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January 2017 - Tevet / Shevat 5777 INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
9A Community Focus 15A The Federation’s Impact 21A Jewish Interest 26A Commentary 28A Focus on Youth 31A Life Cycle 1B Jewish Happenings
4A Women’s Day with Paula Abdul great success!
9A Temple Sinai announces its 9th Annual Food Festival
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Jewish journeys start with Federation By Howard Tevlowitz
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s the executive director of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee for the last 16 years, I have been witness to tremendous changes within our organization, our Jewish community and Sarasota-Manatee as a whole. Our Federation has transitioned from the typical Federation model, one focused primarily on the Annual Campaign, and evolved into an organization that addresses the needs of an ever-increasing number of people of every age, religious affiliation, and level of community involvement. It is to the credit of our visionary leadership that we have been able to change and Howard Tevlowitz remain a relevant, integral part of our Jewish community. And through relationships with area religious, cultural arts, education and social service agencies, we continue to expand our reach and bring Jewish culture and values to Sarasota-Manatee in new and innovative ways. Our mission is to strengthen Jewish life and identity in our community, provide for Jewish people in need, and promote support for Israel. We live and breathe this mission in everything we do – from
community-wide holiday celebrations, to raising funds to address the emergency needs of Israelis impacted by the recent wildfires, and providing grants for students in Sarasota-Manatee to attend religious school and overnight Jewish camp. And that’s just the beginning. We constantly evaluate our programs and initiatives to ensure that we are addressing the needs of our worldwide Jewish community. In recent years, Federation has taken on the role of serving as a connector to Jewish life – enabling members of our community to enhance their Jewish journeys through our outreach, educational and cultural programs. We have also engaged both Jewish and general community institutions in these programs and initiatives, thus impacting not only members of our Jewish community, but the entire community in general. We take great pride in the many friends we’ve made in the community and look forward to continuing these partnerships in the years to come. It is only through YOUR generosity that we are able to accomplish all this and more. I urge you to turn to the center of this newspaper section to learn more about the impact our Federation makes throughout the Jewish world. I close by saying THANK YOU to each of you for all you do for our vibrant Jewish community.
An interview with Bella Meyer, granddaughter of Marc Chagall By Marty Fugate
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As to those lectures, they’re still goella Meyer, the granddaughter of Marc Chagall, was ing on – and they’re all about her grandfather’s artistic legacy. Meyer will share born in Paris, raised in Switinsights on the legacy of her famous zerland, and moved to Jerusalem for grandfather at the Lion of Judah/Pomea time. After returning to Paris and granate Luncheon on Friday, January graduating from the Sorbonne with 13 at 11:30 a.m. at Marie Selby Botania PhD in medieval art history, Meycal Gardens. Tickets start at $75. A minier went on to a stellar career teachmum gift of $1,800 to The Federation’s ing and writing about art history and 2017 development efforts is required. For lecturing around the world. more information, contact Ilene Fox at As an attaché to the French Em941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org. bassy in New York City, Meyer was Ms. Meyer recently offered The Jewa cultural ambassador for France’s Bella Meyer ish News an exclusive interview. visual arts and culture. She next put What are some of your early memories of her talents to work designing costumes and masks your grandfather? for NYC theater groups and producing her own pupWhen I was very little, I remember him as a perpet shows. After a sudden epiphany, she eventually son with such a shining face and shining eyes. He became a floral designer and opened her own shop – Fleurs Bella. continued on page 3A NON-PROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID MANASOTA FL PERMIT 167
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