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We know what’s Perspective Emilie Socash right. Do we have Executive Director, Jewish Federation courage to do it? of Pinellas & Pasco Counties I’ve never been a fan of Jane Austen, geous vision and leadership. On Sunday, but I appreciate the sentiment that she ex- April 15, we’ll join together at the Pinewood presses in Pride and Prejudice through her Cultural Park in Largo from 1 to 4 p.m. for character, Elizabeth Bennet: “There is a the communitywide Yom HaAtzmaut cel- Ben Sirotkin measuring the stubbornness about me that never can bear ebration, which will feature the photographic water for the dough to be frightened at the will of others. My exhibit “Humans of Tel Aviv” as well as lec- courage always rises at every attempt to in- tures, food, and fun for the kids. timidate me.” I so deeply aspire to embody And on three nights in April, we’ll this quote in my personal and professional launch a new tradition: Zikaron Basalon, life, but admittedly, the depth of courage or “Memories in the Living Room.” This Rolling out the matzah dough required sometimes seems bottomless. event happens around the time of Israel’s Last month, I attended the PRIMER Holocaust Remembrance Day and will Kids have fun getting awards. The acronym stands for Promoting take place in three different living rooms Responsibility in Middle East Reporting. across the county (April 8 – South; April ready for Passover Despite having prepared remarks about the 11 – Central; April 17 – North). In these Local children gathered at the Tabacinic Chabad Cen- important role that the Federation plays in intimate spaces, the evening will consist of ter in Clearwater on Sunday, March 18, for the annual uniting our Jewish voice in response to a three parts: testimony, expression, and open Model Matzah event led by Rabbi Levi Hoda- variety of media and public-space inaccura- discussion, creating an authentic tradition cies or insensitivities, when I approached of people gathering together to open their kov. After lunch and watching a short video explaining the podium, I tossed my notes aside to hearts to the courageous story of Holocaust Shmura Matzah, children went outside to make their speak from my heart about courage. survivors. To find out how to participate in own. While the were baking, families competed Courage, by definition, is being able to do these experiences, head over to www.jew- in two games of Passover Bingo. the thing that frightens you. As part of our ishpinellas.org or give me a call. The program was co-sponsored by the Jewish Federa- Jordan Cooper with his Jewish identities, we are often united by the We’ve learned from our recent demo- tion of Pinellas and Pasco Counties and the PJ Library. matzah dough more nuanced approach of having courage graphic study that our community likes to in our convictions: acting on our beliefs gather, and a large part of our connection despite danger or disapproval. It’s this last to our Jewish identities is the act of being facet that I find particularly interesting in together for unifying experiences, just like that we are faced with countless situations these. Portions of the data have been dif- in our lives in which we clearly know the ficult to hear; other parts of the results shine right thing to do but yet may lack the cour- a light on opportunities to do even more age to take the action. with and for our community. We’ve cre- The PRIMER event was just four days ated five subcommittees to address themes after the tragic shooting in Parkland, and just affecting us all: community visibility, the six days after my daughter, Hila, shared with demographics within our community, our 727.823.2929 her dad and I that there were a couple char- connection to Israel, education’s role in acters at her school who had taken up a rath- our community, and Jewish culture. During Quality Treatment for You and Your Windows. er negative tone toward the Jewish kids. Add these conversations with community mem- to this a reading assignment that had some bers, we’ve uncovered some important and very unfortunate overt tones of racism and courageous themes about the community • Shades, blinds, draperies • Installation anti-Semitism. Collectively, we knew the that we are and the community we wish to right thing to do, yet I still struggled with not be. The groups are wrestling with concepts • Hunter Douglas window fashions • Shade and blind repair services wanting to be “that mom” or draw attention of acknowledging our nonlinear Jewish to Hila by these misguided sixth-graders. journeys, the multiplicity of identities at • Complimentary in-home • Window covering motorization Luckily, in Hila’s school there is a high play in our landscape, and what we can do design consultation number of other Jewish kids (and parents) as to be the definition of welcoming. These well as a staff that includes several Jewish committed individuals are crafting a vision professionals and people of color. We col- for our community in which we are con- Mon. - Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ~ Sat. 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. lectively responded to the issues, everyone nected to each other and Israel, in which all 2610 4th Street North, St. Petersburg taking a role in the action necessary, and I community members know about the great quickly learned that today’s middle schoolers things in our own backyard to express Jew- www.blindandshuttergallery.com are not the wilting flowers of yesteryear: the ish identity, and all are united in a shared kids themselves insisted on addressing the vision for our future. injustice, the staff partnered with them on In so many ways, the future is in our immediately taking time to teach about what hands, and the courageous activism that we normalizing language is, and Hila launched are able to pursue is a luxury of our modern her first public-speaking campaign. age. For each of us, the “right” thing may Yet I’m still perplexed: Why is the courage be different: is it speaking up against anti- of the Jewish people called upon so frequent- Semitic media pieces, or is it marching on ly? Why do we have to speak up to find our Washington to promote better understand- allies (like teachers and guidance counselors), ing of firearms legislation? Is it hearing rather than have our allies spotting injustice with your heart the story of a Holocaust that affects us all right from the start? survivor, or is it raising a toast to the suc- In just a few weeks we’ll be celebrating cessful creation of Israel? Creating commu- a milestone of courage: Israel’s 70th anni- nity is no small task. versary. In our community, we have many Do we have the courage to do the hard opportunities in April to wish Israel a happy things, take the risks, and leap into the great birthday, honoring seven decades of coura- unknown for the sake of doing right? 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Scott signs pro-Israel bill; touts $2m in budget for Day School security Florida Gov. Rick Scott has from investing in companies that signed a bill that prohibits state boycott Israel. Today I’m proud to agencies and local governments sign HB 545, an important piece of from contracting with companies legislation that builds on our efforts that are boycotting Israel. by prohibiting any state agency and Scott’s bill-signing ceremony local governments from contract- Wednesday, March 21, at the Or- ing with companies that boycott lando Torah Academy, a Jewish Israel,” said Scott. day school, also allowed him to In 2016, Gov. Scott signed legis- highlight the $2 million that was lation that prohibits the State Board included in the state budget to al- of Administration from investing in low such schools to harden security companies that boycott Israel. against terrorist and other potential Gov. Scott also supported the attacks. Funding will be used to U.S. Embassy moving from Tel help provide upgrades such as video Aviv to Jerusalem. In December, he cameras, fences, bulletproof glass, led a delegation of Florida business alarm systems and other safety and education leaders on a second equipment. trade mission to Israel. Last year, the state legislature During the 2011 mission, Scott approved more than $650,000 for signed the Florida-Israel Memoran- security at Jewish day schools. dum of Understanding Agreement The governor touted the state’s between Space Florida and Israel, to strong relationship with Israel in support research, development and signing the anti-BDS legislation. aerospace and technology projects. “The state of Florida stands firm Florida’s total economic devel- with our ally Israel. In 2016, I was opment and trading partnership proud to sign legislation that pro- with Israel exceeds $283 million hibited the state, or administration, a year. Correction Congregation Beth Am in Tam- teens and two chaperones and pa is sending 11 teens and three Temple Ahavat Shalom in Palm chaperones to the March for Our Harbor is sending one teen. A Lives in Washington. D.C. on story in the March 9 issue of the March 24. Temple B’nai in Clear- Jewish Press contained incorrect water is sending eight teens and numbers for how many people three chaperones; Temple Beth-El were going to the march from each in St. Petersburg is sending four congregation. MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 5 Job search boot camp planned April 25 in St. Pete FULL SERVICE FOR DOGS & CATS A day-long Job-Search transitions effectively,” Family owned Boot Camp providing tools said Minetti. and operated and strategies to help folks TampaBay-Job-Links kick their job searches into (TBJL) is a nonprofit, high gear will be offered on community organiza- Wednesday, April 25 from 9 tion whose mission is to a.m. to 5 p.m. at Congrega- empower individuals to attain financial stabil- tion B’nai Israel, 300 58th 3125 4th St. N. • St. Petersburg St. N., St. Petersburg. ity through personalized The boot camp event is career and job-search 727.289.7190 being held in partnership coaching, educational www.4thstreetpethospital.com Dr. Stephanie Montor with Congregation B’nai programs, and commu- Univ. of Pennsylvania FREE Meet & Greet ($55 Value) Veterinary Med. School Israel, Gulf Coast Jewish nity engagement. TBJL’s Comprehensive Exam - Exp. 5/31/18 Family & Community Ser- career strategists work vices, the Jewish Federa- closely with a diverse tion of Pinellas and Pasco Robyn Winters, a TampaBay-Job-Links career strategist, population of job seekers Counties and TampaBay- will be one of the presenters at the job search boot camp. as they navigate through Job-Links (TBJL). Topics their career transition. will include: Master Change and packed with practical information TBJL provides individualized job- Transition; Conduct Self-Assess- and geared for people who are search tools and strategies and ments; Develop Your Brand; En- looking for work in a professional opens doors to networking and hance Your Interview Skills; Man- environment.” employment opportunities. TBJL age Networking; Strengthen Your The cost to attend is $25, and also assists employers with find- Resume; Boost Your LinkedIn a kosher lunch will be provided. ing qualified candidates and offers Profile and Optimize Your Refer- Advance registration is required, outplacement solutions. TBJL is a ences. The camp will be facilitated and seating is limited. To register, member of the Network of Jewish by Job-Links’ professional career call TampaBay-Job-Links at (813) Human Service Agencies (NJH- coaches. 344-0200 or email RSVP@TBJL. SA). “Finding a job is one of the org by April 18. “Congregation B’nai Israel is toughest jobs out there. Having Gulf Coast hosted the first full- proud to be hosting the April 25th relevant job-search skills is es- day Job-Links community pro- TBJL Job-Search Boot Camp to sential in landing a job in today’s gram in Pinellas County is 2014 help our community,” said Eliza- market,” said Sheila Solomon and over the past four years the beth Sembler, community engage- Rudd, Job-Links co-executive di- two agencies “have been great ment director at the temple. “The rector and director of client ser- referral partners,” according to synagogue is a communal institu- vices. “This interactive workshop Cindy Minetti, senior director, tion that functions as a place of is designed for people at any stage Jewish Family & Counseling prayer and learning. Also, it is a Are you a senior Downsizing? of their career, whether they are a Services at Gulf Coast. “Several place of gathering, a Beit Knesset, recent college graduate, returning [Job-Links] candidates who have a home for Jews to convene and Have you recently lost a loved one? to the workforce, or considering a needed short-term mental health to find comfort, fellowship, and a Don’t know what to do with all of the stuff in the home? career change. We are so pleased counseling have been served by helping hand. Our collaboration Let us provide the peace of mind you deserve to collaborate with the Jewish our therapists. TBJL has been a with TBJL enables us to offer that when downsizing yours or a loved ones belongings. community in south Pinellas to valuable resource for our clients helping hand and we are delighted provide a full-day community- seeking affordable guidance to to partner with the Jewish Federa- Downsizing Advisory Service based workshop. The day will be help them navigate their career tion and Gulf Coast as well.” • Evaluates the contents of the home to determine items of unusual value Author to speak on economic justice at Temple Beth-El • Provides liquidation options Les Leopold, co-founder of the Labor Institute, national Affairs, where he received a master’s degree to maximize the return and will discuss his latest book, Runaway Inequality: An in 1975. recommend honest estate sale companies Activist’s Guide to Economic Justice, as part of the In addition to Runaway Inequality, Leopold is au- Leif Nissen Social Justice Lecture Series on Sun- thor of two other books about financial inequality and • Liquidates the valuable items at day, April 8 at Temple Beth- demystifies the workings of Wall Street: auction houses throughout the country El, 400 S. Pasadena Ave., St. • How to Make a Million Dollars an Hour: Why Fi- Petersburg. nancial Elites get away with siphoning off America’s We liquidate jewelry and coin collections. We know who pays more. The event is from 4:30- Wealth and We Never Buy From Our Clients! 7:30 p.m. and is free and • The Looting of America: How Wall Street’s Game open to the public. A light of Fantasy Finance destroyed our Jobs, Pensions and dinner will follow the lecture Prosperity and What We Can Do About It. and the temple requests RS- Leopold is currently helping to build a national VPs so organizers will know economic educational train-the-trainer program with how much food to prepare. unions and community groups. All proceeds from his

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CMY In 1976, Leopold co-founded the Labor Institute, a the League of Women Voters St. Petersburg, Fired Up K non-profit organization that designs research and edu- Pinellas and Allendale United Methodist Church. cational programs on occupational safety and health, The social justice lecture series is named in mem- the environment and economics for unions, worker ory of Leif Andrew Nissen, son of Karen Lieberman centers and community organizations. Leopold is a and Bruce Nissen, who died in an automobile crash graduate of Oberlin College and Princeton Univer- here in 2008. Nissen had an interest in social justice Bellissimo sity’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and Inter- causes. Bellissimo

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TAKE OUT AVAILABLE PAGE 6 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 Congregations RabbinicallyRabbinicallyRabbinicallyRabbinicallyRabbinicallyRabbinically Shabbat and SpeakingSpeakingSpeakingSpeakingSpeakingSpeaking Temple B’nai Israel Passover Candle Clearwater Passover Yizkor: On Friday, April 6 at Lighting Times 10:30 a.m. there will be a memorial service in the Give props to the Passover story temple chapel in conjunction with Temple Beth-El March 30 • 7:29 pm in St. Petersburg. By RABBI LEAH M. HERZ not be costumed during our Seders, we March 31 • 8:24 pm Director of Spriritual Care, Menorah Manor Tot Shabbat: Bring the little ones for a spe- will nevertheless do our best to con- cial Shabbat service that is tailored for the children April 5 • 7:32 pm Take a peek into any preschool class- vey the story of according on Saturday, April 7, from 10-11 a.m. April 6 • 7:33 pm room and you will likely see a crowd to the commandment that we see our- Cinema Café: Take in a movie on Sunday, of darling little children all gathered selves in the narrative. April 8 at 1 p.m. at the temple. Turn Left at the April 13 • 7:36 pm in one corner of the room where the This is not a tale about something End of the World, an Israeli film that sheds insight “dress-ups” are kept. Hats, scarves, that happened thousands of years ago on the Moroccan and Indian communities in Israel suits, skirts, shoes, costume jewelry, to someone else in a place far, far away. through a funny and heartwarming coming of age boas and other articles of clothing, This is a story that we are to experience story, will be shown. Popcorn and non-alcoholic Yoga Shacharit: Open to all levels, join in help children to as if happening in real time, right here beverages are provided. There is no charge for a blend of gentle yoga and chant from the Jewish engage in play- and right now. Our “props” take on members and friends. tradition on Saturday, April 7 at 9:15 a.m. Wear acting and to es- special significance. Chopped apples Theater excursion: The Adults at Leisure comfortable clothes for movement. Bring your cape into a world mixed with wine becomes mortar for group will visit the Francis Wilson Playhouse on own mat and towel. of make-believe bricks. water morphs into the bit- Sunday April 8 at 2 p.m. to see the comedy Once in which they ter tears of slavery. We sing. We dip. in a Lifetime. Tickets are $26. Call the theater at Chabad of Clearwater can become any- We lean. We praise. We talk about the (727) 446-1360 to reserve your seats. Torah and tea: Rebbetzin Miriam Ho- thing or anyone types of slavery that still exist in our For more information call Linda Goldman at dakov leads a “Torah and Tea” exclusively for they want to be. world today. We do all that we can to (727) 536-7076. women on Wednesdays at 11:15 a.m. There is A recent article transform ourselves into the lead ac- Trivia Night: Tickets are on sale for Trivia no charge to attend. RSVP to MiriamHodakov@ in Very Well Family magazine tells us tors in the saga which defined us as a Night on Saturday, April 21 at 5:30 p.m. The cost gmail.com or (727) 265-2770. that by using their imagination, “pre- People. is $36 for adults and $18 for kids. Tickets include Pray, eat, watch video: On Sundays from schoolers can gain vocabulary skills We can all learn a lot from preschool- dinner and two drinks. 9-10 a.m., feed your body and soul with a and confidence,” and that, “role play- ers. This year may we too let down our Bible study: Explore the Second Book of and plus tefillin. Afterward there will be a ing, especially when it happens with guard and allow our imaginations to Samuel and discover a unique period of Jewish short video presentation. There is no charge, and other children, encourages taking turns, run free so that we might experience history. Rabbi Daniel Treiser leads the classes everyone is welcome. cooperation, and socialization.” Taking yeztiat mitzrayim, the coming out of on Wednesdays from 7-8 p.m. There is no fee for Study groups: Probe the ideas and issues on another persona and dramatically Egypt, in a deeper and more meaning- members; $30 for non-members for the year. presented in each week’s Torah portion on Mon- telling a story, brings the event to life ful way. Adult playtime: Play mah jongg, Mexican days from 7-8 p.m. The Torah studies classes offer in a way we might not otherwise expe- Wishing all a Siesen Pesach. Train Dominoes or Bridge on Thursdays at 1 p.m. timely lessons for living. The class is free. rience through a simple reading. Join active seniors and play the game of your Tanya class: A new weekly Tanya class, Play acting should not solely be the The Rabbinically Speaking column choice. Coffee and is served. A Tale of Two Souls, meets on Saturdays from domain of preschoolers. At this time is provided as a public service by the For more information, contact Linda White 10:15-11 a.m. The Tanya offers a roadmap for of year, Jews throughout the world Jewish Press in cooperation with the at [email protected] or (727) 688-0626. emotional healthy living. The in-depth study will join with family, friends and strang- Pinellas County Board of Rabbis. Col- Sunday funday: Preschoolers and their ask such questions as What is a soul? What is our ers around tables laden with mostly umns are assigned on a rotating basis parents can enjoy playtime on Sunday, April 29 purpose here on earth? The class is free. edible “props.” Using the by the board. The views expressed in from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. when the children as our script, we engage in a form of the column are those of the rabbi and can meet one another and engage in fun activities. Temple Beth-El role play by re-telling the story of our do not necessarily reflect the views Non-members are welcome. Call the temple office miraculous redemption from servitude of the Jewish Press or the Board of St. Petersburg for full schedule and pricing information at (727) Breaking : The congregation will in Egypt. And although most of us will Rabbis. 531-5829. celebrate the end of Passover with pizza and beer on Friday, April 6 at 6 p.m. Cong. Beth Shalom Senior’s lunch and learn: The SAGE Religious Directory Clearwater (Seniors for Arts, Growth and Education) group will meet on Monday, April 16 at 11 a.m. in the Cantor Jonathan Schultz • Services: Friday United Faiths Walk of Peace: Everyone PINELLAS COUNTY all-purpose room at the temple to hear Cantor Reform 6:00 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., Mon. - Fri. 7:45 is invited to walk, talk, connect, and strive for Temple AHAVAT SHALOM — 1575 Curlew Rd., a.m., Sun. 9 a.m.; evening minyan, 6:30 p.m. peace on Sunday, April 8 at 2 p.m. Meet at John Pamela Siskin discuss “Israel Then and Now.” Palm Harbor, 34683 • Rabbi Gary Klein • Ser- • Telephone: (727) 381-4900 • Website: www. R. Lawrence Pioneer Park, 400 Main St., Dune- Following lunch, Beth Gelman, the executive vices: Friday: 7:30 p.m., First Friday: 6 p.m., cbistpete.org.• Affiliated with United Syna- director at the Florida Holocaust Museum in St. gogue of Conservative Judaism. din, and walk together for about 2 miles through Saturday: traditional service third week of the Petersburg, will be the guest presenter. There is month. 9 a.m., call for other service times • the city, stopping at several venues for reflections Telephone: (727) 785-8811 • Website: www. Orthodox on peace from a variety of faith leaders. The no cost for the program. Lunch will be $8 or you ahavatshalom.org • Affiliated with Union for CHABAD of CLEARWATER — 2280 Belleair Road, rabbis from Congregation Beth Shalom will be can bring your own. RSVP to Cantor Siskin at Reform Judaism Clearwater, 33764 • Rabbi Levi Hodakov participating. For more information, go to www. [email protected]. • Services: Call for information on Friday UnitedFaithsWalkofPeace.org. Daystar lunch making: Help feed the Temple BETH CHAI DAVID — 39330 U.S. 19 service times, Sunday, 9:30 a.m., men only • N., Bradley Plaza, Tarpon Springs • Mailing Telephone: (727) 265-2770 • Website: www. Couple to be honored: A youth scholarship homeless and families at the Daystar Life Center Address: P.O. Box 535, New Port Richey, JewishClearwater.com • email: rabbi18@ Shabbat honoring Dr. Avery and Claire Stiglitz, by gathering in the social hall on Sunday, April 8 34653 • Rabbi David Levin • Shabbat Services: gmail.com. will be held on Saturday, April 14 at 9 a.m. at 9:30 a.m. to schmooze and make sandwiches Friday: 7:30 p.m. • Telephone: (352) 428-2280 Movie time: Join Jews from across the globe for folks at Daystar. • Unaffiliated CHABAD JEWISH CENTER Of GREATER ST. PE- Sisterhood to meet: The Sisterhood will TERSBURG — 4010 Park St. N., St. Petersburg for a first-of-its-kind screening and discussion Temple BETH-EL — 400 S. Pasadena Ave., St. 33709 • Rabbi Alter Korf • Services: Saturday, of the compelling film, When the Smoke Clears, hold a general membership meeting on Sunday, Petersburg 33707 • Rabbi Michael Torop • 9:30 a.m.; Shacharit, Mon.-Thurs., 7:15 a.m., which shows how a group of wounded Israeli sol- April 15 from 10 a.m. to noon in the temple Services: Friday 7:30 p.m., Saturday, service at 10:30 a.m. on Sturday, Sun., 8 diers find renewed purpose and healing by helping library. Election of new officers will be held. and Torah study, 10 a.m. • Telephone: (727) a.m.; • Telephone: (727) 344-4900 • Website: All members and prospective members are wel- 347-6136 • Website: www.templebeth-el.com www.chabadsp.com. one another and others. The film, produced by the • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism Israeli organization JerusalemU, will be shown on come. RSVP by April 1 to Pamela Katz-Alston CHABAD of PINELLAS COUNTY — 3696 Fisher Wednesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. at the synagogue. at [email protected] or call (727) Road, Palm Harbor, 34683 • Rabbi Pinchas Congregation B’NAI EMMUNAH — 57 Read Adler • Services: Friday, 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, RSVP to the office (727) 531-1418. 502-7108. St., Tarpon Springs, 34689 • Mailing Address: 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m • Telephone: (727) 789- Happy Birthday, Israel: A musical Shab- Mitzvah Day: The congregation will be P.O. Box 1312, Tarpon Springs, 34688 • Rabbi 0408 • Website: Yichabad.com. distributing toiletries and clothing to the needy, Lynn Goldstein • Services: Friday: 7:30 p.m. • bat is planned for Friday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. to th Torah study Saturday, 10:30 a.m. • Telephone: celebrate Israel’s 70 birthday. The event includes as well as performing other acts of kindness on (727) 938-9000 • Affiliated with Union for PASCO COUNTY a dinner at $18 for adults and $10 for children 12 Mitzvah Day on Sunday, May 11 from 8:30 a.m. to Reform Judaism Conservative and younger. RSVP to the synagogue office. 1 p.m. The event will begin with a light breakfast BETH TEfILLAH/JCC Of WEST PASCO — 9841 and an orientation before teams are formed and Temple B’NAI ISRAEL Talmud classes: On Mondays and most — 1685 S. Belcher Road, Scenic Drive, Port Richey, 34668 • Ron Clearwater, 33764 • Rabbi Daniel Treiser • Wednesdays, explore ancient legal tradition with sent out into the community to do good deeds that Becker and Elliot Shapiro, spiritual leaders include beach or nature park cleanup, painting cantorial soloist, Laura Berkson • Services: • Services: Friday, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, 9:30 Dr. Priscilla Nathanson. The class is open to all Friday 7:30 p.m. • Telephone: (727) 531-5829 a.m. • Telephone: (727) 847-3814 • website: levels of knowledge. The Monday class is held rooms, light housekeeping, making food and a • Website: www.TBIclearwater.org • Affiliated jewishcommunitycenterofwestpasco.com • sing-a-long for the elderly. For more information, with Union for Reform Judaism after minyan from 10 - 11:15 a.m. and the Wednes- Email at: [email protected] day class is at 7 p.m. Contact the synagogue office call (727) 347-6136. • Unaffiliated Conservative at (727) 531-1418 to confirm dates of the classes. Congregation BETH SHALOM — 1325 S. Belcher Lox & Learn: Led by Rabbi David Weiz- Chabad of St. Petersburg Orthodox Moshiach meal: Road, Clearwater 33764 • Rabbi David Weiz- CHABAD Of WEST PASCO —Rabbi Yossi Eber man, explore the every Join in a traditional man • Rabbi Danielle Upbin, associate • • 10733 Maple Creek Dr., Suite 101, Trinity, Thursday following minyan. Breakfast begins at Moshiach meal on the last day of Passover, Sat- Services: Friday: 6:30 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m., FL 34655 • Services: Saturday, 9:30 a.m.; 9:45 a.m. and the study session at 10 a.m. urday, April 7 at 7:15 p.m. The Haftorah reading Sunday 9 a.m., Mon. & Thurs 8:30 a.m. • class: 10 a.m., • Telephone: (727) 376-3366 • for this day describes the promised future era of Telephone: (727) 531-1418 • Website: www. Haftarot study: This study will be led by Website:www.ChabadWP.org • email: rabbi@ universal peace and divine perfection. A meal will cbsclearwater.org • Affiliated with United chabadwp.org Johanna Bromberg in the synagogue library on Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. Wednesday, April 11 at 10 a.m. be served, complete with salmon, salads, wine and HERNANDO COUNTY Meditation series: Rabbi Danielle Up- matzah. All are welcome and there is no charge. Congregation BETH SHOLOM — 1844 54th St. S., RSVP is appreciated at [email protected]. Gulfport 33707 • Cantor David Wicentowski • Reform bin, leads a course that combines guided medita- Services: Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. • Telephone: Temple BETH DAVID — 13158 Antelope St., tion, Torah study and personal reflection. The class Women’s Book Club: Chaya Korf leads a (727) 321-3380 • Website: sholomgulfport.org Spring Hill • Rabbi Paul Schreiber • Shabbat meets next on Thursday, April 5 at 2 p.m. These roundtable discussion every Tuesday from 10:30- • Unaffiliated. Serivces: Friday, 7:30 p.m., third Friday tradi- 11:30 a.m., about the book for this year, Towards tional service, 7:30 p.m. • Saturday, 10 a.m. • sessions offer the Jewish tools to nurture self- a Meaningful Life, by Simon Jacobson. The group Congregation B’NAI ISRAEL — 300 58th St. N., Telephone: (352) 686-7034 • Website: www.tbdfl. growth and spiritual awareness. New participants St. Petersburg 33710 • Rabbi Jacob Luski • org. Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism. are welcome. Call the synagogue office to RSVP. • CONTINUED on NEXT PAGE MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 7

celebrations, and it is a badge of honor to have a member Celebrating the end of Passover of the Knesset, or local elected official, at your celebra- tion. in an oh so sweet way in Israel Mor About One of the traditions that Israelis kept for the celebra- tion of the is open doors. People are free to Some of you who met me probably heard me speak- come and join the feast without any invitation or any an- ing about my family’s heritage – my mother was born in Israel Yael Mor nouncement in advance. Some people make a night out Germany and my dad was born in Israel but grew up in of it – going from one Mimouna to the other throughout . Israel Shlicha [Emissary] the whole night. Given that background, my brothers and I grew up Now, once you go inside a house that is hosting a Mi- with two different cultures in our household. A lot of the they make a party out of it with food, music, dancing, the one thing you go running to is the food table. traditions I was accustomed to were so entwined in my and sometimes even costumes. It is a beautiful sight – a colorful table covered with tra- life that only when I grew up did I realize which tradition The Mimouna started as a tradition in Morocco that ditional and less traditional jams, , nut cookies, belonged to which background. But one thing I can tell came to symbolize candied fruit and . The most recognized food you for sure –when it came to food, the Moroccan side good relations with with the Mimouna is the Mofletta. It is a thin crepe made was always clearly present and if I had to compare it with the Muslim neigh- from water, and oil. The dough is rolled out thinly the east European food, it almost always won (with the bors. Jewish families and cooked in a greased frying pan until it is yellow- exception of - an amazing European cake). in Morocco gave or brown in color. It is usually eaten warm and prepared Both of my grandmothers were cooks in their profes- sold their leavened on site, normally spread with butter, honey, syrup, jam, sion at one point of their lives and later on my mom foods to their Muslim walnut, pistachios or dried fruits. Besides that, there will joined the tradition, becoming the kibbutz main chef. neighbors for the du- be dablas (North African fried ribbons of rolled dough in Needless to say, I was never the skinniest girl in class. ration of the holiday syrup) and sfinj (Moroccan ). Both my mom and her mother (who was born in and when Passover Many traditional Mimouna tables are set with symbols Europe), at some point of their lives, decided to adopt ended, they invited of luck and fertility: live fish in a bowl signify life and the rich, colorful and tasty Moroccan cuisine into their their neighbors into vitality; five coins dipped in flour for prosperity; stalks of kitchen – because once you taste it, all you want to do is their homes for a wheat for a full harvest; a hamsa, or hand-shaped amulet, just keep on eating it. I can go on and on about the food feast. Moroccan Jews to ward off evil; and honey and dates for sweetness. culture originated from Morocco, but there’s one specific who immigrated to As a child, I remember loving Pesach just because event which happens every year, when Moroccan food Israel in the state’s I knew that by the end of it, my parents are taking my culture stands out all across Israel – the Mimouna. early days brought the brothers and me for an hour-long drive only to get to my Mimouna is the name for a big feast that is celebrated celebration with them, grandparents’ house and celebrate the Mimouna. The at the end of Passover and the beginning of spring. After and it has grown ever house was always full with people, the table was always eight days of observing Passover, most Jews happily put since. Yael, in costume, with her aunt, colorful and the food was always sweet and comforting. down their matzot and reach for the leavened , Today Mimouna is pasta, cookies, and other foods that had been forbidden Karin Rauch, from Germany at a a national holiday in Mimouna celebration. Yael Mor’s yearlong visit to the community is spon- during the holiday. At that time, the Moroccan-Israelis Israel with big family sored by the Jewish Federation of Pinellas and Pasco will begin the celebration of Mimouna. They, too, will or public outdoor parties that begin at sundown and often Counties. She can be reached at (727) 530-3223 or by begin to eat hametz (leavened foods), but unlike others, last into the next day. Frequently, politicians attend the email at [email protected]

others; those considering adopting Pray, eat, watch video: auction, and original artworks by Congregations Judaism as their faith, and those On Sundays from 9-10 a.m., feed emerging and professional artists • CONTINUED from PREVIOUS PAGE who are already Jewish who wish your body and soul with a bagel and from Florida’s Nature Coast. will share strategies for not only after the service for a casual Shab- to enhance their knowledge of Ju- lox plus tefillin. Afterward there For more information, call Barb discovering where your true mean- bat dinner and build a “Yellow daism. New students are welcome will be a short video presentation. at (352) 686-7034. ing lies, but also in actually making Submarine” sandwich (vegan & anytime. Cost is $100 per person or There is no charge, and everyone Torah study: Rabbi Paul it a part of your daily life. Coffee, gluten-free options available). Cost couple, for non-members; free for is welcome. Schreiber conducts Torah study fruit and homemade will be for dinner is $5 per person or $10 temple members. Tanya class: A new weekly classes on Mondays at 10:30 a.m. served at these free sessions. Walk- per family; RSVP by Friday, April Misfortune and grief: An Tanya class, A Tale of Two Souls, and 7 p.m. Free for members and $5 ins are welcome. RSVP to Chaya@ 20 to Liz Sembler at lizsembler@ adult education class is underway meets on Saturdays from 10:15-11 per class for non-members. ChabadSP.com. aol.com or (727) 381-4900. Dinner on Tuesdays at 11 a.m. with Rabbi a.m. The Tanya offers a roadmap Judaism class: A free Juda- Lunch and Learn: Women is open to all ages and hosted by the Klein focusing on misfortune and for emotional healthy living. The ism conversion class will be held are invited to share an hour of CBI Jewbilees (the synagogue’s grief. He will attempt to provide in-depth study will ask such ques- on Saturdays at 1 p.m., conducted camaraderie, inspiration and deli- Baby Boomers social group). tools from the social sciences and tions as What is a soul? What is by Rabbi Schreiber. cious lunch at a Lunch and Learn Talmud Made Easy: On from our Jewish tradition that will our purpose here on earth? The Talmud for beginners: session at the Chabad Jewish Center Tuesdays, March 20 at 5 p.m., help us cope with our own suffering class is free. This class, already under way, is on Tuesday, April 17 at noon. There Steve Wein will lead a study of and help us assist others in dealing held every Wednesday at 8 p.m., is no charge for the event. RSVP’s Talmudic text and selected com- with theirs. He will use, as pri- Temple Beth David except for the third Wednesday of are appreciated but not necessary. mentaries. All materials will be mary text the book, Option B, by Spring Hill the month. It is free for members To RSVP: [email protected] provided. The class involves Facebook CEO Sheryl Sandburg. Art show: Temple Beth David and $5 per class for non-members. or call (727) 344-4900. textual analysis, lively discussion Call the temple office at (727) 785- will host its third annual Nature and is open to all. The class is free; 8811 to join. Coast Art Show on Saturday and Chabad of Spring Hill Cong. B’nai Israel no previous knowledge is needed. Sunday, April 7-8. There will be an Torah studies: The com- St. Petersburg Contact synagogue office at (727) Cong. B’nai Emmunah artist’s reception from 4:30-8 p.m. munity is invited to attend Torah Passover BBQ: Leave the 381-4900 or [email protected] Tarpon Springs Saturday with an evening of re- study classes on Wednesdays from Passover cooking to someone else for details. Introduction to Judaism: freshments and conversations with noon to 1 p.m. The classes, taught for the night at CBI’s annual Pass- This class is offered at the syna- the artists. Previewing and pur- by Rabbi Chaim Lipszyc, are not over BBQ hosted by the Mitzvah Temple Ahavat Shalom gogue on Mondays and Tuesdays chasing available art can be done sequential, so drop-ins are wel- Men’s Club on Wednesday, April 4 Palm Harbor from 5-7 p.m. weekly through May, at this time. The show and sale will come. Bagesl will be served. The at 6p.m. On the menu are hot dogs, Poker tourney: The Brother- except on April 30. continue on Sunday from 10 a.m. first class is free then $7 per class. hamburgers and chicken or grilled hood will sponsor the 2nd Annual Learn about Israel: A class to 5 p.m. Admission is free to the For more information, call Ro vegetables. Sides include garden Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament titled “Israel’s Milestones and public. There will be food, a silent Kerschner at (352) 746-6258. salad, potatoes, all the matzoh you on Saturday, April 7 at 7 p.m. The Their Meanings” will be offered can eat, assorted condiments, des- evening will include food, drinks on Mondays April 2, 9, 16, 23 and Member sert and beverages. Cost is $20 per and prizes for the winners. Buy- May 7 and 14 from 7-9 p.m. This adult, $10 per child. RSVP to Alan in is $40. For more information class is in celebration of the 70th Happy Passover Anniversary of the state of Israel Gross at (727) 327-0100 by Friday, or to RSVP, contact Scott Alalof American Society March 30. Walk-in availability will at (904) 994-3820 or visit http:// and is a course designed by the from your partners of Travel Agents be limited. ahavatshalom.org/navigation-3/ Shalom Hartman Institute. The Celebrating Israel with brotherhood. course will include video lectures in travel! food: Join in a Kabbalat Shab- Toddler time: There will be from the Hartman faculty. DUGGAR bat service on Friday, April 20 at an hour of activities incorporating Eugenia K. Duggar, CTC TRAVEL AGENCY, INC. 6 p.m. followed by Got Shabbat? music, literacy, Judaics and snacks Director of Operations Cong. Beth Tefillah/ 4300 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg Israeli-style dinner for those with for children ages 1-4 on Sunday, Terry W. Cox JCC of West Pasco Assistant Manager (727) 327-6196 • FAX: 327-2205 reservations. Then come back Sat- April 8 at 10 a.m. Tots are invited urday, April 21 at 9 a.m. for Shabbat to bring a special adult with them. Port Richey services, followed by an Israeli- Lunch ‘n learn: Congre- Understanding prayer: A style . Cost for the dinner gant Susan Segal teaches a Torah class focused on the history, is $20 per person and children eat study class on Thursdays from meaning, and relevance of free. RSVP by Friday, April 13 to noon to 1:15 p.m. Bring a lunch, Shabbat service prayers meets on Wednesdays through May at 7 Pam Askin at (727) 381.4900 or and of course, opinions. No 400 Beach Drive NE Unit 169 [email protected]. prior knowledge or attendance is p.m. Knowledge of Hebrew is not Downtown St. Petersburg Beatles-themed Shabbat: required. The class will use the required. There is no fee, and all Come dressed. in your grooviest book The Torah: A Woman’s Com- are welcome. Affordable Made-to-Measure clothes and celebrate as the Kabba- mentary. Dresswear – Linen & Silk lat Shabbat service is set to Beatles Judaism basics: An Chabad of West Pasco melodies on Friday, April 27 at 6:30 Introduction to Judaism class is Classes with the rabbi: World Class Shirts, Jeans, p.m. Arrive at 5:30 p.m. for a “Beat offered on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. Rabbi Yossi Eber will teach Tees, Performance Wear Bugs” style jam session for families This class, taught by Rabbi Gary classes on Mondays at 7 p.m. The www.sartorialinc.com with young children with Maureen Klein, is appropriate for non- classes alternate between Torah (727) 290-6783 prior to the service. Come together Jewish spouses and significant study and the Tanya. PAGE 8 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 Spending bill has big boost for Jewish groups seeking security funds, approves Taylor Force Act By RON KAMPEAS against Jewish institutions by a extended to private and parochial is the Taylor Force Act, which years cut funds to the Palestinians JTA news service Jewish man in Israel. schools as well as public schools. slashes funding to the Palestin- commensurate with its payment to WASHINGTON – An omnibus Of the $60 million, $10 million (The new Florida budget also in- ians until the Palestinian Author- killers and their families, although spending bill approved by Con- for the first time will go to areas creases the amount for security ity stops payments to Palestinians it has not revealed its formula. gress and signed by President outside major metropolitan areas. grants to Jewish day schools, see killed or arrested during attacks U.S. funding for the Palestinians Donald Trump more than doubles Diament said that will allow Jew- story, page 4) on Israelis. Taylor Force was an currently stands at about $260 spending for security grants that ish institutions outside such desig- JFNA praised the inclusion in American who was murdered by million a year. None of the money have been overwhelmingly tapped nated areas to apply for the funds. the omnibus bill of $5 million for a Palestinian terrorist in a stabbing targeted goes directly to the Pales- by Jewish institutions. He named Monsey, in upstate New the Holocaust Survivor Assistance attack in Tel Aviv in 2016. tinian Authority, instead funding The $1.3 trillion bill includes York, as an example of an area Program, double the amount of Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, programs run by NGOs that assist $60 million for the security grants, with a high (Orthodox) Jewish previous years. The program part- a key backer of the bill, told the Palestinians. up from $25 million last year. concentration that until now has ners with Jewish institutions to news website Jewish Insider that Also included: More than 90 percent of the grants not been able to access the exist- deliver assistance to elderly Holo- he secured U.S. House of Repre- • $700 million, an increase of have been used to harden security ing program. caust survivors. sentatives support for the bill by $100 million for U.S.-Israeli mis- at Jewish institutions since the Also advocating for the secu- “There are approximately preserving some humanitarian ex- sile defense programs. Starting nonprofit security grant program rity grants over the years were 100,000 Holocaust survivors liv- ceptions, that will allow up to $5 next year, missile defense will be was launched in 2005. the Jewish Federations of North ing in the United States today, million for wastewater treatment rolled into the overall defense as- Nathan Diament, the Wash- America and Agudath Israel of with an estimated 30,000 living in and up to $500,000 for vaccina- sistance package for Israel, part ington director of the Orthodox North America. poverty,” said William Daroff, the tions for children. of a $38 billion to be delivered to Union, one of the lead advocates The bill also includes $175 Washington director of JFNA, in Leading the demand for the hu- Israel over ten years. “This massive for the grants, said a spike in million over the next 10 years to a statement. “By doubling fund- manitarian exceptions was Rep. investment is vital to the safety and threats on Jewish institutions over improve security at schools, a ing levels to $5 million, the pro- Eliot Engel, D-NY, the leading security of Israel and will help save the last year drove the increase. provision that was accelerated af- gram now will be able to provide Democrat on the House Foreign countless lives in the future,” Sen. According to the Anti-Defama- ter the deadly school shooting in immediate support to ensure that Affairs Committee, and one of the Chuck Schumer, D-NY., the minor- tion League, anti-Semitic incidents Parkland last month. The bill will Holocaust survivors are able to staunchest defenders of Israel in ity leader in the Senate, said of the in the U.S. in 2017 increased by 43 fund training in violence preven- live in dignity and comfort for the the House. missile defense spending. percent over 2016, not including a tion, police-school coordination remainder of their lives.” Palestinian officials say that • One million dollars to combat spate of bomb threats carried out and crisis intervention, and will be Also wrapped into the omnibus only a small portion of the targeted anti-Semitism abroad, in addition money goes to violent attackers, to existing funding for the office and that much of the money serves of the anti-Semitism monitor at the as a welfare program for Palestin- State Department. Jewish groups ians who are imprisoned by Israel, have expressed their concern that It’s not manna from heaven, but this many without charges the Trump administration has yet The State Department has for to name an anti-Semitism monitor. Passover, provide something just as crucial to the survival of the Israeli people.

In a country where terrorism is an all-too-frequent occurrence, your gift to Magen David Adom ensures Israel’s national paramedic organization has the medical supplies it needs to save lives. So this Passover, while you recount the story of the Jews’ redemption from slavery, your gift will help modern-day Israelis survive the threats they face today. Thank you for making a gift today and for supporting our 70 for 70 Campaign, our drive to put 70 additional ambulances on the streets of Israel in commemoration of Israel’s 70th anniversary.

AFMDA Southeast Region 3300 PGA Blvd., Suite 970 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410 Toll Free 561.835.0510 • [email protected] www.afmda.org MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 9 PAGE 10 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 Florida Holocaust Museum again receives accreditation Hear victims’ names, listen to Florida Holocaust Museum has received reaccred- tion helps to ensure the integrity and accessibility of itation from the American Alliance of Museums, museum collections, reinforce the educational and survivors at Yom HaShoah observance making it one of only three nationally accredited Ho- public service roles of museums, and promote good 1/2 For 7 hours, the names of Ho- mother obtained false papers and locaust museums. governance practices and ethical behavior. locaust victims will be read aloud got a job as a maid in Cracow. She To receive reaccreditation, the museum went Of the nation’s estimated 33,000 museums, 1,070 as the Florida Holocaust Museum placed Halina with a non-Jewish through a rigorous process of self-assessment and are currently accredited through the Alliance. To commemorates Yom HaShoah. family who raised her as Christian. review by its peers. earn accreditation a museum submits a self-study The day of remembrance will be After the war, she was reunited with “Accredited museums are a community of institu- questionnaire and key operational documents for interspersed with talks by four who her mother. Halina continued to go tions that have chosen to hold themselves publicly evaluation, then undergoes a site visit by a two-per- survived and now bear witness to to church until her mother revealed accountable to excellence,” said Laura Lott, Alliance son team of peer reviewers. The Accreditation Com- the Nazi atrocities. their Jewish identity to her in 1949. president and CEO. The organization is the only one mission considers these results to determine whether The community is invited to visit They went to where they representing the entire scope of the museum commu- a museum should receive accreditation. the St. Petersburg museum free of stayed until they were able to im- nity. “I commend the staff, board and volunteers of charge between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. migrate to Canada. “Accreditation is clearly a significant achievement, these institutions for their focus and commitment to on Yom HaShoah, Thursday, April Gary Silvers and his family took of which both the institutions and the communities excellence,” said Accreditation Commission Chair 12, and take part in the observance, quite a dif- they serve can be extremely proud,” said Lott. Amy Bartow-Melia. “They’re an inspiration to our which will conclude with a memo- ferent route Developed and sustained by museum professionals field and vital assets to the communities they serve.” rial service at 5:30 p.m. The service in order to for over 45 years, the museum accreditation program The Florida Holocaust Museum is located at 55 is being conducted in conjunction survive. Sil- is the field’s primary vehicle for quality assurance, 5th St. S., St. Petersburg. For additional information, with the Pinellas County Board of vers, who self-regulation, and public accountability. Accredita- visit www.TheFHM.org or call (727) 820-0100. Rabbis and Tampa Rabbinical As- will speak at sociation. 2 p.m., was Known more commonly outside born in Ber- of Israel as Holocaust Remem- lin, Germany brance Day, Yom HaShoah honors in 1929. His Gary Silvers the memory of the more than 6 mother was million Jews who perished during Christian, his father was Jewish. the Holocaust. The full name of the When the persecution of Jews day is Yom HaShoah Ve-Hagevurah ensued in Nazi Germany, in 1938, or “Day of the Remembrance of the family decided to seek refuge the Holocaust and the Heroism” in Shanghai, China – one of the as it also marks the anniversary few places that would take Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. in. From 1933 to 1941, Shanghai (Designated by the U.N., Inerna- accepted some 18,000 Jewish tional Holocaust Remembrance refugees fleeing Europe. Most were Day is observed on Jan. 27 and from Germany and Austria. Silvers’ coincides with the liberation of the father pleaded with his relatives to Auschwitz-Birkenau concentra- leave Germany, but they were not tion camps). ready to abandon their lives and did The Name Reading Commemo- not think the situation would dete- ration is intended as an effort to riorate. Aside from his immediate remember the victims as individu- family who survived in China, all als with life stories and histories. of Silvers’ Jewish relatives died in “Victims of the Holocaust don’t the Holocaust. have graves – reciting their names Following the 5:30 p.m. memo- allows for them to be memorialized rial service, there will be a special while reminding us of their human Holocaust Survivor talk with sis- dignity,” said museum Executie ters Marie Silverman and Jeannette Director Elizabeth Gelman. Bornstein. The museum is reinforcing its Marie Silverman was born in commitment to ensuring such 1931 and her sister Jeannette Born- atrocities do not occur again both stein was born in 1935. They lived through the reading of victims’ in Antwerp, names and hearing from survivors. Belgium, At noon, Halina Herman, who with their survived the parents when war as a hid- World War den child, II began. Af- will tell her ter Germa- story. Her- ny invaded man was Belgium, born in War- the fam- Marie Silverman saw, Poland ily escaped in 1939. Her to France. father was For awhile, a physician Halina Herman non-Jews and was sent hid them on away by the Germans to a slave- a farm but labor camp in April 1941 and she when the never saw him again. Herman’s roundups began, the family was captured and Jeannette Bornstein separated: the sisters with their mother were placed in an internment camp at Rivesaltes, France, while their SummerSummer ProgramsPrograms father was sent to a different camp. After 9 months, Marie and at Shorecrest Jeannette’s mother managed to smuggle the girls out of Rivesaltes. HALF & FULL DAY SUMMER CAMPS The family was briefly reunited in Vence, France, but their father soon MAY 28 - AUGUST 17, 2018 died as a result of the mistreatment he had endured in the internment Day Camp weekly themes, activities, field trip, art, games and water fun. camp. 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Once here, Parent Courses they were placed in an orphanage Offerings Adventure Options and with foster families until their PK–12 service, trips to the Southwest, college essay writing, SAT/ACT prep, Great Books, Intro to Mandarin, mother was able to reunite with paddleboarding and Iceland and England, leadership and service, travel, Tots and Me Yoga, CPR/1st Aid them in 1949. kayaking, fishing, field archeology, Costa Rica, Peru field archeology of the Southwest, Diversity & Inclusivity, Anyone wishing to participate in a week at Busch Gardens (for grades 4 to 12) glass blowing, CPR/1st Aid Swim with Manatees the reading of Holocaust victims’ For full course/camp listing and to regist er, visit names should call the museum at www.shorecrest.org/summer (727) 820-0100 ext. 249 to sched- ule your time slot. Summer Camps and Programs for students The Florida Holocaust Museum in preschool through high school. is located at 55 5th St. S., downtown St. Petersburg. MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 11 At Tampa Yom HaShoah program, songs of resilience; survivor stories through teen lens Survivors of the Nazi death and Pinellas counties will gather to participate in the Yom HaShoah is a longtime camp song leader/ vivors who were in death camps, camps and those who fled the op- at the Tampa temple at noon for a observance. Due to the ages and educator and currently serves as one for the refugees who fled from pression will have their stories told dairy lunch and to meet with the health conditions of the survivors, rabbi/dean of Jewish Living at a the Holocaust, one for the children through the eyes of today’s teen- local Holocaust survivors. Groups she said she is uncertain exactly Toronto day school. Considered of death camp survivors, one for agers at a community Yom HaS- of students will be assigned to each who will participate, but she ex- one of the the children of the refugees, one hoah program on Sunday, April 8 survivor to hear their accounts first- pects five to eight survivors will be most in- for the grandchildren of survivors at 2 p.m. at Congregation Schaarai hand, said Rabbi Richard Birnholz, on hand to share their stories with fluential and refugees, and a final one for Zedek in Tampa. who took part in planning the Yom the youth. voices in the unknowns who died during Along with the Holocaust sur- HaShoah program. Besides creating a written ver- contempo- the Holocaust and were never ac- vivors, the program will feature He said the youths will use post- sion of the survivors’ stories, the rary Jew- counted for. middle and high school students er boards to write summaries of teens will retell their accounts at the ish music, Sponsoring congregations in- from both sides of the bay, songs the stories the survivors tell them. ceremony. Minetti said this helps his new- clude Beth Israel of Sun City of resilience and renewal by na- Each storyboard summary, with a show the survivors that their stories est album, Center, Beth Shalom of Brandon tionally acclaimed musician Rabbi photo of the survivor, will be pre- live on and it stresses the impor- After the Rabbi Noam Katz and Beth Am, Kol Ami, Mekor Noam Katz, and a candle-lighting sented to the survivors during the tance of learning from generation Flood, in- Shalom, Rodeph Sholom, all of ceremony. The program is being 2 p.m. program at the temple. to generation. cludes 14 new songs of “resilience Tampa, and Temple Beth Shalom put on by the Tampa Rabbinical Cindy Minetti of Gulf Coast Amid prayers and the retelling and remembrance.” of Winter Haven. Association and Tampa Jewish Jewish Family & Community of the stories, Rabbi Katz will per- A candle lighting ceremony will Congregation Schaarai Zedek is Federation. Services, which runs the region’s form. The rabbi, who is also serving be held during the program. Rabbi at 3303 W. Swann Ave. This event Students in Jewish youth groups Holocaust Survivor Program, is that weekend as artist-in-residence Birnholz explained there will be is free and open to the entire com- from congregations in Hillsborough assembling a group of survivors at Congregation Schaarai Zedek, six candles lit – one for the sur- munity. Menorah Manor gains ‘seal of approval’ Menorah Manor has earned the Gold Seal Zimmermann, executive director, Nursing of Approval® for Nursing Care Center Ac- Care Center Accreditation Program, The creditation from the Joint Commission. Joint Commission. “We commend Menorah The Gold Seal of Approval® is a symbol Manor for its efforts to become a quality im- of quality that reflects an organization’s provement organization.” commitment to providing safe and effective “Menorah Manor is pleased to receive patient and resident care. accreditation from The Joint Commission, The Samson Nursing Center at Menorah the premier health care quality improve- Manor in St. Petersburg recently underwent ment and accrediting body in the nation,” a rigorous on-site survey from the Joint said Rob Goldstein, chief executive offi- Commission. During the review, expert cer of Menorah Manor. “Staff from across surveyors evaluated compliance with nurs- the organization continue to work together ing center standards related to several areas, to develop and implement approaches and including assistance with activities of daily strategies that will improve care for our resi- living, coordination of care, and staff educa- dents.” tion and training. Surveyors also conducted An independent, nonprofit organization, on-site observations and interviews with The Joint Commission is the nation’s oldest leaders and staff of Menorah Manor. and largest standards-setting and accrediting Happy Passover! “Joint Commission accreditation pro- body in health care. Happy Passover! vides nursing homes with a framework for For more information about Menorah from the Abelson family the processes needed to improve the care Manor and the services it offers, go to www. patients and residents receive,” said Gina menorahmanor.org. 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A pre- Lylah Pinellas Chapter of Hadassah [email protected] or (727) 782-3086. person. session social with refreshments Job-Links will have a fundraising mah jongg If you can, bring your card and For more information, con- and library access begins at 1:30 Monday Morning Links: event on Wednesday, April 25 from your game. tact Amy Richman at richman. p.m. Free sessions of Monday Morning 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Countryside [email protected] or (727) 543- For information about the orga- Links are offered at the Jack Roth Country Club, 3001 Countryside JWI 0108. nization or directions to the meet- Center for Career Development Blvd., Clearwater. For the kids: Jewish Women Meet Rabbi Dani: On ing, call Bruce Hadburg at (727) at TampaBay-Job-Links, 4100 W. The event will include a salad International North Pinellas will Tuesday, April 24 at 7 p.m., learn 796-7981. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 206, Tampa buffet luncheon and the cost is enjoy brunch as they hold a fun- how a girl from Great Neck, NY, from 9:30 - 11 a.m. $25 per person. To make arrange- draiser for the Children’s Home becomes a rabbi of today. JWI will Young Adults On April 2 the topic is “What’s welcome Rabbi Danielle Upbin, #Gather offers a mix of social Your Nonverbal Communication associate rabbi and prayer leader and interactive activities designed Saying?” at Congregation Beth Shalom in to help young adults connect. On April 9 the topic is “The 7 Redman Steele Clearwater, as guest speaker. It is open to young adults of all Habits of Highly Effective Job Ordained from Jewish Theo- faiths and backgrounds. For more Seekers” and on April 16 the topic Floral Design Studio logical Seminary, she holds a BA information or to RSVP for any is “How to Work the Room at a Net- in political science, and is cur- #Gather events, visit: www.bry- working Event or Job Fair.” Mon- 6700 Central Ave., St. Petersburg rently president of the Pinellas anglazerfamilyjcc.com/gather or day Morning Links is supported by local and worldwide delivery County Board of Rabbis. She is an contact Lisa Robbins at lisa.rob- the Vinik Family Foundation. educator and trainer of all things [email protected] or (813) Job-search aids: The next Weddings • Events • Bar/Bat Mitzvahs Jewish, a professionally trained 769-4723. Success workshop will be Thurs- singer and yoga instructor. She is Flavor tripping: The #Gath- day, April 5 from 9:30 a.m. to 727.343.1020 RedmanSteeleFlorist.net married to Rabbi David Weizman, er group will meet Monday, April 12:30 p.m. The topic is “5 Steps senior rabbi at Beth Shalom, and 9 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at 81 Bay to Negotiate a Job Offer” and on is mother of four children. All are Brewing Company, 4465 W. Gan- April 12 it is “Mastering Change welcome. dy Blvd, Tampa, to experience the and Transition.” The workshops are For more information, contact “miracle berry” from West Africa free for TampaBay Job-Links full Lynn Brodsky (727) 787-6154 that turns tart and savory foods program participants and $15 for into sweet flavors. A lemon sud- guests. Reservations required for all Genealogical Society denly tastes like lemonade. Cheese programs. T The Jewish Genealogical Society tastes like frosting. Vinegar tastes To RSVP, call (813) 344-0200, of Tampa Bay will meet on Sunday like apple juice. email [email protected]. 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The This book of horoscopes Jewish American and second Jew gesture looks just like the one was written in Yiddish. (Soviet astronaut Boris Volynov Kohanim do in synagogue dur- Published in 1907 in Odessa, was the first) to go into space ing the Priestly Blessing. In his Ukraine, The Revealer of That when she flew on the maiden voy- autobiography, Nimoy explained Which Is Hidden: A New Practi- age of the Space Shuttle Discov- that he had copied the Jewish ges- cal Book of Fate gave Yiddish Jewish Press Online Ticket Contest ery in 1984. Born in 1949 to Jew- ture, which he had seen in a syna- readers a way to learn about their ish immigrants from Ukraine who gogue as a child (it also appears futures by way of astrology. Much Win settled in Ohio, Resnik worked as on tombstones of Kohanim). The like a modern-day horoscope, the 2Tickets book offered predictions based American Stage in the Park on the reader’s zodiac sign. Simi- DEMENS LANDING ~ ST. PETERSBURG lar books existed both in Yiddish and Hebrew during the time pe- APRIL 18 ~ MAY 13 riod, but rabbinic authorities were The winner will be chosen not thrilled, since astrology is from those correctly banned by Jewish law (although answering the following: zodiac symbols have shown up WHO IS THE JEWISH COMIC GENIUS as synagogue decorations for at BEHIND THE PRODUCERS? least 1,500 years). Despite that, Jews at the time continued to read To enter: horoscopes as well as seek other Go to www.JEWISHPRESSPINELLAS.com ways of predicting the future, ONLY online submissions will be accepted. Deadline for submission April 9, 2018 such as by going to psychics and One submission per day allowed. reading tea leaves. MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 15

ing the news, they consequently couldn’t happened over the centuries to women’s to synagogues, where the normally cel- KNOW be sure precisely which day festivals were ideas?” ebratory Passover services were instead • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE meant to be observed. As a result, the In truth, the idea occured after a visit marked by acts of mourning and the sing- other staples of the traditional Seder, in- practice of observing two Seder days was to a university where some students had ing of hymns. American cluding the Seder plate and charoset. instituted just to be sure. been putting bread crusts on the Seder Jews were so affected by the president’s Their (bitter herbs) is a mixture of plate as a symbol of protest against the ex- death that Congregation Shearith Israel in lemon peel, bitter lettuce and an assort- 6. You’re wrong about the clusion of women, gays and lesbians. He- New York recited the Kaddish — usually orange on the Seder plate. schel liked the idea but instead proposed said only for Jews — on Lincoln’s behalf. ment of other herbs. Some progressive Jews have adopted the an alternative that did not bring hametz practice of including an orange on the onto the seder table. The orange was to be 8. “Afikomen” isn’t Hebrew. 5. Israeli Jews have only one Seder. Seder plate as a symbol of inclusion of For many Seder participants, the high- Israeli Jews observe only one Passover gays, lesbians and other groups marginal- consumed and the seeds spit out - repre- Seder, unlike everywhere else where tra- ized in the Jewish community. The story senting the rejection of homophobia. light of the meal is the afikomen – a bro- ditionally two Seders are held, one on goes that the practice was instituted by the ken piece of matzah that the Seder leader each of the first two nights of the holiday. feminist scholar Susannah Heschel after 7. Abraham Lincoln hides and the children search for; the per- Known as yom tov sheni shel galuyot — she was told that a woman belongs on the died during Passover. son who finds the afikomen usually gets literally “the second festival day of the Di- synagogue bimah, or prayer podium, like The 16th American president was shot a small reward. Most scholars believe the aspora” — the practice was begun 2,000 an orange belongs on a Seder plate. But at Ford’s Theatre on a Friday, April 14, word “afikomen” derives from the Greek years ago when Jews were informed of according to Heschel, that story is false. 1865, which coincided with the fourth word for . Others say it refers to a the start of a new lunar month only after it In that apocryphal version, she said, “a night of Passover. The next morning, kind of post-meal revelry common among had been confirmed by witnesses in Jeru- woman’s words are attributed to a man, Jews who wouldn’t normally have attend- the Greeks. Either theory would explain salem. Because Jewish communities out- and the affirmation of lesbians and gay ed services on the holiday were so moved why the afikomen is traditionally the last side of Israel were often delayed in learn- men is erased. Isn’t that precisely what’s by Lincoln’s passing they made their way thing eaten at the Seder. New Trump advisor is Iran hawk, close to pro-Israel groups By RON KAMPEAS to pressure Iran outside the deal’s his Israeli counterparts, but an- JTA news service confines. That leaves James Mat- gered some on the right wing of WASHINGTON – President tis, the defense secretary, as the the pro-Israel community because Donald Trump’s new national se- only Cabinet-level official who of reports that he blocked Trump’s curity adviser John Bolton is a opposes leaving the deal. recognition of Jerusalem as Is- hawk who has said military strikes Bolton has close relations with rael’s capital. Trump ultimately may be inevitable as a means of the pro-Israel community stem- recognized Jerusalem in Decem- preventing Iran from acquiring a ming from his success in 1991 in ber and announced plans to open nuclear weapon. getting the United Nations to re- a temporary embassy there in May. Naming Bolton suggests that scind its Zionism is racism resolu- Morton Klein, who heads the Trump is ready to pull out of the tion. Bolton at the time was the as- hawkish Zionist Organization of 2015 Iran nuclear deal by May 12, sistant secretary of state for inter- America, called Bolton a “spec- 1750 Curlew Road • Palm Harbor • 727.789.2000 the deadline to waive sanctions. national organization affairs under tacular choice” to lead the NSC. CurlewHills.com • CurlewHillsPetCemetery.com The agreement trades sanctions President George H.W. Bush. “He understands the Arab Is- relief for a rollback of Iran’s nu- Bush’s son, George W. Bush, lamic war against Israel and the clear program. Bolton is a staunch nominated Bolton as ambassador West,” Klein tweeted. “Bolton is a opponent of the deal, as is Mike to the United Nations in 2005 and patriot and an ardent clear thinking Pompeo, the CIA chief Trump just named him acting ambassador. Extraordinary supporter of Israel. nominated to replace Rex Tiller- Bolton never cleared the Sen- He testified with me to move the son as secretary of state. ate nominating process, in part Embassy, opposes the disastrous Bolton has said on multiple oc- because of his hawkishness on Iran Deal.” casions that striking Iran to stop it Middle Eastern issues, but also Rep. Adam Schiff, D-CA, the from going nuclear may be inevi- because subordinates at the State ranking member of the House table. Department emerged to describe Intelligence Committee, was “I don’t make any disguise of him as an abusive boss. Bolton un- alarmed by Bolton’s appointment. the idea that ultimately it may take der the younger Bush had been the “It’s hard to escape the disquieting an Israeli strike against Iran’s nu- undersecretary of state for arms conclusion that the mass exodus of clear program to stop it,” he told control and international security the ‘adults’ from this Administra- the conservative Washington Free affairs. tion is putting our nation’s security Beacon in August. Pro-Israel groups, including the at risk,” he tweeted. “Ambassador Tillerson and outgoing national American Israel Public Affairs Bolton’s hawkish and conspirato- security adviser H.R. McMas- Committee, at the time broke with rial thinking will only make mat- ter both don’t like the deal but their protocol against endorsing a ters dangerously worse.” counseled against pulling out of nominee and lobbied for Bolton’s In February, Bolton wrote an Serving the Pinellas County Jewish Community since 1968 it because Iran is complying with confirmation, but to no avail. op-ed in The Wall Street Journal its narrow strictures, and leaving Bolton was forced to step down urging the United States to use • Community sponsored non-profit • Hand washing station would remove whatever leverage from the U.N. post. force to solve the nuclear standoff • Beautifully kept grounds • Rock bins available the United States has with its allies McMaster got along well with with North Korea. • Professional, courteous staff • Waterfront family estates • Family estate lots available • Better pricing than competitors • 20 new crepe myrtles provided by Jewish Federation grant Obituaries He was born in Baltimore. Survivors include his wife of 48 years Dorothy; daughter and son-in-law Meredith and EDWARD CLARK, 94, of Gulfport, jor financial supporter of the Weizmann 12905 Wild Acres Rd. Largo, FL 33773 Paul Leonhirth; stepdaughter, Tanya died March 7. Born in Boston, he was a Institute and sat on its board. Active Tostado; and four grandchildren. The (727) 531-0475 • www.chapelhillmemprk.org veteran of the United States Army and within the community, he was a mem- family suggests memorials to Temple was stationed in the Philippines as a ber of B’nai B’rith and a major donor of The Jewish Burial Society of Pinellas County Inc. dba Chapel Hill Memorial B’nai Israel in Clearwater or Suncoast medic in World War II. He was the first the Jewish Federation. He also volun- Park is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit corporation licensed by the State of Florida Hospice. store manager for Zayre Department teered for the Rotary Club and picking Store. Survivors include his wife of 70 up donated eyeglasses at local librar- years Marilyn; son and daughter-in-law, ies. He was one of the recipients of the Larry Clark and Ellen Moss; daughter Federation’s 8 over 80 Award in 2014 and son-in-law, Diane and Russell for making significant contributions to Cantwell; two sisters, Rhoda Silver- the Jewish and general community. Freedom man and Helen Irving; two grandsons (David C. Gross Funeral Homes, Clear- and a great-granddaughter. (David C. water Chapel) Gross Funeral Homes, St. Petersburg Chapel) EARL WALLACE “SKIP” MOORE Deliverance JR., 78, of Clearwater, died March HAROLD HAFTEL, 92, of Tarpon 16. He was born and raised in Par- Springs, died March 13. Born in Brook- sons and Elkins, WV, and lived many Reflection lyn, his family moved to Flemington, NJ years in Baltimore and Virginia Beach where they had a chicken farm. He moving to Clearwater 10 years ago. studied agriculture in Pennsylvania and He served in the United States Navy. worked for the Department of Agricul- Later he became a licensed electrician ture. In the 1960s he was sent to Dune- in Maryland. He worked in corporate din to be the inspector of HP Hood & sales for many years and then became Happy Passover! Son’s Orange Juice. He bought land in a business owner with multiple retail Tarpon Springs to build a chicken farm locations throughout Virginia. In recent for his father and brought his parents years, he held the position of Fleet Michael, Mandi, David, Pati and Steven Gross to Florida. The 40 acres eventually be- Captain for the Clearwater Yacht Club. DaviD C. Gross came an orange grove. He was one of Survivors include his wife Sharon Nus- Funeral Homes the first members of Congregation Beth man Foster; son Earl “Chip” Moore III Shalom in Clearwater, when services (Lisa Guzzardo); step-sons, Samuel Reform Conservative Orthodox took place in a storefront, and he re- Foster (Leigh Ferguson), Richard Yar- 727.381.4911 mained a member and supporter. Over row (Debra), Brian Yarrow (Robin); two the years he also supported Temple grandchildren and six step-grandchil- B’nai Israel. He spent time in Israel on a dren. The family suggests memorials kibbutz and discovered the Weizmann to Suncoast Hospice. (David C. Gross THe JewisH Funeral Home oF Pinellas CounTy Institute of Science, where he learned Funeral Homes, Clearwater Chapel) about drip irrigation being developed in 6366 Central Avenue 830 N. Belcher Road Israel and used the technology in his MACK MITCHELL SHUMAN, 82, St. Petersburg Fl 33707 Clearwater, Fl 33765 own orange grove. He became a ma- of St. Petersburg, died March 13. PAGE 16 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 Musician to perform concert at Temple Beth-El in honor of Israel’s 70th birthday Recording artist and spiritual leader Dan- one-man show, Wasting Time with Harry Berlin. ny Maseng will perform at Temple Beth-El Davidowitz: The Musical Journey of a Jew- Maseng’s essays, writings and poems in St. Petersburg on Saturday, April 21 at 7 ish Soul, along with his innovative Soul on have been included in recent books by lead- p.m. in a special concert in honor of Israel’s Fire and Let There Be Light productions, are ing rabbis and scholars, including Naming 70th birthday. just a few of his projects earning accolades. God by Rabbi Lawrence Hoffman, Jewish Born in Israel to American parents, Maseng is also one of the most popular Men Pray by Rabbi Kerry Olitzky, and A Maseng first came to the United States to and respected composers of contemporary Dream of Zion by Rabbi Jeff Salkin. star on Broadway in Only Fools Are Sad. liturgical and synagogue music. He has been He has had a long and celebrated career A playwright, actor, singer and composer, the invited guest of the American Confer- with appearances on television including the Maseng has served as evaluator of New ence of Cantors, the Cantor’s Assembly, as Law and Order franchise, as well as in the American Plays/Opera-Musical Theater well as the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra. theater and film. for the National Endowment For The Arts, His compositions are sung worldwide, Maseng is deeply involved in interfaith director of the Spielberg Fellowships, spiri- with a recent LA Disney Hall appearance dialogue. He travels the world, inspiring, tual leader of Congregation Agudas Achim by the “little orchestra” Pink Martini, which teaching, and rekindling the love of Judaism Danny Maseng in New York and as cantor of Temple Israel performed Maseng’s Elohai N’tzor. through Torah, Kabbalah, Jewish culture, of Hollywood in California. He has been featured in a number of doc- and the arts. are $36. For tickets purchased after April 6, He is currently the hazzan and spiritual umentary films including the popular Hava Tickets start at $15. There will be a cham- the cost is $20. leader of Makom LA, a new, post-denom- Nagila, and The Other Men in Black. pagne reception featuring a “Taste of Israel” Temple Beth-El is at 400 S. Pasadena Ave., inational Jewish community in Los Angeles. He has been the patron artist of the Avra- menu available to those who buy exclusive St. Petersburg. For more informaiton, call His critically acclaimed off-Broadway ham Geiger School for Cantorial Arts in reception tickets by April 6. Those tickets (727) 347-6136 Across the Bay: Tampa’s Israel Independence Day celebration is April 22 at Cohn Campus Tampa’s largest celebration of Israel’s Cost is $5 per person. cutting for the Judy Cohn Park and Jack For those wanting to wind down for 70th year of independence will take place on At 11 a.m., an Roth Garden on the campus begins at noon. awhile, at 1:30 p.m., the movie, In Search of Sunday, April 22 at the Maureen & Douglas hour-long PJ Library The ceremony will include presenting of the , will be shown. Appropriate Cohn Jewish Community Campus in Citrus Goes to Israel pro- colors by local war veterans, a Zum Gali for the whole family, the documentary offers Park. gram will be held. Gali concert by the JCC Preschoolers and a portrait of the Israeli people through food. More than 1,500 people are expected to There will be crafts, Club J students. There is no charge to attend the celebration, attend and the festivities will go on rain or games, songs and The 70th birthday celebration of Israel although there is a $5 per car parking fee and shine. reading of the stories continues with DJ John Wendleken playing food, beverages and some activities are extra. Opening the day, will be a Sip & Skype Dinosaur Goes to Israeli music, dancing and trivia all after- The JCC on the Cohn campus is located at program with Randy Susan Meyers, author Israel and 3 noon. Arts & crafts, rides, bounce house, 13009 Community Campus Drive, off Gunn of The Widow of Wall Street, a ripped-from- in my – all just balloon twisting, face-painting and rock Highway just east of the Veterans Express- the-headlines story about deceit, scandal right for children climbing will all fill the afternoon. For way. More information is available at www. and guilt. 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Accompanying each pho- and outdoor space, some of it un- Day event on Sunday, April 15. to is a brief story about the person der tents, for the festival’s activi- Ad sponsored by Benjamin Tower Foundation he has captured with his camera. ties, so folks can get out of the heat More information about the Is- 250 58th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710 rael Independence Day celebration “What I love most about this if needed. can be found on the Federation’s philipbenjamintower.org • 727.347.5191 project is that I can reach people The celebration is being spon- website, www.jewishpinellas.org Ad sponsored by Benjamin Tower Foundation in a way that I’m not forcing my sored by the Florida Arts and Cul- or by calling (727) 530-3223. ideas upon others, but rather sim- ture Division. ply taking a photo, telling a story, and letting it speak for itself,” the photographer said. “You can see religious Ortho- dox Jews, Muslims and Chris- tians alongside gays, lesbians, and transsexuals; you can see refugees from Africa who fled to Israel, and sophisticated people from Roth- schild Boulevard,” Kaganovits explained in an interview with Is- rael21c.org. A variety of other speakers also will be on hand to remind folks of the importance of the Jewish state and what the nation faces as it con- tinues to grow and bloom. Rabbi Ed Rosenthal of Hillels of the Florida Suncoast will speak about the challenges Jewish students face on college campuses around the Tampa Bay area when speakers and student groups voice positions against Israel. Two authors will discuss their Jewish-themed books. Roslyn Franken of Seminole will talk about her book, Meant To Be: A True Story of Might, Miracles and Triumph of the Human Spirit. It is a love story about how her mom, who survived Nazi concentration camps, and dad, who was in a Jap- anese prisoner of war camp, met and fell in love. Author Lynda Lippman-Lock- hart of St. Petersburg will also speak about her book, The Laun- dry Room, which is a tale of Israeli resistance in 1946, two years be- fore the state of Israel was created. Both authors will be available for sales and signings of their books. Another speaker, Eric Lynn of St. Petersburg played a large role during the Obama administration in getting approval and funding for Israel’s Iron Dome rocket de- fense system. Lynn will discuss his work on the project, which is credited with saving hundreds of civilian lives. For musical entertainment, Rab- bi Danielle Upbin of Congregation Beth Shalom of Clearwater will lead a sing-a-long, accompanied on guitar by Blake Lenett, a con- gregant at Beth Shalom. Food will be complimentary with traditional Israeli and Jewish food, provided by Jo-El’s Delica- tessen and Marketplace of St. Pe- tersburg. For the kids there will be a bounce house, an archeological dig, face painting, balloon art and PAGE 18 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 Colombian Jewish news Israel steps in anchor asked to resign for to help teachers refusal to cross herself on air RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) — A Cathy after Parkland Colombian Jewish journalist was Bekerman ordered to resign from her anchor school shooting of religion guaranteed in the post on a daily TV newscast after By Abigail Klein Leichman refusing to cross herself while she Colombian Constitution,” read a ISRAEL21c.org was on the air. statement by the Confederation of Ten days after the shooting at Jewish Communities of Colombia. Channel 1’s Cathy Bekerman Marjory Stoneman Douglas High was asked to resign after refusing Israel’s ambassador to Colombia School in Parkland, experts from the order by Yamid Amat, newscast also weighed in. “A journalist with director of the CM& broadcast such a broad audience had the the Israel Trauma Coalition ar- network, the Agencia Judia de No- chance to use his position to raise rived at the community to guide ticias website reported. awareness about anti-Semitism. teachers and community leaders “He told me to cross myself, I did Instead, he chose to level scorn through a “day after” strategy for not do it and he asked me to resign on a serious anti-Semitic incident. helping people face the future with Yotam Dagan leads an Israel Trauma Coalition workshop in Florida. The organi- at that moment, to which I did not This is not the way to fight against resilience. zation conducted training sessions for 600 community leaders in South Florida agree,” Bekerman told the media. this scourge: Anti-Semitism is Seventeen people were killed in the wake of massacre on Feb. 14 at Marjory Stonenam Douglas High School. everybody’s problem,” Marco According to Graciela Torres, in the shooting – 14 students and “What was really apparent was community resilience and national another well-known Colombian Sermoneta tweeted. three staff members – making it that the experts from Israel re- emergency preparedness in Israel journalist, Bekerman showed up Amat eventually published an one of the world’s deadliest school in the newsroom two days after the apology on Channel 1’s website, ally knew what they were talking and elsewhere. massacres. The community, which about,” says Teitelbaum. “They Thus far, ITC has sent 17 del- March 14 incident escorted by her reported Publimetro. “One of my had never dealt with a shooting on father and a lawyer. instructions, to accentuate a piece have deep experience and long- egations abroad – usually two or this scale, was in shock. term insight from what they’ve three professionals from ITC part- “It’s a dark situation for Yamid of news that was not about religious “It was devastating,” says Nan- Amat and his newscast because beliefs, provoked a rejection from seen at home and from crises ner organizations who speak the cy Teitelbaum, senior director of they could be sued for religious my colleague Cathy Bekerman. they’ve helped deal with all over local language. marketing and communications at intolerance in a country where there Because I feel that I affected her the world.” “Outside of Israel, 95 percent of is freedom of worship,” Torres said. religious convictions without that Goodman Jewish Family Services Dagan felt that most of the pro- the time we do not provide direct “It is not enough that Cathy’s being my purpose, I offer her a pub- of Broward County. “Everyone in fessionals and lay people are now care,” Levanon explains. “It’s the work situation is ‘solved.’ We lic apology,” he wrote. “May the our small community in Parkland better equipped to understand local professionals who know the expect a public apology from Mr. Jewish community and other reli- is affected.” what they went through and to in- community and the culture. Our Amat in light of his discriminatory gious organizations always receive Teitelbaum has a son in 11th tervene using practical tools devel- purpose is to train them in wellbe- and violative behavior of freedom a respectful treatment from me.” grade at Stoneman Douglas, and oped in Israel. But there is more to ing, resilience and coping skills he was at the school on the day of be done. and provide tools to take care of the shooting. Her older son gradu- “The situation in the Parkland themselves and others. ated from the same school just a area didn’t end when we left,” says “Wherever we go, we always year ago. Dagan. “There is still work to do focus on the strengths of the peo- “Most counselors, teachers and and we will go again soon. As we ple and how they cope as individu- clinicians have never dealt with did in the Philippines four years als or as part of the community. a mass shooting,” she told IS- ago, in Florida we hope to select a When someone from the outside RAEL21c. “They have no frame smaller group to be trainers, leav- comes to help they bring a fresh of reference.” ing our model in place when we go perspective and can see your pain That’s exactly what the Israe- back home.” and your strengths.” li team came to provide. Israel ITC professionals offer their ex- ITC’s sessions in Florida were Trauma Coalition (ITC) members pertise following crises across the coordinated by the Israeli Ministry Yotam Dagan from Natal Israel globe. Currently, ITC is actively of Foreign Affairs with the Con- Center for Trauma and Resilience, assisting communities in Houston sulate General of Israel in Miami, and Alan Cohen from the Commu- in the wake of Hurricane Harvey Behavioral Health Associates of nity Stress Prevention Center, led last August; in Mexico after a Broward-Counseling Centers of sessions for about 600 community deadly September earthquake; in Goodman JFS and the Jewish Fed- leaders including clinicians, law Las Vegas following a mass shoot- eration of Broward County. enforcers, social workers, first re- ing in October; and now in Florida. Ongoing ITC trainings in Hous- sponders, parents and clergy in the “So many disasters are happen- ton, with three more scheduled for Parkland area. ing in the world and we always try this year, are funded by the UJA- to see if we can help,” says ITC Federation of New York. ITC’s Returning to normalcy Director Talia Levanon, a clini- work in Las Vegas, funded by Jew- “We got there the first day cal social worker who has flown ish Nevada, is getting started with teachers went back to school and to several countries – in addition a “mapping mission” to identify the day before students went back to overseeing ITC’s work in Israel local partners, needs and resourc- to school, so we were very relevant – to train leaders in community- es. In Mexico, local Jewish fed- in teaching them how to handle based healing and resilience. erations are supporting ITC train- that period with some kind of nor- ing through the Joint Distribution malcy,” Dagan, a seasoned clinical Helping the helpers Committee (JDC). psychologist, tells ISRAEL21c. The ITC was created in 2002, a Michael Balaban, president and “The psychological shockwaves year of unrelenting terror attacks chief executive officer of the Jew- of the event have been tremendous. in Israel, to harness the collective ish Federation of Broward County, Almost everyone had a connection knowledge, expertise and experi- said, “We know that the need for with someone on the scene. We ence of Israel’s governmental and these kinds of resources is, unfor- met as many community members non-governmental trauma man- tunately, going to be long lasting, as we could, enabled them to talk agement organizations. and we know that we have a part- about their trauma and then shared Originally focused on direct nership with the ITC that allows us Israeli best practices for the day care, the umbrella organization ex- to lean on them for that expertise after.” panded to professional training for over the long haul.” MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018 JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY A PAGE 19 and other Passover supplements to change up your Seder table talk By GABE FRIEDMAN best-seller. Judging from author on education, to the number four, an Ethiopian saga meant for one ness of Jewish diversity, respec- JTA news service Dave Cowen’s bylines in Mc- Harry Potter and Passover share of the blessings over wine to a Ro- tively. The insert asks Seder par- NEW YORK – Although Jews Sweeney’s and The New Yorker, almost everything,” Rabbi Rosen- hingya mention in the Seder plate ticipants to discuss the the Exodus have celebrated Passover by read- it’s probably pretty funny, too. berg writes in the introduction. discussion. It becomes explicitly theme, the Rev. Martin Luther ing from the Haggadah in one form political at the end and offers tips King Jr. and what freedom means. or another for 2,000 years, Jewish TODAY’S REFUGEES – Before Dayeinu on how to take real-world action to The cards contain trivia about in- Take turns reading aloud: Dayeinu. It would have been enough. But would it have ternational communities, such as organizations and publishers strive been enough? help refugees. If God had only parted the sea but not allowed us to cross the Abayudaya Jews in Uganda or each year to connect the holiday to to safety, would it have been enough? If we had crossed “In the face of unprecedented Um. to freedom and been sustained wandering through the Sumaya Agha/Mercy Corps Agha/Mercy Sumaya wilderness but not received the wisdom of Torah to help the Jews of Gibraltar. modern times with fresh Hagga- guide us, would it have been enough? efforts to limit refugees’ ability to What is enough? seek safety in the United States – A landing page for the materials dahs as well as supplements. As we sing the traditional “Dayeinu” at the Passover Seder, we express appreciation even for incomplete blessings. We are reminded that, in the face of uncertainty, we can even as more people are displaced claims that 20 percent of American If you’re looking to give your Dowla. cultivate gratitude for life’s small miracles and we can Brian Sokol/UNHCR Brian Sokol/UNHCR find abundance amidst brokenness. Just as the story of our own people’s wandering teaches us these lessons time and time again, so, too, do the stories by violence and persecution than Jews identify as African-Amer- seder a distinct 2018 flavor, con- of today’s refugees. The meager possessions they bring with them as they flee reflect the reality of rebuilding a life from so very little. ever before – these powerful sym- ican, Latino, Asian, mixed race, sider these options – they bring up For Um, the blessing of being alive in Jordan after escaping violence in Homs in the company of her husband with only the clothes on her back – Dayeinu: it would have been enough.11 bols of both the unimaginable suf- Sephardi and Mizrahi. topics ranging from Donald Trump For Dowla, the wooden pole balanced on her shoulders, which she used to carry each of her six children when they were too tired to walk during the 10-day trip from Gabanit fering and the boundless resilience to Ethiopian chickpea matzah. to South Sudan – Dayeinu: it would have been enough. For Farhad, the photograph of his mother that he managed and hope of refugees feel particu- Haggadahs in French, Russian, to hide under his clothes when smugglers told him to throw everything away as he escaped Afghanistan – Dayeinu: Sajida. Sumaya Agha/Mercy Corps Agha/Mercy Sumaya it would have been enough.12 Portuguese, Italian and Spanish larly poignant,” a statement on the For Sajida, the necklace her best friend gave her to remember her childhood in Syria – Dayeinu: it would Topic: Cultural and linguistic have been enough. HIAS website reads. For Muhammed, scrolling through the list of numbers on his diversity cell phone, his only connection to the people he has known his whole life – Dayeinu: it would have been enough. Muhammed. Sumaya Agha/Mercy Corps Agha/Mercy Sumaya Repair the World/ Have a non-English or non-He- 6 Be’chol Lashon Haggadah brew speaker coming to your Sed- The (unofficial) Hogwarts insert and trivia cards er? Want to brush up on the for- HIAS Haggadah supplement Haggadah Topic: Jewish diversity eign language skills you haven’t Topic: International refugees Topic: What Harry Potter can “How do we connect the an- practiced since college? Then you Formerly the Hebrew Immi- teach us about Passover traditions cient story of Exodus to modern might be interested in a Haggadah Self-published by Rabbi Moshe grant Aid Society, HIAS was struggles for freedom as individu- in a different language. These of- Rosenberg, a Queens teacher founded in 1881 to help Russian als and as a multiracial, multieth- ferings from the Kehot Publica- and spiritual leader, this Hagga- Jewish immigrants settle into the nic Jewish community?” tion Society, an arm of Chabad- dah includes the entire standard U.S., but these days it lends a hand That’s the thinking behind this Lubavitch aren’t new, but cultural text, interspersed with essays and to all kinds of populations around Haggadah insert and set of trivia diversity is of the moment. They JDC Entwine toolkit thoughts related to Harry Pot- the world. Its 11-page guide offers cards from the nonprofits Repair are all 114 pages and inexpensive. Topic: Jewish diversity ter and the wizarding world of a blueprint for weaving refugee the World and Be’chol Lashon, The American Jewish Joint Dis- Hogwarts. “From the concepts of references and stories into almost which help connect Jews with vol- Jewish Press staff contributed to tribution Committee was sending slavery and freedom, to the focus every aspect of your seder, from unteer work and promote aware- this report. aid to Jews in need decades before gluten-free matzah was a thing. But one of its newer initiatives, Entwine, has produced a hip and fun “global Passover toolkit” it’s dubbing “ReOrdered” (a reference to the word seder, which means “order” in Hebrew). It’s free to order online (http:// www.jdcentwine.org/reordered/) and comes with several good- ies, including a recipe book with traditional Passover recipes from around the world. Then there’s the four “Community Cards,” each highlighting an international Jew- ish community that the JDC has helped in the past: from Ethiopia, the Soviet Union, Morocco and Sarajevo (in Bosnia and Herze- govina). Each card has a story from someone in that community, a ritual Passover food and a tra- ditional toast. The details are as delightful as they are educational: Did you know Ethiopian Jews make matzah out of chickpeas, or that Bosnian Jews turn eggs black by boiling them with coffee grounds? The guide also includes a sheet meant to help the Seder leader in- corporate it all into the ritual meal, coasters and even a matzah box centerpiece with cards for the Four Questions meant to represent the supplies the JDC has sent around the world since World War I. It’s basically a historical, multicultural Seder in a box — just add Hagga- dah and food.

The Trump Passover Haggadah Topic: The 45th president of the United States The full title is The Trump Pass- over Haggadah: People All The Time They Come Up To Me And Tell Me This Is The Best Hagga- dah They’ve Ever Read, They Do, Believe Me” and the Amazon de- scription, like the title, will tell you this Haggadah isn’t for diehard fans of Donald Trump or President Zayde as his grandchildren call him in the introduction. “If you’re an afflicted liberal Jew, with an un- conservative sense of humor, and you find traditional Seders as dry as ,” suggests Amazon, “try this radically irreverent political parody Haggadah this Passover.” There isn’t much more informa- tion on the Amazon page, except that the Haggadah is an online PAGE 20 A JEWISH PRESS of PINELLAS COUNTY MARCH 23 - APRIL 5, 2018