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August 2018
FEDERATION NEWS
Founder of Daniel Rowing Center wins top award By Marty Katz, Sr. Director of Communications & Marketing
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was a promising young athlete. The longtime friend to Sarasota has family wanted to commemorate Daniel won the Bonei Zion Prize from by creating a world-class center dediNefesh B’Nefesh in Israel. cated to rowing, the sport Daniel loved This prominent award recognizes sevso much. en outstanding individuals who have Linda, a former Ringling Museum made aliyah to Israel and who embody board member, and her the spirit of modern-day husband, Elli, are often in Zionism by contributing Sarasota. She stopped by in a significant way to recently to chat about her the State of Israel. Linda award. Streit, who founded the What does it mean Daniel Rowing Center, to have won this award? received the prize for It puts a spotlight on culture, art and sport. the Rowing Center and It was in 2003 that means Daniel’s legacy Linda began building will be carried on. If I can what would become Ishelp others, that’s the most rael’s leading facility for rowing, sailing, kayak- Photo courtesy of Jared Bernstein important thing to me. Why did you make aliyah from ing and dragon boats. It also serves as London in 1978? the home to the national Olympic and I wanted my children to be proud Paralympic team. The Daniel Amito be Jewish. I grew up with much antichai Center for Rowing and Nautical Semitism. Starting at age 9, my parents Studies was named in memory of her took us to Israel many times. It was the son, Daniel Amichai Marcus, who was best decision I ever made. tragically killed in a car accident and
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Tell me about the Daniel Rowing Center. The original idea was to nurture champions. Over time, it has evolved to so much more. We now have many community outreach programs such as ones for the disabled, people with Parkinson’s or breast cancer survivors, as well as programs to help youth at risk. Everyone can contribute and feel good about themselves. We are also doing more now with mixed Jewish-Arab groups and have an Arab speaking
coach. It’s wonderful to see how sport can transform a society for the better. What would Daniel have to say about your award? He would say, “I wish I was there!” And he would say, “Go Team Israel.” What is your dream? To have a mixed Jewish-Arab rowing group, representing Israel, win in the Olympics! For more information on The Daniel Amichai Center for Rowing and Nautical Studies, visit www.drc.org.il.
Daniel’s dream comes true
By Amanda Emory, Mimi and Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern
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ucked away in the small central Florida city of Sebring lies a synagogue, Temple Israel, serving roughly 100 Jews in the community. Within this community is a young boy named Daniel Clarke, the middle child of three boys in a Jewish family. Last year when Daniel was 12, he shared with his family his dream of becoming Amanda Emory a Bar Mitzvah. With assistance from Temple Israel’s spiritual leader, Cantor Riselle Bain, Daniel was able to do so. Via Skype video chat, Cantor Bain and Daniel went over different lessons and teachings to prepare him for his big day. Daniel selected for his Bar Mitzvah to occur closest to his birthday on the Hebrew calendar, May 12. His family shared that the ceremony was a joyous event, keeping to many Jewish traditions, with Daniel also chanting from the temple’s Holocaust Torah. Before Daniel’s Bar Mitzvah, Cantor Bain, who lives in Sarasota,
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dedication to the Bar Mitzvah and his interest in the Jewish faith, the Federation awarded him a $500 gift certificate toward a Federation-led trip to Israel, which has become a rite of passage for young Jews around the world. He received this generous gift from the Federation during his Bar Mitzvah in front of his family and congregation. “They rarely have B’nai Mitzvah there so this was a big deal,” said Kim Mullins, the Federation’s COO. “We took them under our wing since their congregation is not affiliated with another Federation. Daniel’s dedication to Judaism is remarkable and we were thrilled to be able to offer him this gift.” When asked about how the gift made Daniel feel, he said, “It is a blessing to have such a generous gift. Thank you so much!” “He definitely wants to go to Israel as soon as possible,” said Cantor Bain. “I can see in his eyes how amazed and excited he is about it.” Amanda Emory is a recipient of the Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern Scholarship, a program funded by the late Miriam Edlin in memory of her husband. Amanda is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in communications with a concentration in public relations at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers.
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ear the latest research from Florikan Founder and Board Chair, Ed Rosenthal, about growing vegetables in space. After several years of rigorous research, Ed’s company was selected by the Space Plant Biology program as the controlled release fertilizer product (CRF) to grow vegetables on the International Space Station for our astronauts. Using Florikan CRF, NASA has grown three crops of Outredeous red romaine lettuce and one crop of Tokyo Bekana cabbage on the ISS. Ed invented the fertilizer, as well as Staged Nutrient Release (SNR) fertilizer, with the research assistance of NASA Kennedy Space Center and Florida’s Space Alliance Technology Outreach Program. Both he as an individual and the SNR fertilizer technology were inducted into the 2017 Space Technology Hall of Fame by Space Foundation.
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Daniel Clarke with Cantor Riselle Bain
reached out to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. “There is no Federation that our temple is connected with. I feel it’s important for our congregation to be under the umbrella of something bigger than just our small temple,” Cantor Bain said. She also felt the need for a larger recognition of the Jewish youth in her community reaching this milestone. After hearing the story of Daniel’s
Daniel Clarke with his temple’s Holocaust Torah
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