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LIFE & LEGACY™: Groundbreaking community-building impact in Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community By Gisele Pintchuck, LIFE & LEGACY™ local director

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by ensuring the long-term financial health of Jewish community organizations in Sarasota and Manatee counties. Nationally, HGF has helped its partners to secure more than 14,000 after-lifetime commitments, valued at more than $500 million. With the financial, staff and leadership support of The Jewish Federation, eleven local Jewish organizations are currently at full speed implementing the techniques provided by the LIFE & LEGACY program and making a crucial impact on the fundraising culture of their organizations. “This program has totally changed the philanthropy landscape of our congregation. It has allowed us to have meaningful legacy conversations with our congregants, volunteers and longtime supporters,” said Isaac Azerad, Executive Director of Temple Beth Israel. Daryl Worobow, Mark Sharﬀ, Gisele Pintchuck, Harold Grinspoon, continued on page 2 Isaac Azerad, Winnie Grinspoon, Ilene Fox, Peter Wells

arasota’s newly launched legacy giving program has already reached trailblazing levels. Since the kickoff earlier this year, partners of the LIFE & LEGACY program have secured more than 120 after-lifetime commitments with an estimated value of $4.9 million in future ﬁnancial gifts to the community. The commitments are part of a collaboration between The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation (HGF) to preserve vibrant Jewish life for future generations

Introducing the new Heller Community Relations Committee By Jessi Sheslow

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The Fighting Anti-Semitism Today (FAST) Task Force was formed two years ago in response to complaints from students about anti-Semitic incidents on local college campuses. The discussion of merging the IAI and FAST committees began following the hiring, and subsequent successful results, of Jeremy Dictor as the Hillel professional working with students at four local colleges. The FAST group identified community outreach as the next important step in working to reduce anti-Semitism in our local community. After discussions with lay and professional leadership at The Federation, merging FAST and IAI to create a community relations committee seemed the obvious next step. Therefore, under the leadership of Edie Chaifetz and Iris Nahemow, and with the blessing of Robert and Esther Heller, we are excited to oﬃcially continued on page 2

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FEDERATION NEWS Heller Community Relations Committee...continued from page 1 announce the re-branding of the Heller the diverse landscape of our area’s forIAI to the Heller Community Relations profit and non-profit organizations. We Committee (CRC). The work of adare bringing some of Sarasota-Manavocating for peace and the security of tee’s changemakers to Israel to expeIsrael will never end. Rather, it will be rience many of its wonders. It is our strengthened by the relationships that hope, based on prior Interfaith Clergy we have and will continue to build in Missions that the Heller IAI organized, the community under the auspices of that this trip will continue to build a the Heller CRC. strong and lasting bridge between our The mission of the Heller Commucommunity and Israel in a new and nity Relations Committee is to build unique way. (See the article below.) relationships within the Jewish and We are so proud of the work that non-Jewish communities to advance we have done over the past eight years common interests through education as The Robert and Esther Heller Israel and advocacy. Advocacy Initiative and look forward One of the first moves we have to what’s ahead for our new Heller undertaken as the Heller CRC is a Community Relations Committee. community mission to Israel with comFor more information about the munity leaders from all backgrounds – Heller CRC, contact me at jsheslow@ Jewish and non-Jewish, representing jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.

Embracing differences, celebrating similarities By Roxie Jerde

Roxie Jerde joined 18 leaders from Sarasota-Manatee faith-based, education and non-profit organizations on the 2017 Federation/Heller Community Relations Committee’s recent Interfaith Mission. Other participants included Federation president Patti Wertheimer and president-elect Michael Ritter, Shelly Glenn from Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation, Trevor Harvey of the Sarasota Chapter of the NAACP, JFCS president and Tableseide Group restaurateur Steve Seidensticker, and Dr. Larry Thompson from Ringling School of Art + Design. recently had the privilege of joining a diverse group of 20 leaders and representatives from our community on an inspiring, yet humbling, trip to Israel. The Interfaith Community Leader Mission, organized by The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, took us on a terrific journey to explore the incredible history of Israel, as well as to experience it in the modern day to understand the importance of the land, culture, people and economy while incorporating the perspective of the world’s three predominant monotheistic faiths represented: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The itinerary included a tour of the

Differences nonprofit and The Jewish Federation. In its fourth year, the local program is growing and highlights Arab, Jewish and Christian student artists, and is sponsored by the Daniel Centers – an organization which was founded by Sarasotan Gerry Daniel. Visiting the Hand in Hand school in Jerusalem highlighted efforts by this network of schools in Israel to understand each other better as it brings together Jewish, Muslim and Christian students in a school where each classroom is staffed by an Arab and Jewish teacher, speaking Hebrew and Arabic. As I continued to process all I experienced and learned on the trip, I kept coming back to a philosophy that former South African Ambassador James Joseph, a dear friend of the Community Foundation, has shared: “I want to be me without making it diﬃcult for you to be you.” At our Foundation, we believe each of us has the potential to impact another person, a cause or a community. As we value each other and search for ways to move our community forward, the ability for each of us to use all our inﬂuences for what we are passionate about will continue to make Sarasota even stronger and more vibrant. Am-

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Old City in Jerusalem, a visit to Masada on the cliffs overlooking the Dead Sea, hiking through Ein Gedi and its waterfalls that lay amongst the desert, a trip to Northern Israel and the various Christian landmarks on the Sea of Galilee, and a poignant experience at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum. It was incredibly moving to see the numerous ties Sarasota shares with Israel as we visited Tel Mond, one of our Sister Cities and one that is strongly supported by The Jewish Federation. I was particularly moved to witness firsthand the global reach of Betty Schoenbaum’s philanthropy as we saw the Alex and Betty Schoenbaum Library, which opens its doors to students of the region. We also met with business and educational leaders to share ideas and discuss the impact we are each making in our own communities. The universal commitment to making the lives of people in our communities better was shared amongst all in the room. Attending an Embracing Our Differences – Israel opening reception in Tel Aviv showcased additional connections between Sarasota and Israel with support from our local Embracing Our

bassador Joseph also notes the ‘variety of capital’ we all possess for positive change, as I paraphrase:  Social: tapping into our networks to connect  Moral: being true to our values  Intellectual: using our smarts to problem solve  Reputational: utilizing our character and creditability  Financial: drawing on our monetary resources Witnessing the efforts happening in Israel to understand each other better, asking and listening, and the critical role of relationship building gives me hope for a brighter future in a complex and complicated local and international world. As we go about our lives, take some time to reﬂect and recognize the opportunities you have to use your ‘capital’ to encourage positive change to make our community and beyond even stronger. As always, thank you for being the one to make a difference. Roxie Jerde is President and CEO of the Community Foundation of Sarasota County.

July 2017

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The Jewish News welcomes two Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Interns

for. We anaxpe-By Kim Mullins our he staff and leadership of The ergy Jewish News are proud to welzed, come Ashlyn Downey-Hayes ld aand Nikol Isakovska, this year’s Joseph ourJ. Edlin Journalism Interns. This paid andinternship program, generously funded .) by Sarasota Bay Club resident Miriam that“Mimi” Edlin and her family through yearsthe Joseph J. Edlin Endowment Sumsraelmer Journalism Internship Fund in St. wardLouis, provides an opportunity for area ellerstudents, ages 16-22, to get real-world

experience with a professional publicathetion, as well as learn about the Jewish w@non-profit world.

Ashlyn Downey-Hayes recently completed her junior year at Riverview High School, where she is a member of the school’s International Baccalaureate program. Ashlyn plays the clarinet in the Riverview High School Kiltie Band, was involved in the Asolo

Theatre’s Student Journalism program, is a competitive synchronized swimmer, and has participated in The Federation’s STEP program. Last summer, she traveled to Israel on the Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Mission. Nikol Isakovska is a relative newcomer to Sarasota-Manatee. Nikol just completed her sophomore year as a

very self-motivated home schooler. In addition to her general studies, Nikol is actively learning how to play the piano, how to speak Russian, and is an avid reader, baker and photographer. She has also been involved with BBYO at Temple Emanu-El. You will learn much more about Ashyln and Nikol through their writing in upcoming issues of The Jewish News. Watch for their articles starting in the August issue. Our Federation is grateful to Mimi Edlin for her longtime support of this initiative. The roots of this project began to grow in 1990, when Edlin and her Ashlyn Downey-Hayes, Miriam “Mimi” Edlin, Nikol Isakovska

Community Yom HaZikaron/ Yom Ha’Atzmaut event Staﬀ Report

n Sunday, May 7, our community gathered together to commemorate the birth of the State of Israel at our annual Yom Ha’Atzmaut/Israel Independence Day celebration. Yom Ha’Atzmaut provides an opportunity for our community to present a clear demonstration of our unremitting love and support for the land of Israel. The event started with a remembrance of fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terrorism in honor of Yom HaZikaron/Israel Memorial Day. Since the establishment of the state in 1948, history has provided an ongoing record of the highpoints and the struggles of

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this tiny but mighty, growing country. Countless lives have been lost over the years in the continuous effort to strengthen a free and democratic Israel that is surrounded by unfriendly, often openly hostile and dangerous neighbors. Following the commemoration, the audience participated in Israeli folk dancing, as both young and old got up to dance, clap and celebrate Israel. Children and adults also enjoyed a mesmerizing bubble show. As the program concluded, guests were invited to feast on delicious Israeli falafel. While enjoying the beautiful breeze, members of our community socialized and engaged in friendly conversations. Our Federation is grateful to the many volunteers who helped create this program. For more information about Israeli programing, contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org.

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and vital mission. It’s because of the help from partners like The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee that All Faiths has become a leading Food Bank throughout the State of Florida. As All Faiths Food Bank plans for our future, we are excited for the opportunity to partner with organizations like The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. If there is a way to better the lives and fuel the minds of every child within our community, All Faiths Food Bank will be right there, lending a helping hand. Sometimes, a community’s most precious assets are the easiest to take for granted. They do so much so often Bryna and Howard Tevlowitz, Sandra Frank that it becomes normal Talking is Teaching programs – a winand they don’t receive the recognition win for our next generation of this they deserve. The Jewish Federation of community. Sarasota-Manatee is just such an orgaNot only has The Jewish Federanization. Time and again, it has proven tion of Sarasota-Manatee championed itself as a valuable community partner for our Campaign Against Summer and a powerful force for good, continuHunger, it has also fully funded and ing to make our community a better staffed with volunteers the Wilkinson place for all. We are humbly grateful Elementary pantry for three years. The for The Jewish Federation of SarasotaFederation also holds food drives yearManatee’s ongoing support and would long in support of All Faiths’ ambitious publicly like to say, “Thank you.”

My reﬂections on the “Anne Frank: A History for Today” exhibit By Alexander L. Shah

n April, I was invited to attend a reception and exhibit commemorating Anne Frank at Selby Public Library in downtown Sarasota. On loan from the Anne Frank Center for Mutual Respect in New York and sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, the exhibit is an interactive multimedia exhibition that tells the story of Anne Frank against the context of the Holocaust and World War II. The exhibit held immense

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importance to me. Ever since I was a child living in Yugoslavia, Anne Frank has been one of my heroes. I was intrigued by her brief life and understood that she became a sacrifice for a higher cause – just like so many other exemplary individuals throughout the ages who have defied injustice, ignorance and depravity. Anne had a rare faith in the ultimate good of humankind, even though unspeakable atrocities raged outside her walls. Despite it all, she retained her sense of spirit and dignity, sharing her innermost thoughts and observations in her diary. Today, it is these words that keep Anne Frank’s spirit still shining and the times she experienced alive for all of us. Coming as I did from a country that experienced vicious antipathy between citizens who were fueled by a divisive ideological propaganda, the exhibition illuminated how relevant Anne’s message is still today. We know that the evils Anne Frank wrote about still exist in different pockets of the world. Just as love survives by constant selfrenewal, the message of Anne Frank

lives on through exhibits like this one. The day I visited the exhibit, a violin duo played classical works, which moved all in attendance. The physical layout featured a semi-circular arrangement of images of Anne Frank’s childhood, with information about the rise of the Nazis, the persecution of the Jews, and the different ways people responded to the crisis. The presentation of information on tall rectangular panels and tables was moving and emotionally gripping. On the day I was there, I spoke with several of the attendees, some of whom recalled their own tales of survival during the Holocaust. All in all, I came out of the exhibit aware of the important work for the safeguarding of the future for our world that the memory of Ann Frank serves. As she herself put it: “How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.” Alexander L. Shah is a history analyst, writer and math instructor living in Fort Myers.

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Community Day School bids farewell to Israeli ambassador

he Hershorin Schiff Community Day School had a direct, personal connection to Israel this past school year, thanks to a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. During the 2016-2017 school year, Community Day benefited from the presence and work of Oded Israely, a young shaliach from the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI). Shaliach means “messenger” or “emissary” in Hebrew. Shlichim are Israelis trained by JAFI and deployed in Jewish communities and with Jewish organizations around the globe to increase Jewish awareness, knowledge and pride; to bridge the gap between Jews of different backgrounds and Israel; and to promote an understanding of Israel and its ideals. During Oded’s time in Sarasota, he participated in numerous programs

throughout the community, including lectures with area temple groups, programs with confirmation students and other teen groups, synagogue special events, programs with senior residents at Aviva, and Jewish holiday celebrations. His biggest endeavors included coordinating activities for the recent visit by 15 students from Tel Mond, Israel – this program was also supported through Federation funds – and the Yom Ha’Atzmaut celebration presented by The Jewish Federation. Community Day School enjoyed many enhancements to its programming thanks to Oded. He taught students about Israel’s history, culture and diversity, his experience in the Israeli army, how Jewish holidays are celebrated there, about the political system and how elections are run, and so much more. He provided expert instruction in

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Hebrew. His guitar playing and singing graced holiday celebrations and Shabbat. The children loved playing games and spending time with him. “The people I met, some have more passion for Israel, some have less, but I feel like I was able to educate all of them about what Israel really is,” Oded said. “I hope that if the people I met didn’t have any friends from Israel before, they’ll feel now that they do. Whether it’s a 5-year-old or 95-yearold, when they think about Israel, I hope they’ll think about me and the good side of the country.” Oded, who left the community in mid-May, will move to Jerusalem, find an apartment, and start law school at the Hebrew University in the fall. “I have no idea if I actually want to practice law, but it’s a good degree that will interest me and that can lead in many different directions.” Both Oded and school oﬃcials hope that the connections built through his time here and the visit from the students from Tel Mond will only grow over time. The school is planning to send a delegation of middle-school students to Israel next year. Other connections are being made as well: Head of School Dan Ceaser will visit Israel

Kindergarten students give Oded Israely a big hug during a farewell party called “Oded Day”

later this month. While there, he will spend a day in Tel Mond; visit the Hand in Hand School, a program that brings together thousands of Jews and Arabs in multiple communities in Israel; and meet with representatives from World ORT to discuss, among other things, a collaborative science project for Community Day and Israeli students to take place next year. “We are so grateful for the support and visionary leadership of The Jewish Federation,” said Ceaser. “We are committed to building bridges of understanding between the Jewish and wider community, and to our brothers and sisters in Israel. With the support of The Jewish Federation, the engagement of a shaliach for our school and the Israeli student exchange have provided a great boost in enabling us to do just that within our school and for the benefit of our entire community.”

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Celebrating a creative partnership with The Federation By Sarah Wertheimer

ince 2004, Embracing Our Differences has used the power of art and prose to promote diversity. One way it accomplishes this is through its annual, juried international outdoor art exhibition consisting of 45 billboard-sized works of art, each accompanied by an inspirational quote. These annual outdoor exhibits are the heart of a year-round program designed to use art as a catalyst to create awareness and promote diversity. Also crucial to the organization’s mission are our ongoing education initiatives. Presented in partnership with the regional school district and nationally-recognized educators, these programs positively impact the lives of thousands of area teachers and students every year. These include annual workshops and retreats providing diversity curricula for area educators, free bus transportation for students and teachers to visit area cultural venues, and student docent programs in high schools. With more than 780 teachers

and 37,000 students participating in these programs in 2016, Embracing Our Differences continues to lead as one of the largest education programs in Southwest Florida. We could not facilitate vital educational programs like these without the support of the community – especially the generous support we receive from The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. Under the leadership of Howard Tevlowitz, The Federation is renowned for building community partnerships. The result has been dozens of creative and collaborative partnerships with organizations throughout the Sarasota-Manatee region. For 14 years, The Federation has awarded significant grants to help fund Embracing Our Differences’ educational outreach programs. We’re honored to have been chosen to participate in this creative enterprise that explores diversity, nurtures educational opportunities, and promotes a vibrant and civically engaged community. The impact for

Embracing Our Differences and the community we serve has been wonderful. One of our more popular programs, the Make-A-Day-of-It! initiative, offers free field trips for area educators and their students to visit the exhibit every year. But the celebration of diversity doesn’t end with the experience of our exhibit. Participants see that theme expressed in art, theater, music and science at other venues throughout the day. We coordinate with partner organizations to present a curriculum that complements our mission to promote art appreciation, character building and diversity education. For example, this year, hundreds of area-based students and teachers were given the opportunity to view the “Anne Frank: A History for Today” exhibit at Selby Library. Sponsored by The Federation, this interactive, multimedia exhibit told the story of Anne Frank against the background of the Holocaust and the Second World War. Embracing

Our Differences student docents curated an experience that explored themes of personal expression and cultural identity both at EOD’s outdoor exhibit and at the Anne Frank exhibit. In this way, participants see that the themes we express at our exhibits are truly universal. Thanks to the support we receive from The Federation, more educators can provide significant opportunities for their students to experience ways to reaffirm their respect for others, take a stand against prejudice, and help make the world a better place. The mission of Embracing Our Differences is to use the transformative power of the arts to educate and inspire to create a better world. We’re deeply honored that The Federation supports our commitment to creating a vibrant community that is safe and inclusive for all. Sarah Wertheimer is the Associate Executive Director of Embracing Our Differences. For more information, visit www.embracingourdifferences.org.

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including Yad Vashem, Masada, the Western Wall and the Dead Sea. This alone would have been enough, but we also took a jeep tour of the Upper Galilee with Brigadier General Nitzan Nuriel, Israel’s former director for counterterrorism, and enjoyed a wonderful lunch at Mount Bental on the Syrian border. We also participated in a fascinating geopolitical tour with Colonel (Reserve) Danny Tirza, who was responsible for planning the security fence between Israel and the West Bank. During this portion of our tour, we learned insights about the region’s recent history, religion and politics from some of the Israeli history-makers who made it happen. What made it so much more relevant for us was that it was about our people. I never felt so proud to be a Jew. What we’ve overcome as a people is amazing. We still face incredible challenges, to say the least. What the Jewish people of Israel have made from a desert and accomplished in only 70 years is remarkable.

Our enlightenment continued, even during the “just for fun” portion of our trip. We hiked the scenic Ein Gedi Nature Reserve, experiencing its breathtakingly beautiful Banias Waterfall, and then took a cable car to Rosh Hanikra, where we explored its enchanting grottoes. Our group was also treated to a delicious dinner at the home of an Israeli chef; we browsed unique jewelry and art in a vibrant artists’ market in Safed; and took a graﬃti walking tour in the Tel Aviv neighborhood of Florentin. Our culinary explorations included a tour of Tel Aviv’s outdoor markets, and tastings at two wineries in the Golan Heights. The world doubtlessly offers many fascinating and worthwhile places to visit. That said, I’ve never been on a trip where I interacted with top military oﬃcials, had a tour guide with such profound knowledge of the region’s history, culture and politics, and learned so much in such an enjoyable way. The opportunity to plan this trip with Andrea and the help of The Federation was an honor. To share that experience with such great friends was beyond special. Mitchell Epstein, a Sarasota resident, was the founder and CEO of US Banking Alliance.

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even f ourBy Anne Stein Nahe Holocaust Speakers Bureau eathof The Jewish Federation of rfall, Sarasota-Manatee had a very Hani-busy year. From late 2016 through May nting2017, our speakers were invited to tell atedtheir stories at schools, synagogues, of anchurches, colleges, libraries and clubs. jew-They touched the lives of close to arket2,500 people in our community. king In October, First Church of the d ofNazarene hosted a Celebrate Israel day ionsand evening event. Paul Molnar, a surdoorvivor, spoke to 155 students and adults es inin the morning followed by an Israeli luncheon. At the evening event, six manyarea Holocaust survivors – Paul Tems tomer, Rifka Glatz, Kurt Marburg, Susie on aKonicov, Jeannette Kuskoski and Paul mili-Molnar – were recognized and honored withwith a standing ovation. They were e re-very touched by the outpouring of love andand support. able In November, Paul spoke to all trip350 students at the Out-of-Door AcadFed-emy High School in an assembly in the t ex-gym. The students were riveted by his wasamazing story of survival. The teacher in charge commented that it was a dent,moving and privileged experience. ankRifka Glatz told her survivor story to 300 eighth-graders at Haile Middle School in Bradenton in May. The stu-

dents were very attentive as she told her story. She engaged the students with the details of how it felt to be humiliated and to lose your home and family members in such a horrific way. Many of the students were shocked to hear what happened to Rifka as a sixyear-old in Hungary. Rifka ended her talk by stressing to the students that they need to take a stand when they witness prejudice or bullying. After her presentation, the staff presented her with ﬂowers and a wooden plaque made by the students engraved with the

phrase “Thanks to you we will never forget.” The students also wrote Rifka thank-you notes. A young girl said in her note, “Hearing your story really helped me understand the magnitude of the tragic events.” One student wrote, “I must thank you for lighting a fire in me. I’ve always hoped for my voice to be heard against all evil in the world. Now, after hearing your story, I want to act upon this feeling. I want the world to hear my voice.” Another student wrote, “Thank you for being a

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symbol of peace. I will never forget.” Many who have heard these survivors speak have taken the time to write to them. Here are a few of their comments:  The day I met you will be one I never forget. I will always remember how I left in tears and you left a mark on my heart.  I cried and thought that this is a moment in time that may never be repeated for these students. I cannot thank you enough for allowing this important moment to happen. It is so important that as many people as possible – children and adults – continue to hear the stories of the Holocaust. I am so honored to chair this program for The Jewish Federation, and I am extremely grateful to the survivors who take the time to tell their stories even though it is diﬃcult. The Holocaust Speakers Bureau offers a powerful educational opportunity to hear from Holocaust survivors and their offspring. For booking, please contact me at 941.923.6470 or luvhula@gmail.com. For general information about The Federation’s Holocaust Programs, contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq. org.

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Information and referral to community resources, services, and benefits Counseling — individual and group sessions, in home visits Social Engagement Education and Wellness Seminars MindSet Brain Fitness Classes Caregiver Support — weekly group sessions and individual appointments Respite for Caregivers Geriatric Care Management Caring from a Distance program Friendly Visitors End of Life and Bereavement Support Jewish holiday celebrations at the Fruitville campus, JCV, and in the community Alzheimer’s Support and Education Network 941.364.7508 Helpline for Caregivers 941.364.7560 Financial Assistance Program Holocaust Survivor Services Jewish Aging Mastery Program Transportation to programs and activities

Holocaust Survivor Support Offering holiday celebrations and social gatherings for area Holocaust Survivors (presented in partnership with Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family & Community Services and The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany) Contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org Indigent Burial Services Contact Howard Tevlowitz at 941.343.2110 or htevlowitz@jfedsrq.org

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ezalel, the first Jewish artist, was appointed by Moses to design the Ark of the Covenant and the peripatetic tabernacle that would follow the Israelites during their forty-year trek through the wilderness. He also designed the sacral accoutrements, described in vivid detail in the Book of Exodus (Chap. 31-39), as well as having served as the architect for the mishkan (tabernacle) itself. For almost 3,000 years, I would aver, Jewish art was confined to designing and creating ritual objects, lest the Jewish people violate the injunction against graven images. Thou shalt not make unto thee a graven image, nor any manner of likeness, of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the

water under the earth (Ex. 20:3). There was no portrait painting, not even landscapes or seascapes. It seems that the Renaissance became a turning point when daring Jewish artists arose and inﬂuenced a significant change in the religious norms of the day, gaining momentum slowly. By the 18th century, Jewish artists began to ﬂourish in Renaissance style. With the advent of the Haskallah (Enlightenment) movement and the beginnings of liberal Judaism, we witnessed major changes in social and religious behavior. Changes in customs, fashion and lifestyle made it possible for Jews to join the ranks of Gentile professional artists in an emerging and prosperous field. The first of these portrait painters

was Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (18001882) who began a successful career as a painter of Old and New Testament scenes and society portraits. As the first major Jewish artist of the new enlightened and Romantic age, he achieved a success that – for a Jew – would have been unthinkable 25 years before. He “broke the ice” so to speak. Other artists soon arose whose fame in the 19th and 20th centuries is well known and whose works are museum pieces all over the world: Amedeo Modigliani, Marc Chagall, Louise Nevelson, Roy Lichtenstein, Camille Pissaro, Arthur Szyk and Yaakov Agam. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva will offer a seven-week course to study modern Jewish art history and the

biographies and contributions of European, American and Israeli artists. Beginning August 4, classes will be held Fridays, 10:30 to 11:45 a.m on the campus of The Jewish Federation, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. To register or for more information, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@ gmail.com. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is supported through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Scholarships are available. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c) (3) not-for-profit adult Jewish studies institute now in its seventh year.

“Heroes and Remembrance” honors Israel

emple Emanu-El’s Israel Committee was honored to partner with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee to host this year’s community-wide observance of Yom HaZikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’Atzmaut (Israel Independence Day). Entitled “Heroes and Remembrance,” this special program was held on Sunday afternoon, April 30. Proceeds benefitted the Victims of Terror Fund. “Heroes and Remembrance” began with a moving service to recall the brave soldiers who gave their lives for the State of Israel, and victims of terrorism, as well as gratitude and joy for our beautiful and independent homeland. It was an honor to have many veterans of the Israel Defense Forces join in this portion of the program. Among the highlights of the service was the reading of documents such as the Balfour Declaration and the Declaration of Independence. Israel Committee mem-

ber Harry Lifsec also presented newspapers from the day that Israel declared her independence, and the day, months later, when Egypt finally surrendered. It was an amazing thing to witness! After the service, community shaliach Oded Israely spoke about another milestone in Israel’s history – the 1976 rescue by Israeli commandos of Israeli airline passengers hijacked and held by terrorists at Entebbe Airport in Uganda. Attendees then watched the acclaimed documentary Operation Thunderbolt, which recounted this incredible story. The afternoon concluded with informal discussion and socializing over delicious Israeli foods, including freshly-prepared falafel expertly prepared by Michael Lauberblat of Brooklyn Catering. “Heroes and Remembrance” was a wonderful way to honor our cherished State of Israel and to show that – as a banner decorating Benderson Family

Hall proclaimed – “Temple Emanu-El Loves Israel!” Chairing the event was Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman. Participating in the service were Harry Lifsec, Dori Goldfarb, Esther Rose, Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Rabbi Michael Shefrin. Volunteers included Helene Davis, Paula Hayden, Janet Hiller, Mary Alterman, Janis and Jay Forgotson, and decorations maven Kim Sheintal.

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Temple Emanu-El Israel Committee members Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman, Dori Goldfarb, Mary Alterman, Janet Hiller, Hal Alterman, Uzi Baram, Jay Forgotson and Janis Forgotson

Assuring Jewish Tomorrows In Sarasota-Manatee Helene Davis and Paula Hayden welcome attendees to “Heroes and Remembrance”

Community shaliach Oded Israely and Shoshana Lev Marcus, a ﬁrst lieutenant in the Israeli Air Force

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Temple Sinai welcomes new Director of Education

emple Sinai is pleased to welcome a lifelong member of the Reform Jewish community, Steve Weintraub, as its new Director of Youth & Adult Education as of Wednesday, July 5. Steve’s dedication to the furtherance of Jewish learning made him the perfect candidate for Temple Sinai, an institution that is dedicated to providing quality educational programs for all ages. Steve’s experience in both the classroom and as an administrator is extensive. “We could not have asked for better,” said Temple President Mark Richmond. Beyond joining Temple Sinai as a staff member, Steve and his wife Sarah are planning to be active members of Temple Sinai, and both bring a strong history of temple leadership and social action. Temple Sinai, as well as the entire Sarasota Jewish community, is sure to benefit from the combination of Steve’s educational background and his dedication to Judaism. Temple Sinai, home of the only ARJE accredited religious school in the area, looks forward to the dedica-

tion to Jewish education that Steve Jewish Principal’s Council. He has also served as the Chair of the Bucks will bring to the congregation. He County Jewish Festival for the Bucks is joining Temple Sinai as a fulltime educator with responsibility for youth County Coalition. (grades K-12) as well as adult educaWhen asked to describe himself in tional programming. To date, Sinai has the context of Jewish learning, Steve answered, “My goal is had lay leadership managing to inﬂuence people of all adult educational programming and a part-time direcages to see the synagogue tor for their religious school as an integral part of their programs. They are excited lives. We all have lots of communities in which we to expand Steve’s position to live. The Jewish commuinclude both adult and youth programs. “Our Search Comnity is one that stays with mittee went through an exus our whole life, providtensive process of screening ing comfort wherever we may be.” and interviewing candidates. Steve’s vast experience and Under Steve’s diSteve Weintraub lifelong dedication to Jewish educarection, his former Temple Judea participated in the Havayah Program tion makes him the ideal person to join established by the Gratz Hebrew ColTemple Sinai. We are thrilled that Steve lege and Jewish Learning Venture of will be our next Director of Youth and Adult Education, ” said Richmond. Philadelphia. This program provided enhanced instructional models for parSteve comes to Temple Sinai from ticipating schools and is evidence of Furlong, Pennsylvania, where he was Steve’s ability to deliver a first-class the Religious School Director at Temple Judea of Bucks County. Steve is a Jewish education to his students. former chair of the Philadelphia Jewish Steve’s experience is not isolatPrincipal’s Council and Bucks County ed to the world of Jewish education.

He is a veteran high school math and computer science teacher from the Philadelphia public school district. Educated at Temple University and Northwestern University, Steve holds a master’s degree in Educational Administration as well as a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education. Steve loves kids and has spent his career furthering the education of thousands of children both in and out of synagogue. Steve comes to Sarasota with his wife Sarah. They are looking forward to being active members at Temple Sinai as well as enjoying the local theaters and beaches. He has extended family in the area and looks forward to being closer to them. Steve is an avid computer user and enjoys a good restaurant. “I love conversation with people of all ages. I play a pretty mean shofar,” Steve candidly says about himself. Give Steve a call at 941.922.9322 or stop by Temple Sinai to say hello. Registration for religious school is already open and available on the Temple Sinai website, www.SinaiSRQ.org. Upcoming adult programs will be post-By S ed online on an ongoing basis.

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JFCS’ real people, real challenges, real stories: Antonio’s story

eing a good dad is a far greater challenge than simple fatherhood, Antonio discovered. It took time and hard work to learn that message. But it wasn’t always simple. In 2013, a doctor referred Martha to JFCS because of severe depression. There were financial problems, her children were unruly and diﬃcult to manage, and Antonio, her husband of three years, was unreliable. Family life just kept getting worse. When the family enrolled in the JFCS Healthy Families program, Mar-

tha received counseling and Antonio learned the financial management, communication and parenting skills he needed so he could begin to turn his life around and rescue his family. Fernando, the JFCS fatherhood educator, is now able to report that “Antonio is a very caring and loving father who is thankful to JFCS for the services provided. His five children now have a dad, and his wife Martha, a devoted partner.” After completing the 12-week interactive fatherhood class, Antonio

now has the tools to meet his children’s needs. And he has learned how to have a respectful and loving relationship with Martha. They now work as a team. He has become a role model for his children so that they too will have the necessary skills to build stable, happy families. “JFCS gave us the tools and options to make our life better,” Antonio reports happily.

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National Council of Jewish Women scholarship awards for non-traditional students

and the trict. he Sarasota-Manatee section and of National Council of Jewlds a ish Women (NCJW), dedicated min-to improving the quality of life for greewomen, children and families, awardovesed seven scholarships during the 17th eringannual Scholarship Awards ceremony drenheld at New College of Florida on April 30. The awards recognize and proh hismote the education of non-traditional wardstudents who have returned to school e Si-after a hiatus, or who wish to further the-their education and are experiencing ndedunusual circumstances. ward Of the eighteen applications res anceived this year, seven incredible ingooddividuals received scholarships to help withthem further their educational pursuits meanand life goals. himScholarship Chair Jessica Rogers 9322 o. ol is Tem.org. post-By Sue Hargis Spigel

presented the Gerri Aaron Scholarship to Michael Loria (Ringling College); Paul Tarantino presented the Canandai-

gua Bank Scholarship to Rachel Goldman (USF-Tampa); Shirley Yanowitz presented the Yanowitz Family Schol-

Paul Tarantino of Canandaigua Bank, Debbie Morrison, Angelene Koplau, Rachel Goldman, Theresa McMillan, Michael Loria, Nicole Schyler, Deborah Beese, Christine Pomerleau, Sally Yanowitz, Betty Schoenbaum

Humanity Working to End Genocide holds its annual rally

r. Ellen Kennedy, founder and executive director of World Without Genocide, addressed the topic “Genocide and Today’s Refugee Crisis” at the Humanity Working to End Genocide’s annual rally on February 26 at St. Martha Church in Sarasota. The Gulf Coast Community Choir performed musical interludes during the rally.

Dr. Kennedy stated, “I’m from a family of refugees,” including her grandfather who ﬂed Russia in 1905 to avoid being forced into the army and other family members who perished in Ukraine during the Holocaust. She sees people’s responses to immigrants as “four pieces of a pie.” Advocates believe in the inherent goodness of people, and support and welcome them.

Dr. Ellen Kennedy with Bishop of Venice Frank Dewane, Rabbi Howard Simon, Rev. Fausto Stampiglia of St. Martha Church, and members of Humanity Working to End Genocide

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Other people become supporters upon learning of immigrants’ situations. Nativists accept rights for some people, usually those similar to themselves, and often haven’t met many people of different origins. Bystanders remain uninvolved. Dr. Kennedy cited the famous “First they came” poem written by Lutheran minister Martin Niemoller while in a concentration camp. She spoke of Amidah, a Hebrew word meaning “standing up” to protect others. “This is our time to stand up and speak out,” she said. “Love unconditionally. Live accountably.” Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dr. Kennedy’s organization works to protect innocent people around the world;

arship to Theresa McMillan (USFSM); Debbie Morrison presented the Helen Schusterman and Albert Samuel Morrison Women’s Scholarship to Nicole Schyler (LECOM); Betty Schoenbaum presented the Schoenbaum Family Scholarship for a second year to Angeline Koplau (SCF); Norma Cohen presented the Cohen Family Scholarship and a Publix Scholarship to Christine Pomerleau (FIU); and Jessica Rogers presented the NCJW Scholarship and the Canandaigua Bank scholarship to Deborah Beese (SCF). Jessica Rogers organized the event along with committee members Geri Serot, Rosalie Leon, Susan Gotlieb, Cecile Alexander, Cyd Charrow, Carol Papish, Sandy Pass, Ann Goldstein and Joan Bour. SPONSORED BY

prevents genocide by combating racism and prejudice; advocates for the prosecution of perpetrators; and remembers those whose lives and cultures have been destroyed by violence. To learn more, please visit worldwith outgenocide.org. Humanity Working to End Genocide is a local coalition of civic, religious and community organizations with the mission: To create and maintain a community of conscience, calling for action to stop genocide and mass atrocities throughout the world. The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee and Catholic Diocese of Venice are member organizations. Call 941.351.8341 or visit www.hwegsrq. org for more details.

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Temple Emanu-El Mitzvah Day makes a difference

ver 360 volunteers and benefactors? Check. Twenty-five hands-on community service projects and donation drives? Check. Participants filling the social hall, the school building, and the on-site bloodmobile? Check. More participants streaming out across Sarasota-Manatee to assist in local agencies? Check. This was the recipe for an amazing day of community service and tikkun olam as Temple Emanu-El members and guests gathered for the eleventh annual Mitzvah Day on Sunday, May 7. Once again, Mitzvah Day proved to be an incredibly meaningful, inspiring and fun afternoon of giving back, making a difference, and repairing the brokenness in our world. Temple Emanu-El’s Mitzvah Day has grown larger and more exciting

each year. With many mitzvah projects, and clean up McIntosh Road; and collect donations of food, children’s there was an opportunity for people of books, toiletries, suitcases/duffel bags, all ages to reach out in camaraderie and care. The projects included the nail polish/cosmetics, diapers and art opportunity to decorate cards for soldiers; wrap gifts for hospitalized children; assemble survival kits and prepare bag lunches for the homeless; knit for needy infants; help with clerical work for local charities; make lovies for Manasota BUDS and thankyou crafts for paramedics; hold a Lego and sports party for foster children; share talents at a local nursing home; volunteer at the food bank Temple Emanu-El members Barbara Peltz, and animal shelter; wash Pamela D’Ambrosio, Linda Weiss and Samantha Fineman cars to raise money for tzepack gift baskets for children undergoing treatment at Sarasota Memorial Hospital dakah; refurbish the library

supplies. For more information about Mitzvah Day, or to suggest a community service project for Mitzvah Day 2018, please call Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at 941.379.1997.

Temple Emanu-El members Allison and Kaila Cohen volunteer at Honor Animal Sanctuary for Mitzvah Day

Jewish Housing Council Foundation and PNC present new lecture series on estate planning and philanthropy

ewish Housing Council Foundation (JHCF) and PNC Wealth Management are presenting a new lecture series for the next several months on estate and philanthropic planning at Aviva, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. All lectures are free and open to the public, but require an RSVP as space is limited. “This series is designed for people

who want to learn more about estate planning, charitable giving and other financial issues in a very informal, interactive setting,” said Scott Anderson, Vice President of Philanthropy for JHCF. “Attendees will also have an opportunity to meet one-on-one with top experts from PNC about their own specific giving and financial situations.” All sessions begin at 3:00 p.m. and

Continuing education at TBS this summer

ontinuing education continues this summer at Temple Beth Sholom. Experienced instructor Marden Paru is leading a new Thursday “Lunch and Learn” series on “Maimonides: Philosopher and Physician.” This course begins on July 6 and runs for eight weeks through August 24. Bring a dairy bagged lunch. Maimonides, or Rambam, was a physician, philosopher and rabbi alive a millennium ago. He served as court physician to the Caliph of Egypt. His medical and science background inﬂuenced Jewish philosophy and outlook on Judaic practice. His writings on diet

and medicine still hold validity today. He negated many superstitions in favor of rational thought. His most complicated work is the Moreh Nevukhim – the Guide for the Perplexed. Everyone interested is invited to join one or all of the classes, which are free of charge for TBS members and $5 for nonmembers. TBS is also continuing its Chug Ivri – Advanced Conversational Hebrew – on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. throughout the summer. For more information or to register, please contact the temple oﬃce at 941.955.8121 or info@templebeth sholomﬂ.org.

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Jack Vendeland + at-risk students = SUCCESS

By Sandy Chase

earning math can challenge the best of us. But Jack Vendeland knows the correct equation. Helping to bolster math skills of at-risk students at Booker Middle School – and arm them with lifelong skills – this 2010 Children’s Services Award recipient is an exemplary role model for both his learners and JFCS volunteers. According to Allison Cohen, a sixth-grade math teacher who has worked with Jack for 14 of her 20 years at Booker, “We desperately need more tutors – just like Jack – who is always ready with a sincere smile and a welcoming demeanor.” Add respect and collaboration to the equation, and the sum equals student progress plus confidence. Ms. Cohen says, “Jack has helped improve student achievement, especially for those who speak little English or struggle with learning disabilities. He strives to address the whole child, not just the academics. Children relate to him.” Jack’s introduction to JFCS began in 1997, when he and his wife Linda participated in the Resettlement Program, hosting Russian refugee families over several years. At Booker he also mentored at-risk students through the JFCS Safe Alternative to Out of School Suspension

Program for two years. “I wanted to interact with these kids, even help with homework, but they wanted to socialize with friends. I just couldn’t break through. Allison approached me in 2003. The rest is history,” says Jack. Although Jack downplays his critical tutoring role, he stresses the challenges he faced learning “new math,” adding that his students have taught him well. “I had to relearn some of the basics and master the proper order of solving problems, for example. Even today, my students sometimes know more than I do. But we collaborate.” When asked about his award, Jack explains, “Being recognized is ﬂattering. But the real reward is interacting with these great kids who mostly live in challenging circumstances but are generally friendly and willing to learn. Working one-on-one is paramount. And the special joy is that rare time when a student says, ‘Now I understand.’” By instilling self-esteem while teaching the basics, Jack has more than balanced the equation. Ms. Cohen and others attest that because of Jack’s dedication, many of these students have mastered requisite skills, enabling these preteens to pursue more productive lives as they prepare for the future. Whether it’s “old math” or “new math,” Jack has rewritten the equation for success.

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TEE Summer Science Spectacular Camp continues

Chug Ivri (Advanced Hebrew Circle)

Science-inspired summer fun and learning for little ones continue as we begin session two of Temple Emanu-El Early Learning Center’s Summer Science Spectacular. This fun, nurturing and educational Jewish summer camp experience takes place at our accredited, Gold Seal-certified, highest-rated early-childhood center, located at 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Your young child will enjoy science-themed indoor and outdoor play, experiments, and lots of hands-on learning and fun. Campers will also enjoy “water days,” cooking, art projects, special guests, and Shabbat celebrations with our rabbis! For the schedule and tuition information, call Elaine Sharrock, Temple Emanu-El Preschool Director, at 941.377.8074.

Cheryl Cohen is the new instructor for Temple Beth Sholom’s Chug Ivri, an informal study group of individuals who wish to improve their knowledge of Hebrew, both spoken and reading. It is conducted at an advanced intermediate level and consists of reading Hebrew literature and an Israeli newspaper (for experienced students of Hebrew) and Hebrew conversation. New participants are always welcome. Anyone who has the necessary Hebrew competence and wishes to expand his/her Hebrew knowledge is welcome to join the group. There is no cost. Classes meet on Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For more information, call the temple oﬃce at 941.955.8121.

TUESDAY, JULY 4 July 4th family barbecue Looking for something to do on July 4th? Join Camp Gan Israel SRQ for a family barbecue at noon at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. The event will include delicious food and a short presentation by campers sharing their camp spirit. Open to the entire community, the cost is $5 per person. The sponsorship of Arthur and Sheila Fox makes this event free for campers and their families. Advance reservations are necessary. For more information or to RSVP, call 941.925.0770.

Lunch and Learn: Critical Stages in Jewish History Join us for one or all Lunch and Learn sessions about “Maimonides: Philosopher and Physician” with instructor Marden Paru. Maimonides’ many contributions to Judaism influenced Jewish philosophy and still have validity today. Bring a dairy bag lunch. New participants are always welcome. Classes meet on Thursdays, July 6, 13, 20 and 27 from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. No cost for members; $5 requested for nonmembers per class. For more information, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121 or info@ templebethsholomfl.org.

“The Twelve Minor Prophets”

The twelve “minor” prophets of the Bible are “minor” only with respect to the length of their writings. Their prophecies nonetheless form a significant part of Jewish liturgy. Most well-known of these prophets is Jonah, who at first defied G-d but learned through his own personal experiences Temple Emanu-El “Lunch with the Rabbis” G-d’s attributes of mercy, patience and love. The other prophets include Are you looking for a great lunch date? Join Rabbi Brenner Glickman, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, HagRabbi Michael Shefrin and friendly, interesting companions for lunch, sogai, Zechariah and Malachi. Join us at 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays, July 6, cializing and discussion of current events and subjects of Jewish interest! SGS-NPA-6.16.qxp_Layout 1 6/23/16 PM Center, Page 1 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. 13, 20 and 27 at the 12:18 Al Katz All are invited to this popular, stimulating and enjoyable program. AttendCost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials ees are asked to bring a brown-bag lunch and are also welcome to bring a included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239. newspaper article for discussion. Homemade desserts and terrific company are provided. The event begins at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road. For more information, call the temple oﬃce at 941.371.2788.

WEDNESDAY, JULY 5

“Jewish Revolts in the Holocaust” Disarmed, starved, overworked and surrounded by electrified barbed wire fences or ghetto walls, Jews caught in the Nazi Holocaust nonetheless fought back against tremendous odds throughout Europe. In the Sobibor, Poland, death camp, half of the 600 Jewish slaves escaped past the machine gun guard towers and minefields. In the Warsaw Ghetto, Jews armed with riﬂes and homemade Molotov cocktails held out for weeks against overwhelming German forces as the Nazi commander cried, “The Jews have weapons!” Join us at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, July 5, 12, 19 and 26 at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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July 2017

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Jewish heroes come from all backgrounds. Mordechai Anilevicz was born to a poor family but became the leader of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising. Chaim Weizmann, founder of modern Israel, was born in a Belarus village. Menachem Begin transformed from underground fighter to signing Israel’s peace treaty with Egypt as Prime Minister. Yoni Netanyahu, IDF leader of Israel’s Entebbe rescue, was revered for his rallying cry of “Follow me!” Join us at 10:00 a.m. on Fridays, July 7, 14, 21 and 28 at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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Bring a dairy potluck dish to share with family and friends at Temple Sinai’s First Friday Potluck. After dinner join Rabbi Michael Churgel and Chazzan Cliff Abramson for the Rhythm and Jews Shabbat Worship Service. Hear the Bruno Family Musicians as they join rabbi and chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chassidic melodies. Following services there is a dessert reception sponsored by the Membership Committee, which will include snow cones from The Baltimore Snowball Company. This free event begins at 5:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota (enter off of Proctor Road only, between Proctor and Swift). RSVP by Monday, July 3 to sinaisrq.org/events and include what you will be bringing. For more information, contact the temple oﬃce at 941.924.1802 or oﬃce@ sinaisrq.org.

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B I L E R A a L Y t ESHIVA o s a r sa PRESENTS AUGUST 2017 COURSES JEWISH ART & ARTISTS FRIDAYS 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM Starting August 4 (Eight weeks) Bezalel, the first Jewish artist, was appointed by Moses to design a peripatetic tabernacle, with fine accompanying sacral accoutrements described, in vivid detail, in the Book of Exodus. For almost 3,000 years, Jewish art was confined to ritual objects lest we violate the injunction against idols. There was no portrait painting, not even landscapes. It seems that the Renaissance became a turning point when daring Jewish artists arose, influenced a significant change in religious norms, though slow to gain momentum until the 18th Century. This course will study modern Jewish art history and the biographies and contributions of such artists as Oppenheimer, Modigliani, and Chagall, Pissarro, etc. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $60.

JEWISH MONARCHIES AND DYNASTIES MONDAYS 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Starting August 7 (Eight Weeks) The Jewish monarchies, enumerated in the Hebrew Bible, spanned a period of 423 years—from Saul (1010 BCE) to Zedekiah (587 BCE). It was not always “smooth sailing” for the monarch at the helm of the Jewish commonwealth. Every imaginable obstacle befell the kings as they attempted to rule: revolts; jealousy; sibling rivalry; adultery; angry mobs of subjects; chastisement from prophets; triumphant tribalism causing kingdoms to split; as well as the ever-present danger of invasion and capture by neighboring kingdoms and empires. How they reined and what they accomplished is the subject of this course. Other dynasties came into existence later and they attempted to rule as did the monarchs, sometimes succeeding but ultimately vanquished by greater powers. Some of their victories, however, are remembered in celebrations observed to this day. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $60.

MONDAY, JULY 10 Jewish cooking workshop Traditional Jewish cooking and recipes span the globe and the centuries. This tasty workshop will explore the palates and tastes of Jews of European descent and of Mediterranean backgrounds. Whatever your preference, you will enjoy the delicious Sephardic and Ashkenazic delicacies that comprise Jewish cooking. Bring your ideas and appetites to learn new recipes and cooking tips for preparing traditional Jewish foods that have been passed down through the generations of Jewish families. Join us at 10:30 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

TUESDAY, JULY 11 Game Day at Temple Beth Sholom Join Temple Beth Sholom for our weekly Game Day. Invite your friends or connect with new ones at TBS to play mah jongg, Scrabble, cards, Rummikub, or bring your favorite game. Game Day begins at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, July 11, 18 and 25 at Temple Beth Sholom, Madeline L. Sainer Social Hall, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Donation at the door requested to cover snacks: $2 for members, $3 for nonmembers. Please contact Felicia Servetz at 941.351.5280 or joelsinﬂa@verizon.net for more information.

Temple Emanu-El’s Israeli Wine-Tasting Temple Emanu-El’s much-anticipated summer wine-tasting event is back! Please join us for a lovely evening of good conversation and good cheer at 6:00 p.m. at Fresh Start Café, 630 South Orange Avenue in Burns Court, Sarasota. We will mingle with old and new friends, sample different Israeli wines, and hear Temple Emanu-El Assistant Rabbi Michael Shefrin share his insights on the wines’ vintages and regions. The chefs from Fresh Start will offer savory and sweet treats for sale as well. This wonderful event is sponsored by Temple Emanu-El’s Outreach Committee and Total Wine and More. Free admission and wine tasting; freshly-prepared Mediterranean light bites will be available for purchase. Reservations are limited and requested by Monday, July 3. For reservations or more information, please email TEEwinetasting@gmail.com.

TZEDAKAH: CHARITY/PHILANTHROPY/FUNDRAISING TUESDAYS 10:30 AM–11:45 AM Starting August 8 (Eight Weeks) One of the most-widely observed mitzvot (biblical commandments) in contemporary times is the giving of charity. Jews, many of whom are not so observant of ritual and religious practices, engage widely in the act of philanthropy. Commonly referred to as tzedakah, practically everyone engages in charitable acts simply as a societal norm without truly knowing the origins of philanthropy, how it has professionalized today and administered in every community. Why does it appear that Jewish people, beyond their small percentage of the population, give in larger numbers and greater amounts than most other religious or ethnic groups? Not only does Jewish institutional life benefit from Jewish philanthropy but Jewish resources can be found supporting every public facet of the arts, education, social welfare, immigration absorption, disaster relief, etc., to name a few. How has this been accomplished? Let’s study it! Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $60.

Inquire about multi-course discounts. Scholarships are also available. 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, 5445 Pamela Wood Way #160, Sarasota, FL 34233. 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.

THURSDAY, JULY 13 “A Talent for Genius: Oscar Levant” From impoverished Pittsburgh childhood to George Gershwin’s right-hand man to Hollywood renown, discover the neurotic wit and musical gifts of show-biz polymath Oscar Levant. This free class begins at 7:00 p.m. at Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. To secure your spot, call the Aviva University RSVP line at 941.757.8520 or email RSVP@AvivaSeniorLife.org.

SATURDAY, JULY 15 Family Movie Night Join friends and family for a luau-themed evening while we enjoy Moana on a huge inﬂatable screen in a nice cool climate. Enjoy a catered Italian dinner, popcorn and arts & crafts. Come dressed for a luau. Kids can bring pillows and sleeping bags. Adults BYOB. The event, which is open to the community, begins at 5:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota (enter off of Proctor Road only, between Proctor and Swift). Cost: $5 for children over 2 years of age, $10 per adult. RSVP to The Gan at 941.926.9462 or thegan@sinaisrq.org.

July 2017

JEWISH HAPPENINGS MONDAY, JULY 17 Camp Gan Israel

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Chabad of Venice’s Camp Gan Israel is part of the largest and fastestgrowing network of Jewish day camps in the world. Gan Izzy enjoys a well-earned reputation of being the “Hot Spot” for kids of all ages! With its innovative ideas and creative programs, this is the place where kids’ (ages 3-13) dreams come true in a safe and warm environment. Staffed by dedicated counselors, campers are imbued with a deep sense of pride in their Jewish heritage. The camp takes place at Chabad of Venice & North Port, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice. Scholarships available. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@ chabadofvenice.com.

The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU on Miami Beach, tells the story of more than 250 years of Jewish history, art and culture in the Sunshine State. Housed in two beautifully restored art deco former synagogues, the museum is a must-see when visiting South Florida. Groups welcome, call Eva at 786-972-3176 for group reservations.

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“Opening the Prayerbook” Do you ever feel uncertain about participating in services, or wonder what the prayers mean? “Opening the Prayerbook” is a unique opportunity to explore the prayers of our people, gain insight into the worship service, and become more comfortable and confident in the sanctuary – all in a warm, friendly environment. Monday’s class will focus on weekday prayers; the course continues on Wednesday, July 19 with Shabbat prayers, and on Friday, July 21 with the Torah service and festival prayers. All classes are free and begin at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, please email Ellen Zipin at ezipin2@ comcast.net.

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Mitzvah Knitting Group at Temple Emanu-El Are you a knitter or crocheter interested in using your talent to brighten the lives of others while making new friends? If so, please come to the Mitzvah Knitting Group sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. We gather monthly to craft and socialize, and our beautiful handiwork has been donated to local new parents as well as needy families in Sarasota-Manatee and in Israel. Bring your needles or crochet hook and a favorite pattern – we’ll supply the yarn and great company! The group meets at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.

“Jewish Uncle Charlie & the Florida Dolphin Trail” What is the connection between the Jewish people and the awesome dolphins of the oceans? During World War II, Charlie Passo, beloved uncle of Dr. Beverly Newman and a sailor in the U.S. Merchant Marine, was torpedoed by a German U-boat off America’s East Coast, but was saved from the sharks by circling dolphins. This true story ends well and serves as the backdrop for a delightful personal video tour of Florida’s gorgeous “Dolphin Trail” from Clearwater to St. Petersburg. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy foods and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

THURSDAY, JULY 20 “Fluid Dance” at Temple Emanu-El As part of Temple Emanu-El’s ongoing “Year of Healthful Living,” Linda Joffe presents a special morning of “fluid dance.” Invigorating both physically and spiritually, this is a fun, free-flowing series designed to release stress, invite creativity, and tap into natural rhythms. The class is especially good for anyone who is experiencing tension and stiffness and wants to explore a gentle way of bringing free flow back into the body, especially the joints! All are welcome to this free event which begins at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, call Linda Joffe at 941.376.5162.

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Daniel Elbaum AJC’s Assistant Executive Director, Director of Regional Offices Defending Israel and Fighting Anti-Semitism in 2017 Dan Elbaum, AJC’s Assistant Executive Director, will give a far ranging analysis of AJC’s efforts to fight BDS and advocate for Jews around the world.

SUNDAY, JULY 23 Torah study & movie in honor of Al Katz

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Marking the yahrzeit of Al Katz, Of Blessed Memory, namesake of the Center, we will explore selections from the many hundreds of passages in the Bible about Zion, the homeland of the Jewish people. Although the world has decided upon numerous occasions that the Jews should settle elsewhere, the Bible speaks of the only true place for the Jews, a gift from the Creator. Join us for study, a movie (The Long Way Home) and kosher foods at 4:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

AJC’s Assistant Director of Campus Affairs The View from the Campus Are America’s campuses in crisis? Have our student bodies become overrun with anti-Semitism? AJC campus expert Seffi Kogen will discuss trends, issues, and surprisingly promising signs from our colleges and universities. WE D NES DAY, S EP T EM B ER 6

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“Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust” In the years immediately following World War II, writers and filmmakers began to confront the daunting task of describing in fiction the seemingly indescribable world of the ghettos and concentration camps. Since that time, some critics have argued that an artistic response to these atrocities could not be adequately rendered. In this class, Dr. Andre Krauss will discuss Jewish compliance and resistance during the Holocaust depicted in film and literature. This free class begins at 7:00 p.m. at Aviva: A Campus for Senior Life, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. To secure your spot, call the Aviva University RSVP line at 941.757.8520 or email RSVP@ AvivaSeniorLife.org.

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July 2017

JEWISH INTEREST

The roundup at the Vel’ d’Hiv By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

any readers will have seen the movie or read the book, Sarah’s Key. Others might have seen the movie La Rafle. While both were heart-wrenching tales of the innocent being caught up in the maelstrom of the Holocaust, few would be aware of the full story. This month sees the 75th anniversary of the events played out by Sarah’s Key and La Rafle, and it is appropriate that we recall what actually happened then. Dr. Paul Bartrop The capture of the Jews of Paris that became known as the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup was organized and carried out on July 16-17, 1942. It was effectively undertaken by French police under the direction of German occupation authorities. Codenamed “Operation Spring Wind,” the object of the raid was to round up the Jews of Paris, confine them, and then transport them to their death in Eastern Europe. As they were captured, the captives were taken to the cycling and sports stadium known as the Vélodrome d’Hiver (“Winter Velodrome”) in the 15th Arrondissement of Paris, near the Eiffel Tower. In the months leading up to the roundup, SS leader Reinhard Heydrich, together with Fritz Sauckel, the organizer of forced labor for German armament factories, and Adolf Eichmann, the SS official in charge of Jewish policy, made several trips to Paris. As they familiarized themselves with the French situation, German administrators replaced French officials in charge of the “Jewish Question,” in a process intended to accelerate antiJewish policies.

The result saw a razzia, or raid, that began at 4:00 a.m. on the morning of July 16, 1942. Approximately 4,500 French police began arresting Jews throughout Paris. Over 11,000 were arrested that same day, and confined in the Vel’ d’Hiv. The arrests were made quickly and without discussion. Ultimately, 13,152 Jews were taken, of which 5,802 were women and 4,051 were children. This was not the first time that French police had arrested Jews in Paris, but it was the first occasion in which women, children and the elderly were specifically targeted. Included among those arrested were children aged between two and sixteen, together with their parents. Many of the Jews arrested were already refugees from Germany, Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Russia. Conditions in the stadium deteriorated dramatically and very rapidly. The detainees were kept in extremely crowded conditions, almost without water, food and sanitary facilities. The stadium’s dark glass roof was painted blue to avoid bombings, and heat levels rose unbearably in the already hot summer month of July with all of the windows sealed shut for security. Of the ten restrooms available, five had been locked owing to the windows offering escape possibilities. The only food or water available was brought in by several doctors and members of the Red Cross, who were allowed to enter. Any Jew who tried to escape was shot on the spot; in some cases, desperate individuals took their own lives. No photographs exist of the events of July 16-17, 1942, other than one showing a row of buses taken outside the stadium. Over time, the arrested Jews were placed on these buses. The buses transported the adults to the

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licly protested the events. The sight of Jewish mothers holding their babies, and children being placed under arrest, was a turning point for many, leading to the French public’s condemnation of the treatment of the Jews during the German occupation. For decades the French government declined to apologize for France’s role in the roundup. It was not until 53 years later, on July 16, 1995, that France publicly acknowledged its role in an historic speech given by President Jacques Chirac. Here, he stated that the roundup was a crime committed “in France, by France.” In 2012, on the 70th anniversary, President François Hollande reaffirmed the message in another address at a monument to the roundup. On April 10, 2017, however, in an ugly footnote, French Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen argued that France bore no responsibility for the Vel’ d’Hiv Roundup, questioning the French state’s role in the Holocaust and suggesting that France was not responsible for the roundup of Jews. Her remarks were met with widespread condemnation across France. 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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Yom HaShoah in Tulsa By Sigmund Tobias

he Director of Holocaust Education at Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Jewish Federation invited me to give the keynote address at the Interfaith Yom HaShoah Day commemoration last April. Amusingly, the director is not Jewish but is a Native American from the Choctaw and Cherokee tribes. The Jewish community in Tulsa is cohesive but declined to about 1,800 because many younger people moved away. Drew Diamond, Director of Tulsa’s Jewish Federation, has the most unique background of any director in the country being the former chief of Tulsa’s police after serving in the FBI. He believed in community policing and reached out to all community minorities and religious groups leading to a relatively peaceful period in Tulsa during his tenure. The Federation arranged for a half-hour interview on Tulsa’s NPR station to publicize Yom HaShoah. They also arranged a catered Middle Eastern buffet dinner for us where we met their most active members, including the manager of a movie theatre who showed Shanghai Ghetto, a film in which I participated. Eva Unterman and her parents survived Auschwitz and she eventually settled in Tulsa. Eva believes in remembering the Holocaust to avoid repeating such genocidal disasters anywhere in the world, and founded the Federation’s Council on Holocaust Education. They arranged for my wife Lora and me to give a ninety-minute talk on the Holocaust at a local high school. My talk dealt with my memoir, Strange Haven: A Jewish Childhood in Wartime Shanghai. Lora’s talk described her family history dating back to 1653 in Schriesheim, Germany.

I had a live interview on the local ABC TV station to publicize the commemoration. A clip of that interview may be seen at http://ktul.com/good-daytulsa/segments/interfaith-holocaustcommemoration-04-20-2017. We saw an affecting exhibit of art projects created by students from Tulsa’s junior and senior high schools to commemorate Yom HaShoah. The most touching project was a creation showing partially burned Jewish prayerbooks. The smell of the singed volumes emanated from the project. For me, it was a powerful and deeply moving reminder of the pile of simmering ashes of Torahs and prayerbooks that I found on the morning after Kristallnacht in 1938 at the synagogue my family belonged to in Berlin. The commemoration was held at the Conservative synagogue, B’nai Emunah, and attended by about 700 people; apparently, two thirds of them were not Jewish. A huge menorah containing seven large candles was lit to commemorate Holocaust rescuers including, among others, Raoul Wallenberg, Ho Feng Shan (Chinese consul in prewar Austria) and Chiune Sugihara (Japanese consul in prewar Vilnius, Lithuania). Each candle was lit by former refugees who had immigrated to America from Burma, Eritrea, France, Germany, Turkey and Venezuela. The keynote address was well received, and at the airport the next morning we were pleased to see a long story in Tulsa’s newspaper with pictures of the commemoration, marking a memorable ending to our visit. Sigmund Tobias lives in Sarasota during the winter season, and is Eminent Research Professor at SUNY- Albany.

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ummer is at its peak. For many of us, picnics and barbeques are part of the ritual of enjoying the outdoors. And since food is at the center of any gathering, let us enjoy some food for thought and direct our attention to the word o-khel, one of the Hebrew words for “food.” In the Bible, o-khel is one of the words which means “food” or “meal.” It appears 44 times and is Dr. Rachel Dulin derived from the verb a-khal, which appears over 800 times in the Bible and means “eat,” “devour,” “consume,” “take away” and even “destroy.” The noun o-khel implies the food or meal one needs for either sustenance or for sheer pleasure. It is interesting that, outside of the reference to eating, be it for physical sustenance (Ec. 9:7) or pleasure (Josh. 5:11), the verb a-khal is used to enhance both positive and negative interactions and impressions. For example, one way to demonstrate the mysterious works of God was the unusual story of the burning bush. Here, while attending to his father-in-law’s ﬂock, Moses saw a bush all aﬂame, yet the bush was “not consumed,” in Hebrew, ay-ne-nu u-kal (Ex 3:2). Also, the prophet Isaiah left us two interesting words of advice where akhal is at the center. First, a-khol vesha-to ki ma-char na-mut, literally “eat and drink for tomorrow we might die.” This is Isaiah’s way to say carpe diem, enjoy the present (Isa. 22:13). Secondly, p’ri ma-al-lai-hem yo-khe-lu, literally “they will eat the fruit of their works,” in short “as one makes the bed so one lies in it” (Isa. 3:10). We should also mention that the verb a-khal was used as a verbal tool to describe negativity and disaster. For example, a land which was considered

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Stars of David

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Aging Jewishly – What our traditions teach us about growing old

Buy a trombone By Rabbi Barbara Aiello

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with me, playing only occasionally, but determined that one day I would make sounds worthy of any one of Springsteen’s E Street Horns. “Owwww! That hurts!” Rabbi decorum aside, when the doc’s assistant ever so gently pulled on the middle finger of my right hand, trying to get the sticking joint to straighten out, I let out a very unspiritual yelp. Later the doctor gave me the news. “It’s a condition called ‘trigger finger,’ and you’ve got it in both hands. It comes from doing repetitive motions.” He went on to explain that “trigger finger” was an agerelated condition and was a common ailment among musicians, especially trumpet players. “So that’s it,” I said to my 69-yearold self, “Just when I was going to join Aviva’s music mash up, I won’t be able to play in Milton’s band.” In her book Jewish Visions for Aging, Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman writes, “The aging process challenges a person’s sense of who she is, who she has been and what she will yet be. The ac-

cumulation of losses, the ‘little deaths’ of the aging process moves us to redefine ourselves.” Faced with that redefinition, it is apparent that as we age we have two choices. While we adapt to each loss of physical capability we can approach these changes as either victims or survivors. The “little death” brought about by “trigger finger,” offered me that same challenge. But first I had to tell Milton that I wasn’t able to play trumpet in his pickup band. It is Rabbi Friedman who emphasizes that, “In the Jewish tradition, first and foremost, old age is associated with wisdom.” Friedman writes that for us Jews the elderly are viewed as leaders that have good advice to share. In fact, in the Torah we are told, “Ask your father and he will tell you, ask your elders and they shall instruct you.” I still hadn’t spoken to Milton. In the Book of Job it is Job himself who tells us that, “For wisdom is with the old, and understanding with length of days.” Taking those words to heart,

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usan Gladstone has been appointed as the new director for the Jewish Museum of FloridaFIU. Gladstone brings more than 30 years of executive experience at national and global levels. In her most recent leadership positions she served as the museum’s acting director, and before that as the museum’s director of development. “We look forward to Susan Gladstone leading the next era of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU,” said FIU Provost and Executive Vice President Kenneth G. Furton. “Her proven track record of leadership combined with her educational, cultural and fundraising initiatives on the international stage made her the ideal leader to steer this museum, which has served as a cultural beacon for more than 20 years.” The Jewish Museum of FloridaFIU serves as one of Florida’s cultural attractions, and is a resource for a wide audience of residents, tourists, students and scholars of all ages and backgrounds from throughout the state, nation and the world. The museum’s collection encompasses more than 100,000 items. Its two buildings, located in the heart of Miami Beach’s Historic Art Deco District, are on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The

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I approached my friend Milton, who at 90-plus, indeed fit the bill to “ask your elders.” I poured out the long sad story of my physical disability in an endless stream of “Oh Poor Me,” and how I thought “trigger finger” was a frivolous name for such a serious problem and how frustrated I was now that I had the time to play trumpet and couldn’t. Blah blah blah… Milton, my wise elder, a sturdy man steeped in a life of Jewish resilience and adaptation, stopped me in mid-lamentation and in a few words helped me move from victim to survivor. “Dahling,” he said. “If it’s music you want to make, stop kvetching. Buy a trombone.” For ten years Rabbi Barbara Aiello served the Aviva Campus for Senior Life in Sarasota as resident rabbi. Currently as Aviva’s Rabbi Emerita, she shares her experiences on Aging Jewishly. Contact her at Rabbi@Rabbi Barbara.com.

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vil: A Matter of Intent features the work of over thirty-five contemporary and modern artists addressing the many faces of inhumanity. This pertinent group show features artists hailing from around the world with diverse backgrounds, including Helene Aylon, Judith Glickman Lauder, Grace Graupe-Pillard, William Sharp, Tamar Hirschl, John Lawson, Paul Margolis, Mark Podwal, Trix Rosen and Arthur Szyk. On loan from the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, this exhibition was curated by Laura Kruger and features more than seventy artworks that span from 1940 to the present, including mixed media paintings, works on paper, photography and sculptural works. Presented in Miami Beach by the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, the exhibition opened to the public on April 20 and is on view through October 1 at 301 Washington Avenue, in the heart of South Beach. As the title reminds us during these precarious times, acts of evil are premeditated and intentional, motivated by selfishness and the desire to gain at the expense of others. “Evil is not a cosmic accident, it does not just happen,” said Laura Kruger. “Evil is a deliberate action or inaction. Evil is the violation of our common humanity.” The work of these artists shows how evil manifests in many forms including genocide, torture, slavery and fear of “the other.” The artists in Evil: A Matter of Intent demonstrate how evil is reinforced by indifference, bullying, cruelty and denial. Terrorist acts, murder, rape, destruction of culture and knowledge, pogroms, obliteration of cultural heritage, child abuse, poisoning of the earth and water, and murder are rampant and unceasing. These are artists who refuse to remain silent despite forces of intimidation or popular beliefs. Their voices and visions are direct and distinct, forever asking the viewer what he or she would do if placed in similar situations depicted in these works of art.

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Mark Podwal is well known for his drawings in The New York Times’ oped page. His work has been engraved on a Congressional Gold Medal, and is also featured in a series of decorative plates at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Helene Aylon’s career includes her Process Art in the 1970s, anti-nuclear Art in the ’80s, and her later G-D Project that spanned two decades. Her work can be found in collections around the world including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, New York’s Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) and Whitney Museum, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. In the midsixties, she painted her iconic 16-foot mural for the synagogue library at JFK airport. Grace Graupe-Pillard’s work was featured in the recent exhibition at New York’s Chaim + Reid Gallery (The Female Gaze: Women Look at Men), and has also shown at the Aldrich Museum, the National Academy Museum and the Bass Museum. In her Boy with a

Grace Graupe-Pillard: Boy with a Gun: Saturday Night Special, 1992, Pastel, cutout canvas, 82” x 51” Boy with a Gun: Homeless Man, 1987, Pastel, cutout canvas, 72” x 42” Graupe-Pillard’s powerful works call attention to the urgent need for gun control laws. In her series, Boy with a Gun (1987-1992), she suggests that a child’s game can become adult gun violence. What will it take to thwart the gun industry and stop the killing?

Gun series in this exhibition, silhouette figures are shown as containers housing images of gang warfare and capital punishment. View the exhibition catalogue at http://online. pubhtml5.com/rosq/egoc/ #p=2. “This exhibition is timely and powerful,” said Susan Gladstone, Executive Director of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. “These artists tackle issues we are all confronting right now, at this juncture in history. They bring evil

Ben Shahn: Thou Shalt Not Stand Idly By, 1965, Lithograph, 26” x 21” Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel once asserted that the entire ethical teachings of the Hebrew Bible could be condensed into one sentence: “Thou shalt not stand idly by” – an excerpt from Leviticus 19:16, “Thou shalt not stand idly by while your neighbor’s blood is shed.” Shahn illustrated this admonition by depicting a white hand reaching out to raise a black hand.

to light from a multitude of shadowy angles, capturing historical events and expressing outrage. They leave us, the viewers, to our own responses – and possibly to our own personal calls to action.” About the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU serves as a major cultural attraction and source of information for a wide audience of residents, tourists, students and scholars of all ages and backgrounds from throughout the state, nation and the world. Located in a former synagogue that housed Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation, the museum’s restored 1936 Art Deco building and 1929 original synagogue are both on the National Register of Historic Places. The 301 building features nearly 80 stained glass windows, a copper dome, marble bimah, and many Art Deco features including chandeliers and sconces. The Jewish Museum of Florida is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The museum is open Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Closed on Mondays and holidays. Admission: adults $6; seniors $5; families $12; members and children under 6 always free; Saturdays - free. For more information, call 305.672.5044 or visit www.jewishmuseum.com.

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Why Israel is a fast-moving force in smart transportation The megatrend in this world is electric, connected and autonomous. That put Israel in the center because those are things we are really good at. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, May 25, 2017

n June 2013, 250 Israeli smarttransportation visionaries ﬂocked to the inaugural EcoMotion “unconference” to share their crazy fantasies about the future of moving people from one place to another. Only four years later, leaders of the global automotive and transportation industry were among 1,500 participants at the fifth annual EcoMotion Main Event at the Peres Center in Jaffa on May 18. It hasn’t taken long for Israel to emerge as a significant source of innovation for autonomous and connected

vehicles, navigation, public transportation, alternative fuels, super-eﬃcient engines, urban parking, and environment-friendly personal and mass transportation. More than 500 Israeli companies involved in this sector have raised a combined nearly $20 billion over the past four years. “Five or six years ago, who’d have thought Israel would be a potential player in the global industry of transportation? We don’t even have any automakers,” says Lior Zeno-Zamanski, executive director of EcoMotion, a nonprofit community initiated by the National Program for Alternative Fuels and Smart Transportation and the Israeli Innovation Institute, with the support of the Ministry of Economy. “The megatrend in this world is electric, connected and autonomous – and that Serge Passolunghi, director of the Renault Innovation Lab put Israel in the center bein Silicon Valley, sitting in a Renault Twizy at EcoMotion cause those are things we are in Tel Aviv (photo by Shlomi Mizrachi)

Waze and Mobileye Two well-known Israeli names in smart transportation are Waze and Mobileye. Not long after that first EcoMotion unconference, Google bought the Ra’anana-based crowd traﬃc-navigation pioneer Waze for $1.03 billion. Jerusalem-headquartered Mobileye, which developed vision-based driverassistance systems and is prominent in the engineering of self-driving cars, was acquired by Intel in March 2017 for a record $15.3 billion. Now, Mobileye is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and corporations including Microsoft to establish an international transportation lab in the Israeli port city of Ashdod. Mercedes Benz, General Motors, BMW, Ford, Honda, Uber, Volkswagen and Volvo have opened R&D centers in Israel and/or invested in Israeli technology since 2016. The Honda Silicon Valley Lab, Volvo, Hertz International and Israel’s Ituran are sponsoring DRIVE, a new smart-mobility accelerator, co-working space and prototyping lab in Tel Aviv headed by Boaz Mamo, founder and former head of EcoMotion. Renault’s Open Innovation Lab was established in Tel Aviv last June to work with local startups. Time to deliver It’s not only the success stories that focused the transportation world’s atMoshe Rackach of ParKings, an Israeli startup with an app tention on Israel, Zenofor reserving parking spots, with his display at EcoMotion (photo by Asaf Kliger) continued on next page

really good at,” she tells ISRAEL21c. EcoMotion’s year-round workshops, competitions, hackathons, meetups and investor events have helped grow its community to more than 700 aﬃliated organizations. About 200 startups were represented at the all-day conference, which drew 250 prominent overseas attendees. “Everyone is coming to see Israeli technology for smart mobility. Our smart-transport ecosystem is becoming a global center together with Silicon Valley. We even met a lot of people from the Valley at our event,” ZenoZamanski notes. The conference showcased innovative solutions for autonomous and connected vehicles, cybersecurity, ride-sharing, bike-sharing, drones, electric motorcycles and racing cars, fast-charging automotive batteries and much more. “Now we need to bring all this innovation to the market and change the world of transportation through collaborations with corporations and municipalities,” says Zeno-Zamanski.

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continued from previous page Zamanski points out. Electric-car network Better Place, meant to position Israel as a model for the rest of the world, helped put Israel on the map for transportation innovation before going bankrupt in May 2013. EcoMotion, started around the mart same time, receives government, phileye. Mo-anthropic and industry funding to supt theport knowledge-sharing, networking viga-and collaboration in smart transportan. tion. “We’re constantly looking at the leye, ecosystem to see what is missing,” iversays Zeno-Zamanski. “The gap now nent cars,identified has to do with implementa2017tion and POCs [proofs of concept] and collaboration. That’s the hard part. You withcan honestly say Israel is a global cenech-ter for transportation innovation and dingnow it’s time to deliver.” Anat Bonstein, head of the Nationonal portal Program for Alternative Fuels in the Prime Minister’s Oﬃce, said she hopes tors, swacenraeli

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to see pilots and projects in technologies from autonomous vehicles to ridesharing by the end of this year. “The State of Israel recognizes the huge potential and the great opportunity to promote an area which will develop into a trillion-dollar market,” she said. Oded Distel, director of the Israel NewTech program in the Foreign Investment and Industrial Cooperation in the Ministry of Economy and Industry, says EcoMotion’s 2017 conference “is living proof of the attractiveness of the Israeli industry and technology, and the faith that foreign and Israeli investors have in it.” Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.

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CZECH PARLIAMENT RECOGNIZES JERUSALEM AS ISRAEL’S CAPITAL

The Czech Parliament approved on Wednesday, May 24, the recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 112 of the 156 MPs supported the resolution. The parliament also condemned recent UNESCO decisions that do not recognize the rights of Jews to Jerusalem and called on the government to stop payments to UNESCO. (Itamar Eichner, Ynet News)

THE COOLEST TECH COMPANIES IN ISRAEL

StoreDot has developed a smartphone battery that charges in one minute, using proprietary amino acids in place of lithium components. The batteries are due to go into mass production this year. GlucoMe allows diabetes sufferers to monitor their blood sugar levels and stores the information in the cloud so it can be accessed by their doctor. As an increasing number of automotive manufacturers are choosing to connect their cars to the internet, Argus develops technology to prevent them from being hacked. With over 85 million users, MyHeritage is one of the largest sites in the social networking and genealogy field, offering access to search and matching technologies, a library of historical records, and a wide collection of family trees. Zebra has developed an algorithm to identify early signs of breast cancer,

based on thousands of previous mammograms. In December, the company launched a service that allows people to upload their medical imaging scans and receive an automated analysis for key clinical conditions. (Sam Shead, Business Insider - UK)

THE SURPRISING OPINIONS OF PALESTINIANS

A new poll of 1,540 Palestinians in the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem reveals that much of the Palestinian public actually agree with several key points President Trump raised on his recent visit to the Middle East.  Two-thirds of Palestinians think “the PA should give prisoners’ families normal social benefits like everybody else, not extra payments based on their sentences or armed operations.”  A majority on the West Bank (56%) say the issue of moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is “not so important” or even “not important at all.”  To the idea of a “regional approach” to Israeli-Palestinian peacemaking, in which “Arab states would offer both sides incentives to take more moderate positions,” in the West Bank, 58% approve, in Gaza 55%.  “What is the one thing you’d most like the U.S. to do about the Palestinian issues these days?” A plurality (34%) of West Bankers pick “put pressure on the PA and Hamas to be more democratic and less corrupt” – more than those who prefer “pressure on Israel to make concessions” or “increased economic aid to the Palestinians.”  Among West Bankers, 49% pick “having a good family life” as their top priority, followed by “making enough income to live comfortably” with 30%; just 12% pick “working to establish a Palestinian state.” The poll was conducted by the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion, May 16-27. (David Pollock, New York Daily News)

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Kol Yisrael arevim zeh l’zeh From the Bimah Rabbi Michael S. Churgel, RJE Temple Sinai

hen I was a college student at UCLA, I spent most weekends as a camp counselor for Jewish teenagers in the Malibu foothills adjacent to the Pacific Ocean. Aside from the natural beauty given the camp’s location – we convened our Shabbat worship in the outdoor chapel overlooking the ocean, complete with crashing waves and a Friday night sunset – the real beauty was gathering over 150 Jewish students (8th, 9th or 10th-12th graders) to study, pray and mingle together, forging relationships that would

last, in many cases, a lifetime. I met one of my best friends there, and I continue to keep up with well over 100 of my former students/campers and cocounselors, thanks to social media. One of the units we examined with the ninth graders each year involved the question: “Do you consider yourself an American Jew or a Jewish American?” Though the difference in the wording is subtle, the meaning behind each phrase can be significant. So it is not diﬃcult to imagine the debates that ensued as we challenged each teen to struggle with their own definition of Jewish identity and their sense of responsibility to self, community, nation and world. Though we facilitated this discussion for our ninth-grade students, there is no reason why we could not have repeated the conversation each subsequent year. I have often pondered the idea of tracking each teen’s responses throughout the years, and I ask myself how interesting it would have been, not only for me to witness the changes, but

then to show each teen how their own sense of identity had morphed over the years. I would suggest that every Jew consider this question annually, perhaps adding it to our cheshbon hanefesh – the accounting of our yearly deeds we are charged to do in the coming months as we approach Yom Kippur. Whether we consider ourselves Jewish Americans or American Jews, one idea remains constant: we are still a part of something bigger than ourselves, and our personal choices and actions impact upon the world around us. One of the central pillars of Judaism is the concept: Kol Yisrael arevim zeh l’zeh – All of Israel is responsible for one another. This can be interpreted in a number of ways. First and foremost, Jews are charged to take care of one another. Unfortunately, recent history, and even current events prove that if we as Jews do not look out for one another, it is highly likely that others will not. The Shoah stands as our most tragic lesson in modern times. A more universal definition of this

creed is that our charge as Jews is to be responsible for, and to take care of everyone and everything on God’s Earth, as God’s partners. We accomplish this sacred task through acts of Tzedakah, G’milut Chasadim and Tikkun Olam. We do this by protecting our physical environment so that future generations may witness the splendor that we have enjoyed. We accomplish this through acts of social justice, by transcending the self and putting others before ourselves – especially those who are less fortunate or capable – when we do not turn a blind eye to acts of injustice, and by simply standing up for what is just and right. Then we can see the world through different lenses and make it a better place to live. Then we can fulfill our role as tzadikim, those who stand up for justice, as we are commanded in the Book of Deuteronomy: “Tzedek, Tzedek tirdof! – Justice, Justice you shall pursue!” Rabbi Michael S. Churgel, RJE serves at Temple Sinai. He can be reached at RebMC@sinaisrq.org.

Hamas, Palestinian Authority and Israel: “The times they are a-changin’” By Rabbi Howard A. Simon

uch has been made of the respeaks in terms of working with Palcent trip by President Trump estinians to prepare the way to a peace to Saudi Arabia, Israel and that will benefit Hamas as well as Fatah. the Vatican. Palestinian Authority leadIsrael views this call for unity amongst Palestinians and the new charer Mahmoud Abbas seeks to gain U. S. support in its wish to restart ter of Hamas as smooth peace talks with Israel, givtalk that seeks to cover ing the Palestinians an edge up the maintained goal because of support provided of the destruction of the Jewish state and toby the Trump administration. Hamas, seeking to recast tal control of the area by the Palestinians. Isits image, has issued a revised charter that no longer calls rael has not changed its view of Hamas or the for the destruction of Israel, but still expresses its wish to Palestinian Authority take over all of Israel’s terribecause the leadership Rabbi Howard A. Simon sees no sincere desire tory. Add to this the fact that Hamas has selected a new leader, Isto negotiate in good faith with Israel. What Israel does see is Mahmoud mail Haniyeh, a strong militant, who

Abbas hoping to gain favor with the Trump administration, which will lead to more pressure being put on Israel to reduce its long-held demand that Abbas and the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state. What both Hamas and Fatah fail to realize is that many countries in the Middle East have changed their views regarding Israel. The Gulf states, led by Saudi Arabia, realize that ISIS and Iran pose the major threats to all Sunni monarchies. These countries now see Israel as an ally against Iran, its regional proxy (Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia) and ISIS. They see Hamas as an extremist organization that opposes them and Israel. This means relations between Israel and the Gulf states will

continue to improve as all look for ways to stop nuclear-desirous Iran from dominating the area. Peace between the Palestinians and Israel is no longer the major concern of the Arab world, which means the United States needs to focus more attention on America’s most vital partners in the area: Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Israel. These countries are more in sync with each other today than ever before. The goal is to deal with Iran and ISIS while protecting their own lands from attack. This union could prove to be the most positive step possible in an area that sees these changes as benefiting each other. Rabbi Howard A. Simon is the founding chair of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative.

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50th anniversary of the 1967 Six-Day War: Why history matters

o be f evarth,By David Harris, AJC CEO, May 31, 2017 this ention history and it can trigand tied his fate to Egypt and Syria. kah, ger a roll of the eyes. His forces were defeated by Israel, and lam. Add the Middle East to the he lost control of the West Bank and sicalequation and folks might start running eastern Jerusalem. He later acknowlionsfor the hills, unwilling to get caught up edged that he had made a terrible error havein the seemingly bottomless pit of dein entering the war. oughtails and disputes. Seventh, Egypt’s President Gading But without an understanding of mal Abdel Nasser demanded that UN our-what happened in the past, it’s impospeacekeeping forces in the area, in lesssible to grasp where we are today – and place for the previous decade to preo notwhere we are has profound relevance vent conﬂict, be removed. Shamefully, andfor the region and the world. without even the courtesy of consultjust Fifty years ago this month, the Sixing Israel, the UN complied. That left worldDay War broke out. no buffer between Arab armies being it a mobilized and deployed and Israeli While some wars fade into obscuulfillrity, this one remains as relevant today forces in a country one-fiftieth, or two tandas in 1967. Many of its core issues repercent, the size of Egypt – and just ndedmain unresolved. nine miles wide at its narrowest point. dek, Politicians, diplomats and jourEighth, Egypt blocked Israeli shipyounalists continue to grapple with the ping lanes in the Red Sea, Israel’s only

consequences of that war, but rarely rvesconsider, or perhaps are even unaware ed atof, context. Yet without context, some

critically important things may not make sense. First, in June 1967, there was no state of Palestine. It didn’t exist and never had. Its creation, proposed by the UN in 1947, was rejected by the Arab world because it also meant the estabforlishment of a Jewish state alongside. Second, the West Bank and eastfrom ern Jerusalem were in Jordanian hands. ween Violating solemn agreements, Jordan nger orld,denied Jews access to their holiest eedsplaces in eastern Jerusalem. To make ica’smatters still worse, they desecrated and audidestroyed many of those sites. Meanwhile, the Gaza Strip was unounder Egyptian control, with harsh miliother tary rule imposed on local residents. is to And the Golan Heights, which were tectregularly used to shell Israeli communiThis ties far below, belonged to Syria. posiThird, the Arab world could have sees created a Palestinian state in the West er. Bank, eastern Jerusalem, and the Gaza undstherStrip any day of the week. They didn’t. There wasn’t even discussion about it. And Arab leaders, who today profess such attachment to eastern Jerusalem, rarely, if ever, visited. It was viewed as an Arab backwater. Fourth, the 1967 boundary at the time of the war, so much in the news these days, was nothing more than an armistice line dating back to 1949 – uld familiarly known as the Green Line. ers That’s after five Arab armies attacked its Israel in 1948 with the aim of destroying the embryonic Jewish state. They failed. Armistice lines were drawn, but they weren’t formal borders. They couldn’t be. The Arab world, even in defeat, refused to recognize Israel’s very right to exist. Fifth, the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which supported the war effort, was established in 1964, three years before the conﬂict erupted. That’s important because it was created with the goal of obliterating Israel. Remember that in 1964 the only “settlements” were Israel itself. Sixth, in the weeks leading up to the Six-Day War, Egyptian and Syrian leaders repeatedly declared that war was coming and their objective was to wipe Israel off the map. There was no ambiguity. Twenty-two years after the Holocaust, another enemy spoke about the extermination of Jews. The record is well-documented. The record is equally clear that Israel, in the days leading up to the war, passed word to Jordan, via the UN and United States, urging Amman to stay out of any pending conﬂict. Jordan’s King Hussein ignored the Israeli plea

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maritime access to trading routes with Asia and Africa. This step was understandably regarded as an act of war by Jerusalem. The United States spoke about joining with other countries to break the blockade, but, in the end, regrettably, did not act. Ninth, France, which had been Israel’s principal arms supplier, announced a ban on the sale of weapons on the eve of the June war. That left Israel in potentially grave danger if a war were to drag on and require the resupply of arms. It was not until the next year that the U.S. stepped into the breach and sold vital weapons systems to Israel. And finally, after winning the war of self-defense, Israel hoped that its

peacekeeping forces, and the redeployment of Egyptian and Syrian troops. All wars have consequences. This one was no exception. But the aggressors have failed to take responsibility for the actions they instigated. They want the world to believe post-1967 Israeli settlement-building is the key obstacle to peacemaking. The Six-Day War is proof positive that the core issue is, and always has been, whether the Palestinians and larger Arab world accept the Jewish people’s right to a state of their own. If so, all other contentious issues, however diﬃcult, have possible solutions. But, alas, if not, all bets are off. And they want the world to believe the Arab world had nothing against Jews per se, only Israel, yet trampled with abandon on sites of sacred meaning to the Jewish people. In other words, when it comes to the Arab-Israeli conﬂict, dismissing the past as if it were a minor irritant at best, irrelevant at worst, won’t work. Can history move forward? Absolutely. Israel’s peace treaties with Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994 powerfully prove the point. At the same time, though, the lessons of the Six-Day War illustrate just how tough and tortuous the path can be – and are sobering reminders that, yes, history does matter.

newly-acquired territories, seized from Egypt, Jordan and Syria, would be the basis for a land-for-peace accord. Feelers were sent out. The formal response came on September 1, 1967, when the Arab Summit Conference famously declared in Khartoum: “No peace, no recognition, no negotiations” with Israel. More “no’s” were to follow. Underscoring the point, in 2003, the Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. was quoted in The New Yorker as saying: “It broke my heart that [PLO Chair] Arafat did not take the offer (of a two-state deal presented by Israel, with American support, in 2001). Since 1948, every time we’ve had something on the table, we say no. Then we say yes. When we say yes, it’s not on the table anymore. Then we have to deal with something less. Isn’t it about time to say yes?” Today, there are those who wish to rewrite history. They want the world to believe there was once a Palestinian state. There was not. They want the world to believe there were fixed borders between that state and Israel. There was only an armistice line between Israel and the Jordanian-controlled West Bank and eastern Jerusalem. They want the world to believe the 1967 war was a bellicose act by Israel. It was an act of self-defense in the face of blood-curdling threats to vanquish the Jewish state, not to mention the maritime blockade of the Straits of Tiran, the abrupt withdrawal of UN

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Community Day and Aviva celebrate ﬁrst year of Better Together program ™

he Hershorin Schiff Community Day School and Aviva enjoyed a successful first year of the Better Together program, a twoyear program designed to encourage meaningful interaction between young and old. The focus of the program is to sensitize students to the challenges of the elderly and incorporate Jewish

learning and values in their interactions with them. A total of 34 students in grades 5-8 participated, with the exploration of Jewish values and texts, and monthly visits to and interaction with the Aviva residents. Each month offered a new opportunity for engagement and understanding, with activities including socializing, video interviews with the residents, snowmaking, the sharing of family photos and stories, a variety show presented by the students, and an end-of-year celebration luncheon at Michael’s On East. “I have been able to really cherCommunity Day School students Jordyn Chessler, Benjamin Ramos ish and appreciate and Gianna Artusa interview Aviva resident Melva Marmion about her life during a visit to Aviva the stories the se-

niors tell of their experiences,” said inent national foundation. For more Community Day student Madelyn information, call Community Day Halperin, who was a winner of the School at 941.552.2770. “Better2Write” essay contest through which students were invited to express how the program impacted them. “Not only that but I am forming relationships I’ll never forget.” The organizations hope to connect available students and Aviva residents throughout the summer. They will continue the program through the next school year. This project is generously Community Day School students Caroline Ceaser, Maya supported through a Better Werbow, Matthew Cook and Seraphina Goldberg with Aviva Together Grant from a prom- resident Geraldine Warren during the end-of-year luncheon

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Temple Emanu-El dedicates Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center or over 37 years, Temple Emanu-El Early Learning Center has served as one of SarasotaManatee’s premier preschools, providing generations of young children with secular and Jewish education in a loving, safe and nurturing environment. After 37 years, the school’s mission, spirit and commitment remain the same. But one important thing has changed: On Thursday, May 25, Temple Emanu-El leaders and community members gathered to celebrate the naming of the preschool as the Susan Schwaid Early Learning Center. This dedication was made possible by

the extraordinary kindness, vision and generosity of Susan Schwaid’s widower, Dr. Harvey Schwaid, and his desire to honor his late wife’s memory. “Harvey loved Susan,” Temple Emanu-El Senior Rabbi Brenner Glickman stated simply, “and Susan loved children. Therefore, this was what Harvey wanted to do to honor her, to express his love for her, and to carry on her values for new generations of children.” The dedication ceremony was highlighted by the presence of Dr. Schwaid and his family, as well as the sharing of words about Susan Schwaid.

Sinai sends 27 youths to Jewish summer programs

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his is one of my favorite evenings of the year!” said Sue Huntting, out-going Religious School Director, at Temple Sinai’s recent annual Summer Send-off Dinner for families sending their children away to Jewish summer camps and programs. Twenty-seven youths, ranging from third grade through high school, will spend part of their summers in immersive Jewish experiences sponsored by Jewish organizations. Most will attend URJ Camp Coleman, located in Cleveland, Georgia. Two will attend URJ

Will Hilton, Sage Leinweber, Jake Dillon, Noah Leinweber and Maxwell Fletcher are excited for summer camp to start

Amelia Hilton and Lucy Thomas enjoy Temple Sinai’s camp send-oﬀ