distinct in its orientation, composition and focus. Depictions range from exterior to interior, from human to architectural portraits, from limited to wide-ranging color schemes. The richness of his color and line inscribes the vitality of faith and continuance of ritual and tradition. The exhibition also includes a stunning portrait of Miller’s father, against a silver leaf background, an image of iconic and descriptive power that sets the tone for the show. Accompanying the images are the

artist’s commentaries, based on his thoughts, feelings and experiences with those he met during this pursuit. While honoring the Jewish tradition of memorializing a parent, Miller came to learn a great deal about his father and their shared heritage. Though the daily ritual of saying Kaddish has formally ended for Miller, bringing this project to fruition provides an opportunity for those within the Jewish community, and for those in other communities, of all ages, to witness and honor the tradition of the Mourner’s Kaddish, and to reflect on their own humanity and spiritual journeys. This exhibition by Max Miller originated at the Yeshiva University Museum in New York City and is sponsored by the New York Foundation for the Arts. “Max Miller: Final Mourner’s Kaddish - 333 Days in Painting” will be on display at the Jewish Museum of Florida through May 13. About the artist Max Miller is known for his abstract paintings that embrace color and line, as well as his figurative paintings of human and animal subjects. He has had exhibitions in New York City and throughout the East Coast. He received his BFA from Rhode Island School of

Design and MFA from Yale University. He has been awarded numerous fellowships, including a New York Foundation for the Arts, Guggenheim, National Endowment for the Arts and two PollockKrasner Foundation Grants. About the museum The Jewish Museum of Florida is housed in two adjacent lovingly restored historic buildings on South Beach that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The Museum’s focal point is its core exhibit “MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida - 1763 to the Present” and temporary history and art exhibits that change periodically. Currently on display: “Wooden Synagogues of Poland and the Florida Connection” through March 18. Accredited by the American Association of Museums, the Museum is located at 301 Washington Avenue, South Beach, and is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except Mondays, Civil and Jewish holidays. Admission: Adults/$6; Seniors/$5; Families/$12; Members and children under 6/Always Free; Saturdays/Free. For information: 305.672.5044 or www.jewishmuseum. com.

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Hillel taps Kate Lester for Florida development executive role

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organizations and soon became the assistant director at Hillel at Princeton University, one of the nation’s premier campus Hillels. More recently, Lester’s professional career included stints at the Rosenblatt Early Childhood Learning Center in West Palm Beach and the Jewish Community Center of the Greater Palm Beaches. “I’m tremendously excited about the opportunity to work with our Florida donors, as well as students, professionals and others in the community,” said Lester. “I can’t wait to share how Hillel inspires students to make a deeper connection with their Jewish heritage and helps deliver the Jewish future.” Lester resides in West Palm Beach with her two daughters. She can be reached at klester@hillel.org or 561.693.8339.

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A taut thriller conjures huge neo-Nazi threat By Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News Hitler’s Silver Box, by Allen Malnak. Two Harbors Press. 328 pages. $16.95.

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very family has a secret, but Uncle Max’s could wreak havoc on the world.” Such is the official product description for this exciting thriller. Indeed, everything is at stake. What can an overworked young physician do about it? Dr. Bruce Starkman’s responsibilities as chief ER resident at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital are interrupted by the news of his uncle’s mysterious death. Uncle Max, the owner of a small book store, would Phil Jason seem to have died of natural causes, but there are some suggestions of foul play. Who would wish to murder this seemingly innocuous senior citizen? Readers know what’s up long before Bruce finds out, as the first chapter of the book lays out a situation in which Max is threatened and tortured by neoNazis who ask him for a special box. Max’s refusal to give them what they want or tell them where it is leads to his death. What arouses Bruce’s suspicion?

Well, that his Orthodox uncle is cremated (against Jewish law) and that something is not right about the funeral home paperwork. As Bruce attempts to settle his uncle’s affairs, more questions come up and there is always a difficult path to partial answers. Is it a coincidence that Bruce’s exgirlfriend dies suddenly, a woman who might be considered Max’s confidante and someone who shared his suspicions? And who is the mysterious man who seems to have unsuccessfully attempted to save her – a man who suggested to Bruce that it would be best not to involve the police? And why was Bruce’s friend on the police force suddenly called away and replaced by a subordinate? And how does Bruce himself become a suspect? The answers, as one might expect from the title, have to do with events from Max’s life as a teenager during the Holocaust. More specifically, the answers involve records from the Theresianstadt concentration camp and the mindblowing contents of the silver box that, we discover, had been crafted under duress by a young prisoner, Bruce’s Uncle Max, who had later escaped and hidden the box. Bruce discovers Max’s journal and with that discovery he commits himself

to following through on foiling the neoNazi plot that demands retrieval of the box and its contents – detailed plans for the resurgence of Nazi power and worldwide domination. Along the way, Bruce meets an Israeli security official, Miriam, who is perhaps a bit too much of a brazen, brainy, martial, and sexually magnetic stereotype Israeli babe. I imagine a somewhat younger Angelina Jolie in the movie. They join forces in an attempt to find the box ahead of the neo-Nazi leaders and their thugs. The plot moves from Chicago to Paris to the Czech Republic with heartpounding energy and tantalizing danger. Allen Malnak’s descriptions of place, so vividly detailed, help make the story credible. The settings – whether interior or exterior, old or new, day or night – draw the reader in. So, too, does

the evolving character of Dr. Bruce Starkman, who shifts from one kind of life-saving commitment to another. In addition, the author, a retired physician living in Bonita Springs, has summoned up a cast of villains to die for. Hitler’s Silver Box is one of those first novels that should have found a major trade publisher. The advanced reading copy that I was given to review suffers a bit from ineffective page design, which detracts from the reading experience. However, the suspenseful, gripping narrative is worth the effort, and the nightmarish premise is made frighteningly plausible. This review first appeared in Florida Weekly and is reprinted by permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for the Naples edition of Florida Weekly and for Fort Myers Magazine. Visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress. com.

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Background of Hitler’s Silver Box By Dr. Allen Malnak hen my father came to Amer- website of a local newspaper from two veloped by Nazi scientists in concealed in what is now the Czech Republic. Writing the novel required considica in 1906 at age 16, he had self-admitted neo-Nazis who literally locations, and various secret laboratories only one distant relative in bragged about their admiration for Hit- were set up around the world including in erable research. Having worked during this country. He left behind in Kovno, ler and the murderous Waffen SS. Their areas of both Arctic and Antarctic wastes my training and military service in a number of emergency rooms as well as Lithuania, a large family, including his comments were racist and anti-Semitic where explorers had never trekked. Hitler’s Silver Box further develops having been medical director of a large parents, eight brothers and sisters, cous- to the extreme. While Hitler’s Silver Box is a work this to suggest that as Allied Armies ER department in Chicago’s Mount Siins, aunts and uncles. They ranged in of fiction, it is loosely based on the fact closed in on Germany from east and nai Hospital, I was familiar with that age from the elderly to babies. that during the Second World west, it became apparent to Hitler’s aspect of the story. I studied articles and Dad died of natural War, Nazi scientists worked top generals that the war would be books on life in the Theresienstadt concauses during the Second up to the war’s end on a mul- lost. With Hitler’s reluctant approval, a centration camp and had to learn a great World War, and immedititude of secret weapons on group of high-ranking Nazi officials de- deal about silversmithing. ately following the war, which Hitler pinned his hopes cided it would be prudent to plan for a my late brother Lewis for a last-ditch victory. These Fourth Reich. This would require keepand I began to try to track weapon systems ranged from ing these scientists funded and working down our father’s Eurovery long-range rockets that for many years. All knowledge about pean family. I was just 16 WHAT A DIFFERENCE THE FIT MAKES could be fired from under- them including their exact locations as when the war ended. We ground bases to alternative well as their discoveries would have to wrote letters to everyone W. V. SAM JONES Allen Malnak PRESIDENT physics, robotic warriors, be kept secret until the time was right. we could think of and after about a year received a detailed reply new energy sources, radical germ war- Thus the vital importance of the sole 1901 SOUTH OSPREY AVE. document containing this information from the International Red Cross. Nazi fare and, of course, nuclear weapons. (Corner Hillview) In the novel, the facts were modi- placed inside the silver box made esperecords as well as witness reports indiSARASOTA, FL 34239 cated that all members of dad’s family fied to suggest that many objects which cially for Hitler. The box was taken from 366-7876 had been murdered either in or near were later called UFOs were also de- the Nazis in 1945 and hidden in a forest 366-7866 Kovno or after transfer to a death camp. Every man, woman and child! So, one entire side of my family was destroyed by the Nazis. Of course, I became interested in the Holocaust and began reading articles about it even during my high school and college years. During my internship at Chicago’s Cook County Hospital, I read a short book, Doctors of Infamy, which covered many horrendous medical experiments performed on concentration camp prisoners by Nazi physicians. The book was so disturbing that after reading it, I tossed it into a garbage can. My next book on the subject was Elie Wiesel’s ConduCted By: Night. I then became occupied with my rabbi Joel S. Mishkin professional career as well as with my growing family for many years. When hazzan Jeffrey weber I reached the age of forty, I decided I owed it to my dead family members to Service 6:00 pm - Seder 7:00 pm engage in a real study of that terrible time. I then spent two or three years of my limited free time reading every book Sumptuous traditional Seder Meal I could find on the Holocaust. Members $55 - Children 10 and under $32 Years later, I retired from the practice and teaching of internal medicine, non-Members $75 - Children 10 and under $45 and my wife and I moved to Bonita Springs. I noticed an article in the Naples Daily News describing a course on writing fiction. The teacher was Hollis be received in the temple office by Friday, March 23, 2012 Alpert, a well-known novelist, biographer, short story editor as well as a (All Credit Cards or personal check accepted) movie critic. I took classes with Hollis for a couple of years. He would give us assignments, often listing several sub• 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237 jects that we should use as the basis of a short story. He would critique each sto• ry and at the next weekly session read some of them to the class. 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Looking “Jewish” on Purim From the Bimah Rabbi Daniel Krimsky Jewish Congregation of Venice

ach year, as Purim approaches, I find myself scrounging around at the last minute for a costume. I’ve come to terms with the fact that I may never outgrow the costume-wearing phase. Last year, I was a gondolier; previously, I dressed as everything from a hippie to a priest. However, this year, after having an enlightening experience in Israel this past January, I want to dress up “Jewish.” What exactly does “Jewish” look like, and has the look ever changed? In the Book of Esther (Megillah),

at the height of anti-Semitism and the brink of Jewish annihilation, Mordechai (the hero) tells Esther (the heroine): “Do not imagine that you will be able to escape in the King’s palace any more than the rest of the Jews. For if you persist in keeping silent at a time like this, relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from some other place.” (4:13-14) Esther’s reaction demands that Mordechai: “Go, assemble ALL the Jews in Shushan, and fast for me.” (4:16) Now, amazing things happen – the villain gets killed, the Jews protect themselves and all ends well. The Megillah shares what it means to be Jewish. We are told that Mordechai, the champion of the story and new viceroy to the King, “found favor with the multitude of his brethren.” (10:3) Even the Blessed Mordechai wasn’t beloved by every Jew. We are a dynamic people, ever evolving and socially adapting. Dutch professor and philosopher Ido Abram developed a model known as the “five slice pie chart” used to display the Jewish identity. Abram states that there are five aspects to contemporary Jewish

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Briefs...continued from page 21A 1,864 Christians. In 2001, 69% of all newborns in Israel were Jewish, while 28% were Muslim and 1.9% Christian. In 2010, 76% of babies born in Israel were Jewish, while only 22% were Muslim and 1.3% Christian. (Ynet News)

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Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Minister of Finance Jim Flaherty journeyed to the West Bank on January 30 where they sought to impress upon the Palestinian leadership that it should abandon its efforts to obtain UN recognition and return to the negotiating table with Israel “without preconditions.” Baird added, “We have no interest in interacting with Hamas. It is a terrorist organization.” Later, Baird explained why the Harper government “believes so passionately in Israel’s right not only to exist, but to exist as a Jewish state and

to live in peace and security.” “Israel today is a country whose very existence is under attack, both literally and figuratively. Whether it is rockets raining down on Israeli schools, or the constant barrage of rhetorical demonization, double standards and delegitimization, Israel is under attack. “The easy thing to do would be simply to go along with anti-Israeli sentiment to get along with other countries. But Canada will not ‘go along to get along,’” he said. (Globe and Mail - Canada)

Palestinian leaders as serious about wanting a peace agreement with Israel. 64% agree that it is up to the Palestinians and the Israelis to solve their own problems and that any lasting peace agreement between them must be reached with minimal involvement from the U.S. 58% say a Palestinian state must not be established until Palestinians demonstrate a commitment to end violence and accept Israel’s legitimacy. (Anti-Defamation League)

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73% of Americans say Israel can be counted on as a strong, loyal U.S. ally, while 18% disagree, according to a survey conducted in October 2011 by Marttila Strategies on behalf of the Anti-Defamation League. 63% view Israel as serious about wanting to reach a peace agreement with the Palestinians, while 44% see

Israel’s national water company, Mekorot, signed a financing agreement to build a desalination plant in Ashdod to supply 100 million cubic meters of water annually, the Finance Ministry reported recently. The new Ashdod plant will join four other desalination facilities that will provide, by the end of 2013, 85% of the country’s household water consumption. (Reuters)

ISRAELI ECONOMY EXPANDED 4.8 PERCENT IN 2011

The Israeli economy grew 4.8% in 2011 despite a gradual slowdown as the year wore on, according to a preliminary report recently released by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Most advanced economies are forecast by the International Monetary Fund to grow an average 1.6% this year. Exports advanced 4.5% in 2011, after gaining 13.4% in 2010. Investment in fixed capital climbed almost 16%. (Jerusalem Post)

THE SILENT YOUNG JEWISH MAJORITY It has become accepted in recent years that young American Jews are “distancing” themselves from Israel. However, a recent poll by Mitchell Bard’s American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise of 400 American Jewish undergraduate students found that 66% view themselves as feeling “very close” or “fairly close”

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POLL SHOWS 40 PERCENT OF JERUSALEM ARABS PREFER ISRAEL TO A PALESTINIAN STATE

New research reveals that 42% of the Palestinians who reside in Jerusalem would try to move to Israel if their neighborhood became part of a new Palestinian state. 39% say they would prefer Israeli to Palestinian citizenship. The common understanding that Arabs are being driven from Jerusalem is false. Since 1967, the Palestinian population has more than quadrupled from 70,000 to 288,000. During the same period, the city’s Israeli population has roughly doubled from 250,000 to 500,000. The view that Arabs cannot build in Jerusalem is also false. Only 24% of east Jerusalem Palestinians say they are dissatisfied with “the ease or difficulty of obtaining building permits.” (Washington Institute for Near East Policy)

THE NEW DEFENDERS OF ISRAEL

Jarrod Jordan, an African-American activist from Atlanta, Georgia, is neither a Christian evangelist nor a Jew. Yet his organization, Vanguard Leadership Group (VLG), is a vigorous defender of the Jewish state. Last year, for example, VLG took out full-page ads in campus newspapers to counter the accusation by Students for Justice in Palestine that Israel is an apartheid state. So, why did they do it? “We just wanted to protect the truth,” Jordan said. “Our group deals with plenty of other issues, but this one struck a nerve.” In fact, the group was founded as an honor society to nurture future leaders in the black community. Jordan visited Israel a few years ago as part of an AIPAC trip. (Los Angeles Jewish Journal)

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Schoolchildren join to make biggest book in Israel

nglish literacy Institute A.H.A.V.A has launched its seventh annual read-a-thon by inviting local school children to help create what is expected to be the biggest book ever made in Israel. The book titled The Giant’s Book, about a giant who can’t find a book big enough to read, measures almost two meters tall, over one meter wide and is being made by school children from

over 13 schools in Maaleh Adumim who will be given words to write and design. Children’s author and illustrator Netanel Epstein has created the front cover for the book, which was unveiled at the Nofei HaSelah School in Maaleh Adumim on January 10. A.H.A.V.A is the only non-profit organization in Israel dedicated solely to promoting English literacy for children. It is working hard to raise awareness of the importance of learning English in Israeli schools from a young age. In 2009, of the total number of Israelis in the 12th grade age group, just 39% matriculated at a level that would enable them to be accepted to university. Director of A.H.A.V.A, Gaila Cohen Morrison, said, “English is crucial for children to learn well at school. It opens up a world of wider reading and opens up opportunities for them later on in life. “We are delighted that Netanel Epstein has designed our giant front cover. By making Israel’s biggest book we hope to capture the imagination of local school children and to inspire more interest and enjoyment of

reading English. Gaila added, “Making a giant book does have some logistical questions including where we are going to store this book. We may have to build a giant library!” A.H.A.V.A was founded in 2000 by Gaila Cohen-Morrison, an experienced English teacher and mother of five, who was determined to provide affordable English education to Israeli children. All of the seminars and curricula are based on Cohen-Morrison’s nearly 30 years of experience in the field, having taught over 2,000 students and dozens of educators. The read-a-thon attracts hundreds of local school children who are sponsored to read as many short English books as they can over the course of a month, culminating with a community party and award ceremony

to be held this year on March 15. The read-a-thon sponsors include Bank Hapoalim, Steimatsky, Remax, Burgers Bar, Aroma, Maaleh Adumim municipality, and more. When completed, the giant book will go on display at the local municipality and around schools in the Maaleh Adumim area after the read-a-thon finishes mid February. For more information about the read-a-thon or A.H.A.V.A, please contact ahava.org@gmail.com.

Israel Tennis Centers Foundation provides solution for Middle East challenges Nadine Fahoum thanks Israel Tennis Foundation for her success

srael Tennis Centers Foundation brings Israeli and Arab children together to learn co-existence and tolerance through tennis. Nadine Fahoum participated in the co-existence program, and it helped make her the successful woman she is today. In a few weeks, Nadine Fahoum, a Muslim Arab from Haifa, Israel, will be graduating from one of the most prestigious universities in the United States. For the past four years she has been a scholarship athlete competing at the collegiate level in women’s tennis, first at Old Dominion University and then at Duke University, where she has

been the number one singles player for the past two years. During this time she won over 107 singles matches and was ranked the 15th best singles player in Division 1. Nadine’s story began in 1998 when she was nine years old and started playing at the Israel Tennis Center in Haifa. Eight years later in 2006, Nadine’s passion of formalizing more tennis programs among Arab and Israeli children became a reality when the Bernstein family from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Longboat Key, through their Marci Lynn Bernstein Charitable Foundation, created an

Arab-Israeli co-existence program. The Bernstein’s did this in memory of their eight-year-old daughter who had passed

Jewish Museum of Florida Thru May 13, 2012

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Final Mourner’s Kaddish: 333 Days In Painting

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away. The program brings Israeli Arab and Jewish children together to learn co-existence and tolerance through the sport of tennis. After graduating with a degree in Political Science, Nadine plans to remain in the U.S. and hopes to work on Wall Street as a stock market analyst. This past summer Nadine participated in two fundraising events for the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation. She credits the Foundation for helping her to become the person she is today. “I have achieved already so much in my young life and the Tennis Centers

opened so many doors for me. I am extremely grateful that I had the opportunity to be part of the Tennis Centers and train myself and others about co-existence and success.” Nadine also believes it is very important to integrate Jewish and Arab kids from a very young age. “That way they learn that this is the only way, there is no need to force it upon them in the future, it becomes natural. Tennis is a beautiful sport and a great way to achieve vital things such as co-existence.” To meet the growing demands of programming focused on co-existence, the Israel Tennis Centers employ 13 Arab coaches with some devoted just to a special kindergarten program. About the Israel Tennis Centers Foundation The Israel Tennis Centers Foundation, formerly known as the Israel Tennis Centers (ITC), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that has worked for over 35 years to enhance the social, psychological and physical development of Israeli youth through the medium of sport. Most ITC Centers are located in disadvantaged neighborhoods or outlying development towns throughout Israel, from Kiryat Shmona on the Lebanese border in the North to Be’er Sheva bordering the Negev Desert in the South. For additional background, visit www.israeltenniscenters.org. To view a YouTube video of the impact that Israel Tennis Centers is making, visit http://youtu.be/s87DXMqx7d4.

The Israel Tennis Centers is having several events on Thursday and Friday, March 1 and 2, on Longboat Key and in Lakewood Ranch. See the front page of the Jewish Happenings section for more information.

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Jewish News internship available to area student Staff Report

hanks to the generosity of area school student Haven Miller served as resident Miriam “Mimi” Edlin The Jewish News intern. She submitted and her family, an area student a number of articles, including an interwill be awarded a paid internship with view with Walid Shoebat (featured on The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee page 8A) and stories covering Federathis summer. tion projects and programs. The funds for the internship have “The Joseph J. Edlin Journalism been provided through the Joseph J. Internship allowed both my writing Edlin Endowment Summer Journalism abilities and my connection to my reliInternship Fund, represented by Saraso- gion to blossom. Having my works pubta Bay Club resident lished in The Jewish Mimi Edlin and her News was incredible. family. The internPeople I know would ship is offered to call to tell me they an area student beread my article, and tween the age of 16 even people I didn’t and 22 to get realknow would come world experience up to me at temple with a professional and compliment me publication, as well on my work. The as learn more about internship has given the Jewish nonprofit me several great opworld. portunities, includThe Endowing interviewing a ment Fund is adformer PLO terrorministered by the ist, attending difJewish Federation ferent events at the Mimi Edlin of St. Louis, and the Federation, and gainSt. Louis Jewish Light is also a benefi- ing real-life experience about journalciary of this fund. ism. This internship has truly changed For the past nine months, high my life and allowed me to explore my

aspirations,” said Haven Miller. The roots of this project began to grow in 1990, when Edlin and her daughters, Jamie, Laura and Mari, discussed ways to honor Edlin’s late husband, Joseph. “We were determined to memorialize him in a meaningful way that would reflect and encompass Joe’s lifetime cultural interests and concerns,” she said. Joseph Edlin was a lawyer and real estate developer. He also wrote book reviews and did feature writing. He taught in Washington University’s English Department and was a lecturer. “He was a man who used words exquisitely, both oral and written,” remembers Mrs. Edlin. The intern will be paid $600 for approximately 60 hours of work over the course of the year. Preferred are applicants who wish to pursue a career in journalism, have a desire to work in the nonprofit sector and are interested in helping others. Applicants interested in writing or graphic design/illustration are encouraged to send samples of their work, a resume and a cover letter to Kim Mullins at kmullins@jfedsrq.org or to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee,

Klingenstein Jewish Center, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232. Contact Kim with any questions. The Jewish News Internship is funded by the Joseph J. Edlin Endowment Summer Journalism Internship Fund, represented by Sarasota resident Mimi Edlin and her family.

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FOCUS ON YOUTH

March 2012

Michelle Zemil elected new President of NFTY By Haven Miller, SAFETY Historian

AFETY of Temple Sinai is ex- regional board and keeping in contact tremely proud of our own Mi- with the presidents of the individual chelle Zemil, who was recently temple youth groups of the region. This is a huge accomplishment for elected as President of the Southern Tropical Region of NFTY. NFTY, a Michelle. Her youth group, SAFETY, is very excited for her. youth organization that Michelle ran against two encompasses the United States and Canada, is open other opponents and successfully won the vote. to Jewish teens currently enrolled in high school. The regional board-elect is installed during Spring In our region, NFTYSTR hosts five kallot over Kallah, and then quickly begins the task of planthe span of the school year ning LLTI and the rest of – Fall Kallah, Winter ReMichelle Zemil the kallot for the upcomgionals, Hatikvah Kallah (open to seventh and eighth graders), ing year. President of NFTY-STR is a Spring Kallah and LLTI (a leadership major achievement, and Michelle Zemil convention). The president of the re- will excel as President. A hearty Mazel Tov to Michelle and gion is involved in planning all of these events, overseeing the positions of the her family!

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Playground renovation unites preschool families

orty yards of mulch, three yards Kompan. These age-appropriate, multiof sand, and dedicated parents faceted pieces will enable the preschoolhave added up to a beautiful- ers to climb, spin and play on safe yet ly-renovated playground at Temple exciting state-of-the-art equipment. In addition to raising funds for these Emanu-El Preschool. Following the success of October’s renovations, Temple Emanu-El Premajor fundraiser, the Fall Festival, Temple Emanu-El Preschool began revitalizing the school’s playground. Students returning after winter break were delighted to find the popular wooden climbing structure refurbished and repainted as well Temple Emanu-El Preschool parents volunteered as a new fort, complete to re-mulch and re-sand the playground with telescopes and steering wheels. “They are enjoying school parents also engaged in handsplaying and using their imaginations on work improving the playground. A for adventures,” instructor Tammy dozen parents spent one January weekend re-mulching the playground and Libera reported. Also soon to be purchased are two re-filling the sandbox, saving the school new pieces of playground equipment hundreds of dollars while strengthening manufactured by the highly-regarded bonds and building friendships. “They worked as a tag team, certain groups filling the wheelbarrows while others took the wheelbarrows to the playground and dumped out the sand or mulch,” Preschool Director Elaine Sharrock stated. “Then the next team raked it into place. “It was hard work, but there was a wonderful spirit as everyone worked together,” she added. “It was inspiring to see the dedication our school’s parents have to their children, and to our school.” For more information about Temple Emanu-El Preschool, please call Temple Emanu-El Preschool students Ella and Lydia Kaskey enjoyed the Fall Festival 941.377.8074.

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LIFE 27A CYCLE

March 2012

ANNIVERSARIES 65th Morris & Minnie Greber Temple Beth Sholom 45th Michael & Sandra Zimmer Temple Beth Sholom 30th Charlotte & Robert Hodes Temple Sinai 30th Melvin & Sandra Kligman Temple Beth Sholom 30th Toby & David Weiss Temple Sinai

25th Abraham & Franchi Lavi Temple Beth Sholom 25th John & Hannah Puckhaber Temple Beth Sholom 20th Joel & Gail Walters Temple Beth Sholom 10th Allen & Jo Goldis Temple Beth Sholom 10th Sherry & Jerol Thomas Temple Sinai

BIRTHS

Mark and Ellen Tishman are delighted to announce the arrival of their first grandson, Micah Lunanga Tishman. Micah was born on December 25, 2011, in Eureka, California. Baby and proud parents Nathaniel and Christine are all doing well. Nathaniel attended TBS Paver Religious School and had his Bar Mitzvah at TBS in 1993. The family lives in Kinshasa, in the African nation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where both are employed in the humanitarian aid field.

B’NAI MITZVAH

Rebecca Jenna Weinstein (pictured), daughter of Joshua & Linda Weinstein, and granddaughter of Morris & Paecia Weinstein and Gloria Danese, March 10, Chabad of Sarasota Valerie Bruce, daughter of Eric & Lisbeth Bruce, March 17, Temple Beth Sholom Liam Colucci, son of Maurizio Colucci, March 24, Temple Beth Sholom Isabel Eichenbaum, daughter of Steven Eichenbaum, March 24, Temple Emanu-El Jesse Clark, son of Rusty and Lori Clark, March 31, Temple Emanu-El

100th BIRTHDAY

Happy 100 birthday to Betty Weinstein! Betty, mother of Lois Stulberg and Elaine (Bob) Appel, is a resident of Kobernick House. She celebrated her birthday with 40 family members who traveled from all around the country for the festivities. They enjoyed a lovely dinner and live klezmer music. Everyone joined in on the dancing – including Betty!

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IN MEMORIAM

Jean Waterman Bender, 100, of Longboat Key, formerly of Harrison, NY, Jan. 2 Saul Philip Bralow, M.D., 90, of Sarasota, Jan. 11 Gloria Cohn, of Sarasota, formerly of Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 18 Marvin I. Danto, of Bloomfield Hills, MI, formerly of Longboat Key, Jan. 24 Ina Friedman Gross, 78, of Lakewood Ranch, formerly of Cleveland, OH, Gainesville, and Chapel Hill, NC, Jan. 9 Ava A. Hodous, 56, of Sarasota, formerly of Cleveland, OH, Jan. 28 Stanley Abner Kornblum M.D., 96, of Sarasota, Jan. 14 Evelyn Landau, 94, of Monroe Township, NJ, Dec. 21 Hazel Roslyn Lenobel, 82, of Longboat Key, formerly of Westbury, NY, Dec. 29 Ira K. Rosen, 83, of Sarasota, formerly of Albany, NY, Dec. 26 Louis A. Polo, 74, of Sarasota, Jan. 2 Francine E. Schwartz, nee Abrahams, 85, of Sarasota, formerly of Oak Park/River Forest, IL, Dec. 8 Bette Seigerman, of New Market, VA, formerly of Sarasota, Jan. 13 Seigle, Saul, 97, of Sarasota, Jan. 5 Helen S. Witkin (nee Schuchat), 98, Sarasota, Dec. 19

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Section B

Volume 42, Number 3

Jewish Happenings february 26 - March 1

thursDAY, March 1 Israel Tennis Centers exhibition and dinner

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Women’s Passover Celebration

The Israel Tennis Centers Foundation annual event will begin at 4:00 p.m. at the Longboat Key Club Resort Tennis Gardens (220 Sands Point Road). This event is co-chaired by Karen and Tom Bernstein, and Larry Greenspon and Sara Lyter. The tennis exhibition will feature a very special team from Israel. The kids will perform on the tennis courts and will show their skills, but more importantly, they will have an opportunity to share their unique personal stories of what an important role the ITC plays in their lives. Following the exhibition on court, there will be a dinner at the Harbourside Dining Room. There is a couvert of $100 per person which is not tax deductible. Donations from these events will support ITC’s children atrisk program at the Kiryat Shmona Tennis Center near the Lebanon border. RSVP by February 28 by emailing Cathy Mullin at cmullin@israelchildren. org or calling 954.480.6333 x222. To learn more about the organization, visit www.israeltenniscenters.org.

FRIDAY, march 2

thursday March 22, 2012

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Join us at 3:00 p.m. for tennis activities on the court. Donors are invited to grab their racquets and hit some tennis balls with the Centers’ Israeli kids. The tennis exhibition and speeches begin at 4:00 p.m., and at 5:00 p.m. there will be a wine and cheese reception. This free event takes place at Lakewood Ranch Golf and Country Club (7650 Legacy Boulevard). RSVP by February 28 by emailing Cathy Mullin at cmullin@israelchildren.org or calling 954.480.6333 x222. To learn more about the organization, visit www.israeltenniscenters.org.

Brandeis General Meeting The Brandeis National Committee (BNC) of Sarasota will hold a General Meeting on the Jewish Federation Campus at 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The event begins at 10:30 a.m. and is free and open to the public. Alison Brown will speak about her career as an undercover Medicare/Medicaid fraud investigator. She will talk about what she found, what really scared her, and what we can do to reduce the fraud, which is so costly to the government. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the meeting or BNC, contact Audrey Lourie at 941.927.1900 or mandd02@aol.com.

“Jews in the Jungle” Join Rabbi Barbara Aiello and Service Leader Rena Morano to celebrate Purim with “Jews of the Jungle.” This year we’ll journey to the Amazon as we brave snakes, spiders and treacherous rapids to learn more about the Jewish contribution to the preservation of the rain forest. Continuing a seven year-tradition, Ner Tamid includes National Jewish Outreach Program’s “Shabbat Across America,” along with Purim festivities. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Congregation Ner Tamid, “The Lodge,” 4802 B 26th St. W, Bradenton. No charge but reservations are a must. Contact Elaine at 941.755.1231.

March 2012 saturDAY, march 3

JEWISH HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, march 4

Jewish Theology class

Chabad of Sarasota “Club 770” Men’s Club Breakfast

Join Kol HaNeshama at 8:30 a.m. (before services) for Jewish Theology lectures given by Arnie Binderman. Arnie focuses on the commandments in today’s world, Teshuva, Eschatology, Messianic redemption, the world to come and the afterlife. This free lecture takes place at Kol HaNeshama, 3145 Southgate Circle (right turn off circle on Tuttle between Bee Ridge and Webber). You do not need to reserve a seat. For more information, email Arnie Binderman at iliterate@aol.com or call the temple office at 941.244.2042.

Enjoy the best kosher breakfast in Sarasota, followed by Dr. Brent Rubin’s presentation of “Israel’s Survival and International Realities: Irreconcilable Differences?” This 9:00 a.m. program follows the 8:00 a.m. minyan at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road, Sarasota. Men and women welcome. For a schedule of all Club 770 events, visit www. chabadofsarasota.com. Cost: $5 per person. For more information, call Kelly Dietz at 941.925.0770 or email info@chabadofsarasota.com.

One-act play from The World of Sholom Aleichem The Asolo Readers will present The High School, a one-act play from The World of Sholom Aleichem, at the Congregation For Humanistic Judaism Purim service. The play’s focus is on a Jewish merchant, cajoled by his loving but indomitable wife to help prepare their teenage son for attending a non-religious high school. This free event is open to the public, and will begin at 10:30 a.m. at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. For more information, call 941.929.7771 or visit www.chj-sarasota.org.

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“Purim Pandemonium” at Temple Emanu-El All are invited to this joyous, festive celebration! The event begins at 10:00 a.m. in the sanctuary with a lively Megillah reading, song session, and costume contest with prizes for all. Afterwards, enjoy a fabulous Purim carnival with plenty of fun for all ages, including a climbing wall, bounce house, dunk tank, face painting, games and prizes. Lunch and homemade desserts – including plenty of hamentaschen – for everyone. Free admission; nominal fee for attractions and food. Temple Emanu-El is located at 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more info, contact the Temple EmanuEl Religious School at 941.371.2788 or teers@sarasotatemple.org.

Purim Carnival at Temple Sinai Temple Sinai rings in Purim week from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road off Proctor between Beneva and Swift Roads, with games, a bounce house, pony rides, face painting, food and prizes! All are welcome. Show up and have fun! For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

Falafel with Yoav Come and enjoy a terrific kosher falafel lunch prepared by Yoav Cohen from noon - 1:00 p.m. at Chabad Jewish Center, 5712 Lorraine Road, Lakewood Ranch. Cost is $4 a falafel. Call 941.752.3030 for more information.

Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish Baila Miller presents Eve Annenberg’s award-winning comedy/drama film, in English and Yiddish with English subtitles. Here is a new take on the famous love story, with the Chabadniks and Satmers in Brooklyn, New York. Hosted by the Yiddish Culture Center. The film begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Jewish Congregation of Venice, 600 N. Auburn Road. JCV members, $3; nonmembers, $5. For more information, contact Baila Miller at 941.416.4362 or baila@bailamillerprograms.com.

monDAY, March 5 “The Generational Force of an Ethical Will” In recent years, ethical wills have become increasingly popular both within and outside the Jewish community. An ethical will contains words of wisdom and guidance from parents to children. These carefully composed documents, offered in a personal writing style, are intended for the appreciation of children and relatives. This Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism class, led by Rabbi Jonathan Katz, will explore the origins and development of the ethical will in Jewish tradition and its use over the generations. This free class begins at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Reservations are requested. For more information, contact the TBI office at 941.383.3428 or info@tbi-lbk.org.

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Asolo Repertory Guild play reading A group of professional and community theater actors will read The High School, a one-act play from The World of Sholom Aleichem. Without costumes, sets or movement, these skilled performers create a dynamic theatrical experience not to be missed. Refreshments will be served and the audience can visit with the cast after the performance, which begins at 1:00 p.m. at the Jewish Congregation of Venice, 600 N. Auburn Road. JCV members, $3; nonmembers, $5. For more information, contact Beata Hulliger at 941.484.2022 or jcvenice@verizon.net.

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An insider’s view on the Middle East Dr. Thomas Hecht, Founder and chairman of the International Advisory Board of the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies at Bar-Ilan University, will present two lectures (also on Tuesday, March 20) on Israel, the Arab Spring, the state of radical Islam and the Middle East conflict. During the two sessions he will focus on this overarching question: “The Volatile Middle East: Can There be Peace or at best an Absence of War?” This Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism class is free, and begins at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Reservations are requested. For more information, contact the TBI office at 941.383.3428 or info@tbi-lbk.org.

“The World of Jewish Humor” Rabbi Harold F. Caminker leads this Adult Education Mini-Series. Learn about the role humor has played in Jewish culture. Humor has often been the most accurate reflection of how Jews see the world and our role in it. In a world that too often has not been very kind to Jews, Jewish humor has turned anti-Semitism on its head through jokes that are self-critical, making fun of ourselves as a way to ease the sting of others making fun of us. Topics will include: Family, God, Assimilation, Anti-Semitism, Financial Success, Rabbis and Cantors, Love and Sex, Money, etc. This program, which is open to the entire community at no charge, begins at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El Bradenton, 4200 32nd Street West. The series continues on Tuesdays, March 13 and 27. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon.

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Purim begins at sundown on Wednesday, March 7. In addition to the events on these pages, our area’s temples also have Megillah readings. Contact the temples for more information. wednesDAY, march 7 March Passover workshops For Passover, Temple Beth Sholom will offer two special workshops. A four-week seminar on the origins and customs of Pesach entitled “Why is This Rite Different From all Other Rites?” will take place on Wednesday mornings 9:45 - 11:00 a.m. during March. On Sunday morning, March 18, Flora Oynick and Marden Paru will co-conduct a Sunday morning workshop for parents and grandparents on how to conduct a seder: “Why Doesn’t Matzah Break on the Fold?” There is no cost for members and a nominal fee for nonmembers. Community members are welcome to participate. The workshops take place at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For further information and costs, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121.

“Lunch with the Rabbi” at Temple Emanu-El Once a month, tables in Temple Emanu-El’s social hall fill with members and guests looking for friendly socializing, stimulating discussion on current events and topics of Jewish interest, and homemade dessert. If you are looking for a good lunch date, we hope you will join us! Grab a brown-bag lunch and share a meal with Rabbi Brenner Glickman at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Great dessert, great people, great conversation, and a great rabbi – what’s not to like? All are welcome! For more information, call the temple at 941.371.2788.

Idelson Library Book Review: The Invisible Bridge Dr. Barbara Steinbach of Temple Beth Sholom will review the very popular novel, The Invisible Bridge, by Julie Orringer. Beginning as a love story wrapped in a mystery, the tale slides inexorably into the frightening world of Hungarian Jewry just before and during World War II. The event, which begins at 1:15 p.m. in the Temple Beth Sholom Chapel (1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota), is free and open to the public. Dessert and coffee will be served. For further information, please contact Arlene Hamburger at 941.921.2554 or edham@comcast.net.

Sarasota Jewish Chorale at Phillippi Shores School Phillippi Shores Elementary School in Sarasota (4747 S. Tamiami Trail) will host the Sarasota Jewish Chorale in a performance for students at 2:00 p.m. The Chorale will present a cantata, Esther’s Story. Teachers will prepare students in advance to understand the idea of immigration and how it relates to the Jewish people. The Chorale was featured on Jack Perkins’ Gulf Coast Journal in 2011, highlighting the Chorale’s multicultural programs at Phillippi Shores School. New members of the Chorale are always welcome. For further information, call 941.492.6944 or 942.355.8011 or visit www.sarasotajewishchorale.org.

THURSDAY, march 8 Purim meal and magic show This Purim fulfill the mitzvah of eating a festive holiday meal. Bring the family, bring a friend and enjoy great food catered by Delicious Creations, a magic show, and a comedy performance by Dan Stapleton. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Cost is $25 per adult and $18 per child (age 3-12). For reservations and further information, call 941.925.0770.

Purim in Paris Join Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch for Purim in Paris. Enjoy a buffet dinner of French cuisine, lively and interactive French entertainment, comedy with the Rabbi & Cantor, Megillah reading, hamentaschen and lots more. This program, which is open to everyone, begins at 6:30 p.m. at Lane Plaza Two, 1921 Lakewood Ranch Blvd. Admission is $18 per adult, $12 per child. Early bird discount of $5 per person on reservations and payment before March 1. Sponsor: $250. Call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 for more information.

friDAY, March 9 The Story of Yiddish Education Kol HaNeshama invites the entire community to hear our special after-dinner speaker, Fradle Freidenreich (pictured), author of Passionate Pioneers: The Story of Yiddish Secular Education in North America, 1910-1960. Her presentation will be followed by a sing-a-long of favorite Yiddish songs with Bob Salzman on the keyboard (words and transliterations will be provided). Copies of Fradle’s book will be available for purchase and signing. Shabbat dinner will be served at 7:15 p.m, followed by the presentation at 8:00 p.m. The cost for dinner is $10 per adult, $5 for teens and students. No charge under 13. Congregation Kol HaNeshama is located at 3145 Southgate Circle (right turn off circle on Tuttle between Bee Ridge and Webber). Order an advanced copy of the book for $30 and make your dinner reservation by calling 941.918.1777 or emailing John Niles at jkniles@yahoo.com. Visit www.congkh.org for more details.

fri-sat, March 9-10 Dr. William & Judith Freund Scholar-In-Residence Weekend Professor Dr. Rabbi Norman Cohen is Professor of Midrash at Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion on New York. On Shabbat evening (services begin at 6:00 p.m.) he will discuss “Reading the Torah Through the Prism of Midrash: What the Bible can Teach us about our Struggles as Human Beings.” “Abraham’s Journey from Haran to Moriah: The Journey of Every Family” will be addressed on Shabbat morning (services begin at 9:00 a.m.). This program is free and open to all, and takes place at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For further information, please call the temple office at 941.955.8121.

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Jewish Film Festival reception Join us at 5:15 p.m. for a lovely reception of hors d’oeuvres and wine between the showing of Dolphin Boy and the showing of Berlin 36. Venue: Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota). For more information, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

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Movie: Berlin 36

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This thrilling feature film is about the German-Jewish high jumper, Gretel Bergmann, who unwittingly became the biggest threat to the Nazi Party in 1936, when Berlin hosted the SUNDAY, MARCH 11 summer Olympic Games. Post-film discussion with special guest Steve 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus reception at 5:15 Shenbaum, Founder and President, game on Media, LLC, based at IMG p.m. 36 Academies7:00 in - BERLIN Bradenton. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Sarasota-Manatee, in partnership with the Sarasota Film Festival. MONDAY, MARCH 12 Venue: Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus McIntosh Rd., Sarasota) at 7:00 p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; $36-Festival 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill, lakewood Pass Co-sponsored (includes all ranch six films); $50-Patron Pass (includes six films and by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida reserved seating). To purchase tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. For more TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@ information, contact 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus jfedsrq.org.

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the use ofranch dolphin-assisted therapy in polo grill, lakewood Eilat, Israel, to treat Post-Traumatic Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch Audience Favorite Award, & Shock. AJC West Coast Florida Washington Jewish Film Festival 2011. SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Post-film 3:00 discussion p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY with special guest Dani Menkin, director of the Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus reception at 5:15 by The TUESDAY, MARCH 13of Sarasota-Manatee, in film. Sponsored Jewish Federation 7:00 p.m. BERLIN 36 3:00 p.m.Film - BERLIN 36 Venue: Beatrice Friedman partnership with the Sarasota Festival. Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota) at 3:00 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus MONDAY, MARCH 12 p.m. Cost: $7-single 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes all six films); Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus $50-Patron Pass (includes films and reserved 7:00six p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY seating). To purchase 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill, www.jfedsrq.org. lakewood ranch tickets, visit For more information, contact Geneve Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus & AJC West Coast Florida Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

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Interesting Lives Series presents Miriam Tabachnik

Ladies Lunch & Learn

The Idelson Library at Temple Beth Sholom will feature Miriam Tabachnik as its March Interesting Lives speaker. Mrs. Tabachnik was born in Berlin in the 1930s and was able to come to the United States. She traveled to many different places, including Japan and Russia, where her husband, a rabbi from Chicago, taught the Bible from a Jewish perspective. They also traveled to China, Israel, Iran and South Africa. There is no cost to attend this program which begins at 1:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Please contact Judy Lebowich at 941.371.4686 or lebowich.judy@comcast.net for further information.

Join Chanie Bukiet from noon - 1:00 p.m. at Chabad Jewish Center, 5712 Lorraine Road, Lakewood Ranch, for a Lunch & Learn. Feast on a delicious lunch and learn Tanya, psychology of the soul, based on the Kabbalah. No cost. Call 941.752.3030 for more information.

Movie: Remembrance 2012

This remarkable and deeply-moving film is about the enduring love between two concentration camp prisoners, a Jew and a Polish Christian. Inspired by actual events, the film starts in 1944 and SUNDAY, MARCH 11 ends 30 years Closing Night Film, Washington Jewish Film Festival 3:00 p.m.later. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus reception at 5:15 2011. Post-film discussion with special guest Susie Konicov, a Holocaust 7:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, in survivor. Sponsored Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus partnership with the Sarasota Film Festival. Venue: Beatrice Friedman MONDAY, MARCH 12 Theater on the- REMEMBRANCE Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota) at 3:00 3:00 p.m. Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes all six films); 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill, lakewood ranch $50-Patron Pass (includes six films and reserved seating). To purchase Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact Geneve MARCH 13 Kallins at TUESDAY, 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

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The American Technion Society (ATS) welcomes a dean and students MARCH 14 from Haifa, WED., as they 3:00 p.m. - MABULtell us about their lives and work at the Technion. Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus The ATS Annual Dinner begins at 6:00 p.m. at Michael’s On East (1212 7:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE temple Beth israel, longboat key East Avenue, Sarasota), with a special Patrons Reception at 4:30 p.m. at Michael’s Wine Cellar. For information and tickets, contact Jennifer Singer THURSDAY, MARCH 15 at 941.378.1500 or jennifer@ats.org. 3:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Co-sponsored by AJC West Coast Florida

Movie: My Australia

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My Australia is a touching, sometimes humorous, coming-of-age story about Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service two Jew-hating brothers who are growing up fatherless and Catholic All Films presented in in mid-1960s Poland – and find out pArtnership with SUNDAY, MARCH 11 they are really Jewish 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY and bound for Israel. Winner of Audience Award, TickeTs: $7 each Beatrice FesTival Pass: $36 Federation (includesCampus 6 films) Friedman theater, PaTron Pass: $100 (includes 6 films & ReseRved seating) reception at 5:15 Jerusalem Film Festival 2011. Post-film discussion with special guests Visit www.jfedsrq.org or call 941.371.4546 ext. 119 7:00 p.m. Place - BERLINaFTer 36 each a discussion will Take screening. Rica Ben-Shushan and Sue Jacobson, President, AJC West Coast Friedman theater, Federation Campus FederationBeatrice is seeking Film FestiVal sponsors! Florida. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, MONDAY, MARCH 12 in partnership with the Sarasota Film Festival. Co-sponsored by the 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Jewish Club of Lakewood Ranch and AJC West Coast Florida. Venue: 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA grill, lakewoodBoardwalk ranch PoloCo-sponsored Grillbypolo (10670 Loop, Lakewood Ranch) at 7:00 p.m. Cost: The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida $7-single ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes all six films); $50-Patron Pass TUESDAY, MARCHand 13 (includes six films reserved seating). To purchase tickets, visit www. 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 7:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus 2012

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Movie: Berlin 36 This thrilling feature film is about the German-Jewish high jumper, Gretel Bergmann, who unwittingly became the biggest threat to the Nazi Party in 1936, when Berlin hosted the sumSUNDAY, MARCH 11 mer Olympic Games. Post-film discussion with special guest Steve 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus reception at 5:15 Shenbaum, Founder and President, game on Media, LLC, based at IMG 7:00 p.m. BERLIN 36 AcademiesBeatrice in Friedman Bradenton. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Saratheater, Federation Campus sota-Manatee, in partnership with the Sarasota Film Festival. Venue: MONDAY, MARCH 12 Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Sarasota) at 3:00 p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill, lakewood ranch all six films); $50-Patron Pass (includes six films and reserved seating). Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida To purchase tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 2012

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This extraordinary documentary is about the use of dolphin-assisted therapy in Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Eilat, Israel, to treat Post-Traumatic 7:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE temple Beth israel, longboat key Shock. The film takes the audience through the four-year journey of paSUNDAY, MARCH 11 THURSDAY, MARCHBOY 15 tience, healing and love. Audience Favorite Award, Washington Jewish 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN 3:00 p.m.Friedman - MY AUSTRALIA Beatrice theater, Federation Campus Beatrice Friedman Federation Campus reception at 5:15 theater, Film Festival 2011. Post-film discussion with special guest Dani Menkin, Co-sponsored by AJC West Coast Florida 7:00 p.m. BERLIN 36 director ofBeatrice the Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota7:00 p.m.Friedman - film. MABULtheater, Federation Campus Friedman theater, Federation Campus Manatee,Beatrice in partnership with the Sarasota Film Festival. Venue: BeMONDAY, MARCH 12 atrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., MARCH 18 3:00SUNDAY, p.m. - REMEMBRANCE 3:00 p.m. -Federation STANDINGCampus SILENT Beatrice Friedman theater, Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation p.m. Campus Sarasota) at 7:00 Cost: $7-single ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes Co-sponsored 7:00 by Jewish Family & Children’s Service p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill, lakewood ranch all six films); $50-Patron Pass (includes six films and reserved seating). Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch All Films & AJC West Coast Florida To purchase tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact presented in pArtnership with TUESDAY, MARCH 13 Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 WED., MARCH 14 3:00 p.m. - MABUL

TickeTs: $7 each Beatrice FesTival Pass: $36 Federation (includesCampus 6 films) Friedman theater, PaTron Pass: $100 (includes 6 films & ReseRved seating)

Visit www.jfedsrq.org call 941.371.4546 ext. 119 7:00 p.m. or - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice theater,each Federation Campus a discussion will TakeFriedman Place aFTer screening. Federation is seeking Film FestiVal sponsors!

wednesDAY, march 14

Contact geneve kallins at 941.371.4546 ext. 105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

the klingenstein Jewish Center

WED., MARCH580 14mcintosh rd., sarasota Fl 34232 941.371.4546 • www.jfedsrq.org 3:00 p.m. - MABUL

Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

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temple Beth israel, longboat key

Visit an actual German boxcar that was used to transport victims of the Holocaust to concentration and death camps. TickeTs: $7 each FesTival Pass: $36 (includes 6 films) PaTron Pass: $100 (includes 6 films & ReseRved seating)

Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue Friday, March 16 - Thursday, March 22, 2012

Visit www.jfedsrq.org or call 941.371.4546 ext. 119 a discussion will Take Place aFTer each screening. Federation is seeking Film FestiVal sponsors! Contact geneve kallins at 941.371.4546 ext. 105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

There is no fee to visit, but groups MUST reserve a time slot by emailing www.jfedsrq.org Linda Schwartz at lschwartz@tbsschools.org. the klingenstein Jewish Center 580 mcintosh rd., sarasota Fl 34232 941.371.4546 •

Don’t miss the Opening Ceremony welcoming the Boxcar to the Temple Beth Sholom campus on Friday, March 16th at 1:00 pm. Questions? Contact Orna Nissan at 941.371.4546 ext 104. Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota FL 34232

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BIW Game Day

BIW Game Day will feature bridge, mah jongg, canasta and more. All skill levels welcome. $2515 gets you lunch, games, prizes and more. The event THURSDAY, MARCH 3:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA begins at 11:30 a.m. atFederation Temple Beatrice Friedman theater, Campus Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Co-sponsored by AJC West Coast Florida Key. For more information, contact the TBI office at 941.383.3428. 7:00 p.m. - MABUL Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

SUNDAY, MARCH 18 3:00 p.m. - STANDING SILENT

Movie: Mabul

Mabul is a touching and beautifullyacted drama about an Israeli family’s All Films effort to confront the painful truths presented in pArtnership with that threaten its cohesion – and about TickeTs: $7 each FesTival Pass: $36 (includes 6 films) the redemptive power of love. Winner PaTron Pass: $100 (includes 6 films & ReseRved seating) SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Visit or call 941.371.4546 119 of www.jfedsrq.org Best Supporting Actor ext. “Ophir” Award, Israel Film Academy 2010. 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice theater,each Federation Campus a discussion will TakeFriedman Place aFTer screening. reception at 5:15 FederationNight is seeking Film FestiVal sponsors! Opening Film, Washington Jewish Film Festival 2011. Post-film p.m. - BERLIN 36 discussion7:00 with special guest to be determined. Sponsored by The Jewish Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, in partnership with the Sarasota MONDAY, MARCH 12 Film Festival. Venue: Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota) at 3:00 p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill,Pass lakewood (includes ranch $36-Festival all six films); $50-Patron Pass (includes six Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida films and reserved seating). To purchase tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. MARCH 13 For more TUESDAY, information, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus gkallins@jfedsrq.org. 2012 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

Co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Contact geneve kallins at 941.371.4546 ext. 105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

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7:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY All Films presented in pArtnership with

Movie: Dolphin Boy

Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

Movie: Remembrance

Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

This remarkable and deeply-moving film is about the enduring love between two 7:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE concentration camp prisoners, a Jew and temple Beth israel, longboat key a Polish Christian. Inspired by actual events, the film starts in 1944 and ends THURSDAY, MARCH 15 SUNDAY, MARCH 11 3:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA 30 years later. Post-film discussion with special guest Hilde Mandel, a 3:00 p.m. DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Beatrice Friedman Federation Campus Co-sponsored by AJC Westtheater, Coast Florida reception at 5:15 Holocaust survivor. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota7:00 p.m. - MABUL -partnership BERLINtheater, 36 Beatrice Federation Campus Manatee,7:00 inp.m.Friedman with the Sarasota Film Festival. Venue: Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Temple Beth Israel (567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key) at 7:00 p.m. Cost: SUNDAY, MARCH 18 MONDAY, MARCH 12 3:00ticket; p.m. - STANDING SILENT $7-single $36-Festival Pass (includes all six films); $50-Patron Pass 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s (includes six films Service and reserved seating). To purchase tickets, visit www. 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo For grill, lakewood ranchinformation, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 jfedsrq.org. more All Films by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch presentedCo-sponsored in pArtnership & AJC West Coast Florida x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. with 2012

WED., MARCH 14 3:00 p.m. - MABUL

Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

TUESDAY, MARCH 13

JEWISH HAPPENINGS 7B March 2012

March 2012

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thursDAY, march 15 Movie: My Australia My Australia is a touching, sometimes humorous, coming-of-age story about two Jew-hating brothers who are growing up fatherless and Catholic in mid-1960s Poland – and find out SUNDAY, MARCH 11 they are really Jewish 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY and bound for Israel. Winner of Audience Award, Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Jerusalemreception Filmat 5:15 Festival 2011. Post-film discussion with special guest Sue p.m. - BERLIN 36 Jacobson,7:00 President, AJC West Coast Florida. Sponsored by The Jewish Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, in partnership with the Sarasota MONDAY, MARCH 12 Film Festival. Co-sponsored by AJC West Coast Florida. Venue: 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo lakewood ranch Sarasota) at grill, 3:00 p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida all six films); $50-Patron Pass (includes six films and reserved seating). TUESDAY, MARCH 13visit www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact To purchase tickets, 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. 2012

7:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

Chabad of Sarasota’s 17th Annual Gala

WED., MARCH 14 Chabad of Sarasota will be honoring two very special couples who have 3:00 p.m. - MABUL Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus deeply impacted Jewish education. Morris & Paecia Weinstein have been 7:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE temple Beth israel, longboat major supporters of keythe Weinstein Religious School, and Arthur & Sheila Fox are supporters of the Samuel & Sarah Kaplan Preschool, which THURSDAY, 15 was named afterMARCH Sheila’s parents. The glatt-kosher gala will be held at 3:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Michael’sCo-sponsored On East (1212 East Ave., Sarasota) at 6:30 p.m. It will benefit by AJC West Coast Florida the Children’s Scholarship Fund, which helps assure that families with 7:00 p.m. - MABUL Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus financial constraints are not turned away from enrolling their child at Chabad of SUNDAY, Sarasota’s MARCH 18 preschool, religious school or summer camp. Cost 3:00 p.m. - STANDING SILENT Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus per ticket is $150. For reservations and placement of a tribute ad in the Co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service dinner journal, please call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770. All Films presented in pArtnership with

Movie: Mabul

TickeTs: $7 each FesTival Pass: $36 (includes 6 films) PaTron Pass: $100 (includes 6 films & ReseRved seating)

Mabul is a touching and beautifullyacted drama about an Israeli family’s a discussion will Take Place aFTer each screening. Federation is seeking Film FestiVal sponsors! effort to confront the painful truths that threaten its cohesion – and about the redemptive power of love. Winner SUNDAY, MARCH 11 of Best Supporting Actor “Ophir” Award, Israel Film Academy 2010. 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus reception at 5:15 Opening Night Film, Washington Jewish Film Festival 2011. Post-film p.m. - BERLIN 36 discussion7:00 with special guest to be determined. Sponsored by The Jewish Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, in partnership with the Sarasota MONDAY, MARCH 12 Film Festival. Venue: Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation 3:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota) at 7:00 p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill,Pass lakewood (includes ranch $36-Festival all six films); $50-Patron Pass (includes six Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida films and reserved seating). To purchase tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. MARCH 13 For more TUESDAY, information, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus gkallins@jfedsrq.org. 2012

Visit www.jfedsrq.org or call 941.371.4546 ext. 119 Contact geneve kallins at 941.371.4546 ext. 105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

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7:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus

“LIVE” from NY’s 92 St Y: Sandra Day O’Connor nd

MARCH 14 Sandra Day WED., O’Connor served as the U.S. Supreme Court’s first female 3:00 p.m. - MABUL Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus justice. During her 24-year career, she often cast the deciding vote in 7:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE temple Beth israel, longboat key Justice O’Connor discusses her civics education landmark decisions. project along with her extraordinary career, and what attributes, skills and THURSDAY, MARCH 15 approaches are necessary for success in the future. Moderated by Stephen 3:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Adler. TheCo-sponsored event begins at 8:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles by AJC West Coast Florida Road, Longboat Key. Free for TBI members, $5 for nonmembers. For 7:00 p.m. - MABUL Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus more information, contact the TBI office at 941.383.3428.

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friDAY, march 16 Holocaust boxcar on display A German boxcar that was used to transport victims of the Holocaust to concentration and death camps will be on the campus of Temple Beth Sholom from Friday, March 16 through Thursday, March 22. An Opening Ceremony welcoming the boxcar to the campus (1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota) will be held at 1:00 pm. School and community groups are welcome. There is no fee to visit this important historical artifact, but groups MUST reserve a time slot by emailing Linda Schwartz at lschwartz@tbsschools.org. Presented with the support of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

Temple Emanu-El Shabbat dinner Temple Emanu-El is delighted to continue its second season of popular monthly Shabbat dinners. The community is warmly invited at 6:15 p.m. to celebrate Shabbat with a festive – and delicious! – catered Shabbat meal. The Shabbat spirit is open and friendly, with lots of old and new friends and spirited conversation. You will be sincerely welcomed. The muchanticipated Sabbath of Abundant Clergy, conducted by Rabbi Brenner Glickman and clergy making Temple Emanu-El their spiritual home, follows at 7:30 p.m. Temple Emanu-El is located at 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $14 adult, $8 children ages 5-12, children under 5 free. For more information, please contact Ethel Gross at 941.388.7899.

CEO of National Museum of American Jewish History Named one of the “Forward 50” in 2010 as one of the top leaders in the American Jewish community, Michael Rosenzweig is President/CEO of the National Museum of American Jewish History. Located in Independence Mall in Philadelphia – steps from the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall – the museum is the only one in the U.S. dedicated exclusively to exhibiting and interpreting the American Jewish experience. Michael will speak at 7:30 p.m. at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. The event is open to the public at no charge. Call 941.929.7771 or visit www.chj-sarasota.org for additional information.

Friday Night Live Teens (13-18) are invited to Rabbi Mendy & Chanie Bukiet’s home at 7:45 p.m. for a delicious Shabbat meal in a lively atmosphere. There is no charge. Sponsorships are available for $180. RSVP by March 14. Call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030.

For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jfedsrq.org.

March 2012 SaturDAY, march 17

JEWISH HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, march 18

Congregation Ner Tamid honors founding members

Semi-annual garage sale

An important Jewish value is hakarat ha-tov, recognizing the good that another has done. For this reason, Ner Tamid founding members Marcia & Marvin Shepard and Shirley & Jerry Solomon will be honored for their love and service at a special kiddush lunch that follows the Shabbat service at 10:00 a.m. Ner Tamid is located at “The Lodge,” 4802 B 26th St. W, Bradenton. For information and reservations, call Elaine at 941.755.1231.

At 8:00 a.m., Chabad of Sarasota’s Men’s Club “Club 770” will hold its semi-annual garage sale to benefit the Kaplan Preschool. For the success of this mini-fundraiser, please bring items you no longer use that are in excellent condition to the Chabad Center located at 7700 Beneva Road. For more information or to volunteer at the garage sale, call 941.925.0770.

Temple Beth El dinner/dance Temple Beth El Bradenton will celebrate 37 years of Jewish presence in Manatee County, while honoring Jean and Jonas Ellis (pictured) for their many years of support and service to the temple. Temple Beth El would be a different place if we had not had Jean and Jonas with us, not only as members, but as active participants in our past, present and future. Longtime members of the Board, they have overseen our membership growth, adherence to parliamentary procedures, and meaningful ritual practices. This wonderful dinner/dance will be held at 6:30 p.m. at The Renaissance on 9th at 1816 9th Street West in Bradenton. The cost is $50 per person. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon.

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Sinai Men’s Club Breakfast FBI agent (retired) Michael Dityk will speak at the breakfast at 9:00 a.m. Mr. Dityk grew up in Eastern Europe, and escaped from the Nazis to the U.S. to become an FBI agent. Come and hear about some of his adventures as a refugee and agent. Members - $6; nonmembers - $10. Temple Sinai is located at 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road off Proctor between Beneva and Swift Roads. Call Harvey Sussman at 941.309.3444 for more info.

JWV meeting Sarasota Post 172, Jewish War Veterans of USA, will hold its meeting at 9:15 a.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. New members are always welcome. For more information, call Stuart Krupkin, commander, at 941.342.3413.

Community forum about reading Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood proudly presents “How to Help Kids, Teens, and Adults Manage Their Reading Disabilities in a World of Print” with local educator Amy Falk Weinberger. The founding director of The Thinking Center, Weinberger specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of this “invisible learning disability” and will explain how we can increase our awareness of reading disabilities and help those who suffer from them. Weinberger will also discuss her forthcoming book. A deluxe bagel breakfast will precede her presentation. The event begins at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $5. For more information, please contact Neil Klaber at 941.921.2229.

Can We Find Meaning in Traditional Prayer? A Reconstructionist Approach Rabbi Marc Margolius, spiritual leader of West End Synagogue, a Reconstructionist synagogue in New York City, will deliver the Charles and Arlene Silberman Memorial Lecture. Among his many achievements, Rabbi Margolius, son of Kol HaNeshama members Ed & Laura Margolius, conceived and directed an initiative supporting systemic educational transformation in congregations. He also developed a national model of the synagogue as a Shabbat-centered community constructed around intergenerational learning. The lecture is sponsored by Ed & Laura Margolius and the Eduardo Foundation. The event begins at 10:00 a.m. at Harbor Club in Pelican Cove (between Vamo Road and Little Sarasota Bay). No charge, but reservations are required to alert the gatehouse. Call 941.244.2042 or email office@kh.org to get your name on the list.

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“On this one day we remember those who suffered, those who fought, and those who died.”

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March 2012

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“Write Your Family History NOW!” The Jewish Genealogical Society of Southwest Florida presents Mike Karsen, a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists, the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and currently President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois. He is the author of the JewishGen website “Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland” and has published many articles on genealogy. The event begins at 1:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. Attendance is free. Everyone is welcome. For more information about this and future JGS of SWFL programs, please contact Kim Sheintal at 941.921.1433, or visit www.jgsswf.org.

Sarasota movie premiere: Nuremberg Nuremberg: Its Lesson For Today shows how the four allied prosecution teams – from the United States, Great Britain, France and the Soviet Union – built their case against the top Nazi leaders in one of the greatest courtroom dramas in history. As documented in the film, the trial established the “Nuremberg principles,” laying the groundwork for all subsequent prosecutions, anywhere in the world for crimes against the peace, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. Sandra Schulberg will discuss the film following its presentation. The film will be shown at 2:00 and 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. No cost to TBI members; nonmembers $10 in advance or $15 at the door. Reservations are requested. Contact the TBI office at 941.383.2438.

Movie: Standing Silent 2012

This sensitive, provocative documentary is about the presence of sexual abuse in some parts of the Orthodox Jewish community. Phil Jacobs, editor of the Washington Jewish Times, and himself SUNDAY, MARCH 11 an Orthodox Jew, fights to bring to light the pain and suffering of hundreds 3:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus reception of survivors ofat 5:15this abuse, penetrating the wall of fear and silence that 7:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Post-film discussion with special guests Phil Jacobs surrounds Beatrice the Friedman issue. theater, Federation Campus and psychotherapist Dr. Jacqueline Platenik. Sponsored by The Jewish MONDAY, MARCH 12 Federation of- REMEMBRANCE Sarasota-Manatee, in partnership with the Sarasota Film 3:00 p.m. Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Festival. Co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service. Venue: 7:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA polo grill, lakewood ranch Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Co-sponsored by The Jewish Club at Lakewood Ranch & AJC West Coast Florida Sarasota) at 3:00 p.m. Cost: $7-single ticket; $36-Festival Pass (includes TUESDAY,$50-Patron MARCH 13 all six films); Pass (includes six films and reserved seating). 3:00 p.m. - BERLIN 36 Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus To purchase tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact 7:00 p.m. - DOLPHIN BOY Geneve Kallins at theater, 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org. Beatrice Friedman Federation Campus

SaBra Hadassah’s once-in-a-century celebration WED., MARCH 14 3:00 p.m. - MABUL

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SaBra Hadassah is joining members worldwide in celebrating the 100th 7:00 p.m. - REMEMBRANCE temple Bethof israel,its longboat key anniversary founding. There will be a special cocktail reception from 3:00 - 4:00 p.m., with dinner from 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Fete at the Polo THURSDAY, MARCH 15 Grill (10670 Boardwalk Loop, Lakewood Ranch). Adeline Silverman and 3:00 p.m. - MY AUSTRALIA Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus Gloria Moss will be honored by receiving the Myrtle Wreath Award. These Co-sponsored by AJC West Coast Florida recipients 7:00 were selected for their significant contributions to Jewish life in p.m. - MABUL Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus the U.S., Israel and throughout the world. They are true mavens when it comes to their in the arts, education, philanthropy and volSUNDAY,involvement MARCH 18 3:00 p.m. - STANDING SILENT Beatrice Friedman theater, Federation Campus unteerism. Contact Rhoda Rothschild at 941.373.1448 to RSVP and for Co-sponsored by Jewish Family & Children’s Service dinner info; and Ginette Hirsh at 941.966.2747 for donation information. All Films

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS

March 2012 TUESDAY, march 20

wednesDAY, March 21

JFCS Golf Challenge

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Join us at 11:00 a.m. for lunch and registration followed by a noon shotgun start. Hole-in-one prizes and special gifts. All golfers will then head to the big tent for the Celebrity Chefs & Wine Tasting event that follows at 6:00 p.m. The event takes place at Longboat Key Club & Resort, 301 Gulf of Mexico Drive. $375 per person (includes ticket to Celebrity Chef & Wine Tasting.) Contact Josephine Eisenberg at 941.366.2224 x142 or jeisenberg@jfcs-cares.org for more information.

Come and find out about all of NCJW’s community service projects and: • See the “Someone To Talk To” puppet show (pictured are NCJW members with the puppets) that teaches first-graders to understand and recognize physical, mental and sexual child abuse • View “Teen Dating Violence Prevention,” a film shown in middle schools • Learn about “Court Watch,” a new advocacy program to monitor domestic violence court cases Ro Leon will entertain with her guitar and singing. Refreshments will be served. There is no cost to attend this event, which begins at 1:00 p.m. in the Zell Room on the Jewish Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. RSVP required by March 16. For more information, contact Jan Segal at 941.342.1855.

Celebrity Chefs & Wine Tasting event Join us from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. for the 8th annual Celebrity Chefs & Wine Tasting event, featuring 25 local chefs serving signature dishes, select wines, a vodka station and old-fashioned fountain Egg Creams. Live entertainment as well as silent and live auctions with Meteorologist Bob Harrigan, WWSB-ABC 7, serving as the guest auctioneer. The event takes place at Longboat Key Club & Resort, 301 Gulf of Mexico Drive. $85 per person. Contact Josephine Eisenberg at 941.366.2224 x142 or jeisenberg@ jfcs-cares.org for more information.

“Bowling for the Kids Night”

ThurSDAY, march 22 N’shei Chabad Women’s Rosh Chodesh Society

Sponsored by the Men’s Clubs of Temple Sinai and Temple Beth Sholom, this event will take place from 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. at AMF Gulf Gate Lanes (7221 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota) in support of the BackPack Kids Program. Volunteers pack and deliver bags of kid-friendly groceries to students at Oak Park School, a facility designed to accommodate the most physically, intellectually and emotionally-challenged students in Sarasota County. Donation: $20. Contact Julian Koss at 941.923.9280 or kossj5bc@aol.com for more information.

Join us at 11:00 a.m. for this monthly Torah class entitled “Portrait of a Woman.” Guided through Jewish and Kabbalistic text, the class, led by Sara Steinmetz, will discuss the “Professional Woman” and will delve into how women can transform the workplace from a structure for generating income into an engine for contributing one’s talents to benefit the greater good. Rosh Chodesh Society is partially underwritten by Chabad of Sarasota’s First Lady, Anne Stein. Cost is $18 per class, which includes lunch, and the opportunity to bake your own challah for Shabbat. The class takes place at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Advance reservations are necessary at 941.925.0770.

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From time to time we may have to explain that Judaism in the 21st century no longer relies on animal sacrifice as a form of worship. Things have changed from Abraham to Moses to King Solomon to Rabbi Akiba to Baruch Spinoza to Hermann Cohen. But how and why do we account for this change? In this Rabbi Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism class, Rabbi Richard Klein will look at what was going on inside and outside the Jewish world when these changes occurred. This free class begins at 2:00 p.m. (also on Thursday, March 29 and Tuesday, April 3) at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Reservations are requested. For more information, contact the TBI office at 941.383.3428 or info@tbi-lbk.org.

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Back by popular demand, Peri Smilow will lead the Women’s Passover Celebration at Michael’s On East (1212 East Avenue, Sarasota). Join 350 women as they dance around the ballroom and view Passover from a woman’s perspective. Boutiques open at 5:00 p.m. and the program begins at 6:00 p.m. sharp. Nadia Ritter is chair. Cost: $65; sponsorship tickets at $90 and $126; table of 10 is $1,000; student tickets are $36. Reservations may be made at www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, contact Ilene Fox at 941.371.4546 x110 or ifox@jfedsrq.org. A limited number of tickets remain.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS 11B March 2012 friDAY, March 23

March 2012

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tuesDAY, March 27

Women & Wisdom Shabbat dinner

Heller IAI Speaker Simon Deng

Honor the learning and accomplishments of the Women & Wisdom ladies with this delicious Shabbat dinner catered by “Delicious Creations.” Open to men and women, the dinner begins at 7:00 p.m. at Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch, 5712 Lorraine Road, Lakewood Ranch. Admission is $20 per adult, $15 per child (3-12) and free to Women & Wisdom ladies. Sponsor the dinner in honor of one of the women for $180. Call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 for more information.

Simon Deng, a former Sudanese child slave, will speak about his personal experience as a child slave to an Arab family, his escape, and why Israel played an important role in his life and so many other Sudanese refugees. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Beatrice Friedman Theater on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota). Cost: $10. For more information, contact Geneve Kallins at 941.371.4546 x105 or gkallins@jfedsrq.org.

sunDAY, march 25 Estate/Rummage Sale Support Temple Emanu-El Religious School while finding incredible items at incredible prices! The items donated for Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood and Sisterhood’s second annual Estate/Rummage Sale fill four storage units and include indoor and outdoor furniture, electronics, kitchen supplies, appliances, toys, collectibles, tools, golf clubs, shoes and clothing, dishes, china, books, DVDs, fabulous tchotchkes – even an organ! The community is enthusiastically invited to check out the merchandise – and the bargains! All proceeds support the religious school. The sale begins at 8:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarosota. For more information, please call 941.322.0614 or email lovemysisterhood@aol.com.

SaraMana ORT America’s semi-annual book sale Look for the used book sale at the Publix on Market Street from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For information, call Gail Edelman at 941.907.0526.

“Dinner and a Movie with the Rabbi” Temple Sinai (4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road off of Proctor between Beneva and Swift Roads) invites you to attend a documentary film showing and discussion with Rabbi Geoff Huntting. Dinner begins at 5:00 p.m., followed by the film and discussion. Cost for members $25; guests, $35. Iran will be featured in the film and cuisine. Reservations by March 11. No walk-ins. Call Janet Tolbert at 941.388.9624 or Helen Spindler at 941.929.7422.

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AJC (American Jewish Committee) will honor Ernie and Alisa Kretzmer (pictured) with its Human Relations Award. AJC bestows this honor annually to individuals who uplift the shared life of their community, as the Kretzmers have done for many years through their passionate support of the arts, education, social services and Jewish causes. The Keynote Speaker will be Chaim Shacham, Consul General of Israel to Florida and Puerto Rico. This gala event, which begins at 6:00 p.m. at Michael’s On East (1212 East Avenue South, Sarasota), is chaired by Marie Monsky and Marilyn Naiditch. Individual ticket price is $250. Sponsorships start at $1,000. For more information, contact Brian Lipton, AJC Regional Director, at 941.365.4955 or liptonb@ajc.org.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS

March 2012

wedneSDAY, march 28

thursDAY, March 29

Special program on dementia

Sarasota Jewish Chorale at Women of Sinai Luncheon

Temple Beth Sholom author Susan Garbett will give an educational presentation about her book Susie and Me Days: Joy in the Shadow of Dementia. She will discuss how she found the joy in the journey with her father through the murky haze of vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s. Susan will demonstrate how she used Judaism and its rich traditions to keep her father engaged, preserve his dignity, and enrich his quality of life. This program is free and open to all. Coffee and dessert will be served. A book signing and sale will follow. The event begins at 1:15 p.m. in the Temple Beth Sholom Chapel, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For further information, contact Arlene Hamburger at 941.921.2554 or edham@comcast.net.

The Women of Sinai will welcome the Chorale’s performance of Esther’s Story, an original cantata, at its monthly meeting and luncheon at noon at 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, off Proctor between Beneva and Swift Roads. The cantata, written by Brenda Lederman and Rivka Chatman, made its debut in February when the Chorale celebrated its Bar Mitzvah. the_Family_Jeweler 14276 Name:_________________________________________________ Reservation required for the luncheon. Members _Invoice_Ref_#:_________________ $12; guests $16. Contact Myna Stoltz at 941.966.3532.

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friDAY, March 30 The Brandeis National Committee will install the Officers and Board members for 2012-13 at 11:30 a.m., followed by a luncheon and a lively program. Join us for “Dancing with the BNC Stars,” a ballroom dance celebration by a team from Latin and Ballroom Dancing of Lakewood Ranch. The event, which costs $36 in advance, will take place at Palm Aire Country Club, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota. RSVP to Laura Recoon at 941.755.8816 or Ringtail10@aol.com, or Sunny Brownrout at 941.926.4517 or sunnybrn@aol.com.

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RECENT EVENTS

March 2012

Recent event photos from the area’s temples, schools & organizations

At the NCJW Women in Power Luncheon: (standing) Honoree Eva T. Slane, Nina Japhe, Honoree Margaret Callihan, Janet Stollman, Marge Ellin, Honoree Betsy Kane-Hartnett, Barbara Berkowitz, Honoree Anne Weintraub, Mayor Suzanne Atwell, (seated) Ruth Rolfe

National Hadassah President Marcie Natan with local resident Sandi Kligman in Boca Raton to celebrate Hadassah’s 100th birthday and the newly-constructed Sarah Wetsman Davidson Hospital Tower in Jerusalem

Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood President Laura Zalkin and event co-chair Steven Meyers try their luck at roulette during Casino Night

At the Gulf Coast Region ORT Celebrity Bartending event are Celebrity Bartenders Hazzan Cliff Abramson, Lou Ann Palmer, Amy Weinberger, Liz Alpert, Rabbi Jonathan Katz, Josh Stone, Carol Clark, Dr. Adam Agran, Rabbi Brenner Glickman, Sara Hand, Robin DiSabatino and Maury Azerad Celebrity Bartender Hazzan Jeffrey Weber with DJ Valerie Silver were all smiles at this ORT fundraiser, which attracted over 200 people

Temple Emanu-El Youth Group members Abby Zion, Sarah Mankowitz, Jessica Apatow, Allison Kramer and Hunter MacDowall at an overnight after family Shabbat services

Temple Beth Sholom Kadimaniks Jacob Green, Samantha Zelitt and Hadeligh Schwartz took off for the bowling alley

Congregation Kol HaNeshama Education Director Jennifer Singer works with family education students on Jewish crafts

In January, the Chalutzim group at Temple Beth Sholom traveled to Myakka River State Park for an airboat ride and a climb through the tree canopy walkway and tower, 75 feet above the ground

Future columnists and editors from the Goldie Feldman Academy seventh-grade class visit the Sarasota Herald-Tribune offices

Jamie Ross, Dr. Richard Greenspan and Sivan Yohann at Temple Sinai’s Mitzvah Day

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March 2012

150 people attended the American Friends of Magen David Adom dinner at Michael’s On East. Pictured above left are Nikki Nilon, Chair Gila Meriwether, World Columnist Frida Ghitis, Linda Lederberg, Marilyn Schroeter and AFMDA Southeast Region Director Bob Schwartz. Pictured above right are Renee Hamad, Diane Slattery, Chair Gila Meriwether, Alice Cotman, Nikki Nilon, Dr. Rachel Dulin and Dr. Halen Fagin.

For Temple Beth Sholom’s Bios and Bagels program in January, Adeline Silverman dressed up in 1920s garb as Henrietta Szold, the founder of Hadassah

At the local Brandeis chapter’s University on Wheels brunch: Ingrid Bookbinder, Dr. Melissa Kosinski-Collins (speaker from Brandeis University), Rookie Shifrin, Pauline Leopold

Honorary co-chairs Betty Schoenbaum and Betty Schiff with actress Heather Kopp (center), who performed as Betty Boop at Temple Beth Israel’s “Betty Boop Ball”

Chabad of Sarasota, in partnership with Asian Arts, hosted a mah jongg fundraiser benefitting the Kaplan Preschool. The event raised over $1,500. Above right: Event co-Chairs Hannah Kordonsky and Susan Horowitz

Sinai’s Men’s Club held a tailgate-themed dinner dance with live music, southern charm and great food. Pictured are committee members Gene Evans, Jerry Kaye and Earl Mehlenbacher.

Program Chair Sue Jacobson with Leadership Circle Committee Chair Elise Galinsky at the annual awards brunch acknowledging the Temple Beth Israel Leadership Circle members

Congregation Ner Tamid member Jerry Solomon and Lou Urso of the Italian American Club of Lakewood Ranch make kiddush together at a shared Interfaith Dinner

Ruth Michael, Meryl Torin and Dale Mendelson were among 100 people who gathered for the GulfsidePalm ORT Game Day at Laurel Oaks Country Club

Newly installed co-Presidents Janet Glazer and Andrea Kas at the SaraMana Chapter of ORT America’s Installation of Officers

Rabbi Daniel Schonbuch, family therapist, leads a Relationship Workshop weekend at Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch Rabbi Mendy Bukiet makes Havdalah for attendees at the Relationship Workshop

Arnie Binderman leads the Jewish Theology class at Congregation Kol HaNeshama

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