The Jewish News - April 2013 by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee

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April 2013 - Nisan/Iyar 5773 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 8A Community Focus 16A Israel & the Jewish World 18A Jewish Interest 23A Commentary 24A Focus on Youth 27A Life Cycle 1B Jewish Happenings

3A Lions and Pomegranates enjoy luncheon and theater performance

5A Federation’s Lock-In brings area teens together

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Sarasota Film Festival to celebrate “Blue and White Weekend for Israel@65” – April 13 and 14

By Roz Goldberg, Israel Film Festival Chair

n partnership with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, the Sarasota International Film Festival has designated April 13 and 14 as “Blue and White Weekend for Israel@65.” To mark this important occasion, which coincides with Yom HaAtzmaut (Israel Independence Day), the Film Festival will show three new, award-winning films that reflect different aspects of the Israeli experience. On Saturday night, April 13 at 6:00 p.m., the Festival will present the world premiere of Next Year, Jerusalem, a touching documentary about eight residents of the Jewish Home in Fairfield, Connecticut, who undertake one last great adventure – a trip to Israel. The film documents the planning and execution of this physically and emotionally challenging journey – a journey which is ultimately a transformational life experience for its participants, many of whom will be on site for the premiere. This film will be shown a second time on Sunday, April 14 at 1:30 p.m. Also on Sunday, at 3:30 p.m., the Festival will present the Southwest Florida premiere of Fill the Void, a remarkable Israeli film about an Orthodox young woman in Tel Aviv who must choose between her heart’s wish and her family duty. With a delicate balance of drama and humor, writer-director Rama Burshtein draws the audience into the cloistered world of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. Fill the Void was Israel’s official entry to the Academy Awards in 2012, and the most popular film in Israel last year.

Finally, at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, the Festival will present The Ballad of the Weeping Spring, a captivating tribute to the heroic American Western represented by The Magnificent Seven – but with music as the weapon instead of guns. Shot entirely in Israel, at disparate sites and places, Ballad creates a world that exists in a time and space of its own. Within this world, our heroes embark on a noble mission to satisfy the wish of a dying man. The soundtrack features original Mizrachi music – a haunting and beautiful reminder of how many of Israel’s people came from North Africa and the Middle East, and brought their music with them. In addition, on Sunday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m., to commemorate Yom HaShoah, the Sarasota Film Festival will present No Place on Earth, one of the most incredible stories of Holocaust survival to make it to the big screen. While mapping out the largest cave system in the Ukraine, explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovers evidence that five Jewish families spent 511 days in the pitch-black caves to escape the Nazis – the longest uninterrupted underground survival in recorded human history. This film is an exciting, emotional docudrama about the strength of human will in the face of true adversity. All Sarasota Film Festival screenings will take place at Hollywood 20 (1993 Main St., Sarasota). Special guests will join us throughout the weekend; watch your email for further details. For tickets, visit www.jfedsrq.org/filmfestival.aspx or call the Sarasota Film Festival Box Office at 941.366.6200.

Federation’s newest grants to overseas programs 25A Focus on Youth

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ne of the most exciting aspects of what we do at The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee is our overseas granting process. Upon the completion of our most recent granting cycle, our Overseas Granting Committee distributed $300,000 to 22 projects and organizations. All of these grants are either for Israeli organizations or Israel-related programs, strongly reflecting our mission: “To save Jewish lives and enhance Jewish life

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in Sarasota-Manatee, Israel and around the world.” Sending our dollars overseas ties us to the greater Jewish community. It allows us to support vital programs in Israel, such as immigrant absorption, counseling for trauma, stress and youth at risk, and feeding the hungry. We strive to be a partner on the stage of the greater Jewish and general communities, and aiding our overseas brothers and sisters in need is

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overseas programs...continued from page 1A something we are very proud to be able to do. We also plan to take a small mission to Israel in November to witness firsthand our Federation dollars at work at some of the programs to which we have made grants. Alan Ades, co-Chair of the Overseas Granting Committee, says, “We are pleased that the board approved our recommendations to support these many worthy organizations in fulfillment of our mission.” Marty Haberer, Associate Executive Director of the Federation, who staffs the committee, had this to say: “The Overseas Granting process is one of the most satisfying activities I am privileged to be involved with in my role as Associate Executive Director of our Federation. Deciding how to distribute donor dollars is a tremendous responsibility and very rewarding.”

Special thanks to our Overseas Granting Committee participants: cochairs Alan Ades and Edie Chaifetz, Ruth Ades, Tommy Bernstein, Jo Goldis, Ina Rae Levy, Lori Liner, Ros Mazur, Nelle Miller, Saranee Newman, Marty Ross, Stanley Siegel and Anne Stein. After hours of deliberation and homework, the committee made its recommendations and presented them to the Federation Board of Directors for final approval. The grants that were approved are listed at right. In order to be considered for a grant, an organization must complete an online grant application and fulfill specific qualifications. For further information, visit www.jfedsrq.org. Contact Marty Haberer at the Federation with any questions at 941.552.6303 or mhaberer@jfedsrq.org.

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Come to the pavilion by the playground at Siesta Key Beach on Saturday, April 6th, for a program open to the entire community. Together we will enjoy crafts, singing and snacks as we observe Havdalah (a beautiful ceremony marking the end of Shabbat and the beginning of a new week) together.

Organization Name/Program Grant Amount Health and Community Service Center Ethiopian Teen Dental Care Program $14,000 Kehillat YOZMA “Adoption” of Beit Eden Home for Children with Special Needs $5,000 “Friends for the Community” in Israel After-School Activities for Children & Youth at Risk $10,000 Orr Shalom for Children and Youth at Risk Educational Intervention for Abused and Neglected children $18,000 Israel Tennis Centers Foundation, Inc. Embrace Program for Youth at Risk $15,000 Western Galilee Hospital- Nahariya Toward the Purchase of Ventilator for Western Galilee Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit $18,000 American Friends of Leket Israel Meal Rescue Project $10,000 Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel Hand in Hand Scholarship Fund $18,000 The Jaffa Institute Food Distribution Center $10,000 The Jaffa Institute The Beit Ruth Hostel for At-Risk Girls $12,500 ELI, The Israel Association for Child Protection Outreach and Abuse Prevention for Special Needs Children $18,000 The Jewish Agency for Israel Youth Futures $10,000 The Jewish Agency for Israel Wings – Support for Israeli Soldiers $10,000 Tel-Hai College Stress and Trauma Studies Program Emergency Mental Health and Resiliency Unit $10,000 Keren Malki (The Malki Foundation) Therapies at Home $15,000 Leo Baeck Education Center Mercaz Ruth - A Center for Youth at Risk $10,000 Yad Ezra V’Shulamit Good Point Youth Center Tzefat $10,000 The Jewish Agency for Israel Kedma Aleph $15,000 ELI, The Israel Association for Child Protection Training and Supervision for Ethiopian Social Workers $18,000 The Jewish Agency for Israel Israel Fellows on Campus $16,000 Bet Singer Homes and Care for Children Enrichment Center, Central Dormitory in Kfar Yehezkel $25,000 JFNA Ethiopian National Project $12,500

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Lions and Pomegranates enjoy luncheon and theater performance Staff Report

he 2013 Lion of Judah and Pomegranate Luncheon was held on Thursday, January 31 at The Asolo Repertory Theatre. Cochairs Bobbi Bernstein and Marysue Wechsler welcomed more than 100 Sarasota-Manatee Lions, Lions from other communities, and Pomegranates

for a delicious luncheon followed by a matinee performance of The Heidi Chronicles. Guests also celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Lion of Judah. The luncheon was sponsored by The Community Foundation of Sarasota County. New Lions recognized by Nashim L’Tova co-chair Irene Ross were Ruth Beck, Lynn Carvel, Sheila Fox, Lori Haberer, Laura Hershorin, Lisa Libman, Jill Levine, Susan Mallitz, Janie Moravitz, Sandra Rifkin and Sylvia Samet. Nashim L’Tova co-chair Ros Mazur recognized new Pomegranates Kathy Bernstein, Cookie Bloom, Stacey Edelman, BarHelen Glaser, Alice Berkowitz, Nelle Miller bara Grauer, Debby Hamburg, Andi Munzer and Sarah Wertheimer. Irene shared her personal story about endowing her Lion of Judah gift and announced that Barbara Ackerman and Edie Chaifetz have recently endowed their gifts. Pomegranate gifts may also be endowed. Nancy Swart, Federation President, spoke about the Sally Yanowitz and Betty Schoenbaum tremendous impact of Lions’ and Pomegranates’ gifts on Federation’s Annual Campaign. She recognized immediate past presidents Nelle Miller and Judy Weinstein and Sarasota-Manatee’s KipnisWilson/Friedland Award recipients Helen Glaser, Karen Bernstein and Lisa Kates, as well as award recipients from other communities. Betty Schoenbaum inspired guests Co-chairs Marysue Wechsler and Bobbi Bernstein with her message about “the joy of giving.” Several members of The Heidi Chronicles cast spoke with the guests about their roles and the preparations they made for their performances. Adam Ratner, a Florida Studio Theatre teaching artist, shared his experiences of bringing the theatre’s WriteA-Play project to Federation’s partnership community, KirNashim L’Tova co-chairs Ros Mazur and Irene Ross yat Yam, Israel. Funds were

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Israel@65 sponsor reception By Sarah Wertheimer

he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee thanked its wonderful Israel@65 sponsors with a fabulous reception at The Francis Ballroom. This was one of the first events held at the brand new venue in downtown Sarasota. Through Federation’s sponsorship of the Perlman Music Program, the sponsors were able to enjoy an intimate performance by The Ariel String Quartet, dressed up in costume for Purim! Without the support of our Israel@65 sponsors, the Federation would not be able to put on the myriad of programs (over 18 months) in honor of Israel’s 65th anniversary. We are extremely grateful for their generosity and

are looking forward to the Israel@65 events still to come. For more information about the Federation’s Israel@65 Celebration, visit www.TheJewishFederation.org.

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Emerson draws several hundred for lecture and film By Amber Ikeman Established 1971

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early 400 attendees gathered at Church of Hope on Monday, February 11 for the Federation’s “Steve Emerson Film & Lecture” event. Steve Emerson, Executive Director of The Investigative Project on Terrorism, as well as author, filmmaker and terrorism informant, presented his latest film, Jihad in America 2: The Grand Deception. This documentary examines the Muslim Brotherhood and its activities in the United States, featuring interviews with former Brotherhood members and other terrorism experts. Following the film screening, Emerson

spoke and answered questions about various related issues, such as what we can do in the Sarasota community to combat terrorism. The audience was extremely receptive to Emerson’s message, providing more questions than could be answered in the time allotted. Emerson received a standing ovation. The event was part of the Federation’s Israel@65 celebration as well as its interfaith initiative. Attendance was split between members of the Jewish community, members of Church of Hope, and other Christian groups from the community. Pastors Scott and Pe-

Steve Emerson at Church of Hope

ter Young welcomed the community to their church, and Rabbi Howard Simon represented the Federation and the Jewish community with pride. We are extremely grateful to Lois Stulberg for making this event possible.

Newcomers Reception and Book Festival event By Ilene Fox

program featuring Rich Cohen, author of The Fish That Ate the Whale. Guests learned about Federation programs and enjoyed a light dinner reception. Bunny Skirboll, Federation Vice President, spoke about Federation programs and the many ways to become involved. While introducing themselves, guests played “Jewish geography,” discovering others who lived in their previous communities. Several guests found old friends who they did not realize were now Newcomers to Sarasota-Manatee: Frank & Joyce Podietz, Greta Roberts and Marcia Schweitzer residing in Sarasota-Manatee.

ewcomers to Sarasota-Manatee and the Federation enjoyed a reception on the Federation Campus on Wednesday, February 13, followed by a Jewish Book Festival

Bunny Skirboll with Newcomer Iris Leonard

Newcomers relocated to the area from throughout the United States and Canada. For more information about Newcomers, please contact Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org.

Lock-In brings area teens together By Grant Cotler

aturday, February 9 marked the ing to the theme of “Around first ever Jewish community teen the World.” Whether it was lock-in. This community event, participating in a Saturday sponsored and overseen by The Jew- night Havdalah (ceremony ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, marking the end of Shabbat marked a critical turning point for the and the beginning of a new Jewish community of Sarasota. No week) with over 40 fellow matter the sect of Judaism or the youth Jewish teens, watching an group a teen belonged to, his or her tem- Aikido (Japanese martial arts) ple affiliation or even non-affiliation, demonstration, enjoying an every single Jewish teen present real- Italian dinner in the “Bedouin ized one important, overarching mes- tents” (commonly found in the deserts sage – that no matter where we come of Israel), participating in Zumba (Latin from or who we are, we all have a com- dance aerobics), making shoes for chilmon tie, our Judaism. dren in Africa, or making and then, of This fact is something that is for- course, eating candy sushi, all particigotten among Jewish teens not only in pants left with a desire to participate in Sarasota, but also across the country another community-wide event. and the world. Representing only about The planning of this highly success.2% of the total world population, the ful event was done by community youth Jewish People and, most importantly, group leaders of Sarasota’s NFTY, USY the world’s Jewish teens, must realize this important message so they may assure the continuance of the culture and religion of the Jewish people. At the lock-in, teens participated in a variety of acTeens enjoy candy sushi: Samantha Hanan, Grant Cotler, tivities, all relatSydney Hanan, Hannah Sklar, Julie Lichterman

Teens dance in the Zumba class

and BBYO programs with the help of the Jewish Federation’s Amber Ikeman. These leaders collaborated in order to create a social environment in which all the teens would feel comfortable and welcome. The lasting effect that the lock-in had on every single teen who participated must be realized so that the Jewish community of Sarasota not only combats the drop-off in Jewish youth participation after a teen’s bar or bat mitzvah, but also serves to further develop, grow and integrate the Jewish community of Sarasota. For information about future community teen programming, contact Amber Ikeman at aikeman@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2106.

For more on the Community Youth Group Lock-In, please see Allison Davis’s article on page 24A.

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Six local students practice advocacy through Jewish values in D.C. Sponsored by

By Samantha Hanan ive other Jewish teenagers from Community service played an imthe Sarasota-Manatee area and I mense role in this convention. Prior to had the pleasure of spending four our arrival, we requested which service days at a convention in Washington, organization we wanted to help. I chose D.C. called Panim el Panim (“Face to the Ronald McDonald House and it was Face”). This incredible and inspiring a very moving experience. We filled program truly made me realize that I bags for the children in the hospital can make a difference in our commu- and their siblings who were staying at nity and in our country. the house, and baked cookies for them Over the span of the four days, we as well. Being able to interact with the were extremely busy touring D.C. as families who were staying there was well as learning about pertinent issues such as gun control and homelessness, performing community service projects, and learning how to lobby, all through Jewish values. All of this led up to the unbelievable experience of speaking with the Legislative Assistant and Legislative Aide of Bill Nelson, one of Florida’s senators. Sarasota’s Panim participants: Allison Davis, Throughout the entire trip, Daniel Yohann, Sarah Levison, Samantha Hanan, we met about one hundred othJeremy Raupp (not pictured: Landon Heitner) er Jewish teens from all across America who had the same passion as amazing and something that I will not us, to make this country a better place take for granted. for everyone who lives here. This exDuring our visit we also spent a lot perience was unforgettable, and I am of time listening to speakers, interacting so glad The Jewish Federation of in debates, and doing multiple simulaSarasota-Manatee granted me this op- tions preparing us for our last day, when portunity. we would go to Capitol Hill and bring

New opportunity for interestfree education loans! By Amber Ikeman

he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee recently established a new partnership with the Jewish Educational Loan Fund (JELF), which grants interest-free loans to Jewish students attending an accredited post-secondary institution. In addition to the Federation’s scholarship program funded by local donors, we are thrilled to be able to offer another opportunity to help students fund their education. JELF offers loans to Jewish students of all ages attending college, university, vocational/trade school and graduate school. Students must be enrolled full-time, a resident of any of the JELF partner states (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia)

for at least one year, a U.S. citizen or legal immigrant, and must demonstrate financial need. Loans are meant to serve as “last dollar funding,” meaning that students must show that they have applied for and accepted all other possible sources of financing. JELF bridges the gap between a student’s complete resources and what it will take for them to be able to attend school. Sarasota-Manatee is JELF’s 20th partner community in its 5-state region. Eligible students may apply online at www.jelf.org and will be interviewed locally at the Federation. For more information, please contact me at 941.343.2106 or aikeman@ jfedsrq.org.

up specific topics and concerns that we feel should be addressed in America. The speakers really made me look at various situations and the world in a different way. We heard a debate about gun control and had two previously homeless men come speak to us as well. We also were able to participate in an activity called “Street Torah,” where we took socks and other essential items and handed them out to homeless people who needed them. During this activity, we would engage in conversation and simply attempt to brighten each individual’s day. I will never forget the conversations I had with these people. After participating in various advocacy workshops, we split off into groups to discuss what we wanted to bring up with our representatives. The two topics that our delegation felt were important were merit-based teacher pay as well as space education and exploration. It was amazing going to Bill Nelson’s office to express our concerns. Panim el Panim really made me appreciate everything that I have, and I took so much away from the entire experience. It was great meeting other

Your Federation Dollars at Work “I would like to thank The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee for the opportunity to participate in the 2013 Panim El Panim Seminar in Washington, D.C. I found it to be a great, wellplanned experience. One event that really stood out to me was “Street Torah,” during which we spoke to the homeless and gave them essential items such as socks and gloves. This activity resonated with me because I had previously never even thought to stop and converse with people experiencing homelessness. After meeting these people I now have a new view of the homeless community. The trip also introduced me to other Jewish teens from all over the country. And meeting with Senator Bill Nelson’s staff was also a highlight because I am an avid follower of politics. It was an overall fantastic trip. Thank you!” – Jeremy Raupp Jewish teens from cities such as Hoboken, Los Angeles and Cleveland, and I am very excited to keep in touch with the new friends I made. I will remember this experience for the rest of my life and I am hopeful that I will continue to make a difference everywhere.

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April 2013

Israel’s election and what it means for the state and her people By Rabbi Howard A. Simon, Chair of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative

s we all know, Israel held its whole. There are 120 seats in the govelection for the Knesset and the ernment. The Prime Minister, who has results tell us a great deal about been asked to form a government, must the thinking of the Israeli people. First build a coalition that will guarantee and foremost, 68% of the electorate vot- him a majority of the seats in the Knesed, which is the highest turnout in nine set. Thus, he needs to have 60+ seats years of Israeli voting. The to be able to govpeople came out, voted and ern. Bibi’s task is to expressed their opinions. find those necessary What did they say? They numbers while, at the did not like the combination same time, picking of Likud-Beiteinu, but still party affiliates he can gave Prime Minister Netanlive with, work with yahu’s party 31 seats in the and govern the counnext government, eleven try in the manner he fewer than was garnered in believes represents the last election. The surprise what is best for Israel. winner was the Yesh Atid Another factor that Rabbi Howard A. Simon party, led by television star must be considered Yair Lapid who, in his first venture into in Netanyahu’s deliberation is the will Israel’s politics, won 19 seats, making of the country. This election testified to this party number two behind Netanya- Israel’s rejection of both the right and hu. The number three winner, another the left. The electorate wants a more surprise, was the Naftali Bennett Bayit centrist leadership that will focus on the Yehudi party that attained 12 seats in economy and transform the country’s the new government. religious institutions. The question is: Next, let us look at the Knesset as a Will the Prime Minister form a coali-

tion that reflects these concerns? If Bibi chooses to offer a partnership with Lapid and his party, that still gives him only 50 seats. He needs at least 11 or 12 more to arrive at a majority – a slim one at that. He could, and may very well, turn to Bennett’s Bayit Yehudi party to gain the needed 12 seats. The problem this presents is that both Bennett and Lapid are far more centrist in their thinking than Likud-Beiteinu, but the Prime Minister knows the public wants this view expressed in the new government. Whichever way Netanyahu moves, there will be a major shift in political thought, and that should be pleasing to the electorate. There are other realities to be considered, namely, what else is taking place in the region. Number one, the Arab world is in complete disarray. Egypt’s government could collapse, Syria remains locked in a civil war, the Hashemite monarchy in Jordan could fall, and Lebanon and the control of Hezbullah do not make for stability. Israel remains the only functioning,

positive democracy in the area and the strongest power facing a divided Arab world. Add to this the fact that Israel has begun test pumping of the natural gas from the offshore Leviathan natural gas field, which means in a few years Israel could become a major natural gas exporter while, at the same time, continuing to make strides developing its shale oil deposits. The economy of Israel will grow in the most positive of directions and Israel continues to progress on all fronts, while the Arab world is at odds with itself. These realities mean a positive centrist government could lead Israel to heights she has never known. We wait, we watch and we pray that the future will be one of hope and progress for Israel and her people, and that her place in the world will be recognized by all as positive and meaningful. To learn about how you can get involved with the Heller IAI, please visit www.helleriai.org or contact Amber Ikeman at aikeman@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2106.

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Lach, Kinderlach Lach (Laugh, Children Laugh) - The History of Jewish Humor Marden Paru, Instructor

Did you ever wonder why so many comedians are Jewish? How did the Jewish people put a lock on Jewish humor? What is the background and origins of Yiddish wit and comedy? Why did many American comedians adopt gentile stage names? Was it a coincidence that the movie industry was founded by Jews and that much of “Broadway” was inhabited by performers, directors and producers who also identified as members of the tribe? Likewise, the music industry interfaced and experienced much of the same phenomena. This course will explore all of these issues plus study the depth and breadth of our unique ethnic humor: from the Russian shtetl to American television; from the Wise Men of Chelm to the heyday of the Borscht Belt; from humorous interactions in the Bible to the State of Israel. You are invited to study and laugh as you add to your own repertoire and knowledge of Jewish humor. The only requirements are that you bring a three-ring binder notebook and an ability to laugh. No kidding. All materials are included. Fee $36. Classes are held on the Campus of the Jewish Federation, 580 McIntosh Rd. in Sarasota. To register or for more information, please contact Marden Paru, Dean and Rosh Yeshiva, at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail. com. Please make checks payable to the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva and mail to Marden Paru, 2729 Goodwood Court, Sarasota, FL 34235. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other schooladministered programs. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency. It is funded, in part, by a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

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Holocaust survivor advocacy Sarasota-Manatee NCJW

n the past few weeks since we opened the doors of the Al Katz Center for Holocaust Survivors & Jewish Learning, we have been constantly asked why our Holocaust survivors need assistance. The prevailing myth is that there are few remaining survivors and they are faring fine. However, the truth is the opposite. In the United States, the number of survivors exceeds 100,000, of whom 25 percent live in poverty. In Florida, survivors number nearly 20,000, but surely they are living well here...not necessarily so. The Al Katz Center advocates for the survivors whose end-of-life fates are unfortunate, in that they have no one to fend for their interests, they are institutionalized against their will, or their sense of abandonment has become overwhelming. Advocacy is a mitzvah that each of us can accomplish to some

extent through telephone contacts, letters or kind words. Your advocacy can make a bitter life taste much better and bring comfort to someone living in despair. Perhaps you know a kind dentist who will provide a survivor with complimentary dental work. You might ask your friend who owns a floral store to send Shabbat flowers to a survivor living alone. A builder may make home repairs for a survivor, and maybe you will give companionship where it is needed so greatly. The choices we make with respect to our survivors, the backbone of the Jewish people, are the futures of our children and grandchildren, who expect us to honor our elders in pain. The Al Katz Center is located at 713 South Orange Avenue, in Burns Square, Sarasota.

Call for survivor testimonies of their rescues The Al Katz Center is continuing to videotape Holocaust survivor testimonies about their rescues. Survivors are requested to call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239 to schedule an appointment for their testimonies, either at the Center or another convenient site. Plans are for the testimonies to be transcribed for an illustrated print edition to be given to the survivors and their families. Memorabilia will also be videotaped.

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Saturday, April 6, 9:00am, Dr. Yoram Peri, an internationally renowned political scientist, will share his insights on the outcome of recent elections in Israel.

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works as Court Watchers By Bonnie Sussman

hat services do National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Court Watchers provide? NCJW men and women volunteer their time to be observers of the proceedings in the Manatee County Civil Domestic Violence courtrooms. In these proceedings, one party is requesting an “Injunction for Protection” against another party who has been allegedly violent and/or abusive. Why are we there? The goal is to assemble data helpful to both citizens and the judiciary. We present the data to the Director of Hope House in Bradenton, a safe house for abused women and children. Women who have been victims of domestic violence are often victimized a second time by an indifferent court system. By gathering relevant data and eventually presenting the data to court officials, we hope to help prevent this

victimization from reoccurring. We have seen positive results. Court Watchers and advocates for the petitioners from Hope Family Services have observed rulings that are fairer and more balanced in the treatment of the victims – in most cases, women. Judges, who were generally indifferent, are now requiring batterers to attend battery prevention programs. Our data is also helping the staff at Hope Family Services to better prepare women for their appearances in court. At the present time, NCJW member observers are in the courtroom Tuesdays mornings and afternoons. Each pair of volunteers attends court once per month or once every other month. If you are interested in becoming an NCJW member and joining the Court Watcher program, please call our NCJW hotline at 941.342.2855.

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April 2013

Laughing can get you through a crisis

Annual Interfaith “Hour of Remembrance”

By Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva

By Bob Reddy, Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida

f our 4,000-year Jewish history has taught us any lesson, it has been how to adapt to miserable conditions. We have proven this over and over again by using our seichel (wit) and humor to downplay the negatives by making them into positives. Thus Jewish humor was born. It says so in the Bible. Sarah is an old lady and she is told she is going to “be with child.” She laughs. God is being very funny. She is barren, post-menopausal – Abraham is 100 years old – and the Lord sees that she conceives. A son is born and his name is Isaac, which in Hebrew means “He laughs.” (Genesis 21:1-7). Throughout the ages danger lurked around every corner. And what did we learn to do? Adapt and laugh. We were self-deprecating, laughing at ourselves as we joked about our conditions. We made it possible to survive by either outwitting our enemies or telling jokes. It is no wonder that our Jewish immigrants brought humor to America as they were escaping the horrible conditions and politics of Eastern Europe. By the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Jewish contribution to the

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movies, Broadway, music and, later, the television industries, were palpable. Yes, many of our famous Jewish stars had adopted gentile names to gain recognition as equals among the gentile elite. That in and of itself was comedic: Cary Grant, Lauren Bacall, Cyd Charisse, Jack Benny and Tony Randall are but a few who come to mind. Who knew? The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is offering an eight-week symposium on the history of Jewish humor titled “Lach, Kinderlach, Lach” (Laugh, Children, Laugh) on Monday afternoons , 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. starting April 22. This course will run through June 17 (skipping Memorial Day). The fee is $36. To register or for more information, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@ gmail.com. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva, now in its third year, is funded in part through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Classes are open to the public through advanced registration.

ever again!” These words echo each year when the Catholic and Jewish faith communities gather for the annual “Yom HaShoah – An Hour of Remembrance.” All are welcome to attend this special interreligious service commemorating the Holocaust on Sunday, April 14 at 2:30 p.m. at Epiphany Cathedral, 350 Tampa Ave. W., Venice. The “Hour of Remembrance” is organized on behalf of Most Rev. Frank J. Dewane, Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Venice in Florida, and serves as a somber ceremony to remember and honor the millions who died during the Holocaust. The keynote speaker is Dr. Abraham J. Peck, Executive Director for the Center for Catholic-Jewish Studies and adjunct professor at St. Leo University in Tampa. Dr. Peck was born in a Displaced Persons’ camp in Landsberg, Germany, and is the son of two Holocaust survivors. He is a scholar and former director of the Jewish Archives in Cincinnati and the American Jewish Historical Society in New York. Dr.

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Peck has also been actively involved in programs devoted to meaningful dialogue between Jewish communities and members of the Christian, Muslim, African-American, Polish and German communities. The “Hour of Remembrance” includes a solemn procession as the names of concentration camps are read aloud. This is followed by a ceremony when 13 candles are lit, symbolically representing the 6 million Jews and 7 million others who were systematically killed during the Holocaust. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale and the Epiphany Cathedral School Children’s Choir will both perform. The symbolism of the ceremony serves to reflect on the past and to invite everyone to stand up and say “Never again!” For more information regarding “Yom HaShoah – An Hour of Remembrance,” please contact Deacon Pat Macauley, Diocese of Venice Director of Ecumenism and Interreligious Affairs, at 941.484.9543 or pat@ novavista.com.

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n Sunday, February 24, 400 told her poignant story about Kobernick people gathered at Michael’s Anchin becoming home for her parents On East to celebrate Eight and uncle. Scott Anderson, senior philOver 80, sponsored by the Jewish anthropic advisor, Gulf Coast CommuniHousing Council Foundation. Guests ty Foundation, introduced the charming greeted and hugged; the invideo produced by The spired energy was palpable. HuB, which highlightNominated for volunteerism, ed each honoree’s wit philanthropy and leadership, and wisdom. One gem honorees were Margot and is Betty Schoenbaum’s Warren Coville, Gerard Dancomment, “The joy of iel, Beatrice Friedman, Stangiving is the joy of livley Kane, Marilyn and Irving ing.” Naiditch, Dan Paradies, Betty ABC 7’s Lauren Schoenbaum, and Carol and Dorsett helped anMort Siegler. All were honnounce the awards. Honoree Betty Schoenbaum ored for enriching our comHonorees received a munity and our world. beautiful sculpture created by KoberJewish Housing Council CEO Dar- nick House resident Sidney Fagin, titled lene Arbeit shared news of Kobernick Benediction. It is a desktop replica of his Anchin’s expansion to “fu8' tall sculpture displayed at ture proof” the campus with the Dave and Mary Alper leading-edge programs and Jewish Community Center services. She pointed out in Miami. the logic of Kobernick AnProceeds from Eight chin, a 5-star organization Over 80 benefit residents of as rated by the Agency for Kobernick House, Anchin Health Care Administration Pavilion and Benderson (AHCA), creating this event Family Skilled Nursing and to honor 5-star community Rehabilitation Center, supcitizens. ported by the Jewish HousJewish Housing Council CEO Darlene Arbeit ing Council Foundation. Event Chair Eileen Curd

Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age New Exhibit! On Display April 9

On Saturday morning, March 18, 1922 Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, became the first American girl to mark her bat mitzvah during a public worship service. Learn the stories of nearly 100 b'not mitzvah, including many Florida girls and women.

A touring exhibition presented by the National Museum of American Jewish History and Moving Traditions. Sponsored in part by Congregation Beth Jacob and the Robert Arthur Segall Foundation.

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Temple Beth El Bradenton to honor Jerry and Jeannie Shames

n Saturday, April 6, Temple Beth El will celebrate its 38th anniversary with a dinner/dance at the Renaissance on 9th. This tradition started three years ago when the Temple Beth El community decided that the 36th (double Chai ) anniversary could not go unnoticed, and with that idea started the tradition of honoring a special member or members of the TBE family. This year, the honorees are Jerry and Jeannie Shames, for all they have given to our community. “You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it is a little thing, do something for others – something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.” – Albert Schweitzer Jerry and Jeannie Shames exemplify that statement in their everyday commitments. They have devoted their time and love to this community through

years of service, which started in 2002 when Jerry and Jeannie, along with son Alex (then 11 years old), moved back to the United States after living in England

for many years. They joined Temple Beth El to be close to, and share their worship with Jerry’s parents, Abe and Annette Shames. Jerry, as past-president and our current treasurer, has skillfully steered the temple’s financial matters through difficult times. He has watched over all of Temple Beth El with strong and loving eyes. Jeannie has supported his efforts with equal caring and devotion. She is a real partner in their life together. The congregation thrives with a couple such as the Shameses. We are fortunate to have their dedication. And so, it is with great love and admiration the Temple Beth El community honors Jerry and Jeannie Shames and celebrates its 38 years of temple life in Manatee County, with many more years and celebrations to come.

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Sarasota Abrahamic faiths learning to live together

o better understand each other in these trying times, a local synagogue and a local mosque brought together approximately 75 people for an informal, nonpolitical dialogue to explore their commonality. On Friday, February 8, Sarasota’s Reconstructionist synagogue, Congregation Kol HaNeshama, hosted representatives of the Sarasota/Manatee Islamic Society for an interfaith Shabbat service, followed by a delicious congregation-prepared Mediterranean dinner (highlights included but were not limited to Aaron Rand’s baklava, Joan Paru’s Sephardic cookies and Leny Cohen’s Moroccan stew), and then a stimulating discussion and a lively question-andanswer period. The event was organized by Kol HaNeshama’s Jennifer Singer and Ruth Brandwein, who also facilitated the question period for Jennifer and the

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Imam and Amanii, a female guest. The Imam and approximately 13 members of the Islamic society of various ages from Egypt, Morocco, Palestine, South Africa and even Lithuania were partnered with members of the congregation. Ruth Brandwein moder-

ated the interaction, which all agreed was respectful, animated and not nearly long enough. At the end of the evening the Islamic Society invited Kol HaNeshama members to sign up to visit the mosque for a tour and/or a service.

Some of the Sarasota/Manatee Islamic Society and Kol HaNeshama participants in the recent Sarasota Interfaith service and discussion

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Volunteer Alice Gochberg helps change lives at JFCS

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By Carol Harwood, Director of Marketing, JFCS ost people volunteer for Two years and five mentees later, she causes they are passionate reflects with conviction, “If you can about like working with chil- make a difference in just one person’s dren, seniors, animals, or protecting the life, it is worth it.” Thanks to the efforts environment. But Alice Gochberg is not of volunteers like Alice, the program like most people. As she has reduced recidivism by explored the volunteer 8% for those individuals opportunities available who complete the program through Jewish Family and are matched with a vol& Children’s Service unteer mentor. (JFCS), she considered Alice recently assumed working with seniors. a volunteer leadership role as But during the process, committee chair for both the she discovered her real Mentor for Success and Opcalling was working eration Military Assistance with adults struggling Programs (OMAP). OMAP to overcome serious offers case management and Alice Gochberg, JFCS Volunteer life challenges, leadfinancial assistance to very ing her to the JFCS Mentor for Success low-income veterans and their families Program. who are homeless or about to become The Mentor for Success Program homeless, enabling them to obtain or matches volunteers with inmates at the maintain stable, permanent housing. Sarasota County Jail who are ready for April is National Volunteer Month release and want a mentor to help them and a perfect time to learn more about successfully transition back into the volunteer opportunities at JFCS that community. could change your life as well as the lives Alice knew nothing about people of those you help. Contact Tara Booker, who were incarcerated or struggled with Director of Volunteer Services & Comaddiction, but wanted to help someone munity Outreach, at 941.366.2224 x143 who was ready to turn their life around. or tbooker@jfccs-cares.org.

Ringling College Hillel Third Annual Judaic Art Competition

n Wednesday, January 23, more than 100 Sarasota community members attended the Ringling College Hillel Third Annual Judaic Art Competition opening reception and awards ceremony held at the Willis A. Smith Gallery at Ringling College of Art and Design. The event was made possible through the generosity of the Maurice A. & Thelma P. Rothman Family Foundation and The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee. Ringling College Hillel is a beneficiary agency of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Eighteen Ringling College students submitted works of art to the juried competition. Pictured are: (back row) Rabbi Ed Rosenthal - Suncoast Hillels Executive Director, Dr. Jennifer Awe - Ringling College Associate Dean of Students/Student Life Operations, Matthew Filipkowski - winner of $3,000 scholarship, Natalie Andrewson - honorable mention recipient, John Carvajal, Patricia Pete, Susan Saulnier, Gabriel Sorondo, (front row) Erica Siegel, Nikelle Mackey, Debbie Doliner - Suncoast Hillels Board President, Charlotte Mao - winner of $500 scholarship, Stephanie Schneider, and Rachel Levey-Baker - Director of Student Volunteerism and Services Learning/Competition Judge. Gal Or, not pictured, won the $1,000 scholarship.

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APRIL 13 and 14 In partnership with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, the Sarasota International Film Festival has designated April 13th & 14th as Blue & White Weekend for Israel@65. The Film Festival will show three new, award-winning films that reflect different aspects of the Israeli experience.

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Saturday, April 13, @ 6:00pm Sunday, April 14 @ 1:30pm A touching documentary about eight residents of the Jewish Home in Fairfield, CT, who undertake one last great adventure—a trip to Israel. The film documents the planning and execution of this physically and emotionally challenging journey—a journey which is ultimately a transformational life experience for its participants. Southwest Sunday, April 14 @ 3:30pm Florida Premiere A remarkable Israeli film about an Orthodox young woman in Tel Aviv, who must choose between her heart’s wish and her family duty. With a delicate balance of drama and humor, Writer-Director Rama Burshtein draws the audience into the cloistered world of contemporary Orthodox Judaism. “Fill the Void” was Israel’s official entry to the Academy Awards in 2012, and the most popular film in Israel last year. FILL the vOID

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Sunday, April 7 @ 7pm One of the most incredible stories of Holocaust survival to make it to the big screen. Explorer and investigator Chris Nicola discovers evidence that five Jewish families spent 511 days in the pitchblack caves to escape the Nazis—the longest uninterrupted underground survival in recorded human history. This film is an exciting, emotional docudrama about the strength of human will in the face of true adversity.

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Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish addresses 700 attendees at Boxser Diversity Initiative event By Dan Boxser r. Izzeldin Abuelaish, the “Palestinian Doctor,” spoke to a packed house at Temple Beth Sholom on Thursday, February 7. More than 700 people heard Dr. Abuelaish speak. Attendees included members of local synagogues, three rabbis, the Imam of the local Mosque, as well as a strong contingent from the Islamic community of Sarasota. Several clergy from other faiths attended as well. Dr. Abuelaish, a Gazan-born physician, practiced for nine years in Israeli hospitals and was the first Palestinian doctor to receive an appointment in medicine at an Israeli hospital. In 2009, three of his daughters and a niece were killed in their home by an Israeli tank.

As a result of this tragedy, Dr. Abuelaish wrote a book, I Shall Not Hate. He has been nominated three years running for the Nobel Prize, and the night before his speech, he received the highest civilian

Rabbi Joel Mishkin welcomes Dr. Abuelaish to Temple Beth Sholom

award from the Province of Ontario, Canada, where he now lives. Temple Beth Sholom’s Herman and Sally Boxser Diversity Initiative invited Dr. Abuelaish to speak about his experiences. After the speech, he signed books, and the Florida Holocaust Museum, based in St. Petersburg, hosted a coffee and dessert reception. The Boxser Diversity Initiative partnered with the “Embracing our Differences” nonprofit to enable Dr. Abuelaish to speak to 250 students at the Florida Studio Theatre on the morning of Friday, February 8. The doctor also met with the President Donal O’Shea and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Stephen T. Miles of New College, where he is hoping to

Event chair Dan Boxser with Dr. Abuelaish

organize scholarships for women from the Middle East of Jewish, Muslim and Christian faiths to attend the college. Dr. Abuelaish said that his visit to Sarasota was one of the most rewarding trips. He felt his speech made an impact on the attendees and would help to bring all segments of the Sarasota community together. Let us continue to work together to make this happen.

Seniors and high school students have a ball at Kobernick House By Carlene C. Cobb

iving life to its fullest is what it’s about for the rockin’ residents of Kobernick House. Recently they had a ball with students from Riverview High School Key Club and Sarasota High – a Snow Ball. “The Snow Ball was amazing,” said Riverview High School Key Club Vice

President Samantha Eboli. “My favorite part was dancing with the residents. They taught me some new moves.” The intergenerational connection is a win-win. Students need volunteer hours for college scholarships and seniors enjoy socializing with young people. Many families live far from

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What does it mean to wait for the Messiah? A three-thousand-year Jewish tradition of passion and patience

he coming of the Messiah – the off the world as it is now. It doesn’t promise of redemption – is among mean fomenting religious warfare Judaism’s gifts to the world. But or throwing off the shackles of it is a gift about which the world knows socially acceptable behavior. And so little. It has been overshadowed by it doesn’t necessarily mean enviChristian belief and teaching, and as a sioning acts of miraculous deliverance or heavenly result its Jewish signifirewards for the righcance has been all but teous… Waiting for lost. Jews have waited the Messiah means for the Messiah to come simply that we befor thousands of years. lieve things will get What does it mean better than this.” to wait for the Messiah? A restoration of ancient Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman brings together, Israel? A universal perand to life, this three-thoufection of humanity by sand-year-old tradition as humanity? A time of never before. Rather than warfare and fear? A tosimply reviewing the vast tally altered universe? Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman body of Jewish messianic “Waiting for the Messiah doesn’t mean just sitting literature, she explores an astonisharound,” writes Rabbi Elaine Rose ing range of primary and secondary Glickman in The Messiah and the Jews: sources, explaining in an informative Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Be- yet inspirational way these teachings’ lief and Hope. “It doesn’t mean writing significance for Jews of the past – and The Messiah and the Jews Three Thousand Years of Tradition, Belief and Hope By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman; Foreword by Rabbi Neil Gillman, PhD; Preface by Rabbi Judith Z. Abrams, PhD Jewish Lights (Woodstock, VT); www.jewishlights.com; 800.962.4544 Quality Paperback Original / $16.99 / 192 pages May 2013 / ISBN 978-1-58023-690-4

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Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood Honors Luncheon On Sunday, April 14 at 12:30 p.m., Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood will fete Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at this year’s Honors Luncheon. A leader in the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community, Rabbi Elaine is involved with everything from Tot Shabbat to Sisterhood to Mitzvah Day to the Religious School Social Committee. She is also an award-winning author and teacher, as well as a supporter of All Faiths Food Bank, ORT, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, and Jewish Family & Children’s Service. Join us at Lakewood Ranch Country Club (7650 Legacy Blvd., Lakewood Ranch) for this special luncheon featuring delicious food, entertainment, and prizes. Luncheon tickets begin at $45. Call Ethel Gross at 941.388.7899 or Cindy Gilburne at 941.812-4858.

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Community Yom HaShoah Commemoration Please join the entire community in remembering those who perished in the Holocaust. This year’s observance will include three events:

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Remember Me Holocaust Organic Fruit Tree Orchard Sunday, April 7, 2013 3:00 PM at Temple Beth Sholom A dedicAtion of six newly plAnted trees to remember

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JMOF-FIU to honor five inspiring women at annual “Breaking the Glass Ceiling” award ceremony Judicial Circuit, began her service on the bench in the criminal division at a time when few women held judiciary positions in Miami-Dade County. Early on, she was able to break the glass ceiling in many areas, including the first to develop a pilot program for rehabilitating DUI offenders, which won her national awards, and establish a Dependency Drug Court in Miami, one of the first in the nation. She has worked with the Department of Justice to develop curricula and train dependency drug courts across the country, with her drug court serving as a mentor court for The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. She has consistently served as an exceptional role model and mentor for women in her field and devotes countless hours to local, national and international organizations in the Jewish community. Sherryl Susan Evans served as deputy sheriff for Hillsborough County for more than 32 years. During a year’s stay on a kibbutz in northern Israel, she admired the Israeli women who were prominent members of the local police force. When she returned to her hometown of Tampa, she enrolled in the Criminal Justice program at Florida

State University. After graduating, she became the first woman police officer in the St. Petersburg Beach Police Department. Evans went on to become deputy sheriff for Hillsborough County as one of the first women in the department. She walked the beat and patrolled the city of Tampa for several years until she was promoted to the Civil Division. Her approach to her work reflects her humanitarian and Jewish communal values. She has donated time, energy and her own resources to those in need at the worst times of their lives. When hundreds of people were evicted from their homes, she treated them with quiet respect. She is a role model for all in her field, with her generous, sensitive and discreet way of treating those who cross her path. In 1965, Sonia Pressman Fuentes of Sarasota joined the General Counsel’s office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as its first woman attorney. She drafted one of the EEOC’s earliest Digests of Legal Interpretations, its first Guidelines on Pregnancy and Childbirth, and the decision protecting employment rights of

stewardesses. In 1966, she became one of 49 founders of the National Organization of Women. She was co-founder of both Federally Employed Women and the Women’s Equity Action League, a charter member of the Veteran Feminists of America, and a longtime board member of the National Woman’s Party. In addition to more than 20 years as an attorney with the federal government, she was the highest paid woman at the headquarters of multinational corporations GTE and TRW. A woman of great energy and zest, she began a second career after retirement, lecturing on women’s rights worldwide, and writing a lively autobiography, Eat First – You Don’t Know What They’ll Give You: The Adventures of an Immigrant Family and Their Feminist Daughter. Inspired by her own Polish family’s immigration story of fleeing Berlin in 1933, Fuentes says that her identity as an immigrant is central to her lifelong commitment to equity and inclusion. Marilyn Hoder-Salmon is the founding director of the Women’s Stud-

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continued from previous page ies Center at Florida International University (FIU). After earning a bachelor’s degree as a widow with two young children, she worked with the Urban League of Greater Miami. She was a founding member of the Dade County chapter of the National Organization for Women and the Florida Women’s Political Caucus. In 1982, Hoder-Salmon was completing her doctorate in American Studies when she was recruited to direct FIU’s new Women’s Studies Center, which at first granted only undergraduate certificates. She created a welcoming and secure space with an extensive library of materials in the emerging discipline. Hoder-Salmon initiated a Women’s History Month Conference that became a South Florida institution, involving Miamians in the national and international feminist community, and hosted lectures throughout the year. By the time she stepped down in 1999, the center offered a bachelor’s degree in women’s studies and plans for a graduate certificate were under way. She continued at FIU as lecturer and faculty fellow in the Honors College until 2012. Betsy Kaplan is the mother of public arts education in Miami-Dade County. As early as college, when she chose to add a B.F.A. to her B.A., she made a commitment to arts education for all

public school students. As a teacher, volunteer and politician in Miami-Dade County, Kaplan worked to make that goal a reality, forging her way with tenacity and resourcefulness. As a PTA activist for 25 years, she lobbied local and state government to support arts programs. Committed to under-served students, she was active with the first arts magnet school in Liberty City in 1973. When school districts began cutting electives in the 1980s, Kaplan was elected to the School Board with strong grassroots support, and went on to win three more four-year terms. As a powerful board presence, Kaplan never lost sight of her mission. She insisted that the arts were academic subjects, not extras. She supported arts magnet schools and guarded resources for the arts programs of every school and grade. The Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award was established by the Jewish Museum of Florida in 1995. More than 75 outstanding winners have been honored with this distinction to date, from a wide variety of fields including banking, politics, law, aviation, journalism, sports and entertainment. Event Sponsors include Commissioner Sally Heyman, a 2008 Glass Ceiling honoree, Isabel Bernfeld Anderson, and Mr. Kenneth and Barbara Bloom, Ph.D.

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A night of Biblical (pro)portions By Ted Epstein, Managing Editor, The Jewish News multi-sensory experience. The Night Spectacular – Sound and Light at the Tower of David Museum The walls of the magnificently restored ancient Citadel of the city of Jerusalem serve as a stage for a nighttime show which is a celebration of sight and sound. Amidst the archaeological remains in the Citadel’s courtyard and to the sound of original music, the story of Jerusalem unfolds in a majestic blaze of huge, breathtaking images projected on the ancient walls and hidden pathways of the Citadel in a spectacular sound and light show. Accompanied by an original soundtrack (by Etienne Perruchon), The Night Spectacular enveloped us in a magical encounter with Jerusalem’s rich and colorful history. For thousands of years, footprints have been left, evolving into stories and memories. The Night Spectacular

Editor’s note: Recently, I had the good fortune of participating, along with 20 other Jewish press professionals, in an 8-day trip to Israel sponsored by the Israel Ministry of Tourism and El Al. It was a fascinating journey, as expected. This is the second in a series of articles about several of the people I met, places I saw, and things I learned. n my first visit to Israel, in 2009, Saturday night was spent on Ben Yehuda Street in downtown Jerusalem. It was a feast for the senses, with street musicians, Israeli treats, and thousands of people. A few months ago, I spent another Saturday evening in Jerusalem engaging my senses, but in a completely different and spectacular manner. After a relaxing Shabbat at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel, the group I was with began the evening with a one-of-a-kind

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chronicles the creation of the eternal city of Jerusalem, showing Jerusalem as the inner heart and center of the world. The show (created by Skertzo, France) uses trompe l’oeil technology – the stones of the walls and structures fade into the scenes and the screened images surrounded us on three sides for a unique experience. Innovative techniques and a sophisticated computer system operate 20 projectors, 10 video players, 14 computers and 14 loudspeakers. The Night Spectacular, the first of its kind in the world, is for everyone – tourists from Israel and abroad, families, speakers of all languages, and all Jerusalem lovers. It is located at the Tower of David Museum, in the city’s citadel, at the Jaffa Gate entrance to the Old City. The 45-minute outdoor show is made possible with the help of the Jerusalem Municipality, the Ministry of Tourism, the Israel Government Tourist Corporation and the Jerusalem Foundation. For more information and tickets (advanced booking is recommended), visit www. towerofdavid.org.il. The Eucalyptus restaurant After we immersed ourselves in spectacular sights and sounds, it was time to head over (just a short walk) to Eucalyptus to engage our sense of taste and smell. The menu at Eucalyptus focuses on the foods indigenous to the land of Israel, and dishes are made with natural local ingredients including the shivat haminim (The Seven Species) – dates, olives, pomegranates, figs, grapes, barley and wheat. Dishes include stuffed Jerusalem sage leaves, aubergine in pomegranate syrup, and Jacob & Esau’s biblical red lentil stew. Our group was welcomed by chef/ owner Moshe Basson, who treated us to not only some amazing dishes but the

inspiring history behind the restaurant. I was one of two vegetarians in the group and Moshe brought out several dishes for us to enjoy in addition to the dozens of other dishes we were able to sample. It was a truly marvelous multi-sensory experience. Our taste buds jumped for joy! Dubbed “Israel’s biblical chef,” Jerusalem native Moshe Basson has been exploring and learning about the wild edible delights of the biblical landscape of Jerusalem since he was a child, developing an encyclopedic knowledge of local edible plants and seeds. The restaurant’s kosher menu changes based on season, on availability, and on Basson’s sense of experimentation. The highlight of the dinner was the Maqluba flipping ceremony, which is performed most evenings. Throughout the day, a Middle Eastern casserole with a variety of vegetables – such as fried tomatoes, potatoes, cauliflower, eggplant – and chicken or lamb are slow-cooked in a pot. When it is served,

Chef Moshe Basson with Leslie Honaker of the American Jewish Press Association

the pot is flipped upside down with the help of a dining guest. A taste of the upside-down casserole is then distributed to each of the diners. Yummy! Eucalyptus is located at 14 Hativat Yerushalayim in the Artist Colony of Hutzot Ha’yotzer. For more information, visit www.the-eucalyptus.com.

BRIEFS THE DESALINATION REVOLUTION: HOW ISRAEL BEAT THE DROUGHT For the foreseeable future, Israel’s water crisis is over, says Alexander Kushnir, who heads Israel’s Water Authority. Kushnir identifies a refusal to “rely on fate” as the key to a genuine strategic achievement in a desert region desperately short of natural water. The solution was desalination, on a major scale. The first large desalination plant came on line in Ashkelon in 2005, followed by Palmahim and Hadera. By the end of 2013, when the Soreq and Ashdod plants are working, there will be five plants – built privately at a cost of $2 billion. Of the 2 billion cubic meters of water Israel uses per year, half will be “artificially” manufactured by year’s end – 600 million cubic meters from

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BRIEFS continued from previous page desalination and 400 from purified sewage and brackish water for use in agriculture. Kushnir adds that Israel also supplies 30 million cubic meters annually to the Palestinian Authority and 70 million to Jordan, in line with formal agreements. (Times of Israel)

ISRAEL PLANS TO SEND PROBE TO MOON IN 2015 The Space IL organization has as its goal to send an Israeli space probe to the moon in 2015. The miniature smart spacecraft, to cost a tenth of a typical spacecraft, will be the smallest spacecraft ever to land on the moon. Space IL is a non-profit group set up to take part in the international Google Lunar X Prize competition. A $30 million prize will be given to the first privately funded team that lands a robot on the moon, has the robot travel 500 meters on the lunar surface, and sends back video, images and other data to Earth. (Israel Hayom)

ISRAEL AWARDS GOLAN OIL DRILLING LICENSE The Israeli government has awarded a license to drill for oil on the southern half of the Golan Heights to Genie Energy Ltd., headed by former minister Effie Eitam. Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is an advisor to the company. Geological tests indicate a large potential oil discovery in the area. The license is highly symbolic for Eitam, who resides on the Golan and fought against the Syrian Army there during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, winning a medal for courage. (Globes)

BOEING PARTNERS WITH ISRAEL’S ELBIT FOR AIRCRAFT PROTECTION Boeing will offer directed infrared countermeasures (DIRCM) equipment, produced by Elbit Systems, with all of its military and civil aircraft, under a new memorandum of understanding signed by the companies. The threat posed to aircraft by manportable air defense systems has grown considerably during the past few years, a factor which prompted Elbit’s Elop division to develop DIRCM equipment to protect fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. Successfully flight-tested recently using an Israeli air force Boeing 707 tanker, the C-Music system has been designed to defend large commercial aircraft and VIP transports from attack using infrared-guided weapons. (www. flightglobal.com)

22 nanometer technology at its Kiryat Gat plant, which is now operating at full capacity. Intel, the world’s No. 1 chipmaker, is Israel’s largest private employer, with 8,542 workers, up 10% from 2011. The company has two plants as well as four research and development centers. The company accounted for 20% of Israel’s high-tech exports last year. (Reuters)

HEROES TO HEROES HELPS WOUNDED U.S. VETS RECOVER After leaving Iraq as a wounded soldier in 2004, Harrison Manyoma of Humble, Texas, remained haunted by his experiences, which had culminated in a roadside car bomb explosion. Last year, he learned of Heroes to Heroes, the organization that takes groups of wounded U.S. war veterans, especially those diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, on a trip to Israel. For Mr. Manyoma, that journey produced an emotional bridge to heal-

April 2013 ing. Since returning from Israel, his nightmares have disappeared. “And I’ve gotten a sense of peace that I’d thought I’d never find again.” Why Israel? Many American soldiers, returning home from Iraq and Afghanistan shaken and numbed by bloody conflict, have found their communities – and sometimes their families – can’t relate to their condition, says program founder Judy Schaffer. But in Israel, much of the population has been more closely involved with war. “These people can provide the emotional and spiritual support needed to help traumatized vets.” Throughout the trip, the American vets – none of whom has been Jewish – travel with several current and former Israeli soldiers, building bonds as they share experiences. (Christian Science Monitor)

MADE IN CHINA, BLESSED IN ISRAEL Descendants of Kaifeng Jews, an ancient community from China’s Henan

Province, have come to Israel to reclaim their Judaism. Yage Wong, today Yaakov, and five of his peers, all in their 20s, recently participated in the conversion rituals in Israel, becoming the first group of men from this remote Jewish community to be accepted back into the fold after hundreds of years. They were preceded in 2007 by a group of four Kaifeng women who completed the conversion process in Israel. The Jewish community of Kaifeng was formed roughly 1,000 years ago, when a group of Jewish merchants, presumably from Persia, settled in the region. The Jews lived in a segregated community for hundreds of years before they began assimilating and intermarrying with local Chinese. At its height, the community numbered as many as 5,000. Today, about 1,000 Chinese can trace their roots to them. (Ha’aretz)

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Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU presents Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age Exhibit marks “firsts” and change for Jewish American Women

n Saturday morning, March 18, 1922 – two years after American women received the right to vote – Judith Kaplan, daughter of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan, became the first American girl to mark her bat mitzvah during a public worship service. With this revolutionary act, she and her father initiated what would become the widespread American Jewish practice of bat mitzvah. To mark the 90th anniversary of Judith Kaplan’s bat mitzvah, the National Museum of American Jewish History and Moving Traditions collaborated to organize a traveling exhibition, Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age, featuring the remarkable story of how, in less than a century, individual girls, their parents and rabbis challenged and changed communal values and practice to institute this now widely observed Jewish ritual. As the only venue in the southeast to display Bat Mitzvah Comes of Age,

the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU will draw Florida connections to the exhibit, represented by the stories of more than 40 bat mitzvah ceremonies around the state and spanning many decades. The exhibit will open to the public beginning Tuesday, April 9 at the Museum, located at 301 Washington Ave. in Miami Beach. The stories of bat mitzvah “firsts,” as told in this exhibit range from secular to ultra-Orthodox and from small town to urban center. It includes the stories of everyday trendsetters and prominent women, such as Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan, community leader Ruth Messinger and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg, a Floridian, which illustrate the substantial impact of bat mitzvah on Jewish life and on each of the featured women. Following her bat mitzvah in St. Louis in 1950, Dee Radman Hermann responded, “I can do anything I want if I pursue it,” when

asked about the lessons she learned in training for her special day. “We felt this exhibit was a powerful portrayal of the role of Jewish women as major contributors of change to Jewish American traditions,” said Jo Ann Arnowitz, executive director of the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU. “The ‘coming-of-age’ ritual is practiced differently throughout various cultures and ethnicities, but each serves as a rite of passage for solidifying a person’s place in their community. We look forward to sharing these women’s stories and those of Jewish women throughout Florida.” This exhibition explores how the tradition of bat mitzvah has evolved and the related changes it sparked in Jewish education, practice and leadership, highlighting the critical role girls played in bringing equality to a patriarchal religion. The exhibit also serves as a catalyst to explore how rites of passage are celebrated in various cul-

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Judith Kaplan Eisenstein at the 70th anniversary of her bat mitzvah, 1992, Archives, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College

tures and religions. As the Florida connection section of the exhibit will explain, the trends in Florida bat mitzvah ceremonies mirror those around the nation, starting with a handful of brave girls in the 1950s and increasing as the ritual grew in popularity over time. Today, bat mitzvah celebrations are as common as bar mitzvah in the state, except in Orthodox communities. Though many Orthodox girls have some form of bat mitzvah ritual, the ceremonies are often held in alternative locations. Three such b’not mitzvah were held at the Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU, which is often rented for events in the community. The exhibit will be on display through September 15, with a festive members-only opening at 6:00 p.m., Monday, April 8. Opening event sponsors are Congregation Beth Jacob and the Robert Arthur Segall Foundation. The museum will present a full array of public education programs to complement the themes of the exhibit, from panel discussions to performances, with multicultural components to attract diverse segments of the community. For more information, call 305.672.5044 or visit www.jewishmuseum.com.

usan Wides went to Hebrew classes at Temple Beth-El in St. Petersburg, Florida, commuting one hour each way by bus. As she watched her male classmates progress towards their bar mitzvahs, she decided that her studies should culminate in a bat mitzvah as well. The rabbi at the time, Rabbi Suskind agreed to do the ceremony – the idea and the rabbi himself were both seen as quite progressive at the Susan Wides at her bat time. mitzvah celebration, The service St. Petersburg, January 1960. Gift of Susan was on a Friday Wides Burnett. night. Susan led the service and the rabbi did the Torah reading. She read her Haftorah in both Hebrew and English. It was a very significant portion for her as it was about praise towards women (Aishet Chayil, which translates to “Woman of Valor”). Susan’s Bat Mitzvah paved the way for girls and any women interested in having a bat mitzvah at Temple Beth-El. Years later, both of Susan’s daughters had their bat mitzvahs there as well.

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The eclectic genius of Ilan Stavans By Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News Singer’s Typewriter and Mine: Reflections on Jewish Culture, by Ilan Stavans. University of Nebraska Press. 392 pages. $24.95.

his major collection of Ilan Stavans’ shorter writings confirms his place as a premier interpreter of the Jewish experience in the Americas. Primarily concerned with the narrative arts (literature and film), his range is wide and his penetration is deep. As he battles through the distinctions between the intellectual and the academic, the creative spirit and the critical one, Stavans is at once Phil Jason erudite, relaxed and friendly. Often seriously engaged with high-brow achievement, he is not condescending to writers of lower elevation – such as Leo Rosten. Stavans employs his considerable intelligence and knowledge in a particularly therapeutic way. For one thing, he reminds us not to confuse Spanishspeaking Jews with Sephardim. Born into an Ashkenazi Mexican family, he represents a stratum of Latino culture underrepresented on most North American maps of Jewish life and achievement. Yet Stavans has made New York and Boston his homes for half of his life. Intellectually and emotionally, he is at home with the giants (and the overlooked) of modern western culture in both its Spanish and English streams. And let’s not forget about Yiddish! In this dazzling sampler of his work, we encounter short essays (book reviews, brief critical meditations, tributes) and longer sojourns into multilayered topics: “Thinking Aloud: The Education of Maurice Samuel,” “Rereading Lionel Trilling,” “Sephardic Literature: Unity and Dispersion,” and – of course – the magnificent title essay “Singer’s Typewriter and Mine.” In many of these pieces, Stavans knits the circumstances of his own life into the exploration of his ostensible subject. Somehow, he manages to make this kind of risk-taking productive rather than intrusive. Stavans is in love with the mysteries of languages, and he has the equipment to examine their operations and their occasional interpenetrations. Ladino and Spanglish are among his interests, and translation is for him a term with so many connotations that he employs the word metaphorically. The section of this book titled “Conversations” has a special charm and power. Stavans’ engagement with his counterpart is not the conventional interview, but a more even-handed exchange. Pieces like “The Buenos Aires Affair, with Nathan Englander” and “Nostalgia and Recognition, with Morris Dickson” bring us two minds rocking back and forth, each finding a new twist or turn of apprehension in the duet perhaps undiscoverable in solo mode. Children’s picture books, graphic

novels, films like Nora’s Will, and the multiple meanings, going beyond presses like Yale, Texgraces of marginality are all parts of the the attempt to render a text comas, Duke, Michigan and eclectic carousel of determined explo- posed in one language into anWisconsin. They have ration that distinguishes the genius of other? You’ve translated Pablo also been translated into Ilan Stavans. several languages. What Neruda, Borges and Juan Rulfo Fate Knocking at the Door - An inter- from the Spanish into English; is the attraction? How do view with Ilan Stavans by Phil Jason Singer from Yiddish to Spanish; you set up and energize Q: What binds your interest in comic Yehuda ha-Levi and Yehuda Amichai these conversations? strips and graphic novels on the one from Hebrew to English; Shakespeare, A: The art of the conversation is as old hand and more traditional critical ex- Emily Dickinson and Elizabeth Bishop as humankind. Modern times have deplorations on the other? from English to Spanish. You’ve also valued it, turning it into a bite-size proA: Storytelling is a form of midrash. written frequently on the role of trans- motional tool. Of course, there’s much I love telling stories, analyzing them, lation in the shaping of nations. more to it: two minds in a tete-a-tete, seeing them in context. I grew up in a A: For me translation is a way of life. what is Socrates, the father of us all, culture that juxtaposed the word and In fact, I live in translation without an about? the image. As a writer, I don’t see one original. Delving into a subject with a comas superior to the other. I also don’t see Q: What do you mean? panion is among the most rewarding the distinction between highbrow and A: In traveling from one language to pleasures in life, not to say in literature. popular readerships. The capacity to another, I no longer know if there is a The conversations – real or imagined – enthrall knows no boundary. right way of saying things or many right Isaac Bashevis Singer had with Richard Q: Prof. Stavans, as a character in your ways. Burgin, Kafka with Gustav Janouch, graphic novel El Iluminado (Basic Q: One of your life-long interests is Borges with his friend Ernesto Sábato, Books, 2012), is directly involved in a Spanglish. You’ve published a diction- are, in my eyes, genuine jewels. They real world adventure. What do you say ary (Harper, 2003) as well as a transla- open a unique window into the mind of to those who feel that people in academ- tion of Don Quixote of La Mancha into the conversants. I love talking to people. These talks, ic life somehow have reSpanglish. Does Spanglish moved themselves from have its correlatives in other transcribed by friends, often end up in real world experiences? language blends? In Yiddish magazines. But I also enjoy longer exA: For me the noun ‘acaor Hebrew blends? How and changes, which take a year, sometimes demic’ is derogatory. It defor whom do these hybrids more. I’ve done several of them myself with historians (Iván Jaksic), journalists notes affectation, posturing, function? pretense. Academic life is A: Spanglish is the new Yid- (Mordecai Drache), translators (Verónishamefully aloof, removed dish – a mix of Spanish and ca Albin), philosophers (Jorge Gracia), from the nuts-and-bolts afEnglish used by Latinos to et al., and no doubt I’m humbler as a fairs of daily Americans. communicate across national, result. These encounters generally start Ilan Stavans I feel uncomfortable with ethnic and economic lines. during a pleasant dinner. If and when such elitism. I prefer to get my hands Like Yiddish, it was looked down upon the chemistry is right, the dialogue dirty, to delve into the frying pan. by the educated elite as bastardization. eventually settles on a specific subject, Q: Tell me something about the back- Then writers embraced it as theirs, pro- becoming its center of gravity. Then the ground of the family name. ducing novels, theater, music, poetry, conversation continues via email. The A: In vain I’ve sought my roots in nine- hence giving it an incipient standard- mutual desire is to be thorough, to unteenth-century Europe. My consola- ized syntax. It is spoken by millions derstand things as comprehensively as tion is the knowledge that my ancestors not only in the United States but across possible. Sooner or later I mention the have roots in the Pale of Settlements, the Americas. Just as there is a differ- exchange to an editor friend, who then although I don’t know how deep those ence between the Yiddish spoken say suggests turning it into a book. If I folroots are. My full name (oy gevalt!) is by Litvaks and Galitzianers, Cubans, low that route, the dialogue acquires Ilan Kalmen Stavchansky Slomian- Puerto Ricans, Mexicans, Dominicans the form of a manuscript, which is sent ski Altchuler Eisenberg. Stavchansky and others each have their variety of electronically back and forth countless times until every aspect of the subject probably refers to Stavchany, in the Spanglish. Ukraine. My father, Abraham Stavans, As for Hebrew, its intercourse with has been addressed. What I like about a stage and soap-opera actor in Mexico, Arabic, called Hibriya, is an essential these exchanges is their spontaneity, shortened the name for artistic reasons, component of Arab-Jewish culture to- their jazzy nature…To me they feel like although he never made the move to day, which I reflect on in Resurrecting fate knocking at the door. *** change it officially. I chose Ilan Stavans Hebrew (Schocken-Nextbook, 2008). This review and interview first apto emphasize my debt to him. I discuss This so-called border language fits a this debt in my memoir On Borrowed pattern that also includes Portuñol (Por- peared in the Spring 2013 Jewish Book tuguese and Spanish), Franglais (French World published by the Jewish Book Words (Penguin, 2002). Q: One of your concerns in Singer’s and English), Chinglish (Mandarin and Council. Reprinted by permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus Typewriter and Mine: Reflections on English), and so on. Jewish Culture (Nebraska, 2012) is Q: You are attracted to brainstorming of English from the United States Naval about the future of ethnic identities with a partner and transcribing those Academy. He reviews regularly for the in “melting pot nations” versus “fruit discussions into published conversa- Naples edition of Florida Weekly and salad” nations. You discuss this in your tions. The topics are the Bible, the con- for Fort Myers Magazine. Visit Phil’s new book The United States of Mestizo cept of love through history, ways of website at www.philjason.wordpress. (NewSouth, 2013), which is based on seeing art, and so on. These dialogues com. an article you published in Humanities. have been published by university Can public policy or private advocacy lead to one or another outcome in heterogeneous societies? A: The United States is a gorgeous mosaic of ethnicities. Regardless of policy, the nation’s future is Babel-like: a sum SIGN UP FOR THE FEDERATION’S of parts. 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Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle

K’zohar Ha-Ivrit Za-khor – Remember By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin

By David Benkof, DavidBenkof@gmail.com Across 1. It aired “Boston Legal” with William Shatner 6. Brazilian berry 10. Word for Abby 14. Abram’s wife 15. Apparel 16. Beverly Sills, for example 17. ___ is a curved line 18. Gravel-voiced actor Harvey 20. Mug material 22. Authoritative order 23. Sen. Bernie Sanders, e.g. 24. West Bank, e.g. 26. “Little Shop of Horrors” nebbish 28. Rabbi who built the Torah community of Lakewood, New Jersey 32. Title for 28-Across 33. Blathers 34. Historian Tom (“Elvis in Jerusalem”) 38. Happily-after link 40. Union branch 43. R. Crumb’s “___ Steinberger, the Jewish Cowgirl” 44. Comedian Silverman 46. “Sometimes you feel like ___ …” 48. Bleat 49. Announcer portrayed on “Saturday Night Live” by Billy Crystal 53. Hillel alternative 56. Political activist Dayan 57. Amazon zapper 58. Moose cousins 60. Reefs 64. ___ Post (former name of the Jerusalem Post) 67. Baby bird 68. “Must ___?” (“Are we in a hurry?”) 69. Work for JTA, perhaps 70. What Moses demanded Pharaoh do to his people 71. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” hazard 72. “Call it Sleep” author Henry 73. Dangle limply

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Down 1. “Chop-chop” 2. Hatred is the ADL’s 3. Avian food holder 4. Dentist’s concern 5. King’s deputy 6. Booze, butts, and bullets bureau 7. Salon job 8. Practitioner of senior-discrimination 9. Country where KISS’s Gene Simmons was born 10. Banned agrochemical 11. “Old MacDonald Had a Farm” refrain 12. Avraham ___ (Our father Abraham) 13. Army leave, briefly 19. Eye sores, really 21. Kidney-related 25. One of Israel’s oldest cities 27. 1960’s TV horse 28. Foe for Xena 29. “___ Nagila” (Jewish folk song) 30. Affirm with certainty 31. Commerce and Labor Secretary Straus (first Jew in a U.S. Cabinet) 35. “Kotter” comic Kaplan 36. How many olim get to Israel 37. Calf raised for its meat 39. Chicago Mayor Emanuel 41. Comic actor Kaufman 42. Actor Matt (“Little Britain”) 45. Quarters 47. Rock climber’s need 50. Historian Ehrlich (“Zion in the Valley: The Jewish Community of St. Louis”) 51. Japanese martial art 52. Like a runner-up, often 53. Tone of many old photos 54. Is within earshot 55. “It’s ___ to you!” 59. Agitated state 61. Lola in “Damn Yankees,” e.g. 62. Block brand 63. “___! Or My Mom Will Shoot” (Estelle Getty film) 65. “The Nanny” has three of them 66. Operation Moses country (abbr.)

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wo auspicious days are etched in our national memory this month: Yom Ha-Shoah, the day we remember the victims of the Holocaust, and Yom Ha-zi-ka-ron, the day we remember those who fell in the wars assuring Israel’s independence and survival. In memory of those who walked before us, let us Dr. Rachel Dulin examine the Hebrew verb for remembrance and some of its derivations. The root z.kh.r, means in Hebrew ‘remember,’ ‘recall,’ ‘bear in mind,’ ‘mentioned’ and ‘memorize,’ Some scholars theorize that originally it meant ‘pierce’ whence ‘to fix in one’s mind’ or ‘to remember’ is a logical derivation. The noun zi-ka-ron meaning ‘memory’ is also based in the same root. And since we are stirring our zikaron, we should mention the imperative za-khor, warning us never to forget the wrong done to us by our foes. Indeed, za-khor is an important motif in Jewish culture and many phrases are based in this verb. Let us look at a few examples. In the Bible the root z.kh.r is mentioned almost 250 times in verb or noun form. Usually it is used to mean ‘to keep in memory,’ ‘not to forget,’ as in za-khor et yom ha-Shabbat le-kodsho

‘remember to sanctify the Shabbat day’ (Ex 20:8) or ve-za-khar-ti et b’riti ‘I will recall my covenant’ (Gen 9:15). Similarly, the biblical motif of remembering the Exodus from Egypt entered the Shabbat liturgy in the words ze-kher liy-tzi-at Mitz-ra-yim. Z.kh.r is the root for the name of the memorial service Yizkor, recited at funerals, in the synagogue on special occasions, and on an anniversary of death (yahrtzeit, in Yiddish). It is called Yizkor following the first word of the prayer, beseeching God to remember the loved ones who died. We should also remark that when we talk about the departed, we add the phrase zikh-ro-no (feminine zikh-ro-na) liv-ra-kha for which the acronym z”l is used, literally translated ‘of blessed memory.’ In the same vein, we refer to the sagacious rabbis of old as Cha”zal, an acronym for cha-chamay-nu zikh-ro-nam liv-ra-cha, meaning ‘our sages of blessed memory.’ Let us end our trip through memory lane with the beautiful idiom based on the words of Jeremiah (2:1): liz-kor chesed ne-u-rim literally ‘to keep the memory of youth.’ It is used in reference to someone who never forgets those who supported him in youth. May we always have zekher ne-urim, the energetic memory of youth and may we always carry the zikaron, the memory of those who came before us and paved our way. Amen.

Hanukkah and Thanksgiving: A once-in-eternity overlap

his year features an anomaly for American Jews. The first day of Hanukkah coincides with Thanksgiving, on November 28, 2013. It turns out that it has never happened before...and it will never happen again. Thanksgiving is set as the fourth Thursday in November, meaning the latest it can be is November 28. November 28 is also the earliest Hanukkah can be. The Jewish calendar repeats on a 19year cycle, and Thanksgiving repeats on a 7-year cycle. You would therefore expect them to coincide roughly every 133 (19x7) years. Looking back, this is approximately correct. The last time it would have happened is 1861. However, Thanksgiving was only formally established by President Lincoln in 1863. So, it has never happened before. Why won’t it ever happen again? The reason is because the Jewish

calendar is very slowly getting out of sync with the solar calendar, at a rate of four days per 1,000 years (not bad for a many centuries-old calendar!). This means that while, presently, Hanukkah can be as early as November 28, over the years, the calendar will drift forward, such that the earliest Hanukkah can be is November 29. The last time Hanukkah falls on November 28 is 2146 (which happens to be a Monday). Therefore, 2013 is the only time Hanukkah will ever overlap with Thanksgiving. Of course, if the Jewish calendar is never modified in any way, then it will slowly move forward through the Gregorian calendar, until it loops all the way back to where it is now. So, Hanukkah will again fall on Thursday, November 28...in the year 79811.

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Stars of David

By Nate Bloom, Contributing Columnist Editor’s note: Persons in BOLD CAPS are deemed by Nate Bloom to be Jewish for the purpose of the column. Persons identified as Jewish have at least one Jewish parent and were not raised in a faith other than Judaism – and don’t identify with a faith other than Judaism as an adult. Converts to Judaism, of course, are also identified as Jewish. British Dramas with a Jewish Connection The PBS “Masterpiece” series Mr. Selfridge premieres on Sunday, March 31. New episodes will air on Sunday nights through and including May 19. Check your local PBS stations for exact air times. As with most PBS shows, there are also many opportunities to catch weekly “encore” showings, including the first episode. Episodes are also shown online. The series follows the life of department store entrepreneur Harry Gordon Selfridge (1856-1947). Selfridge grew-up in a Midwest “WASP” family of limited means. His father, a smalltown general store owner, decided not to return home after serving in the Civil War. Harry’s mother managed to hold things together and eventually became headmistress of a local high school. Harry left school at 14 and, to make a long story short – through talent, luck and pluck – by the 1890s he had become one of the top Marshall Field department store executives. Marshall Field was, at the time, at the top tier of American department stores. By 1906, when Selfridge happened to visit England, he had amassed a personal fortune and his wife was a wealthy heiress. Selfridge was struck by the poor quality of British retailing and decided to open a top-tier department store in the UK. The first store (1909), which he named after himself, was an enormous success, and Selfridge’s department store chain prospered for decades. The series stars JEREMY PIVEN, 47, in the title role. There are similarities between the hyped-up Jewish talent agent Piven played in HBO’s Entourage and the real-life Harry Selfridge. Airing on Wednesdays, April 3 and 10 at 9:00 p.m. is BBC America’s two-

part mini- series, Spies of Warsaw. It is from the novel of the same name by acclaimed historical spy fiction writer ALAN FURST, 71. The series follows Col. Jean-Francois Mercier (David Tennant), a WWI hero, who, in the years leading up to WWII, is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of Warsaw. Of course, he has a torrid and sometimes dangerous romance along the way. Mercier’s bohemian sister has a Jewish jazz pianist boyfriend and Mercier takes under his protection two Soviet Jews who have defected from working for the Soviets (one is played by English actor ALLAN CORDUNER, 62). Ethical Gems It’s been a busy time for actress MILA KUNIS, 29. Early last month, she finished doing publicity interviews for her new blockbuster movie, Oz The Great and Powerful. (It co-stars JAMES FRANCO, 34, whose mother is Jewish; RACHEL WEISZ, 42; and ZACH BRAFF, 37). Around the same time, Kunis was also doing interviews about her decision to be a spokesperson for Gemfields, a UK-based luxury jewelry company with a good ethical reputation. Before she would agree to be their spokesperson, Kunis insisted on touring the company’s African mines and meeting with company’s on-site staff. She was recently interviewed by Entertainment Tonight. Here is part of the ET story: “They take so much pride in their work and they take such good care of their employees,” gushed Kunis of her partnership with Gemfields, a luxury company that produces amethysts, emeralds and rubies, all the while ensuring that their employees in Africa make a

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

So here’s the deal:

Send Nate an email at middleoftheroad1@aol.com, tell him you saw this ad in The Jewish News, and include your phone number (area code, too). Nate will then contact you about doing a “limited” family history for you at a modest cost (no more than $100). No upfront payment. living wage and enjoy simple necessities such as electricity and running water. Since recently taking her leave from a high-profile beauty contract, the actress says she wasn’t too keen to put her name behind another company. “I’ve done that once before and it’s one of the hardest things to do…to pitch a product you don’t stand by,” said Kunis. “The short of it is, I went and visited [Gemfields] in Africa and they are one of the loveliest companies I had the pleasure of actually touring, let alone being a part of. They take care of their community, they put up schools, and

they teach the people how to farm vegetables. I mean it sounds so dated and so simple, but very rarely do people take the time. They say they do, and on paper they do, but in real life they don’t.” I hope that more celebrities follow Kunis’ example and check out the ethics and working conditions of companies they endorse. I’m ready for a celebrity “fair trade” movement in which celebrities bring honor to themselves and the companies they endorse by really checking them out. Everybody will benefit: consumers, employees, celebrities and endorsed “ethical” companies.

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Sometimes in April… By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD, Professor of History & Director, Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies, Florida Gulf Coast University n 2005, Haiti-born filmmaker Raoul Peck directed Sometimes in April, a made-for-television movie about the Rwandan genocide of 1994, produced by HBO. There was nothing mysterious about his title – although referring to the genocide that started on April 6, 1994, there was a certain irony present, as well. The month of April, it seems, is “ground zero” for genocide. April 6 saw the start of the Rwandan Genocide in Dr. Paul Bartrop 1994, resulting in a million killed over the next one hundred days. Also on April 6, in 1992, the Bosnian War started, leading to the largest death toll on European soil since World War II. April 17, 1975 was the date on which Phnom Penh fell to the fearsome Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, resulting in the death of at least one-quarter of the population. The first day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising during the Holocaust, of course, was April 19, 1943, while April 24, 1915 commemorates the date on which the Armenian Genocide began.

Quite clearly, “sometimes in April” things went terribly wrong in many places around the world during the last century. It is without doubt incumbent upon us all to recognize and remember these horrible events during the month of April. In this, the 70th anniversary year of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, we in the Jewish community turn our thoughts specifically as a focus for remembrance. The history is well enough known. On the first evening of Passover, April 19, 1943, the Nazis, under the command of General Jürgen Stroop, attempted to destroy the Ghetto and its Jewish inhabitants as a birthday present for Adolf Hitler. At that time, only about 55,000 to 60,000 Jews remained in the ghetto. The vast majority of the rest, approximately 300,000, had already been transported to their deaths, mainly at Treblinka. Much to the Germans’ surprise, a resistance effort had been organized. A group calling itself the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB), composed largely of Zionist young people and headed by Mordecai Anielewicz, prepared to meet the invaders with about 500 inexperi-

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enced fighters. Another 250 were attached to a separate group, the Jewish Military Union (ZZW). The battle, beginning on April 19, lasted until May 16, four weeks later, when the command bunker at Mila 18 was finally destroyed and the ZOB leadership, including Anielewicz, had been killed. In a communiqué on April 23 to Yitzhak Zuckerman, another leader of the resistance movement then working outside the ghetto, Anielewicz wrote, “My life’s dream has been realized: I have lived to see Jewish defense in the ghetto in all its greatness and glory.” The Germans resorted to the technique of burning the houses in the ghetto street by street and block by block. On May 16, General Stroop reported “The Jewish Quarter of Warsaw is no more!” On that day, Stroop personally pushed a detonator button to demolish the Great Synagogue of Warsaw on Tlomackie Street. A leather-bound scrapbook consisting of German memoranda and pictures of the devastation was later presented directly to SS leader Heinrich Himmler. What was the overall significance of the Uprising? The event itself has become a major symbol of the Holocaust. Warsaw was one of the great centers of European Jewish existence before the

war, and had the largest Jewish population of any city in Europe. At the same time, it was also a key location of ethnic and religious hatred directed towards Jews as, tragically, the Christian neighbors of Warsaw’s Jews abandoned them to their fate while the uprising was in progress. For their part, it should also be mentioned, the Allies did nothing to assist. The Jews of Warsaw rose against the might of the Nazis by themselves, and with no assistance. The uprising was the first largescale rebellion against Nazi rule anywhere in occupied Europe, though it had no impact on either the outcome of World War II or the Nazi “Final Solution.” The ghetto was left in ruins, and over 56,000 Jews were captured and deported by Stroop’s forces. In actual combat or in crossfire, his units killed up to 7,000 Jews during the uprising. Although the figures are disputed, the number of German casualties amounted to 16 dead and 85 wounded. Despite this massive discrepancy, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising remains emblematic of Jewish resistance to Nazi tyranny, in what was truly a “war against the Jews.” At this time of the year, there can only be one possible salutation, to which we would all adhere: Lest we forget.

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Cry for Argentina

April 2013

Gun control in Israel

By David Harris, Executive Director, AJC, March 3, 2013

mail. But at the showdown vote during the INTERPOL meeting in Marrakesh, Morocco, Argentina prevailed. When Cristina Kirchner took office in December 2007, succeeding her husband, the momentum initially continued. She had previously spoken out strongly on the case as an Argentine senator, including at the AJC Global Forum in Washington months before her election. She noted the double indignity it had brought to her country – a deadly attack against Argentina and pitifully little to show from years of investigation. So, why this new turn of events by the very same leader, aided by her foreign minister, Hector Timerman? Why are they so determined to What took place in 1994 was proceed with the memothe single deadliest terrorist randum of understanding, assault in Latin America, and even in the face of a torrent of criticism from within it followed on the heels of an the country, including earlier attack on the Israeli from many civic groups, outlets, and politiembassy in Buenos Aires that media cal parties (the accord was killed 29 people. narrowly endorsed in the – and, since 2007, the target of an IN- Argentine Senate and Chamber of DepTERPOL “red notice,” meaning Argen- uties by votes of 39-31 and 131-113, tina seeks his arrest and extradition – is, respectively), and abroad? in fact, the current Iranian minister of However they choose to cloak it, the defense. Is Iran about to hand him over most likely answer appears to be a desire to Argentina as a defendant in any trial? to “repair” bilateral relations with Iran. Yeah, right! Finding a formula to bring “closure” to This whole episode would make the AMIA case would “normalize” the for gut-splitting political satire were the link, in turn yielding tangible political stakes not so high. and economic benefits to Argentina. After all, what took place in 1994 Otherwise, they fear, this issue was the single deadliest terrorist assault could drag on for many more years, in Latin America, and it followed on the with Argentina continuing to cut itself heels of an earlier attack on the Israeli off from an Iran hungry to break out of embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 the isolation the U.S. and Europe are people. seeking to impose – and to which BueFor years, I heard with my own ears nos Aires temperamentally is not nearly one Argentine government after anoth- as committed. er promising to get to the bottom of the Also striking has been the Kirchner case, but fueled by heavy doses of in- administration’s thin skin since the deal competence, hesitation and corruption, was first announced. no investigation ever got very far. It has lashed out at its critics, even Meanwhile, families of the victims reportedly threatening to complicate life struggled to come to grips with the ab- for AMIA if its leadership continues to sence of justice, while many feared protest the devilish deal with Iran. a third attack on a country that just But, after all, Argentina is a democcouldn’t quite summon the resolve to racy, and those who disagree are exerpursue the perpetrators. cising their right to speak out. But then things began to change. Moreover, AMIA’s current leaders, President Néstor Kirchner, the cur- some of whom were in the building on rent leader’s late husband, came to the that fateful day in 1994, are still grap2004 AJC Global Forum in Washing- pling with the trauma of what occurred ton. He said, for the world to hear, that nearly 19 years ago. They have had to the unresolved investigation was a “na- bury their colleagues and friends, contional disgrace” and justice would no sole the survivors, and constantly worry longer be delayed. about the state of security. If they cannot A determined special prosecutor, express themselves about this particular Alberto Nisman, was appointed in 2005 Argentine-Iranian accord without fear and given the mandate to go wherever of intimidation or retaliation, then who the evidence took him, be it the tri-bor- exactly is entitled to do so? der area with Brazil and Paraguay, the Every friend of Argentina, of deBekaa Valley in Lebanon, Damascus or mocracy, and of justice should stand Tehran. with those Argentines, Jews and nonAnd that resulted in a report that Jews alike, who oppose a shameful pact named five Iranians and one Hezbol- with Iran that, yes, has echoes of the lah operative as linked to the attack, naiveté, self-delusion, and appeasement prompting a request for INTERPOL co- of the past. operation. Iran fought the move toothToday, I cry for you, Argentina. and-nail, using, above all, its time-tested For more information, visit www.ajc. diplomatic tools of bribery and black- org. rgentina has just approved a memorandum of understanding with Iran to jointly investigate the 1994 terrorist bombing of the AMIA, or Jewish Federation, building in Buenos Aires. The blast killed 85 people and wounded 300. There’s only one problem with the agreement – it’s alleged that the current Iranian regime, plus its proxy, Hezbollah, was responsible for the attack. That’s not speculation, but the conclusion, reached years ago, by the Argentine government! To further underscore the absurdity of this initiative, one of the individuals named by Argentina in the AMIA case

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From the Bimah Rabbi Brenner Glickman Temple Emanu-El

n the midst of our national debate on gun control, I thought that I would share one smart innovation that is taking place in Israel. At my temple, we have been discussing this issue comprehensively. In this forum, there is space enough to share just one aspect. I choose to address gun deaths that are self-inflicted. The most overlooked danger that guns pose to our society is suicide. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the presence of a gun in a home greatly increases the probability that a member of that household will take his or her own life with that gun. There are a number of reasons for this phenomenon. The simple presence of a gun can be suggestive to a person suffering the pain of depression. Another reason is that guns are ruthlessly effective. Whereas other means of suicide often fail, attempted suicides

with a gun almost always lead to death. The effects on our population are devastating. Suicides account for the great majority of gun-related deaths each year. There are about 19,000 gun suicides in America each year, while there are about 11,000 gun homicides each year. The numbers are alarming, and surprising. Why does not the issue of suicide play a greater role in public debate? Does it not seem strange that the single greatest aspect of gun-related deaths in America is barely discussed? It is different in Israel. Several years ago, the Israel Defense Forces noticed an alarming rise in suicide rates among the young soldiers in the army. The leaders of the IDF studied the problem, and were particularly persuaded by the studies that demonstrated that access to handguns leads to a greater number of suicides. So they instituted a simple new measure: they required soldiers to leave their handguns on the base when they went home for weekends. The results were stunning. Over the next three years, the rate of suicides among soldiers on weekdays remained the same, but the rate of suicides among soldiers on weekends dropped 40%. Suicide is the number one cause of gun-related deaths in America. I hope that we in America can follow the model of Israel. We need to recognize the problem, and take a sensible approach to curb it.

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Should we teach children to question? Education Corner By Rena Morano

hen we mark the 62nd anniversary of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day this month, we have to be ready to help our children and teens with more than an understanding of the historical events. The reality of the Holocaust gives rise to many questions, not just about what happened and why, but also about the nature of human beings, and more pertinently, the nature of God, and the roles of faith and Torah in human suffering. Children and teens struggle with these questions, perhaps even more so than do adults. Our responsibility as adults is to let them know that their questions are understandable and

appropriate, even if we don’t have answers to them. As a young student, I learned to question what I read and what I heard. Although I earned my first college degree in Comparative Literature, college is not where I learned to question. I went on to earn a teaching degree, but that is not where I learned to question; nor was graduate school where I earned a Master’s Degree. I learned it from my seventh-grade rabbi. Rabbi Kreitman (may he be remembered for a blessing) was our chumash (Torah) teacher. Here is how he taught us: We would read a verse from the Torah, and he would ask, “What is difficult about this verse?” “What is contradictory about this idea?” “What is unusual about this phrase?” Then Rabbi Kreitman would give out extra credit points for the best questions. He gave extra points if a student had a question he couldn’t answer. I earned a lot of extra credit points!

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No topic was off limits for our questions. There was nothing so sacred or so special that it could not be questioned. Every question engendered discussion and a search for an answer. Sometimes there were no answers, only more questions. Everything was learning, Rabbi Kreitman taught us, even the unanswerable questions. One afternoon, a parent came to the classroom, demanding to speak to Rabbi Kreitman. “My child is coming home with questions,” the parent said. “In my day, children did what they were told. When I was a child, I believed what my parents and my teachers told me to believe. Why are you teaching these young children to be unbelievers?” For our rabbi, everything was a teaching opportunity. So he told the parent, and all of us eavesdroppers, the following: The 12th century Jewish sage, the Rambam (Maimonides), categorized three types of heretics: those who deny God and Torah, those who say the Torah is not from God, and those who deny prophecy. But most importantly, the Rambam said that one cannot be considered a heretic unless one has studied

and understood Torah, and then rejects it. So, he said, if we teach our children that it is okay to question and to look for answers, and that in fact, it is a Jewish tradition to do so, we will not lose them later on when their experiences in the world give them questions. Another name for the Jewish people is B’nai Yisroel (the Children of Israel). Yisroel, or Israel, is the name given to Yaakov (Jacob) after he wrestled with the angel. He earned this name, which means one who wrestles with God. As the children of Yisroel, we are encouraged to struggle to fully understand our relationship with the Divine, and not to follow along blindly. Asking challenging questions, and searching for answers, is a positive attribute of religious study. This month, as we commemorate the Holocaust on Yom HaShoah, let us remember that it is better by far to entertain questions and even doubts in the open, than to let them fester in secret. Rena Morano serves Congregation Ner Tamid in Bradenton as its Education Director and Service Leader.

“Around the World in 12 Hours” at Federation

By Allison Davis

rior to Saturday, February 9, there had always been a small rivalry between the local Jewish high school youth groups – USY, NFTY and BBYO – in our community. But, on February 8 and 9, we put those rivalries aside and traveled around the world in 12 hours on the Federation Campus as part of The Jewish Federation of SaraAllison Davis s o t a - M a n a t e e ’s “Community Youth Group Lock-In.” More than 40 kids from the three various youth groups and those who were unaffiliated attended. Not only did this event bring the youth of Sarasota together Jewishly, it also broadened our global perspectives. The theme of the event was “Around the World in 12 Hours.” We began in Sarasota and participated in a short Havdalah service, but one that every youth group could relate to. We then traveled to Japan, where we got a demonstration of Aikido, a form of Japanese martial arts. Then, we traveled

to Italy, where we enjoyed a delicious Italian meal of baked ziti. After Italy, we made our way to Africa, where we got the chance to improve the life of a child in the region who is exposed to Jiggers, a nasty infection caused by a flea. In Africa, we participated in a social action project called Sole Hope in which we cut out “soles” of shoes from jeans that we would later send to Africa to be made into shoes in order to prevent children from getting Jiggers. Next, we traveled to Latin America, where we were taught Zumba by a Zumba instructor. Then, we found ourselves in China making candy sushi. Finally, we made our way to the Middle East, where we relaxed in our Bedouin tents, watched movies and fell asleep. For the first time in many years, the Jewish youth of Sarasota came together with one thing in common, being Jewish in Sarasota. But, when the event ended early Sunday morning, all those who attended could say they left the event with more Jewish friends in the community and a wider perspective on different cultures around the world.

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Temple Emanu-El Preschool enjoys springtime celebrations By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman eading, friendship and Purim were celebrated with spirit at Temple Emanu-El Preschool in February. Preschoolers continued welcoming temple members who volunteered to read to the children. New members Lee Crowe and Melissa Fox delighted the students with their enthusiasm and warmth. Fox made a special impression; wearing a beautiful pink dress, she was approached by one little boy who asked

Rabbi Brenner Glickman, Nate and Bella share a hug at “Love, Heart, and Friendship Day”

earnestly, “Are you a princess?” “The connection between Temple Emanu-El and the preschool is very special to us,” preschool director Elaine Sharrock commented. “The children love seeing kind new faces and hearing new stories. We cherish our volunteers!” Also celebrated was the gift of friendship at “Love, Heart, and Friendship Day” on Friday, February 15. After welcoming Shabbat with blessings and

songs, the children enjoyed Rabbi Brenner Glickman’s original story about a little girl who receives three wishes and learns about the importance of friendship. The children joined hands and sang Make New Friends while dancing Viki and Hannah show off their yummy hamentashen together. A visit from the ice cream truck – with prepare for Shabbat that they actually sweet treats to celebrate the call me ‘Shabbat.’ sweetness of friendship – “The kids love the Jewish songs,” capped off the special morn- he added. “The parents say that all week ing. long the kids are singing in the car, Last, but definitely not ‘Bim, bam…Shabbat Shalom, hey!’” least, to be celebrated was Purim. Storytelling, crafts, a parade, and hamentashenbaking with Rabbi Glickman made this holiday extra special. “The kids are so adorable and sweet,” Rabbi Glickman said. “Friday mornings with the preschool are a real highlight of my week. They are so New Temple Emanu-El member Melissa Fox reads used to seeing me when we A Color of His Own to Debbie Kaufman’s VPK class

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n Sunday, February 3, the March of the Living participants from the Sarasota-Manatee community joined the students from Boca Raton, West Palm Beach and Tampa for a day-long retreat in preparation for the March.

For the morning portion of the retreat, the students were captivated by the emotional and heartbreaking stories of the Holocaust survivors. After this impactful experience, the students were asked to share their reactions and thoughts about the Holocaust through an artistic collage. The results were powerful. These high school students put all of their energy and drive into creating truly moving pieces about how the Holocaust impacted their lives and the world around them. Participant’s touching artwork about the Holocaust The latter part

of the retreat was centered on the topic: Zionism in all its forms. The students participated in impassioned discussions about: “What is Zionism?” “Why are we Zionists?” and “Why does Israel have the right to exist?” It was beyond interesting to listen to the students’ diverse perspectives. This year’s March of the Living Mission to Poland and Israel is going to be life-changing for more than 10,000 students around the world. We are so lucky that The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, with the help of our generous donors, is able to send five students from our community on this life-defining mission. For more information about the March of the Living, please contact Orna Nissan at onissan@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6305.

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Dr. Yoram Peri discusses the Israeli elections The Temple Beth Israel Kallah Scholar Program and Temple Beth Sholom are jointly hosting Dr. Yoram Peri to discuss “After the Israeli Elections: A New Chapter or More of the Same?” Dr. Peri, University of Maryland-College Park professor and former political advisor to the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, will discuss how Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election influences the political outlook in Israel. Gerard Daniel is sponsoring this program in loving memory of Ruth Daniel. Dr. Peri will speak during Shabbat services, which begin at 9:00 a.m., and during Shabbat Shmooze at 12:30 p.m., at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Services are free and open to the community. For more information, please call 941.955.8121.

Yom HaShoah at Ner Tamid Join Congregation Ner Tamid at 10:00 a.m. at The Lodge, 4802 B 26th St. W., Bradenton, for a Shabbat experience to recall Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Special guests include local soldiers who liberated the concentration camps. They will be honored by the congregation. Brunch to follow. To register, call 941.755.1231.

Sonia Pressman Fuentes “A Journey of Discovery to Germany” Sonia Pressman Fuentes, born in Berlin, Germany, came to the U.S. with her family on May 1, 1934, to escape the Holocaust. She retired to Sarasota in May 1993. In September 2011, Ms. Fuentes went on a ten-day trip to Germany as the guest of the German Foreign Office, and Belgium, as the guest of the City of Antwerp and the Red Star Line Museum, due to open in Antwerp this spring. Part of the exhibit will feature Ms. Fuentes and her family. Join the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism at 10:30 a.m. at Unity, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota, for this free event. For more information, call 941.929.7771 or visit www.chj-sarasota.org.

Temple Beth El’s 38th Anniversary Gala Join Temple Beth El at 6:00 p.m. for its annual dinner/dance at the Renaissance on 9th, 1816 9th St. W., Bradenton. It will be an evening of dinner, dancing, a Fotos-R-Fun booth, a special auction of paintings and works of art donated and by our own member artists, along with extra surprises. The evening will not only celebrate Temple Beth El’s 38th anniversary, it will also honor one of our “VIP” couples – Jerry and Jeannie Shames. Cost is $50 per person. To RSVP or for more information, call the temple Tuesday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon, at 941.755.4900.

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Join us for the dedication of six newly planted trees to remember those lost in the Holocaust. The ceremony will include songs, poems, survivor testimony and teen speakers. This free event, which begins at 3:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota), is sponsored by The Rosenthal Family Fund, The Blumenthal Family Fund, Temple Beth Sholom and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. For more information, please contact Orna Nissan at onissan@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6305.

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Join the community to commemorate those who lost their lives during the Holocaust. The event begins at 4:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota), and is sponsored by The Rabbinical Association of Sarasota-Manatee, Temple Beth Sholom and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. For more information, call the temple office at 941.955.8121.

A cave exploration in the Ukraine leads to the unearthing of a story of World War II survivors who once found shelter in the same cave. Audience Award Winner: Hamptons International Film Festival. The screening begins at 7:00 p.m. at the Hollywood 20,1993 Main St., Sarasota. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Cost: $12.50 or an Israel@65 pass for $40. Tickets: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com or call 941.366.6200.

RAFI (Relatives and Friends of Israelis) meeting We invite anyone who has loved ones living in Israel or simply loves Israel to join us at 1:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 South Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. We are a social, non-political, non-fundraising group with the common interest of caring about Israel. We meet monthly during season and always have fun, interesting programs. For more information, contact Harriet Joy Epstein at 941.342.1818 or hjesarasota@yahoo.com.

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Journey to Justice tells the story of Howard Triest (brother of Sarasota resident Margot Coville), a German Jew who fled Nazi Germany in 1939 when he was 16 years old, returned a victorious American soldier and then served as an interpreter at the Nuremburg Tribunal, enabling him to come face-to-face with imprisoned Nazi officials who were co-responsible for the death of six million Jews, including Howard’s parents, at Auschwitz. It includes the story of how Margot was rescued from a detention camp in France just before her parents’ deportation. Following the screening, Margot will take questions. This free event begins at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. For more information, contact Orna Nissan at onissan@ jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6305.

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Have a drink, network and connect with fellow young Jews in SarasotaManatee! Sponsored by the Young Adult Division of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. This free event takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Kazu’s 2.0 Sushi Bar, 6566 Gateway Ave., Sarasota. For more information, contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.

Mah Jongg Mania Tournament and luncheon Join SaraMana ORT from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. in the Palm Aire Country Club Ballroom, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota. Cash prizes and drawings. Cost: $38, payable to ORT America, c/o D. Rosenblum, 6412 Golden Eye Glen, Lakewood Ranch, Sarasota, FL 34202. For more information, email shellymahjong@gmail.com.

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Marden Paru is teaching an 8-week course on Holocaust literature, developed by Prof. David Roskies of the Jewish Theological Seminary. The topics for this Tuesday morning class include: The Anthological Imagination, The Auschwitz Chronicles, Two Poets Speak but Who is Listening, Reading for Metonymy and Reading for Myth, Reading through the Lens of Gender, Discovering a Masterpiece, and Taking True Testimony. Classes meet from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in the Temple Beth Sholom Multi-Purpose Room, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. No fee for TBS members; $36 for nonmembers. Registration is required. Please contact Marden Paru, Director of Continuing Education, at 941.955.8121 or marden.paru@gmail.com for more information.

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Based on a Jewish approach to mourning and healing the soul, the Bereavement Support Group is scheduled for six consecutive Thursdays, through May 16. Each session has its own topic such as the normal process of grief, a roadmap for healing, the role of prayer, how to keep memories alive, and finally, healing. Sessions run from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at the JFCS Main Campus, 2688 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. No fee, but pre-registration is required. For information and registration, call the Jewish Healing Coordinator at 941.366.2224 x166.

“Estate Planning for Women” Join the SaBra Chapter of Hadassah at 11:30 a.m. in the Zell Room on the Federation Campus at 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. The program will be presented by Esther Halt, Financial Advisor at Raymond James & Associates. A light lunch will be served. RSVP to Nancy Mizrahi at 941.923.1790. Women only, please.

WORLD PREMIERE! Examining life at life’s end is the poignant subtext of Next Year in Jerusalem, a poetic journey, at once metaphorical and literal. Eight nursing home residents are given one last great adventure, a trip to Israel. The film documents the planning through the journey itself: a physical and emotional challenge and, ultimately, a transformational life experience. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee as part of “Blue and White Weekend,” celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut and Israel@65. The screening begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Hollywood 20,1993 Main St., Sarasota. Cost: $12.50 or an Israel@65 pass for $40. Tickets: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com or call 941.366.6200.

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Join the Brandeis National Committee of Sarasota as we install the Officers and Board members for 2013-14, followed by a British High Tea Lunch. The program will be a presentation by Kathleen Houseweart of the Sarasota Memorial Clinic. She will discuss “Sustaining a Healthy Memory” – answering the question, “Where did I put my keys?” The event begins at 11:30 a.m. at Michael’s On East, 1212 East Avenue, Sarasota. The cost is $36 for members and $40 for guests. RSVP to Laura Recoon at 941.755.8816 or ringtail10@aol.com.

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On the verge of her marriage, a young Hassidic girl and her family are struck by tragedy when her older sister dies in childbirth – and when her sister’s husband is pressed to remarry and her mother makes a startling proposition – she is forced to choose between her obedience to her family and her heart’s desire. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee as part of “Blue and White Weekend,” celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut and Israel@65. The screening begins at 3:30 p.m. at the Hollywood 20,1993 Main St., Sarasota. Cost: $12.50 or an Israel@65 pass for $40. Tickets: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com or call 941.366.6200.

Sarasota Film Festival: The Ballad of the Weeping Spring Torn apart by tragedy, a legendary band reunites to play an emotional final concert in this film, a stylized homage to Spaghetti Westerns and samurai epics, shot entirely in Israel but set in a mythical time and place. Nominated for nine Israeli Academy Awards, with wins for Best Original Music, Best Original Soundtrack, Best Production Design and Best Costume Design. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee as part of “Blue and White Weekend,” celebrating Yom HaAtzmaut and Israel@65. The screening begins at 6:00 p.m. at the Hollywood 20,1993 Main St., Sarasota. Cost: $12.50 or an Israel@65 pass for $40. Tickets: www.sarasotafilmfestival.com or call 941.366.6200.

Falafel With Yoav Come and enjoy a terrific kosher falafel lunch prepared by Yoav Cohen at noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Cost is $5 per falafel. Call 941.752.3030 for more information.

Yom HaAtzmaut luncheon This Chabad of Sarasota Men’s Club 770 event will combine a delicious Israeli brunch and a discussion featuring Israel Defense Forces war veterans living in our community. Open to the entire community, the event begins at noon at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Cost: $8 for adults; $6 for students. For more information, call Kelly Dietz at 941.925.0770.

Yom HaShoah service The Sarasota Jewish Chorale will participate in the Yom HaShoah service at Epiphany Cathedral (Island of Venice, 350 Tampa Ave. W.) at 2:30 p.m. This annual event, sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Southwest Florida, will host students from area Catholic schools who have studied the Holocaust as part of their school curriculum. This year, the Chorale will sing Yerushalayim Shel Zahav under the direction of Martha Kinney Kesler. All are welcome to attend this free event. For more information, call Arlene Stolnitz at 941.492.6944.

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The Future of God - The Merging of Science & Religion Must science and religion always be opposing and irreconcilable forces? Looking at recent trends in theoretical physics and the response of contemporary theologians to scientific theories, a panel discusses whether science and religion can, in fact, be seen as complementary ways of understanding our world. Moderator Dr. Reza Aslan is a Wallerstein professor at Drew University’s Center on Religion, Culture and Conflict. Panelist Andrew Zolli is the co-author of the new book, Resilience: The Science of Why Things Bounce Back. Panelist David Eagleman is a neuroscientist and writer at Baylor College of Medicine, where he directs the Laboratory for Perception and Action. The event begins at 8:15 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel, 567 Bay Isles Road, Longboat Key. Cost: $5; free for TBI members. For more information, call 941.383.3428 or email info@tbi-lbk.org.

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The Al Katz Center will host a special observance of Israel’s Fallen Soldiers Day (Yom HaZikaron) and Israel’s Independence Day (Yom HaAtzmaut) at 6:00 p.m., including prayers for Israeli heroes and victims of terrorism, followed by songs of rejoicing on Israel’s 65th birthday. A light meal will be served. Guests are asked to bring names and photographs of fallen Israeli soldiers whom they knew and of terrorist victims. This free event will be held at 713 South Orange Ave., Sarasota. For more information, call 941.313.9239.

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“Learning about the Sarasota Ballet” The Sarasota Ballet is the Gulf Coast of Florida’s first and only professional ballet company. Under the direction of Iain Webb, the Sarasota Ballet has expanded its repertoire to include works by world renowned choreographers. Carol Roden will speak about the Sarasota Ballet and might even bring some dancers with her. This free GulfsidePalm ORT event begins at 1:30 p.m. on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. RSVP to Marsha Feldstein at 941.355.6016 or mushyf@verizon.net.

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Tastes of the Jewish Year Tastes of the Jewish Year cooking experiences end on a sweet note at Temple Sinai with chefs Alyson and Mark Zildjian. “Chocolate” is the theme of this session and it will be the featured ingredient in a historic cake and beverage. The discussion will focus on the history of European Jews and this popular food. The cost is $25 for Temple Sinai members and $30 for guests. The event takes place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota. RSVP to 941.924.1802.

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Journey Through Jewish Films: The safety of Israel The safety of Israel is the theme for the Al Katz Center’s April film series, dealing with existential threats to Israel from Jihad terrorism and Iranian nuclear armament. At 6:00 p.m. Dr. Richard Swier, investigative journalist and radio host, will lead a discussion on the powerful film Obsession, revealing the nature of the global Jihadist movements against Israel, Jews and the West. Cost: $10 per person; includes take-home materials and light meal. The Al Katz Center is located in Burns Square at 713 South Orange Ave., Sarasota. RSVP at 941.313.9239.

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NCJW scholarship presentation Be on hand to hear the compelling stories of college students whose education was interrupted by life’s circumstances. These students overcame the situation some years later to continue their studies. National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Sarasota-Manatee Section is awarding these non-traditional students scholarships to help them obtain their degrees. Each year, NCJW sends notices to area colleges to let students know about the NCJW scholarships. The Scholarship Committee, headed by Eve Pokornicky, has reviewed applications and made their selections. The awards will be presented at 7:00 p.m. on the Federation Campus at 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota. Light refreshments will be served, and there is no charge. All are welcome, but reservations are needed by April 10. To RSVP or find out more about NCJW, call the 24-hour hotline at 941.342.1855.

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