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Milman-Kover Jewish Film Festival to feature extraordinary films, unique events and celebrity guests! By Roz Goldberg, Jewish Film Festival Chair t’s that time again, Jewish film fans! During the Milman-Kover Jewish Film Festival, Sunday, March 8 through Monday, March 16, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee will proudly present eight outstanding new films that explore, record and celebrate Jewish life and experience. Each film was carefully chosen for its quality and diversity – and for its ability to excite, delight, enlighten, provoke and move viewers to tears or laughter. You will not want to miss this 6th annual celebration of all films Jewish! Special guests and events: Opening Night, Sunday March 8, 6:30 p.m.: We are thrilled to announce that the one-and-only Theodore Bikel will be joining us at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota in connection with the Southwest Florida premiere of his new documentary, Theodore Bikel Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem. (See page 2A for more information about the film.) Mr. Bikel will introduce the film, answer questions from the audience afterward, and even inspire us
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Jewish Film Festival...continued from page 1A Sponsors and Patron Pass-holders have priority for this event. At 6:30 p.m., we will present a very special guest from Israel, Director and Screenwriter Dani Menkin, who will introduce the Southwest Florida premiere of his new film, Is That You?, a tender and humorous feature about a newly-unemployed, 60-year-old Israeli man who comes to America to find his long-lost love (from 35 years ago) and pursue “the road not taken” – a theme that will resonate with every audience member. (See below for more information about the film.) Past JFF filmgoers will remember Dani from his documentary, Dolphin Boy, which received unanimous audience acclaim at our 2012 JFF. After the screening, Dani will answer audience questions and greet everyone at a post-screening dessert reception. If you liked Dolphin Boy, you will love Is That You? Here are the extraordinary films that the 2015 Milman-Kover Jewish Film Festival will proudly present: Theodore Bikel: In the Shoes of Sholom Aleichem: An enchanting and inspiring documentary that weaves together the stories of two beloved Jewish icons: Sholom Aleichem, the great Jewish storyteller, whose prose portrays the true soul of the tragicomic Jewish shtetl; and Theodore Bikel, the legendary actor, singer, troubadour, Jewish activist, and interpreter par excellence of Aleichem’s stories. Mr.
Bikel’s numerous stage, film and television credits include Fiddler on the Roof and The Sound of Music, and his recorded collections of Hebrew and Yiddish folk songs hold a unique place in Jewish music libraries. Using vintage film, interviews with celebrities, and footage of Bikel performances, this film is filled with laughter, tears and music, illuminating the lives of both Aleichem and his best Tevye. God’s Slave: A powerful, riveting drama about the making of a terrorist. Based on the actual events of a 1994 bombing in Buenos Aires, this film follows Ahmed, a committed young Kuwaiti “martyr for Islam,” who has been trained since childhood as a “sleeper” terrorist. Living in Caracas, Ahmed has become a successful and compassionate surgeon, with a loving wife and young son – but destiny demands that he respond when called upon to carry out a terrorist attack. Working day and night to prevent such an attack is David, an embittered Mossad agent in Buenos Aires. God’s Slave is a pulse-pounding and deeply emotional thriller that pits two
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determined men against one another, culminating in violent, if unexpected, consequences. Hunting Elephants: A laugh-outloud caper film (think of it as Oceans 11 meets George Burns and Phil Silvers – Israeli-style). A 12-year-old Israeli boy named Jonathon is dealt a cruel double-blow: his father dies in a freak accident while working at a local bank, and the bank refuses to provide any compensation to the family. Pushed to the financial brink, Jonathan decides that he wants revenge – and money – and enlists a team of unlikely senior citizens to help him rob the bank, including his grandfather and a penniless English Lord, played by Sir Patrick Stewart. You will love this film! Kidon: A “twists and turns” caper film involving the murder of a terrorist, allegedly by the Mossad, except that the Mossad knows nothing about it. On the morning of February 18, 2010, the whole world wakes up to discover, on the front page of all the world’s newspapers, security camera footage of the four alleged Mossad agents suspected of killing Mahmoud al Mabhouh in Dubai a month earlier. The story shocks the world – but no one is as surprised as the Mossad itself, which claims not to recognize any of the faces caught on camera. From then on, a race against time is undertaken to figure out why everything seems upside down. This action-packed film, based on reallife events and starring Sasson Gabay and Bar Rafaeli, brings this tumultuous story to life with humor and suspense. Under the Same Sun: A troubling but inspiring contemporary parable, set in the near future, about two businessmen – one Israeli and one Palestinian – who struggle to build a solar energy company together, against the odds. Since both men come from societies where there is strong opposition to cooperating with the other side, these men of good will must overcome enormous obstacles, including the hostility of those around them, while uniting an ever-expanding group of people who support their goal. Although they set out to make money, they end up accomplishing something much more important. The film was made by an award-winning Israeli producer, Amir Harel, and a prominent Palestinian director, Sameh Zoabi, and was released as a simulcast on both Israeli and Palestinian TV networks in October. Be prepared to make a leap of faith. Operation Sunflower: A compelling human, political and scientific drama about Israel’s decision to develop a nuclear option in the 1950s-60s.
Against the backdrop of a threatened Iranian missile attack, a drama is reconstructed that took place in Jerusalem and Paris 60 years earlier: Ben Gurion gives an order to the Head of the Mossad to develop a nuclear option to protect the Jewish people from future Hitlers – a mission that seems totally impossible at the outset. How this mission was accomplished, despite the soul-searching of those involved, and the lack of technical and scientific expertise, is both exciting and inspiring. In addition, a crucial element in the story is the commitment of the Jewish People around the world to the survival of the State of Israel. The Sturgeon Queens: A charming documentary about the most famous appetizing store in the world, Russ and Daughters, a staple on New York’s Lower East Side for 100 years. Live wires 92-year-old Anne Russ Federman and 100-year-old Hattie Russ Gold, the “Daughters” in the store’s name, reflect on the four generations of the Jewish immigrant family that created and continue to run Russ and Daughters. Famous, devoted customers are interviewed, including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, writer Calvin Trillin, actor Maggie Gyllenhaal, chef Mario Batali, and 60 Minutes correspondent Morley Safer. Instead of a conventional narrator, six colorful longtime fans of the store, in their 80s and 90s, sit around a table of smoked fish reading the script in the style of a Passover Seder. Is That You?: A tender, romantic comedy about a newly-unemployed, 60-year-old Israeli man who comes to America to find his long-lost love (from 35 years ago) and pursue “the road not taken.” With no real prospects for the future, Ronnie decides to look back to the past – to seek the lost love of his youth, Rachel. Accompanying him on his journey to upstate New York is an unlikely partner, a young American film student who is working on a documentary about “regrets.” This touching film starts with an individual quest to recapture what was lost, but becomes a wider commentary on the “what ifs” of life, with vignettes that are poignant and funny. Written and directed by Dani Menkin. The Jewish Film Festival Committee: Roz Goldberg, Chair; Karen Bernstein, Roberta Berson, Fran Braverman, Jack Braverman, Marsha Eisenberg, Gloria Feibus, Marsha Frank, Barbara Horowitz, Barbara Jacob, Susan Newmark, Nadia Ritter, Ronnie Riceberg, Lois Stulberg, Evans Tilles, Janet Tolbert and Frank Tucciarone.
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Alan M. Dershowitz...continued from page 1A mentally ill people committing isolated events. From the Middle East, to Europe, Australia and the United States, we must combat international antiSemitism. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is committed to exposing and combating global anti-Semitism. Professor Dershowitz, a leading and outspoken advocate for Israel in the United States, condemns the convoluting of criticisms toward Israel with anti-Semitic beliefs and actions. The Len Mazur Memorial Lecture featuring Alan M. Dershowitz will take place on Wednesday, February 25 at 7:00 p.m. at The Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota. Event chairs are Edith and David Chaifetz. This event is sold out and tickets are no longer available. About Professor Dershowitz Professor Alan M. Dershowitz is a Brooklyn native who has been called “America’s most public Jewish defender” and “Israel’s single most visible defender – the Jewish state’s lead attorney in the court of public opinion.” He has published more than 1,000 articles, is the author of 30 fiction and non-fiction works with a worldwide audience, including The New York Times number-one bestseller, Chutzpah, and five other national bestsellers. In addition to his numerous law review articles and books about criminal and constitutional law, he has written, taught and lectured about history, philosophy, psychology, literature, mathematics, theology, music, sports – and even delicatessens. Professor Dershowitz has been awarded the honorary doctor of laws degree by Yeshiva University, Brooklyn College, Syracuse University, Tel Aviv University, New York City College, Haifa University and several other institutions of learning. He has also been the recipient of numerous academic awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, for his work on human rights. In 1983, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel said: “If there had been a few people like Alan Dershowitz during the 1930s and 1940s, the history of European Jewry might have been different.”
Honoring Len Mazur’s Legacy After her husband, Len, passed away last summer, Ros Mazur wanted to find a way to celebrate his life and pay tribute to his legacy. Len was devoted to and loved by friends, family and clients, and was held in the highest esteem for his generosity, kindness, and savvy expertise as a trusted financial advisor. “There has never been a more trustworthy and kind person than Len. We counted on him for every financial decision, big or small, in perfect and total confidence that he had our best interests at heart – and he loved us as much as we loved him. He was our safety net,” shared one longstanding client. In the weeks before his passing, Len talked about not only his love for Israel but a growing alarm about antiSemitic attacks occurring in the United States, Europe and other countries. He understood that these were hate crimes thinly masked as anti-Israel sentiment, and strongly felt that the Jewish community needed to remain vigilant about what was happening. Ros, a longtime Federation board member and co-chair of the organization’s women’s division, decided that the best way to honor her husband’s memory was to work with the Federation to address global anti-Semitism. When the opportunity came to sponsor a presentation by Alan Dershowitz, she didn’t hesitate to jump on board. Thanks to Ros and Len, the Federation is able to bring one of the world’s leading Jewish rights activists to our area. Ros wanted someone who would attract audiences both within and outside the Jewish community to bring awareness of global anti-Semitism to the forefront, and Alan Dershowitz will do just that. The Federation is very grateful to Ros and her family for this rare opportunity, which will address Len’s concerns about this ongoing threat while remembering Len Mazur, a man who was dedicated to his family, friends, community, Israel and the Jewish people.
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media slide, song and story presentaave the date and mark it in pertion offers a rare and intimate view of a manent ink! Mother/daughter team Linda Abromson and Lori rich culture little known to most. We’ll Yohann are bringing back the Womsing, dance, eat, learn about her culture, and engage in her Passover en’s Passover Celebration on traditions,” says Lori. Thursday, March 19. All women, and girls “We are so excited to be co-chairing this event toages 10 and above, are invited to share in this special gether, especially one that is evening. An Indian Bazaar so special to us,” says Linda. opens at 5:00 p.m. and the “The evening promises to be program begins at 6:00 p.m. unique, meaningful and utterly delicious. We look forat Michael’s On East. Look for your invitation in the ward to seeing women from mail during the first week our community there.” Rahel Musleah of February. Online reserThrough the vivid prism vations at www.jfedsrq.org start Febof her family’s story, Rahel Musleah will introduce participants to the disruary 5. Ticket prices start at $75, and include dinner. tinctive heritage of the Jews of India For more information, please conand Iraq. The seventh generation of a tact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or Calcutta family, Rahel traces her roots aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. to 17th-century Baghdad. “Her multi-
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New Year’s Eve Silent Disco inaugural event a huge success!
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By Len Steinberg he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee along with hundreds of other attendees rang in the year 2015 in style! We hope that no matter where you were, you had a happy and healthy start to your New Year. And if you joined us at the Silent Disco, we know you had a good time! For the first time ever, Sarasota hosted a Silent Disco, which was held in the heart of downtown on the rooftop of Louies Modern at the top of the Palm Avenue parking garage. The venue provided everyone a premier view of both the midnight firework display
Event Chairs Rachel and Darren Saltzberg
from Marina Jack and Sarasota’s Pineapple Drop. As the crowd arrived, they were welcomed by two DJs, two dance floors, Chill Lounge furniture, Tel Aviv White Night Décor and, of course, plenty of drinks and food for all. Israeli DJ Dor Dekel added a taste of Israeli culture to the mix that got the crowd dancing the night away. The vision of this event was created by event co-chairs Darren and Rachel Saltzberg. They promised a great time at the event and they delivered! With such success in the first year, many have asked if it will be back next year. All we can say for now is – stay tuned!
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Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Luncheon
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t the 2015 Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Luncheon held Friday, January 9 at The Francis, co-chairs Lynn Carvel and Anne Spindel welcomed more than 100 Sarasota-Manatee Lions, Lions from other communities, and Pomegranates. The room was decorated with centerpieces created by Anne, and chairs were wrapped with pashminas embroidered with lions and pomegranates, specially designed for the event by Lynn and Anne. The luncheon sponsor was the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. Bunny Skirboll was recognized for receiving the prestigious KipnisWilson/Friedland Award at the International Lion of Judah Conference held in New York last September. The award is
given to one Lion of Judah from each community who has exhibited leadership and inspiration in many facets of Federation life and has made a significant impact on the local and worldwide
Jewish community. Lynn Carvel recognized Federation President Nancy Swart, Presidentelect Patti Wertheimer, and President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Roxie Jerde. Nancy Swart thanked the luncheon guests for their support and ongoing commitment. Roxie Jerde addressed the audience, speaking about the significance of women and philanthropy. New Lions recognized by Nashim Event co-chairs Lynn Carvel and Anne Spindel stand on either side of special guest Andra London (Photos copyright Cliff Roles Photography) L’Tova co-chair Ros
Ros Mazur and Allison Silver Schwartz stand on either side of the new Lions of Judah
Mazur were Stacey Edelman, Meredith Ernst, Luisa Goldman, Charlotte Graver, Renee Hysom, Janet Mishner and Sharyn Nassau. Nashim L’Tova co-chair Allison Silver Schwartz recognized new Pomegranates Marilyn Blankman, Randelle Landman, Joan Levenson and Iris Nahemow. Anne Spindel, who spoke about her Jewish story and involvement and support for Israel and Federation, received a standing ovation. Special guest Andra London entertained guests with her Jewish story through song, paying tribute to Federation and other Jewish organizations that have impacted her life. For more information about Lions of Judah and Pomegranates, please contact Ilene Fox, Operations Director, 941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org.
Ros Mazur and Allison Silver Schwartz stand on either side of the new Pomegranates
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Iran, sanctions and nuclear development By Rabbi Howard A. Simon, co-Chair of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative
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f you heard an enormous sigh initiate stronger sanctions against Iran. emanating from the Middle East Israel would approve of this, but does on November 25, realize it came not want to be placed in a position of from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin lobbying for such an action against the Netanyahu. The sigh was occasioned will of President Obama. Thus, Israel because, on November will, in all probability, sit 24, no nuclear deal was back and watch, hoping completed between Iran that Congress will direct and the P5+1 world powa tougher stance against ers. Instead, negotiations Iran, which would send will continue until July a clear message to Iran 2015. The reason no deal that “things, they are a was reached is because the changin’” in Washington, United States, China, RusD.C. That could affect the sia. France, Germany and thinking of Iran. Britain rejected what they The second major saw was a bad deal that development is the new Rabbi Howard A. Simon favored Iran and would makeup of the United Nacost the negotiating group much in detions Security Council. Five new counsired reduced sanctions regarding Iran. tries now sit on the Council: Angola, No deal was thought to be better than Malaysia, New Zealand, Spain and a very bad deal. The question arises – Venezuela. They have replaced Argenwhere do we go from here? tina, Australia, Luxembourg, Rwanda Part of the answer to this query and South Korea. As far as Israel is comes from what has taken place reconcerned, these changes present a garding the United States Senate and problem because three Council memthe Security Council of the United Nabers – Malaysia, Venezuela and Chad – tions. The Republican Party now has have no diplomatic ties with Israel, and a majority in both the Senate and the may have no major concerns regarding House of Representatives. That maIsrael’s desires and needs. jority means Congress may attempt to Should the Palestinians seek to
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enhance their status in the world by trying to have a resolution of statehood adopted by the Security Council or a resolution calling for Israel’s withdrawal to pre-1967 borders, Israel would need to rely on a United States veto to stop these proceedings. Would that veto come? It could depend on what Israel’s relationship is with the United States at that particular time. Israel will contemplate these issues as it walks a fine line between wanting matters made more difficult for Iran and less satisfactory for the Palestinians. Perhaps the results of Israel’s March 17 election of a new Knesset and Prime Minister will determine how Israel manages that fine line of diplomacy. We wait, we watch and we wonder. For more information about the Heller IAI, visit www.sarasotalovesisrael.com or contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@ jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.
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n Wednesday, December 17, I was fortunate to attend the 19th Annual Holocaust Survivors’ Luncheon at Temple Sinai, with more than 90 survivors in attendance. Suzanne Hurwitz and Jan Alston of Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast spoke about the work they are doing to assist and commemorate survivors. Anne Stein then spoke about the Holocaust Speakers Bureau, of which she is chair. As a 2013 March of the Living alumnus, I spoke to the audience about the need to keep each survivor’s memories alive for many generations to come so that we never forget the atrocities. Sarah Tedesco, a 2011 March of the Living alumna,
spoke on how she applies the lessons learned from the Holocaust to forms of genocide and prejudice that still occur today. As the luncheon took place during Chanukah, Rabbi Geoffrey Huntting of Temple Sinai then lit the menorah. Rosalie Leon finished with a selection of songs familiar to many Jews that were popular between the time of the Holocaust and the creation of the State of Israel. This annual event was started by Dr. Helen Fagin, who felt a need to connect survivors from around the area with local organizations. The Survivors’ Luncheon reminded me how grateful I am for all that Helen has
Suzanne Hurwitz, Paul Temmer (Holocaust survivor), Orna Nissan, Jan Alston
done, along with Orna Nissan of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, and all of our local organizations, to encourage Holocaust commemoration and education. For information about Holocaust Education and Israel Programs at The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org.
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Child of survivors Betty Silberman shares her parents’ stories with area students By Anne Stein etty Silberman recently spoke to two classes about the Holocaust at Riverview High School in Sarasota. The school offers a fine curriculum on this topic, with teacher Terri Evans leading the classes. Betty is the daughter of Holocaust survivors. Both of her parents were Polish Jews who managed to escape to Russia where they survived the war. Both lost their entire families to the Nazis. Betty’s parents met in a displaced persons camp after the war. Her older brother was born in Austria, before the family emigrated to Canada in 1948. Because of the prevalence of anti-Semitism throughout Europe, neither of Betty’s parents were able to attend high school. Her mother decided to escape the ghetto after witnessing a young child hanged for stealing a loaf of bread. At age 17, with only a backpack, a blanket and some clothes, she fled to Russia. That was the last time she saw her family.
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Betty’s talk to the students covered of survivors carry on their legacy and a lot of ground, starting with what hapkeep informing young people. pened in Germany after World War I. The Holocaust Speakers Bureau, sponsored by The Jewish FederaShe spoke about fascism, how Hitler promised to make the German people tion of Sarasota-Manatee, offers a number one, and how the Jews became powerful educational opportunity to the scapegoats for the regime’s “final hear from Holocaust survivors and solution” – to exterminate the entire their offspring. For booking informaJewish population of Europe. tion, contact Anne Stein, Speakers Betty is a very powerful speaker Bureau Coordinator, at 941.923.6470 and was able to engage the students, or luvhula@gmail.com. For general painting the picture of how Germany information, contact Orna Nissan at set about to conquer the world. Her 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org. message to the students is that they should not sit by when they see injustice. Too many of the German people ignored what was happening. Betty Silberman is playing an important role as a daughter of Holocaust survivors. There are not many survivors left to speak, so Betty Silberman with Riverview High School students it is vital that the children
Club Fed Hits the Road – the Dali Museum
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By Jo Ann Goldwater, Esther Plaskon and Jeri Lipov arly morning Wednesday, December 10, our Senior Chavurah started its adventure to spend a great day visiting the Picasso Exhibit at the Dali Museum in St. Petersburg. We came from Venice, Longboat Key, Sarasota and Bradenton, 32 in total. At the Dali Museum, our docents led us in a private tour of the exhibit. There are over 80 paintings, sketches, sculptures and prints on loan from more than 25 museums and private collectors from around the world. This is the first time that Picasso and Dali have been shown together. We learned that while both men were from Spain, they were about 23 years
apart in age. Both were flamboyant and they rarely met, but Picasso’s influence on Dali was significant. This influence was demonstrated by having their paintings and drawings side by side in the new exhibit. We also had time for a brief tour of the Dali exhibit. There we learned about the symbols that Dali repeated throughout his paintings. Armed with new information, we were better able to appreciate what makes their art great. Before heading home, we ate a fabulous lunch at Acropolis, a Greek restaurant. We were welcomed with a delicious variety of homemade appetizers already on our tables, and it
wasn’t long before we were served our delicious lunches. On the bus ride home, the group had already bonded, and people were chatting away or sleeping, or a little of each. Now trip organizer Jeremy Lisitza has a problem – how to accommodate us all on the next trip!
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“Jacob, Sons and Daughter”
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By Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva ne of the most fascinating and prolific characters in the Tanach (The Holy Scriptures) is Jacob, the son of Isaac and the grandson of Abraham – the founder of Judaism. Prolific, I say, because the Genesis narrative recounts four wives and 13 children: 12 sons and one daughter. That’s more than just a family; that’s a whole tribe by itself. Jacob is born as a twin, birthing forth in the second position holding on to his brother Esau’s heel (Genesis 25:6). The first born usually inherits the rights of primogeniture, but Jacob ends up with the birthright with a little help from his scheming mother, Rebecca. From this point on, Jacob monopolizes the text, becomes the dominant leader of his generation, and features
most prominently in the story of the Children of Israel going from being a tribal entity to becoming a people. While Esau becomes the sportsman in the family – a game hunter – Jacob becomes a wrestler. (You didn’t know they had wrestling matches in ancient times?) Actually, Jacob has a dream that he wrestles with an angel of God, becomes maimed in the process, and has his name changed to Israel, which literally means he wrestled with God. (See Genesis 32:23-28). That was the end of Jacob’s sports career. His identity and demeanor change as he limps away from his field of dreams at Peniel (Genesis 32:30). Jacob must have been an outstanding administrator, we may assume. He had to manage the lives of four wives
and 13 children. Yes, there were favorites among the wives as well as the children. This leads to episodes of spousal jealousy as well as sibling rivalry. A favorite son Joseph – to whom Jacob gives a special gift of a coat of many colors – is hated by his brothers, thrown in a pit, sold into slavery, and is reported dead to his father by these mischievous brothers. Not to worry since this is all part of a divine plan: Joseph survives a number of ordeals, uses his Jewish smarts to gain the attention of Pharaoh, and rises to become the number two leader of ancient Egypt. In that capacity, he helps out his Canaanite kinsmen during a period of severe famine, and is responsible for Jacob and clan moving “lock, stock and barrel” to
Goshen, where they thrive, multiply and become a large nation. Attend your next Passover Seder and listen intently to hear the rest of the story. The other option is to consider enrollment in our new class. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is offering a new eight-week course starting Monday, February 9, titled “Jacob, Sons and Daughter.” The class will meet 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on the campus of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, which is also a sponsor of the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva. To enroll or for more information, contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden. paru@gmail.com.
Temple Beth Sholom Schools honor children lost in Holocaust with dedication ceremony ore than 150 staff, students and their families recently attended a ceremony to honor children lost during the Holocaust and to remember a loved one by planting fruit trees in the Remember Me organic fruit tree orchard at Temple Beth Sholom Schools. A total of 18 trees, which are all native to Israel, were dedicated from families, students from the March of the Living program, and students from Temple Beth Sholom Schools ranging from preschool through eighth grade, during the ceremony on Friday,
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December 19. Rachel Saltzberg and her family chose to remember her grandfather’s brother, Yehuda Weinstein, who was lost during the Holocaust, with a red pomegranate tree. Weinstein, the youngest of four children, stayed behind with his mother and died at age 10, while Saltzberg’s grandfather kept hidden during the war, staying in the forest and with nearby neighbors in attics or pigpens. Saltzberg’s 92-yearold grandfather, who currently lives in Israel, kept a detailed journal of the entire experience, which she hasn’t
been able to bring herself to read. “This orchard is unique to Temple Beth Sholom Schools,” said Saltzberg, the interim director of business and development at TBSS. “It’s important to have a local and tangible place to remember those who died during the Holocaust. While it’s a reminder that Yehuda died, it also reminds us of the good and righteous people who helped save my grandfather.” Rabbi Michael Werbow spoke along with several students, and afterwards joined together in the sanctuary for a joint Shabbat celebration.
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JFCS Gala “Puttin’ on the Ritz for the Betterment of Our Community” a huge success By Jamie Smith, MBA, Director of Marketing, JFCS
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he once again sold out JFCS Gala, “Puttin’ on the Ritz for the Betterment of Our Community,” was a BIG party with music from the big band and swing era. Celebrating JFCS while learning more about its programs and services was the order of the evening for the more than 500 guests. For the 9th year in a row, The Sarasota Orchestra, conducted by Dirk Meyer and generously sponsored by Bea Friedman, performed with vocalist
Michael Andrew singing big band hits such as “That’s Life” and “As Time Goes By.” A new addition to the Gala was a dance floor that had the majority of guests up and dancing with little room to spare. Additionally, two short videos depicted the mission of JFCS: empowering individuals and families toward self-sufficiency. Gala co-Chairs Jill and Scott Levine, Steve Seidensticker and Lisa Seidensticker took the opportunity to share with guests how appreciative
they were for all their support in numerous ways – from the podium, via presentation, and by demonstrating the impact the support of others makes on JFCS. Guests learned impacts, such as: The Voluntary Interim Placement Enhanced Program saved our community approximately $3,500,000 in 2013 by helping participants stay sober for at least one year after completion. Since its inception, JFCS’ Building Strong Families homelessness
Gala co-Chairs Scott & Jill Levine, Lisa Seidensticker & Steve Seidensticker (Photo Credit: Cliff Roles)
prevention program has averted 566 families, including 1,804 children, from becoming homeless. The Gala co-Chairs and committee did an excellent job along with our patron guests, corporate sponsors and individual donors who collectively helped JFCS raise over $700,000. On to this year’s Gala which will be held December 13, 2015, featuring the beloved Sarasota Orchestra.
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for the first time. She reminded JFCS of how our volunteers helped her adjust to a new country. Learning to adapt to such a new environment has not been easy, but a challenge Anna accepted – including learning the English language. While Anna spent many years enjoying her newfound freedom, she found herself as many survivors do, isolated with her family and familiar
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Sarasota resident appointed president of JNF Board of Directors
ewish National Fund (JNF) is proud to announce the appointment of Mark Schlanger as President of JNF’s Board of Directors in Sarasota. “Mark is a strong leader for JNF r and for the Jewish community in d Sarasota,” said Uri Smajovits, JNF y Northern Florida Director. “He works diligently on behalf of the people and d land of Israel. As president, his passion and vision for the campaign year will
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be an inspiration that will take “I am honored to JNF to the next level.” take on this important Mark is the President of role with JNF in SaraBetter Futures Consulting and sota and reach out to an has been connected to the comentire new generation munity through his involveof leaders,” said Schment in several organizations, langer. “We will emincluding The Jewish Fedphasize the growth of a eration of Sarasota-Manatee, working board and the Mark Schlanger Pines of Sarasota Foundation, importance of attending and the Community Foundation of a JNF mission to be able to inspire othSarasota County, among others. ers about the amazing work that JNF is doing both in the Negev and with the Go North initiative.” For more information on JNF in Sarasota, contact Uri Smajovits at usmajovits@jnf.org or 727.536.5263.
Annual Gala honors Chabad of Sarasota’s silver anniversary
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n Wednesday March 11, (family friendly) community. Chabad Lubavitch of Sarasota The event will be held at Michael’s & Manatee Counties will celOn East. A cocktail reception will beebrate its 25th anniversary at its Annual gin at 6:30 p.m. followed by dinner at Gala. 7:30 p.m. Live entertainment will be Since 1990, when the Lubavitcher provided by entertainer extraordinaire Rebbe of blessed memory gave his Shalom Sherman. Tickets are $150 per blessing to Rabbi Chaim and person. For information about Sara Steinmetz to establish a placing an ad or greeting in the traditional Jewish presence in fundraising journal, or to purthe greater Sarasota-Manatee chase tickets, call the Chabad area, Chabad of Sarasota has office at 941.925.0770. created an oasis in an area that was Chabad Lubavitch of Sarasota void of traditional Jewish life and val& Manatee Counties is a traditional ues. Throughout the past 25 years the Jewish congregation headed by Rabbi Jewish landscape has become bright Chaim Steinmetz. The Chabad cenand colorful with Chabad establishing ter features regular religious services, two additional centers in Bradenton classes, special programs and social and Venice. Chabad of Sarasota experievents, including the acclaimed A Taste JNF office JNF enced a very humble beginning and the of Chanukah festival, all designed to office Featuring enrich and enhance the consciousness silver anniversary gala will celebrate Guest Speaker the organization’s long-term goal of of the Jewish community. creating a vibrant, active and heimish
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Temple Emanu-El Mitzvah Knitting Group’s handmade baby items arrive in Israel!
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he 200 beautiful baby blankets, booties and caps created by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood’s Mitzvah Knitting Group have arrived in Israel! Two huge boxes of gorgeous items recently arrived at the Leo Baeck Education Center in Haifa and will be distributed to needy families through its “Beit Ligdol Tov,” or “Home for Growing Well.” Beit Ligdol Tov “serves 600 disadvantaged families with children from birth to age seven, out of which 150 are Ethiopian,” explained Ido Gordon
of Leo Baeck’s Department of International Affairs. “Beit Ligdol Tov programming includes workshops on child development, facilitated group play with infants, and workshops that help young children develop their imagination and language skills. I know that with the winter arriving, many of these
Ido Gordon displays some of the items created by the Knitting Group upon their arrival in Israel
families are in need of some extra warmth for their babies.” Gordon offered sincere thanks to Sandy Ainbinder and Joan Zaroff, who oversaw the sorting and mailing of the items to Israel, and group leaders Susan Bernstein and Judy Sauertieg. Gratitude was also offered to the knitters of Kobernick-
Anchin-Benderson, whose creations were included in the package and were happily received. Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood’s Mitzvah Knitting Group has brought nachas to the entire community with this incredible knitzvah! Temple Emanu-El’s Mitzvah Knitting Group continues to meet at the synagogue at 10:00 a.m. on the second Tuesday of every month. New members are always welcome to practice their skills while enjoying friendly company and doing good works. For more information, please call 941.379.1997.
Quiet man with many talents
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By Marcia Polevoi arasota Jewish Chorale member Don Friedman, a tenor, is one busy man. After he and his wife, Julie, retired in Philadelphia, they settled in this area two and a half years ago. Don’s working years were spent primarily in college administration at Villanova University. Once here, he immediately became a valuable member of the community. First, he heard about the SJC and joined. Don often assisted in various ways for so many things the Chorale needed to be done that he was asked to be on the board last January. In addition, since Don was saying Kaddish for his father, the one daily minion he discovered was at Temple Beth Sholom. There he found much that he liked and soon he became a Bar Mitzvah tutor, a sometime cantor, and now a board member as chair of the Financial and Ritual Committee. Plus he ran a Bat Mitzvah class for women. He learned recently that in March, the temple’s Men’s Club will name him “Man of the Year.” Don lives in Nokomis and found that the Laurel Civic Association ran an afterschool homework assistance program for children at the nearby Laurel Community Center. He quickly
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added volunteering there once a week to his busy schedule. Don is also a regular blood donor and quietly will tell you that over the years he has donated 23 gallons. In his spare time, Don enjoys bicycling with Julie around their neighborhood and parks. He belongs to a group called ROMEO (Retired Old Men Eating Out) that meets every couple of weeks for breakfast. Don is now making time for one of his favorite pastimes – reading. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale rehearses most Thursday nights at the Hecht Building on the Federation Campus. For further information about the Chorale, please call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011.
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Temple Sinai is celebrating its own
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emple Sinai’s Annual Gala, on Jewish Food Festival. Saturday, February 28, will take Proceeds from this year’s event place at The Francis at Louies will support the many child-centered Modern in downtown Sarasota. The projects of Temple Sinai. This includes evening will be a night The Gan Early Learnto remember, and will ing Center, Religious include hors d’oeuvres, School and JOOSY cocktails, dinner, danc& SAFETY Youth ing and an incredible Groups. The funds live auction! raised will benefit This year, Elana children, both Jewish and Mark Margoand non-Jewish, from lis, dedicated, compastots to teens, with exsionate and devoted panded programs and members of Temple scholarships for those Sinai, are the 2015 in need. Gala honorees. They Elana and Mark have served Temple Sihave earned our Elana and Mark Margolis nai in many capacities deepest respect and over the years, giving freely of their admiration for all they have accomtime and talents. Elana has served as plished – in life and for Temple Sipast President, past Vice President of nai. Please join us as we honor Elana Caring, and currently Vice President and Mark Margolis at Temple Sinai’s of Membership. Mark has also been 2015 Gala. For reservations or more very involved as a Trustee, Sinai Men’s information, please call Karen Witte at Club board member and Chair for the 941.343.2900.
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ou read it right! Thanks to the generosity of Father Celestino Gutierrez, founding pastor of Sarasota’s St. Jude Parish, the Christian residents of Kobernick-AnchinBenderson campus had the opportunity to enjoy a joyful Christmas service. The event was organized by resident rabbi, Rabbi Barbara Aiello, whose remarks included a special welcome to the Christian staff, residents and their families, along with an explanation that the Jewish Housing Council welcomes persons of all faiths.
Connie Horst, Anchin Resident Council President, introduced Father Celestino (as he likes to be called). Father is a native of Madrid, Spain, and recently celebrated 50 years as a priest. Anchin Pavilion Resident Assistant Sharon McCollin lent her powerful voice to the service with a beautiful interpretation of “Silent Night.” “I am so happy to be here,” said Father Celestino, as he extended his hand to each guest. “For all of us, Christians and Jews, we share the hope of peace.”
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Community Chanukah Celebrations The Sarasota Fairgrounds was bustling with excitement and buzzing with chatter as throngs of participants enjoyed the fourth annual A Taste of Chanukah festival sponsored by Chabad of Sarasota and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. The Menorah garden included an ice Menorah, the Todah Menorah Memorial and the first-ever 15-foot Tube Dude Menorah. The Kids Zone was full of commotion as happy children enjoyed the 3-ton snow slide, pony rides, petting zoo, and an exhibit from Jungle Gardens. The combination of delicious foods, non-stop entertainment for both adults and children, and the opportunity to shop with craft vendors provided a nice way for our greater community to celebrate Chanukah and our Jewish pride.
At Temple Beth El Bradenton’s annual Chanukah Family Menorah Lighting Erev Shabbat service, more than 100 members and friends lit menorahs they brought from home.
For the first time, Chanukah came to The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch as residents and their families celebrated the Jewish festival of lights. The afternoon festivities were conducted by members of the Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch in association with Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast. The Windsor residents enjoyed singing Chanukah songs, playing dreidel, passing around gold and silver-foiled chocolate gelt, and eating latkes.
The Freilach Klezmer Band entertained the crowd at Chabad of Bradenton’s Chanukah on Main Street.
Volunteers Justine Amdur and Rachael Kramer prepared hundreds of latkes for Temple Emanu-El Religious School’s Chanukah celebration.
See page 30 for additional Community Chanukah Celebration photos
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Torah in a tree house – one month as an honorary Alaskan Jew From the Bimah Rabbi Barbara Aiello
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hey live five thousand miles from New York City and they call themselves the “Frozen Chosen.” They are Alaskan Jews who make their home in the cold North Country and who have carved a vibrant Jewish community out of mountains and glaciers, oceans and forests in our 49th state. For one month, beginning with Rosh Hashanah and concluding with Simchat Torah, I had the opportunity to serve these hardy Alaskan Jews as visiting rabbi for Synagogue Sukkat Shalom in Juneau. Like most folks who prepare for a long journey to parts unknown, I used the Internet to learn more about what would become my Alaska adventure. I Googled photos and videos, articles and slide shows to see what Alaska would be like. Once I arrived I realized that the computer could not do justice to the magnificent natural beauty that was mine to enjoy each day for 31 days. And Juneau’s unique synagogue was at the top of the list. Synagogue Sukkat Shalom was founded as a chavurah many years ago but it wasn’t until 2005 when the congregation was able to purchase its own building – an unusual structure built on the trestle rails of what was once the
railroad bridge for an active gold mine. Imagine the setting – a long, narrow building more than ten times as long as it is wide, secured on trestle rails high above a deep gorge. A congregant’s daughter, a professor of architecture, tasked her students to design sacred space to conform to the natural beauty of the area. The result is breathtaking. Synagogue Sukkat Shalom, surrounded by glass on three sides, literally wraps the congregants in a panorama of majestic pine trees, verdant mountains and rolling sea. Imagine reading from Beresheet about the creation of the world at the very moment that you
year, Juneau Jews echo the sentiment saw giant whales swimming in the Pacific Ocean. On our last day in Juneau, of most residents when they say, “If you don’t put on your boots and slicker our hosts pushed us out the door just and get outdoors, you’ll never get out in time to see a towering mother bear, at all!” nearly seven feet tall, frolicking with Jewish Alaskans quietly have been her cub beside a mountain stream. securing their own place in history for It was at that stream, called Gold more than one hundred years when the Creek, where we tossed away our sins first Jews came northward in 1898. Erduring the Tashlich service. As the nest Gruening, Alaska’s first governor October rains poured down, the rugand first senator, was Jewish, and four ged Juneau Jews carried on as though of Alaska’s magnificent mountains are the sun was shining. Dressed in ornamed after Jews. You’ll find a Star ange, yellow and neon green slickers, of David window in Alaska’s most fa“wader” boots and hoods, nearly 50 mous Christian church, and more rehearty congregants linked arms to sing “Hinei ma tov,” How good and pleascently, Alaska Airlines assisted in the ant it is, here in Alaska, when we not airlift of Yemeni Jews to only “sit together,” but walk together, Israel. Today there are aphike together, trek and shlep together proximately 6,000 Jews in as brothers and sisters at the top of the the entire state, concenworld. trated in three major cities This article first appeared in The – Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau. Times of Israel and is reprinted with permission. After having spent Rabbi Barbara Aiello divides her time one month in Juneau, I between Sarasota, Florida, where she understood how “Sukkat is resident rabbi for the Kobernick Shalom” is the perfect Campus and advisor to Bradenton’s name for this Alaskan Congregation Ner Tamid, and Sersynagogue. “Sukkat ShaSynagogue Sukkat Shalom, Juneau Alaska rastretta, Italy, where she serves Sinalom” means “shelter of are immersed on all sides in nature’s goga Ner Tamid del Sud in Calabria, peace,” and indeed I felt sheltered by beauty! in the “toe” of the Italian “boot.” She the love and caring of this marvelous It was an honor and a joy for me is the twelve-year host of The Radio congregation. It was the “mishpucha” to serve the Sukkat Shalom congregaRabbi program heard Sunday mornfeeling times ten as members of the tion and I enjoyed leading services and ings at 8:30 a.m. on WLSS AM 930 in congregation opened their homes to teaching the children in the afterschool Sarasota. us, guided us on the trail to the Menprogram as well. I learned that Alasdenhall Glacier, and made certain we ka kids, living as they do in the rugged mountain country at the top of the world, are strong and confident. Putting up the sukkah was no problem for these eight-, nine- and ten-year-olds TheJewishFederation.org who worked outside in the pouring rain to get the job done. In a climate where THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY. rainy days are the norm for much of the
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Two complementary views of Jewish strength and vulnerability By Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News Making David into Goliath: How the World Turned Against Israel, by Joshua Muravchik. Encounter Books, 296 pages, Hardcover $25.99. ~ Flexigidity: The Secret of Jewish Adaptability, by Gidi Grinstein. Gidi Grinstein. 318 pages. Trade paperback $15.00.
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ach in its own way, these two recent books consider the interlocking destinies of the Israeli state and the Jewish People. At once impassioned and clearheaded, Muravchik’s abundantly researched discussion of Israel’s decline in world public opinion is necessary reading for all who care about this highly vulnerable country. How is it that an innovative, democratic, peace-seeking nation keeps losPhil Jason ing the propaganda war? Muravchik shows us how in a series of well-crafted chapters. The author begins by reminding readers of the high esteem with which Israel was generally regarded in the first decades following its declaration of nationhood. To some measure, that esteem grew out of how the tiny new nation had overcome seemingly insurmountable odds – and continued to do so. Over time, however, various forces dimmed the luster of the glorious David. The chapter titles outline the story well. One example: “The Arab Cause Becomes Palestinian (and ‘Progressive’)” explores the psychological warfare in Arab/Muslim politics that slowly repositioned David and Goliath. Israel was positioned not as threatened by the Muslim masses, but as the demonical usurper of Palestinian rights. Losing underdog status in world opinion was a major blow. Terrorist assaults on Israel did one kind of damage, constantly diverting resources. Assaults on Jewish institutions in Europe weakened the moral fiber of European nations and also released latent Anti-Semitism. On top of this, Arab countries were able to use the petroleum weapon to make Europe cower. The message was clear: if you want oil, detach yourself from Israel
in every possible way. The takeover of the UN by socalled nonaligned nations rendered Israel a pariah, constantly charged and found guilty of crimes against humanity rather than responsibly defending its population from attack. Anything Israel did in retaliation was immediately labeled as disproportionate. National and international Socialist bodies redefined Zionism as both racist and classist. Weighing evidence was rarely an issue. The once-sympathetic political Left moved inevitably to the other side throughout Europe, and that transition became apparent in the United States as well. Edward Said. Need I say more? The moral corruption of academic institutions whose faculties were brainwashed by a smooth charlatan did enormous damage to Israel’s standing. Yes, as Muravchik admits, Israel’s own leaders and political parties made a number of poor decisions. He details several key instances and their consequences. Just as much of a problem is the culture of dissent that has weakened Israel from within. This author sees a severely imperiled Israel whose enemies might succeed. “The result,” he insists, “would be a second Holocaust.” This timely study, puncturing illusions and facing hard facts, is must reading. rinstein’s Flexigidity is truly a most remarkable, original and inspirational book. While aimed at building a body of knowledge and skills for a new leadership of the Jewish People in individual communities and worldwide, it deserves a readership among all Jews and, indeed, all students of the Jewish journey through history. It is nothing less than a map for the Jewish future based upon a keen understanding of the Jewish past and the challenges of the present situation – a mixture of prosperity and power on the one hand, vulnerability on the other. Get past the gimmicky title: the jamming together of the counterpoint traits of flexibility and rigidity that Grinstein sees as the essential character of Jewish experience. Get past the unconventional but highly functional design, an extended outline form laced with text boxes and boldface passages that announce the most important concepts. Forgive what seems like a technical report or systems analysis approach. This book is nothing but
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good sense writ large. Although the author takes us through almost all of Jewish history to make his points about the processes of Jewish survival, he pays particular attention to the last 130 years “of radical and fundamental transformations” resulting “from the compounded effect of repetitive disasters in Europe, as well as from the dramatic successes of Zionism and Americanism.” Grinstein urges the necessity of a productive respect among Zionists and Israelis for a healthy and growing Jewish diaspora and a powerful understanding in the diaspora about the essentiality of Israel for the Jewish future. He worries, as others have done, about the concentration of the Jewish population in so few places, while recognizing that there are benefits to that concentration as well. Hebrew literacy, based on the historical transmission of Judaism’s sacred texts and the Zionist insistence on (re)building a Hebrew-speaking nation, is one necessity for which the future might have to find more flexibility in that rigidity. Nonetheless, Grinstein values such literacy as usefully bonding and differentiating. The author ably demonstrates the existing and necessary interconnected-
ness of all factions of the Jewish People. His thesis, analysis and synthesis ably and stridently portray “flexigidity” – the framing design of a People who are “a network of small units – communities and their institutions – as the most important foundation of Jewish longevity.” I highly recommend this book as a long course – or series of short courses – for leaders and aspiring leaders of Jewish communities and institutions everywhere. These two reviews appear in the Fall 2014 (Grinstein) and Winter 2014 (Muravchik) issues of Jewish Book World (Vol. 32 Nos. 3 & 4). They are reprinted by permission of the Jewish Book Council. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World, Southern Literary Review, and other publications. Please visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress.com.
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By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD
n February 25, 1942, an Austrian soldier serving in the Wehrmacht, Sergeant Anton Schmid, was summarily court-martialed for high treason. Soon after that, he was executed by firing squad. Who was this man, and why was he shot 73 years ago this month? Anton Schmid was born in Vienna in 1900, Dr. Paul Bartrop married Stefi, and had a daughter. An electrician by trade, by the time he reached early middle age he owned a radio shop and lived a comfortable life in Vienna. Having been drafted into the German army after the Anschluss (union) with Austria, he was mobilized upon the outbreak of war in September 1939. He was sent first to Poland and, after the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, was transferred to Nazioccupied Lithuania. By the autumn of 1941 the now-Sergeant Schmid was stationed near Vilna (Vilnius). Witnessing the creation of the Vilna ghetto (in reality, two ghettos were established) in September 1941, Schmid soon learned what the fate of the Jews was to be. Mass killings had already been taking place since July 1941, and continued throughout the
summer and fall. By the end of the year, about 21,700 Jews had been murdered by Einstatzgruppen units (and their Lithuanian allies) in the Ponary Forest near Vilna. Schmid was appalled, particularly as he saw children being beaten in front of him. From his perspective, it was unthinkable not to try to find a way to go to the Jews’ aid. Schmid’s assignment, which saw him based at the Vilna train station, was to command a unit responsible for reassigning soldiers who had been separated from their detachments. From here, he saw a great deal of the malicious treatment meted out to Jews, and he lost no opportunity to use his position to alleviate their condition. He would take them off the trains and employ them as workers; he arranged for some to be released from prison; he organized new papers for others; and even – at immense personal risk – sheltered Jews in his office and personal quarters. Among those he hid were Herman Adler and his wife, Anita, both members of Vilna’s prewar Zionist movement. Through this link, Schmid was placed in contact with one of the leaders of the nascent Jewish resistance movement in the ghetto, Mordechaj Tenenbaum. The result saw Schmid developing a relationship with the resistance in which he started smuggling
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o commemorate United Nadate of the day by incorporating both tions International Holocaust remembrance and education. Remembrance Day this year, a The forum will take place on panel of students at Florida Gulf Coast Tuesday, February 3 in the Cohen University will have the Center, room 247, from 1:00 opportunity to explore the to 2:30 p.m. question “The Holocaust: All FGCU students, faculty How Could It Have Hapand staff are welcome to attend. pened?” with Professor Outside guests are also inAlex Alvarez, an intervited to attend, to join with the nationally-renowned and FGCU community in helping award-winning Holocaust to contribute to our understandand Genocide scholar ing of how the Holocaust could from Northern Arizona have happened. Please note Dr. Alex Alvarez University. that those coming from outside The event will be moderated by should obtain a parking permit from Professor Paul Bartrop, Director of the Information Booth at the university FGCU’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, entrance off Ben Hill Griffin Parkway. and Genocide Studies. FGCU is located at 10501 FGCU Blvd. By scheduling the forum on the S., Fort Myers. For more information, email Dr. FGCU campus during the teaching Paul Bartrop at pbartrop@fgcu.edu. day, we will be fulfilling the UN man-
Jews away from Vilna to other Jewish cities such as Bialystok – places where it was thought the Jews could have a better chance of survival. The association with Schmid also enabled the various resistance groups to establish contact with each other. Ultimately, Schmid’s actions in hiding Jews, supplying them with false papers and arranging their escape, managed to save the lives of up to 250 Jewish men, women and children. Within resistance circles, news of his activities on behalf of Jews spread. Inevitably, owing to informers, he began to be watched more closely by Nazi authorities. It was obvious that he knew this, but the knowledge that he could be found out only emboldened him to work on behalf of Jews with greater determination and audacity. Eventually, given the military and police state environment in which he was operating, Schmid was found out. He was arrested in the second half of January 1942, and on February 25 he was summarily court-martialed for high treason. The death penalty was the only possible outcome of such a trial, and on April 13, 1942 he was duly executed by firing squad. Anton Schmid was an extremely brave human being. He clearly knew that he was placing himself in danger through his actions, and that, if caught, his fate could have only one possible outcome. For all that, however, he did not see anything particularly special in what he did. In his last letter to his wife, Stefi, written from his prison cell prior to his execution, he wrote: “I only acted
as a human being and did not want to hurt anyone.” Sadly, his actions had an unfortunate outcome for Stefi, besides the obvious one of depriving her of her husband, his income, pension and a war hero’s death. When word got back to Vienna, her neighbors shunned her, referring to her husband as a traitor, and socially ostracizing her. At one point, her windows were smashed. The life-saving deeds of Anton Schmid had another outcome, however, when, on May 16, 1967, Yad Vashem in Jerusalem recognized his actions through naming him one of the Righteous Among the Nations. Stefi received the award personally, having been flown to Jerusalem for the occasion. Then, on May 8, 2000, the German government named a military barracks in Schmid’s honor in Rendsburg, northern Germany, as the “FeldwebelSchmid-Kaserne.” At the naming ceremony, Germany’s Defense Minister, Rudolf Scharping, said: “We are not free to choose our history, but we can choose the examples we take from that history. Too many bowed to the threats and temptations of the dictator, and too few found the strength to resist. But Sergeant Anton Schmid did resist.” A man who refuses to acquiesce to darkness, when all those around him are silent, is a man from who we can take inspiration. Anton Schmid was one such man. Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu.edu.
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K’zohar Ha-Ivrit Tevah – Nature
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By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin
empus fugit. It is hard to believe that again we are celebrating the lovely day of Tu-Bish-vat, a day known as ‘The Holiday of the Trees’ and celebrated on the fifteenth day of the fifth month of the Hebrew calendar. In Israel, at this time of year, the landscape is covered with beautiful blossoms of wild flowers, and the almond Dr. Rachel Dulin trees are budding all around. Indeed, Tu-Bish-vat brings to mind the word te-vah, the Hebrew word for ‘nature’ in all its glory. Te-vah is a post-biblical word, close to the Aramaic tiv-ah. It is derived from the verb ta-va, which means ‘sink,’ ‘impress,’ ‘coin,’ ‘stamp’ and ‘formulate.’ As a noun, te-vah has several meanings. Te-vah is an all-inclusive term for everything created. Trees, animals, seas, land, sky and luminaries are all part of the te-vah. Te-vah also means ‘element’ or ‘substance.’ It is used in reference to the prime elements – water, fire, earth and air – known as the t’va-im (pl. of te-vah), formally believed to constitute all physical matter from which God created the world and all in it (Ba-midbar Raba 14). And yet another meaning for the word te-vah is ‘characteristic’ or ‘character’ of a living being or a substance (Megilah 14; Yerushalmi, Berakhot 9:2). The multiple meanings to the word te-vah give rise to many interesting phrases in Hebrew. For example, Tevah ha-a-dam, literally ‘the nature of a human being,’ is a term that comes
to us from the literature of the Middle Ages, pointing to all kinds of behavioral patterns typical to human beings. Tevah sheni, on the other hand, translated ‘second nature,’ refers to a learned behavior, which has become a part of one’s nature. And since we are discussing human nature, we should also mention the idiom ya-tza tiv-oh ba-o-lam, referring to a person whose reputation is world-renowned (Megilah 14). This meaning is founded in the fact that the faces of famous people were impressed on coins and their fame spread as the coins circulated. Te-vah is also used in phrases describing both the violent forces of nature and its pastoral quality. The phrase ey-ta-nay ha-te-vah means ‘natural forces’ and is used in reference to natural earthquakes, eruption of volcanoes, floods, etc. In contrast, the term chayk ha-te-vah, literally ‘the bosom of nature,’ refers to the countryside, implying a quiet bucolic place, far from the noise and the hassle of the city. Since Tu Bish-vat is a holiday in Israel (Rosh Ha-Shannah1:1), it is mite-vah ha-d’va-rim, ‘from the nature of things,’ that it will be a day enjoyed in te-vah. Most Israelis spend the holiday in chayk ha-te-vah, ‘in the countryside,’ planting trees, eating different fruits, relaxing and enjoying the beauty of te-vah. May Tu Bish-vat, ‘The Holiday of the Trees,’ bring us all closer to the te-vah and may we continue to celebrate its beauty. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota.
Sephardic songs soothe the soul, mind and body
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By Arlene Stolnitz
he year 1992, the quincentennial of the expulsion of the Jewish People from Spain, gave impetus to artists worldwide in the fields of art, dance, literature, music and other artistic endeavors. Especially in the field of Jewish choral music, music groups have researched and performed the Arlene Stolnitz melodies of the Sephardim (as they are called in Hebrew), the Jews of Spanish origin. The remarkable history of the Jews of Spain is well documented. From the seventh century and earlier, Jews lived in peace with their Muslim and Christian brothers in Sefarad, their beloved Spain, for more than a thousand years. When the Spanish monarchs, Isabella of Aragon and Ferdinando of Castille, decreed the expulsion of the Jewish People in 1492, Jews fled their country and settled around countries near the Mediterranean Sea, the Balkans and North Africa, maintaining their distinctive culture while absorbing characteristics of their new locations. In spite of their difficulties, they always remembered their homeland with love. Sephardic religious music was mainly performed a cappella. For secular events, percussion and string instruments such as violin and mandolin were widely used with texts based on Spanish ballads. Since oral tradition was the main vehicle, there are many versions of each song/poem. Judeo-Spanish songs from secular sources are sung in Ladino or Haketia, a Moroccan variation of
Ladino. Originally written according to unvocalized Rashi script, the language of Ladino evolved and patterned itself after the Spanish language. Modern Ladino reflects the grammar of the Spanish language of the 14th and 15th centuries. It stopped developing shortly after the Sefaradim departed from Spain. The subjects of the songs vary widely. They describe life cycle events and often borrow metaphors from Psalms and the Bible. There are romances, traditional Spanish ballads of unrequited love, and humorous tales. Ladino songs frequently touch on universal topics such as marriage, birth, circumcision, holiday celebrations and love. Originally, Sephardic music was meant to be sung and enjoyed within the home and synagogue. Many of the songs have references to cooking, especially eggplant (berendjena) dishes, a favorite vegetable. The songs provide us with information about traditional Sephardic attitudes towards women. One song from Rhodes, entitled “Siete modos de guisar las berendjas” (Seven ways of cooking eggplant), is a shortened version of an 18th-century copla (poem/song). Flory Jagoda, a popular contemporary composer, has recorded songs featuring festive foods she remembers from her native Yugoslavia. Her wellknown Chanukah song, “Ocho Kandelikas” (Eight Candles), mentions pastelikos, little pastries filled with almonds and honey. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale often performs Ladino music as part of its repertoire. Its newest cantata, “Hear Our Voice,” which will debut later this season, features several Ladino songs.
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February 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
Stars of David
By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. Oscars Sadly, press deadlines mean I have to submit this month’s column in advance of the Oscar nominations and, of course, the ceremony itself (held this year on Sunday, February 22). However, here is a list of some likely Jewish nominees based on the fact that they have already been honored with other award nominations, like the Golden Globe or SAG award. Best Actor: JAKE GYLLENHAAL, 34, Nightcrawler; and JOAQUIN PHOENIX, 40, Inherent Vice; Best Actress (supporting or lead): PATRICIA ARQUETTE, 46, Boyhood. Best Film Screenplay: GRAHAM MOORE, 32, for The Imitation Game, which is about British computer expert and WWII codebreaker Alan Turing and features, as an important character, fellow codebreaker PETER HILTON (a British Jew). Moore, a self-described “Jewish kid from Chicago,” is the son of SUSAN STEINER SHER, 63. She was Michelle Obama’s chiefof-staff from 2009 to 2011. Also: DAN FUTTERMAN, 47, co-writer of the Foxcatcher screenplay. The film was directed by BENNETT MILLER, 47. The film may also get a best-picture nomination. Best Original Score: HANS ZIMMER, 57, Interstellar. One of the most honored film composers of our time, Zimmer was born and raised in Germany, the son of a non-Jewish father and a German Jewish mother who escaped to England in 1939 and returned after the war. He “outed” himself as Jewish on German TV in 1999, but this fact was not widely known until he talked to the Jewish Journal of Los Angeles last May. He told them, “The Jews are my people.” Best Original Film Song: “Mercy Is” (Noah), Patti Smith and LENNY KAYE, 67; and “Opportunity” (Annie), GREG KURSTIN, 45, Sia Furler, and WILL GLUCK, 42. Gluck also
directed Annie and co-wrote the screenplay. Best Foreign Language Film: Ida (Denmark/Poland). Plot: During the 1960s, Anna, a novice nun, finds out from a relative that her parents were Jewish and died in the Holocaust. She sets out to learn more. Ida was directed and co-written by Pawel Pawlikowski, a Pole who learned as an adult that his paternal grandmother was Jewish and that she died in the camps. Also in this category: Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem (Israel). In the words of Variety: “This expertly written, brilliantly acted film documents the painful fiveyear process for one [Israeli] woman attempting to obtain a divorce [in Israel].” The film was co-written and co-directed by RONIT ELKABETZ, 50, and her brother, SHLOMI ELKABETZ, 46. They are Israelis of Moroccan Jewish ancestry. Koenig Heads-Up SARAH KOENIG, 45, produces and sometimes hosts the NPR show, This American Life. But since October, the buzz around her is her podcast show, Serial. Over five million people followed the show’s first season, which focused on a (real) 1999 Baltimore murder over 12 episodes. The last episode aired on December 18, but you can still listen to the series (free) while online, or download the episodes (free) to many devices. Log on to: serialpodcast.org. Koenig’s husband, BEN SCHREIER, 44, is a professor of English and Jewish studies at Penn State. New TV Shows In December, Bravo premiered its first “scripted” series, Girlfriend’s Guide to Divorce, co-starring LISA EDELSTEIN, 48 (House), and PAUL ADELSTEIN, 45, as a long-married couple with two kids, whose marriage is breaking up. This comedy/drama is, in the words of almost all critics, surprisingly very good and I completely agree. By the way, the divorcing couple
Interested in Your Family’s History? Ten years of doing a Jewish celebrities column has turned Nate Bloom (see column at left) into something of an expert on finding basic family history records and articles mentioning a “searched-for” person. During these 10 years, he has put together a small team of “mavens” who aid his research. Most professional family history experts charge at least $1,000 for a full family tree. However, many people just want to get “started” by tracing one particular family branch.
So here’s the deal: Send Nate an email at nteibloom@aol.com, tell him you saw this ad in The Jewish News, and include your phone number (area code, too). Nate will then contact you about doing a “limited” family history for you at a modest cost (no more than $100). No upfront payment. is supposed to be Jewish – despite their non-Jewish last name. The first 13-episode season concludes this month. Try and catch up online or through encore showings. Starting Thursday, February 19 is a new version of The Odd Couple, the famous 1965 stage show authored by NEIL SIMON, 87. The ABC series stars Matthew Perry (Friends) as Oscar, a slovenly sports writer, and Thomas Lennon as Felix, a neat-freak photographer. As you probably know, they are old friends and when Felix’s wife leaves him, he moves into the apartment of Oscar, who is long-divorced. LINDSAY SLOANE, 37, who has been appearing as a TV guest or series regular (Sabrina) since she was a teen, plays Emily, a resident of Oscar’s building who attracts the romantic attention of the guys. While I haven’t seen the pilot, I have no doubt that one of Simon’s most famous lines will be used in an early episode – Oscar: “Stop leaving me notes on my pillow, Felix. It took me weeks to figure out that ‘F.U.’
at the end of the note means Felix Unger.” Simon, by the way, denies that he named the character Felix Unger just to make this joke work.
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Sephardic songs...continued from previous page “Adijo Querida” is a modern love song that has become popular among Sephardim. It tells of a man’s disappointment for his unrequited love. In another version, the woman responds bitterly, “Farewell, you are not mine anymore, return the ring that belongs to me.” Another tune, “Zog, Maran” (Tell Me, Marrano), is a song of the “marranos” or “conversos.” These were Jews who were forced to flee Spain after the expulsion of the Jews and who converted to the Christian faith while secretly practicing Jewish rituals. The song tells of Jews who are observing the Passover holiday: “In the cave, since it’s forbidden, my Haggadah’s long been hidden.” The music of the Eastern Mediterranean Sefaradim (Turkey, Greece, former Yugoslavia, etc.) often sounds
strange to Westerners because the intonation is different from music we usually hear. It is characterized as nasal or flat but exotic sounding. We are fortunate that today’s multicultural awareness keeps this music alive and helps to sustain and enhance it for the next generation. Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, has been an active member of choral groups for over 25 years. Her passion for Jewish choral music has led to this series of articles pertaining to Jewish music as it relates to choral singing. A graduate of the University of Rochester, she is a retired educator from Rochester, New York. In addition to the SJC, she also is a member of Venice’s chorale, Exsultate!, and often performs in other choral groups in the Sarasota-Manatee area.
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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD
Arab-Jewish art museum opens window on a new world By Viva Sarah Press, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, December 1, 2014 n a country already boasting the honor of having the most museums per capita in the world, the opening of the Arab Museum of Contemporary Art and Heritage (AMOCAH) in the Galilee is nonetheless eliciting great excitement. The new museum – set to open its doors on December 13 – will showcase “original works of contemporary art alongside items of Palestinian heritage” and host artistic cooperation and collaboration between Jews and Arabs. “Every museum has its uniqueness. Museums today are not just about safeguarding art; there has to be an agenda to the museum. This museum is an opportunity for Jews and Arabs to meet, for their cultures to meet,” Israeli artist Avital Bar-Shay, one of the founders of AMOCAH, tells ISRAEL21c. Bar-Shay and Belu-Simion Fainaru, a Romanian artist who lives in Haifa part of the year, came up with the idea for AMOCAH. The Sakhnin municipality and its mayor, Mazin G’Nayem, jumped aboard the project and helped allot the museum’s new home in Sakhnin’s Old City. The museum has more than 2,000 objects related to Palestinian Arab heritage and some 200 contemporary artworks. Fainaru and Bar-Shay envisioned the museum after curating and running the Mediterranean Biennale in Sakhnin in 2013. They plan to run future bien-
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nales under the auspices of AMOCAH. The museum is also launching a residency program with artist Johannes Vogel as its first participant. He will come live in Sakhnin, give workshops and create artworks based on his experiences there. Though this past summer’s Gaza war, Operation Protective Edge, stirred up trouble between the Arab and Jewish populations in Israel and tensions continue to simmer, Fainaru and BarShay decided not to delay the opening of the museum. They wanted to offer something positive to counter the tense atmosphere.
Images by Bashir Borlakov of Turkey will be exhibited in AMOCAH
“Through art, [we] will bridge the conflicts with an emphasis on multidisciplinary arts, self-respect, and a vision of a better future,” reads a press statement announcing the museum’s opening. Window to a world you don’t know There are a number of levels of purpose to the museum, Bar-Shay says. The most obvious is to create the opportunity for Jews and Arabs (Chris-
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tian, Muslim, Druze, Bedouin) to meet, cooperate and talk. “It’s a stage for coexistence and dialogue,” she says. “If you come to the museum, you already open a window to a world you don’t know.” The museum also answers the call for art in the periphery. Bar-Shay says most of the top art museums in Israel are in the center of the country. “It’s not just art on display; it’s good art of local and international caliber. This is wanting in the periphery. In the Arab communities, they’re longing for a place like this,” she tells ISRAEL21c. The museum’s first exhibition is called “Hiwar,” the Arabic word for “dialogue.” It will present contemporary works by Jewish and Arab artists including Marina Abramović, Larry Abramson, Jannis Kounellis, Abeer Atalla, Christian Boltansky, Mohammad Said Kalash, Johannes Vogel, Raed Bwayeh, Hermann Nitsch, Hoda Jamal, Mounir Fatmi, Mahmoud Badarneh, Buthaina Abu Melhem, Micha Ullman, Asad Azi, Dani Karavan, Nidal Jabarin, Tamir Lichtenberg, Meirav Heiman, Zuhdi Qadri, Rani Zahrawi and David Wachstein. Fainaru and Bar-Shay chose the artists, while Amin Abu Raya of Sakhnin is curating the exhibit. Connection to culture The Arab Museum of Contemporary Art and Heritage will exhibit all disciplines of art including painting, drawing, sculpture, digital and multimedia. The emphasis is on Middle Eastern art, says Bar-Shay, but notes that “we’re not just showing Israeli Arab and Jewish art.” Exhibits will also include works by artists from Morocco, Turkey and other Middle Eastern
countries, she says. “As artists, it’s important for us that we show original and quality art. To show how art can grow from a
This piece by Afghani-German artist Jeanno Gaussi will be featured
place. It’s important that there’s a connection to the local culture,” Bar-Shay tells ISRAEL21c. Fainaru also talks about the importance of helping the city’s residents engage with the art. “In Sakhnin, the museum will be located inside the neighborhood. People live near it. The intention is that the community will have access to it, that art will exist together with the residents and not just for its own sake,” Fainaru told the Israeli daily Haaretz. “So it is also important to choose works that will not offend the residents’ sensibilities, since this is a very sensitive and volatile place. We don’t want to create opposition; we want to create success and attraction.” Viva Sarah Press is an associate editor and writer at ISRAEL21c. She has extensive experience in reporting/editing in the print, online and broadcast fields. Her work has been published by international media outlets including Israel Television, CNN, Reuters, The Jerusalem Post and Time Out.
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Think 2014 was a bad year for Israel? Think again! Source: American Jewish Committee, www.ajc.org, December 15, 2014 f you care about Israel, 2014 might feel like a year you’d like to forget. There was the slow collapse of U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians, accompanied by the ill-conceived reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah. In June we witnessed the abduction and murder of teenagers Eyal Yifrach, Gilad She’ar and Naftali Frenkel by Hamas terrorists, and the retribution killing of 16-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir by Jewish extremists. A continuous stream of Hamas and Islamic Jihad rockets from Gaza eventually triggered an Israeli response – Operation Protective Edge – which uncovered a vast tunnel network which was to have been used to infiltrate Israel and kill its civilians. Talks over the Iranian nuclear program did not yield a deal but only a new deadline set for next year. The governing coalition in the Knesset fell apart after less than two years. All-inall, not a good year. Or was it? While the situation appeared grim, there was also a lot of good news out of Israel. Let’s take a look: Iron Dome As Hamas launched volley after volley of rockets from Gaza this summer, rather than rushing into battle, Israel was able to respond with a measured escalation. This was because although Israeli civilians had to endure the psychological trauma of needing to constantly run for shelter, very few were dying. The game-changer was Iron Dome. This state-of-the-art missile defense system, developed in Israel with U.S. funding, had a success rate of around 90%, affording Israeli civilians a new measure of safety. Iron Dome saved untold lives this summer, and with peace unfortunately nowhere in sight, it will likely be called upon to protect Israelis again in the future. Support from Congress Iron Dome would never have happened without support from the United States. And then, over the summer, Congress acted quickly to ensure that
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Israel would have all the replacement parts and rockets it needed to beat back Hamas’s assault. The Senate unanimously passed a bill granting an additional $225 million for Iron Dome spending, and the House approved it by 395-8. At a time when unfounded criticism of Israel was spiking worldwide, the American people and their elected representatives had Israel’s back. Natural Gas Prime Minister Golda Meir’s joke held true for half a century: “Let me tell you something that we Israelis have against Moses. He took us 40 years through the desert in order to bring us to the one spot in the Middle East that has no oil!” This year, though, upon the completion of exploratory drilling in the Leviathan natural gas field off the coast of Haifa, Israel signed agreements to sell gas to Egypt and Jordan, with further deals likely to come soon. This natural gas discovery, coupled with significant investment in alternative energy like the solar farms in the Negev, sets the stage for Israel, for the first time in its history, to become not just self-sustaining, but an energy exporter. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi The new Indian Prime Minister made his first international appearance at the opening of the United Nations General Assembly. In addition to his rock-star tour of New York City, featuring speeches in Madison Square Garden and Central Park, Modi (with an able assist from AJC) found the time to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is no secret that Israel is attempting an economic pivot from Europe to Asia, and India, with its 1.2 billion people, is a major element of that plan. Soon after that meeting, news broke that India would sign a defense deal with an Israeli company, spurning a competing offer from the U.S. Total trade between India and Israel topped $4 billion this year. Israel’s economic growth has long been a source of pride for the country, and all steps to develop new markets
of wearable technology, in Israel. And in the first half of 2014 alone, 335 Israeli high-tech companies raised a record $1.6 billion in capital, 81% more than in the first half of 2013. As a small but noisy group of Israel-hating activists lobby for countries to divest from Israel, it is heartening to see billions of dollars of investment pouring into the Jewish state. 2014 certainly had its downs, but it had terrific ups as well. Here’s to even better things to come!
are very good news indeed. High-Tech Investment The story is bigger than just the IsraelIndia relationship. Since Dan Senor and Saul Singer’s 2009 book Start-up Nation, Israel has become known around the world as a high-tech powerhouse. In September, Intel committed $6 billion to upgrade its chip-production facility in Kiryat Gat, leading insiders to speculate that Intel will almost certainly be producing its next-level processors, suitable for the coming surge
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At the end of 2014, Israel’s population was 8,296,000 residents, including 6,218,000 Jews (75%), 1,719,000 Arabs (21%) and 359,000 “others,” the Central Bureau of Statistics said Monday, December 29. Some 23,000 new immigrants arrived in 2014. (Yaron Druckman, Ynet News)
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On December 30, the Saudi daily AlWatan reported that Saudi authorities are now allowing people of all faiths, including Jews, to work in the kingdom. Saudi Shura Council Foreign Affairs Committee member Sadaqa bin Yahya Fadhel said: “We are permitted to have a connection with Jews, and importing a Jewish worker is exactly the same as importing [a worker] of another faith...So long as we have no relationship whatsoever with Israelis, then there is no problem with this.” Saudi Arabia is the only Gulf state that still bans the establishment of houses of worship for religions other than Islam. (MEMRI)
EGYPTIAN JEWS: A COMMUNITY IN DANGER OF EXTINCTION
Magda Haroun, 62, is the youngest of nine Egyptian Jewish women, most in their eighties, who are all that remains of a community that numbered 64,000 in 1947 and was one of the most prosperous in the Middle East. Families like Mosseiri, Quatawi, Rolo and Sawares started the first Egyptian banks (Egyptian Immobile Bank, Egyptian National Bank and Egyptian Commercial Bank). Moreover, Jews were a fundamental pillar of the cinema industry and they contributed to the prosperity of cultural life in Egypt in the beginning of the 20th century. (Dina Darwish, AlAhram - Egypt)
ISRAELI GROUP FILES WAR CRIMES SUITS AGAINST PALESTINIAN LEADERS
The Israeli legal group Shurat HaDinIsrael Law Center filed lawsuits on Monday, January 5 at the International Criminal Court against PA Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, top official Jibril Rajoub, and PA intelligence chief Majed Faraj, all from Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, for war crimes, terrorism and human rights offenses. The NGO filed cases against Abbas last November and Hamas leader Khaled Mashal in September 2014. “Fatah openly boasted in Facebook pages and other media channels that it launched projectiles that caused the
injury and death of Israeli civilians – a war crime under international law,” the NGO said. The case against Faraj and Hamdallah details widespread torture and killings of Palestinian residents in areas under PA control. (Avi Lewis, Times of Israel)
ISRAELI HIGH-TECH SECTOR BOOMING
2014 was a peak year for Israeli hightech in almost every parameter: financing, stock exchange offerings, exits, and demand for programmers. High-tech accounted for a third of Israel’s economic growth. A comparison of high-tech salaries in Israel with overseas salaries shows that the average salary difference for most jobs was insignificant. (Tzahi Hoffman, Globes)
THE MOST EXCITING ISRAELI START-UPS
Some of the most exciting up-andcoming Israeli start-ups were at a conference in December organized by OurCrowd, the Jerusalem-based crowd-investing platform. VocalZoom has a technology that filters out background noise so that when you talk on your cellphone in a loud public place, the call will sound crystal clear. Cimagine allows shoppers to place a 3D picture of a piece of furniture from any website into an “augmented reality” version of their own living room to show how it would look. Beacons are little plastic devices that broadcast where they are so you can track your luggage, phone, keys or kids. Pixie adds “distance” and “direction” to beacons – you won’t just know your car is nearby, but by using the accompanying cellphone software, you’ll be directed right to it. Up-n-Ride is a wheelchair that rises up into a vertical position so the disabled person can participate more normally in everyday activities. Consumer Physics is a molecular scanner that fits in the palm of your hand. Aim it at the pasta on your plate, and it can tell you the ingredients and number of calories. It can be used to sense anything other than metals. (Brian Blum, Jerusalem Post)
THE NEW EURO-MUSLIM STATES
The distance between Europe and the Muslim world is becoming increasingly shorter. There are already large cities in Europe which will have a Muslim majority within five to seven years. In Marseilles, the second largest city in France, Muslims already make up 30-40% of the population. In 2016, the city will inaugurate a huge mosque with a 25-meter minaret and a prayer hall for 14,000 worshippers. The percentage of Muslims in France is
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ISRAEL NAVY TO EXPAND FLEET OF UNMANNED SURFACE VESSELS
The Israel Navy is integrating a new fleet of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) into its operational force structure. By mid-2015, the Navy hopes to conclude operational certification of three locally-built Protector USVs. Built by Rafael Ltd., the twin-engine Protectors feature a remote weapon station and intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance capabilities. Two Protectors are now operational and the third is undergoing “its last months of sea trials,” said Rear Adm. Dror Friedman, vice chief naval officer. “In the end, we’ll see them incorporated into our force for coastal defense and also for the subject of offshore energy sites. Their added value is the ability to remain at sea for prolonged periods and to go to places that are particularly dangerous.” (Barbara Opall-Rome, Defense News)
SHARANSKY: 50,000 FRENCH JEWS INQUIRED ABOUT ALIYA IN 2014
Some 50,000 French Jews asked the Jewish Agency for information about immigrating to Israel in 2014, agency chairman Natan Sharansky said recently. “They have a choice, to stay in France, where there is the biggest welfare basket ever, to travel to other EU nations, or to immigrate to Montreal, where there are few cultural adjustments to make and which was until recently their primary destination,” he said. “The overwhelming majority” of Jewish emigres from France, possibly up to 70%, choose to go to Israel. “For the first time...there is a massive exodus from a community in the free world, which has all the doors open to them, and they are choosing Israel.” (Sam Sokol and Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post)
ISRAEL AND VIETNAM COOPERATE IN THE DAIRY SECTOR
There is a state-of-the-art milking parlor, equipped with the latest Israeli
dairy technologies and monitoring systems, near Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon) in Vietnam. The Dairy Demonstration and Experimental Farm was officially launched in August 2013 to increase local milking efficiency and quality. Gonen Harel, the farm’s manager, said recently that cows in Vietnam are only producing 3,500 liters of milk per year, as opposed to the Israeli average of 13,000 liters per year. At the demonstration farm, where cows were producing only 10 liters of milk daily two years ago, the animals are now supplying 23 liters per day, Harel said. Rather than simply “copying and pasting what we are doing in Israel,” it remains important to provide the Vietnamese farmers with the necessary tools to develop their dairy parlors in accordance with local conditions, Harel added. (Sharon Udasin, Jerusalem Post)
SECRET COOPERATION BETWEEN ISRAEL AND GULF STATES
Israeli companies are assisting states in the Gulf through security consulting, training of local military forces, and the sale of weapons and sophisticated systems and technologies. At the same time, senior officials from both sides are conducting ongoing meetings in and outside the region. Reports indicate that Israel has softened its policy on weapons exports to states in the Gulf as well as its attempts to restrict sales by the U.S. of advanced weapons to the Gulf countries, in part as a signal that it sees a potential for partnership more than
it sees a possible threat. In addition, Israel is enjoying a certain amount of access to markets in the Gulf, as long as the products do not have Israeli labels. (Yoel Guzansky, Ynet News)
ISRAEL BUYING FOUR NEW WARSHIPS FROM GERMANY FOR OFFSHORE GAS PLATFORM DEFENSE
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, December 25, confirmed that Israel had acquired four new corvettes from Germany, reportedly to help protect offshore gas facilities. Israel Channel 2 TV reported that the deal was signed in Germany and that the ships would arrive in Israel in two years. “I want to thank German Chancellor Angela Merkel for the constant commitment and help for our security,” Netanyahu said. Germany subsidizes defense projects for Israel as part of its post-Holocaust commitment to help ensure the country’s security. (Ilan Ben Zion, Times of Israel)
BOYCOTT FEARS DISMISSED AS UK-ISRAEL TRADE HITS RECORD HIGH
The latest figures from Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics – covering the first 10 months of 2014 – show bilateral trade at a record 3.16 billion pounds, with exports from Israel to the UK up 14% and Israeli imports from Britain up 13%. Previous figures for the period showed trade worth 2.5 billion pounds. British Ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould said: “The idea that there is some sort of effective boycott going on isn’t borne out by the facts. Ditto on the academic side.”
“There’s a long list of British companies now in partnership with Israeli technology,” he added. (Sandy Rashty, Jewish Chronicle - UK)
INTEL TO PRODUCE NEXTGENERATION COMPUTER CHIPS IN ISRAEL
Intel has promised to spend at least $550 million in Israel in the next five years, part of a commitment by the company to spend $6 billion to upgrade its Kiryat Gat plant for the manufacture of new advanced chips for its next generation devices, Intel and the Economy Ministry announced recently. While Israel is providing the company with grants of $600 million over the next five years as well as a major tax break through 2023, Intel committed to hiring at least 1,000 new employees. “This arrangement will have a very positive effect on hundreds of small businesses and suppliers,” said Ziva Eiger, director of investments at the ministry’s Industrial Cooperation Authority. “As a result of this agreement, Israelis can look forward to thousands of more jobs being available.” Intel Israel CEO Mooly Eden said, “Last year, Intel Israel was responsible for more than 9% of Israel’s tech exports.” Intel already employs 10,000 workers in Israel, with over 30,000 Israelis working at companies that provide products and services to Intel. (Times of Israel)
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Top 10 non-Jews positively influencing the Jewish future, 2014 By Dovid Efune, Editor-in-Chief, The Algemeiner, January 1, 2015 This article was originally published by The Algemeiner. Please visit www. algemeiner.com. ive years have now passed since I first published my annual list of non-Jews who are worthy of recognition for their positive impact on Jewish lives and the Jewish state. Looking back, it is fascinating to see how the list has evolved, with some personalities fading from prominence and others emerging to take their place. Some have remained constant throughout the years. As I have pointed out in the past, my choices are by no means scientific and are primarily intended to prompt interest in this unique group of individuals. Hailing from various countries, ethnic backgrounds and religious groups, the list includes heads of state, business tycoons and spiritual and political leaders. While some of their contributions came through effort and sacrifice, for others they seemed like second nature, but all are surely worthy of our recognition. As such, I present my fifth annual list of the “Top 10 nonJews positively influencing the Jewish future.” The biggest milestone over the past year was Israel’s summer war against Hamas in Gaza, which saw lines drawn between those that supported Israel’s defensive campaign and those that called for the Jewish state to end its operations. The meteoric rise of renewed anti-Semitic expression during the war should have prompted world leaders to rise up and defend their Jewish populations. Few took sufficient steps, but some of the efforts were notable and are reflected on the list. Also worth noting is that this year saw the publication of a book about philosemitism by one of the list’s alumni. In an article for the UK’s Telegraph, famed British writer Julie Burchill announced that she decided to write Unchosen: The Memoirs of a Philosemite after discovering herself on the list. At the time Burchill wrote of the revelation: “I all but hugged my substantial bulk with glee. Gone was the bitter experience of being recently routed from the synagogue. I was officially a friend of the Jews once more!” 10. Anett Haskia Haskia, a Muslim-Arab Zionist hairdresser from the Israeli city of Acre made a name for herself during the summer’s Operation Protective Edge when she regularly appeared on television to defend Israel’s army. A mother of three, her children serve in the IDF and she maintains an active social media presence. Recently she announced her candidacy to run for parliament in Israel’s Jewish Home political party and could serve as a significant positive inspiration to other members of Israel’s substantial Muslim-Arab population who traditionally side with the Palestinian narrative. 9. Eric Pickles Britain’s Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Pickles unveiled new laws this week to combat the country’s rise in antiSemitism. The measures include funding for extra security at Jewish schools, and tough punishments for online hate crime as well as teaching schoolchildren about the Holocaust. The Conservative politician is also a backer of Israeli-British trade and is supportive of the Conservative Friends of Israel group. 8. Manuel Valls France’s Prime Minister Valls, the country’s former interior minister, has been a leader in the struggle against
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rampant violence facing Europe’s largest Jewish community. Openly recognizing the twinning of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiment, in July Valls condemned “an anti-Semite who hides his hatred of the Jew behind an appearance of antiZionism and the hatred of Israel.” In 2002, while mayor of the Paris suburb of Evry, Valls joined the weekly synagogue walk after the local Jewish community faced violent attacks, signaling to the perpetrators that the Jews had a powerful ally, The Jerusalem Post reported. “To many French Jews, Valls is something of a hero for his unusually robust defense of Israel and the French Jewish community,” the Post said. “His elevation is seen as a reassuring sign amid one of French Jewry’s most troublesome periods.” 7. John Hagee Pastor Hagee’s Christian’s United for Israel has emerged as the world’s largest pro-Israel grassroots membership group. With over 1.2 million members CUFI has made it clear to the leaders of the U.S., Israel’s greatest ally, that support for Israel is far more widespread than just the Jewish community. Outspoken, and criticized for his 1999 assertion that the Holocaust was allowed by God to compel Jews to move to Israel, Hagee later voiced genuine regret and has made contributions to the Jewish people so significant that any past insensitivities can be forgiven. In the early days of Operation Protective Edge, Hagee’s group gathered in Washington, D.C., some 5,000 strong where the pastor told his flock, “We’ve come to Washington to ask our government to stop demanding for Israel to show restraint.” 6. Rupert Murdoch Many of the titles and channels owned by Murdoch’s News Corporation and Twenty-First Century Fox, have, for the most part, covered stories relating to Jews and Israel in a balanced and fair manner, and Murdoch himself has described himself as an ardent Zionist and philosemite. Murdoch has been recognized by a number of major Jewish organizations, including the American Jewish Committee, the Anti-Defamation League, and the Museum of Jewish Heritage. At a dinner late last year for an Israeli charity, Murdoch told the audience, “You know as I do that as Israel goes, so goes [...] our morality and our very existence as freedom loving citizens of the world.” 5. Tony Abbott The government of Australia’s Prime Minister Abbott has been the most pro-Israel in recent memory. In June it resolved to stop referring to East Jerusalem as “occupied” territory and to adopt additional similar steps. During the failed United Nations Security Council vote this week to force an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, Abbott’s Australia was the only country to join the U.S. in opposing the move. During Protective Edge the prime minister was firm in his defense of Israeli actions saying, “The problem in the Middle East is that in the end so many people are not prepared to accept Israel’s right to exist.” Abbot has earned strong support from the country’s Jewish community. 4. Stephen Harper As Prime Minister of Canada, Harper has consistently led those members of the international community who have risen to the defense of the Jewish state.
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By Moshe Phillips, President, Religious Zionists of America – Philadelphia, January 4, 2015
ritics of Israel periodically issue doomsday warnings about how the Jewish state will face international isolation if it does not quickly give in to Palestinian demands. Last week’s United Nations Security gCouncil vote shows, once again, how -wrong they are. Earlier this year, Secretary of State John Kerry warned that Israel’s f reluctance to make more unilateral concessions will bring down upon it “an increasing delegitimization campaign.” New York Times columnist hThomas Friedman and other pundits -likewise declared that Israel is increasingly “isolated” and is being treated as ma “pariah” state. But when Palestinian advocates last week presented the UN Security yCouncil with a resolution demanding an Israeli withdrawal from Judea, .Samaria and much of Jerusalem, they couldn’t muster enough supporting votes – in a forum which, in the past, was notorious as the scene of international ganging-up on Israel. The Third World bloc, which is -thought of as being uniformly antipIsrael, suddenly cracked. Two African snations, Nigeria and Rwanda, defied the Palestinians and abstained. Further shifts in Third World attitudes toward Israel could be in the offing. Accord-
ing to recent media reports from India, the New Delhi government is seriously considering adopting a more pro-Israel position at the United Nations. As the founder of the Third World / Non-Aligned bloc, India’s possible new orientation would signal that the underdeveloped nations are no longer in the Arab League’s pocket. Important Western countries likewise took a stand at the UN last week. Australia voted against the resolution – despite recent Islamic extremist attacks and threats that might easily have intimidated other governments. Great Britain abstained – despite the recent vote by the British parliament supporting recognition of “Palestine.” At the time of that British parliamentary vote, there was much handwringing in the Jewish world. The vote seemed to lend credence to claims by the doomsday crowd that Israel’s reluctance to make more one-sided concessions was leading “all of Europe” to turn against it. More sober-minded observers pointed out at the time that symbolic resolutions in parliaments are not the final word. Sure enough, when it came to making an actual policy decision, the British government refused to go along with the UN resolution. Much the same is true with regard to the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanc-
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In support of Israel’s Gaza cams paign, Harper was forthright. o “Canada is unequivocally behind Israel,” Harper said. “We support its right to defend itself, by itself, against t these terror attacks, and urge Hamas to immediately cease their indiscriminate attacks on innocent Israeli civilians.” In 2012, Harper ensured that his government was among the few that opposed the Palestinian Authority’s unilateral move for acceptance at the United Nations. At a meeting in New York in 2013, Harper said, “There is nothing more shortsighted in Western capitals in our time than the softening support for d Israel,” according to a Wall Street Journal report. Israel, he said, “is the one g strong stable democratic western ally d that we have” in the Middle East. 3. Abdel Fattah el-Sisi t Perhaps an unexpected inclusion on the list, El-Sisi actually topped last year’s list for his unrelenting war against , Hamas terrorists in Gaza, albeit likely for his own purposes. El-Sisi has effectively stunted the flow of deadly weapons to the coastal n enclave through shutting down hundreds of smuggling tunnels, and, in l 2014, creating a substantial buffer zone r between Sinai and the Strip. Despite his heavy handed, autocratic rule, Israeli officials have praised the impact El-Sisi has had, specifically as Hamas has proven to be the single group responsible for the most Jewish e deaths over the past two decades. During the summer’s war, El-Sisi o all but forced Hamas to accept Israel’s ceasefire terms. Later, he reportedly went so far as to offer a segment of the Sinai Peninsula as land for the estabe lishment of a Palestinian state. 2. Mitch McConnell As the incoming Senate majority leader, McConnell’s commitment to the U.S.-Israel relationship has become more significant than ever. n Now spearheading domestic op-
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position to President Obama’s widely criticized foreign policy, McConnell and his Republicans may serve as the only obstacle to the Administration’s reckless and irresponsible pandering to the Iranian mullahs. Additionally, he could lead the drive to cut funding from the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations in the event that unilateral moves towards Palestinian statehood and demonizing Israel continue apace. During Protective Edge, McConnell ensured that domestic politics wouldn’t interfere in U.S. funding for Israel’s lifesaving Iron Dome missile defense system by introducing an aid package that was independent of a controversial immigration bill. 1. Narendra Modi Since his sweeping ascension to India’s top job, Modi has used almost every opportunity to promote Israel-India ties. In November, Bloomberg News reported that “Modi is openly boosting ties with Israel, strengthening a relationship that has largely grown outside of the public spotlight over the past two decades.” The moves, which began with a meeting between Modi and Israeli Prime Minister Netanayhu, include billions in defense deals, and speculation that India is reconsidering its pro-Palestinian stance at the United Nations. In November, the two allies successfully tested an advanced missile system, which was hailed by an adviser to the Indian defense minister as “an important milestone in the cooperation between India and Israel,” The Times of Israel reported. In December, Modi tweeted a Chanukah greeting in Hebrew which wished his “Jewish friends a happy Chanukah! May this Festival of Lights and the festive season ring in peace, hope and well-being for all.”
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tions (BDS) campaign against Israel. The movement’s few successes have generated a lot of attention but do not necessarily indicate some new trend in public opinion towards Israel. Recall that when the American Studies Association voted last year to boycott Israel, it received enormous international media attention. Not many people are aware that the ASA’s action was condemned by the American Association of Universities, the American Association of University Professors, and the American Council on Education (representing 1,800 educational institutions), not to mention the 92 university presidents – including the presidents of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Dartmouth, Cornell and Johns Hopkins – who issued a statement denouncing the ASA’s boycott. The American public at large likewise remains firmly in Israel’s camp. This year’s Gallup annual World Affairs survey found fully 72 percent of Americans have a “very favorable” or “mostly favorable” view of Israel. Compare that to the number who have
a favorable view of the other countries in Israel’s neighborhood: Egypt - 45%; Saudi Arabia - 35%; Libya - 19%; Palestinian Authority - 19%; Iraq - 16%; Syria - 13%; Iran - 12%. And this is despite decades of unfriendly news media coverage of Israel. The gloom-and-doom crowd has an agenda. They want to force Israel to retreat. So they promulgate self-fulfilling prophecies about Israel being isolated, in the hope of browbeating the Jewish state and its friends into giving up. They never win at the ballot box, so they look for alternative ways to bring about Israeli concessions. Demoralization is a tactic. Generating despair is their goal. Israel and its supporters understandably worry about how the Jewish state is viewed by the rest of the world. But last week’s events at the UN, and other recent trends, show that skilled diplomacy, reasonable arguments and, ultimately, a just cause, can go a long way towards blunting the international campaign against Israel.
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COMMENTARY BRIEFS TO THE STUDENTS FOR JUSTICE IN PALESTINE, A LETTER FROM AN ANGRY BLACK WOMAN
The student organization Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is prominent on many college campuses, preaching a mantra of “Freeing Palestine.” It masquerades as though it were a civil rights group when it is not. It is thus high time
to expose its agenda and lay bare some of the fallacies it peddles. If you seek to promulgate the legacy of early Islamic colonialists who raped and pillaged the Middle East, subjugated the indigenous peoples living in the region, and foisted upon them a life of persecution and degradation – you do not get to claim the title of “Freedom Fighter.” If you support a racist doctrine of
COMMENTARY Arab supremacism and wish (as a corollary of that doctrine) to destroy the Jewish state, you do not get to claim that the prejudices you peddle are forms of legitimate “resistance.” If your heroes are clerics who sit in Gaza plotting the genocide of a people; who place their children on rooftops in the hopes they will get blown to bits; who heap praises upon their fellow gang members when they succeed in murdering Jewish school boys and bombing places of activity where Jews congregate – you do not get to claim that you are an advocate of human virtue. You are not. You do not get to justify the calculated and deliberate bombings, beatings and lynchings of Jewish men, women and children by referring to such heinous occurrences as part of a noble “uprising” of the oppressed – that is racism. It is evil. You see, my people have always been Zionists because my people have always stood for the freedom of the oppressed. You do not have the right to invoke my people’s struggle for your shoddy purposes. (Chloe Valdar, consultant for the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America and a fellow at the Lawfare Project, Tablet)
fat’s rejection of the Palestinian state offered by the Israelis at the end of his second term as tragic. In her memoir, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice describes the even more favorable offer made by Israel in 2008. “In the end,” Rice writes, “the Palestinians walked away from the negotiations.” The answer is that Israel’s proposals for an independent Palestinian state have come with a condition that the Palestinian leadership has regarded as a deal-breaker: a permanent end of the conflict, and a commitment to accept Israel’s existence. By contrast, the Security Council end-game sought by the Palestinians is an end-run around any such condition; it would impose on the Palestinians no obligation to end the dispute. As Abbas knows, the Palestinian street opposes any end of conflict with Israel that fails to bring about its disappearance. In May 2009, not long after spurning the “extraordinary terms” described by Rice, Abbas told the Washington Post that he was in no hurry to make peace with the Israelis. Rather, Abbas hoped that international pressure on Israel would force it to capitulate without any corresponding obligation on the Palestinians’ part to agree to live in peace. The Palestinians’ argument that UN intervention is necessary because they cannot otherwise obtain a state represents a narrative that has been adopted wholesale in certain quarters. Sadly, however, it is a narrative that is tough to square with what has actually occurred. (Jeff Robbins, former U.S. delegate to the UN Human Rights Council, Boston Globe)
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With the Palestinian decision to enlist the UN to impose terms on Israel despite objections by the U.S., the question remains: Why is it that the Palestinians rejected Israel’s offer for an independent Palestinian state comprised of virtually all of the West Bank, Gaza and a capital in east Jerusalem in 2000, 2001 and 2008? In his memoir, former President Bill Clinton described Yasser Ara-
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within months. In 2008, Israel offered Abbas a state covering 94% of the West Bank. He never took up the offer. Last March, President Obama personally offered Abbas a U.S.-sponsored “framework” agreement. Again Abbas demurred. n Now Abbas has moved to have “the state of Palestine” join the International Criminal Court, chiefly in order to harass Israeli military officers and politicians spuriously accused of war crimes. The gambit will fail for the simple reason that two can play the game. Abbas consistently refuses a Palestinian state because such a state is infinitely more trivial than a n Palestinian struggle. So long as “Palestine” is in the process of beg coming, it matters. Once it exists, y it all but doesn’t. This explains e why no Palestinian leader will ever accept such a state on any terms. After the endless stream of Palestinian rejections, one begins to sense a pattern. l What if Western leaders refused o to take Abbas’ calls? What if they pointed out that, in the broad ’ spectrum of global interests, the
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“Palestinians continue to be plagued by poor leadership. Being unable to get nine votes in the Security Council; losing when they might have won by delaying a month; energizing American opposition to their actions – all to join an organization [the ICC] where they are actually far more at risk than Israel,” observes former U.S. deputy national security adviser Elliott Abrams. “The Fatah leadership in Ramallah is not brave enough to face down Hamas and make peace, nor brave enough to face their own people in an election. So they go for these gyrations in New York instead, hoping to fool Palestinians into thinking these charades
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Lessons from a mother hen
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ur sprawling Chabad property boasted 14 chickens at one point. What began with two chickens, a rooster and a hen, rapidly expanded to a growing family. My children loved watching the eggs hatch and the little chicklets burst forth. They made sure to feed the chickens, gave them enough to drink, and took care not to scare them. It was educational for all of the children who come through our doors, too, as we were able
to practice the commandment of being kind to animals. The Baal Shem Tov, a 17th-century scholar and righteous person, and founder of Chassidic philosophy, taught that everything that happens to us in our life comes to teach us a lesson. The Talmud states that one can learn morality from an animal. From a cat, one learns modesty, and from an ant, not to steal. Perhaps one can learn mothering from a hen? After all, where does the term “Mother Hen” come from? I always enjoyed watching the mother hen. It was fascinating to see how instinctual it was for her to take care of her little chicks. She found water for them, dripping from a pipe behind our Chabad House and led them there every day to feed them. She would lift the little ones on her back to reach the droplets of water. She taught them how to fly. She kept them close to her. She used to herd them every night in the chicken coop we put in the garden. And they thrived as chicks do, transforming from little babies to growing roosters and hens. I was fascinated by the way the
hen took care of them, maybe because it reminded me of my growing brood, thank G-d. It was, after all, when I was in full mothering mode, expecting my seventh son. This mother hen got me thinking…it is so natural and instinctual to be a mother, yet so difficult at times. The sleepless nights, endless diaper changes, the carpools, the worries; they are enough to drive any parent up a straight wall. A mother or father, for that matter, is constantly putting someone else’s needs above their own. To be a parent means to be selfless. In a society where narcissism reigns king, we could all use a dose of selflessness in our lives. We may not all be parents, but we all have the opportunity to parent someone in our life. We can all give of ourselves completely, selflessly and without expecting anything in return. Whether it is our own child, a friend’s child, a grandchild or a student, we can take them under our wings and become a “mother hen” to them, looking after them, giving them the love they need to
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fly, and the tools they need to survive in this world. On a spiritual level, it states in Talmud Sanhedrin that if you teach something to someone, it is as if you created them. A student is considered to be a child. We don’t need to know much to teach another. The Lubavitcher Rebbe quoted this Chasidic saying many times: “If you only know Aleph, teach Aleph.” And the only way to teach someone is to raise this child, lifting them to the ultimate heights with love and caring, with selflessness. We can teach someone the joys and beauty of Judaism with warmth and love. Let’s all access our inner mother hen to guide and love, to care and nurture, and to educate, but with a healthy dose of mothering. Ultimately, motherhood is the greatest gift to ourselves for, ironically, it is in giving selflessly that we reap enormous rewards. Here’s to mothering today’s children, whatever age they may be. Chanie Bukiet is program and educational director at Chabad of Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch.
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Celebrate Tu B’Shevat at Sarasota Children’s Garden
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arasota Children’s Garden will be the site of a very special celebration on Saturday morning, February 7, as Temple Emanu-El partners with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee to host the third annual birthday party for the trees in honor of Tu B’Shevat. The festivities begin at 10:00 a.m. and are designed especially for families with children or grandchildren up to age seven. There are a limited number of free spaces with advance reservation, or a cost of $18 per family. In addition to socializing in the Sarasota Children’s Garden’s charming natural setting and innovative play areas – which include a maze, pirate ship, dress-up room, tire swing, climbing equipment, and slides for kids, as well as porch-style swings for adults to relax and watch the fun – attendees will participate in a special Tu B’Shevat planting activity. A breakfast of bagels, cream cheese and juice will be served; families will also enjoy a special fruit treat in honor of the holiday. Rabbi Brenner
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Event chair Alicia Zoller and her mom enjoyed last year’s Tu B’Shevat party
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aver Religious School at Temple Beth Sholom has inaugurated a new way to teach Judaism to its students – learning Judaism through children’s literature. The school’s media center has been busier than ever with the students reading age-appropriate material, ranging from early childhood picture books to novels. The second through fourth-graders participated in their first Parent/Child Book Club several weeks ago. The children and their parents read Molly’s Pilgrim by Barbara Cohen. This book is based on Cohen’s childhood experience immigrating to a new land and standing out amongst her peers. Aside from its charm, this book brings to
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life the immigrant experience from Europe to the United States at the turn of the 20th century. After screening a short Academy Award-winning film based on the book, the discussion engaged most of the students. Students in grades 5-9 read one of two companion books paralleling the lives of sisters during the Inquisition. Jacqueline Greene’s books, Out of Many Waters and One Foot Ashore, took two girls from Portugal to Brazil to Amsterdam in the 1650s. Outside of a formal classroom setting, the Paver students learned about daily life and the Jewish experience hundreds of years ago. This form of teaching was well received even by students who rarely participated. Paver Religious School is preparing its students to learn about Judaism by “osmosis” while encouraging reading. These books were given to the students for the assignment and for their own personal libraries. More book club sessions are planned for the spring. For more information, contact Dr. Gerry Nussbaum at 941.955.8121.
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Learning on Displays at Temple Beth Sholom Schools earning on Displays are scheduled periodically for each grade level team of the Temple Beth Sholom Schools to showcase their project-based learning. The youngest group participating, the Transitional class made up of 15-month to two-year-olds, learned how to make bread with Rabbi Michael Werbow. They loved helping to mix and braid the dough. The Juniors (two-year-olds) were enthralled
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with the colder weather, so they made “snow” out of baking soda and conditioner. The kids had a blast squishing it in their hands and plowing it with their snowplows. The three-year-old Tweens learned how holidays were celebrated around the world, with parents coming in to share stories and food. The first and second-graders pieced together the USA by creating a large puzzle within the classroom to map out the different types of natu-
ral disasters that occur throughout the states. Third and fourth-graders presented their research about their family’s ancestry with maps and details that gave great insight about their families. Twenty-three fifth and sixth-grade future potential engineers and architects designed pendulums. There was an amazing amount of creativity, energy and team spirit as the Galileo-inspired designs start to take shape. The students find that learning at TBSS is fun, and the faculty places a tremendous emphasis on planning lessons that are both interesting and challenging. By tailoring lessons to the
individual interests of the students, the project-based TBSS curriculum prioritizes student engagement and realworld relevance alongside academic rigor. For more information, please contact Temple Beth Sholom Schools at 941.552.2770.
Upper school students work on their ancestry project
Rabbi Michael Werbow helps the preschool Transitional class bake bread
Middle School students work on their pendulums
Temple Sinai Religious School helps the community ith the holiday season upon us, it seemed like the perfect time to get the fifthgraders involved with Temple Sinai’s Annual All Faith’s Food Drive at the Food Festival. The students are tying tzedakah and g’milut chasadim into our yearly lesson plan in as many ways
as they can. However, discussing it in class can only go so far. Actually experiencing it can open a whole new door as it brings the lessons of charity to life for the students. The fifth-grade class is very diverse, but what we have found that ties the students together is their love of helping the world be a better place. Whether they are making Hanukkah cards for the elderly or researching for our tzedakah projJake Dillon, April Guttman, Maya Gordon, Noah Leinweber and Laura Slane donation explain the Food Drive to third-graders ect, you can see
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the enthusiasm that these bourgeoning adults share for helping others. The students eagerly started by designing their posters with a plan to go to each class to educate others about the hunger issues in our own community and to encourage students to bring in nonperishable food items. They researched statistics, worked together to create a presentation at age-appropriate levels for each grade, and did an amazing job going from class to class informing students from kindergarten through middle school of the importance of bringing in items to help those in our own community. They will also be in charge of the collection booth at the festival.
As the saying goes, “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I’ll remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.”
Noah Leinweber and Maya Gordon get ready to visit the Religious School classes
Community Chanukah Celebration photos
Amelia Malkin enjoyed making a dreidel out of Legos at Temple Sinai’s Chanukah Dinner.
Temple Emanu-El Religious School students Josie Liederman and Emma Hurwitz joined other fourth and fifth-graders in creating Chanukah cards for Israel Defense Forces soldiers during a youth group project.
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Paver Religious School at Temple Beth Sholom celebrated Chanukah with a Torah lesson, Dreidel Marathon, latkes, sufganiyot and shuk (marketplace). Marielle Newmark shows off window decorations she made during the Chanukah celebration.
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The Three Great Faiths and The New Islamic Anti –Semitism – Ken Hanson, Ph.D. February 4 and February 11 ....... 3:00–4:30 PM Thursdays
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Torah Tots Join other parents, grandparents and caregivers as we explore the child’s world through story, song, cooking, crafts and circle time. Torah Tots encourages multi-sensory experiences that stimulate emerging language, motor development, socialization and bonding between parents and child. Explore child rearing from a Jewish perspective, participate in group activities and learn Jewish customs that will enhance this unique time in your toddler’s life in these formative years. Torah Tots takes place from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Suggested donation: $6. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 Caffeine for the Soul Join the most popular Jewish women’s book club in town at Caffeine for the Soul. Get your weekly social and spiritual boost during a roundtable discussion led by Chaya Rivka Schmerling. Delve into the book for this year, Simple Words by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. This group meets weekly. No cost. Join us at 10:00 a.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.
“The Story of Reform Judaism in America” Rabbi Larry Mahrer will facilitate this class which begins at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesdays in February at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota. The study materials will be historic documents from the Central Conference of American Rabbis, the professional group of Reform Rabbis, and documents from the mid-1800s through today. Complimentary for Temple Sinai members; $18 for nonmembers. For more information, contact Rabbi Mahrer at 941.776.9947 or rablar@tampabar.rr.com.
Tanya for Women There are days when one feels inspired by Judaism and spirituality, and there are days when they are a real bore. There are times when nothing seems more important than studying Torah or praying, and there are times when nothing seems greater than a steak and a good ballgame. There are moments when one is disgusted by the world’s immorality and there are moments when one is tempted by it. So who are we really? It is Tanya that guides us through our dual personality. It gives us the insight to understand and overcome the struggles we deal with on a day-to-day basis. Tanya teaches how to bridge that gap to create a unity between Judaism and the inner psyche. It allows us to truly feel, not merely act, like a Jew. This group meets weekly. No cost. Join us at 11:15 a.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.
ORT presents Sarasota Area Playwrights Society GulfsidePalm ORT chapter presents SAPS (Sarasota Area Playwrights Society) at 1:30 p.m. on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. SAPS will present three short plays written by local playwrights Arthur Keyser and Alice Cotman, and read by local actors. You can be the critic! Refreshments will be served. For more information and to RSVP, call Kim Sheintal at 941.302.1433.
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Professor Rachel Dulin returns to Temple Emanu-El for this exciting course. In between the lines of narrative and law, the Bible introduces a complex socio-political dynamic; and it is to the political aspect of the text that we will turn our attention in this lecture series. Exploring issues such as political voices before the monarchy, the centrality of the Land in biblical theology, and the voices of politics in the courts, we will view the issues and their influence on our life today. The classes begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, February 3, 10 and 17 at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $18. For more information or reservations, please contact Temple Emanu-El Adult Education Chair Beth Salzman at bethannys@comcast.net.
Orchestra of Exiles Richly researched, and narrated by some of today’s leading musicians, this film retraces violinist Bronislaw Huberman’s heroic feat of organizing an orchestra in 1936. Through his energetic efforts recruiting Jewish musicians fleeing Europe, Huberman formed the Palestine Symphony Orchestra, ultimately conducted by Arturo Toscanini. The screening begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Jewish Congregation of Venice, 600 N. Auburn Road. Tickets at the door: $3 for JCV members; $5 for guests. For more information, call the JCV office at 941.484.2022 or email jcvenice2@gmail.com.
Interfaith Symposium This major adult education event for the Bradenton community features Rabbi Harold F. Caminker of Temple Beth El, Father Tom Zalewski of St. Joseph Catholic Church, and Reverend Robert Sichta of UCC Congregational Church, who, together, will teach on three Tuesday evenings in February at 7:30 p.m.: February 3 - “God” - at UCC Congregational Church, 3700 26th Street West, Bradenton, 941.756.1018; February 10 - “Prejudice” - at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 3100 26th Street West, Bradenton, 941.756.3732; February 17 - “Sin & Death” - at Temple Beth El, 4200 32nd Street West, Bradenton, 941.755.4900. This series is a pioneering effort to continue building the bridges of mutual understanding, tolerance and acceptance in our community. It is free and open to the entire community. For more information about this community event, call Temple Beth El at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon.
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“The Musical Liturgy of the Worship Service” Through a series of lectures, discussions and musical examples, the prayers that are already a part of our Friday night service will be given a new meaning through the lens of history, musical analysis and personal connection. This free course takes place on Wednesdays in February from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.
Delight in the aesthetic experience of the happy holiday of Tu B’Shevat, which celebrates the special place of trees in the Jewish religion, protected even in times of war from being destroyed. If you have never had the pleasure of sharing the Tu B’Shevat Seder in a community setting, you will find new memories to cherish. The colors of the fruits and grains are beautiful, and the Seder is uplifting and delicious! Join us at noon at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; materials and healthy kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
Temple Emanu-El “Lunch with the Rabbi” Are you looking for a great lunch date? Join Rabbi Brenner Glickman and nice, friendly, interesting companions for lunch, socializing and discussion of current events and subjects of Jewish interest. All are invited to this popular, stimulating and enjoyable program. Attendees are asked to bring a brown-bag lunch and are also welcome to bring a newspaper article for discussion. Homemade dessert and terrific company are provided! This free event begins at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.
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Marden Paru, dean and co-founder of the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva, will teach this Lifelong Learning Academy class on Wednesdays, from February 4 through March 4, from 1:00 to 2:20 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. Discuss the Bible’s many miracles to better understand what they represent. Bring an Old Testament Bible with a modern English translation. Cost: $75. Register online at www.LLA-SM. org or call Jana Overstreet at Lifelong Learning Academy at 941.359.4296.
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Idelson Library Book Review Series Harold Halpern will review FDR and the Jews by Richard Breitman and Allan J. Lichtman. How can we evaluate FDR’s attitude toward our people and his actions during the Holocaust? One answer is to read or come to hear Harold’s review of this book, which offers new, well-documented, behind-the-scenes insight into this complex topic. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 1:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, Madeline L. Sainer Social Hall, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call Arlene Hamburger at 941.921.2554 or the temple office at 941.955.8121. The full book review schedule can be found at www.templebethsholomfl.org.
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Schmooze & Pastrami
Temple Beth Israel’s Scholar-In-Residence
Join us for a weekly pastrami sandwich lunch with a schmooze on a variety of current hot topics. The lunch begins at noon at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. Cost: $10. For more information, contact Rabbi Sholom Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rabbi@chabadofvenice.com.
Engage in study with one of the Reform Movement’s most outstanding scholars, Dr. David Ellenson, President Emeritus and Chancellor of the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. Dr. Ellenson’s presentations will include: February 6 at 8:00 p.m. - “One Rabbi’s Faith: How I understand Judaism and the World;” February 7 at 10:00 a.m.* - “An Exploration of Halachic Texts: Medical Ethics and End of Life Issues;” February 8 at 9:30 a.m. - Breakfast Program** - “The Future of American Judaism: The Pew Study One Year Later - Where We Are, Where Are We Going?” The 2015 Temple Beth Israel Scholar-in-Residence Weekend is sponsored by Charlotte P. Graver in loving memory of her husband Dr. Hyman H. Graver through a grant from the Charlotte P. Graver Fund at the Community Foundation of Sarasota County. All events take place at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. For more information, visit www.tbi-lbk.org or contact the TBI office at info@tbi-lbk.org or 941.383.3428. *Reservations are requested for the Shabbat Café following Shabbat morning services. There is no cost for attending the Shabbat Café. **Reservations are required for the Sunday morning Breakfast Program.
Lunch and Learning at TBS Rabbi Michael Werbow is coordinating a series of classes discussing Great Jewish Ideas of the 19th and 20th Centuries: An exploration of Jewish thought focusing on God, Torah and Israel, as incorporated into personal beliefs, the meaning of Jewish ritual acts, and the purpose of continued Jewish experience. Bring your own dairy lunch and come to one or all of the classes, which begin at noon on Thursdays, February 5, 12 and 26 at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Advance registration is required; free to TBS members and $5 per session for nonmembers. Please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121 or info@templebethsholomfl. org for more information.
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Neil Phillips, founder and principal of the Visible Men Academy (VMA) in Bradenton, will share about the pioneering work now happening at this institution. VMA provides boys from low-income communities with outstanding academic, character and social education in a nurturing school environment. This Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, visit www. tbi-lbk.org or contact the TBI office at info@tbi-lbk.org or 941.383.3428.
Rhythm & Jews Musical Shabbat Service Join Rabbi Huntting, Chazzan Abramson, your friends and neighbors for the Rhythm & Jews Family Erev Shabbat Service. Come and hear the Bruno Family Musicians as they join the rabbi and chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chasidic melodies. The service takes place at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. At 5:00 p.m., prior to services, come to our Annual Winter Open House to meet our clergy. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.
“Jewish Views of the Afterlife” Join Rabbi Barbara Aiello for a stimulating discussion on “Jewish Views of the Afterlife” from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m. at South Manatee Branch Library, 6081 26th St. West, Bradenton. Light refreshments will be served. Sponsored by Congregation Ner Tamid. For more information or reservations, call Elaine at 941.755.1231.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7
Sarasota Jewish Chorale rehearsal dates
CHJ presents Christa Whitney
The Sarasota Jewish Chorale will be rehearsing every Thursday evening in February from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, courtesy of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Newcomers are welcome to sit in on any rehearsal to sample our songs, spirit and camaraderie. For more information, please call Susan Skovronek, SJC manager, at 941.355.8011, visit www. sarasotajewishchorale.org or check us out on Facebook.
Following the Congregation of Humanistic Judaism’s 10:30 a.m. Shabbat service, we will listen to the voices of the Humanaires, followed by Christa Whitney, Director of the Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project. Christa will speak on the “Yiddish Book Center’s Wexler Oral History Project – A Growing Archive.” The project is a growing collection of in-depth video interviews with people of all ages, exploring Yiddish cultural topics and issues of modern Jewish identity. Everyone is welcome at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. For more information, contact the CHJ office at 941.929.7771 or visit www.chj-sarasota.org.
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SaraMana ORT chapter presents “A Dinner with Flavors of the World” at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Are you ready to have your taste buds explode? Please join us as we eat and dance our way around the world. Levels to attend are $40 per person for contributor, $75 per person for patron, and $100 per person for benefactor. Start putting your tables together for this fabulous event. For more information, contact Natalie Abrams at natscats@tampabay.rr.com or Sandie Ivers at sandieivers@hotmail.com.
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The Chabad of Sarasota Men’s Club (Club 770) will host its February breakfast at 9:00 a.m. at 7700 Beneva Road, Sarasota. It will feature Dr. Daniel Perlmutter, who will present “The Nobel Prize Experience.” Breakfast includes scrambled eggs and onion, whitefish salad, bagels, lox and cream cheese. Cost: $7 for Club 770 members; $10 for nonmembers. Men and women are welcome. For more information or to RSVP, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.
Nathan Miller has been recognized by Israeli newspaper Maariv as one of “ten young Jews who will change the world.” He will present “Israel’s Relationship with the U.S. – from an insider.” The event begins at 7:00 p.m. on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. This event is free, but RSVPs are required. To register online, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events. For more information, contact Len Steinberg at 941.552.6301 or lsteinberg@jfedsrq.org.
Brandeis Author Presentation and Luncheon Greg Dawson, 45-year career journalist and Orlando Magazine columnist will present “My Mother, Chopin and the Forgotten Holocaust in the Ukraine” based on the two books he has written on the Holocaust and wartime trials in the Ukraine. They are based on his mother’s experiences and survival. One and a half million Jews were killed in the Ukraine before the Holocaust traveled to other parts of Europe. Come hear this fascinating speaker from 10:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota. Come early to shop unique boutiques! Cost includes lunch choices: $45 for BNC members; $50 for nonmembers. For more information, call Toby Halpern at 941.359.0550 or Ann Friedman at 941.349.6713.
Falafel with Yoav Come and enjoy a terrific kosher falafel lunch at noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. All you can eat falafel for $5. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.
Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood Honors Luncheon Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood fetes past presidents Cindy Gilburne and Laura Zalkin and programming vice-president Dorothy Quint at this year’s Triple Crown Honors Luncheon. Whether rejuvenating Sisterhood with enthusiasm, vigor and vitality, originating the hugely successful annual estate and rummage sale, or overseeing innovative programs to feed hungry children and foster interfaith understanding in Sarasota-Manatee, these women deserve every honor! All are welcome to this elegant and special luncheon featuring delicious food, lively entertainment and prizes, at 12:30 p.m. at Lakewood Ranch Country Club, 7650 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch. For reservations and sponsorship information, please contact event chair Ethel Gross at 941.388.7899 or ebg7498@gmail.com.
Tu B’Shevat Seder Join the Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch at a Tu B’Shevat Seder at 1:30 p.m. at the home of Carol Meier. Participants will share an innovative celebration as they give thanks for the way trees provide food, shelter and beauty by enjoying songs and readings, and by sampling a variety of wines as well as fruits and nuts grown and eaten in Israel. For additional information, email kehillahoflakewoodranch@gmail.com or call 941.281.2587.
Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva PRESENTS A NEW 8-WEEK COURSE
JACOB, SONS & DAUGHTER Mondays 4:15 PM – 5:15 PM Starting February 9, 2015 Jacob is the third of our forefathers whose role and stature in the Tanach (The Holy Scriptures) presents a fascinating character study of an important historic biblical figure. Jacob, four wives, 12 sons and one daughter provide a tale of intrigue, mischief, triumphant sibling reunion, relocation to ancient Egypt, and a tribal organization leading ultimately to nationhood for the Israelites. Jacob’s name changes to Israel and his progeny become known as the Children of Israel. This course will draw on Midrash, the Talmud and other sources to fill in the missing components not found in the text of the Genesis narrative. Each of Jacob’s 13 children is legendary in their own right which this class will fully explore. Collectively, this very large clan sets the tone for what happens to the evolving ancient Israelite people who ultimately become enslaved in Egypt leading to the massive Exodus story so popular today in literature and film. Instructor: Marden Paru; Fee $50.
The class will meet February 9, 16, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Classes are held on the Campus of the Jewish Federation, 580 McIntosh Rd. in Sarasota. To register or seek more information, please contact Marden Paru, Dean and Rosh Yeshiva; at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com. Please make checks payable to the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva and mail to Marden Paru, 2729 Goodwood Court, Sarasota, FL 34235. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS: The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency. It is funded, in part, by a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
Book discussion with Rabbi Huntting Join us at 1:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai (4631 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota) for a lecture and book discussion facilitated by Rabbi Geoff Huntting. The book for review is Judaism as a Civilization: Toward a Reconstruction of American-Jewish Life by Mordecai M. Kaplan. Books can be purchased from Amazon. Complimentary. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.
“Jewish Artists Explore” features actress The third of the five-part “Jewish Artists Explore” series, sponsored by The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee and the Association of Professional Jewish Artists, takes place from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. on the Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) with a live interview of actress Andrea Dovner interviewed by filmmaker Ilana Marks. Additional artists will explore Jewish spirituality through the Exodus Process via text study with Rabbi Goldie Milgram, group yoga with Liana Sheintal Bryant, and an expressive/integrative art activity led by Linda Joffe. Each “Jewish Artists Explore” event is $5 for APJA members and $10 for nonmembers (payable at the door). Refreshments will be served. For further information, contact Kimberly Sheintal at klapshein@aol.com. Sponsored by
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JEWISH HAPPENINGS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 YAD Happy Hour
2015 Great Performers Series at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall
On the 2nd Tuesday of every month, join other Jewish young adults for happy hour at Sarasota’s favorite bars and restaurants. Learn more about the Young Adults Division. No RSVP needed. This month’s event takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at World of Beer, 1888 Main St., Sarasota. For more information, contact Len Steinberg at 941.552.6301 or lsteinberg@jfedsrq.org.
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Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Michael Sanderling, conductor Johannes Moser, cello Sunday, March 1 • 4 p.m.
Takács String Quartet Joyce Yang, piano
Tuesday, March 17 • 8 p.m.
Murray Perahia, piano
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The Holocaust Speakers Bureau offers teachers a unique opportunity to expand their students’ classroom experience. We have a large number of Holocaust survivors who reside in this community. They are very motivated to visit school children and give their eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust. Also available are speakers who were hidden children, those saved through the “Kindertransport”, resistance fighters, refugees, as well as World War II camp liberators.
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Who are the greatest authors of both the Sephardim and the Ashkenazim? What themes divide them, such as the Holocaust? What are their recurrent themes and world views? Did you know there is a National Sephardic Library, with over 10,000 catalogued items? This course will explore the divides between sectors of the Jewish People and the ties that bind us as one. Learn, discuss and debate the essence of both Ashkenazic Judaism and Sephardic. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $36 for the series; materials and healthy kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
David Axelrod in Conversation with David Remnick One of the key players in the historic campaign that made Barack Obama President, David Axelrod has been involved with some of the greatest political changes of the last decade. He has devoted a lifetime to questioning political certainties and to bringing fresh thinking into the political landscape. David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker since July 1998, is the author of several books, including The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, visit www.tbi-lbk.org or contact the TBI office at info@tbilbk.org or 941.383.3428.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Sophisticated Ladies Broadway Bound Fashion Show The Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood will present Sophisticated Ladies Broadway Bound, its fifth annual Luncheon, Auction and Fashion Show. Fashions from L. Boutique and Nikki Sedacca’s The Art of Jewelry will be featured. This event raises money for Paver Religious School, Camp Ramah Darom scholarships, and community-wide youth groups. Guests will have the opportunity to bid on an extensive array of items displayed at the auction, including jewelry and gift certificates. The event begins at noon in the Madeline L. Sainer Social Hall at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Tickets are $45 and include wine and Michael’s On East’s Special Salad. RSVP is required. Please contact Sue Rosin at 941.586.7662 or Honey Salzman at 941.371.3049 to RSVP or to become a sponsor.
Brown Bag with Rabbi Geoff Huntting Bring your lunch and come for this casual gathering at noon on Wednesdays, February 11, 18 and 25 at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. The discussion on current events is determined by attendees. A delicious assortment of homemade goodies will be served! Complimentary. For more information, call Mike Benesch at 941.924.1802.
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 Great Humorous Jews: Henny Youngman Jewish humor is the best in the world, serving for centuries as our vehicle of survival in the worst of circumstances. How did such a persecuted people produce world-class comedians? From vaudeville to Broadway, radio, movies, television and beyond, Jewish humorists dominate comedy, as highlighted by Henny Youngman’s lovable jokes, such as: “A Jewish woman had two chickens. One got sick, so the woman made chicken soup out of the other one to help the sick one get well.” Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $36 for the six-part series; materials and healthy kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
Todesmarche Revisited Laura Donefer, a renowned glass artist, will speak about her installation Todesmarche Revisited: In Honor of Those Who Perished During the Death Marches, which was a site-specific work assembled inside a roundwalled gallery designed to evoke the inner structure of a kiln. With over 600 glass footprints, some taken from actual Holocaust survivors, and over 300 black plaster footprints, the installation is a memorial to those whose names were lost in the last horrific days of WWII, as well as a celebration of the immense strength of the survivors and their families. Laura will show photos, speak of the inspiration behind the work and how she went about creating it. This Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, visit www. tbi-lbk.org or contact the TBI office at info@tbi-lbk.org or 941.383.3428.
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Close-up: The Ten Commandments - #8
Temple Beth El Bradenton will rock with a special Erev Shabbat service featuring love songs in honor of the occasion. This service is free and open and welcoming to all, but in keeping with our commitment to the Meals on Wheels food bank, we ask that you bring one item of non-perishable food. The service begins at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El, 4200 32nd Street West, Bradenton. For more information, call the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon.
Come to the Al Katz Center for a kosher brunch and discussion of Commandment #8. This is the eighth in a 10-part series on the Ten Commandments, which are the shortest and singlemost influential words ever written or spoken in the history of mankind, to which the world owes its moral compass. Join us in delving deeply into the meanings and consequences to our daily lives of each Commandment. Children are also welcome to learn and participate. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; materials and kosher brunch included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 Temple Beth El annual dinner dance Temple Beth El members and friends will celebrate 49 years as the fullservice synagogue in Bradenton with its annual dinner dance while honoring one of its pioneers, Dr. Irving Zamikoff. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Renaissance on 9th, 1816 9th Street West, Bradenton. Tickets are $50. For tickets or information on advertising in the anniversary journal, please contact Sandy Clark at the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday, 9:30 a.m. to noon.
JFCS Holocaust Survivors’ Havurah Sponsored by
All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support. This month’s topic (including video) is First Loves. Enjoy a light nosh and a lively discussion. The group meets from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. This is a multi-agency event sponsored by JFCS of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and the Claims Conference of Germany. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@jfcs-cares.org.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 Jewish War Veterans brunch/meeting Jewish War Veterans, Sarasota Post 172, will hold its monthly brunch/ meeting at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. The lox-and-bagel brunch will begin at 9:45 a.m. (note the new start time) and will be followed by a short business meeting at 10:30 a.m. The cost remains $5 per person. Our guest speaker will be Officer Russell Younger from the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office, who will speak about “Identity Theft and Crime Prevention.” A veteran does not need to have served in war or in combat to become a member of our Post. All that is needed is Form DD-214 to prove Honorable Discharge. Please join us and meet the members of Post 172. Spouses and significant others are always welcome. For more information, please contact Stan Levinson, Commander, Post 172, at stanlevinson172@gmail.com or 941.907.6720.
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21st Annual Jewish Food Festival
We hope you feel at home and become active members of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community.
Join us from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Jewish Congregation of Venice (600 N. Auburn Road) for this popular event. Enjoy piled-high corned beef and pastrami sandwiches, stuffed cabbage, knishes, chicken matzoh ball soup, and all the deli-licious foods you remember, plus a mouth-watering array of home-baked goods, continuous live music, a flea market and other activities. Free admission and parking. For more information, call the JCV office at 941.484.2022 or email jcvenice2@gmail.com.
Jewish Genealogical Society of SWFL meeting The Jewish Genealogical Society proudly presents Rosalie Leon, who will perform “Women of Valor, Their Stories and Songs,” a Jewish storytelling, guitar and vocal performance. Learn about famous women in history, all sharing a common factor – their strength and their talents. Rosalie will share their journeys with you, in story and song. Join us at 1:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. Attendance is free and everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Kim Sheintal at 941.921.1433 or klapshein@aol.com, or visit http://jgsswf.org/.
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Education Series - The Ritchie Boys As part of the Congregation of Humanistic Judaism’s Education Series, the documentary The Ritchie Boys will be screened and facilitated by CHJ member Barry Wolfe, PhD. A Q&A session will follow the 93-minute film, which will be shown at 2:30 p.m. at Unity, 3093 Proctor Road, Sarasota. During World War II, Camp Ritchie, Maryland, served as the Military Intelligence Training Center of the U.S. Army. Alumni of Camp Ritchie were nicknamed Ritchie Boys. Some 60 years later, the German film company TANGRAM made this documentary in honor of the WWII contributions of the many German and Austrian refugee Ritchie Boys. Cost: free for CHJ members; $5 for nonmembers. Registration is required for both members and nonmembers by February 11. Mail your check to CHJ, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, FL 34231; or CHJ members may leave name(s), home phone and address on the CHJ message line at 941.929.7771.
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A celebration of the transformative power of the education of women.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 Fifty Shades of “J” Happy Hour Sponsored by
This event is a great opportunity for singles and couples to meet new and old friends. It begins at 6:30 p.m. at Darwin’s on 4th, 1525 4th St., Sarasota. Entertainment by Michael Ross Jazz Trio. Cost: $5 cover at the door or online. Cash bar. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at 941.343.2113 or jlisitza@ jfedsrq.org. You can also register online at www.jfedsrq.org/events.
Elder Law and You Regarded as one of Florida’s most prominent elder law attorneys, Edwin Boyer confronts end-of-life matters with candor and thoughtfulness. Mr. Boyer will discuss how to avoid unforeseen issues regarding end-of-life planning. Even if the three major documents (advance health care directives, power of attorney, and last will and testament) have been prepared, Boyer emphasizes that, for a range of reasons, they often still need to be revisited over time. This Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, visit www.tbi-lbk. org or contact the TBI office at info@tbi-lbk.org or 941.383.3428.
Rosh Chodesh Society – Soulmates Join Chanie Bukiet for RCS’s intriguing seven-week course, “Soulmates: Behind Closed Doors.” This fourth class is entitled “Respecting Your Other Half.” This course is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. The course begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Cost: $75 per course, textbooks included; $15 per class. For more information, please contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabad ofbradenton.com. Sponsored by
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New College - Daughters for Life Scholarship Luncheon Featuring the 2014 NCF-DFL Scholars and Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2015 Michael’s On East 11:30 a.m. registration
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Explore a World of Knowledge
Special Lecture Series Feb. 26: This Spaceship Earth
David Houle and Tim Rumage chart a sustainable course for tomorrow.
March 12: Tenebrae & Andre Chenier Performance and commentary by Francis Schwartz and Tania-Maria Rodriguez.
March 19: Unbreakable
Thom Shea shares first-hand stories of a Navy SEAL’s way of life.
April 23: The Party’s Over
Former Congressman Dan Miller sheds light on Tallahassee and Washington, DC.
Members: Free • Non-members: $15. Speaker selection may change.
Einstein’s Circle at USFSM
Lectures followed by moderated discussions
Each Wednesday: Jan. 14-April 1
Individual Lectures: $12 • 10% members discount Please visit our website for topics.
Take your mind to new frontiers with over 150 courses on a vibrant campus. Spring Session: March 9 - April 30
Spring registration begins soon! Members: Jan. 20 • Open Registration: Jan. 26 Register online at: www.lla-sm.org or by phone at: 941-359-4296 Request a catalogue at: info@thelifelonglearningacademy.com
Lifelong Learning Academy is located on the USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 JNF Guardian of Israel Luncheon Jewish National Fund will host its annual Guardian of Israel Luncheon at noon at Michael’s On East, 1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota. JNF will honor Nelle Miller with the Guardian of Israel Award and Betty Schoenbaum with the Lifetime Achievement Award. The honorary co-chairs are Janet and Bruce Udell. Registration begins at 11:00 a.m. The couvert is $36 per person and an RSVP is required online at jnf.org/sarasotaluncheon or to the JNF office at 727.536.5263. For more information, including sponsorship opportunities, please contact Uri Smajovits at usmajovits@ jnf.org or 727.536.5263.
NCJW’s Women of the Wall presentation Join National Council for Jewish Women at noon to hear Sue Huntting talk about and present video clips of Women of the Wall (Women Fight Religious Segregation in Israel). This free event takes place on the Federation Campus, 581 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. A buffet lunch will be served. For reservations, please call 941.342.1855.
Idelson Library Film Matinee Series The Cantor’s Son is a Yiddish musical drama that marks the screen debut of singer and cantor Moishe Oysher in the title role of a wayward youth who makes his way from his Polish shtetl to New York’s Lower East Side. Several years later, while washing floors in a nightclub, he is “discovered” and becomes a well-known singer. This 1937 film was recently restored with new English subtitles (90 minutes). The screening begins at 1:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, Madeline L. Sainer Social Hall, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. The suggested donation is $3 for TBS members and $5 for nonmembers. Refreshments, including popcorn, will be served, sponsored by the Men’s Club. Marty Cohn will lead a question-and-answer session after the film. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.955.8121.
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JEWISH HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 Global cuisine and global education Sponsored by
Join the College of Hospitality & Technology Leadership for a panel discussion with renowned international chefs, including Yaron Azuolay of Israel. This free event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the USFSM Selby Auditorium, 8350 N. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota. To RSVP, visit usfsm.edu/series.
SaBra Chapter of Hadassah presentation SaBra Chapter of Hadassah is pleased to present guest speaker Karen Koenig, LCSW, M. Ed., psychotherapist, and Food Coach, at its February meeting. Ms. Koenig’s latest book, published last month, is Outsmarting Overeating. This followed Starting Monday, an aptly titled book for so many of us. Hadassah members and Associates and guests are welcome at 11:30 a.m. in the Zell Room on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. A light lunch will be served. RSVP to Nancy Mizrahi by February 16 at 941.923.1790 or nmizrahi2@gmail.com.
Human Dimension of Text class Rabbi Danielle Upbin, Jewish Theological Seminary’s Florida Rabbinic Fellow, will teach a class drawing upon the imaginative and figurative components of Talmudic discourse as a way into a discussion about ancient and contemporary Jewish values. The base text is A Bride for One Night by Ruth Calderon. The class begins at 1:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. An additional class will be held on Sunday, March 22. There is no fee for the class, but registration is required. Please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121 or info@templebethsholomfl. org for more information.
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20 CHJ presents Gerald J. Robinson Following the Congregation of Humanistic Judaism’s 7:30 p.m. Shabbat service, Gerald J. (“Jack”) Robinson, attorney and American history buff, will speak about “The Supreme Court on Issues of Church and State…an interactive discussion.” Robinson is the leader of the perennially popular “Burning Issues in the Supreme Court” course at the Longboat Key Education Center, and he will discuss religion and the Constitution and some of the many controversial cases that refuse to recognize the separation of church and state. Discussion and dissent from his views will be welcome. Everyone is welcome at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. For more information, contact the CHJ office at 941.929.7771 or visit www. chj-sarasota.org.
Shabbat Alive! Returns to Temple Emanu-El Shabbat Alive! is back! Temple Emanu-El members and hundreds of community guests fill the pews for this quarterly all-musical Shabbat celebration – and we hope you will be among them. With upbeat, contemporary and inspiring arrangements of the traditional prayers, led by Rabbi Brenner Glickman and professional and volunteer musicians, Shabbat Alive! is stirring, magnificent, exhilarating, jubilant and altogether unique. Please join us for a very special and spiritual Shabbat experience at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.
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Eminent Jewish Authors: Chaim Potok For thousands of years, Jewish writers have blessed mankind with some of the greatest written works in history. Chaim Potok’s most famous book, The Chosen, sold well over 3,000,000 copies and was made into a star-studded film featuring Rod Steiger, Maximilian Schell and Robby Benson. Potok’s prolific works reflect his deep Jewish identity as a Conservative rabbi and U.S. Army chaplain. Potok translated the Hebrew Bible into English and published the extraordinary opus, Wanderings: Chaim Potok’s Story of the Jews. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $36 for the series; materials and healthy kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
Feb. 17 - Mar. 15
Yoo Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg: The Story of Gertrude Berg Diane Steinbrink will present the amazing life of Gertrude Berg and her almost forty-year broadcast career: how Berg brought Molly Goldberg and her family into our homes, first through radio, and later through television. The lecture also will share her many and varied activities and accomplishments. This Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism lecture begins at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, visit www.tbi-lbk.org or contact the TBI office at info@tbi-lbk.org or 941.383.3428.
N’shei Chabad Women’s Rosh Chodesh Society N’shei Chabad Women invites all women to attend the Rosh Chodesh Society class, which includes a talk entitled “Respecting Your Other Half – Navigating Gender Differences.” Let’s face it: men and women are different, especially when it comes to their needs in a relationship. All too often, from these differences emerge conflict, and the universal question: “Will he ever change?!” In this lesson, we explore the Torah’s perspective on what a wife really needs, what a husband really needs, and how to cultivate true respect for one’s spouse. Following the class women will enjoy candle decorating. For underwriting the course we thank Chabad’s First Lady, Anne Stein. All are welcome at 7:15 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Cost: Free for Rebbetzin Circle members; $10 for N’shei Women members; $12 for nonmembers. Advance reservations are required to 941.925.0770.
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Henry Kissinger in Conversation with Richard Haass Henry Kissinger has traveled the world, advised presidents, and been a close observer and participant in the central foreign policy events of our era. His new book, World Order, analyzes today’s ultimate challenge: how to build a shared international order in a world of divergent historic perspectives, violent conflict, proliferating technology, and ideological extremism. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, visit www.tbi-lbk.org or contact the TBI office at info@tbilbk.org or 941.383.3428.
Please join us on Sunday, March 15, 2015, 10:30 a.m. Michael’s on East, 1212 East Avenue South, Sarasota Celebrate our 2015 Eight Over 80 honorees for their outstanding community achievements. Isabel Anchin Becker Alice Berkowitz Helen and Sidney Fagin Howard and Betty Isermann Howard Millman Alice Rau Norman and Phyllis Rich Bill and Marge Sandy Special thanks to Premier Sponsors Debbie & Larry Haspel, KBR FOUNDATION and Susan and Randy Mallitz and Presenting Sponsors Isabel Anchin Becker and
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JEWISH HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 Club 770 Annual Garage Sale The Chabad of Sarasota Men’s Club (Club 770) will hold its annual garage sale from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. The sale will include clothing, furniture, electronics, collectibles and more. Donations of your no longer needed, gently used items are gratefully accepted from February 1-19. All proceeds benefit the Kaplan Preschool. For more information, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.
From Vietnam to the VA Steve Kleinglass, Vietnam veteran, served over 40 years as an administrator of the VA. He will explain how patient care has evolved over time, and describe some experiences navigating the healthcare system. Join us at 9:30 a.m. at the Jewish Congregation of Venice, 600 N. Auburn Road. A full breakfast will be served. Sponsored by the JCV Men’s Club. Both men and women are welcome. A $5 donation is requested. For more information, call the JCV office at 941.484.2022 or email jcvenice2@gmail.com.
Easy Jewish holiday cooking Enhance your Jewish holidays with scrumptious recipes! Temple EmanuEl Sisterhood leaders Joanne Maguire and Elaine Klein work magic in the kitchen, and will share some of their favorite recipes and cooking techniques to make the Jewish holidays extra tasty and delicious. Both beginning and experienced cooks will learn, laugh and enjoy at this fun and enriching workshop. Recipes and tastings included! The event costs $5 and begins at 12:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Please send payment and reservations by February 15 to Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232. For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 Temple Sinai’s Artists, Audiences and Lunch Series
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Diane Steinbrink, Producer, Actor and Director, will present Wendy Wasserstein and the World of her Women (and some Men). Diane will discuss the life and work of one of the most influential contemporary American playwrights, and read monologues from some of her most famous plays. Wasserstein’s novel, Elements of Style, published posthumously, will also be discussed. Audience discussion will be welcome. The event begins at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. The cost for the lecture and lunch is $30 for a single event; $60 for a series of two (the next event is Monday, April 13). Advance reservations only. RSVP by February 11 to Janet Tolbert at 941.388.9624.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 Rachel Dulin Lunch and Learn Dr. Rachel Dulin continues her series of five lectures, “Is the Bible a Political Book?,” at the Jewish Congregation of Venice, 600 N. Auburn Road. Bring a brown-bag lunch and enjoy a lively presentation and discussion from noon to 2:00 p.m. Free for JCV members; $5 for nonmembers. For more information, call the JCV office at 941.484.2022.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 Club Fed Lecture Series Robin Leonardi, Account Executive: 941.552.6307 • rleonardi@jfedsrq.org
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Dr. Steven Derfler will present “Exotic Jewish Communities Around the World – Jews of China” from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. This event is free, but RSVPs are required. To register online, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events. For more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at 941.343.2113 or jlisitza@jfedsrq.org. Sponsored by
Len Mazur Memorial Lecture with Alan Dershowitz Sponsored by
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Chai NA’AMAT brunch Chai NA’AMAT will meet for brunch at 11:00 a.m. at First Watch, 1395 Main St., Sarasota. After brunch we will walk to BookstoreOne for a presentation of recommended books to read as well as unique presents for all ages. Come spend the day with us as we socialize and enjoy brunch and the most unique bookstore in Sarasota. Cost: $7. Your RSVP and check must be received by February 24. To RSVP or for more information, call Davida at 941.757.8512 or email bandit44124@yahoo.com.
Jewish Victories in History: Escape from Sobibor Referred to as the “People of the Book,” the Jewish people from Biblical times to the present day have proven themselves time and again as tenacious fighters and great strategists when military action was called for or when Jewish lives were at stake. Miraculously, the largest, most successful prisoner escape from death camps during WWII took place in 1943. Learn the true story of this mass escape from the secret extermination camp at Sobibor by 300 Jewish prisoners out of 600! Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $36 for the series; materials and healthy kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 Hadassah Shabbat Hadassah Shabbat, Shabbat Zachor, will be held on the Shabbat before Purim at 6:00 p.m. at Congregation Kol HaNeshama. Services convene at the South Gate Community Center, 3145 Southgate Circle, Sarasota. Hadassah members and Associates and guests are welcome. For more information, contact Lee Ruggles at 941.924.1338 or lruggles.sabra@gmail.com.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 Italian Dinner and Tombola Join Congregation Ner Tamid for its annual Italian Dinner and Tombola (Italian Bingo) at 6:00 p.m. in the Clubhouse at Lakeside South, 3817 40th Ave. W., Bradenton. Authentic Italian cuisine will be prepared by Chef Theresa. Cost: $13 for CNT members; $16 for nonmembers; $10 for children under 12. For more information, reservations or directions, please call Elaine at 941.755.1231.
“Remembering the ’70s” Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood winds the clock back to the era of fondue, bean-bag chairs and polyester for one fabulous night! Appetizers, a period dinner, musical and comedy performances featuring the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, a multi-media look at this bygone era, disco dancing and all kinds of fun await. Don your platform shoes and join us at 6:00 p.m. in the Benderson Family Hall, Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The couvert is $60. Reservations may be mailed to Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232. For more information, contact Don Malawsky at 941.359.2890 or dmalawsky@msn.com.
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Temple Sinai’s Annual Gala Please join us to honor Elana and Mark Margolis for an amazing evening filled with hors d’oeuvres, cocktails, dinner, dancing and an incredible live auction. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Louies Modern, 1289 North Palm Ave., Sarasota. Proceeds will support the temple’s child-centered projects from tots to teens, Jewish and non-Jewish. Cost: $150 per person. For more information, call Karen Witte at 941.343.2900.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1 Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch Open House The Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch welcomes you to a continental breakfast at 10:30 a.m. at the Windsor ALF, 8220 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch. The Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch is a Conservative congregation committed to a dynamic Judaism that is pluralistic, joyful, egalitarian and accessible. It provides an intimate setting to pray, learn and celebrate. Come and learn more about this innovative and growing presence in Lakewood Ranch. For additional information, email kehillahoflakewoodranch@gmail.com or call 941.281.2587.
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FEBRUARY 10.... Happy Hour @ WOB Downtown FEBRUARY 22.... Tikkun Olam Project MARCH 10......... Happy Hour @ Gecko’s Hillview
A group for Jewish adults in their 20s-40s living in SarasotaManatee offering chances to MEET, SOCIALIZE and GIVE BACK.
MARCH 21.......... Flicks and Wicks
(Havdalah and a Movie)
APRIL 7.............. Happy Hour @ White Horse Pub MAY 12............... Happy Hour @ Darwin’s on 4th JUNE 9................ Happy Hour @ Louies Modern
Sarasota Jewish Chorale at Kobernick House
JULY 25............... YAD Pool Party AUGUST 11.......... Happy Hour @ Patrick’s SEPTEMBER 8...... Happy Hour @ Carmel Café SEPTEMBER 23.... Break Fast Meal OCTOBER 13........ Happy Hour @ Sarasota Wine Club
NOVEMBER 10..... Happy Hour @ Shamrock Pub
Join us at 7:15 p.m. for an evening of entertaining and enjoyable music as the Sarasota Jewish Chorale singers will be performing familiar and not so familiar Jewish songs. The program is open to the public. Kobernick House is located at 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. For further information about the Chorale, please call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011.
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JULY 14............... Happy Hour @ Daiquiri Deck
DECEMBER 8....... Happy Hour @ Cheesecake Factory
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MARCH Line-up
Cesar Millan LIVE! Mar 26 • 8pm
Sarah McLachlan Mar 27 • 8pm
The 14th Annual Van Wezel Foundation Gala at 5pm
TICK E T S! 941.953.3368 vanwezel.org Jersey Boys
8 S h o wS! Mar11-15
Jekyll & Hyde Mar 5 • 2pm & 8pm
Matinee a d d e d!
Jackie Evancho Mar 24 • 7:30pm
The Manhattan Transfer March 18 • 8pm
Russian National Ballet: Gala Program Mar 3 • 8pm Anything Goes Mar 16 • 8pm
Itzhak Perlman Mar 21 • 8pm
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