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Frannie Sheridan to speak at Federation’s Kristallnacht Commemoration

By Phoenix Berman, Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern

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he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is presenting renowned comedian, writer and performer Frannie Sheridan as the centerpiece of its Kristallnacht Commemoration event, Wednesday, November 9 at 7:00 p.m. on The Federation campus. The Sarasota Jewish Chorale Phoenix Berman will also perform at this event, which is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or visit www.jfedsrq.org/events.

Sheridan’s award-winning works have been celebrated throughout Canada and the United States. She has performed, written, taught and lectured for the past 20 years. But what is her connection to Kristallnacht?

Born in 1961, Frannie Sheridan, grew up in a picture-perfect, middleclass community in Ottawa, Canada.

Sheridan, the second youngest in a family of seven children, was brought up as a Catholic – baptized, confirmed and given first communion. Her father spent every Sunday attending mass.

From the outside, the average person would assume that the Sheridans were devout Catholics and well-standing members of the surrounding Christian community.

But a deep family secret was about to be revealed.

When she was nine years old, Sheridan heard her father mumble a word she was not familiar with. The word was “Jewish.” She wondered exactly what “Jewish” meant and what her father meant by saying it. Naturally

inquisitive, Sheridan pressed her father $30 for assault. After this experience, about this funny word until she met his the traumatized couple decided their emotional response. only option was to change their names He told her that, “it’s a religion, a to Sheridan and cloak their Jewish culture. It’s what we were – what we identity. Converting to Catholicism are. But many people hate Jews and was the last stitch in the cloth of their would happily kill you and all of us. So guise. we are Catholic and that is what you It wasn’t until Sheridan was in her tell people. End of story.”

30s that she started to crack through But what was the story behind her her protective shell and expose her father’s words?

Jewish roots through her work as a coSheridan’s father, Dr. Bernhard median. The critics loved it but SheriSigal, was born in Vienna in 1913. Aldan says she “struggled with anxiety, though his immediate depression, terror and relatives perished in shame – all the condithe Holocaust, he was tions of inherited PTSD.” able to escape from She started experiencing Austria. He served as long bouts of emotional a medic in the French paralysis. “It wasn’t just army, ended up in Britregular stage fright,” she ain and was deported writes. “I would lock myto Quebec, where he self in my apartment and spent three years at self-medicate with food an enemy internment and sit in a chair, trying camp. When he was not to move, or feel, or released, he settled breathe for stretches of in Montreal and reup to 24 hours.”

Frannie Sheridan trained in ophthalmology. Sheridan’s Eventually, Sheridan began to regrandmother on her mother’s side was gain her confidence and thought about murdered during Kristallnacht in 1938. bringing the story of her family’s seThe remainder of the family immigratcret to the stage in the form of a serious ed to Canada around 1940. Sheridan’s play. A theater producer, searching for parents met in Montreal where they a dramatic solo show to produce, apmarried. Her father established a pracproached her, giving her the impetus tice in a small town. she needed to write a one-act play that Sheridan eventually found out that dug deep into her Jewish roots. She her father and mother had been living called it The Waltonsteins. openly as Orthodox Jews when he esSheridan had initially presented tablished his first medical practice in the idea of transforming her family Canada. An anti-Semitic doctor and story into a play to her father, who, by his wife burst into her father’s office, then, had retired and moved back to beat him unconscious, smeared antiVienna where he continued to live as a Semitic slogans on the walls, and left Catholic. He threatened Sheridan with him for dead. The assailants were fined legal action, warning her not to do this.

But nothing could change Sheridan’s mind; there was no going back.

In The Waltonsteins, Sheridan tells the story of a family with a terrible secret, a secret born of fear that cost its members dearly. The playwright explains that the name refers to the TV drama The Waltons. “It’s a play on

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words,” she told CBC radio. “The Waltons was about a large, happy Gentile family with seven children who lived on a mountain. We weren’t Gentile, wet weren’t always happy and we didn’tW live on a mountain, even if there wereS also seven children in our family.”s The play has since been made into ann award-winning documentary. fi Sheridan notes that much of herr courage in performing The Waltonsteins on stage was inspired by hert grandmother Selma Zwienick’s “calm-G ing presence.” Selma had been mur-w dered in her home in Bremen, Germany,M on the terrifying night of Kristallnacht.i After the performance, which received favorable reviews, Sheridans found herself reconnecting with herfl extended family, an experience that be-W gan to heal longstanding wounds. Evenl Sheridan’s estranged father reachedp out to her. One day, Sheridan found a letter from her father, letting her know that she had given him “the courage to reclaim my roots. Yesterday I went to the Jewish Community Center in Vienna and publicly re-declared myself aB Jew, which I had never stopped being in my heart.” After he died, her father was buried in the Jewish cemetery in Vienna under his real name: Dr. Bernhard Sigal.

“It’s important that we gather as a community to remember the horrific events of Kristallnacht,” says Howard Tevlowitz, Executive Director of The Federation. “At that time, the world was silent and a new era of persecution of the Jewish people ensued. The lesson of Kristallnacht is that we should never be silent…never forget. Frannie Sheridan’s powerful story helps us remember.”

Phoenix Berman is a recipient of the Joseph J. Edlin Journalism Intern Scholarship, a program funded by Miriam Edlin in memory of her husband.

She is a junior at the Sarasota Military Academy where she is an active member of the school’s International Baccalaureate program.

To learn more about the Lion of Judah and Pomegranate, please contact Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 or ifox@jfedsrq.org

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“Post-Election: Right vs Left Debate on Israel with Jonathan Tobin and J.J. Goldberg”

By Mitch Mallett

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ust 13 days after we choose our next president, we will know if America has pivoted to the right or to the left. Who’s in the White House?

Which party controls the House and Senate? What is the makeup of the state legislatures and how many governors are Democrat or Republican? And finally, what does all this mean for Israel?

Jonathan Tobin, Executive Editor of Commentary magazine, and J.J. Goldberg, Editor-at-Large of the Forward, will be in Sarasota-Manatee on Monday, November 21 to discuss this important topic.

Mr. Tobin will argue that Israel stands on the frontline of a global conflict between Islamist terrorism and Western democracy. When American liberals try to pressure Israel into appeasing terrorists that oppose peace

on any terms, they not only threaten Election: Right vs Left Debate on Israel with Jonathan Tobin and J.J. Israel’s security and seek to nullify its Goldberg,” sponsored by the Heller democracy but also weaken the West in an existential struggle.

IAI of The Jewish Federation of Mr. Goldberg will argue that Israel Sarasota-Manatee and co-chaired by could enter a regional alliance with myself and Geri Drexler. Both Geri moderate Sunni states if it accepted the Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative leading to a Palestinian state. As long as it tries to retain control of Judea and Samaria, Israel will face continuing Palestinian violence, ever-worsening diplomatic isolation and, ultimately, the end of the Jewish state.

I encourage you Jonathan Tobin J.J. Goldberg to attend our “Post-

and I feel strongly about furthering our knowledge about this important topic, especially with a new administration. These gentlemen may reinforce your beliefs or open up a whole new perspective on where you fall – left or right – concerning Israel.

Please attend to learn how the results of our elections will affect the State of Israel. The event will take place Monday, November 21 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota (be sure to enter on Proctor Road). Tickets are $15 in advance or $18 at the door. Purchase your tickets at www.jfedsrq.org/events or call 941.552.6304.

For more information about the Heller IAI or this event, please contact Jessi Sheslow, Director of Community Relations, at jsheslow@jfedsrq.org or 941.343.2109.

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and JFCS partnership

By Federation Staff

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he Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, through its partnership with Jewish Family & Children’s Service of the Suncoast, Inc., funds numerous services and programs for senior citizens, who are one of the community’s most vulnerable populations. Many probably do not know that our Federation funds care management, Holocaust survivor services, and outreach to those living in assisted living, memory care and nursing home facilities.

The care management program involves telephone calls, home visits and office visits for information and assistance. JFCS staff members address such issues as Jewish housing, home care, Medicare/Medicaid questions, caregiving and financial challenges, paying for essential services, and finding a Jewish connection/support. Staff members meet with individuals to assess needs and to make recommendations to connect with essential support

services. In addition, adult children/ family members are seen for guidance and support when they visit their family members and see that things are not going as expected.

JFCS also offers individual counseling sessions to those who are having mental health issues related to the loss of a loved one, financial stress, etc. Those who are in need can receive financial assistance for housing, insurance, medical, transportation, educational and other necessary expenses through the care management program.

Many of our area Holocaust survivors are from the former Soviet Union and suffered family loss, ghetto living and forced labor. In addition, they suffered deprivation with inadequate housing, food, medical care and clothing during evacuation in front of the Nazi advance. They are experiencing the impact as they age, and many require additional care and services.

Recently, a Holocaust survivor re-

quired major dental work. This person receives no income other than Social security, so the JFCS emergency assistance fund (funded by The Federation) assisted in paying the bill. This person was very grateful for this assistance that would not otherwise be there.

On behalf of this survivor and the many other seniors who benefit from these programs, The Federation thanks all the donors who make stories like this possible. For more informa-

tion about the impact your gift to our Federation can make, please contact Ilene Fox at 941.343.2111 or ifox@ jfedsrq.org.

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This program will take place throughout Sarasota-Manatee during February 2017.

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recently returned from the Nationtiatives of The Jewish Federations of al Women’s Philanthropy (NWP) North America; alternatively, the liaiBoard Retreat in New York City. son ensures that NWP and JFNA are You may be wondering…what is informed as to the needs of the local the National Women’s Philanthropy communities. NWP board members board? serve as role models to other women The NWP board is comprised of in the community to get involved and 145 members from become leaders in their own 59 communities. The right. I am honored to be a board has represenmember of this inspiring tatives from Federagroup of women.

At our recent retreat, tions of all sizes from safety was a major topic of across North America. discussion. Starting with a It serves a critical role on both a national and briefing from Secure Comlocal level. Nationmunity Network, we disally, it sets the tone cussed the importance of all by engaging women Federations having a plan at the highest levels to maintain security of their of decision-making facilities and campuses.

Ros Mazur within the system.

The retreat also allows Currently, women represent 23% of time for board members to get acthe dollars raised by our Federation quainted with one another and to dissystem. The board is at the forefront cuss the victories and challenges we of campaign solicitation and training all face in our respective communities. of local leaders, delivering resources What I enjoy most about being on the to our communities, and providing inNWP board is that I have the opportuspirational leadership to advocate for nity to meet many like-minded women our programs and services around the with whom I can share ideas and learn world. about what other Federations across On a local level, the board serves the country are doing. I leave the retreat with many new friends and new as a liaison between communities and ideas to share with my Sarasota-ManaNWP in order to ensure that the comtee community. munity is aware of programs and ini-

STEP steps up

By Andrea Eiffert

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he Jewish Education Project, a program that has served over 160,000 people in 800 programs throughout New York, set out to determine what they needed to consider in order to engage Jewish teens.

The resulting study, “Generation Now: Understanding and Engaging Jewish Teens Today,” echoes what Jewish teens in the Sarasota-Manatee region have been telling us for the past several years. In a nutshell, teens seek greater purpose and meaning in the activities they choose to participate in. Counting the number of teens at an event does not equate to Jewish engagement. Instead, we must look at how we engage, support and contribute to the whole life of the teen.

Lael Hazan, chair of the Shapiro Teen Engagement Program (STEP) at The Jewish Federation of SarasotaManatee, along with her committee, took those messages to heart and spent the summer examining the structure of the STEP program and speaking with local Jewish teens about what they sought in a meaningful Jewish teen program.

Through research, networking with other Jewish organizations that service teens, and surveys and focus groups with area teens, the STEP committee determined that our teens are interested in a leadership program that provides education about Israel advocacy, unique opportunities not available elsewhere in the community, and scholarships for trips to Israel and to Israel advocacy conferences.

With this in mind, we’ve arranged

for leadership development workshops with the local organization, Community Youth Development (CYD); a series of presentations by StandWithUs, an international organization that offers pro-Israel education and advocacy programs; dinners with donors; a college campus Hillel Shabbat; a service trip for high school seniors, and more.

And while the teens we spoke to were enthusiastic about the possibility of such a program, not everyone had the time to commit to every aspect of it.

For that reason, the program will consist of a two-tiered structure to address the needs of our area teens. For those wishing to pick and choose which programs to attend, most of the programming will be open to everyone. Those who commit to attending each of the (approximately) monthly programs will be eligible to become STEP Fellows.

In addition to the general STEP program, Fellows will also be eligible to attend invitation-only events and meet with donors and community leaders, have opportunities to sit on certain Federation committees, and be given top priority to receive Federation scholarships, including support for attending the AIPAC Policy Conference and the Bob Malkin Young Ambassador Mission to Israel.

For more information on the STEP Program, please contact me at aeiffert @jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308.

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Israeli driver on track to make NASCAR history

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avid Levin, a Sarasota-based environmental/waterfront property lawyer, is determined to make history. Or, to put it more accurately, he’s determined that 24-yearold Alon Day, a talented Jewish/Israeli driver who has been racing in NASCAR’s European circuit, will make history as NASCAR’s first Israeli driver.

After listening to Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame ask fans to “pray that we put a Jesus man in the White House” before an April race at Texas Motor Speedway, Levin had enough.

“That was pretty insulting,” Levin told USA TODAY. “It reinforced the impression that NASCAR is a white, Christian sport. But NASCAR is for everyone. There’s no reason it can’t also include Jews, blacks and Mexicans.” We recently asked Levin to expound further on his position.

Why is it important to you that there be a Jewish NASCAR driver?

A very popular joke is, “What is that shortest book in the world?” Answer: “The book of Jewish sports heroes.”

Stock car racing, made popular by

NASCAR, is an American sport.

It is the second most watched sport on television next to pro football. There has never been a Jewish driver in the upper levels of NASCAR. Jews are Americans too. They should be represented in all sports, including NASCAR. Alon Day will allow the Jewish community to proudly add “another page” to the book of Jewish sports heroes.

What inspired you down the path to make this happen?

All televised NASCAR races are traditionally introduced by an invocation followed by the national anthem. The invocations at some races are non-denominational and non-sectarian. Most invoke the name of Jesus. As a member of the religious minority, while such an invocation is insensitive, there is not much we as Jews can do about it. When Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson gave the invocation before a race in Texas, that was the kick in the butt I needed to work toward having a Jewish presence in NASCAR. What happened next?

David Levin

Alon Day

Shortly after the race in Texas, I sponsored a NASCAR XFINITY service race car at Talladega Superspeedway.

After the race, I mentioned to the team owner that if he could find a qualified Jewish driver, I was certain that the Jewish community would come forward with the financial support necessary to provide a competitive race car and experienced support team. Soon after that, we were in contact with Alon Day, who had been racing in NASCAR’s European circuit. He was selected by NASCAR as one of 11 upand-coming drivers for 2016.

What do you feel are Day’s strengths?

He is tenacious on the track, very confident in his skills, very personable, and very capable of being the champion for the State of Israel.

For more information, call David Levin at 941.366.8100.

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The 2016 Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors trip

By Andrea Eiffert

ach summer, with the help of amazing and generous donors, The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee sends high school students to Israel on the Bob Malkin Young Ambassador Mission. This year’s ambassadors joined the Lappin Foundation’s Y2I (Youth to Israel) group for two weeks, traveling throughout the country to discover the land of milk and honey through its history, culture, food, landscape and people. From praying at the Kotel, to climbing Masa-

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da or floating in the Dead Sea, the teens took in all the sights and sounds as they fell in love with the land. Below, three students recount their life-changing experiences during this year’s mission.

For more information about the program, to apply, or to make a donation to ensure this program continues to thrill and inspire Jewish teens from our community for years to come, contact me at aeiffert@jfedsrq.org or 941.552.6308.

My home away from Sarasota

By Ashlyn Downey-Hayes s I reflect on the 14-day adventure of a lifetime I recently had in Israel, memories come flooding back to me. From listening to inspiring speakers – young and old – and dancing on a boat in the Sea of Galilee, to meeting Israeli teens and riding camels in the desert, and from shopping in lovely Tzfat to tasting lots of scrumptious falafel dripping with tchina (Hebrew for tahini), this trip opened my eyes to a world that I now know for sure is my home away from Sarasota.

When we first landed in Tel Aviv, I was absolutely ecstatic, to say the least!

But I refused to truly believe I was in Israel until I breathed “Israeli air.” It seemed even more like our homeland when we were greeted by a crowd of boisterous people offering high-fives and exclaiming “Welcome home!”

Then I saw the signs, and I knew undoubtedly that we had made it home: many of them were trilingual, in Hebrew, Arabic and English. It was fascinating. I loved seeing how these languages coexist there. That said, although I realized I was actually in Israel, I didn’t exactly feel completely connected yet. That moment came when I stood before the Western Wall.

The Western Wall has sparked my interest since I was young and looked forward to someday seeing Israel with my own eyes. I never imagined that a lofty stack of stones sporting gigan-

tic epiphytes could mean so much to me, but when I approached the Wall on Shabbat wearing my long skirt, after a beautiful song session with 100+ American teens, that “wow” sensation washed over me. The purely joyful sound of clapping and Shabbat songs rose up to the almost-full moon from circles of women dancing together, and we even heard two men singing prayers in harmony. I stood still among some chairs and took it all in before I went up to touch the Wall. I saw women of all ages and backgrounds surrounding me, and I was simply overwhelmed in the most wonderful way by the diversity and by everyone’s devotion to the loving and living G-d.

Tears were falling from my eyes and my heart felt like it was lifting up out of me.

When I finally walked up to a spot at the Wall, I found myself between a girl about my age and a mother with her little boy, which made my moments there even more special. In addition to the most direct tie to G-d I’ve ever felt, I was right beside someone who lives half a world away and is just like me.

She’s my sister, I thought. We come from the same people. To my right, the mother, trying to keep her toddler quiet, told him to touch the Wall and just “talk to G-d.” With a kiss she added, “You’re my wall,” a metaphor that was strangely profound and emotional for me. The next generation is what keeps us alive and connects us to G-d. The Jewish children give us hope for things to be better in tomorrow’s Jerusalem.

The Western Wall, like the child, stands

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The 2016 Bob Malkin Young Ambassadors in Israel

for the peace that we yearn for to define Israel’s future.

This brings me to the experience that empowered us to become activists who help create that very Israel. Charlotte Korchak, a young, zealous individual from StandWithUs (a pro-Israel advocacy organization), spoke to us four times at our hotels around Israel.

Not only is her passion inspiring, but so are the education and the tools she provided. Charlotte’s presentations were deeply engaging, and she thoroughly addressed both sides of the Arab-Israeli conflict so we could fully understand the complex issues and history.

We also reviewed the Jewish narrative from over thousands of years, and we practiced defending Israel with solid responses to ensure that people aren’t brainwashed by the media, which often tell stories without any context. I haven’t been able to get such a remarkable education on the Middle Eastern conflict anywhere else in my life, so I

am eternally grateful for exposure to Charlotte’s extraordinary lessons.

This trip enhanced both my Jewish identity and my pride for Israel. I gained advocacy skills that will help me in the fight for a nonviolent future in Israel. And the simply amazing friends I bonded with will always be in my heart.

Thank you, endlessly, to all of The Federation donors whose unparalleled kindness and generosity enabled this opportunity to become a beautiful reality for us! This journey could not have happened without your support.

It made a lasting impact on me and a number of other young adults, and we cannot extend enough appreciation to those who made it possible. I will definitely be returning, and I can’t wait to share Israel with more people.

Ashlyn Downey-Hayes is a junior at Riverview High School.

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Peace and coexistence

By Hunter McDowall uly 4, 2016, was the start of a journey that I will never forget. That was the day I landed in Israel.

We were greeted by people telling us, “Welcome home!” The trip we had all dreamed of for so long was actually happening. We had finally stepped foot in our homeland.

As part of being a young ambassador, we had to research a topic that we wanted to know more about before the trip, so we could expand our knowledge firsthand. I chose to study peace in the Middle East. I found it surprisingly hard to research because much of the reporting was on war and bloodshed, and what I found on the Internet made it seem like peace and coexistence didn’t exist. I’ve grown up hearing only the best about Israel – from family who had been there, friends who had lived there, and temple members who absolutely adored it – but I never realized the picture other people had painted in their minds. As soon as I got back from Israel, I was bombarded with questions about my safety and what I saw. I was asked if I saw any rockets or bombs or if I heard gunshots from where I was staying. But I can honestly say that at no time during my trip did I fear for my life, and never did I see or hear anything that could endanger my group or the civilians around us.

While there are parts of the region not at peace (Gaza and the West Bank), emost people go about their days happy

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and enjoying life, and not dwelling on the negatives. Whether it’s praying at the Kotel together or creating businesses together, Jewish Israelis and Arab Israelis strive for a peaceful coexistence.

Partway through our stay in Israel, we were joined by young ambassadors from Petah Tikva and we had the opportunity to learn about their lives and what it’s like growing up in Israel. All of the teens said they’ve always known that when they graduate high school they’ll have to join the IDF. They added, however, that their parents have told them not to worry because there will be no war by the time they’re 18. Each teen I spoke with was open-minded and optimistic. They told us about the concerns they have, but they do not walk the streets in constant fear.

They go about their lives enjoying every day and being thankful to live in a country they adore.

There were so many benefits to meeting these teens. They showed us not to be judgmental and not to hate people because they have different views, to keep your head up in the worst situations, and to be thankful for the country we live in.

Thanks to The Federation and The Lappin Foundation, my time in Israel was absolutely incredible. It gave me a personal tie to a homeland, friends from across the globe, and a newfound patriotism for my own country.

Hunter McDowall attends Booker High School.

Helping the world see Israel in a positive light

By Camryn Cohen o say that going to Israel was the trip of a lifetime would be an understatement. Prior to the trip, we each chose a topic to learn about. The topic I chose was technological innovation. Through my research, I learned about many Israeli innovations, including a device that allows people who are paralyzed to walk again; the Iron Dome, which stops rockets in their tracks; an iPhone application that allows you to understand the climate better, and so much more.

In Israel I saw that innovation doesn’t just have to be a tangible item – it can be an idea, a mindset, or whatever else you want it to mean. One Israeli innovation I learned about was the ability to create amazing programs to help the world better understand the situation Israel is currently in. Two such organizations involved with this initiative are HonestReporting, a pro-Israel, non-governmental organization that monitors the media for what it perceives as bias against Israel; and StandWithUs, an international education organization that ensures that Israel’s side of the story is told in communities, campuses, libraries and the media.

These two organizations, among others, helped me refresh my own thoughts about the situation in the Middle East. They allowed me to see the whole picture and gave me the tools to fight anti-Semitism, the BDS Move-

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ment (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) and other anti-Israel ideologies.

Next year I will be heading to college and, with the number of attacks on Israel on the rise, it is crucial that I gain the tools to help people see Israel in a more positive light.

From these programs I learned that the majority of people have not yet formed an opinion on Israel. Giving them a positive impression of Israel and laying the foundation first will help Israel tremendously in the long run. Israel needs more people on its side, and educating everyone on the situation will help us as a people fight for the only Jewish state in the world.

I thank The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, The Lappin Foundation, Andrea Eiffert, and everyone else that made it possible for me to visit the second home I never knew I had.

The people I met and the places I saw exceeded my expectations, and I know for a fact that this will not be the last time I visit Israel.

Camryn Cohen is a senior at Pine View School.

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his has been no ordinary year in terms of the presidential race.

At the beginning of the election cycle and through the period of the political primaries, it seemed that no one could predict the final outcome. Where our electorate is today is still a mystery, an unexplainable phenomenon that has enveloped the networks and print media ad nauseam. Do you know anyone who is totally happy with the results?

Were the pundits wrong from the outset? Is America looking for major changes in how it does business? Is fear and desperation driving this election? And what place does morality have in the current election process?

Where there are challenges you will always find Jews willing to tackle the problems. That is certainly valid during this election season. And unlike the impression that the Jews vote as a block, perceived to be Democrats for the most part, we find a different demographic emerging. Jews are prominent everywhere in this cycle. Presidential

hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders represented Democrat progressives, and Jill Stein aspires to be president though the Green Party – both are Jewish. The children of the major party hopefuls – Democrat and Republican – are Jewish or married to Jews actively involved in campaigning. Add the major financial supporters to all political parties, and you will find Jewish donors involved in every one of the campaigns.

Not terribly inspired by this crop of candidates, many Jews have suggested that they will vote Republican because it appears to be the party most in sync with Israel. Anti-Israel, proPalestinian sentiments were pushed for in the planks of the Democratic and Green parties which has been a turnoff for many committed, Israel-centric Jews. How it will all play out won’t be known until November 8. Then we can analyze the election and do a new assessment of where America is politically and in its posture toward Israel.

Notwithstanding one’s own politi-

cal perspective, you might find it interesting to study all of the various Jewish connections. As the final weeks arrive before the outcome of this year’s election, a new Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva course, “Jews in Election 2016,” will uncover and analyze the many Jewish angles, personnel, perspectives and implications of the 2016 vote. Election day will fall during the span of this class and we will have a chance to analyze the results together. The eightweek course begins Monday, October 10 from 4:00 to 5:15 p.m., and will meet on The Federation campus.

To enroll, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or marden.paru@gmail. com. Scholarships and multi-course discounts are available. The Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva operates as an independent not-for-profit institution with a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and is open to students of every type of background.

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oin Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson for Keeping the Dream Alive on Monday, November 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Michael’s On East. Enjoy an exclusive musical performance by the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe, a special enactment of the play Dilemma by playwright Marvin Albert, and a fabulous dessert buffet.

All proceeds support The Benevolent Care Program helping seniors who qualify to stay in their homes at Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson when their financial resources are depleted.

Requests for assistance increase each year. As long as there are funds to sustain The Benevolent Care Program, it will be available to those who qualify, and continue to bring peace of

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mind to our residents and their families, keeping the founders’ dream alive.

The Keeping the Dream Alive celebration keeps building on the event’s history of success. Tickets are $125 and sponsorships are still available.

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Birnbaum, Elsie and Martin Cohn, Warren and Margot Coville, Betty Schoenbaum, Jack and Susi Steenbarger, Merrill and Sheila Wynne, and Judy Zuckerburg and George Kole for their investment in the community.

Our deepest gratitude to our Keeping the Dream Alive event co-chairs Debbie Haspel and Anne Garlington, and the Scott Anderson Roast co-chairs Debbie Haspel and Michael Scott.

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Temple Beth Israel’s Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity Program exceeds expectations

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ourteen years ago, Rabbi Michael Eisenstat, then rabbi at Temple Beth Israel on Longaboat Key, conceived of the educational lprogram which now bears his name.

-The Michael B. Eisenstat Miniversity of Judaism is a jewel in the crown of Temple Beth Israel, and a major reason to become a temple member.

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of teaching talent within our local area. His invitation to 15 or 20 rabbis to teach a “mini” course was met with great enthusiasm, and the Miniversity was born. As the classes have evolved beyond rabbinic subject matter (although that remains of primary interest) into the realm of politics, art, music and even cooking. The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee has provided generous funding and is help-

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Classes at the Miniversity are free for Temple Beth Israel members and $10 for nonmembers. Here is an opportunity to meet and enjoy the speakers in an “up close and personal setting” – questions are always welcome and are usually abundant! Some space limitations do apply, so call the temple office at 941.383.3428 to reserve your seat.

Temple Emanu-El dedicates The Pickle Recipe renovated school building comes to SWFL

t . e right, airy and spacious classof a state-of-the-art school building a a rooms designed by child develreality. opment experts and education “Everyone at Temple Emanu-El hprofessionals, brand-new furniture and is thrilled with the beautiful, secure learning tools, an enhanced technology new school building that will give both olab and learning kitchen, and “green” our preschool students and our relifeatures including solar power, lowgious school students an atmosphere VOC paint and flooring, LED lighting, in which they can thrive,” said Temple and increased insulation were all on Emanu-El Administrator Sheila Siegel. display as Temple Emanu-El celebrat“Soon, we will have a brand-new outed the dedication of its newly-renovatside playground space to complement ed school building on Friday morning, the new school building.”

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For more information or to tour But Temple Emanu-El was celthe new school building, please call ebrating much more than a beautiful 941.371.2788. building. The temple leaders, donors and volunteers – along with Early Learning Center preschoolers – who gathered for the dedication were also celebrating the generosity, vision, dedication and spirit that made the renovation possible – and saying thank you to the more than 200 donors to the project.

Leading and inspiring the effort were Randy and Lori Benderson and Temple Emanu-El Early Learning Center Benderson Development, who comDirector Elaine Sharrock and Temple Emanu-El pleted what would have been expected Senior Rabbi Brenner Glickman display the new mezuzah affixed to the doorpost to be a year-long project in a single of the newly-renovated school building summer, and capital campaign fundraising chairs Larry Barnet and Scott Anderson. And Temple Emanu-El leaders, organizations and members – including the Brotherhood, Sisterhood, and preschool and religious school staff and families – all the dedication of the newly-renovated Temple Emanu-El provided necessary Celebrating school building are Temple Emanu-El president Toby Halpern, and welcome support Lori and Randy Benderson, Temple Emanu-El immediate past president Gloria Weed, and Benderson Development’s Donald Sicking in making the dream

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oey Miller is the undisputed king of Detroit party MCs. He’s also a single father and deeply in debt. To make matters worse, during his latest, one-of-a-kind wedding performances, all his prized sound equipment gets destroyed in a freak accident. To add insult to injury, his daughter Julie’s Bat Mitzvah is only weeks away and she’s counting on him to MC her party. After exhausting all of his options, he turns to his shady Uncle Morty, who agrees to give him the needed money to get back into business. But only under one condition. Joey must go and steal his grandmother Rose’s most prized possession: her famous, top-secret dill pickle recipe. And it’s a recipe which she has vowed to take to her grave.

From the director: The Pickle Recipe is a heartwarming family comedy. But the recipe is really a metaphor for life.

One of our characters talks about how the people in our lives are the ingredients that make us who we are. When something like a recipe is passed down from one generation to the next, it helps us remember people and places, those special moments that are dear to our hearts...and our stomachs!

I’m Italian-American. More specifically, my father’s side of the family is Sicilian. Sunday dinners at my grandparents were a staple of my youth.

And my “Nannie” made the most incredible sauce and meatballs. You’ll hear this from most Italian-Americans.

Their grandmas made the best meals they ever had and they can never find a better sauce for the rest of their lives.

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Those family dinners helped shape my life. The taste of my grandmother’s food and the smells from her kitchen will stay with me forever. If you’re lucky enough to have a loving family, as dysfunctional as it may be, and a grandmother who brought everyone to the table to share a wonderful meal,

then you can relate to this story.

Ethnicity doesn’t matter. Pickles, meatballs, burritos, dumplings, whatever part of the world the dish and the family comes from, recipes and foods passed down from one generation to the next feed our senses and our souls, and connect us. That’s what I want audiences to get out of this film.

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JFCS to honor three couples at inaugural awards luncheon

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n Monday, October 31, JFCS will honor three couples who exemplify the true spirit of giving and performing acts of loving kindness. The JFCS Inaugural Legacy Awards Luncheon will celebrate and thank community leaders who have tirelessly and continuously worked to empower the most vulnerable among us, leaving a meaningful legacy for generations to come.

JFCS congratulates the following recipients:  Esther & Bob Heller: Sidney J. Berkowitz Building Community

Award – recognizes continued, outstanding voluntary service to the community reflecting improvement of the human social condition  Ora & Joe Mendels: Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein Hope and Healing Award – recognizes devotion to Jewish continuity, education and service to those in need  Margie & Chuck Barancik: Gloria & Louis Flanzer Philanthropy Award – recognizes philanthropic and community commitment to empowering individuals and families toward self-sufficiency

“Passion & Compassion: This is Your Legacy!” is the keynote topic which will be presented by Alina Gerlovin Spaulding. Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Alina and her family immigrated to the United States in 1979 with the help of many Jewish agencies funded by the generosity of the Jewish community. Alina is a motivational speaker. Her story will inspire and educate others on how easy it is to make a global impact on the world.

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clusive event sponsor is the law firm of Williams Parker.

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By Chad Doritan, V.P. of Marketing, JFCS of the Suncoast

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n Friday, October 7, JFCS will host its Annual Meeting and Volunteer & Donor Recognition Brunch. This year’s ceremony will carry special significance as Joe Mendels will step down as JFCS Board Chair. “Joe Mendels’ passion, dedication and unwavering commitment to help others is undeniable,” said Rose Chapman, President and CEO of JFCS. “His dedication and leadership has moved JFCS forward, allowing us to continue to empower those in need.”

Mendels will be passing the gavel to three-year JFCS board member, and founder and CEO of Tableseide Restaurant Group, Stephen Seidensticker.

“It is an honor and a privilege to have the opportunity to work with such a compassionate and dedicated board and staff,” said Seidensticker. “I look forward to progressing the mission of JFCS.” As a founder and CEO of Tableseide Restaurant Group, Steve maintains full responsibility for operations and strategic direction of large, upscale dining venues in Sarasota. These include Libby’s Café + Bar, Louies Modern, Muse at the Ringling, The Francis, Banyan Café, and Oak & Stone. Prior to launching Tableseide in 2008, Steve held increasingly responsible management and ownership positions at the Gasparilla Inn in Boca Grande, Williams Island private community, the Annapolis Yacht Club, and various

other Florida resorts. Throughout his career, he has recognized the synergy between business, a thriving community, and public service.

Speaking of his successor, Joe Mendels said, “Steve Seidensticker’s leadership role in the Sarasota community, his passion for social justice, and his great interpersonal skills make him a natural leader to advance the work of an organization that plays a central role in making this a better place for everyone to live in.”

“Each board chair brings a unique

Joe Mendels passes the gavel to Stephen Seidensticker

set of skills to the position,” said President/CEO Rose Chapman. “I look forward to working with Steve and benefiting from his business knowhow to continue to strengthen and grow JFCS as a leading social service organization serving all people in our community.”

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for students in grades K-8, tutoring Ms. Guttman has a strong history for grades 9-12, as well as instruction of entrepreneurship and dedication to education. Temple Sinai in goal setting, time management and orgahas reaped the benefits of nization skills to help her skills through her parchildren overcome obticipation in its preschool and stacles in completing board. Sinai President Mark Richmond said, “I know this their daily homework routine. Karen Veon, business will succeed. Cindy co-founder of the busihas dedicated much time to ness and former Temeducation at Temple Sinai over the past 13 years and it ple Sinai preschool Cindy Guttman is great to see her taking it teacher says,“It’s an epidemic. Families are losing themto the community at large. We are so selves to homework. We are sure we proud of both Cindy and Karen and can help.” the work they are doing. You have to

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hose who know my music preferences know that I am a “jazz aficionado.” That’s why when I found out about a Shabbat jazz service, I immediately had to check it out.

“Hear O Israel: A Sabbath Service in Jazz” is a unique work I stumbled upon one afternoon in my travels around the Internet. The Milken Archive, whose mission is Arlene Stolnitz to preserve and disseminate music related to the American Jewish experience, was founded in 1990 by Lowell Milken, businessman and philanthropist. It contains the largest collection of American Jewish music ever assembled. In browsing through its website, I read about an unusual Shabbat service in jazz!

“Hear O Israel: A Sabbath Service in Jazz” was composed in 1965 by 17-year-old Jonathan Klein, the son of Worcester, Massachusetts rabbi, Joseph Klein. Jonathan graduated from Brown and went on to study music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, where he later became a professor in the Film Scoring Department. Today, he has retired from that position, but is still composing and arranging jazz as well as performing as a jazz musician.

But back in the ’60s, as an active member of the Reform movement’s youth program, NFTY, Jonathan had been experimenting with new musical ideas, mainly combining Hebrew liturgy and jazz. He thought that Judaism and jazz went together naturally.

Eventually, he wrote “Hear O Israel: A Sabbath Service in Jazz” for his youth group’s convention, and then with his quintet went on to perform it at Reform

synagogues throughout the Northeast.

It was well received but not all congregants were prepared to hear this “new type” of music. The idea of using jazz combined with prayers created strong feelings among the audience. At most, listeners were neutral; congregants either loved it or hated it.

In the words of Klein: “The ritual act of creating this music during worship (i.e., improvisation) seemed most appropriate for the Sabbath, when each week, according to Jewish mystical traditions, we re-create the world. While I was not suggesting that this style or mode replace nusaḥ hat’filla [the traditional Ashkenazi prayer modes] as the main musical diet for Jewish worship, I did feel that its occasional use added a unique spirituality to the worship service.”

Klein’s idea was that his music follows the uniquely improvisational nature of the traditional cantorial art form. “These are not melodies one could expect a congregation to sing or even listen to on a regular basis,” he has reflected. “Rather, by being presented with a very personal spiritual experience, a congregant might also feel encouraged to explore his or her personal relationship to prayer. I hope that at least a few listeners can find new appreciation for familiar texts in a different but honest musical setting.”

In 1967, with the support of NFTY, the idea of producing a record came up.

Klein revised the service for a slightly larger ensemble which now included some professional musicians. They turned out to be the renowned Herbie Hancock (who at the time was with the Miles Davis Quintet) on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Grady Tate on drums. Herbie Hancock is heard in a wonderful improvisational interlude in the section called the “Adoration.”

However, Klein was never entirely satisfied with the work. In later years, although the original master copy had disappeared, thinking the choral singing sounded too “classical,” he continued revising the service. Now it included additional vocalists and instrumentation. In 1992, under the aegis of the Milken Archive of Jewish Music, he came up with the third and final version which also includes excerpts from the rare 1967 recording.

In his own words, Klein remembers: “As a teenager, there were sounds in my head that I just didn’t know how to let out and onto paper so that they could be performed. Twenty-five years later, with the help of some fine musicians among Berklee faculty and students, it became possible. There should be a b’rakha for being given the chance finally to more or less get something right!”

Segments of the recording include Blessing Over the Candles, Matovu, Bar’chu, Sh’ma Yisrael, Mi Khamokha - May the Words of My Mouth, Kiddush, Torah Service, Adoration, and Psalm 150.

Check out www.milkenarchive. org to listen to the podcast, learn more about Klein, and hear excerpts from “Hear O Israel.”

Today the music is available through the Milken Archive, iTunes or on amazon.com. It’s worth listening to, even if you’re not a jazz buff. Let me know what you think.

Arlene Stolnitz, founder of the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, is a member of the Jewish Congregation of Venice. A retired educator from Rochester, New York, she has sung in choral groups for over 25 years and also sings in Venice’s Chorale (formerly Exsultate!). Her interest in choral music has led to this series of articles on Jewish folk music in the Diaspora.

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The martyrdom of Lubny

By Paul R. Bartrop, PhD

y he small city of Lubny is lo, cated in the Poltava Oblast of d central Ukraine. It is reputed to be one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, -allegedly founded in 988 by Prince tVladimir the Great of Kiev. The first written record cons cerning Lubny dates from 1107. Jews l settled in Lubny in s the first half of the 17th century. On the eve of World y War II, in 1939, the t Dr. Paul Bartrop Jewish population numbered 2,833, about 10.5% of the htotal. g Exactly 75 years ago this month, ethe Jewish community of Lubny was obliterated by the Nazis. Its history is eworth recalling, in tears and sorrow.

After Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union that ,began on June 22, 1941, the residents aof Lubny became immediately vulner-able to German attacks, even though dthe city itself was not occupied until September 13, 1941. Lubny and its .surrounds became a major resistance center, and partisans fought the Nazis outside of the city.

With the German takeover, all Jews were immediately registered unrder the so-called Kommissar Order ,(Kommissarbefehl). The Nazis counted earound 1,500 Jewish residents of the city, though this did not take into account those from outlying villages who fhad come in looking for refuge.

A On October 10, 1941, the occupywing authorities sent out an order to the Jews of Lubny that they were to gather sin the nearby village of Zasule for re-settlement, making sure to take with sthem warm clothes and valuables. The “resettlement” was to take place a few days later, on October 16, 1941.

On the appointed day, the Jews of Lubny gathered at Kirov Square, the main market square of the city.

Unknown to them was the fact that Sonderkommando 4a, one of the units of Einsatzgruppen C and under the command of Colonel Paul Blobel, had also received orders: to effectuate the liquidation of the entire Jewish population of Lubny. Blobel was one of the SS officers who had organized the huge massacre of Jews at Babi Yar, just outside of Kiev, in late September 1941, where 33,771 Jews were murdered in the space of two days. Later, in November 1941, Blobel was to receive and put into operation the first gas vans in Ukraine, as well.

As perpetrated by Blobel’s unit, all the Jews were then herded just outside of Lubny – they never made it to the village of Zasule, which was just a ruse to assemble the population – and murdered in small batches at the Zasylskiy ravine. As many members of the population as could be located were shot into the ravine: men, women, children, babies and the elderly. On that day, 1,865 Jews were murdered; not just the Jews of Lubny, but also those from Shtalag-328, a makeshift concentration camp that had been established earlier in Lvov (Lviv) and the areas around Babi Yar. The Nazis did not stop the killing there. In the second half of November 1941 they found and killed another 73 Jews missed in the first sweep. Those who, despite all this, still managed to survive as skilled laborers in demand for the German military, were killed during April and May 1942.

Overall, therefore, across the period from October 1941 to May 1942, approximately two thousand Jews were murdered in Lubny. Their fate would have been largely forgotten were it not for the fact that a number of photographs were taken by the SS themselves during the killing process.

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archives of Hamburg’s Institut für Sozialforschung (Institute for Social Research), and were used by Danish documentary filmmaker Ove Nyholm in his celebrated 2004 film The Anatomy of Evil (Ondskabens Anatomi).

The Holocaust was visited upon the small Jewish community of Lubny as a totality. It was always intended that there would not be any survivors, as subsequent efforts by the Nazis showed. All men; all women; all children; everyone was murdered. The enormity of the Holocaust was such, however, that these two thousand Jewish deaths are hardly ever recorded in histories of the Shoah.

This month, we remember…and may their memory be for a blessing.

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.

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Rescue of Jewish children in the Holocaust rofessor of History and Director of the Center for Judaic, Holocaust, and Genocide Studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, Dr. Paul Bartrop, is engaged in a major project on the rescue of Jewish children in Vichy, France, during World War II. In particular, he is looking at the escorting of Jewish children across the French Alps (the region known as Haute Savoie) to safety in Geneva, Switzerland.

An important part of this research involves giving a voice to those Jew-

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If you, or someone you know, can help, please contact Dr. Bartrop at pbartrop@fgcu.edu, or Dr. Bartrop’s assistant, Ms. Taylor Neff, at twneff@ eagle.fgcu.edu.

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A powerful Holocaust thriller about long-kept secrets Book review by Philip K. Jason, Special to The Jewish News Karolina’s Twins by Ronald H. Balson. St. Martin’s Press.

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arolina’s Twins is the third book in a trilogy (hopefully, to be a series) by Ronald H. Balson. Part legal thriller and part Holocaust narrative, the story echoes the pattern of Balson’s first novel, the highly successful Once We Were Brothers.

As with the earlier book, the author risks the possible tedium of putting readPhil Jason ers through long stretches of extremely detailed conversations in which one voice dominates.

This time it is the voice of Polish-born Lena Scheinman Woodward, a Holocaust survivor who has a long, complex story to tell, a promise to keep, and a secret. In her late eighties, Lena is in fine physical and mental condition; she speaks with elegance and precision.

The setting for her storytelling is primarily the law office of Catherine Lockhart, a lawyer whom Lena insists should represent her. But as much as Lena reveals to Catherine, the lawyer feels that her client is holding something back. Meanwhile, Lena’s son Arthur is prepared to have his mother declared incompetent. He fears she will squander family resources on an old obsession, and he strives to take control of the family’s assets.

To Arthur, Lena appears obsessed and delusionary. But Lena’s preoccupations stem from a promise to return to Poland and find her best friend Karolina’s twin daughters. The infant girls, traveling along with Karolina and another woman, were cast out of a railroad car in order to save their lives.

The unfolding narrative, which requires many meetings, is in part shaped

by Catherine’s questions. Often, Catherine’s husband, private investigator Liam Taggart, is in the room. It will be Liam’s task to verify the facts of Lena’s story – including the reliability of her memory.

So, there is the story Lena tells, mostly focused on her experiences during the Holocaust, the story of the legal proceedings, and the story of the relationship between Catherine and Liam, appearing in the trilogy together for the third time (including the second book, Saving Sophie).

The Holocaust narrative is fascinating, horrifying, and yet on the whole, uplifting. We are witness to terrible suffering via the full range of Nazi cruelty and the defiant, generous actions of a handful of individuals. It lives in the authentic details of place, especially the Scheinman family’s small town, which is occupied by Nazi forces. Balson’s historical research goes far beyond the story he was told by the woman whose life served as his main source. Moreover, he employs that research smoothly and stunningly.

Once the legal proceedings are underway, Balson is writing a courtroom drama. Arthur’s lawyer is truly nasty – a fine match for his client. The unfriendly, self-important judge threatens

Catherine with contempt of court if she does not reveal information that would sacrifice attorney-client privilege. The competency hearing requires more than the display of Lena’s obvious mental and physical health. How can she prove that she is neither fabricating nor imagining seemingly far-fetched events and circumstances?

Liam’s job is to verify the key elements in Lena’s story. But what can be discovered seventy years later? Readers will eavesdrop on his phone calls from Europe in which he reports to Catherine his frustrations, his plans, his leads and his findings.

Balson’s absorbing presentation of Liam’s investigation is handled with authority and Ronald H. Balson vigor.

The novel is emotionally enriched

by Catherine being in the late stages of her pregnancy. Balson crafts effective emotional connections between Lena’s story of the vulnerable prenatal twins and their mother, and the fears that any mother-to-be experiences – Catherine in this case – in the late stages of her pregnancy.

Readers may find Lena’s articulateness a problem. Often her speech seems unusually studied or scripted – not quite what one would expect in any conversational situation in which a degree of improvisation is expected.

The sentences are so wellturned, it’s as if they’ve been refined for publication and rehearsed. And yet one can’t help but feel and believe in the essence of her character.

Balson has done an excellent job of writing three stand-alone novels that have just enough teasing cross references to draw a reader from one book to the others. These include, for example, a reference to a gorgeous Israeli agent who figures importantly in Saving Sophie now showing up in Karolina’s Twins to meet Liam at Yad Vashem where he does some of his Holocaust research.

Another example is Catherine hiring a lawyer (once her employer and later her adversary) to help her with the contempt issue. He first appears in Once We Were Brothers.

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Meet this highly popular author at a Collier County Jewish Book Festival event at Temple Shalom in Naples. Balson will be paired with Alyson Richman, author of The Velvet Hours, for a 1:00 p.m. session on Wednesday, January 11, 2017.

This review, which first appeared in the Washington Independent Review of Books, is reprinted by permission. See www.washingtonindependentreview ofbooks.com.

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K’zohar Ha-Ivrit Se-u-dah – Celebratory meal

By Jeff Margolis

By Dr. Rachel Zohar Dulin

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he Jewish year 5777 has entered our door. As customary, families and friends gather around the table to share a festive meal and wish one another shannah tovah, a healthy and happy year.

And, since a festive meal adds joy to the celebration of the holidays, let us take a moment to examine two Hebrew words for “a meal”: a-ru-chah Dr. Rachel Dulin and se-u-dah.

A-ru-chah appears in the Bible six times and originally meant either “an allotment of food” (II Kgs 25:30) or “food for a journey” (Jer 40:5). A-ruchah most likely is derived from the root a.r.ch meaning “travel” and “journey.” However, some connect it with the Akkadian verb a-ra-chu meaning “consume.” Either way, a-ru-chah refers to nourishing sustenance, be it a-ru-chat ye-rek, a “vegetarian meal” (Prov 15:17) or any other daily rationing of food.

Se-u-dah, on the other hand, is a post-biblical noun based on the biblical verb sa-ad meaning “support,” “sustain” and “uphold.” Even though saad appears 13 times in the Bible, only three times is it used in reference to eating a meal. In all three times, either the nouns lev (“heart”) or lehem (“bread”) were attached to the verb sa-ad, probably in order to impress the reader that this was indeed a special meal, which nurtured body and soul (Gen 18:5; Judg 19:5; I Kgs 13:7). In the words of the Psalmist: le-hem le-vav e-nosh yis-ad, literally, “bread sustains man’s heart” (Ps 104:15).

It is not surprising that the rabbis of old chose the verb sa-ad to coin the

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concept se-u-dah. In this way they differentiated between a-ru-chah, an ordinary meal, and se-u-dah, a celebratory meal. Indeed, festive meals, s’-u-dot (pl), are a part of the Jewish tradition of celebrating holidays and lifecycle events. For example, Se-u-dat Mitzvah is a meal that celebrates a religious ritual, wedding, brit, etc. (P’sa-chim 49) S’-u-dah Sh’li-shit, “third meal,” is eaten on Shabbat afternoon honoring the Shabbat and differentiating it from the working days when people apparently ate only two meals during the day (Shabbat 117b). S’-u-dah Maf-se-ket, “termination meal,” is a meal eaten before the beginning of a fast (Ta-anit 30), and S’-u-dat Hav-ra-ah, “refreshing meal,” is a meal brought to a house of mourning after a funeral (Mo-ed Katan 3:7).

In modern Hebrew, a-ru-chah and se-u-dah are both used in reference to meals. However, the regular meals of the day are called Aru-chat Boker (“breakfast”), A-ru-chat Tzo-ho-ra-yim (“lunch”) and A-ru-chat Erev (“dinner”), implying ordinary sustaining meals. But, for an extraordinary dining event, or a holiday celebration, the word se-u-dah is preferred. Therefore, se-u-dat me-la-chim, literally “kings’ feast,” refers to a lovely and large dining experience. And, as we may imagine, this se-u-dah most likely ends with ki-nu-ach se-u-dah, namely “dessert.”

And so, as we celebrate the High Holidays, I wish all our readers enjoyable se-u-dot chag. May the New Year bring on its wings Shannah Tovah and Shalom.

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 Center was founded in 1980.

The building, designed to recall a shetl synagogue in Wolpa, Poland, is billed as the “World’s First Yiddish Museum.” The center contains not only Yiddish books, but sheet music, art galleries and, of course, a bookstore.

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E f its associated literature almost becamei extinct by the end of World War II.w Today, thanks to Lansky, his zamlersa

(volunteers who collect books), theN Steven Spielberg Foundation and otherH benefactors, boxes of books arrive dai-t ly from all over world. They are cata-J logued and if there are extras, placedB on the shelves for sale. Everythingg from the works of Sholem Aleichem toP Mark Twain novels, and yes, even thek Constitution of the United States can beo found among the stacks. Many of theC volumes have been digitized and can beD accessed from the Center’s website ato www.yiddishbookcenter.org. a Among the books and displays,t visitors can find one of the last printinga presses that printed in Yiddish. There isd also a special section for children and a current exhibit of major world head-s lines that appeared in Yiddish newspa-A pers, like the Forward. a The Yiddish Book Center offersl memberships that includes a subscrip-h tion to Pakn Treger, the Center’s mag-h azine, as well as discounts at eventsc and in the bookstore. o Yiddish is not dead. It is very muchA alive and is living quite comfortablyR in the hills of Western Massachusetts.s Nu? What are you waiting for? Gos visit. t And if you are in New York City,m you can visit the National Yiddisht Theater - Folksbiene, now in its 101sth year of offering shows in Yiddish.t Currently, many of its productions of-w fer supertitles in case your Yiddish isF a bit rusty. And if you want to brushS up on your Yiddish, not only do nu-t merous communities have YiddishM Clubs (including our own), butc many colleges also now offerh courses as well as undergraduate and graduate degrees in Yid-s dish. And you can take a YiddishS class in a way the YiddishP speakers in the shtetls woulde have never imagined – online. t Jeff Margolis is a resident ofp Naples, Florida, and a regular contributor to the Federation Star, the monthly newspaper of The Jewish Federation of Collier County.

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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.

New TV Season: New Hebrews Here are TV shows that started in September through early October, with a Jewish thespian in an important role.

Better Things, an FX cable show, began on Thursday, September 8. It stars PAMELA ADLON, 50, whose best known roles include being the voice of Bobby on King of the Hill, Louis C.K.’s wife on Louie, and the wife of DAVID DUCHOVNY’s best friend on Californication. Things is semiautobiographical – Adlon plays an actress who is raising three daughters, alone. In real life, that’s what Adlon is doing.

The first season of One Mississippi was released on September 8 on Amazon. It stars lesbian comedian, and Mississippi native Tig Notaro as a lesbian from Mississippi who returns home following the sudden death of her mother. JOHN ROTHMAN, 67, a character actor whose face you’d recognize, plays her stepfather. The Los Angeles Times said about him: “But Rothman is the marvel of One Mississippi, taking a role too often used strictly for humor and exposition and turning it into a beautiful portrait of a man who has just lost his emotional translator. Far from cold or oblivious, he is simply searching for another door through which he can communicate with the world.” Also on Amazon is Fleabag, a series that was released on September 16. It’s a BBC import about the complex life of a young woman.

Most of the cast is British, but American comedian BRETT GELMAN, 39, has a large supporting role.

Designated Survivor is an ABC series that started on Wednesday, September 21. An explosion kills the President and all the cabinet members except Kiefer Sutherland’s character, the HUD secretary. He becomes president and quickly finds out there

are many more horrible surprises coming. ASHLEY ZUCKERMAN, 32, an Australian Jewish actor who starred in the WGN series Manhattan, has a large recurring role as a congressman who was a war hero.

Meanwhile, September 30 marks the release of the six-part Amazon series Crisis in Six Parts. It is written and directed by WOODY ALLEN, 81, who also stars. No real plot details are available as I write this, but the listed cast includes ELAINE MAY, 84, and MICHAEL RAPAPORT, 46.

October 2 sees the premiere of Westworld on HBO. It’s based on the 1973 film of the same name in which advanced robots in a Western theme park turn on the rich patrons. EVAN RACHEL WOOD, 29, co-stars. Also on HBO, starting October 9, is the highly-anticipated comedy/drama series Divorce, starring SARAH JESSICA PARKER, 51, as a woman trying to make a new start. Co-stars include TALIA BALSAM, 57, and ALEX WOLF, 18. Parker, Balsam and Wolf are all children of Jewish fathers and non-Jewish mothers (Balsam’s father was the late actor MARTIN BALSAM).

They Should Erect Two Statues Okay, as I write this, the Chicago Cubs, who have not won a league championship since 1945, and a World Series since 1908, are poised to win their division, and respected pundits give them the best chance of any team to win it all. The suffering of Cubs’ fans was long shared by Boston Red Sox fans.

The Sox won the Series in 1918 and didn’t win again until 2004. One could say that Sox fans had it better than the Cubs’ fans because Boston did win the American League championship in 1967 and 1986. On the other hand, getting so close and losing (before 2004) may have inflicted more agony than

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Jewish and Arab women of Jaffa find common ground in music

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he dulcet voices of the women are doing something to change our difin Jaffa’s Rana Choir give the ficult reality.” impression of perfect harmony.

Rana (“singing” in both Hebrew The 10 Arab and 10 Jewish singers and Arabic) was founded as Shirana in do have a strong bond, yet their views 2008 at the Arab-Jewish Community are hardly monolithic.

Center in Jaffa. In early 2016, founder“It’s not easy. We don’t conductor Mika Danny all agree about everything and artistic director Idan all the time,” says Lubna Toledano took the group Rifi, 40, an Arab Muslim under the umbrella of resident of Jaffa who joined the Inspiration Global the group last year.

School for Art, Leader“It’s challenging to ship and Social Change hear other opinions and try and shortened the name. to understand the other per“I was always inson’s point of view. But at volved in political activleast you are seeing the pic- Rana Choir member Lubna Rifi ities and demonstrations, ture from their side and they (photo by Noa Ben Shalom) and then I moved to Jaffa are seeing it from your side,” she tells 13 years ago and there I felt I had a real ISRAEL21c. “In this amazing choir we chance to do something meaningful us-

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“The power of music is immense,” Because they had a performance the Danny tells ISRAEL21c. “Making next day, the singers all showed up. music together, especially singing, im“Everyone was in a horrible mood mediately creates intimacy and nonbut once you start singing you immediverbal communication. You have to ately feel better,” Danny says. “Some listen carefully to those standing to of the women were crying while singyour left and right to synchronize with ing but we sang it out, you could say.” them. You develop a team spirit as you Members have formed cross-culperform together and want to succeed.” tural friendships and the group spends Participants range in age from 35 one or two fun weekends together evto 70-something, including motherery year. daughter and sister pairs.

“I feel good about knowing Arab “We went through a polite stage women and being friends with them and then reached a stage where we’re and understanding their situation betlike one big family,” Danny says. ter,” says Jewish Jaffa resident Irit Aha“That means we can speak openly even roni. “If I need anything, I have a warm though we don’t all share the same posupport group that cares about me and I litical opinions. The only thing you can can always reach out to them.” aim for is to be able to live together and For Aharoni, the music is the glue respect one another.” that holds them together. “I joined ShiShe was not sure the fledgling rana about six months after it started group would survive the summer Gaza because it let me catch two birds: singwar of 2008. “I realized we couldn’t ing and being politically active for go on without discussing politics,” she coexistence. I really like the material says. “Instead of turning into a big fight we sing and I like the fact that we sing about who’s to blame, it became a conmostly in both languages, Arabic and versation about how we share the same Hebrew,” she tells ISRAEL21c. pain, sorrow and anger about the waste continued on next page

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ISRAEL & THE JEWISH WORLD continued from previous page Working with Arab singer Lubna ents a challenge in their busy lives.

Salame, Danny chooses apolitical folk Rifi struggles to fit in rehearsand ethnic songs suitable to the womals and shows with raising three chilen’s sensibilities and voices. dren and working fulltime for the U.S. Agency for International Development She has mashed up several Hebrew and Arabic songs with a similar motif.

(USAID).

“For example, there’s a Hebrew lullaby “It’s very busy but it’s very impor‘Numi Numi’ and I found an Arabic tant for me,” she says. “It is becoming lullaby called ‘Nami an objective in life for me Nami.’ The words are to show Arabs and Jews very much alike and can be united through the they harmonize well arts. I don’t think anytogether.” The resulting thing else can unite us as song is called “Nami much as singing does.”

Numi.”

Time isn’t the only The choir also commodity in short suppresents songs in Laply, says Danny. “The dino, Greek, Persian, only money we’ve had Yemenite and Yiddish. until now is from performances. We rely on vol“The messages behind the songs are very Rana Choir member Irit Aharoni unteers and we dream of (photo by Noa Ben Shalom) the day we can hire a propowerful,” says Rifi. fessional administrator. We are trying “Sometimes we see people with tears to create an international friends orgain their eyes when we sing. I think this is the way to touch people and maybe nization to support the choir.”

Abigail Klein Leichman is a writer and change their way of thinking a little associate editor at ISRAEL21c. Prior bit.” to moving to Israel in 2007, she was Aharoni says that some of her chila specialty writer and copy editor at a dren tell her she is naïve to think the daily newspaper in New Jersey and has choir can make any difference. “I truly believe it can,” says the 54-year-old freelanced for a variety of newspapers psychologist. “I lost my father in the and periodicals since 1984.

Yom Kippur War when I was 11 years old…and I think this is one reason it’s so important to me.”

The more traditional Arab Muslim women face a different problem.

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And for all the members of Rana, an increasingly packed perSinging it out under the baton of Mika Danny (photo by Geert Van Kesteren) formance schedule pres-

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Last year, Israeli start-up DiaCardio, developer of innovative software for decoding echocardiograms, took first prize. (Dan Schwartz, Times of Israel)

THE PRESIDENT OF PERU IS JEWISH

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, 77, who was sworn in as head of state in Lima recently, is Jewish. He was raised in the jungle, where his father served as director of the San Pablo leper colony at Iquitos, deep in the Peruvian Amazon.

Pedro attended an English boarding school and then Exeter College, Oxford and Princeton University. He began his career as an economist at the World Bank before returning to Lima to serve as deputy manager of the Peruvian Central Bank. In 1980, he was named energy and mining minister and went on to serve twice as finance minister, as well as prime minister until 2006. Peru’s Jewish community numbers less than 3,000. (Jewish Chronicle - UK)

ISRAEL EMERGES AS A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER

Israel’s government debt-to-gross domestic product ratio, the Achilles’ heel of most countries, has been reduced from 100% in 2002 to 63.9% in 2016, compared with the euro bloc’s 90.7% and the OECD’s 94%. Israel’s unemployment rate has declined to 4.8%, compared to the OECD average of 6.3% and the euro bloc’s 10.1%.

According to the Huffington Post: “The emergence of Israel as a small, but significant, player on the world stage is one of the remarkable developments at the end of the post-Cold War era...With a flourishing economy of $300 billion and nearly $40,000 GDP per capita...its military was rated by the Institute for the Study of War as pilot to pilot and airframe to airframe, the best air force in the world.” (Yoram Ettinger, Israel Hayom)

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SAUDI MEDIA SOFTEN HOSTILITY TOWARD ISRAEL Saudi state-run media appear to be softening their reporting on Israel, running unprecedented columns floating the prospect of direct relations, quoting Israeli officials, and running fewer negative stories on Israel’s relationship with the Palestinians. One column called for Saudis to “leave behind” their “hatred of Jews,” and another said that talks between the two nations should be direct, based on Saudi national interests.

Saudi conservative Islamists view Iran, the Shi’ites and Hizbullah as

“much worse than the Jews,” noted David Pollock of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. (Michael Wilner and Herb Keinon, Jerusalem Post)

ARTICLES IN SAUDI PRESS: END THE ANTI-SEMITIC DISCOURSE, LEARN FROM THE JEWS’ SUCCESS Over the past month, the Saudi press has featured a number of articles harshly critical of the anti-Semitic discourse in Arab and Muslim society.

The articles argued that Koranic passages against the Jews only applied to specific groups during specific time periods, and should not be applied to Jews in general.

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TURKEY SEEKS ISRAELI DEALS A delegation of Turkish businessmen headed by Ahmet Zorlu, a billionaire with interests in the energy sector, visited Israel recently in the wake of the two countries’ reconciliation agreement.

Zorlu Group is already involved in the Israeli energy market through a 25% holding in Dorad, a new gas-fired generation plant, in partnership with Israeli Edeltech.

Zorlu, regarded as an ally of Turkey’s president Erdogan, said that Turkey was waiting for Israeli natural gas, according to Yediot Ahronot.

According to another report, a Turkish consortium has offered $2.5 billion to finance a 500-km. sub-sea gas pipeline from Israel’s Leviathan field to Turkey. (Ya’acov Zalel, Natural Gas Europe)

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Israeli fruit and vegetables have become a common sight in Moscow, and even in the country’s periphery. The many Russians who have visited Israel since the visa requirement was canceled have changed the way Israel is viewed by the Russian public. Almost anyone you meet in Moscow has a friend, relative or acquaintance who re-

cently visited the Holy Land and came back with tales of its wonders. If in certain Western circles the IDF is seen as deserving of criticism, the Russians see Israel’s military strength as something to be admired.

Recently, in one week, three major events were underway in Moscow: an exhibition of giant photographs of Israeli landscapes; the Israeli Film Festival; and the IDF band’s appearance at an international festival of military bands. When the Russian media mentions Israel, the consensus is largely favorable. The Russian government has such tight control over the state media that it’s clear that the affection for Israel feeds off the sentiment of the “commander.” (Ariel Bolstein, Israel Hayom)

STANDARD AND POOR’S MAINTAINS ISRAEL’S A+ RATING

International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s announced August 5 that it was maintaining its A+ rating for Israel.

S&P sees Israel’s economy as robust in the face of shocks on the financial markets, thanks to its diversity, its balance of payments surplus, and its higher than projected tax receipts that have continued into 2016. (Amiram Barkat, Globes)

MORE ARAB ISRAELIS JOIN NATIONAL SERVICE

A fast-growing community of young Arabs are eschewing decades of antinormalization with the majority-Jewish State of Israel. Six years ago, only 600 non-Jews served in Israel’s national service program, in which participants volunteer for one to two years in schools, hospitals, courts or health clinics. Presently, 4,500 non-Jews are doing national service, including 100 from eastern Jerusalem.

Those doing national service receive the same benefits as soldiers, which include $209 monthly, free healthcare, free use of public transportation, and a $2,880 grant at the end of their service for every year served, which can go toward education or buying a home. In addition, there is a fully funded, year-long university preparation program available only to native Arabic speakers.

Sar Shalom Gerbi, director of Israel’s national service, noted that 85% of Arab volunteers find good jobs afterwards. “They want to help their communities and they understand this can also be an entry card into Israeli society.” (Dov Lieber, Times of Israel)

ISRAEL’S GAS ROYALTIES HIT NEW RECORD

The Ministry of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources has reported that Israel received NIS 392 million ($103 million) in royalties from the Tamar gas field in the first half of 2016, a rise of 12.8% from the same period last year. (Globes)

NUMBER OF ARAB TEACHERS IN JEWISH SCHOOLS RISES BY 40 PERCENT

The number of Israeli Arab teachers working in Jewish state schools has increased by 40% in recent years.

The Education Ministry has sought to integrate Arab teachers of English, mathematics and science, among other subjects, into Jewish schools to reduce the surplus of teachers in the Arab sector and to promote coexistence. (Israel Hayom)

ISRAEL TO SUPPORT PALESTINIANS

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently unveiled a new policy toward Palestinians in the West Bank based on the “carrot and stick” model: economic benefits for families

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IEV, Ukraine, August 15, 2016 – The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), which has helped thousands of Ukraine Jews immigrate to Israel, was flooded with hundreds of e phone calls and emails in the past two y weeks from Ukraine Jews seeking to immigrate to Israel – and expects the y demand to grow amid escalating tent sions with Russia over Crimea and the eastern Donbass province. n In total, The Fellowship has ree ceived more than 1,700 inquiries about aliyah (immigration to Israel) in the past month in Ukraine, where The Fellowship also provides one of the world’s poorest Jewish communities with lifesaving assistance such as food and medicine.

With the Ukraine situation increasingly unstable, The Fellowship’s office -in Kiev has opened six phone lines that are constantly busy, fielding 720 calls -in the past month, while staff has re-ceived more than 1,000 emails about saliyah. There are an estimated 260,000 sJews still living in Ukraine, and The Fellowship says there are about 5,000 Jews in the disputed Donbass region who are eligible to make aliyah.

Since December 2014, The Fellowship -has led a major immigration effort that has brought more than 3,280 Jews on 27 flights from Ukraine to Israel. UkrainianeJewish aliyah has become a major part of The Fellowship’s

global aliyah initiative enabling Jews facing economic and security threats to move to Israel. In recent months, The Fellowship has helped nearly 4,000 Jews make aliyah, not only from Ukraine but from other countries where Jews face economic and security challenges, including Bolivia, Brazil, France, Uruguay, Venezuela, Turkey and other countries.

Because of military checkpoints and attacks, many poor Ukraine Jews in the cities of Donetsk and Lunhansk in the Donbass region remain unable to reach Ukraine to collect their already meager monthly state pension of some $40. Tensions have been rising between Ukraine forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine and Crimea since July, and the Jewish community is caught in the middle.

The Fellowship reports that proRussian forces have been shelling the disputed eastern province of Donbass, with scores of attacks over the past several days. The Fellowship says local authorities in Donbass detained and jailed a Jewish communal official who

also helped The Fellowship administer its local humanitarian programs, before sending the Jewish official west to the Ukraine capital of Kiev.

The rising interest in aliyah among Ukraine’s Jews comes as Ukraine says its forces last week were put on high alert as Russia amassed 40,000 troops along the Crimea-Ukraine border, with both sides accusing one another of raising tensions ahead of the 25th anniversary of Ukraine’s independence.

Pro-Russian forces annexed Crimea in 2014 in a violent conflict that has caused thousands of casualties.

“The plight of the Jewish people in Ukraine is deteriorating,” said Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, founder and president of The Fellowship. “Our support for them will mean the difference between life and death, whether we’re providing critical aid such as food and medicine or helping those who wish to immigrate to Israel.”

About The Fellowship: The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship) was founded in 1983 to promote better un-

derstanding and cooperation between Christians and Jews, and build broad support for Israel. Today it is one of the leading forces in helping Israel and Jews in need worldwide – and is the largest channel of Christian support for Israel. Led by its founder and president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, The Fellowship now raises more than $140 million per year, mostly from Christians, to assist Israel and the Jewish people.

Since its founding, The Fellowship has raised more than $1.3 billion for this work. The organization has offices in Jerusalem, Chicago, Miami, Kiev, Toronto, Seoul and Sao Paulo. For more information, visit www.ifcj.org.

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Areas that will benefit immediately include Beit Sahur, where a hospital will be built; western Nablus, where an industrial zone will be built; and Kafr Bidia, where a soccer field will be built. Infrastructure plans will also be expanded in Kalkilya, Hableh and Izbat Tabib, and an economic corridor will be opened from Jericho to Jordan.

One of the key elements of the plan involves holding talks with Palestinian figures without the approval of the Palestinian Authority. Lieberman noted that PA officials speak to all parts of Israeli society, while Israel holds talks only with PA officials or those who have received the approval of the PA.

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GERMAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS DECLARE BDS ANTI-SEMITIC Students at Leipzig University in Germany passed a resolution recently “to condemn the anti-Semitic BDS campaign” and “against anti-Semitic measures such as disinviting Israeli academics.”

The Leipzig student council sees BDS as a danger to academic freedom and its goal is the “abolition of the State of Israel.”

The Young Socialists, the youth organization of the Social Democratic party, played a key role in the passage of the resolution. (Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post)

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The leader of the delegation, Michael Safris, expressed respect for Israel’s efficiency and advanced tactics, coupled by its ability to enforce the law in a humane manner, despite dealing with countless depraved terrorists.

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121 Rwandan agronomists traveled to Israel to undergo an 11-month internship program in agricultural mechanization and irrigation at the Kinneret Academic College and Agrostudies Center in Israel.

“Skills taught include cattle-raising, milk production, sheep husbandry and poultry production, fruit-tree farming, vegetable growing and postharvest technologies,” State Minister for agriculture and animal resources Tony Nsanganira said.

Over 150 have so far graduated from the center, while 130 others are still undertaking the program. (Peterson Tumwebaze, New Times - Rwanda)

Some 300 Muslim, Druze and Christian Arab citizens of Israel volunteer and work for the emergency response organizations Magen David Adom (MDA), ZAKA and United Hatzalah.

“Our volunteers are dealing with saving the lives of their neighbors who have heart attacks and car accidents,” says United Hatzalah founder Eli Beer.

“They feel comfortable with what they’re doing and they feel privileged to do it.”

“It gives me faith and pride that they depend on me,” Sheikh Jaffal Abu Sabet, leader of ZAKA’s Muslim unit in the Negev, told JTA. “In the end we are all people – Jews, Muslims, Christians – and we all must be taken care of the same way.”

“Natural disasters do not differentiate between peoples; they affect everyone,” said Dr. Akram Amro, director of the Palestinian volunteer organization Green Land Society for Health Development. “Therefore, we too, as residents in this region, must unite in order to be able to help each other, regardless of religion or nationality.” (Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c)

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Guitar icon Carlos Santana had canceled his performance in Israel back in 2010 when the cultural boycott was at its height. This is why Santana’s recent performance in Tel Aviv was so important.

The fact that a performer of iconic status, who has in the past canceled a performance, now feels it is safe and legitimate to return, tells us that as far as the cultural boycott is concerned, the worst may very well be behind us. (Adam Shay, Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

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The establishment of the state in 1948; the fulfillment of its envisioned role as home and haven for Jews from around the world; its wholehearted embrace of democracy and the rule of law; and its impressive scientific, cultural and economic achievements are accomplishments beyond my wildest imagination.

For centuries, Jews around the world prayed for a return to Zion. We are the lucky ones who have seen those prayers answered. I am grateful to witness this most extraordinary period in Jewish history and Jewish sovereignty – in the words of Israel’s national anthem, “to be a free people in our land, the land of Zion and Jerusalem.”

And when one adds the key element, namely, that all this took place not in the Middle West but in the Middle East, where Israel’s neighbors determined from day one to destroy it through any means available to them – from full-scale wars to wars of attrition; from diplomatic isolation to international delegitimation; from primary

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No other country has faced such a constant challenge to its very right to exist, even though the age-old biblical, spiritual and physical connection between the Jewish people and the Land of Israel is unique in the annals of history.

Indeed, that connection is of a totally different character from the basis on which, say, the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand or the bulk of Latin American countries were established, that is, by Europeans with no legitimate claim to those lands who decimated indigenous populations and proclaimed their own authority. Or, for that matter, North African countries that were conquered and occupied by Arab-Islamic invaders who totally redefined their national character.

No other country has faced such overwhelming odds against its very survival, or experienced the same degree of never-ending international demonization by too many nations ready to throw integrity and morality to the wind, and slavishly follow the will of the energy-rich and more numerous Arab states.

Yet Israelis have never succumbed to a fortress mentality, never abandoned their deep yearning for peace with their neighbors or willingness to take unprecedented risks to achieve that peace (as was the case with Egypt and Jordan, for example, and in the unilateral withdrawal from Gaza), never lost their zest for life, and never flinched from their determination to build a vibrant, democratic state.

This story of nation-building is entirely without precedent.

Here was a people brought to the brink of utter destruction by the genocidal policies of Nazi Germany and its allies. Here was a people shown to be utterly powerless to influence a largely indifferent world to stop, or even slow down, the Final Solution. And here was a people, numbering barely 600,000, living cheek-by-jowl with often hostile Arab neighbors, under unsympathetic British occupation, on a harsh soil with no significant natural resources other than human capital in what was then

Mandatory Palestine.

That the blue-and-white flag of an independent Israel could be planted on this land, to which the Jewish people had been intimately linked since the time of Abraham, just three years after the end of the Holocaust – and with the support of a decisive majority of UN members at the time – truly boggles the mind.

And what’s more, that this tiny community of Jews, including survivors of the Holocaust who had somehow made their way to Mandatory Palestine despite the British blockade and British detention camps in Cyprus, could successfully defend themselves against the onslaught of five Arab standing armies, is almost beyond imagination.

To understand the essence of Israel’s meaning, it is enough to ask how the history of the Jewish people might have been different had there been a Jewish state in 1933, in 1938, or even in 1941. If Israel had controlled its borders and the right of entry instead of Britain, if Israel had had embassies and consulates throughout Europe, how many more Jews might have escaped and found sanctuary?

Instead, Jews had to rely on the goodwill of embassies and consulates of other countries and, with woefully few exceptions, they found there neither the “good” nor the “will” to assist.

I witnessed firsthand what Israeli embassies and consulates meant to Jews drawn by the pull of Zion or the push of hatred. I stood in the courtyard of the Israeli embassy in Moscow and saw thousands of Jews seeking a quick exit from a Soviet Union in the throes of cataclysmic change, fearful that the change might be in the direction of renewed chauvinism and antiSemitism.

Awestruck, I watched up-close as Israel never faltered, not even for a moment, in transporting Soviet Jews to the Jewish homeland, even as Scud missiles launched from Iraq traumatized the nation in 1991. It says a lot about the conditions they were leaving behind that these Jews continued to board planes for Tel Aviv while missiles were exploding in Israeli population centers. In fact, on two occasions I sat in sealed rooms with Soviet Jewish families who had just arrived in

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continued from previous page Israel during these missile attacks. Not once did any of them question their decision to establish new lives in the Jewish state. And equally, it says a lot about Israel that, amid all the pressing security concerns, it managed to continue to welcome these new immigrants without missing a beat.

And how can I ever forget the surge of pride – Jewish pride – that completely enveloped me 40 years ago, in July 1976, on hearing the astonishing news of Israel’s daring rescue of the 106 Jewish hostages held by Arab and German terrorists in Entebbe, Uganda, over 2,000 miles from Israel’s borders? The unmistakable message: Jews in danger will never again be alone, without hope, and totally dependent on others for their safety.

Not least, I can still remember, as if it were yesterday, my very first visit to Israel. It was in 1970, and I was not quite 21 years old.

I didn’t know what to expect, but I recall being quite emotional from the moment I boarded the El Al plane to the very first glimpse of the Israeli coastline from the plane’s window. As I disembarked, I surprised myself by wanting to kiss the ground. In the ensuing weeks, I marveled at everything I saw. To me, it was as if every apartment building, factory, school, orange grove and Egged bus was nothing less than a miracle. A state, a Jewish state, was unfolding before my very eyes.

After centuries of persecutions, pogroms, exiles, ghettos, pales of settlement, inquisitions, blood libels, forced conversions, discriminatory legislation, and immigration restrictions – and, no less, after centuries of prayers, dreams and yearning – the Jews had come back home and were the masters of their own fate.

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I was overwhelmed by the mix of people, backgrounds, languages and lifestyles, and by the intensity of life itself. Everyone, it seemed, had a compelling story to tell. There were Holocaust survivors with harrowing tales of their years in the camps. There were Jews from Arab countries, whose stories of persecution in such countries as Iraq, Libya and Syria were little known at the time. There were the first Jews arriving from the USSR seeking repatriation in the Jewish homeland.

There were the sabras – native-born Israelis – many of whose families had lived in Palestine for generations.

There were local Arabs, both Christian and Muslim. There were Druze, whose religious practices are kept secret from the outside world. The list goes on and on.

I was moved beyond words by the sight of Jerusalem and the fervor with which Jews of all backgrounds prayed at the Western Wall. Coming from a nation that was at the time deeply divided and demoralized, I found my Israeli peers to be unabashedly proud of their country, eager to serve in the military, and, in many cases, determined to volunteer for the most elite combat units.

They felt personally involved in the enterprise of building a Jewish state, more than 1,800 years after the Romans defeated the Bar Kochba revolt, the last Jewish attempt at sovereignty on this very land.

To be sure, nation-building is an infinitely complex process. In Israel’s case, it began against a backdrop of tensions with a local Arab population that laid claim to the very same land, and tragically refused a UN proposal to divide the land into Arab and Jewish states; as the Arab world sought to isolate, demoralize and ultimately destroy

the state; as Israel’s population doubled in the first three years of the country’s existence, putting an unimaginable strain on severely limited resources; as the nation was forced to devote a vast portion of its limited national budget to defense expenditures; and as the country coped with forging a national identity and social consensus among a population that could not have been more geographically, linguistically, socially and culturally heterogeneous.

Moreover, there is the tricky and underappreciated issue of the potential clash between the messy realities of statehood and, in this case, the ideals and faith of a people. It is one thing for a people to live their religion as a minority; it is quite another to exercise sovereignty as the majority population while remaining true to one’s ethical standards. Inevitably, tension will arise between a people’s spiritual or moral self-definition and the exigencies of statecraft, between the highest concepts of human nature and the daily realities of individuals in decision-making positions wielding power and balancing a variety of competing interests.

Even so, shall we raise the bar so high as to ensure that Israel – forced to function in the often gritty, morally ambiguous world of international relations and politics, especially as a small, still endangered state – will always fall short?

Yet, the notion that Israel would ever become ethically indistinguishable from any other country, reflexively seeking cover behind the convenient justification of realpolitik to explain its behavior, is equally unacceptable.

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COMMENTARY all its remarkable success, consider the daunting political, social and economic challenges in the United States 68 or even 168 years after independence, or, for that matter, the challenges it faces today, including stubborn social inequalities. And let’s not forget that the United States, unlike Israel, is a vast country blessed with abundant natural resources, oceans on two-and-a-half sides, a gentle neighbor to the north, and a weaker neighbor to the south.

Like any vibrant democracy, America is a permanent work in progress. The same holds true for Israel.

Loving Israel as I do, though, doesn’t mean overlooking its shortcomings, including the excessive and unholy intrusion of religion into politics, the inexcusable marginalization of nonOrthodox Jewish religious streams, the dangers posed by political and religious zealots, and the unfinished, if undeniably complex, task of integrating Israeli Arabs into the mainstream.

But it also doesn’t mean allowing such issues to overshadow Israel’s remarkable achievements, accomplished, as I’ve said, under the most difficult of circumstances.

In just 68 years, Israel has built a thriving democracy, unique in the region, including a Supreme Court prepared, when it deems appropriate, to overrule the prime minister or the military establishment, a feisty parliament that includes every imaginable viewpoint along the political spectrum, a robust civil society, and a vigorous press.

It has built an economy increasingly based on innovation and cuttingedge technology, whose per capita GNP exceeds the combined total of its four contiguous sovereign neighbors – Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria.

It has built universities and research centers that have contributed to advancing the world’s frontiers of knowledge in countless ways, and won a slew of Nobel Prizes in the process.

It has built one of the world’s most powerful militaries – always under civilian control, I might add – to ensure its survival in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood. It has shown the world how a tiny nation, no larger than New Jersey or Wales, can, by sheer ingenuity, will, courage and commitment, defend itself against those who would destroy it through conventional armies or armies of suicide bombers.

And it has done all this while striving to adhere to a strict code of military conduct that has few rivals in the democratic world, much less elsewhere – and in the face of an enemy prepared to send children to the front lines and seek cover in mosques, schools and hospitals.

It has built a quality of life that ranks it among the world’s healthiest nations and with a particularly high life expectancy, indeed higher than that of the U.S. It has built a thriving culture, whose musicians, writers and artists are admired far beyond Israel’s borders. In doing so, it has lovingly taken an ancient language, Hebrew, the language of the prophets, and rendered it modern to accommodate the vocabulary of the contemporary world.

Notwithstanding a few extremist voices of intolerance, it has built a climate of respect for other faith groups, including Baha’i, Christianity and Islam, and their places of worship. Can any other nation in the area make the same claim?

It has built an agricultural sector that has had much to teach developing nations about turning an arid soil into fields of fruits, vegetables, cotton and flowers.

Step back from the twists and turns of the daily information overload coming from the Middle East and consider the sweep of the last 68 years. Look at the light-years traveled since the darkness of the Holocaust, and marvel at the miracle of a decimated people returning to a tiny sliver of land – the land of our ancestors, the land of Zion and Jerusalem – and successfully building a modern, vibrant state against all the odds, on that ancient foundation.

In the final analysis, then, the story of Israel is the wondrous realization of a 3,500-year link among a land, a faith, a language, a people and a vision. It is an unparalleled story of tenacity and determination, of courage and renewal. And it is ultimately a metaphor for the triumph of enduring hope over the temptation of despair.

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,Chabad of Sarasota e s the new year is upon us, there is an ancient Chasidic custom for every person to accept a e new resolution as a positive change efor the upcoming new year. This way, when praying during Rosh Hashanah tin synagogue requesting G-d to bless -our year with health and happiness, we can offer in return a change for the better.

The problem is that the statistics are against us in keeping new resolutions. According to one study, 80% of all secular New Year’s resolutions fail; gaccording to another, just 8% of people oachieve their secular New Year’s resodlutions.

In order for us to achieve success when making new resolutions, I have s -compiled what I call the “Good Rules for Making and Keeping New Resoluttions.”

-1. The Talmud teaches us: “Tofasto Merube Lo Tofasto” – “grasp all e lose all.” That is, don’t try to make a big life-changing resolution; that can be very overwhelming. Instead, take upon yourself a resolution that is a small step in the right direction. y2. New Year’s resolutions are not like election campaign promises. When f making a resolution, remember that it’s easy to make a resolution s but it is far more difficult to stick d with it. Therefore, when making a new resolution think about the challenges you’ll face when the time comes to actualize it. Accept the challenge only if you are sure you can keep the resolution.

3. Micro vs. Macro: Resolutions should be made about simple actions and not about a general change of nature or mood. For ex-

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ample, if you want to control your anger, instead of saying to yourself, “I take upon myself not to be angry anymore,” say, “When faced with a confrontation that makes me angry I will remember to count from one to ten before responding.” That way you will have control over your anger with a simple reaction. Another example: If you want to lose weight, make a specific plan of action as a resolution, such as, “I will not refill my plate once it was filled,” or, “I will not eat past 7:00 p.m.”

4. Have a “mantra” together with the resolution so that when the time comes to act or not act, the mantra will help you keep the resolution.

For example, when controlling anger, accept upon yourself that when challenged with anger you will say to yourself, “Calm down, it’s all for the good. Keeping quiet is more respectful.” The same applies to losing weight. Prepare a sentence that you can say to yourself when the challenge arises that will keep you motivated to keep your resolution.

5. Reward yourself from time to time when you are successful in keeping your resolution.

6. There is always a power above watching over you and assisting in your success. All that G-d wants is to see you put in your effort, but as soon as you do, G-d will come to your aid and assist you in keeping your resolution.

7. And finally, remember that setbacks are a part of life and not a failure. Therefore, when we fail in keeping the resolution it is not the time to give up and use the failure as a sign that we cannot change.

Rather, we must accept the fact that part of human frailty is that we can never be perfect, and when we fail we need to get up and move on, try again, and aim for success.

These rules have helped me on many occasions and I hope you, too, can benefit from them. I will be happy to hear any suggestion you might have regarding making resolutions that we can keep.

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COMMENTARY BRIEFS THE MEANING OF AN OLYMPIC SNUB If you want the short answer for why the Arab world is sliding into the abyss, look no further than the incident in which an Egyptian judoka at the Rio Olympics refused to shake his Israeli opponent’s extended hand. Over the past 70 years the Arab world got rid of its Jews, some 900,000 people, while holding on to its hatred of them.

Over time the result proved fatal: a combination of lost human capital, ruinously expensive wars, misdirected ideological obsessions, and an intellectual life perverted by conspiracy theories and the perpetual search for scapegoats. Historian Paul Johnson has noted that wherever anti-Semitism took hold, social and political decline almost inevitably followed.

Among Egyptians, hatred of Israel

barely abated after Menachem Begin relinquished the Sinai to Anwar Sadat.

Among Palestinians, anti-Semitism became markedly worse during the years of the Oslo peace process. Successful nations make a point of trying to learn from their neighbors. The Arab world has been taught over generations only to hate theirs.

So long as an Arab athlete can’t pay his Israeli opposite the courtesy of a handshake, the disease of the Arab mind and the misfortunes of its world will continue. The hater always suffers more than the object of his hatred.

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he date was July 10, 2016. The changed dramatically in the Middle place was Prime Minister BenEast, and President el-Sisi wishes to jamin Netanyahu’s office. The take full advantage of this reality. spokesman was Egypt Foreign MinYears ago there was a three-party ister Sameh Shoukry. The statement influence in the affairs of this region of made was: “My visit to Israel is a conthe world involving Egypt, Syria and tinuation of Egypt’s longstanding sense Iraq. Today, because of the wars inof responsibility toward peace for itself volving Syria and Iraq, the influence of and all the peoples of the region, parDamascus and Baghdad have diminticularly the Palestinianished, leaving Egypt in the Israeli people who have position to step forward suffered for many decades and exert its influence redue to the perpetuation garding Middle East conof the conflict between cerns. them.”

Mr. Shoukry’s visit How have we arrived to Israel, the first by an at such a moment when Egyptian foreign minisEgypt’s president, Abdel ter in nine years, reflects Fattah el-Sisi, has taken Egypt’s belief that peace such a forthright position can be attained between Rabbi Howard A. Simon regarding the problems the Palestinians and Israethat plague Israeli and Palestinian relalis. That belief is predicated on the fact tions? The answer is that matters have that Egypt and Israel have improved their relations to the point that they now coordinate actions in the Sinai Peninsula. Israel has allowed Egypt to place a large number of troops in the Solution to puzzle on page 14A area while Israel has carried out raids against Egyptian foes who operate within Egypt. Add to this reality the fact that, of late, Israel has reached an accord with Turkey, thus ending their dispute. Israel has established positive relations with Russia, and Prime Minister Netanyahu has recently returned from Africa where discussions may lead to Israel once more being an “observer” in the African Union.

The influence of ISIS in the area, plus added concern regarding the goals of the newly revitalized Iran, has led

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With these realities in mind it is understandable why Egypt’s foreign minister would state the following: “The goal we aim to achieve through negotiations between the two parties is one based on justice, legitimate rights and mutual willingness to coexist peacefully in two neighboring independent states in peace and security.”

These words echo the statements made time and time again by Prime Minister Netanyahu.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hears these words and believes that Egypt might truly have his people’s interest at heart and thus gives partial assent to this position.

O w n t The next question is: Can posi-p tive words of support of a possiblei agreement ending years of struggle bet turned into a peaceful solution to the differences that separate Israel and theJ Palestinians?

Time will tell. The next step is to turn possibility into reality.

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continued from page 27A Orwell rightly observed. Genocide is what Hitler set out to do, to exterminate Europe’s Jews. The manifesto of the Black Lives Matter movement applies “genocide” to Israeli self-defense in Gaza. There’s neither logic nor data to prove it.

“Between 1939 and 1945,” writes Joseph Telushkin in Tablet, “one-third of the Jewish people in the world were murdered. That was genocide. And since Israel took control of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967 [as a result of a] war of self-defense, the Arab population in these two areas has gone from just over a million to 4 million. That is not genocide. It’s a population explosion.” (Wesley Pruden, Washington Times)

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BLACK LIVES MATTER’S ANTI-ISRAEL DECLARATION Black Lives Matter has now moved away from its central mission and has declared war against the nation state of the Jewish people. In a recently issued “platform,” more than 60 groups that form the core of the Black Lives Matter movement went out of their way to single out one foreign nation to accuse of genocide and apartheid.

It wasn’t the Syrian government, which has killed tens of thousands of innocent people with barrel bombs, chemicals and gas. Nor was it Saudi Arabia, which openly practices gender and religious apartheid. It wasn’t Iran, which hangs gays and murders dissidents. Nor was it Hamas-controlled Gaza, where the police act as judge, jury and executioner of those whose politics or religious practices they disapprove. It was only Israel, the only democracy in the Middle East.

Criticizing Israel is not anti-Semitic. But singling Israel out and falsely

 The real value of the soon-to-berenewed military aid agreement between the U.S. and Israel isn’t in the dollar amount, but in the defense technology that Israel will receive and the depth of the security cooperation between the two countries.  The first words that need to be said from the depths of our hearts are “thank you.” This agreement is critical to Israel’s security and the safety of its citizens. We live in the worst neighborhood in the world, surrounded by fundamentalist Islamists who would like nothing more than to see us killed. This agreement is a crucial component of our ability to defend ourselves.  Critics will argue that Israel is the reason the U.S. needs a military presence in the Middle East, but that argument is unfounded. Israel has no connection to the American presence in Iraq, the Persian Gulf or Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden didn’t claim that Israel was the reason for the attack on the Twin Towers, and the Islamic State doesn’t pretend to be interested in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.  In addition, there are the savings in lives and money that we will never be able to detail. Israel is a regional intelligence superpower, and our bitter experience has turned us into the Middle East’s leading experts in the covert fight against terrorism.  The vast majority of the money Israel receives as military aid – and in the near future, all of it – remains in the U.S. Israel will purchase equipment from U.S. defense industries, and the result is the creation of American jobs and a relatively cheap way to test the most advanced arms in field conditions.  One of the most difficult moments in the Jewish collective memory is the knowledge that when they came to murder us all, no one came to the rescue. That’s the reason Israel was founded, and the reason we’ll never leave our fate in the hands of others. But the fact that the largest and strongest country in the history of the world stands by our side is nothing less than momentous. (Yair Lapid, chairman of the opposition Yesh Atid party, and former Israeli finance minister, Foreign Policy)

THE “OTHER” PALESTINIANS Nearly 3,500 Palestinians have been killed in Syria since the beginning of the civil war in 2011. Since the beginning of this year (until July), 200

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The Palestinian Authority leadership is currently seeking to improve its relations with the Assad regime in Syria – the very regime that is killing, imprisoning and torturing scores of Palestinians on a daily basis. The PA recently celebrated the inauguration of a new Palestinian embassy in Damascus.

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 As a Jordanian politician, I feel obligated to speak out against the anti-Israel boycott, divestment and sanctions movement. BDS is a reckless act of hatred that threatens the security and stability of not only Israel, but also my country, Jordan, and the entire Middle East.  As the head of the Jordanian opposition, Mudar Zahran, wrote last year: “If the day were to come when Israel falls, Jordan, Egypt and many others would fall, too, and Westerners would be begging Iran for oil. We can hate Israel as much as we like, but we must realize that without it, we too would be gone.”  Israel is at the front of the war against terror in our region, and if Israel is hurt, we all will suffer, and Jordan will suffer the most. Therefore, BDS is a threat to us all.  Why does BDS never boycott Lebanon, where Palestinians are banned from working as taxi drivers? Why does it not boycott Syria, where President Bashar Assad has killed thousands of Palestinians in Yarmouk camp?  I say, BDS: Shame on you for attacking the only country that offers jobs to my Palestinian brothers.

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Israel Action Network: Taking a stand against BDS

By Jerry Silverman, August 25, 2016

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he globally coordinated delegitimization movement, started primarily by groups that do not support Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish state, is becoming increasingly sophisticated. Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) supporters are waging an economic, political and cultural battle on many fronts.

Many say that they support a twostate outcome and just want to apply political pressure to push Israel to improve its treatment of Palestinians. Yet the movement’s founders remain committed to an end of the State of Israel and have attracted many anti-Zionists, Israel-haters and downright anti-Semites to their campaign.

A dramatic example took place in January at a national LGBTQ conference in Chicago. Anti-Israel protesters shouting “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!” prevented participants from entering a reception hosted

by A Wider Bridge, a U.S.-based group that builds connections to Israel. A Wider Bridge calls for a “time when Palestinians will live in dignity, free from occupation.” But that seemed meaningless to these protesters, who wanted to silence any supporter of Israel.

If these activists really cared about advancing the peace process and fostering self-determination to enable Israelis and Palestinians to live side

by side, they would have advocated with A Wider Bridge activists instead of protesting against them. Time after time, loud, vocal, broad and sweeping animus toward Israel overshadows advocacy for peace and shuts down any possibility of dialogue.

We saw another example of animosity toward Israel early this month when the Movement for Black Lives released an extensive platform that raises important issues, including economic justice, voter rights and criminal justice system reforms. Unfortunately, the platform also includes provisions that demonize Israel, erroneously equating the experiences of AfricanAmericans with Palestinians and outrageously calling Israel an “apartheid” state guilty of committing “genocide.”

Jewish Federations work to turn the tide away from delegitimization and toward support for peace efforts through the Israel Action Network (IAN). Created in 2010, IAN is our goto network for anyone seeking resources to combat BDS. It provides training and strategies, fact sheets and talking points to counter attempts to undermine Israel’s legitimacy.

Often working behind the scenes, IAN can be found wherever BDS raises its ugly head: supporting Hillels on college campuses, advising professors in their classrooms and within aca-

demic associations, coordinating local efforts to adopt anti-discrimination legislation in states across the country, counseling fair trade-focused CEOs in board rooms, and training church activists, just to name a few.

As a convener of organizations working to fight delegitimization of Israel, IAN leverages the strengths and assets of those groups. It provides education, training and speakers for major Jewish and non-Jewish conferences, as well as trips and education efforts for non-Jewish leaders of groups vulnerable to delegitimization efforts including interfaith, youth, women, minorities and journalists.

IAN’s key message is simple: BDS is an approach that seeks to shut out and shut down one party to the conflict.

That can’t be the pathway to peaceful resolution. And increasingly, thanks to efforts by IAN and other groups, fair-minded people in mainstream Protestant church groups, academic associations, unions and many other settings get it.

Earlier this summer, at a national meeting of the Presbyterian Church (USA), IAN led a broad grassroots mobilization that yielded impressive results. For the first time in more than 40 years, the PCUSA endorsed a Jewish right to self-determination, representing a monumental shift from recent

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dialogue in the church. In that same week, IAN helped New York University graduate students, who received the support of the United Automobile Workers International Union (UAW) in their efforts to defeat a divestment campaign. In doing so, UAW became the first union in the country to rule against BDS. A recent event held with The Israel Project honored state legislators in an ongoing effort to support local leaders who take a stand against BDS. The two groups are working to ensure that where BDS is active, anti-BDS legislation is signed into law. As of now, 11 states have such laws in place. Twenty more states have passed or are considering legislation.

Those organizations that truly work to promote dialogue and cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians seek strategic approaches to build relationships and foster partnerships between the populations. A true and lasting peace will result only from bilateral negotiations between the two parties, not a boycott of one.

Until those boycott efforts end, Jewish Federations’ Israel Action Network will be at the forefront of the battle against them.

Jerry Silverman is president and CEO of The Jewish Federations of North America.

What is Humanistic Judaism?

By Joe Boston

ome may wonder what Humanistic Judaism is or if it is really Jewish.

Humanistic Judaism is a Jewish religious denomination with congregations across the United States, in Canada and in Israel. Its national association, the Society for Humanistic Judaism (www.shj.org) is located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Humanistic Judaism was founded in the 1960s

by Reform Rabbi Sherwin Wine. Humanistic rabbis come from seminaries of other Jewish denominations, as well as from a rabbinic preparation program of the International Institute for Secular Humanistic Judaism. Humanistic Judaism is represented in Sarasota by the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism (CHJ), (http://chj-sarasota.org) founded in 1996.

The website of the Society for Humanistic Judaism states that “Humanistic Judaism embraces a human-

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centered philosophy that celebrates Jewish culture without supernatural underpinnings.

Humanistic Jews value their Jewish identity and the aspects of Jewish culture that offer a genuine expression of their contemporary way of life. We believe in the human capacity to create a better world.”

Humanistic Judaism affirms these principles: i. Identification with the history, culture, struggles, triumphs and future of the Jewish people ii. Jewish identity, that is, Jewish peoplehood, is to be preserved iii. A pluralistic Jewish community will ensure the survival of the Jewish people iv. Judaism is the historic culture of the Jewish people v. Jewish culture is the creation of the Jewish people vi. Jewish history is one of the great

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2. Justice (Tzedakah): Justice is the promotion in all human interaction of human behavior that saves, increases and enhances the dignity of human beings. Honesty in business and intellectual pursuits, protection of the weak, fairness among employee and employer, and social action are examples of justice.

Charity is a form of justice, for example, when it alleviates hunger in a world of plenty.

3. Harmony (Shalom): Harmony is to be promoted in all things, as a way of striving for a balance between satisfying one’s own needs without improperly affecting the lives and dignity of other human beings, thus bringing about peace.

4. Loving Acts (Gemilut Chasadim): Loving acts are to be given without the expectation of reward, such as visiting the sick or comforting the mourner.

5. Peoplehood (Israel): Jewish peoplehood is to be preserved for the purpose of perpetuating the sacredness of human life, as well as pre-

serving the dynamism of Jewish culture.

6. Study (Limud): The preservation and study of Jewish culture and heritage act as catalysts for promoting moral behavior.

7. Ritual (Avodah): Ritual gives expression to ideas that reinforce moral living and human dignity, while enabling human beings to move emotionally and affirmatively through the passages of life.

Ideas, while not unique to Humanistic Judaism, can be found in the words of a member of CHJ, Edie Kaplan, who has written: Jewish Humanists “believe in optimism rather than pessimism, hope rather than despair, learning rather than dogma, truth rather than ignorance, joy rather than selfishness, and reason rather than blind faith.”

CHJ members come from diverse Jewish backgrounds, including Orthodox, Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist and those with no prior congregational affiliation. Many are involved in The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee and numerous other Jewish organizations. CHJ is represented on the local Synagogue Council. The congregation is led by laypeople. CHJ holds two Shabbat services per month that include a speaker on Jewish Humanistic topics. Services are followed by Oneg Shabbats. Additionally, High Holy Day services with a Break-Fast, educational programs, cultural programs, a community Passover Seder, and special activities are held. Services and programs are held in spaces rented at the Unity facility, 3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota. The congregation’s office phone is 941.929.7771.

Joe Boston is a member of the Congregation for Humanistic Judaism in Sarasota.

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very Friday morning, all Community Day School students and staff come together to celebrate Shabbat. Halfway through our service, dour faculty rabbi asks us to reflect and sshare that which we are grateful for. dExpressing gratitude, along with em-pathy and integrity, are core values at oCommunity Day School.

I wake up each morning keenly aware of my many blessings, and grate-ful to G-d that my family is able to call Sarasota our home. Being an educator is a highly-rewarding profession – you Oget to see children blossom before your very eyes. But being an educator in a community like Sarasota, which is rich with opportunities to enhance learning, is especially gratifying. With the benefit of community partnership, our project-based curriculum allows stu-

dents to see, touch and understand how and why concepts learned in the classroom matter in the real world.

We are so fortunate in Sarasota to have organizations engaged in the arts, sciences, philanthropy, social services and more, that are willing to share their passion and knowledge. We have government officials happy to share their expertise. And we have a Jewish community that devotes itself to tzedakah and tikkun olam, and commits itself to nurturing future generations. In the spirit of our weekly Shabbat gratitude “Shout Outs,” I would like to share some of what our community has provided our Community Day School students.

There is great opportunity for learning within our Jewish community.

Thanks in part to the Rosenthal Family Fund and Blumenthal Family Fund, our students learn to better understand the Holocaust through planting trees to remember the Lost Children of the Holocaust in the Community Remember Me Holocaust Organic Fruit Tree Orchard. It is thanks to The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee that we were able to hire an Israeli Young Shaliach, who will teach our students about and inspire a love of Israel through numerous activities and programs.

When it comes to science, there is truly no better way to learn than by doing. Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium engaged our students in the “From

Sarasota BBYO update

By Skylar Haas, Assoc. Regional Dir. of BBYO’s North Florida Region

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n September, Sarasota BBYO teens joined their friends from across the region as they set sail on a beautiful yacht out of Clearwater. It was an incredible day of reuniting with old friends, meeting new faces, and sharing memories from summers spent in so many different ways. Starting in September the teens have been meeting regularly on Wednesdays at Hershorin Schiff Community Day School hosting teen-led programming and just enjoying each other’s company away from school and homework.

Over the weekend of October 28-30, North Florida Region is hosting Regional Kallah, the first regional convention of the term. Kallah is a place where Jewish learning happens in a way that works for the individual. Kallah helps find answers to your

questions, and offers more questions about Judaism. It offers an opportunity for teens to explore their own Jewish identity and decide what it means to be Jewish, for them. Teens are able to form their own educated opinions about the different meanings and ways of being Jewish through relationships and conversations with peers.

There will be teen-led Shabbat and morning (Shacharit) services to create truly meaningful Jewish experiences.

This weekend will bring together teens in grades 9-12 from Orlando, Melbourne, Jacksonville, Tampa, Sarasota and Naples.

For more information about service, advocacy and philanthropic opportunities for Sarasota teens, please contact me at shaas@bbyo.org.

Farm to Feed” pilot program, growing romaine lettuce for various aquarium animals. At the Faulhaber Fab Lab, our middle schoolers have participated in a variety of fabrication and technology projects.

Brain-based research shows handson science and art education stimulate the same regions of our brain. Our students have learned about filmmaking through a partnership with the Sarasota Film Festival, and shared personal stories related to the theme, “How does faith both connect and divide us in America today?” as part of last year’s Asolo Rep “Faces of Change” program.

I am grateful for the vibrant spirit of not-for-profit industry that pulses through the heart of our community.

Our students have learned about philanthropy and tips for grant making from a professional from the Community

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Foundation of Sarasota County, and felt the satisfaction of providing families in need with healthy food through the donation of fresh vegetables they helped to grow to the All Faiths Food Bank “Sprout” program.

Above all, I am grateful to lead a Community Day School in such a dynamic and generous community.

While the classroom may serve as the headquarters for learning, it is beyond the classroom walls where true understanding happens, where passion grows. I can’t tell you how wonderful it is to hear students buzzing about various projects or learning expeditions, knowing that our community partners are helping to create lifelong, joyous learners. Thanks to all beyond our school walls who are helping to educate and engage the next generation!

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Temple Emanu-El celebrates “Welcome Back Shabbat”C

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ver 200 members and guests gathered on Friday evening, August 26, to enjoy a night of Shabbat spirit and family fun at Temple Emanu-El’s first “Welcome Back Shabbat.”

The special evening began with a kiddush of wine, grape juice, challah and light bites, followed by a festive family Shabbat service conducted by Senior Rabbi Brenner Glickman and Assistant Rabbi Michael Shefrin. With lively music from the Family Shabbat Band, prayers led by Temple Emanu-

El Religious School students, and a beautiful story told by Rabbi Shefrin, the service was filled with joy and inspiration.

Immediately following the service, attendees moved to Benderson Family Hall for a wonderful Shabbat dinner and activities for all ages. Dinner chair Mindy Bloom and Brooklyn Catering’s Michael Lauber collaborated on a delicious, traditional Shabbat meal of chicken, vegetables and potato pancakes – followed by a sumptuous ice cream bar. In addition to

noshing and socializing with old and new friends, families also enjoyed games, face painting, beading bracelets, creating Shabbat plates – and even balloon animals, board games and cornhole!

“Welcome Back Shabbat was such a special night,” one attendee stated.

“I loved celebrating Shabbat with my Temple Emanu-El family and sharing the evening with so many generations.

Seeing the kids all excited about decorating Shabbat plates was especially sweet.”

Dani Mallitz and Ava Rosin decorated Shabbat plates at Temple Emanu-El’s “Welcome Back Shabbat”

Temple Emanu-El Tot Shabbat families the Guidos and Links presented Rabbi Michael Shefrin with a welcome card

“Welcome Back Shabbat” was chaired by Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman, Mindy Bloom and Sharon Kunkel. Volunteers included Stacey Bloom, Courtney Eiseman, Lauren Fineman, Linda Hoffberger, Alisha Leopold, Sarah Link, Elizabeth Spingler, Hilary Yunis and Temple Emanu-El Religious School students.

For more information about upcoming family programs at Temple Emanu-El, please call 941.379.1997.

Sandi, Skylar and Nicole Chapnick enjoyed a special threegeneration night at Temple Emanu-El’s “Welcome Back Shabbat”

Temple Sinai’s SAFETY and JOOSY youth groups do good deeds

By Deb Bryan

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n the August 2016 issue of The Jewish News, there was an article titled, “Temple Sinai Religious School and The Gan children collect tzedakah.” The lessons and examples of giving back to the community were evident in the article, showing all the good that Temple Sinai’s young people do.

Members of SAFETY (grades 9-12) and JOOSY (grades 6-8) also consistently step up to help those in need, and that compassion for others will continue this year.

Two youth group fundraisers that we will be involved with support Camp

Jenny, which is held at URJ Camp Coleman for underprivileged children and takes place every Memorial Day weekend.

The first fundraiser is “Leaving a Legacy,” now in its third year. Teens will once again gather to personalize their own ceiling tiles for this creative, worthwhile mitzvah project. Teens make a donation and get a tile to paint, which is then placed on the ceiling of the youth lounge, where it will remain for years to come.

The other Camp Jenny fundraiser occurs during Temple Sinai’s Mitzvah Day. SAFETY and JOOSY members

run a car wash, and the proceeds go directly to Camp Jenny.

Finally, when teens go skating and exchange their “Secret Hanukkah Harry” gifts, they also bring much-needed items for those who are homeless in the Sarasota-Manatee area.

This year, we are adding a “Ha-

mentashen Bake.” Youth group members will bake delicious hamentashen, and share them with their families as well as with residents in assisted living facilities.

For more information about SAFETY and JOOSY, please email me at dbryan@sinaisrq.org.

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Community Day School expands Jewish programming

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his school year, students at the Hershorin Schiff Community Day School (formerly Goldie Feldman Academy) will benefit from the integration of Jewish studies and values throughout the course of each school day. Community Day, a Jewish day school with a commitment to diversity and pluralism, is working to weave Judaic components through all of its offerings.

Through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee, Community Day has engaged Rabbi Howard Simon to work with middle

school students. He will teach the 6th - 8th grade Jewish Studies class with numerous exciting projects planned, featuring partnerships with organizations including the Sarasota Film Festival, Music Compound and The Players Theatre of Sarasota.

Rabbi Simon leads the weekly Shabbat services for all K-8 students, while Rabbi Michael Werbow of Temple Beth Sholom will continue to assist with the school’s weekly preschool Shabbat observance.

With the arrival of Young Shaliach Oded Israely, who is here for the year

Sponsored by through a grant from The others, and Skype with peers Jewish Federation, Commuin Tel Mond, Israel. nity Day will offer conver“At the Hershorin Schiff sational Hebrew classes and seminars Community Day School, our Jewish on international development and isstudies aren’t siloed into one period sues related to contemporary Israel for each day or just a few times a week. middle school students. Israely will Jewish values and learning run through also supplement school pre-Shabbat our entire school curriculum, each and services with guitar and song. every day,” said Community Day head Students will also benefit from of school Dan Ceaser. partnerships with PJ Library, Temple For more information, please call Beth El in Bradenton, and Kobernick941.552.2770 or visit CommunityDay. Anchin-Benderson, among numerous org.

Young Shaliach Oded Israely (back row, center) meets kindergarteners at the Hershorin Schiff Community Day School. Community Day hired Israely through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.

Rabbi Howard Simon (center) with Community Day middle school students Bianca Gruber, Jordyn Saltzberg, Kaila Cohen and Alexa VanSuch during the first Shabbat service of the new school year (photo by Sharon Kunkel / Wordslinger Marketing & PR)

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TBS welcomes Tara Ullman McCaffrey

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emple Beth Sholom welcomes Tara Ullman McCaffrey, who has joined the staff as USY advisor, Kadima advisor, and to assist with community engagement responsibilities. She will be leading programs, planning events, and encouraging youth to participate in Jewish activities.

Tara’s interest in working with youth and Jewish culture reaches back to her teenage years. Growing up in Pennsylvania, she was involved in lo-

cal youth programming.

Hershorin Schiff ComAfter college, she worked munity Day School.

In addition to TBS’s at the Jewish Community Center in her hometown Sunday Paver Religious focusing on marketing School, the synagogue and graphic design, and sponsors youth groups worked with its summer for children in grades 3-12 which are open to camp. Tara now has two toddlers and is excited all young people in the to be working as part of community. Programs Sarasota’s Jewish comfor Chalutzim (third Tara Ullman McCaffrey through fifth graders), munity for both TBS and Kadima (sixth through eighth graders) as the Judaica studies teacher at the

Free Mommy & Me offered at Chabad of Sarasota

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ommy & Me With a Jewish Twist is a monthly series of innovative classes that allow moms and their tots, ages 3-36 months, to experience Jewish songs and tradition in a stimulating, fun and creative environment.

At Mommy and Me, parents join

their little ones for storytelling, sensory activities, art, snack, and music and movement with Jewish themes. Children learn new skills and form their first friendships in a safe, warm and nurturing environment. And, of course, the moms love it too, especially those who can’t remember the last time they enjoyed a proper adult conversation! It is a great time for moms to network and schmooze.

We are confident this free program, open to the entire community, will be a place where you and your child will want to return each month. All monthly sessions are held on Friday mornings at Chabad of Sarasota from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Reservations are necessary. To register, for a complete schedule or more information, contact Sara Steinmetz at 941.925.0770 or sara@chabadofsarasota.com.

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The Jewish Federation would like to welcome you to the area!

We hope you feel at home and become active members of the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish community.

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and USY (United Synagogue Youth for high school students) include holiday activities, trips, dances, picnics and sporting events as well as discussion groups and opportunities for community service.

Currently, youth group activities for the upcoming year are being planned, and both TBS members and nonmembers are welcome to participate. If you are interested in the youth programs at Temple Beth Sholom, please contact Tara at 941.955.8121.

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Chabad Hebrew School of the Arts of Chabad of Bradenton & Lakewood Ranch held a Construction Party Orientation in keeping with its theme of “Building a Better Future.”

Pictured are Gannon and Naya Weiner, who created a marshmallow skyscraper.

The PJ Library program supports families in their Jewish journey by sending Jewishrelated books and music on a monthly basis to children for free.

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Jewish Happenings SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5

Cemetery visitation

Israel: The Chai-tech Nation

The community is invited to remember loved ones on Erev Rosh H ashanah at a 10:00 a.m. service led by Rabbi Michael Werbow at the Temple Beth Sholom Cemetery, 901 Circus Blvd., Sarasota. For more information, please contact Kelly at 941.955.8121 or knester@templebethsholomfl.org.

Against all odds, Israel has become one of the leading exporters of high technology in a world that desires the latest innovations. This class will cover every facet of Israeli genius and creativity that is helping our planet become a better, more convenient and healthier place to inhabit. Marden Paru, dean and co-founder of the Sarasota Liberal Yeshiva, an adult Jewish studies institute, leads this exciting free 8-week class. This month, the class meets from 11:00 a.m. to noon on Wednesdays, October 5, 19 and 26 at Kobernick-Anchin-Benderson, 1951 N. Honore Avenue, Sarasota.

To RSVP for this class or for more information, call the Encore Academy Activities Coordinator at 941.757.8520.

Rosh Hashanah concert Help us celebrate the upcoming Jewish New Year with an energetic live klezmer band concert featuring all Jewish music, which has been a hallmark of Jewish celebrations since biblical times. Klezmer music, which is distinctively joyous, has remained a mainstay of Jewish weddings and other festive occasions since the fifteenth century. Let’s usher in a sweet Rosh Hashanah with happy hearts and souls rejoicing in the blessings of life we are about to receive The event begins at noon at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $12 in advance; healthy kosher refreshments with vegan options included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

MON-TUE, OCTOBER 3-4 Rosh Hashanah children’s program While parents are attending the Rosh Hashanah services at Chabad of Sarasota (7700 Beneva Road), they can be assured that their children ages 5-11 are fully engaged in exciting Rosh Hashanah-themed activities, singing holiday songs and prayers led by Sara Steinmetz, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Babysitting for children ages 2-4 is available free with a reservation. A “Teen Talk” for teens in grades 7-8 will be held on October 3 at 12:30 p.m. For more information and reservations, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.

High Holiday services and events will take place on the following dates: Erev Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 2 Rosh Hashanah: Oct. 3-4 Yom Kippur Eve: Oct. 11 Yom Kippur: Oct. 12

Please contact the area’s temples for their specific schedules and more information.

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Temple Emanu-El “Lunch with the Rabbis” Are you looking for a great lunch date? Temple Emanu-El welcomes you to our signature monthly program of lunch, socializing, and discussion of current events and subjects of Jewish interest with new and old friends.

This promises to be another wonderful “Lunch with the Rabbis” featuring Senior Rabbi Brenner Glickman and our dynamic, talented new Assistant Rabbi Michael Shefrin. All are invited to this free event at noon at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Please bring a brown-bag lunch – homemade dessert and terrific company are provided. For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.

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Legacy Awards Luncheon “Helping people is the greatest legacy.”

Sidney J. Berkowitz Building Community Award, named in memory of Sidney J. Berkowitz, recognizes continued, outstanding voluntary service to the community reflecting improvement of the human social condition.

Esther & Bob Heller

Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein Hope and Healing Award, named in memory of Rabbi Sanford E. & Leah Saperstein, recognizes devotion to Jewish continuity, education and service to those in need.

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Gloria & Louis Flanzer Philanthropy Award, named in memory of Gloria & Louis Flanzer, recognizes philanthropic and community commitment to empowering individuals and families toward self-sufficiency.

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Yom Kippur Services & Retreat

Monday, October 31, 2016 11:30 a.m.

The Francis, 1289 N. Palm Avenue, Sarasota Individual Tickets: $75 per person Table Sponsor: $1,000 for table of 8

at The Ramada Venice Resort 425 US 41 Bypass N, Venice

October 11–12, 2016

To join Chabad of Venice for the High Holidays is to enjoy an inspiring synthesis of delights for body and soul. Services are not only about prayers and rituals, but moreover about celebrating one’s Judaism as a dynamic and enriching community experience; an experience harmoniously shared by Jews of any and all backgrounds.

In addition to attending the services, meditation and learning, you can opt to take up lodging at the hotel for the night of Yom Kippur at specially discounted rates.

All Prayer services are free of charge. Donations are appreciated.

For full Schedule, Info and RSVP call 941-493-2770 or www.chabadofvenice.com

Inaugural Legacy Awards Luncheon

Passion & Compassion: This is Your Legacy!

Born in Kharkov, Ukraine, Alina Gerlovin Spaulding and her family immigrated to the United States in 1979 with the help of many Jewish agencies funded by the generosity of the Jewish community. Her story is one in which we all share a part. Alina is a motivational speaker and Chief Philanthropic Officer of Mosaic United. She is involved in humanitarian causes in the United States and overseas. Her story will inspire and educate others how easy it is to make a global impact on the world.

Keynote Speaker: Alina Gerlovin Spaulding Event Chair: Steve Seidensticker Berkowitz Award: Esther & Bob Heller Saperstein Award: Ora & Joe Mendels Flanzer Award: Margie & Chuck Barancik For more information contact: Monica Caldwell 941.366.2224 ext. 142 mcaldwell@JFCS-Cares.org Reservations are required by October 10, 2016

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October 2016 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7

Celebrate Israel

Mommy & Me with a Jewish twist

Join us at this all-day event at First Church of the Nazarene (1616 59th St. West, Bradenton) to hear from Holocaust survivors and a former IDF soldier, and eat authentic Israeli food. This free event is open to the public. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Gail Cox at 941.756.7331 or gailcox@tampabay.rr.com.

At 9:30 a.m., Chabad’s Kaplan Preschool (7700 Beneva Road, Sarasota) will be offering a free one-hour Mommy & Me program with a Jewish twist, led by Sara Steinmetz for infants and toddlers ages 3-36 months. The program will include free play, an interactive Judaic circle time, songs and movement, parachute play, art project, sensory stimulation, and a bagels and cream cheese snack. In addition, moms get to socialize with other moms and discuss parenting tips. All are welcome to this free program, but registration is required. For more information or to register, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770 or email sara@chabadofsarasota.com.

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A Jewish Life Plan: Sage Advice The legacy of Jewish thought is vast, and we can, even with a lifetime of study, barely experience its breadth and depth. Learn the Jewish lifestyle from our Sages over the ages through their poems, prayers, essays, and commentaries to Torah. Every week, our group of Jews and non-Jews share wise words for living a Jewish life plan. Join us for inspirational discussions, and contribute your own thoughts and experiences to our communal study This month, our group meets at 2:00 p.m. on Thursdays, October 6, 20 and 27 at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher refreshments with vegan options and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

Sarasota Jewish Chorale rehearsals The Sarasota Jewish Chorale will be rehearsing every Thursday during the month of October, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the Hecht School on The Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The chorus performs widely throughout the area in synagogues, schools, churches and other venues. We welcome people of all faiths who love the joy of singing to learn about our Chorale. For more information or to attend a rehearsal, please call Susan Skovronek at 941.355.8011. Visit us at www.sarasota jewishchorale.org or check us out on Facebook. For bookings, call our booking agent, Phyllis Lipshutz, at 941.924.6717.

Jewish Happenings specifically for families and youths are easily identified with the event descriptions in red type.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 StandWithUs Israel advocacy presentation StandWithUs is an international, non-profit organization that believes that education is the road to peace. Sponsored by The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee’s STEP program, this program is free and open to the public.

Space is limited so register early for this event that takes place from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Zell Room on The Federation campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. To register, visit http://jfedsrq.org/events.

Babyccino This new exciting program at Chabad ventures out into a place where motherhood and childhood happily intersect, creating and offering ways to engage both parents and children at the same time. Babyccino provides a chic meet for mod moms and their tots, and features centers for creative art and expression, Judaic discovery, music and movement, sensory stimulation, dramatic play, parallel play, and social interaction. Babyccino takes place on Sundays, October 9 and 30 from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Cost: $10 per class or $250 annually. For more information, call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030.

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JEWS AND ELECTION 2016 MONDAYS 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Starting October 10 (Eight Weeks) This has been no ordinary year in terms of the presidential election. Notwithstanding one’s own political perspective, you might find it interesting to study all of the various Jewish connections. Many issues of interest (i.e., Israel) were addressed in the platform planks for each of the four political parties nominating candidates for the presidency. As the final months arrive before the outcome of this year’s election, this course will uncover and analyze the many Jewish angles, personnel, perspectives and implications of the 2016 vote. An analysis of the outcome will also be discussed since election day falls during the span of this course. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $60.

JOSEPH: DREAMER AND CONSERVATIONIST TUESDAYS 4:00 PM – 5:15 PM Starting Sept. 27 (Eight Weeks) One of the most colorful characters in all of the Tanach (The Holy Scriptures)– aside from the story of his coat of many colors—is the personality and role of Joseph, the 11th son of our forefather Jacob. Sold into slavery as a young adult by jealous brothers, we learn of his meteoric rise to the second highest government position in all of Egypt: Viceroy. Through his God-given talents—first as an interpreter of dreams and later as an economic and agricultural genius—Joseph contributes immensely to the narrative of the Jewish people and their sojourn in the Egyptian land of Goshen as his kinfolk are forced to leave Canaan due to severe famine. Using text, midrash and commentary, you will have a chance to get to know the full Joseph story. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $60.

Kristallnacht COMMEMORATION

FEATURING

The Jewish Federation invites you to commemorate KRISTALLNACHT, Night of Broken Glass. On the night of Nov. 9, 1938, Nazi storm troopers and German citizens launched a massive, government-coordinated attack on Jews throughout Germany.

The mobs burned synagogues, destroyed businesses, ransacked Jewish homes, and brutalized the Jewish people.

Inquire about multi-course discounts.

Scholarships are also available.

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, 5445 Pamela Wood Way #160, Sarasota, FL 34233.

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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JERUSALEM: PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FRIDAYS 10:30 AM – 11:45 AM September 30 (Eight weeks) As one of the oldest cities in the world, Jerusalem has been central to the lives, inspiration and prayers of the Jewish people. Ever since King David selected this locale as the permanent civilian and religious capital of the Jewish commonwealth he headed, the first Temple was actually built by his son Solomon. And ever since the Babylonians conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in 586 BCE, the Jewish people have consistently been present there albeit under the hegemony of other empires. In 1948 a new Jewish commonwealth came into being—the State of Israel—with Jerusalem as its capital. This class will review the history, study the present state of affairs and status, and have an opportunity to discuss the future of Ir Shalom, the holy city. Instructor: Marden Paru; fee $60.

FRANNIE SHERIDAN

A Jewish woman’s journey out of secrecy. The riveting tale of one family’s journey from darkness to joy.

Opportunities include the following: Active Adults Teens/Young Adults Cultural Arts PJ Library Family Programs Granting Committees Holocaust Awareness Interfaith Outreach Israel Advocacy Event Greeters Light Office

The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee needs YOU! We are preparing for a busy and exciting season of events. Join us for a Volunteer Open House to learn more.

open house Thursday, Nov 10 2-4 pm Refreshments will be served.

Please register at jfedsrq.org/volunteer with your preferences.

To RSVP or for more information contact Deborah Stafford at 941.343.2115 or dstafford@jfedsrq.org

JEWISH HAPPENINGS MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 “The Days of Awe are awesome!”

During the Ten Days of Penitence between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, our hearts are refurbished or even remodeled to accept new beginnings on a better life path. To find and stake that pathway, we choose destination points and build fences to keep us on course. What are your destinations for the coming year, and what fences will you make for yourself to stay on track? The event begins at 11:00 a.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per adult; $3 per student; healthy kosher brunch with vegan options and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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JAN 11 to FEB 18

Holiday Show!

MAR 1 to APR 9

DEARLY DEPARTED A COMEDY BY DAVID BOTTRELL AND JESSIE JONES

Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch Book Review

APR 19 to MAY 27

Join us at 1:30 p.m. at the Esplanade Golf & Country Club, Amenity Center (5240 Esplanade Boulevard, Lakewood Ranch), to discuss Where God Was Born: A Daring Adventure Through the Bible’s Greatest Stories by Bruce Feiler. The event is facilitated by Ellen Honig. Where God Was Born combines the adventure of a wartime chronicle, the excitement of an archaeological detective story, and the insight of personal spiritual exploration. Taking readers to biblical sites not seen by Westerners for decades, Feiler’s journey uncovers little-known details about the common roots of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and affirms the importance of the Bible in today’s world. No charge; donations appreciated. For more information, call 941.281.2587 or email info@kehillahoflakewoodranch.org.

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Mitzvah Knitting Group at Temple Emanu-El Are you a knitter or crocheter interested in using your talent to brighten the lives of others while making new friends? If so, please come to the Mitzvah Knitting Group sponsored by Temple Emanu-El Sisterhood at 10:00 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. We gather monthly to craft and socialize, and our beautiful handiwork has been donated to local new parents as well as needy families in Sarasota-Manatee and in Israel.

Bring your needles or crochet hook and a favorite pattern – we’ll supply the yarn and great company For more information, email Susan Bernstein at susanhope22@comcast.net.

Game Day at Temple Beth Sholom Join us at 1:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom (Madeline L. Sainer Social Hall, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota) for a weekly Game Day. Invite your friends or connect with new ones at TBS to play mah jongg, Scrabble, cards, Rummikub, or bring your favorite game. This month’s events take place on Tuesdays, October 11, 18 and 25. Donation at the door: $2 for members and $3 for nonmembers to cover snacks. Please contact Felicia Servetz at 941.351.5280 or joelsinfla@verizon.net for more information.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

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Yom Kippur Children’s Program While parents are attending the Yom Kippur services at Chabad of Sarasota (7700 Beneva Road), they can be assured that their children ages 5-11 are fully engaged in exciting Rosh Hashanah-themed activities, singing holiday songs and prayers led by Sara Steinmetz, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Babysitting for children ages 2-4 is available free with a reservation.

A children’s program will also be held during the Kol Nidrei service on Tuesday evening. A “Teen Talk” for teens in grades 7-8 will be held at 12:30 p.m. For more information and reservations, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.

Yom Kippur Break the Fast Join Chabad of Bradenton (5712 Lorraine Road) at 7:30 p.m. for a delicious kosher Break the Fast feast of bagels, lox, cream cheese, cakes and more catered by The Polo Grill. All are welcome to this free event. Donations are appreciated. Reservations are suggested. For more information, call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 “Setting the Stage for Kristallnacht: Disarming the German Jews, October 1938” Of all of the experts in the Nazi disarmament of Jews before the infamous attacks and imprisonments of Kristallnacht, famed attorney and author Dr. Stephen Halbrook is at the top of the list, having written extensively on this timely and timeless Jewish issue. Put simply, Halbrook, who has appeared on numerous television broadcasts and successfully argued a number of U.S. Supreme Court cases, finds that Nazi confiscations of guns before Kristallnacht compromised our very Jewish existence. The event begins at 5:30 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. Cost: $10 in advance; healthy kosher refreshments with vegan options and discussion materials included. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

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October 2016 This event sells out so get your tickets today!

Bring the whole family for a meal of delicious soup, bread and dessert, and then select a beautiful, handcrafted bowl to keep as a reminder of the empty bowls you help fill.

NOV 13, 2016

WE’VE MOVED! PLEASE JOIN US AT ED SMITH STADIUM

VIP Tickets: $100 Tickets: $30 12 & under: $10

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Bridge...

Anyone?

For more information

The Bridge Group meets Thursday afternoons from 1:00–4:00 pm on the Federation Campus (582 McIntosh Road).

Open to intermediate and advanced bridge players. call Bob Satnick at 941.538.3739

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 PJ Library presents Sukkah-rama Join us from 9:30 a.m. to noon at Temple Sinai (4631 S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota) and learn about Sukkot, make decorations and decorate a sukkah, shake a lulav, and have special Sukkot snacks. Food donations to All Faiths Food Bank will be collected. Free for families with children in grades K-2. For more information, contact Andrea Eiffert at 941.552.6308 or aeiffert@jfedsrq.org. To register, visit http://jfedsrq.org/events.

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Sukkah construction at Temple Beth Sholom Everyone is invited to join the Men’s Club of Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota) at 9:00 a.m. in raising the Sukkah for 5777. No experience necessary to participate in this commandment. Teens can earn community service hours or scholar dollars for their help in construction and decorating. For more information about the sukkah, please contact the temple office at 941.955.8121.

Jewish War Veterans breakfast meeting Jewish War Veterans Sarasota Post 172 will hold its first meeting of the 2016-2017 season in the Activities Room of Kobernick House, 1951 North Honore Avenue, Sarasota. The lox-and-bagel breakfast begins at 9:45 a.m.

Cost: free for paid-up members of Post 172 residing at Kobernick House; $7 for spouses, significant others, guests and potential members. Following breakfast, guest speaker Oded Israely will talk about the Israel Defense Forces. Oded recently arrived from Israel, thanks to a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. H e is a specially-trained Ambassador from the Jewish Agency for Israel and will be teaching at the Hershorin-Schiff Community Day School in Sarasota for the next year. A short business meeting will follow his presentation. For further information, contact Stan Levinson, Commander, at stanlevinson172@gmail.com or 941.907.6720.

Stand Up for Israel Meet monthly to perform acts of support for the Jewish homeland, which is under relentless attacks at all points in time. This month we shall learn through films how Israelis celebrate the happy holiday of Sukkot, which begins this year on the evening of October 16, in order to understand Israeli religious life in action. In truth, Sukkot is a glorious and gorgeous holiday in the Holy Land, where sukkahs are seen everywhere, and lulavs and etrogs are waved by thousands of joyous Jews The event begins at 2:00 p.m. at the Al Katz Center, 5710 Cortez Road West, Bradenton. A suggested donation of $7 is greatly appreciated; healthy kosher refreshments and materials supplied. Students welcome. To RSVP, call Beverly Newman at 941.313.9239.

Celebrate Sukkot at the Kehillah of Lakewood Ranch Sukkot is a holiday rich in tradition and meaning, from the holding of the lulav and etrog to the sitting in a sukkah. The holiday is filled with symbolism to express our relationship to G-d. Join our Kehillah at 6:45 p.m. as we celebrate Sukkot with Student Rabbi Ira Wiesner in the home of Marilyn and Marvin Abrams. Refreshments and dessert will be served. No charge; donations appreciated. For location and directions, call 941.281.2587.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 18 Sarasota Jewish Singles dinner meeting The Sarasota Jewish Singles is an outreach program of Temple Beth Israel to give all Jewish singles in the area the opportunity to meet other men and women who are alone. The group meets once a month for dinner, laughter and a time to turn acquaintances into lifelong friends. Join us on at 6:00 p.m. at Columbia Restaurant, 411 St. Armands Circle, Sarasota. For more information or to make a reservation, call or text Rosalyn Fleischer at 941.915.6631 or rozfleischer@gmail.com.

CTeen: Refinement!

Join CTeen for its second get-together of the year, with the theme of “Refinement.” Teens will learn aspects of setting personal boundaries and growing through struggles with activities and crafts such as Who Is It?, Stress Ball, Human Knot and more. Teens will experience a Sukkah Hop to various local sukkahs They will also raise money to send to PIZZA IDF. Refreshments will be served. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. CTeen’s mission is to give teens three things: Jewish Network, Jewish Identity, Jewish Values. Cost: $180 per teen for an annual CTeen membership. For more information, please call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19 Temple Emanu-El’s Jewish Book Club Do you love books of Jewish interest? Do you love discussing books of Jewish interest with old and new friends? Under the direction of our wonderful new librarian, Dr. Eleanor Wachs, Temple Emanu-El is delighted to facilitate a vibrant and lively monthly Jewish book club. Please call for information on the book of the month, and plan to be a part of this stimulating experience. The book club meets at 9:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: free for Temple Emanu-El members, $5 donation requested for guests. For more information, email Dr. Eleanor Wachs at efwachs@aol.com.

Scientific Public Opinion Polling: Fact or Fiction?

This election year, National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) SarasotaManatee Section cordially invites you to an eye-opening session on public opinion polls. Haven’t you wondered at times about the reliability of poll results and how data is obtained and calculated? Professor Jeffrey Ornstein, former co-owner of a polling firm, will be our guest speaker. &A and a dessert reception to follow. Admission is free to this event which begins at 1:00 p.m. on The Federation campus, 580 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. For more information or to RSVP, call NCJW’s phone line at 941.342.1855.

BBQ Under the Sukkah Chabad of Sarasota’s Men’s Club “Club 770” presents BB Under the Sukkah at 5:30 p.m. at 7700 Beneva Road, Sarasota. The event will feature a delicious BB and the opportunity of fulfilling the mitzvah of eating in the sukkah, and reciting the blessing on the lulav and etrog (aka the Four Species). Cost: $10 for Men’s Club members, $12 for nonmembers, $8 for children 5-10, free for WRS Religious School families. Advance reservations are necessary. To RSVP or for more information, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.

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Klezmer in the Sukkah concert Come to the Klezmer Festival with the Freylekh Band at 5:30 p.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail. The Hebrew word “klezmer” is a combination of the words “kley” (vessel) and “zemer” (melody), that referred to musical instruments in ancient times. It became colloquially attached to Jewish folk musicians sometime in the Middle Ages. Enjoy a beautiful evening with the popular Freylekh Band along with a BB , Simchas Beis Hashoeva, games, moon bounce, sukkah, and much more.

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International Jewish Film Festival Please join Rabbi Michael Sternfield for his wonderful monthly program of a movie and dinner. This month’s film is The Wedding Song (2008, slight nudity, subtitles). The Nazi occupation of Tunisia strains the bonds of friendship between a Muslim woman and a Sephardic Jewess who are both preparing for their marriages. Dinner will be prepared by Rabbi Sternfield.

The event begins at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Beth El Bradenton, 4200 32nd Street West, Bradenton. Cost: $7 per person. For more information and reservations, please call the TBE office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

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Come shake it up at 6:30 p.m. at The Chabad House (5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton) with Shakes in the Sukkah. Enjoy a sukkah craft station for all ages, a bounce house for the kids, and fun music. Feast on a fruit and milkshake bar for your Sukkos enjoyment. Free admission. For more information, call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030.

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JEWISH HAPPENINGS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21

JFCS Holocaust Survivors’ Havurah

“From the Street to a Recording Deal”

All survivors are invited to attend these monthly gatherings of friendship, camaraderie and support.

Enjoy a light nosh and a lively discussion. The group meets from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. at Kobernick House, 1955 N. Honore Ave., Sarasota. Conversation topic: Memorable Past High Holidays. 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 Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany. To RSVP or for more information, contact Jan Alston at 941.366.2224 x172 or jalston@JFCS-Cares.org.

The Congregation for Humanistic Judaism, which meets at Unity (3023 Proctor Road, Sarasota) at 7:30 p.m., will feature Donald Gould and Jacqueline Bevan speaking on “From the Street to a Recording Deal.”

Donald Gould was living on the streets of Sarasota, playing a street piano to make enough money to survive. In 2015, a passerby filmed Donald playing a piano version of Styx’s “Come Sail Away,” and placed it on YouTube.

It became a viral sensation with over a million hits within 24 hours. He was swept up by local media and given a makeover within days by Inside Edition, which put him on national television. For more information, call 941.929.7771 or email chjsarasota@hotmail.com.

Welcoming Ushpizim

Shabbat Live! at Temple Beth El

The SaBra Chapter of H adassah and Temple Beth Sholom Sisterhood invite you to the temple’s sukkah (1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota) at 11:30 a.m. Melissa Werbow will offer a D’var Torah on the Ushpizim (Guests).

In addition to a light lunch, we will be involved in an art project. We’re all part of the program Members, Associates and guests are all welcome.

Couvert: $10. RSVP by Friday, October 14 to Lee Ruggles at 941.924.1338 or lruggles.sabra@gmail.com.

Join us for Shabbat Live , a monthly Friday night musical service at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Beth El Bradenton, 4200 32nd Street West, Bradenton. This month we will celebrate and observe Sukkot. Enjoy a wonderful Oneg under the stars in our sukkah. For more information and reservations, please call the TBE office at 941.755.4900, Tuesday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to noon.

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Judaism 101: Fall and Winter Holidays How can we make the Jewish holidays meaningful and fun for our families – when we might not know much about these days ourselves? What activities and stories can foster a joyful holiday spirit? If we are married to someone of another religion, how can we honor their faith while still making the Jewish holidays special? In a warm, supportive environment, participants will study, explore, share and talk about bringing the fall and winter holidays alive. The class takes place from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. Cost: free for Temple Emanu-El members, $10 donation per family requested for guests. For more information, call Rabbi Elaine Rose Glickman at 941.379.1997.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 24 Simchat Torah and Third-Grade Consecration All are welcome at 6:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom (1050 S. Tuttle Ave., Sarasota) to participate in our joyous Simchat Torah and Consecration, where students from Paver Religious School and Hershorin Schiff Community Day School are welcomed to their formal religious studies.

For more information, please contact Kelly at 941.955.8121 or knester@ templebethsholomfl.org.

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No words can accurately describe this party. It is a celebration you must witness to believe. Joyous, energetic and cool are some of the terms we have heard being used, but “be there” is the best description we can think of. Come Horah with the Torah as we enjoy Hakafot, singing and dancing with the Torah, at 7:00 p.m. at Chabad of Venice, 2169 S. Tamiami Trail.

There will be a Special Family Torah Dancing for children at 6:30 p.m. For more information, contact Rabbi Schmerling at 941.493.2770 or info@ chabadofvenice.com.

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Enjoy dancing with the Torah, a buffet dinner, flags and Torahs for the children, and lots of merriment on this joyous holiday. This free event begins at 7:30 p.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton.

Donations are appreciated. For more information, call Rabbi Mendy Bukiet at 941.752.3030.

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Feel the joy of Simchat Torah Chabad of Sarasota’s Simchat Torah celebration will include lots of fun for the kids, and joy for the adults.

Dancing, l’chayim and a delectable Oneg will follow the 7:30 p.m. service.

This annual celebration is free and open to the entire community. Join us at Chabad of Sarasota, 7700 Beneva Road. For more information, call the Chabad office at 941.925.0770.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25 ORT “Breakfast and Fashions” The GulfsidePalm Chapter of ORT America presents “Breakfast and Fashions” at 10:00 a.m. at Millie’s Restaurant (3900 Clark Road, Sarasota).

Please come for a delicious breakfast with ORT members modeling fashions by A’Tu Jewelry & Clothing Outlet. Each person orders from the Millie’s menu and pays for her own meal. Members and guests are invited.

Call Kim Sheintal by Thursday, October 20 at 941.921.1433 to reserve your spot.

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Yiddish Language and Literature In spite of their privations, Jews living in Tsarist Russia developed a system of compassionate welfare, promoted educational institutions, and produced world-class literature, theater and music. In this free class, led by instructor Baila Miller, you will explore how Yiddish – a fusion of German, Slavic, Hebrew and Aramaic origins – has influenced Jewish culture as we know it. The class takes place from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. at Kobernick-AnchinBenderson, 1951 N. Honore Avenue, Sarasota. To RSVP for this class or for more information, call the Encore Academy Activities Coordinator at 941.757.8520.

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28 Prayer class Join Rabbi Mendy Bukiet from 11:00 a.m. to noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. Learn the how to’s, why’s and what’s of prayer. Admission is free. For more information, call Rabbi Mendy at 941.752.3030.

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Brandeis National Committee reception Join us at 1:30 p.m. for the Brandeis National Committee’s New and Prospective Members Reception at a private home. Meet members, learn about the Sarasota chapter of BNC, and this season’s events. Both men and women are welcome to this free event. To attend or to refer a friend or neighbor, and for the address of the reception, contact Ellen Klein at EllenforBrandeis@gmail.com or 941.351.6762.

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Temple Emanu-El Family Simchat Torah Service Celebrate Simchat Torah with your family at 7:00 p.m. at Temple EmanuEl, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. This joyful holiday, which celebrates the completion of the cycle of Torah readings and the beginning of a new year of Torah portions, is observed with festive spirit. We will pray, sing, dance with the Torah scrolls throughout the Temple building, unroll an entire Torah scroll around the sanctuary, and consecrate our newest students. All are welcome to this happy and celebratory service for all ages. For more information, call the temple office at 941.371.2788.

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Jewish Treasures of the Caribbean:

Documenting the Oldest Jewish Sites of the Western Hemisphere by Wyatt Gallery On View Through December 11, 2016 A documentation by photographer Wyatt Gallery of the oldest Jewish synagogues and cemeteries in the Western Hemisphere. Images from the remaining historic Jewish sites in Aruba, Barbados, Curacao, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Croix, St. Thomas, St. Maarten, St. Eustatius and Suriname reveal the significant yet little-known legacy of Judaism in the New World.

Once home to thousands of Sephardic Jews from a melting pot of Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch and other cultures, these dwindling communities now contain only five historic synagogues.

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Many Inspiring Speakers to Choose from Including HILDE MANDEL PAUL MOLNAR RIFKA GLATZ GINETTE HERSH HENRY TENENBAUM

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