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November 2015 - Heshvan/Kislev 5776 Volume 45, Number 11
Celebrating Jewish Life in Sarasota and Manatee Counties, Israel
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Marlee Matlin: Living GenerouslyBy Su Byron and Marty Fugate
The Triumph of the Human Spirit: From Auschwitz to ForgivenessBy
Federation Staff
Award-winning actress and devoted social activist Marlee Matlin
received worldwide critical acclaim for her fi lm debut in Children
of a Lesser God, for which she became the youngest recipient of the
Best Actress Oscar at age 21. Though Matlin lost her hearing when
she was only 18 months old, she never let her challenges dictate
her future or deter her dreams. Shes gone on to iconic roles in fi
lm and television, including performances on The West Wing,
Seinfeld and Desperate House-wives.
Along with a successful Holly-wood career, Matlin has dedicated
herself to raising awareness for many humanitarian causes,
including di-versity and LGBT rights. She is a staunch advocate for
children and a champion for those struggling against domestic abuse
and addiction. Matlin has also helped raise awareness for better
hearing health for millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing children
and adults in developing countries, in support of the Starkey
Hearing Foundation.
Matlin will be sharing insights about the deaf ex-perience,
Judaism, her career, and the art of living generously at The Jewish
Federation of Sarasota-Manatees annual Womens Day on Monday,
De-cember 7 at 11:30 a.m. at Michaels On East. Matlin shared a few
insights for our readers in the sprightly
interview that follows.How did your Jewish heritage in uence
your
childhood? I grew up in the Chicago suburb of Morton
Grove, Illinois. Our household was a Reform Jewish household and
we observed the major Jewish holi-days. When someone passed away in
the family, we
sat shiva. When Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur came around, we went
to temple and celebrated with holiday meals. The same went for
Hanukkah and Pass-over. I even had a bat mitzvah at Temple Bene
Shalom, a temple serving both the hearing and deaf communities in
Skokie.
Is there a link between your Jewish heritage and social rights
activism?
I think my social rights ac-tivism arises from two aspects of my
life: growing up deaf and growing up Jewish. The ideas of standing
up for whats right and
working on behalf of the less fortunate are lessons I learned
from my parents and my grandparents, who emigrated here from
Europe. My family and my edu-cators also told me that, as a deaf
person, I was en-titled to the same paths to realizing my dreams
and success as anyone else.
Eva Mozes Kor to speak at Kristallnacht Commemoration
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is proud to present
Holocaust survivor, for-giveness advocate and revered public
speaker, Eva Mozes Kor, at a Kristallnacht Commemoration on Monday,
November 9 at 7:00 p.m. at Temple Beth Sholom, 1050 S. Tuttle Ave.,
Sarasota. Kor will give a second presentation on Tuesday, November
10 at 6:30 p.m. at Parrish Center at Epiphany Cathedral, 224 Harbor
Drive North, Venice. Both events are free to the public.
In 1944, Eva and her family were loaded into a cattle car packed
with other Jewish prisoners and transported to the Auschwitz
concentration camp. Eva and her twin sister Miriam were just 10
years old. At Auschwitz, the girls were ripped apart from their
mother, father and two older sisters, never to
see any of them again. Eva and Miriam became part of a group of
children used as human guinea pigs in genetic experi-ments, under
the direction of the now infamous Dr. Josef Mengele. Approxi-mately
1,500 sets of twins were abused, and most died as a result of these
experiments. Eva herself became gravely ill, but through sheer
determination, she stayed alive and helped Miriam survive.
Approximately 200 children were found alive by the Soviet Army at
the liberation
Marlee Matlin
Eva Mozes Kor
MARLEE MATLIN
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You often mention the Matlin chutzpah, referring to your father.
Do you credit your gutsy determina-tion to him?
Absolutely! He was a straightfor-ward man who never took no for
an answer, but he had the biggest heart and would cry whenever
someone asked how I became deaf. He actually banged pans over my
bed to see if I was deaf! And, for a while, he and my mother
grieved and felt very guilty. But as you said, the Matlin chutzpah
pulled them out of their misery and they got down to business. And
by that, I mean making sure that I was treated as any child should
be treated with love and respect despite what people thought a deaf
child could and couldnt do!
Is your dedication to social rights a way of putting the Jewish
ethos into action?
I certainly ascribe to the tikkun olam philosophy of healing the
world and chesed or lovingkindness. Thats something I learned from
my parents and my Jewish upbringing. So, yes, it certainly is!
What role does Judaism play in your household today?
We live in a very modern house-hold where we embrace all
beliefs. Thats because my husband grew up in a Catholic household.
We celebrate all the holidays and engage in cultur-al activities
that cover the spectrum from Hanukkah to Christmas, from Easter to
Passover. I know that more Conservative and Orthodox practitio-ners
might frown on that but it works for us and millions of Jews who
live in mixed households. By the way, my husband and I were married
by a rabbi and a priest both of whom signed and spoke!
Whats your funniest They got it wrong story about a hearing
per-son?
I have many and dont want to give them all away because I talk
about them in my presentation. But my fa-vorite is defi nitely the
fl ight attendants who gave me Braille menus when I was boarding a
plane. When I remind them that Im deaf not blind, some still dont
get it. But when they fi nally do, theyre so embarrassed that I
usually dont see them for the rest of the fl ight!
Whats your most fascinating role?
Sarah Norman in Children of a Lesser God. Shes always been my
fa-vorite because it was my fi rst role on fi lm and it garnered me
an Academy Award. It was such a new experience for me. I learned
and grew so much that I always consider Sarah my most fascinating
role! But playing a pollster on The West Wing comes in a close
second. I mean, working in the White House? How fascinating is
that!?
What dream character would you love to portray?
I would love to play a Marvel char-acter and have an action fi
gure on toy shelves! I believe there is a Marvel character that is
blind Daredevil so why not a deaf one?
What new TV projects can we look forward to?
Im looking forward, hopefully, to another season of the ABC
Family
series Switched at Birth. I love work-ing on that show. Its so
groundbreak-ing and original and nothing like it has ever been on
TV.
What attracted you to the role in the upcoming production of
Spring Awakening on Broadway?
The timing is right for me to be away from my family, as it is a
limited run. And the re-staging of the show with deaf and hearing
actors got such accolades when it was done in Los Angeles, I
couldnt really refuse when they asked me to join the Broadway run.
Ive always said I want to chal-lenge myself and here I am doing
that, going to Broadway for the fi rst time. There is a title
called an EGOT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. Im the fi rst deaf
Oscar winner. Perhaps I can be the fi rst deaf EGOT winner. All I
need is to record an album. Ha!
Tell us a little about the Marlee Signs American Sign Language
app you developed.
It works for all Apple iOS hand-held devices iPhones and iPads.
Its my fi rst app for teaching sign language and it also has a
component to create sign language emojis that you can in-sert in
your keyboard another fi rst. Its been featured on the Apple Stores
best apps and I couldnt be more proud.
What social issues are you in-volved with these days?
The American Red Cross Celeb-rity Cabinet, which encourages
people to donate blood, not only in national emergencies, but
year-round. The Mul-tiple Myeloma Research Foundation, as my father
was diagnosed with MM 10 years before he passed away. The Human
Rights Campaign, a lobby-ing organization working on behalf of LGBT
rights. And the National Asso-ciation for the Deaf, working to
ensure equal access for the countrys 35 mil-lion deaf and
hard-of-hearing individu-als.
What will you share at your pre-sentation for The Jewish
Federation of Sarasota-Manatee?
Living Generously is my theme. I talk about how my upbringing as
a deaf and Jewish young girl has put me on a path that most would
have never thought I could ever accomplish sim-ply because I cant
hear. Its also about reminding people how important it is to give
and help those less fortunate or anyone out there facing a
barrier.
What other creative projects are on the horizon?
Lets see Im a mom of four, Im working on Switched at Birth, Im
do-ing a Broadway play, I have the Marlee Signs and Marlee Keyboard
apps, Im on the motivational speaking circuit, so thats plenty for
me right now. But per-haps down the road a book series for kids
like my friend and mentor Henry Winkler created would be
interesting. Why not?Reservations for Womens Day are available for
purchase by visiting www.jfedsrq.org/events or calling Ilene Fox at
941.343.2111. Reservations start at $75 and include lunch. Seating
is lim-ited. In addition, a minimum gift of $54 to the development
efforts of The Jew-ish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee is required
to attend this event.
Eva Mozes Kor...continued from page 1of the camp on January 27,
1945. The majority of the children were Mengele twins. Eva and
Miriam Mozes were among them.
In 1995, Kor opened CANDLES Holocaust Museum and Education
Center in Terre Haute, Indiana, with a mission to prevent prejudice
and ha-tred through education about the Holo-caust. Thousands of
people, including many school groups, have visited CANDLES since it
opened.
Powered by a never-give-up atti-tude, Eva has emerged from a
trauma-fi lled childhood as a brilliant example
of the human spirits power to over-come. She is a community
leader, champion of human rights, and tireless educator. Were
honored to be able to present her to our community, says Howard
Tevlowitz, Executive Director of The Jewish Federation of
Sarasota-Manatee.
There will be a book signing di-rectly after the presentations
with books for sale. For more information about the events, call
Orna Nissan at 941.552.6305 or register online at
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Federation loves overnight camp!By Federation Staff
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Join us on Mitzvah Day!By Federation Staff
On Sunday, February 21, 2016, the Synagogue Council of
Sarasota-Manatee is coordi-nating a community-wide volunteer event
with the support of The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
The morning will begin with a Kick-Off Breakfast before
participants leave for their various projects. More than a dozen
area organizations will open their doors to welcome the as-sistance
our volunteers will provide. In addition, there are plans to
collect items and supplies that are needed by numerous groups.
There will be proj-ects for all ages and abilities, and ways for
everyone with an interest to become involved. Registration and
project de-tails will be available through the Jew-ish Federation
of Sarasota-Manatees website at www.jfedsrq.org.
This is an opportunity for a large number of Jewish people in
our com-munity to work together and make a positive impact, said
Laurie Lachow-
itzer, Synagogue Council president. We are so fortunate that The
Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee will share its technology to
make register-ing a breeze.
According to Lachowitzer, the inspiration for this event came as
an outcome of the successful board lead-ership workshop that the
Synagogue Council held last March. From that, a committee of 30
people from nine area congregations formed to plan future
collaborative efforts. Under the guid-ance of volunteer facilitator
Norm Ol-shansky, a non-profi t professional, the group embraced the
idea of a day of good deeds.
Projects are currently being as-sembled. Non-profi t
organizations, agencies, clubs or groups in both Sara-sota and
Manatee counties that have projects for that Sunday should contact
Laurie at 941.927.3636 or [email protected]. All ideas for all
ages will be appreciated and considered.
The Jewish Federation of Sara-sota-Manatee is committed to
ensuring local Jewish children are given the opportunity to attend
overnight summer camps. The valu-able impact a Jewish overnight
camp can have on a child is an investment in our Jewish future and
one that delights both Federation donors and camp grant recipients.
That is why each year we offer incentive grants to Jewish,
full-time Sarasota-Manatee residents at-tending eligible overnight
camps.
The grants offered are: $1,000 (fi rst-time camper), $750
(second-time camper), $500 (third-time and beyond
camper). Applications can be complet-ed online at:
http://jfedsrq.org/camp beginning November 1, 2015, and con-tinuing
until January 31, 2016. These grants are fi rst-come fi rst-served,
so do not delay!
Additional assistance may be avail-able through your local
synagogue, your camp of choice and One Happy Camper
(www.onehappycamper.org.), which offers $1,000 scholarships for fi
rst-time campers.
For more information, please con-tact Andrea Eiffert at
941.552.6308 or [email protected].
Where are they now?By David Goodless
David Goodless
I was a recipient of the Ned and Janet Sinder and the Betty
Shoe-nbaum Educational Scholarships from The Jewish Federation of
Sara-sota-Manatee, each for two years. Both scholar-ships were a
major cata-lyst to my future career. These scholarships gave me the
ability to expand my horizons outside of textbooks. They gave me
the fl exibility to network and gain life experience that I use
every day in my personal and professional life.
I attended the University of Cen-tral Florida, where I studied
fi nance. I now work as a fi nancial planner with a rapidly growing
investment advisory fi rm in Sarasota. I got the job from a
connection I made joining an extracur-ricular organization in
college. These scholarships directly helped me par-
take in this organization. In my job, I help people invest their
life savings. It has been very exciting and I am constantly
learning. I am now work-
ing toward becoming a CFA Charterholder and building a
successful career within the fi nan-cial services industry.
My connection to Judaism has not been a major visible element
throughout my college and young professional career. Instead, it
has been an internal guid-ing voice. During times
of confusion, it has served as a guide as to how to act.
Socially, it has been one of the most infl uential areas of my
life, as many of my close friends were made during the time I spent
at Camp Ramah Darom and within the Jewish community at college.
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Sabbath through the works of leading international artists. Curated
by Laura Kruger, Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion
Museum, New York.
MARK PODWAL: ALL THIS HAS COME UPON US
November 10, 2015 March 13, 2016Mark Podwal is best known for
his drawings on The New York Times OP-ED page. This exhibition
features his depictions of
historical threats of antisemitism, from slavery in Egypt
through the Holocaust, combined with verses from the Book of
Psalms.
Exhibition Sponsors: Funding Arts Network, Robert Arthur Segall
Foundation, Dr. Paul Drucker,
Kenneth and Barbara Bloom, Burton Young, Anonymous Donor.
A Song 1948, Psalm 126:5 -Those who plant in tears will harvest
in joy. Mark Podwal, All This Has Come Upon Us, 2014. Series of 42
archival pigment prints of acrylic, gouache and colored pencil
works on paper. Artist signed limited edition #10/60. Donated by
Dr. Paul Drucker, from the collection of the Jewish Museum of
Florida, originated by Marcia
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Kristallnacht with Eva Mozes KorFifty Shades of J at Louies
Modern PJ Library: Shine a Light on Chanukah Womens Day with Marlee
MatlinPJ Library: Turning Bedtime Battles into Bedtime
BlessingsFifty Shades of J at Polo GrillNewcomers Event at Selby
GardensClub Fed Lecture Series I: CreationPJ Library: Raising a
MenschClub Fed Lecture Series II: ExodusPublic lecture with Ehud
Barak Tel Mond Dancers at Riverview High SchoolTel Mond Dancers at
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Jewish Federations awarded funds for groundbreaking Holocaust
survivor careThe Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) is
proud to an-nounce that the United States Department of Health and
Human Services has awarded the organization $12 million over fi ve
years, pending the availability of federal funds, to ad-vance
innovations in person-centered, trauma-informed supportive services
for Holocaust survivors. This award will help Jewish organizations
and the broader Aging Services Network sup-port the compounded and
urgent needs of Holocaust survivors, and ultimately, all aging
survivors of trauma.
We are honored and humbled to partner with the federal
government to provide much needed assistance to Holocaust
survivors, said Mark Wilf, chair of JFNAs National Holocaust
Survivor Initiative. With this award, we will be able to advance
our efforts to provide crucial services to vulner-able survivors,
including those liv-ing in poverty, those in the Orthodox Jewish
community and those from the former Soviet Union. These are our
mothers and our fathers, our teachers and our mentors. They deserve
to live
their remaining years in dignity, and this award will help make
that hope a reality. Our gratitude goes out to the Administration
for Community Liv-ing and Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy
Greenlee for recognizing this particularly vulnerable
population.
Todays announcement is in line with Vice President Bidens
three-pronged initiative announced in De-cember 2013 to inspire
public-private partnerships to address this dire need. When
combined with matching funds, the $2.5 million each year will
support $4.1 million in programming annually for organizations that
help Holocaust survivors, including many Federation-affi liated
agencies. Through a competi-tive award process, this program will
allow local agencies to expand their provision of comprehensive
supportive services for survivors. In addition, the program will
allow for the develop-ment of a national technical assistance
center, housed at JFNA, to facilitate the spread of information
about person-centered, trauma-informed approaches to serving
Holocaust survivors.
We thank the U.S. Senate and
House Appropriations Leadership for funding this vital program
and we are grateful for the unending bipartisan leadership of
Senator Cardin, Sena-tor Kirk, Congresswoman Wasserman Schultz and
Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen for calling attention to the needs of
Holocaust survivors, said William Daroff, Senior Vice President of
Public Policy and Director of the Washington offi ce for Jewish
Federa-tions.
JFNA will implement this pro-gram together with the
organizations partners at the Association of Jewish Family &
Childrens Agencies, the Conference on Jewish Material Claims
Against Germany and other partners including UJA-Federation of New
York, Selfhelp Community Services, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, The
Blue
Card, Agudath Israel of America, the Orthodox Union of America,
Leadin-gAge, Meals on Wheels America, the National Association of
Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) and the National Coun-cil on Aging
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My March of the Living experienceBy Julie Lichterman
Todays youth continue to ex-pand the limitations society has set
of mere burger fl ipping and grocery bagging. The upcoming
generation has proven its passion for a variety of causes and its
propensity to take the steps necessary to construct a brighter and
more caring future.
In April of this year, 13,000 Jew-ish adolescents from around
the globe returned from a life-changing experi-ence in which they
com-memorated the deaths of those who perished in the Holocaust.
This program is called the March of the Living, and its changing
the way Jewish teens view the Holocaust. The fi ve participants
from the Sarasota-Manatee dele-gation traveled with 100 students
from Boca Ra-ton. The massive group traveled on four buses, and
participants were able to grow, learn and experience the
life-changing pilgrimage together.
The experience began in Poland, where participants spent a week
tour-ing the country with survivors and youth advisors who
explained the meaning of historical sites, and their personal
experiences there. The camps visited were Auschwitz,
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Treblinka and Majdanek. All were diffi cult
places for the survivors to return to, but with wheelchairs and
canes alike, they walked tirelessly with the group, explaining the
meaning of each location. One of the survivors, Joe Eckstein,
clearly recounted the loca-tion of his barrack and told the story
of his fi rst day in Auschwitz, when a pris-oner pointed to smoke
emitting from a chimney, and said, Your parents are in there. The
frigid air in Poland proved
to be congruent with the survivors sto-ries, as each testimonial
enabled par-ticipants to gain a deeper insight into the atrocities
that occurred within each camp.
From being packed like sardines in a real boxcar, seeing scratch
marks on the walls of gas chambers, observing millions of tattered
shoes, seeing the stains and empty containers of Zyklon-B, to
observing a 13-ton human ash pit,
and hearing the heartwrenching tales of survivors, this
experience is one that changed the lives of all who
partici-pated.
It only takes 36 hours for this gas chamber to be up and running
again, said Jack Rosenbaum, regional director for the Southern
delegation, in refer-ence to the gas chambers in Majdanek. This was
one of the many eye-opening facts that helped redefi ne the
Holo-caust for participants who have only read about the atrocities
in textbooks.
Ive had an incredible journey thus far, and Im excited to see
what the future will bring, said PineView senior Maia Zildjian,
from the Sarasota delegation.
Just before the group left Poland, one of the child survivors,
Rose, re-minded everyone, If we dont speak
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What to do after the Iran deal is adoptedBy Rabbi Howard A.
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The present administration wantsthe country to believe the
nu-clear deal with Iran is a done deal. They want the country to
believe there is nothing that can be done to impede or stop this
agreement. This is not true. There are a vari-ety of responses that
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Congress can and should take the President to court, stating he
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Maia Zildjian and Julie Lichterman biking in Israel
March of the Living...continued from page 4out, if we remain
passive, six million lives will cease to live. So with lumps in our
throats and tears in our eyes, hu-manitys past cant be denied, we
must remember our past, and we wont let it happen again.
The participants had provided one another with a shoulder to cry
on, and a support system they never thought they needed. After a
week of despair, the group was ecstatic for the second portion of
the trip: Israel.
While many had already visited the Holy Land on other occasions,
coming after experiencing Poland provided a new perspective. After
a week in Po-land, coming to Israel really made me appreciate the
land and its meaning to the Jewish people. Israel is the light at
the end of the tunnel, said Jessie Green-berg, a Sarasota high
school senior.
In Israel, participants experienced good fun and great food from
ex-ploring markets, visiting ancient sites, mountain biking, to
touring Masada, and celebrating Yom HaZikaron (Is-raels memorial
day), immediately followed by Yom HaAtzmaut (Israels independence
day). It was eye open-ing to see how much respect people pay to
their fallen soldiers, said Sarah Levison, a Sarasota high school
senior. People actually stop their cars on the highway and stand in
a minute of si-lence while the memorial siren rings throughout the
country.
It was the next evening that every-one celebrated Yom HaAzmaut
in Tel Aviv. Israelis roamed the streets with
pure excitement for the in-dependence of their country.
Fireworks exploded in the sky, and children sprayed silly string
around the streets, which provided the perfect ending to an
incredible trip.
We made it from Hell to the Promised Land with at least 30 new
friends who have made a huge impact on our lives, recalled Adam
Caldwell, a Lakewood Ranch high school junior. All partic-ipants
can agree that the trip impacted their perspective or life somehow,
and many have adopted the obligation to spread the message of the
Holocaust. They plan to do this by making speech-es in their
schools back home, creat-ing artistic relief projects, or writing
in
their school newspaper. It was survivor Max Glauben from
Boca Raton who said: I believe we should start talking about the
Holo-caust in quality and not quantity, and the teens returning
from this trip have done exactly that.
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By Anne SteinHolocaust Speakers Series: Ginette Gigi Hersh
Ginette Gigi Hersh is a lovely woman with a beautiful spirit.
She was 12 years old when the Germans invaded half of France. On
June 14, 1940, when Paris fell to the Germans, Ginettes father
bought a car to take the entire family, including her grandmother,
from their hometown in Dijon to the south of France. They had to
leave everything behind. Ginettes immediate family survived four
years of hiding from the Germans. She has many interesting and
amazing stories about the war years and what she en-dured. Her
family survived by always being one step ahead of the Nazis, and
also by some very lucky breaks and help from other people. Not all
of her relatives were as fortunate as her fam-ily. Her mothers side
lost 20 members during the Holocaust.
Ginette feels very grateful that through those years she was
able to continue her schooling. It was not easy. She was always
hungry. Most of all, it was extremely stressful not knowing if she
would be found out to be Jewish. Her biggest fear was that she
would be-come an orphan.
After fl eeing Dijon, Ginettes fam-ily spent two years living in
a town near Lyon which was in Free France. Her family owned
clothing stores in Dijon. Thinking that it was safer for women to
travel than men, her mother went back to Dijon in occupied France
to work at one of their stores. She man-aged to send money to the
rest of the family. She had to be very clever in the way she sent
the money as she could not just go to the post offi ce and mail it.
First she had to get a non-Jew to agree to mail it, and then she
had to disguise that she was sending money as this was illegal.
Once, she emptied out a dental cream tube and hid the money inside.
Another time, she sent the money hid-den in a papier-mch toy horse
packed in a box. A friend took it to the post of-fi ce for her and
a German SS man put a knife through it but fortunately he did not
fi nd anything of value and put ev-erything back into the box,
including the toy horse.
In July 1942, a French policeman came to Ginettes aunts store in
Dijon to arrest her, her children and her moth-er. Her aunt,
Rachelle, managed to talk the policeman into taking just her and
not her children and mother. Ginettes grandmother and cousins fl ed
south. In Macon a man offered to help lead them to Free France for
a fee. Once he was paid, he disappeared. A Jewish boy of 14 saw
that Ginettes grandmother
was struggling to manage a small baby, young child and a
suitcase. He wanted to help and told them to follow him. When they
made it to the free area of France, a French policeman stopped them
and demanded to see their pass-es. Since they did not have any
passes they were taken to jail. Eventually they managed to get out
of jail and reunite with the rest of Ginettes family. Rach-elle,
who was taken away, was sent to one of the French detention camps.
Ginettes family received one postcard from her and then never heard
from her again. Rachelle did not survive the war, but her quick
thinking with the French policeman saved her mother and
chil-dren.
In 1942, the Germans occupied all of France. One day, the Nazis
came and gave Ginettes family 24 hours to get out and move to
another area. Her parents put her fi ve-year-old brother into a
monastery and sent Ginette to a boarding school. Her parents hid in
a house owned by a Jewish family who had a denim factory. The
Jewish owner was not allowed to run the factory so it was being
managed by a non-Jewish employee who reported to the owner every
day.
One day, when the manager was coming to report to the owner at
his house, he saw that the Nazis were rounding up Jews from their
homes. When they had emptied a home of its Jewish occupants they
would draw a swastika on the door with blue chalk. The man got some
blue chalk from a store and went to the owners house to warn him.
He told them to be very quiet and he marked the house with a
swastika so it seemed that the house had already been searched.
Ginette was in boarding school at the time but she felt that her
family was in danger. She ran to the principals offi ce and begged
her to get in touch with her family. The principal refused. Ginette
was beside herself the rest of that week. She did see her mother on
the following Sun-day when her mother could visit her. Usually her
mother arrived on the fi rst morning train but on that Sunday
she
came on the very last train. Ginette anxiously waited at the
gate all day for her mother. It was dark by the time her mother
arrived. Ginette heard her mothers high heels clicking on the
cobblestones. She ran to her mother and they fell into each others
arms. Ginette immediately asked her mother what had happened on
Wednesday. Her mother was shocked that Ginette had felt that
something was wrong. Her mother told her what happened and how the
manager had saved them from being rounded up.
They had another close call on a sunny summer day when Ginette,
at age 15, was staying with her family in hiding. She talked her
mother into
taking a walk. As they came out of the basement hiding place,
they saw French police checking peoples pa-pers. Ginette walked
behind her moth-er so that they would not appear to be together.
Her mother had false papers on her but Ginette did not. Her mother
showed her false papers to one police-man while Ginette was
standing before another policeman. Thinking quickly she told him
that she did not have her papers as she had left her identifi
cation card in school since she was only going for a walk on a
beautiful summer day. He angrily told her that the law stated that
everyone must carry their papers from the age of 13 otherwise they
are breaking the law. He said that he had
to take her to the police station. While walking there, Ginette
tried to talk him into letting her go to the school to get her
papers and bring them back to him. He refused. As they walked to
the po-lice station, Ginette continued to talk to him. When they
got to the stone steps of the police station, she could see in-side
and it was dark and scary looking. She did not know what to do.
Then the policeman said, I am letting you go now but do not ever
take a walk without your papers. Ginette was so relieved, she ran
in the direction of the school crying and trembling. This was the
most frightening situation she had experienced. She had come so
close to being arrested. And the most amazing part of it was that
this took place in the summer when the school was closed.
Finally, in 1944, the American military made it to the town
where they were hiding and they were fi nally free. Many years
later the young Jewish boy, Charles Herszkowitz, who had helped
Ginettes grandmother and cousins get to Free France and was
arrested with them, became Ginettes husband. Af-ter he came to the
United States he changed his last name to Hersh. Gi-nette and
Charles raised a family in the Bronx, New York. He was a tailor and
Ginette says that she was the best-dressed woman in the Bronx.
Sadly, Charles died at age 56, and Ginette came to live in
Florida.
Ginette Hersh is an engaging speaker. She has told her story to
nu-merous students at many of our local schools.
The Holocaust Speakers Bureau offers a powerful educational
opportu-nity to hear from Holocaust survivors and their offspring.
For booking infor-mation, contact me at 941.923.6470 or
[email protected].
The Holocaust Speakers Bureau oers teachers a unique opportunity
to expand their students classroom experience. We have a large
number of Holocaust survivors who reside in this community. They
are very motivated to visit school children and give their
eyewitness accounts of the Holocaust. Also available are speakers
who were hidden children, those saved through the Kindertransport,
resistance ghters, refugees, as well as World War II camp
liberators.
All speakers are authentic to their respective experiences and
feel a strong commitment to bring an awareness of the consequences
that result when evil is allowed to ourish. They feel privileged
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Our interest in Jewish MessianismBy Marden Paru, Dean, Sarasota
Liberal Yeshiva
For 3,500 years, the Jewish peo-ple have yearned for the com-ing
of the Messiah. We have waited patiently and still pray for the day
when the lion and the lamb can live together harmoniously in the
same en-closure. When will the Messiah come? Will we recognize the
personage of the redeemer?
Contemporary Judaism has transi-tioned philosophically away from
a hu-man savior. Liberal Jews pray for the start of a messianic
era, best expressed in the Tanach The Holy Scriptures in the vision
of Isaiah 2:4: And they shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword
against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore. When will
that time come?
Yet, throughout Jewish history, many individuals arose who were
thought to be the savior. No discussion of the rabbinic Messiah can
ignore the personality of Shimon Bar Kokhba, the leader of the
Judean revolt against Rome from the 132-135 CE. According to
rabbinic sources, Rabbi Akiba, the greatest sage of the time,
proclaimed Bar Kokhba as the Messiah.
Two types of Messiah are men-tioned frequently in rabbinic
literature: Messiah ben Joseph and Messiah ben David. Jesus of
Nazareth was claimed by early Christians as the first type since
his father coincidentally was a Joseph. Other early Christians
claimed Jesus as Moshiach ben David in keep-ing with biblical
prophecy. Judaism rejected the Christian Messiah entirely
based on the lack of both qualifications and predetermined
conditions at the time of Jeshus sojourn during the Ro-man
period.
With anti-Semitism so rampant in Europe during the middle Ages,
the Jewish people looked even more fer-vently for the redeemer.
Surrounded by a Christian majority, under the hege-mony of the Holy
Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, Jews cried out for
redemption, freedom to practice Yiddishkeit freely, and salvation.
One result was the emergence of a number of false messiahs, most
notably Shab-batai Tzvi. Today, we still yearn for the Messiah to
come. This would be a good time!
Commencing Friday December 4, from 10:30 to 11:45 a.m., the
Sarasota
Liberal Yeshiva is offering a new eight-week course: The History
of Jewish Messianism. This seminar will study the most notable
messianic characters and why they did not meet the con-ventional
criteria for being the Mes-siah. Well also explore the differing
messianic orientations of Christianity and Judaism as well as new
emerging views.
To register, please contact me at 941.379.5655 or
[email protected]. The course fee is $50. Scholar-ships are
available. The Sarasota Lib-eral Yeshiva is partially funded
through a grant from The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee.
This seminar is open to everyone.
Sixth Annual Ringling College Hillel Judaic Art Competition to
take place in NovemberRingling students to create artwork based on
The Book of Deuteronomy
Ringling College Hillel, in con-junction with the Ringling
College of Art and Design, is pleased to announce the Sixth Annual
Ringling College Hillel Judaic Art Competition. The theme of the
compe-tition will be The Book of Deuterono-my, which represents the
continuation of the competitions work through the Five Books of
Moses. The competi-tion will be judged by Ringling Col-lege faculty
members. All full-time Ringling College students are invited to
participate and will have the oppor-tunity to utilize any art
medium taught at Ringling College of Art and Design.
The awards ceremony and recep-tion, which is complimentary and
open to the Sarasota community, will be held on Tuesday, November
10 from 6:00 to
8:00 p.m. in the Diane Roskamp Exhi-bition Hall in the Ulla
Searing Student Center on the Ringling College of Art and Design
campus, located at 2700 N. Tamiami Trail in Sarasota. Awards will
be presented to the student artists beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Reservations are requested. RSVP to Linda Wolf, Suncoast Hillels
Assistant Director, at 813.899.2788 no later than Tuesday, November
3.
Student scholarships, ranging from $1,800 to $180, will be
awarded for first, second, third, fourth and fifth place in the
competition. Competition entries will also be available for sale to
the public during the event, and af-terwards, by contacting the
Ringling College Dean of Students Office at 941.359.7509.
Last years competition featured original works of art by 11
Ringling College students. To view the artwork and artists
statements about their work from the previous program, please visit
www.ringlinghillel.org.
The Ringling College Hillel Ju-daic Art Competition is made
possible through the generosity of the Mau-rice A. & Thelma P.
Rothman Family Foundation.
Hillels of the Florida Suncoast supports Jewish life on seven
college campuses along the Suncoast of Flor-ida, including Ringling
College of Art and Design, New College of Florida, University of
South Florida, Univer-sity of Tampa, Eckerd College, USF-St.
Petersburg, and Stetson University College of Law. Ringling College
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Sarasota-Manatee.
For more information about Ring-ling College Hillel or the
Hillels of the Florida Suncoast organization, please contact Linda
Wolf, Assistant Direc-tor for Hillels of the Florida Suncoast, at
813.899.2788 or [email protected].
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TBS Breakfast and Learn The Mens Club of Temple Beth Sholom will
again sponsor a Sunday series of Breakfast and Learn programs. Both
men and women are invited to start with a bagel and lox breakfast
at 9:30 a.m. This will be fol-lowed by the program at 10:00 a.m.,
and concluded with a Q&A session. A voluntary donation of fi ve
dollars to the TBS Mens Club would be appreci-ated to cover the
cost of food.
Please call Temple Beth Sholom for a reservation at 941.955.8121
bythe Tuesday prior to the event. For more information, please
contact Norm Walter at [email protected] or 941.907.2683.
Here is this seasons schedule: November 1 - Sex and the
Bible
with Dr. Rabbi Ed Weinsberg: Rabbi Weinsberg is an award-winning
author, Certifi ed Intimacy Coach, and has appeared on many radio
and television shows, includ-ing Good Morning America.
December 6 - Hillel, Anti-Semi-
tism and Israel on the American College Campus with Rabbi Ed
Rosenthal: Rabbi Rosentahl is the Executive Director and Cam-pus
Rabbi of Hillels of the Florida Suncoast, located from Tampa to
Sarasota.
January 3 - Whats Next in the Middle East with Rabbi Howard
Simon: Rabbi Simon is co-chair of the Robert and Esther Heller
Israel Advocacy Initiative of The Jewish Federation of
Sarasota-Manatee, and a member of the executive committee of the
Sarasota/Manatee Ministerial Alli-ance.
February 7 - World Wide Wrap with Rabbi Michael Werbow: The
donning of tefi llin begins at 9:00 a.m., followed by
breakfast.
March 6 - The Future of Higher Education in the U.S. with Dr.
Donal OShea
April 3 - To be announced
Own an RV? Join the Shalom Roamers this December in Sarasota!Do
you own and travel in an RV? Would you like to meet other Jewish
couples and singles who enjoy the same lifestyle? The Shalom
Roamers, a Chapter of FMCA (Family Motor Coach Associa-tion), will
hold its annual Winter Rally from Tuesday, December 22 to Sunday,
December 27, at the Sun-N-Fun RV Resort in Sarasota. Rally events
will include Shabbat Dinner & Services, Havdalah, Torah Study,
Hebrew Class, Tzedakah Project, Shalom Roamer Sip N Noshes, SR
Annual Meet-ing & Dinner, Pot Luck Dinner, RV Travel
Roundtable, Book Club Discus-sion, Game Night, Lox, Bagel &
Eggs Breakfast, Dog Park Gatherings, Shuf-fl eboard Tournament and
Golf Outing.
Members of the Shalom Roamers
come from the Sarasota area as well as other parts of Florida
and across the U.S. While their personal philosophies and practices
vary widely, members are united in a common commitment to
maintaining Judaism in their lives while traveling in their RVs.
Through-out the year, members are encouraged to keep in touch with
each other in ad-dition to gathering as a group. Con-tact is
maintained through a quarterly newsletter, emails, Facebook and
Ya-hoo groups.
Join today and make new friends for life. Dues are $18 per year
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These we honorYour Tributes
BNC Study Groups offer many bene ts
There are 19 fabulous Study Groups and learning oppor-tunities
this season from the Sarasota Chapter of Brandeis National
Committee. Many are favorites from prior seasons Modern Novels,
Jewish Film Series, Modern Plays, and Jewish Short Stories. Some
groups are totally new, including interesting tours to area
attractions, luncheons and dinners. Most take place during the day,
but a few are evening groups.
Study Groups utilize the exper-tise and skills of many of our
talented members as group leaders. Also, we reach out into the
community for ex-perts willing to share their knowledge on many
interesting topics. Included this season are Highlights of the
Su-
preme Court (Paul Rosen Lifelong Learning Academy), Creativity
(Lar-ry Thompson President of Ringling College of Art and Design),
and For-gotten Lives (Harriett Hendel Life-long Learning Academy
and Pierian Spring Academy).
Study Groups afford us the oppor-tunity to experience new
things, see the positive elements in our community, and interact
with other members on an intellectual basis and best of all, have
fun while participating! Only BNC members may attend study groups.
Contact Ellen Klein ([email protected]) about becoming a member or
Jill Simons ([email protected]) for additional information about
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Jewish artists were at the very center of cultural life in
Germany in the 1930s, but as the Third Reich was rising, their art
became increasingly isolated, and in some cases, ultimately
forbidden. This season, Sarasota Opera will present several
programs that will explore anti-Semitism from Nazi Ger-many to our
day.
The Nazi regime viewed the mu-sic of Jewish composers as
inharmoni-ous as well as morally and spiritually dangerous. By
1934, even non-Jew-ish composers such as Pfi tzner and Hindemith
were maligned as atonal noisemakers because of their musical
progressiveness and their association with Jewish musicians.
In a partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum in St.
Petersburg and with support from both The Jew-ish Federation of
Sarasota-Manateeand the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay, Sarasota
Opera will pres-ent two concerts entitled Forbidden Music Works
Banned by the Na-zis. The concerts will feature works banned as
part of the Nazi campaign against Entartete Kunst (degenerate art),
a label that was originally applied to the visual arts and later
expanded to music, poetry and theater.
The two performances of For-
bidden Music will take place fi rst at Sarasota Opera House on
Saturday, November 7 at 8:00 p.m., and repeated in Ferguson Hall of
the Straz Center in Tampa on Sunday, November 8 at 3:00 p.m. The
dates were selected to coincide with the commemoration of
Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, which took place on
November 10, 1938.
Among the composers represented will be Felix Mendelssohn,
George Gershwin and Kurt Weill. The program will feature songs,
arias and ensembles linked together through a narration de-veloped
in collaboration with the Flor-ida Holocaust Museum.
In addition to the concerts, the col-laboration will include a
talk and panel discussion following the theme of anti-Semitism. On
Thursday, November 5 at 5:30p.m., Hava Holzhauer, Florida Regional
Director of the Anti-Defama-tion League, will offer a talk focused
on anti-Semitism in Europe leading up to the Holocaust, comparing
and con-trasting it with anti-Semitism today in Europe and in the
United States.
Following Ms. Holzhauers talk, there will be a facilitated
community conversation with a panel discussion about contemporary
anti-Semitism worldwide and locally on Thursday,
November 19 at 5:30 p.m. Both events are free and will take
place at the Sara-sota Opera House Kamlet Library. No tickets are
required.
On Saturday, November 14, Sara-sota Youth Opera will present
Hans Krsas childrens opera Brundibr for two performances with a new
prologue by stage director Martha Collins.
Written before the start of World War II, Brundibr was performed
55 times in the Theresienstadt Jew-ish ghetto, and is the most
performed youth opera in the world. Also known as Terezn, the
ghetto supported a ro-bust cultural community amidst the atrocities
of the Holocaust. The opera Brundibr was used several times by the
Nazis as propaganda, including in a fi lm entitled Der Fhrer
schenkt den Juden eine Stadt (The Fhrer Gives a City to the Jews),
and again on June 23, 1944, during an inspection visit by the
International Red Cross.
The story of Brundibr centers on the mission of two young
children, Joe and Annette, to get milk for their sick mother. When
they attempt to sing in the town square to raise funds, the organ
grinder Brundibr chases them away. Three wise animals a sparrow,
cat and dog come to the childrens aid and help recruit other young
people to
rise up against the evil organ grinder.Composer Hans Krsa and
libret-
tist Adolf Hoffmeister originally wrote Brundibar as an entry
for a child opera competition. The results of the com-petition were
never announced and a 1941 attempt to perform the work at the
Prague Jewish orphanage was thwarted as martial law and
deportations began. Though a production without orchestra took
place in August 1942, Brundibr received its offi cial opening night
per-formance on September 23, 1943, in the hall of the Magdeburg
barracks, in Theresienstadt.
In the 54 performances that would follow, the cast continually
changed as members were deported east. Krsa would compose several
new works in Theresienstadt, including his Overture for Small
Orchestra which we will per-form as part of our production, before
his own death at Auschwitz on October 16, 1944.
While the history of Brundibr is somber, the story is one of
hope. The members of Sarasota Youth Opera look forward to bringing
Hans Krsas op-era and its message to the stage once more this
fall.
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Polevoi
Many Sarasota Jewish Cho-rale members are active not only with
the Chorale, but give back to the community by being involved in a
wide range of activities beyond the SJC. Ronnie Riceberg is one
example of this because she is im-mersed in several Jewish
organizations. Currently, Ronnie is co-chair of an event sponsored
by the Sarasota Chap-ter of the Brandeis National Commit-tee the
Annual Showcase being held on Friday, November13 at 9:30 a.m. at
Temple Emanu-El, 151 McIntosh Road, Sarasota. The aim of the event
is to attract new members and to educate them about what the
Sarasota chapter does. It is a day for registration for a
wide variety of study groups for both returning members and
people just joining. There will also be entertainment provided by
the Sarasota Jewish Chorale, titled Selections from the
Repertoire.
As a longtime mem-ber of the SJC, Ronnie suggested to the
Brandeis board that the Chorale provide a program for the event.
This would be a wonderful opportunity for the chorus to further its
presence in the community. The re-quest was approved and Ronnie
opted to select music that would tug at peo-
ples heartstrings and maybe get a tear in their eye. To
accomplish this, she
went through the entire rep-ertoire of the chorus to fi nd songs
such as Tumbalalai-ka, Bei Mir Bistu Shein and Jerusalem of Gold.
Rehearsals on this program started in September.
Ronnie, an alto, retired from teaching 3rd grade at Phillippi
Elementary School in 2014 after many years of teaching both in
Sarasota and in Massachusetts. She
then realized that she needed more in-tellectual pursuits. She
is a graduate of Brandeis herself, as is her daughter.
Ronnie Riceberg
For the second year in a row, members of Temple Emanu-El
participated in a unique proj-ect to build community and aid needy
veterans through the temples popular Summer Dining Series.
Every week in the summer months, Temple Emanu-El holds Friday
eve-ning services at 6:00 p.m., and after-wards members and their
guests gather at local restaurants to share a Shabbat dinner.
Temple Emanu-El member and military veteran Dick Gross makes the
reservations, choosing restaurants that agree to donate ten percent
of the mon-
ey spent by the temple group to Temple Emanu-El Social Action
Committees Buddy Program. Created by the Social Action Committee,
the Buddy Pro-gram provides assistance and support for homeless and
needy veterans and their families through Jewish Family and
Childrens Services OMAP Pro-gram (Operation Military Assistance
Program). This year, almost $1,000 was raised.
When Mr. Gross lived in New York, he belonged to an organization
that helped needy Jewish families. He said it was a good feeling
knowing he
was able to provide sup-port in an anonymous way to those less
fortunate, stating, Its what Juda-ism is all about. When he heard
about the plight of Americas returning vet-erans, he began to think
about what members of Temple Emanu-El could do to help them and
came up with this idea.
I want to let these men and wom-en know they have not been
forgotten, Mr. Gross said. He thanks those restau-
Temple Emanu-El members and guests enjoyed Shabbat dinner at
Demetrios while raising money for needy veterans through
the synagogues Summer Dining Series
rants that participated and is looking forward to doing this
again next year.
She became a member of the board of the Sarasota Brandeis
chapter, as well as working on the Jewish Film Festi-val and for
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. She sings with other
music groups and helped with the Womens Seder, where she also
as-sisted in singing.
The Sarasota Jewish Chorale re-hearses most Thursdays evenings
at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road,
Sara-sota. For more information, please call Susan Skovronek at
941.355.8011. For bookings, please call Phyllis Lipshutz at
941.924.6717.
JFCS hosts Sweet Success PartyBy Sheri Weiss, Director of
Volunteer Services and Community Outreach
In September, JFCS hosted a Sweet Success Party to kick off a
new program created by Sheila Birn-baum. The program is a
collaboration of three local agencies: JFCS, Harvest House and
Mothers Helping Mothers; and national distribution organization
K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers.
The goal of the program is to provide basic items needed by
those served at the three partnering agencies in order for them to
get back on their feet. With the help of K.I.D.S./Fashion Delivers,
JFCS, Harvest House and Mothers Helping Mothers will receive and
distribute goods such as clothes,
towels, blankets and books to help children, families, veterans
and seniors in need. This program was funded by a grant from The Z
Foundation through The Gulf Coast Community Founda-tion.
Partnering agencies, funders and volunteers with Sheila Birnbaum
(center) at Sweet Success PartySheila Birnbaum with JFCS Past Board
Chair
Marie Monsky (photos courtesy Jamie M. Smith)
Sharsheret supports JFCS to offer breast cancer support services
By Jamie M. Smith, MBA, Director of Marketing
JFCS recently joined the national Sharsheret Supports program to
raise awareness and to sup-port women and their families facing
breast cancer. Sharsheret, Hebrew for chain, is a national
not-for-profi t or-ganization supporting young women and their
families, of all Jewish back-grounds, facing breast cancer.
The new support program will be led by Jewish Healing Program
Coor-dinator Jennifer Singer, MAJE, who is excited to offer such a
comforting ser-vice to our community. In partnership with
Sharsheret, JFCS will provide ac-cess to national breast cancer
resources, including culturally-relevant resource materials, local
support groups, edu-
cational classes and conferences, and community surveys.
For more information, please con-tact Jennifer Singer at
941.366.2224 x166 or [email protected]. You can also visit the
Sharsheret website at www.sharsheret.org.
Call for volunteers for A Taste of Chanukah community-wide
eventPlanning is well underway for the 2015 edition of A Taste of
Chanukah, Sara-sota-Manatees preeminent community Chanukah
celebration! This commu-nity-wide event will be held at the
Sarasota Fairgrounds on Sunday, December 6 from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.,
and will again feature delectable gourmet kosher food prepared and
served by some of the regions top restaurants, spectacular
entertainment, and attractions for the whole family. Highlighting
this years event is the Moshav Band, an Israeli-American rock
band.
A large number of volunteers are urgently needed to assist with
event operations, including set-up, decorating, traffi c/parking
assistance and more. If you wish to volunteer, please contact
Chabad of Sarasota at 941.925.0770 or [email protected], or
visit www.ATasteOfChanukah.com.
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Temple Emanu-El members and guests enjoyed Shabbat dinner at
Demetrios while raising money for needy veterans through
the synagogues Summer Dining Series
rants that participated and is looking forward to doing this
again next year.
She became a member of the board of the Sarasota Brandeis
chapter, as well as working on the Jewish Film Festi-val and for
The Jewish Federation of Sarasota-Manatee. She sings with other
music groups and helped with the Womens Seder, where she also
as-sisted in singing.
The Sarasota Jewish Chorale re-hearses most Thursdays evenings
at the Hecht School on the Federation Campus, 580 McIntosh Road,
Sara-sota. For more information, please call Susan Skovronek at
941.355.8011. For bookings, please call Phyllis Lipshutz at
941.924.6717.
towels, blankets and books to help children, families, veterans
and seniors in need. This program was funded by a grant from The Z
Foundation through The Gulf Coast Community Founda-tion.
Jewish HappeningsSUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Camp Grant Application opens onlineApply today for a Jewish
overnight camp incentive grant from The Jewish Federation of
Sarasota-Manatee. For more information and to apply, visit
http://jfedsrq.org/camp.
Falafel with YoavCome and enjoy a terrifi c kosher falafel lunch
at noon at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton. All you
can eat falafel for $5. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy
Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or [email protected].
Torah TotsJoin other parents, grandparents and caregivers as we
explore the childs world through story, song, cooking, crafts and
circle time. Torah Tots encourages multi-sensory experiences that
stimulate emerging language, motor development, socialization and
bonding between parent and child. Explore child-rearing from a
Jewish perspective, participate in group activities, and learn
Jewish customs that will enhance this unique time in your toddlers
life in these formative years. Torah Tots takes place from 10:00 to
10:45 a.m. at The Chabad House, 5712 Lorraine Road, Bradenton.
Suggested donation: $6. For more information, contact Rabbi Mendy
Bukiet at 941.752.3030 x3 or [email protected].
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2
A musical celebration of Temple Sinais Silver Anniversary
This is the fi rst of a four-series concert, Seeds of Sun
musical ambassa-dors of Israel representing the eclectic spirt of
Israeli life. The event begins at 3:30 p.m. at Temple Sinai, 4631
S. Lockwood Ridge Rd., Sarasota. Cost per concert: $18 in advance,
$25 at the door, $10 with student ID. For more information, call
the temple offi ce at 941.924.1802.
Paid for in part by Sarasota County Tourist Development Tax
revenues. Sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of
State, Division of Cultural Affairs, and the Florida Council on
Arts and Culture.
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RELATED EVENTS
Lecture:Forbidden Music & Anti-SemitismTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5,
5:30 PM
Panel Discussion:Anti-Semitism TodayTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 5:30
PM
Free admission. No ticket required. Lecture and Panel Discussion
held inThe Jonas Kamlet Library, Sarasota Opera House, 61 N.
Pineapple Ave., Sarasota, FL 34236
In partnership with the Florida Holocaust Museum, St.
Petersburg, Sarasota Opera presents FORBIDDEN MUSICtwo identical
concerts, a lecture and a panel discussion, dedicated to works by
composers banned by the Nazis.
The concerts will feature songs, arias, and instrumental pieces
by composers such as George Gershwin, Felix Mendelssohn, Kurt Weil,
and Hans Krsa.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7,