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ness skills and books, particularly the Talmud. New major ventures with Israel are taking hold including a joint campus venture with Israel’s Technion University. Jewish survival in France, Denmark and other Scandinavian countries has made headlines this past year. How is the Jewish population faring? What is security like and will the Jews remain? I believe that the Islamization of Europe is on a collision course with a long history of Jewish presence on the continent. What does the Jewish future portend for Europe? Will it become Judenrein? What is the status of the Jewish community in Cuba? Will the change in relationship between Cuba and the United States improve the lot of the Jews in Havana? What are the rhythms

at play? The return of Jewish tourism looks very promising in lieu of previous travel restrictions being lifted. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is offering a new course entitled “Jewish Survival in Foreign Lands.” The eightweek course will commence on Monday, June 15 from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The summer is a good time for study. To enroll, contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail. com. The class is open to all regardless of religious or ethnic background. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit adult Jewish studies institute. It is partially subvented through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

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s your congregation the happiest place on earth? Do you practice radical hospitality? These were some of the thought-provoking quesytions asked by Rabbi Lou Feldstein hduring the recent Board Leadership Workshop hosted by the Synagogue sCouncil of Sarasota-Manatee. Close to sseventy board members from ten congregations spent a Sunday morning lisrtening, learning and discussing topics ,of importance to all of us. Rabbi Feldstein outlined some of . ”the trends that are affecting organizantions: people are less inclined to join sany kind of membership group from tcountry clubs to school alumni groups; we are organizing ourselves around sdifferent kinds of clusters; we all know o r , 0 l

rabid sports fans or zealous marathon runners. The realized Jewish American dream of a college education for men and now women is changing the landscape. Young adults are marrying later, women are devoted to their career path, and children are also delayed and fewer. These older parents are often tired (no surprise) and busy with their over-programmed kids. It leaves little time to connect with or volunteer for any organization. Rabbi Feldstein then offered some suggestions on how synagogues can be more successful. The synagogue needs to become a tool for enhancing Jewish life. It is not a purpose in and of itself. We need to develop a drive towards

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Temple Emanu-El unites with local Catholics and Muslims at Feast of Abraham By Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman

embers of Temple Emanu-El united with the local Catholic and Muslim communities on Wednesday evening, March 11, by participating in the sixteenth annual Feast of Abraham. This special event, which was hosted by St. Martha Catholic Church and also attended by leaders and members of the Islamic Society of Sarasota-Bradenton, reaffirmed the participants’ commitment to mutual support and friendship. Celebrating the common ancestor of these three great religious faiths, the Feast of Abraham brings together Jews, Catholics and Muslims for learning, socializing and a shared meal.

The event also enables participants to explore each other’s religions and to recognize and honor the common bond they all possess. The evening began with the singing of “Let There Be Peace on Earth,” “Hinei Ma Tov,” and other inspirational songs. Greeting were then offered by Father Fausto Stampiglia of St. Martha Catholic Church, Rabbi Brenner J. Glickman of Temple Emanu-El, and Imam Yusuf Memon, who recently arrived in Sarasota

Rabbi Brenner J. Glickman of Temple Emanu-El, Imam Yusuf Memon of the Islamic Society of Sarasota-Bradenton, and Father Fausto Stampiglia of St. Martha Catholic Church display the pledge of mutual support and friendship they signed at the sixteenth annual Feast of Abraham

to serve the Islamic Society of Sarasota-Bradenton. Following their messages, the clergymen led Feast of Abraham attendees in reciting a pledge of mutual respect, tolerance, support and friendship. Amid smiles and applause, the pledge was then signed, and a copy will be kept at each house of worship. A festive and delicious catered dinner and dessert, as well as casual mingling and socializing, followed. Temple Emanu-El’s participation in the Feast of Abraham was coordinated by the synagogue’s Social Action Committee. For more information about Temple Emanu-El’s interfaith activities, please call 941.371.2788.

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or the first time in the Bradenton area, the congregations and religious leaders of Temple Beth El and two Christian churches (St. Joseph Catholic Church and UCC Congregational Church) came together for three wonderful Tuesday nights to learn

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“Jewish Women with Attitude” featured at Pierian Spring Academy By John Gartner

Ann Salzman and attended by 16 students. Topics ranged from women in the bible, to Jewish women athletes, businesswomen, activists, artists, writers and actresses. In every instance, Beth Ann’s illustrated biographical stories included evidence of the ladies’ chutzpah as a factor in their professional success. The class on Jewish businesswomen was treated to a real surprise when, during the portion on sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, who should walk in but “Dr. Ruth” herself, portrayed flawlessly by noted jazz singer and fellow student Betty Comora – bewigged and complete with the therapist’s famous German accent. Incidentally, Betty’s husband Owen, the well-known birding enthusiast, is a seasoned PSA presenter. Beth Ann Salzman grew up in New Haven, Connecticut, graduated from Smith College and began a retailing career at Bloomingdale’s in Manhattan. She subsequently moved to New Hampshire and took an available job heading a PSA students Nancy Biron, Ros Kaye, Celia Strickler Hebrew school, which she and John Gartner with instructor Beth Ann Salzman (photos courtesy of Vicki Eckl) continued for many years.

ierian Spring Academy (PSA) is widely recognized as one of m the area’s distinguished lifelong llearning institutions that provides a wide range of continuing academic opeportunities for the area’s senior adult ypopulation. Because Sarasota-Man.atee’s Jewish community is so well rrepresented among the organization’s gstudent body, faculty and leadership, it is not surprising that courses with nJewish content are included in its curriculum. This year’s roster featured “Jewnish Women with Attitude,” a six-week hspring semester course taught by Beth

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they covered the gamut from art and music, through science, politics and world affairs. Tuition is reasonable and there are no registration or parking fees. PSA doesn’t have its own facility. Rather, it rents space at 10 convenient locations around Sarasota. About half the courses are at Argosy University at 17th and Honore.

The nonprofit institution was founded in 1999 by retired NYU professor Joel Larus, who felt that it was important for aging seniors to stretch their minds and challenge their intellects. The organization has grown by leaps and bounds over the years and has broken attendance records again for the 2014-15 season with 829 students enrolling in 61 courses, with 1,352 total enrollments. PSA is a volunteer-driven organization with only one paid employee. It has a hard-working Board of Directors supported by a network of volunteers. Faculty members receive stipends based on the number of students they teach. However, course fees don’t cover total expenses so PSA encourages tax-deductible donations. It receives no foundation grants or government support. Plans are well underway for PSA’s 2015-16 season. Its printed and online catalogs are expected around Labor Day. For complete details visit www. PSAsrq.org. John Gartner is a retired technical marketing consultant from East Amherst, New York, who serves as a PSA board member and chairs its marketing committee.

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L’Dor V’Dor – From Club Sholom Generation to Generation honors Don Friedman By Suzanne Hurwitz, MSW, Jewish Healing Program Coordinator, JFCS

hen JFCS religious outreach volunteers picked up their things to lead a Passover Seder at a senior facility, they knew that their bags would be filled with essential items – Haggadot, a CD of Passover songs, a box of matzah – as well as something more personal: cards made by local children for the residents. Students of our local religious schools at Temple Emanu-El, Temple Sinai and Temple Beth Sholom, as

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well as preschool and day school students at Temple Beth Sholom take part in this wonderful mitzvah at Passover, Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah. They use their creativity to bring cheer to people they don’t even know, while at the same time learning more about the holidays through the symbols they draw and the words they write. The seniors’ eyes brighten when they find out that the beautiful card at their place at the table is for them; for some, this may be the only card they receive. One woman, Sylvia, took the time to write a thank-you note to Temple Sinai student Kira, whose card she received: “Your Chanukah card really helped me have a happy holiday,” she expressed. JFCS volunteers brought a Passover Seder to 24 facilities. Some had just three participants, and some as many as 63. Songs were sung and rituals performed in observance of our people’s traditions. And thanks to our local children, each participant was given something unique to take home – a wish for a happy and healthy Passover, passed from our youngest to our eldest generation.

emple Beth Sholom Men’s Club held its annual Club Sholom “Man of the Year” event on Sunday, March 22. This year’s honor went to temple member Donald Friedman. This year’s entertainment was provided by Freylekh, a klezmer band that had the attendees clapping and dancing to the lively music. A kosher brisket roast and grilled salmon buffet dinner was catered by Michael’s On East and enjoyed by all.

Don is actively involved in many arms of Temple Beth Sholom and contributes his skills in many ways to benefit the temple and other community organizations. He tutors B’nai Mitzvah students, davens in Hazzan rotation at Shabbat services, actively participates in High Holiday services and the choir, and is a regular Torah reader. He also is a member of several key TBS committees and serves on its Board of Directors. Additionally, he sings in the Sarasota Jewish Chorale and volunteers with the Laurel Community Center after-school homework assistance program. Temple Beth Sholom is fortunate that Don brings a passion for Judaism and a desire to work for the good of the Men’s Club co-President Gerry Ronkin, Don Friedman, Elliott and Dana Corn (photos courtesy RGB Media Services, LLC) community.

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Eight Over 80 celebration: Successful, warm and rocked with laughter

yBy Carlene Cobb, Communications Director he Jewish Housing Council Helen and Sidney Fagin, Betty and Foundation and community Howard Isermann, Howard Millman, y sponsors welcomed 350 guests Alice Rau, Phyllis and Norman Rich, hto its third annual Eight Over 80 and Marge and Bill Sandy. tbrunch and celebration on Sunday, Heidi Brown, CEO of the Jewish sMarch 15 at Michael’s On East. Eight Housing Council, welcomed guests and honorees, who are at least 80 years of shared news about refurbishing projoage, were recognized for their legacy ects on the Kobernick-Anchin-Bendof leadership and outstanding commuerson campus. She also announced nity achievements. a $100,000 gift from philanthropists e The 2015 honorees are Isabel Marilyn and Irving Naiditch. Anchin Becker, Alice Berkowitz, Dr. Asolo Theatre’s Fa La La Singers h

Gracie Lee Brown and Jory Murphy provided musical entertainment. Brief video vignettes about each honoree were shown, awards were given, and each honoree had the chance to speak. Betty Isermann surprised everyone by telling jokes that rocked the room with laughter. There was even a moment taken for everyone to sing happy birthday to Honoree Marge Sandy. Special thanks to Premier Spon-

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Yiddish lives within the Sarasota Jewish Chorale By Marcia Polevoi

he Sarasota Jewish Chorale sings many styles of Jewish music, but is most pleased to perform old familiar Yiddish melodies. Yiddish has become an endangered language and continues to decline, especially among the younger Jewish population. Therefore, the SJC members feel that it is essential to keep these traditional songs as a vital part of their repertoire. When performing for an older audience, the songs can evoke many childhood memories of the stories their parents told them when they immigrated to this country all those years ago. However, a younger audience may not have that connection, so it is important that these young people hear and learn about these traditional songs. The SJC understands the role they have in keeping these Yiddish words and tunes alive. When songs such as “Rozhinkes Mit Mandlen” and “Oyfn Pripetshok” are sung, the Chorale will first sing them in Yiddish and then repeat them in English so that they can be fully understood. Some of the Yiddish songs date back to the mid-1800s and relate much of the Jewish history of those years. They speak of the troubles that beset the small shtetls (villages) of Eastern Europe as well as all aspects of Jewish life – ritual, cultural and more. One of these, “Der Rebbe Elimelech,” is a joyful folk tune, telling of the Rebbe dancing, singing and laughing. In the

1920s and ’30s, the American Yiddish Theater thrived and brought us such familiar songs as “Bei Mir Bistu Shein” and “My Yiddishe Momme.” These are usually sung in both Yiddish and English and always widely enjoyed by all audiences. Later in 1943, “Zog Nit Keynmol,” by Hirsh Glick, became a symbol of resistance that came out of the Vilna Ghetto. After World War II, a number of Yiddish songs memorialized the Holocaust, notably “Es Brent,” (“Brothers, our little town is burning”) written after a pogrom in Poland. These are important reminders sung at times of remembrance. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale will continue to bring the Yiddish songs to its audiences in order to keep this rich culture alive. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale is under the direction of Linda Stewart Tucker. It has finished its 2014-15 season and will not resume rehearsals until this coming September. The SJC usually rehearses on Thursday evenings at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota, courtesy of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. Newcomers are always welcome to sit in at a rehearsal. For information about next fall’s season, please call Susan Skovronek, SJC Manager, at 941.355.8011, visit www. sarasotajewishchorale.org or check us out on Facebook. To book a performance for your organization, call Phyllis Lipshutz at 941.924.6717.

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ister Cities Association of Sarasota is proud to announce that two Tel Mond Israel schools (Shelanu School and Nof Yaldut School) produced winners and honorable mentions in this year’s Florida Studio Theatre Young Playwrights competition. Roni Gutberg, a winner from Tami Philosoph’s sixth-grade class at Shelanu School, is coming to Sarasota with her father in May to attend the 2015 Young Playwrights Festival at Florida Studio Theatre. Tal Eisnberg from Nof Yaldut School and Adi Bentin from Shelanu School received honorable

mentions this year, but are unable to come to Sarasota for the Festival. Ever since the inception of Young Playwrights became an international competition in 2001 when three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edward Albee attended to welcome four young winners from Tel Mond, the FST Young Playwrights Reading Festival has featured playwrights from Tel Mond. Sarasota’s Sister City in Vladimir, Russia, produced one winner (Andrew Rybin) and four honorable mentions. Kiryat Yam, Israel, had one winner (Eva Izgiyaev) and three honorable mentions. Sister Cities Association of

Sarasota is proud of our Sister Cities in Tel Mond and Vladimir for producing the winners in this year’s international portion of the Young Playwrights competition. The winning plays, written by Roni, Andrew and Eva, will be presented on Saturday, May 9 at Florida Studio Theatre by professional actors. The playwrights and their guests are invited to attend a performance of their plays and an award ceremony. Winning is an outstanding accomplishment; these playwrights were chosen competitively from almost 5,000 international student entries.

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ore than 600 guests attended JFCS’ 11th Annual Celebrity Chefs Food & Wine Tasting & Golf Challenge to support the agency’s mission of empowering individuals and families toward self-sufficiency. The all-day extravaganza started with a golfing tournament at 12:30 p.m. followed by an evening under the tent from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. Attendees sampled fine specialty dishes from more than 25 restaurants, tried various wines, and enjoyed old-fashioned egg creams while listening to a live band playing island music. Also happening was a live and silent auction featuring unique items from wine club memberships to a cruise for 25. The event draws more and more friends and supporters each year as it offers a relaxing and fun day with

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Rhythm and Jews Musical Shabbat Service

“A Cup of Joe and the Five Books of Moe”

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 Rabbi and Chazzan for an uplifting service with a variety of traditional, Israeli, Sephardic and Chasidic melodies. Also, the Potnow/Rivas baby naming will take place. For more information, call the Temple Sinai office at 941.924.1802.

Everyone is invited to join Rabbi Michael Werbow’s popular Tuesday morning discussion group. There is no cost. New participants are always welcome. The group meets from 9:15 to 10:30 a.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. For more information, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121.

SUNDAY, MAY 3 STEP Beach Bash This event is free and open to all Jewish high school teens. Join us from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. on Siesta Key Beach for beach volleyball, dodgeball, a social action project, food and FUN! RSVP required. For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org.

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This group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursdays from May 5 to June 9 at JFCS, 2688 Fruitville Road, Sarasota. Cost: $36 per person for the six-week session. For more information, contact Suzanne Hurwitz at 941.366.2224 x166 or shurwitz@ jfcs-cares.org.

Caffeine for the Soul Join the most popular Jewish women’s book club in town at Caffeine for the Soul. Get your weekly social and spiritual boost during a roundtable discussion led by Chaya Rivka Schmerling. Delve into the book for this year, Simple Words by Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz. This group meets weekly. No cost. Join us at 10:00 a.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

Be a part of Temple Emanu-El’s Mitzvah Day! Beginning at noon at Temple Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota), there will be donation drives and community service projects to benefit Sarasota-Manatee – and beyond. Wrap gifts for needy children, prepare lunch for the homeless, beautify the environment, care for homeless animals, visit nursing home residents, host a sports and art party for foster children, sort food at the food bank, make crafts for local charitable agencies, and much more. A very special day of tikkun olam, with participation open to the community. Immediate registration recommended to Mitzvah Day Chair Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at 941.379.1997 or elaine-glickman@comcast.net.

Start your week with a spiritual boost! Discuss, explore and journey through the world of mystical teaching and learn how to apply these profound teachings to your daily life. This ongoing class will probe the esoteric through a unique program of English text-based study. This group meets weekly. No cost. Join us at 11:15 a.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

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Celebrate your Jewish femininity with a day of relaxation, depth and beauty for the Jewish woman. Participate in a lovely afternoon featuring pampering treatments, boutique shops, live music, fun prizes, desserts and hors d’oeuvres. The event begins at 1:30 p.m. at 500 Rockley Blvd., Venice. Cost: $36. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

MONDAY, MAY 4

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This course explores deeply the divides between the Jewish people and the ties that bind us as one, as reflected and initiated by the greatest leaders of both Jewish cultures. Their characters – Maimonides, Ben-Gurion, Eli Cohen, Don Isaac Abravanel, Yoni Netanyahu, and many more – led the Jewish people through the ages and across continents through the best and the worst of times. Learn, discuss and debate the essence of both Ashkenazic Judaism and Sephardic. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher refreshments and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

Torah Tots 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.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS THURSDAY, MAY 7 Women of Sinai brunch Join the Women of Sinai for a catered brunch and a presentation from the Manatee Players Theater at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Six-week JLI course: “Judaism Decoded” Sponsored by

Join Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz for a six-week course entitled “Judaism Decoded.” Have you ever questioned the authenticity of our Jewish tradition? Is there any evidence supporting the veracity of Judaism as we practice it today? And how do contemporary rabbis know how to adapt biblical law for modern times? “Judaism Decoded” sheds light on the mysteries surrounding biblical interpretation. How do we know our interpretation is true? If it is true, why is it subject to differences of opinion? And with so many interpretations to choose from, how do we know which one reflects its original intent? All are welcome regardless of background or affiliation. This course is offered Wednesdays from 10:15 a.m. to noon at the Chabad of Sarasota (7700 Beneva Road), and Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:45 p.m. on Federation Campus (580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota). The cost for the six-week course is $74 per person or $139 per couple. For more information and to register, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.

Torah Talk with Rabbi Geoff Huntting Join Rabbi Huntting for an open discussion at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27 at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

“The Musical Liturgy of the Worship Service” Through a series of lectures, discussions and musical examples, the prayers that are already a part of our Friday night service will be given a new meaning through the lens of history, musical analysis and personal connection. This free course takes place on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 South Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. For more information, call the temple office at 941.924.1802.

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.

“Jews Who Rescued Jews” This new course features multi-media interactive programs and guest speakers on miraculous rescues of Jews by our fellow Jews, including the Bielski Brothers, the Entebbe Rescue, the Jewish Brigade, the Kasztner Train, Russian Refuseniks, and Operation Exodus, among others. We should never forget the heroism of our courageous brothers and sisters in protecting the Jewish people at great peril to their own lives! Come, learn and participate. This course is ideal for students and families as well as elders. This eight-week course takes place at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesdays, May 6, 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10, 17 and 24 at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $60 for the course; $40 per student; healthy kosher refreshments and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

Enjoy Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch’s annual Lag B’Omer bonfire featuring delicious kosher food, marshmallow roasting, music, petting zoo, pony rides and more for all ages. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at The Chabad House at 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Admission is free; there will be fees for some food and the pony rides. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@ chabadofbradenton.com.

Member appreciation & Lag B’Omer celebration As Chabad of Sarasota ends its fiscal year and initiates its membership drive for the 2015-16 fiscal year, a membership appreciation event will feature a falafel dinner, delectable desserts and music by the Freylekh Klezmer Band. Current members and prospective members are encouraged to participate and feel the heimish family atmosphere that prevails at Chabad of Sarasota. To assure that adequate catering arrangements are made, reservations must be made by Friday, May 1. The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Cost: free for members; $12 for nonmember adults; $9 for nonmember children. Call in your reservations to 941.925.0770 or email info@chabadofsarasota.com.

Lag B’Omer BBQ on the beach Celebrate Lag B’Omer with Chabad of Venice at the beach! Join us at 6:00 p.m. for delicious food, an exciting drum circle, great entertainment and a beautiful view. There will be a special program for the children as well. This free event (food available for sale) takes place at 1600 Harbor Dr. S., Venice. For more information, contact Rabbi Sholom Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or info@chabadofvenice.com.

TBSS Museum Night and Band Concert Join Temple Beth Sholom Schools students as they docent projects they have worked on during the last semester of the school year. Students at a Project-Based-Learning (PBL) school problem-solve and use critical thinking skills as they immerse themselves in the knowledge gained through research, creation of the project, and conclusions drawn from the experience. The TBSS band will also perform. This free event takes place from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom Schools, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota. For more information, call TBS Schools at 941.552.2770.

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Chabad of Sarasota Men’s Club “Club 770” invites all to attend a breakfast that will feature a presentation (“2015 Hurricane Season Preview and Preparedness”) by Edward J. McCrane Jr., Sarasota County Chief Emergency Management Chief. Both men and women are welcome to join us for this informative presentation and the best kosher breakfast in Sarasota (scrambled eggs and onions, whitefish salad, bagels, lox and cream cheese). The event begins at 9:00 a.m. at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. Cost: $7 for Club 770 members; $10 for nonmembers. To RSVP, call 941.925.0770 or email info@chabadofsarasota.com.

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like to feel that I am part of the global collective effort to make this world a better, more hopeful, and safer place. 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 like to hope for and work toward a legacy of tolerance and understanding that allow us to coexist, thrive, and live side by side comfortably. I believe without bias that by accepting what we each think and believe and what we have at the source of our moral core is the same. I believe that the questions that we all have, the things that we think about, the problems we need to solve and the opportunities that we strive for all come from the same source. That which will allow us to carry on the purpose of mankind is a collaboration of perspective, beliefs, ability to consider others, and the

supposed to be a civilized society. Racism, sexism, anti-Semitism or any other form of prejudice and/or phobias are all the same. The motive is hatred and the root of hatred is evil. It’s a sad commentary to hear the young minds of future leaders preach the rhetoric of hatred that existed in past centuries. It should be on college campuses where hope for a new paradigm of a “Beloved Community” finds its genesis among young minds. By this time in human history, these young minds should see humanity as one, thereby engineering bridges that will bring us together. However, to suggest and agree that a group of people should not exist not only shows one’s paucity of understanding, it also tells the rest of society one’s lack of capacity to reason. As anti-Semitic verbiage and violence rise in the world and particularly on college campuses, this is time where “good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice.” We must now stand and speak out against injustice and hatred everywhere. Anti-Semitism is not a Jewish problem. It is a problem for humanity. Dr. John Walker, currently Pastor of Beth El Church, received a Doctor of Ministry degree from Ashland Theological Seminary. He serves as Chaplain for Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, Ringling College of Art and Design, Univ. of South FL. Sarasota-Manatee Campus, New College of Florida, and is an instructor at the Academy of Public Theology, Birmingham, AL. He is a past participant on The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s Interfaith Mission to Israel and is a member of the Heller Israel Advocacy Initiative Executive Committee.

possibility of changing our minds, admitting when we are wrong. This includes tolerance for acceptance and the celebration of what makes us unique as individuals, communities, and members of something much larger than ourselves. Anti-Semitism, among the unlimited number of prejudices that we have developed as a worldwide community is present, pervasive and rife. In celebration of the season for Embracing our Differences, it is time to actively reject the prejudiced and publicly expressed opinions of others and instead find strength and celebration in what makes us all so unique. Our mission is simple in its complexity: To find a place of acceptance and peace in a world that is as mixed up as it is today since the beginning. Nelle Miller is on the Board of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee as immediate past president and a member of numerous committees. She also serves on the Board of Governors for the Jewish Agency, MASA and UIA in Israel, National Women’s Philanthropy at JFNA, and several other local and national boards both within and outside of the Jewish community.

s a student at New College of Florida, a radically far-left school, I walk through a campus of people that know I’m an outspoken Zionist, and I routinely am ostracized because of my pro-Israel beliefs. Beyond textbook examples of anti-Semitism such as seeing Swastikas around town and hearing people make antiJewish jokes, there is another issue some people fail to see: antiSemitism and anti-Israel sentiment are inevitably intertwined. My school funds a “Daughters for Life” program, which includes every Middle Eastern country except for Israel. Jewish students on campus are afraid to speak out against the anti-Israel sentiment on campus out of fear of losing friends. What’s more: there is an organization on campus called “STOP: Students Targeting Oppressive Powers” with Israel at the top of their list. In the cafeteria, there is a bulletin with quotes from civil rights activists that are taken out of context and put against Israel, with a slash through the country. There are signs comparing the Ferguson case and police brutality cases around the United States to Israel’s current government. There is a radical notion sweeping my

When evil men plot, good men must plan. When evil men burn and bomb, good men must build and bind. When evil men shout ugly words of hatred, good men must commit themselves to the glories of love. Where evil men would seek to perpetuate an unjust status quo, good men must seek to bring into being a real order of justice. — Dr. Martin L. King, Jr.

ecently I was blessed with an opportunity to co-moderate a panel on anti-Semitism at the Florida Studio Theatre. It afforded me the opportunity to become enlightened with the data provided concerning anti-Semitism around the world and particularly on college campuses right here in these United States of America. This is the land where humankind is supposed to be treated equally regardless of race, gender, age, portfolio, or faith tradition. Yet, how can any person with faith or morals continue sit in silence when those who are supposed to be change agents for the new century continue to spread the same hate verbiage regarding people who are different from themselves, specifically, the Jewish community? They are as hypocritical with their statements of justice as those who believe another group in humanity does not have the right to exist. As a faith community, this is intolerable. We must stand together to fight such bigotry and strive to build Dr. King’s “Beloved Community.” As one who belongs to a people who have been disenfranchised since our ancestors’ feet touched this continent, I understand the hurt behind the hatred that ignorance continues to perpetuate among what is

campus, as well as campuses around the nation, that Israel is a big, bad, oppressive power that needs to be stopped. Images of people bloodied, images from decades ago of people hung (with no evidence of its occurrence in Israel), and more are scattered around a list of “500 Innocent Gazan Children Killed” that I get to look at every day when I eat lunch. New College’s administration funds talks that imply that in order to “Obtain Peace in the Middle East,” we must “abolish Israel.” Of course, people who do not know any better will begin assuming that Israel is a brutally oppressive power. Unfortunately, people believe this hoax, without paying any mind to the current terrorist organizations present in the Middle East. Hamas and ISIS aren’t the issue to students

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“If we confront anti-Semitism… if we combat it individually and as a society, and use whatever platform we have to denounce it, we can stop the spread of this madness.” — Michael Douglas Pro Israel student arrested for speaking out against Divestment at a Student Government Meeting

around college campuses — Israel is. This state of the far-left college campus inevitably ties into anti-Semitism for a few reasons. First of all, without Israel, there is no Jewish state. Without a Jewish state, there is no dependably secure and safe state for the Jewish people of our future. During the Holocaust, the land that is currently Israel was called the “Palestinian Mandate.” Perhaps World War II would’ve had a different outcome if the Jewish people subject to genocide had a secure state to retreat to for safety from anti-Semitism. Furthermore, beyond college campuses, there is imminent and obvious anti-Semitism throughout the world. People fail to see that terrorist organizations throughout the Middle East will not raise a white flag and respect Israel’s borders or security. These people fail to recognize that by definition, terrorist groups have no regard for diplomacy and will not stop in an agreement to half of the land.

account of the anti-Semitic incidents that have spiked in different parts of the continent. From desecration of Jewish cemeteries to violent demonstrations and terrorist attacks, we are reminded of the pre-war years of the 1930’s as European Jewry faced annihilation. It was with that concern that I contacted Jewish friends living in Paris and asked them how they were feeling: Were they frightened? Were they thinking about emigrating, and if so, to which country? “We are nervous but not frightened,” was their response. One friend explained that the concern was two fold in France: certainly the attacks on Jews by Muslims and anti-Israel rhetoric on the left concerns us, but the terrible economic situation in France and several other EU members as well is also a worry. Jeffrey Goldberg in his article tries to tie more traditional right wing elements to the anti-Semitism rampant in the Muslim community in France as elsewhere. He cites the traditional anti-Semitic canards yelled by mobs as the attacked a Paris synagogue. But unlike the past, the extreme right in France, England, and Holland have been the first to denounce anti-Semitism, and Marine Le Pen, the head of the right wing National Front has campaigned as a friend of Israel. She is not to be trusted, but this is not the right wing of the 1930’s. Eastern Europe, however, continues to breed the type of anti-Semitism that plagued Europe in the decades leading up to the Second World War. Hungary is the best example of this with avowed anti-Semitic parties sitting in the Parliament, and a government that has white washed the disgraceful collaboration of Hungarians with the Nazi Germany in furtherance of the Shoah. In a panel discussion last month, Gérard Araud, France’s ambassador to the United States reported on the state of anti-Semitism in his country.

At a global population of almost seven billion people, Jews account for less than 0.7% of the world and should be able to rely on a safe home that proudly stands at about roughly the size of New Jersey. In short, Israel and the Jewish people, for our culture and safety, cannot afford for the land to be any smaller. In response, I continuously defend every factual and moral point I have as to why anti-Semitism infiltrates anti-Israel logic. During my weeks spent in Israel, not once did I see what has magically made its way to the Internet; not once have I seen Arabs being oppressed or forced to leave the country; not once have I seen any of the “Jewish Hierarchy” that our Western media (and my college campus) shows. When I speak up against the anti-Israel sentiment using my own experiences, many people fall silent. I’m not afraid to speak out against anti-Semitism on my campus. As a young Jewish woman, I’m confident in not being a bystander to anti-Jewish jokes and I refuse to be silent when people wrongly spread false accusations about Israel. Without Israel, world Jewry may face a difficult future — making it harder to ensure that “Never Again” remains a reality. Madison Bryan is a student at New College of Florida and is a Jewish Federation Young Ambassador. She traveled on March of the Living and to AIPAC Policy Conference with The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

n her book published twelve years ago, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, author Azar Nafisi related her experience teaching young women in the privacy of her home, the classics of Western literature banned by the theocratic and repressive government, established by the Ayatollahs. She later decided to leave and establish a new life here in this country, accepting a position at Johns Hopkins University. “The hardest questions are these” she remarked: “When is it time to leave? And when is it too late?” Jeffrey Goldberg asks the same question in the title of his article the Atlantic, with regard to Jews living in Europe: Is it time for the Jews of Europe to leave? In the article, the author gives a comprehensive

His report was as honest as it was disturbing: Some 2,000 known terrorists trained by Al Qaeda and ISIL have returned to France from Syria and Iraq. “This will be a long fight,” he said. “It will take years, not weeks or months. But if the Jews choose to leave, I hope it is a decision of the heart not a decision based on fear. If the decision to leave is a decision of the heart, it will break my heart, for France will not be France without a Jewish community.” That is true of the rest of Europe as well. Rabbi Geoffrey Huntting received a B.A. in Liberal Arts from Johns Hopkins University. After serving in Vietnam, Rabbi Huntting moved to California, where he received a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola Law School. Rabbi Huntting was ordained by the Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion in June 1991, after five years of study in Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and Cincinnati. He lives with his wife, Susan, and they have two children who grew up at Temple Sinai.

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May 2015 THURSDAY, MAY 14 Great Humorous Jews – Their Lives & Times

Jewish humor, the best in the world, has served for centuries as our vehicle of survival in the worst of circumstances. How did such a persecuted people produce world-class comedians like Sid Caesar, who was also a saxophonist, composer, actor and musician, performing with numerous orchestras? Nearly 60 years ago, Sid produced what is probably the longest and loudest burst of laughter – genuine laughter, neither piped in nor prompted – in the history of television! Come watch it with us! Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher refreshments and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 “For the Love of Jerusalem” Rejoice in the miraculous reunification of Jerusalem (Yom Yerushalayim) in 1967 with Israeli music, kosher foods, songs and movies for all ages. The miracle of the reuniting of all of Jerusalem with the State of Israel symbolizes the victories of the Jewish people throughout history, against all logic, but with Divine help! “If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning,” says Psalm 137. Do not forget to celebrate the Holy City. Join us at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; kosher brunch included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

Jewish Genealogical Society of SWFL meeting Have you ever wondered how the members of your family tree acquired their surnames (last or family name)? Does your surname reflect the town of origin of your ancestors, or the occupation of an ancestor, or perhaps nothing other than a nice name? Howard Finkel will lead a discussion of the history of Jewish surnames and where, when, how and why they were chosen. Join us at 1:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1951 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. Attendance is free and everyone is welcome. For more information, contact Kim Sheintal at 941.921.1433 or klapshein@aol. com, or visit http://jgsswf.org/.

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Cteen is a Jewish teen club that compacts exhilarating fun and meaningful projects into a program that’s thrilling and uniting. Cteen events happen at least monthly, but the moments last a lifetime. The impact is magnificent, the experience priceless. Join us at 7:30 p.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. Cteen programs are underwritten by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. No cost. For more information, contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

TUESDAY, MAY 19 Community Outreach: “Angels in Jewish Tradition” Temple Emanu-El warmly welcomes you to this special University Park/ Lakewood Ranch-area community outreach event. Temple Emanu-El’s Rabbi Brenner Glickman will present a fascinating history of angels in ancient Jewish tradition, and what role they play in Judaism today. This lecture and discussion will enlighten and delight as you learn about these superhuman messengers of God and how they have appeared to Jews throughout the ages. This free event, sponsored by the Benderson Development Company, takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Courtyard Marriott, Meeting Room, 1st Floor, 8305 Tourist Center Drive, University Park. Reservations required. To RSVP or for more information, please email info@sarasotatemple.org by May 13.

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Join Chanie Bukiet for RCS’s sevenweek course, “Soulmates: Behind Closed Doors.” The seventh class is entitled “Happily Ever After: The Challenge of Divorce – What It Teaches Us About Marriage.” This course is sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. The course begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Cost: $75 per course, textbooks included; $15 per class. For more information, please contact Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support. This month’s conversation topic is My Favorite Things. 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 multi-agency event sponsored by JFCS of the Suncoast, Inc., Gulf Coast Jewish Family and Community Services, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and the Claims Conference of Germany. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@jfcs-cares.org.

Eminent Jewish Authors: Isaac Bashevis Singer The “People of the Book,” the Jewish people from Biblical times to the present day, have proven to be avid readers and prolific authors, none more so than Isaac Bashevis Singer, who continues to delight audiences worldwide across the age spectrum. Who can forget Singer’s immortal comedic characters Mazel and Schlimazel? What child does not love Singer’s poignant Chanukah tales? He won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1978 and has filled the world with humor and inspiration before and since. Join us at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5910 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher refreshments included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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N’shei Chabad Women end-of-year social N’shei Chabad Women will gather at 7:15 p.m. for a black and white picnic at the home of Elizabeth Weber (Palmer Ranch area). As its name alludes, the picnic entails dressing in black and white and enjoying a black and white dessert buffet. Featured will be the music of flutist Jane Hoffman. This social event will provide an opportunity to acknowledge the sisterhood president and vice presidents – Jodi Bloom, Sylvia Sabbah and Elizabeth Weber. All are welcome. Cost: free for Rebbetzin Circle members; $20 for N’shei Women members; $25 for nonmembers. For more information or to RSVP, call 941.925.0770 or email info@chabadofsarasota.com.

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Temple Emanu-El’s Sixth Annual Tikkun Leil Shavuot According to Jewish tradition, God gave us the Torah on the holiday of Shavuot. Since the 16th century, it has been customary to observe the holiday with a Tikkun Leil Shavuot – a special night of Jewish study. Participate in this tradition with a fascinating, inspiring evening at Temple Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota). Rabbis Brenner and Elaine Glickman will hold interactive study sessions; in between the sessions, we’ll enjoy homemade kugel, ricotta cookies and dairy desserts. All are welcome to this event that takes place from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Free to Temple Emanu-El members; $18 donation requested for guests. RSVP to Temple Emanu-El at 941.371.2788.

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Join Temple Beth Sholom in a celebration of Torah, education, and participation in Jewish life that marks seven weeks past Passover. The tenth-grade Confirmation will take place, including Mincha, Maariv and Havdalah services, at 8:00 p.m. Then, at 10:00 p.m., Rabbi Michael Werbow will begin the all-night Shavuot learning for all ages, to study and celebrate receiving the Torah. There is no cost. The community is welcome to attend at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota. Please contact the temple office at jbabin@templebethsholomfl.org or 941.955.8121 to let us know if you plan on attending.

PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS SUNDAY, MAY 24 Shavuot Dairy Fest Join Chabad of Bradenton at 6:00 p.m. for a dairy buffet of dinner and desserts at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road. Hear the Ten Commandments, decorate your own sundae, and enjoy games and excitement for the whole family. Highlighting this year’s event will be the Hebrew School Graduation honoring the Hebrew School children’s Torah learning in front of the entire community. Admission is free. RSVP by May 18 to Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or info@chabadofbradenton.com.

Shavuot Ice Cream Party Men, women and children! Be there when the Torah is given for the 3,327th time. You don’t have to travel to the desert, it is happening right here in Venice! Come hear the reading of the Ten Commandments, followed by a delicious buffet of cheesecake, ice cream and blintzes! This free event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Chaya Rivka Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or rivka@chabadofvenice.com.

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Join us from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East (1212 S. East Ave., Sarasota) as AJC presents keynote speaker Shira Loewenberg, Director of AJC’s Asia Pacific Institute. Ms. Loewenberg will provide an insider’s view of Israel’s “pivot” towards Asia in looking for new markets and ways to expand economic ties beyond its traditional links to Europe during her discussion “Why is Asia the New Frontier for Israel?” Williams Parker is the generous sponsor of this Summer Lunch & Learn Series with additional speakers scheduled for June 30 and July 28. The cost is $28 (includes lecture and luncheon). Advance reservations are required to AJC at 941.365.4955 or sarasota@ajc.org.

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FRIDAY, MAY 29 Shabbat Alive! returns to Temple Emanu-El Shabbat Alive! is back! Temple Emanu-El members and hundreds of community guests fill the pews for this quarterly all-musical Shabbat celebration – and we hope you will be among them. With upbeat, contemporary and inspiring arrangements of the traditional prayers, led by Rabbi Brenner Glickman and professional and volunteer musicians, Shabbat Alive! is stirring, magnificent, exhilarating, jubilant and altogether unique. Please join us at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El (151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota) for a very special and spiritual Shabbat experience. For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.

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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. Working the Diamond: Jewish Baseball Players The following Jewish players were on a major league roster as of opening day (April 6). All the players listed below have at least one Jewish parent and were raised either Jewish or secular. Players: RYAN BRAUN, 31, outfielder, Milwaukee Brewers. Braun was named rookie-of-the-year in 2007, the only Jewish player ever to win this award. He stole 30 bases and hit 30 homers in two seasons (2011, 2012). He had a so/so season in 2014 after being suspended for 65 games in 2013 for violation of the MLB drug policy. He had hand surgery in the off-season and this season will tell us whether the surgery will return him to top form; CRAIG BRESLOW, 34, reliever, Boston Red Sox. Like Braun, 2015 will be a pivotal season for Breslow. He missed part of 2014 due to injuries and his pitching quality was way below his career average. The Sox signed him to a one-year deal off-season, clearly making this his “test” year. He’s an honors Yale grad from a religious home; IKE DAVIS, 28, first base, Oakland As. Davis broke in to the majors with the Mets in 2010 and remained with them until early 2014, when he went to Pittsburgh. He was traded to the As in the off-season. He has a lot of power, but suffers from anemic batting streaks; SCOTT FELDMAN, 32, starting pitcher, Houston Astros. A ten-year veteran,

Feldman had a good season in 2014, with a career best ERA; SAM FULD, 33, outfielder, Oakland As. He’s a veteran of a lot of teams, including Tampa Bay (2011-13); IAN KINSLER, second base, Detroit Tigers. Named several times to the all-star team (including 2014), Kinsler has speed and power; RYAN LAVARNWAY, 27, catcher, Baltimore Orioles. He’s been shuttling between the majors and minors since being called up in 2011 by Boston. He’s a Yale grad like Breslow; JASON MARQUIS, 36, starting pitcher, Cincinnati Reds. The much-traveled Marquis broke into the majors in 2000. He’s had some very good seasons, but 2014 wasn’t one of them: JOC PEDERSON, 22, outfielder, L.A. Dodgers. Great things are expected from Pederson, who was called up by the Dodgers last September after a stellar minor league season. He played for Israel in the 2012 World Baseball Classic qualifiers; KEVIN PILLAR, 26, outfielder, Toronto Blue Jays. This former bar mitzvah boy has been shuttling between the big club and the minors since mid-2013; DANNY VALENCIA, 30, third base, Toronto. Like Pillar, the much-traveled Valencia had a bar mitzvah. He had a good season with two clubs in 2014. He was born in Miami and was raised in Boca Raton. Celebs Behaving Badly Or Wanting To BILLY CRYSTAL, 66, writing for the

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

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May 2015

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As my grandmother would say… “Klezmer! Oy vey! I can hardly believe it!” By Arlene Stolnitz

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dion were used to create the distinctive sounds that we identify as klezmer. These instruments were popular because they were easily transported by klezmer musicians as they traveled from village to village playing for weddings and other community events. Years later, in America, klezmer has had a huge impact on contemporary jazz music. Many Jewish American composers such as Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland were influenced by klezmer sounds heard during their youth. The opening notes of “Rhapsody in Blue” are a nod to the klezmer clarinet. Even some clarinet stylings of swing jazz bandleaders Benny Goodman and Artie Shaw can be interpreted as having been derived from klezmer. Today, klezmer music gives pleasure to thousands of listeners and performers. People, young and old, from a variety of backgrounds are enjoying this spirited and lively Eastern European music. As my grandmother would say, “I can hardly believe it!” 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.

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Avodah – Work By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin

or some of us the month of May conjures an association with labor’s struggle for workers’ rights. For others it marks the beginning of summer. In the Hebrew calendar, summer indeed comes to mind. This year we will celebrate Sha-vu-ot at the end of May. Shavu-ot is a biblical agricultural holiday that marked the end of spring. Dr. Rachel Dulin Farmers and their families celebrated with joy the fruit of their labor, bringing the first produce of their fields as gifts to God, expressing gratitude (Deut 16: 9-12). Only later, in our history, Sha-vu-ot became the holiday to mark matan Torah, ‘the receiving of the Torah.’ In Europe, also, May marked the beginning of summer. Sending flowers and burning bonfires were part of the Northern Hemisphere’s rites of May Day. These celebrations did not enter American lore due to Puritan rejection of Pagan customs. But, it was on May Day that the American Labor Unions made their mark worldwide. Events in Chicago, from demonstrations on Michigan Ave on May 1, 1886, to the Haymarket Square riot, gave impetus to the workers’ unions worldwide to fight for civil rights, including an eight-hour work day and better child labor laws. In 1894, president Cleveland signed the bill recognizing the achievements of the labor movement. However, Labor Day in America was set for September in order not to give credit to labor organizers who were perceived to be foreign, social anarchists. Let us look at the Hebrew word for work in honor of Sha-vu-ot, Israel’s farmers’ holiday and the achievements of the labor unions. Avodah means

‘work,’ ‘labor,’ ‘employment,’ ‘occupation,’ ‘profession,’ ‘creative work’ (such as writing a book), ‘service’ and ‘worship.’ Avodah is derived from the verb avad meaning ‘work,’ ‘serve,’ ‘perform’ and ‘worship.’ It is mentioned 145 times in the Bible, in terms“ of physical or harsh labor (Lev 23:7; Ex 1:14) and in reference to observance of the Law (Ex 12:25) and worship (Num 7:5). In Post Biblical Hebrew, avodah also meant ‘cultivate,’ ‘tan’ (hides), as well as the names of portions of the liturgy. In Modern Hebrew, avodah received added meanings such as ‘life’s work,’ ‘creative enterprise’ and ‘a project.’ Avodah is at the center of many Hebrew phrases of which we will mention but a few. Avodat a-da-mah means ‘cultivation of the soil’ (a-da-mah lit. ‘soil’), Avodat yad means ‘hand made’ (yad lit. ‘hand’) and avodat ka-pa-yim means ‘manual labor’ (ka-pa-yim lit ‘palms of hands’). Avodat ne-ma-lim (lit ‘work of ants’) implies industrious labor and avodat pe-rekh means ‘hard labor’ (pe-rekh lit. ‘oppressive’). Avodat kodesh means ‘worship’ (kodesh lit. ‘holy’) and avodah zara refers to ‘idolatry’ (zara lit. ‘foreign’). We will end on a political note. The Israeli Zionist Union Party (Hama-cha-neh Ha-tzi-yo-ni) is a merger of parties, Avodah being the largest. The name of the new political camp indicates that the idea of avodah is no longer at the center of the newly formed party’s agenda. Does it represent a shift in Israel’s political culture? Time will tell. I wish all our readers a happy Sha-vu-ot, a holiday where Torah and avodah juxtapose. Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin is a professor of biblical literature at Spertus College in Chicago and an adjunct professor of Hebrew and Bible at New College in Sarasota.

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The poet of the Jewish people By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

n May 1945, 70 years ago this month, a poem was published which, for many, is one of the most e eloquent testimonials to the Holocaust ever expressed in that literary genre. Written in Yiddish y and entitled Dos Lid d Funem Oysgehargen Yidishn Folk, the . English title translates to The Song of y the Murdered Jewish n People. n Dr. Paul Bartrop The author was d Itzhak Katzenelson, a Hebrew and r Yiddish poet and dramatist. Born on July 21, 1886 in Karelir chy (Korelichi), a small town in Belarus near Minsk, Katzenelson was a ddescendant of a long line of sages and scholars dating back to the great Talmudic commentator, Rabbi Yom-Tov Lipmann Heller (c. 1579-1654). He was raised in Lodz, Poland, m where the family had moved soon afg ter he was born. Considered a literary prodigy, by the age of twelve he already had written his first play, Dreyfus un Esterhazy. Prior to World War I, he lopened a secular Hebrew school, and undertook the creation of a network of asuch schools ranging from kindergaraten through high school. He also beycame known for his Hebrew textbooks and books for children, which were the sfirst of their kind. In addition, he wrote Yiddish comc edies (translated into Hebrew), and in 1912 founded Habima HaIvrit (The Hebrew Stage), a theatre troupe that toured Poland and Lithuania. His first volume of poetry, Dimdumim (Twilight), appeared in 1910. He also found time to visit Palestine several times across the years.

From 1930 onwards, Katzenelson belonged to the Dror Zionist movement and to the Hechalutz movement – which, with emigration to Palestine its goal, operated a training commune, Kibbutz Hakhsharah. He held the belief that Jewish life in Poland was utterly without hope owing to an ingrained anti-Semitism within the national consciousness, and that emigration to Palestine was the only solution for the Jewish people. After Nazi Germany invaded Poland on September 1, 1939, and Lodz was occupied, Katzenelson’s school was forced to close. Later, it served as the city’s Gestapo headquarters. In late November 1939 he fled to Warsaw, with his wife Hanna and their three children joining him there later. Hanna and his two younger sons, Benjamin and Ben Zion, would be deported to their deaths in Treblinka on August 14, 1942. In the ghetto, Katzenelson entered his most creative period, writing poems and articles in the underground Zionist press, as well as approximately fifty plays. He wrote poems that reflected the contemporary suffering of the ghetto, though masked through Biblical or historical themes. His descriptions were a response to the wretched conditions in which the Warsaw Jews found themselves. His Yiddish play Iyov (Job) was published on June 22, 1941, possibly the only Jewish book published in the ghetto during the German occupation. With the onset of the Warsaw Ghetto revolt in April 1943, friends smuggled Katzenelson and his surviving son Zvi into the “Aryan” part of the city. They went to the Polski Hotel,

from where they obtained forged passports certifying that they were citizens of Honduras. With these in hand, they were transferred to the French internment camp at Vittel, where the Nazis held Allied citizens and nationals of other neutral countries for possible later prisoner exchange. It was here, on October 3, 1943, that he wrote The Song of the Murdered Jewish People. He completed this epic poem of fifteen chapters on January 18, 1944. Among its lines were included: And it continued. Ten a day, ten thousand Jews a day. That did not last very long. Soon they took fifteen thousand. Warsaw, The City of Jews – the fenced-in, walled-in city, Dwindled, expired, melted like snow before my eyes. Warsaw, packed with Jews like a synagogue on Yom Kippur, like a busy marketplace Jews trading and worshiping, both happy and sad Seeking their bread, praying to their God. They crowded the walled-in, locked-in city. You are deserted now, Warsaw, like a gloomy wasteland. You are a cemetery now, more desolate than a graveyard. Your streets are empty – not even a corpse can be found there. The poem ended with the words “Woe to me, everything is over … there once existed a nation but she is no more.” Katzenelson made two copies of the poem, one of which was given to Ruth Adler, a German Jew from Dresden who had a British Palestinian passport. In the spring of 1944 she re-

ceived permission to leave the country in a prisoner exchange, and smuggled out her copy. Katzenelson buried the manuscript of the other copy in bottles under a tree at Vittel with the help of a fellow prisoner, French resistance fighter and later historian, Miriam Novitch. After the war, Novitch retrieved the manuscript and arranged for it to be published; this was done in May 1945. Extracts have since been published in numerous languages, and an individual volume has also appeared. In the early spring of 1944, the Jews interned at Vittel were declared stateless, and on April 18, 1944, those of Polish origin were transported in three railroad cars to the Drancy transit camp near Paris. In late April 1944, Itzhak and Zvi Katzenelson were sent from there to Auschwitz, where they were murdered on May 1, 1944. In Israel, a lasting monument to Katzenelson was created when the Ghetto Fighters’ House (Beit Lohamei Ha-Getaot), established in 1949, was named in his honor as the Itzhak Katzenelson Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum. The museum has since made extensive efforts to collect as many of Katzenelson’s manuscripts as can be located, and to translate his works into English and other languages. For many, in giving voice to “The Murdered Jewish People,” Itzhak Katzenelson is, in truth, their Poet. 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.

Exhibition explores ‘the day of rest’ through a contemporary lens

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and repose. “The Seventh Day” includes pieces based on Sabbath texts and functional ritual objects such as candlesticks, challah plates and covers. Concepts from midrash and the Kabbalah, reflecting mystical spirituality, also have inspired these artists. These contemporary artworks engage our imagination and invite us to delve into the possibilities and new definitions of renewal, symbolized by the Alex Gruss, 1957, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Six Days of Creation, ‘day of rest.’ 2013, Wood, mother of pearl, copper, ink, 18” x 38” Traveling exhibit from Hebrew Union College - Jewish Institute of Religion Museum, New York. 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, Judy Chicago, 1934, Brooklyn, NY, Rainbow Shabbat, 1992, Lithograph, 30” x 45” arts and culture. The muWith a rapidly changing Jewish seum is housed in two adjacent, lovcommunity, characterized by increasingly restored historic buildings, at 301 ing ethnic diversity, interfaith famiWashington Avenue on South Beach, lies, challenges affecting the organized that were once synagogues for Miami institutions of Jewish life, and an unBeach’s first Jewish congregation. precedented acceptance in the fabric The museum’s permanent exhibition of North American life, what does the is “MOSAIC: Jewish Life in Florida, seventh day mean to contemporary 1763 to Present.” Its temporary history Jews who may or may not choose to and art exhibitions change periodically. adhere to traditional observance? For more information, please call The artists in this exhibition have 305.672.5044 or visit www.jewishmu tackled this question, resulting in these seum.com or Facebook @JewishMus works of art born out of an era where eumofFlorida. technology and culture have eroded the boundaries separating work, play

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An interview with Yossi Klein Halevi By Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News

ossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute, a member of the Institute’s iEngage Project, co-director of the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative, and a former contributing editor to The New Republic. His first book, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, was published in 1995. In 2001 he published At the Entrance to the Garden of Eden: A Jew’s Search for God with Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land. A Hebrew version of that book was Phil Jason published in 2006 by the Shalom Hartman Institute. Yossi is a frequent contributor to the op-ed pages of leading North American newspapers. He is active in reconciliation efforts between Muslims and Jews, and serves as Chairman of Open House, an Arab-Jewish coexistence center in the town of Ramle, near Tel Aviv. Yossi’s latest book, Like Dreamers: The Israeli Paratroopers Who Reunited Jerusalem and Divided a Nation, won the Jewish Book Council’s Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award for 2013. PKJ: In the course of your research and interviews for Like Dreamers, what were your most surprising discoveries? YKH: I was constantly amazed at the intensity of life in Israel, from the very founding of the state. I kept wondering how one small country could contain so much history. One of the characters in the book, Arik Achmon, participated in every one of Israel’s wars, beginning in 1948. Where

else does life make such demands on the Soviet Union. The great the citizens of a nation? Sometimes it exception was the pioneering seemed to me as if we were trying to movement, Hashomer Hatcompensate for centuries of Jewish life zair, which, amazingly, conwithout sovereignty by cramming as tinued to feel an emotional much experience into our national life connection to the Soviet as possible. Union until the Six-Day War I was struck too by the manic de– despite the overwhelmpressive nature of the Israeli experiing evidence at the time that ence. In 1967 we were euphoric with the Soviet Union was persecuting its victory; in 1973, only six years later, Jews. Some Israelis on the right still we were in despair. And yet, militarily occasionally evoke that self-deception at least, the Yom Kippur War was in by Hashomer Hatzair as an example some senses more impressive than the of the delusions of the left generally. Six-Day War. During the Oslo process of the 1990s, One pattern emerged in the postAriel Sharon cynically noted that, just 67 story of Israel that has particular as part of the left once idolized Stalin relevance today, and that is this: When as a man of peace, so now did the left Israelis feel that the international comembrace Arafat as a man of peace. In munity is against them, they retreat Israel, historical memories and traumas into hardline positions. When they feel never entirely disappear. more accepted, they are ready to take PKJ: In Like Dreamers, you porisks for peace. The Oslo process was sition yourself as a centrist, someone launched in an atmosphere of growwho is obligated to listen to both (or ing acceptance of Israel, after the fall all) sides – perhaps more than listen. of the Soviet Union Has this stance helped and the first Gulf War. you gain you access as a By contrast, the settlejournalist? ment movement beYKH: Being open to came mainstream in hearing opposing voices the weeks following gave me emotional acthe 1975 UN Zionismcess – allowed me to Racism resolution. Isempathize with opposraelis pushed back by ing camps. I moved to embracing the settlers. Israel at the beginning PKJ: The betrayof the first Lebanon War al by Mother Russia in 1982, when Israelis Yossi Klein Halevi through its encourwere literally shouting at agement and support of Egypt’s each other on the streets. That was the attack(s) on Israel seemed to be a first time that war had failed to unite turning point for many secular Zithe country – worse, the war itself was onists. Do the ramifications of this dividing us. As a new immigrant I had betrayal continue to influence Israeli two choices. I could either choose a politics and culture? camp, or learn to listen. I chose the secYKH: By 1967, most Israelis, cerond option and forced myself to listen tainly of the moderate left, had long deeply to what all of Israel’s political since abandoned their illusions about and cultural and ethnic groups were really saying. What were the fears of left and right? The visions of Israel being expressed by secularists and religious Zionists and ultra-Orthodox and Arab Israelis? I not only tried to become absorbed into Israeli society, but to absorb Israel, in all its complexity, into my being. That’s how I became an Rebecca Cohen, M.D. is an expert clinician Israeli. in psychopharmacology (medication PKJ: I believe it was Jabotinsky management) and Transcranial Magnetic who most vigorously argued that soStimulation (TMS). She treats a broad range cial democracy was not and would of psychiatric symptoms and disorders. not be a blessing for Jewish survival. Now in private practice, Dr. Cohen Anti-Semitism would always trump is accepting new patients. For more ideological purity. Has that writerinformation, please call 941.404.0545 thinker-politician been an influence or visit rebeccacohenmd.com. on your thinking? YKH: I grew up in the Betar youth Rebecca S. Cohen, M.D., LLC movement founded by Jabotinsky. In Board Certified | Adult Psychiatry | Psychopharmacology Betar we called him “Rosh Betar,” head of Betar, a title reserved only for 3665 Bee Ridge Road, Suite 306, Sarasota | rebeccacohenmd.com him. So yes, love for Jabotinsky goes deep in me. As for the ideological

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Jewish life we’ve experienced over the last two centuries, and especially since the creation of Israel. PKJ: In Memoirs, you write: “To be an American Jew meant being inherently inauthentic, a spectator to Jewish history.” This outlook grows, in part, out of your experience while in Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Do you mean to root this viewpoint in that time, or do you feel that it is a general truth? Is there no Jewaish history unfolding in the Diaspotra? YKH: That was definitely a rea flection of my thinking as a young American Jew. It is certainly not my lthinking today. Ironically, I feel more connected to American Jews since betcoming an Israeli than I did growing up in America. My American Jewish exeperience was highly peculiar. I grew up sin Borough Park, in a survivor community, on the edges of American Jewish elife. I had a great deal of anger against American Jewry. My father, a survivor efrom Hungary, blamed American Jews rfor not trying to rescue European Jewtry, and I turned his anger into political alienation. That’s why I joined Betar, yand then the Jewish Defense League. I deliberately positioned myself on the fringes of American Jewry. Since moving to Israel, I’ve gotten to know American Jewry far betlter than I knew it when I was actually living in America. I spend a good deal yof time lecturing about Israel in Jewaish communities and I’ve come to love eand respect American Jewry. Our generation is blessed with two unimaginable Jewish options. The first is to live in a sovereign Jewish state, where we -can determine the nature of our public space. The second is to live in the most free and accepted Diaspora in history, where Jews are invited to help shape nthe public space of the most powerful country in the world. Our great-grandfparents would have been amazed if fonly one of those options had emerged. nWe are overwhelmed with riches. PKJ: Memoirs does not treat your time at Northwestern University’s School of Journalism. Is that tabsence a statement? YKH: Not at all. I recently spoke at Northwestern’s Medill School of Joure nalism – the first time I’d been back lsince graduating in 1978. I learned how mto become a journalist there; it was the kmost important educational experience of my life. The reason I didn’t write about e Medill was because I didn’t see the n book as an autobiography, but a mem. ,oir. The difference between the two tforms is that an autobiography is about ga life, while a memoir is about an aspect of one’s life. Memoirs of a tJewish Extremist tells the story about ehow a Jew from Borough Park, from fBetar and the JDL, came to make his lpeace with the world. There’s a lot about my life growing up that I left out eof Memoirs because I didn’t see how it tfit into the book’s theme. PKJ: Near the end of Memoirs, n o e e e o e f

you say that you delayed making Aliyah to Israel until you felt you had established yourself as a journalist. You mention placing an article on the JDL in the Village Voice. How else did you go about establishing yourself? YKH: Well, one way was studying at Medill. I also had a dream of publishing my own Jewish newspaper, and did that before leaving for Israel. The paper was called New Jewish Times, and it was a self-conscious attempt to give voice to the Jewish fringes, all those who felt disaffected from the established Jewish community. It was a kind of precursor of Heeb and some of the other alternative Jewish media that exist today. PKJ: What are your responsibilities to / benefits from your position as a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute? YKH: I’m a member of the Institute’s iEngage, which creates a curriculum on Israel for Diaspora Jews. iEngage is an attempt to give Diaspora Jews a richer language in speaking about Israel – less political and more conceptual, an attempt to create a shared values conversation. Also, I co-direct the institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative, or MLI, together with Imam Abdullah Antepli of Duke University. MLI aims at educating young emerging Muslim American leaders about the meaning of Israel in Judaism and for Jews today. We’ve graduated our first cohort of 15 participants – a remarkable group of people – and we have two new groups. Along with those responsibilities, I spend my mornings at the institute writing. It’s a wonderful arrangement for a writer. PKJ: When/why did you add Halevi to your name? YKH: When my wife, Sarah, and I moved to Israel, we decided to Hebraize our name. We chose Halevi because, well, I’m a Levi, and the Levites were a caste of service in the Temple, playing music, and Sarah and I were drawn to the idea of serving God through creativity. Sarah and I met in a writing program – at City College. PKJ: Any new book projects on your to-do list? YKH: I’ve just begun a new book project, which is about the Palestinians. I’ll say only that I intend this to be much shorter than Like Dreamers – both in terms of book length and the amount of time I’ll invest in it. Like Dreamers took eleven years to research and write. As we used to say in JDL – never again. A version of this interview first appeared in Jewish Book World Spring 2015 Vol. 33 No. 1. It is reprinted with permission. Philip K. Jason is Professor Emeritus of English from the United States Naval Academy. He reviews regularly for Florida Weekly, Jewish Book World, Southern Literary Review, and other publications. Please visit Phil’s website at www.philjason.wordpress.com.

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BRIEFS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC VOTES TEL AVIV ONE OF THE WORLD’S TOP TEN OCEANFRONT CITIES

In a recent posting by the National Geographic website, Tel Aviv was ranked as one of the top ten oceanfront cities of the world, joining San Diego, Tallinn, St John’s, Marseille, Perth, Brisbane, Durban, Vladivostok and Portland. National Geographic groups these cities together, saying that the “glittering seascapes provide both the

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backdrop and the beat of these waterfront urban meccas.” There’s always plenty of action along Tel Aviv’s shoreline. Tel AvivYafo boasts nearly nine miles and 13 beaches along its shores, equipped with lounge chairs, restaurants, bars, outdoor gyms, children’s playgrounds and a promenade along the shoreline with continual movement from walkers, joggers or those just enjoying the view and taking a stroll. Often referred to as “the city that doesn’t sleep,” the shoreline of Tel Aviv boasts dozens of restaurants, cafes and ice cream parlors busy all day long, while pubs, discos and jazz clubs blossom after dark. Regardless of the hour, there is always something happening on the sea front, from clowns and caricaturists to tattoo artists, hairbraiders and magicians, as well as the popular and iconic paddle-ball game called matkot, and even Israeli folkdancing. The city’s beaches are wellequipped with changing rooms, showers and toilets. Four beaches are accessible to people with disabilities: Tzuk, Northern Tzuk, Metzizim and Hilton (all in the northern part of the city). Lifeguard and tourist police services are available during the official bathing season of May through October. (Ministry of Tourism News Bulletin)

HAMAS TWITTER CAMPAIGN TO CHALLENGE “TERROR” LABEL BACKFIRES Hamas launched a Twitter campaign Thursday, March 12 - #AskHamas - to improve its image and refute its designation as a terror organization. Critics wasted no time in using the hashtag to tweet disparaging questions, such as: How do you feel about your leader hiding out in a fancy hotel in Doha while there was a war in Gaza? Do you import the Israeli flags

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ANTI-SEMITISM IN U.S. SPIKES AFTER NEARLY A DECADE OF DECLINE

Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. spiked 21% last year, according to the Anti-Defamation League. The ADL counted 912 incidents in 2014, up from 751 the previous year. The report shows 36 assaults, up from 31 in 2013; 363 incidents of vandalism in 2014, compared with 315 in 2013; and 513 incidents of threats and harassment in 2014, contrasted with 405 in 2013. ADL researchers correlate the rise in anti-Semitism to last summer’s war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. 2014 also included the fatal shootings at a Jewish community center in Overland Park, Kansas. (Lauren Markoe, Washington Post)

ISRAELI ELECTIONS OVERSEEN BY ISRAELI ARAB

The Chairman of Israel’s Central Election Committee overseeing the recent Israeli election is Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran – an Israeli Arab. Imagine a Baha’i overseeing Iranian elections, a Yazidi overseeing Iraqi elections, or a Christian overseeing Saudi elections. (CAMERA)

ISRAEL SENDS MOBILE WATER PURIFICATION SYSTEM TO PARCHED PACIFIC ISLAND

Israel’s G.A.L. Water Technologies is sending a unique water-purification system loaded into a vehicle to the Marshall Islands, which suffer a serious lack of drinking water, in a donation from the Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs. G.A.L. Deputy CEO Sigal Levi said: “This new product, patented in 171 countries, is the first of its kind in the world. In a few minutes you have enough fresh water for 6,500 people to drink, completely automatically.” The mobile treatment, storage and distribution unit could save lives following natural disasters, when drinking water may be impossible to procure. (Abigail Klein Leichman, ISRAEL21c)

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ISRAELI PATENTS IN U.S. JUMP 21%

The number of Israeli patents in the U.S. jumped 21% in 2014, putting it third on a list of foreign countries filing patents there (by population) after Japan and Taiwan, according to a study by BdiCoface. (Niv Elis, Jerusalem Post)

JEWISH-ARAB COEXISTENCE AGAINST THE ODDS

According to a February 17 public opinion survey conducted by Tel Aviv University, the most pressing issues for Israel’s Arabs are employment, education, health care, neighborhood crime and women’s rights (43%), ahead of enhancing the status of the Arab community in Israel (28.1%) and the Israel-Palestinian conflict and negotiations (19%). Moreover, 61.3% of Israel’s Arabs consider the Knesset an effective arena to address their concerns. A February 17 poll conducted by Stat Net indicated that 77% of Israeli Arabs prefer Israeli – over Palestinian – citizenship, and 64% are optimistic about Jewish-Arab relations. The 2014 special election for the mayor of Nazareth featured a resounding victory (62% to 38%) for Ali Salam, who focused on civic challenges in Nazareth, over Ramiz Jaraisy, who highlighted his identification with the PA. According to Tel Aviv University researcher Arik Rudnitzky, the dramatic increase in voter turnout among Arab voters from 56.5% in 2013 to 64% in 2015 reflects the widening interaction and integration between Israel’s Jews and Arabs, and growing Arab confidence in the Israeli political system. A growing majority of Arab voters appreciate Israel’s democracy, especially when observing the flaming Arab tsunami throughout the Middle East, devoid of civil liberties and replete with violent intolerance towards minorities and each other. (Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom)

ISRAEL’S MEDICAL DIPLOMACY

In the past year, Israeli physicians have treated the daughter of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, the President of Zambia Michael Sata, Syrian rebel fighters and civilians, and Kurdish and Jordanian children. Every Tuesday children from Gaza and the West Bank arrive at Wolfson Medical Center in Holon for surgery and check-ups. Dr. Joseph Schenker, a fertility doctor at Hadassah Medical Center, noted: “I have patients from Egypt, Lebanon – all these countries.” He said he helped the niece of Ayatollah Khomeini with reproductive issues, and she and her husband even traveled secretly to Israel for the procedure. He has also dealt with the wife of a Muslim president who had trouble conceiving. Schenker told a story about his father, who was chief surgeon and commander of the army hospital in Safed during the ‘48 war. “The Druze were against us [at the time]....One of the Druze leaders was wounded and drove to the hospital in Safed. He was afraid that the Jews would kill him. But my father operated

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Celebrating Chabad SRQ’s Lessons of the Holocaust By Menachem Begin silver anniversary From the Bimah Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz Chabad of Sarasota

ovember 2015 will mark Chabad of Sarasota’s 25th anniversary since we arrived in town to establish the Chabad Jewish outreach center for Sarasota and Manatee counties. As I contemplate and reflect on the past, I recall life’s awesome ride with its many ups and downs. We moved into town with two little children. The younger, Chaya, was just 3 months old, yet with thanks to G-d, not only is our family larger, but we are blessed to have a granddaughter as well. In the realm of outreach, we have been blessed to have expanded into three Chabad branches which include a Chabad in Bradenton and one in Venice. All three provide an array of ongoing activities, assuring that Chabad is within reach of every Jew in the greater Sarasota-Manatee area.

We have expanded our activities beyond the walls of the Chabad Center, with the annual A Taste of Chanukah Festival at the Sarasota Fairgrounds, which is in addition to the regular ongoing social, educational and holiday programming. We have numerous activities that can only be found at our Chabad Center, among them: Hat Night Friday Night, Comedy Central @ Chabad, Monday Night Cafe Maish, and the Annual Gala at Michael’s On East. All this can only be achieved with the participation of local individuals – friends and members of Chabad, who are the integral component of the organization’s accomplishments and success. But the real importance of our silver anniversary, like many other milestone in our lives, is that it serves as a “springboard” to reaching greater heights. As we embark into a new era, we commit ourselves to get more involved in community activities and to better serve the community. I therefore encourage you to come forward and share any suggestion or improvement for Chabad’s activities and involvement in the community. I look forward to greeting you at the silver anniversary celebrations.

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On February 12, the Pentagon declassified a top-secret document from 1987 detailing Israel’s nuclear program, but kept sections on France, Germany and Italy classified and blacked out. The declassification is a serious breach of decades’ old understandings concerning this issue. Israel has never admitted to having nuclear weapons. Together with leaking incorrect allegations that Israel spies on the U.S., this “is part of a pattern of carefully controlled leaking of information which is very hard to attribute to a specific government agency or individual. Nevertheless it is clear what is happening,” said an informed person connected to the government in Jerusalem. “The failure to maintain the degree of mature and cooperative discretion that officials from several governments have exercised up to now marks a serious change in the code of conduct.” (Tom Gross, Weekly Standard)

they, too, stand the chance of saving themselves. Sixth, there is a pattern to Jewish history. In our long annals as a nation, we rise, we fall, we return, we are exiled, we are enslaved, we rebel, we liberate ourselves, we are oppressed once more, we rebuild, and again we suffer destruction, climaxing in our own lifetime in the calamity of calamities, the Holocaust, followed by the rebirth of the Jewish State. So, yes, we have come full circle, and with G-d’s help, with the rebirth of sovereign Israel we have finally broken the historic cycle: no more destruction and no more defeats, and no more oppression – only Jewish liberty, with dignity and honor. These, I believe, are the underlying lessons to be learned from the unspeakable tragedy of the Holocaust.

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ral Resources) and Torah teachings about the Sea. Additionally, campers will gain exposure to a wide variety of marine conservation organizations and efforts around the world. The Repair the Seas summer camp will be facilitated by Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Hillels of the Florida Suncoast’s Executive Director, and avid scuba diver, along with two Eckerd College Hillel student counselors who are certified scuba divers. Formal scuba diving instruction and certification will be provided by SSI-certified scuba instructors from the Gulfport Dive Center (www.divegulfport.com). Rabbi Rosenthal has been a certified scuba diver for the last 30 years and has a tremendous appreciation for everything under the water. “As a rabbi,

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ing USY events occurring in the next four years. TBS is planning on hosting an event in Sarasota next year. Kudos to Sydney Hanan, Mercaz Sub-Regional Chair, for being an inspiration for so many Jewish youths. The most anticipated event of the year, the Party Bus, was held on Saturday, April 11. On Friday, April 24, the youth groups of TBS will host a picnic dinner before Friday services. On Sunday, May 3, the Kadima group will join with the Mercaz region and take over Tampa’s Adventure Island. On Wednesday, May 20, USY will host its end-of-year banquet as a celebration of youth, a successful year, and an update of next year’s plans. For more information, please contact Elaine Tedesco at etedesco@templebethsholomfl.org. One does not need to be a TBS member to join youth groups or activities.

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ueen Esthers, Hamans, plenty of princesses, and even an M&M were among the revoelers at Temple Emanu-El’s Purim celebrations! Children and families tenjoyed costume parades, Megillah ereadings, mishloach manot, songs and blessings, and a fabulous carnival as hTemple Emanu-El marked the Purim eholiday with spirit and joy. Plans for the Purim festivities be, ,gan in the middle of February, when gTemple Emanu-El Sisterhood members and Temple Emanu-El Religious ySchool mothers gathered to bake hundreds of hamentashen. In addition to being sold at the Purim carnival, hhamentashen were also distributed as mishloach manot – Purim gifts for friends and the needy. Temple EmanuEl Religious School students handdecorated each of the hundreds of bags of mishloach manot, which were filled by Sisterhood members and given to Temple Emanu-El members as well as to residents of Kobernick House and clients served by Jewish Family & Children’s Service. On Friday, February 27, Temple Emanu-El Early Learning Center students enjoyed hearing the Purim story with Rabbi Brenner Glickman and the much-anticipated Purim costume parade! And on Sunday, March 1, the children and families of Temple Emanu-El – as well as many guests – enjoyed the annual “Purim Pandemonium” celebration and carnival hosted by Temple Emanu-El Religious School. After hearing the Megillah and shaking their groggers at every mention of Haman, attendees participated in a costume parade, sang Purim songs, and enjoyed an original Purim play performed by the

seventh-grade class. The carnival that followed featured games, prizes, inflatables, a lunch prepared by Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood, carnival food and a dunk tank, with proceeds benefitting the religious school.

Temple Emanu-El Religious School students Samantha and Lanie Fineman were all dressed up for Purim

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“Tea of Life”

aia Zildjian, a senior at Pineview High School and the President of SAFETY at Temple Sinai, was one of 25 finalists from seven Sarasota County high schools in an arts competition that generated over 350 student entries. Her sculpture, “Tea of Life,” won “Best in Show” for Sarasota County Education Foundation and was auc-

tioned off at the Evening of Excellence dinner, raising $1,600 for the charity. This year’s event, the 20th anniversary, raised over $275,000. All proceeds go to benefit the 41,200 students enrolled in Sarasota County’s public schools through the work of the foundation. The Education Foundation programs and initiatives go beyond tax dollars to ensure students have opportunities

Maia Zildjian at Temple Sinai’s Food Fest selling some of her beautiful art sculptures

Maia Zildjian (center) with other finalists at the Evening of Excellence dinner

FOCUS ON YOUTH to achieve excellence in all areas of their education. The program has raised more than $2.7 million for schools, students and teachers since 1996. Maia is an active member at Temple Sinai. She has celebrated her Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation at Temple Sinai, has been a board member of Temple Sinai’s youth group for over four years, and was an aid to the Religious School teachers for over three years. She is a Young Ambassador and had the opportunity to spend the summer in Israel through The Jewish Fed-

eration of Sarasota-Manatee. Her art work donation is just another way that Maia has found a way to give back to not only her Jewish community but to Sarasota County.

Maia Zildjian pictured with her sculpture “Tea of Life,” the piece that won “Best in Show”

New educational opportunities at TBS Schools

emple Beth Sholom Schools is offering two new programs to expand the educational opportunities for its students. Upper School students now have access to the new Maker Lab, and a new Junior Kindergarten class will be offered this fall. TBSS students are excited and ready to put their creative minds and hands to work! With the emphasis that is now being placed on science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), Maker Labs are popping up in leading-edge schools around the

world. We are proud to provide our students with the opportunity to build, remake and invent, and it as a perfect addition to Temple Beth Sholom Schools’ project-based learning curriculum. TBSS continues its role as an innovative and progressive institution by announcing plans to add a Junior Kindergarten program, beginning in August 2015. The program allows children who meet the state cut off of turning five years old on or before September 1, 2015, a chance to progress academically without the stigma associated with repeating a grade. The Junior Kindergarten class will enjoy all the benefits of the TBSS model: nurturing teachers, customized learning, small class size, project-based learning, integrated curriculum, learning expeditions, art, music, theater, robotics and more. For more information, please contact Robin Sweeting or Vickie Inglese at TBSS at 941.552.2770. Kindergarten students explore building with wood

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Chabad Hebrew School of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch celebrated Purim with Purim in The Lab, experimenting with the four mitzvahs of Purim, including food experiments for food gifts and the Purim meal. Above: Rabbi Mendy Bukiet demonstrates the soda bottle explosion experiment.

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