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Complied from JTA news service Complied from JTA (JTA) – The University of North Carolina at Chapel The University of North Carolina at – (JTA) Under the resolution, the university agreed to re- “UNC has agreed to take concrete, meaningful steps Title VI of the Civil The complaint was filed under (JTA) — Rabbi Yisroel Goldstein of the Chabad of Yisroel — Rabbi (JTA) Rabbi Goldstein, 58, founded the Chabad of Poway thirty- Goldstein’s Yisroel are grateful for Rabbi “We a great deal, more “As a community we have suffered Since the attack, the rabbi has given speeches In September he received a life-like prosthetic finger The accused gunman in the Poway shooting, John (JTA) – A 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible, called 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible, the A – (JTA) It is one of the oldest intact Hebrew Bible manuscripts The Museum of the Bible, which opened in November Just a nosh..Just Just a nosh..Just UNC at Chapel Hill agrees to resolution UNC at Chapel Hill agrees to resolution over anti-Semitism complaint Hill has agreed to a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education over an anti-Semitism America filed the The Zionist Organization of complaint. Office for complaint with the Education Department’s April over a university-sponsored confer- Civil Rights in ence the previous month titled “Conflict over Gaza: The conference People, Politics and Possibilities.” Tamer featured a performance by the Palestinian rapper after Nafar that was condemned as anti-Semitic. Days were the conference, swastikas and anti-Semitic fliers discovered on campus. spond to and investigate allegations of anti-Semitic harassment and to issue a statement that such harass- ment will not be tolerated. UNC also said it would host to talk about concerns meetings for students and staff over anti-Semitism and to include anti-Semitic harass- training. ment issues in staff that will make it clear to the entire university community that anti-Semitic harassment is illegal and will not be national president, and tolerated,” Morton Klein, ZOA’s of its Center for Law and Jus- director Tuchman, Susan tice, said in a statement. VI prohibits national origin and other Title Act. Rights forms of discrimination at federally funded programs, and protects Jewish students from anti-Semitic harass- ment. 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible goes on display at Musuem of Bible in D.C. Chabad of Poway rabbi, who lost finger attack after months 7 retires shooting, in April 27 attack that who lost his finger in the Poway, leader. killed one, has retired as the congregation’s in 1996. His son, Rabbi Mendel Goldstein, will assume the leadership of the synagogue and its religious school, reported. Times Angeles the Los plus years of leadership, especially in the aftermath of the terror attack, and he will forever be a part of our the synagogue said in a statement. story,” community’s than any community should know of,” the statement are working hard to heal and get back on added. “We our feet.” around the world about the shooting and its aftermath, while spreading the Lubavitcher Rebbe Menachem about light and love. teachings Mendel Schneerson’s His activities have taken him to the White House and the United Nations, and to other countries such as Brazil and Poland. while also suffer- and has undergone physical therapy, ing from phantom pains. Earnest, 20, has pleaded not guilty to charges of murder The murder charge has been and attempted murder. classified as a hate crime, making Earnest eligible for the death penalty. Washington Pentateuch, was unveiled Nov. 14 at the Mu- 14 at the Pentateuch, was unveiled Nov. Washington D.C. seum of the Bible in Washington, The bible was first in the U.S., according to the museum. owned by a Jewish community in Ukraine, which gave it In the as a gift to a local archbishop in the 19th century. the manuscript was owned by collectors in 20th century, Israel and the United Kingdom before it was purchased by the museum. 2017, was largely funded by the evangelical Green family, which runs the Hobby Lobby chain of crafts stores. Previously, delayed until new a government is in place, which remains in limbo two months after the election. Dermer from 2005 to 2008 served as Israel’s Minis- ter of Economic Although Dermer has not “Netanyahu likes Dermer, DERMER continued on PAGE 13 DERMER continued on PAGE Affairs Affairs in the U.S. He also spent four years from 2009- 13 as senior adviser to Ne- tanyahu. publicly expressed any po- litical aspirations, the Jeru- salem Post recently quoted nam- as privately Netanyahu ing Dermer as a worthy suc- cessor. respects him, trusts him, and Photo courtesy of Magen David Adom AIRSTRIKES continued on PAGE 6 AIRSTRIKES continued on PAGE BAR MITZVAH continued on PAGE 15 continued on PAGE BAR MITZVAH Nov. Nov. 12 was a unique day in his Full of symbolism, the touching from Europe. the by recognized is who Stern, life: Brazilian Association of Holocaust Survivors and across the country as the only Brazilian-born Holocaust celebrated survivor, his bar mitzvah a mere 78 years late. ceremony was held at Sao Paulo’s oldest synagogue, Kehilat Israel, on Ron Dermer In retaliation, a total of 450 rockets were rockets 450 of total a retaliation, In fired from Gaza at Israel. One hit an assist- an hit One Israel. at Gaza from fired city Israel southern the in facility ed-living Ashkelon, injuring a woman in her 70s. of . Dermer was Mark Yaffe, center, chair of the Salvation Army’s Army’s chair of the Salvation center, Yaffe, Mark with bell ringer campaign in Hillsborough County, and left, fellow board member John Osterweil, right. their dog Bella, daughter Sarah with Yaffe’s Ron Dermer, The event will take place Dermer has served as Is- Israeli ambassador to US to speak in Tampa Israel’s - Ambassa dor to the United previous and States advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, will be the featured guest speaker at the Isra- el Bonds Cocktail Supper. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the Bryan Glazer JCC, 522 N. Family Howard Ave., Tampa, beginning at p.m. 6:30 rael’s top envoy to the U.S. since 2013, the during Obama and Trump both ad- ministrations set to complete his term as ambassador in September, but his departure has been 16 PAGES 2019 NOVEMBER 15 - 30, A RIO DE JANEIRO – At 91, Ho- locaust survivor Andor longer Stern fears the Nazis who no impris- oned him in Auschwitz. Living in his native Sao Paulo, Brazil’s - larg est metro area of nearly 25 million, what scares him today are burglars – his modest house has been ken bro- into twice in the city where he escape his after back welcomed was By MARCUS M. GILBAN By MARCUS M. service news JTA YAFFE continued on PAGE 13 continued on PAGE YAFFE During the two-day conflict, dubbed “Everything isn’t as it appears to said if Yaffe local media outlets had An ambulance responds after rockets from Gaza strike southern Israel on Nov. 12 during two days Nov. Gaza strike southern Israel on An ambulance responds after rockets from of attacks. Operation Blackbelt, the Israel Defense Jihad Islamic Palestinian two killed Forces and al-Ata Abu Baha – commanders senior Abu Malhous. Rasmi www.jewishpresstampa.com UKRAINE continued on PAGE 5 UKRAINE continued on PAGE inflated audit report and in 2015, Yaffe Yaffe inflated audit report and in 2015, pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit bank fraud. He was sentenced to months in 20 federal prison and was re- leased after serving 16 months. told the Jewish be in the Yaffe media,” easier to gossip Press. than “It’s to say, The sys- ‘The system made a mistake.’ tem does make mistakes. It works to protect the system, not the individual.” not focused on the repossession of his 29,000-square-foot mansion, would have been less of a public there fuss over his case. “It wouldn’t have been as big of a deal if I didn’t have a big - - - “I was crying. I really didn’t fers tuition and room and board at no charge. Founded in the 2003, university features five-year programs in a number of including fields, foreign language, early childhood education, law, ness and Jewish studies. busi- want to do it,” said Feoktistova, 28, who studied literature at funds no had] the family “[My school. for college for me. community was there for us.” The Jewish - Courtesy of the Sao Paulo Holocaust Memorial

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2 Jihad leaders; 2 Jihad IDF airstrikes kill kill airstrikes IDF PAGE 2 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 Orthodox Jew’s quixotic run for parliament shows community’s quandary in British election By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ North constituency in London, in “I am aware that overturning a Semitism in its ranks. It’s the first uphill fight JTA news service what the Jewish News of London 30,000-plus majority would be a mainstream British party to be the with Ali As an observant Jew, Yosef characterized as a “challenge” in miracle,” David told the Jewish subject of a probe by the govern- Milani, an David was taught to believe in an article. In 2017, the district News. ment’s watchdog on racism. Cor- Iran-born miracles. elected Corbyn, the Labour Party’s So why run? byn himself has also been accused politician. That’s a good thing since David, leader, with 73 percent of the vote. In the interview, David said it of being more than just anti-Israel. The district a social worker from London, is Only 0.8 percent went to UKIP, the was a way of “highlighting the “A Corbyn government would has voted going to need one to succeed in party from which the Brexit Party impact of the anti-Semitism epi- be a disaster for our community for John- his new mission: unseating Jeremy splintered off. demic in the Labour Party on the and the entire country,” David said. son’s Con- Corbyn from Parliament in the Labour has won in Islington community.” Meanwhile, over in the London servative Yosef David says his general election on Dec. 12. North in every election since Under Corbyn, a far-left politi- constituency that Prime Minister Party since Brexit Party is a “safe David registered recently as 1937. David acknowledges that cian who was elected Labour leader Boris Johnson represents in Parlia- the 1970s. and friendly place” for a candidate of the right-wing he’s probably no match for Cor- in 2015, the party has been dogged ment – Uxbridge and South Ruislip Notwith- Jews despite racism allegations. Brexit Party for the Islington byn. by allegations that it allows anti- – Labour is attempting a similar standing, Milani does have some Jewish supporters who call themselves Jews Against Boris. Johnson, they wrote in a state- ment, “is embracing nationalism and normalizing the far-right in his efforts to keep hold of power, and Jews know how dangerous this is.” The mainstream leaders of the British Jewish community, how- ever, have not sounded any alarms about Johnson. By contrast, they have warned that Labour, which had been the political home for British Jewry before Corbyn, would be an “existential threat” to that community if it takes power under him. Racism is also an issue in Da- vid’s Brexit Party (in addition to claims from critics that the party is steering the United Kingdom toward financial ruin for its de- termination to take it out of the European Union unilaterally). Nigel Farage, a provocative poli- tician in the party, has been criti- cized for employing what some found to be anti-Semitic tropes. In 2009, for example, he told the American conspiracy theorist and anti-Semitic talk-show host Alex Jones that “globalists” are seeking to engineer “a new world order.” Hope Not Hate, a left-leaning group that describes itself as de- Embrace voted to fighting racism, warned recently that the Brexit Party “has attracted numerous extreme figures happy moments. and people who promote extrem- ist messages,” including “outright With an award-winning memory care program, top-tier care racism, Islamophobia and anti- Semitism.” and a small sta -to-resident ratio, your loved one Against this background, having an observant Jew run against Cor- will thrive in safe, secure surroundings. byn in the Labour leader’s district may be worthwhile publicity wise JOIN US AT OUR CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP, for the Brexit Party even if its can- didate has no shot: It could serve THE FOURTH TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH, 8:30 - 9:15 A.M. to further hurt a political foe and fight the racism allegations. David certainly attempted to For more information or to schedule a tour, do just that in the Jewish News call 813-940-8483. interview. Farage, David said, is “a true friend” of the Jewish community. He added that the Brexit Party is 2301 West Palm Drive | Tampa, FL 33629 a “beautiful eclectic mix of differ- Memory Care | AL12223 ent cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds.” WWW.SENIORLIFESTYLE.COM There are “many Jews in the party,” David said, “and it is a safe and friendly place for them to be.”

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By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN JTA news service NEW YORK – On a recent Fri- day night, about 20 people gathered for Shabbat services at the Actors’ Temple, a synagogue just a few blocks from Times Square. Rabbi Jill Hausman greeted each one by name with a kiss on the cheek and a “Good Shabbos.” Some sang along and others listened as she led the small crowd in a service using a prayer book and a packet she had printed out just minutes earlier in her upstairs office. It’s a far cry from the era when some of the biggest celebrities in the country used to gather at the West 47th Street shul. The Three Stooges, actors Shelley Winters Photos by Josefin Dolsten and Aaron Chwatt (better known as The Actors’ Temple is located in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood, just minutes from Times Square. Red Buttons), baseball stars Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, and TV host Ed Sullivan all prayed there. Sullivan, whose wife was Jewish, also hosted the annual tem- ple benefit at The Majestic Theater. Headshots of stars who frequented the synagogue hang on a wall. The synagogue was founded in 1917 for a much different crowd: Orthodox shopkeepers who worked in Hell’s Kitchen, a neighborhood lined today with bars and restaurants catering to the pre- theater crowd but at the time was rife with gangs. In the 1920s, the synagogue, formerly known as Congrega- tion Ezrath Israel, hired Bernard Rabbi Jill Hausman converted the sanctuary into a space that she rents out for Birstein as its first rabbi. Birstein off-Broadway performances. had his eyes on Broadway, which But Hausman was able to turn special meaning. The ner tamid, was home to many Jewish ac- things around by returning the syna- the eternal light hanging above the tors and actresses but few regular gogue to its show business roots. synagogue ark, peaked out behind synagogue-goers. She took out the pews and converted the stage during performances and “They weren’t socially accept- the sanctuary into a space that she the stained glass windows were able, their morals were question- rented out as a dance studio. visible when one of the characters able because they were all in vaude- Shortly after, she met a theater recalled an old synagogue in Boyle ville, and they toured all around manager who suggested that she Heights. the country and they weren’t really rent out the synagogue as an off- “The space fit the play,” Green- welcome in the large wealthy syna- Broadway performance space. The stein said. “And that’s important gogues,” Hausman said. manager helped install a stage and when you’re creating a piece of One of Birstein’s first recruits put theater lights in the balcony theater.” was the popular Ukrainian-born where the women once sat. entertainer Sophie Tucker. At first “It was economic necessity be- she resisted his advances, but after cause our dues are $180 per person multiple visits the rabbi swayed her per year,” Hausman said. “We’re with a heavy load of Jewish guilt. not built on a dues model.” TO “He said to her, ‘Sofele, who’s go- The first show opened in the ing to say Kaddish for your Yiddishe fall of 2006, and since then the BE mama?’ And that was one of her big synagogue has been renting out numbers, and he really touched her its stage for performances almost FRE
in the heart,” Hausman said. every week. It can host up to eight Healthy After Tucker, other stars started performances a week – only Friday flowing in and the synagogue be- nights and High Holidays are out. came known as the Actors’ Temple. The synagogue also rents out space L U In addition to the famous members, to a program that provides enrich- a number of other big names would ment classes for children who are perform at its annual gala, includ- homeschooled. H ing Barbra Streisand, Bert Lahr, Hausman estimates that there are Danny Kaye and Jimmy Durante. between 150 and 200 members to- . . At some point after Tucker day and about 20 show up on a typi- joined, the synagogue became cal Friday night. She said around 40 Conservative. Hausman isn’t sure percent of regulars are involved in of the year, but she says that at one show business in some way. Shabbat service, a wealthy woman “We are not a family congrega- decided to sit in the men’s section tion the way most congregations ColoWell America with her husband rather than in the are,” she said. “Not that we don’t women’s balcony, as is the Ortho- like families, but our membership dox custom. She was joined by is mostly singles and couples from EXPERTS IN HEMORRHOIDS AND COLORECTAL CARE Tucker and eventually the rest of early through late middle age.” the women. Today the synagogue is Though most shows have noth- Quick • Painless • In-office Procedures nondenominational and welcomes ing to do with Judaism, for some the interfaith couples and members of setting resonates. For four months the LGBTQ community. this spring and summer, the Actors’ The synagogue continued to at- Temple hosted performances of tract Broadway stars through the “The Last Jew of Boyle Heights,” CBD Products • Medical Cannabis Cards 1960s, when membership started a play by Steve Greenstein about declining. a Los Angeles neighborhood that When Hausman, who is in her once was home to a large Jewish 60s, came on board 14 years ago, population and now is predomi- 813-278-6430 the temple had only 12 members nantly Latino. and was struggling financially. The Greenstein, who is a member of board thought it may be time to Actors’ Temple, said that putting on close its doors, the rabbi recalled. his play in a Jewish setting carried Shiraz Farooq, MD | Board Certified Colorectal Surgeon | Tampa, FL PAGE 4 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019

Rabbinically Congregations Shabbat Candle Lighting Times Speaking Cong. Kol Ami Fundraiser concert: Musician Na- Nov. 22 • 5:18 pm chum Peterseil and his band Automatic Toys Nov. 29 • 5:17 pm will perform at the synagogue on Saturday, Giving thanks for America’s many blessings Dec. 7 at 8 p.m. as a fundraiser for the con- Dec. 6 • 5:17 pm By RABBI GARSON HERZFELD never end, O Compassionate One, whose gregation. The event will also include a silent Dec. 13 • 5:19 pm Temple Beth Shalom, Winter Haven kindness never fails, we forever put our auction, Israeli dancing and desserts. Tickets are $54 per person. For ticket and sponsorship Dec. 20 • 5:21 pm Thanksgiving is my favorite Ameri- hope in You.” information, go to www.kolami.org or call can holiday. Over the years, our family Today, all of my parents’ generation (813) 962-6338, and RSVP by Nov. 25. Peter- always gathered together for a day-long are gone, but Thanksgiving is the one seil, of Los Angeles, was the guest cantorial community for non-Jews and Jews. For more holiday that the four of us siblings always celebration, usually in Cleveland, where soloist during High Holiday services at Kol information or to sign up, call the synagogue are together. Perhaps our celebration is we all grew up (including my parents), Ami this year and moved the congregation at (813) 837-1911. much like yours. Each year, the TV in but sometimes in other places when either with his energy, original melodies and spirit. my brother or I, the living room is turned on almost all He and the band will perform an eclectic ar- Cong. Schaarai Zedek as adults, hosted day – Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, ray of musical genres including Jewish fusion Book talk: The Sisterhood Book Club will everyone. dog show, old classic films, sometimes world, Israeli, Middle Eastern, traditional, jazz meet on Monday, Dec. 2 at noon to discuss There have been a football game – and wonderful aromas and progressive ethnic. “The Station Master’s Daughter,” by Kathleen many memorable from the kitchen fill the house. Each of us Pizza and PJ Shabbat: Young families McGurl. Thanksgiving cele- has a special dish to prepare and contrib- are invited to join in on Friday, Dec. 6 from 6-7 Introduction to Judaism: A lecture brations in my fam- ute to the meal. p.m. to celebrate Shabbat with guitar playing, series on the nature of Judaism, God, Torah, ily – too many to re- When dinnertime arrives (after hor singing, dancing, friendship and food. The worship, life cycle observances and holidays late here. However, d’oeuvres and drinks) we sit down for the child-friendly musical service follows a pizza is offered on Wednesdays, Dec. 4, 11 and 18 one comes to mind traditional Thanksgiving feast. However, dinner, and after the service there will be an ice at 6:30 p.m. The class is open to everyone that my parents z’l we pause for a few minutes to each share cream dessert. Pajamas are not required – dress who wishes to learn about basic Judaism and often recalled. I was what we are thankful for (aside from comfortably (Parents, please dress comfort- Jewish practice and is taught by Rabbis Joel living in Boston. Our tradition is to eat an being together) and thank God for OUR ably too). RSVP to the office by Dec. 2. Simon and Nathan Farb. It is required for evening meal. So at my suggestion, we bounty. L’Chaim: A class, Sharing Life’s Lessons, anyone who is planning to convert. Call clergy spent the day in Plymouth. We walked by This year especially I cannot help is held on Tuesdays from 11 a.m. to noon. assistant Ming Brewer to register (813) 876- the “Rock” and the rebuilt model of the but think of President Franklin Delano There is a different topic, readings and different 2377, ext. 202. ship “Mayflower.” Then we attended the Roosevelt’s famous State of the Union leader for each weekly session. Plantation tour: The Nu Frontiers morning parade marking the first Thanks- speech delivered on January 6, 1941. He Calling all needle workers: Those group, for those 50 and older, are invited to join giving. It goes to the old cemetery and was rallying American support for Britain who enjoy knitting, crocheting, needlepoint, in a tour of an antebellum mansion and Hanuk- memorializes those pilgrims who died and the allies in Europe at the beginning embroidery or other handwork, are invited to kah shopping adventure on Thursday, Dec. 5 earlier that year during a brutal winter. of World War II. It is known as the Four meet at Kol Ami every Tuesday from 1:30- that will include a guided tour of the Gamble It also celebrates the first harvest and Freedoms speech, which was depicted 3:30 p.m. and on select Sundays. This group is Plantation Historic State Park in Manatee culminates with a city-wide meal. That eloquently by Norman Rockwell in his sponsored by Kol Ami Sisterhood but is open to County. Participants will board a bus at 8 a.m. afternoon, we visited “Plimoth” Planta- iconic paintings (that became the poster anyone who enjoys doing needlework projects. at the synagogue. The antebellum mansion was tion, where actors in costume re-enact for war bonds). They are freedom of For more information, contact Carol Tarica at headquarters of an extensive sugar plantation preparations for that first Thanksgiving Speech and Expression, freedom of Wor- carol. [email protected]. and where Confederate Secretary of State Ju- feast. ship, freedom from Want and freedom dah P. Benjamin took refuge after the fall of the Perhaps, I love Thanksgiving because from Fear. They are principles upon Cong. Rodeph Sholom Confederacy. After the tour, enjoy lunch and Interfaith Thanksgiving service: of its connection to our festival of Suk- which our great nation was founded. Hanukkah shopping on your own at Ellenton Premium Outlets. The cost is $17 for members kot, which celebrates the autumn harvest So, from memories of Plymouth Rock Thy congregation will host an interfaith Thanksgiving service on Monday, Nov. 25 at and $28 for non-members for the bus and tour. and is a joyful holiday. Moreover, every with my parents long ago to bedrock 7 p.m. in conjunction with St. John’s Episcopal Be aware there are some steps and walking day is a Thanksgiving for us Jews. The ideals upon which America stands to Church in Tampa. restrictions. RSVPs are requested no later than theme of Thanksgiving is an integral part this day, hopefully Thanksgiving with Coffee with rabbi: Enjoy schmoozing Sunday, Dec. 1. RSVP online by visiting www. of our Amida prayer, “Modim Anachnu your family and friends will be festive. and conversation with Rabbi Josh Hearshen zedek.org/RSVP or call Lisa Kiev-Chen at So, too, hopefully you will take a few Lach – We thank you, Adonai, our God over coffee or tea at Kahwa Coffee. 3928 (813) 876-2377, ext. 249. moments to thank God for the blessings and God of our ancestors, forever. You Henderson Blvd., Tampa on Tuesday, Dec. 3 derived from living in a country that we are the Rock of our lives and the Shield from 10-11 a.m. Cong. Beth Am of our salvation in every generation. Let can all be proud to call “America - the Parsha and Poker: Participate in Parsha Talmud study: Rabbi Jason Rosenberg us thank you and praise you – for our land of the free.” and poker on Thursday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at leads Talmud study on Thursdays at 9:30 a.m. lives which are in Your hand, for our the home of congregants. There is a $10 buy in. For more information contact the rabbi at souls which are in Your care, for Your Rabbinically Speaking is published as Call (813) 837-1911 for the address and details. 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Fletcher Ave, Tampa 33612 • Rabbi of month, 10 a.m. • Telephone: (813) 922-1723 • Website: www. th Telephone (352) 746-6258 • Website: www.bethsholomcitrus.org Jason Rosenberg • Shabbat Services: 1st, 3rd and 5 Fridays, 7:30 p.m.; ChabadSouthTampa.com rd nd th Tot Shabbatt, 3 Friday, 6:30 p.m.; 2 and 4 Fridays, 7:30 p.m., potluck BAIS MENACHEM CHABAD — 1319 North B. St., Tampa, 33606 • Rabbi PASCO COUNTY dinner to follow; Saturdays, 9 a.m. • Torah study every Saturday, 10 Levi Rivkin • Shabbat dinner, 8 p.m. • Shacharit service: Mon. & Thurs., Orthodox a.m. • Telephone (813) 968-851 • Website: www.bethamtampa.org. • 8:15 a.m., Weinberg Village. Mincha service: Mon.—Thurs., 7 p.m., • CHABAD JEWISH CENTRE at WIREGRASS — 2124 Ashley Oaks Livestreaming services • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism Telephone: (813) 375-9799, (813) 504-4432 • Website: www. bmchabad. 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Box Conservative Judaism. 310, Tampa, 33620. • Rabbi Levi Rivkin • Shabbat Services and meal: POLK COUNTY Congregation MEKOR SHALOM — 14005A N. Dale Mabry Hwy., Tampa, Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. • Housing Available • Telephone: (813) Reform 33618 • Hazzan Jodi Sered-Lever, Spiritual Leader • Services: Friday 6:30 504-4432 • Website: www.chabadhouseusf.org • Email: bmchabad@ Temple BETH SHALOM — 1029 Bradbury Road, • P.O.B. 313 Winter p.m., Saturday, 9:30 a.m. Telephone: (813) 963-1818 • Website: www. gmail.com Haven, 33882-0313 • Rabbi Garson Herzfeld • Shabbat evening services: mekorshalom.org. • Unaffiliated CHABAD JEWISH STUDENT CENTER at UT – 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Box P., (usually 2nd and 4th Shabbat of the month at 7:30 p.m.) Torah study- Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. • Telephone: (863) 292-0722. • Website: www. Congregation RODEPH SHOLOM Tampa 33606 • Rabbi Levi Rivkin • Telephone: (813) 504-4432 • Website: — 2713 Bayshore Blvd., Tampa 33629 templebethshalompolk.org. • Affiliated with Union for Reform Judaism • Rabbi Josh Hearshen • Cantor Andres Kornworcel • Services: Friday. www.chabadut.org 6 p.m.; Saturday service, 9:30 a.m.; Mon. – Fri. 7:15 a.m., Sunday, 9:15 HILLELS OF THE FLORIDA SUNCOAST— 13101 Sycamore Drive, Tampa, Conservative a.m. • Telephone: (813) 837-1911 • Website: www.rsholom.org. • Affiliated 33620 • Rabbi Ed Rosenthal • Shabbat Services: (during academic Temple EMANUEL — 600 Lake Hollingsworth Drive, Lakeland, 33803 • with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. year) Friday 6:30 p.m. • Telephone: (813) 899-2788 • Website: www. Rabbi David Goldstein • Shabbat Services: Friday 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 9:30 suncoasthillels.org. a.m. Telephone: (863) 682-8616. • Website: TempleEmanuelLakeland. Orthodox com. • Affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. BAIS (TEMPLE) DAVID CHABAD — 2001 W. Swann Ave., Tampa 33606 USF CHABAD on CAMPUS — 4506 Sweetwater Lake Drive, Tampa, 33620 • Rabbi Lazer Rivkin • Shabbat Services and meal: Friday 7:30 p.m., • Rabbi Pinny Backman • Website: www.USFChabad.com • Telephone: Orthodox Saturday 9:45 a.m., 7:30 p.m. • Telephone: (813) 966-8770 • Website: (813) 978-8723 CHABAD JEWISH CENTER — 2270 Griffin Road, Lakeland, 33810 • Rabbi www.chabadofcentralflorida.com. • Email: [email protected] Jewish Renewal Moshe Lazaros • Shabbat Services: Saturday 10 a.m. • Telephone: CHABAD LUBAVITCH of TAMPA BAY — 14908 Peninngton Road, Tampa Congregation OR AHAVAH — Rabbi Debrah Shenefelt, spiritual leader • (863) 937-5565 • Website: www.chabadlakeland.org. NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 5

as a way to acquaint them with Judaism so they can UKRAINE decide in an informed way if they want it in their lives.” Become a President’s Dinner patron; • CONTINUED on PAGE 5 Many young Ukrainians in this city and beyond seek After graduation, Feoktistova found work as an of- a connection to Judaism without financial incentives. help support event, local community fice administrator with Tikva, the Orthodox group that The Limmud FSU conference here last month attracted The Tampa Jewish Federation’s locally, in Israel and overseas. runs the Jewish University of Odessa along with a host 600 participants who paid nearly $200 to attend the President’s Dinner is always an The program will feature key- of other identity-building and educational programs. weekend event at a resort. elegant affair featuring a prominent note address by author and anti- And though she married a Jewish man and raises her One participant, Vlodymyr Zeev Vaksman, a keynote speaker, a full meal with Semitism expert Dr. Deborah E. two children in an observant home, Feoktistova does 38-year-old active in the Odessa Jewish community, wine and dessert, and an appeal for Lipstadt, best known for winning not fit the stereotype of an Orthodox Jewish woman. said he sought out the Jewish community after suf- Annual Campaign donations. This a libel suit filed against her by a On a Saturday evening earlier this month, she wore fering bullying in school. Connecting with his Jewish year the co-chairs, Janet Kass and Holocaust denier. Lipstadt told her a black leather biker jacket over a long dress with a identity, Vaksman said, “helped restore my pride in it Lois Older, are asking that those at- story in a book, “Denial: Holocaust matching studded kerchief in her hair as she smoked because it’s hard to be a proud Jew when you’re being tending consider becoming patrons History on Trial,” which was later her first post-Shabbat cigarette. beat up in school almost every day for being Jewish.” for the event. turned into a major motion picture. “I’ve accepted my fate,” Feoktistova joked. Others, however, are clearly induced to get involved “In addition to helping subsidize Lipstadt’s speech will be on About 360,000 Jews are estimated to live in Ukraine, out of necessity. the cost of this event, patrons’ con- “Anti-Semitism: Here and Now.” most of them in Odessa and other major cities, and Rivka Bendetskaya attended a Chabad school in tributions support the Tampa Jew- Among the other highlights of Jewish groups have used their robust welfare systems the eastern city of Zaporizhzhia where she grew ish Federation’s annual fundraising the dinner will be the presentation not only to help those in need, but also to overcome the up. Her family was poor and not religious, but the efforts. This assistance is distrib- of the annual Tikkun Olam Award, indifference and aversion to Judaism that was instilled Chabad school offered free meals and long hours. At uted to area beneficiary agencies, the Federation’s most prestigious here during the communist era. 16, Bendetskaya came to Odessa to pursue a degree which provide direct services for honor and always a well-kept secret The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, in business management at Chabad’s Jewish Univer- individuals in need right here in our until the announcement is made at or JDC, provides assistance to any Jewish applicant it sity. The five-year program would have cost about community,” Older said. the event. deems needy, regardless of their participation in com- $17,000 at a regular university, an unaffordable sum Kass added, “We are so for- Those who do become patrons munal activities. for her family. tunate to have generous patrons will receive a signed book writ- But other Jewish organizations often require com- Sergey and Elena Yarelchenko had little to do with and major donors who recognize ten by Lipstadt, and a charitable munal engagement, from enrolling children in Jewish the organized Jewish community before they were the important and impactful work gift will be made in their honor. educational programs to attending synagogue, in forced to flee their home in Lugansk during the 2014 our Federation does and step up to All patrons will be recognized in exchange for help. revolution. At a Jewish refugee camp set up outside contribute. We are grateful for their the program book as well. Patron In Odessa, the estimated 30,000 Jews are eligible for Kyiv by Rabbi Moshe Azman, who named it Anatevka continued generosity.” tickets may be purchased for $300 The dinner will be held on Sun- per person or $3,000 for a patron free services through the Jewish community’s various after the fictional hometown of Tevye from “Fiddler day, Jan. 26 at the Bryan Glazer table. institutions, which include two community centers, a on the Roof,” the Yarelchenkos not only found shelter, Family JCC, 522 N. Howard Ave., Other tickets are available for dozen schools and two orphanages. Families and the but work and a sense of community. Tampa. $180 per person until Dec. 20. elderly can get hundreds of dollars a month – a sig- “I never thought I’d go to synagogue, much less live in a Jewish village,” Sergey told JTA. The dinner is the Federation’s For more information or to pur- nificant sum in a country where the average monthly largest event benefiting the Annual chase tickets, visit jewishtampa. salary is about $300. For other Ukrainian Jews, the community was a ticket to big city life. Campaign, bringing together donors com/APD or contact Loni Lindsay The Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS, and leaders from across the commu- at [email protected] Haya Saphonchik, a 27-year-old kindergarten teach- a network affiliated with the Chabad Hasidic move- nity to support a lifeline of services or (813) 769-2802. ment, also runs a Jewish university in Odessa, which er, enrolled in a Jewish school in Odessa primarily to it describes on its website as “a path out of poverty and escape her impoverished hometown of Kremenchuk. into Jewish service.” “My mom had no money to send me to Odessa,” The engagement-for-aid model has had a meaning- Saphonchik said. “She asked me when I was 17: ‘Do ful impact on “breathing life into the dry bones” of a you want to stay in Kremenchuk in a regular school, moribund community, according to Rabbi Binyomin or do you want to go a Jewish school in Odessa?’ Of Jacobs, director of intergovernmental relations at the course I went to Odessa.” Chabad-affiliated Rabbinical Center of Europe. After graduating from high school, Saphonchik went “Some might even call it a bribe, but it’s legitimate – on to study at the Jewish University in Odessa, where and it works,” said Jacobs, citing the medieval Jewish she met her husband, Uriel, who came to study com- puter programming from his native Russia. Though she philosopher Maimonides, who allowed parents to use This antioxidant powerhouse, featuring candy to motivate children to study. came initially for financial reasons, she stayed because the exclusive, patent-pending “Of course, Russian-speaking Jews are not babies, the school offered her more than just an education. Age Minimize 3D™ Complex, helps “I found great beauty,” Saphonchik said, “a great they’re sophisticated people, but from a Jewish per- interrupt the triggers that can cause Evelyn Aimée De Jesús spective they are like captured babies – people who mutual responsibility for each other that I didn’t know your skin to look older before its time. 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Annual retreat: A half-day retreat will be held at the synagogue on Saturday, Dec. 7, beginning at Cong. Bais Menacham 9 a.m. The retreat helps congre- Chabad gants – and interested community Torah class: Join a weekly members – explore the nuances Torah class on Wednesdays at 7:30 of worship in a fun and relaxed p.m. at the University of Tampa. environment. The class explores contemporary Participants will explore the issues through a Torah perspec- Saturday morning service and then tive. For more information, con- construct their own Shabbat morn- tact Rabbi Levi Rivkin at (813) ing service and share it together as 504- 4432 or email bmchabad@ a community. The retreat will end gmail.com. with a Dutch-treat luncheon at a Practical kabbalah: Enrich local restaurant. All are welcome, the soul and mind with a touch of including children of all ages. This kabbalah. Learn practical spiritual- event is free. RSVP to Christine ity for everyday life. 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Our enemies received in the attack on the room in which the State and will put the security the message. We can reach every- Abu al-Ata was sleeping. of all of its residents above politics. one. I hope that this lesson will be “We had an opportunity and Every terrorist who threatens our learned.” we took advantage of it,” an IDF security should know that he will Even after the ceasefire took spokesman, Brig. Gen. Hedi Sil- end up dead.” hold, brokered by Egyptian nego- berman, said in the statement. He The head of the Joint List of Arab tiators, five rockets were fired on said the IDF was not adopting a re- parties, Ayman Odeh, in a tweet the southern Israeli city of Ashdod, newed policy of “targeted killings.” accused Netanyahu of ordering the sister city to Tampa. The truce held, Code Red rocket alerts sounded strike to improve his political pros- despite the rocket barrage.. in Israeli communities in southern pects, calling it a “scorched earth” An Islamic Jihad spokesman said Israel and in central Israel, includ- action “in a desperate attempt to the cease-fire was based on a list of ing Tel Aviv, Holon, Bat Yam and remain in office.” demands from his group, topped by Modiin. Within hours of the air- President Reuven Rivlin offered a halt to Israeli targeted killings of strike, about 150 rockets had been his support to the Israeli military, the group’s leaders. Other demands fired on Israel, and that barrage saying in a statement that “I know were to stop using live ammuni- continued, numbering about 450 that they and the Israeli government tion on March of Return protesters rockets before the ceasefire. that approved the operation, have on the border between Gaza and The Iron Dome missile defense Israel’s security, and only that, in Israel and a return to existing Gaza system intercepted at least 60 of the their minds.” agreements. rockets. Several homes sustained Rivlin added: “This is no time for Israeli government minister Gi- direct hits or damage from the rock- political squabbles, and those who lad Erdan denied that concessions ets, as did a factory and a highway. do so bring no credit to themselves. were made to Islamic Jihad. Schools from communities on It is the time to stop such statements The rocket fire from Gaza began the border with Gaza in the south immediately.” about an hour after the IDF con- all the way to Tel Aviv were ordered Response to airstrikes ducted what it termed a “surgical closed on Nov. 12,, leaving more The Islamic Jihad military wing, strike” on Abu al-Ata in Gaza than 1 million children at home. the Al-Quds Brigade, said in a City. In a statement, the IDF said Businesses also were ordered statement that its response to the that Abu al-Ata was a “ticking closed that morning, though the ban assassination “will have no limits time bomb” with plans to carry on workers coming to their jobs in and will be equal to the size of out rocket attacks and other terror- Tel Aviv was lifted as long as their the crime that the criminal enemy business had a bomb shelter nearby. perpetrated.” Decision to target Ata The Hamas terror organization, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin which controls Gaza, said it would Netanyahu said in a televised ad- not let the attack on Abu al-Ata pass dress to the nation that the Security without a “punishment.” Cabinet approved the strike on Abu “We in Hamas affirm that the al-Ata 10 days ago, saying the Pal- Zionist enemy will bear responsi- estinian terrorist leader was plan- bility for all the consequences and ning more and imminent rocket ramifications of this escalation and attacks on Israel. He said the IDF dangerous attack,” Hamas said in was told to strike when it found an a statement. opportunity. The European Union in a state- Netanyahu informed Blue and ment condemned the rocket attacks White party head Benny Gantz, a on Israeli civilians. former IDF chief of staff who is “The firing of rockets on civilian working to form a coalition govern- populations is totally unacceptable ment, of the plans to assassinate and must immediately stop,” the With spacious private apartments, Abu al-Ata ahead of the strike. EU said. “A rapid and complete Gantz offered his support for the de-escalation is now necessary to Restaurant-style Kosher dining assassination. safeguard the lives and security of & 24/7 personal care, “The fight against terror is ongo- Palestinian and Israeli civilians.” We’re here to cater to you! 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The broth- former Soviet Union, they settled in 1/2 Brighton Beach, nicknamed “Little ers were about 4 years old and dressed in matching blue sailor outfits with navy caps. Odessa.” Kitman was instantly taken with the twins “We came from Russia. We came and asked to take their photo. from Kyiv. And then our mother died, so we went to Italy. Then “They were adorable,” she recalled. Carol Kitman first started photographing Those photos became the first of many she we came here,” the twins say in a 1985 Ken Burns documentary Yevgeny, left, and Alexander Vindman in would take of the Vindmans. Now her work 1980. has unexpectedly come into the spotlight af- about immigrants. The twins were Security Council and report- ter Alexander Vindman became a key witness also models in a book Kitman co-authored edly accompanied Alexander in the impeachment hearings. Vindman has called “One Mezuzah: A Jewish Counting as he reported concerns about Alexander Vindman marries his wife, Rachel, in 2006. testified that he believes President Donald Book,” which used Jewish images to help the phone call with Zelensky to 4, and her mother had died back in Bialystok, Trump attempted to withhold aid to Ukraine teach counting. a White House lawyer. Poland,” Kitman said. “So their having lost to force the country to investigate former As children, the Vindmans looked identi- Kitman had been drawn to the Vindmans their mother really resonated.” Vice President Joe Biden. cal, and Kitman could only tell them apart by because of their immigration story. At the As for their Jewish identity, Kitman said A decorated Iraq War veteran and Ukraine a freckle on Alexander’s nose. time, she had been considering doing a pho- that the twins find their way to connect. expert on the National Security Council, As Kitman photographed the twins, she tography book about immigrant children. “They are certainly not Orthodox,” she Vindman, 44, was listening in on the phone drew close to the family. The twins once “My mother was brought here also at 3 or said, “but they do stuff in their own way.” call between Trump and Ukrainian Presi- came to her town to go trick or treating on dent Volodymyr Zelensky that launched the Halloween. Another time they came with her impeachment inquiry now under way. His to a Passover dinner hosted by her friend. testimony made him a target of attack by “I was at everybody’s wedding, and I was the president, who called him a “Never always treated very nicely, like an old rela- Trumper.” tive, because I had in some way introduced Kitman, now 89, says she is “not a political them to another aspect of American life wonk,” but described the brothers as “very outside Brighton Beach,” Kitman said. “We upstanding people.” lived in the suburbs in a house, and they were “Alex is exactly who he says he is and it’s in a little tiny apartment in Brighton Beach.” really unfortunate that people are trying to Over time, she saw the Vindmans less fre- defend Trump by attacking him,” she told the quently, but still photographed them at spe- JTA news service by phone from her home cial occasions, including each of the brothers’ in Leonia, NJ. weddings. Both twins married women with A photographer who specializes in portrai- Native American ancestry. ture and new immigrants, Kitman grew close “When Alex got married, even though his with the Vindmans after that first meeting on wife is not Jewish, they had a tallis over them, the beach in 1980, and she began regularly which is often at Jewish weddings,” she said. shooting the twins and their older brother, “And he was able to find an Army rabbi who Leonid. At one point, she was traveling to was willing to marry them.” their home almost every weekend to take Last year, Kitman and her husband at- their picture. tended the Pentagon ceremony where Yevg- The Vindmans – the twins, their older eny, who also goes by Eugene, was promoted brother, their father and grandmother – had to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Like his left their native Ukraine for the United States brother, Yevgeny also serves on the National

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[email protected] | 727.239.0295 www.TankelLawGroup.com PAGE 8 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 Octogenarians honored for contributions to community The lifetime achievements of Delyse the globe. Axinn, Shelia Bush, Rina Donchin, Bar- “Much like the energy and diversity of bara Eller, Claude Lewkowiez, Janice Tampa itself, the variety of accomplish- Perelman, Edward Weinman and Ruth ments and personalities of this dynamic Weston were recently celebrated at the an- group of eight set the tone for an inspira- nual Stephen Weinberg 8 Over 80 awards tional event,” said longtime co-chair Lois Honorees (Back event on Sunday, Oct. 27. Older. Following the awards ceremony, a row L-R: Rina The event, put on by the Harry & Jea- celebratory “sweet and savory” reception Donchin, Sheila nette Weinberg Village Assisted Living was held. Bush, Delyse Residences, was held this year at Con- Co-chair Andi Parker remarked that 8 Axinn, Janice Perelman; Front gregation Kol Ami in Tampa. Over 80 is a special afternoon that pro- row L-R: Claude The program featured a video high- vides a unique opportunity to bring the Lewkowiez, lighting each honoree with a focus on community closer into the lives of each Edward their personal responsibilities as Jewish of the honorees and allows people to Weinman, lay leaders, their volunteer commitments celebrate their contributions to the local Barbara Eller, and the concept of L’dor Vador. They were community. Ruth Weston) selected for their sense of activism, dedi- To make a tribute gift in honor of those cation, commitment and philanthrophic recognized this year, contact Dan Sultan nature that has benefited Jewish com- at [email protected] or (813) munities across Tampa Bay and across 769-4729. Liberal Jewish groups ask Israeli politicians to oppose annexation th TAMPA By BEN SALES JEWISH FEDERATION JTA news service A coalition of liberal American Jewish groups is sending a letter to the leaders of Israel’s political par- ties asking them to oppose Israeli annexation of the West Bank – even if President Donald Trump gives it 17 a green light. The groups already are on record opposing a potential Israeli annexa- tion of part or all of the West Bank, which Prime Minister Netanyahu Antisemitism: Here and Now has pledged to pursue if he contin- ues in office. But the letter, written by a coalition called the Progres- sive Israel Network, aims to tell Israel’s political leaders that ap- Deborah E. Lipstadt proval from Trump does not mean widespread support for annexation • Historian and author of eight books, including from either American Jewry or History on Trial: My Day in Court with a supporters of Israel at large. Polls show that a majority of American Holocaust Denier; Denying the Holocaust: Jews support the establishment of The Growing Assault on Truth and Memory; a Palestinian state. “Mistaking such a ‘green light’ Beyond Belief: The American Press and the from the president – for any type Coming of the Holocaust 1933-1945; Holocaust: of consensus on the part of either US political party – would be a An American Understanding; and Antisemitism: dangerous error for Israel,” the let- Here and Now ter reads. “Simply put, the approach of this president does not represent • Victorious in lawsuit against Holocaust denier, as the long-term interests and likely future policy of the United States.” portrayed in 2016 feature film Denial, which is The Progressive Israel Network based on Lipstadt’s book Denying the Holocaust consists of 10 liberal Jewish groups, including the Israel lobby J Street, the rabbinic human rights group T’ruah and the New Israel Sunday evening, January 26, 2020 Fund, which supports a range of progressive groups in Israel. Three liberal groups that are not part of the coalition – the Israel Policy Forum, 522 North Howard Avenue Tampa, Florida the National Council of Jewish Women and the Reconstruction- ist Rabbinical Association – also signed onto the letter. 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If those ef- forts fail and both sides are unwill- ing to form a unity government, a third election in Israel in less than a year would be looming. NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 9 Haim, Jack Black and others record Be the thunder for Jewish Heritage Night The Tampa JCCs and Fed- begins at 7. songs for a new Hanukkah album eration’s annual Jewish Heritage Tickets are $30 per person and Night celebration will take place include a custom Lightning pin and (JTA) – Adam Sandler is finally Rolling Stone reported that the on Monday, Dec. 23, the second a kosher meal, which will be avail- getting some competition in the record is a mix of covers and origi- night of Hanukkah, at Amalie able at the Budweiser Biergarten Hanukkah music world. nal songs. Haim’s contribution is a Arena when the Tampa Bay until the start of the second period. Haim, Jack Black, the Flam- cover of the late Leonard Cohen’s Lightning take on the Florida Tickets are on the third level of ing Lips, Yo La Tengo and other “If It Be Your Will.” Black wrote Panthers. the arena. prominent artists have recorded two originals and sings “Oh, Ha- The Heritage Night is a project Deadline to purchase tickets songs for a Hanukkah album titled nukkah,” and the Flaming Lips and of the Tampa Jewish community. is Dec. 1. Buy tickets at jewish. “Hanukkah+,” the record label Wainwright also penned new songs Hanukkah+ album cover There will be a menorah light- Lightning.com. For more infor- Verve Forecast has announced. for the album. putting together, we were kind of ing ceremony at 6:15 p.m. on the mation, contact Cydni.weiner@ The album is out Nov. 22 and The project is the brainchild of stumped,” Yo La Tengo, which is Thunder Alley Plaza. The game jewishtampa.com. also features contributions from Grammy-winning music super- led by singer Ira Kaplan, said in folk singer Loudon Wainwright III, visor Randall Poster, who was a statement. “As non-practicing Adam Green (of the band Moldy inspired by Yo La Tengo’s annual Jews (and non-Jews), truthfully the Peaches), Alex Frankel (of the run of Hanukkah concerts. holiday has little meaning for us “I love what I do and you’ll love the results!” electronic group Holy Ghost and a “When our old friend Randy (that’s the meta joke behind Yo La founder of the Jewish deli Frankel’s Poster asked us to contribute to an Tengo’s Hanukkah shows), but we in Brooklyn) and more. album of Hanukkah songs he was were open to inspiration.” Jill Neuman RealtoR Hanukkah luncheon for Holocaust survivors set for Dec. 19 813.503.0707 A complimentary Hanukkah luncheon for Holocaust tance, restitution assistance and social events. Funding survivors from Pinellas, Hillsborough and Pasco coun- for the Holocaust survivor program is provided by the ties will be held on Thursday, Dec. 19 from 11 a.m. to Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Ger- [email protected] 1 p.m. at the Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown many, Department of Financial Services, and private jillneuman.com St. Petersburg. donations. The luncheon is co-sponsored by Gulf Coast Jewish Holocaust survivors who would like to attend, Family & Community Services and the Museum. should RSVP by Dec. 5 to Barbara Gitomer at (727) Gulf Coast JFCS supports Holocaust survivors in a 450-7273 or [email protected]. variety of ways including in-home care, light cleaning Transportation may be arranged if required. The services, transportation, emergency financial assis- museum is located at 55 5th St. S. 1208 e. Kennedy Blvd. Suite 231, tampa, Fl 33602 SF Giants hire ex-Ray Kapler to manage team (JTA) – A month after being fired from his first manager’s post, Gabe Kapler has another shot. The Jewish ex-major league outfielder, a one-time coach for Team Israel and one-time player for the Tampa Bay Rays, was named manager of the San Francisco Gi- ants on Nov. 5. Kapler, who has a Jewish-themed tattoo on each leg, was let go by the Philadelphia Phillies after two seasons in which his team failed to make the postseason despite high expectations. “In my personal experience in working with Gabe, there is no one who works harder and is more committed to getting the best out of the people around him,” Farhan Zaidi, the Giants’ president of baseball operations who worked with Kapler when both were with the Los Angeles Dodgers, said in a statement. “This was also echoed in the feedback we received around the baseball community.” Kapler follows Bruce Bochy, who retired after 13 seasons guid- ing the National League West club, led the Giants to three world championships. The team has not made the playoffs since 2016 and is considered to be in a rebuilding mode. Now about those tattoos: There’s a Jewish star on his left leg and an- other that reads “Never Again” – a reference to the Holocaust – on his right leg. The West Coast native will have some Jewish company in San Francisco: the team’s center fielder, Kevin Pillar, and CEO Larry Baer. Kapler coached the Israelis during the 2013 World Baseball Classic’s qualifying period and was invited to travel through Israel with the national team in 2017. He had never been to Is- rael before and called the visit an “extraordinary life experience,” adding that his trip to the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum there left him “emotional for several days after.” PAGE 10 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 USF scholars, Israelis, share research on aiding the elderly On a recent trip to Tel Aviv, Uni- versity of South Florida scholars met with their counterparts at the University of Tel Aviv, as well as two health technology companies, to explore two fields of research aimed at benefiting the elderly. USF College of Engineering Associate Professor Carla Vande- Weerd and doctoral students Mitch- ell Roberts and Erica Sappington attended the European Underwater and Baromedical Society’s annual conference in Tel Aviv, which fo- cused on learning more about the emerging use of hyperbaric medi- cine. Clinical studies show it may have useful application in brain rehabilitation. The USF contingent partici- Photos courtesy USF pated in conversations with the USF College of Engineering Associate Professor Carla Vandeweerd with Israelis world’s leading investigators who Dr. Sami Sagol and Dr. Shai Efrati, Director of the Sagol Center for Hyperbaric are studying whether hyperbaric Medicine and Research. medicine is useful in addressing The connection the USF group VandeWeerd said that technol- traumatic brain injury, cogni- has with elminda is also aimed at ogy helps aging adults maintain FREE PLACEMENT SERVICE tive impairment, and age-related helping the elderly to live more one of the most important aspects functional decline, among other independently. In partnership with of their lives, dignity and indepen- USF, is engaging in an on-going re- dence: The ability to stay in their Michelle conditions that affect brain func- homes. When surveyed, 90 percent and her dad tion. The partnership will enter search program on Brain Network Michelle Krys a new phase in coming months Activation – or BNA – an innova- of older adults say they want to as these technologies continue to tive method of measuring brain age in place, she told the forum’s Cohen, CSA be the focus of research projects functioning that allows researchers audience. into brain aging and regeneration to create a map of what a function- “That’s very understandable among older adults. ing brain looks like and then track because home is where all the They visited the Sagol Center, improvements as patients undergo best things happen and we want which is home to two highly- treatment. BNA is used for assess- to make sure we are able to facili- advanced and large hyperbaric ment and research of brain function tate people’s preference to stay in chambers and treats more than 120 in conditions such as depression, place,” she said. patients per day. They also con- Parkinson’s disease and concus- For a relatively low cost of $400 Allow me to help you find a new home nected with USF research partner sions and is designed to reliably to $600, the research team has companies elminda and XTend. assess cognitive function in older developed a sensor network that for your aging loved one. The latter is a startup based in adults and identify normal cogni- gathers data of older adults in their Tel Aviv University’s accelerator tive decline from the early stages of daily lives at home, capturing when Independent RetIRement CommunItIes • program, which plans to expand neurodegenerative disorders such they are up and moving around, if to central Florida in 2020. The as Alzheimer’s disease. they are taking their medicines, AssIsted LIvIng CommunItIes • ALzheImeR’s research partnership with XTend Earlier this year when the Memo- and if they have visitors to provide & memoRy CARe CommunItIes • In-home CARe was established through the work randum of Understanding was the social interaction necessary for of VandeWeerd and USF Engineer- signed, one of the projects high- both mental and physical health. • shoRt-teRm RespIte CARe • emeRgenCy ing Associate Professor Ali Yalcin. lighted at the event came from “We use the language of home – it’s dIsChARge • out-of-town ReLoCAtIons All of this comes in conjunction VandeWeerd and Yalcin, whose a sort of song about how you move with a Memorandum of Under- C.R.E.A.T.E. Health Lab focuses around your space,” she added. standing USF signed earlier this on the intersection of aging and 727-512-0909 year with Tel Aviv University and technology. The researchers de- This report is based on a compi- [email protected] the Florida-Israel Business Ac- veloped a system of sensor tech- lation of a report on the latest trip celerator, a program of the Tampa nology together with the needs of USF researchers took to Tel Aviv, as JCCs and Federation, to work older people who want to remain in well as one on the trip made when Support Our Advertisers! collaboratively on projects using their homes – a trend called “aging the memorandum of understanding technology to address the issues in place” that is expected to grow was signed – both posted by USF They help make the Jewish Press possible of aging and age-related diseases. rapidly in coming decades. officials. Help Menorah Manor beautify its Torahs Trump touts popularity in Israel, jokes he could become prime minister YOU ARE INVITED By BEN SALES alition and prevent a third election. 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Australian Jews break world record for longest challah Please RSVP by January 21st • $ 72 Tree of Life • $1800 Crown (JTA) – A kosher bakery in cording to a Facebook post from • $118 Star of David Naming opportunity: Sydney, Australia, has broken the the group. Sponsors at this level can choose Guinness world record for longest The record-setting challah was • $154 Twelve Tribes to have a name embroidered on the Torah cover in honor or memory challah. more than 32 feet long and required • $360 Shema of a loved one. Grandma Moses Bakery, in part- over 150 pounds of dough and ten • $500 Menorah nership with the Jewish National hours to bake. The previous record, Fund chapter in New South Wales, set in Brooklyn in 2015, was a 20- 255 59th Street North, St. Petersburg, FL 33710 broke the record on Nov. 14, ac- foot challah. NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 11

5 Jews, Israeli politician among INVESTMENT SERVICES Time’s list of ‘rising stars’ The Abelson Group at Morgan Stanley By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN was convicted of molesting girls. ® ® JTA news service “Aly is a true role model, inspiring David Abelson, CFP , CIMA Time magazine is building on its and urging all of us to be proud of Managing Director list of the most influential people of who we are, inside and out, and to Senior Portfolio Management Director the year by releasing a list of “ris- learn that confidence is the most Financial Advisor ing stars,” or what it calls the Time beautiful thing of all,” model and 100 Next. activist Ashley Graham writes of the six-time medalist, including Adam Abelson The list features what the publi- Financial Advisor cation says is an increasing number three golds. of influential people who aren’t Audrey Gelman establishment types – the world The 32-year-old businesswom- leaders, CEOs of big companies an is the Ranked by Forbes “Best in State Wealth Advisors” and blockbuster actors that make founder of up its Time 100 list. The Wing, in the United States for 2018 & 2019 The new list includes a diverse a women’s range of figures, from pop star co-work- Ranked by Barron’s “Top 1,200 Financial Advisors” Camila Cabello to the viral rapper ing space in the United States for 2019, 2018, 2017 & 2016 Lil Nas X to presidential hopeful and social Pete Buttigieg. Among them are a c l u b i n few Jews and one Israeli politician. New York that now Beanie Feldstein Audrey Gelman Feldstein, 26, became a house- has nine hold name locations in the United States and after por- England. “As a young professional t r a y i n g with a hectic schedule, Audrey Gel- the quirky man relied on coffee shops and Am- best friend trak bathrooms to change clothes CHRISTMASTIME of the title between commitments,” her listing WITH THE character in Time reads. “It was this experi- in the 2017 ence – and her desire for a more film “Lady professional alternative – that first Bird.” Re- inspired The Wing.” cently she Beanie Feldstein Zach Weinberg appeared in “Booksmart,” a com- In 2012, Weinberg founded Flat- edy about two nerdy high school iron Health $18 seniors directed by actress Olivia with his TIX Wilde, who penned Time’s blurb on college A CARPENTERS TRIBUTE Feldstein. “Who else is that earnest friend Nat T u r n e r . Sun, Dec 22 Tue, Dec 31 Sun, Jan 12 and irreverent?” Wilde asks. “So Ruth Eckerd Hall Ruth Eckerd Hall Ruth Eckerd Hall prepared and yet so present? Such The health a strong physical comedian and a tech com- subtle dramatic actor?” pany uses Ezra Miller data from Miller is a 27-year-old gender- millions of queer actor who got his big break patients to Zach Weinberg in “We improve N e e d t o cancer care. “Flatiron’s software Talk About helps researchers track which can- Kevin.” cer treatments – at which doses, Most re- delivered at which times – work cently he for which patients,” the blurb BILL MEDLEY & BUCKY HEARD appeared reads. in the Ayman Odeh Tue, Jan 14 Wed, Jan 29 Sat, Feb 15 Harry Pot- Odeh, a 44-year-old Arab-Israeli Bilheimer Capitol Theatre Bilheimer Capitol Theatre Ruth Eckerd Hall ter spinoff lawmaker, “Fantastic Ezra Miller leads the RuthEckerdHall.com Joint List, 727.791.7400 Beasts” films. “Miller has fully Artists, days, dates and times subject to change. Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization embraced and broadcast the pieces a coalition of his life that set him apart, from o f A r a b his love for his 95-acre farm in parties that Vermont to his queerness, gender ended up fluidity and polyamory,” reads endors- Time blurb about him. ing Benny Aly Raisman Gantz’s The 25-year-old Olympic gym- b i d t o nast made become Ayman Odeh waves last prime min- year after ister. “As the contest for leader- she testi- ship of the self-declared Jewish fied at the state teetered between right- trial of Lar- wing and centrist factions, Odeh ry Nasser, emerged not only as a possible the former kingmaker but also as a stirring USA Gym- new voice for equality and inclu- nastics sion,” writes Karl Vick, Time’s doctor who Aly Raisman former Jerusalem bureau chief. FBI: 2018 hate crimes decreased against Jews, but they faced most religion-based crimes (JTA) – Despite the Pittsburgh crimes also decreased approxi- synagogue shooting last year, hate mately 10 percent from 2017. crimes against American Jews de- But hate crime murders totaled creased 11 percent overall in 2018, 24 – the highest number since according to the FBI’s annual hate the FBI began tracking statistics crimes report. in 1991, according to the Anti- But Jews again were the victims Defamation League. The ADL of the majority of hate crimes that said that the high number was at- were based on religion last year in tributable to the 11 victims of the the United States. Pittsburgh synagogue shooting in The 2018 Hate Crimes Statistics October 2018. Report found that of 1,419 incidents Overall, hate crimes decreased of hate last year based on religion, slightly, to 7,120 in 2018 from Jews suffered 835, or about 58 7,175 the previous year, with the percent of the total. That’s a drop of majority based on race. Almost 11 percent in anti-Semitic incidents 19 percent were based on religion from 2017, when Jews suffered and nearly 17 percent on sexual 938 incidents. Religion-based hate orientation. PAGE 12 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019

indicated, contact Aviva Levine at (813) and lunch get-togethers. Dues are $25 for At the JCCs 291-2254 or aviva.levine@jewishtampa. six months. JCC on the Cohn Campus com.. All registrations should be completed Learning express: As the 2020 elec- The following events will take place at the before events begin. tion approaches, Stetson University Tampa JCC on the Cohn Campus, 13009 Commu- Programs of Note Podcast club: Think of a book club, Law Center Professor Ciara Torres-Spellis- nity Campus Drive, Tampa. Classes are free And they’re off: Watch the horses but with podcasts. That is what this new cy will discuss developments in campaign for all JCC members. For more information from the comfort of the climate-controlled club is all about. The first meeting will be finance law, the 2020 elections and her new call (813) 264-9000. Clubhouse Lounge at Tampa Bay Downs as on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 6:30-9 p.m. in the book, “Political Brands.” This is part of a Active adults you enjoy a day at the races on Wednesday, Jloft on the third floor of the Glazer JCC. lunchtime learning series and will be held To RSVP or for more information on Active Dec. 11 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will The club is for those 21 or older to meet up on Thursday, Dec. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. Adult programs, contact Pnina Levermore be lunch, reserved seating and live racing with a community of curious and inquisi- The cost is $5 for members and $7 for non- at (813) 291-2253 or pnina.levermore@ program. The cost is $27 for JCC members tive listeners to experience and discuss a members. JewishTampa.com. All registrations should and $30 for non-members, with transporta- new podcast while learning something new News talk: Engage in a topical dis- be completed before events begin. tion available. about the world and yourself. Come at 6:30 cussion led by Pat Renfroe designed to Wednesday Movie Matinee: The To register contact Pnina Levermore at p.m. to mingle before the program begins increase knowledge and understanding movie “Witness” will be shown on Wednes- (813) 291-2253 or pnina.levermore@jew- at 7. To register go to bryanglazerfamilyjcc. of world events. This will take place on day, Dec. 4 from 1:30-3:30 p.m. This is a free ishtampa.com by Monday, Dec. 2. com/podcast. Tuesdays, Nov. 26 and Dec. 10 from 6:30- event and includes a beverage and popcorn. Softball tournament: Registration For more information, contact Ashley 8 p.m. There will also be a brief review of News talk: Engage in a topical dis- is open for the 14th annual Tampa JCCs Zohar at [email protected]. current news. cussion led by Pat Renfroe designed to Softball Tournament, which will be held Open House: Take advantage of the free World of Books Club: This club will increase knowledge and understanding of on Sunday, Feb. 23 from noon to 5 p.m. at Healthy Holidays Open House Week from meet on Tuesday, Dec. 17 from 5-6:30 p.m. world events. The next meeting will take Skyway Field in Tampa. The cost is $45 for Monday, Nov. 25 through Sunday, Dec. 1 at to discuss “The Secrets We Kept” by Lara place on Friday, Dec. 13 from 10:30 a.m. individuals or $425 per team and includes no cost. This open house week is an oppor- Prescott. The event is free and refreshments to noon. There will also be a brief review snacks and a team shirt. Folks can sign up tunity to introduce family and guests to the will be served. of current news. through their synagogue, through a club, Glazer JCC and to try something new, learn Bridge lessons: A duplicate bridge Tuesday traditions: Explore topics as a family, or to represent a company. To about new programs, relax at the Mezrah group meets every Thursday from 12:30- such as interpersonal relationships, teshuvah register go to jewishtampa.com/softball or Family Aquatic Center or take one of the 3:30 p.m. The lessons are run by the South and repentance, death and loss, God and for more information, email cydni.weiner@ multiple fitness classes. Tampa Duplicate Bridge Association. The idolatry, based on curriculum from the Chai jewishtampa.com. For more information or to register a guest, cost is $10 for members and non-members Mitzvah program, on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Baby Groove: Weekly themed Baby contact [email protected]. and registration is required by contacting The classes are free. Groove classes run through Dec. 13. Adults Adult acting and improv: Wake Mark Smith at (813) 416-7928 or emailing For more information, contact Jen Gold- can have fun with their babies and toddlers as the inner actor in you at the improv/theater [email protected]. berg at [email protected]. they participate in developmentally appropri- class, taught by professional instructors from Mah jongg: Drop-in sessions are held Mysticism and Jewish survival: ate activities designed to stimulate and en- The Box Theater, on Tuesday, Nov. 26 from each Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. This is free for all Rabbi Lazer Rivkin leads a study of mysti- hance motor development. Activities include 7-8 p.m. Participants will enjoy performing, members. All levels of players are welcome. cal concepts through events - past, present circle time, exploration of play environments, improvisational exercises, storytelling and Families and children and future - as revealed in the prophets and welcoming activities, songs, nursery rhymes, have some laughs. This is for those 16 and Family Sunday series: The Tampa kabbalah and which explain the secret of movement, storytelling and more. older. Walk-ups are welcome. The cost is $3 JCCs will continue its Family series on Jewish survival. The class is held every Each class session is $5 and folks can join for members and $5 for guests and includes Sunday, Dec. 1 from 10-11 a.m. This free Monday at the Cohn campus from 9:30-11 in at any time. an adult beverage. program aims to engage families with young a.m. The class schedules are: Movie time: The psychological thriller children to explore values and traditions. De- Chess lessons: Learn how to play • JCC Preschool South, 2713 Bayshore “Winter Time” will be shown on Tuesday, cember’s theme is “Tzedakah and Gifts.” chess on Mondays from 1:30-3 p.m. Blvd., Mondays from 11-11:45 a.m. Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. On a mission of vigilante For more information, contact Amy Gross Mah jongg: There is free open play • Glazer JCC, 522 N. Howard Ave., justice, a young woman goes to extremes to at [email protected]. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:30-3:30 Wednesdays from 11-11:45 a.m. seek reprisal against a suspected ex-Nazi. PJ Library tot Shabbat: Kids, bring p.m. • JCC Preschool North, 13009 Community The movie is free and concessions are avail- your parents for songs, books, and challah Canasta: Meet in the senior lounge Campus Drive, Citrus Park, on Fridays from able for $1 each, cash only. to celebrate Shabbat on Fridays from 3:30-4 every Friday from 3-4:30 p.m. for friendly 10-10:45 a.m. Active adults p.m. with a PJ Library story time. All ages games of canasta. For more information, contact LeeAnn To RSVP or for more information on Active are welcome and this is a free event. Families and children Lewkowiez at (813) 962-2863 or leeann. Adult programs, contact Pnina Levermore For more information contact Jen Gold- PJ Library: Children are invited to a [email protected]. at (813) 291-2253 or pnina.levermore@ berg, [email protected]. Hanukkah Hop event on Sunday, Dec. 15 JewishTampa.com Playgroup: Looking to connect with from 10-11:30 a.m. on the Judy Cohn Plaza. Bryan Glazer Family JCC Men’s Club: This group will meet on other parents? Come to the J Zone each There will be bounce house play, Hanukkah The following events will take place at the Tuesday Dec. 10 from 5-6:30 p.m. at the Tuesday through Dec. 17 from 9:30-10:30 music, latkes, jelly doughnuts and PJ Library Bryan Glazer Family JCC, 522 N. 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Advertise in the Business & Professional Directory for as little as $40 per issue including Website. Call (813) 871--2332 NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA A PAGE 13 Bernie Sanders writes essay on anti-Semitism for Jewish magazine the University of Pennsylvania and DERMER a degree in Philosophy, Politics, WASHINGTON (JTA) – Bernie Sanders published conspiracy theories about outsized Jewish power.” • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE and Economics from Oxford Uni- an essay titled “How to Fight Antisemitism” – perhaps Sanders, who notes his time spent in Israel in 1963 takes his counsel seriously – which versity. After graduating, Dermer his most expansive written consideration of his Jewish when he was a young man, also speaks out for Pal- is what makes him an especially moved to Israel and became an identity – in a Jewish publication on Nov. 11. estinian rights. influential ambassador in Washing- Israeli citizen. In the article for the left-wing magazine Jewish “My pride and admiration for Israel lives alongside ton,” according to the Jerusalem Dermer wrote a column for the Currents, the Democratic presidential candidate says my support for Palestinian freedom and indepen- Post. Jerusalem Post for three years. he is firmly proud to be Jewish and to support Israel. dence,” he says. “I reject the notion that there is any While he is a Netanyahu darling, His first foray into Israeli politics He also argues that denying the right of Jews to self- contradiction there.” Dermer has rankled some Demo- was during the 1999 election when determination is anti-Semitic. Sanders has allied with surrogates like Linda crats over the years. Most recently, he served as a political consultant Otherwise, Sanders focuses on the rise of anti- Sarsour, an activist, and Rashida Tlaib, a Michigan to Natan Sharansky, the former Semitism in the U.S., mostly as it manifests on the congresswoman, who are harshly critical of Israel – he faced sharp criticism over Is- refusenik who eventually became right, and criticizes President Donald Trump. But he not just because of its policies, but of its status as a rael’s refusal to let congresswomen a Knesset member, Israeli govern- also notes the existence of anti-Semitism from the left. Jewish state. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib into “I think it is very important for everyone, but partic- The Vermont senator also argues that Trump’s “own Israel – after he said they would ment minister and activist. ularly for progressives, to acknowledge the enormous words helped inspire the worst act of anti-Semitic vio- be allowed in. Dermer also had a In 2004 Dermer and Sharansky achievement of establishing a democratic homeland lence in American history,” referring to the shooting strong hand in making possible Ne- co-authored the book, “The Case for the Jewish people after centuries of displacement a year ago at the Tree of Life synagogue building in tanyahu’s speech before Congress For Democracy: The Power of and persecution,” Sanders writes about Israel. “It is Pittsburgh that left 11 dead. in 2015 opposing the Iran nuclear Freedom to Overcome Tyranny true that some criticism of Israel can cross the line “We will confront this hatred, do exactly the op- deal that the Obama administration and Terror.” into anti-Semitism, especially when it denies the right posite of what Trump is doing and embrace our dif- brokered. Tickets for the cocktail supper are of self-determination to Jews, or when it plays into ferences to bring people together,” Sanders writes. Born and raised in Miami Beach $118, with new leadership couvert where his father served as mayor in priced at $72 or $54 Israel Bonds Stephen Miller promoted white-nationalist materials to Breitbart reporter the 1960s, Dermer earned a bache- investment. For more information, lor’s degree in Finance and Manage- contact [email protected] (JTA) – White House senior emails relate to race or immigra- tweets. She later renounced the or call (727) 282-1125. policy adviser Stephen Miller pro- tion, according to the report. Mill- far right. ment from the Wharton School of moted white-nationalist materials er, who is Jewish and a hardliner on Miller also railed against the re- to the right-wing website Breitbart immigration — his ancestors were moval of Confederate monuments GET READY FOR MIDTERM EXAMS SALE News as the 2016 presidential elec- immigrants to the U.S. — did not and flags after a white nationalist, tion neared. write sympathetically or neutrally Dylann Roof, opened fire at a South 50% off first lesson Many of the 900 emails sent at all about nonwhite or foreign- Carolina church and killed nine from March 2015 to June 2016 born people. worshippers. Stress less and find success with TAkE A BREATh TuTORS “showcase the extremist, anti-im- Miller, who recently became en- Before entering politics, Mill- Academic tutoring with a mindfulness component. migrant ideology that undergirds gaged to a Jewish woman, also sent er was in contact with Peter the policies he has helped create McHugh links to VDare, a news Brimelow, the founder of VDare, In-person and online tutor based in St. Petersburg. as an architect of Donald Trump’s website popular with white nation- and white nationalist Richard 10 years experience • Hebrew Academy Miami Beach Faculty 2016-19 presidency,” according to a report alists, and recommended that she Spencer when he and Spencer were on the website of the Southern read “The Camp of the Saints,” a undergraduates at Duke University. TuToring for: Poverty Law Center. racist French novel by Jean Raspail Miller is engaged to Katie AP, SAT, ACT Test Prep, History, English, Art History and more! SPLC’s Hatewatch blog re- from the 1970s that has become an Waldman, the 34-year-old press - viewed the emails, which were ideological foundation document secretary for Vice President Mike [email protected] • (615) 456 9999 • tabtutors.com leaked by then-Breitbart reporter for white nationalists. Pence. Waldman’s Jewish immi- Katie McHugh. Breitbart fired McHugh in 2017 grant ancestors came to America at EDIBLES BY ETHEL IS NOW More than 80 percent of the after she posted anti-Muslim the turn of the 20th century. Call Max Sherard (813) 505-5142 [email protected] YAFFE Chef-owned, Chef-driven • CONTINUED from FRONT PAGE background. Kiddish Lunches, Bris, house, at the time,” said Yaffe. “I had to explain everything that happened to the Weddings, Shiva Platters, Upon his release from federal prison in May 2017, Salvation Army board,” said Yaffe. “Once they peeled Anniversaries, Private Yaffe pledged to use his own experiences to help others. the onion back and delved deeper into what happened, Wine Dinners at your “Even though I may be considered tainted goods they were comfortable with me joining.” home to many, I still have a voice and I try to speak for the Now that he is on the Board of Directors and the Kosher food available ones who can’t speak for themselves. Prison is the Ambassador Committee, which helps promote Salva- biggest stigma for people trying to reintegrate into tion Army by driving community awareness of who society,” he said. they are and the resources they offer, Yaffe is an active “Being in prison and spending time with criminals, voice when it comes to community building, budget- you learn a lot about people,” said Yaffe. “I lived with ing, employment, and expansion issues. them, slept with them, shared good times and bad He also oversees the annual bell ringing campaign, times with them. I can add experience to (the Salvation which sets up the iconic red kettles at more than 100 Army) because I lived it. It makes me a better person locations in the county to raise money during the end- to help them in that arena.” of-the-year holiday season. Yaffe decided to get involved with Salvation Army “I don’t want my life to be defined by the events of based on the community resources it provides. The the past, but that really was the defining moment,” said organization prides itself on not discriminating against Yaffe. “I’ve done so much for so many organizations, anyone, opening its doors to addicts, the homeless, my community, my congregation … I’ve worked single parents, LGBTQ individuals, and those who hard at fundraising and I’ve been involved in a very find themselves on the wrong side of the law. Whether hands-on way.” people are searching for work, food, or just a safe place Now, Yaffe is continuing his 40-year career in rare to sleep, Salvation Army is there to help. coin dealing. His new, Tampa-based business is called “It just happened to be a Christian organization,” the Phoenix Gold Corporation, and focuses more on said Yaffe. “You add a Jewish person into the mix with the digital communities of Etsy and Facebook, push- different ideas, culture, and upbringing, and that helps ing online sales. the overall experience of the board.” Another Jewish Yaffe is also spending time pursuing another one of community member, John Osterweil, serves alongside his life passions – scuba diving. He recently reached the Yaffe on the Hillsborough Salvation Army Board. highest level of recreational certification and is work- Yaffe has a history of philanthropy, especially when ing on being commercially certified as an instructor. it comes to Jewish causes. He and his wife hosted a benefit event for Weinberg Village at their home in WHOLESALERS 2004 and raised close to $1 million. The couple also made large contributions to Hillel Academy, spon- sored tables at many major Federation events, and Experts In Diamonds made significant contributions to many Federation 90 Years of OLIVA Family Integrity campaigns. Yaffe even paid for extra police security presence and sponsored security improvements at Hillel after 9/11. Currently, he serves on the Tampa Jewish Federa- tion’s Leadership Council as the liaison for Congre- gation Mekor Shalom. But he acknowledges, “I was much more involved in the local Jewish community years ago.” Yaffe said the journey of reintegration after serving time has been difficult. “People have predetermined perceptions of what you are and what you’re not. I learned a lot about the community when I came home,” said Yaffe. “Those who I thought were my good friends, were. But the 3410 Henderson Blvd,Suite 300 social networkers discarded me like trash. My position (SOUTH TAMPA) now is that I’m not trying to prove anything to anyone. MAVILO.COM If I can help others, I will. If people think I’m a bad person, that’s their right.” Salvation Army was initially skeptical about al- lowing Yaffe to join their leadership team, due to his PAGE 14 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019

Tampa JCCs. Register for all events at https:// Organizations bryanglazerfamilyjcc.com/gather. Job-Links King’s Point Jewish Club Monday Morning Links: Free ses- Sandwich treat: The next meeting of sions of Monday Morning Links are offered the King’s Point Jewish Club will feature a in the new Job-Links office at the Austin deli lunch catered by TooJays and musical Center, 1211 N. Westshore Blvd., Suite 300, Name of Business: ColoWell America Plant Medicine Clinics. entertainment. The group meets on Thursday, Tampa, from 10-11:30 a.m. The Nov. 25 Dec. 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the Waterside Room at topic is “Staying Optimistic During Career Location: Armenia and Hillsborough Avenues at the North Clubhouse in King’s Point. There Transition.” The Dec. 2 topic is “Market 2313 W. Violet Street, Suite A, Tampa, FL 33603 will be entertainment by the duo, Big Pic- Yourself with Business/Networking Cards.” Job-search aids: Q What products and services do you offer? ture. Folks can choose a corned beef, turkey, The topic for the chopped liver or veggie sandwich by writing Dec. 5 Success workshop from 9:30 a.m. A Our focus is on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it on their check and sending it in no later than to 12:30 p.m. is “Transferring Your Skills including Crohn’s disease and chronic ulcerative colitis. Dec. 11. The cost is $16 for members and $18 and Re-Careering.” Success workshops are Systemic inflammation caused by these autoimmune disorders for non-members. free for Job-Links program participants; require immune-modulating medicines, plant-based dietary For information on where to mail the $15 for guests. Reservations required. To changes, stress reduction, THC/CBD derived plant medicine, check, contact Simone Shaw at brithair@ RSVP, contact Job-Links, (813) 344-0200, as well as minimally invasive surgical techniques. Our Shiraz Farooq, MD, aol.com. No payment will be accepted at email [email protected]. comprehensive proctology practice additionally offers non- founder and owner the door. surgical treatments for hemorrhoidal disease and various anorectal ailments, including treatment options for patients with colorectal cancer and common JWV Volunteers needed: colorectal conditions such as diverticulitis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). At Genealogical Society The Jewish War Potluck and schmooze: The Jewish our in-office CBD lounge, we sell the highest quality hemp-deprived CBD food Veterans Post 373 is seeking veterans and Genealogical Society of Tampa Bay will hold supplement products from HempWorx. ColoWell America promotes a healthy non-veterans, male and female, who would a potluck lunch and learn session on Sunday, gut through community events and educational efforts to help our patients and the like to help permanent live-in disabled vet- public. We are here to help each other - that’s our philosophy. Dec. 8 beginning at noon at Gulf Coast Jew- erans at the Tampa VA Hospital. For details ish Family & Community Services, 14041 regarding the post and the latest post activi- Q What inspires you and sets you apart? Icot Blvd., Clearwater. After the lunch there ties, visit www.jwvtampa.org. Contact Com- A ColoWell America is founded on teamwork, network and family; a dream will be a brief business meeting for election mander Larry Jasper at (813) 404-5616 or designed by Dr. Shiraz Farooq after the loss of his brother Rizwan, a cancer survivor and installation of new officers, then there email [email protected]. until the end. With this inspiration, Dr. Farooq set out to incorporate alternative will be a program featuring “success sto- medicine into his knowledge base and to find ways to heal with new treatment ries” and “lessons learned” by members in Support groups options. He also recognized the lack of customer service incorporated in modern researching their families. There is no charge Support for Caregivers: Tampa Jew- healthcare and set to make this a central focus of his new practice. to members for the luncheon. Non-members ish Family Services is offering a Caregiver and guests will be charged $5. Reservations Support Group. This is an opportunity for Q Why do customers select your business? must be made by Dec. 1 to ensure there will those caring for loved ones to take a break, be ample food for those attending. Make get support and talk with others in similar We are dedicated to providing not only treatment but also education as a A your reservation by calling Bruce Hadburg primary tool for a patient’s healthcare. We also offer holistic methods including situations. The group is being led by Peter at (727) 796-7981. medical cannabis recommendations and CBD dietary supplements. Lally, TJFS Licensed Mental Health Coun- selor and director of Senior Support Services. Q How did the business get started? Young adults The group meets on Dec. 4 and 18 at 10:30 Finger painting: #Gather members a.m. and runs every other Wednesday at the ColoWell America began out of Dr. Farooq’s desire to operate his own practice A and guests are invited to be a kid for a night TJFS offices at the Bryan Glazer Family JCC. so he can have full autonomy in creating his vision for how medicine should be and master the art of finger painting. Get There is no charge to attend. Call (813) 960- practiced in a comfortable, transparent setting for families in need. messy and create art while enjoying a variety 1848 to reserve a spot. of wines and artisanal cheeses on Wednes- Q Tell us an interesting or fun tidbit about your business. Alzheimer’s caregivers: Menorah Manor day, Dec. 11 from 6 - 9 p.m. at the Golding offers a support group meeting in the Samson A Dr. Farooq is a music buff and plays unique electronic music in every clinic Visual Arts Center in the Bryan Glazer Fam- Nursing Center at Menorah Manor, 255 59th room. He believes music has healing energy. One of Tampa’s top DJs, Brian Busto, ily JCC, 522 N. Howard Ave., Tampa. The St. N., St. Petersburg, on the first Thursday performed at our grand opening. Many of our patients are in the music industry. cost is $10 for members and $20 for guests. of the month from 3:30-5 p.m. #Gather is a non-sectarian group for anyone For more information, call Rabbi Aaron If your business were a book, song or famous artwork, what would it be: Q in their 20s - 40s. It is an initiative of the Lever at (727) 302-3720. A Edgar Degas’ “Ballerina” painting because it portrays life’s movement in an elegant and balanced manner, the way we often need to be reminded. RONALD IRA SCHRUTT, 72, of Lutz, died Q Do you have a motto? Obituaries Nov. 2. Born in Buffalo, NY, he grew up playing all A DoctorSayZ: #ItsAGutFeeling DR. PHILIP ADLER, 92, of Tampa, died Nov. sports; basketball, football and baseball, which he 2. Born in New Britain, CT and a graduate of the received a college scholarship to play at Southern Q What is your biggest success to date? University of Vermont and its Medical School, he Illinois University. While attending SIU, he studied served his residency at Beth Israel and Boston communications, wanting to be a sports anchor. A Our first year in practice being able to be recognized by our community and Children’s Hospital. He was a veteran of World War It was at SIU that he met his wife and they were growing network and being able to take care of patients with excellent outcomes. II. He moved to Tampa after his medical fellowship married in 1971 in Chicago. They moved to Buffalo, We were even voted Tampa Bay Times Best of the Best CBD Store 2019! at the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit in 1958 and was where he began his career in broadcast media at a pediatrician who served the children of the Tampa radio station WWOL. His career took him from Bay community for over 50 years. He was known working in radio to television in Buffalo and then Q What is the nicest thing a client has said about your business? for his prominent role in desegregating hospital to stops in Sacramento, CA to Tampa and then to A Our team is highly praised for their commitment to service and patient rapport. care in the Tampa Bay area. He was a member of Atlanta and finally back to Ta,mpa where he and We go the extra mile to make personal follow-up calls and ensure all questions are Congregation Schaarai Zedek and was co-founder his wife made a home for over 30 years. His career led him from top account executive of WTOG 44 answered. 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INSIDE Mitzvah project highlights: newspapers in the Tampa Bay area! The Swim-A-Poolza, selling collection creative kippot for a cause of Hanukkah menorahs — PAGE 5B in the town - of Casale in Casale. The synagogue, which is part of a Monferrato It’s always Hanukkahlarger museum complex,in this is now a major picture-perfect tour Italian townis housed Artsy genes, elbow grease, in the By RUTH ELLEN GRUBER ist attraction – and not only because of its opu- lent sanctuary with huge chandeliers, colorfully basement JTA news service painted walls and lots of gild- ingenuity help keep of its CASALE MONFERRATO, Italy – It’s ing. The former women’s sec- parents on budget FOR A COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONalways Hanukkah in this picturesque town in tion has been transformedCONTACT: into northern Italy’s Piedmont region. a Judaica and Jewish history — PAGE 10B Jews have lived in Casale museum. And the synagogue’s Monferrato for more than 500 basement, formerly a matzah years, with the community bakery, is now home to Bar/Bat Mitzvah reaching its peak of 850 mem- the Museum of Lights. bers at about the time Jews Hanukkah here is commemorated PlanningPhotos courtesyCalendar of www.casalebraica.org here were granted civil rights 813.871.2332 • [email protected] 1848. The town still boasts nonstop with a year-round exhibit featuring — PAGE 16B one of Italy’s most ornate dozens of menorahs, orTOWN hanukkiyot, continued created on PAGE 19 Join our page @ www.facebook.com/jfed.pinellas synagogues, a rococo gem that dates to the 16th century. Presto thematis — Photo by Kathleen Varney Photography These days, only two Jewish families live Did you know? TheHarry role of Potter-inspired synagogue president likely began in Since July 1, 2017 Northparty America springs between to 1654 life (when the first Jews DO GOOD EVERYWHERE. 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Despite every- JEWISH FEDERATION thing, I am very grateful to life for SINGER everything.” PAGE 16 A JEWISH PRESS of TAMPA NOVEMBER 15 - 30, 2019 Holocaust rescuer gets a surprise 100th birthday party in Poland By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ Jozef JTA news service Walaszczyk The day after he turned 100, Jozef Walaszczyk pre- was taken pared to attend yet another Holocaust commemoration by an Italian ceremony in his native Warsaw. sports car to his centenary Walaszczyk is Poland’s oldest living Righteous birthday party Among the Nations – a title given by Israel’s Yad in Warsaw, Vashem Holocaust museum to non-Jews who risked Poland, Nov. 14. their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust – and he Photo courtesy of attends several such events each year. From the Depths But he was in for a different experience when a Ferrari pulled up to his apartment building Nov. 14, get them out and housed them in a rural hiding place. to take him to the event. After some negotiation on He continued to support them after the war ended. Walaszczyk’s part to get into the sports car’s famously “I did what I did because it was the right thing to do,” low frame, he was driven to a birthday gala organized he said at the birthday bash. “I never did it thinking of to honor him and 19 other rescuers from Poland, Be- credit or praise.” larus, Albania and beyond. Edward Mosberg, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor “I was so surprised and honored that all of this was from New Jersey and honorary president of From the done for me,” Walaszczyk told reporters waiting for Depths, the Holocaust commemoration group that him at a restaurant inside the famed Zamoski Palace. He hosted the gala, traveled to Warsaw under medical called it “the best surprise I have ever gotten in my life.” supervision due to cancer treatments to attend the As the foreman of a factory outside Warsaw, event. “These heroes did something that most of us Walaszczyk helped protect 30 Jews after the Nazis would never do,” Mosberg said, “so for me to come invaded, according to Yad Vashem. to Poland and have an opportunity to spend time with Then he took a Jewish woman sought by the Ge- them is an honor and privilege.” stapo into his home and arranged false papers for her. Jonny Daniels, the 33-year-old Israeli activist who The woman, Irena Front, was subsequently arrested. founded From the Depths in Poland in 2014, said his Walaszczyk bribed police to release her and 20 other generation especially “must do all we can to show Jews, some of whom moved into his apartment. He our honor and respect to rescuers whilst we still can,” hired a maid to take care of them in hiding. When they calling people like Walaszczyk “a beacon of light in a were arrested in 1944, Walaszczyk again intervened to time of absolute darkness.” A Spotlight on our New Trustees: Welcome to the Menorah Manor Family

kAThleeN buNS Colby MASTerSoN ChArleNe WygodSki Menorah Manor Menorah Manor Menorah Manor Foundation Foundation How did you become involved with How did you become involved with How did you become involved with Menorah Manor? Menorah Manor? Menorah Manor? My late husband, Fred, was very I have had personal connections with I volunteered with my kids putting involved with Menorah Manor. I used to Menorah Manor over the years — on weekend music concerts for the bring my dog, Pixie, to Menorah Manor family members have been residents residents, participated in Sunday night to visit with residents. I am honored and friends have been employees. I Israeli dancing and have been friends to be asked to serve as a Trustee, was honored to be asked to serve on with many Menorah Manor residents especially as I am filling the vacancy the board. I will give my best efforts to and employees. created by the passing of Dr. Morrie ensure Menorah Manor can continue LeVine. on with the great work and service Tell us a little bit about yourself. provided to our community. Growing up in this community, I have Tell us a little about yourself. participated in numerous activities I spend a great deal of time with my Tell us a little about yourself. and organizations including serving th granddaughter, Willow. Willow and I am a 4 generation St. Petersburg on various boards over the years. It is her Mom, Audrey, come most Friday resident. I drove past Menorah Manor an honor to become a Menorah Manor evenings to my home for Shabbat every day on my way to high school at Foundation Trustee. dinner, and Willow accompanies me Boca Ciega. I am a father of two great often to synagogue. kids, Ella and Tommy, and lucky to be What do you do for a living? married to an amazing wife, Andrea. I am retired from clinical dentistry after What do you do for a living? practicing for 30 years in St. Petersburg I am retired, but maintain my license as What do you do for a living? with my husband, Steven Bloom. We a Real Estate Broker. I am a member of I am an owner and partner with Frey are the proud parents of Matthew, a Congregation B’nai Israel and am very Masterson Investment Advisors, a physician in Gainesville, and Jeremy, active there. full service financial planning and who works and resides in Tel Aviv. investment company. What are your hobbies and interests? What are your hobbies and interests? I am an avid student and enjoy reading What are your hobbies and interests? I am active in the 2nd Generation group very much. I participate in most Adult I enjoy traveling, running, playing of the Florida Holocaust Museum. My Education events at CBI. I enjoy guitar, reading and grilling. hobbies include reading, travel and gardening, cooking, and entertaining. physical fitness.

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