A project of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
Shonim B’yachad DIFFERENT TOGETHER
A project of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
“Different Together promotes the idea of diversity in community… celebrating co-existence with the goal of building bridges between Israelis of different backgrounds.”
DIFFERENT TOGETHER — Benjamin netanyahu , 2015
[Photo featuring Judi Gallagher]
A project of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
DIFFERENT TOGETHER READ MORE ON PAGES 1–4
Celebrating Jewish Life in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Israel and the World FEDERATION NEWS
Serving our community since 1971!
Published by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee www.jfedsrq.org
June 2015 - Sivan/Tammuz 5775 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 9 13 17 23 26 28 31
Community Focus Jewish Happenings Jewish Interest Israel & the Jewish World Commentary Focus on Youth Life Cycle
6 Israel Independence Day celebration
16 Yom HaShoah Youth Service at the Remember Me Orchard
23
Israeli innovations save lives in Nepal
Volume 45, Number 6
“Different Together” – A transformational journey to Israel By Howard Tevlowitz, Executive Director, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
T
his March, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee provided the funding for eight Sarasota County high school students, all members of the Sarasota-based Embracing Our Differences’ Co-Existence Clubs, to attend the opening of the inaugural “Different Together” exhibit in Israel. It was a transformational trip where they witnessed, firsthand, Israel’s diverse multicultural reality. Inspired by Embracing Our Differences (EOD), the “Different Together” program centers around an outdoor exhibit of art celebrating the diversity of human experience. The artists, Howard Tevlowitz students from a multiplicity of backgrounds, created powerful statements of respect and empathy. Humanity cannot be homogenized, after all. Their artwork showed that we come in many different flavors of gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, and preferences of conscience. It was a cause for celebration – especially in Israel. Throughout Jewish history, art has been used
as a form of remembrance, dedication and inspiration. From colorful mosaics in Masada, to intricately carved synagogues in Morocco, to children’s drawings created during the Holocaust, art has helped define us as a people and capture our history. Many of these works celebrate themes of love, friendship and personhood. It is the dream of the Jewish people to live in a safe, welcoming and peaceful world. During a conversation with EOD leadership, we proposed bringing the concept of EOD to Israel. What could be better than celebrating the core values of art and diversity shared by EOD and The Federation in Israel, a land of diversity? The answer was an unqualified yes. We then found a partner in Israel: The Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism. Its mission is to build an Israel that is tolerant, just, and welcoming of multiple expressions of religious and spiritual practices. As the project grew, it received support from the Tel Aviv-Jaffa municipality, its mayor, Ron Huldai, its deputy mayor, Asaf Zamir (who grew up in Sarasota), the mayor’s advisor for foreign affairs,
continued on page 2
Experiencing multicultural reality in Israel By Marsha Fottler
I
n mid-March, I accompanied a group of 40 adults and eight high school students (all members of the Sarasota-based Embracing Our Differencessponsored Co-Existence Name: Clubs________________________________________________ the Family Jeweler 14276 Invoice Ref #: ________________ at Riverview, Booker and North Port high schools) to attend the inaugural opening of “Different Together” in Israel. The program, Sarasota County students in Jaffa, Israel inspired by Embracing Our Difceremonies began with a welcoming speech from ferences and funded by The Jewish Federation of Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai, and a moving talk by Sarasota-Manatee, centered around an outdoor art Federation past president Nelle Miller, whose inspirexhibit featuring 35 banner-sized artworks created ing comments captured the essence of the mission by young Israelis from diverse backgrounds that This Proof must be signed and returned before of Embracing Our Differences, which is to use the promote tolerance and empathy towards people ir“Focus we can proceed with your order. This is your transformational power of the arts to educate and gender, religion, race or sexual orientaProof prior to respective printing. Pleaseofexamine all spellon Youth” ing and information inspire to create a better world. By the end of “Diftion. carefully. RFJD will not be photos held responsible forOnanyopening unnoticed night errors. Any ferent Together’s” run, on April 19, it was estimatwe gathered with hundreds of printing will be customer’s sole of the errors found after ed that nearly 250,000 Israelis visited the exhibit. others at the Jaffa-based Nalagaat Theater for fesmonth responsibility. tivities. The theater itself is something of a unique (In our area, the 2015 Embracing Our Differences Approval experiment in diversity as all of the actors are either exhibits in Sarasota’s Island Park and Bradenton’s Approvedblind or deaf. The “Different Together” opening continued on page 2
30
proof
Approved with Corrections New Proof Required A publication of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
NON-PROFIT ORG.
Klingenstein Jewish Center, 580 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota, FL 34232 U.S. POSTAGE Annual voluntary subscription: $25 Authorized Signature PAID
Date Telephone Number
MANASOTA FL PERMIT 167
Keep it in the Family...
Murray Margolis
E x t r ao r d i n a ry S E l E c t i o n o f f i n E J E w E l ry Certified WatChmaker appraisals expert JeWelry repairs WatCh Batteries restringing all Work done on site
Your one-stop full-service jewelry center | Buying Precious Metals
Fax Number
T h e F a m i ly J e w e l e r
8342 market street • lakewood ranch • (941) 907-3418 • www.thefamilyjeweler.com
2
June 2015
FEDERATION NEWS
“Different Together”...continued from page 1
Experiencing multicultural reality in Israel...continued from page 1
Eitan Schwartz, and the education department of the municipality. Thanks to that support, and funding from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and its generous donors, a beautiful dream was about to become a reality. More than 20 schools and community centers throughout Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Holon and Tel Mond participated in this inaugural project. Students from every facet of Israeli society, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, submitted hundreds of artworks. A panel of leading Israeli artists selected 35 of the most meaningful images. These were then enlarged to billboard size and presented at the “Different Together” exhibit, which opened March 19 in Jaffa. The powerful images of “Different Together” have been in the public eye for only a short time, but their impact has been profound. The exhibition received a commendation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and visits from multiple members of the Israeli Knesset, along with Jewish, Muslim and Christian clergy. An estimated 250,000 Israelis experienced
Riverwalk ran April through May 22 and attracted tens of thousands of people.) During their time in Israel, the Sarasota teens also experienced a graffiti tour of the bohemian Florentine district of Tel Aviv with street-art curator Guy Sharett. He led the students down tight alleys and along grand avenues to discover walls covered with art. These highly colorful works are often meant as protest pieces or sometimes just to amuse in an outrageous way. Some of the characters on the walls refer to American television programs. Homer Simpson was one of the icons we spotted. The Sarasota County high school students who visited Israel – Isabelle Mathiasson Ball (Riverview High); Kaya Faith Cornejo-D’oyen (Booker High); Dalton John Drummond (Riverview High); Calli Habermehl (Booker High); Casey Lynn Kabobel (Riverview High); Ambar Lynn Morales-Diaz (North Port High); Chasiti Morgan (North Port High); and Cody Alexander Vega (Riverview High) – also spent time at the Hand in Hand (Yad B’Yad) School, a controversial experimental education center in Jerusalem where Muslim and Jewish children sit side by side and learn in Arabic and Hebrew. The American teens also visited a Bedouin village where they met with counterparts in a one-room concrete building that was their school. The common denominators were, of course, cell phones and their interest in music. One of the American girls asked a shy girl in a headscarf if her father had more than one wife and the girl replied in a matter-of-fact manner, “I am the youngest of my father’s second wife.” From there, conversations got personal about career aspirations with everyone expressing a desire to experience a wider world and have greater choices. Highlights for the teens (they kept journals and posted blogs) were Masada and a day at the Dead Sea that included rubbing themselves with mud and taking lots of selfies to post on Facebook. They wanted to ride a camel and did. Food was important and they snacked all day and had high praise for the shawarma, the breads, gelato, fruit smoothies and pastries. One of the teens, a committed vegetarian, said she never ate better because there is such a concentrated effort in Israel to make fruits and vegetable dishes extra delicious.
the project. We believe that this year’s “Different Together” project will mark the beginning of a longstanding tradition. In the years to come, we intend to expand this outreach to other regions throughout Israel. We also hope to accompany the exhibition’s artwork with a curriculum focused on the values of coexistence and acceptance. We also know that the Sarasota students who attended this monumental event will energize our own community with the insights and inspiration that they bring back with them. Jewish mystics have taught that our world and everything in it is God’s work of art. After viewing the “Different Together” exhibition, it is difficult to disagree. The experience was truly transformational – a celebration of the family of humanity where everyone is welcome. The joy and understanding it created was a divine work of art in its own right – a living tableau of what a peaceful world would look like. This essay was first printed in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
Get Involved! Become a BBYO advisor.
BBYO offers a variety of volunteer opportunities for young adults in the Jewish Community. Do you want to make a significant impact in the lives of Jewish teens? Become a BBYO advisor, and help a generation of Jewish teens to reach their full potential! Advisors work in partnership with professional staff to mentor and guide AZA and BBG chapters. Advisors serve as positive Jewish role models, exploring challenges and seeking solutions with (not for) the teens, and encouraging BBYO members to strive for excellence. With the guidance of advisor leadership, BBYO teens have the opportunity to grow into dynamic, engaged young Jewish leaders. If you would like to learn more about volunteering with BBYO, contact Lory Conte at 407-621-4032 or LConte@bbyo.org
B’nai B’rith Youth Organization
140 kosher characters
twitter.com/jfedsrq
t Israel n e i c n A g Uncoverin Derfer ven with Dr. Ste
October 20 – November 1, 2015 Explore both ancient and modern Israel DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4
Depart Tampa, FL Arrive Tel Aviv Tel Aviv Caesarea, Mount Carmel, Megiddo & Akko DAY 5 Nazareth, Safed & Tiberias DAY 6 Capernaum, Banias & Golan Heights
DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13
Beit Shean, Qumran & the Dead Sea Dead Sea & Masada Avdat & Mitzpe Ramon Lachish & Jerusalem New City of Jerusalem Old City of Jerusalem/Depart Israel Arrive USA
Jerusalem was also meaningful for the eight young students for whom history came alive in spiritual ways. One student, who looked forward to visiting Jerusalem because she wanted “to be where Jesus was,” surprised friends by waiting in the hot sun in a long line to tuck a prayer into a crevice in the a Western Wall. For her and her fellow t students, the trip to Israel was a transT formational experience. b Observations and tips from a firsts time, non-Jewish traveler to Israel: i Pomegranates, dates and baby c strollers are ubiquitous. The bread products in Israel are D a revelation. The variety of sweet t and savory breads amaze. There r are bakeries and bread stalls to T tempt every couple of blocks. J Carry a bottle of water and drink e from it all day or you’ll dehydrate. s Israeli water is good. f Stop at a juice bar at least once a g day for a smoothie or a mix of several fresh fruits. The yogurt is thick and delicious. The gelato is creamy and sublime. Bottled camel milk is prized among locals for its beauty and medical benefits. Visit Masada and hear the dramatic story on-site. Rubbing yourself with mud and then floating in the Dead Sea is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. With self-control, you may be able to walk through the somber exhibition rooms of Yad Vashem (the world’s largest repository of information on the Holocaust) without sobbing. But, when you walk silently through the Children’s Memorial, a midnight-black un-u derground cavern that is the coun-l try’s monument to the 1.5 millioni children killed in the Holocaust,f you will feel the tears stinging youra face. Memorial candles, a customary Jewish tradition to rememberm the dead, are reflected infinitely in the dark and somber space, creat-w ing the impression of millions ofa stars shining in the firmament. Thei names of murdered children, theirT ages and countries of origin can bef c heard in the background. Everyone’s Israel is a unique ex-t perience. Go without preconceiveda notions and just let Israel happen.n Take fewer photos with your cam-r era and more with your mind ando heart. Be fully present and in thet moment, noticing details as well ast s the overall picture.
N
s G
Who does the Jewish community turn to for the most trusted service in real estate?
Ackerman
the
BARBARA
REALTOR®
GROUP
The name to know in real estate
The #1 group in Sarasota and Manatee Counties & all of Southwest Florida for 2013
941-387-1820 Direct 800-910-8728 Toll-Free
barbara@barbaraackerman.com www.barbaraackerman.com Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate 201 Gulf of Mexico Drive, Suite 1 • Longboat Key, FL 34228
BAC0814-019 jewish ad.indd 1
BUY • SELL • TRADE • SERVICE
8/7/14 12:08 PM
13 days from $4,395.00 per person in twin/double sharing accommodations ; fully escorted and guided! (double occupancy included; single room $1099) EXPERT FINE WATCH REPAIR
RESTORATION • MODERN & VINTAGE
SPECIALIZING IN ROLEX AND ALL HIGH END WATCHES Envision Enterprises, Inc. 4180 South Tamiami Sarasota, FL (Just South of Walt’s Fish Market) M-Th: 10a-6p F: 10a-6p Sat-Sun: Closed
FOR THE COMPLETE ITINERARY AND TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION, VISIT
http://www.friendlyplanet.com/sponsored/jewish-federation-sarasota-manatee-israel-2015.html
Questions? Contact Jeremy Lisitza 941.343.2113 or jlisitza@jfedsrq.org Educational Resources Inc.
Bringing peoples, cultures and faiths together through education
jfedsrq.org
eduresources.org
941.953.1315
We are not affiliated with Rolex USA
SHOP ONLINE www.SarasotaWatch.com
ROLEX ROLEX SERVICE SPECIAL
SERVICE OVERHAUL OVERHAUL $350
$ 350 (VALUE $795)$795) (VALUE
Not valid with any other offers or discounts. Restrictions may apply. Must Expires 6/30/15 9/30/14 Must present present coupon. Expires
$ 8 BATTERY
1 YEAR WARRANTY ON ALL BATTERIES Not valid with any other offers or discounts. Restrictions may apply. Must present coupon. Expires 6/30/15
June 2015
FEDERATION NEWS
3
An interfaith voyage of discovery to Israel
One student’s reflections on her trip to Israel
ot all of the news coming out of the Middle East is bad. Seventeen representatives from area churches and synagogues decided to create some good news of their own. This interfaith delegation, organized by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, recently spent 10 days in Israel on a mission of good will and cultural understanding. According to Federation Executive Director Howard Tevlowitz, “Tour participants experienced a reality that we rarely see or hear about in the news.” The delegation visited Christian and Jewish holy sites, toured schools and educational centers, explored historic sites and structures, and met with different people from a diversity of backgrounds. Along the way, they opened
found this trip to be one of the most eye-opening experiences of my life. It made me realize how, even though the world is so large and filled with so many people, we can all find reasons to come together. I loved being around so many people from different cultures, especially since it was my first time in a foreign country. The “Different Together” exhibit was amazing and I loved all of the artwork. I was especially drawn to a particular piece that consisted of many different photographs to make up one person. This image spoke to me because it embodied the idea of “embracing our differences” to the full extent. At the core we are the same people, no matter religion or ethnicity, and we’re
By Federation Staff
N
By Casey Kabobel
Pastor Fidel Diaz, Elizabeth Fisher, Pastor Peter Greenidge, Joyce Johnson, Pastor Edelis Lacosta, Dr. John McGruder, Pastor Joey Mimbs, Beatriz Paniego-Bejar, Deacon Leo Pastore, Rabbi Howard Simon, Shahla Simper, the Rev. Demetrius Smart, Father Vincent Clemente, Dennis Stover and Jeremy Lisitza. “It was a joy and an honor to experience this interfaith journey of discovery,” says Jeremy Lisitza, a Federation staff member who accompanied the group. “We returned home filled with a love for Israel, a love for one another, and a determination to continue to build a lasting, loving relationship between the Jewish and Christian people.” One of the participants summed up his experience this way: “We all share a
I
all a vital part of the wonderful world we live in. This trip was something that I will never forget and I hope that I will be able to go back soon! Casey Kabobel is a student at Riverview High School, a member of the Co-Existence Club, and a docent for Embracing Our Differences.
Riverview HS Vice Principal Paul Gallagher, Casey Kabobel and Isabelle Ball in Jaffa
Welcome to the Neighborhood We are a Concierge Holistic Family Medical Practice with a focus on wellness.
• Longer appointments • Minimal wait time • Same-day sick appointments • Cell phone/text/email access to providers • Personal call with lab & test results • Monthly e-newsletter WHERE WELLNESS IS NOT A CLICHÉ n trust, who cares enough to get • In-office wellness seminars r you ca “ Finding a new docto nt and not always easy after a move. po OUR NEW borhood. ow you, is imTO rta to knWELCOME lcome you to the neigh , MD We weTHE in PREMIER PROGRAM, or rsh He –Laura NEXT GENERATION OF Schedule your HEALTH & WELLNESS. complimentary
up dialogues with people from Muslim, Christian, Baha’i, Druze and Jewish backgrounds who spoke of their faith, the daily challenges they face, and their commitment to peace. The thinking behind this interfaith mission? “It began as a desire to explore ways to build bridges of understanding and advance a positive model of coexistence here in our community,” says Tevlowitz. “Israel served as the perfect backdrop because that’s where our common roots come from. We agreed that in order to truly understand the nuances and complexities of Israel, we needed to be there and experience the real Israel – not the Israel we see on TV or read about in newspapers. We hoped that by sharing, learning and traveling together, we would broaden our understanding of each other.” Participants in the interfaith mission included Pastor Mark Alt, Pastor Gerrit Besteman, Pastor Paul Campoli,
common heritage with our roots being in this beautiful land. My most meaningful impression regarding the nation of Israel occurred at Masada where I came upon a beautiful flower flourishing in the desert sand. When I reflected on this image, it formed a clear picture of the Jewish spirit. It not only survives in a hostile and challenging environment, it flourishes.” Another participant added this reflection: “It has been my dream to travel to Israel. To have dinner in the home of an Arab Christian family, as well as Shabbat dinner with a Jewish family, was the heart of the trip for me. To see the Golan Heights and Yad Vashem, and hear briefings by experts was truly enlightening. But most of all, to be in Israel during the national elections and see Israelis (both Jew and Arab) peacefully voting and discussing politics in the midst of a very contentious election was truly encouraging.”
We are pleased to announce that we are now offering CONCIERGE-STYLE medical care with: Longer appointments Minimal wait time Same-day Shaun Dumas, AP, DOMsick appointments Susan Schussler, RD, CDE Acupuncturist Nutritionist Cell phone/text/email access to providers Personal call with lab and test results Monthly e-newsletter In-office wellness seminars
6120 53RD AVENUE
Acupuncture & Nutrition Consults ... and much more
Laura Hershorin, M.D.
Ashley Metzgar, PA-C
“Meet the Doc” appointment to see if concierge medicine is right for you.
941-364-4411
Laura Hershorin, M.D.
Ashley Metzgar, PA-C
www.SarasotaCenter.com Schedule your complimentary “Meet the Doc” appointment to see if concierge medicine isIN right BRADENTON for you. EAST/SR70
1673150
(Back row) Dr. John McGruder, Beatriz Paniego-Bejar, Pastor Paul Campoli, Rabbi Howard Simon, Rev. Demetrius Smart, Pastor Mark Alt, Pastor Joey Mimbs, Pastor Gerrit Besteman, Father Vincent Clemente, Joyce Johnson, Dennis Stover, Pastor Fidel Diaz, Jeremy Lisitza, (front row) Pastor Peter Greenidge, Shahla Simper, Elizabeth Fisher, Pastor Edelis Lacosta, Deacon Leo Pastore
941-364-4411 www.SarasotaCenter.com
6120 53RD AVENUE EAST/SR70 IN BRADENTON
Life with Style
CALL TODAY for Current Discounts & Rebates!
941.360.9200
CALL TODAY 941.360.9200
Showroom - 2123 University Parkway • www.blindsanddesignsofflorida.com
75% off
• Would you like to give up the headaches, hassles, and unexpected expenses of your present home?
selected items
• Would you like our professional staff to do all your housekeeping and maintenance needs?
155478
UP TO
• Would you like to avoid the stresses and expenses of driving to shopping, medical appointments and entertainment?
Free Estimate - Free Professional Measuring - Free Installation
Program/event ads featured in this issue Masa Israel Travel Scholarship......30 Newcomers.................................21 PJ Library®....................................30 Send-a-Kid-to-Israel Program.......30 Shalom Baby.................................31
Speakers Bureau - Holocaust.........20 Speakers Bureau - Israel.................23 Young Adult Division....................9 Uncovering Ancient Israel...............2 The Ravensbrück Archive................9
941.371.4546 TheJewishFederation.org
• Would you like to engage in a full-spectrum of enriching social and educational activities? • Would you like to share gourmet meals with new friends and neighbors in an elegant lakeside atmosphere?
Let us pamper you in your elegant, new home!
3435 Fox Run Road | Sarasota 34231 • 941-923-7525 www.lakehousewest.com
AL#5850
CS00103984
Showroom - 2123 University Parkway
• Would you like the comfort of having an onsite nurse available? www.blindsanddesignsofflorida.com
4
June 2015
FEDERATION NEWS
Reflections on Israeli cuisine By Judi Gallagher
I Perfect for those times when you don’t want or have time to cook but still crave something delicious. Morton’s kitchen offers an amazing array of gourmet entrees and comfort foods, all prepared from scratch and packaged to go. Save time, money and effort while savoring the city’s best take-out, hands down. Don’t miss our huge selection of freshly made salads too!
Historic Southside Village 1924 South Osprey Avenue Sarasota ∙ (941) 955-9856 MortonsMarket.com
OPTICAL SERVICES INC. WHAT A DIFFERENCE THE FIT MAKES
W. V. SAM JONES PRESIDENT
1901 SOUTH OSPREY AVE. (Corner Hillview) SARASOTA, FL 34239
366-7866
366-7876
recently enjoyed a culinary journey though Israel as part of the “Different Together” initiative sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. I knew that Israel is renowned for its ethnic foods but it was enlightening to observe how important a role the cuisine plays in the country’s multicultural makeup. Indeed, Israelis are as passionate and opinionated about their food as they are about their politics. The best place to discover the cuisine of Israel is in the shuks, open-air markets that offer a global feast of
At Shuk Carmel in Tel Aviv, I sampled carpaccio prepared with olive oil, gray sea salt and fresh torn herbs. Delicious! I had the honor to travel to the Galilee and cook with a lovely woman from a small Druze village. She was participating in a program that helps widows earn income by cooking traditional foods for visitors. Our feast included: majadera (lentils and bulgur wheat); stuffed grape leaves and zucchinis; frikke (smoked green wheat); siniye (chicken kebabs cooked in tahini); olesh (wild chicory); zalabya (fried spice bread); cherry tomato tabouli; and kata’if (deep-fried pancakes stuffed with nuts or homemade goat cheese). Neither of us spoke the other’s language but we bonded over the delicious language of food and cooking. In the heart of Israel’s sunny Negev, in the city of Yerucham, I dined with a Moroccan woman who belongs to a group called the Culinary Queens. The women of this somewhat impoverished town open their homes to visitors as private Judi Gallagher at “Different Together” exhibit in Israel restaurants and share ethnic tastes and traditions. Some foods are delicacies, spiced with personal stories. prepared from recipes that are passed It was a whirlwind trip and I’m still down through generations; others are basking in the warm memories of all influenced by contemporary trends. of the remarkable people I met and the Vendors offer grilled breads from stalls foods I tasted. I returned with a new that are next to French patisseries, bounderstanding of how the old and new hemian coffee shops and chic juice can work together in beautiful ways. If bars. Fine-dining bistros offer foods variety is the spice of life, the diversifrom a rainbow of lands, including Yety of Israel is a four-course meal with men, Iraq, India, Italy and Morocco. every imaginable flavor.
Judi Gallagher is an acclaimed chef, writer, TV personality, PR pro and allaround culinary Renaissance woman. Whether she is cooking gourmet meals as ABC 7’s culinary director on the daily Chef Judi’s Dish show, teaching courses at the University of South Florida’s College of Hospitality and Technology Leadership, or hosting demos with chefs throughout the world, Judi is doing what she loves, every minute. Recipe Pnina’s Cherry Tomato Tabouli Ingredients: • 1 lb. cherry tomatoes • 6 stalks spring onions • 1 lemon • 1/2 bunch fresh parsley • 1/4 bunch fresh mint • 3 tablespoons fine burgul • 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika • (1/4 teaspoon hot paprika, optional) • 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice • 1/4 cup top quality olive oil Directions: Slice cherry tomatoes in half. Finely chop spring onions and mix with tomatoes. Chop parsley and mint as finely as possible. Add to tomatoes. Dice lemon into small pieces, with rind and add to tomatoes. Soak burgul for at least 15 minutes in lightly salted water. When burgul is soft, add to salad. Mix well. Sprinkle paprika into salad mixture. Add lemon juice and olive oil. Correct flavors with salt and black pepper. Mix well. The salad should be prepared at least 30 minutes before serving. Serve at room temperature.
“Different Together” experience bonds American and Israeli students By Paul Gallagher
“The most memorable part for me, which touched my heart and made the tears well up in my eyes, was the room filled with candles that represented the children’s lives lost in the Holocaust.” – Cody Vega, junior at Riverview High School uring my first-time visit to Israel in March as part of the “Different Together” initiative, I had the unique opportunity to view the country through the eyes – and awe – of the eight high school students from Sarasota who accompanied us. To say that they witnessed a paradox in motion is probably accurate.
D
Together, we experienced Israel as a country filled with diversity, eclectic marketplaces, tremendous historical significance, cultural pride, religious fervor, and an abundance of toddlers. This was offset by a general angst, voiced concerns for middle class economic health, some deteriorating urban areas, fatigued and stress-filled faces, as well as the ongoing threat of literal devastation. Each of the eight students, each one a member of the Sarasota-based Embracing Our Differences Co-Existence Clubs at Booker, Riverview and North Port high schools, spoke of a
clear understanding of the innate challenges that exist in the country. The students met with Israeli, Arab, Muslim and Christian students – discovering a bond between all. They discussed art and music, obsessed over culinary fixations, lamented certain academic subjects, and planned to reconnect on Facebook. More importantly, they also voiced a desire to visualize a bet-
ter tomorrow. Our Sarasota students arrived home more mature, more focused and, through educational endeavors like Embracing Our Differences, ready to take the steps necessary to act on their futures. Paul Gallagher is the senior educational adviser for Embracing Our Differences.
www.jfedsrq.org
DON’T MISS OUT! Registering for The Jewish Federation’s weekly email means you won’t miss important community events or notices. Get updated every Thursday!
Students from Sarasota-based Embracing Our Differences Co-Existence Clubs at Booker, Riverview and North Port high schools at “Different Together” exhibit in Israel
The Federation
Just click the button and enter your email address! www.jfedsrq.org 941.371.4546
Blog
www.FederationBlog.org
Join the Jewish Conversation!
5
There will be no nuclear deal with Iran By Rabbi Howard A. Simon, co-Chair of The Robert and Esther Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative
, .
Established 1971
e PUBLISHER g The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Road -
i
June 2015
FEDERATION NEWS
Sarasota, FL 34232-1959 Phone: 941.371.4546 Fax: 941.378.2947 E-mail: jewishnews@jfedsrq.org Website: www.jfedsrq.org Published Monthly Volume 45, Number 6 June 2015 32 pages USPS Permit No. 167 July 2015 Issue Deadlines: Editorial: May 29, 2015 Advertising: May 28, 2015
) n PRESIDENT
Nancy Swart EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Howard Tevlowitz COMMUNICATIONS CHAIR
t Linda Lipson , MANAGING EDITOR Ted Epstein
COMMUNICATIONS - Isaac Azerad ADVERTISING SALES Robin Leonardi
. k PROOFREADERS
E
very day newspapers throughwill continue its development of nucleout the world print stories rear weapons today, tomorrow, on June lating to the nuclear arms deal 30 and beyond. This nuclear threat is between the United States, the P5+1 real and will not go away. countries and Iran. The deal is Why do I believe examined from every point of this? All one has to do view. Predictions are made reis listen to the stategarding inspection of Iran’s faments made by the cilities, the easing of sanctions, one and only person and what will happen between that counts in Iran, now and the June 30 deadline Ayatollah Ali Khamefor the completion of and signnei. He dictates what ing of the deal. will and will not be Congressmen from both done in every phase sides of the aisle have made of Iranian life. What their opinions known regarding does he say about the Rabbi Howard A. Simon this proposal. The President present nuclear prohas stated time and time again that this posal? Weeks ago he stated the followdeal is the best we can get and he trusts ing: “Everything done so far neither Iran to live up to all of its principles. guarantees an agreement in principle Christians United for Israel has said nor its contents, nor does it guarantee this is a terrible deal and should never that negotiations will continue to the be entered into by our country or the end.” world. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin What does Ayatollah Khamenei Netanyahu believes this deal opens the want from all of these talks and delibdoor to more nuclear testing by Iran erations? He has also made that clear. and will lead Middle East countries, The United States and its partners must such as Saudi Arabia, to want their lift all sanctions on Iran when the fiown nuclear capability. nal deal is signed. Iran will not perAssessments go on and on throughmit outside inspectors in the country’s out the four corners of the globe. The military sites. There will be little or world is tired of it all, but the analysis no inspections of any of Iran’s nuclear continues. It is all foolish and the talk is facilities. In other words, you want a meaningless because the reality is there deal with Iran you obey the will of Iran will be no deal. Iran will never accept and its leaders. No one truly negotiates the proposals of the United States. Iran for Iran. No one debates concerns for
Iran. The only one that has a say in this matter is the Ayatollah and he does not want a deal of any kind. He will not stop developing Iran’s nuclear ability. He will not listen to the West. He will continue to hate the United States. He will continue to call for the destruction of the State of Israel. Leaders throughout the world will come to realize the intransigence of Iran. Our Congress will recognize we do not have a negotiating partner. We have a leader whose mind is made up regardless of what anyone says within Iran or outside of the country. There will be no deal. The world will be in a more devastated state. The Middle East will continue to unravel. Hatred will grow, fears will abound, trust will evaporate. Different actions will be required regarding Iran. These actions could be threatening for the entire world. There will be no deal and, yes, Iran will one day, sooner than we think, have the bomb. Ponder that reality. For more information about the Heller IAI, visit www.sarasotalovesisrael.com or contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@ jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.
Adeline Silverman, Harold Samtur, t Bryna Tevlowitz, Deb Bryan, Sandra Hayden MIMI AND JOSEPH J. EDLIN JOURNALISM INTERN Marinna Okawa MISSION STATEMENT: The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee strives to be the source of news and features of special interest to the Jewish community of Sarasota-Manatee, to provide a forum for the exchange of ideas and opinions in the Jewish community, and to communicate the mission, activities and achievements of the Federation and its Jewish community partners. OPINIONS printed in The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee do not necessarily reflect those of The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, its Board of Directors or staff. SUBMISSIONS to The Jewish News are subject to editing for space and content, and may be withheld from publication without prior notice. Approval of submissions for publication in either verbal or written form shall always be considered tentative, and does not imply a guarantee of any kind. Submissions must be sent electronically to jewishnews@jfedsrq.org.
Experience you can count on. Personal attention you deserve. A name you can trust... in your community. Lives change every day due to the negligence of others. Loved ones are lost. Families face mounting medical bills. Paychecks stop. Lives unravel. You need an attorney you can trust... one who personally helps you. you can count on dan dannheisser to... Aggressively represent you and use his three decades of trial experience and all of his firm’s resources to obtain the very best possible outcome and recoveries for you.
Call Dan at 702-2103 to schedule your free consultation. Community Leadership At a time when our community and many charitable organizations continue to struggle, they need our support more than ever. 5% of my fees received from personal injury litigation will be donated to Judaic organizations & other local charities.
1834 Main Street • Sarasota, FL 34236 • 941.702.2103 • dandannheisser.com
Wrongful Death • Personal Injury • aCCIDents • auto & MotorCyCle aCCIDents
LETTERS to the editor should not exceed 300 words, must be typed, and include the writer’s name, mailing address and phone number. Letters can be submitted via snail mail or email (jewishnews@jfedsrq.org). Not all letters will be published. Letters may be edited for length and content. ADVERTISING: Publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement and may require the words “Paid Advertisement” in any ad. Publication of advertisements does not constitute endorsement of products, services or ideas promoted therein.
STAY CONNECTED
.com/jfedsrq
Read the current and previous editions of The Jewish News online at www.jfedsrq.org.
6
June 2015
New! Cat Care Clinic
Affordable care for your felines
Offering spay/neuter, exams, vaccines, dental cleanings, microchips
2542 17th Street, Sarasota, FL 34234 www.catdepot.org 941.366.2404
LAWN SERVICE
941 -567-9528
20% OFF your first service
LICENSED • INSURED RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL “He offers very reasonable rates, is reliable, and does great work! I highly recommend him! — Ian Howard, Lakewood Ranch
Arenas Lawn Service, LLC
Reyes Arenas Garcia
Reyesarenas941@gmail.com
FEDERATION NEWS
Panim el Panim experience By Daniel Nissan and Sam Sklar
I
n March we traveled to Washington, D.C., as representatives of The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee to participate in BBYO’s “Panim el Panim,” a national forum that integrates Jewish values with political action and community service. During this three-day event, teens from around the country gather to discuss topical issues with congressional representatives, Israel advocacy experts and educators. “Panim el Panim” means “face to face” and we spent a lot of time doing just that. Homelessness, immigration policies and education were some of the topics on the table and we attended a number of seminars led by experts presenting both sides of these topics.
portunity to visit the We were also able to Smithsonian’s National meet with a group of Air and Space Museum, homeless people and the White House and hear their stories. One the Washington Monuparticularly powerful ment. We also presented moment was listena speech we had written ing to an older man on stem cell research to who originally came Senator Marco Rubio. to the United States We came away from Jamaica. After from this event with a being diagnosed with stronger understandan inoperable brain ing of civic engagetumor he was unable Daniel Nissan and Sam Sklar ment and an enhanced to work, which led to knowledge of how politics and advohis current situation. Seeing his face cacy work. We strongly recommend brighten simply from being listened to this program to others and thank the brought us great joy. This was truly an Federation for giving us the opportuamazing experience. nity to experience it! While there, we also had the op-
Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program sends eight teens to Israel By Federation Staff
T
he Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program has helped nurture leadership skills and a love for Israel for more than 100 local teens since its inception in 2006. This month, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is sending eight more high school students to Israel on a 14-day, life-changing adventure. “This is more than just a trip,” says Jeremy Dictor, a Federation staff member and chaperone for the program (and a former Bob Malkin Young Ambassador). “This is a transformative experi-
Let’s DisCOURAGE It. Embracing Courage: Bully Prevention in Schools June 3, 4, & 5 • 8:30 am – 4:00 pm This workshop will provide support and structures for middle school and high school teachers, including teachers from the private sector, in their classrooms and on the school campus. We are also working with community members showcasing local resources. Nearly 30% of students are either bullies or victims of bullying, and 160,000 kids stay home from school every day because of fear of bullying.
You can help lower the numbers.
USF Sarasota – Manatee Campus 8350 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL Light refreshments will be served.
To register*, go to the professional development site:
*Teachers from the Private sector can register as Non-Employees.
http://webap.sarasota.k12.fl.us/pds “Meaningful bullying prevention is dependent upon children, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community working in PARTNERSHIP.” — Susan Linn
Questions?
Bernadette D. Bennett, Ed.D. Program Specialist Social Studies K-12 941-927-9000 x34108 Or email: Bernadette.Bennett@sarasotacountyschools.net Sponsored by Embracing Our Differences and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Supported by the Anti-Defamation League.
ence. Our hope is that you walk away with a real connection to Israel and a better understanding of yourself.” Dictor says the program focuses on Israel advocacy and education but also helps young leaders discover themselves. “You never know what you’ll learn about yourself. We’ve seen graduates of this program go on to attend rabbinical school, participate in the Israeli political arena, join the Israeli army – and one even came to work at the Federation.” He explains that participants go through a rigorous application process,
and are interviewed by a panel to determine eligibility. “If accepted into the program, you commit to six months of leadership training and cultivation. The program culminates in this 14-day Israel experience and you walk away with a new perspective on Israel, Judaism and yourself.” For more information about The Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors Teen Leadership Program, please contact Jeremy Dictor at jdictor@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2106.
Israel Independence Day celebration By Orna Nissan
O
n Sunday, April 26, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee presented an Israel Independence Day celebration on its campus. Nearly 250 children and adults attended the program, and enjoyed delicious Israeli foods and wines. The family-friendly activities included face painting, an archeological dig, arts and crafts projects, a movie, and Israeli folk dancing. There was also a Krav Maga demonstration, which is a self-defense system developed for the Israeli military that consists of a wide combination of techniques sourced from aikido, boxing, judo and wrestling. Thanks to all of the wonderful volunteers who helped us celebrate this special day. Photos courtesy Cliff Roles
June 2015
FEDERATION NEWS
Celebrating Joel Fedder By Nelle Miller
We did some business together, Editor’s note: Joel Fedder lost his long built and sold a building, sat on boards, battle with pancreatic cancer on April argued at the table, supported each oth18. This letter to him is written from the er through new and exciting endeavpast president of The Jewish Federaors. I remember sitting at a small table tion of Sarasota-Manatee and Joel’s in a conference room at the Asolo as dear friend and colleague. part of a small group you had chosen ear Joel, to listen to a dry run on your lecture I go to few places where I on global warming. We were asked to do not find someone there critique you at the end. I actually saw who did not know you, has not heard that you were mortal that day, Renaisof you, and cannot expound on your sance Man. You were nervous, unsure, valiance and virtues, your humor and but ready to take the bull by the horns. charm, your strength and incredible It was an incredible presentation. knowledge. There are few times when Next to your love for I do not run into someone your family and friends, who does not remember you loved and respected you for your passion, nature and animals. You persistence, ambition and accumulated unlimited capacity to care, or when satisfaction, fascination someone does not menand knowledge about tion your infectious smile your absolutely amazand laugh. Your louder ing, over-the-top garvoice resonated when dens. Your bonsais and your moral compass or orchids were beautiful quick intellect kicked in beyond anything any of and you needed to direct us have ever seen. Your us differently, push us daily care of everything harder, make us see the Joel Fedder that you chose to incorother side. porate into your life was unrivaled. You taught me, and many others, Joel, you had a way of looking us that happiness, meaning and satisfacall in the eye and making us feel that tion from living is a choice. This does you had no better friend than who not mean that you glossed over the was in front of you. You had a way of moments in life that were difficult. We pushing us to stretch beyond where we know you experienced many. It was knew we could reach. You required us how you taught us to process, work to think, not react, and move forward hard and choose to move forward that thoughtfully and with deep meaning. made the difference. You picked me up You had an optimistic, “can do,” nothwith your infinite wisdom at the lowing is impossible attitude. You lived est moment of my life. You sat at one your life with fervor until the very end. of our many lunches and drew the inYou were a warm, delightful, exfamous three smiley faces for me and citing friend. You made each one of us simply told me to “pick one.” I knew feel that we were meaningful and vital. at that moment, that I would be okay. We will miss you, Joel. But, as when You had the unlimited capacity you were still here with us, many of to help others, both during rough mous will consider what you would have ments and as a guide through a good thought as we move through our days, life. We all admired your unconditional knowing that what you said came from love and care for your wife, dear Ellen. the depths of your moral code, from We saw you nurture and nudge your your wonderful mind and from your family forward in their lives; your chilinfinite curiosity and quest to make a dren and their spouses all successful difference in the lives of everyone who and caring citizens of the world, their you knew and loved, as we did you. children the same.
D
BE INFORMED AND HAVE THE TOOLS TO FIGHT
ANTI-SEMITISM
7
Alisa Kretzmer: A lover of Israel and the arts By Rich Bergman
A
lisa Kretzmer, born in Jerusasions, especially their love for classical lem in 1922, passed away on music. Ernie said that he was constantApril 1 at the age of 92. She ly inspired by Alisa’s beauty, intellect, had deep roots in Israel. Her mother upbeat personality and her love of travwas an early pioneer, tilling the land el and the arts. while facing hostile neighbors in the They were generous supporters of early 1900s, and her faThe Jewish Federather fought in the Jewtion of Sarasota-Manatee, received the Tree ish Brigade for Britain of Life Award from the in World War II and Jewish National Fund later became a writer in 2006, the Lifetime for the Jerusalem Post. Achievement Award Alisa used to say, in from the Technion in a joking way, “I was 2010, and the Human born in the Holy City, Relations Award from so I have a direct line to AJC in 2012. They G-d.” were patrons of SarasoAlisa and her beAlisa Kretzmer ta Orchestra, Sarasota loved husband Ernie Opera, Sarasota Ballet and numerous were virtually inseparable from the day other arts organizations. Ernie continthey first met in 1982. Ernie told Alisa ues to honor Alisa’s memory and our he wanted to marry her on their second community with his generosity and date, and his wish became a reality on support. New Year’s Day in 1983. Soon after, Our Jewish and arts communities Ernie retired from his position at Bell will miss Alisa. May her memory reLabs, and they relocated to Sarasota. main a blessing. Alisa and Ernie had similar pas-
PJ Parents celebrate Passover By Federation Staff
T
he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee hosted its first PJ Parents event just in time for Passover. Parents schmoozed and enjoyed an in-depth conversation with Temple Beth Sholom’s Melissa Werbow on how to keep kids interested during the Seder, while their children participated in an educational Passover story-time program led by Jeremy Dictor, the director of the PJ Library of Sarasota-Manatee. Each family left with a beautifully illustrated children’s
Join us at
Haggadah, and several tips and tricks to keep their children engaged during the holiday. With support from a grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County, Dictor hopes to create a series of programs focusing on Jewish education for parents. If you are interested in receiving free Jewish children’s books and music, or participating in the next PJ Parents event, contact Jeremy Dictor at jdictor@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2106.
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM
Sarasota-Manatee’s Conservative Synagogue
in june All Are Welcome! Come Join Us! ONGOING PROGRAMS
SHABBAT SERVICES
Daily Morning Minyan
Fridays, 6:30pm Saturdays, 9:00am
Morning Minyan Breakfast
Shabbat Shaboom
Sunday-Friday, 8:00am
Saturdays, 10:30am
Wednesdays 9:00am
Yiddish Group
Mondays 1:30pm
Chug Ivri, Advanced Hebrew Thursdays 10:30am
A Cup of Joe and the Five Books of Moe with Rabbi Werbow Tuesdays, 9:15am
Judaica Shop Hannah Puckhaber
Summer Hours: Wednesdays, 10:00am-2:00pm For appointment please contact Hannah Puckhaber tbsjudaica@gmail.com or call 941-552-2785 or 941-377-8668
Idelson Adult Library
Wednesdays 10:00am-3:00pm
TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM THE HELLER ISRAEL ADVOCACY INITIATIVE: • Report an anti-Semitic incident • Find Israeli news sources & pro-Israel contacts • Find local media contacts • Learn to properly write a letter-to-the-editor • Find political contact information • Learn to properly advocate to elected officials
SARASOTALOVESISRAEL.COM www.jfedsrq.org
941-955-8121
1050 South Tuttle Ave Sarasota, Florida 34237
FRIDAY–SATURDAY, JUNE 5–6 B’nai Mitzvah, Lana & Micah Katz MONDAY, JUNE 8 8:30am, Summer Camp Begins
HOME OF TEMPLE BETH SHOLOM SCHOOLS • The Martin and Mildred Paver Religious School
941.552.2780
• Justin L. Wiesner Pre School
941.954.2027
• Goldie Feldman Academy Grades K-8
941.552.2770
email: info@templebethsholomfl.org
www.templebethsholomfl.org
8
June 2015
FEDERATION NEWS
Holocaust survivor Paul Molnar shares story with Bethel Baptist Church congregation By Pastor Joey Mimbs
H
istory came alive at Bethel Baptist Church in April when Holocaust survivor Paul Molnar shared his life story one Sunday evening as part of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Holocaust Speakers Bureau. Nearly 90 people, including children, teens and college students, were mesmerized as Mr. Molnar talked about the horrific events of the Holocaust that impacted his early life. The stories of being ripped away from his family, treated like an animal, beaten by guards, and learning of the murder of his family members, brought gasps from the audience. Those present responded with many questions. “What happened to Mr. Molnar after the war?” “How did he come to America?” “How does he feel about his captors today?” As Mr.
Molnar answered, it was clear that he holds no animosity towards anyone today. He is not only a survivor, he is a victor. His life and family are a testimony that one can overcome. His story
is also a reminder that the world must never let this kind of atrocity happen again. As the senior pastor at Bethel Baptist Church, I was very pleased that so
Orna Nissan, Paul Molnar, Pastor Joey Mimbs
many youth were present at the event. In all, it was a great success. Orna Nissan, director of Holocaust education and Israel events for the Federation, said that three educators approached her and asked how they can have a Holocaust speaker come to their classrooms. We encourage more educators, clergy members and civic organizations to consider booking someone from the Holocaust Speakers Bureau to speak to their groups. The Holocaust Speakers Bureau offers a powerful educational opportunity to hear from Holocaust survivors and their offspring. For booking, contact Anne Stein at 941.923.6470 or luvhula @gmail.com. For general information about The Federation’s Holocaust programs, contact Orna Nissan at onissan@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6305.
Annual Yom HaShoah Commemoration
Reflections from the Yom HaShoah Commemoration
n Wednesday, April 15, Temple Sinai hosted this year’s community commemoration of Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day. The synagogue’s social hall was packed with survivors, their families and many non-Jewish community members. Rabbi Geoffrey Huntting welcomed everyone with great warmth and introduced the readers who interpreted poems of the Holocaust. Seven people were selected to light candles in honor of their families who perished under the Nazi regime. Ashlyn Downey-Hayes, a 9th grader at Riverview High School, spoke eloquently about her interest in keeping the legacy alive.
hose who attended the Yom will to survive the atrocities was to HaShoah Commemoration on be able to educate the generations afWednesday, April 15 at Temple ter her. Dr. Fagin’s message was loud and clear: As Jews, we must keep the Sinai undoubtedly walked out feeling more empowered, enriched and momemory of the lost individuals alive. Her speech inspired me tivated to ensure that the memory of every person to take an active role in who died during the Hofuture Holocaust events. I experienced an indelocaust is never forgotscribable emotion during ten. This is how I felt after the ceremony – somber, being given the opportuamazed and connected nity to present my own – standing near people thoughts at the ceremony whose eyes have seen and to watch the beautiful something I’ve only read flames of remembrance and heard stories about. be kindled by survivors Sarasota’s Yom HaAnita Weinberg, Marcus Shoah commemoration Derowe, Paul Temmer and proved to be an extraorPaul Molnar. David Grace dinary opportunity to and Betty Silberman, both live, love, learn, listen children of surviving vicAshlyn Downey-Hayes and remember together. tims, also participated in Ashlyn Downey-Hayes is a ninth-grade this profoundly poignant ceremony. student at Riverview High School. For A deeply inspiring component of information about The Federation’s the service was a moving speech by Holocaust programs, contact Orna Dr. Helen Fagin, a well-known HoNissan at onissan@jfedsrq.org or locaust advocate and educator. She 941.552.6305. feels that the reason she possessed the
By Betty Silberman
O
Dr. Helen Fagin was the main speaker of the evening. A Holocaust survivor and a renowned author, speaker, educator, activist, and adviser to Eli Wiesel in developing the United States Holocaust Museum, Dr. Fagin implored the audience to look beyond the horrors of the Holocaust by keeping a focus on educating future generations about what occurred. For decades she has worked tirelessly on this cause and has made a tangible impact. As a member of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Generations After group, I am proud to see that our community continues to show its strong commitment to our history, culture and social issues.
-
By Ashlyn Downey-Hayes
T
This month’s advertisers
This publication is brought to you each month thanks to the support of our advertisers. Please be sure to use their products and services, and mention that you found them in The Jewish News. Abrams Dermatology......................15 Ackerman, Barbara, REALTOR®......2 All Heart Senior Care.....................12 AJC................................................13 Arenas Lawn Service........................6 Asolo Repertory Theatre................14 Blinds & Designs.............................2 Braendel Painting...........................19 Care Patrol......................................17 Cat Depot..........................................6 Center for Sight..............................11 Chabad of Bradenton......................28 Chevra Kadisha..............................31 Cohen, Rebecca S., MD, LLC.........10 Cortez Foot & Ankle.......................21 Dan Dannheisser...............................5 Environeers....................................21 Envision Watch & Jewelry Repair....2 EverBank - Penny Hill Group...........5 Fresh Start Cafe..............................12 Grad, Stacey, Morgan Stanley.........26 Hanan, Stacy, REALTOR®................9 HearUSA.......................................11 Hebrew Memorial...........................31 Inspired Living at Sarasota.............24 Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU....15 Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson.........10
Lakehouse West................................3 Manatee-Sarasota Eye Clinic..........26 Michael’s On East...........................12 Mishner, Dr. Harvey........................10 Morton’s Gourmet Market................4 Nancy’s Bar-B-Q............................13 Nellie’s Deli & Catering.................20 Oasis Cafe.......................................15 Optical Services................................4 Palms-Robarts Funeral Home.........31 Polo Grill........................................16 Sarasota Center for Family Health....3 Shapiro Sports Medicine................15 Siegel, Stuart J. - Mercedes Benz......21 Sleep King......................................25 SRQ Lipo Laser..............................14 Suponcic, Ron, REALTOR®............21 Temple Beth Sholom........................7 Temple Beth Sholom Cemetery......31 Temple Beth Sholom Schools........29 Temple Emanu-El Religious School.28 Temple Sinai....................................8 The Collier Group, REALTOR®.....19 The Family Jeweler..........................1 Toale Brothers Funeral Homes.......31 Udell Associates.............................12 Urology Treatment Center..............19
June 2015
COMMUNITY FOCUS
Jewish survival in foreign lands
9
Sponsored by
By Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva
W
e live in a most remarkable time in human history, having survived as a Jewish people since the great exodus from nEgypt some 3,500 years ago. Volumes have been written on just how that was dactually accomplished. But what is not aso well known is how the remnant lives -of today are literally scattered through,out “the four corners of the globe.” Do you remember being told in religious school about the “flying care upet missions” to take the beleaguered Yemenite Jewish community to Israel sby air in the late 1940s? How they inytegrated into modern Israeli life and reestablished their unique culture but in t a t t n Wednesday evening, April 22, as the solemnity and sorrow of Yom HaZikaron (Israeli Memorial Day) turned to the festivity and celebration of Yom HaAtzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), over 260 members of the Jewish community marked the occasion by attending a screening of the acclaimed documentary film Above and Beyond. The soldout screening took place at Temple Emanu-El and was co-sponsored by Temple Emanu-El’s Adult Education Committee and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Above and Beyond, produced by Nancy Spielberg, chronicles the incredible beginning of the Israeli Air Force. As the British prepared to withdraw from Palestine, as Israel prepared to declare statehood, and as surrounding Arab nations prepared to destroy the Jewish nation and drive her inhabitants into the sea, Jewish American pilots risked their citizenship and their
Eretz Yisrael? Would you believe that not everyone left Yemen then? There is still a remnant left in 2015. In modern times, scholars and anthropologists have uncovered groups of people who claim descendancy from the ancient Hebrews. For example, the Maremba MaJudah (Lemba Tribe in southern Africa) carries on the traditional Seder in much the same way it has been conducted for over 35 centuries. When discovered, they didn’t know what had happened to their antecedents of the last two millennia. As amazing as it sounds, Jewish survival can be observed all over the planet, even among those who lost touch with
the mainstream. How Jews adapted to their new surroundings and still abound to tell about it is in and of itself amazing. But how they were able to maintain an interconnection with kin and customs of the distant past is most fascinating to observe. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is offering an eight-week summer course: “Jews Survive in Foreign Lands.” The class will meet on Mondays from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. starting June 15. We will explore the status of Jews in such diverse places as Iran, Yemen, Burma, Japan, China, Ukraine, France, Denmark plus many more. What have we learned
about adapting to new environments, languages and anti-Semitism these last two thousand years of the Diaspora? To enroll, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail. com. Your check of $50 can be made payable to the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva and mailed to 2729 Goodwood Court, Sarasota, FL 34235. The Yeshiva is partially funded through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Classes are open to anyone regardless of race, religion or creed. Scholarships are available as needed. Classes are held on the Jewish Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota.
Temple Emanu-El and Federation raise money for Friends of the IDF at Above and Beyond screening
O
lives to protect Israel. Smuggling money, planes and themselves into Israel, they turned the tide of the War of Independence with heroic flying and daring ingenuity. Their little-known stories were inspirational, engaging, breathtaking and occasionally hilarious – the perfect way to honor the State of Israel on these sacred days. The showing of Above and Beyond was preceded by readings and prayers
to mark Yom HaZikaron and Yom HaAtzmaut, including “El Malei Rachamim,” the Mourner’s Kaddish, and the singing of “Hatikvah.” Because of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s sponsorship of Above and Beyond, Temple Emanu-El was able to donate all profits from the film – nearly $3,000 – to Friends of the IDF. The event was chaired by Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman with Adult Education Committee Chair Beth Ann Salzman.
Event chairs Beth Ann Salzman and Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman show some of the nearly $3,000 raised for Friends of the IDF
Give-a-Kid-a-Book project
O
Harry and Barbara Lifsec with Temple Emanu-El Rabbi Brenner Glickman
Lund University Foundation Presents
The Ravensbrück Archive – A Lost Treasure! Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30pm The Jewish Federation Campus
H
Sponsored by
Bea Friedman Theater
idden for 70 years, the Ravensbrück Archive contains 500+ detailed interviews with women and children concentration camp survivors, lists of prisoners, maps, notebooks, diaries, artwork, and memorabilia carried out of the camp by survivors while escaping.
Richard Ohlsson and Robert Resnick from Lund University Foundation, welcome you to a unique unveiling of artifacts and special Ravensbrück Archive presentation by Håkan Håkansson, Associate Professor at Lund University in Sweden. We are displaying never before seen Holocaust materials in the lobby area and there will be a Q&A session after the presentation.
members during the month. It was n Monday, March 30, memlocated at the front door of the South bers of the Kol HaNeshama Gate facility, a convenient location Reconstructionist congregation when members arrived for services. delivered 175 children’s books and For more information about Kol $140 in cash donations to Jewish FamHaNeshama, call 941.244.2042 or ily & Children’s Service. email office@congkh.org. “It took one month to collect the books and money,” said Judy Barde, chair of the Give-a-Kid-aBook project for the social action committee. Books and donations went to JFCS to support several of its educational parenting and communication programs for families and children. The books were appropriate for children ages 5-15 and were in English and Spanish. Laura Sloane, a member of the syna(Front) Christina Lobdell, JFCS case manager; gogue, decorated the Suzanne Hurwitz, JFCS Jewish Healing Program Coordinator; collection box to col(back) Myra Caserta, JFCS Healthy Families department; Judy Barde and Phyllis Labinger of Congregation Kol HaNeshama lect donations from
L’Chayim HERE’S “TO LIFE” ON THE GULF COAST
Lund University Foundation is a U.S. non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information about the event or Ravensbrück, please email
Richard.Ohlsson@lunduniversityfoundation.org or call 941.544.2895.
Committed to the Jewish Community for almost 20 years, Stacy is passionate about real estate and strives to build everlasting relationships based on exceptional service, uncompromising values and a strong work ethic.
Light refreshments and inspiring conversation will be served! FREE ADMISSION
Klingenstein Jewish Center 582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota • jfedsrq.org
Stacy Hanan, Realtor 941.266.0529
®
StacyHanan@michaelsaunders.com
1801 Main Street | Sarasota, Florida 34236 | 941.951.6660
10
June 2015
COMMUNITY FOCUS
New local congregation joins major Jewish network Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch is now part of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism
F
ounded in 2014 as an informal group for Jewish prayer, learning and socializing, the Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch (KLWR) has become an affiliate of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism, the preeminent network of Conservative congregations in North America. United Synagogue membership makes Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch part of a stream of Judaism that sits at the intersection of tradition and modernity, an approach that is egalitarian and accessible while remaining deeply
rooted in centuries of Jewish tradition. In addition to representing Conservative Judaism on the world stage, United Synagogue serves as a partner to its congregations, providing the resources and network that help them spiritually engage their communities, develop strong leaders, connect young people to Jewish life, and remain vibrant, financially sustainable institutions. “I’m so impressed by the community that the Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch has been able to build,” said Rabbi Steven Wernick, CEO of United
Synagogue. “It’s a perfect example of the fact that a kehillah, a sacred community, is not about bricks and mortar but about relationships, meaning and purpose.” “I am honored to serve as the President of the Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch, and to be moving forward with the support of the United Synagogue,” said Brenda Schimmel. Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch is the only Conservative congregation in Lakewood Ranch. It began as a havurah, a small group of like-minded
Jews who gather for prayer and communal experiences. In the spring of 2014, the group adopted bylaws and elected officers and a board of directors. It also filed articles of incorporation and established itself as a 501(c)3 non-profit religious organization. The congregation holds regular Sabbath and holiday services at The Windsor of Lakewood Ranch, 8220 Natures Way, Lakewood Ranch. For more information, contact the KLWR at 941.281.2587 or visit www. kehillahoflakewoodranch.org.
Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson teams with Sci-Brain of Roskamp Institute to expand brain health programs S By Carlene Cobb, Communications Director
A “
vital focus on our campus is optimal brain health for our residents,” says KobernickAnchin-Benderson CEO Heidi Brown. “Our residents want to stay intellectually engaged. They want stimulating and diverse activities, classes and experiences. In February, we became an affiliate of Sci-Brain, a service of the Roskamp Institute, adding Sci-Brain to
existing brain health programs on campus.” The Roskamp Institute is an internationally-acclaimed institute, and its researchers strive every day to cure Alzheimer’s disease. The partnership with Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson provides opportunities for residents to achieve optimal brain health and reduce risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s
disease and related dementias. Sci-Brain builds brain reserve to optimize mental performance and protect against stroke and symptoms of dementia. Delivered by neurologists, nurse practitioners and registered nurses specially trained in brain health and cognitive neurology, Sci-Brain modalities include exercise, nutrition, cognitive stimulation and stabilizing medical conditions that are risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. The plan is to expand the Sci-Brain program to be open to the public. Other brain health programs available on campus include Dakim Brain Fitness and Get Thinking. Open to the public, Get Thinking is a series offered at Kobernick House and led by Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson Director of Therapy Services Elyse Gordon, MS/ CCC-SLP. Her mantra is “We celebrate success every day.”
Kobernick University (KU) was launched in September 2013. It was developed to keep residents learning, laughing, exchanging ideas, socializing and sharing classes with fellow residents and with people who do not yet live on the campus. Since the KU doors opened, 3,587 participants have enjoyed 221 classes. Popular classes include iPad Rookies, iPad Pros, Foreign Affairs, The History of Jewish Humor, Bible Miracles, Mystique of Jazz, and Berthe Morisot: The Gentle Touch. “What could be a better investment?” says Brown. “Strengthening the mind is a gift that helps people fully enjoy what really can be the best years of their lives.” For more information about KU, Sci-Brain and Get Thinking classes offered at Kobernick House, please call Natalie at 941.225.8369.
Caregivers find support at JFCS By Pamela Baron, MSW, Director of Senior Services
J
FCS and the Pines Education Institute are collaborating to provide a free monthly educational series to support family members caring for someone with Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. The first session, “Understanding the Relationship Between Dementia, Behaviors and Environment,” was held on Friday, April 17 on the JFCS main campus. Future sessions will be held on Fridays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please call JFCS for a complete calendar of topics and dates. This series is funded through a 3-year grant awarded to JFCS by the Administration on Community Living as part of a national Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative to fund communitybased support services. JFCS was one of only 10 programs funded, and received the only grant awarded in the state. “Our goal is to address the service gaps in our community for those peo-
ple living alone in our community with ADRD, to expand services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities at risk for ADRD, and to enhance support for family caregivers,” stated Rose Chapman, president and CEO of JFCS. “As the oldest large county in the United States, we are seeing an increased number of people in our community diagnosed with ADRD. The Alzheimer’s Support and Education Network will enhance and expand our current system of care for both care recipients and caregivers.” Partners include the Pines Education Institute, the Alzheimer’s Association Florida Gulf Coast Chapter, Friendship Centers, and the Memory Disorder Clinic at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. For further information about the ASEN and ongoing caregiver support programs at JFCS, please contact me at 941.366.2224 x112 or call the JFCS Caregiver Helpline at 941.364.7560.
Effective Solutions. Compassionate Care. Rebecca Cohen, M.D. is an expert clinician in psychopharmacology (medication management) and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). She treats a broad range of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. Now in private practice, Dr. Cohen is accepting new patients. For more information, please call 941.404.0545 or visit rebeccacohenmd.com. Rebecca S. Cohen, M.D., LLC Board Certified | Adult Psychiatry | Psychopharmacology
3665 Bee Ridge Road, Suite 306, Sarasota | rebeccacohenmd.com
June 2015
COMMUNITY FOCUS
11
The Perlman Music Program alumni perform at local school By Pastor Joey Mimbs, co-chair of the Heller IAI
O
n Thursday, February 5, The Perlman Music Program of the Suncoast brought internationally acclaimed PMP alumni Molly Carr and Yannick Rafalimanana to Orange Ridge-Bullock Elementary School in Bradenton to perform for 100 fifthgrade students. The Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative worked with the PMP to connect them with Orange RidgeBullock. The students, many of whom had never been exposed firsthand to a classical music concert, were captivated
by the viola and piano duets. As Miss Carr and Mr. Rafalimanana shared
their love for music, the background of the pieces performed, and insights into their instruments, the children responded with many questions. Elizabeth Power, Executive Director of the PMP, was very pleased with the response of the students. The PMP alumni had such a wonderful time playing for the Orange Ridge-Bullock students that they still talk about it, commenting about Molly Carr and Yannick Rafalimanana perform for students
how meaningful it was for them. Violist Molly Carr returned to Orange Ridge-Bullock as part of a PMP alumni string trio (consisting of violin, viola and cello) on Tuesday, May 12. The trio performed for the special needs children, followed by a performance for the fifth-grade students. Thank you Heller IAI and The Perlman Music Program for making a difference in our community!
Sarasota Jewish Chorale completes successful season By Marcia Polevoi
I
magine the thrill of singing a newly written composition to an audience in the presence of the composer. The occasion was the annual Yom HaShoah commemoration, “Hour of Remembrance,” at Epiphany Cathedral of the Diocese of Venice in April. Patricia King, the creator of “Prayer of Joy and Peace,” and the singers of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale met for the first time at
“These we honor” Your Tributes ANNUAL CAMPAIGN
Ilene and Michael Fox Inna and Gerry Sideman Bryna and Howard Tevlowitz Patti and David Wertheimer Alisa Kretzmer Elizabeth Power Rebecca Wells Linville Rebecca and Rich Bergman Ilene and Michael Fox Jeremy Lisitza and Michael Shelton Jennifer New Bryna and Howard Tevlowitz Patti and David Wertheimer Morris Mishner Bryna and Howard Tevlowitz
IN MEMORY OF Larry Cohen Robin Leonardi Ronald Rubin Janice and Al Frankel Andrea Shayman Janice and Al Frankel
BOB MALKIN YOUNG AMBASSADORS
IN HONOR OF Addie Silverman – h Special Birthday e Bryna and Howard Tevlowitz l IN MEMORY OF - Fortunee Malki Azerad t Bryna and Howard Tevlowitz e Sylvia Cohodas Ann Muchin n Elizabeth Power Marilyn Spencer - Joel Fedder d Rebecca and Rich Bergman e
,
l
their final rehearsal at the church. Linda Stewart Tucker, SJC conductor, was introduced to Pat and learned much more about the music and the composer’s conception of it. What a riveting end to a very successful season. During this last season, the Chorale brought Jewish music to several groups that especially enjoyed hearing the Yiddish melodies. One ever popular
SKIP (Send a Kid to Israel)
IN HONOR OF Sylvia and Norman Samet Judy and Jack Bloch Elaine and Burt Herman Bunny and Mort Skirboll Miriam Waltzer – Birthday Saranee and Cantor Neil Newman
NOTE: To be publicly acknowledged in The Jewish News, Honor Cards require a minimum $10 contribution per listing. You can send Honor Cards directly from www.jfedsrq.org. For more information, please call 941.552.6304.
e t e
favorite, “Bei Mir Bist Du Shein,” was often joined in by the audiences who loved hearing this beloved number. The Chorale reaches out to organizations of all faiths and to schools where children may be sitting on the floor in the gym or in the auditorium listening as the Chorale brings Jewish history alive through its two original cantatas. The SJC continues to learn an assortment of music to present to various audiences. Along with this learning is the spirit of purpose and friendliness at rehearsals that all the members share. Anyone who enjoys singing and is interested in these goals is welcome to
attend rehearsals, which will resume in the fall. Members will be polishing up the new cantata, “Hear Our Voice,” for a number of programs already scheduled for 2016. Any group or organization can contact Phyllis Lipshutz at 941.924.6717 to book a performance by the Chorale. The SJC will begin rehearsals on Thursday evenings in September at the Hecht School (580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) courtesy of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. For more information, call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011 or visit www.sarasotajewishchorale.org.
Now Accepting New Patients.
Dermatology by Newman
C A S T LE
CONNOLLY TOP DOCTO R S
}
Joshua M. Newman, M.D. Medical/Surgical Dermatologist
Named a “Top Doctor” by Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. For clear, healthy skin through the expert diagnosis and treatment of: • Skin cancer • Skin growths • Skin disease • Mohs Micrographic Surgery
Joshua M. Newman, M.D.
Same day appointments available. Call 941-488-2020 Maria V. Tindal, MPAS, PA-C Dermatology Physician Assistant
CenterForSight.net | 941-488-2020 See, Hear and Look Your BeSt™
Having Trouble Hearing
FREE 5-Year Protection Plan with the purchase of Ultra Hearing Aids. Only available through HearUSA.
with Background Noise?
Introducing Ultra Hearing Aids, exclusively from HearUSA, the first and only hearing aid clinically proven* by two separate studies to provide better than normal hearing in demanding listening situations, such as: • Movie theaters and shopping malls
• Dinner at noisy restaurants
• Family get-togethers
FREE Demonstration
Risk-Free 60-Day Money Back Guarantee
of the new Ultra Hearing Aids!
on all hearing aids
Call for details.
Call for details.
Schedule your FREE Hearing Check-Up today! 3 Centers in Sarasota:
4858 S. Tamiami Trail • 2650 S. Tamiami Trail • 2003 South Osprey Avenue • Bradenton
Call Toll Free: 855.264.0187
* Studies conducted at University of Northern Colorado (2014) and Oldenburg Horzentrum (2013) showed that Speech Reception Thresholds (SRT) in cocktail-party situations improved up to 2.9dB for wearers with mild to moderate hearing loss using the latest BestSound™ Technology with Narrow Directionality, compared to people with normal hearing. This corresponds to over 25% improvement in speech understanding.
www.hearusa.com
© 2015 HearUSA, All Rights Reserved.
12
June 2015
COMMUNITY FOCUS
JFCS’ 3rd Annual Veterans “Stand Down” serves more than 200 By Jamie M. Smith, MBA, Director of Marketing
O
Proudly Serving the Jewish Community with Kosher Catering
Co-Proprietors: Phil Mancini & Michael Klauber
All Heart
n Saturday, April 25, JFCS and more than 20 partner organizations hosted the 2015 Homeless Veterans “Stand Down” event, which connected more than 200 homeless individuals to vital services at no cost. The event is led by JFCS’ Operation Military Assistance Program staff who are dedicated to supporting homeless veterans and their families with case management, financial and housing assistance. Attendees had access to VA benefits and services, housing assistance, and local organizations providing mental health and substance-abuse treatment, and legal and employment services. The Health in Motion Mobile Medical Unit of the Florida
Senior Care, LLC
“Your home is where our hearts are” • • • • • •
Department of Health in Sarasota County (formerly known as Sarasota County Health Department) provided no-cost blood pressure readings, blood sugar (diabetes) screenings, HIV testing, and health education. A team of barbers, hair stylists and nail technicians from Manatee Technical Institute provided haircuts and manicures. Each attendee also had access to an auditorium filled with nonperishable food, personal-care supplies and VA surplus items. Lunch and refreshments were provided by The Salvation Army. “We’re proud to be a part of a community effort to help homeless veterans with much needed resources,” reported Wilfredo Tellado, director of veteran services. “We’re also grateful to all the community partners who participate each year and make the
event a success.” Partner organizations for this event include JFCS, Florida Veterans for Common Sense, Bay Pines Healthcare Services, The Salvation Army - Sarasota Command, All Faiths Food Bank, Manatee Technical Institute, the City of Sarasota, the Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County, and Sarasota County Government. Goodwill Manasota, the Florida Department of Children and Families, Legal Aid of Manasota, 12th Circuit Public Defender, and National Veterans Homeless Support Inc. are also partners for this event. Funding for this event is provided in part by the U.S. Department of Labor, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service, and the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust.
Companions Home Health Aides Transport RN Supervision CNA Services Doctor Visits
Private Duty Home Health 24 hour care available
www.allheartseniorcare.com
Serving Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Call 24 hours a day
941-954-6565
Homemaker & Companion License 230910
Paul Sutton and Phil Gorelick, JFCS Vice President of Programs
JFCS staff and volunteers help distribute VA surplus and purchased supplies for homeless veterans (photos courtesy Jamie M. Smith)
TBS members commemorate Yom HaShoah with yellow Yahrzeit candles
F
or 26 years, Sheldon Silverstein has spearheaded the packaging and mailing of the yellow Yahrzeit candles to all Temple Beth Sholom members to commemorate Yom HaShoah. Yom HaShoah, or “Holocaust Remembrance Day,” has been designated to commemorate the date, seventy years ago, when Jewish survivors were liberated from Nazi concentra-
tion camps. This year, the date fell on Thursday, April 16, with candle lighting on the evening of April 15. Temple Beth Sholom Men’s Club has collaborated with the Men’s Clubs at Conservative temples throughout the United States and Canada in furthering this program. Over the past years, hundreds of Men’s Club members and other volunteers have procured supplies, labeled and boxed candles, and coordinated shipping.
Gerald Ronkin and Beverly Silverstein
Members and friends of TBS have generously donated funds to the Men’s Club in appreciation of this annual observance. These funds have been utilized to build, expand and maintain the beautiful Holocaust Memorial Gardens and the fish pond that grace the entrance to TBS. By continuing this program, Temple Beth Sholom Men’s Club repeats the vow to “Never forget.”
Saul Zatz and Louis Nahon (photos courtesy RGB Media Services)
What’s your Number?
Please RECYCLE this newspaper!
Your Number is: • More important than the Dow Jones Industrial Average 1, the S&P 500 2, the 10-year treasury rate, or the Consumer Price Index 3 • More important than the unemployment rate, or the Gross National Product 4 • More important than the estate tax rate, or your income tax bracket From Planning to Wealth Enjoyment • Your number is a financial vaccine! It Estate can help immunize your way of life from all of these risks Do you know what your number is? Call today to find out at 941-951-0443
Bruce S. Udell
From Estate Planning to Wealth Enjoyment
Or give it to a friend to read and ask them to recycle it. You can also read The Jewish News online at www.jfedsrq.org.
BruceUdell.com
Jeremy E. Udell
1 Dow Jones Industrial Average: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is a popular indicator of the stock market based on the average closing prices of 30 active U.S. stocks representative of the overall economy. 2 S&P 500 Index: The Standard & Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) is an unmanaged group of securities considered to be representative of the stock market in general. 3 Consumer Price Index (CPI): The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of inflation compiled by the US Bureau of Labor Studies. 4 Gross national product (GNP): GNP is the market value of all the products and services produced in one year by labor and property supplied by the citizens of a country.
Securities and Investment Services offered through NFP Advisor Services, LLC, Member FINRA/SIPC. NFP Advisor Services, LLC is not affiliated with Udell Associates. NFP Advisor Services, LLC does not provide tax or legal advice.
June 2015
JEWISH HAPPENINGS
13
Jewish Happenings
t
TUESDAY, JUNE 2
e , y f l t d
r s t d e
FRIDAY, JUNE 5
Temple Emanu-El Summer Camp Session One
“Rhythm & Jews Musical Shabbat Service”
Give your little one a fun, nurturing, Jewish summer camp experience at Temple Emanu-El Early Learning Center, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The accredited, Gold Seal-certified, highest-rated early-childhood center welcomes your child for an unforgettable first session of camp. Weekly themes include Back in Time, Space, Science Spectacular and Zoology. Every week campers will enjoy water days, cooking, art projects, science exploration, special guests, and lots of summer fun. Fridays bring Shabbat celebrations and pizza lunch. For the schedule and tuition information, call Elaine Sharrock, Temple Emanu-El Preschool Director, at 941.377.8074.
Join Rabbi Geoff Huntting, Chazzan Cliff Abramson, your friends and neighbors at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Come and hear the Bruno Family Musicians as they join the rabbi and chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chasidic melodies. For more information, call the Temple Sinai office at 941.924.1802.
SATURDAY, JUNE 6
Torah & Tea Join Chanie Bukiet in her home on Tuesdays from 11:00 a.m. to noon for a weekly dose of delicious tea and refreshments spiced with thoughts on the weekly Torah portion and roundtable discussions. There is no cost; sponsor a class in someone’s memory or honor for $25. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@ chabadofbradenton.com.
Shabbat Shaboom at TBS On Saturday mornings June 6, 13, 20 and 27 at 10:30 a.m. at Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota), children are invited to have playtime, snack and an age-appropriate service. Shabbat Shaboom is geared to preschool and early elementary children, however, any age children are welcome. This service is free of charge and open to the public. For more information, please call the temple office at 941.955.8121.
SENIORS
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 Chabad Kaplan Preschool end-of-year celebration Prospective parents are welcome to join the Kaplan Preschool’s end-ofyear celebration at 9:15 a.m. Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Tour the facility, meet up with other parents and teachers, and see the marked developmental and academic achievements of the young students. To RSVP or for more information, call 941.925.0770.
TheJewishFederation.org The Strength of a people. The power of communiTy.
Temple Emanu-El “Lunch with the Rabbi” Are you looking for a great lunch date? Join Rabbi Brenner Glickman and nice, friendly, interesting companions for lunch, socializing, and discussion of current events and subjects of Jewish interest. All are invited to this free, popular, stimulating and enjoyable program that begins at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Attendees are asked to bring a brown-bag lunch and are also welcome to bring a newspaper article for discussion. Homemade dessert and terrific company are provided! For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.
BRISKET
chicken, Ribs, Pulled Pork & Pastrami Rub chilled Fillet of Salmon
nancy’s
THURSDAY, JUNE 4 “The 33 Jewish Languages of Our People” Marden Paru will lead this “lunch and learn” eight-week course, delving into the question, “Is the Jewish language necessary for Jewish survival?” The Jews have spoken many different tongues, but only a few remain active today: Aramaic, Yiddish, Ladino and Hebrew. This course will review languages developed by the Jewish people over the millennia, our history and wandering, and how ancient Hebrew was revitalized as the main language of the modern State of Israel. The class takes place on Thursdays from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Cost: free for temple members; $5 per class for nonmembers. Registration is required. Please contact Marden Paru at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com for more information.
Yes, I’m a Jewish woman smoking barbecue. Call me! Nancy Krohngold Founder/Owner
BAR-B-Q
TM
CATERING • RESTAURANT 301 S Pineapple Av at Ringling Blvd
on the Roundabout • Downtown Sarasota 34236 941-366-2271 www.NancysBarBQ.com
Lunch & DinneR 11AM-8PM Mon-Thurs, 9PM Fri-Sat • cLOSeD SunDAYS Fast Casual • Family Friendly • Beer & Wine • Sorry, we do not accept reservations
AJC’s 2015 Summer Lunch & Learn Series! June 30 — July 28
Be a part of it. For the betterment of Jewish women and children in Israel.
2014 Recipients • • • • •
Nebga – Network of Houses of Hope for Children At-Risk Family Nest Ashkelon – Group Parenting Workshops Orr Shalom for Children and Youth at Risk YEDID – The Association for Community Empowerment Livnot U’Lehibanot – Lifting Single Mothers Out of Poverty
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Michael’s On East, Sarasota
Only $28 Per Lecture—Includes Luncheon! Reservations Required. R.S.V.P. to 941.365.4955 or email: sarasota@ajc.org TUE SDAY, J UNE 3 0
Aaron Jacob AJC’s Associate Director of International Affairs Israel and the UN: When is Enough, Enough? What are the reasons for Israel’s difficulties in this world body? Should Israel remain a member?
TUE SDAY, J ULY 2 8
Dina Siegel Vann AJC’s Director of the Belfer Institute for Latino & Latin American Affairs
WOMEN’S GIVING CIRCLE YOUR VOICE WILL BE HEARD. To become a member or for more information: Contact Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232
941.371.4546 • www.jfedsrq.org
Changing Tides for the U.S., Cuba, and Israel How will a rapprochement between the U.S. and Cuba affect Latin America as a region, and what will its impact be for U.S. and Israel’s relations?
Sponsored by www.ajc.org
14
June 2015
JEWISH HAPPENINGS SUNDAY, JUNE 7 Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood breakfast Join Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood for the best breakfast deal in town! A deluxe bagel breakfast with all the trimmings, plus friendly conversation with nice, welcoming, interesting people will be followed by a speaker and lively presentation. All are welcome at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: $10. For more information, please contact Don Malawsky at dmalawsky@msn.com.
MONDAY, JUNE 8 TBSS SummerRocks Camp for Kindergarten to grade 4
ASOLO REPERTORY THEATRE “Stirring...Sparkling... Virtuosic” —Chicago Sun Times
SummerRocks at Temple Beth Sholom Schools has eight sessions. The first four are: Session 1: June 8-12, Wet-n-Wild; Session 2: June 15-19, Ooey Gooey; Session 3: June 22-26, Born to Build; Session 4: June 29July 3, Mad Science. Each week will include a wide range of interactive activities providing maximum fun while engaging in academic concepts. Weekly activities may include, but are not limited to art, music, swimming, sports, horticulture, critical thinking and robotics. Camp takes place from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Extended care is available until 4:00 p.m. Cost is $250 per week. For more information, please contact Leslie Ruben at 941.552.2770 or lruben@tbsschools.org. The catalog and registration forms are available at www.tbssfamily.org.
Preschool SummerRocks Camp at TBS Schools SummerRocks at Temple Beth Sholom Schools has four summer camp sessions for walking campers, ages 12 months to 4 years. The theme for Session 1 (June 8-19) is Creature Feature, and for Session 2 (June 22July 3) it’s Frozen...not the Movie. Swim lessons are offered for older campers. Camp takes place from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. Extended care is available until 4:00 pm. Cost is $400 for each two-week session. For more information, please contact Cindi Bavry at 941.954.2027 or cbavry@tbsschools.org. More information is available at www.tbssfamily.org.
THE LIFE AND MUSIC OF WOODY GUTHRIE
Torah Tots
Devised by David M. Lutken with Nick Corely and Darcie Deaville, Helen J. Russell, and Andy Terstein Directed by Nick Corely
MAY 30 – JUNE 21 PREVIEW MAY 29
941.351.8000 ASOLOREP.ORG
Photo courtesy of Woody Guthrie Publications, Inc.
SPONSORS
Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva SUMMER SEMESTER 2015 – EIGHT WEEK COURSES
ABRAHAMS: THE PATRIARCH AND OTHER ABES
Tuesdays 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM • Starting June 9
Abraham, the Patriarch, is not only the founder of monotheism and the patriarch of the Jewish people but is the first of several bible characters to undergo a name change; it’s like being granted a degree en honoris causa. Instead of his birth name Avram, God changes it to Avraham (Gen. 17:5). How sweet is that? He’s promised by Hashem to become the father of many nations. On a journey to a place he has never been, Abraham proceeds to establish a family and a clan whose descendants become the progenitors of many nations just as the Almighty had prophesied. From Abraham’s seed come tribes, kings, countries, three world religions and the Messiah. We’ll also visit other Abes of fame. Fee: $50.
CONTEMPORARY JEWISH SHORT STORIES
Fridays 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM • Starting June 12
Looking for stories that excite the imagination, open the heart, and support good values? An eight-week course has been designed around the new book: New Mitzvah Stories for the Whole Family. This juried volume offers vibrant new Jewish folklore, cleverly adapted traditional tales, and riveting true stories. It also delivers something rare—an open and inclusive approach to the wide range of Jewish life, personal orientation, and family structure. Each tale is paired with a stimulating Study Guide for reflection, discussion, and action. These forty-three stories reveal the nourishing spirituality of Jewish values and are designed for reading and retelling across the generations. Fee: $50. (The book can be purchased in class for $15 additional or you may purchase it on line.)
JEWS SURVIVING IN FOREIGN LANDS
Mondays 4:15 PM to 5:15 PM • Starting June 15
We live in a most remarkable time in human history having survived as a Jewish People since the great exodus from Egypt some 3500 years ago. Volumes have been written on just how that was actually accomplished. But what is not so well-known is how the remnant lives today scattered throughout the four corners of the globe. This course will visit the status of Jews in such diverse places as Iran, Yemen, Burma, Japan, China, Ukraine, France, Denmark plus many more. What have we learned about adapting to new environments, languages and anti-Semitism the last two thousand years? Fee: $50. Classes are held on the Campus of the Jewish Federation, 580 McIntosh Rd. in Sarasota. To register or seek more information, please contact Marden Paru, Dean and Rosh Yeshiva; at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail.com. Please make checks payable to the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva and mail to Marden Paru, 2729 Goodwood Court, Sarasota, FL 34235. NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS: The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and other school-administered programs. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c)3 non-profit agency. It is funded, in part, by a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
Join other parents, grandparents and caregivers as we explore the child’s world through story, song, cooking, crafts and circle time. Torah Tots encourages multi-sensory experiences that stimulate emerging language, motor development, socialization and bonding between parents and children. Explore child rearing from a Jewish perspective, participate in group activities, and learn Jewish customs that will enhance this unique time in your toddler’s life in these formative years. Torah Tots takes place from 10:00 to 10:45 a.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Suggested donation: $6. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.
TUESDAY, JUNE 9 Mitzvah Knitting Group at Temple Emanu-El Are you a knitter or crocheter interested in using your talent to brighten the lives of others while making new friends? If so, please come to the Mitzvah Knitting Group sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood. We gather monthly to craft and socialize, and our beautiful handiwork has been donated to local new parents as well as needy families in SarasotaManatee and in Israel. Bring your needles or crochet hook and a favorite pattern – we’ll supply the yarn and great company! The group meets at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, please email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.
SUNDAY, JUNE 14 Chabad of Venice Volunteer Breakfast Join us for a Continental Power Breakfast to honor and recognize the volunteers and chairs of 5775. The event will feature “Recruiting, Empowering and Introducing the Volunteer Circle of 5776.” The entire community is encouraged to join and become a team player! This free event begins at 10:00 a.m. at 2169 S. Tamiami Trail, Venice. For more information, please contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadof venice.com.
TUESDAY, JUNE 16 Sarasota Jewish Singles get-together The Sarasota Jewish Singles is an outreach program of Temple Beth Israel to give all Jewish singles in the area the opportunity to meet other men and women who are alone. The group meets once a month for dinner, laughter and a time to turn acquaintances into lifelong friends. Join us at 6:00 p.m. at Brio Tuscan Grill, 190 University Town Center Dr., Sarasota. For more information or to make a reservation, call or text Rosalyn Fleischer at 941.915.6631 or rozfleischer@gmail.com.
For a continuously updated community calendar, visit www.jfedsrq.org.
June 2015
JEWISH HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, JUNE 18
WANTED
BRIDGE PLAYERS
The Bridge Group meets Thursday afternoons from 1:00-4:00 pm on the Federation Campus (582 McIntosh Road). Open to intermediate and advanced bridge players.
JFCS Holocaust Survivors’ Havurah Sponsored by
All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support. Enjoy a light nosh and a lively discussion. The group meets from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. This is a multiagency event sponsored by JFCS of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee and the Claims Conference of Germany. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@jfcscares.org.
For more information, ENJOY call Bob Satnick • Fresh Pita B • Imported at 941-538-3739
US
Y
S P I N AC H P I E BOULI • B A T L• Discover AFE L A F • Sarasota’s Finest S RO
Mediterranean Cuisine & Specialty Market
• HUMM
Fresh Pita Bread • Imported Cheeses • Spices • Olives & more!
Homemade & Delicious
K ABA BS
Mention this ad for complimentary Baklava, Hot tea or Turkish coffee with lunch or dinner, or receive a BE FREE Hummus, Falafel or Baba H Ghanouj appetizer w/ your •B ABA meal purchase of $20!
•K
IB
THURSDAY, JUNE 25
•G
N’shei Chabad Women’s Rosh Chodesh Society N’shei Chabad Women invites all women to attend this Rosh Chodesh Society event which includes a talk entitled “The Challenge of Divorce, and What it Teaches About Marriage.” This lesson gives us insight into the sensitive issue of divorce, and what it teaches us about the unparalleled value that Judaism places on Shalom Bayit, peace in the home. Following the talk, led by Sara Steinmetz, a 30-minute programming meeting eliciting ideas and suggestions for the 2015-16 year will be held. For underwriting the course we thank Chabad’s First Lady, Anne Stein. All are welcome at 7:15 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Advance reservations are necessary. For more information or to RSVP, call 941.925.0770 or email info@chabadofsarasota.com.
15
GHA
NOUJ
• LAHMEH • ZAATAR
4246 S. Tamiami Trail South of Bee Ridge Rd
(941) 923-6666
www.oasiscafesarasota.com Now serving Beer & Wine! Monday – Saturday 10am – 8:30pm Next-day Catering!
FREE WiFi
Dedicated to Keeping Sarasota Athletes IN THE GAME Since 1993
TBS Sisterhood Knitting and Crafts group Shapiro Sports Medicine concentrates on helping athletes maintain optimum health and peak performance.
Everyone is welcome to join the Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood’s monthly Knitting and Crafts group, which meets from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Pizza and drinks available at $5 per person. Please contact Molly Ballow at 941.377.1340 or mollysquilts. bal@aol.com for more information and to RSVP.
Dr. Shapiro received his fellowship training in sports medicine from Stanford University.
AT
FRIDAY, JUNE 26 Shalom Baby Mommy and Me
6050 Cattleridge Blvd.
Sponsored by
Join us for a gathering of mommies and babies to sing Jewish and/or Israeli children’s songs and bond with other moms! The event begins at 11:00 a.m. in the Hecht Building on the Jewish Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Free with registration. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jessi Sheslow at jsheslow@jfedsrq.org 941.343.2109.
Vision 20/20 Looking Back/Looking Forward Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU 20th Anniversary Exhibition On view through October 25, 2015 Floridian Jewish families have played an integral part in every area of the development of the Sunshine State, from the pioneers who settled here more than 250 years ago, to contemporary movers and shakers. In honor of our 20th Anniversary, Vision 20/20 provides a glimpse into our collection of more than 100,000 items, documenting the history makers of yesterday to those of today.
MONDAY, JUNE 29 Chabad of Bradenton’s Camp Gan Israel Burst into summer with Chabad of Bradenton’s Camp Gan Israel. Camp runs Monday to Friday, from June 29 to July 17 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Summer break is right around the corner and Chabad is preparing a fantastic, exciting time for your children, grandchildren and neighbors, featuring Funshops, swimming, Shabbat parties, specialty activities, field trips to Lowry Park Zoo, Stardust, Coquina Beach, Bounce Down Under, MOSI and more Stem Robotic and Baking Funshops tracks are sure to excite the campers as well. Extended care available until 5:00 p.m. Hot lunch menu optional. The cost is $150 per week. Limited scholarships available. For more information or to register, visit www.cgibradenton.org or contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.
Chabad of Sarasota’s Camp Gan Israel For 18 years, Chabad of Sarasota’s Camp Gan Israel summer camp has enriched children’s summer vacations while intertwining fun with lots of Jewish pride. Funshops are part of the daily schedule and give an opportunity for campers to learn and enhance skills in hooping, balloon sculpting, juggling, yoga, water colors and face painting. Sports, cooking, swimming, challah making, silly dress-up days, arts and crafts, and field trips are all integrated into the two special weeks of outstanding programming. Campers will be enthralled by the activities, trips and ruach (Jewish spirit) that will continue to spark Jewish pride way beyond the two-weeks of summer camp. Camp dates are Monday through Friday, June 29 to July 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. The cost is $175 per week. Scholarships are available on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information or to register, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.
Temple Emanu-El Summer Camp Session Two Summer fun continues as session two of Temple Emanu-El Early Learning Center’s camp opens today at 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Campers ages 18 months through five years will enjoy Jewish and secular fun and enrichment, including water days, art, science, cooking and more. Themes include Adventure Time, Music to My Ears, Camping and Engineering; from creating treasure maps to making musical instruments, from setting up a campground to roasting S’mores, campers will have a blast! And as always, Fridays bring Shabbat celebrations and pizza lunch. For the schedule and tuition information, call Elaine Sharrock, Temple Emanu-El Preschool Director, at 941.377.8074.
I Sarasota, FL 34232 I (941) 365-0655
www.ShapiroSportsMedicine.com
Formed from the Collections of the Jewish Museum of Florida, originated by Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Founding Executive Director.
The Seventh Day: Revisiting Shabbat On view through October 25, 2015 This exhibition explores, through a 21st century perspective, the very meaning of the Sabbath, with leading international artists creating and sharing their interpretations of "the seventh day - a day of rest." Traveling exhibit from Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion Museum, New York.
Alex Gruss, 1957, Buenos Aires, Argentina Six Days of Creation, 2013, Wood, mother of pearl, copper, ink, 18" x 38"
2 - fo r - 1 a d m i s s i on w i t h t h i s a d
SMJN
301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 305.672.5044 • jewishmuseum.com • info@jewishmuseum.com Open Tuesday-Sunday 10am - 5pm Except Holidays
The Museum is supported by individual contributions, foundations, memberships and grants from the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, the Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council, the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners and the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council.
Skin cancer affects 1 in 5 Americans. Skin cancer has a better than 99% cure rate if detected and treated early. Source: Source: https://www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/conditions/skin-canc https://www.aad.org/media-resources/stats-and-facts/conditions/skin-cancer er
When was your last skin exam? As a MOHS Surgeon and a fellow of the American Society of MOHS Surgery Dr. Abrams is highly recognized in treating skin cancers. Dr. Abrams is A.O.B.D Board Certified Dermatologist & Dermatologic Surgeon. Brad Abrams, D.O., Sheryl Wilson, ARNP-C & Catherine Deans L.E. will ensure that you have healthy skin from head to toe, and will help you look your best. Bradley J. Abrams, D.O.
Healthy
& Beautiful
Adult & Pediatric Skin Exams MOHS Surgery Skin Cancer Screenings Wart & Mole Removal Hair & Nail Disorders Acne & Rosacea
Facial Fillers Botox & Dysport Photo-Rejuvenation Sclerotherapy Laser Treatments Facials & Peels Anti-Aging Treatments ®
Sheryl Wilson, ARNP-C
®
Catherine Deans, L.E.
Accepting New Patients & Most Insurances
3 3 2 8 Be e Ridge Rd. S arasota| 9 4 1 .9 2 6 .2 3 0 0 | abram sde rm .c om
16
June 2015
JEWISH HAPPENINGS
NEED SOME SOCIAL INTERVENTION?
LIVE CHAT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT • LIVE DANCING • INCREDIBLE FOOD
WEAR YOUR DANCING SHOES
COME UNPLUG WITH US
SEA BASS IS AMAZING SO ARE YOU
TUESDAY, JUNE 30 The Ravensbrück Archive – A Lost Treasure! Sponsored by
Richard Ohlsson, from the Lund University Foundation in Sweden, welcomes everyone to this event. Hidden for 70 years, the Ravensbrück Archive contains 500+ detailed interviews with women and children concentration camp survivors, lists of prisoners, maps, notebooks, diaries, artwork and memorabilia carried out of the camp by survivors while escaping. Richard Ohlsson and Robert Resnick from Lund University Foundation welcome you to a unique unveiling of artifacts and a special Ravensbrück Archive presentation by Håkan Håkansson, Associate Professor at Lund University in Sweden. We are displaying never-before-seen Holocaust materials in the lobby area and there will be a Q&A session after the presentation. This free event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Bea Friedman Theater on the Jewish Federation Campus, 582 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Light refreshments will be served. For more information about the event or Ravensbrück, please email Richard. Ohlsson@lunduniversityfoundation.org or call 941.544.2895.
AJC’s Summer Lunch & Learn Series
941. 567. 2001 | pologrillandbar.com
GROW YOUR BUSINESS
Yom HaShoah Youth Service at the Remember Me Orchard
Advertise in
Six trees were planted dedicated by Temple Beth Sholom Schools students for children lost in the Holocaust at the Yom HaShoah Youth Service at the Remember Me Orchard. It is planned for this dedication to be an annual event. A crowd of over one hundred parents, teachers and students attended the Yom HaShoah Youth Service.
Robin Leonardi • 941.552.6307
rleonardi@jfedsrq.org www.TheJewishNews.org
Ko
Advisory No r e ti sh Kosher by the Case:
Join us from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East (1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota) as AJC (American Jewish Committee) presents keynote speaker Aaron Jacob in the second of its three-part 2015 Summer Lunch & Learn Series. Mr. Jacob, AJC’s Associate Director of International Affairs, will discuss “Israel and the UN: When is Enough, Enough?” What are the reasons for Israel’s current difficulties in this world body? Should Israel remain a member? Williams Parker is the generous sponsor of the Summer Lunch & Learn Series which concludes Tuesday, July 28. The cost of $28 includes the lecture and luncheon. Advance registration is required to AJC at 941.365.4955 or sarasota@ajc.org.
ce
FRESH MEAT AND POULTRY Under the aegis of one of our new Kosher Consumer advocates, Costco is making available a program that will allow the purchase of fresh meat and poultry by the case at lower per-unit prices. The hashgacha is OU, and Square K for the beef and OU and KAJ for the poultry. The items being offered are:
Above left: Madison Bryan, who participated in March of the Living, gives a moving talk about her participation in the program and why the orchard is important with its symbolism to the past and connection to future generations; above right: Madison and the tree she dedicated
Rib-Eye Steaks - Boneless Cap Roast - Boneless Chicken Breasts - Boneless and Skinless Ground Turkey Minute roast – Boneless Chicken Thighs Turkey Tenders Chicken Drumsticks Leg Quarters It is suggested that families team up and split cases. All purchases must be pre-paid.
The dedication of six trees in the Remember Me Orchard by children for children
Rabbi Michael Werbow oversees the dedication and planting of a tree in the Remember Me Orchard dedicated to a lost child
Anyone interested in further details contact Arthur Aaron at 941-960-1480. Ultimately, if enough consumers participate, Costco may begin carrying individual lots in its meat cases but not at present. This is new co-operative venture may take some time to fully work out all details in order to accommodate everyone. Please be patient in the process. Mr. Arthur Aaron, a volunteer, is performing this mitzvah as a liaison between local kosher consumers and the purveyor. You can reach him at 941-960-1480 to place orders.
N.B. If you would like to be added to the e-notification list, please send your email address to koshercon@comcast.net
Marden Paru, Chair
Kosher Consumers Council of Sarasota-Manatee 2729 Goodwood Court Sarasota, FL34235 koshercon@comcast.net
Nancy and Eli Koplin dedicate a tree
Emma Hershorin unveils a plaque dedicating a tree in the Remember Me Orchard with the solemn mitzvah of Zachor for a lost child in the Holocaust
ConneCt with your Jewish Community facebook.com/jfedsrq
June 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
17
Jewish Museum of Florida celebrates its 20th anniversary Exhibition features many objects from the collection on display for the first time
T
he Jewish Museum of FloridaFIU (JMOF-FIU) is proud to present a very special exhibition in honor of its 20th anniversary, Vision 20/20: Looking Back/Looking Forward. This exhibition provides a glimpse into JMOF-FIU’s collection of more than 100,000 items documenting multi-generations of Jewish families throughout Florida. Floridian Jewish Families have played an integral part in every area of the development of the Sunshine State, from the pioneer families who settled here more than 250 years ago, to the contemporary movers and shakers who are making history today. The exhibition will be on view to the public through October 25, 2015. Patrons are encouraged to post their favorite JMOF-FIU memories on Facebook and Twitter using #JMOF20. Highlights from the exhibition include: Hand-painted toy tea set collected by Harry Kanner of Orlando, circa 1910. Kanner, a merchant and
citrus grower, was one of the founders of Congregation Ohev Shalom in Orlando. This pioneer family has continued to have an impact in our state, from Aaron Kanner, one of the founders of Mt. Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach, to Lewis Kanner, a well-known Miami attorney, and Ellen Kanner, now an award-winning food writer. Commemorative Jacksonville Jaguars football given to Dr. Kevin Kaplan, the team’s head physician who also serves as team physician for the Arena Football League Jacksonville Sharks, Jacksonville University, University of North Florida, and Atlantic Coast High School. Architectural model for the upcoming restoration of the famous Deauville Hotel on Miami Beach, by Kobi Karp, who is known for his exciting architecture projects which are changing the Miami skyline. Original, bound issues of the inaugural season of the highly successful Ocean Drive Magazine, started by the Powers Family, media moguls who
How do you Jew? By Reb Ari Shapiro
I
remember when families sat together at the kitchen or dining room table eating and talking about what was happening in their lives. On Shabr bat and Festival days the discussion often encompassed the meaning of the d day, and we sang appropriate songs and h laughed. When we had guests we sat around the table drinking tea and eating pastry. The radio and TV were not turned on. There were no cell phones or video games or electronic tablets. Each year I lead a Seder in the DeSoto Correctional Facility, where I am the JFCS prison minister. This year twenty Jewish inmates attended. We sat around the table and ate, read the Haggadah (some reading English while others were able to read Hebrew), sang songs and laughed. Following Birkat HaMazon (Grace After Meals) I asked the men, “What was the purpose of the Exodus from Egypt?” At first their answers were the same as probably 99% of people would answer, “To free the Israelites from slavery,” or “To save them from oppression and suffering.”
I drew their attention to the Shema in which God says, “I am the Lord your God who took you out of the land of Egypt to be for you a God.” God’s avowed purpose was to create a relationship with the Jewish people. “You will be my people, and I will be your God” (Ex. 6:7). In order to create that relationship, God had to begin by revealing His/Herself. That was the purpose of the ten plagues – “So that you will know that I am God” (Ex. 8:18). The discussion continued for a fair amount of time and led to thoughts on learning to trust in God and to never give up hope, even when incarcerated for many, many years. Three hours after gathering together it was time for the men to return to their dorms. Each man lined up to give me a hug and to express his thankfulness and gratitude. Some had tears in their eyes and others wept openly. “Doing” is part of the DNA in the Jewish soul. According to our heritage, these inmates are more important than me. Because of them, I am able to do what I do.
140 kosher characters: twitter.com/jfedsrq Take our publications on the go with the new ISSUU app!
issuu.com/thejewishnews
are well known in social and political arenas. Purple velvet wedding dress and bonnet from 1934 worn by Elise Bear, granddaughter of Lewis Bear, who started a distribution company in Pensacola in 1876 that is now run by the fifth generation of the Bear family. Purse from the Saks Fifth Avenue store on Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, belonging to Rose Weiss, circa 1930s. Weiss was affectionately known as the “Mother” of Miami Beach. She designed the original City of Miami Beach flag, which is still in use today. She is also remembered for never having missed a city council meeting in 38 years. Comb and hanger from the H. W. Davis Co. Store in St. Augustine, circa 1890s. The store is one of the oldest locally-owned clothing stores in St. Augustine. Its current owners, the Lichter family, are now in their fourth
generation of working in the retail clothing business in St. Augustine. Exhibition formed from the Collection of the Jewish Museum of Florida, originated by Marcia Jo Zerivitz, Founding Executive Director. About JMOF-FIU: The Jewish Museum of Florida-FIU is the only museum dedicated to telling the story of 250 years of Florida Jewish heritage, arts and culture. The museum is housed in two adjacent, lovingly restored historic buildings, at 301 Washington Avenue on South Beach, that were once synagogues for Miami Beach’s first Jewish congregation. The museum’s permanent exhibition is MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, 1763 to Present. Its temporary history and art exhibitions change periodically. For more information, please call 305.672.5044 or visit www.jewishmu seum.com or Facebook @JewishMu seumofFlorida.
We’ll Point You in the Right Direction There’s no need to search all over the West coast ... Our Certified Senior Advisors will chart a course directing you or your loved one to an Assisted Living or Memory Care Community.
• • • •
We Help Families Find Independent Living, Assisted Living, Memory Care and In Home Care Options We Review the Care and Violation History of the Communities With Whom We Work We Personally Tour With You to Recommended Facilities That Meet Your Needs We are a NO COST Community Service!
Call Wendy Merlino MBA, CSA to steer you to the caring community perfect for you or your loved one.
www.CarePatrol.com •
eBlast
941-237-0846
Serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties
eXclusive!
Become an eXclusive Sponsor of Federation’s weekly eBlast! Showcase your business with a link that drives people directly to your website.
eMailed to over 6,000 recipients each week, our eBlast newsletter highlights upcoming events in the community.
e X clusive you say?
eBlast Sponsorships are the ideal way to reach our demographic. With a MAXIMUM OF 4 SPONSORS per eBlast, NOT ONLY will your message be read LOUD & CLEAR, but your business or organization is guaranteed to be THE ONLY ONE featured in its category. For example, if you are a realtor, then no other realtors will be represented in our eBlast for the duration of your Sponsorship. Promote your business and support the Federation with an eBlast Sponsorship. eBlast Sponsorships are tax-deductible and are offered in 3 month increments. Due to the exclusivity of this offer, Sponsorships go fast. Already a Jewish News or Connections Magazine advertiser? Reinforce your presence in our Federation publications by being an eBlast Sponsor!
CONTACT Robin Leonardi 941.552.6307 rleonardi@jfedsrq.org Not signed-up for our eBlast? It’s easy – Just visit www.jfedsrq.org and click the “NEWSLETTER” tab at the top of our homepage.
18
June 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
Genesis of the Nuremberg Laws, 1935 By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD
T
he so-called Nuremberg Laws on Race were designed by the Nazis to legally remove Jews from the mainstream of German life. While these laws are most frequently dated from September 1935, we can, in fact, trace their origin to two laws that were passed in June of that year – exactly eighty years ago this month. Dr. Paul Bartrop These two laws, moreover, which were enacted only two days apart, focused on a specific obsession running through Nazi thinking from even prior to the takeover of power in 1933: the issue of sexuality and identity. On June 26, 1935, a new law made abortions compulsory for pregnant women who might in some way have a disability, or where it was determined that a fetus was unhealthy in utero. The Nazi view was that this would prevent the women “from passing on hereditary diseases.” Abortions could be forced in order to achieve the desired result. Then, two days later, the German Ministry of Justice revised the infamous Paragraph 175, originally enacted on May 15, 1871, criminalizing homosexual acts between males. The revision expanded the range of criminal offenses to encompass any contact between men, whether physical or by word or gesture, which could be construed as sexual. This saw the offense of “lewdness between men,” such that “a man who engages as the active or passive partner in lewdness with another man is to be punished by imprisonment.” Paragraph 175a continued that “severe lewdness” was when homosexual acts were carried out by force or
threats; when such acts were committed between consenting males of over 21 years of age; or when male prostitutes engaged in such acts. These revisions had the intention of toughening the penalties for any violations, thereby facilitating the systematic persecution of homosexual men. The two laws of June 26 and June 28, 1935 were an initial Nazi foray into the private lives of Germany’s citizens, involving the most intimate of relationships. Others were to follow. Of interest is that in this early stage they were not specifically directed towards Jews. This would change within the next three months. In particular, what was called the Law for the Protection of German Blood and German Honor was adopted unanimously on September 15, 1935. The new law consisted of seven sections which operated from the Nazis’ concern for “safeguarding” the “purity” of “German blood.” In summary form, the seven sections were: (1) marriages between Jews and German nationals or those of “kindred blood” were forbidden; (2) relations outside of marriage between Jews and German nationals or those of kindred blood were also forbidden; (3) female German nationals or those of kindred blood under the age of forty-five could no longer be employed in Jewish households; (4) Jews were forbidden to hoist the German flag or “present the colors of the Reich,” though they could present “the Jewish colors;” (5) punishment for violations of sections (1) and (2) were to be imprisonment with hard labor, while violations of sections (3) and (4) were imprisonment of one year and monetary fines; (6) implementation and supplementation of this law was the responsibility of the Reich Minister of
the Interior; and (7) the law was to take effect on September 16, 1935, with the exception of section (3) which was to become effective on January 1, 1936. The legislation was signed into effect at the 7th Party Congress during the Nuremberg Rally of September 10-16, 1935. The rally was called the “Rally of Freedom,” where “freedom” signified the reintroduction of compulsory military service – and thus Germany’s “liberation” from the restrictions of the Treaty of Versailles. Introducing the Nuremberg Laws at this time was another indication of “freedom” in accordance with Nazi ideology. From this point onward, it was felt, the German people would be able to dictate the very nature of how their population should be comprised. And things did not stop there. Later in the year the regime continued its intrusion into the private lives of people – both Jews and so-called “Aryans” – through the addition of other, similar laws. On October 18, for example, the “Law for the Protection of the Hereditary Health of the German People” was introduced, requiring all prospective marriage partners to obtain a “certificate of fitness to marry” from the public health authorities. How this was to be determined meant that those in question had to show that they did not suffer from “hereditary illnesses” or contagious diseases. Also, attempted unions made in violation of the Nuremberg Laws were forbidden on
the grounds of “hereditary health.” Finally, on November 14, 1935, aB supplemental decree of the Nuremberg Laws extended their remit in certain areas, such as prohibiting marriages or sexual relations between people who could produce children deemed “racially suspect.” While this was very vague and open to interpretation, it was later set up more formally to mean Roma and Blacks, as well as Jews. Overall, this was a time in which a policy of legal segregation was implemented across Germany. Where Jews were concerned, the Nazis intended that through measures such as this the Jewish population would see the writing on the wall and realize that there was no longer a future for them in Germany – and leave. The tragedy was that most German Jews did not see things this way. For every new measure against them, the general response was that no matter how bad things were, they could not get any worse. As a result, most Jews stayed in Germany, preferring to live in what they still saw as their homeland. Tragically, it would take even more drastic measures in succeeding years before they finally saw that no accommodation, of any kind, could be reached with the Nazis. Dr. Paul Bartrop is Professor of History and the Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University. He can be reached at pbartrop@fgcu.edu.
Read the current and previous editions of The Jewish News online at www.jfedsrq.org.
NOW AVAILABLE AT MORE THAN 50 LOCATIONS! SARASOTA • SRQ Chamber of Commerce • SRQ Visitors’ Center • Selby Public Library • Newsrack across from Hollywood 20 • Ringling Post Office • St. Armand’s Circle – John Ringling Blvd. • St. Armand’s Circle – Blvd. of the Presidents • Bayfront Park • Nellie’s Deli • Villa Grande • JFCS • Gulf Gate Library • Einstein Brothers Bagels • Landings Racquet Club • Publix at Landings Plaza • Silverstein Institute
SARASOTA • The Jewish Federation Campus • Lakehouse West • SRQ Memorial Hospital – Outpatient • Morton’s Gourmet Bakery • Art Building • Bahia Oaks Lodge • Health Complex East Ave • Kobernick Anchin/Benderson • Fruitville Library • Temple Emanu-El • Temple Beth Sholom • Temple Sinai • Chabad of Sarasota • Founder’s Club • Bird Key Park Newsrack • Temple Beth Israel • Longboat Key Newsrack – Gulf of Mexico Dr. & Cedar St.
LAKEWOOD RANCH/ BRADENTON • Northern Trust Bank • Legacy Golf Club • SMR Corporate Bank • Country Pancake House • Intercoastal Medical Group • FCCI Insurance Group • University Park Country Club • The Meadows • Palm Aire Clubhouse • LakeRidge Falls • LWR Chamber of Commerce • University Cleaners LWR • Dreams Jeweler LWR • Bradenton Library • Bradenton Post Office • Publix at University Pkwy • Bank of America LWR • Women/Children’s Center
LAKEWOOD RANCH/ BRADENTON • Lake Club • Chabad of Bradenton VENICE • The Jewish Congregation of Venice • Venice Public Library • Venice Community Center • Jacaranda Public Library • Chabad of Venice & North Port
Make sure to tell your friends and neighbors! Contact 941.371.4546 x 107 to become a subscriber & receive your copy in the mail
www.TheJewishNews.org
June 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
19
“The Miracle of Shanghai” …music in the midst of mayhem! By Arlene Stolnitz
B
g etween 1939 and 1941, an inn flux of Jews fleeing the Nazi r regime arrived in Shanghai. oFirst, German-Austrian, then Polish -and other Eastern European Jewish refyugees exiled themselves to Shanghai. t Shanghai welcomed European Jews thanks to the efforts of Dr. Feng Shan Ho, s the Chinese Cond sul General to e Vienna, who was horrified by the Jewish persecuArlene Stolnitz tion. Visas were given to Jews proving that there was a scountry that would take them. During this time, about 20,000 sJewish refugees lived among local ,Chinese citizens in the Hongkou district. It was a time of difficulty and hardship, but regardless of the obstatcles, the Jewish refugees were able to -express themselves musically in many cways. Though living conditions were equite bad, their musical life persisted -and became the refugees’ spiritual supdport. Even in exile they never lost their rich heritage, developing a musical life from nearly nothing. r However, these refugees were -not the earliest Jewish community ein Shanghai. Jews had a presence in China for centuries earlier. And in the mid-19th century, Oriental Jewish-British merchants (Sephardi) and Russian Jewish immigrants (Ashkenazi) had come to Shanghai. When the first Central European refugees landed in Shanghai between
1939 and 1941, the music they encountered was the type found in dance halls, bars, and coffee houses, with only one concert hall for serious music. The musicians were mostly Filipinos, Italians and Russians whose training was minimal. Hebrew-Yiddish culture evolved and soon Jewish traditional musical life could be seen in religious services, concerts and evening functions. There were mainly two social institutions that supported these endeavors: the Gemeinschaft Juedischer Kantoiren (The Association of Shanghai Jewish Presenters) and the Shanghai Jewish Club. The first organization, Jewish Presenters, was established in 1940. Its purpose was the development of the cantorial role and programs for the refugees. They acted as hazanim (cantors) in the synagogues and services that took place in Shanghai, even forming a cantors’ choir in 1941 under the direction of Jacob Kaufman. Many of the cantors had been trained in the Italian “bel canto” style. These cantors were very important in the refugees’ musical life. Besides the refugee camps, they performed in Russian synagogues, theaters, the Shanghai Jewish Youth Association, and the Shanghai Jewish School, all but the last of which were located in Hongkou, the poor district mentioned earlier in Northeast Shanghai. The cantors and their all-male choirs sang at festivals, services and other community events. They were quite good at Oriental Jewish songs. The all-male choir known as Hasmir was said to be the best in Shanghai at
K’zohar Ha-Ivrit
Has-ka-lah – Enlightenment By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin
T
he month of June is here. The school year is ending. For those who are leaving the formal educational system, this is a time for inner search, a time to look towards the future. In honor of all the graduates, I wish to discuss the Hebrew word has-kah-lah, a term where education, knowledge, intelligence and enlightenment coalesce. Dr. Rachel Dulin The modern term has-ka-lah is rooted in the biblical verb sa-khal, which appears 61 times in the Text in several meanings. In the story of the Garden of Eden, for example, the word le-has-kil, means ‘source of wisdom’ (Gen 3:6). In the Book of Proverbs, the root sa-khal means ‘success’ or ‘insight.’ In Psalms, sa-khal is used to mean ‘perceive’ (Ps 64:10), ‘gain insight’ (119:99), ‘consider’ (36:4), ‘be prudent’ (36:10) or ‘be enlightened’ (32:8). In the Book of Daniel, the word mas-kil means ‘proficient’ (1:4) or ‘wise’ (19:13). And in the prophetic literature, le-has-kil means ‘succeed’ (Josh 1:7), ‘thinking abilities’ (Isa 44:18) or ‘skill’ (Jer 3:15). It becomes obvious that already in the time of the Bible the verb sa-khal received meanings related to wisdom, intelligence and acquired knowledge. In Modern Hebrew, in addition to all the above meanings to the verb sa-khal, we find the word has-ka-lah, which means ‘enlightenment’ and ‘education.’ Has-ka-lah is also the name of the intellectual and social movement of eighteenth-century Europe, known as The Enlightenment, which fought for freedom of expression, civil rights and freedom from religious oppres-
sion. This movement had a very strong influence on Jewish culture, which continues to this day. Civil rights for Jews were advanced because of this movement. Jewish education broadened beyond religious studies and the Hebrew language became again a spoken living language. Indeed, has-ka-lah brought the revival of Jewish and Hebrew literature, and secular studies blossomed within the Jewish milieu. As a result, to this day, anyone who pursues studies to further one’s education is called in Hebrew mas-kil (m) or mas-kil-ah (f), and one who attains a university degree is described as ba-al has-ka-lah ge-vohah, literally ‘owner of a high has-kalah, higher education.’ To end, I wish to refer to two phrases used in Hebrew today, yet rooted in the sagacity of the past. Based on the verb sa-khal, the writer of Proverbs coined the phrase musar has-kel, meaning ‘moral lesson.’ Using the same verb, the writer of Psalms coined the phrase mikol me-lam-dye his-kal-ti, which originally meant ‘I became wiser than all my teachers’ (Ps.119:99). However, with rabbinic influence, the meaning of the statement changed to infer that wisdom is gained by learning from all people, teachers, colleagues and particularly students (Avot 4:1; Ta’anit 7a). The musar has-kel, the ‘moral lesson’ of this shift in meaning, is that ideas are fluid, and learning brings wisdom and intellectual growth. I wish all our graduates a happy and fruitful journey in the pursuit of has-ka-lah – enlightenment. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota.
that time. A quote translated from the book A Life to Live, by Israel Kipen, compares the service to an opera. “I was greatly moved by the similarity to services I had known at home,” was the comment made by a European refugee woman who was surprised by the beauty of the service. Besides services and other community events, programs consisted of vocal music, including solo, chorus and ensemble with instrumental pieces by Jewish composers such as Max Bruch’s cello work, Kol Nidre. There were liturgical songs, such as Kiddush, songs set to Biblical Psalms and music adapted from Jewish and Yiddish folk music. Hasidic songs, Yiddish theater and operetta songs from the ’20s and ’30s were favorites. The equivalent of the GermanAustrian music group was the Polish Shanghai Club which worked as a liaison between the two groups of refugees. Established earlier by the Russian Jews in 1932, the Club produced ballet, chorus, drama and concerts which coordinated programs with the Presenters. Its present location is the site of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, its last move. In a recent trip to Shanghai, I viewed the name on a database of an
acquaintance from Rochester, New York, who had spent the war years as a refugee from Germany in Shanghai. Claude Spingarn (who has since passed away) told me in an interview, that living conditions were difficult during that time, often with ten people living in a single room. I am not sure he knew firsthand of any of the musical life written above. However, his name was listed in a roster I found in the Ohel Moshe Synagogue, the main synagogue of the refugees of Hongkou. The second floor has been converted to a museum containing a database with names of refugees. Claude and his mother had escaped Nazi Germany, and as a teenager he found refuge working in a factory in Shanghai. What a tribute to those who helped the Jews survive! “The Miracle of Shanghai”…a bright light for Jews during a terrible time. Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, has sung in choral groups for over 25 years. A retired educator from Rochester, New York, and a member of Venice’s Exsultate!, she is a graduate of the Gulf Coast Community Foundation’s Leadership Institute. Her interest in choral music has led to this series of articles on Jewish Folk Music in the Diaspora.
THE UROLOGY TREATMENT CENTER
Winston E. Barzell, M.D., FACS Alan R. Treiman, M.D., FACS Kenneth J. Bregg, M.D., FACS Joshua T. Green, M.D., FACS Robert I. Carey, M.D., PhD, FACS Daniel M. Kaplon, M.D.
Diplomate of the American Board of Urology 1921 Waldemere Street, Suite 310, Sarasota 5350 University Parkway Suite #207, Sarasota
(941) 917-8488
www.urologytreatmentcenter.com
Braendel Painting, Inc. 2059 19th St.,
Sarasota, FL 34234
941.923.1968 Fax 941.906.8557
www.braendelpainting.com
L’Dor V’Dor FROM OUR “MISHPUCHA” TO YOURS Selling Real Estate to Every Generation
SERVING SERVING THE THE JEWISH JEWISH COMMUNITY COMMUNITY FOR 27 31 YEARS FOR YEARS Make Your Next “Smart Move” contact The Collier Group today Selling Waterfront n Golf Course n & Other Residential Communities
ollier Group THE
Janis Collier, REALTOR® n 941.313.1212 JanisCollier@michaelsaunders.com Mary Collier, REALTOR® n 941.400.7015 MaryCollier@michaelsaunders.com Ron Collier, REALTOR®, JD n 941.321.9045 RonCollier@michaelsaunders.com 1801 Main Street | Sarasota, FL 34236 | 941.951.6660
20
June 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
A soaring cry, a classic expression of the Jewish American experience
S
B
E f Looking for en-i couraging authorityw figures, mother anda
By Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News
she, too, has a life story to tell, Minnie in which he needs to present a replies: “I’d love to hear, Mrs. Pinsker, sermon on the concentration but not now. Now I’m remembering camps. After much agonizing my own. Oi, I remember so hard.” And and writer’s block, he offers as indeed, she does. his sermon twenty minutes of The texture of Minnie’s life and absolute silence. It’s the high major literary achievement, that of her family is built up in arcs of point of his pulpit career. His Alan Cheuse’s magnificent repetition. Crucial memories and imagcongregants love it. There are novel takes us through three es, key words and phrases, are repeated low points too, including one in which generations of a Jewish American famover and over again, gaining signifihe takes a literal and figurative fall. ily, revealing an odd mix of dysfunction cance and force. Layer upon layer, Gradually, another calling overand accomplishMinnie’s memories grow and expand; takes Manny. That of entrepreneur, ment, belonging themes and variations compound and investor and man of business. One and estrangement, resound. The voice becomes hypnotic business is added to another, and then sacrifice and beand embracing, releasing as it unfolds another: shipping, warehousing and, trayal. the voices of her late husband Jacob, of ultimately, major agricultural interests M i n n i e Manny and his wife Maby, of Maby’s in Central America. Once he redefines Bloch’s story, told abusive brother Mord, of the rebellious himself as a businessman and former from the perspecgranddaughter who has renamed herrabbi, Manny readily discards the life tive of her identiself Sadie, and of many others in the of the synagogue and traditional obserties as immigrant Phil Jason sweep of her long life. vance. How does he and grandmother, All is hung on the make this transition reaches us through intermediary listenidentical trademark black so effortlessly? How ers, visitors whose near silence tempts suits of Manny, all is ildeep did it ever run? us to ask questions. However, if we – luminated by Manny’s The story of Manthe ghostly eavesdroppers – can be pawhite mane, which bursts ny enfolded in Mintient, they will all be answered. Though upon his head when he nie’s linked narratives she protests otherwise, Minnie has all is very young in the afis also the story of his the answers. Though her eyesight is termath of Jacob’s acciill-fated marriage to failing, her insight rarely falters. dental death. If Jacob is Maby (a family nickThe impact of the novel comes the father, an echo of his name), a beautiful from two centers of interest: Minnamesake who sired the woman overwhelmed nie’s arcing, arching voice and her son Israelite clan, then Manny by insecurity and alManny’s careers. The voice, like the Alan Cheuse – Emanuel – is the assurcoholism. She spends spirited personality behind it, is inexance that, at least for the rabbinic part way too much of her life in a comforthaustible. In her stream of revelations of Manny’s adult life, God is with us. able rehab center, but when she venshowered upon Mrs. Pinsker and a few Young Manny studies at the Retures out in the world – at one point other visitors, she elaborates what othform seminary in Cincinnati and beattempting to become a writer – she ers would most likely keep secret about comes a successful pulpit rabbi in New makes poor choices that lead to new unfortunate familiar matters. There is a York. His is a master of the ordinary bouts of depression. great need in Minnie to reveal all: the things expected of him – the routines of Along the way, Manny is drawn to successes of course, but why the fraileducating, inspiring, influencing comanother woman, Florette, a Holocaust ties and failures? mittee meetings and fundraising. His survivor. There is no stopping her soaring most successful religious service is one Both Maby and Manny are weak cry. When Mrs. Pinsker remarks that parents whose emotional absence predicts Sadie’s rebellious behavior. Is she a victim by nature or nurture? Sadie’s traumatic gang rape by college boys is an almost incredible echo of Maby’s rape by her older brother Mord (who later ends up being Manny’s business partner). Maby’s idealization of a selfseeking writing guru almost predicts Sadie’s infatuation with her superMANY INSPIRING liberated and exploitative female art HOLOCAUST, GENOCIDE AND SPEAKERS TO CHOOSE teacher. Prayers for the Living, by Alan Cheuse. Foreword by Tova Mirvis. Fig Tree Books. 380 pages. Trade paperback. $15.95.
A
A POWERFUL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY TOLERANCE EDUCATION
The Holocaust Speakers Bureau offers teachers a unique opportunity to expand their students’ classroom experience. We have a large number of Holocaust survivors who reside in this community. They are very motivated to visit school children and give their eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust. Also available are speakers who were hidden children, those saved through the “Kindertransport”, resistance fighters, refugees, as well as World War II camp liberators.
FROM INCLUDING: HILDE MANDEL PAUL MOLNAR RIFKA GLATZ MARK SOLENT HENRY TENENBAUM
All speakers are authentic to their respective experiences and feel a strong commitment to bring an awareness of the consequences that result when evil is allowed to flourish. They feel privileged and grateful to live in this wonderful country where their voices are being heard. For Booking Contact Anne Stein, Speakers Bureau Coordinator 941.923.6470 • luvhula@gmail.com
daughter succumb to false gods. We must remember, of course, that these stories and the repeated patterns and voices they contain all go back to Minnie’s memory and her conscious or unconscious mission. These coincidences are no more unlikely than the repeated narrative patterns in the Jewish Bible: older brothers being replaced by younger, parental favoritism warping sibling relationships, and former slaves repeatedly longing for the comfort of their predictable slave lives. What hath Cheuse wrought? A one-woman show with one character playing many parts? A prose epic of the American dream corrupted by some kind of insidious moral disease? A portrait of the archetypal Jewish grandmother? Prayers for the Living reminds me of Frank Norris’s McTeague, Abraham Cahan’s The Rise of David Levinsky (especially the portrait of the hero’s mother and the irony of the title), Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, Allen Ginsberg’s “Kaddish” (don’t ask me why), and Henry Roth’s Call It Sleep. It also reminds me of Molly Goldberg, Gertrude Berg’s iconic character who embodied the Jewish-American quest for, and realization of, upward mobility. Not only the “yoo-hoo,” but also the worship of family. I expect a long life for this book, though not necessarily an explosion to the top of the bestseller lists. It is made of sturdy stuff, esthetically and imaginatively. It requires a patient reader, and it pours abundant riches on such a reader. It may very well take its place among the classic novels of the Jewish American experience. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World, Southern Literary Review, and other publications. Please visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress.com.
EVENT SPACE AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE PARTIES, EVENTS, BUSINESS MEETINGS FOR ALL YOUR SPECIALTY NEEDS
Breakfast & Lunch Meats and Cheeses
HOLIDAY FOODS
Fresh PRODUCE
DINNERS TO-GO!
Baked Goo ds
15 15--23 South Beneva Rd. @ the Corner of Fruitville -In the Fruitville Forum Shoppes Sarasota, FL 34232 941.924.2705 AWARD WINNING AND RELIABLE FOR YEARS!
www.nelliesdeli.com
DONATE IT! THINKING OF SELLING OR TRADING
THAT CAR, BOAT, OR RV?
• Our online form makes it easy. • Support a worthwhile cause. • Receive tax benefits.
PROUDLY SPONSORED BY
For Questions Contact Orna Nissan, Director, Holocaust Education and Israel Programs 941.552.6305 • onissan@jfedsrq.org www.TheJewishFederation.org
Visit TheJewishFederation.org
June 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
Stars of David
Interested in Your Family’s History?
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. The TIME 100: 16% Tribe The April 27/May 4 issue of TIME featured its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People. The article is online, with a few videos. Here are the Jewish members of the 100 (I’ve added bio notes only to the less-famous): In the “Titans” category: BOB IGER, 64, CEO of Disney; LORNE MICHAELS, 70, the creator and producer of SNL; SUSAN WOJCICKI, 46, a brilliant advertising executive with Google (her ex-brother-in-law is Google co-founder SERGEY BRIN, 41), has been CEO of YouTube since 2014. Google began in her Menlo Park, California, garage; JANET YELLEN, 69, Chair of the Federal Reserve System; DANNY MEYER, 57, a trained chef who created several acclaimed restaurants featuring new American cuisine, including his flagship, the Union Square in New York City. In the “Pioneers” category: DR. MARTIN BLASER, 67, an infectious disease expert who discovered that microbes have a role in causing some forms of cancer, he is also very active in the campaign to stop the overuse of antibiotics. Blaser wrote an interesting article about a massacre of Jews during the 1300s – the Jews were blamed for the “Black Death,” in part because they were dying in lesser numbers. The lesser number, Blaser wrote, might be due to Jews clearing their homes of “rat-tempting” food for Passover; SARAH KOENIG, 46, radio journalist and creator of the acclaimed Serial podcast. Her husband is a Jewish Studies professor. In the “Artist” category: JULIANNA MARGULIES, 48, star of The Good Wife; AMY SCHUMER, 33 – the third season of her Comedy Central program, Inside Amy Schumer, began on April 21; JILL SOLOWAY,
49, TV/film writer and director, and creator of the acclaimed series, Transparent, about a Jewish transsexual. In the “Leader” category: DR. TOM FRIEDEN, 55, head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). His older brother, KEN FRIEDEN, is Chair of Interdisciplinary Judaic Studies at Syracuse University and a klezmer musician; BENJAMIN NETANYAHU, 65, Israeli Prime Minister; ADAM SILVER, 52, NBA commissioner, who, as a lawyer, has worked in many NBArelated jobs since 1992. In the “Icon” category: RUTH BADER GINSBURG, 82, Supreme Court Justice; DIANE VON FURSTENBERG, 68, famous clothing designer; and INA GARTEN, 67, a White House budget expert who reinvented herself as a famous chef (“The Barefoot Contessa”). The I Didn’t Know That Corner Back in 2004, TV and (now) web journalist Katie Couric revealed for the first time that her mother was Jewish, although she, herself, was raised Protestant. There was speculation that Couric disclosed her background because she was then engaged to TOM WERNER, now 65, a prominent TV show creator and executive. Well, her marriage to Werner never happened, but a curious friend just checked and, yes, Couric’s present spouse, investment banker JOHN MOLNER, 52, whom she wed in 2014, is Jewish. This is Couric’s first marriage since she was widowed in 1997. Both Couric and Molner have children from their prior marriages. In repsonse to a friend’s query, I confirmed that DR. RICHARD BESSER, 56, the chief medical correspondent for ABC News, is Jewish. He formerly was acting director of the
Excellence in Foot and Ankle Care
WITH YOU EVERY STEP OF THE WAY.
Foot & Ankle Care for the Whole Family • 6 Highly Trained Doctors • Serving Manasota 30+ Years • Same Day Appointments • Friendly Staff / en Español
Cortez Foot & Ankle Specialists
BACK: Dr. G. Harte, Dr. S. Handley, Dr. P. Baldinger, Dr. R. Berkun FRONT: Dr. C.J. Addison, Dr. R. Katz
Sarasota
941.360.9300 |
CortezFootAndAnkle.com
Bradenton 941.758.8818 |Parrish 941.776.5199
21
Ten years of doing a Jewish celebrities column has turned Nate Bloom (see column at left) into something of an expert on finding basic family history records and articles mentioning a “searched-for” person. During these 10 years, he has put together a small team of “mavens” who aid his research. Most professional family history experts charge at least $1,000 for a full family tree. However, many people just want to get “started” by tracing one particular family branch.
So here’s the deal: Send Nate an email at nteibloom@aol.com, tell him you saw this ad in The Jewish News, and include your phone number (area code, too). Nate will then contact you about doing a “limited” family history for you at a modest cost (no more than $100). No upfront payment.
Last month, A Tale of Love and Darkness, a film from the AMOS OZ novel of the same name, was shown at the Cannes Film Festival. It is the directorial debut of NATALIE PORTMAN, 33. The May 6 online edition of The Hollywood Reporter contains a great interview with the very articulate Portman that should be read and not summarized beyond the Reporter’s own lead-in: “Portman Sounds Off on Israel, Netanyahu, French Anti-Semitism and the ‘False Idol’ of Oscar.” The interview is easily found on the Reporter website. Love and Darkness will get a general release later this year. By the way, Portman has signed on to play Justice Ginsburg in a bio-pic that will start filming by year’s end.
CDC. While checking, I discovered that his brother, DR. MITCH BESSER, 59, an OB-GYN very active in HIV prevention programs, has been married to famous singer Annie Lennox since 2012. She was previously married to Israeli film producer URI FRUCTMANN, 60, and he’s the father of her two children. Coming Up JOSH RADNOR, 40, the star of How I Met Your Mother, returns to TV in 2016 as the star of the PBS original, six-part drama series, Mercy Street. The series is set in a Union army hospital during the Civil War and Radnor plays a civilian who is a contract army surgeon. The ‘kicker’ is that the doctor, a Maryland native, comes from a rich slave-owning family.
of Sarasota
Stuart Siegel
Mercedes-Benz Certified Sales Consultant Siegels1@autonation.com
mercedesbenzofsarasota.com
Luxury
THE
4754 Clark Road Sarasota, FL 34233 Telephone (941) 923-3441 Mobile (941) 780-6725
C O L L E C T I O N
LongboatKeyHomeChannel.com LongboatKey
Luxury Real Estate, Homes, and Condos for Sale on Longboat Key, Florida Our FlexList tm Program Saves Sellers Thousands! Awarded 14 times: 5 Star Best Real Estate Agents Sarasota Magazine • RE/MAX Platinum Club Award Top 6% of Agents Worldwide • 28 Years Real Estate Experience
RON & BOZENA SUPONCIC
941.350.2453
The Florida Home Channeltm Team RE/MAX Alliance Group bozena@suponcic.com ron@suponcic.com Mowie po Polsku RE/MAX 100,000 Agents. 6,841 Offices. 97 Countries.
Each office independently owned and operated.
SPRING IS IN THE AIR GET OUT AND WALK, HIKE, CLIMB, TRAVEL … IN NEW CASUAL WEAR AT ENVIRONEERS
Looking to connect with other members of the Jewish community?
We Welcome You!
The Jewish Federation would like to welcome you to the area. We hope you feel at home and become active members of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community.
5373 Fruitville Rd., Sarasota 941.371.6208 | environeers.com
22
June 2015
JEWISH INTEREST
Parkinson’s biomarker initiative expands genetic study
T
he Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI), a large-scale biomarker study sponsored by The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF), is expanding to study individuals with a mutation of the GBA (glucosidase beta acid) gene. Participants will include people with or at increased risk to develop Parkinson’s disease. Researchers hope that a greater understanding of the biology and clinical features of these participants will lead to therapies benefiting all Parkinson’s patients and ultimately provide strategies to prevent disease onset. “Insights gleaned from volunteers with genetic mutations will help speed research toward new and improved Parkinson’s therapies, benefitting the greater Parkinson’s community,” said Ken Marek, MD, principal investigator of PPMI and president and senior scientist at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders in New Haven, Connecticut. Mutations in the GBA gene can cause Gaucher disease, a disorder where fatty substances accumulate in body cells. First linked to Parkinson’s in 2008, these genetic mutations lower levels of an enzyme that helps break down proteins and lipids. In Parkinson’s disease (PD) lower levels of this enzyme are associated with aggregation of the protein alpha-synuclein, the hallmark pathology of PD. Genetics provides greater understanding of disease Understanding the differences among
people with and without PD who carry mutations such as in the GBA gene may help researchers understand what leads to disease onset and progression. In 2014, PPMI expanded to enroll individuals with a mutation of the LRRK2 or SNCA gene, the two targets of greatest interest in Parkinson’s drug development. One key tool missing from the development pipeline is an accurate way to measure progression of Parkinson’s disease: a biomarker. Biomarkers would allow researchers to quickly and objectively measure a therapy’s ability to slow, halt or reverse the Parkinson’s process. PPMI is studying clinical and imaging data and biological samples of people with a genetic mutation to identify biomarkers, ultimately speeding clinical trials. In addition, when a drug targeting LRRK2, SNCA or GBA is ready for clinical testing, PPMI will have assembled a group of people with these mutations who stand ready to participate in studies. PPMI will enroll 125 people with the GBA mutation and who have Parkinson’s and 125 people with the mutation who do not have Parkinson’s. These participants will be followed for five years. By collecting data and samples over time from people who have not been diagnosed with the disease but who carry an associated genetic mutation, researchers can test for characteristics that may denote greater risk of disease onset or, conversely, protection from symptoms. Known genetic mutations current-
Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle “Bagels and Locks” By David Benkof 1
2
3
4
5
6
Difficulty Level: Medium
8
7
14
15
16
17 19
18
25
26
28
13
12 13 15 20 23 24 25 26
46 47
53
21
56
29
30
31
32
57 59
38
39
60
41
42
34
37 40
35
44
61
45
46 51
12
45
36
33
50
11
23
27
43
10
determine if they may qualify to participate in PPMI. Find out how you can get involved by visiting www. michaeljfox.org/ppmi/genetics or calling 888.830.6299. Importantly, if you do not have the mutation, you can still be part of the program. PPMI: The search for Parkinson’s biomarkers Biomarkers – such as cholesterol level for heart disease – are substances, processes or characteristics of the body that indicate disease risk, onset and/ or progression. They aid in diagnosis and disease management and help researchers stratify for clinical trials and test new drugs faster by measuring biological changes rather than waiting for clinical improvement. There are no validated biomarkers for Parkinson’s disease, a reality researchers are hoping to change with PPMI. Launched in 2010, PPMI is a longitudinal clinical study that collects standardized clinical, imaging and biologic data. Now taking place at 33 clinical sites around the world, the study completed initial enrollment of 423 recently diagnosed Parkinson’s patients and 196 controls in April 2013. Since then, the study has expanded to include cohorts of individuals at increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. Risk factors under study include genetics, REM sleep behavior disorder and smell loss. (Enrollment of the smell loss cohort was completed earlier this year.)
50 52
20
22 24
9
ly account for only five to 10 percent of all Parkinson’s cases. The vast majority of Parkinson’s cases are idiopathic, meaning researchers do not know what causes the disease. However, study of individuals carrying PD-implicated genetic mutations may reveal disease traits that apply to all PD patients. The PPMI genetic cohort will expand understanding of the pathogenesis of both genetic and idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Interested individuals can visit www.michaeljfox.org/ppmi/genetics Similar to the LRRK2 mutation, the GBA mutation accounts for a greater number of PD cases among certain ethnic populations and families, notably those of Ashkenazi (Eastern European) Jewish descent. PPMI is particularly interested in testing individuals of this background who have Parkinson’s or a close relative with the disease. Qualifications PPMI needs volunteers to participate in this study and is seeking individuals who meet either of the following criteria: People with PD who are of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry People without PD who are related to someone with PD AND who are of Eastern European Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry Because PPMI is an observational study, participants do not take any experimental drug or placebo. Individuals who meet either of these criteria may be eligible to receive genetic counseling and testing at no cost to
47
48
62
49
52
53
56
57
59
60
61
62
54
55
58
Editor: David Benkof, DavidBenkof@gmail.com Solution on page 25 Clues with an * refer to nine Jewish men. 61-Across asks what they all have in common. Across 24 * “Book of Mormon” creator 1 * Actor Dustin known for playing Matt 28 The Dead Sea gets less than 50 Screech 8 * “Finding Nemo” voice actor millimeters of it every year Albert 30 Start of Steve Wynn’s Vegas 14 Something K’tonton often 33 ___ Alto (place where Brin and appears to be Page invented Google) 34 Like Ed Asner’s character’s 15 He might wear a Polo T-shirt assistants in a 2003 comedy 16 2010 Israeli film with a musical name 36 1980s Interior Secretary who 17 Seder plate lettuce referred to “liberals of the Jewish 18 Along with HOT it’s one of community” in a controversial letter Israel’s leading cable companies 37 Place to breakfast 19 “August: ___ County” (2013 film released by The Weinstein 38 * Barbra’s ex Elliott 39 Architectural feature of Company) Calcutta’s Neveh Shalom 21 “Break ___” (something to say synagogue before the Purim spiel) 40 Rent 22 When tripled, a Richard O. Fleischer-directed film that’s 41 Knife created by Barry Becher actually not about Jewish 42 Go off the derech 43 Zayin variant learning 44 “___ if you love Israel” (bumper 23 Word that Jews capitalize when sticker) writing about God
* “Blowin’ in the Wind” singersongwriter Bob Reuben alternative Morales whose mother was an ILGWU activist Felix Salten’s Bambi, for example NYU’s Jonas Salk, Woody Allen and Idina Menzel Masada was struck by a battering one Bird family whose females are olive-colored Brazilian city in the title of a 1964 Stan Getz hit For Jewish communal jobs, this kind of salary is $42,000 “Game of ___” (Hit show written by D.B. Weiss and David Benioff) The men whose clues are starred in this puzzle all have one * Celebrity fitness guru Richard
Down 1 June 6, 1944 2 British-American actress Skye 3 They make shidduchim, grammatically 4 Sondheim’s “Marry ___ Little” 5 Kind of people machers are 6 “Schmegegge!” 7 “All drained of brilliance in the ___ light of the Zoo” (line from “Howl”) 8 Yoni was Bibi’s 9 Refuse to leave one’s homeland 10 Minerals that are sometimes blue and white 11 Ron Howard role on a sitcom created by Aaron Ruben
27 29 30 31 32 34 35 36 44 45 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 58
Saul was the first “Fershtay?” Halachic ___-nup * Paul Simon’s collaborator Art Certain polytheist * Olympian gold medalist Mark Lake near 53-Down “Please, ___ save now!” (verse from the Hallel prayer) “Lo!” Has reason to go to Mt. Sinai Place for an Israeli flag Having left Haifa * Radio “shock jock” Howard Noodge Something a Biblical character might gird ___ Gravy (bygone Ben & Jerry’s flavor) Place to find some El Al planes What anti-Zionists want Israel to do in Gaza David, compared to Goliath USA Network legal drama starring Gabriel Macht Prefix for Caesarea’s theater For some, macaroons on Passover is theirs How the Torah is read at the end of the High Holidays Ryan O’Neal’s “Chances ___” Site of Temple Emanu-El, the oldest Jewish congregation in Nevada How to respond to Hamotzi St. of Barney Frank ___ Mahal (Atlantic City casino Carl Icahn has invested in) Adolph Cremieux was a fameux one in 19th century France
HISTORY. CULTURE. AND SO MUCH MORE. Get to know Israel and her people!
www.SarasotaLovesIsrael.com
June 2015
ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD
23
Israeli innovations save lives in Nepal Israeli medical devices and technology help teams locate and treat victims, says United Hatzalah paramedic in charge of a three-organization relief effort. By Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c, www.israel21c.org, April 28, 2015
I
sraeli innovations like the Emergency Bandage and the Pocket BVM, a manual ventilator to assist people who are not breathing, are just two of the technologies that are being put to use in saving lives in earthquakestricken Nepal. According to Israeli paramedic Dov Maisel, speaking to ISRAEL21c from Nepal’s badly-damaged capital, Kathmandu, a number of innovative Israeli technologies have been packed into 60 cases of medical and searchand-rescue equipment arriving at Kathmandu today for his 25-member Israeli disaster response team. “A lot of our equipment is Israelimade,” said Maisel, a volunteer with Israel’s United Hatzalah voluntary emergency response network and director of international operations for IsraeLife, an umbrella organization for which he is coordinating a joint disaster response team from United Hatzalah, ZAKA and FIRST rescue and recovery nonprofits. The Emergency Bandage has a built-in pressure bar to stop bleeding and was invented by a former combat medic in the Israel Defense Forces. It’s been credited for saving lives of U.S. servicemen in Iraq, as well as Arizona
ZAKA International Rescue Unit head Mati Goldstein was part of a three-man advance team that went to Nepal to assess the situation, begin work and prepare the necessary logistics for the rest of the team (photo courtesy of ZAKA)
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Another cutting-edge technology from the Israeli battlefield is being used in the IDF’s field hospital in Kathmandu: freeze-dried blood powder that can be mixed with water to give transfusions. “If you are taking plasma of patients you have to keep it frozen or it won’t survive. With this, you just add water and it’s like fresh plasma. We’ve used it in other missions and it’s very helpful,” says Col. Dr. Ofer Merin, medical commander of the IDF field hospital. Israeli aid workers are also using atmospheric water generation technology from Israel’s Water-Gen to pull drinking water right out of the air. In addition to other blue-and-white supplies, the Israeli paramedic crew is mapping its activities using a satellitebased smartphone technology created for United Hatzalah, called the NowForce Life Compass. “It works most of the time here,” said Maisel, explaining that reception is spotty and there is no electricity outside Kathmandu to charge mobile devices. Maisel, whose call with ISRAEL21c was ended prematurely due to communication problems dogging the country since the magnitude 7.9
A strategy meeting before the delegation took off. In the vest is Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, founder of ZAKA rescue-and-recovery organization.
SPEAKERS BUREAU
FOR ISRAEL Educate your civic group, church or synagogue and community about Israel with the Speakers Bureau for Israel. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee through the Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative can provide a group of passionate and highly informed speakers to give clear and direct factual information about Israel and current events surrounding Israel both political and militarily.
Request a speaker today to provide this engaging and informative topic for your group and/or congregation.
ADVOCATE
earthquake hit on Saturday, said that despite press accounts of some chaotic scenes, such as Nepalese citizens storming the airport, he has not witnessed any panic so far. “As we’re driving around Kathmandu, I see a relief van at the side of the road distributing food, with a line of 100 people behind it in an orderly queue,” he said. “The people here believe in karma, so there’s acceptance. But most are not sleeping in their houses, either because of fear of additional aftershocks or because of damage to their house. Every piece of ground in the city is covered with tents.”
The first half of the joint IsraeLife delegation heading to Nepal from Tel Aviv, April 27 (photo courtesy of IsraeLife Foundation)
He added, however, that the real humanitarian disaster is in Gorkha, a rural area three hours northwest of Kathmandu. “We’ll get there early tomorrow morning,” said Maisel, who is waiting for the second half of his joint delegation to land in Nepal. Maisel and his colleagues arrived in Nepal after a long flight that took them through Hong Kong and Bangladesh. The delegation has secured six jeeps, generators and water, and intends to spend two or three weeks rescuing victims, retrieving corpses and treating the injured. “After we set up camp in Gorkha and start building frontline clinics, we’ll provide community care, not just for those affected by the quake, but also vaccines, antibiotics and bandages. They have none of that at the moment,” Maisel said. “There are many rescue units here from different countries and there’s a lot to do everywhere.” The crew brought much of its own food, including kosher energy and chocolate bars, but expects to eat sparingly while in Nepal. Maisel, a 40-yearold resident of Ramle, said that so far he has not seen actual food shortages, but acknowledged that many grocery stores are closed. The earthquake and its aftershocks shook the entire Himalayan region, killing at least 4,300 people, a number that is still rising. According to recent reports, more than 5,000 people are injured. Most of the 600 Israelis in Nepal
Israeli preemie babies arrive at Schneider Children’s Medical Center from Nepal (photo courtesy of Schneider Children’s Spokesperson’s Office)
As of today, more than 338 Israelis – including infants and parents, and injured Israelis and tourists – have been airlifted home by the IDF and other organizations including Magen David Adom. Israeli Ambassador to Nepal, Yaron Meir, told Israel Radio that two helicopters are attempting to rescue about 60 Israeli hikers in Langtang National Park. Eli Pollak, CEO of IsraeLife, noted that all those in the 25-member joint delegation have experience from other disasters, such as in Japan, Haiti and the Philippines. “We decided to enlist the cooperation of the prominent Israeli emergency agencies in order to maximize the capabilities of the delegation, which is made up of experts in serving the needs of the disaster area. We are preparing for a long stay that will provide solutions to the Israelis living in Nepal and local residents,” Pollak said. Maisel says his participation in the mission is tough on his family. “They’re proud, but not happy. My son earlier today asked when I’m coming home, and I just got here.” In another high-tech twist to the story, three Israeli humanitarian aid organizations (Magen David Adom, Tevel B’Tzedek and the 3 Million Club) are raising funds for specific needs in Nepal, such as food and medical supplies, jointly through give2gether, an intelligent online fundraising platform where 100 percent of the donations will go to helping those affected by the earthquake. Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior to moving to Israel in 2007, she was a specialty writer and copy editor at a daily newspaper in New Jersey and has freelanced for a variety of newspapers and periodicals since 1984.
INFORM
REACH YOUR TARGET MARKET
For Booking Contact Jessi Sheslow, Speakers Bureau Coordinator
Advertise in
941.343.2109 • jsheslow@jfedsrq.org
SPACE DEADLINE PROUDLY SPONSORED BY INSPIRE
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee Klingenstein Jewish Center • 580 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota, FL 34232
941.371.4546 • www.jfedsrq.org
for backpack tourism or to pick up babies born to surrogate mothers have been located. This afternoon, Israel’s Foreign Ministry announced that the number of Israelis unaccounted for has gone down from 50 to 11.
May 28 July 1 July 30 September 1
ISSUE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER (Rosh Hashanah) OCTOBER
Robin Leonardi • 941.552.6307 rleonardi@jfedsrq.org
www.TheJewishNews.org
24
ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD
June 2015
BRIEFS ISRAELI POPULATION STANDS AT 8,345,000
Israel’s population has grown to 8,345,000, the Central Bureau of Statistics reported Tuesday, April 21. The Jewish population stands at 6,251,000, representing 75% percent of the population. The Arab population is 1,730,000 or 21%. Over the past year 176,000 babies were born and 32,000 people moved to Israel. (Hayah Goldlist-Eichler, Jerusalem Post)
ISRAEL IS AN ECONOMIC MIRACLE
Thirty years ago, in 1984, Israel’s population was 4.1 million. By 2014 the population had doubled to 8.2 million. In 1984, the number of vehicles per 1,000 people was 157; in 2014 it’s 364. In 1984, the gross national product was $30 billion; today it’s $307 billion. In 1984, the GNP per capita was $7,000; in 2014 it climbed to $36,000. In 1984, Israel’s foreign currency reserves were $3 billion; today it’s $90 billion. The national debt was 280% of the GNP in 1984; by 2014 it had dropped to 66%. In 1984, security expenditures comprised 20% of the GNP, and only 5% today. American aid was 10% of GNP and is now only 1%. In 1984, Israel’s exports were valued at $10 billion; today it’s $96 billion. In 1984, the public sector employed 75% of the working public, while today that figure is 43%. Employment of women was 34% and by
2014 had risen to 54%. Israel is blessed with a high birthrate that is unique in the Western world and mortality rates among the lowest in the world. This data indicates where we were 30 years ago. The truth is that we should actually measure our current situation against what we had 70 years ago – in 1945 – to understand how miraculous this country is. (Dror Eydar, Israel Hayom)
how to defend against tunnels.” (Ran Dagoni, Globes)
ISRAELI STARTUP PARTNERS TO ADVANCE HUMAN RIGHTS
SaferVPN’s software allows users to circumvent local restrictions and access websites, while simultaneously allowing users to keep their personal information safe and encrypted for anonymous browsing. The company partnered with Advancing Human Rights, a global non-profit, to launch “Unblock The Web,” a crowdfunding campaign to give dissidents anti-censorship tools. “People in the Free World can play a key role in helping activists get information out to alert the world to their regime’s brutality,” said David Keyes, the executive director of Advancing Human Rights. (Dennis Mitzner, The Next Web)
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE APPROVES AID TO ISRAEL FOR TUNNEL DETECTION
With continued tunnel digging in Gaza after the summer 2014 war, the U.S. Congress is initiating a joint U.S.Israel R&D program for the development and testing of technologies to combat the threat of tunnels. Recently, the House Armed Services Committee unanimously approved an amendment to the annual defense bill laying the groundwork for the program. Israel exposed 32 tunnels during the Gaza war, half of which penetrated into Israel. Hamas has spent almost $100 million on digging tunnels. Rep. Douglas Lamborn (R-Colo.) emphasized the usefulness of the program for the U.S. “Tunnels are a threat to American bases and embassies around the world, and are already a serious threat on our own southern border...It only makes sense to partner with Israel, like we have done on missile defense, to learn with them about
$10 MILLION DONATION TO TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY FILM SCHOOL
In March, producer Steve Tisch (Forrest Gump) donated $10 million to the Tel Aviv University School of Film and Television. “Every student I met at Tel Aviv U., every class I sat in on – the passion, the desire and the creativity of those students was tangible,” Tisch says. “These are filmmakers who really have a vision, and to me that’s exciting.” (Debra Kamin, Variety)
ISRAEL NO LONGER ARAB WORLD’S MAJOR PROBLEM
For daily news stories related to Israel & the Jewish world, visit www.jfedsrq.org.
The ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller Arab Youth Survey 2015, conducted annually by the Dubai-based public relations firm, polled 3,500 Arabs aged 18 to 24 from 16 Arab countries in face-to-face interviews, asking, “What do you be-
When I return to InspiredLiving
SM
from taking my dad out, a staff member will often put an arm around Dad and
make him feel Jennifer Fuse, executive director, with resident, Robert
P e r s o n a l i z e d
right at home again. M e m o r y
C a r e
We welcome you to tour our beautiful state-of-the-art memory care community with personalized care and assisted living services specifically designed for those with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other memory impairments. • Person-centered care focuses on individual preferences • Resident location technology enhances safety • Licensed nursing care available 24/7
Call today to schedule a tour! (941) 357-2168
Our courtyard features a gazebo and walking paths, providing an outdoor retreat.
1900 Phillippi Shores Drive Sarasota, FL 34231 (Next to Kalin’s Furniture on the Tamiami Trail)
InspiredLivingSarasota.com ALF #12463
lieve is the biggest obstacle facing the Middle East?” Defying a long tradition of blaming all the Arab world’s problems on Israel, only 23% cited the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as the region’s main obstacle. In fact, the conflict came in fourth, trailing ISIS (37%), terrorism (32%) and unemployment (29%). In 2012, the figure was 27%. (Evelyn Gordon, Commentary)
ISRAEL’S DEBT LEVEL DECLINES
Israel’s public debt-to-GDP ratio in 2014 dropped 0.5 percentage points to 67.1%, according to Finance Ministry data recently released. In 2008, public debt stood at 81.9% of GDP. In the U.S., public debt stands at 105.6% of GDP. In the euro zone, the average is 107.7%. The average of all OECD countries in 2014 was 94%. (Niv Elis, Jerusalem Post)
ISRAEL’S DOGTV NOW SEEN IN NINE COUNTRIES
DogTV, the world’s first TV channel for dogs, is no joke. Launched in Israel in 2009, it now has TV distribution deals in nine countries, is reaching a global audience through YouTube and its own apps, and has “millions, maybe tens of millions” of viewers. The content is scientifically researched to appeal to dogs, helping them pass the day while their owners are at work or school. “We can use the TV to help these animals that are depressed and bored,” founder Ron Levi explained. Levi stresses the science behind DogTV’s content is designed to stimulate dogs’ brains, chill them out, and expose them (gently) to things they may find frightening in the real world, from fireworks and traffic to vacuum cleaners. “The colors that we have are very specific to dog-vision, the sound frequencies, the music...it’s all patented,” said Levi. To avoid harming the sensibilities of its viewership, cats are banned. (Stuart Dredge, Guardian - UK)
THE MEDIA AND CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN GAZA
During the 2009 and 2014 conflicts in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, the media accepted without hesitation the fatality tallies provided by the UN, even though the UN relied on information provided by Hamas, a party to the conflict that has an obvious interest in misrepresenting the fatalities. It is a curious thing that so much credence is given to figures provided by a terrorist organization with a poor record of accountability, while contradictory figures from Israel, a country with a proven record of conducting independent investigations, are dismissed. A detailed, name-by-name study by the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center found that more than half of those killed in the 2014 conflict were members of terrorist organizations or participants in the hostilities. The Center’s report exhaustively catalogs each individual, showing evidence of their participation in the hostilities and terrorist affiliation. Yet on April 28, 2015, when major news organizations carried the story of a released UN report investigating the deaths occurring in and around shelters administered by UN agencies, virtually every story cited the UN figure that 70% of the deaths were civilians, or established that civilians made up most of the dead. (CAMERA)
continued on next page
ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD
June 2015
Google Street View technology to document Israel Trail
T
he Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI), in partnership with Google Israel, is e photographing the Israel National Trail using Google Street View technology for Google Maps. This will be the lonn gest hiking trail ever photographed to Google Maps and the first that stretchn es the length of an entire country. Over the next three months, SPNI’s Youth Volunteers will hike the 1,100 km Israel National Trail carrying , Google Street View Trekker cameras to map the trail for future hikers and users. Two specially built cameras have arrived in Israel for this project. The Israel National Trail was inaugurated by SPNI in 1995, creating n a hiking track across the entire coun-
try. The trail begins in Kibbutz Dan in northern Israel and ends at SPNI’s Eilat Field School on the Red Sea. It passes through the Galilee, Carmel, along the Mediterranean coastline, the cities of Tel Aviv, Rosh Ha’ayin and Elad, the Modi’in area, the Judean lowlands,
Google Street View Trekker camera on the Israel Trail (photo by Menachem Reiss)
y
Briefs...continued from previous page
%WHY
AMERICA NEEDS ISRAEL
For years, Israeli and American interests have been virtually idenl tical: stopping the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in the Muslim world, fighting Iranian hegemonic ambitions and opposing state sponsorship of terror. With the American withdrawal l from many theaters of operation in the Middle East, Israel’s vital strategic location and human ing telligence have become indispense able for U.S. security. According , to the Washington Free Beacon, Israel “is providing significant ind telligence support in the U.S.-led s campaign against...ISIS. Israeli k satellites overfly the battle area at angles and frequencies unavailable d to American satellites.” Because of repeated wars of selfd defense, Israel has unfortunately become a test track for American d munitions and treatment of woundy ed in combat. America’s armed , services have utilized this battlem field experience that has saved our e soldiers’ lives, while increasing the chance of success of future American military missions. g American anti-missile defense is greatly enhanced by the Israeli exn perience. According to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, “Israel’s military research and development complex has pioneered many n cutting-edge technologies that are transforming the face of modern e war, including cyber weapons, un, manned vehicles (land robots and aerial drones, sensors and electrone ic warfare systems), and advanced n defenses for military vehicles.” At home, our homeland secue rity and counter-terrorism efforts would be dramatically weaker in strategy and effectiveness if we did y not have the Israeli experience and a know-how. Moreover, the threats to American interests in the Middle East would be exponentially greater if Israel hadn’t destroyed d the Iraqi and Syrian nuclear reacd tors. Imagine Islamic State today n with captured nuclear material. f The Israeli defense and political s leadership unanimously show a t profound appreciation of Ameri, ca’s generosity in supplying milin tary aid. But it is not a one-way street. Most of the military aid allocated to Israel is spent in the U.S., creating nearly 70,000 jobs
e s y t t
in America. (Eric R. Mandel, Jerusalem Post)
CANADA THREATENS HATE CRIME CHARGES AGAINST THOSE WHO BOYCOTT ISRAEL
The Canadian government is signaling its intention to use hate crime laws against advocacy groups that encourage boycotts of Israel. At the UN, Canadian Public Security Minister Steven Blaney conflated boycotts of Israel with anti-Semitic hate speech and violence, saying the government is taking a “zero tolerance” approach to BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanction Israel). Asked what “zero tolerance” of BDS means, Blaney aide Josee Sirois told CBC, “Canada has one of the most comprehensive sets of laws against hate crimes anywhere in the world.” She highlighted what she termed “hate propaganda” provisions in the Criminal Code criminalizing the promotion of hatred against an identifiable group, and further noted that “identifiable group” now includes any section of the public distinguished by, “among other characteristics, religion or national or ethnic origin.” “We will not allow hate crimes to undermine our way of life, which is based on diversity and inclusion.” In France, the law has for years criminalized hate speech based on national origin, and authorities there have in recent years been using it to prosecute BDS advocates. To date, more than 20 have been convicted. (Neil Macdonald, CBC News - Canada)
ISRAEL TRIPS OFFERED TO CHRISTIAN COLLEGE STUDENTS
Covenant Journey, a program of trips to Israel for Christian college student leaders modeled after Birthright Israel trips, was unveiled during the Israeli Embassy in Washington’s annual Christian solidarity event on Friday, May 8. “There’s one thing better than standing with Israel, and that’s standing in Israel. It is critical to bring the next generation of leaders in the Christian community to Israel,” said Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Ron Dermer. “If they walk in the places where the patriarchs and the prophets and the kings and that young rabbi from the Galilee walked, then they will stand with Israel here and they will strengthen their Christian identity.” (Anav Silverman, Tazpit-Ynet News)
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS
THEY HELP MAKE THE JEWISH NEWS POSSIBLE
archeological sites at Bet Guvrin, the Negev wildernesses and the Eilat Mountains. The Israel National Trail embodies the nature, landscape, heritage, tradition, religions and cultures that make up the kaleidoscope of modern Israeli society, making the trail an unforgettable experience. The Israel National Trail tells the story of this country, of its people and heritage, its various landscapes, flora and fauna. The entire melting pot of Israeli society can be seen on the trail – young children, youth groups, soldiers, tourists, immigrants, families and senior citizens. The Israel National Trail is a registered trademark of SPNI. Google’s Street View project was launched in May 2007 and is currently available in 66 countries on all seven continents. It allows users to explore virtually and navigate neighborhoods, historical areas and cultural sites through panoramic street-level images. Google Street View lets you explore some of the most breathtaking natural wonders and world heritage
pen Now oston o in B
25
sites. The Israel National Trail will be joining a long list of hikes and landscapes that are documented in Google Maps. Among the different sites that can be viewed are Khumbu Valley at the foot of Mount Everest in Nepal, the Colorado River, the biggest corals in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef and the Ancient Pyramids at Giza. Source: Israel Ministry of Tourism
Jerusalem Post Crossword Puzzle Solution to puzzle on page 22
SLEEP KING Since 1972
DISCOUNT SLEEP CENTER
Come in FR for a 2-HourEE nap!
MON-FRI 8:30-8:00 • SAT 8:30-6:00 • SUN 11:00-6:00
• Free Bed Frame with Set • 30-Day Comfort Exchange • Removal and Set Up • Free Same Day Delivery • Quality, Value and Service • Discount Prices on Adjustable Beds • Locally Owned & Operated • Larry Cohen, Owner Authorized Dealer
Posturepedic
NEVER KNOWINGLY UNDERSOLD!
941-922-5271 • TOLL FREE 800-265-9124
www.sleepkingsarasota.com • www.sleepkingboston.com
1901 HANSEN ST., SARASOTA • 1 BLOCK SOUTH OF BEE RIDGE OFF 41 - TURN @ TIRE KINGDOM
Lund University Foundation Presents
The Ravensbrück Archive – A Lost Treasure! Tuesday, June 30 at 6:30pm The Jewish Federation Campus
H
Bea Friedman Theater
idden for 70 years, the Ravensbrück Archive contains 500+ detailed interviews with women and children concentration camp survivors, lists of prisoners, maps, notebooks, diaries, artwork, and memorabilia carried out of the camp by survivors while escaping.
Richard Ohlsson and Robert Resnick from Lund University Foundation, welcome you to a unique unveiling of artifacts and special Ravensbrück Archive presentation by Håkan Håkansson, Associate Professor at Lund University in Sweden. We are displaying never before seen Holocaust materials in the lobby area and there will be a Q&A session after the presentation.
Lund University Foundation is a U.S. non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. For more information about the event or Ravensbrück, please email
Richard.Ohlsson@lunduniversityfoundation.org or call 941.544.2895. Light refreshments and inspiring conversation will be served! FREE ADMISSION
Klingenstein Jewish Center 582 McIntosh Rd, Sarasota • jfedsrq.org
26
June 2015
COMMENTARY
Crossing into new lands of spiritual and societal possibility
D I Recently, though, I’ve noticed ceived to be sufficiently pure permitted others with this approach. At heart, the l to enter it. a different trend. Made aware of the religion I held wasn’t as important as o Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Chrisdesire that a more inclusive prayer be the words I spoke as a member of the t given, clergy will acknowledge that clergy pointing to a higher, transparotian roots were his spiritual foundation. s while non-Christians are present they However, possessing that strong founchial source of ultimate value. t can only offer a prayer authentically if dation is what enabled him to transcend I recently gave the invocation at a o it in righteously embracing non-Chrisis in keeping with their normative trameeting of a local social justice organis tians. King didn’t side-step his religion dition of doing so. zation. My prayer first mentioned “our s to reach others, he went through it. He This rankles, but I’m generally Creator” and then George Washington: p did not possess a bunker mentality, but not inclined to confront someone “Labor to keep alive in your breast, M about what I feel an appropriate prayer a bridge one. that little spark of celestial fire called T In the Bible, Abraham is referred should be. Instead, I prefer to indicate conscience.” Though differing from Rabbi Jonathan R. Katz, o my view through example, by offering other prayers said in the name of Jeto as Ha-Ivri, “The Hebrew.” Why? Temple Beth Israel n prayers that are inclusive of everyone. sus that night, it was nonetheless wellBecause Ivri means “to cross,” i.e. F Based on personal experience, Chrisreceived. Abraham crossed over into a new Land s a rabbi I often attend gathT tians, as well as Jews, appreciate it. and a new self-perspective. This is exReligion has been increasingly deerings that feature an invocaJ When a priest, minister, rabbi or rided for being out of touch, holding on actly what we, the Hebrew people, are tion and benediction. While no s imam is called to give a prayer, his or to outdated theologies, and focusing on charged with doing in taking the lead longer surprised I’m still disappointp her distinctive faith tradition is obviby crossing into new lands of spiritual arcane customs and rituals. This critied when, at the conclusion of these o ous. Therefore, in my view, there is and societal possibility. cism isn’t such a bad thing. We live in prayers, I am asked to pray in the name t no need to then particularize it in the a free society where religion finds itself Though it may sound counterinof Jesus. a prayer’s coda. I am mystified why tuitive, we seek to cross over into new in the marketplace of ideas along with Some organizations have dealt l clergy wouldn’t want to utilize diverse worlds and opportunities in order to rea wide range of things. with this matter by simply avoiding settings to speak in a way that includes main who we are. As Edmond Fleg has If our faith is to continue to be relprayers at functions. Others have asked d everyone. This doesn’t mean the prayer profoundly written, we are crossers by evant, it has to adapt and modify. This clergy not to offer prayers in the name a would lack meaning. On the contrary, doesn’t mean religion will necessarily virtue of Israel placing “humanity and of a particular religious entity. I’m not l instead of coming off as parochial, the its unity above the nations and Israel itbe diluted or less influential. sure the nature of such a request ali prayer could reflect a generosity of self… because above humanity and the It just has to appear more real, ways registers. i spirit ennobling all. image of the divine unity, Israel places open, honest with itself, and prepared There are those who think an ecs When I served as a police chaplain the unity which is divine.” to more readily probe its essence rather umenical event means Catholics as o By not specifically referencing my in Prince William County, Virginia, I than simply attract notice by shouting well as Protestants are attending. If o own personal faith tradition in offering offered prayers at many events. I did that much more loudly. But we often Jews happen to be present, there is a r public prayers, I seek to call to mind not invoke Abraham, Moses or Adonai, see the opposite approach. Instead of presumption that it isn’t a big deal beH this precious divine unity, which we or include any Hebrew. I earned the seeking to be more expansive, a bunker cause, in what Jesus stands for, he is are all children of and responsible to. respect of the county police chief and perspective sets in with only those perfor everyone. s r c o By Yarden Frankl, March 18, 2015, Reproduced with permission of HonestReporting, www.honestreporting.com t the Times should find more worthy ofa s Israeli voters turned out and press – tactics reflective of the rule of the editorial pages are for after all. However, there is something amiss gave the most votes to the party the Palestinian Authority and Israel’s such a label. After all, it’s been severalo of Prime Minister Benjamin Middle East neighbors. No, the New when, rather than educating readers years since Palestinians held elections Netanyahu, the New York Times goes York Times appears to be genuinely about issues, the Times goes on a of their own. all out with an editorial (“An Israeli alarmed that Israeli voters chose a verbal rampage against the head of the Summing up, the Times editorial Election Turns Ugly”) that can only political party with positions contrary winning party. claims that: charitably be labeled a “diatribe.” to those of the Times editorial board. Israel has a strong democratic “In his desperation, Mr. Netanyahu There is nothing objectionable process in which a government that By the title, you would think resorted to fear-mongering and antithat Netanyahu had arrested political about the New York Times giving its reflects the will of its citizens is chosen. Arab attacks while failing to address opponents and muzzled the free Israeli opinions on Israeli issues. That’s what While not perfect, (and no democracy I the issues that Israelis said they were know of is,) the fundamental principle most worried about.” that Israel IS a democracy is no small But the vote was an opportunity Opinions and letters printed in The Jewish News of Sarasotamatter. There is not a single other for Israelis to make their feelings Manatee do not necessarily reflect those of The Jewish country in the Middle East that is a known. If he truly failed to address Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, its Board of Directors or democracy in the true meaning of the the issues Israelis are “most worried staff, or its advertisers. word. Not only do Israel’s neighbors about,” the Likud would not have won not allow meaningful votes, but they such a resounding victory. Even if do not allow basic democratic rights the Times doesn’t approve, it is up to – free speech, free press, etc. – that Israeli citizens to choose a government Your great-grandchildren will be glad we met. those living in real democracies take that represents the interests of the for granted. majority, a right denied to those who Establishing a legacy comes with its challenges. Rather than labeling the Israeli live under the Palestinian Authority Considering the complexities of legislation, it is crucial that you consult with knowledgeable and experienced professionals to help elections “ugly,” perhaps it should be and in surrounding countries. The High Point Group you protect your estate. the lack of elections in the region that
From the Bimah
A
A New York Times editorial bashes Israeli democracy
A
at Morgan Stanley Stacey R. Grad
Financial Planning Specialist Financial Advisor
As Financial Advisors, we have the resources to help you with your estate planning needs, and the resources that are necessary to stay on top of constant changes. Call us to learn more, and to plan for generations to come.
Rodger W. Farquhar, CFP®
First Vice President, Financial Advisor 2 N. Tamiami Trail, Suite 1100 Sarasota, Florida 34236
941-363-8522
stacey.grad@morganstanley.com www.morganstanleyfa.com/highpoint
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, its affiliates and Morgan Stanley Financial Advisors do not provide tax or legal advice. Individuals should consult their tax advisor for matters involving taxation and tax planning and their attorney for matters involving trust and estate planning and other legal matters. Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. owns the certification marks CFP®, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and federally registered CFP (with flame design) in the U.S., which it awards to individuals who successfully complete CFP Board’s initial and ongoing certification requirements. © 2015 Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC Member SIPC
GP11-01365P-N09/11 7308344 MAR006 10/12
Trust Your Eye Care to Specialists
The Jewish Federation offers assistance for all ages, like: Camp Grants, Overseas Grants, Education Scholarships, Religious Scholarships, and Women’s Giving Circle Grants. Plus, complimentary programs like PJ Library, Shalom Baby and Senior services provide unique support throughout Sarasota and Manatee.
Learn more at jfedsrq.org/help Featuring nine board-certified ophthalmologists: • Murray Friedberg, M.D. • Pooja Khator, M.D. • Robert Edelman, M.D.
• Allison Menezes, M.D.
• Scott Silverman, M.D.
• Jeffrey Davis, M.D.
• Eric Berman, M.D.
• Anita Shane, M.D.
• Robert Sambursky, M.D.
• Laser Cataract Surgery • Micro-Incision Cataract Surgery • Advanced Lens Implants: Crystalens®, ReSTOR® and Toric • Macular Degeneration • Glaucoma Care • LASIK Vision Correction • Neuro-Ophthalmology • Pediatric Eye Care
Schedule Your Appointment Today! YourEyeDoctors.com
(941)748-1818
217 Manatee Ave. E, Bradenton • 6310 Health Park Way, Suite 340, Lakewood Ranch 1427 S. Tamiami Trail, Sarasota • 2020 Cattlemen Rd., Ste. 500, Sarasota
June 2015
COMMENTARY
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I was disappointed to see that you published a piece (May edition) by one of our students that contained information that was not correct. I agree with the student’s observation that anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli sentiment are very often linked, but some of her other assertions are simply false. The article states that New College is funding a program open to students from every Middle Eastern country except Israel. This is false. New College has reached out to Israelis to participate in the partnership with the Daughters for Life Foundation with the help of alumni. This year, students from Israel, Syria, Jordan, Gaza and the West Bank are studying at New College as part of this program. There has been a great deal of positive and friendly interaction between the Daughters for Life students and Jewish students through New College Hillel. New College has about 100 student organizations, and they represent a wide range of views, some very leftleaning and some right-wing libertarian. This is a symptom of a healthy institution, not a radically, far-left school. Indeed, students in the same organization often have diametrically opposing points of view. We have a respected, active, vibrant and inclusive Hillel group that is a case in point. It saddens me to have to state what should be totally obvious to all your readers, but I state it nonetheless, because the piece you featured alleges the opposite. The New College administration does not fund talks or programs fadvocating or implying that the State of Israel should be abolished. We have s
s e
y s s d n
t e o
two faculty members who identify as Israeli. Their and others’ contributions to academic understandings of Israel, and support for students who study in Israel, is part of a long tradition at the college. Donal O’Shea President, New College of Florida Dear President O’Shea, Thank you for your letter. We respect your opinion and appreciate your response to the op-ed written by Madison Bryan, a New College of Florida student, in the May edition of The Jewish News. Madison’s piece was part of “Community Voice,” a forum in which we welcome people to express their opinions and thoughts about subjects facing our community. Since there has been a lot of press about the emergence of anti-Semitism on our college campuses and throughout the world, we felt this was a subject that was worthy of being discussed openly. According to Madison’s observations, anti-Semitism is part of her reality on the New College of Florida campus. She has seen anti-Israel sentiments develop into anti-Semitism and expressed in the form of bullying. We know that this is uncomfortable to hear but she has a right to express her observations, beliefs and opinions. We look forward to having a constructive dialogue with New College of Florida about anti-Semitism and other expressions of bigotry. With respect, Howard Tevlowitz, Executive Director, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee
What do you think?
The Jewish News wants to know! Send an email to jewishnews18@gmail.com. Letters Policy
Letters must include the author’s name, full address and daytime phone. Letters should be no longer than 300 words. We reserve the right to edit for length and/or accuracy. Letters do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of The Jewish News of Sarasota-Manatee or its advertisers. We cannot acknowledge or publish every letter received.
140 kosher characters: twitter.com/jfedsrq
Dear Jewish News Editor, The “Community Voice” section of May’s Jewish News on the current state of anti-Semitism included a segment by a New College student. I understand that these segments were offered as the authors’ opinions and reflect their perceptions of their experiences. It goes (or should go) without saying that everyone is entitled to express their opinions. However, the student’s article offered up, as factual, a number of statements which were simply incorrect. I am writing to set the record straight and to offer a bit of my own opinion. The author states that New College funds a “Daughters for Life” program which includes every country except for Israel. This is not true. The scholarship program for women from the Middle East is open to women from Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, the Palestinian territories and Syria. This year’s class includes five women – from Jordan, Syria, Gaza, the West Bank and, yes, Israel. The program is open to women of any and every religion and ethnic origin. The scholars are selected for, among other qualities, their commitment to improving the lives of others in their communities. The scholars, their families, the Daughters for Life Foundation which created the program with New College, New College, and the broad range of members of our community who support the program believe in the transformative power of education for women to serve the greater good, and to improve their lives and, through them, the lives of others. It was also intended that their presence at New College would help the other New College students prepare for life in a multi-cultural world, where the life experiences, backgrounds and opinions of people they meet will doubtless differ from their own. The existence of the program has also already catalyzed positive multicultural relations in our own community. The photo prominently shown at the top of the Community Voice segment purporting to show a pro-Israel student arrested for speaking out against BDS at a student government meeting, placed near the article, implies that the photo was taken at New College. It was not. Previous Jewish News articles about the Daughters for Life/New College program, and publicly available information about the program, make clear that Israeli women are eli-
27
gible and included. The lack of factchecking by the author and the paper, coupled with an unattributed photo that was implicitly falsely attributed to New College, would lead one to conclude that The Jewish News was trying to be, at best, provocative. Provoking discussion is laudable. However, it is irresponsible to do so by spreading and implying falsehoods which are hurtful to people and damaging to the reputation of a respected local institution. In my experience as a volunteer for the New College-Daughters for Life scholarship program, I have never witnessed anti-Semitic or ‘hate speech’ on or from the campus. And the statement that New College funds talks that imply that Israel should be abolished is, again, simply not true. A number of the observations cited by the student of expressions of opposition to Israel’s policies are, uncomfortable though they may be to witness, expressions of people’s opinions. Learning to express and listen to opposing viewpoints, and to think critically about them, is part of what a liberal arts college education is intended to provide. I had the privilege of attending a Shabbat dinner hosted by Hillel on the New College campus recently, during which a dialogue among students holding opposing views of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict took place. This conversation included some of the Daughters for Life students and some Hillel student members. It was mutually respectful and clearly opened the eyes of students on both sides of the debate to the views of those on the other side. These conversations are not always comfortable. But someone disagreeing with and challenging a pro-Israel student’s views about Israel, is not ipso facto expressing anti-Semitism. The Community Voice pieces contain some truly inspirational statements. Nelle Miller says, “I like to believe that it is our basic differences that make us all the same. I like to think that we are the same in our uniqueness, our desire to survive, and live a meaningful life.” I couldn’t agree more. Those beliefs are, for me, at the foundation of the Daughters for Life program – that we are more alike than different, and that empathy and respect for the “other,” rather than fear and hatred, will help us find the common ground from which we can move forward together toward a more peaceful world. Sue Jacobson
The “Community Voice” section that occasionally appears in The Jewish News is an avenue for constructive dialogue expressing opinions/feelings/thoughts about issues facing our community by people in our community, and not necessarily the opinions of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
A triple dose of Dry Bones
28
June 2015
FOCUS ON YOUTH
“I’m bored” – summer fun activities with a Jewish twist Education Corner By Sabrina Silverberg
B
y the time you read this article, we will have slipped into the hazy, lazy long days of summer. The school year is over or soon to be over, and time presents itself as an open canvas of opportunities. Summer might sound like a great time to relax, but if you do not plan thoughtfully, you may soon hear those two dreaded words: “I’m bored.” Do not despair! With some planning and exploration, summer can be a great time to incorporate fun and meaningful activities into your family’s schedule. Adding a Jewish component to your pastime will also serve as an enhancement to your child’s Jewish identity. My colleagues and I often joke that you can make anything Jewish, and in a way it’s true! After all, who created the birds and the bees? Who introduced the world to tzedakah (righteousness) and tikkun olam (repairing the world)? Who proposed the concept of home as mikdash me’at (a small sanctuary)? I can go on and on, but you get the gist of it. I know I am being a little ethnocentric, but this is a Jewish newspaper! The activities below are simple,
fun and inexpensive. They serve to enhance Jewish values in three categories: shechinah (God’s dwelling or presence), tikkun olam and mikdash me’at, making our home a holy space. The concept of shechinah is introduced in the first chapter of the Torah (Genesis 1:2): “…and God’s spirit was hovering over the face of the water.” Judaism tells us that God created the world and that God is everywhere. Nature speaks of God loudly. You can take advantage of this truth, take your child outdoors, enjoy and discuss the many wonders that surround us every day. Here are some fun shechinah activities: Visit the beach, collect shells, and try to identify the many varieties Go canoeing at a local lake Volunteer at a nature center Visit a farmers market Pick berries Have a picnic at a state park Go for a walk and make a collage from nature’s objects you find along the way Go to a lake or pond to watch the ducks and birds, and use a bird guide to identify the various species Go biking on a trail Plant a garden of herbs and veggies Go stargazing and try to identify as many planets as you can The Torah is interpreted as giving humans stewardship of the world. We are to enjoy nature and its bounty but we are expected to take care of it and each other. Here are some meaningful
Do you love children? Are you passionate about Judaism?
Temple Emanu-El Religious School is now recruiting for the following positions: • Hebrew and Judaic teachers, Sundays and/or Wednesdays • Competitive pay, in a supportive and creative atmosphere • Come join a warm, active and vibrant School community!
For more information please contact: Sabrina Silverberg 941-378-5567 or teers@sarasotatemple.org TEMPLE EMANU-EL RELIGIOUS SCHOOL Helping children fall in love with Judaism since 1956
151 McIntosh Rd., Sarasota, FL 34232
activities that will strengthen the Jewish value of tikkun olam: Draw pictures or make a collage of issues that your child would like to work on, and discuss ways to make it happen Bake cookies and take them to a local fire station Volunteer at an animal shelter Foster a dog or a cat Volunteer to pack food at the food bank Volunteer at a senior center or nursing home Collect used children’s books from your neighbors and friends, and deliver them to a children’s hospital Collect used clean blankets and donate them to a homeless shelter Collect toys and donate them to a homeless children center Clean up trash at a local park or beach Wash cars in your neighborhood and donate the proceeds to your favorite charity Summer affords us a greater opportunity for time spent at home and family bonding. You can begin by making your home a mikdash me’at, and by investing greater efforts in connecting with your extended family. Here are some suggested activities: Make mezuzot, affix them on every door (not the bathrooms) and recite the mezuzah blessing: “Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to affix a mezuzah.” Kiss the mezuzah when you enter
or leave a room. Create a mizrach, a beautiful Jewish symbol to mark the eastern wall of your home. The mizrach directs us to face Jerusalem when we pray. Make Shabbat objects such as candlesticks, a Kiddush cup or a challah cover and use them to celebrate Shabbat every week Listen to Jewish music, read Jewish children’s books and watch Jewish videos or films together Cook Jewish recipes or bake challah together Make a tzedakah box and use it often Have a board-game night. Many popular games have Jewish versions. Jewish Apple to Apple is a favorite! Make a family yearbook with photos you’ve taken during the year, reminisce, and give it as a gift to bubbe or zayde Send your child to spend a few days with an aunt, uncle, cousin, etc. Have them take a photo diary of their trip. Interview bubbe or zayde and record it for posterity Write and record a song as a family These are a few examples of fun things to do this summer to encourage Jewish spirituality, social responsibility and family bonding. Have a happy kayitz! Sabrina Silverberg has served as the Educational Director for Temple Emanu-El Religious School since 2001. She can be reached at teers@sarasotatemple.org.
Temple Sinai SAFETY and JOOSY youth groups update By Deb Bryan
F
ourteen Temple Sinai SAFETY youth group members recently attended the North American Federation of Temple Youth-Southern Tropical Region (NFTY-STR) Spring Kallah, the last one for this school year, which took place at Congregation Schaarai Zedek in Tampa. They joined nearly 400 teens (grades 9-12) and 50 advisors and chaperones, who gathered to experience Shabbat together, participate in thoughtful programs, sing along with Alan Goodis, hear the NFTY-STR 2014-2015 Regional Board share special moments, witness the installation of the 2015-2016 NFTY-STR Regional Board, spend Saturday night dancing and playing arcade games, and so much more. On Sunday morning, the group raised more than $3,500 for Camp Jenny. SAFETY contributed $150, and most of that was raised through our “Leaving a Legacy” mitzvah project. Our 14 SAFETY youth group members also dug deep into
their pockets at the last minute to contribute whatever they could find, and it was a proud moment for everyone. JOOSY youth group members (grades 6-8) spent a Sunday afternoon in April at Sky Zone, and had a great time together. This group of pre-teens is excited about next year, and after bouncing around on the trampolines, a brief meeting was held where ideas were shared about what JOOSY wants to do next year. These kids could not be more engaged and excited for what’s being planned for 2015-2016! For more information about the SAFETY and JOOSY youth groups, please contact Deb Bryan, Temple Sinai Youth Director, at dbryan@ sinaisrq.org.
Gwyn Tusia, Benjy Quale, Liya Elan and Josh Vohen enjoy a fun day at Sky Zone with Temple Sinai’s JOOSY youth group
2015 June 24 - July 19 June 29 - July 17 : 9am - 3pm 9 am - 3 pm Boys & Girls : Ages 5-12 Boys & Girls ages 5-12
For call 941-752-3030 941-752-3030 or or www.cgibradenton.org www.cgibradenton.org Formore moreinformation, information,please please call
Future Temple Sinai JOOSY youth group members Naomi and Gabrielle Stupp join in the jumping fun at Sky Zone
Temple Sinai’s SAFETY youth group at the Spring Kallah
June 2015
FOCUS ON YOUTH
TBS Schools’ The Second Grade Train
Eighth-graders attend Gesher Convention
-
T
By Amy Levison
O
s
n Friday, March 20, I went to Orlando to spend a weekend with Hanegev USY at the Gesher Convention. Gesher Convention is a regional convention for eighth-graders only. It is set up to get heighth-grade Kadimaniks ready and excited for USY. It was an opportunity to meet the kids that I will become friends t with during the next four years. Going into Amy Levison this convention, I had a few friends from previous Kadima conventions and some from the summer camp I go to, but this was the first time I met most of the kids there. I even omet some kids I will be going to Camp Ramah with this coming summer. During the convention, we celew brated Shabbat with services on Friday ynight and Saturday morning. One of my favorite activities during the con-
29
Eighth-graders from all over Florida at the Gesher Convention in Orlando
vention was ending Shabbat all together with Havdalah. During one of the activities on Saturday, we were taught the prayers for Havdalah and the USY traditions so that we could join them in the Havdalah service and in the ruach cheers that followed. Other weekend activities included icebreakers, games, swimming in the hotel pool, and hanging out with friends during free time. We also had a dance on Saturday night with a DJ, snacks and lots of fun. I had such a great time at Gesher Convention. I can’t wait for the next four years with USY!
emple Beth Sholom Schools’ second-grade students were sitting at lunch one day when their teacher, Barbara O’Brien, heard them discussing a play they were writing about bullying. As the weeks passed, she observed that every time her students had free time they chose to work on their play. Ms. O’Brien decided to capitalize on their enthusiasm by entering Florida Studio Theatre’s annual playwriting contest for elementary school students. After a visit from a troupe from FST who explained more about using characters, plot, dialogue and setting, Ms. O’Brien and her students went to work discussing, writing and rewriting until everyone in the class was satisfied and felt good about their play. When Ms. O’Brien played a phone message for her class that their play, The Second Grade Train, had won and was going to be performed on the FST
Ms. O’Brien with her winning playwrights
stage, it took several seconds before the realization dawned on their faces and shouts of “We won!” filled the room. The class was invited as honored guests to a special performance where the students saw their words come to life. Needless to say, they spent the rest of the day walking on air! Students received their awards on Saturday, May 9, when The Second Grade Train was performed again for parents and guests.
-
TBS Schools students partner with Children First preschoolers
y n e -
T
emple Beth Sholom Schools students in grades 3 and 4 are doing a mitzvah for a local preeschool as part of a service-learning -project sponsored by The Jewish Fedeeration of Sarasota-Manatee. The students will lead a group of preschool students from Children First, a local private, charitable, non-profit organization that prepares 600 of Sarasota County’s most vulnerable children for kindergarten. The Children First preschoolers will be visiting Temple Beth Sholom Schools to see the Papa Ed and Mimi
Sponsored by
Rosenthal Sustainable Kibbutz Organic Garden on campus. They will participate in student-led centers and learn how to create a garden of their own. In turn, the TBSS students will help to build a raised bed at one of the Children First sites. This project provides TBSS students with a valuable opportunity to make a huge difference in the lives of some of the youngest children in our community, as they share their ex-
pertise and experience by teaching them how to grow, cook and eat food from their very own garden! If you would like more information about Temple Beth Sholom Schools, preschool-8th grade, please visit www.tbsschools.org or call 941.522.2770. Preschool students from Children First visit the garden on the TBSS campus
Students prepare potted plants for Children First preschoolers
TBS Schools students show off their plants in the garden
STAY CONNECTED
ed Fun
for
arante
STAY CONNECTED
@TBSSchools
June 8th – July 31st
K–4 $250/week 8:30am–3pm*
alL Gu
Summer Rocks
pinterest.com/jfedsrq
Nurturing young minds for over 40 years, investing in the future of project-based learning.
facebook.com/jfedsrq
What’s new for 2015/2016 at the Temple Beth Sholom Schools:
Preschool $400/2 week programm 9am–2pm*
* Extended care available until 4pm.
Beginning next year, TBSS students will: • Program, code and construct in our new Maker Lab • Collaborate online using Google Applications for Education • Create and edit green-screen digital media • Design and 3D print in our Science Fabrication Lab (FabLab) Hands-on learning for the 21st Century students.
Call today to enroll your child or grandchild. Merit scholarships and financial aid available.
Temple Beth Sholom School | The Kane/Karp Educational Center | 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34237 | TBSschools.org
Academic Excellence. All Faiths. Tomorrow’s Leaders.
30
June 2015
FOCUS ON YOUTH
Temple Emanu-El Religious School students welcome “hidden child” Holocaust speaker
I
n commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Temple Emanu-El Religious School invited Ginette Hersh to share her story of surviving the Holocaust as a “hidden child” in France.
Addressing students in the fourth through seventh-grade classes on Sunday, April 12, Ms. Hersh told of her birth in Paris and her idyllic youth spent in Burgundy. Only twelve years old when the Nazis took power in France, Ms. Hersh was forced to separate from her family in order to survive. She spent the next four years in a series of boarding schools, relying on principals and teachers to keep her hidden from the Nazis; during the summers, she had to seek other places to hide. Miraculously, Ms. Hersh’s parents also survived the Holocaust, and the family was reunited the very Ginette Hersh was welcomed to Temple Emanu-El Religious School day that France was by Director of Education Sabrina Silverberg and fourth-graders liberated by the Allies. Aliyah Anderson and Riley Bloom
The woman who hid Ms. Hersh’s parents was honored last year as a Righteous Gentile in Lyon, France. “It was so terrible that she had to live through that, and that many others had to endure more,” one student commented after Ms. Hersh’s presentation. “The number six million is difficult to comprehend for us, but hearing a personal story is something we can all understand and be touched and horrified by.”
Sponsored by
The annual address by a Holocaust survivor is part of Temple Emanu-El Religious School’s Holocaust studies program, and this year’s speaker was ably coordinated by Anne Stein and The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. For more information, please call 941.378.5567.
“FOCUS ON YOUTH” PHOTOS OF THE MONTH
FAMILY TheJewishFederation.org
THE STRENGTH OF A PEOPLE. THE POWER OF COMMUNITY.
Temple Emanu-El Confirmation class members Abby and Audrey Lipton show off the challah dough they mixed at the challah-making workshop. Students enjoyed learning Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman’s challah recipe and creating braided loaves to bake at home.
MASA ISRAEL TRAVEL SCHOLARSHIP The Federation will offer scholarships to applicants who have been accepted to a MASA program! Scholarships are first come, first serve. (Up to $2,000 to cover travel to and from Israel only.) Visit www.TheJewishFederation.org.
Klingenstein Jewish Center, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 Andrea Eiffert, Director of S.T.E.P. and Family Programs 941.552.6308 • aeiffert@jfedsrq.org
S.K.I.P
Members of USY and Temple Beth Sholom Schools eighth-graders from Kadima spent an exciting evening jumping and eating during the annual “Party Bus” event. Pictured: Sammi Zelitt emerges from the foam pit at Sky Zone.
F O R M O R E I N F O CO N TAC T: ANDREA EIFFERT 941.552.6308 O R A E I F F E RT @ J F E D S R Q.O R G
Send-A-Kid-to-Israel Program
TheJewishFederation.org The SKIP program is funded in large part by the Betty and Herb Schiff Send-a-Kid-to-Israel Fund.
Children and parents of the Jewish Congregation of Venice enjoyed a Family Life program with Rabbi Dan Krimsky and Cantor Marci Vitkus. Everyone learned about Passover Sheni, a second Passover celebration created by the Jews scattered worldwide who could not be sure of the exact date of Passover, and therefore celebrated Passover twice. Pictured: Cantor Marci and Rabbi Dan encourage youngsters making Charoseth.
The PJ Library program supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewishrelated books and music on a monthly basis to children for free.
facebook.com/pjlibraryofsarasota Visit the Federation website to sign up!
jfedsrq.org/pjlibrary
WE HAVE A LOT TO SAY WANT TO DISPLAY THE JEWISH NEWS IN YOUR OFFICE OR BUSINESS?
Questions?
Contact Jeremy Dictor at 941.343.2106 or jdictor@jfedsrq.org
Robin Leonardi, Account Executive: 941.552.6307 • rleonardi@jfedsrq.org
June 2015
LIFE CYCLE ANNIVERSARIES
60th Sheldon & Clara Kopel Temple Sinai 60th Leonard & Ruth Shafer Temple Sinai 55th Chuck & Margie Barancik Temple Emanu-El 55th Paul & Laura Zatz Temple Sinai 50th Dr. Stephen & Carol Altaker Temple Emanu-El 50th Martin & Katherine Gurvey Temple Emanu-El 45th Barbara & Gary Ackerman Temple Emanu-El 45th Dr. John & Diane Arch Temple Emanu-El 45th Henry & Ellen Mason Temple Sinai 45th Gerald & Inna Sideman Temple Sinai
40 Dr. Harold & Mary Alterman Temple Emanu-El 35th Lorrie & Gregg Pead Temple Emanu-El 30th Richard Joseph & Ann Friedman Temple Sinai 25th Sidney & Ellen Rothschild Temple Sinai 20th Paul & Karen Chapman Temple Sinai 20th Walter Hajduk & Sheryl Gofman Temple Sinai 15th Michael & Leigh Gordon Temple Sinai 10th Jim & Helene Feo Temple Sinai 10th Andrew & Kim Rentschler Temple Sinai 5th Ashley & Stacey Bloom Temple Emanu-El th
Sarasota-Manatee Chevra Kadisha
admin 941.224.0778 men 941.377.4647 941.484.2790 women 941.921.4740 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237
Trust 100 Pre-Arrangement Center Locally Owned & Operated by the Toale Family www.ToaleBrothers.com
Gerry Ronkin
Jewish Family Coordinator Office
941-955-4171 cell
941-809-5195
Mazel Tov to Dr. Herman & Elizabeth Weber upon the marriage of their son, Philip Weber, to Jessica Lowenthal on June 14
Temple Beth Sholom CEMETERY
BAR MITZVAH
Yossi Steinmetz, son of Rabbi Chaim & Sara Steinmetz, June 6, Chabad of Sarasota
serving the Sarasota/Manatee Jewish Community since 1932
IN MEMORIAM
Albert I. Blank, 98, of Sarasota, April 25 Eunice Cohen, 82, of Sarasota, formerly of Waltham, MA, April 2 Larry Cohen, 78, of Longboat Key, April 16 Emanuel DeCoveny, of Sarasota, April 3 Eileen Peggy Dessberg, 93, of Sarasota, formerly of Concord, MA, April 19 Joel Fedder, 83, of Longboat Key, formerly of Baltimore, MD, April 18 Frank M. Guth, 88, of Sarasota, formerly of Matawan, NJ, April 2 Alisa Kretzmer, 83, of Sarasota, formerly of New Jersey, April 1 Elisa Lakin, 69, of Sarasota, formerly of Vermont, April 7 Ted Nutter, 60, of Sarasota, April 26 William J. Robins, 72, of North Port, April 5
For information on purchasing grave sites contact: Ben Berman
941-355-2469
or Helene Kaufman
941-377-4309
Temple Beth Sholom
941-955-8121
Join us for a gathering of mommies and babies to sing Jewish and/or Israeli children’s songs and bond with other moms every fourth Friday of the month!
During times of need for generations Jewish members of the Sarasota community have turned to Toale Brothers.
TAHARA
WEDDING
SHA LOM BA BY MOMMY & ME
31
WWW.TEMPLEBETHSHOLOMFL.ORG
Please submit your life cycle events (births, B’nai Mitzvah, anniversaries) to jewishnews@ jfedsrq.org. Photos are appreciated; please e-mail as JPGs at 300dpi.
REGISTER YOURSELF REGISTER A FRIEND Q U E S T I O N S? 941.371.4546 info@jfedsrq.org
The Klingenstein Jewish Center 580 McIntosh Rd Sarasota FL 34232 941.371.4546 TheJewishFederation.org
ary
ct: M
onta
?C ons
ti ues
Q
.45
.371
941
9 or
.org
srq
jfed
ist@ ever
stay connected @ www.jfedsrq.org
rist
Eve
1 xt. 1 46 e
m
STAY CONNECTED
FUNERAL SERVICES youtube.com/jfedsrq
STAY CONNECTED
The Area’s ONLY Jewish Owned & Operated Facility Specializing in local interment, out-of-town transfers, and burial in Israel
• Chevra Kadisha • Shomrim • Reform Cremations
2426 Bee Ridge Road Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 955-1075
24 Hour Information at twitter.com/jfedsrq
www.HebrewMemorialSarasota.com
32
June 2015
Your life. Your community. Your newspaper.
We’ve worked hard to make The Jewish News an interesting and informative window of our Jewish community with its unique blend of local and international news, features and provocative commentary.
HELP US DELIVER THE ONLY JEWISH NEWSPAPER SERVING SARASOTA AND MANATEE COUNTIES!
Please support our efforts with an annual voluntary subscription of $25 or more.
Keep it coming. Be recognized as an honorary member of The Jewish News production team: • Media Mogul $180+ • Publisher $90-$179 • Editor $72-$89 • Columnist $50-$71 • Reporter $25-$49
Visit www.TheJewishNews.org Jewish News Appeal
I would like to contribute the amount of: o $25 o $50 o $72 o $90 o $180 o$_____________
Mail: The Jewish News, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, FL 34232 Or: www.TheJewishNews.org Name ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________________________________ City/State/Zip ______________________________________________ Phone ________________________________________________________ E-mail ____________________________________________________________________________ Total $ Enclosed ___________________________
o Check (payable to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee)
o Visa o MC o Amex Card # _____________________________________________________________________________________ CID# _____________________________ Exp. Date _________________________________ Signature _____________________________________________________________________________________________ A COPY OF THE OFFICIAL REGISTRATION AND FINANCIAL INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER SERVICES BY CALLING TOLL-FREE 1-800-435-7352 WITHIN THE STATE. OUR REGISTRATION NUMBER IS SC-00449. REGISTRATION DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT, APPROVAL, OR RECOMMENDATION BY THE STATE.
Jewish matters. Thank you for your support!