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Just a Nosh..Just Just a Nosh..Just Political and Economic Affairs Filmmaker to speak about ballplayer 33707 St. Petersburg, FL Avenue 6416 Central Jewish Press of Pinellas County Inc. Bay, Tampa The Jewish Press Group of turned spy at showing of documentary Award-winning filmmaker Reel film and speaker series such as Morris “Moe” Berg Aviva Kempner will speak put on by the Jewish Federa- and radio and early TV star following the screening of tion of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Gertrude Berg. her documentary film, “The Kempner has been called In “The Spy Behind Spy Behind Home Plate,” “the Jewish Spike Lee.” The Home Plate,” Kempner tells on Thursday, March 19 at 7 child of a Holocaust survi- the real story of Moe Berg, p.m. at Studio Movie Grill in vor and a U.S. Army officer, a Major League Baseball Seminole. she has dedicated her life player turned spy. Berg Photo Courtesy Irwin Berg The film and Kempner’s to spotlighting underappre- was a catcher in the major Moe Berg as a major league catcher. visit are part of the Real to ciated Jewish-Americans SPY continued on PAGE 5 Serving the Jewish communities of Pinellas County: The Jewish Press Group St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Seminole, Largo, PAID U.S. POSTAGE of Tampa Bay, Inc. Bay, Tampa of PRESORTED the Beaches, Dunedin, Safety Harbor, STANDARD Palm Harbor, Tarpon Springs, East Lake… Pasco County: New Port Richey, Trinity... Hernando County: Spring Hill, Brooksville... www.jewishpresspinellas.com VOL. 34, NO. 15 ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA A FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 12, 2020 16 PAGES Rock out with JustJust Compliedaa fromnosh..nosh.. JTA news service Survey: 1 in 5 Europeans thinks secret Jewish cabal runs the world Rick Recht at PARIS – A secret network of Jews influences global political and economic affairs. That’s the feeling among 20 percent of the 16,000 respondents to a survey party for Israel among Europeans from 16 countries. Jewish rock musi- The same number also agreed with the statement cian Rick Recht will that “Jews exploit Holocaust victimhood for their own headline a commu- needs.” The survey was presented by the Hungary-based nity concert on Sun- Action and Protection League Feb. 24, at a conference day, April 26 during about anti-Semitism organized in Paris by the Europe- a celebration of Isra- an Jewish Association. It was conducted in December el’s 72nd birthday at and January in Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Congregation B’nai France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Poland, In the festival’s opening film “Crescendo,” Israeli and Palestinian musicians distrust one Israel in St. Peters- among other countries. another when a conductor attempts to form an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra. burg. Other findings: The musician will • A quarter of respondents agreed with the statement lead a musical per- that Israel’s policies make them understand why some Tampa Bay Jewish Film Festival formance and work- people hate Jews. • More than a quarter concurred with the state- shop at “Kesher: ment that “Israel is engaged in legitimate self-defense boasts ‘powerhouse line-up’ The Connection,” a multi-generational cul- against its enemies.” A quarter of respondents dis- tural and educational series sponsored by the The 24th Annual Tampa Bay Jewish Tampa JCCs & Federation and the agreed and 46 percent did not express a position. Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf Coast. Film Festival will begin Sunday, March Jewish Federation of Florida’s Gulf • More than a third agreed with the assertion that Recht plays over 150 dates each year in “During World War II, people from our nation suffered 29 with a heart-pounder, Crescendo, Coast. PARTY continued on PAGE 10 as much as Jews.” and close Sunday, April 5 with a heart- “The evolved festival is now dis- Holocaust revisionism and classic anti-Semitic throbber, Aulcie. playing 29 showings across the Bay,” stereotypes were more common in Eastern Europe, In between there will be 16 other said committee Co- Chair Sara Scher. whereas anti-Israel sentiments, including anti-Semitic films, including three in a special Fam- New to the venue roster is AMC Menorah Manor ones, were more common than in the west, according ily Feature Film series (see related sto- Woodland Square 20 in Oldsmar. Re- to Rabbi Slomo Koves, chairman of the Action and Pro- ry, page 15). turning venues include AMC Sundial to kick it with tection League. The Budapest-based group is affiliated “This year’s powerhouse line-up is 20, St. Petersburg; Bryan Glazer Fam- with the Hungarian Jewish community’s main watchdog the most eclectic that we have seen in ily JCC, Tampa; Studio Movie Grill, on anti-Semitism. years,” says Festival Co-Chair Loni Seminole; and Villagio Cinemas at Bucket List Ball In each of the countries polled, a representative Soon, you can check sample of 1,000 adults was presented with 45 ques- Shelef. “The films will delight movie- Carrollwood, Tampa. tions or statements in face-to-face interviews about goers with topics varying from stories “The week-long festival is packed “going to a ball” off Jews and Israel. The survey has a margin of error of of complex and discreet family situa- with films that truly merit celebration,” your bucket list. 0.8 percent. tions, love stories, heroic Holocaust said Scher, starting with the opening Menorah Manor’s survival, Jewish values and traditions night film, Crescendo, by Oscar nomi- 35-year anniversary Iranian anger over Trump peace plan and, of course, Jewish humor and ex- nated and Israeli-born director Dror gala, featuring the threatens Tomb of Esther and Mordechai traordinary entertainment.” Shahalvi. theme “What’s on your bucket list?” will be A hardline student group in Iran has threatened to The festival is a production of the FILM FESTIVAL continued on PAGE 14 destroy the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in the north held on Sunday eve- of the country in revenge for the Trump administration’s ning, April 19, at the peace plan. Coliseum, 535 Fourth Susie Berman The Basij group in Hamadan province, where the Ave. N., St. Petersburg. tomb is located, earlier this month said it would tear The Bucket List Ball will celebrate the down the historic building and replace it with a Palestin- Jewish senior healthcare community – the ian consulate in revenge against Israel and Washington Marion and Bernard L. Samson Nursing over the recently unveiled proposal. Center, Toby Weinman Assisted Living Resi- The threat was first published in the Iranian Student dence, Renew You rehabilitation program and News Network. Irv Weissman Adult Day Center — and raise The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom tweeted that it was “troubled by reported funds to continue providing care for seniors in threats to the tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hama- the future. dan, Iran, and emphasizes the Iranian government’s Gala Chairwoman Susie Berman explains responsibility to protect religious sites.” the significance of this year’s gala: “Thirty The building is believed to house the tombs of Es- five years ago, a wonderful group of people ther and Mordechai, the heroes of the Purim story. Pu- In the closing film, basketball player Aulcie Perry is recruited from Harlem to play for the rim will be celebrated this year on March 10. The tweet Maccabi Tel Aviv team. Aulcie leads them to the European Championship, then converts to had a vision that was on their ‘bucket list,’ and Judaism and becomes an Israeli citizen. that was to create a loving and caring home noted that the burial site “has been a significant Jewish BALL continued on PAGE 5 landmark for Jews and history buffs around the world.” ADVERTISEMENT PAGE 2 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY FEBRUARY 28 - MARCH 12, 2020 Real to Reel Federation Film & Speaker Series “The Spy Behind Home Plate” March 19, 2020 - 7:00 PM- Studio Movie Grill 7718 113th St N, Seminole, FL This documentary focuses on Morris Moe Berg, an enigmatic and brilliant Jewish baseball player turned spy. Berg caught and fielded in the major leagues during baseball’s Golden Age in the 1920s and 1930s, but very few peo- ple know that Berg also worked for the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), spying in Europe and playing a prominent role in America’s efforts to undermine the German atomic bomb program during WWII. 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