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ward-winning actress and devoted social interview that follows. activist Marlee Matlin received worldwide How did your Jewish heritage inﬂuence your critical acclaim for her film debut in Children childhood? of a Lesser God, for which she became the youngest I grew up in the Chicago suburb of Morton recipient of the Best Actress Oscar at age 21. Though Grove, Illinois. Our household was a Reform Jewish Matlin lost her hearing when she was only 18 months household and we observed the major Jewish holiold, she never let her challenges dictate her future days. When someone passed away in the family, we or deter her dreams. She’s gone on sat shiva. When Rosh Hashanah to iconic roles in film and television, or Yom Kippur came around, we including performances on The West went to temple and celebrated Wing, Seinfeld and Desperate Housewith holiday meals. The same wives. went for Hanukkah and PassAlong with a successful Hollyover. I even had a bat mitzvah at wood career, Matlin has dedicated Temple Bene Shalom, a temple herself to raising awareness for many serving both the hearing and deaf humanitarian causes, including dicommunities in Skokie. versity and LGBT rights. She is a Is there a link between staunch advocate for children and a your Jewish heritage and social rights activism? champion for those struggling against I think my social rights acdomestic abuse and addiction. Matlin has also helped raise awareness for tivism arises from two aspects better hearing health for millions of of my life: growing up deaf and deaf and hard-of-hearing children growing up Jewish. The ideas of Marlee Matlin standing up for what’s right and and adults in developing countries, in working on behalf of the less fortunate are lessons I support of the Starkey Hearing Foundation. Matlin will be sharing insights about the deaf exlearned from my parents and my grandparents, who perience, Judaism, her career, and the art of living emigrated here from Europe. My family and my edugenerously at The Jewish Federation of Sarasotacators also told me that, as a deaf person, I was enManatee’s annual Women’s Day on Monday, Detitled to the same paths to realizing my dreams and cember 7 at 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East. Matlin success as anyone else. continued on page 2 shared a few insights for our readers in the sprightly

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of the camp on January 27, 1945. The majority of the children were Mengele twins. Eva and Miriam Mozes were among them. In 1995, Kor opened CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, with a mission to prevent prejudice and hatred through education about the Holocaust. Thousands of people, including many school groups, have visited CANDLES since it opened. “Powered by a never-give-up attitude, Eva has emerged from a traumafilled childhood as a brilliant example

You often mention the “Matlin chutzpah,” referring to your father. Do you credit your gutsy determination to him? Absolutely! He was a straightforward man who never took “no” for an answer, but he had the biggest heart and would cry whenever someone asked how I became deaf. He actually banged pans over my bed to see if I was deaf! And, for a while, he and my mother grieved and felt very guilty. But as you said, the “Matlin chutzpah” pulled them out of their misery and they got down to business. And by that, I mean making sure that I was treated as any child should be treated – with love and respect – despite what people thought a deaf child could and couldn’t do! Is your dedication to social rights a way of putting the Jewish ethos into action? I certainly ascribe to the “tikkun olam” philosophy of healing the world and “chesed” or lovingkindness. That’s something I learned from my parents and my Jewish upbringing. So, yes, it certainly is! What role does Judaism play in your household today? We live in a very modern household where we embrace all beliefs. That’s because my husband grew up in a Catholic household. We celebrate all the holidays and engage in cultural activities that cover the spectrum – from Hanukkah to Christmas, from Easter to Passover. I know that more Conservative and Orthodox practitioners might frown on that but it works for us and millions of Jews who live in mixed households. By the way, my husband and I were married by a rabbi and a priest – both of whom signed and spoke! What’s your funniest “They got it wrong” story about a hearing person? I have many and don’t want to give them all away because I talk about them in my presentation. But my favorite is definitely the flight attendants who gave me Braille menus when I was boarding a plane. When I remind them that I’m deaf not blind, some still don’t get it. But when they finally do, they’re so embarrassed that I usually don’t see them for the rest of the flight! What’s your most fascinating role? Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God. She’s always been my favorite because it was my first role on film and it garnered me an Academy Award. It was such a new experience for me. I learned and grew so much that I always consider Sarah my most fascinating role! But playing a pollster on The West Wing comes in a close second. I mean, working in the White House? How fascinating is that!? What dream character would you love to portray? I would love to play a Marvel character and have an action figure on toy shelves! I believe there is a Marvel character that is blind – Daredevil – so why not a deaf one? What new TV projects can we look forward to? I’m looking forward, hopefully, to another season of the ABC Family

of the human spirit’s power to overcome. She is a community leader, champion of human rights, and tireless educator. We’re honored to be able to present her to our community,” says Howard Tevlowitz, Executive Director of The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. There will be a book signing directly after the presentations with books for sale. For more information about the events, call Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or register online at www.jfedsrq.org/events.

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series Switched at Birth. I love working on that show. It’s so groundbreaking and original and nothing like it has ever been on TV. What attracted you to the role in the upcoming production of Spring Awakening on Broadway? The timing is right for me to be away from my family, as it is a limited run. And the re-staging of the show with deaf and hearing actors got such accolades when it was done in Los Angeles, I couldn’t really refuse when they asked me to join the Broadway run. I’ve always said I want to challenge myself and here I am doing that, going to Broadway for the first time. There is a title called an EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. I’m the first deaf Oscar winner. Perhaps I can be the first deaf EGOT winner. All I need is to record an album. Ha! Tell us a little about the Marlee Signs American Sign Language app you developed. It works for all Apple iOS handheld devices – iPhones and iPads. It’s my first app for teaching sign language and it also has a component to create sign language emojis that you can insert in your keyboard – another first. It’s been featured on the Apple Store’s best apps and I couldn’t be more proud. What social issues are you involved with these days? The American Red Cross Celebrity Cabinet, which encourages people to donate blood, not only in national emergencies, but year-round. The Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, as my father was diagnosed with MM 10 years before he passed away. The Human Rights Campaign, a lobbying organization working on behalf of LGBT rights. And the National Association for the Deaf, working to ensure equal access for the country’s 35 million deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. What will you share at your presentation for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee? “Living Generously” is my theme.B I talk about how my upbringing as a deaf and Jewish young girl has put me on a path that most would have never thought I could ever accomplish simply because I can’t hear. It’s also about reminding people how important it is to give and help those less fortunate or anyone out there facing a barrier. What other creative projects are on the horizon? Let’s see… I’m a mom of four, I’m working on Switched at Birth, I’m doing a Broadway play, I have the Marlee Signs and Marlee Keyboard apps, I’m on the motivational speaking circuit, so that’s plenty for me right now. But perhaps down the road – a book series for kids like my friend and mentor Henry Winkler created would be interesting. Why not? Reservations for Women’s Day are available for purchase by visiting www. jfedsrq.org/events or calling Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111. Reservations start at $75 and include lunch. Seating is limited. In addition, a minimum gift of $54 to the development efforts of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is required to attend this event.

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n Sunday, February 21, 2016, the Synagogue Council of Sarasota-Manatee is coordinating a community-wide volunteer event with the support of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. The morning will begin with a Kick-Off Breakfast before participants leave for their various projects. More than a dozen area organizations will open their doors to welcome the assistance our volunteers will provide. In addition, there are plans to collect items and supplies that are needed by numerous groups. There will be projects for all ages and abilities, and ways for everyone with an interest to become involved. Registration and project details will be available through the Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s website at www.jfedsrq.org. “This is an opportunity for a large number of Jewish people in our community to work together and make a positive impact,” said Laurie Lachow-

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Federation loves overnight camp! By Federation Staff

he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is committed to ensuring local Jewish children are given the opportunity to attend overnight summer camps. The valuable impact a Jewish overnight camp can have on a child is an investment in our Jewish future and one that delights both Federation donors and camp grant recipients. That is why each year we offer incentive grants to Jewish, fulltime Sarasota-Manatee residents attending eligible overnight camps. The grants offered are: $1,000 (first-time camper), $750 (second-time camper), $500 (third-time and beyond

camper). Applications can be completed online at: http://jfedsrq.org/camp beginning November 1, 2015, and continuing until January 31, 2016. These grants are first-come first-served, so do not delay! Additional assistance may be available through your local synagogue, your camp of choice and One Happy Camper (www.onehappycamper.org.), which offers $1,000 scholarships for first-time campers. For more information, please contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org.

Where are they now? By David Goodless

was a recipient of the Ned and take in this organization. In my job, I Janet Sinder and the Betty Shoehelp people invest their life savings. nbaum Educational Scholarships It has been very exciting and I am from The Jewish Federation of Saraconstantly learning. I am now worksota-Manatee, each for ing toward becoming a two years. Both scholarCFA Charterholder and ships were a major catabuilding a successful lyst to my future career. career within the finanThese scholarships gave cial services industry. me the ability to expand My connection to my horizons outside of Judaism has not been a major visible element textbooks. They gave me the flexibility to network throughout my college and young professional and gain life experience that I use every day in my career. Instead, it has personal and professional been an internal guidDavid Goodless life. ing voice. During times I attended the University of Cenof confusion, it has served as a guide tral Florida, where I studied finance. I as to how to act. Socially, it has been now work as a financial planner with one of the most influential areas of my a rapidly growing investment advisory life, as many of my close friends were firm in Sarasota. I got the job from a made during the time I spent at Camp connection I made joining an extracurRamah Darom and within the Jewish ricular organization in college. These community at college. scholarships directly helped me par-

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Jewish Federations awarded funds for groundbreaking Holocaust survivor care he Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is proud to announce that the United States Department of Health and Human Services has awarded the organization $12 million over five years, pending the availability of federal funds, to advance innovations in person-centered, trauma-informed supportive services for Holocaust survivors. This award will help Jewish organizations and the broader Aging Services Network support the compounded and urgent needs of Holocaust survivors, and ultimately, all aging survivors of trauma. “We are honored and humbled to partner with the federal government to provide much needed assistance to Holocaust survivors,” said Mark Wilf, chair of JFNA’s National Holocaust Survivor Initiative. “With this award, we will be able to advance our efforts to provide crucial services to vulnerable survivors, including those living in poverty, those in the Orthodox Jewish community and those from the former Soviet Union. These are our mothers and our fathers, our teachers and our mentors. They deserve to live

their remaining years in dignity, and this award will help make that hope a reality. Our gratitude goes out to the Administration for Community Living and Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee for recognizing this particularly vulnerable population.” Today’s announcement is in line with Vice President Biden’s threepronged initiative announced in December 2013 to inspire public-private partnerships to address this dire need. When combined with matching funds, the $2.5 million each year will support $4.1 million in programming annually for organizations that help Holocaust survivors, including many Federationaffiliated agencies. Through a competitive award process, this program will allow local agencies to expand their provision of comprehensive supportive services for survivors. In addition, the program will allow for the development of a national technical assistance center, housed at JFNA, to facilitate the spread of information about personcentered, trauma-informed approaches to serving Holocaust survivors. “We thank the U.S. Senate and

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My March of the Living experience By Julie Lichterman

oday’s youth continue to exto be congruent with the survivors’ stopand the limitations society ries, as each testimonial enabled parhas set of mere burger flipping ticipants to gain a deeper insight into and grocery bagging. The upcoming the atrocities that occurred within each camp. generation has proven its passion for a variety of causes and its propensity to From being packed like sardines in take the steps necessary to construct a a real boxcar, seeing scratch marks on brighter and more caring future. the walls of gas chambers, observing millions of tattered shoes, seeing the In April of this year, 13,000 Jewstains and empty containers of Zyklonish adolescents from around the globe B, to observing a 13-ton human ash pit, returned from a life-changing experience in which they commemorated the deaths of those who perished in the Holocaust. This program is called the March of the Living, and it’s changing the way Jewish teens view the Holocaust. The five participants from the Sarasota-Manatee delegation traveled with 100 students from Boca Raton. The massive group Participants entering the Majdanek concentration camp traveled on four buses, and hearing the heartwrenching tales and participants were able to grow, of survivors, this experience is one that learn and experience the life-changing changed the lives of all who participilgrimage together. pated. The experience began in Poland, “It only takes 36 hours for this gas where participants spent a week tourchamber to be up and running again,” ing the country with survivors and said Jack Rosenbaum, regional director youth advisors who explained the for the Southern delegation, in refermeaning of historical sites, and their ence to the gas chambers in Majdanek. personal experiences there. The camps This was one of the many eye-opening visited were Auschwitz, Auschwitzfacts that helped redefine the HoloBirkenau, Treblinka and Majdanek. All caust for participants who have only were difficult places for the survivors read about the atrocities in textbooks. to return to, but with wheelchairs and “I’ve had an incredible journey canes alike, they walked tirelessly with thus far, and I’m excited to see what the group, explaining the meaning of the future will bring,” said PineView each location. One of the survivors, Joe senior Maia Zildjian, from the Sarasota Eckstein, clearly recounted the locadelegation. tion of his barrack and told the story of Just before the group left Poland, his first day in Auschwitz, when a prisone of the child survivors, Rose, reoner pointed to smoke emitting from a minded everyone, “If we don’t speak chimney, and said, “Your parents are in there.” The frigid air in Poland proved continued on next page

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he present administration wants No “side agreements” have been given the country to believe the nuto Congress, thus court action is both clear deal with Iran is a done necessary and appropriate. deal. They want the country to believe Congress can also authorize the there is nothing that can be done to use of force against Iran if Iran vioimpede or stop this agreement. This lates the deal in any way. The threat of is not true. There are a variforce could cause Iran ety of responses that can and to retrace its steps to should be taken to slow or come in line with the stop altogether Iran’s race to agreement. If Congress attain nuclear capability. Here stands up to Iran in are a few things that can be this manner, Iran will done on both the national and have a choice to make state levels to respond to a bad – comply with the deal deal, a deal that threatens our as adopted or face the country and the world. military might of the Congress can and should United States. Rabbi Howard A. Simon take the President to court, The second way stating he does not have the right to Iran can be stopped in its tracks is if lift sanctions on Iran because he has all 50 states enact their own sanctions not complied with the Iran Nuclear against Iran. To date, 25 states, includReview Act he signed earlier this year ing Florida, have enacted such legislastating that the President must present tion. All states can and should prohibit to Congress the entire agreement with the investment of public funds by Iran, including “side agreements” like companies doing business with Iran. the one between Iran and the InternaState agencies should also be protional Atomic Energy Agency. If these hibited from doing business with any agreements are not made available to companies dealing with Iran. Letters Congress, sanctions against Iran canhave now been sent to the governors not be lifted. To date the administration and legislators of all 50 states, calling stands in violation of this agreement. upon them to strictly enforce sanctions

already voted on and, where such action has not been taken, calling upon the states to impose sanctions on Iran. The goal is to stop all of our states from doing business, in any way, with Iran. Iran is looking for the world to invest billions of dollars in its country. If all 50 states say they will have none of this, then one of the major sources of funding will dry up considerably, thus hurting the economy of Iran and slowing its progress in attaining nuclear weapons. Now is not the time to fold up our tents and retreat before the decision of the P5+1. Now is the time for Congress and all 50 states to stand up for what is right and hold Iran accountable at all times. Now is the time to flex our economic muscles for the benefit of our country and the world. For more information about the Heller IAI, visit www.sarasotalovesisrael.com or contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@ jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.

March of the Living...continued from page 4 out, if we remain passive, six million lives will cease to live. So with lumps in our throats and tears in our eyes, humanity’s past can’t be denied, we must remember our past, and we won’t let it happen again.” The participants had provided one another with a shoulder to cry on, and a support system they never thought they needed. After a week of despair, the group was ecstatic for the second portion of the trip: Israel. While many had already visited the Holy Land on other occasions, coming after experiencing Poland provided a new perspective. “After a week in Poland, coming to Israel really made me appreciate the land and its meaning to the Jewish people. Israel is the light at the end of the tunnel,” said Jessie Greenberg, a Sarasota high school senior. In Israel, participants experienced good fun and great food – from exploring markets, visiting ancient sites, mountain biking, to touring Masada, and celebrating Yom HaZikaron (Israel’s memorial day), immediately followed by Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel’s independence day). “It was eye opening to see how much respect people pay to their fallen soldiers,” said Sarah Levison, a Sarasota high school senior. “People actually stop their cars on the highway and stand in a minute of silence while the memorial siren rings throughout the country.” It was the next evening that everyone celebrated Yom HaAzmaut in Tel Aviv. Israelis roamed the streets with

pure excitement for the independence of their country. Fireworks exploded in the sky, and children sprayed silly string around the streets, which provided the perfect ending to an incredible trip. “We made it from Hell to the Promised Land with at least 30 new friends who have made a huge impact on our lives,” recalled Adam Caldwell, a Lakewood Ranch Maia Zildjian and Julie Lichterman biking in Israel high school junior. All participants can agree that the trip impacted their school newspaper. their perspective or life somehow, and It was survivor Max Glauben from many have adopted the obligation to Boca Raton who said: “I believe we spread the message of the Holocaust. should start talking about the HoloThey plan to do this by making speechcaust in quality and not quantity,” and es in their schools back home, creatthe teens returning from this trip have ing artistic relief projects, or writing in done exactly that.

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Holocaust Speakers Series: Ginette “Gigi” Hersh

By Anne Stein inette “Gigi” Hersh is a lovely woman with a beautiful spirit. She was 12 years old when the Germans invaded half of France. On June 14, 1940, when Paris fell to the Germans, Ginette’s father bought a car to take the entire family, including her grandmother, from their hometown in Dijon to the south of France. They had to leave everything behind. Ginette’s immediate family survived four years of hiding from the Germans. She has many interesting and amazing stories about the war years and what she endured. Her family survived by always being one step ahead of the Nazis, and also by some very lucky breaks and help from other people. Not all of her relatives were as fortunate as her family. Her mother’s side lost 20 members during the Holocaust. Ginette feels very grateful that through those years she was able to continue her schooling. It was not easy. She was always hungry. Most of all, it was extremely stressful not knowing if she would be found out to be Jewish. Her biggest fear was that she would become an orphan. After fleeing Dijon, Ginette’s family spent two years living in a town near Lyon which was in “Free France.” Her family owned clothing stores in Dijon. Thinking that it was safer for women to travel than men, her mother went back to Dijon in occupied France to work at one of their stores. She managed to send money to the rest of the family. She had to be very clever in the way she sent the money as she could not just go to the post office and mail it. First she had to get a non-Jew to agree to mail it, and then she had to disguise that she was sending money as this was illegal. Once, she emptied out a dental cream tube and hid the money inside. Another time, she sent the money hidden in a papier-mâché toy horse packed in a box. A friend took it to the post office for her and a German SS man put a knife through it but fortunately he did not find anything of value and put everything back into the box, including the toy horse. In July 1942, a French policeman came to Ginette’s aunt’s store in Dijon to arrest her, her children and her mother. Her aunt, Rachelle, managed to talk the policeman into taking just her and not her children and mother. Ginette’s grandmother and cousins fled south. In Macon a man offered to help lead them to Free France for a fee. Once he was paid, he disappeared. A Jewish boy of 14 saw that Ginette’s grandmother

was struggling to manage a small baby, young child and a suitcase. He wanted to help and told them to follow him. When they made it to the free area of France, a French policeman stopped them and demanded to see their passes. Since they did not have any passes they were taken to jail. Eventually they managed to get out of jail and reunite with the rest of Ginette’s family. Rachelle, who was taken away, was sent to one of the French detention camps. Ginette’s family received one postcard from her and then never heard from her again. Rachelle did not survive the war, but her quick thinking with the French policeman saved her mother and children.

came on the very last train. Ginette anxiously waited at the gate all day for her mother. It was dark by the time her mother arrived. Ginette heard her mother’s high heels clicking on the cobblestones. She ran to her mother and they fell into each other’s arms. Ginette immediately asked her mother what had happened on Wednesday. Her mother was shocked that Ginette had felt that something was wrong. Her mother told her what happened and how the manager had saved them from being rounded up. They had another close call on a sunny summer day when Ginette, at age 15, was staying with her family in hiding. She talked her mother into

Ginette Hersh with St. Martha Catholic School students

In 1942, the Germans occupied all of France. One day, the Nazis came and gave Ginette’s family 24 hours to get out and move to another area. Her parents put her five-year-old brother into a monastery and sent Ginette to a boarding school. Her parents hid in a house owned by a Jewish family who had a denim factory. The Jewish owner was not allowed to run the factory so it was being managed by a non-Jewish employee who reported to the owner every day. One day, when the manager was coming to report to the owner at his house, he saw that the Nazis were rounding up Jews from their homes. When they had emptied a home of its Jewish occupants they would draw a swastika on the door with blue chalk. The man got some blue chalk from a store and went to the owner’s house to warn him. He told them to be very quiet and he marked the house with a swastika so it seemed that the house had already been searched. Ginette was in boarding school at the time but she felt that her family was in danger. She ran to the principal’s office and begged her to get in touch with her family. The principal refused. Ginette was beside herself the rest of that week. She did see her mother on the following Sunday when her mother could visit her. Usually her mother arrived on the first morning train but on that Sunday she

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taking a walk. As they came out of the basement hiding place, they saw French police checking people’s papers. Ginette walked behind her mother so that they would not appear to be together. Her mother had false papers on her but Ginette did not. Her mother showed her false papers to one policeman while Ginette was standing before another policeman. Thinking quickly she told him that she did not have her papers as she had left her identification card in school since she was only going for a walk on a beautiful summer day. He angrily told her that the law stated that everyone must carry their papers from the age of 13 otherwise they are breaking the law. He said that he had

to take her to the police station. While walking there, Ginette tried to talk him into letting her go to the school to get her papers and bring them back to him. He refused. As they walked to the police station, Ginette continued to talk to him. When they got to the stone steps of the police station, she could see inside and it was dark and scary looking. She did not know what to do. Then the policeman said, “I am letting you go now but do not ever take a walk without your papers.” Ginette was so relieved, she ran in the direction of the school crying and trembling. This was the most frightening situation she had experienced. She had come so close to being arrested. And the most amazing part of it was that this took place in the summer when the school was closed. Finally, in 1944, the American military made it to the town where they were hiding and they were finally free. Many years later the young Jewish boy, Charles Herszkowitz, who had helped Ginette’s grandmother and cousins get R to Free France and was arrested with them, became Ginette’s husband. After he came to the United States he changed his last name to Hersh. Ginette and Charles raised a family in the Bronx, New York. He was a tailor and Ginette says that she was the bestdressed woman in the Bronx. Sadly, Charles died at age 56, and Ginette came to live in Florida. Ginette Hersh is an engaging speaker. She has told her story to numerous students at many of our local schools. The Holocaust Speakers Bureau offers a powerful educational opportunity to hear from Holocaust survivors and their offspring. For booking information, contact me at 941.923.6470 or luvhula@gmail.com.

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or 3,500 years, the Jewish people have yearned for the coming of the Messiah. We have waited patiently and still pray for the day when the lion and the lamb can live together harmoniously in the same enclosure. When will the Messiah come? Will we recognize the personage of the redeemer? Contemporary Judaism has transitioned philosophically away from a human savior. Liberal Jews pray for the start of a messianic era, best expressed in the Tanach – The Holy Scriptures – in the vision of Isaiah 2:4: “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore.” When will that time come?

Yet, throughout Jewish history, many individuals arose who were thought to be the savior. No discussion of the rabbinic Messiah can ignore the personality of Shimon Bar Kokhba, the leader of the Judean revolt against Rome from the 132-135 CE. According to rabbinic sources, Rabbi Akiba, the greatest sage of the time, proclaimed Bar Kokhba as the Messiah. Two types of Messiah are mentioned frequently in rabbinic literature: Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David. Jesus of Nazareth was claimed by early Christians as the first type since his father coincidentally was a Joseph. Other early Christians claimed Jesus as Moshiach ben David in keeping with biblical prophecy. Judaism rejected the Christian Messiah entirely

based on the lack of both qualifications and predetermined conditions at the time of Jeshu’s sojourn during the Roman period. With anti-Semitism so rampant in Europe during the middle Ages, the Jewish people looked even more fervently for the redeemer. Surrounded by a Christian majority, under the hegemony of the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, Jews cried out for redemption, freedom to practice Yiddishkeit freely, and salvation. One result was the emergence of a number of false messiahs, most notably Shabbatai Tzvi. Today, we still yearn for the Messiah to come. This would be a good time! Commencing Friday December 4, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., the Sarasota

Liberal Yeshiva is offering a new eightweek course: “The History of Jewish Messianism.” This seminar will study the most notable messianic characters and why they did not meet the conventional criteria for being the Messiah. We’ll also explore the differing messianic orientations of Christianity and Judaism as well as new emerging views. To register, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail. com. The course fee is $50. Scholarships are available. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is partially funded through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. This seminar is open to everyone.

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ingling College Hillel, in conjunction with the Ringling College of Art and Design, is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual Ringling College Hillel Judaic Art Competition. The theme of the competition will be The Book of Deuteronomy, which represents the continuation of the competition’s work through the Five Books of Moses. The competition will be judged by Ringling College faculty members. All full-time Ringling College students are invited to participate and will have the opportunity to utilize any art medium taught at Ringling College of Art and Design. The awards ceremony and reception, which is complimentary and open to the Sarasota community, will be held on Tuesday, November 10 from 6:00 to

8:00 p.m. in the Diane Roskamp Exhibition Hall in the Ulla Searing Student Center on the Ringling College of Art and Design campus, located at 2700 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Awards will be presented to the student artists beginning at 7:00 p.m. Reservations are requested. RSVP to Linda Wolf, Suncoast Hillels Assistant Director, at 813.899.2788 no later than Tuesday, November 3. Student scholarships, ranging from $1,800 to $180, will be awarded for first, second, third, fourth and fifth place in the competition. Competition entries will also be available for sale to the public during the event, and afterwards, by contacting the Ringling College Dean of Students Office at 941.359.7509.

Last year’s competition featured original works of art by 11 Ringling College students. To view the artwork and artists’ statements about their work from the previous program, please visit www.ringlinghillel.org. The Ringling College Hillel Judaic Art Competition is made possible through the generosity of the Maurice A. & Thelma P. Rothman Family Foundation. Hillels of the Florida Suncoast supports Jewish life on seven college campuses along the Suncoast of Florida, including Ringling College of Art and Design, New College of Florida, University of South Florida, University of Tampa, Eckerd College, USFSt. Petersburg, and Stetson University College of Law. Ringling College Hil-

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TBS Breakfast and Learn he Men’s Club of Temple Beth Sholom will again sponsor a Sunday series of Breakfast and Learn programs. Both men and women are invited to start with a bagel and lox breakfast at 9:30 a.m. This will be followed by the program at 10:00 a.m., and concluded with a Q&A session. A voluntary donation of five dollars to the TBS Men’s Club would be appreciated to cover the cost of food. Please call Temple Beth Sholom for a reservation at 941.955.8121 by the Tuesday prior to the event. For more information, please contact Norm Walter at normwalt@gmail.com or 941.907.2683. Here is this season’s schedule:  November 1 - “Sex and the Bible” with Dr. Rabbi Ed Weinsberg: Rabbi Weinsberg is an awardwinning author, Certified Intimacy Coach, and has appeared on many radio and television shows, including Good Morning America.  December 6 - “Hillel, Anti-Semi-

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Sarasota Opera brings light to a dark time ewish artists were at the very center of cultural life in Germany in the 1930s, but as the Third Reich was rising, their art became increasingly isolated, and in some cases, ultimately forbidden. This season, Sarasota Opera will present several programs that will explore anti-Semitism from Nazi Germany to our day. The Nazi regime viewed the music of Jewish composers as inharmonious as well as morally and spiritually dangerous. By 1934, even non-Jewish composers such as Pfitzner and Hindemith were maligned as “atonal noisemakers” because of their musical progressiveness and their association with Jewish musicians. In a partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. Petersburg and with support from both The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Sarasota Opera will present two concerts entitled “Forbidden Music – Works Banned by the Nazis.” The concerts will feature works banned as part of the Nazi campaign against “Entartete Kunst” (degenerate art), a label that was originally applied to the visual arts and later expanded to music, poetry and theater. The two performances of “For-

bidden Music” will take place first at Sarasota Opera House on Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 p.m., and repeated in Ferguson Hall of the Straz Center in Tampa on Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 p.m. The dates were selected to coincide with the commemoration of Kristallnacht, the “Night of Broken Glass,” which took place on November 10, 1938. Among the composers represented will be Felix Mendelssohn, George Gershwin and Kurt Weill. The program will feature songs, arias and ensembles linked together through a narration developed in collaboration with the Florida Holocaust Museum. In addition to the concerts, the collaboration will include a talk and panel discussion following the theme of antiSemitism. On Thursday, November 5 at 5:30p.m., Hava Holzhauer, Florida Regional Director of the Anti-Defamation League, will offer a talk focused on anti-Semitism in Europe leading up to the Holocaust, comparing and contrasting it with anti-Semitism today in Europe and in the United States. Following Ms. Holzhauer’s talk, there will be a facilitated community conversation with a panel discussion about contemporary anti-Semitism worldwide and locally on Thursday,

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November 19 at 5:30 p.m. Both events are free and will take place at the Sarasota Opera House Kamlet Library. No tickets are required. On Saturday, November 14, Sarasota Youth Opera will present Hans Krása’s children’s opera Brundibár for two performances with a new prologue by stage director Martha Collins. Written before the start of World War II, Brundibár was performed 55 times in the Theresienstadt Jewish ghetto, and is the most performed youth opera in the world. Also known as Terezín, the ghetto supported a robust cultural community amidst the atrocities of the Holocaust. The opera Brundibár was used several times by the Nazis as propaganda, including in a film entitled Der Führer schenkt den Juden eine Stadt (The Führer Gives a City to the Jews), and again on June 23, 1944, during an inspection visit by the International Red Cross. The story of Brundibár centers on the mission of two young children, Joe and Annette, to get milk for their sick mother. When they attempt to sing in the town square to raise funds, the organ grinder Brundibár chases them away. Three wise animals – a sparrow, cat and dog – come to the children’s aid and help recruit other young people to

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rise up against the evil organ grinder. Composer Hans Krása and librettist Adolf Hoffmeister originally wrote Brundibar as an entry for a child opera competition. The results of the competition were never announced and a 1941 attempt to perform the work at the Prague Jewish orphanage was thwarted as martial law and deportations began. Though a production without orchestra took place in August 1942, Brundibár received its official opening night performance on September 23, 1943, in the hall of the Magdeburg barracks, in Theresienstadt. In the 54 performances that would follow, the cast continually changed as members were deported east. Krása would compose several new works in Theresienstadt, including his Overture for Small Orchestra which we will perform as part of our production, before his own death at Auschwitz on October 16, 1944. While the history of Brundibár is somber, the story is one of hope. The members of Sarasota Youth Opera look forward to bringing Hans Krása’s opera and its message to the stage once more this fall.

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November 2015

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Temple Emanu-El aids needy veterans with Summer Dining Series

or the second year in a row, members of Temple Emanu-El participated in a unique project to build community and aid needy veterans through the temple’s popular Summer Dining Series. Every week in the summer months, Temple Emanu-El holds Friday evening services at 6:00 p.m., and afterwards members and their guests gather at local restaurants to share a Shabbat dinner. Temple Emanu-El member and military veteran Dick Gross makes the reservations, choosing restaurants that agree to donate ten percent of the mon-

ey spent by the temple group to Temple Emanu-El Social Action Committee’s Buddy Program. Created by the Social Action Committee, the Buddy Program provides assistance and support for homeless and needy veterans and their families through Jewish Family and Children’s Service’s OMAP Program (Operation Military Assistance Program). This year, almost $1,000 was raised. When Mr. Gross lived in New York, he belonged to an organization that helped needy Jewish families. He said it was a good feeling knowing he

was able to provide support in an anonymous way to those less fortunate, stating, “It’s what Judaism is all about.” When he heard about the plight of America’s returning veterans, he began to think about what members of Temple Emanu-El could Temple Emanu-El members and guests enjoyed Shabbat dinner at Demetrios while raising money for needy veterans through do to help them and came the synagogue’s Summer Dining Series up with this idea. “I want to let these men and womrants that participated and is looking en know they have not been forgotten,” forward to doing this again next year. Mr. Gross said. He thanks those restau-

Sarasota Jewish Chorale member active in Jewish affairs By Marcia Polevoi

any Sarasota Jewish Chorale members are active not only with the Chorale, but give back to the community by being involved in a wide range of activities beyond the SJC. Ronnie Riceberg is one example of this because she is immersed in several Jewish organizations. Currently, Ronnie is co-chair of an event sponsored by the Sarasota Chapter of the Brandeis National Committee – the Annual Showcase being held on Friday, November13 at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The aim of the event is to attract new members and to educate them about what the Sarasota chapter does. It is a day for registration for a

wide variety of study groups for both ple’s heartstrings and maybe get a tear in their eye.” To accomplish this, she returning members and people just joining. There will also went through the entire repertoire of the chorus to find be entertainment provided by the Sarasota Jewish songs such as “TumbalalaiChorale, titled “Selections ka,” “Bei Mir Bistu Shein” and “Jerusalem of Gold.” from the Repertoire.” As a longtime memRehearsals on this program started in September. ber of the SJC, Ronnie suggested to the Brandeis Ronnie, an alto, retired from teaching 3rd grade at board that the Chorale provide a program for Phillippi Elementary School the event. This would be in 2014 after many years of a wonderful opportunity teaching both in Sarasota Ronnie Riceberg for the chorus to further and in Massachusetts. She its presence in the community. The rethen realized that she needed more inquest was approved and Ronnie opted tellectual pursuits. She is a graduate to select music “that would tug at peoof Brandeis herself, as is her daughter.

She became a member of the board of the Sarasota Brandeis chapter, as well as working on the Jewish Film Festival and for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. She sings with other music groups and helped with the Women’s Seder, where she also assisted in singing. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale rehearses most Thursdays evenings at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, please call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011. For bookings, please call Phyllis Lipshutz at 941.924.6717.

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The goal of the program is to provide basic items needed by those served at the three partnering agencies in order for them to get back on their feet. With the help of K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers, JFCS, Harvest House and Mothers Helping Mothers will receive and distribute goods such as clothes,

Partnering agencies, funders and volunteers with Sheila Birnbaum (center) at Sweet Success Party

towels, blankets and books to help children, families, veterans and seniors in need. This program was funded by a grant from The Z Foundation through The Gulf Coast Community Foundation.

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Call for volunteers for A Taste of Chanukah community-wide event

Planning is well underway for the 2015 edition of A Taste of Chanukah, Sarasota-Manatee’s preeminent community Chanukah celebration! This community-wide event will be held at the Sarasota Fairgrounds on Sunday, December 6 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and will again feature delectable gourmet kosher food prepared and served by some of the region’s top restaurants, spectacular entertainment, and attractions for the whole family. Highlighting this year’s event is the Moshav Band, an Israeli-American rock band. A large number of volunteers are urgently needed to assist with event operations, including set-up, decorating, traffic/parking assistance and more. If you wish to volunteer, please contact Chabad of Sarasota at 941.925.0770 or info@chabadofsarasota.com, or visit www.ATasteOfChanukah.com.

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Join other parents, grandparents and caregivers as we explore the child’s world through story, song, cooking, crafts and circle time. Torah Tots encourages multi-sensory experiences that stimulate emerging language, motor development, socialization and bonding between parent and child. Explore child-rearing from a Jewish perspective, participate in group activities, and learn Jewish customs that will enhance this unique time in your toddler’s life in these formative years. Torah Tots takes place from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Suggested donation: $6. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

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Come and enjoy a terrific kosher falafel lunch at noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. All you can eat falafel for $5. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

A musical celebration of Temple Sinai’s Silver Anniversary This is the first of a four-series concert, Seeds of Sun – musical ambassadors of Israel representing the eclectic spirt of Israeli life. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Cost per concert: $18 in advance, $25 at the door, $10 with student ID. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

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In partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum, St. Petersburg, Sarasota Opera presents FORBIDDEN MUSIC—two identical concerts, a lecture and a panel discussion, dedicated to works by composers banned by the Nazis. The concerts will feature songs, arias, and instrumental pieces by composers such as George Gershwin, Felix Mendelssohn, Kurt Weil, and Hans Krása. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2015, 8:00 PM The William E. Schmidt Opera Theatre, Sarasota Opera House For tickets to the Sarasota concert, contact the Sarasota Opera Box Office by calling (941) 328-1300 or visiting sarasotaopera.org SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2015, 3:00 PM Ferguson Hall at Straz Center, Tampa For the Tampa concert, contact the Straz Center Box Office by calling (813) 229-7827 or visiting strazcenter.org

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3 A Cup of Joe and the Five Books of Mo Everyone is invited to join Rabbi Michael Werbow’s popular Tuesday morning discussion group, “A Cup of Joe and the Five Books of Mo.” The group meets from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17 and 24 at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. There is no cost. New participants are always welcome. For more information, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121.

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Join Chanie Bukiet in her home on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon for a weekly dose of delicious tea and refreshments spiced with thoughts on women in the Torah and roundtable discussions. Cost: free; sponsor a class in someone’s memory or honor for $25. For more information or to RSVP, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@ chabadofbradenton.com.

Mindfulness-Based Meditation at Temple Emanu-El Taking the time to meditate can make all the difference in your health and well-being. By popular demand, Judy Fleischer will return to teach a five-week course (Tuesdays, November 3, 10, 17, 24 and December 1) on Mindfulness-Based Meditation, focusing on breathing, progressive relaxation and visualization. This class teaches a non-religious form of mindfulness that requires nothing more than sitting quietly and focusing on your breath. The practice can make you a calmer, more focused and healthier person. The course begins at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Reservations are required as class size is limited. The cost is $18 for the series. For more information or to make a reservation, please contact Temple Emanu-El Adult Education Chair Beth Ann Salzman at bethannys@comcast.net.

ORT Musical Chairs Luncheon GulfsidePalm ORT chapter invites members and guests to the ORT Musical Chairs Luncheon at Stoneybrook Country Club (8801 Stoneybrook Blvd., Sarasota) at 11:30 a.m. for a delicious luncheon as “Joe the Balloon Dude” surprises guests with his artistry. Each guest will change dining tables for each course to meet new people and renew old acquaintances. Mail your $40 check (payable to ORT America) to Alice Cotman, 5820 Fairway Lakes Drive, Sarasota, FL 34243 by October 30. For details or to RSVP by phone, call Kim Sheintal at 941.921.1433.

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When all of the world, including his own family and administration, turned its back on the newly-emerging State of Israel, President Harry Truman proudly announced his support for the Jewish homeland. When all of the world turned its back on Jewish survivors of the Holocaust, closing the doors of countries across the globe, Harry Truman reminded humanity to be humane to the persecuted Jews and valiantly fought for America to open its arms to our people. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher foods with vegan options, and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

Cteens Teens are invited to join us at 7:00 p.m. at The Chabad House (5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton) for the next Cteens get-together. Themed to “Wherever You May Roam,” teens will utilize various exciting activities and partner with Chabad Rehabilitation Center to learn and experience Jewish pride. Cteen’s mission is to give teens three things: Jewish Network, Jewish Identity, Jewish Values. This is an opportunity that no Jewish teenager should miss, and there’s plenty of room for all their friends as well! Cost: $180 per teen for annual Cteen membership. For more information, please contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@ chabadofbradenton.com.

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Jr. Chefs, aka students, will learn safe practices in the kitchen, authentic Jewish and Israeli recipes, and the history of how the successful techniques of world-class chocolatiers made their way to Israel. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. Eat what you cook and bring home the recipes to make these delicious and fun dishes over and over again with your family and friends. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Temple Sinai kitchen, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Cost: $75 for the 3-part series, $15 materials fee. For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308. To register, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events.

NCJW Barnes & Noble Bookfair Support NCJW by attending its 1st Annual Bookfair at Barnes & Noble (4010 S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota), or by shopping online from November 4-11 at bn.com/bookfairs and entering Bookfair ID 11711702 at checkout. Meet Michael Bar-Zohar, author of No Mission Is Impossible: The DeathDefying Missions of the Israeli Special Forces, and Yona Brush, author of They Called Me a Dirty Jew. Both authors will do readings and answer questions as well as sign their books at 6:00 p.m. For more information, call the NCJW phone line at 941.342.1855.

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November 2015

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5 “Richard Nixon Loved the Jews!” The proof of a man is in his deeds, not in the words he utters under pressure or in private. Were it not for the courageous, selfless acts of President Richard Nixon in the face of the brutal, unpredicted 1973 Yom Kippur War waged against Israel by numerous Arab nations, the Jewish homeland would have been fatally wounded. Because of Richard Nixon and his beloved mother’s loving words about Jews, our proud nation stands today. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher foods with vegan options, and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

“The Arab-Israeli Conflict” Dr. Steven Derfler will present The Arab-Israeli Conflict: Where We’ve Come, Where We’re Going” at 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays, November 5, 12 and 19, at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Following the breakdown of the 2003 Road Map for Peace there were two military actions in Gaza, turbulence from the Arab Spring, the rise of ISIS, and the prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran. Session 1: Israel, Palestine and the Arab world in the aftermath; Session 2: Israel, Lebanon, Gaza – what happened and why; Session 3: Israel and Iran, the next showdown. The program is free to TBI members and $5 for nonmembers. For more information, contact the temple office at 941.383.3428 or info@tbi-lbk.org.

Sarasota Jewish Chorale rehearsals The Sarasota Jewish Chorale will rehearse every Thursday evening, except Thanksgiving, during November. The chorus performs widely throughout the area in synagogues, schools, churches and other venues. We welcome people of all faiths who love the joy of singing to contact Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011 regarding attending a rehearsal. Rehearsals, under the direction of Linda Stewart Tucker, are held from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Hecht Building on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Visit our website at www.sarasotajewishchorale.org or check us out on Facebook. For bookings, please call Phyllis Lipshutz at 941.924.6717.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7 CHJ Kristallnacht service and speakers Laszio Biro and Joe Newman will present “A Remembrance” at 10:30 a.m. at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism service held at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. In 1944, when Laszio Biro was 15, he and his parents were moved by the Germans from Hungary to an Austrian labor camp. After the war the family returned home where he graduated from Kossuth University with an M.D. Laszio came to America and did his internship in Kings County Hospital, Brooklyn, enabling him to be relicensed in this country. Joe Newman was born in Chicago on January 13, 1913. He graduated cum laude in Accounting at Notre Dame University. In 1945 he went into private practice as an accountant, retiring in 1979. He will share his experience of Kristallnacht from an American perspective. For more information, call 941.929.7771 or visit chj-sarasota.org.

Havdalah at Temple Beth El Bradenton Please join the Temple Beth El family as we celebrate Havdalah at 5:30 p.m. at 4200 32nd St. W., Bradenton. We will begin with a potluck dairy dinner and then enjoy the evening as we say “goodbye” to Shabbat. The event is open to the entire community. For more information, call the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Family outing to Myakka State Park The Weinstein Religious School invites all families to join for an enjoyable family fun day as we meet at 11:00 a.m. at the Myakka State Park Canopy Walk (13208 SR 72, Sarasota), enjoy lunch and the Airboat Tour. This is an opportunity for families to get to know each other while enjoying an outing together. For information about cost and the option to carpool together from Chabad, please call the Chabad of Sarasota office at 941.925.0770.

Goldie Feldman Academy Open House Extravaganza Families seeking a program for children in preschool through eighth grade are welcome to drop by and take a tour from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. See how GFA’s project-based, student-centered curriculum allows students to pursue their natural interests by connecting learning to real-life experiences. There will be a fun fair with a bounce house, crafts and face painting. “Middle School Ambassadors” will serve as guides and offer supervision for visiting younger children while parents learn about the program. Free and open to the public. For more information, call GFA at 941.552.2770 or email admissions@gfasarasota.org.

“To Never Forget: Kristallnacht” The entire community is invited to pay honor to our beloved Holocaust survivors and martyrs on the occasion of the 77th commemoration of the horrific “Night of Broken Glass,” when Jewish homes, businesses and synagogues were decimated, Jewish lives were captured and held in concentration camps, and the Nazis obtained the wink and nod from the world that gave them full license to obliterate the Jewish people at will. Meet the survivors yourself and watch the footage. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Donations greatly appreciated; healthy kosher refreshments and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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Eva Mozes Kor and her twin sister were born in 1934 in the tiny village of Portz, Romania. The family lived under the spectre of the Nazi takeover of Germany and the everyday experience of prejudice against the Jews. When Eva and Miriam were six, their village was occupied by a Hungarian Nazi armed guard. The Mozes family was the only Jewish family in the village. In 1944, after four years’ occupation, the family was transported to the regional ghetto in Simleu Silvaniei. Just a few weeks later, they were packed into a cattle car and transported to the Auschwitz death camp. Eva will present her story at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale will perform several songs in keeping with the event. For more information, contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org.

This event is an opportunity for singles and couples to meet new and old friends. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at Louies Modern, 1289 N. Palm Ave, Sarasota. Cash bar and light snacks offered. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jeremy Lisitza at 941.343.2113 or jlisitza@jfedsrq.org. To register, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events.

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The Greater Venice Chapter of Hadassah is having a mah jongg/cards/ games day from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Bay Indies Resort in Venice, in Indies Hall (1st clubhouse off Venice Avenue). Coffee, bagels and a delicious homemade lunch will be served. Bring your own game or we can put you in a game. Please mail a check for $20 to Hadassah, 4220 Tennyson Way, Venice, FL 34293. For more information, call Ruth at 941.492.6025.

Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch L’chaim Mondays The Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch introduces monthly L’chaim Mondays get-togethers. Join us for programs on diverse topics that will engage, educate and entertain. Tonight’s program at 7:00 p.m. at The Windsor (8220 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch), features Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish. Often referred to as “the Gaza Doctor” in the media, he is a Palestinian medical doctor and infertility specialist who has dedicated his life to peace in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We will discuss his book I Shall Not Hate: a Gaza Doctor’s Journey. No charge; donations appreciated. For more information, please call 941.281.2587 or email info@kehillah oflakewoodranch.org.

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Eva Mozes Kor will present her story (see Monday, November 9 listing at left) at 6:30 p.m. at Parish Center, 224 Harbor Drive N., Venice. For more information, please contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@ jfedsrq.org.

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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! This free event begins at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11 STEP College Preparation and Information Series “Test Prep Strategies: Be Ready” is designed for students in grades 8-12 and their families. This free event begins at 7:00 p.m. in the Zell Room on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. For more information, please contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308. To register, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events.

Temple Emanu-El “Lunch with the Rabbi” Are you looking for a great lunch date? Join Rabbi Brenner Glickman and nice, friendly, interesting companions for lunch, socializing, and discussion of current events and subjects of Jewish interest. All are invited to this popular, stimulating and enjoyable program at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Attendees are asked to bring a brown-bag lunch and are also welcome to bring a newspaper article for discussion. Homemade dessert and terrific company are provided! For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.

The Original Brown Bag, with Rabbi Huntting Bring your lunch and come for this casual gathering at noon at Temple Sinai, Social Hall A, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Discussion on current events determined by those present. The event also takes place on Wednesday, November 18. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

Honoring Jewish war veterans & Holocaust liberators On Veterans Day we pay honor to our courageous Jewish war veterans and Holocaust liberators, whose sacrifices for America, the Jewish people and mankind cannot be overstated. Join the community in honoring the persons who brought liberty and dignity to our Jewish people and this nation in World War II and all of the subsequent wars since. Hear their words, meet them face to face, and personally express your gratitude for their service. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Donations greatly appreciated; healthy kosher brunch and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

“Moving Through the Tree of Life” The Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood invites the community to experience “Moving Through the Tree of Life,” where T’ai Chi meets Kabbalah Contemplative Jewish Movement. Sue Gurland will lead participants through gentle meditative exercises in a Jewish context to connect the divine spark within us to the divine source of being. The standing postures are easy to follow, and resonate with Jewish souls. This free event begins at 7:00 p.m. in Temple Beth Sholom’s Madeleine Sainer Social Hall, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. For more information on the program, visit www. movingthroughthetreeoflife.com. RSVP to Elaine Tedesco at etedesco1@ gmail.com or 941.932.2558.

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Brandeis National Committee Showcase Brandeis National Committee will host its annual Showcase from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. This event offers an opportunity for both current and prospective members to learn about and sign up for the cultural, culinary, geographical and intellectual adventures offered in the 2015-2016 program year. Admission is free, and a light breakfast will be served. The entertainment will feature the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, who will be performing “Songs from the Repertoire,” a nostalgic menu of Yiddish and Hebrew tunes meant to tug at your heartstrings. For more information, call Ronnie Riceberg at 508.942.1479 or Paula Hayden at 646.831.5337.

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PJ Library Parent Workshop: “Shine a Light on Chanukah” With three weeks until Chanukah, this is an opportunity for PJ parents and friends to brush up on the holiday while enjoying delicious Chanukah treats and mingling with other Jewish parents. Child care provided. Free for parents enrolled in PJ Library, the program begins at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. To RSVP or for more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308. Sponsored by

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Be comfortable and come as you are! We invite you and your friends to stop by Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota) at 5:30 p.m. for light refreshments at Happy Hour. Stay for our inspirational and musical alternative Kavanah Service at 6:30 p.m. The service will be followed by a potluck dinner. Potluck guidelines can be found at templebethsholomfl. org. Please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121 if you need more information.

Rhythm & Jews Family Erev Shabbat Service Join Rabbi Huntting, Chazzan Abramson, your friends and neighbors for our Rhythm & Jews Family Erev Shabbat Service honoring our veterans. Come show your support for our veterans and hear the Bruno Family Musicians as they join the rabbi and chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chasidic melodies. The service begins at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

Young Jewish and interfaith families are invited to celebrate a Noah’s Ark-themed Shabbat in the Park. Sponsored by Temple Emanu-El and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, the morning will be a relaxed, welcoming Shabbat celebration featuring socializing, playtime on the fabulous Payne Park playground, a bagel breakfast, Noah’s Arkthemed craft and age-appropriate Shabbat prayers, songs, movement and, of course, the Noah’s Ark story. Although Tot Shabbat is designed for children ages 1-6, all are invited to this free event that begins at 10:30 a.m. at Payne Park Circus Playground, 2050 Adams Lane, Sarasota. For more information, please call Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at 941.379.1997.

Veterans Shabbat at Temple Emanu-El Did you know that Jewish soldiers have fought in every American conflict beginning with the Revolutionary War? Temple Emanu-El salutes veterans of the United States Armed Forces and the Israel Defense Forces at this special annual service featuring a blessing for veterans and a musical tribute. All local Jewish veterans are warmly invited to this service which begins at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, email Dick Gross at rjgfl37@gmail.com.

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Chabad of Sarasota Club 770 Men’s Club breakfast The breakfast will feature Isaac Barpal, Ph.D., who will present “All You Ever Wanted to Know About Windows 10, But Were Afraid to Ask.” Prior to his retirement, Dr. Barpal served as Chief Technology Officer for Westinghouse Electric Corporation and for AlliedSignal. Enjoy the best kosher breakfast in Sarasota, including scrambled eggs and onions, whitefish salad, bagels, lox and cream cheese, followed by the program. Men and women welcome. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Cost: $7 for Club 770 members; $10 for nonmembers. For more information or to RSVP, call 941.925.0770 or email info@chabadofsarasota.com.

“Cuba” breakfast and program at Temple Emanu-El The Brotherhood of Temple Emanu-El is delighted to announce the guest for its popular monthly breakfast and discussion program: international educational consultant, speaker, archaeologist, historian, researcher, teacher and writer Dr. Steven Derfler. Dr. Derfler, who has been uncovering the histories of ancient civilizations for 40 years, will offer insights and information on the fascinating and timely topic of Cuba, focusing on Cuba’s Jewish communities. A deluxe bagel-and-lox breakfast will precede the presentation. All are invited at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $10. For more information, please contact Don Malawsky at 941.359.2890 or dmalawsky@msn.com.

Jewish War Veterans brunch/meeting Jewish War Veterans, Sarasota Post 172, will hold its next monthly brunch/ meeting at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Brunch begins at 9:45 a.m., and the cost is $7 per person. All veterans, spouses and significant others are always welcome. The guest speaker will be Harriet Oxman, who will entertain us with her “Trips Around the World.” She has traveled to many exotic places, so come hear about her unique experiences. A short business meeting will follow her talk. For more information, please contact Stan Levinson, Commander, Post 172, at stanlevinson172@gmail. com or 941.907.6720.

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Join the JGS at 1:00 p.m. at Kobernick House (1951 Honore Ave., Sarasota) for “Researching Family History: A Show-and-Tell Program.” Panelists include Marina Berkovich (Jewish Historical Society of Southwest Florida), Bernice Jones, Ph.D. (author who wrote a children’s book about how her family came to America, The Book of Esther: A Little Girl’s Journey to Freedom), Amy Crabill Lay (NGS Family History Conference), and Richard Ohlsson (Ravensbrück Archive). Come and ask the experts! Attendance is free and everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Kim Sheintal at 941.921.1433 or klapshein@aol.com, or visit http:// jgsswf.org/.

Dinner and a Movie with Rabbi Geoffrey Huntting Temple Sinai invites you to attend the second in a series of Dinner and Documentary Films and Discussions with Rabbi Geoffrey Huntting. Being Jewish in France – 19th Century to Present Day will be screened at 5:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Cost: $25 for temple members; $35 for guests. Advanced tickets sales only; no walkins. To RSVP or for more information, call 941.388.9624.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16 11th Annual Grace Rosen Magill Lecture Jay Kopelman is the author of From Baghdad with Love: A Marine, the War, and a Dog Named Lava. He will speak about his experiences in Iraq, his perspectives on terrorism, and the effects of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The event is being chaired by Michael Richker, and the exclusive event sponsor is the law firm of Williams Parker. JFCS will present awards to two community leaders. Ernie Kretzmer, and Alisa Kretzmer, of blessed memory, will receive the Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein Hope and Healing Award, and Shaun Benderson will receive the Sidney J. Berkowitz Building Community Award. The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at The Francis, 1289 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota. Cost: individual tickets $45; Patron tickets - $136, includes a signed book and preferred seating. Table sponsorships: $1,000 for eight guests, including books. RSVP required by November 6. To RSVP or for more information, contact Monica Caldwell at 941.366.2224 x148 or mcaldwell@JFCS-Cares.org.

Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch book review Join us for a review of the book Start-up Nation: The Story of Israel’s Economic Miracle by Dan Senor. The book addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel – [at the time the book was written] a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies, in a constant state of war since its founding, with no natural resources – produces more start-up companies than large, peaceful and stable nations like Japan, China, India, Korea, Canada and the UK? The event begins at 1:30 p.m. at Esplanade Golf & Country Club, Amenity Center, 5240 Esplanade Boulevard, Lakewood Ranch. No charge; donations appreciated. For more information, call 941.281.2587 or email info@kehillahoflakewoodranch. org.

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Rosh Chodesh Society – Art & Soul Join the Jewish Women’s Circle on a seven-part journey as we explore Judaism’s insights into the arts and how they beautify and transform our lives, one brushstroke at a time. The first class will explore Painting & Drawing – The Inner Eye of The Artist. Discover through a workshop and learning how we apply our innate artistic abilities, and all that we have learned about the inner vision of the artist, to transform the routine and uninspiring in our lives into works of beauty and meaning. The event begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Course cost: $70 for JWC members and $75 for nonmembers; textbooks included. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

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STEP Teen Chugim Series: Mosaic Students in this class will gain knowledge about this ancient art form as they learn the basics of mosaic design and create their own one-of-akind personal artworks. This class will incorporate traditional and modern methods and materials as students learn to design layouts, and apply newly acquired skills like tile cutting, gluing and grouting. No experience is necessary. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308. To register, visit www.jfedsrq.org/events.

Goldie Feldman Academy Open House Families seeking a program for children in preschool through eighth grade can see the facility and campus, meet the teachers and head of schools Dan Ceaser, and tour while classes are in session – it’s a wonderful opportunity to see the school in action. Stop in and learn how GFA’s project-based, student-centered curriculum allows students to pursue their natural interests by connecting learning to real-life experiences. GFA is a Hershorin Schiff Community School. Free and open to the public, the Open House takes place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. For more information, please call GFA at 941.552.2770 or email admissions@ gfasarasota.org.

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A Journey of Spirit (2006; 75 minutes) is a documentary that tells the story of the remarkable singer, songwriter and guitarist, Debbie Friedman, who passed away in 2011, and how she integrated contemporary melody with Jewish liturgy to transform Jewish sacred music, making the text accessible to a large and diverse audience. A Journey of Spirit explores the tremendous power this artist and leader had to promote spirituality, healing and community. The film will be shown at 1:15 p.m. on the new state-ofthe-art projector in Temple Beth Sholom’s Madeleine Sainer Social Hall, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. The suggested donation is $3 for members and $5 for nonmembers. Refreshments, including popcorn, will be served, sponsored by the Men’s Club. Don Friedman will lead a question-andanswer session after the film. No RSVP necessary. For more information, please contact Debby Marshall through the temple office at 941.955.8121.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19 SaBra Chapter of Hadassah Membership Luncheon This time of year calls for giving thanks for who and what we are as women and men of Hadassah. Join us at 11:30 a.m. at The Boathouse at Hyatt Regency Sarasota, 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. Enjoy a delectable luncheon as well as entertainment by Jonathan Herman, a rising bass-baritone with a voice noted for its power and beauty. Dr. Jonathan Spivey, principal pianist of the Sarasota Orchestra, will accompany Mr. Herman. For more information, please see the November-December issue of Kol Bat Ami, SaBra Chapter’s bulletin, or contact Lee at lruggles.sabra@gmail.com or 941.924.1338.

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All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support. Enjoy a light nosh and a lively discussion. The group meets from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. This month’s conversation topic is “The Funniest Thing Happened to Me…” This is a multi-agency event sponsored by JFCS of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and the Claims Conference of Germany. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@JFCS-Cares.org.

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N’shei Chabad Women invites all women to attend the Rosh Chodesh Society course entitled “Art and Soul,” a seven-part journey, as we explore Judaism’s insights into the arts and how they beautify and transform our lives, one brushstroke at a time. This first class is entitled “Painting & Drawing: The Inner Eye of the Artist.” Learn how we can use the inner vision of an artist to transform the routine and uninspiring moments in our lives into works of beauty and meaning. For underwriting the Rosh Chodesh Society course we thank Chabad’s First Lady, Anne Stein. The event begins at 7:15 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Refreshments will be served. Following the class, participants will use their inner artistic talent to create their own canvas board painting. Cost: free for Rebbetzin Circle members, $10 for N’shei Chabad Women members; $12 for nonmembers. For more information or to RSVP, call 941.925.0770.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20 “Shabbat Thanksgiving Live” – a musical service The Temple Beth El family invites the Jewish community to begin Shabbat with a musical Erev Shabbat service in preparation for Thanksgiving. Our Shabbat Live service is one that is enjoyed by all – whether young or not so young – and brings joy to all who are a part of this evening. The service begins at 7:30 p.m. at 4200 32nd St. W., Bradenton. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

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Denise Cotler will present “What Hunger Looks Like in Sarasota,” and Ann Morrison will present “Community Haven,” at 10:30 a.m. at the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism service held at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. Denise Cotler is Senior Director of Development of the All Faiths Food Bank. She previously served as Director of Development for the Jewish Housing Council Foundation, Associate Director for the American Cancer Society, and Development Associate for The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Ann Morrison is a performer, writer and theater award winner. She is also the co-Founder and Artistic Director of Kaleidoscope Theatre, a musical theatre program for persons with developmental differences; and Gotta Van Productions, celebrating solo performances and new small cast plays that illuminate the human condition, especially of those who are perceived as “other than.” For more information, call 941.929.7771 or visit chj-sarasota.org.

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22 “Loving the God I Believe In” Join in the conversation with Rabbi Michael Werbow to explore contemporary ways to connect to our timeless traditions, monthly on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. On this Sunday, the topic is “Loving the God I Believe In.” No cost. Please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121 or knester@ templebethsholomfl.org for more information.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24 Chabad Kaplan Preschool - Parent Day & Open House Chabad’s Samuel & Sarah Kaplan Preschool will be holding this event for parents of current students, as well as prospective students. Parents will get a firsthand glimpse at the interwoven components that create an environment that nurtures each child’s learning priorities, as they enjoy special activities with their children. Chabad’s Kaplan Preschool, serving children ages 2.5-5, is proud to be serving the community for 18 years. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. To RSVP or for more information, please call Preschool Director Sara Steinmetz at 941.925.0770.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 Interfaith Service with Church of the Palms Join us at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28 Ckids Shabbat Birthday Club Children’s Hebrew birthdays will be celebrated monthly during Ckids Shabbat Birthday Club. Students will enjoy a cupcake birthday party and participate in the Jewish customs surrounding birthdays. Ckids Shabbat Birthday Club includes prayer, games and songs, followed by a Kiddush luncheon. The event takes place from 11:00 a.m. to noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Please let us know in advance if you want to celebrate your child’s birthday during Shabbat Birthday Club. Free; sponsor a birthday party for $50. For more information or to RSVP, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@ chabadofbradenton.com.

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29 APJA presents photography workshop Enjoy the principles and beauty of photography at “Grandma’s Wildlife Photography Workshop” sponsored by APJA (Association of Professional and Aspiring Jewish Artists) at the Al Katz Center (5910 Cortez Road, Bradenton) from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Youth through seniors are invited to this multi-media, interactive, participatory workshop to learn the principles of wildlife photography and framing fundamentals. Donations are appreciated. Kosher refreshments will be served. Space is limited. RSVP to Beverly Newman (leader of this workshop) at 941.313.9239 or helpelders@hotmail.com. For information about APJA, contact President Goldie Milgram at rebgoldie@gmail.com.

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 “End-of-Life Critical Choices” Frank Kavanaugh, Ph.D., a retired professor of Medical and Public Affairs, a member of many end-of-life boards, and a patient’s advocate, will present “End-of-Life Critical Choices” at 2:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Included in this informative lecture will be: how to best use hospice care, directives for family and loved ones, and the rights of mentally competent persons. Scrutiny is currently being given to Florida’s elder guardianship program. Dr. Kavanaugh will provide an update as well as address advance care directives. Pre-registration requested. The program is free to TBI members and $5 for nonmembers. For more information, contact the temple office at 941.383.3428 or info@ tbi-lbk.org.

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November 2015

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The Red Star Line Museum and me By Sonia Pressman Fuentes

was born in Berlin, Germany, of Polish Jewish parents in 1928. In mid-1933, at the insistence of my brother, Hermann, who was 14 years my senior, the family left Berlin to escape from Nazi Germany and moved to Antwerp, Belgium, where we had some cousins. After nine months in Antwerp, during which time none of my father’s business ventures panned out and we were unable to get visas to remain in Antwerp, we left Antwerp on the Red Star Line’s S.S. Westernland II for the U.S., arriving on May 1, 1934. Berlin remained an important part of my life since it was my birthplace, and in my mind Antwerp was only a way station en route to the U.S. All I had to remind me of that trip was a small male doll dressed as a sailor in blue velveteen with S.S. Westernland on his cap. All that began to change when I read a column by Masha Leon called “The Red Star Line – A Seafaring Magic Carpet for Jewish Immigrants” in the October 5, 2009, issue of the Forward. The article was about a book launch party held at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research on September 10, 2012, for a book called One Foot in America: Jewish Emigrants on the Red Star Line and Eugeen Van Mieghem. The book was co-authored by Erwin Joos, the director of the Eugeen Van Mieghem Museum, due to open in Antwerp in 2012. This museum would feature the work of Eugeen Van Mieghem, a Belgian artist (1875-1930) who became famous for his portraits of immigrants and others around Antwerp’s harbor. I wondered if I should write to this museum telling them that I had come to the U.S. on a Red Star Line ship. That’s ridiculous, I thought. Millions of people traveled on the RSL. Why would they care that I was one of them? But then I thought: What have I got to lose? But I didn’t know how to write to the museum, so I wrote to YIVO, asking them to forward my letter to the museum. They sent my letter instead to the RSL Museum, another museum due

to open in Antwerp, which was to be spent hours together in the Brussels Ardedicated to immigration and the RSL. chives, during which time he went over I immediately got a response from Luc every page in my family’s file with me, Verheyen, head of the museum, asking translated every document, and exfor information about my family and plained what it meant. Frank told me my connection to the RSL. that he had been studying the Jewish As a result of our correspondence, refugees from Nazi Germany to Belin December 2010, Mandy Nauwegium in the 1930s for years, but I was laerts, a consultant to the museum, and the first one he had actually met. The Mario De Munck, a filmmaker retained museum also arranged for Pola Adler, by the museum, came to my condo in a volunteer at the museum and a HoloSarasota to interview and caust survivor, to take me film me. Mandy brought on a tour of the Jewish Oralong pictures she had takthodox neighborhood in en of the Orthodox Jewish Antwerp where my family neighborhood where my had lived in 1933-1934. family had lived in AntPola and I learned to our werp, and photographs of amazement that my famdocuments involving my ily had lived in the same family that she had found apartment building in the during her extensive re1930s that her family had search in the Antwerp and lived in in the 1950s! Sonia Fuentes Brussels Archives. Much I also learned about of the information Mandy gave me the RSL. It had been in operation from I had never known before. I did not 1873 to sometime in 1934, the year of know that: my family’s trip. During that time, the  In 1933, no one in my family had line brought about two million passenthe legal right to be in Belgium. gers from its home port in Antwerp,  My brother was frantically filling as well as from other European ports, out applications for us to be given to the U.S. and Canada. I was one of visas permitting us to remain in five surviving passengers of whom the Belgium. museum was aware. About a quarter of  Robert de Foy, the anti-Semitic those passengers were Jews. Among head of the Sûreté Publique (the the prominent Jews who traveled to state security service, comparable the U.S. on RSL ships were Albert to our FBI), had denied those apEinstein, Irving Berlin, Golda Meir plications and ordered our deporand Hyman Rickover. All but Einstein tation to Poland, where both my came as children. parents had been born but hadn’t In September 2013, I returned to lived in for 20 years. (Had we been Antwerp for five days of festivities in deported, we would surely have connection with the museum’s opengone to our deaths.) ing. During this time, I saw the permaMandy invited me to visit Antnent exhibit about me and my family at werp in September 2011 to see how the the museum; met the king and queen building of the museum was progressof Belgium at the museum and the new ing, and again in September 2013 for U.S. ambassador to Belgium at the the museum’s opening. In 2011, I came American Embassy; toured Kazerne to Antwerp, Belgium – my first time Dossin, the Memorial, Museum and since leaving there in 1934. The museDocumentation Centre on Holocaust um staff arranged for me to meet with and Human Rights in Mechelen, BelDr. Frank Caestecker, a researcher at gium, for three hours with its director; the University of Ghent and an expert attended an international press conferon Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany ence; and gave talks at the museum and in Belgium during the 1930s. He and I the city hall. I spent considerable time

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that week with Linda Emmet, the middle daughter of Irving Berlin’s threeB daughters, her daughter, and her niece. The Berlin family donated one of Irving Berlin’s pianos to the museum. I was the only surviving passenger at the opening. After my talk at the Antwerp City Hall, a man introduced himself to me and it was Erwin Joos, founder and director of the Eugeen Van Mieghem Museum. We subsequently became friends and, as a result, Erwin did lecture tours in Florida about Eugeen Van Mieghem and the museum in 2014 and 2015. This year, he spoke at one of the ORT chapters in Sarasota. The RSL Museum plans to bring an exhibition to the U.S., which will include a film Mario De Munck made about me when he visited in Sarasota in 2010 and when I was in Antwerp in 2011. The exhibition will start in the most appropriate place for a museum dedicated to immigration – Ellis Island – and will be there from May 26 until September 3, 2016. Negotiations are under way for the exhibition to also be shown in Philadelphia and Chicago. And I am hopeful the exhibition will also come to Sarasota or another site in Florida. I no longer have the blue velveteen sailor doll – but my memories of Antwerp are fresh. ©2015 Sonia Pressman Fuentes Sonia was a presenter at four International Association of Yiddish Clubs conferences. She was a co-founder of NOW (National Organization for Women) and the ﬁrst woman attorney in the Ofﬁce of the General Counsel at the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). She is the author of a memoir entitled Eat First – You Don’t Know What They’ll Give You: The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter. Sonia is a feminist activist, writer and public speaker. This article was previously published in the September 2015 issue of Der Bay, the enewsletter directed to Yiddishists worldwide.

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Fast-paced, globe-spanning thriller takes readers from Hawaii to Hebron Book review by Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News

and to foil the looming attack. A degree of teasing romantic repartee develops between Kayla and Liam that suggests his lack of commitment his exciting, information-packed to Catherine. However, in the end, novel is almost bursting at the Kayla actually helps Liam adjust his seams of its ambition. In it, behavior in order to deserve and win author Ronald H. Balson orchestrates Catherine. Here and elsewhere, Balseveral intersecting storylines that covson’s representations of interpersonal er a broad geographical, generational relationships are drawn with subtlety and geopolitical span. and sophistication. The two main But what of the money? Where is narratives follow it, and what will it be used for? Peran $88 million haps it’s the price of Sophie’s release: embezzlement a huge bankroll for future activities of case in Chicago the Sons of Canaan, whose motto is and a sophisticat“From the Golan to the Gulf.” ed terrorist plot In Hawaii, Jack runs into Marcy, masterminded out the best friend of his deceased wife, of Hebron. When Alina, al-Zahani’s rebellious daughter. the payoff from a Alina, it turns out, was an early victim Phil Jason colossal business of her father’s bacteriological weapon, deal engineered in part by accountant punished for her disobedience to his (and single father) Jack Sommers goes rigid expectations, which included marawry, the money not deposited in the rying Jack and leaving Hebron. Marcy authorized account, Jack is among is willing to help Jack and become a those under suspicion. second mother to Sophie, assuming the So he takes on a false identity and captive child can be rescued. hides out in Hawaii. Into the plot salad Balson tosses The complicated legal Russian mobsters who case triggered by the emseem to trail the acbezzlement requires the tion, bumping off anyskills of key characters one with information from Once We Were Brothabout the journey of the ers, Balson’s first novel. embezzled money. Is They are attorney CathJack their next target, erine Lockhart, once fired or is he in league with from the firm that now them? Or is he only a needs her, and private eye target of law enforceLiam Taggart. These two ment, which must be have a long-simmering kept at bay so that he romance that percolates can manage the rescue Ronald Balson (photo by Monica J. Balson) throughout. of Sophie? They are also tied to the terrorist (A subplot, perhaps overly displot headed by Jewish Jack’s Muslim tracting from the main business of the father-in-law, Dr. Arif al-Zahani, from novel, involves a college-basketball his home in Palestinian Hebron. The point-shaving racket run by one of the doctor is a leader of the Sons of Canaan, principals in the business buyout.) a sinister group preparing a devastating One of Balson’s goals is to create action designed to kill thousands. a rich context for the action that taps Liam is recruited to work with a into 20th-century Middle East history beautiful counterterrorism agent, Kayas well as the history of the region as la Cummings, who is at first identified enshrined in Biblical narratives beginas attached to the U.S. Department of ning with Abraham’s land purchase. State. The mission is to rescue Jack’s His vehicle for this exposition daughter, Sophie – who has been kid– which is ultimately pro-Israel but napped by her grandfather, al-Zahani – strenuously attempts to balance Jewish Saving Sophie, by Ronald H. Balson. St. Martin’s Griffin. 416 pages. Trade paperback $15.99.

and Arab-Muslim perspectives – is primarily dialogue. Rather than using the narrator’s voice, he feeds his facts through the exchanges of his characters. In this, Balson’s execution is borderline unwieldy. Even though the expository conversations are motivated by the circumstance of one character having knowledge and another needing to be educated, too often they read like prepared speeches. After a while, more becomes less. These excesses do little damage to the overall impact of the novel, though, which remains strong, colorful and constantly suspenseful. Many of the best scenes in the later chapters focus on the doings of the determined and capable Kayla Cummings, who is revealed to be an Israeli agent. Readers will also admire the scenes between the doctor and his granddaughter, with their complicated emotions and unresolvable conflict. The meetings of the Sons of Canaan are drawn deftly, the group’s members humanized and individualized. But

best of all may be the exchanges that convey the growing relationship between Jack and Marcy, filled with desperation, romance and moral reverberations concerning responsibility and guilt. With its well-handled, vividly painted settings in and around Jerusalem and Hebron, Hawaii and Chicago, Saving Sophie will keep readers engaged from first to last. And educated, too. (It’s generously stocked with supplementary materials for reading groups.) This review, which ﬁrst appeared in the online Washington Independent Review of Books, is reprinted by permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World, Southern Literary Review, and other publications. Please visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress.com.

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November 2015

JEWISH INTEREST

Music of the Holocaust…the world they lived in now gone, their music connects us to their lives

By Arlene Stolnitz

publicly in some ghettos, with lyrics about ghetto life. The Vilna ghetto had an extensive program of music activities including orchestras, choirs and a revue theater. Partisans who escaped from ghettos and camps performed their original songs in several languages. Two well-known songs from this period are “Zog Nit Keynmol,” also known as the Partisan Hymn, and “Es Brent” (It’s Burning), which was later seen as a prophecy of the impending Holocaust. In Terezin, many German musicians and composers were interned. Known as Theresienstadt, it was a ghetto and concentration camp which held Jews primarily from Czechoslovakia as well as Germany, Austria, Netherlands and Denmark. Established by Hitler as a “show camp,” notable musicians, writers and artists were sent there for “safekeeping.” However, it was created for the purpose of propaganda to deceive the International Red Cross inspectors into believing that Jews were being treated humanely. In effect, essential conditions were created for the extraordinary possibility of cultural activity for prisoners by prisoners. There were so many musicians in Theresienstadt, there could have been two symphony orchestras playing simultaneously, including a number of chamber orchestras. New pieces of music were composed and premiered. Many of these pieces confronted camp reality through their music and lyrics. Yet, these moments of culture contrasted sharply with the daily attempt to survive. Although it was not an extermination camp, nearly 33,000 died due to appalling conditions of population density, malnutrition and disease. Two years ago, a poignant program, “Voices of the Holocaust,” was presented at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota. A collaboration of singers, dancers and musicians from Sarasota County, the program

A commemoration Eva Mozes Kor and her twin sister were born in 1934 in the tiny village of Portz, Romania. The family lived under the spectre of the Nazi takeover of Germany and the everyday experience of prejudice against the Jews. When Eva and Miriam were six, their village was occupied by a Hungarian Nazi armed guard. The Mozes family was the only Jewish family in the village. In 1944, after four years’ occupation, the family was transported to the regional ghetto in Simleu Silvaniei. Just a few weeks later, they were packed into a cattle car and transported to the Auschwitz death camp.

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was organized by Joe Holt, conductor of Gloria Musicae. The program, with choreography by Liz Bergmann, consisted of choral music, arranged by Sheridan Seyfried, set to poems found after the Shoah. The multi-visual program consisted of songs sung in ghettos and concentration camps during World War II. Many of the poems written by children inspired the greatest songs. “They Call Me Zamele,” “Motele from the Warsaw Ghetto,” “A Jewish Child,” and “The Street Singer” are but a few of the titles. Another famous contemporary composer, Charles Davidson, has composed a heartwrenching choral cantata based on the poems, “And I Never Saw Another Butterfly,” written at Theresienstadt. We will never know how many symphonies, poems and songs will never be heard, however, their dreams

of hope, never extinguished, are reflected in the last line of the poem, “Zog Nit Keynmol,” written after the uprising in the Warsaw ghetto in April 1944. “Therefore never say the road now ends for you, Though leaden skies may cover over days of blue. And as the hour that we longed for is so near, Our step beats out the message… we are here!” Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, is a member of the Jewish Congregation of Venice. A retired educator from Rochester, New York, she has sung in choral groups for over 25 years and also sings in Venice’s chorale Exsultate! Her interest in choral music has led to this series of articles on Jewish folk music in the Diaspora.

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Eva and Miriam became part of a group of children used as human guinea pigs in genetic experiments under the direction of Dr. Josef Mengele. Approximately 1500 sets of twins —3000 children— were abused, and most died as a result of these experiments. Eva herself became deathly ill, but through sheer determination, she stayed alive and helped Miriam survive.

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ovember marks the anniversary of a night never to be forgotten – Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, the name referring to the wave of violence that took place on November 9 and 10, 1938 in Germany. Kristallnacht’s name comes from the shards of broken glass that lined German streets, broken glass from the windows of synagogues, homes and Jewish-owned businesses that were destroyed during the violence. More than 260 synagogues throughout Germany, Austria and the Sudetenland burned Arlene Stolnitz through the night in full view of local firefighters who had received orders to intervene only to prevent flames from spreading to nearby buildings. Across the country an estimated 7,500 Jewish–owned establishments were shattered and looted. Kristallnacht was an essential turning point in Nazi Germany’s persecution of Jews which culminated in the attempt to annihilate the Jews of Europe. With the recent growth of Holocaust music research and the revival of interest in Yiddish, we now have a treasure of music that gives a light into the suffering of Jews under the Nazi regime. Music offered Jews a way to express their humanity while living in inhuman conditions. For them, it was an escape from reality and a way to give voice to their yearning for freedom and hope. Even though professional musical performances were banned, freedom to sing and compose music could not be completely censored. Music became a symbol of freedom. Small orchestras played at private occasions. Music was even performed

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GEOFF SCHWARTZ, 29, guard, N.Y. Giants. Now in his 7th season, Schwartz was injured most of last season. Healthy now, he started the Giants’ first two games. MITCHELL SCHWARTZ, 26, tackle, Cleveland Browns. Mitchell, a very good, steady player, and the brother of Geoff, has started in all the Browns’ games since being signed in 2012 (50 straight games as of September 20, 2015). Fun facts: Mendel is Mitchell’s Hebrew name, and Gedalia Yitzhak is Geoff’s Hebrew name. The Arizona State football team defeated UCLA in a big upset on October 3. What’s more remarkable is that both Division I teams had Jewish starting quarterbacks (MATT BERCOVICI, 22, Arizona, and JOSH ROSEN, 18, UCLA). No Jewish sports maven can recall this happening before. New York Yankee great Yogi Berra, who died in late September, was famous for his baseball skills and his memorable one-line comments (like “It ain’t over ’til it’s over” and “You can observe a lot by just by watching”). Sadly, many well-known remarks attributed to Berra were writers’ inventions. Berra verified that he actually said one of my favorite quotes in his 1998 book, The Yogi Book, I Really Didn’t Say Everything I Said! In 1956, New York papers were full of stories that Dublin, Ireland, had elected ROBERT BRISCOE its first Jewish Lord Mayor. Berra was asked about Dublin electing a Jewish mayor and he replied:

Football and Yogi The following five Jewish players were on an NFL (National Football League) team as of September 24. Jewish Sports Review magazine aided this item: NATE EBNER, 26, free safety, New England. Now in his 4th season, Ebner has established himself as an outstanding special-teams player. TAYLOR MAYS, 27, free safety, Oakland Raiders. In a happy way, Mays could quote the famous Godfather III line: “I thought I was out, but they brought me back-in!” A college star at USC, Mays had a so-so career in four seasons with Cincinnati. Released at the end of last season, he was signed and then quickly released by Minnesota, Detroit and Oakland (August. 25). However, on September 15, he was re-signed by Oakland following injuries to Raider safeties. He started in the team’s home opener. Mays, by the way, is a son of an African-American, non-Jewish father (Stafford Mays, an 8-year NFL player, now a Microsoft executive) and a white Jewish mother who is a Nordstrom executive. He was raised Jewish and had a bar mitzvah. ALEXANDER “ALI” MARPET, 22, guard, Tampa Bay. He’s the only Jewish rookie this year. Marpet has defied the odds. He made the NFL after a small-school career (Hobart College in upstate New York) and he started the Bucs’ first two games. Marpet went on a Birthright trip to Israel (his father worked in Israel during the mid-1970s as a TV cameraman).

Ten years of doing a Jewish celebrities column has turned Nate Bloom (see column at left) into something of an expert on finding basic family history records and articles mentioning a “searched-for” person. During these 10 years, he has put together a small team of “mavens” who aid his research. Most professional family history experts charge at least $1,000 for a full family tree. However, many people just want to get “started” by tracing one particular family branch.

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K’zohar Ha-Ivrit A bird called turkey By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin

hanksgiving is at the door, so let’s talk turkey, but in Hebrew. The Hebrew name for the American turkey is tar-ne-gol ho-du, literally translated “a rooster of India.” The question is, why is the bird known in Hebrew by its Eurasian name? Short is the space to discuss the origin of the name “turkey” for the bird asDr. Rachel Dulin sociated with the American Thanksgiving. Briefly, we should note that some theorize the name was originally given to a fowl imported to European markets from Madagascar by Turkish merchants. The bird, which was large and tasty, received the name “turkey” after the country of origin of its importers. The pilgrims who came to Plymouth saw the American bird, which to them resembled the familiar bird of the old country and they called it by the same name. Others claim a Hebraic origin for the name of the American bird. Accordingly, Columbus, whose family roots were Jewish, knew a little Hebrew and upon seeing the colorful bird called it tuki, Hebrew for “parrot.” Over the years, it was altered to the familiar name “turkey,” Europe’s favorite fowl. In Hebrew, unlike English, the bird is identified with India rather than Turkey, echoing the early explorers’ misidentification of the western hemisphere with India. In English, the indigenous population was misnamed, whereas in Hebrew, the indigenous bird was misnamed. The word tar-ne-

gol hodu is based on two unrelated languages. First, tar-ne-gol, which means “rooster,” is derived from the ancient Sumerian word tar lu-gal meaning “the king’s bird,” mentioned often in the Talmud but not in the Bible. Ho-du, on the other hand, is the biblical name for India (Es 1:1), which is derived from the Persian word Hindu, a name for the region around the Indus River. By the way, not only Hebrew associates the American bird with India. Russian, Polish and Yiddish also call it an Indian bird. And even in Turkish it is called “hindi,” namely India. It is amusing to note that in Hebrew, the term tar-ne-gol ho-du is used to describe a person who angers easily or is conceited, because, like a turkey, the person’s feathers are easily ruffled. In a more serious vein I wish to point out the coincidence where the word hodu is not only a name of a country, but also the plural imperative of the Hebrew verb yadah meaning “confess,” “thank, “praise” and “agree,” which appears in the Bible more than 100 times. The word todah, or “thanks,” is derived from the same root. So, as we celebrate Thanksgiving, enjoying the family gathering around the table with tar-ne-gol ho-du at the center of the meal, let the words of the biblical poet hodu la-A-donai ki tov or “Praise the Lord, for He is good” (Psalm 107:1) resonate with joy. I wish all our readers a happy Thanksgiving holiday. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota.

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Atrocity and punishment in November 1945 By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

wo related events – one largely unknown, the other very well known – took place 70 years ago this month. The first saw the discovery of a mass grave of murdered Jews near Iwje, Poland, where, on the eve of the Holocaust, some 3,000 Jews lived. The town of Iwje, today part of Belarus, was located between Vilna and Minsk. It was Dr. Paul Bartrop comprised largely of tradesmen, artisans and factory owners; Jewish political parties and youth movements, together with religious and educational institutions, were all active in a vibrant Yiddish environment. About a week after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, Iwje fell into German hands. That August, the Nazis rounded up 224 of Iwje’s Jewish intellectuals, including rabbis and teachers, and, with the assistance of local Lithuanian auxiliaries, shot them in a nearby forest. A ghetto was then established in Iwje, and by April 1942, hundreds more Jews had been transferred there from neighboring villages. On May 12, 1942, thousands were gathered in the ghetto’s market square. Some 2,300, including many women and babies, were taken to the same site in the forest, where they were murdered. It was only on November 12, 1945, that their grave was located and news made public of their murder. November 20, 1945, a few days later, was the opening day of the International Military Tribunal (IMT),

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Dr. Paul Bartrop...continued from previous page that came to light in evidence. Yet while the Holocaust itself was not on trial, what was revealed served to confirm for people around the world why the struggle against the Nazis had been too important to lose. The Charter of the Nuremberg Trials was unprecedented in international law, and a vital step on the road to a universal anti-genocide, anti-crimes against humanity, and anti-war crimes regime that would be binding upon all. Most significantly, the IMT rejected as a defense position that of “following superior orders,” emphasizing, instead, the principle of individual responsibility provided there was a moral decision to be made. This set the stage for not only the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948), but the later International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in the 1990s. It had its crowning moment in 2002, with the establishment of the International Criminal Court. When the International Military Tribunal handed down its decisions, there were few surprises. Six of the accused were found guilty on all four counts; another six were similarly sentenced after having been found guilty of some of the counts. Twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death: they were Herman Göring (who committed suicide prior to the sentence being carried out), Joachim von Ribbentrop, Wilhelm

Keitel, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Alfred Rosenberg, Hans Frank, Julius Streicher, Fritz Sauckel, Alfred Jodl, Arthur Seyss-Inquart and Wilhelm Frick. Martin Bormann, head of the Reich Chancellery, was sentenced to death in absentia. Sentenced to life imprisonment were Rudolf Hess, Walter Funk and Erich Raeder. Sentenced to various length prison terms were Albert Speer, Konstantin von Neurath, Karl Döenitz and Baldur von Schirach. Acquitted were Fritz von Papen, Hjalmar Schacht and Hans Fritzche. Also indicted was Robert Ley, leader of the German Labor Front, but he committed suicide prior to the start of the trials. Adolf Hitler had already committed suicide the previous April, as had Heinrich Himmler in May. The massacre of the Jews of Iwje, Poland, and discovery of their common grave in November 1945, shocked many, but was missed by most. The start of the trial of major Nazi war criminals that began a few days after this discovery was a further reinforcement of why the war against the Nazis had been fought, and of why the fate of the Jews of Iwje had to be remembered by future generations. Especially today, in these uncertain times, both events still need to be recalled, together. 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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n Friday, November 20, to mark the 70th anniversary of the opening day of the Nuremberg Trials in 1945, FGCU’s Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies will be holding an all-day symposium entitled “The Nuremberg Trials after 70 Years: Justice or Vengeance.” Speakers will include Dr. Paul Bartrop (FGCU), Dr. Steven Leonard Jacobs (University of Alabama), Dr. Herbert Hirsch (Virginia Commonwealth University), Dr. Alex Alvarez (Northern Arizona University) and Mr. Michael Dickerman (Stockton University). The symposium will be held in the Cohen Center, room 214, from 9:15 a.m. onwards. There is no registration required. Then, on Monday, November 23, the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies, in conjunction with FGCU Community Outreach, will be

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Israel holds the solution to world water crisis Hundreds of millions could ﬁnd the tap running dry in just a few years unless they follow Israel’s example, warns author of Let There Be Water. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, September 16, 2015

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’m a man on a mission,” says U.S. government was projecting a wathe Commonwealth Club of make it clear that everyone can do what Israel did, and Seth Siegel, author of the newly ter crisis to hit with accelerating force San Francisco; at the Center can do it with the benefit of released Let There Be Water: over the next few decades. for American Progress think Israel’s Solution for a Water-Starved Israel’s experience. There is Siegel immediately started searchtank in Washington, D.C.; at World (Thomas Dunne Books/St. Maring the Internet to find out if any counno time to waste.” churches, synagogues and tin’s Press). “My goal is to raise contries had sound water-management For more information, Jewish community centers sciousness about the danger of not policies. visit www.sethmsiegel.com. across America; and at Abigail Klein Leichman is a having a plan to address the coming “I saw that Israel had a very sophiscampuses including Columwater crisis. Hundreds of millions of ticated water system. I was shocked bewriter and associate editor at ISbia, UC-Berkeley, Harvard and Corpeople could find themselves without cause I go to Israel several times a year RAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in nell. He will be the keynote speaker at 2007, she was a specialty writer and adequate water in just a few years, and and I didn’t know this. I started telling Jewish National Fund water seminars copy editor at a daily newspaper in this is not as high a priority as it should friends about this, and everybody said, in 12 U.S. cities. New Jersey and has freelanced for a be.” ‘You’ve got to be kidding me.’ Nobody In his first full-length book, he The New York columnist, entreseemed to know that Israel is so smart variety of newspapers and periodicals says, “I tried to share the stories of the preneur, branding guru and Broadway about water. 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Ticket: $45 • Patron Ticket: $136 conservation education and precision “Israel is a water superpower,” Patron ticket includes book & preferred seating agriculture. Siegel writes. “Thanks to decades of “With a global water crisis loomplanning and sacrifice, everyone in IsReservations are required by Friday, October 30th ing, the Israeli inclination toward rael today gets all of the safe water on Please contact Monica Caldwell at 941-366-2224 ext. 142 taking bold steps may be the most imdemand that they want – provided they mcaldwell@JFCS-Cares.org portant contribution of its water philosare prepared to pay for it. The country ophy to an increasingly water-starved benefits from wise water laws. It has a world,” Siegel writes. large cadre of highly qualified regulaEvent includes presentation to JFCS Award Recipients According to his book, more than tors and utility mangers. And due to ernie KretzMer & 150 countries already have welcomed technological advances introduced by AlisA KretzMer, Of Blessed Memory assistance from the Israeli government, Israeli professors, scientists and entreThe Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein private or nonprofit sectors to address preneurs, Israel’s water security is only Hope & Healing Award their water problems. Israel provides growing.” training in water management and irriHis interviews revealed that degation to its Palestinian and Jordanian spite complicated geopolitics, business neighbors and to more than 100 develrelations between Israel and so-called shAun Benderson oping countries, 29 of them in Africa. enemy countries are quietly robust. The Sidney J. Berkowitz “Israel has gotten savvy about wa“If people are wise, water will Building Community Award ter use on just about every level, and trump politics,” he tells ISRAEL21c. it’s a remarkable story,” Siegel tells “People ultimately come to pragmatic ISRAEL21c. “I had an ongoing feelconclusions, but the question is how ing of excitement about telling an unmuch pain they’ll go through till they EVENT known story and being inspired at the get to that pragmatic conclusion.” SPONSOR same time. It was a reaffirmation of Even before Let There Be Water why Israel is special.” hit stores on September 15, Siegel was The timing of the book’s release already deluged with speaking invitain the United States coincides with intions. He’ll be appearing at Google’s creasing alarm over long-term water weekly author series in California; at shortages in 40 states, most notably California and Texas. 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12 technologies that are about to transform your home Israeli companies are tops in ‘smart home’ solutions to save you time, worry, energy and water. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, October 1, 2015

ezeq, Israel’s largest telecom, recently set up a model “smart home” at its Tel Aviv headquarters and in the IKEA store in Netanya to demonstrate its Bhome subscription service – a cutting-edge package of Wi-Fi-enabled sensors and monitors to help keep out intruders and save energy. But you don’t necessarily have to live in Israel to take advantage of sophisticated Israeli smart-home technologies. Whether you want to control temperature, humidity and lights, monitor and optimize water usage, activate audio systems and alarms through a mobile phone or tablet, there’s a product on the market – or close to market – to help you do it with the magic of the Internet of Things (IoT). Here are a few of the many options available now or coming soon. 1. SwitchBee This Netanya-based startup provides a platform including programmable switches, a central control unit, a smartphone/tablet application and cloud-based data services. The plug-and-play devices, featured in the Bhome model smart home, are designed to embed in existing outlets quickly and wirelessly. The company says you can convert a light switch into a smart switch in less than two minutes, or turn your

whole house into a smart home in less than 90 minutes. Using the app’s secure dashboard, the user can program custom preferences for each SwitchBee-enabled light or device including on/off and fine adjustments. 2. Singlecue Singlecue is a standalone device that lets you use touch-free gestures to control infrared- and Wi-Fi-enabled media and smart-home devices in its range of sight. You can do everything from lowering the thermostat to lowering the TV volume to lowering the blinds. CNN named Singlecue one of 36 “coolest gadgets of 2014.” Singlecue is made by eyeSight Technologies, a Herzliya company

Singlecue recognizes hand motions for remote control

whose machine-vision systems have been built into devices made by OPPO, Lenovo, Toshiba, Hisense, Phillips and other manufacturers since 2005. 3. EarlySense This digital health company in Ramat Gan recently released myEarlySense, an under-mattress automatic sleep-monitoring system designed to integrate with smart-home solutions. Users can adapt their home environment based on the sleep-cycle data collected from the myEarlySense sensor – for example, arming and disarming home security systems, turning off the TV, turning on the coffeemaker, and adjusting the thermostat. The myEarlySense technology is built into Samsung’s new SleepSense IoT device. 4. Smart Garden Hub by GreenIQ Recently launched at Home Depot stores across the United States and also

and a Friedrich in the study, Sensibo will control all of them with one interface. A new public API for developers will enable integration of Sensibo with other home appliances as well. Put the device in your garden and control it by app 7. SmarTap (photo courtesy of GreenIQ) SmarTap’s digital shower system, currently available sold online, GreenIQ’s Smart Garden in Israel and the UK and next year in Hub allows you to adjust irrigation the United States, was chosen for Bebased on past, current and forecast zeq’s Bhome demo to show how the weather – without stepping outside – product can reduce water and energy yielding water savings of up to 50 peruse by enabling precise control of flow cent. and temperature. The device connects to the Internet An app lets users program actions via Wi-Fi or cellular connection and such as preheating the shower, setting is controlled from an iOS or Android a maximum temperature and flow rate, app. The Petah Tikva-based company’s and specifying how high to fill the app can also adjust outdoor lighting bath. The Nesher-based company will and can connect to a Netatmo weather be adding functions such as automatstation and rain gauge or a water-flow ic leak detection, opening cold-water sensor for leak detection. pipes to prevent freezing, and monitor5. WeR@Home by Essence ing usage patterns; the software will be This cloud-administered wireless upgraded remotely with each new feasystem lets users manage and comture. IBM Research in Haifa is now researching how SmarTap can help reduce water and energy use in commercial buildings. 8. PointGrab The WeR@Home suite Anything municate with a large variety of thirdplugged into a power source can be party connected home devices, such as connected to PointGrab’s PointSwitch lighting, thermostats and door locks. product to enable gesture-controlled Essence is based in Herzliya. adjustments and on/off actions up to 17 6. Sensibo feet away, even in full darkness. This Sensibo’s tagline is “Give your old Israeli gesture-control technology is air conditioner a brain.” The system inalready powering tens of millions of cludes a pod that sticks onto your A/C devices made by Fujitsu, Acer, Asus, and heating unit, and an intuitive app Lenovo, Samsung, TLC and Skyworth. that lets you monitor and modify your The company is based in Hod Hashasettings from any smartphone, tablet or ron. computer. If you’ve got a Samsung in 9. ENTR by Mul-T-Lock the living room, an LG in the bedroom This battery-operated smart lock from Mul-T-Lock in Yavneh is designed to be retrofitted into existing doors. ENTR lets users control entry from a smartphone, tablet or other Bluetooth-enabled device. You can create or disable virtual keys immediately, lock or unlock the door at preprogrammed times, and monitor the system remotely. The underlying algorithms were developed at the Israeli R&D facility of U.S. chipmaker Freescale. 10. Evoz Evoz turns an iOS device into a virtual baby monitor. Its technology

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12 technologies...continued from previous page is built inside the Belkin-Evoz WeMo monitor, which stores and graphs baby’s cries and analyzes the information to provide parenting tips; and in British Telecom’s next-generation home video devices. Evoz also can be used for monitoring housebound seniors, detecting and sending alerts about safety and security, and evaluating electricity usage. 11. SmartH2O by BwareIT Attach the SmartH2O home water meter to your sink or shower tap or your garden hose, download the app and start seeing exactly how much water your household is using, how long the water is running and at what temperature, and how much it’s costing you. Now being incubated in Startup Scaleup, the European Commission’s

IoT accelerator, the device could be on the market within a year to give conservation-oriented users an unprecedented awareness of water consumption. The app will also inform you of any leaks, and show how your water usage compares with the average in your region or country. If you’re proud of how you stack up to your neighbors, you can share your rating on social media. 12. Mybitat This IoT company, headquartered in Herzliya, is partnering with Samsung to develop a smart-home solution aimed at helping the elderly remain in their own homes longer and enhancing their quality of life. The technology combines advanced sensors, cloudbased software and behavior analytics to monitor an individual’s daily routine and wellness. If it detects changes in behavior or health, the system will send alerts to preselected family members or caregivers. 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 The meter makes it easy to watch water usage on any faucet since 1984.

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83% support and 13% oppose the war waged by Arab and Western countries against ISIS. (Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research)

57% of Palestinians support a return to an armed intifada, up from 49% three months ago, according to a poll conducted by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research in the West Bank and Gaza on September 1719, 2015. 65% want President Abbas to resign. 52% of Gazans say they seek immigration to other countries, as do 24% in the West Bank. In Gaza, only 42% say Hamas came out a winner in the 2014 war; a year ago, 69% in Gaza said Hamas had won. 60% of Palestinians reject and 37% accept a French proposal that would request the UN Security Council to affirm the establishment of a Palestinian state on the pre-1967 lines. Only 40% support mutual recognition of national identity – of Israel as the state for the Jewish people and Palestine as the state for the Palestinian people – while 58% oppose it. 50% believe that Israel intends to destroy the Al Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock and replace them with a Jewish temple. 80% say the Arab world is too preoccupied with its own conflicts, and that Palestine is no longer the Arabs’ principal cause. 58% believe that there is an Arab Sunni alliance with Israel against Iran.

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Rob LoCascio is CEO of LivePerson, a U.S. company that provides help services for online businesses in the form of help chat services, analytics and other forms of customer engagement. LoCascio says the company remains committed to Israel because of the high quality of work LivePerson gets out of its workers here. “We’ve been in Israel for fifteen years,” LoCascio said. “We are in Israel by choice – and not because of any ethnic, religious or political ties.” (David Shamah, Times of Israel)

CHRISTIAN EVANGELICALS IN JERUSALEM SHOW LOVE FOR ISRAEL

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PALESTINIAN GROUPS AHEAD OF ISIS IN DESTROYING ANTIQUITIES

From July to September 2015, 13 editorials and articles appeared in the Washington Post alone on the threat to, and eventual destruction by ISIS of the ancient Roman city of Palmyra in Syria. Yet, ISIS is far from alone when it comes to defacing and destroying

evidence of ancient, non-Islamic civilizations. In 2013, more than 200 terror attacks occurred at Rachel’s Tomb in Bethlehem, where the Jewish matriarch Rachel is said to be buried – 119 of those attacks included the use of explosives at the sacred site. In the course of the second intifada, Jewish worshippers at the Western Wall in Jerusalem were stoned by Arab mobs on the Temple Mount above them. The Temple Mount is considered to be the holiest site in Judaism. Its sanctity long predates the building of the Dome of

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the Rock and the al-Aqsa Mosque at the same location in the century after the Islamic conquest. During Jordan’s occupation of Jerusalem and the West Bank (19481967), Jewish holy places in eastern Jerusalem were desecrated and destroyed, and Jews were denied entry to the Temple Mount and the Western Wall. In 1996, the Muslim Waqf religious trust brought in heavy machinery to the Temple Mount and excavated and removed 6,000 tons of earth, dumping it in the Kidron Valley. Subsequently, archaeologists have found Jewish artifacts among the rubble. The director of Israel’s Antiquities Authority, Amir Drori, called the Waqf’s act an “archeological crime.” Attorney General Elyakim Rubenstein referred to it as “an assault on Jewish history.” (Sean Durns, CAMERA)

a winding, branching cave was discovered at the site, one of the caves where Bar Kokhba hid. The cave was originally dug beneath the ancient community of Kiryat Arabia, which is mentioned in scrolls found at Nahal Hever in the Judean Desert. The scrolls include military correspondence between Bar Kokhba and his fighters. The Kfar Etzion Field School recently resumed trips to the area and discovered the destruction of the site. The ancient structures were ruined, and the mouth of the cave was almost completely filled in. Field school director Yaron Rosenthal said, “While the cultured world is appalled at the destruction of ancient cities in Iraq and Syria by [Islamic State], we are witnessing broad-scale destruction of antiquities in our country.” (Efrat Forsher, Israel Hayom)

REALITY-BASED DEMOGRAPHY

BON JOVI STANDS UP FOR ISRAEL – AND AGAINST THE BOYCOTTERS

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported a Jewish fertility rate of 3.11 births per woman in 2015, a rate that is trending upward. The Arab fertility rate in 2015 was 3.35 and is declining. In 2015, Israel’s Jewish births constitute 78% of total births, compared with 69% in 1995. The documented number of Arabs in the West Bank is 1.7 million – 1.1 million less than the number claimed by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. The Palestinian census of 2007 included many people with mythological life expectancy, who were born in 1845, 1850 and 1860. Arab net-emigration from the West Bank was 20,000 in 2013 and 25,000 in 2014. (Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom)

Bon Jovi played Tel Aviv on Saturday, October 3 – the latest band to flip off Roger Waters and the rest of the odious Boycott Divestment and Sanctions movement. For years now, Pink Floyd cofounder Waters has hectored other artists to stop performing in Israel. Asked about Waters’ whines, Jon Bon Jovi said simply, “It doesn’t interest me. I told my managers to give one simple answer: that I’m coming to Israel, and I’m excited to come.” (New York Post editorial)

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BAR KOKHBA-ERA ANTIQUITIES SITE RAZED BY PALESTINIAN VANDALS

An antiquities site that served as an encampment for Jewish leader Shimon Bar Kokhba during his revolt against the Romans from 132 to 136 CE has been destroyed by Palestinian vandals. The Kiryat Arabia site is located near the Arab village of al-Arub in Gush Etzion in the West Bank. In 1968,

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In a conﬂict between justice and mercy, mercy should take precedent

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s s I write this, there is a good t chance that Richard Glossip c will be put to death in a little eover a month. Mr. Glossip was sched-uled for execution, but Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin called off the execution, not because of the new exculpatory evidence submitted by the defense but rather due to “last minute questions about the drugs involved.” ,So the stay in no way gives hope that fthe sentence might be commuted; rath-er, that the State of Oklahoma wants to sbe sure that the drugs used to kill the defendant will be effective. The defense had submitted evi-dence that the main witness, the one who actually killed the victim, had perjured himself when he claimed that

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Glossip had asked him to commit the murder. It seems that the killer, now serving a life sentence, had admitted to his cell mate that no such conversation with Glossip had occurred. But by turning State’s witness, he successfully avoided the death penalty himself. The Supreme Court, with the exception of Justice Breyer, rejected to petition for a stay of execution, stating that there was adequate substantiating evidence justifying the original verdict. It seems that the emphasis is not so much on the truth, but rather, the assumption that the truth will be found only with the process itself. Sadly, there is ample evidence that a number of prisoners have been executed, only to be exonerated by DNA evidence. The ancient rabbis recognized something that the American legal system does not, that with any human institution the administration of justice is inherently flawed, in that as humans we are not perfect. Recognizing the finality of capital punishment, under Jewish law, while the prosecution was not allowed to submit new evidence after a verdict, the defense was always permitted to do so. The ancient rabbinic authorities demonstrated their reluctance to support capital punishment, despite the

support for it in the Tenach. Rabbi Louis Jacobs related the following in an article included in Oxford Press publication, The Jewish Religion: A Companion: “The Bible prescribes the death penalty for a large number of offences, including idol worship and profaning the Sabbath.” But despite this, rabbinic sources were uncomfortable with the practice. Rabbi Jacobs refers to the Mishnah (Sanhedrin 1:4), which states that “the death penalty could only be inflicted, after trial, by a Sanhedrin composed of twenty-three judges. But while the Mishnah permits four types of execution – stoning, burning, slaying by the sword and strangling – Talmudic literature viewed this with unease, so much so that according to the rules stated in that literature, the death penalty could hardly ever have been imposed. One Talmudic source states that the Jewish community was prohibited from imposing the death penalty once the Ro-

man era began, at least as early as 70 BCE, and perhaps even earlier. Having had centuries without the death penalty, the rabbis were since that time reluctant to reinstate it. As a nation that imposes the death penalty, we are in bad company with the likes of Saudi Arabia, Iran and China. The founders of the modern State of Israel reflected on the rabbinic aversion to capital punishment, allowing it only for espionage and war crimes. So what does this say about us as a nation? We have the highest number of murders among the developed countries of the world despite our continued support of the death penalty. So it is clearly not a deterrent. Rather than reflect the attitude of the God of vengeance, perhaps the nation might consider adopting the Jewish view that states that in a conflict between justice and mercy, mercy should take precedent.

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November 2015

COMMENTARY

Attacks against Israelis: The world’s silence is deafening By David Harris, Executive Director, AJC, October 11, 2015

or days now, I have been watching in dismay as Israeli citizens face random attacks, some deadly, by Palestinian assailants on the streets of their cities and towns. Children have been orphaned, parents have lost children, and some survivors are doubtless scarred for life. I have been waiting to see whether Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, whose false claims about Israel supposedly changing the status quo at a Muslim holy site helped trigger the unrest, would seek to calm the situation or inflame it still further. I have been following the journalistic acrobatics of some mainstream media, such as the BBC and The New York Times, which seek to avoid calling a spade a spade in reporting what’s happening, blurring the distinction between who are the arsonists and who are the firemen. I’ve been observing the international community largely languish in silence or, at best, issue mealy-mouthed statements calling for “restraint” on both sides, hewing to the 50-yard line. And I’ve been wondering, not for the first time, what it would take for the world to wake up and acknowledge – without equivocation, resort to moral equivalence, or diplomatic gobbledygook – that Israel, the lone liberal democracy in the Middle East, is facing violence that must be condemned unequivocally, and that it, like any other nation, has the obligation to defend itself. It’s striking how, when it comes to these issues, some otherwise intelligent and thoughtful people in government, media or think tanks, just shut down their critical faculties. Instead, they resort to a Pavlovian response mechanism that essentially rejects any possible legitimacy for the Israeli posi-

tion and blindly defends whatever Palestinian narrative comes along. In this mindset, if Israelis are being shot or stabbed, they must have done something to “deserve” it. If Israeli authorities mobilize the army and police to stop the terrorism, then, by definition, Israel is using “excessive force.” No matter how inflammatory President Abbas’s speeches at the UN may be, he is a man of “peace.” No matter how many times Israeli leaders call for face-to-face negotiations with the Palestinians, Israel is always branded as the “obstacle” to peace. Isn’t it long overdue to get real, see things as they actually are, and stop living in a world of self-imposed illusions and falsehoods? Undoubtedly, some of the individuals who express these views, and the institutions they represent, are ideologically blinded. Down deep, they just can’t abide the notion of Jewish selfdetermination, even as they place the Palestinians on a political pedestal. But there are others who hope to see a two-state accord, allowing both Israelis and Palestinians to pursue their national aspirations alongside one another, and I have no reason to doubt their sincerity. Yet I do question their strategy. While they do not hesitate to push, prod and criticize Israel when they believe, rightly or wrongly, that Israel isn’t acting in the spirit of a two-state vision, they’re too often deafeningly silent when it comes to Palestinian behavior – including right now. This double standard is the height of condescension or, indeed, infantilization. By indulging the Palestinians, rationalizing their every misstep, coddling their leaders, going along with

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their unilateral steps at the UN and elsewhere, ignoring incitement and glorification of “martyrs,” and excusing every turndown of an Israeli two-state offer, these presumably well-intentioned actors are making the achievement of a two-state agreement less, not more, likely. After all, if the Palestinians aren’t held to a higher standard of conduct (or are quietly believed to be incapable of it), how in the world could they ever responsibly govern a state of their own, and not become yet another volatile, undemocratic Arab nation? And if that’s the prospect, why would Israel, already facing a region in turmoil that only promises to get still more so, now conclude that the Palestinian leadership can be a reliable partner for peace? Apropos, I recently met the foreign minister of a Latin American country, and we discussed his nation’s voting pattern at the UN on Israel-related issues. He said proudly that he considers carefully each of the (endless) resolutions before giving instructions on how to vote, paying particular attention, he stressed, to its implications for Israel’s security. This sounded pretty good and he certainly came across as genuine. But I then asked him when was the last time he had visited Israel to see the evolving situation on the ground and along the country’s borders. He replied that he had never been there, but hoped to go one day. Forgive me, but how can someone thousands of miles away who has never laid eyes on tiny Israel, not even once – never stood at the border with Lebanon

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The politicization of Middle East studies

The inﬂuential Middle East Studies Association objects to the State Department’s deﬁnition of anti-Semitism, thereby giving up any pretense of professionalism it still had. By Efraim Karsh and Asaf Romirowsky, September 18, 2015 Editor’s note: This article originally appeared in The American Interest. It is reprinted with permission. t has been a while since the Middle East Studies Association (MESA), the largest and most influential professional body for the study of the region, whose 2,700-plus members inhabit departments of Middle East studies throughout the world, dropped its original designation as a “non-political learned society” to become a hotbed of anti-Israel invective. So deep has the rot settled that the association seems totally oblivious (or rather indifferent) to the fact that its recent endorsement of the anti-Israel de-legitimization campaign, and attendant efforts to obstruct the containment of resurgent anti-Semitism on U.S. campuses, have effectively crossed the thin line between “normal” Israel-bashing and classical Jew baiting. On February 15 of this year, a MESA referendum approved a resolution, passed by the membership during the association’s annual meeting three months earlier, which not only lauded the “calls for [anti-Israel] institutional boycott, divestment and/or sanctions [BDS]” as “legitimate forms of non-violent political action” and deplored opposition to these exclusionary moves as an assault on the freedom of speech, but “strongly urge[d] MESA program committees to organize discussions at MESA annual meetings, and the MESA Board of Directors to create opportunities over the course of the year that provide platforms for a sustained discussion of the academic boycott and foster careful consideration of an appropriate position for MESA to assume.” Jews have of course been subjected to all kinds of segregation, ostracism and boycotting from time immemorial, and the BDS is but the latest manifestation of this millenarian hate fest. Those sponsoring it are obviously more interested in hurting Israel, if not obliterating it altogether (as many of its leaders have openly conceded), than in promoting human rights; otherwise they would be pushing boycotts of the numerous Middle Eastern dictatorships that are guilty of the most horrendous atrocities against their own peoples rather than targeting the region’s only democracy, and the only place in the

Middle East where academics enjoy complete and unrestricted freedom of expression. There were, for example, no boycotts of Saddam’s Iraq, Qaddafi’s Libya, or King Hussein’s Jordan, the latter of which killed more Palestinians in the single month of September 1970 than Israel did in decades. Nor has there been a boycott of the Syrian regime, which slaughtered far more people over the past four years than those killed during the 100 years of Arab-Israeli infighting; or of its Iranian abettor, which, apart from torturing its hapless subjects for nearly four decades and triggering a war that claimed some million lives, is the world’s foremost sponsor of terrorism and an open proponent of a genocide against an existing member of the international community; or of Turkey for its oppression of the vast Kurdish and Alevi minorities and the incarceration of thousands of political activists on the flimsiest and most dubious charges; or of Saudi Arabia for its political oppression and gender apartheid; or of the oppressive and corrupt regime in the West Bank and Gaza established by Yasser Arafat (the so-called Palestinian Authority). And so on and so forth. Nor do these boycotts, especially the academic one, reflect an honest sense of solidarity with the Palestinians in general, and the Palestinian universities of the West Bank and Gaza in particular, which for the past two decades have been under the control not of Israel but of the Palestinian Authority. Rather, they are an unabashed attempt to single out Israel as a pariah nation, to declare its existence illegitimate. As such, Israeli universities are to be ostracized not for any supposed repression of academic freedom but for their contribution to the creation and prosperity of the Jewish State of Israel, a supposedly racist, colonialist implant in the Middle East as worthy of extirpation as the formerly apartheid regime of South Africa. Given these circumstances, it was only natural for MESA President Nathan Brown to warn University of California President Janet Napolitano last month that its adoption of the State Department definition of anti-Semitism, as requested by some Jewish organizations, “would have a chilling effect on

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scholarly discussion of international affairs in California.” This is because, in his view, the definition “includes, as examples of anti-Semitism, certain kinds of philosophical and political criticisms of the State of Israel which are not only valid topics of academic discussion but are protected by the free speech guarantees of the U.S. Constitution and by the principles of academic freedom enshrined in California law and in University of California system policy.” It goes without saying that no state is above criticism and that faulting Israel for acts of commission or omission is a legitimate part of the political (and scholarly) discourse. But does the State Department definition of anti-Semitism seek to stifle this discourse as Brown claims? Quite the reverse, in fact. It takes care to stress that “criticism of Israel similar to that leveled against any other country cannot be regarded as anti-Semitic.” At the same time, however, the definition makes a clear distinction between such legitimate criticism and the constant outpouring of outlandish anti-Israel diatribes (often masqueraded as “philosophical and political criticisms”), which it considers pure and unadulterated anti-Semitism; and it offers three main ways in which this bigotry is manifested:  Demonization of the Jewish State by using the symbols and images associated with classic antiSemitism to characterize Israel or Israelis; drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis; and blaming Israel for all inter-religious or political tensions.  Double standard for Israel by requiring of it a behavior not expected or demanded of any other democratic nation.  Delegitimizing Israel by denying the Jewish people its right to selfdetermination, and denying Israel the right to exist. Had such abuse been meted out to any other state, religious community, or ethnic/national group in the Middle East (and beyond), it is doubtful whether MESA would have considered it a “valid topic of academic discussion.” Yet its leaders and luminaries have had no qualms about singling out Jews and Israelis for disproportionate

and unique opprobrium and denying them – and them alone – the basic right to national self-determination while allowing it to all other groups and communities, however new and tenuous their claim to nationhood. The late Edward Said, who exerted immense influence on the association despite having done no independent research on the Middle East or Islam, was a vocal proponent of the “one-state solution” – the standard euphemism for Israel’s replacement by an Arab/Muslim state in which Jews would be reduced to a permanent minority. Past MESA presidents like Rashid Khalidi (holder of the Edward Said chair at Columbia University), Joel Beinin, Juan Cole, among others, have, in one form or another, publicly advocated the destruction of Israel as a state. This is not a legitimate “philosophical and political criticism of the State of Israel” but reiteration of the millenarian anti-Semitic myth of the “Wandering Jew” – a rootless nomad lacking an authentic corporate identity and condemned to permanent lingering on the fringes of history without an indigenous place he could call home. MESA’s Jewish and Israeli members should therefore insist that their association reverts to its original mission to “foster the study of the Middle East, promote high standards of scholarship and teaching, and encourage public understanding of the region and its peoples” rather than endlessly obsess with Israel and Jews. Should this demand prove unavailing, as it most likely will, they should shun membership in the association. Fortunately enough, MESA is no longer the only professional venue in the field of Middle Eastern studies. Efraim Karsh is emeritus professor of Middle East and Mediterranean Studies at King’s College London and professor of political studies at BarIlan University, where he is also a senior research associate at the BESA Center for Strategic Studies. Asaf Romirowsky is Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME) and a research fellow at the Middle East Forum. The authors thank the Middle East Forum for its sponsorship of this essay.

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COMMENTARY BRIEFS THE HYPOCRISY OF THE BOYCOTT

September 22, 2015 The Reykjavik City Council in Iceland decided last week to boycott all products from Israel. I have a few questions:  Does the boycott include products made by Israel’s Arab minority which is 20% of the population?  Does the boycott include the 14 Arab Israeli parliamentarians who sit beside me in Israel’s parliament?  Does the boycott include Israeli factories which employ tens of thousands of Palestinians for whom this is the only opportunity to provide for their children?  Does the boycott include Israeli hospitals at which tens of thousands of Palestinians are treated every year?  Does the boycott include Microsoft Office, cellphone cameras, Google – all of which contain elements invented or produced in Israel?  One of the best kept secrets about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is that it is one of the smallest conflicts in the Middle East. In the past 67 years, fewer innocent Palestinians were killed than in one week in Syria. In fact, in that same pe-

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riod around 12 million people were killed in the Arab world.  The boycott industry is a vast industry of media and public relations organized by Islamist groups funded by Qatar and Iran. Their purpose is not the creation of a Palestinian state alongside Israel but a Palestinian state on the ashes of Israel.  Hamas has no intention of creating a Palestinian democracy but a dark theocracy in which homosexuals are hanged from telephone poles, women aren’t allowed to leave their homes, and Christians and Jews are murdered for being Christians and Jews. Are those values acceptable to the Reykjavik City Council? They voted in favor of them. (Knesset Member Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, and former Israeli finance minister)

WHAT IF ISRAEL HAD GIVEN UP THE GOLAN HEIGHTS? A LESSON FOR SYRIA’S CRISIS

As Syria continues to be ravaged, I wonder what would have happened had U.S. efforts succeeded in negotiating an Israeli-Syrian peace agreement in the 1990s. I was part of a U.S. negotiating team that tried to reach such a deal. But had we succeeded, the results might have been catastrophic for Israel and for the U.S. Rarely did we focus on the prospect that an Israeli-Syrian accord might be at risk if instability in Syria led to a change in regime. With Hafez Assad there was an assumption that his brutality in suppressing dissent would guarantee stability. Rarely has a political judgment been more wrongheaded. What we failed to realize was that any deal to return the Golan Heights occupied by the Israelis in 1967 was likely to be the most fraught precisely because Assad was so cruel in his policies and that his regime

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CIVILIAN CASUALTIES: DOES U.S. HOLD ITSELF TO SAME HIGH STANDARDS IT HOLDS ISRAEL?

October 6, 2015 In August 2014, the State Department called Israel’s shelling of a UN school in Gaza “disgraceful,” adding: “The suspicion that militants are operating nearby does not justify strikes that put at risk the lives of so many innocent civilians.” This week AP reporter Matt Lee asked Deputy State Department spokesman Mark Toner about U.S. policy in light of Saturday’s U.S. bombing of a hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan, that left 22 patients and staff dead. While Toner apologized for the loss of life and stressed that the U.S. avoids civilian casualties, he told Lee to “give me a pass [while] we wait for the investigation to run its course.” His response flies in the face of last year’s instantaneous criticism of Israel – made long before any investigation had even begun. Enemies like the Taliban, Hamas and Hizbullah quite intentionally hide

among civilians, using them as human shields. Israel has known that for a long time – and now the Obama administration is painfully coming to learn it, too. (New York Post editorial)

THE PALESTINIAN VICTIMHOOD NARRATIVE AS AN OBSTACLE TO PEACE

The speech recently delivered by PA leader Mahmoud Abbas at the UN General Assembly was proof, once again, that the Palestinian “narrative” of victimhood has become a threat to any practical prospect for peace. No mention can be made of the recent rise in Palestinian terror activities; no mention of the Palestinian decision to walk away from the framework advanced by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry; no word on Hamas’ habitual shelling of Israeli civilian targets. There is also no mention of the collapse of all past peace efforts. In other words, all that the Palestinians have ever suffered is someone else’s fault. Any sober assessment of what it would take to strike an Israeli-Palestinian deal inevitably leads to the clear understanding that painful but practical political compromises are required from both sides. Alas, this concept seems alien to many in the region, particularly to Palestinians; and the international community is not doing its part to help the Palestinians mature towards this realization. Global actors that want to help achieve peace need to assist the Palestinians in moving beyond wallowing in self-pity and rituals of bashing Israel. (Col. (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies-Bar-Ilan University)

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y own children are grown now, and I often find myself e being nostalgic for little mo”ments of their childhood. I’m sure that olike me, many moms and dads especially enjoy the nighttime rituals that efamilies create. After a bath and laying -out clothes for the next day, perhaps kyou play a quiet game with your child, dor enjoy an evening snack – maybe ;warm milk or cinnamon toast. You gmight enjoy a story together, a review oof the day’s highlights, a cuddle and a thug before you turn off the light. t But sometimes the peaceful darksness becomes a time of nightmares or anxieties about the coming day or the one just past. Childhood worries take -on a new dimension at bedtime. Maybe rthere’s a bully in school; maybe there -are issues with friends; and these days, dthere is almost constant anxiety about ttesting. , The Talmud acknowledges that enight is a time of vulnerability and gwisely offers a remedy. In Berakhot, eRav Yitzchak said, “If one recites the sShema before bed, dangers are kept daway…” In the first paragraph of the Shema swe read: Take to heart these instrucntions with which I charge you this day. -Impress them upon your children. Recite them when you stay at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you get up… …Thus you shall remember to observe all My commandments and to be holy to your God. We parents and teachers are explicitly charged to teach our children about our heritage and to recite the watchwords of our faith when we go to sleep at night and when we awaken in the morning. From these words comes our Jewish bedtime ritual, the Kriyat Shema al ha’Mitah – the Bedtime Shema.

Adding the Kriyat Shema al ha’Mitah to your children’s bedtime ritual is easy to do. Here are the three parts: First: “Shema Yisroel, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad” – Remind your children that they are connected to God and to all of their ancestors and to Jews around the world. Second: Recite this beautiful prayer about forgiveness. Letting go of grudges and bitterness can make way for happiness, health and peace. According to the Mayo Clinic, forgiveness has many benefits, including: less anxiety, stress and hostility; lower blood pressure; fewer symptoms of depression; a stronger immune system; and higher self-esteem. “I forgive all those who may have hurt or aggravated me either physically, monetarily or emotionally, whether unknowingly or willfully, whether accidentally or intentionally, whether in speech or in action, whether in this incarnation or another, and may no person be punished on account of me…” Isn’t this is a wonderful sentiment to end each day? It instills in us a habit of forgiveness that ensures peace of mind and guarantees a restful night. Third: This prayer is known as Hamapil. Here is a slightly adapted version: “Blessed are You, Lord, our God, King of the universe, who casts the bonds of sleep upon my eyes and slumber upon my eyelids. May it be Your will, Lord, my God and the God of my forefathers, that You lay me down to sleep in peace and raise me in peace. May my ideas, bad dreams, and bad notions not confuse me. Blessed are You, God, Who illuminates the entire world with His glory.” Teaching our children to end each day with the Kriyat Shema al ha’Mitah will give them a lifetime habit of falling asleep with words of Torah on their lips. Good night, and sweet dreams! Rena Morano is Education Director and Rabbinic Associate at Congregation Ner Tamid in Bradenton.

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t Temple Sinai, it is a tradition for the new SAFETY board to host an annual youth group kick-off event, and this year was no exception. September 18-19 was “Rush Weekend” for Temple Sinai’s SAFETY and JOOSY youth groups. Twenty-seven teens were on hand to experience a mini-kallah kick-off event with a fraternity/sorority theme, and “Alpha

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Rachelle Wetsman, Erica Brown, Lauren Wagner, Hunter McDowall and Rachael Kramer at the youth program Open House

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GFA partnership with Suncoast Science Center offers hands-on learning opportunities

hanks to a partnership with the Suncoast Science Center (SSC), Goldie Feldman Academy students in grades 5-8 will have the opportunity to get hands-on with

fabrication and technology projects in SSC’s Faulhaber Fab Lab. The program – which began last month and incorporates elements of learning, teaching and serving others – will con-

tinue through the fall. One unit involves designing custom vinyl stickers through a design program on the students’ Chromebooks, then cutting those stickers at the Fab Lab. Another unit involves programming and cutting wood using a laser cutter. Holiday-themed stencils created on the laser cutter will be used to create and decorate holiday cards, which will be shared with residents of the Kobernick-AnchinBenderson assisted-living facility. In the final unit, students will research, design the specifications, and then fabricate 3D-printed objects based on the gardening tools used daily in GFA’s

outdoor agriculture classes. “Sarasota is rich with hands-on learning opportunities. We can enhance learning in science, math, the arts, literacy and so much more. Experiential learning has well-proven benefits for the retention of information, and students’ enjoyment of the learning process,” said GFA’s Head of Schools, Dan Ceaser. “We are grateful to Ping and Dr. Fritz Faulhaber for allowing our upper elementary and middle school students to benefit from the cutting-edge technology and expert instruction available at the Suncoast Science Center.”

GFA students Jacob Gekht, Peter Goldberg and Caim Strickland working in the school garden; they may be using 3D-fabricated tools in the near future

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COME SEE THE NEW GOLDIE FELDMAN ACADEMY Sarasota’s Community Jewish Day School

1974 SAR A S OTA A Hershorin Schiff Community School

Holding two open houses this month for your convenience! GFA Open House Extravaganza – Sunday, November 8 | 1:30-3:00pm

Enjoy a fun fair with a bounce house, crafts and face painting • Take a tour of our grounds, facility and classrooms Learn about GFA’s project-based, student centered curriculum • Meet our teachers and Head of Schools, Dan Ceaser Supervision for younger children available while parents tour

GFA Open House – Wednesday, November 18 | 9:30-11:30am

Take a tour of our grounds, facility and classrooms while classes are in session Learn about GFA’s project-based, student centered curriculum • Meet our teachers and Head of Schools, Dan Ceaser

We invite all families seeking a program for children in preschool through eighth grade to visit!

Community Jewish Education

Jewish Studies • Mitkadem Hebrew curriculum Rotating community rabbinical trusteeship Purposeful diversity

Healthy and Active Every Day

Music, visual and performing arts • Agriculture Organic lunch program • 60+ minutes outdoors every day

Small School, Big Difference

Individualized attention • Community partnerships Nationally-recognized Regio Emelio curriculum Age-appropriate use of technology

Goldie Feldman Academy – A Hershorin Schiff Community School 1050 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota • (941) 552-2770 • www.gfasarasota.org

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n August 16, twenty-five local teens took advantage of one last opportunity to chill out with friends before having to load up the books and don backpacks in preparation for the start of another school year. STEP Teen Leaders Alli Fuchs and Sammi Zelitt helped coordinate the activities and led ice breakers to help the participants get to know one another during the afternoon pool party at Sun-N-Fun Resort. Water slides and

November 2015

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Temple Emanu-El Religious School celebrates Opening Day and Jewish New Year

he first morning of Temple Emanu-El Religious School came just a few hours before the start of Rosh Hashanah, so students and families enjoyed not only opening day festivities but also an early holiday celebration. After gathering in the Temple Emanu-El sanctuary for blessings and greetings from Rabbi Brenner Glickman, Director of Religious Education Sabrina Silverberg, and Vice President of Education Toby Halpern, students and parents enjoyed learning about the wonderful year ahead. While children met their teachers and explored their classrooms, parents remained in the sanctuary to talk about the many social, educational, community building, and service programs offered by the temple and school. Among the exciting items discussed was the major renovation of the school building that will take place next summer, making Temple Emanu-El’s religious school and preschool building a beautiful,

state-of-the-art facility. Families then reunited for handson learning stations about Rosh Hashanah. Children created Jewish New Year cards for nursing home residents, sampled Rosh Hashanah foods such as round challah and apples and honey, and practiced blowing plastic shofars.

The school was filled with a wonderful and happy spirit as new and old friends looked forward to a new year of learning and fun as well as the start of 5776. Temple Emanu-El Religious School welcomes new students in grades kindergarten through high school throughout the year. For more

information about the school, please call 941.378.5567 or email teers@ sarasotatemple.org.

Temple Emanu-El Religious School third-grader Rocco Rell sampled traditional Rosh Hashanah foods such as round challah and apples and honey

Temple Emanu-El Religious School students Josie Korff, Ella Diamond and Emma Zoller wished each other a sweet new year

Michela Hazan, member of Sarasota Youth Opera that gives strength, showing that by helping each other, children can overcome their difficulties. For this special performance, the Sarasota Youth Opera has created a prologue which will contain spoken and sung works from children of the Holocaust, slavery/U.S. Civil War, Armenian Genocide, and U.S. Japanese Interment, among others.

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OF THE LIVING An unforgettable and life-changing experience!

FOR 11TH & 12TH GRADE STUDENTS Selected teens will spend a week in Poland and march from Auschwitz to Birkenau with thousands of fellow Jews from around the world on Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Memorial Day). The particpants will then spend a week in Israel on Yom Hazikaron (Israel Memorial Day) and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel Independence Day) seeing the incredible sites and sounds of our homeland.

Get complete information under the Teen Section at www.jfedsrq.org Questions? Contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or onissan@jfedsrq.org

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Michela not only loves performing in this work, but also enjoys learning about the stories behind the performances, and is particularly moved to be able to help bring Brundibár to Sarasota audiences. For more information, please visit www.sarasotaopera.org. Brunidbár will be performed after Shabbat ends on November 14.

emple Beth Sholom is proud Currently, Michela sings with the of one of its young members, Sarasota Youth Opera program, the Michela Hazan, a most comprehensive sixth-grader in the SaraYouth Opera program in the United States. sota Middle School gifted program. She attends This season, she will Martin and Mildred Paver appear in the children’s Religious School, parchorus of Puccini’s La ticipates in the Bar and Bohème, and Brundibár by Hans Krása. A rather Bat Mitzvah Club, and is an active member of the short opera, Brundibár is most famous for beKadima youth group. She is proud to be a part of the ing performed in the Sarasota Youth Opera proconcentration camp of gram and excited to be a Theresienstadt. Often Michela Hazan part of its Jewish-themed performance. considered a subversive opera, it is one

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3 • 4:00–6:00pm

“ADOPT A FAMILY” SHOPPING DAY Assist JFCS to purchase holiday gifts for a family in need. You will be provided with lists and gift cards, and then shop with other participants in your group for your adoptive family.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 • 4:00–6:00pm

PURIM CARD AND MASK DECORATING Get creative! You will be making handmade Purim cards and decorated masks for participants in the JFCS SOS (Senior Outreach Service) program.

THURSDAY, APRIL 7 • 4:00–6:00pm

ARTS DAY Have fun and do a mitzvah! Create a work of art at Painting With a Twist: a fun art studio where experienced local artists provide step by step instruction to help you craft a one of a kind piece to donate to participants in the JFCS SOS (Senior Outreach Service) program. Space is limited – registration required. First come, first served.

To register please visit: jfedsrq.org/events QUESTIONS? Please contact Andrea Eiffert 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org

November 2015

LIFE CYCLE ANNIVERSARIES

60 Dale and Myron Mendelson Temple Sinai 50th Susan & Randy Mallitz e Temple Emanu-El @ 35th Michael & Lynn H. Friedman Temple Emanu-El 35th Noah & Eileen Hochberg Temple Emanu-El th

30 Kathy & Donn Rance Temple Emanu-El 20th Mary Jo and Brian Lichterman Temple Sinai 10th Shannon and Michael Hankin Temple Sinai 10th Rachel and Christopher Lenerz Temple Sinai th

Sarasota-Manatee Chevra Kadisha

Please submit your life cycle events (births, B’nai Mitzvah, anniversaries, weddings) to

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IN MEMORIAM

Jonas Ellis, 85, of Bradenton, September 13 Dr. Joseph Klein, 103, of Sarasota, formerly of Wilkes-Barre, PA, September 9 Werner Meier, 88, of Lakewood Ranch, formerly of New York City, NY, August 23 Paul L. Newhart, 74, of Venice, formerly of Wilmington, DE, August 29 Madeline Oelbaum, 92, of Sarasota, September 4 Stanley Rothberg, of Sarasota, August 28 Anthony R. Sypula, 87, of Sarasota, September 7 Dr. Marc L. Weinberg, 61, of Sarasota, September 12

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The PJ Library program supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewishrelated books and music on a monthly basis to children for free.

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